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WHAT KIND OF PICTURE DO THEY HAVE ON THEM?/ The banknotes of
my country are ... and they have ... on them
773 DOES A QUESTION USUALLY FINISH ON A HIGH NOTE OR A LOW
NOTE ? A question usually ... high note
WHAT COLOURS ARE THE NOTES ON A PIANO KEYBOARD?
The notes on ... are black and white
DO YOU TAKE NOTES IN A NOTEBOOK DURING THE LESSON ?
No, I don't take...
WHY NOT ?/ Because if I did, I couldn't give my fall attention to what was being said...
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A NOTE AND A LETTER?
The difference ... is that usually a note is short, whilst a letter is longer
ARMOUR zbroja
WHY DID SOLDIERS WEAR ARMOUR IN THE OLD DAYS ? Soldiers wore ... to
protect themselves in battle
SPREAD rozprzestrzeniać (się)
HOW CAN WE PREVENT A FIRE FROM SPREADING ? We can prevent...
by making everything around it wet
ALL OVER wszędzie, po całym...
DO YOU THINK PEOPLE ARE BASICALLY THE SAME ALL OVER THE
WORLD ? Yes, I think people ... or... No, I don't think ...
774 LEARNED uczony
WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE ARE THE MOST LEARNED? The kind of people ...
are scientists, writers, university teachers etc.
SCENE MURDERER FASCINATED
miejsce, scena morderca zafascynowany
WHY DO YOU THINK A MURDERER SOMETIMES RETURNS TO THE
SCENE OF HIS CRIME ? / I think a murderer... because he is
fascinated by what he has done ...
I.E. = ID EST = THAT IS to jest
The letters "i.e." are the abbreviation for "id est", which is Latin for "that is".
WHAT ARE THE LETTERS "I.E." THE ABBREVIATION FOR? The letters "i.e."
are the abbreviation for "id est" ... "that is"
IDIOM 24
FALL TO PIECES = to lose control of oneself TRAGEDY
załamać się, rozkleić się tragedia
775 e.g. He fell to pieces (He fell completely to pieces) just before the exam and failed
everything.
WHAT DOES THE IDIOM "FALL TO PIECES" MEAN ? The idiom ... "to lose ..."
GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE, PLEASE ! She was so shaken by the tragedy that she
just fell to pieces and was quite unable to know what to do in the situation
DICTATION 65 TOOTHBRUSH szczotka do zębów
The price of a meal/in a restaurant/often includes/ waiter service;/ much, of course,/
depending on the type of restaurant./ He always takes/ two toothbrushes with him/ when
he goes on a long journey,/ as he is afraid/he might lose one./ It is said/ that one should
always practise/ what one preaches./ I've seen him here/ on several occasions./ There's
one ming I hate/ and that is people interfering/ with my plans for the weekend./ Whatever
else happens during the day,/ I always keep/ to a set time/ for getting up,/ eating and
going to bed,/ and so I always feel well.
EXERCISE 45
LESSON 122
I USED TO I AM USED TO ACCUSTOMED BRING UP
zwykłem jestem przyzwyczajony przyzwyczajony wychowywać
776 "I used to go to the cinema every Saturday" means "I was in the habit of going to the
cinema every Saturday - but I don't go now"; whilst "I am used to cold weather"
means "I am accustomed to cold weather - perhaps because I was born and brought
up in a cold country"./
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE TWO SENTENCES?
I USED TO WASH IN COLD WATER EVERY MORNING,
AND,
I AM USED TO WASHING IN COLD WATER EVERY MORNING /
The difference between these two sentences is that "I used to wash in cold water every
morning" means "I was in the habit of washing in cold water every morning -
but I do not do it now"; whilst "I am used to washing in cold water every
morning "means" I am accustomed to washing in cold water every
morning - and so I do not suffer from having to do it"
WHAT DO I MEAN WHEN I SAY "I USED TO SEE CHARLES QUITE
A LOT IN THE OLD DAYS" ? When you say you used ... you mean you quite
often saw Charles in the past - but not now
WHAT DO I MEAN WHEN I SAY "I AM USED TO HARD WORK" ? When
you say you are ... you mean you're accustomed to
hard work, perhaps because you have worked hard
for many years, and so do not suffer from it any more ...
