Unit7 Learning about English
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 century. 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.
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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
qualities in the English-speaking people explain the richness of their language.
2.
Paras. 10-11: Germanic tribes came to settle in Britain and brought Anglo-Saxon
words---Old 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 from
Latin and Greek.
Para. 16: The American revolution---the emergence of a new variety---Amercan
English.
Language Sense Enhancement 1.
(1) judge (2) resembled (3) systematic (4) descended (5) lost to us Vocabulary I 1.
1) Strictly speaking 2) drifted 3) resembles
4) invaded 5) is conquered 6) fascinating (6) come up with (7) assume (8) established (9) drifted (10)
became known as
7) snack
8) put; into practice 9) source 2.
10) climate 11) surrendered 12) were; aroused
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 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 1.
a) wish b) wish 2.
a) skin b) hide/ski3.
a) raise/re
ar
4.
a) royal b) kingly/royal III.
Usage
2. though
3. Frankly
c) sovereign d) royal/kingly
b) raise c) rear/rai
se d) raise
n c) hide
d) skin
c) want d) want/wis
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1. Indeed
4. Moreover 5. To my knowledge 6. however
Comprehensive Exercises I. cloze 1.
(1) fascinating (2) tolerance (3) invented (4) addition (5) ban 2.
(1) early (2) similar (3) source (4) observation II. Translation 1.
7. nevertheless 8. Yet 9. instead
10. in other words
(6) corrupt (7) out of control (8) influenced (9) elite (10)
came up with
(11)
g (12) (13) (14)
establishin
Massive sources enrich
(5) examine (6) features (7) declared (8) stronger
(9) accident (10)
sprung
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: “We can 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 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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