1.BODY PARTS AS VERBS
ARM-roka;oborožiti, BACK-hrbet; voziti vzvratno, SHOULDER-rama; naprtiti si,
THUMB-palec; štopati, FACE-obraz; soočiti se, HEAD-glava; iti v smer proti,HAND-roka; izročiti
a. After the husband's death she had to ................ all the responsibilities.
b. The convict who has just escaped from the state jail is believed to be ................ .
c. The sooner you ............. the unpleasant facts, the better for your future advancement.
d. Mum ............. the car out of the garage and bumped at the door frame.
e. He always waits in the ambush when she .............. cars and when a car stops, he jumps in uninvited.
f.As soon we had done the job, we ............... for the stadium.
g. Do you mind .............. this formular in now?
2.IDIOMS with body parts
a. TO PUT ONE'S FOOT IN IT
b. TO HAVE A CHIP ON ONE'S SHOULDER-
c. TO GIVE SB. A COLD SHOULDER-
d. TO BE ALL FINGERS AND THUMBS-
e. TO HAVE GREEN FINGERS-
f. TO BE WET BEHIND THE EARS-
g. TO PULL ONE'S LEG-
h. TO GET COLD FEET-
h. TO HAVE BUTTERFLIES IN ONE'S STOMACH-
i. TO HAVE a word ON THE TIP OF ONE'S TONGUE-
j. TO FALL HEAD OVER HEELS IN LOVE WITH SO.-
k. TO BURY ONE'S HEAD IN THE SAND-
l. TO PAY THROUGH THE NOSE-
m. TO SAY STH. TONGUE-IN-CHEEK-
n. TO LEARN STH. BY HEART
o.TO HAVE A BAD EAR-
p. TO KEEP ONE'S EYE ON SO./STH.-
q. TO HAVE A SWEET TOOTH-
CHEEKY- NOSY- BAD-HAIR DAY-
HAIR-SPLITTER- TIGHT-FISTED- BRAINSTORMING-
CARS AND TRAFFIC (Headway Intermediate, p96, 97, Here endeth the lessons)
USE THE RIGHT VERBAL FORM.
Tine is a lorry/truck driver. He has always loved .................(talk) about the latest models of any vehicles. He proudly admits that he ..............(be) on the road even before he got the licence. Bur when he was old enough, he ...............(take) driving lessons for both a family car and a lorry. Being a tallented driver he .................(manage) to pass the driving test for the first time, so he ................(have) the driving licence for ten years already. He CAN also ...........(mend) the lorry when something ..............(go) wrong. As a self-employee he ............(save) quite a lot of money in this way as car repairs ...........(be) usually very costly. Despite several drawbacks he still enjoys .................(travel) long distances. If he is too lonely, he ............(give) lifts/rides to hitchhikers who are in general very interesting people. Or he ............(make) a stop and goes...................... (sightsee). For instance, last Friday while he ....... .............(drive) from Munich towards Austria, he ................(become) very sleepy; even the highest volume music ................(not help), so he................(stop) to a young hitchhiker. But this time it ...........(seem) impossible to develop a conversation; the only thing Tine ............(learn) from him was his destination-Trieste. His other questions .................(answer) only by nodding or ..............(shake) his head. Besides this the youngster ..........(be) also rather smelly. The atmosphere in the lorry cabin ....................(get) more and more tense. Tine started pondering how ..............(get) rid of the intruder.
The roads were covered with snow towards the mountain range The Karavankes and the surface was too slippery to ascend. But Tine ........never............(fasten) the snow chains onto this lorry before. And then his hitchhiker .............(lend) him his hand and the chains were on in no time. Tine thanked him but he only ...............(shrug) his shoulders.
After some kilometres he spoke for the first time,"WWWWould you sssstop fffor mmme at the pppublic cccconveniences fffor aaaa mmmoment, ppplease."
Then Tine realized that his hitchhiker was only so ashamed of his ..............(stammer).
