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1the English languageS u p p l e m e n t a r y te r m s c a n b e f o u n d o n p a g e 5

First of al l , we wil l talk about learning Engl ish general lyand then we wil l talk about how it developed as a language.An Engl ish learner is in fact , always better off than aLezgian () learner, because people have come upwith so many different genres and types of Engl ish movies,music and books, as long as Engl ish cont inues in popularityit wi l l become easier and easier to learn. After al l , i t is easyto get into a movie that has something in common with yourl i festyle and the fr iends you hang out with, no matter i f i t isnot in the same language you speak. As for spel l ing or asfar as spel l ing is concerned, dont worry i f you have to f i l l ina form in Engl ish, just do it onl ine, and use spel l checker .This wi l l mean you wil l spel l the words correct ly for sure,and have the conf idence to get back into writ ing Engl ish.By the way, i f you feel l ike gett ing out of your normalcomfort-zone and do some travel l ing you can go with Engl ishal l over the world.I t is up to you, how good your Engl ish becomes, and dai lypract ice wi l l make a difference. I t is important to take careof the way you use special Engl ish phrases, In some waysthey can sweeten a conversat ion, but on the other handmake sure you do not overuse them in case, you put toomuch sugar in the coffee, so to speak. Right away, when youbegin, keep in mind the message you are trying to put out .Once again write Engl ish in a way that works out for you. I tis up to you to decide how you wish to express yoursel f . Sofar you can speak Engl ish wel l , but can you express yoursel fin exact ly the way you want? In the way you expressyoursel f in your nat ive language? For example, i f you aresomeone who is late, come up with some funny Engl ishcomebacks:I 'm n o t l a t e . . . e v e r y on e e l s e i s j u s t ea r l y .orHo l d o n , I w on t b e l a t e i f I d o n t sh ow u p


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2Or, i f you are always on t ime, in other words, alwaysarr iving in t ime for a meet ing, learn a c lever punctual i tyquote:He w a s a lw a y s l a t e o n p r i n c i p l e , h is p r i n c i p le b e i n g t h a tpun c t ua l i t y i s th e t h i e f o f t ime .~ O s c a r W i ld eB e t t e r t h r e e h o u r s t o o s o o n t h a n a m i n u t e t o o la t e .~ W i ll ia m S h a k e s p e a r eYou already know one language, why not learn Engl ish aswel l? Do it , r ight away! Come on!the history of the English languages u pp l emen t a r y v i d e o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfKhlJIAhew- History of Engl ishin 10 minutes

In 410 AD, the barbarians got r id of the Romans and theRoman Empire got out of England for good, this set up thedevelopment of the Engl ish language. The barbarians whowere used to Roman oppression, could, al l of a sudden usetheir own language. Other barbarians started f looding in .Anglo, Saxon and Jute words turned out to be, in effect ,more useful than the Roman words.In 597 AD monks showed up in order to convert people intoChrist ians. Christ ianity was a hit with the locals andencouraged them to take on some Latin words. They ran intotrouble when the Vik ings showed up in 800 AD. They wentahead and gave the word give and the Engl ish languagetook the word take . England got through the Vik inginvasion and ended up with 2,000 new words.In 1066 AD the Normans (French speaking) invadedEngland. French words where used for meat that wasserved in a restaurant in favor of the word used for themeat whi le the animal was al ive, which in fact came fromthe Engl ish speaking farmers. eg pork (Romantic-French),pig/swine (Germanic-Engl ish). The French were the rul ingclass at this t ime, so this of course, made sense. Al l in al l ,the Engl ish picked up about 10,000 French words from the


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3Normans. The Hundred Years War took place from1337 1453 and it worked out that England was stuck withthe Engl ish language.More or less, Shakespeare invented 2,000 Engl ish words.He took advantage of the popularity of catchphrases too, tothe extent that he invented several of them.The King James Bible was written in a way that went overreal ly wel l with the people . I t also made a lot of headway inrespect to catch phrases.Regardless of the importance of sc ience today, in the 1700sit didnt make much of a dif ference, as i t wasnt consideredimportant . Science demands that things are descr ibed indetai l , so new words had to be invented in t ime with i tsprogress.Br i t ish explorers carr ied out expedit ions to f ind out about therest of the world and look for new countr ies to colonize. Thismeant the Engl ish language picked up even more words.Lexicographers tr ied to standardize Engl ish as to help peoplewho looked up words, to spel l words correct ly . This was ahard task in general , as new words were always beinginvented. According to histor ic record the Oxford Engl ishdict ionary took 70 years to complete and as soon as i t wasf in ished, i t was used as the standard Engl ish dict ionary,being cont inual ly revised and updated.Immigrat ion to America meant that American Engl ish wasopen to a lot of new words. These were treated of course asif they were the nat ive tongue. When Engl ish was used inother countr ies, to an extent they were taken out of theiror iginal context and put into a new one. The new contexteventual ly took over - turning the words cultural backgroundinto something new. As wel l as these words, Americanscame up with many words for their emerging capital istculture . Even as some new Brit ish Engl ish was used in placeof old Brit ish Engl ish, Americans went on with the old Brit ishEngl ish. eg fal l (old Brit ish Engl ish), autumn (new Brit ishEngl ish)In 1972 the f irst email was sent and in 1991 the Internet wasborn, al lowing people to send information back and forth.Typing accounted for many people gett ing repet i t ive strain


