Vocabulary
What term determines whether someone is married or not married?
marital status
Complete the sentence using one of the perfect tenses.
I (know) ... my wife for three years when we got married.
I had known my wife for three years when we got married.
Fill in the gaps with the appropriate words.
a) family ... - the social, cultural and economic factors that shape an individual's upbringing and experiences within their family
b) sickness ... - a document which contains details of the illness or condition responsible for a worker's absence
a) family background
b) sickness record
Change the following sentence into passive voice.
Who has stolen my money?
Who has my money been stolen by?
or
By whom has my money been stolen?
Explain the meaning of the following terms in English.
a) downturn
b) equity stake
c) heavy trading
a) a decline in economic, business or other activity
b) the ownership interest that an individual or entity holds in a company, often represented by shares of stock
c) a period of time during which a lot of shares, bonds, etc. are bought and sold
Report the following statement.
"We are meeting our cousins here this afternoon, but yesterday they told us they might cancel at the last minute", he explained.
He explained (that) they were meeting their cousins there that afternoon, but the day before / the previous day the cousins had told them they might cancel at the last minute.
Translate the following phrases into English.
a) być w czymś lepszym od innych, wyróżniać się w czymś
b) rozumieć istotę (sprawy, problemu)
c) wycofać się w porę (żeby więcej nie stracić)
d) wydawać komunikaty prasowe
a) excel at / in something
b) get the gist of something
c) cut one's losses
d) issue press releases
Complete the following conditional sentences with the correct verb forms.
a) If he (can) ... speak Portuguese, he (understand) ... the locals during his stay in Portugal.
b) If I (not, fight) ... for our relationship, we (not, be) ... together now.
c) If she (not, practise) ... a lot, she (not, win) ... the contest.
d) If we (live) ... in another country, we (not, mind) ... having more children.
a) If he could speak Portuguese, he would have understood the locals during his stay in Portugal.
b) If I hadn't fought for our relationship, we wouldn't be together now.
c) If she hadn't practised a lot, she wouldn't have won the contest.
d) If we lived in another country, we wouldn't mind having more children.