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Thursday, June 10, 2010

Potluck 2009 at O.P.

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      • 2009 Spring High-Advanced Class
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LOAN WORDS in the ENGLISH LANGUAGE

LOAN WORDS in the ENGLISH LANGUAGE
look bellow for examples of foreign words that have been absorbed into the English language

Italian Loan Words

balcony
bronze
cameo
corridor
fiasco
graffiti
grotesque
indigo
Madonna
mascara
miniature
model
pasticcio
porcelain
replica
rotunda
studio
villa
virtue

American Indian Loan Words

Chipmunk
Hickory
Igloo
Kyak
Moccasin
Moose
Pecan
Powwow
Squash
Tepee
Toboggan
Tomahawk
Totem
Wigwam

Arabic Loanwords

Admiral
Adobe
Albatross
Alcohol
Alfalfa
Algebra
Almanac
Amber
Artichoke
Candy
Check
Coffee
Cork
Cotton
Gauze
Ghoul
Giraffe
Hashish
Hazard
Jar
Lemon
Lime
Loofah
Magazine
Monsoon
Mummy
Orange
Safari
Saffron
Soda
Spinach
Sugar
Tarriff
Zenith
Zero

English Words with African Origins

banana
banjo
chimpanzee
cola
coffee
dengue
jive
jumbo
juke
Kwanzaa
impala
mumbo jumbo
safari
voodoo
yam
zebra
zombie

Chinese Loan Words

bok choy
chop suey
gingkgo
ginseng
ketchup
kowtow
kumquat
kung fu
lychee
mahjong
oolong
pinyin
tai chi
tea
tofu
wok
yin yang

Japanese Loan Words (some were originally Chinese)

Anime
Bonsai
Geisha
Gingko
Judo
Jujutsu
Karaoke
Karate
Kimono
Koi
Origami
Ramen
Rickshaw
Sake
Sayonara
Sensei
Shiatsu
Shitake (mushroom)
Shogun
Soy
Sushi
Sudoku
Tempura

Russian Loanwords

Beluga
Commissar
Cosmonaut
Gulag
Kremlin
Ruble
Sputnik
Steppe
Tsar
Tundra
Vodka


Hit the books!

Hit the books!

Euphimisms (1)

between jobs = unemployed
big boned = fat
correctional facility = prison
departed = dead
do your business = go to the bathroom
eternal eest = death
expecting = pregnant
full figured = fat
in reduced circumstances = poor
indisposed = busy
it fell off the back of a truck = " I stole it."
landfill = dump
message From Our Sponsor = commercial
no longer with us = dead
out-source = "we found someone to do your job cheaper."
pass on = die
passed away = died
powder your nose = go to the bathroom
pre-owned = used
pushing up daisies = dead
put to sleep = to kill an animal that is hurt, or too old
remains = dead body
rest room = bathroom
revenue enhancements = taxes
see a man about a horse = go to the bathroom
with child = pregnant

'nyms

acronym (F.B.I. / T.G.I.F./ESL)

antonym (opposites)
(big-small/black-white/tall-short)

homonym
(words that mean the same thing; big-large)

homograph
(words spelled the same,
but pronounced differently; bass[bas]-bass[base])

pseudonym
( a fake name someone uses when writing a book)


Interesting Facts About India

The name India is derived from the river Indus. The game of chess originated from India. The decimal code along with the place value system was an original Indian development. The highest cricket ground of the world is in Chail, approximately 2444 meters above sea level. Budhayana an Indian mathematician was the first to calculate the value of "pi" mathematically and explained the concept of Pythagorean Theorem in the 6th century. The Indian railway is the largest employer in the world, over a million people work for it. The game of snake and ladders was discovered in India by Gyandev in the 13th century.





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Teacher Links

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  • British ESL (BBC Website)
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  • BSU Homepage
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ESL Websites

  • Dave's ESL Cafe
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  • Many Things
  • Randall's Cyber Listening Lab

Job Links

  • Boise Jobs
  • CareerBuilder.Com
  • Idaho Dept. of Labor
  • Idaho Statesman Job Classifieds
  • Labor Ready
  • Monster.com
  • U.S. Dept. of Labor

Government Agencies & NGO's

  • Agency for New Americans
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  • Department of Homeland Security
  • FAFSA (money for school)
  • HUD (Housing & Urban Developement)
  • Idaho Commission on Human Rights
  • Idaho Department of Labor
  • Idaho Self Rescue Manual
  • Iraqi Refugee Org (Arabic)
  • IRCO (Immigrant & Refugee Community Organization
  • Mountain States Group
  • National Somali Bantu Org
  • Refugees International
  • Sudan Human Rights Org
  • U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services
  • U.S. Department of Labor
  • United Nations High Commission on Refugees
  • World Relief Boise

Boise Area Places of Interest

  • Boise Art Museum
  • Boise Basques
  • Boise Hispanic Cultural Center
  • Boise Zoo
  • City of Boise Homepage
  • Idaho Historical Society
  • Idaho Homepage
  • Idaho Parks & Recreation
  • Idaho Statesman
  • MK Nature Center
  • Old Idaho Penitentiary
  • Volunteer in Boise

Other Useful & Interesting Websites

  • 10 ways to SAVE MONEY
  • 4 Square ( new social networking app)
  • Alphabetizer
  • Converter ANY Measurements
  • Craig's List
  • Currency Converter
  • Ebay
  • Facebook
  • Gizmo (guide to free software)
  • Google Maps
  • Google Translate
  • Gulf Oil Spill Cam
  • Hulu (Free TV shows online)
  • Idaho Road Conditions
  • IMDB (reviews of every movie)
  • Interesting Facts Website
  • Jing* (Cool Free Program!)
  • My Space
  • Schott's Vocab (cool blog about new words in English Lexicon)
  • Skype
  • Snopes (urban legend debunker)
  • Stumble Upon (NEW Search Tool)
  • The Mom Song (Must Watch!)
  • Thesarus
  • Twitter
  • Webopidia ( Explains Web terms)
  • Wikipedia
  • You Tube

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