..
e.g. Why on earth didn't you buy one, as they were so very cheap?
WHAT DOES THE IDIOM "WHY ON EARTH" MEAN ? The idiom ... a very
strong form of "why?"
GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE, PLEASE ! I just can't understand why on earth they got married if they don't like each other very much
DICTATION 67
UNITY jedność
There are various means of transport/these days;/not as in the old days/ when people only
had the choice/ of going on foot/ or on horseback,/ or by some/ horse-drawn means of
transport./ Being overweight is usually due to overeating./ One usually needs to be
taught/ how to operate a factory machine./ Unity is essential for success/ in a battle./
Alfred is the elder/ of the two children,/ though even he is not very old./ They just could
not decide/ whether to rent a house/ for the summer / or stay at a hotel. / Eventually,
however,/ they chose to rent a house.
822 LESSON 126
EXPLAIN TO wyjaśnić, wytłumaczyć SUGGEST TO sugerować, proponować
CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE GAME OF FOOTBALL TO ME (OR ANY
OTHER GAME YOU MIGHT KNOW) ?
Yes, I can explain the ...
A game of football is composed of...
CAN YOU SUGGEST TO ME A NICE PLACE FOR A HOLIDAY ? Yes, I can
suggest ... or... No, I can't...
CONFIDENT pewny siebie
NOW THAT YOU ARE AT THIS STAGE OF YOUR ENGLISH STUDIES, DO
YOU THINK YOU'D BE ABLE TO TRAVEL ABROAD CONFIDENT OF
MAKING YOURSELF UNDERSTOOD IN THE LANGUAGE? Yes, now that
I'm at... or... No, now that...
AGREE ABOUT AGREE THAT AGREE TO
uzgodnić zgodzić się, że... zgodzić się na
AGREE WITH zgodzić się
LAND IN PRISON znaleźć się w więzieniu
823 IF YOUR FRIEND WANTS TO GO TO ONE CINEMA AND YOU WANT TO
GO TO ANOTHER, AND YOU CAN'T AGREE ABOUT WHICH TO GO TO,
WHAT DO YOU DO ?
If my friend wants to ... we ...
DO YOU AGREE THAT LIFE WAS BETTER IN THE PAST THAN IT IS
TODAY ?/
Yes, I agree that... or... No, I don't agree
WOULD YOU AGREE TO DO AN EXTRA THREE HOURS OF ENGLISH
TODAY ?
Yes, I'd agree to ... or... No, I wouldn't...
WOULD YOU AGREE TO A PLAN THAT MIGHT LAND YOU IN PRISON ?
Yes, I'd agree to ... or ... No, I wouldn't...
WHEN YOU DON'T AGREE WITH OTHERS, WHAT DO YOU DO?/
When 1 don't agree with ... I ...
TAKE CARE RUN OVER
CARE FOR
opiekować się, uważać przejechać (coś, kogoś) tu:
mieć ochotę
WHAT DO YOU THINK OUGHT TO BE DONE WITH DRIVERS WHO
DON'T TAKE CARE WHILST DRIVING, AND SO RUN OVER PEOPLE?
I think that drivers who don't... ought to ...
824 WHO TAKES CARE OF YOU WHEN YOU'RE ILL ?/
My ... takes care ...
DO YOU CARE WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT YOU ?
Yes, I care ... or ...
No, I don't care what. .
When we ask someone to dance, we can say "Would you care for this dance ?", or
"Would you like to dance ?"
WHAT CAN WE SAY WHEN WE ASK SOMEONE TO DANCE? When we ask
... we can say ...
I DARE SAY = IT IS PROBABLE
DARING
REQUIRE
przypuszczam
śmiałość, odwaga wymagać, żądać
"I dare say you're right" means I think it is probable that you are right. For such an expression we always use the first person./
WHAT DOES THIS SENTENCE MEAN, IN OTHER WORDS ? - "I DARE
SAY YOU'RE RIGHT."
That sentence means, in other words, "I think it
is probable that you are right"
WHAT KIND OF JOB WOULD YOU SAY REQUIRED THE MOST DARING?
I'd say the kind of job which ... would be that...
EAGER ochoczy
RUB trzeć
825 WHEN PEOPLE ARE EAGER TO DO SOMETHING, WHAT DO THEY
SOMETIMES LOOK LIKE?/
When people are ... they sometimes look alive,
have bright eyes, and perhaps rub their hands together ...
FACE (v) wyglądać, stawić czoła
FACE TO FACE oko w oko
WHERE DOES THIS WINDOW FACE ONTO ?
This window ... the street,
a courtyard...
IF YOU FOUND YOURSELF FACE TO FACE WITH A KILLER WITH A
KNIFE IN HIS HAND, WHAT'D YOU DO?
If I found myself... I'd ...
UP TO aż do...
ABOUT HOW MANY PAGES OF THIS METHOD HAVE YOU STUDIED UP
TO NOW ?/
I've studied about... pages of...
ATTACK atakować
DO INNOCENT PEOPLE EVER GET ATTACKED IN THE STREETS OF
YOUR HOME TOWN ?
Yes, innocent people ... or ... No, innocent...
BURY zakopać, pogrzebać
WHAT DOES A DOG DO WITH ITS BONE ? A dog buries its bone in the ground...
826 WHERE DO THEY BURY THE DEAD IN YOUR COUNTRY - OUTSIDE THE
TOWN, IN THE GROUNDS OF A CHURCH ... ETC. ? They bury the dead ...
ANGER złość
WHAT ANGERS YOU MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE?/ ... angers me more
than anything else
INSULT obrazić, obraza
WHAT DO YOU THINK'S THE BEST WAY TO INSULT A PERSON ?
I think the best... is to ...
IDIOM 29
FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE = a very strong form of "please" na miłość boską
e.g. For heaven's sake, be quiet! and let me get some sleep.
WHAT DOES THE IDIOM "FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE" MEAN ?
The idiom ..
"a very..."
GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE, PLEASE !
For heaven's sake, don't do that again!
or I shall get very angry
827 DICTATION 68
MADNESS szaleństwo
Football is played throughout the whole world./ It is such a popular game/ that in some
cases it is almost a form of madness./ Provided you go straight home after school,/ you
will be in time to see/ your uncle before he leaves./ Everyone was dressed/ in their very
best clothes/ for the big dance,/ which commenced at 8 p.m./ The waiter placed the tray/
carefully on the table./ The meal he had brought us/ consisted of potatoes/ and a small
piece of meat/ which appeared to be old and hard.
LESSON 127
AFRAID OF
AFRAID THAT
AFRAID TO