... decline
English in the 20th century
8 The Future of English?
The story of English in the 20th century has been closely linked to the rise of
the US as a superpower that has spread theEnglish ... of
other European colonial powers, such as Portugal and
the Netherlands, had it not been for the dramatic rise of
the US in the 20th century as a world superpower.
There were, indeed, two other ... culture.
3 English and other languages
The majority of speakers of English already speak more than
one language. An important community for the future
development of English in the world is the ‘outer...
... culture.
3 English and other languages
The majority of speakers of English already speak more than
one language. An important community for the future
development of English in the world is the ‘outer ... encourages the use of particular languages.
Only then can we predict whether the relative shrinking
of English- speaking economies will lead to a reduction in
demand for English.
The world economy
28 The ... future for global
English.
One of the unanticipated achievements of the twenty first
century was the rapid diffusion of Basic English as the
lingua franca of the world and the even more rapid...
... practice for these skills.
* The topics
The purpose of questions 10, and 11 is to see if the topics of the material matched with the
course topics. Teachers’ opinions about the topics are shown ... should concern: the audience, the aims, the content, and the
methodology.
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3. Significance of the thesis
The findings of the thesis will be useful not only to the researcher, and the course book ... about the topics in the material (Q10- 11)
As indicated in table 3.7, only one fourth of the teachers found the topics interesting and up
to date. The majority of them (75%) agreed that the topics...
... Questions.
a. They play soccer in the stadium .
often plays soccer with his friends. They usually play it in the stadium near Nam's
house. They never play soccer on the street. On the weekend, ... (2ms)
Nam likes sports very much. He jogs in the park every morning. In the afternoon, he
KEY
(THE SECOND SEMESTER TEST)
I. Vocabulary (2ms):
1. Fill in the opposite :
a. short b. old c. weak ... When D. How
5. He …………………… goes swimming in the winter. It’s too cold.
A. always B. often C. never D. usually
6. What is the weather ……………………. in the summer?
A. like B. do C. season D. likes
7....
... unseen.
Beowuef (printed in the modern alphabet)
The history of English begins a little after
A.D. 600. English is a Germanic Language
of the Indo –European Family
Indo –
European
English French Latin ... windige
naessas,
Frence fen –gelid, there forge –steam
Under naessas genipap, neither gaited
Flod under foldan.
Modern English
Lonely and waste is the land they inhabit,
Wolf –cliffs wild ...
Modern English
A Clerk that is an Oxford
scholar – who
Looked hollow to his bones,
and threadbare, too.
•
Modern English (1500-now) :the change was
the elimination of a vowel sound and the
Great...
... over/queue up = line up
put on= Wear
The adj +er + S+ V, The adj +er + S+ V
The more +adj + S+ V, The more +adj + S+ V
THE STRUCTURES OF THE SENTENCES IN ENGLISH
1.Would you like + Vinf … ?
2. ... Adverbs Where, When
- Teacher’s day when students show their gratitude to their teachers.
- Mother’s day when children show their love to their mothers.
- Viet Nam where we were born
... inf
21. used to + V inf (habit in the past)
=> am/is/are +used to +V-ing (habit in the present)
22. Make sb +to inf
She laughed because of the clowns => The clowns made her laugh.
23. Would...
... store. On the street, there is a restautant, a bookstore and a temple. In the
neighborhood, there is a hospital and a factory. Na’s father works in the factory. His mother works in
the hospital.
... class is……… .the second floor.
III. Read the passage then check True or False (3ms):
Na is eleven years old. He is in grade 6. He lives with his mother, his father and two sisters in the city.
His ... old.
2. There are four people in his family.
3. His house is next to a bookstore.
4. There is a hospital and a factory in the neighborhood.
5. Na’s father works in the hospital/
6. Na’s mother...
... there is a refrigerator in the right corner of the room . Next to the refrigerator , there is a stove and an
oven. On the other side of the oven , there is a sink with a faucet and next to the ... , there is a towel rack.
A dish rack is on the counter to the right of the window and beneath the shelves . On the shelves and on the counter
, there are some jars of sugar, flour, tea…
In the ... the middle of the kitchen there is a long table with six chairs . There is lighting fixture is a vase with flowers . We
often have warm meals together in this small kitchen.
T F
1. The lighting...