red apple: January 2012

Sunday, 29 January 2012

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vocabulary to practise - IN A CLOTHES SHOP

Assistant: Are you all right?
Customer: Yeah, fine. I'm just looking at the jeans. Are these all you have?
Assistant: No. We have some more overe here. What colour are you after?
Customer: Blue or grey.
Assistant: And what size are you?
Customer: 32.
Assistant: We have these ones.
Customer: Oh, those are nice. How much are they?
Assistant: They're £ 59.95.
Customer: Do you have anything cheaper?
Assistant: What about these ones? They're black, ut I think they will suit you.
Customer: How much are they?
Assistant: £ 39.95.
Customer: That's ok. Where can I try them on?
Assistant: The fitting rooms are just over there.
Customer: Thanks...Oh! These tops are nice - and only £ 5.95 each. Do you have a medium?
Assistant: Yeah. Here you are.
Assistant: How are they?
Customer: Yeah, they are fine. Very comfortable, and they go with these shoes.
Assistant: Yes, they do. How is the top?
Customer: Not so good. It doesn't fit. I'll just take the jeans.

go with - pasować kolorystycznie, stylowo, pod względem wzorów
suit - pasować pod kątem twarzowości (ktoś dobrze w czymś wygląda)
fit - pasować rozmiarowo

Vocabulary to practise - MONTHS

Vocabulary to practise - DESCRIBING THINGS

to buy:

hat - czapka, kapelusz
bag - torba
basket - koszyk
umbrella - parasol
glasses - okulary
bobble - pompon
high hat - cylinder

size and shapes:

round - okrągły
square - kwadratowy
oval - owalny
medium - średni
wide - szeroki
narrow - wąski

material:

made of cloth - zrobione z tkaniny
made of paper - zrobione z papieru
made of leather - zrobione ze skóry
made of glass - zrobione ze szkła

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handle - rączka
ribbon - wstążka
feather - pióro
peak - daszek

Friday, 27 January 2012

vocabulary to practise - PATTERNS

PATTERNS:

spotted - w kropki

checked - w kratkę

flowery - w kwiaty

striped - w paski

patterned - wzorzysty

plain - gładki

Wednesday, 18 January 2012

Bonnie Tyler teaches about heroes and comparatives

If you want something you can say:

- I want

- I would like (I'd like)

- I need

What does Bonnie need? What does Bonnie want?

a white knight upon a fiery steed - biały rycerz na ognistym wierzchowcu (!)

a hero - bohater

And now we have two heroes to compare. Look at them:

strong
fast
fresh
large
sure
good-looking
happy
powerful

weak
slow
dirty
small
unsure
ugly
sad
powerless

Fill in the gaps. Use the adjectives in the brackets:

1. The hero on the left is .......................... than the weaker hero. (strong)

2. Number 2 is not as .............................. as number 1. (fast)

3. Bonnie doesn't want a ..................................hero. ( slow)

4. You can't be a hero if your granny is ............................................ than you. (powerful)

5. To fight the odds Bonnie needs a ...............................hero. (fast)

6. A ........................... hero makes Bonnie .......................... than the birds. (happy / happy)

And now let's listen. It can be interensting or maybe more interesting than interesting:)

Gender roles - comparing

Watch the video first and then do an exercise if you want of course:) Have fun! You can always send me your answers to check.

True or false?

1. When they have a date men get ready much earlier but are still late.

2. When a lady comes back home after work, she is busier than her husband.

3. Women often fall asleep when they see a sentimental film.

4. In a conversation men are more aggressive than women.

VOCABULARY:

have a date - mieć randkę
get ready - szykować się, przygotować się
are still late - i tak się spóźniają
fall asleep - zasypiać