chapter 3

Question 1

deal with

Answer 1

1. part of speech : verb
2. definition : interact , communicate
3. example : Filiz Yilmaz deals with people in several countries
4. I like to deal with my neighbors nicely

Question 2

particular

Answer 2

1. part of speech : adjective
2. definition : specific
3. example : the reading gives some history about one particular language, English
4. some people like to do their work in a particular way

Question 3

spread

Answer 3

1. part of speech : verb
2. definition : to move to many places, to be with new people
3. example : The number of English speakers has grown. The language has spread around the world
4. there are many diseases spread around the world

Question 4

nature

Answer 4

1. part of speech : noun
2. definition : the essence, the key thing that makes something what it is
3. example : one reason for the spread of English is the nature of the language
4. the kids nature is playing

Question 5

qualities

Answer 5

1. part of speech : noun
2. definition : features, parts of something
3. example : English has certain qualities. A particular set of these are what make one person or thing different from others
4. the patience is one of important qualities for a fisherman

Question 6

quite

Answer 6

1. part of speech : adverb
2. definition : pretty, mostly, relatively
3. example : the grammar of English is quite simple compared to many other languages
4. the US is quite hot compared to Canada

Question 7

huge

Answer 7

1. part of speech : adjective
2. definition ; very big / large
3. example : another important quality of English is its huge vocabulary
4. There are huge mountains in the US

Question 8

take over

Answer 8

1. part of speech : verb
2. definition : to take something by force and control it
3. example : in 1066, an army from France took over in England
4. I do not like to take over anything from people

Question 9

political

Answer 9

1. part of speech : adjective
2. definition : relating to government
3. example : to understand why English has spread over so much of the world, we have to study political history
4. many countries have political struggles over the world

Question 10

economic

Answer 10

1. part of speech : adjective
2. definition : relating to money or finances
3. example : economic history from the 1800s on helps explain the spread of English
4. the most of African countries have economic problems

Question 11

trade

Answer 11

1. part of speech : verb
2. definition : to exchange, to do business
3. example : it is good for people to be able to do business in more than one language because countries trade with each other
4. I am going to trade my car for my brother

Question 12

gain

Answer 12

1. part of speech : verb
2. definition : to add, to get, to make something a part of you, to incorporate
3. example : English has gained many words from other languages
4. you have to do the best to gain a good job

Question 13

market

Answer 13

1. part of speech : noun
2. definition : a place where people do business
3. example : after finishing business school, some people go on to work in international markets that is, in areas that deal with buying and selling
4. the international market is very important for economic growth

Question 14

invest

Answer 14

1. part of speech : verb
2. definition : to buy something hoping to grow your money
3. example : when a company invests in English language training for its workers, it spends money
4. I like to invest in the real estate

Question 15

employees

Answer 15

1. part of speech : noun
2. definition : workers
3. example : many companies have invested in English classes for their employees
4. most of the employees who work for oil companies gain high wages