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Oktober 3rd, 2011
Kategorije: Aktualno, Angleščina, Francoščina, Italijanščina, Jezikovne šole, Nasveti za učenje, Nekategorizirano, Nemščina, Tečaji v tujini, Učni pripomočki, Španščina . Avtor: Tadej . Komentarji: Ni komentarjev . RSS novice

Predstavništvo Evropske komisije v Republiki Sloveniji in Urad vlade za komuniciranje v izvedbi Centra Evropa vas v petek, 25. septembra 2009, med 11. in 17. uro vabita na celodnevni družabni dogodek z naslovom »Jezikovna potepanja«. Dogodek bo potekal V Miklošičevem parku nasproti Centra Evropa, v primeru slabega vremena pa v Centru Evropa, Dalmatinova 4, Ljubljana.

Ljubitelji tujih jezikov boste v pestrem programu prav gotovo našli kaj primernega zase:

PROGRAM:
11.00  Uvodna nagovora direktorice Urada vlade za komuniciranje Veronike Stabej in vodje Predstavništva Evropske komisije v Sloveniji Mihele Zupančič.

11.15 in 12.25  Branje poezije v različnih jezikih držav Evropske unije in kandidatk za članstvo v sodelovanju z učenci Osnovne šole Danile Kumar iz Ljubljane.

11.50 in 13.30  Lutkovna predstava »Princesin zaklad – Uganke na gusarski ladji« v izvedbi Sabine Schröder–Zobel. Predstava je primerna za otroke, stare od 8 do 10 let, ki se vsaj eno leto učijo nemščine kot tujega jezika.

13.00, 14.05 in 15.00  Kratki popotniški tečaji švedščine (13.00), poljščine (14.05) in litovščine (15.00) za obiskovalce dogodka.

14.35, 15.30 in 16.15  Večjezična pantomima s pantomimikom Danijem Petkom. Vabljeni, da se potegujete za praktične nagrade!

16.00  Pogovor z red. prof. dr. Markom Stabejem z oddelka za slovenistiko Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani o izzivih slovenskega jezika v prihodnosti.

Med 11.00 in 17. 00  Večjezična knjižnica, ki jo bomo v parku postavili v sodelovanju s Knjižnico pod krošnjami (http://www.knjiznicapodkrosnjami.si).

Med 11.00 in 17.00  Mednarodna klepetalnica »Pri poliglotu« - v sodelovanju z British Councilom v Sloveniji, Goethe Institutom Ljubljana, francoskim inštitutom Charles Nodier, španskim Instituto Cervantes Ljubljana in italijanskim inštitutom za kulturo v Sloveniji bomo v parku gostili naravne govorce angleščine, nemščine, francoščine, španščine in italijanščine, s katerimi boste lahko poklepetali v sproščenem vzdušju.

Na stojnici Predstavništva Evropske komisije v Sloveniji bodo na voljo informacije v zvezi z jeziki, prevajanjem in tolmačenjem v EU ter politiko večjezičnosti, ki jo razvijajo in izvajajo evropske institucije.

Lepo vabljeni!

September 24th, 2009
Kategorije: Aktualno, Angleščina, Francoščina, Italijanščina, Jezikovne šole, Nasveti za učenje, Nekategorizirano, Nemščina, Tečaji v tujini, Učni pripomočki, Španščina . Avtor: Ana . Komentarji: 5 Komentarjev . RSS novice

HEAR refers to the action of receiving sounds in our ears unintentionally.

LISTEN refers to the action of paying attention to the sounds in our ears.

                                
Exercise: Use the verbs HEAR or LISTEN (in the correct tense) in the following sentences.
1. I _________ a crash when I opened the window. 
                                                              
2. _________! Somebody is coming!

3. My grandmother can’t ________ very well.

4. Have you ____________ to his latest song?

5. I _________ the most terrifying news on the radio yesterday.

KEY: 1. heard, 2. Listen, 3. hear, 4. listened, 5. heard

Januar 28th, 2009
Kategorije: Angleščina . Avtor: Ana . Komentarji: Ni komentarjev . RSS novice

These adverbs tell us in what way someone does something.
FORM: Adjective + ly

1. We form many adverbs from an adjective + LY (quick - quickly)
2. If an adjective ends with Y, the adverbs ends with ILY: (happy - happily)
3. If an adjective ends with BLE, the adverbs ends with BLY: (comfortable - comfortably)
4. If an adjective ends with IC, the adverbs ends with ICALLY: (dramatic- dramatically)
5. Irregular forms (good – well, hard – hard, fast - fast)

Exercise:
1. Mr.Brown talked very __________ (interesting) about his work.

2. Could you speak more __________ (quiet), please?

3. James dances very __________ (good).

4. Janine is  __________ (terrible) upset about losing her job.

5. The driver of the car was __________ (serious) injured.

6. Mary fell and hurt herself quite  __________ (bad).

KEY: 1. interestingly, 2. quietly, 3. well, 4. terribly, 5. seriously, 6. badly

November 24th, 2008
Kategorije: Angleščina . Avtor: Ana . Komentarji: Ni komentarjev . RSS novice

Fill in the correct word - human, man, person, persons or people!

