Grammar I
What is better to say?
We met at Sandra's OR
We met at the house of Sandra.
What is correct: He's a history teacher/ history's teacher
Sandra's
history teacher
IDIOMS:
drink like a f....
sleep like a l....
as thin as a r....
deaf as a p...
blind as a b...
work like a d....
fish
log
rake
post
bat
dream
PHONES:
In some village the r............ is bad.
We were talking when we were suddenly c.... of... in the middle of the conversation.
Please leave the message after the t.....
If you s......d..... the page, you will see the attachment at the bottom.
reception
cut off
tone
scroll down
FUTURE:
Translate:
Jutro o 17 będę spacerował z psem.
Tomorrow at 5 pm I will be walking with the dog.
Change this sentence starting with:
Supposing/ Suppose...
Provided...
If I had a chance, I would emigrate.
TRANSLATE:
Gdybym uczył się rosyjskiego w szkole, dziś miałbym inną pracę.
Suppose I had a chance..
Provided I had a chance..
If I had learnt..., I would have a different job now
BEE DOG HORSE
KENNEL HIVE STABLE
Who lives where?
Bee - hive
horse - stable
dog -kennel
PREFIXES
regular
mobile
practical
continue
coherent
embark
irregular
immbile
impractical
discontinue
incoherent
disembark
VERB PATTERNS:
Gosia avised me to go/ going to the doctor.
I'm tired of driving/ to drive.
I love people telling me/ to tell me the truth.
tired of driving
love people telling me
We needn't have booked OR didn't need to book that hotel.
NIepotrzebnie jechałam do Krakowa.
I needn't have gone / didn't need to go to Kraków.
needn't have booked
needn't have gone
WHICH ONE IS ODD ONE OUT?
a syringe, a drip, crutches, a plaster cast
breathtaking, unspoilt, overrated, picturesque
crutches
overrated
ODD ONE OUT:
twitter, neigh, claws, bark
sit ups, press ups, spine, pull ups
boil, roast, kettle, melt
GP, surgeon, specialist, aromatherapy
claws
spine
kettle
aromatherapy
I'd rather you found / find a new job.
I'd rather went/ go home.
I'd rather you went
I'd rather go
CLEFT SENTENCES
We left our passports at home.
WHAT..
A boy in my class won the prize.
It..
It was a boy in my class who won the prize.
6A
MATCH :
VOICE, AIRLINES, RESEARCH, PHONE, EXPERIENCE
hands-free, high-pitched, life-changing, low-cost, ground-breaking
high-pitched voice
low-cost airline
ground-breaking research
hands-free phone
life-changing experience
TOURISM:
souvenirs are often very t....... (cheap)
s.... u.... in the atmosphere of the place (immerse yourself)
there was a nice cafe, off the b....... t..... (away from the place people normally go)
e...... a trip (finish later than planned)
tacky
soak up
beaten track
extend
What is correct:
I hope no/ not.
I suppose so/ such.
I imagine so/ such.
I'm afraid no/ not.
not
so
so
not.
GERUNDS OR INFINITIVES
IS IT CORRECT?
There's no point asking for permission.
My co-worker seems to coughing now.
By the time I'm 60 I hope to have finished all my life projects.
My car needs to be serviced.
There's no point asking for permission.
My co-worker seems to BE coughing now.
By the time I'm 60 I hope to have finished all my life projects.
My car needs to be serviced.
COLOUR IDIOMS
_ _ _ _ _ lie
_ _ _ herring (distraction)
she came out of the _ _ _ _ (unexpectedly)
this present was a _ _ _ _ elephant (costly but problematic present)
_ _ _ tape (bureaucracy )
white lie
red herring
out of the blue
white elephrant
red tape
sculptures portraits abstract-painting exhibition
well-off, affluent,hard up, loaded
lump sum, instalments, donations
exhibition
hard - up (having very little money)
lump sum (single sum of money which is a complete payment, ryczałt)
VERBS OF SENSES:
It seems/ seemed like a good idea for me, but it wasn't.
You look/ look like your mum.
It tastes of/ like garlic ( it has the taste of garlic)
seemed like a good idea, but it wasn't
look like your mum
it tastes of garlic