Amazing facts in English (Удивительное в англиском)

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Purpose : to consider benefits and significance of amazing and interesting facts in the English language (word origins, expressions, idioms) and their influence on the improving of English. Object of study : facts, expressions, idioms of the English language. Tasks : to explore literature on this problem, to research interest and depth of knowledge of respondents, acquaint ourselves and other people with amazing facts in English. Hypothesis : knowledge of word origins and expressions, meaning of idioms in the English language influence on development of lexical reserve and ability to speak and understand this language, it attracts interest to studying English.

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“ Learning a language has a beginning, but no end.”

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John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich Sandwich was named after John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, an 18th-century English aristocrat

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Scottish inventor Charles Macintosh Mackintosh was named after Charles Macintosh, a Scottish chemist and inventor of waterproof fabrics.

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Strawberry = straw + berry Strawberry got its name from the straw put beneath the berry bushes during the cultivation process

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Eggplant = egg + plant The name eggplant refers to the fruits of some cultivars which were yellow or white and resembled goose or hen's eggs.

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There are some words, which came into English from Russian, for example, “balalaika”, “dacha”, “taiga”, “tsar’, “tundra”, “samovar”.

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a couch potato – a person who spends a lot of time watching TV to go bananas – to become wild or angry; to go crazy a cold fish – unfriendly person who seems to have no strong feelings to pull someone’s leg – to trick someone

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Conclusion: We have researched interest and knowledge of English of modern teenagers and learnt a lot of new information about amazing facts of the English language. It’s really useful and interesting to learn unusual facts of English because it helps to enrich your vocabulary, to understand foreigners and to express your opinion.