Britanska vs. ameriška angleščina
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PRAZNUJMO EVROPSKI DAN JEZIKOV…Z JEZIKOVNIMI POTEPANJI!
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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, […]
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.
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 ________ […]
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, […]
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 _______ […]
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 […]
Množinske oblike živali (srednja raven)
Ali znate tvoriti množino naslednjih živali v angleščini?
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
