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Why Don't We All Speak the Same Language?

There is a theory which says that at one time, at the beginning of history all people of Europe spoke one and the same language. They call it a parent language. Maybe there were two or more parent languages in Europe. At first they belonged to small groups of peo­ple. By and by these groups became bigger and went to live in new lands. In their new countries they first spoke their old language but with time their speech be­gan to sound different. In the new places those people stopped using some of the old words and so they forgot them. The structure of their sentences slowly changed too. They also made new words to speak about new things they found in the new lands. After a long time the changes in words, pronunciation and grammar were so great that their language began to sound like a different one. That was how a new language was born.

In just these ways, Spanish, French and Portuguese developed from Latin and English, Norwegian, Dutch and some other languages grew from Old German.

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My name is Paul Davis. I'm a teacher at the Interna­tional Language School in Oxford. Our school is rather new but it is already quite popular. A lot of teenagers come here from different countries of the world. They stay in Oxford for two weeks. In the mornings and af­ternoons they have English classes and lectures on the history of Great Britain and in the evenings they have a cultural visit to museums, picture galleries and his­toric places. I think they enjoy it. Most of them are good motivated students and pleasant to teach. My group has nine students from six different countries of Europe. Anna, a very talented girl, comes from Mu­nich, Germany. Her English is very good but she has some problems with grammar. She has already made friends with Julia, a French girl from Lyon. Julia's English is not so good but she is working hard at it. She and Anna speak English after classes too. It's very good for their English. Chris is from France too. He is interested in sport and watches a lot of sports pro­grammes. Unfortunately he is not a very hard-working student. Max and Nina come from Russia. They are both very nice and motivated. We've had a lot of Rus­sian students of late. Swen and Martha come from Nor­way. They are both very motivated and work well. Then there's Victor from Holland and Samuel. Samuel is Spanish. It's his third visit to Oxford. We all like him very much.

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kind vocabulary

kind of science

popular scientist

culture scientific

true technology

truly voice

probable air probably

B.

kind: different kinds of food, a good kind of job. What kind of dog is that? It is a Rottweiller. He is the kind of boy who is always fighting. There are no notes of any kind on the table.

kind of: He is kind of unhappy. He looked kind of angry.

popular: a popular song, a popular sportsman; to be popular with sb. This hotel is popular with the tour­ists.

culture: modern culture, Russian culture, the cul­tures of Eastern countries. They are people of different cultures.

true: a true story, a true answer, a true friend. Is it true that Jennifer is a child prodigy? His book gives a true picture of life in South Africa.

truly: I truly believe all her words. Roy loved Jane truly.

probable: a probable result. This is probable but I don't think it will happen.

probably: I'll probably telephone you this evening.

vocabulary: Shakespeare's vocabulary, a poor vo­cabulary. John has a vocabulary of about ten thousand words.

science: Biology, Chemistry and Physics are scienc­es. Susan is a science teacher. He works in the field of science.

scientist: I. D. Mendeleev was a great scientist.

scientific: a scientific fact, scientific instruments.

technology: a college of science and technology, in­formation technology. Science and technology develop in each country.

voice: a deep voice, a pleasant voice. Fred spoke in a quiet voice.

fresh: fresh flowers, fresh water, fresh vegetables. You are looking fresh this morning. The swimming bath has fresh water in it, not sea water.

air: high in the air, in the open air. Mrs Reynolds went out into the street to get some fresh air.

in other words: English is very important for your future job, in other words you should begin learning it really well.

23 к упражнению 9В Different Kinds of English (part I)

In the 16th century the people who lived in Europe did not know English. They couldn't understand En­glish words. Only those who lived on the island called Great Britain, spoke English. English was useless for the people of the continent. In those years Latin, French, German and Italian were popular and widely known.

Four hundred years later the speakers of English travelled into every corner of the globe carrying their language and culture with them. Today English is more important than any other language has ever been. It has become the language of the planet, the first truly global language. Of all the world's languages it is prob­ably the richest in vocabulary. Now it is the language of technology and science, business and sport. English is the official language of the Olympics, the official voice of the air and of the sea. People use English as the 1st language in English-speaking countries such as Britain, the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. It has become the second language in countries like In­dia, Nigeria and Singapore. Then there is English as a foreign language. People teach and learn English as a foreign language in Europe and Asia, in Africa and South America, in other words, all over the world.

But English is not the same everywhere. Several kinds of English have grown up. They .are American English, Canadian English, Australian English, etc. People who live in Britain speak British English.

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1) — Colin! Why aren't you doing your homework?

— I can't do it. I've left my books at school.

2) — Jenny, why aren't you writing the exercise?

— Sorry, but I have given my pen to Tom. I'll write it later.

3) — Why aren't you riding your bike, Ruth?

— I can't do it. I have broken it.

4) — Why aren't you taking Rex out, Chris?

— I have already taken him out, mum. We have just comeback.

5) — Why aren't you eating anything, Polly?

— Thanks, but I am not hungry. I've just had a sandwich.

6) — Why isn't Sue helping with the decorations?

— She has gone to buy postcards.

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(part II)

As you already know people speak different kinds of English. For example, we can hear different forms of English in different parts of the English-speaking world. Those people who live in India speak Indian En­glish, in Canada — Canadian English, in Australia — Australian English. British English and American En­glish are the most important kinds of the English lan­guage because people use them very widely. And they are not really that much different. If you meet people who come from the USA, you can say that their lan­guage sounds different from British English. You will be able to say that these people are not British. But you won't probably have much difficulty in understanding what they say.