[PL] Próbna Matura – j.angielski

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Podcast: Jargon

If you got a letter saying that local officials ‘wish to engage you as a stakeholder’, who could blame you if you thought it was a marriage proposal or even an offer to employ you as a barbecue chef?! In this week’s programme, William joins Yvonne as she finds out about an attempt at jargon-busting – getting rid jargon.

Listen out for the answer to this question at the end of the programme!

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Face Up To Phrasals Ep.2: Bob’s tired

Bob and Jackie’s Chemistry Project

Bob: Ooh, sorry Jackie, I must have nodded off for a few minutes. Are we ready to start?
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Nod off – nodded off – nodded off

Meaning: If you nod off, you fall asleep, often during the day or when you are not supposed to be sleeping.

Grammar: This phrasal verb does not have an object. The verb and particle are not usually separated.

She nodded off

We CANNOT say: She nodded it off or She nodded off it

Example sentence: The lesson was boring and the room was so hot that I couldn’t stop myself from nodding off.

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Synonyms: drop off, doze off, drift off, doze, snooze, fall asleep, have a catnap

[PL/ENG] Exemplary dialogue

[from Oxford Excelllence for Matura]
Na dzisiejszą lekcję miałeś/łaś napisać wypracowanie. Niestety, nie udało ci się dokończyć pracy na czas. Rozmawiasz z nauczycielką.

Poinformuj ją o sytułacji

Wyjaśnij, dlaczego nie napisałeś/łaś pracy.

Powiedz, kiedy oddasz wypracowanie

Useful language:
manage
essay
dissertation
assignment
forget
promise
hand in
submit

E: Good morning, what can I do for you?
Z: I didn’t manage to finish my essay.
E: Why not?
Z: I didn’t feel too good yesterday. I wasn’t able to focus on anything. But I promise I will hand in the assignment tomorrow.
E: All right. Just make sure you get it done.

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Present continuous

Set up

Bob and Jackie’s Chemistry Project
Episode 1: Let’s Get Started
Jackie: Ok, chemistry project. Let’s get this experiment set up. Are you ok, Bob?

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Set up – set up – set up

Meaning: If you set something up, you make it ready for use, often by putting different parts of it together.

Grammar: This phrasal verb needs an object. It is possible to put the object between the verb and particle. If the object is a pronoun, it must go between the verb and particle.

They set up the equipment
They set the equipment up
They set it up

They set up it

Example sentence: We took so much equipment to the exhibition that it took almost a full morning to set it all up.

Synonyms: assemble, put up, build

Writing messages – file check

Some time ago I poseted a file with guidelines how to write postcards and short messages. Here are two tasks to revise all the necessary phrases:

• Linguarium FILE CHECK: Krótki tekst użytkowy

Grammar: Past tenses practice

Another Linguarium file

• Linguarium FILES: Past simple and past continuous practice (1)

[PL/ENG] Exemplary dialogue: Państwo i społeczeństwo (Relacjonowanie wydarzeń)

Opowiadasz znajomym ze Stanów Zjednoczonych o włamaniu w nocy do Twojego domu. Opisz:

• gdzie byłeś/łaś, gdy dowiedziałeś/łaś się o włamaniu;
• jak zareagowałeś/łaś, widząc poczynione zniszczenia;
• kto zawiadomił policję i czy złodziej został zatrzymany.

(Rozmowę rozpoczyna egzaminujący)

Useful vocabulary:

break into

burglar

burglary

catch

damages

find out

mess

shocked

 

E: I heard your house was broken into last night. Where were you when the burglary happened?

Z: I was at work when I found out about the burglary.

E: And, how did you react when you saw the damages? 

Z: I was terribly shocked when I saw a broken windows and a mess in my living room.

E: How did the police find out about it?

Z: My neighbor called the police.

E: What about the burglar? Was he caught?

Z: Yes, the burglar was caught and arrested.

[PL] Matura – Pisanie wiadomości

Useful language for writing messages:

• Linguarium FILES: Krótki tekst użytkowy – Wiadomość