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English 5 Public

EF Unit 3C

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How many new words appear in English every month?

About 300 words

Look at these new words: VLOG, GASTROPUB. How are they created?

We can make new words by combining two words: Video + blog = VLog: Gastronomy + Pub = GastroPub

What part of speech is a word TEXT? (Be careful - it's more than one!)

TEXT can be a noun: I sent him a TEXT in WhatsApp 2 hours ago. Also, TEXT can be a verb: I TEXTed him 2 hours ago.

What nationality is the word BARRISTA? SUSHI? GADGET?

Barrista - Italian; Sushi - Japanese; Gadget - American English

From what area do most new words come from?

Area of technology -> Wi-Fi, smartwatch, google it, ...