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Exercise 11. Point out the complex parts of sentences and state what they are expressed by.

1. In the living room, Paula lazed on the sofa, an open book propped on her knees.

2. I heard you ride out again.

3. A tall slender woman shifted out of someone's way, her pale blond hair gleaming in the club's soft lighting.

4. I'll have a listing agreement ready for you to sigh.

5. She saw the young girl at the desk watching her.

6. He watched Laura climb the steps to her room.

7. He let the silence between them build for a time.

8. The real cause of the explosion was evident enough for everyone to discuss it.

9. I'm getting scripts sent to me every day for you to read.

10. Did you want me to leave a note for Dad to call you?

11. He didn't want to see her being swept into the power struggles.

12. It would be a sin for her to throw away a chance like this.

13. Then I had to get John to open the door, which made worse, it being him.

14. She looked at him, her eyes cold, killing.

15. But she was looking out the side window, her face averted.

 

Listen and answer the questions:

1. Why is the Norman Conquest called as “the very opposite of democracy”?

2. What are the “grim reminders” of the Norman Conquest? Where can we still see them? How many of them have remained?

3. What was the difference in the location of Anglo-Saxon and Norman castles? What was the reason for that? What sis

4. Did the Saxons try to fight back? Did they succeed?

5. In what way was William “the new type of king”?

6. What made William a powerful king, what kept him strong?

7. What did William order to do one year before his death?

8. What information did the Doomsday Book contain?

 


 



Answer the questions:

1) What language did Winston Churchill address the nation in? How is the language named in the article? Why do you think Churchill used this language?

2) When did English (Old English) arrive in the British Isles? What languages has it been amplified with since then? What did these languages help English to do?

3) What spheres is English used in nowadays?

4) What is the origin of the 100 most common words used in the present-day language? Find the words from Old Norse and the first word, derived from French.

5) Who introduced the most common words?

 

A Global Language?

 

 

 

 

 
       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


What’s an Eponym?

An eponym is a person, a place, or thing for whom or for which something is named, or believed to be named. For example, Elizabeth I of England is the eponym of the Elizabethan era.

You may know what a silhouette is, but do you know who Silhouette was? Silhouette is an eponym, a word derived from the name of a person, place, or thing. Étienne de Silhouette was a Frenchman. Why is his name associated with portraits cut from black paper? Let’s explore the origin of silhouette and three other interesting eponyms.
Silhouette In 1759, during the Seven Years’ War, there was a credit crisis. As minister of finance for France, Étienne de Silhouette took severe measures to save money. Frugality was his trademark. Frenchmen coined the expression à la silhouette to describe doing things cheaply. Since a portrait made out of a black paper cutout on a white background wasn’t costly, appreciators of the art form named it after the cheapest man they knew. Boycott Faced with economic hardship in the 1800s, a group of Irish tenant farmers petitioned their absentee landlord for reduced rent. Instead, the landlord sent his land agent, Charles C. Boycott, to evict the tenants. In response, the tenants and their supporters enacted a plan. They didn’t greet Mr. Boycott or conduct any business with him. Locals refused to work in his house, field, or stable. The mail carrier didn’t deliver. Later, newspapers used the term to describe any voluntary abstinence from buying, selling, or dealing with someone as a means of coercion or protest. Jumbo In 1882, P.T. Barnum introduced the world to the newest star of his famous circus: an enormous elephant named Jumbo. As the crowds met Jumbo, they began to use his name to describe anything of large proportions. Sideburns One general of the American Civil War had a mustache and some facial hair on the sides of his face. Interestingly, he shaved his chin but allowed his mustache and side hair to grow together in one connected mass. His name was Ambrose Burnside and his distinctive facial hair inspired the word sideburns.

Match the eponyms to the descriptions.

biro frisbee hoover sandwich wellingtons (or wellies)

a) This popular game is named after a 19th century American baker who baked pies in light circular metal tins. Children threw the empty tins around for fun._______________

 

b) Perhaps the most popular food in the world, this was named after an English aristocrat who spent most of his time gambling. So much, in fact, that he didn't have time to eat properly, but with this snack, he could still play cards-with one hand.____________________

 

c) These are not what he would have worn at the Battle of Waterloo - he would have looked

ridiculous! But every house in England has a pair of these, usually near the back door leading into

the garden. Green is the preferred colour.____________________

 

d) Known by this name in many English-speaking countries, these ballPoint pens were developed by two Hungarian brothers. For some reason, their name is not well-known in moSt of Europe._______________________

 

e) Named after the American company that first sold these machines at a low enough price for people to be able to buy them for use around the house. Easier to pronounce and shorter than the original word, the name of the company is often used for machines made by any company.___________________

 

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