new words

Sandwiches get their (strange) name from the 4th Earl of Sandwich, an 18th century English politician and nobleman.

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Sandwich

Now you have even more of a reason to enjoy your shower time. The word shampoo comes from Hindi, and means ‘to massage’. Derived from the Sanskrit root chapati (चपति), the word initially referred to any type of pressing, kneading, or soothing.

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Shampoo

While the equestrians among you will wonder if it has anything to do with horses, this is misleading. A “mare” actually refers to a female goblin that sits on you, suffocates you while you sleep, entangles her hair around you in a “marelock”, and tries to induce bad thoughts​

Nightmare

when the Chinese used “kôe-chiap” (鮭汁) to refer to a mix of pickled fish and spices. And ketchup’s first recording in the English language is listed in a 1690 dictionary in which it is spelled ‘Catchup’.​

Ketchup

Shakespeare wasn’t the only writer who introduced new words into the English language. The English word ‘robot’ comes from the Czech word ‘robota’, meaning ‘forced labour’.

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Robot

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Sonia ……………. interesting stories to the children. (read)

• is read

• have read

• has read

• hasn't readed

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The girl ……………. just …………….. a picture. (paint)

• have / painted

• has / painted

• is / painted

• had / paint

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He _________________ the piano for 5 years. (play)

• has played

• has playing

• have played

• hasn't played

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____________________ the new Marvel film? (you / see)

• Have you seen

• Have you see

• Has you see

• Has you seen

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Choose the wrong sentence

• I have never seen an elephant

• She have been to India three times

• My father has bought two red coats

• Jenny has studied English for 4 years

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I_________to start working next week. (decide)

• have just decided

• has just decided

• just have decided

• have decide

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He ___________any gift or letter from his brother for a long time. (not / receive)

• hasn't received

• has receive

• has been receiving

• haven't received

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John ____ in this apartment since 2005. (not / live)

• has been lived

• lived

• haven't lived

• hasn't lived

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_____________ her exam to the teacher? (give)

• Have she given

• Has she give

• Has she given

• Have you been given

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Have you _________flamingo in the zoo? (see)

• never see

• never seen

• ever seen

• ever saw