English belongs to IndoEuropean languages It contains the

English belongs to Indo-European (印 欧系的) languages. It contains the languages from Hindu (印度), West Asia, and Europe, which are called borrowed languages.

French Italian English German Arabic

restau -rant menu 菜单 resume 简历 dentist French ballet 芭蕾 Visa 签证 Fiancé 未婚夫 Fiancée garment 衣服 massage 未婚妻 按摩

entertainment restaurant menu food or eating ballet dentist massager jobs

English borrowed many Italian words linked to music, the arts and the military. Can you find out which category these words belong to?

confetti 五彩纸屑 colonel 上校 Italian cello 大提琴 score 乐谱 opera 歌剧 balcony 阳台 cafeteria 自助餐厅

From German, English got many words for tools, mechanical ( 机械的) equipment, snacks and Geological (地质的) terms.

ham burger clock German rocket Lebensraum 生存空间 blitz 闪电行动

almanac 历书, 年鉴 mattress coffee 床垫 Arabic admiral alcohol 舰队总司令 酒精 zero

Can you guess from which language these words come ?

kung fu Taiji Kowtow Con fucius tofu tycoon Typhoon

kung fu 中国功夫 Kowtow 叩头，磕头 tycoon 大亨，大款 Taiji 太极 typhoon 台风 tofu 豆腐

Link the following word with the language they come from. silk Judo柔道 kangaroo袋鼠 koala Karaoke卡拉OK Chinese Australian Japanese

Yeti 雪人 Tibetan coach 马车 Malay bamboo 竹子 Turkish (土尔其语) yogurt 酸奶 Hungarian

Finish Part C. Answers: 1. Italian 2. 3. food 3. 5. jobs 4. 7. confetti 5. 9. clock 6. 11. German 7. 13. Alcohol 2. Arabic 4. restaurant 6. ballet 8. colonel 10. rocket 12. hamburger 14. zero

as strong as a horse Don’t worry. John will carry the box for you. He is __________ as strong as a horse.

as busy as a bee She never stops for a second. She is always as ________. busy as a bee

as poor as a church mouse Poor Richard spent his last penny on a bowl of noodles. as poor as a church Now he is_________. mouse

as cool as cucumber Emily never gets too excited about anything. She is always _________. as cool as cucumber

to sleep like a log =to sleep very deeply I didn’t hear the telephone slept like a log ringing. I _______.

Guess the meanings of the following idioms see the elephant 大开眼界 white elephant 沉重的负担，无用而累赘的东西 吹牛 talk horse Every dog has his day．凡人皆有得意时 Love me，love my dog． 爱屋及乌 Teach fish to swim. 班门弄斧 Dog doesn’t eat dog． 同行不相妒 kill two birds with one stone. 一石双鸟，一箭双雕

a snake in the grass 潜伏的危险或敌人， 阴险而伪善的朋友 害群之马，败家子 a black sheep like a cat on hot brick 坐立不安, 心急如焚 let the cat out of the bag 泄露秘密 rain cats and dogs 倾盆大雨 a dark horse 实力难测的竞争者 假慈悲 crocodile tears

What are the meanings of the underlined idioms? 1. His hands are as black as coal. 2. Without glasses she is as blind as a bat. 3. The child is as bright as a button.

4. Be careful of him. He’s as cunning as a fox. 5. The twins are as like as two peas. 6. The beautiful girl is as proud as a peacock.