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1 Study newsletter 2016, week 49 Content Language level Page Phrase of the week Give over! All levels 1 Mind map In the park All levels 2 Czenglish To think yes vs. to think so Pre-intermediate (B1-) Advanced (C1) 3 English at Work Useful Expressions for the Festive Season Pre-intermediate (B1-) Advanced (C1) 4 Test Friendly visit from hell Upper-Intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) 5 Phrase of the week Give over! We use this expression to show we don't believe something, or to show we think something is a big surprise to us. You ca use this phrase i la guage. Spoken Informal Example 1 A: I saw Chuck Norris in the city centre this morning. In fact I had a coffee with him. B: With Chuck Norris! Give over! Example 2 A: In some countries it's normal to get married at thirteen. B: At thirteen! Give over! 1

2 Mind map Learning new vocabulary in the most effective way Vyzkoušejte si i teraktiv í Mindmapy zde: Klikejte na slova, uslyšíte jed otli á slo íčka a lu e á rodilý lu čí. Slovíčka Slovo Bench Fountain Picnic Litter bin Playground Flowerbed Forest park Castle park Bush Jogging Výz a slova la ička fo tá a piknik odpadko ý koš dětské hřiště záho lesopark zá e ký park křo í jogging 2

3 Czenglish WRONG: RIGHT: Am I going to the party? I think yes. Am I going to the party? I think so. Yes and no are probably the first words you learn in English. Are you going to the party? Yes. Are you going to the party? No. But as your English develops a little, your sentence constructions expand to more than just one word answers. But whereas in Czech, you might answer the question, Are you goi g to the party? ith I thi k yes, i E glish it is ro g. I stead you eed to say I thi k so. To say the opposite - if you do t thi k that you ill go, you ha e to say, I do t thi k so. Sayi g, I thi k yes or I thi k o is Cze glish, and you should cut it out right away! 3

4 English at Work Useful Expressions for the Festive Season With the festive season upon us, let s look at some English expressions which are useful for saying how you feel. 1. I m absolutely... to bits to be Invited to the boss s Christmas party. I ve never been asked before. 2. My colleagues and I have been in... spirits since we were told about our end of year bonuses. 3. I m as pleased as... with the division s annual result. This will be reflected in your bonuses. 1. A thrilled B excited C pleased 2. A high B wide C deep 3. A push B punch C hit Sprá é odpo ědi se doz íte příští týd u e o yzkoušejte o -line verzi testu s yhod o e í ih ed po doko če í: Správ é odpovědi z i ulého týd e (Talking about Learning: Revision): 1C, 2A, 3B, 4B, 5C, 6A, 7A, 8B, 9C 4

5 TEST: Friendly visit from hell My ife Pe y a d I usually lo e to (1) our friends at our house but we will never invite my old friend Fred and his wife Kate again! We are urre tly.. (2) from the weekend they spent with us. We' e k o the oth si e our s hool (3). So, although e rarely see the, you'd thi k e'd ha e a fairly (4) idea of what sort of people they were. Ho e er, e dis o ered that our li es ha e (5) very different directions. We ha e good jo s ut they are ery (6) and we work for long hours. At eeke ds e try to s at h a fe o e ts of (7) in between catching up with the housework. Kate and Fred are postgraduate students and they live with his parents. His mother cooks their.(8) meals for them and does all their washing. So they. eeke ds as leisure time and never think of offering to help with daily chores. So they.(9) weekends as leisure time and never think of offering to help with daily chores. By the time the left, we were both.. and worn out! 1 A have B visit C receive D host 2 A repairing B recovering C revising D retiring 3 A terms B days C times D ages 4 A fine B strong C good D right 5 A taken B left C chosen D gone 6 A exhausted B tired C demanding D caring 7 A extension B relaxation C expression D reflection 8 A major B essential C key D main 9 A regard B believe C think D expect 10 A cross B left C tiring D bad Sprá é odpo ědi se doz íte ih ed po doko če í on-line testu zde: Správ é odpovědi z i ulého týd e (Discovery of a musician): 1A, 2A, 3C, 4A, 5D, 6D, 7B, 8D, 9C 5