Study newsletter 2017 week 20 Content Language level Page Phrase of the week In a word, no All levels 1 Mind map Internet security Pre-intermediate (B1-) Advanced (C1) 2 Czenglish Maximally vs. maximum Pre-intermediate (B1-) Advanced (C1) 3 English at Work Talking About Difficult Situations - Losing a war, a battle or a struggle? Pre-intermediate (B1-) Advanced (C1) 4 Test The airport man Pre-intermediate (B1-) Advanced (C1) 5 Phrase of the week In a word, no We use this expression to summarise our negative feelings or to give a short negative answer. You ca use this phrase i la guage. Spoken Informal Example 1 A: Did you enjoy your salmon? B: In a word, no. It was too dry. Example 2 A: Is Marie coming to the teambuilding? B: In a word, no. She gave me a long explanation about why she can't come. 1
Mind map Learning new vocabulary in the most effective way Vyzkoušejte si i teraktiv í Mindmapy zde: http://www.jazykovka.info/studujeme-jazyky/mindmap/film-movie/ Klikejte na slova, usl šíte jed otli á slo íčka a lu e á rodilý lu čí. Slovíčka Slovo Hollywood Behind the scenes Producer Action! Actor Ambiance Cue Academy awards Director Camera Výz a slova Hollywood zákulisí producent akce herec at osféra arážka, odítko ceny Oscar režisér kamera 2
Czenglish WRONG: RIGHT: When I go to the pub, I drink maximally three beers. When I go to the pub, I drink three beers maximum. If a a sa s, Whe I go to the pu, I dri k a i all three eers he is al ost ertai l l i g. He probably drinks double that, plus a couple of shots! But if he says it, he is also making a language mistake. I E glish, e do t use the ord a i all, e just use the ord a i u a d usuall after the noun as in the example - Whe I go to the pu, I dri k three eers a i u. The sa e is true of i i u too. We ould sa, I ill sta o e hour i i u, ot i i all o e hour. If a a sa s, He is sta i g i the pu o e hour i i u, he is ot l i g. But he ll pro a l e there all night! 3
English at Work Talking About Difficult Situations Losing a war, a battle or a struggle? Does it sometimes feel as though work is a warzone? What are you fighting if you are losing a war, a battle or a struggle? 1. After the project was cancelled we put a brave... on the situation, but we were all worried that we would lose our jobs. 2. No that e e lost the o tra t, a d our proposed e proje t has ee reje ted, it looks like e re fighti g a losi g... a d that e ll pro a l e d up ei g ade redundant. 3. The tea e ers did t see to e ooperati g ell, ut he it a e to the... they came together and got excellent results. 1. A look B face C view 2. A battle B war C struggle 3. A break B crunch C snap 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: http://www.jazykovka.info/studujeme-jazyky/english-at-work/the-can-tin-or-box/ Správ é odpovědi z i ulého týd e (Talking About Difficult Situations The can, tin or box?): 1A, 2A, 3C 4
TEST: The airport man Yesterda Da id (1) his home for the first time in eleven years. But his home is a very unusual one - he has (2) the last eleven years living in an international airport. David had no family in his o ou tr, so ele e ears ago he set off to sear h.(3) his sister who lived in Scotland. He had 't heard fro her for..(4), but he had an old address. He e er (5) Scotland, e ause hile he as.(6) for a connecting flight all his docume ts.(7) stolen and he had to ask for new ones. (8) he had nowhere to go, he stayed in the airport. After a..(9) weeks, he was still there. He e a e..(10) as 'Sir George' and all the airport staff liked him. Ele e ears.(11) his documents arrived and he was free to go. But he no longer wanted to! 1 A left B went C removed D departed 2 A taken B passed C spent D used 3 A to B for C from D at 4 A years B times C long D ever 5 A got B arrived C travelled D reached 6 A waiting B thinking C booking D sitting 7 A had B were C are D have 8 A Atlhough B Even C As D If 9 A several B many C lot D few 10 A called B known C told D said 11 A following B since C later D next Sprá é odpo ědi se doz íte ih ed po doko če í on-line testu zde: http://www.jazykovka.info/studujeme-jazyky/minitest/the-airport-man/ Správ é odpovědi z i ulého týd e (A review of a collection of novellas): 1A, 2C, 3B, 4A, 5C, 6D, 7D, 8C, 9A, 10C, 11A, 12C 5