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4in jury (RMS). A lot of internet acronyms emerged,where a phrase is broken down and only the f irst letter ofevery word is used. Some people came up with words andphrases to mean a specif ic thing. eg fai l , epic fai l As a matter of fact , In terms of dif f icul ty, compared withother languages, Engl ish is pretty easy. The grammar isquite easy to deal with but the spel l ing can be hard tof igure out . Rule out trying to learn spel l ing rules. I t shouldbe pointed out that because Engl ish has gone through somuch change no one can put out useful and comprehensiverules for spel l ing, i f you are about to spel l a word, keep thisin mind. Words can be broken up to an extent , butpronunciat ion dif fers a lot between each word.


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5Supplementary terms

about to (do something)- to be on the point of doing something

I was a out to eave w en t e p one rang.

ccording to (someone or something)- as sai or to y someone, in agreement wit somet ing, in

the order of something, in proportion to somethingAccording to our teacher, there will be no class next week.

We did everything according to the terms of our agreement.

ccount for (something)- to provi e an exp anation or answer or somet ing

T e a weat er accounts or t e act t at ew peop e came tothe meeting.

f ter al l- consi ering t e act t at somet ing appene , somet ing t at is

usually assumed"You don't need to phone him. After all, he never phones you."

l l of a sudden- suddenly, without advance warning

A o a su en it ecame c ou y an egan to rain.

s a matter of fact- actually

"As a matter o act, we ave een to t e istory museummany times."

s far as- to the extent or degree of something

As ar as I now t e movie wi start in a ew minutes.

s for- with regard to, concerning

"As for me, I think that I will return home now."


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6s i f- in the same way that something would be, that

The drink tastes as if it were made with orange juice.It seeme as i t e w o e town came to t e concert.

s long as- provided that, on condition that

"As ong as you promise to e care u you can orrow my car."

s soon as- just after something, when

I p one my rien as soon as I inis e inner.

s to- with regard to, according to

"As to your question, I will answer it tomorrow."T e p ayers were put into groups as to t eir a i ity.

s wel l- in addition, also, too

I p an to ta e a computer course t is summer as we .

s wel l as (someone or something)- in addition to someone or something

"P ease ring your swimming suit as we as your towe ."

ack and forth- ac war s an orwar s, irst one way an t en t e ot er

wayT e argument went ac an ort e ore t e ju ge ma e a

decision.

etter of f- to e in a etter situation t an e ore

y rien wou e etter o i e so is o car an oug t anew one.


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7break down (something)

- to ivi e somet ing into parts, to separate somet ing intosimpler substancesWe tried to break down the problem for further study.

T e sugar egan to rea own soon a ter it was swa owe .

reak up- to separate, to ivi e into groups or pieces, to put an en to

somethingNobody wanted to break up their groups.

We usually break up into small groups during our class.

y the way- inci enta y

"By t e way, cou you p ease ring your aptop computertomorrow."

arry out (something)- to put somet ing into action, to accomp is somet ing, to o

somethingT e scientist wante to carry out severa experiments e orediscussing the new medicine.

ome on!- please, hurry, go faster

"Come on, I on y ave a ew minutes e ore I must go.""Come on, stop doing that."

ome up- to appen unexpecte yI wi not e a e to go to t e party i somet ing e se comes up.

ome up with (something)- to pro uce or in a t oug t i ea answer

I trie to come up wit a name or t e new magazine.

eal with (something)- to e concerne wit somet ing, to ta e action a out

something


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8We wi ea wit t e oxes tomorrow.

nd up (doing something or going somewhere)- to o somet ing t at one a not p anne to o, to go

somewhere one had not planned to goWe ended up going to a restaurant after the movie last night.

