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IDIOM 22
PULL ONESELF TOGETHER = to discipline oneself after going through a
wziąć się w garść difficult time.
758 e.g. You'll have to pull yourself together if you want to pass that exam.
WHAT DOES THE IDIOM "PULL ONESELF TOGETHER" MEAN ?
The idiom ... "to discipline ..."
GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE, PLEASE! Pull yourself together man, and stop crying!
DICTATION 64
Sometimes a university student/ can take quite a long time/ to gain a degree./ My mark
in mathematics/ was six out of ten,/ which is not too bad/ considering I had not studied/
too hard./ Some petrol companies/ have very good trademarks,/ whilst others have trade-
marks/ that never really/ catch the eye./ When learning a language,/ one must first build/
a good, strong basis,/ otherwise/ it is very unwise to continue,/ as one is sure to fall down/
later on.
LESSON 120
SPIRIT EVIL ENERGY
duch zły, zło energia
WHAT'S THE RIGHT SPIRIT TO ADOPT WHEN LEARNING A LANGUAGE ?
The right spirit... is that it's better to speak and make a mistake than not to
speak because of being afraid of making a mistake
WHERE DOES A CHRISTIAN HOPE HIS SPIRIT WILL GO TO AFTER
DEATH ? A Christian hopes ... to heaven after death
759 DO YOU BELIEVE IN EVIL SPIRITS ?/ Yes, I believe in ... or ... No, I don't...
WHAT KIND OF THINGS PUT YOU IN HIGH SPIRITS AND WHAT KIND OF
THINGS PUT YOU IN LOW SPIRITS? The kind of things that put me in high
spirits are ... whilst the kind ... are ...
WHAT DO WE MEAN BY A PERSON OF SPIRIT ? By a ... we mean a
person of energy, courage and character
DO YOU DRINK SPIRITS ? Yes, I drink ... or ... No, I don't...
WHY OR WHY NOT ?/
FLOW płynąć
WHICH RIVER FLOWS THROUGH LONDON ? The river Thames flows ...
DO YOU THINK A WOMAN LOOKS BETTER WITH HER HAIR CUT
SHORT OR WITH IT FLOWING DOWN HER BACK? I think a woman
looks better with ...
FEAST święto, uczta FESTIVAL festiwal
The word "feast" means a large meal, especially a large public meal; but it also means
a festival which does not necessarily include eating. For example, "a village feast"
or "a religious feast, like the Feast of St. John". The verb "to feast" means "to eat
and drink a lot"./
760 WHAT DOES THE WORD "FEAST" MEAN ? The word "feast" means a large
meal... a festival... eat and drink a lot
DARE UNLIKE OMIT CHALLENGE
odważyć się w przeciwieństwie opuścić wyzwanie, próba sił
"Dare" is a Special Verb but, unlike the other Specials, it can form its negative either
with "do" or without "do": e.g. "He doesn't dare to return there again" or "He
daren't return there again".
When used with "do", the "to" after "dare" is generally put in, whilst when used
without "do", it is omitted./
WHAT ARE THE TWO WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN FORM THE NEGATIVE
OF THE VERB "DARE" ? The two ways in which ... are either with or without "do"
WHEN WE DON'T USE THE AUXILIARY VERB "DO", IS THE VERB
"DARE" FOLLOWED BY "TO" OR IS THE "TO" OMITTED ?/ When we
don't... the "to" is omitted after the verb "dare"
GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE WITH "DO" AND ONE WITHOUT "DO", PLEASE ! I
didn't dare (to) tell him what you said - and -1 daren't tell him
what you said, (or, I dared not tell him what you said)
761 The verb "dare", apart from meaning "to be brave enough", also means "to
challenge". In such a case, we use "do" with it and follow it with "me, you, him"
etc. and a "to" infinitive: e.g. "Do you dare me to hit that man ?"/
WHAT'S ANOTHER MEANING OF THE VERB "DARE" BESIDES "TO BE
BRAVE ENOUGH" ? Another meaning of the ... is "to challenge"
GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE, PLEASE ! I dared them to jump into the river with
their clothes on
FIX przymocować, HAMMER NAIL DENTIST
umówić się młotek gwózdz, paznokieć dentysta
FIX UP zamocować FINGERNAIL1900 paznokieć
In order to fix a piece of wood to the underside of this table, one would need a
hammer and some nails./
WHAT'D ONE NEED IN ORDER TO FIX A PIECE OF WOOD TO THE
UNDERSIDE OF THIS TABLE? One would need a hammer and
some nails to fix a piece of...
