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Monday 28th , January 2008
January 29, 2008 | Tagged Borrowed words | Leave a Comment
Monday 28th, January 2008
Here is the correction for Friday’s exercises
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Statements & Questions |
Replies |
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1. How do you do? |
a. How do you do? |
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2. Pleased to meet you. |
b. Pleased to meet you too. |
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3. How are you? |
c. Very well thank you, and you ? |
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4. Have a good trip back. |
d. Thank you. |
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5. Give my regards to Mary |
e. I will tell her you asked about her. |
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6. Hello, are you Joseph? |
f.. Yes, that’s correct. |
Today’s exercise is borrowed words
Do you use any English words as if they were part of your own language?
In German, they use the word ‘Handy’, for a mobile or a cell phone.
Make a list of borrowed words from English. How many can you think of?
- Handy in German means mobile phone.
- over to you.Put your list in the comments box please.
I hope you are enjoying our exercises, please let me know by leaving a comment in the comments box.
Regards
Sheila
