Word Power

English words borrowed from other languages

Unit3

Free-talkEnglish 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.

Where do the English language and its words come from?

Who invented so many new words?

Is it possible that English borrowed words from other languages? If so, can you give us some examples?

Italian

German

Arabic

French

English

Part A

language categories of words

French food, entertainment, jobs

German tools, mechanical equipment, snacks, geological terms

Italian music, the arts, the military

Arabic spices, chemicals, animals, food, mathematics

dentistdentistballet芭蕾

ballet芭蕾

Visa 签证

Visa 签证

Fiancé未婚夫Fiancé未婚夫

Fiancée未婚妻

Fiancée未婚妻Massage

按摩Massage

按摩

Garment 衣服

Garment 衣服

resume 简历

resume 简历

Menu菜单

Menu菜单

restau-rant

restau-rant

FrenchFrench

Part B

food or eating

menu restaurant entertainment

ballet

massager

dentistjobs

colonel 上校

opera 歌剧

balcony 阳台

cafeteria自助餐

score乐谱

cello大提琴

confetti 糖果

Italian

clock

rocketblitz

闪电行动

Lebensraum生存空间

hamburger

German

mattress床垫

admiral 舰队总司令

zero

alcohol酒精

coffee

almanac历书 , 年鉴

Arabic

Can you guess from which language

these words come ?

Link the following word with the

language they come from?

Judo

kangaroo

koala

silk

Japanese

Australian

Chinese

Karaoke

bamboo 竹子

coach 马车

yogurt 酸奶酪

Turkish

( 土尔其语 )

yeti

Malay

Tibetan

Hungarian

Part C.Answers:

1. Italian 2. Arabic

3. food 4. restaurant

5. jobs 6. ballet

7. confetti 8. colonel

9. clock 10. rocket

11. German 12. hamburger

13. Alcohol 14. zero

as strong as a horseDon’t worry. John will carry the

box for you. He is

___________________ .as strong as a horse

Part D

as busy as a bee

She never stops for a second. She

is always ________________.as busy as a bee

as poor as

a church mouse

Poor Richard spent his last penny

on a bowl of noodles.

Now he is__________________

______.

as poor as a church

mouse

as cool as cucumber

Emily never gets too excited

about anything.

She is always

__________________.as cool as cucumber

I didn’t hear the telephone

ringing.

I _____________.slept like a log

to sleep like a log

1. His hands are as black as coal.

2. Without glasses she is as blind

as a bat.3. The child is as bright as a

button.

What are the meanings of the

underlined idioms?

4. Be careful of him. He’s as cunning

as a fox.

5. The twins are as like as two peas.

6. The beautiful girl is as proud as a

peacock.

7. It’s impossible to persuade him.

He’s as stubborn as a mule.

8. You can’t expect her to do that.

She’s as timid as a mouse.