Where did English come from? European Day of Languages 2017.

Hello everyone,
We are working to celebrate European Day of Languages on September 26th and we want to stimulate our students' curiosity and promote learning. Everybody knows that curiosity is a big motivator. Then we want students to think about this question: Where did English come from? What do the languages spoken in different countries around the world have in common with each other? We want to learn about differences and similarities again.