1. Old English like modern German, French, Russian and Greek, had many inflections to show singular and plural, tense, person, didn't it? 2/ Do verbs now have very few inflections? 3/ And adjectives do not change according to the noun, do they? 4/ Why has English become, over the past five centuries a very flexible language? 5/ Without inflections, the same word can operate as many different parts of speech, can't it? 6/ Can we can talk about water to drink and to water the flowers; time to go and to time a race; a paper to read and to paper a bedroom? 7/ Is a sixty-year old man inearing retirement; we can talk about a round of golf, cards or drinks? 8/ What has contributed some words to English at some time, and the process is now being reversed? 9/ Is English the most widespread language on the Earth, second only to Mandarin Chinese in the number of people who speak it? 10/ Is it the language of business, technology, aviation and sport?
A. A I've left ny homework at home again. B I don't believe it! You are always lefting your homework at home!
b. A We're going on holiday to Spain next week. B How lovely! You went to Spain last year, didn't you? A Yes, we did. We always go to Spain every year.
c. A Bob and Janet are going on holiday next week. B What? Again? They always are going on holidays!
d. A I've just spent 2,000$ on new clothes. I've bought four pairs of shoes and three new suits. B How can you afford it? You always are spending a lot of many for clothers
e. A I always walk to work. B I don't. It's too far to walk. I always go by bus
f. A My car's old but it never breaks down. B You're lucky. My car's not as old as old as yours and it is always breaking down. Думаю так...
2/ Do verbs now have very few inflections?
3/ And adjectives do not change according to the noun, do they?
4/ Why has English become, over the past five centuries a very flexible language?
5/ Without inflections, the same word can operate as many different parts of speech, can't it?
6/ Can we can talk about water to drink and to water the flowers; time to go and to time a race; a paper to read and to paper a bedroom?
7/ Is a sixty-year old man inearing retirement; we can talk about a round of golf, cards or drinks?
8/ What has contributed some words to English at some time, and the process is now being reversed?
9/ Is English the most widespread language on the Earth, second only to Mandarin Chinese in the number of people who speak it?
10/ Is it the language of business, technology, aviation and sport?
B I don't believe it! You are always lefting your homework at home!
b. A We're going on holiday to Spain next week.
B How lovely! You went to Spain last year, didn't you?
A Yes, we did. We always go to Spain every year.
c. A Bob and Janet are going on holiday next week.
B What? Again? They always are going on holidays!
d. A I've just spent 2,000$ on new clothes. I've bought four pairs of shoes and three new suits.
B How can you afford it? You always are spending a lot of many for clothers
e. A I always walk to work.
B I don't. It's too far to walk. I always go by bus
f. A My car's old but it never breaks down.
B You're lucky. My car's not as old as old as yours and it is always breaking down.
Думаю так...