Cover of the textbook English File Advanced - Student's Book

The key answer of exercise 1

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 2B - On the tip of my tongue for the textbook English File Advanced - Student's Book with authors Christina Latham-Koenig, Clive Oxenden, Jerry Lambert and Kate Chomacki from Oxford University Press

Question

  1. -
  2. How much do you know about the English language? Answer the questions with a partner.
  3. Read the information from the website of the English Spelling Society. Check your answers to b. Then answer the questions.

Answer

b)

  1. (old) German and (Norman) French
  2. 26
  3. 46
  4. Pronunciation
  5. More slowly

c)

  1. It's looking for alternatives to English spellings that will make it easier to write correct English.
  2. They have less time available to learn other subjects.
  3. There is no agreed way.
  4. It makes it more likely that they will re-offend.