WHEN YOU PAY A VISIT TO THE DOCTOR'S OR DENTIST'S, DO YOU
GENERALLY HAVE TO FIX AN APPOINTMENT BEFORE GOING OR CAN
YOU CALL ON HIM JUST WHEN YOU LIKE ?/ When I pay a... I generally
have to ...
762 WHAT'D YOU HAVE TO DO IN ORDER TO FIX UP A SHELF ON
THAT WALL ? In order to fix up a... I would first of all have to make two holes
in the wall, put a piece of wood into each hole and then nail the shelf to the
wood with a hammer and nails
WHAT'S THIS? It's a fingernail
YARD COURTYARD ENCLOSE
jard (ok. 95 cm), podwórko dziedziniec otaczać, załączać
SPACE przestrzeń INN karczma
Apart from being a measure, the basic meaning of the word "yard" is a small enclosed
space, generally used for some special work purpose. For example, "a farmyard, a
brickyard, a railway yard, or the backyard of a house" etc. /
WHAT'S THE BASIC MEANING OF THE WORD "YARD" ? The basic ... is a
small enclosed space generally used for some special work purpose
GIVE ME SOME EXAMPLES, PLEASE! Farmyard, brickyard, railway yard ...
WHAT IS A "BACKYARD" ? A "backyard" is an enclosed space behind a house
A courtyard, on the other hand, is an enclosed space like any other kind of yard, that is,
enclosed with walls and buildings, but is not generally used for any work purposes
and can usually be found in places like colleges, castles or old inns/
763 WHAT'S A COURTYARD ? A courtyard ... not generally used for any kind
of work purposes...
IN WHAT KIND OF BUILDINGS DO WE NORMALLY FIND COURTYARDS ?
We normally find courtyards in colleges, castles and old inns
AMUSE AMUSEME COMIC COMICAL CARDS
zabawiać rozrywka komik komiczny karty
WAITING-ROOM PASS (THE TIME) HOBBY PHOTOGRAPHY
poczekalnia spędzać hobby fotografia
WHAT DO PEOPLE DO WHEN THEY ARE AMUSED BY A COMIC STORY ?/
When people are amused by ... they laugh or smile,
depending on how comical the story is
Another meaning of the word "amuse" is "to pass the time", especially when we
have nothing else to do. For example, "Whilst waiting for the train, we amused
ourselves by playing cards"
WHAT'S ANOTHER MEANING OF THE VERB "TO AMUSE" ? Another meaning
... is "to pass the time"
GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE, PLEASE ! Whilst waiting to see the doctor, I amused
myself by studying the faces of the other people in the waiting
-room, trying to see what they might be thinking
from the expression on their faces ...
764 WHAT KIND OF AMUSEMENTS DO YOU HAVE IN YOUR HOME TOWN ?/
The kind of amusements we have in my home town are:
cinemas,theatres, clubs, dancing... etc ...
CAN YOU THINK OF ANYTHING THAT PEOPLE DO FOR AMUSEMENT
RATHER THAN FOR MAKING MONEY, EVEN THOUGH THEY COULD MAKE
MONEY OUT OF WHAT THEY DO ? Yes, I can think of things that people do ...
For example, people make things with their hands just for a
hobby. They do photography, or repair old clocks ...
PACK PACKED SUITCASE ORDER
pakować napakowany, zatłoczony torba podróżna kolejność
WHEN YOU PACK A SUITCASE TO GO AWAY FOR A HOLIDAY, IN
WHAT ORDER DO YOU PACK IT; THAT IS, WHAT THINGS DO YOU
PUT IN FIRST AND WHAT THINGS DO YOU PUT IN LAST?/ When I
pack a suitcase to go away for a holiday, the
order in which I pack it is that, first I put in ...
DO YOU LIKE SITTING IN A PACKED CINEMA ? Yes, I like ... or ...
No, I don't like ...
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