посчитайте, прошу 24. Read the text again for more detailed information and answer thesequestions. 1. Is there anything about the language that makes you curious? What isit? 2. Are you interested in the origin of words? What words? 3. Who spokeEnglish two thousand years ago when Julius Caesar landed in Britain? 4. Wasthe 5th-century English like English today? 5. How many people spoke En-glish in Shakespeare's times? 6. How many people speak English nowadays?7. Which of the three languages has the most words – English, French orGerman? Which one has the least words? 8. Do you think it's good to havean international, global language? Why? 9. Why can English be called thelanguage of business and the language of sports? 10. From what languagesdid English borrow a lot of words? 11. How did the words "potato", "to-mato" and "tobacco" find their way into English? 12. What words came intoEnglish from other languages? 13. What else about the history of Englishwould you like to know?

1) There is almost nothing in our lives that isn't touched by language.

2) Yes, I'm interested in the origin of words pen, power.

3) When Julius Caesar landed in Britain nearly two thousand years ago English didn't exist.

4) No, it wasn't

5) English was the native language of about 6 million people in Shakespeare's times.

6) 750 million people all over the world use English.

7) English has the most words, it has about 500 000 words. French has the least words.

8) Yes, it's good, because you can speak with people from other countries.

9) It can be called so because you can't do any business or play sports with people from other countries without knowledge of English.

10) English borrowed words from Latin, French, Spanish, Italian and other languages.

11) When Columbus came back from South America he brought home new plants. With the plants he brought their names.

12) Many Italian words that are now part of English have to do with music but many of the words that people borrow from other languages are names of food.

13) I'd like to know how French influenced on English.

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