Question
Vocabulary
systems
characters
borrow
specializes
rate
past
1. There are many different writing
language uses the Roman alphabet.
2 A dermatologist is a doctor who
the skin.
3. The United States is
4. In the
increased rapidly.
5. Can I
form
refer to
estimate
meaningful
divided
linguists
_. The English
in problems of
into fifty states.
fifty years, the population of the world has
your pen for just a minute?
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Lesson 3: Languages and Language Diversity
Answer
1. Linguists refer to the English language as a writing system that uses the Roman alphabet. 2. A dermatologist is a doctor who specializes in problems of the skin. 3. The United States is divided into fifty states. 4. In the past fifty years, the population of the world has increased rapidly. 5. Can I borrow your pen for just a minute?