piątek, 13 września 2013

Are you warmed up a bit? We hope so. How about describing the following picture now?
  


An example description

The picture shows a group of people who might be tourists visiting a foreign country.  There are five people/holidaymakers in the foreground and they are probably standing on a pavement next to a street. The lady on the right is trying to take  a photo. In the background there is a huge mountain which is surrounded by a wall. The wall is presumably the main tourist attraction in the area. I suppose these people are about to approach the mountain and admire the view while having a stroll on the wall. The man with a backpack and the one in a navy blue striped T-shirt might be talking about the trip. The man whose T-shirt is blue is probably waiting for the others to join him. On the left there is a car park. Behind this car park there is a group of houses. These houses are probably detached ones, however, given the fact that one can just see their roofs, I find it really difficult to estimate what types of buildings they are. On the left side of the photo I can see a farm machine and a small field whose fence is made of stones. There are also some lampposts in the photo but since it is daytime they are not turned on yet. One can spot various types of trees and bushes in the picture as well. 
A new school year, new coursebooks, new matura exam… Well, it is actually the last year of the old matura exam as a completely new one is about to come in 2015 J  Anyway, it is high time for us to bring brushing up on your English into focus, so why don’t we take up the gauntlet and start fighting for the best matura exam results ever? First, approach some questions:


1.     To start from scratch means the same as to start from zero. True or False?
2.  It’s high time they memorize these rules. Is the sentence gramatically correct?
3.  If  sth is out of the question, is it possible?
4.  Being ecstatic after hearing the news he couldn’t stop limping. Which word is out of place?
5.  Which one is not correct: a possibility to do sth or a possibility of doing sth?


And for dessert scan the post quickly and:
1.  find a phrasal verb which might make you think of an object we use for cleaning
2.  find an idiom with a piece of clothing in it







Answer key:  1) T  2)No. Memorized instead of memorize.         3) No, it isn’t.               4) Of course!!! It’s a must           
5) a possibility to do sth is not correct, so stop using it        Phrasal verb: to brush up on sth      Idiom: to take up the gauntlet