777 DID YOU USED TO ATTEND THIS SCHOOL LAST YEAR?/ Yes, I used to
... or ... No, I didn't used to ...
IS AN AFRICAN USED TO HOT WEATHER? Yes, an African is used
to hot weather
WHY ? Because it is hot in Africa and, if a man is born and brought
up there, he ought to be used to hot weather
Notice the differences in the two kinds of sentences:-
1) I used to go. I used to live. I used to read, and
2) I am used to going. I am used to living. I am used to reading. I am used to cold
weather. I am used to him.
We use the word "get", meaning "become" or "grow", with "to be used to" to
form the different tenses. For example:-
I got used to sleeping with my window open.
I am getting used to sleeping with my window open.
I shall get used to sleeping with my window open./
GIVE ME A PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE EXAMPLE OF THE USE OF
THE WORD "GET" WITH "TO BE USED TO", PLEASE ! He soon got used
to living alone - He is getting used to living alone - He
will soon get used to living alone.
778 SAKE dla kogoś, czegoś BENEFIT korzyść
WHEN ARGUING WITH SOMEONE, DO YOU EVER SUDDENLY AGREE
WITH HIM JUST FOR THE SAKE OF PEACE AND QUIET ?/ Yes, when
arguing with someone, I sometimes suddenly ... or ...
No, when arguing ... I never suddenly ...
WHAT DOES A WOMAN MEAN WHEN SHE SAYS TO HER HUSBAND
"JOHN, DEAR, I DO WISH YOU'D STOP SMOKING. WONT YOU STOP -
JUST FOR MY SAKE ?" When a woman says ... she means she is asking him to
stop, not for his own benefit but for hers, as it
would give her pleasure to see him stop.
SPELL MIXED UP HUMOUR
literować wymieszany humor
B - O - O - K. WHAT AM I DOING ?/ You're spelling the word "book"
779 SPELL THE WORD "ASH - TRAY", PLEASE ! A-s-h- hyphen -t-r-a-y
WHICH WORD AM I SPELLING ALL MIXED UP? -U-R-H-O-U-M
You're spelling the word "humour" all mixed up
CORRECT FORMAL INFORMAL DRESS
poprawny formalny nieformalny ubranie
WHO CORRECTS YOUR DICTATIONS ? I correct my dictations myself
HOW CAN WE CORRECT OUR MISTAKES IN OUR PRONUNCIATION ?/
We can correct... by listening and speaking more carefully
WHAT IS THE CORRECT DRESS FOR A FORMAL PARTY ? The correct dress ...
a dark suit, white shirt, dark shoes etc....
WHAT DRESS DOES ONE WEAR FOR AN INFORMAL PARTY ?
One can wear anything one wishes for an informal party
IN BUSINESS, WHAT DO WE MEAN BY "MAKING A FORMAL OFFER" ?
In business, by "making ..." we mean making a
definite offer and not just a suggestion
MASTER MISTRESS BOSS SCHOOLMASTER
pan, mistrz pani szef nauczyciel
780 PROBABLE prawdopodobny MASTERPIECE dzieło
In the past, the man or woman a servant worked for was called the servant's master
or mistress. These days it is more probable that we would call him or her the
servant's employer or boss.
WHAT DO WE CALL THE MAN OR WOMAN A SERVANT WORKS FOR ?
We call the man or... the servant's master, mistress, employer or boss
WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE A SCHOOLMASTER (OR MISTRESS) ?/
Yes, I'd like to be ... or ... No, I wouldn't...
WHEN DISCUSSING PAINTING, WHOM DO WE MEAN WHEN WE TALK
ABOUT THE OLD MASTERS ? When discussing painting, and we talk...
we mean painters like Rembrandt, Michelangelo etc.
CAN YOU NAME ME ONE OF SHAKESPEARE'S MASTERPIECES ?
Yes, I can name you one of Shakespeare's masterpieces -
Hamlet (Macbeth, Othello, King Lear etc.)
HOW LONG DO YOU THINK IT WOULD TAKE YOU TO MASTER
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