Linguarium

Remedial activities

raceagainsttime — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 09:49:33 +0000

We still have about 3 weeks of summer holidays but it’s high time for me to prepare all the activities that are going to be used in the upcoming school year. I’ve started with remedial activities that are going to be used at the beginning of the first term. The aim of this unit is to revise the most fundamental topics.

Download study list for the activities

Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4
Lesson 5
there is no vocabulary for lesson 6 – see the study list for more detatils
Lesson 7
Lesson 8

There are still 2 lessons (no 9&10) without digital flashcards. I will upload them tomorrom.

Long time no see

raceagainsttime — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 09:45:40 +0000

Several months ago I completely abandoned this blog in order to create a better site. However, after many attempts I learned that Linguarium is not so bad. That is why in the next couple of days I’m planning to rearrange it a bit and add some more resources (especially reading comprehension practice).

Stay tuned, we are starting all over again.

[PL] Próbna Matura – j.angielski

raceagainsttime — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:59:14 +0000

poziom podstawowy

poziom rozszerzony – arkusz 1

poziom rozszerzony – arkusz 2

Podcast: Jargon

raceagainsttime — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 10:32:24 +0000

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

raceagainsttime — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 11:06:39 +0000

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

raceagainsttime — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 10:59:24 +0000

[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.

Video podcast #1

raceagainsttime — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:44:27 +0000

Present continuous

Set up

raceagainsttime — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:39:09 +0000

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?

Download audio

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

raceagainsttime — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:30:04 +0000

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

raceagainsttime — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 20:31:41 +0000

Another Linguarium file

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