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(PRE-INT) European Day of Languages Recap

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  • Which language was spoken in England before Modern English?
    Old English
  • What word is pronounced differently in British and American English?
    Tomato
  • Which word sounds more likely to come from French: ask / question?
    Question
  • What language did farmers speak after the Norman Conquest?
    English
  • Name any THREE languages!
    ...
  • When is the European Day of Languages celebrated?
    26th September
  • Why is English sometimes described as a "language thief"?
    Because it has borrowed lots of words from other languages.
  • Can a modern English speakers easily understand Old English?
    No!
  • True or False: Borrowing words makes a language "bad" or incorrect.
    False!
  • What is the plural of 'child'?
    Children
  • True or False: English vocabulary comes only from Germanic languages.
    False!
  • What does "fabric" mean?
    Tkanina / materiał
  • Which sounds more formal: help or assist?
    Assist
  • Which language had a HUGE influence on English vocabulary?
    French
  • Give one example of a false friend.
    ...
  • What does "sympathetic" mean?
    Współczujący / okazujący zrozumienie
  • Why does English contain so many French words?
    England was conquered by French rulers.
  • Give one English word that comes from French.
    ...
  • What is a false friend?
    A word that is similar in two languages but has a different meaning.
  • What language family does English belong to?
    Germanic
  • Is "actually" the English word for Polish "aktualnie"?
    No!
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