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Part II Reading Task Comprehension Content Question Pair Work
1. It has borrowed and is still borrowing massively from other languages.
Today it has an estimated vocabulary of over one million words.
2. They don ’ t like borrowing foreign words. They try to ban words from English. 3. Old English or Anglo-Saxon English.
4. The Germanic tribes brought it to the British Isles in the 5 5. They are usually short and direct.
6. They use words derived from Old English.
7. An English judge in India noticed that several words in Sanskrit closely
resembled some words in Greek and Latin. A systematic study later revealed the Indo-European parent language.
8. Greek, Latin, Sanskrit, English, etc.
9. There were three languages competing for use in England.
10. Words from Greek and Roman classics came into the English language. 11. The great principles of freedom and rights of man were born in
England, then the Americans carried them forward.
12. No. English is and has always been the tongue of the common people.
There should not be any fence around it to protect its so-called purity. Text Organization Working On Your Own 1.
Part One: Massive borrowing from other languages is a major feature of the English
language.
th century.
Unit7 Learning about English
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Part Two: the history of the English language from the Indo-European parent
language to modern
English.
Part Three: Tolerance, love of freedom, and respect for the rights of others---these
2.
Paras. 10-11: Germanic tribes came to settle in Britain and brought Anglo-Saxon
English.
Para. 12: The Christian religion enriched English with words from Greek and Latin. Para. 13: the Vikings from Scandinavia came with words from Old Norse. Para. 14: the Norman Conquest---French influence.
Para. 15: The European renaissance and the printing pressbrought many new words
English.
Language Sense Enhancement 1.
(1) judge (2) resembled (3) systematic
(4) descended
(5) lost to us
(6) come up with
from Latin
and Greek.
Para. 16: The American revolution---the emergence of a new variety---Amercan
words---Old
qualities in the
English-speaking people explain the richness of their language.
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(7) assume (8) established Vocabulary I 1.
1) Strictly speaking 2) drifted 3) resembles 4) invaded 5) is conquered 6) fascinating 2.
1) an absolute necessity rather than a luxury. 2) is a valuable addition to the football team.
3) will get out of control, if the firemen do not arrive within ten minutes. 4) Alternative but to go via Vancouver to get to Seattle.
5) Declared all beef imports will be banned for the next six months as
1.
an emergency measure to stop the spread of mad disease.
3.
1) systematic; have invented; to a very real extent; mysteries 2) to establish; to be modified/modifying 3) tolerance towards; strike out; enrich II. Synonyms
a) wish 2. 3.
a) skin
a) raise/rear
b) wish
b) hide/skin b) raise
c) want c) hide
c) rear/raise
want/wd) ish d) skin d) raise
7) snack
put; into 8) practice 9) source 10) climate 11) surrendered
were;
12) aroused (9) drifted (10became
)
known as
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4. a) royal
c) sovereign
b) kingly/royal III. Usage 1. Indeed 2. though 3. Frankly 4. Moreover
d) royal/kingly
5. To my knowledge 6. however 7. nevertheless 8. Yet
9. instead
in other 10. words
Comprehensive Exercises I. cloze
1.
(1) fascinating (2) tolerance (3) invented (4) addition (5) ban (6) corrupt (7) out of control (8) influenced
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(9) elite (10came up ) with (11establishi
) ng (12)
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(13) 2.
sources (1) early (2) similar (3) source
1.
1) Many small businesses have sprung up in the city since the new policy went
into effect.
2) On hearing the news, she smiled briefly, and then returned to her habitual
frown.
3) He paused for effect, then said: “ Wecan reach/enter these markets
through new channels. ”
4) The addition of a concert hall to the school will help it nourish young musical
talents.
5) We have no way to protect our personal liberties until we have established a
sovereign
state. / We can ’ t protect our personal liberties unless we, first of all, establish a sovereign state.
2.
Though how the English language came into existence remains a mystery to
many people,
linguists believe that English and most other European languages have descended from a common source: the Indo-European parent language. English was first spoken by the Anglo-Saxons who invaded England in the fifth century. They passed onto us the basic vocabulary of English. In over
(4) observation II. Translation
(14)
enrich
(5) examine (6) features (7) declared (8) stronger
(9) accident (10) sprung
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fifteen centuries of its development, English has enriched itself by massive borrowing. As British immigrants landed in America and established the United States as an independent nation, a new variety was added to the English language: American English. Though some people worry that the language is running out of control, many native speakers of English take pride in the tolerance of their language.
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