Лексико-грамматические навыки словообразование 28 (Заполнение пропуска)
Прочитайте приведённый ниже текст. Образуйте от слов, напечатанных заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами 25–29, однокоренные слова, так, чтобы они грамматически и лексически соответствовали содержанию текста. Заполните пропуски полученными словами. Каждый пропуск соответствует отдельному заданию из группы 25–29.
Пример ответа: foundation
Global Language
It is difficult to tell exactly how many languages there are in the world today. (25)_________ (SCIENCE) say there are about 2,700 languages, but no one has ever made a more definite count.
In most countries there are at least two native languages, and in some cases — as in Cameroon — there are hundreds. The number of languages (26)_________ (NATURAL) changes as tribes die out or linguistic groups are absorbed.
Nowadays, globalization influences the (27)_________ (DEVELOP) of languages. New words appear, existing words acquire new meanings, native words give way to international terms.
Almost all languages change. A rare exception is written Icelandic, which has changed so little that (28)_________ (SPEAK) of modern Icelandic can read sagas written a thousand years ago.
If you drew a map of Europe based on languages, it would be different from a conventional map. For example, Switzerland would practically (29)__________ (APPEAR), becoming part of the surrounding areas of French, Italian, and German.