Study newsletter 2016, week 41 Content Language level Page Phrase of the week Here we go again All levels 1 Mind map Cat All levels 2 Czenglish Size like vs. size as Pre-intermediate (B1-) Advanced (C1) 3 English at Work Communication: The same track, envelope or page? Pre-intermediate (B1-) Advanced (C1) 4 Test Bad vacation Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) 5 Phrase of the week Here we go again We use this expression to say someone is going to say or do something that they have said or done before - and we find it negative or boring. You ca use this phrase i la guage. Spoken Informal Example 1 A: Janet has asked to talk to you about extra money. B: Here we go again. Every year she tries to get more money, but it's just not possible. Example 2 A: I worked very hard so you could go to this course, and then cancel every other lesson. B: Here we go again. I've told you I have to be at work till night these days! 1
Mind map Learning new vocabulary in the most effective way Vyzkoušejte si i teraktiv í Mindmapy zde: http://www.jazykovka.info/studujeme-jazyky/mindmap/cat/ Klikejte na slova, usl šíte jed otli á slo íčka a lu e á rodilý lu čí. Slovíčka Slovo Domestic Fur Whiskers Purr Claw Paw Pet Hunt Hiss Tabby cat Výz a slova do á í srst fousky příst dráp packa do á í azlíček lovit s čet ouro atá kočka 2
Czenglish WRONG: RIGHT: My sister is the same size like me. My sister is the same size as me. As a d like pose a u er of pro le s, si e Cze hs si pl use jako for oth. I E glish, it is ore o pli ated. We use like for se ses, e.g.. She s ells like a ho eless, or This tastes like hi ke. We also use like to ea e a ple. So, ou ight sa, He e jo s sports like foot all a d te is. But o e ase here ou do t use like is ith o parati es usi g the ord sa e. A lot of stude ts ill sa so ethi g He is the sa e like e. But this is ro g. You eed to use as. So, orre t is to He is the sa e as e, or, as i the er first M sister is the sa e size as e. 3
English at Work Communication - The same track, envelope or page? 1. Off the top of my, I think we ll have to reduce spending by at least 10 percent this year. 2. I think we re on the same here. Hopefully we reduce our spending without cutting staff. 3. I just got back from holidays and found out that my project has been cut. I feel like I ve been left out of the 1. A hat B hair C head 2. A track B envelope C page 3. A game B loop C knot Sprá é odpo ědi se doz íte příští týd u e o zkoušejte o -line verzi testu s hod o e í ih ed po doko če í: http://www.jazykovka.info/studujeme-jazyky/english-at-work/communication-oct-week-2/ Správ é odpovědi z i ulého týd e (COMMUNICATION: Missed the point, issue or fact?): 1 A If you miss the point, you have failed to understa d the esse tial part of so ethi g. You do t know what is important about it. 2 C To put in a good word for someone means to make a favourable recommendation or to say something supportive. 3 A When you put something in a nutshell you reduce a large and complex amount of information and make it easier to understand. You summarise a complicated idea quickly and simply. 4
TEST: Bad vacation The vacation I (1) with my family in Massachusetts about six years ago was the worst vacation I (2). M pare ts de ided to re t a house o Martha s Vi e ard a d e 3 to three weeks of fun in the sun. Unfortunately, everything went wrong and we were glad to get back home. On the highway, a suitcase (4) the roof and hit a passing motorbike. By the time we (5) a garage and we (6) (take) the shaken motorcyclist home, we (7) that we had missed our boat.d On the last night of our stay, the car (8) and the presents we (9) for friends at home (10). Fortunately, the camera was not in the car, so the vacation photos of our disasters were saved. 1. A spent B have spent C spend 2. A ever have B ever had C have ever had 3. A all looked forward B were all looking forward C all have looked forward 4. A fall off B fell off C felt off 5. A had called B called C have called 6. A have taken B took C had taken 7. A have found B found C find 8. A was broke into B had been broken into C was broken into 9. A had bought B have bought C bought 10. A stole B was stolen C were stolen Sprá é odpo ědi se doz íte ih ed po doko če í on-line testu zde: http://www.jazykovka.info/studujeme-jazyky/nezarazene/bad-vacation/ Správ é odpovědi z i ulého týd e (Golden engagement): 1A, 2C, 3D, 4C, 5A, 6D, 7B, 8C, 9A, 10B, 11C 5