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高1会話クラス　火曜日19:30～20:20

Hello Everyone! I hope you are having a great week!

Today I would like to talk to you about the origins of English!

English was originally a germanic language. The people that brought Englsih to Britain were of Anglo-Saxon origin from North West Germany (now Denmark and the Netherlands). Their language replaced the celtic languages that were spoken there at the time as the majority language. This was the beginning of Old English.

After the Norman conquest in 1066 the upper classes spoke Norman French and many French words entered the English language. After some time the languages were mixed together to form late Old English. It was a mixture of French, German and Celtic languages. Simplification of the language led to the formation of Middle English (spoken by William Shakespear).

Modern English formed after 1600 when England spread English around the world. The creation of media and the internet also further shaped English into what it is today. And it continues to change as words are added and others are forgotten or are no longer used. English spelling is irrelgular due to the influence of many languages on it. Some spellings for example "burough" (which is pronounced BUROW) are from french and some words such as "graph (GRAAF) and myth (MITH)" are from Greek.

If you have ever wondered why English can be sometimes nonsesical or confusing it`s because English is a conglomeration of languages with multiple rules and structures!

That is it for today. I hope you enjoy the rest of the week!

◆アミティーでは年中さんから高校生・大学生まで
多くの生徒が「英検対策レッスン」をご受講してくださっております。
子ども英会話専門校だからこそお子さまに合ったレッスンで資格試験対策をおこなっていきます。

Hello Everyone! I hope that you have had a splendid weekend!

Today I would like to talk to you about my home country, South Africa!

People have generally heard about South Africa but besides Rugby and Cricket most people know very little. So today I would like to share with you a few interesting facts!

#1 Egoli

Johannesburg is the biggest city in South Africa and it has the nickname "Egoli" which means "Place of Gold" in IsiXhosa and IsiZulu. This is because of the discovery of extremely large deposits of gold and the subsequent gold rush in the area in 1884. Shortly after gold was discovered there people moved to the area to establish what is now called Johannesburg. It is classified as a "MEGACITY" and is one of the most populous cities in the world.

#2 No Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Snow Storms

South Africa is situated near the bottom of the African tectonic plate and most of the country is far from any fault zones. This means that there are no volcanoes and that earthquakes are almost non-existant. Earthquakes happen once every 200 years or so. Due to its location being somewhat near to the equator and the combination of the cold agulus and warm benguela currents, South Africa rarely experiences snow. Snow can only typically be found at the top of the Drakensburg mountains.

#3 There are 12 Official Languages

The medium of instruction in South Africa is English which means that signs, media, television, entertainment etc are in English. However, English is not the mother tongue of most South Africans. Most South Africans speak English as well as their own native language. There are even some South Africans who speak five languages!

The official languages are Xhosa, Zulu, English, Afrikaans, Sesotho, Sipedi, Siswathi, Tsonga, Ndebele, Tsonga, Venda and even Sign Language!

#4 Delicious Food!

South Africa has many indiginous cultures and many foreign cultures. Each culture contributes its own cuisine into the mix. In Cape Town, you need not go to many places to taste food from Greece, India, Italy, China, Korea, Brazil, USA, Mexico, Thailand, Congo, England on top of the food from native cultures! There is no shortage of delicious food to choose from to satisfy your appetite!

#5 One of the Biggest Diamond Producers in the World!

South Africa is one of the biggest diamond producers in the world. Producing 10 thousand carats of diamonds per annum. This is due to South Africa having mineral rich land which companies can mine exorbitant amounts of natural resources from!

There you have it! I hope that this article has helped you get to know South Africa a little better!

Have a great week!

Good day everyone! I am back again with another idiom that
will help you express your thoughts and ideas more fluently.

Idiom of the day: Cat got your tongue?

Meaning: This idiom is often used to tell someone or if someone
suddenly cannot speak a work or if they are at a loss of words.

Examples:

1. Why are you suddenly quiet? Cat got your tongue?
2. She is usually very talkative but today it seemed like the cat got her tongue.
3. What`s the matter with you? Why can`t you answer my question? Cat got your tongue?

I hope you learned another useful idiom today! See you again next time!

アミティーは、満6か月のベビーちゃんから高校卒業までずっと続けられる英会話スクールです。
それぞれの年齢や学年に合ったレッスンで、将来につながる英語力を身につけられます！

□　英語が得意な人になってほしい！
□　海外旅行に家族で一緒に行きたい！
□　将来の幅を広く持ってほしい！

1つでも☑がついたらぜひアミティーへお越しください☆

Hi everyone! I`m back again with another mind boggling English quiz!
Since we have already learned a lot of idioms, slangs and phrases that`s why
I am confident that you can answer this quiz.
Good luck and I hope you get a perfect score!

1. What idiom is often used to describe someone or a situation wherein you feel
awkward, unhappy or dissatisfied because you out of placed.

A. A fish out of the water.
B. Caught red handed.
C. To have beef with someone
D. Hangry



2. What idiom is used when you discovered or caught someone doing something wrong.
It could be an illegal act or just a simple act that is supposed to be a secret.

A. A fish out of the water.
B. Caught red handed.
C.to have beef with someone
D. Hangry

3. What slang is used when you have a problem , conflict, complaint or grudge with someone or something.

A. Hangry
B. Caught red handed.
C. A fish out of the water.
D. to have beef with someone


4. This word is a combination of the words hungry and angry.

A.to have beef with someone
B. Hangry
C. Caught red handed.
D.A fish out of the water.


5. This words is synonymous to cringy but it could also mean low quality, unpleasant or insincere.

A. Caught red handed.
B. Cheesy
C. A fish out of the water.
D. To have beef with someone




Answers: A/B/D/B/B

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