/ You'll need a lot more bricks/ to finish that wall./ Twelve inches make a foot;/ three feet make a yard./
The cost of living/ seems to be constantly rising./ Is there anywhere/ I can buy a daily paper?/ Before they could ride the horse,/ they had to catch it./ Smoking is a bad habit./
He loosened his jacket/ and sat down.
573 LESSON 94
FEW •
A FEW
FEEL SORRY FOR SOMEONE
mało
kilka, nie wiele współczuć komuś
The word "few" means "not many", whilst the words "a few" mean "some, but not many"./ For example, if I say to you that I have few books at home, it means I
haven't many: perhaps only two or three, and you might feel sorry for me. If,
however, I say to you that I have a few books at home, it means that, although I
haven't many, I have some: perhaps enough for my purposes, and you might say
that you are pleased to hear it./
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE WORDS "FEW" AND "A FEW" ?
The difference between ... is that the word "few" means "not many"
whilst the words "a few" means "some, but not many"
GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE OF EACH, PLEASE !
"I have few books", and,
"I have a few books"
HAVE YOU GOT FEW PICTURES HANGING UP ON YOUR WALLS AT
HOME, OR A FEW PICTURES ? I
I've got... hanging up on ...
HOW MANY ?
LITTLE mało
A LITTLE trochę, niewiele
574 The difference between "little" and "a little" is the same as that between "few" and
"a few". The word "little" means "not much", whilst the words "a little" mean
"some, but not much". For example, if I say to you that I have little money, it means I haven't much and am, in fact, poor. If, however, I say I have a little money, it means that although I haven't much money, I have some and perhaps I have enough
for my purposes. It means that I am not poor./
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE WORDS "LITTLE" AND
"A LITTLE" ?
The difference between the words "little" and "a little" is the
same as that between "few"... The word "little" means ...
GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE OF EACH, PLEASE !
"I have little money", and, "I
have a little money"
PRESS przyciskać, prasa
CONTROL kontrola
575 WHAT AM I DOING?/
You're pressing your thumb on the table
WHAT DOES IT MEAN "TO PRESS SOMEBODY FOR THE MONEY WE
HAVE LENT THEM" ?
"To press somebody for the money we have lent
them" means to keep asking for it back
CAN WE ALWAYS BELIEVE EVERYTHING WE READ ABOUT FAMOUS
PEOPLE IN THE PRESS ?
Yes, we can ... or ... No, we can't...
IF NOT, DO YOU THINK THERE SHOULD BE SOME CONTROL OVER WHAT
THE PRESS WRITES ABOUT SUCH PEOPLE?/
Yes, I think there should be
... or ... No, I don't think ...
STEP krok, stopień
STEP OFF 1500 wyskoczyć
ABOUT HOW MANY STEPS WOULD YOU HAVE TO TAKE TO WALK
FROM ONE END OF THIS ROOM TO THE OTHER?
I'd have to take about
... steps to walk from ...
WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN IF YOU STEPPED OFF A BUS WHILST IT WAS
STILL MOVING ?/
If I stepped off a ... I might fall
DO YOU HAVE TO WALK UP ANY STEPS WHEN YOU COME TO THE
CLASSROOM ? /
Yes, I have to walk ... or ... No, I don't have to ...
576 HOW MANY STEPS ARE THERE UP TO THIS CLASSROOM?
There are
about... up to ...
BILL COME
TO
PER
QUARTER
rachunek, projekt ustawy wynieść, być równym na
ćwierć, ćwiartka
PASS (A LAW) oficjalnie akceptować ACT akt, ustawa
IF A GIRL GOES TO A RESTAURANT WITH HER BOYFRIEND, DO YOU
THINK SHE OUGHT TO PAY HALF THE BILL? Yes, if a girl goes ... I think
she ought... or ... No, if a girl,... I don't think she ...
WHY OR WHY NOT ?
ABOUT HOW MUCH DOES YOUR ELECTRICITY [TELEPHONE OR GAS]
BILL GENERALLY COME TO PER MONTH (OR PER QUARTER ETC.) ?/
My electricity bill generally ... about... per...
577 WHAT HAPPENS TO A BILL AFTER IT HAS BEEN PASSED BY THE
GOVERNMENT ? After a bill has been passed by the government, it becomes an act
USED TO przyzwyczajony
PLAY TRUANT wagarować
We use the words "used to" for a repeated action in the past, and it generally means that the action is now finished. For example, "I used to go to the cinema every Saturday afternoon (but I don't now)". It means that I was in the habit of going to the cinema every Saturday afternoon./
WHEN DO WE USE THE WORDS "USED TO", AND WHAT DO THEY
MEAN ?
We use... for a repeated action in the past.
They generally mean that the action is now finished
GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE, PLEASE !
I used to go to the cinema ...
DID YOU USED TO SPEAK ENGLISH BETTER IN THE PAST THAN YOU
SPEAK IT NOW ?/
No, I didn't used to ... but I used to speak it worse ...
It will be noticed that, in conversation, the "d" in "used to" is often silent.
Probably because it is difficult to pronounce a "d" and a "t" sound together.
DID YOU EVER USED TO PLAY TRUANT WHEN YOU WERE A SMALL
CHILD AT SCHOOL ?
Yes, I used to play ... or... No, I never used to ...
WHY OR WHY NOT ?
578 B.C.
A.D.
CHRIST
LORD/
przed nar. Chrystusa po narodź. Chrystusa Chrystus
pan
The letters "B. C." mean "Before Christ", whilst the letters "A. D." mean "Anno Domini" (from the Latin) meaning "in the year of our Lord"; although we usually think of this as meaning "After Christ". For example, "500 B. C." means 500 years before Christ, whilst 500 A. D. means 500 years after Christ.
WHAT DO THE LETTERS "B. C." MEAN ?
The letters ... "Before Christ"
WHAT DO THE LETTERS "A. D." MEAN ? The letters ..."Anno Domini" (from the Latin) meaning ... "After Christ"
TRIAL próba, sąd
IS IT WISE TO JUDGE SOMETHING BEFORE WE GIVE IT A TRIAL ?
No, it isn't wise to ...
WHY NOT ?
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