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1066 and all those baby names

Submitted by Dave Norgate on 4 November 2010.

A set of comprehension questions, together with vocabulary exercises, anagrams and a writing prompt.
Useful for those working towards Level 2 Certificate in Adult Literacy and anyone with an interest in word origins and English linguistics.
All based on an article from the BBC News website www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-10776581
See below for links to other Level 2 exercises.

Resource File(s)
1066 and all those baby names.doc
Resource type
Reading comprehension
Writing assessments, tasks or prompts
Physical format
6 pages
Level
Level 2
English
Word origins
AL Rt/L1.1 Understand continuous texts
Rt/L2.3
Rt/L2.4
AL Rw/L2.3 Vocabulary (language features, synonyms, formality)
Wt/L2.2
Context
History, culture, museums, libraries
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