Working with words . English is a language that contains words from many other languages. This inclusiveness is one of the reasons it is now a world language, For example: petite – French kindergarten – German capital – Latin democracy – Greek bazaar – Hindi Find out the origins of the following words. tycoon barbecue zero tulip veranda ski logo robot trek bandicoot .
Notice the underlined words in these sentences and tick the option that best explains their meaning. (a) “What a thunderclap these words were to me!” The words were (i) loud and clear. (ii) startling and unexpected. (iii) pleasant and welcome.
(b) “When a people are enslaved, as long as they hold fast to their language it is as if they had the key to their prison” It is as if they have the key to the prison as long as they (i) do not lose their language. (ii) are attached to their language. (iii) quickly learn the conqueror’s language. / Flamingo (c) Don’t go so fast, you will get to your school in plenty of time.
You will get to your school (i) very late. (ii) too early. (iii) early enough. (d) I never saw him look so tall.
M. Hamel (a) had grown physically taller (b) seemed very confident (c) stood on the chair