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Tuvan State University

Philological faculty

Linguocountrystudy

SEMESTER TEST

Name:___________________________

I. Comprehension questions on language families:

1. What common origin do Germanic languages have?

2. What languages belong to the Germanic group of the Indo-European language family?

3. What languages belong to the Indo-European language family? Name as many languages as possible.

4. Which of the languages will be easier to learn as a second and a third foreign language after a person has learnt English?

5. How do linguists establish the relationship of languages?

6. What language families do you know?

II. Fill in the gaps in the passage the follows it.

1. Germanic languages represents a branch of …………………………………language family.
2. This branch is divided into three subgroups:……………………………………………… .

3. The East Germanic subgroup includes such languages as ……………………………… .

4. The West Germanic subgroup includes the following languages:     …………………… .

5. The North Germanic subgroup includes such languages as ……………………………. .

   The English language then is a member of the ……………………………… subgroup of the …………………. branch of the …………………………………..language family.

3. Match the symbols of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.

1. Tudor Rose                 2. Thistle                      3. Daffodil                    4. Shamrock

a. Wales

b. England

c. Ireland

d. Scotland

         IV.  Match the flags with the countries:

1.                                        3. 

                   2.                                      4.                                                                                                                           

a. Wales

b. England

c. Ireland

d. Scotland

      V. What flags does the Union Jack consist of?

VI. Match the names of saint patrons with the countries.

1. Saint Georges
2. Saint Patrick
3. Saint David
4. Saint Andrew

a. Wales

b. England

c. Ireland

d. Scotland

VII. Capital of

-England is …………………………………… .

-Scotland is……………………………………. .

-Republic of Ireland is………………………… .

-Northern Ireland is……………………………. .

-Wales is ……………………………………… .

VIII. Write about British English dialects.

IX. Write about English language variants.

Mark: __________