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第5练
语言文化
第一节
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English is always changing.The English people used 500 years ago is different 1.
the English we use now.
New words always appear in our languages.The word Internet has been widely used for only about twenty years.The word
website is even 2.
As far as I can remember,we only started using it ten years ago.
But what 3.
languages to change?One reason is that technology develops.We use new words for new kinds of
technology.Not long ago,we only used the word mouse to describe a kind of 4..Today,it also means the object
you use to control a computer.Another reason is that different 5.
_communicate with each other.For example,the
English uses words 6.
sugar from Arabic.Languages also change because young people create 7.
own
way of talking.The young often use new slang words )Some of them become part of everyday language.
Is the change in language good or bad?Some people think we should stop languages from 8.
And it is
necessary to proteet them well,or they would die 9..In order to keep languages from disappearing,an organization
was set up.People working there would look into the new words that people are using and decide 10.
they are good
language.However,other people think languages need to change to stay modern.
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Last year.I did not like my English class.Every class was like a bad dream for me.The teacher spoke so quickly
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I did not understand her most of the time.I was afraid to ask questions because of my poor pronunciation.I
just hid behind my textbook and never said anything.
Then one day I watched 12.English movie called Toy Story.I fell in love with this exciting and funny movie!
Then I began to watch other English movies.Although I could not understand everything the characters said,their body
language 13.the looks on their faces helped me to get the meaning.I also realized I could get the meaning by