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is there anything about the language that makes you curious? what is it? 2. are you interested in the origin of words? what words? 3. who spoke english
two thousand years ago when julius caesar landed in britain? 4. was the 5th – century english like english today? 5. how many people spoke english in shakespeare’s times? 6. how many people speak english nowadays? 7. which of the three languages has the most words – english, french or german? which one has the least words? 8. do you think it’s good to have an international, global language? why? 9. why can english be called the language of business and the language of sports? 10. from what languages did english borrow a lot of words? 11. how did the words "potato","tomato" and "tobacco" find their way into english? 12. what words came into english from other languages? 13. what else about the history of english would you like to know?
Winter holidays began on 29 December. That day at school was new year's holiday.
We diligently prepared for this holiday. Rehearsed every day until the evening of the dance. In class we had a tea party. We brought a lot of sweet that day. Then we had a disco. I really had a good this last school day before the holidays.
Winter holidays are New year. Met a holiday the whole family. In the evening, pulled a large table and decorated a Christmas tree. In 12 hours we all went outside, where he launched fireworks and lit sparklers.
On other days I'd go out with friends, skating and skiing. Christmas Came. I went to the village to the grandmother and grandfather. There went caroling with his girlfriend. We were given a lot of candy and money.
The holidays have ended, and I still had to do homework, we asked. The weather these days has been great. I love when it's cold and lots of snow.
I really liked these winter holidays.
He was a British naturalist who became famous for his theories of evolution and natural selection. In South America, Darwin found that fossils of extinct animals were similar to modern species. Many people were strongly opposed to the idea of evolution because it conflicted with their religious beliefs.
Throughout his life, Darwin was a true and hard-working scientis
Questions:
1. Who was Charles Darwin?
He was a well-known British naturalist.
2. What was he doing?
He was studying theories of evolution and natural selection.
3. When was he born?
Charles Darwin was born on February 12, 1809.
4. Why many people were strongly opposed to the idea of evolution?
Because it conflicted with their religious beliefs.
5. Where did he find that fossils of extinct animals were similar to modern species?
He found it in South America.