Study newsletter 2016, week 7 Content
Language level
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Phrase of the week – Join the club
All levels
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Mind map – Job
All levels
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Czenglish – Last vs. take
Pre-intermediate (B1-) – Advanced (C1)
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Business Writing – Elliptical contructions
Pre-intermediate (B1-) – Advanced (C1)
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Test – Czenglish
Pre-intermediate (B1-) – Advanced (C1)
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Phrase of the week Join the club We use this expression to say that we are in the same situation as someone, or have had the same - usually negative - experience. You can use this phrase in ………… language. Spoken Writen Informal Example 1
A: I hate shopping on Marianne Days. B: Join the club. Everywhere is so crowded, you can't even move! Example 2
A: I really do not get on well with the new boss B: Join the club. I was much happier under the old one.
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Mind map Learning new vocabulary in the most effective way
Vyzkoušejte si interaktivní Mindmapy zde: http://www.jazykovka.info/studujeme-jazyky/mindmap/job-1/ Klikejte na slova, uslyšíte jednotlivá slovíčka namluvená rodilým mluvčím.
Slovíčka Slovo Contract CV Application form Interview Career Part-time Full-time Permanent Temporary Appointment
Význam slova smlouva životopis přihláška pohovor kariéra poloviční úvazek plný úvazek trvalý dočasný jmenování 2
Czenglish WRONG:
The movie takes 100 minutes.
RIGHT:
The movie lasts 100 minutes.
Last and take are easily confused in English. They are both concerned with the duration of something but they are slightly different. ‘Last’ is the length of something but generally, it is already decided. For example, you can say, "The movie lasts 100 minutes," because that's how long you need to watch it. Not longer, not shorter, it is already set at 100 minutes. ‘Take’ is also the length of something, but it can be affected by other factors. For example, a journey can take someone 30 minutes, but take another person 20 minutes if they are a faster driver. The weather can affect it also, so you can say, "Normally, it takes 2 hours to drive to Brno, but because of the rain, it took two and half hours." Put together: A: How long will it take you to come to my place? B: Well, I’ll go to my English lesson which lasts 60 minutes, and come over after that. So I guess it should take me about an hour and a half.
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Business Writing Elliptical constructions Today we’ll take a short look at elliptical constructions. These have nothing to do with the elliptical machine at the gym, thankfully. This “elliptical” comes from “ellipsis”, which the Oxford Dictionary defines as “The omission from speech or writing of a word or words that are superfluous or able to be understood from contextual clues.” In short, an elliptical construction is one where we leave something out. Often we do this to avoid repeating a word of a phrase. Here are some examples to show what I mean. In these examples you can leave out the words that are in the square brackets. Leaving out a noun Kristy attended the conference last week; Prakash attended [the conference] too. Leaving out a verb She enjoys dramas, and he [enjoys] comedies. Leaving out a verb-phrase The sales team went to the conference, but marketing didn’t [go to the conference]. These constructions are useful when we list statistics or figures. In 2011, the company made 10% profit; in 2012, 12%; and in 2013, 14%. Happy writing.
DALICE TROST, původem z Austrálie, je absolventkou magisterského studia managementu lidských zdrojů na University of Canberra v Austrálii. Lektorka je držitelkou certifikátu TEFL opravňující k výuce cizích jazyků. V rámci své profesní praxe zastávala vysoké manažerské pozice jako personalistka, senior supervizorka, HR manažerka, a to mimo jiné ve společnostech v Dubaji a Austrálii. Aktivně se věnuje publikační práci v oboru vzdělávání a anglického jazyka. Lektorka je autorkou knihy, ze které čerpáme tyto tipy: Business Writing-A Tip a Day for 30 Days
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TEST: Czenglish 1. I can’t believe I won the tennis match today! I had a luck. 2. No, we haven’t finished watching the film. We are only in the half. 3. Every Friday night I watch a chat show on television. The moderator is so funny. 4. I must apologise myself from work today. 5. My work is so busy at the moment. I am really in stress 6. Smaženy Syr. How is it called in English? 7. The bad thing about my sales manager is that he has no fantasy. 8. It is difficult to find spicy meal in most Czech supermarkets. 9. My today meeting starts at 9am. 10. Excuse me, can I have a question? 11. My boyfriend is very cultured. He always goes to see games at the theatre. 12. My English is really terrible. I must train harder. 13. This morning I cooked coffee and ate some toast. 14. I am looking forward to see you. 15. You said you could make the meeting on Friday, so I am counting with it. 1.
A I was lucky
B I had luck
C I was in luck
D I have a luck
2.
A in half
B in middle
C in the middle
D in the centre
3.
A speaker
B presenter
C facilitator
D talker
4.
A apologize for myself B myself apologize
C myself excuse
D excuse myself
5.
A in a stress
B stressed
C under stress
D stressful
6.
A How calls it
B What calls it
C What is it called
D Called it how
7.
A fantasism
B image
C flavour
D imagination
8.
A food
B dish
C kitchen
D course
9.
A My today’s meeting B My this morning meeting
C My this morning’s meeting
D My meeting today
10. 11.
A can I ask a question? A acts
B can I give a question? B plays
C can I make a question? C theatre games
D I can have a question? D theatre plays
12.
A practise
B learn
C study
D exercise
13.
A did coffee
B made coffee
C prepared coffee
D baked coffee
14.
A I am looking for to see you
B I am looking for to seeing you
C I am looking forward D I am looking seeing you forward to seeing you
15.
A counting in it
B counting at it
C counting on it
D counting by it
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Správné odpovědi se dozvíte ihned po dokončení on-line testu zde: http://www.jazykovka.info/studujeme-jazyky/minitest/articles/ Správné odpovědi z minulého týdne (Verb forms): 1B, 2D, 3C, 4B, 5A, 6C, 7B, 8A, 9A, 10C
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