Word power. English belongs to Indo-European languages. It contains the languages from Hindu, West...

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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