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Reformulate and readily circumlocute by creatively
using your vocabulary range.

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Let’s talk about languages

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Research the etymology of the following words

Group 1 Group 2

1. bungalow 1. tycoon

2. avocado 2. loft

3. disaster 3. mortgage

4. denim 4. walrus

5. phone 5. muscle

6. hyper 6. cappuccino

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Reporting verbs

In English, there are 5 different ways to report what someone is saying:

1. Verb + infinitive (with or without an object):

She asked him to pick up the children.
2. Verb + -ing (with or without an object):
He admitted being lost.
3. Verb + preposition + -ing:
I confessed to feeling out of my depth.
4. Verb + object + preposition + -ing:
He congratulated me on winning the medal.
5. Verb + that:
She said that they were running late.

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Choose the correct option

1. He suggested we arrive / us to arrive a little later.

1. They promised / announced to join the webinar.

2. He ordered / demanded them to wear black tie to the event.

3. My line manager thanked / congratulated me on beating my monthly sales target.

4. They agreed / confirmed to push back the office move.

5. She insisted / expected to win the championships.

6. I offered / recommended to go to the meeting with him.

Now make claim offer refuse apologise propose

additional sentences
using these verbs threaten accuse remark suggest remind

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Your turn!

● With your partner, find and watch a video

about the history of the English language
online. Take notes.

● Now compare notes with your partner before

presenting and comparing your findings with
another pair.

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Ask and answer

● Are there many English words in your mother

tongue? How do you feel about this? Is anything
being done to protect the language?

● Do you think it’s important to stop dialects from

disappearing? Why/Why not?

● What do you think of new words entering the

English language or your first language?

● Can you think of any new words that have been

added in the last couple of years?

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