-
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
th
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.
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)
(2)
(3)
(4)
judge
resembled
systematic
descended
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
lost to us
come up with
assume
established
(9)
drifted
(10)
b
ecame
known
as
Vocabulary
I
1.
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
2.
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
Strictly speaking
drifted
resembles
invaded
is conquered
fascinating
7)
snack
8)
put; into practice
9)
source
10)
climate
11)
surrendered
12)
were; aroused
an absolute necessity rather than a
luxury.
is a valuable addition to the
football team.
will get out of control,
if the firemen do not arrive within ten minutes.
Alternative but to go via Vancouver to
get to Seattle.
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)
b)
2.
a)
b)
wish
wish
skin
hide/skin
c)
want
d)
want/wish
c)
hide
d)
skin