word power. english belongs to indo-european languages. it contains the languages from hindu, west...
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Word power
English belongs to Indo-European
languages. It contains the languages
from Hindu, West Asia, and Europe,
which are called borrowed languages.
Italian
German
Arabic
French
English
French
dentist balletVisa
Fiancé
Fiancée
salonsoup
cafe
picnic
French
MassageGarment
mutton
menu
garagepigeon
surgeon
chef
French
dentist balletVisa
Fiancé
Fiancée
salonsoup
cafe
picnic
Massage Garment
mutton
menu
garage
pigeon
surgeon
chef French
beret
restaurant
From German, English got many w
ords for tools, mechanical ( 机械的 ) equipment, snacks and Geologi
cal ( 地质的 ) terms.
excise
iceberg
noodlekinderg
arten
student
rocket
clock
hamburger
German
Can you find out which
category these words belong to?
English borrowed many Italian
words linked to music, the arts
and the military.
colonel 上校
opera 歌剧
balcony 阳台
cafeteria自助餐
score乐谱
cello大提琴
confetti 五彩碎纸
Italian
almanacalmanacalmanacalmanac
alcoholalcoholalcoholalcohol
zerozerozerozero
coffeecoffeecoffeecoffee
ArabicArabicArabicArabic
Can you guess from which language these words come ?
CopykindergartenPotatoJudoKaraokeCentKungfuChocolateTsunamiModelPianoDisco
Italian
Japanese
French
German
Chinese
Spanish
Arabic
Italian
Japanese
French
German
Chinese
Spanish
Arabic
OrangeOrangeSugarSugarZeroZeroFryFryOperaOperaStudioStudioNoodleNoodleUmbrellaUmbrellaDiamondDiamondPorkPorkPizzaPizzaBoilBoil
Can you guess from which language
these words come?
Kowtow
tycoontycoon
Typhoon
tofu
Taiji
kung fu
Confucius
中国功夫
太极
豆腐
台风
大亨 ,大款
叩头 ,磕头
Link the following words with the
language they come from?
Judo
kangaroo
koala
silk
Japanese
Australian
Chinese
Karaoke
bamboo 竹子
coach 马车
yogurt 酸奶酪
Turkish
( 土尔其语 )
yeti
Malay
Tibetan
Hungarian( 匈牙利语 )
雪人 ( 藏语 )
( 马来语 )
Borrowed words
English has borrowed lots of words from
other languages. Four of the languages that
English has borrowed words from are (1)
______, French ,German and (2)______. Italian Arabic
Use the words you just learnt to help you
complete Ma Li’s homework on borrowed
words:
Words taken from the French language
include words for (3) ____ and eating
such as (4)_________,words for
(5)_____ such as dentist and words for
entertainment such as (6) _____. At
weddings in the West, they have (7)
_______ which people throw over the
newly-weds. This is an Italian word.
food
restaurant
jobs
ballet
confetti
Italy was famous for the development of
music and opera in the 18th century, so
many words about music and opera are
borrowed from Italian. Additionally,
words for military jobs, for example, (8)
______, also come from Italian. colonel
The Germans were very clever at
inventing things . They invented the (9)
_____ to make sure they were on time!
When man travelled to the Moon in a
(10) ______, we were using a German
word .Many of the words for fast food
or snacks also come from (11)________,
including the famous (12) __________.
clock
rocket
Germanhamburger
Finally ,the Arabs were great trades
and so they introduced the English
to many new words like coffee and
(13)_______. Also , a lot of
mathematical words such as (14)
____ are from Arabic.
alcohol
zero
These sentences summarize the article.
Read them and decide if they are true
or false. If it is false, please give the
right information.
F
1. There are so many German words in
English because the Germany ruled
England for quite a number of years.
2. Many words connected with food and music are from French. The French love food and music.
3. The Arabs are great traders.4. Italians loves music and arts.5. There are so many words in English
that there is on need to add any in the future.
F
T
T
F
as strong as a horseDon’t worry. John will carry the box
for you. He is ___________________ .as strong as a horse
as busy as a bee
She never stops for a second. She
is always ________________.as busy as a bee
as poor as
a church mouse
Poor Richard spent his last penny
on a bowl of noodles.
Now he is__________________
______.
as poor as a church
mouse
as cool as cucumber
Emily never gets too excited
about anything.
She is always
__________________.as cool as cucumber
I didn’t hear the telephone
ringing.
I _____________.slept like a log
to sleep like a log
Guess the meanings of the following idioms
see the elephant
white elephant
talk horse
Every dog has his day . Love me , love my dog .
大开眼界沉重的负担 , 无用而累赘的东西吹牛 凡人皆有得意时 爱屋及乌
Teach fish to swim.
Dog doesn‘t eat
dog.
kill two birds with
one stone
a snake in the grass a snake in the grass
班门弄斧 同行不相妒 一石双鸟一箭双雕潜伏的危险或敌人 ,
阴险而伪善的朋友
a black sheep
like a cat on hot brick
let the cat out of the bag
rain cats and dogs
a dark horse
crocodile tears
害群之马,败家子坐立不安 , 心急如焚泄露秘密 倾盆大雨 实力难测的竞争者 假慈悲
as black as coal as blind as a bat
as bright as a button as cunning as a fox
as like as two peas as proud as a peacock
as brave as a lion
Guess the meanings and use them to make sentences
Homework
1. Review the idioms we just learned
2. Preview the grammar
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