igure out (someone or something)- to try to un erstan someone or somet ing, to so ve somet ing

I ina y igure out ow to use t e new DVD p ayer.

i l l in (something)- to write wor s in an spaces

"P ease i in t is orm an give it to t e receptionist."

ind out (something)- to earn or iscover somet ing

y mot er is angry at me ecause s e oun out t at I a quitmy French class.

i rst of al l- t e very irst t ing

First o a we prepare t e gar en an t en we p ante t eseeds.

or good- permanent y

The city will close the public swimming pool for good next week.

or sure- wit out ou t, certain y, sure y

"I will go to the movie with you for sure next week."

et back to (something)- to return to somet ing

I was appy to get ac to my wor a ter my o i ay.

et into (something)


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9- to ecome intereste or invo ve in somet ing

I do not want to get into an argument with my friend.We will get into the details of the plan tomorrow.

et into (somewhere)- to enter somew ere

My friend wants to get into a good university.I bumped my head as I was getting into the car.

et out of (somewhere)- to leave somewhere, to escape from somewhere

I want to hurry and get out of my house.

et r id of (something)- to give or t row somet ing away, to se or estroy somet ing,

to make a cold or fever disappearI oug t a new te evision set so I want to get ri o t e o one.

et through (something)- to complete something, to finish something

My friend is having trouble getting through her final exams.I have much reading that I must get through before tomorrow.

o ahead- to begin to do something

"Let`s go a ea an start now. We can`t wait any onger."

o on- to continue

T e game wi pro a y go on or an our a ter we eave.

o over (something)- to examine or review something

The accountant will go over the books tomorrow.We p an to go over t at question tomorrow.

o through (something)- to discuss something, to look at something, to do something


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10T e teac er eci e to go t roug t e exercise e ore t e test.

o with (something)- to choose one thing rather than another

We eci e to go wit t e sma renta car rat er t an t e argeone.

ang out (somewhere/with someone)- to spen one`s time wit no great purpose, to spen eisure

time with friends

Recent y my rien as een anging out wit a group o peop ewho are not a good influence on him.

ave (something) to do with (something)- to e a out somet ing, to e on t e su ject o somet ing, to e

related to something"T e oo as somet ing to o wit coo ing ut I am not sure i

you will like it."That problem has nothing to do with me.

old on- to wait a minute, to stop, to wait an not ang up t e p one

"Please hold on for a minute while I lock the window."

n a way- to a certain extent, a itt e, somew at

In a way I want to go to t e new restaurant ut in a way Idon`t really care.

n case- if, if something should happen

I will take my umbrella in case it rains.

n common- s are toget er or equa y, in use or owners ip y a

I a not ing in common wit t e ot er mem ers o t e c ass.

n detai l- giving a t e etai s, item y item


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11T e sa eswoman exp aine a out t e new pro uct in etai .

n effect- for practical purposes, basically

T e man's si ence was in e ect a way o isagreeing wit t eother people in the meeting.

n fact- actua y, t e trut is

T e man as een to C ina e ore. In act e as een t ere

three times.

n favor of (someone or something)- to approve or support someone or somet ingEverybody is in favor of the new police chief.

My company is not in favor of changing our holiday schedule.

n general- in most situations or circumstances

In genera , most o t e peop e in our apartment are appy witthe new manager.

n order to- for the purpose of

T ey ave eci e to c ose own t e sc oo or t e summer inorder to do some major repairs.

n other words- in a different (usually more direct) way

"In ot er wor s, i you o not inis t e assignment yWednesday you will not pass the course."

n place- in t e proper p ace or ocation

Everyt ing in t e room was in p ace w en we arrive or t emeeting.

n some ways- in some unspeci ie way or manner, y some unspeci ie


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12means

In some ways I now w at my rien means ut in some ways Ido not.

n terms of (something)- with regard to something

In terms o our agreement wit t e ot er company we were notallowed to sell the products online.

n t ime- early enoughI did not come home in time to meet my cousin.

eep (someone or something) in mind- to remember and think about someone or something

I to my co-wor ers to eep t e new starting time or wor inmind.

ind of- somewhat, more or less, moderatelyI was kind of tired when I arrived home last night.

ook for (something)- to try to find something, to hunt/search for something

My rien as een oo ing or er cre it car a morning utshe can`t find it.

ook up (something)- to search for something in a dictionary or other bookI wi oo up my rien 's name in t e te ep one oo .

