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1 Study newsletter 2016, week 48 Content Language level Page Phrase of the week I ll ear it i i d All levels 1 Mind map Feelings All levels 2 Czenglish To shave themeselves vs. to shave Pre-intermediate (B1-) Advanced (C1) 3 English at Work Talking about Learning: Revision Pre-intermediate (B1-) Advanced (C1) 4 Test Discovery of a musician Upper-Intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) 5 Phrase of the week I ll ear it in mind We use this expression to thank someone for warning us about something that we will think about in a later situation. You a use this phrase i la guage. Spoken Written Informal Example 1 A: If you want to go to Disneyland, go mid-week. The queues aren't so bad. B: Thank you. I'll bear that in mind. Example 2 A: Don't make them work too hard - remember, they've just had a very long shift. B: Ok. I'll bear that in mind. 1

2 Mind map Learning new vocabulary in the most effective way Vyzkoušejte si i teraktiv í Mindmapy zde: Klikejte na slova, usl šíte jed otli á slo íčka a lu e á rodilý lu čí. Slovíčka Slovo Emotions Joy Passion Fear Sorrow Intensity Mood Sensibility Anger Sense Výz a slova emoce radost ášeň strach zár utek intenzita álada citlivost vztek smysl 2

3 Czenglish WRONG: RIGHT: I like men who shave themselves every day. I like men who shave every day. So e people like hair e, so e people do t. What atters though is the a ou prese t this in English. You a ot sa, I like e ho sha e the sel es. Whe ou do, it sou ds like the sha e everything - their face, their chest, their hands, their back. They shave...themselves. If you want to refer simply to the face, you should t add the refle i e pro ou. Do t sa, He sha es hi self or I sha e self. I stead, sa, He sha es or I sha e. We k o ou are talking about the face! With o e, ho e er, it is a differe t stor. If ou sa, She sha es, it is u lear hat part of the body you are meaning. So better is to sa, She sha es her legs, or She sha es her ar pits etc. 3

4 English at Work Talking about Learning: Hats, caps or berets? 1. There's nothing magical about learning to touch-type. Eventually, after lots of practice it becomes... nature. 2. Would you mind taking Ms O Loughlin... your wing and helping her get to grips with the computer system here? 3. Rather than trying to blind us with..., we need to employ someone who can explain the concept simply to the senior management team. 4. I knew the office layout like the... of my hand so I was able to find my way about when the power went out. 5. Don t ask the division head about the computer system. He hasn t got a/an We need a trainer who not only knows the subject matter by..., but who is able to explain it clearly. 7. We eed to ork out ho e a ai tai produ tio ith the udget uts. It s ti e to put your thinking... on. 8. I don t know why the receptionist is having problems with the new phone system. It s as easy as We didn t have the highest sales figures this month. We came in second. But we all worked hard and deserve an A for A double B twice C second 2. A under B beneath C below 3. A facts B science C knowledge 4. A palm B back C front 5. A idea B thought C clue 6. A idea B thought C clue 7. A caps B berets C hats 8. A 123 B ABC C A to Z 9. A working B thinking C effort Sprá é odpo ědi se doz íte příští týd u e o zkoušejte o -line verzi testu s hod o e í ih ed po doko če í: Správ é odpovědi z i ulého týd e (Talking about Learning: Hats, caps or berets?): 1B, 2C, 3A 4

5 TEST: Discovery of a musician Whe Ji Bar es as a s all o, his fa il. (1) their holidays on his grandfather's farm. This was in a alle.. (2) by mountains. It was during one of these visits that Ji 's.. (3) to remember a tune led to a suggestion that the boy should. (4) a musical instrument. One evening a discussion (5) among the adults about the differences between two hit songs. His father tried to pro e the.. (6) of the two tunes by playing them, not very well on his guitar. No one thought that Jimmy, who was only five, was listening, but suddenly he made his (7) to the ancient piano which stood in the. The fa il as a azed.. (8) no one had heard him play any music before. I this a, Ji 's usi al. (9) began. 1 A spent B made C took D went 2 A surrounded B closed C held D circled 3 A talent B gift C ability D skill 4 A take up B start up C pick up D join up 5 A happened B came C entered D arose 6 A comparison B closeness C likeness D similarity 7 A path B way C route D line 8 A so B although C when D as 9 A work B living C career D study 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 (Welcome to Burrough Sports and Leisure Centre): 1B, 2A, 3D, 4A, 5B, 6C, 7A, 8C, 9B, 10D 5