History of English: The Adventure of English Part 1

A short 10-minute overview of the entire history of the English language:

Episode 1 of The Adventure of English:

The complete series (8 episodes) of The Adventure of English can be found here.  This can be a useful source for a written task or an FOA on this topic.

Origin of English: Indo-European Roots

Indo-European (University of Texas)

The Indo-European Family of Languages

Alphabets: Origin and history

Here are some links about alphabets

The Origins and History of the Alphabet

Evolution of the alphabet

The Alphabet

Introduction to IB

Welcome to IB!

Watch this clip for an introduction to the course and curriculum and take notes. After the clip, ask questions about what you didn't understand.

In your notebooks, make headings on new pages for:

• Part 1
• Part 2
• Part 3
• Part 4
• Written Tasks
• Paper 1
• Paper 2
• IOC
• FOA