English is constantly changing
Every day new words and expressions come into existence, while at the same time, we gradually stop using certain older words. This week Kate and Jackie hear about how language changes over time, how long we have been using certain words and which ones we are most likely to stop using in the future.
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Disappearing words: join Kate and Jackie as they find out which words are likely to become extinct. Click below:
This week鈥檚 question: Some of the oldest English sounding words date back how many years?
a)1000 years
b)20,000 years
c)500 years
Listen out for the answer at the end of the programme!
Vocabulary from the programme
- evolution
- the gradual process of change and development over a long period of time
- extinct
- to be no longer in existence, or you can use the phrasal verb 'to die out'
- predict
- the action of saying what you think will happen in the future, especially as a result of having prior knowledge or experience
- frequency
- how often some happens
- common everyday speech
- the language we use most frequently
- predictor
- something which can help us predict what will happen in the future
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