HISTORYOF ENGLISH
ESCAPE ROOM
start
INDEX
mission 1
introduction
mission 2
MISSION 3
REWARD
MISSION 4
INTRODUCTION
WELCOME, LANGUAGE ENTHUSIASTS!
Are you ready to explore the captivating history of the English language?
Embark on a timeless linguistic odyssey and unveil the secrets of the English language through four trials. Solve each trial to gather clues and unlock the code. Also, feel free to resort to your online sources! Best of luck!!!
MISSION 1
QUIZ
start
QUESTION 1
Who was the most important author of the Early Modern period?
William Shakespeare
Geoffrey Chaucer
Christopher Marlowe
QUESTION 2
Which event marked the end of the Old English period?
The arrival of the printing press
The Black Plague
The Norman Conquest
QUESTION 3
Case endings started to decay during this period.
Early Modern English Period
Middle English Period
Old English Period
QUESTION 4
Most words in Late Modern English come from these two languages
Latin and French
Greek and Latin
Greek and French
COMPLETED
MISSION
CONGRATULATIONS!
WRONG!
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MISSION 2
CORRECT IMAGE
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mission 2
01
choose the right photo
This image best represents the Late Modern Period.
mission 2
02
choose the right photo
This picture represents Anglo-Saxon writing.
mission 2
03
choose the right photo
This image represents a process which took place during the Early Modern period.
mission 2
04
choose the right photo
This image represents the number of cases there were in Old English.
COMPLETED
MISSION
CONGRATULATIONS!
WRONG!
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MISSION 3
TIMELINE
start
select the correct date and image
1918
1076
Beginning of the First World War
The Norman Conquest
1604
Publication of the First English Dictionary
TIMELINE
1855
Publication of Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language
1476
1999
Introduction of the Printing Press by WIlliam Caxton
Publication of the second edition of the Oxford English Dictionary
COMPLETED
MISSION
CONGRATULATIONS!
WRONG!
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MISSION 4
True or False
start
mission 4
The only major changes that the english language has undergone have to do with vocabulary and pronunciation.
TRUE.
FALSE.
1/3
mission 4
The word 'England' and English comes from the Old English word 'Engla-land', literally meaning “the land of the Angles”.
True.
False.
2/3
mission 4
As of today, English is one of the world’s predominant forms of communication, with its influence extending over 2 billion people globally.
True.
False.
3/3
COMPLETED
MISSION
CONGRATULATIONS!
WRONG!
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MISSION 1
REWARD
start
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HISTORYOF ENGLISH
ESCAPE ROOM
start
INDEX
mission 1
introduction
mission 2
MISSION 3
REWARD
MISSION 4
INTRODUCTION
WELCOME, LANGUAGE ENTHUSIASTS!
Are you ready to explore the captivating history of the English language?
Embark on a timeless linguistic odyssey and unveil the secrets of the English language through four trials. Solve each trial to gather clues and unlock the code. Also, feel free to resort to your online sources! Best of luck!!!
MISSION 1
QUIZ
start
QUESTION 1
Who was the most important author of the Early Modern period?
William Shakespeare
Geoffrey Chaucer
Christopher Marlowe
QUESTION 2
Which event marked the end of the Old English period?
The arrival of the printing press
The Black Plague
The Norman Conquest
QUESTION 3
Case endings started to decay during this period.
Early Modern English Period
Middle English Period
Old English Period
QUESTION 4
Most words in Late Modern English come from these two languages
Latin and French
Greek and Latin
Greek and French
COMPLETED
MISSION
CONGRATULATIONS!
WRONG!
TRY AGAIN
MISSION 2
CORRECT IMAGE
start
mission 2
01
choose the right photo
This image best represents the Late Modern Period.
mission 2
02
choose the right photo
This picture represents Anglo-Saxon writing.
mission 2
03
choose the right photo
This image represents a process which took place during the Early Modern period.
mission 2
04
choose the right photo
This image represents the number of cases there were in Old English.
COMPLETED
MISSION
CONGRATULATIONS!
WRONG!
TRY AGAIN
MISSION 3
TIMELINE
start
select the correct date and image
1918
1076
Beginning of the First World War
The Norman Conquest
1604
Publication of the First English Dictionary
TIMELINE
1855
Publication of Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language
1476
1999
Introduction of the Printing Press by WIlliam Caxton
Publication of the second edition of the Oxford English Dictionary
COMPLETED
MISSION
CONGRATULATIONS!
WRONG!
TRY AGAIN
MISSION 4
True or False
start
mission 4
The only major changes that the english language has undergone have to do with vocabulary and pronunciation.
TRUE.
FALSE.
1/3
mission 4
The word 'England' and English comes from the Old English word 'Engla-land', literally meaning “the land of the Angles”.
True.
False.
2/3
mission 4
As of today, English is one of the world’s predominant forms of communication, with its influence extending over 2 billion people globally.
True.
False.
3/3
COMPLETED
MISSION
CONGRATULATIONS!
WRONG!
TRY AGAIN
MISSION 1
REWARD
start
Enter the secret code 🔐
Enter the number