CONFUSING WORDS HEAR or LISTEN

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.

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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

ADVERBS OF MANNER

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

HUMAN, MAN, PERSON/S or PEOPLE? (srednja raven)

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.

Tradicionalni recept: Cottage Pie

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.

cottage pie
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

Množinske oblike živali (srednja raven)

Ali znate tvoriti množino naslednjih živali v angleščini?

Miš

 GOOSE  →  ?

 MOUSE  →  ?

 WOLF  →  ?

 SALMON  →  ?

 OX  →  ?

 BEE  →  ?

 SHEEP  →  ?

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

Vaja z vezniki (srednja raven)

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

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

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

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

100 najpogostejših angleških besed

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:

1. A/an 2. After 3. Again 4. All 5. Almost
6. Also 7. Always 8. And 9. Because 10. Before
11. Big 12. But 13. (I) can 14. (I) come 15. Either/or
16. (I) find 17. First 18. For 19. Friend 20. From
21. (I) go 22. Good 23. Good-bye 24. Happy 25. (I) have
26. He 27. Hello 28. Here 29. How 30. I
31. (I) am 32. If 33. In 34. (I) know 35. Last
36. (I) like 37. Little 38. (I) love 39. (I) make 40. Many
41. One 42. More 43. Most 44. Much 45. My
46. New 47. No 48. Not 49. Now 50. Of
51. Often 52. On 53. One 54. Only 55. Or
56. Other 57. Our 58. Out 59. Over 60. People
61. Place 62. Please 63. Same 64. (I) see 65. She
66. So 67. Some 68. Sometimes 69. Still 70. Such
71. (I) tell 72. Thank you 73. That 74. The 75. Their
76. Them 77. Then 78. There is 79. They 80. Thing
81. (I) think 82. This 83. Time 84. To 85. Under
86. Up 87. Us 88. (I) use 89. Very 90. We
91. What 92. When 93. Where 94. Which 95. Who
96. Why 97. With 98. Yes 99. You 100. Your

Formal or informal? (srednja raven)

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

Angleščina v računalništvu (osnovna/srednja raven)

 Zanimiva lekcija, ki vam bo prišla prav pri delu z računalnikom.

 Slovar najpogosteje rabljenih angleških besed v računalništvu:

aplikacija application
baza podatkov database
elektronska oglasna deska BBS - Bulletin Board Service
bralni pomnilnik programmable read-only memory, PROM
brskalnik  browser
CPE – centralna procesna enota CPU – central processing unit, central processor
datoteka file
delovna postaja  workstation
direktorij directory
ekran screen
geslo password, keyword
gonilnik driver
hitrost prenosa podatkov data transfer rate
ikona icon
integrirano vezje, čip chip, IC, integrated circuit
lokalno omrežje/mreža LAN, local area network
mapa, ovojnica, ovitek, zvezek, predal folder
meni, izbira, izbor menu
miška mouse
namizje desktop
navidezna resničnost virtual reality
notesnik notebook
operacijski sistem OS, operating system
pomnilnik memory
ponovni zagon reboot
RAM, bralno-pisalni pomnilnik RAM, random-access memory
strojna oprema hardware, HW
tipkovnica keyboard
tiskalnik printer
ukaz command
svetovni splet www – world wide web
zaslon display
zbiralnik assembler

Za lažjo izgovorjavo nekaterih besed si lahko ogledate tudi filmček na temo angleških besed v računalništvu:

Na danem linku lahko preverite svoje znanje angleščine v računalništvu - TEST.

Potovanje z letalom (osnovna raven)

Seznanite se z osnovnimi angleškimi izrazi, ki vam bodo prišli prav na potovanju z letalom. Na koncu rešite še kratko vajo.

 

letalski prevoznik airline
letalo airplane
letališče airport 
prihodi arrivals
odhodi departures
prtljaga baggage
ročna prtljaga carry-on luggage
voziček cart
letalska karta plane ticket
povratna karta round trip ticket
vozovnica (za vkrcanje) boarding pass
vkrcati se to board
prijava na okencu check-in
carina customs
prijaviti to declare
varnostna kontrola security check
brezcarinska trgovina duty-free
izhod za vkrcanje gate
potnik passenger
(pre)zgodnji early
z zamudo late
ekonomski razred economy (coach) class
poslovni razred first class
let flight
potni list passport
letališki avtobus shuttle
vmesni pristanek stopover
pristati to land
vzleteti to take off
stevardesa stewardess

Dopolnite pomanjkljive povedi z naslednjimi besedami: baggage, ticket, declare, passport, round trip ticket, flight.

1)  How much is a ______?
2)  Can I see your ______ and ______, please?
3)  Do you have any ______?
4)  Do you have anything to ______?
5) We wish you a pleasant _____!

REŠITEV: 1. round trip ticket, 2. ticket/passport, 3. baggage, 4. declare, 5. flight

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