Слайд 1Interesting facts about the English language
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Many people think that English - the most popular language
in the world. So: debunk this myth. The most common language - still Chinese. And the second most common - Spanish. English also gets an honorable bronze and about 400 million speakers. But the study, or use it as a second language, more than 750 million people.
Слайд 3Fact 1
In English, there are lots of interesting words, such as
"indivisibility", where the letter "I" is repeated 6 times. Or, for example, Goddessship (божественность) - the only word which consonant is repeated 3 times in a row (almost like we have in the word "long-necked" - the only case where the letter is repeated 3 times in a row, although the vowel). Or here's another: rhythm - the longest word with one vowel.
Слайд 4Fact 2
In Russian we say, «Расставить все точки над i». In
English it sounded before, «Расставить все капельки над i». Because this point is called a tittle.
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"Therein" - the only word in which the hidden 10
other words, where not even need to change the letter places: the (определительный артикль), there (там), he (он), in (в), rein (вожжи), her (её), here (здесь), ere (до), therein (в этом отношении), herein (в этом).
Слайд 6Fact 4
The word «awful» when - that means «wave «(волнующий), and
now «terrible» (ужасный) and «artificial» means «concentration of art,» (сосредоточение искусства) and now «artificial» (искусственный) or «unnatural» (ненатуральный).
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And here's something that will appeal to fans of palindromes
(words that can be read the same from left to right and right to left): kayak (байдарка), level (уровень), racecar (гоночная машина).
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British scientists were able to establish the oldest English words.
According to researchers from the University of Reading, among them - words such as I (я), we (мы), two (два) and three (три). It is believed that they originated thousands of years ago.
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The most difficult English patter - "The sixth sick sheik's
sixth sheep's sick"
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Proposal «The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog»
is unique in that here there are all the letters of the English alphabet.
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"Butterflies" (butterfly) was once called "flutterbyes."
Слайд 12Fact 10
in Russian language very short sentence may consist of two
characters (Да.) and in English - at least three (I am / I do).
Слайд 13Fact 11
The longest word in the English language - pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosi. These
45 letters hidden name of the disease of the respiratory tract by inhalation of volcanic ash.
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As for the word goodbye: everyone knows how it happened?
And the history of the word is somewhat similar to our Russian "thank you" (it was "God save", which eventually fell to the "thank you"). Same thing with goodbye: goodbye once fully sounded like «God be with ye» (Old English, "Yes Lord be with you").
Слайд 15Источники:
http://www.learnathome.ru/blog/category/useful-english/page/2
http://www.lingvaflavor.com/interesnyie-faktyi-ob-angliyskom-yazyike
http://ujack.ru/articles/do_you_know_that
http://polyglot.by/pochemu-myi/interesnyie-faktyi.html