“English Words from Other Languages” Competition

Here is competition that you may like to run in your school. You can change the words and pictures, the prize, and the dates. Print out the document. Laminate the words and pictures and put them on display (see the photo below). Put together the competition forms by using both sides of A4 paper and folding

the sheets in half. Here are the answers: Karaoke-Japanese, Mosque-Arabic, Athlete-Greek,

Kindergarten-German, Lychee-Chinese, Safari-Swahili, Yogurt-Turkish, Catamaran-Tamil, Mammoth-Russian, Bungalow-Bengali.

Any disagreements about the origin of a word, refer to:http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutwordorigins/?view=uk

Another useful website: http://www.krysstal.com/borrow.html Flags: https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/docs/flagsoftheworld.html

The winner will be chosen onFriday 31st March 2006.

Is pasta an Italian word?

First correct entry drawn out of the box will win an electronic

dictionary.

Name: _____________________________(One person’s name only)

Class: ______________________________________

Now give this form to your teacher, or put it in the “English Words From Other Languages” box which will be kept in the office.

Enter our competition to win

an electronic dictionary.

Your entry must be in by 9.30 a.m. on Friday 31st March 2006.

Word Meaning Origin

karaoke A form of entertainment in which people sing popular songs over pre-recorded backing tracks.

Mosque A Muslim place of worship.

athlete A person who takes part in a sport.

kindergarten

A nursery school.

lychee A small rounded fruit with sweet white scented flesh, a large stone, and thin rough skin.

safari An expedition to observe or hunt animals in their natural habitat.

yogurt A semi-solid slightly sour food prepared from milk fermented by added bacteria.

catamaran A boat with two parallel hulls.

mammoth A large extinct form of elephant with a hairy coat and long curved tusks.

bungalow A house with only one storey.

Tip: A good dictionary or the Internet will help 000 you find the origin of a word.

Many words from other languages have entered the English language and are in common use today.

Match each word in the table to the language it originated from.

Arabic Japanese

Bengali Russian

Chinese Swahili

German Tamil

Greek Turkish

safari An expedition to observe or hunt animals in their natural habitat.

yogurt A semi-solid slightly sour food prepared from milk fermented by added bacteria.

Mosque A Muslim place of worship.

mammoth A large extinct form of elephant with a hairy coat and long curved tusks.

lychee A small rounded fruit with sweet white scented flesh, a large stone, and thin rough skin.

kindergarten A nursery school.

karaoke A form of entertainment in which people sing popular songs over pre-recorded backing tracks.

catamaran A boat with two parallel hulls.

bungalow A house with only one storey.

athlete A person who takes part in a sport.

Arabic

German

Russian

Japanese

Bengali

Swahili

Greek

Tamil

Chinese

Turkish

Our KS2 winner and KS1 winner.