Exercise 8 History of the English language(Part 2) Questions 1-3 Complete the statements by writing NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS in each space provided. 1.English speakers can communicate with English speakers in the last part of ______ century. 2.William Shakespeare, ______ writer, played an important role in English language developed at that time. 3.Shakespeare's works provide feelings of anger, ______ and laughter. Questions 4-8 Choose the correct letter,A,B or C. 4.Which Shakespeare's play makes people cry when they see it? A. A Midsummer Night's Dream. B. Romeo and Juliet. C. Julius Caesar. 5.What happened to the English language nine years before the death of William Shakespeare? A. It took a big step. B. It developed slowly. C. It stopped developing for some time. 6.What was the name of the first small colony? A. James. B. Jacksontown. C. Jamestown. 7.Where are the names of many great rivers in the United States taken from? A. English words. B. Indian words. C. American Indian words. 8.How does English expand the language? A. By changing foreign words to English. B. By borrowing or adding foreign words to English. C. By borrowing or adding English to foreign words. Questions 9-10 Where do these words come from? Choose a letter(letters) from A-F to answer the questions. A. The Mississippi B. shampoo C. motel D. the Missouri E. Banana F. Hotel Example Answer American Indian words Example: A, D India 9. ______ Africa 10. ______ Questions 11-12 Answer the following questions using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. 11.How do English speakers continue to invent new words? ______ 12.How many words are there in the Oxford English Dictionary? ______