Discourse Cloze For Questions 1-6, read through the text below and then choose from the list (A-J) the best phrase to fill each of the spaces. Some of the suggested answers do not fit at all. Example: (0) - J) that other languages have had on their language The Influence of Other Languages on English How many native speakers of English realise the influence (0) ... ? Many of the common features of the English (1) ... owe a huge debt to Scandinvian, French, Greek and Latin, for example. The Scandinavian invasions between the 8th and 10th centuries left their mark upon the English language. It is well-documented that phrasal verbs, (2) ... are a considerable source of frustration for many an EFL learner, are a common feature of the Scandinavian language. An equally strong consequence of the invasion was the gradual 'wearing away' of the inflectional endings that characterised Old English. This simplification of English led to the commonly-held view today (3) ... The influence of French (and Latin) in the three centuries following the Battle of Hastings in 1066 was no less significant. Modern English has many pairs of words and expressions (or 'doublets'), (4) ... but a slightly different connotation. Would you prefer to receive a cheerful 'hearty welcome' the next time you visit a friend, or a more formal 'cordial reception'? Speakers of English today may wonder why it is (5) ... derive from Greek. This influence can be traced back to the time when Athens led the world in philosophy, art and science. Conversely, it could be argued that Greek words are so commonplace in English (6) ... . In the field of medicine alone we find many Greek suffixes, such as '-itis', which originally meant 'disease' but narrowed its meaning to describe the part of the body that is inflamed. A) whose definition is precise B) which have a similar meaning C) which is that it is heard today D) that we have to struggle to remember their origins E) which consist of a verb and an adverb or preposition F) that we read, write, speak and listen to today G) that so many of our technical terms H) that English has 'no grammar' I) whose verb plus particle structure J) that other languages have had on their language |
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