REVISION EXERCISES
UNIT 9 (HEADWAY INTERMEDIATE)
1. DESCRIBING PEOPLE (e.g. a relative):one's appearance and character (HWp76,116)
a.TRANSLATE: Moja sestrična Neža je srednje velikosti; ni ne debela ne suha, ima dolge
ravne rjave lase. Je v svojih srednjih dvajsetih letih, toda videti je nekoliko starejša, ker ima
nekaj gub okrog oči. Ima svetlo polt. Je družabna, radodarna, a včasih hitre jeze in trmasta.
b. TRANSLATE the left adjectives into Slovene and MATCH them with their synonyms.
1. xenophobic.................. ........lively
2. vivid............................. ........daring
3. shy................................ .........enthusiastic
4. bold.............................. .........timid
5. keen on sth................... .........afraid of strangers
c. FORM THE RIGHT WORD.
I like ...............(invent), ................(optimist), ................(ambition), ................(rely),
. .......................(pride), ...................(hospitality) people.
. On the other hand, I dislike ..................(violence), ................(suspicion), .............(nose), ..............(hypocrisy), ...................(deceive), ....................(greed) and ..............(boss) folks.
. d. FORM THE OPPOSITES by adding a prefix:UN-,IN-,DIS-,IL-,IR-,MIS-,IM-
.
.........-approving ..........-moral
.........-appropriate ...........-maculate
.........-understood ..........-legitimate child
.........-usual ..........-relevant
2. LINKING WORDS IN AN ESSAY BOOK,p118
a. COMPLETE the sentence according to the given linking word.
-There is more thick smog over the city BECAUSE ............................................................
-We should send our donations to the poor countries. IN ADDITION, we ..........................
-Free education should be available to everyone. HOWEVER, the students .......................
-Junk food is harmful for your stomach. FURTHERMORE, ...............................................
-Modern medicine has found a cure for many diseases. ON THE OTHER HAND, ............
-I joined the meeting EVEN THOUGH ...............................................................................
-My left leg still hurts DESPITE (IN SPITE OF).................................................................
b. FILL IN the right linking word into a gapped text.
-The flight was delayed ........ a result of high winds.
-This radio is expensive, but ......... the other hand, it has very good reception.
- ........my opinion, it would be a mistake to waste so much money on this project.
- ........it's too late to finish the work now, we'll resume it tomorrow.
- ........ conclusion, I'd like to express my deepest thanks to all my collegues.
3. Mark HADDON: The Curious Event of the Dog in the Night-time (to p.34)
a. ANSWER, please.
-What object has the dog been killed with?
-Who does the dog belong to?
-He says he likes dogs much more than people. How does he justify it?
-What kind of story does Christopher decide to write?
-Who is Siobhan? Does C. respect or disrespect her?
b. What subjects is C. good at?
c. What are the tasks which he cannot manage?
d. C. doesn't understand people much. What confuses him about other people?
e. Translate or better, explain in English, what do these excerpts from the novel mean.
The policeman:"I'll lose my rag.
They had a skeleton in the cupboard.
The face was drawn but the curtains were real.
f. C. behaves as a typical autistic person does; name some such characteristics. Support each with an example from the book. Quote and add the page number.
Comment this C's wording:
Prime numbers are like life. They are very logical but you could never work out the rules, even if you spent all your time thinking about them.
UNIT 10 PRESENT PERFECT S/C vs PAST S/C
1.PRESENT PERFECT S-Poudarimo rezultat preteklega dejanja v sedanjosti.
ALREADY, JUST, NEVER, ALWAYS, RECENTLY, LATELY, YET (n;q),EVER(q)
a.Jack .......never..........(smoke) pot so far. (J. doslej nikoli ni kadil.= Sedaj nima izkušnje)
b He ...................(not be) in the Netherlands yet.
c.But he ...............already ...............(be) to the States.
d.Now he ..................(go) to Vienna. (=He is in Vienna now!)
e.-.............you ever............(speak) in public?-Yes, I .............!
