You have heard many times your English teacher telling you the story of William the Conqueror and that 90% of English language comes from Latin!!!!
However, the English language is formed by many other words (cognates, false friends, loanwords... - BBC Learning English).
Here are some other documents for you to analyse about the English Language:
Does English still borrow words from other languages? (BBC News)
Brief History of the English Language (with stick men)
How did English evolve? by Kate Gardoki
Where do our words come from? (The Guardian)
Learn about SILENT LETTERS in English with Lucy
"We will be visiting York on our VII Study trip to the British-Irish Isles", said Albert. Why are we using here the FUTURE CONTINUOUS? Here's something to watch that can be useful for you: How to use the FUTURE CONTINUOUS (English in a Minute), but did it really help you? 😕😕
Well, it didn't. Here's a listening exercise to do about the feeling I didn't have when I realized you wouldn't find the answer there: The benefits of schadenfreude (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English). What kind of a word is 'schadenfreaude'?
How To Make money FAST As A Kid & Teen!
HIGHWAY TO B1.....
Part two. Look at the picture and read the questions. The picture will help you to answer the questions. Choose the correct option:
11. Today has been .... (A
very unusual B unusually C the unusualest D more unusually)
12. Rain began to pour ........ Mr Talbot's shop. (A on down
B over C down onto D above )
13. But it only fell on ........ shop.
( A the half B
half C half of
D half the )
14. "I can't believe what I see, .......... ?" Mr Talbot asked Bert. (A
do you B can you
C can't you D will you)
15. It wasn't too bad ....... it only fell on the wet fish. (A
although B unless
C so D because)
16. If it hadn't, Mr Talbot ........ bring in his dry fish. (A would have to
B had to C
would have had to D would have had)
17. Mr Talbot is ......... in fish when it rains.
(A used to bring B
used to bringing C used bringing
D use to bring)
18. It ............. a lot in England. (A
is raining B rains
C rain D will have rained)
19. " .... to bring in the fish?", Bert asked Mr Talbot (A
Shall I B Could I
C Ought I D Should I)
20. "Don't bother," Mr Talbot said. He told Bert ........ (A not to bother.
B he didn't bother. C
he was not to be bothered. D he wouldn't bother.)
11. Today has been .... (A
very unusual B unusually C the unusualest D more unusually)
12. Rain began to pour ........ Mr Talbot's shop. (A on down
B over C down onto D above )
13. But it only fell on ........ shop.
( A the half B
half C half of
D half the )
14. "I can't believe what I see, .......... ?" Mr Talbot asked Bert. (A
do you B can you
C can't you D will you)
15. It wasn't too bad ....... it only fell on the wet fish. (A
although B unless
C so D because)
16. If it hadn't, Mr Talbot ........ bring in his dry fish. (A would have to
B had to C
would have had to D would have had)
17. Mr Talbot is ......... in fish when it rains.
(A used to bring B
used to bringing C used bringing
D use to bring)
18. It ............. a lot in England. (A
is raining B rains
C rain D will have rained)
19. " .... to bring in the fish?", Bert asked Mr Talbot (A
Shall I B Could I
C Ought I D Should I)
20. "Don't bother," Mr Talbot said. He told Bert ........ (A not to bother.
B he didn't bother. C
he was not to be bothered. D he wouldn't bother.)
16. If it hadn't, Mr Talbot ........ bring in his dry fish. (A would have to B had to C would have had to D would have had)
17. Mr Talbot is ......... in fish when it rains. (A used to bring B used to bringing C used bringing D use to bring)
18. It ............. a lot in England. (A is raining B rains C rain D will have rained)
19. " .... to bring in the fish?", Bert asked Mr Talbot (A Shall I B Could I C Ought I D Should I)
20. "Don't bother," Mr Talbot said. He told Bert ........ (A not to bother. B he didn't bother. C he was not to be bothered. D he wouldn't bother.)
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ResponderEliminarAll of us use words taken from other languages every day, especially from the English language.
ResponderEliminarAnd also English borrows words from other languages.
However, there are some words that not all English speakers will know. This is because in each part of the world they use a different vocabulary. And each speaker of a language has its own vocabulary. For example, in New Zeland they will use a vocabulary in English of Maori origin, but, English speakers in Scotland may know more words of Scottish Gaelic origin.
I think I use a lot of words from English and from other languages without noticing. And so do most people.
Lucía Guirado Ruiz 4ºA.
All of the people use a lot of different vocabulary every day, but they do not know where there are from, and, in most of the causes, the words that we always use, are from other different languages.
ResponderEliminarIn English language, there are words called¨borrowed¨, and there are words like yoga or jungle which came into English from languages of South Asia. Another case is the English speakers who live in New Zeland. Here, there use words that came from Maori origin, like ahora. And in Scotland, they use words of Scottish Gaelic origin.
I think that this information about the origin of the words that we use every day is very interesting because in a sentence we can have words that have different provenance
Everyday, all the people including me use a lot of different words. However, not everyone knows where those words come from. Therefore, we always use words from other different languages without us realizing.
ResponderEliminarMost of these words come from the English language. Besides, English takes words from other languages.
In English language, there are words like yoga or jungle which came into English from languages of South Asia. These words are called “borrowed”.
In the different speakers of English there are some words that not everyone knows because in each part of the world they use a different vocabulary. For example, in New Zealand they use a vocabulary in English of Maori origin, but English speakers in Scotland know more words of Scottish Gaelic origin.
Desirée Rodríguez Arias 4ºA
People often use words in other languages such as English or French.
ResponderEliminarmost people say them without knowing them, while the rest study them.