neděle 10. února 2008

Find out

it means : discover, catch on to, detect, unearth

sobota 2. února 2008

Idioms 1

LOSE YOUR MARBLES - ZBLÁZNIT SE

LOSE YOUR TOUCH - PŘIJÍT O NĚJAKOU SCHOPNOST

ALIVE AND KICKING - POŘÁD SE POUŽÍVÁ

PICTURE OF MISERY - JE JAKO PYTEL NEŠTĚSTÍ

PICTURE OF HEALTH / PICTURE OF HAPINESS - JEN KVETE

DON´T MIND ME. - MĚ SI NEVŠÍMEJTE, NENECHTE SE RUŠIT

I COULD EAT A HORSE - JSEM HLADOVÝ JAKO VLK

KNOW BY HEART - ZNÁT ZPAMĚTI

FAT CHANCE - MIZERNÁ ŠANCE

SLEEP LIKE A LOG - SPÁT JAKO ŠPALEK

PASS SOMETHING WITH FLYING COLOURS - VELICE ÚSPĚŠNĚ NĚCO VYKONAT

CAN I HAVE A GO? - MŮŽU SI TO ZKUSIT?

čtvrtek 31. ledna 2008

Failed 45

I WISH I HAD TAKEN UN AN UMBRELLA - přání pro minulost (jiná stava u přacích vět s wish v minulosti nejde)
BRING sth OFF - uspět v něčem, dokázat to (co nikdo neočekával)
MAKE sth OFF - utéct, zdrhnout, zmizet
IN THE NIGHT (u noci, která skončila) x ON THE SATURDAY NIGHT (je před tím přívlastek, to samé u MORNING, AFTERNOON)
WHERE ARE THE OTHER CDs?
A NEWSPAPER (jsou počitatelné)
SEE somebody DO sth (u sloves smyslového vnímání)

Failed 44

GO OFF - spustit se (např. the alarm went off)
HE HAS SOMETHING, DOES HE? (že ano)
ANSWER THE PHONE = PICK UP THE PHONE
ANOTHER (další) x THE OTHER (ten druhý, ze dvou)
PERMISSION - beze členu, jelikož je nepočitatelné (Ask for permission)

Failed Scenery Vocabulary

DUST - prach
MUD - bláto
DIRT - hlína
WINDING RIVER - klikatící se řeka
ORCHARD - sad
FLOODED - zatopený
SHALLOW (mělký) x DEEP (hluboký)
STEEP - prudký
PEAK - vrchol
BOTTOM - dno

středa 30. ledna 2008

Failed 43

AT CHRISTMAS x IN THE CHRISTMAS EVE
at is used when we talk about the period, but in is used when we talk about one particular word

DO SOME SHOPPING, DO MY SHOPPING, DO THE SHOPPING

MAKE A PHONE CALL (colocation)

PUT sth OFF - to leave something to the future

Shakespeare William


(born 26th April 1564 in Stratford upon Avon, died in 23th April 1616 in Stratford upon Avon)

the greatest poet and playwright in the UK

His parents were Mary and John (glovemaker)

Shakespeare is sometimes called the "Bard of Avon"
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In the age of 18 he married Anne Hathaway, then they had 3 children (2 daughters called Susan and Judith, 1 son called Hamnet who died in his early 11 years)

In 1592 he moved to London and became a member of the group called "Lord Chamberlain´s men" -> later known as "King´s men"

He wrote his plays between 1590-1613

In Stratford upon Avon we can find house where he was born, nowadays it is the his museum and the theatre called "Swan Theatre"

In London we can find "The Globe Theatre"

He is buried in the church at Stratford-upon-Avon

Comedies:
As You Like It (Jak se Vám líbí)

The Commedy of Errors (Komedie plná omylu)

The Merchant of Venice (Kupec Benátský)

The Merry Wives of Windsor (Veselé paničky Windsorské)

A Midsummer Night´s Dream (Sen noci Svatojánské)

The Taming of the Shrew (Zkrocení zlé ženy)

Twelfth Night, or What You Will (Večer Tříkrálový)

Much Ado about Nothing (Mnoho povyků pro nic)

Tragedies:

Romeo and Juliet

Macbeth

Hamlet

King Lear

Othello

Anthony and Cleopatra

Historical plays:

King John

Richard II

Henry

He also write Sonets

Translater in the Czech Republic : Martin Hilský

pátek 25. ledna 2008

to be REGARDED

TO BE REGARDED - být považován
"Cooking was once regarded as an integral part of education in England."

neděle 20. ledna 2008

Maintain

MAINTAIN - zastávat názor
"Al Gore maintains that climate change is a greater threat than terrorism."