1. Three _______ have been charged with the murder.
2. A kleptomaniac is a _______ who has an irrational urge to steal.
3. _______ knows so much and does so little. (R. Buckminster Fuller)
4. Two _______ getting together to write a book is like three _______ getting together to have a baby. One of them is superfluous. (George Bernard Shaw)
5. The true perfection of _______ lies not in what he has, but in what he is. (Oscar Wilde)
6. It always takes time to find the right _______ for the job.
7. A fire was intentionally started by _______ or _______ unknown.

KEY: 1. people; 2. person; 3. man; 4. people, people; 5. man; 6. person, 7. person, persons.

September 6th, 2008
Kategorije: Angleščina . Avtor: Tadej . Komentarji: Ni komentarjev . RSS novice

Ker med učenjem hitro postanemo lačni, vas tokrat z objavo tradicionalnega angleškega recepta mesne pite vabimo h kuhanju. Po želji lahko recept prilagodite in uporabite tudi sir, por, koruzo ali peteršilj. V pomoč vam bo slovarček na dnu recepta. Dober tek!

Cottage pie is a traditional English dish made with minced meat covered with mashed potato and often topped with cheese. While a variety of meats can be used, the dish is traditionally made from beef or lamb.

Traditional English recipe

Ingredients
1 lb cooked beef - cold
3/4 lb cooked bacon
1 cup of cold potatoes
1 cup of breadcrumbs
1 egg
1 oz butter
2 onions (minced)
Gravy
Seasoning

Method
Mince the beef and bacon, season to taste.
Fry the minced onion in butter till brown, then add the gravy and boil for ten minutes.
Mix the egg, meat, bacon, potatoes and breadcrumbs together, add to the onion gravy.
Mix well and place in a greased pie-dish.
Bake for 30 minutes.
Serve hot with vegetables, or cold with salad.

Definitions
1 lb = 0,45 kg
1 oz = 28 g
To bake: To cook in an oven.
To boil: To cook a liquid at a temperature of at least 100°C.
To fry: To cook in hot fat.
To mince: To cut into very fine, even pieces using a sharp knife, a food processor or a mincer.
To mix: To beat or stir food ingredients together until they are combined.
Gravy is an English sauce made often from the juices that run naturally from meat or vegetables during cooking

Avgust 20th, 2008
Kategorije: Angleščina . Avtor: Tadej . Komentarji: Ni komentarjev . RSS novice

Ali znate tvoriti množino naslednjih živali v angleščini?

 GOOSE  →  ?

 MOUSE  →  ?

 WOLF  →  ?

 SALMON  →  ?

 OX  →  ?

 BEE  →  ?

 SHEEP  →  ?

Rešitve: geese, mice, wolves, salmon, oxen, bees, sheep.

Julij 30th, 2008
Kategorije: Angleščina . Avtor: Tadej . Komentarji: 1 Komentar . RSS novice

Tokrat smo za vas pripravili vajo iz uporabe osnovnih veznikov v angleškem jeziku. Z večino od njih ste se morali srečati že v prvem letu učenja angleščine, toda dileme pri njihovi uporabi ponavadi ostajajo dlje. Ker vaja dela mojstra, mojster pa dela vajo, se preizkusite kar sami!1. Do you think this is something ___ can be successful?
a. who
b. that
c. -

2. Don’t go out ___ you’ve combed your hair.
a. as
b. while
c. until

3. Make sure you close all the windows ___ it starts to rain.
a. after
b. before
c. for
Answerb

4. I think I know ___ he failed the FCE exam.
a. why
b. until
c. where

5. ___ I had known how much I would disappoint him, I woudn’t have done it.
a. Whether
b. When
c. If
Answerc

6. ___ it starts to rain, come inside.
a. As soon as
b. While
c. Whether

7. My friend Racim, ___ lives in Canada, has an Algerian passport.
a. whose
b. who
c. that
Answerb

8. It’s usually quite simple to cross the border between the Switzerland and Germany ___ these two countries have friendly relations.
a. yet
b. and
c. because

9. ___ a university professor returns from a sabbatical leave, he should be better qualified.
a. Until
b. When
c. Even though

10. She’s ___ a stupid woman ___ nobody likes to be with her.
a. such…that
b. such…as
c. so…that

Maj 14th, 2008
Kategorije: Angleščina . Avtor: Urska . Komentarji: 1 Komentar . RSS novice

Tony Buzan je v svoji knjigi Using your Memory izpostavil 100 angleških besed, ki v povprečju sestavljajo polovico vseh besed v pogovoru. Poznavanje teh besed omogoča komunikacijo v angleščini, čeravno na osnovni ravni:

April 9th, 2008
Kategorije: Angleščina . Avtor: Urska . Komentarji: 10 Komentarjev . RSS novice

V angleškem jeziku, ki vikanja ne pozna, se vljudnost in spoštovanje kažeta s formalnimi izrazi in stavčnimi oblikami. Povežite formalne in neformalne oblike, ki pomenijo isto!

1. I’m afraid I will not be able to attend.         a) Shall I …?
2. Would you like me to?                                 b) I’m sorry for …
3. I can assure you that …                               c) I promise …
4. Please accept our apologies for …               d) See you next week.
5. However …/ In addition …                           e) Sorry, I can’t make it.
6. I look forward to meeting you next week.   f) But …/Also ….

Rešitve: 1e, 2a, 3c, 4f, 5f, 6d

April 3rd, 2008
Kategorije: Angleščina . Avtor: Tadej . Komentarji: Ni komentarjev . RSS novice