Page 8 - Full Solutions 2nd Advanced Student Book_Neat

3 Worl< in pairs. Lool< at excerpts 1-5 and match them with the
works of Engtish [iterature (a-e) from which they are taken.
Which words gave you the clues?
1 'l never had one hour's happiness in her society, and yet
my mind all round the four-and-twenty hours was harping
on the happiness of having her with me unto death.'
2 'Ol she doth teach the torches to burn bright.'
3 'Hwat! We Gardena in geardagum,
peodcyninga, prym gefrunon,
hu 6a epelingas ellen fremedon.'
4 'lt was the day my grandmother exploded.'
5 'With us ther was a Doctour of Phisik,
ln al this world ne was ther noon hym lik,
To speke of phisik and of surgerye,
For he was grounded in astronomye.'
a Beowulf, an epic poem composed by an unl<nown author
some time between 800 and 1200.
b The Canterbury Tales, a cottection of stories written in the
fourteenth century by the poet Geoffrey Chaucer.
c Romeo ond Juliet, a ptay by William Shakespeare, written
around 1594.
& fUatch the words (r-8), which have allentered the English
d Great Expectotions, a noveI by Charles Dickens, written
language recently, with their definitions (a-h). Can you worl<
in 1860.
out how the words were formed?
e The Crow Road, a novel by lain Banks, written in L992.
1 neet 5 newpeat
tr ft f .O+ Listen to a radio programme about the origins of 2 shedquarters 6 sturb
the Engtish language. What are the three main phases in its 3 peerents 7 glocatisation
history? Complete the terms. 4 moregeoisie 8 locavores
7 O English (also l<nown as Anglo-Saxon) a parents who try to be like their chitdren's friends
2 M Engtish b a suburban area with very poor housing
3 M Engtish
c a W episode which is shown again with extra material
not previously inctuded
db f .O+ Listen again. Complete each sentence with up to
three words. d young people who are not in employment, education
or training
1 Before the fifth century, the inhabitants of Britain spoke
e when multinational companies try to respect local
va rio us LY\|ic \anguagYt.
customs and sensitivities
2 When Britain was invaded by Germanic tribes during the
f consumers who strive to acquire more than others
fifth century, the native population went to live in Wates,
g people who onty eat food which is produced near to
Cornwalt
their home
3 Many Engtish words derived from Anglo-Saxon are a
h a home office in the garden
reflection of their
4 Along with the word for school, one thing which the
S ffi How much do you l<now about the origins of your
Anglo-Saxons borrowed from the Romans was
own language? Discuss the questions with the class.
5 The Viking raiders who came to Britain around 900
mostly settled in the parts of the country. 1 How much has your language changed over the past
6 From the eleventh century onwards, Engtish word order 1,000 years? Would you be able to understand a text
became - written L,000 years ago?
7 The words beef and mutton reftect the fact that, in the 2 Which other languages are most ctosely related to your
Middte Ages, the weatthiest people in Britain were own language? Why?
Does your language contain words derived from Latin or
The era of Modern English is genera[[y accepted to Greek? Give examptes.
coincide approximatety with the invention of Does your language contain many words derived from
Today, the Engtish [anguage is being shaped not only by Engtish? Are they otd or recent acquisitions?
peopte who speak it as a mother tongue, but increasingly Can you think of any words which have been added to
by the vast number of your language in the past 5-10 years?

Unitl Beginnings :7