Origins
Before You Read
English borrows from many different languages.
Think of five English words - do you know where they come from?
Write down your guesses before reading the text.
Look at your five words again. Do you still think your guesses are correct? Check in a dictionary.
Now try this quiz - without looking back at the text. You have four minutes!
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