I oo e up t e wor in t e ictionary.

ake a difference- to cause a change in a situation

It oes not ma e a i erence w et er our oss comes to t emeeting or not.

ake sense


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13- to seem reasona e

His new proposal really does make sense.ake sure- to ma e certain, to esta is somet ing wit out a ou tI want to ma e sure t at my rien is going to meet me

tomorrow.

ore or less- somew at, to some extent

I more or less have decided to study business next year.

o matter- regar ess

o matter ow ar t at I try, my piano teac er is neversatisfied.

ot at al l- certain y not

I am not at all happy with my new computer.

f course- certain y, e inite y, natura y

"Of course you can use my car if you want to."

n the other hand- however, in contrast, looking at the opposite side of a matterHe is very inte igent ut on t e ot er an e is very azy an

always gets low marks at school.

n t ime- at the scheduled time, exactly at the correct time, punctually

Our train arrived exactly on time.

nce again- again, one more time, once more

I tried once again to phone my boss at his home .


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14open to (something)

- to e agreea e to earn or ear a out new i eas orsuggestionsMost members of the class were open to the teacher's ideas.

i ck up (something)- to get or receive something

I will pick up my dry cleaning tomorrow.I pic e up a copy o t e newspaper at t e station.

oint out (someone or something)- to explain or call attention to someone or somethingMy teac er was very in w en s e pointe out t e mista es

that I had made.

ut out (something)- to pro uce or ma e somet ing (a

product/brochure/report/CD/movie/paper)T e company puts out a newsetter every mont or t e

employees.

egardless of (something)- wit out consi ering or t in ing a out somet ing, wit out

regard to somethingRegar ess o t e weat er we are going to go is ing tomorrow

morning.

ight away- immediately"I orgot to ring my oo ut I wi go ome an get it rig t

away."

ule out (someone or something)- to decide against or eliminate someone or something

T e po ice ru e out t e man as a possi e an ro er.We decided to rule out Monday as the day to have our meeting.

un into (something - afact/trouble/problems/di f f i cul ty)


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15- to experience somet ing, to encounter somet ing

The mechanic ran into trouble when he was fixing my car.I ran into some interesting acts w en I was researc ing myessay.

et up (something)- to establish something, to provide the money for something

T e newspaper company provi e t e money to set up t e newtravel magazine.

The company set up a unique situation to test the new product.

how up- to appear, to arrive, to e present

"W at time i your rien s ow up or t e party?"

o far- unti now

So ar no one as entere t e speec contest at t e te evisionstation.

o to speak- as one mig t or cou say, t is is one way to say somet ingWe a a goo time at t e restaurant, so to spea , a t oug

the service was not very good.

ort of (something)- to e a most somet ing, to e simi ar to somet ing, to e not

quite something

"Did you finish cleaning the kitchen?""Sort o , ut not rea y."

t ick with (something)- to continue doing something, to not quit something

My rot er as een a e to stic wit is trumpet essons sincehe was a child.

ake advantage of (someone or something)- to use someone or somet ing or one's own ene it

We too a vantage o t e eauti u weat er an went to t e


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16eac .

ake care of (someone or something)- to look after or give attention to someone or something

You s ou ta e care o your ea t or you wi ecome sic .

ake out (something)- to remove something from somewhere, to extract something

T e teac er to us to ta e out our oo s.I too out some onions rom t e re ri gerator.

ake over (something)- to ta e contro o somet ing, to ta e comman o somet ing

T e arge company wants to ta e over some o t e smacompanies in our area.

ake place- to appen, to occur

The soccer game took place on the coldest day of the year.

o the extent that- to the degree that, in so far as

I p an to provi e in ormation a out t e new company po icy tothe extent that I am familiar with it.

urn in (something)- to give something to someone, to hand something to someone

I arrived at school early so that I could turn in my essay.

urn out- to e oun or nown, to prove to e true

It turne out t at more peop e came to t e party t an weexpected.

p to- unti , as ar as a certain point, approac ing a certain point

Up to last week I had never been inside a bowling alley.There were probably up to thirty people at the meeting.


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17p to (someone) to dec ide/do (something)- to be responsible to choose or decide something

It is up to t e company presi ent to eci e w en t e meeting wistart.

sed to- accustomed to

My rien is not use to iving in suc a ig city.

i th respect to (something)- referring to something, concerning somethingI o not now w at t e company wi o wit respect to t e o

computer system.

ork out (for the best)- to en success u y

I ope t at everyt ing wi wor out or my rien w en s emoves to London next week.

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