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Module 6 Unit 3 Word power English words borrowed from other languages Slide 2 Are there easy ways to learn and remember English vocabulary? Slide 3 Remember the spelling of a word by its pronunciation. Remember the spelling of a word by analyzing the formation of the word. Remember the meaning of a word by making a sentence with it. Remember the meaning of a word by studying the origin of the word. Slide 4 English is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world and it is used as the international working language in many places throughout the world. Who invented so many new words? Is it possible that English borrowed words from other languages? If so, can you give some examples? Slide 5 Words from Chinese bonsai kung fu mahjong tai chi tofu typhoon ( ) Slide 6 Words from Japanese haiku ( ) karate sashimi Words from Malay bamboo Slide 7 Words from Australian Aborigine kangaroo boomerang koala Words from Finnish sauna ( ) Words from Hungarian coach Slide 8 Words from Kikongo zebra Words from Nahuatl tomato chocolate chilli ( ) Slide 9 Read Part A on Page 38 and finish the following table. Language Categories of words French German Italian Arabic food, entertainment, jobs tools, machines, snacks, geological terms music, the arts, the military spices, chemicals, animals, food, mathematics Slide 10 Part C on Page 39 (1) German (3) restaurant (5) Italian (7) clock (9) hamburger (2) food (4) jobs (6) music (8) rocket (10) zero Slide 11 Read Part C again and think about the following questions. 1. Which words are borrowed from Italian? 2. What was Italy famous for in the 18th century? 3. What does the writer think of the Germans? 4. Which words are borrowed from German? 5. What were the Arabs great for? Slide 12 If you want to learn English, you have to learn idioms but they can be very confusing! An idiom is an expression, word, or phrase whose sense means something different from what the words literally imply. Slide 13 Read the idioms in Part D on Page 39 and guess the meanings. 1. was sleeping like a dog 2. as cool as a cucumber 3. as poor as a church mouse 4. as busy as a bee 5. as strong as a horse Slide 14 drink like a fish lead a dogs life as stubborn as a mule cast pearls before the swine Slide 15 a drop in the bucket a bull in a china shop take the bull by the horns talk through one's hat Slide 16 neither fish nor fowl escape by the skin of ones teeth be like a dog with two tails roll out the red carpet ( ) Slide 17 a wet blanket sweep under the carpet throw in the towel tough as old boots , Slide 18 have a bee in ones head back the wrong horse a dark horse a snake in the grass Slide 19 an early bird let the cat out of the bag rain cats and dogs crocodile tears Slide 20 1. Preview the text on page 18 2. Finish off everything on page 20. Homework