- •Variant 1
- •2. Country of Citizenship:
- •8. Home Mailing Address:
- •11 Native Language Contact Information:
- •6. Write down two words which can be used before the following ones:
- •1. Underline the correct answer in 1-5.
- •2. Underline the correct word or phrase a, b, c or d to fill the spaces 1-5.
- •3. Decide whether the following compound nouns are countable or uncountable. Add them to the chart. Four examples are given.
- •4. Match the following parts of compound nouns and then fill in the blanks in the sentences using the most appropriate compound.
- •5. Underline the correct answer in sentences 1-5.
- •6. Underline the correct answer a, b, c or d to fill the spaces 1-5.
- •7. Underline the correct answer a, b, c or d to fill the spaces 1-5.
- •8. Underline the word in each set which does not collocate with the word capitals.
- •9. Underline the correct answer in 1-5.
- •Variant 2
- •2. Country of Citizenship:
- •8. Home Mailing Address:
- •11 Native Language Contact Information:
- •6. Write down two words which can be used before the following ones:
- •A short history of the origins and development of English
- •1. Underline the correct word a, b, c or d to fill the spaces 1-5.
- •2. Underline the correct modal verb in these sentences.
- •4. Underline the correct answer a, b, c or d to fill the spaces 1-5.
- •5. Underline the correct answer a, b, c or d to fill the spaces 11-15.
- •6. Fill each space in these sentences with an appropriate adjective from the list.
- •7. Underline the word in each set which does not collocate with the word capitals.
- •8. Underline the correct answer in 1-5.
- •9. Underline the correct word or phrase a, b, c or d to fill the spaces in 1-5.
- •Variant 3
- •2. Country of Citizenship:
- •8. Home Mailing Address:
- •11 Native Language Contact Information:
- •A Brief History of the English Language
- •1. Underline the correct word or phrase a, b, c or d to fill the spaces 1-5.
- •3. Decide whether the following compound nouns are countable or uncountable. Add them to the chart. Four examples are given.
- •4. Match the following parts of compound nouns and then fill in the blanks in the sentences using the most appropriate compound.
- •5. Underline the correct answer in sentences 1-5.
- •6. Underline the correct answer a, b, c or d to fill the spaces 1-5.
- •7. Underline the correct answer a, b, c or d to fill the spaces 1-5.
- •8. Underline the best word in the following sentences.
- •9. Fill each space in these sentences with an appropriate adjective from the list.
- •10. Underline the correct answer in 1-5.
- •11. Underline the correct word or phrase a, b, c or d to fill the spaces in 1-5.
- •31. Underline the correct answer a, b, c or d to fill the spaces in 1-5.
- •Variant 4
- •2. Country of Citizenship:
- •8. Home Mailing Address:
- •11 Native Language Contact Information:
- •6. Write down two words which can be used before the following ones:
- •The Norman Conquest and Middle English (1100-1500)
- •Fire. What Is Fire?
- •In the event of a fire, remember time is the biggest enemy and every second counts!
- •5 Underline the correct word a, b, c or d to fill the spaces 1-5.
- •6. Underline the correct word or phrase a, b, c or d to fill the spaces 1-5.
- •7. Underline the correct modal verb in these sentences.
- •8 Decide whether the following compound nouns are countable or uncountable. Add them to the chart. Four examples are given.
- •9. Match the following parts of compound nouns and then fill in the blanks in the sentences using the most appropriate compound.
- •10. Underline the correct answer in sentences 1-5.
- •11. Underline the correct answer a, b, c or d to fill the spaces 1-5.
- •12. Underline the correct answer a, b, c or d to fill the spaces 1-5.
- •13. Underline the best word in the following sentences.
- •14. Fill each space in these sentences with an appropriate adjective from the list.
- •15 Underline the word in each set which does not collocate with the word capitals.
- •Variant 5
- •2. Country of Citizenship:
- •8. Home Mailing Address:
- •11 Native Language Contact Information:
- •6. Write down two words which can be used before the following ones:
- •Old English (500-1100 ad)
- •Fire in Legends and Religion
- •5. Underline the correct answer in 1-5.
- •6. Underline the correct word a, b, c or d to fill the spaces 1-5.
- •7. Underline the correct answer in sentences 1-5.
- •8. Underline the correct answer a, b, c or d to fill the spaces 1-5.
- •9. Underline the correct answer a, b, c or d to fill the spaces 11-15.
- •10. Underline the correct answer a, b, c or d to fill the spaces 1-5.
- •Education
Old English (500-1100 ad)
West Germanic invaders from Jutland and southern Denmark: the Angles (whose name is the source of the words England and English), Saxons, and Jutes, began to settle in the British Isles in the fifth and sixth centuries AD. They spoke a mutually intelligible language, similar to modern Frisian - the language of the northeastern region of the Netherlands - that is called Old English. Four major dialects of Old English emerged, Northumbrian in the north of England, Mercian in the Midlands, West Saxon in the south and west, and Kentish in the Southeast.
These invaders pushed the original, Celtic-speaking inhabitants out of what is now England into Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, and Ireland, leaving behind a few Celtic words. These Celtic languages survive today in the Gaelic languages of Scotland and Ireland and in Welsh. Cornish, unfortunately, is, in linguistic terms, now a dead language. (The last native Cornish speaker died in 1777) Also influencing English at this time were the Vikings. Norse invasions and settlement, beginning around 850, brought many North Germanic words into the language, particularly in the north of England. Some examples are dream, which had meant 'joy' until the Vikings imparted its current meaning on it from the Scandinavian cognate draumr, and skirt, which continues to live alongside its native English cognate shirt.
The majority of words in modern English come from foreign, not Old English roots. In fact, only about one sixth of the known Old English words have descendants surviving today. But this is deceptive; Old English is much more important than these statistics would indicate. About half of the most commonly used words in modern English have Old English roots. Words like be, water, and strong, for example, derive from Old English roots.
Old English, whose best known surviving example is the poem Beowulf, lasted until about 1100. Shortly after the most important event in the development and history of the English language, the Norman Conquest.
Complete the table with the British English or American English equivalents.
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parka | |
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eggplant | |
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dungarees/jeans | |
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bomb (disaster) | |
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hood | |
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median strip/divider | |
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grade | |
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check room | |
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hat check girl | |
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clothes pin | |
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draft | |
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caravan | |
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pacifier | |
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vacuum | |
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telephone booth | |
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pantry | |
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john/bathroom/washroom | |
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pull-off | |
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incorporated | |
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denatured alcohol | |
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kerosene | |
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package | |
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sidewalk | |
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person-to-person call | |
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gas/gasoline | |
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raincheck | |
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baby carriage/baby buggy | |
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penitentiary | |
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bathroom/restroom/washroom | |
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private school | |
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