Tak samo, a jednak inaczej – sprawdź 8 angielskich czasowników
Niektóre czasowniki w języku angielskim teoretycznie oznaczają to samo, a jednak w praktyce mają różne znaczenie i różne jest ich użycie. Oto kilka przykładów: CLOSE / SHUT można używać zamiennie jeżeli mówimy o zamykaniu drzwi oraz okien Please close the door. Please shut the door. I shut the window because the bugs were getting in. I closed the window because the bugs were getting in. […]
10 PROVERBS, czyli 10 przysłów po angielsku
TIME IS MONEY = CZAS TO PIENIĄDZ „Hurry up! Time is money!” PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT = PRAKTYKA CZYNI MISTRZA “Don’t give up on learning the violin. Practice makes perfect.” THE EARLY BIRD GETS THE WORM = KTO WCZEŚNIE WSTAJE, TEMU PAN BÓG DAJE “I got to the ticket office before anyone else. I got front […]
15 angielskich wyrażeń ze słowem TIME
ONLY A MATTER OF TIME = to kwestia czasu The company has lost money for the second year in a row; it’s only a matter of time before it goes bankrupt. TIME WILL TELL = czas pokaże “I was surprised that John and Anna got married. Do you think they’ll be happy together?” “Only time will tell.“ A RACE […]
7 angielskich idiomów ze słowem DAY
TO CALL IT A DAY – mówimy, kiedy decydujemy się zakończyć pracę i mamy wolne do końca dnia We’ve gotten a lot done. Let’s CALL IT A DAY. AS NIGHT AND DAY – mówimy o osobach będących swoimi przeciwnościami My brother and I are as different AS NIGHT AND DAY. I’m very organized, and he’s super spontaneous. […]
MY FRIEND czy A FRIEND OF MINE ?
Obie formy, tj. my friend oraz a friend of mine mają to samo znaczenie i określają po prostu osobę będącą naszym przyjacielem. my friend to forma, która sugeruje bliższą relację z daną osobą a friend of mine jest formą mniej spersonalizowaną Oto przykłady: My friend Anna lives in Warsaw. A friend of mine from college lives in Cracow. W […]
Key verb – LOOK
look back on sth – think about sth in your past Do you look back on your childwood as the happiest time of your life? look on the bright side – be cheerful or positive about a bad situation Do you look on the bright side when you’re in a difficult situation? look up to […]
20 ways to say YES
YES is used for telling someone that what they have said or asked is true or correct OK the most common way to say ‘yes’ and even the most frequently spoken and written word on the planet of course used for saying ‘yes’ very definitely, in answer to a question definitely used for emphasizing that you mean ‘yes’ naturally spoken used for saying ‘yes’, especially when that would be most people’s answer I don’t mind if I do a polite and humorous way of accepting something that is being offered to you you bet used for saying ‘yes’ in […]
15 Fixed Phrases
come and go – be present for a short time, then go away, then return, and so on… The pain in my leg comes and goes. wait and see – delay action until you knowwhat is going to happen We can’t do anything about it now. We’ll just haveto wait and see what she decides. […]
Discussion and Debate – 50 useful expressions
Giving an Opinion In my opinion… I think… The way I see it… According to… As far as I’m concerned… Asking for an Opinion What do you think? Do you agree? What are your thoughts on this? Agreeing I completely agree. (strong) You’re absolutely right. (strong) I couldn’t agree more. (strong) Exactly. You’re right. I agree. I guess […]
Verbs – informal&formal
Oto lista określeń używanych dla opisania czynności w sytuacjach nieformalnych, jak i formalnych: ZNACZENIE INFORMAL FORMAL przepraszać say sorry apologize, apologise zwiększać go up increase zmniejszać go down decrease ustalić set up establish zbadać, sprawdzić look at examine eksplodować blow up explode dowiedzieć się, odkryć find out discover spowodować bring about cause przełożyć, opóźnić […]