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Language ChangeLanguage Change

Learning objectives

• To examine the variety of ways that language travels between different cultures

• To find and explain words that continue to change our vocabulary

Do you fancy a coffee?Do you fancy a coffee?

Ooh, a tea for me. It’s too hot for coffee. Ooh, a tea for me. It’s too hot for coffee.

It’s a bit of a jungle in here. It’s a bit of a jungle in here.

Tea then. Sugar? Tea then. Sugar?

No, I’m on a diet. I had a huge lasagne last night.No, I’m on a diet. I had a huge lasagne last night.

Did you go out? Did you go out?

No, just stayed in with lots of pasta and sherbetNo, just stayed in with lots of pasta and sherbet

Have you got some kind of vendetta against your belly?Have you got some kind of vendetta against your belly?

Oh no. The pasta was paradise.Oh no. The pasta was paradise.

coffeecoffee

junglejungle sugar sugar

lasagnelasagne sherbetsherbet

pastapasta vendettavendetta

paradiseparadise

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Where in the world? - AnswersWhere in the world? - Answers

Name of word

• Sherbet• Coffee• Jungle• Lasagne• Pasta• Paradise• Vendetta

Language of origin

• Arabic• Hindi• Turkish• Italian• Italian• Greek• Italian

Find your partner!Find your partner!

• You have a word on a piece of yellow paper. Can you find its partner? Some words are in English and some are in the original language.

AnswersAnswersOriginal word English

• Ketchup• Jungle• Zero• Tattoo• Awkward• Easel• Slogan• Skeleton• Alligator• Window• Barrack• Nostril• Carnaval• Penguin• Bungalow

• Koe chiap• Jangal• Sifr• Tatau• Afugr• Ezel• Sluagh ghairm• Skeletos• El legato• Vindr auga• Barak• Nosu thir• Carnelevare• Pen gwyn• bangalo

Language ChangeLanguage Change

Language ChangeLanguage Change

Learning objectives

• To examine the variety of ways that language travels between different cultures

• To find and explain words that continue to change our vocabulary