PAST !!! -When ...........you ...........(give) a speech? What ............ (be) it about?
2.PRESENT PERFECT C (PRESENT PERF. S with state verbs:be, know, have to, like,want)
FOR/SINCE
Jack ...............(lie) in bed with flu FOR a week/SINCE he ..............(return) from the States.
=J. leži že en teden/odkar se je vrnil
HOW LONG ..............you ..................(have) lunch?-Since I..............(call) to join you.
! HOW LONG ............you ...............(have) this enterprise?-Since I ...........(make) redundant.
PAST! We ...............(live) in Lj. FOR 10 years. Now we reside in Kranj.
3. PRESENT PERFECT C-Dejanje se je zgodilo v preteklosti, trajalo je dlje časa, je nedokončano, ne zdi se nam pomembno, kdaj, toda v sedanjosti je pustilo neko POSLEDICO.
She has soiled knees because she .........................(weed) the flower beds an hour ago.
-Why are your eyes blood-shot? -Because I ....................(study) too much!
PAST C
! WHILE I ..............(drive) along the lane, the tyre............(go) flat.
REVISION OF THE UNITS 11&12
1. ASK INDIRECTLY.
a. Did you pay for the drinks? Could you tell me IF ..........................................................?
b. Were there any nasty drunkards in the bar? I'd like to know IF .......................................
c. Where is my hat? I haven't a clue WHERE ......................................................
2. REPORT THESE COMMANDS.
a."Don't squander too much on admission fees!" Mum told me ...........................................
b. "Feel free to ask for details!" The guide encouraged us ......................................
c."Don't drop rubbish onto the floor or else you'll clean up the whole bus!" The driver warned us (he often warns us)..........................................................................................................
d. "Let us take some rest now!" Nina suggested ...................................................................
2. REPORT THESE STATEMENTS.
a."We are going to sightsee tomorrow." Tina informed us THAT ........................................
b."Some passengers haven't arrived yet!" The chaperone shouted THAT ............................
c."This architecture is very extraordinary." The minister stated THAT ................................
d. "The guide didn't want to shorten the tour." She let us know THAT ................................
e. "The admission fee was too high yesterday." We complained THAT...............................
f. "My roommates were too noisy last night." She revealed THAT .....................................
g."If I had slept well last night, I wouldn't be so sleepy now." She said THAT if .................
3. REPORTING QUESTIONS III&II
a. "Are you still dissatisfied with the service?" The waitress asked us IF.............................
b. "Have you ordered yet?" She wanted to know IF ............................................................
c. "Did you enjoy the meal?" She asked us IF ...................................................................
d. "Where were you during the break?" My mate enquired WHERE ................................
e. "I CANnot sleep well here." Paul nagged THAT .............................................................
f. "How much does one one souvenir cost?" I asked the vendor HOW much ......................
4. REPORT THIS DIALOGUE IN A FLUENT WAY.
Dan:"Hello, Daisy! Happy birthday!"
Daisy:"Thank you! Come in!"
Dan:"Okay, but unfortunately I can't stay long."
5.TURN THESE REPORTED SENTENCES INTO THE DIRECT SPEECH.
a. He told us to leave the premises immediately. He told us:"...........................................!"
b. She broke the news that they were moving house next Saturday. She said:"We ............
. c. He wanted to know where I had been the day before. He asked me:" Where................?
d. She claimed that if she had more time in the future, she would travel the world.
She claimed: "If I ..................................................................................................................
6. TRANSLATE INTO ENGLISH.
Ian se je pritožil, da je pravkar prejel poškodovano blago.....................................................
Alja je obljubila, da se bo držala pravil..................................................................................
Tom je poizvedoval, kdaj bo dobil svoje plačilo. ................................................................
Učitelj nam je ukazal, naj takoj oddamo liste. ......................................................................
