English Vocabulary in Use: Advanced Book with Answers and Enhanced eBook Vocabulary Reference and Practice 3rd Edition

Rewrite these sentences, replacing the underlined word with an explanatory phrase.
1 Most of the time, planes fly on autopilot.
Most of the time planes fly automatically, controlled by a computer rather than the pilot.
2 The firm makes job applicants do a graphology test.
3 The school always takes very seriously any case of cyberbullying.
4 Matt’s a bit of a technophobe.
5 He’s giving a paper at a pre-conference event in Spain.
6 She did a course in informatics.
What words have been combined 
to make these blends? What do you 
think they mean?
1 infomercial
2 podcast
3 camcorder
4 veggieburger
5 swimathon
6 freeware
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English: a global language
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The origins of English vocabulary
1
vocabulary (specialist term)
2
where something comes from
3
Old English
4
set of words
5
Norse, from the north of Europe, e.g. Denmark 
or Norway
6
from Normandy, a region in the north of France
7
made richer
8
influenced, had an eff ect on
9
idea
10
from Latin or Ancient Greek
11
results aff ecting language
English words from other languages
language
word
meaning
phrase
Arabic
amber
yellowy-orange substance originating from tree 
resin and used in jewellery
an 
amber necklace
Dutch
roster
list of people’s turns for jobs
the cooking 
roster
Farsi
tabby
grey and brown stripy cat
our old