!!! VERBS IN THE INTRODUCTORY SENTENCE:e.g. opravičil se je ................................ zagrozil je ...................., ponudil je pomoč.................. vzkliknil je ...................bahal se je ....
7. REPORTED SPEECH IN THE CONTEXT
I didn't know that Luke ..........just ............(get) engaged. Actually I thought that he ........never be able to find a girlfriend, so shy he always ..............(look) when we were still collegues at the university. What is more, Jane told me that he ....... ........ ........(shack) up with her lovely fiancee Lucy for a year already! Jane also learned from reliable sources that they ........ ........ ....... .........(get) married soon! (se nameravata)
The famous journalist Vesna interviewed Mr Pitt last month. At first he tried ......... .......... (excuse) himself) saying that he ..........(be) short of time, but Vesna promised ..... ....... ....... (not set) too many questions, so he finally ............(agree). Firstly she enquired how many films ........ ........ .........(make) till then /so far/. He replied that even he ....... ....... (not know) exactly how many. Furthermore, she couldn't help asking him how long he ........ ........ .......... Angelina, but he .............. (overhear) this enquiry. She also wanted to know what his next project ........ .........(be).
REVISION of UNIT 8
CONDITIONAL (0, I, II, III, III+II) AND TIME (I) CLAUSES
if, unless (=if not), provided, in case; when, until, as soon as, after, before
1. MATCH THE 2 PARTS OF A CONDITIONAL CLAUSE. TYPE I/II/III? TRANSLATE.
2. FILL IN THE RIGHT VERBAL FORM. One part of the clause is already given.
3. COMPLETE THE CLAUSE using the right verbal form and logical wording.
4. FORM A CONDITIONAL CLAUSE on the basis of a described situation.
5. EXPRESS A WISH referring to PRESENT (II):e.g. I WISH/IF ONLY I were stronger! and PAST (III): e.g. I WISH/IF ONLY I hadn't broken the rules last time!
6. FORM THE RIGHT WORD. LOTTERY (p66,67), CHARITIES (p 68,128)
If you become a ...............(WEALTH) winner in a lottery, many neighbours become .........(ENVY). Anyway, a sudden windfall will ..............(DRAMA) change your .......(LIVE). The ............(POPULAR) goes into their heads and many get .............(ADDICT) to drugs. WWF is the most .............(EFFECT) conservation organization. It is .........(DEDICATE) to protecting wild animals and their habitat. It works to save .................(DANGER) animal species and secondly, it addresses ..............(GLOBE) threats to our environment, such as ..............(POLLUTE) and .................(THIN) of the ozone layer.
It is .............(ESTIMATE) that 1,000 people die of ..............(HUNGRY) every day. The sad fact is that the majority of people live in dire ..............(POOR).
7. VOCABULARY: - MONEY AND BANK AFFAIRS Translate, please.
a. Banke posojajo denar za visoke obresti.
b. Če dobiš posojilo, imaš dolg, ki ga odplačaš postopoma.
c. Varčevanje tuje valute se ne splača.
d. Denar dvigam na bankomatu.
e. Investiral bom v delnice in tako dobil dobiček.
- CHARITY APPEALS
a. Mnogo ljudi potrebuje naše donacije: begunci, sirote, invalidi, brezdomci, starejši ...
b. Revščina, lakota, suša, slab pridelek, teror vseh vrst - vse to so vzroki za bedo.
c. V primeru naravnih nesreč potrebujemo šotore, odeje, zdravila, zdravnike, sestre...
8. FREE WRITING
a. WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY?
b. THE MISTAKES THAT LOTTERY WINNERS MAKE
c. WHICH CHARITY ORGANIZATION WOULD YOU DONATE TO? JUSTIFY YOUR DECISION.
d. WHAT IS YOUR ATTITUDE TO MONEY? DO YOU DEPOSIT IT ON THE ACCOUNT?