Lesson 29: I wish, would rather, if only, it's high time, as if

I wish – chciałbym; życzyłbym sobie, pragnąłbym, żałuję że:

I would rather – wolałbym/wolałbyś:

1.    I/you itp. would rather + bezokolicznik:

2.    I would rather + zdanie:

It’s (high) time – najwyższy czas:

If only – gdyby tylko:

1.    Jako zwrot wyrażający życzenie: would + bezokolicznik

2.    Jako zwrot wyrażający życzenie lub ubolewanie.

As if/ as though – jak gdyby:

Zadania:

1.    I wish I ____ (be) famous now.

2.    If only I ____ (meet) her yesterday.

3.    He looks as if he ________ (not eat) anything for a long time.

4.    I’d rather you ____ (paint) the gate next Monday.

5.    It’s high time we ____ (leave).

6.    I wish they _____ (come) next week

7.    I only we _____ (can) be together now.

8.    I wish you ____(read) the story last week.

9.    She looks as if she ____ (see) a ghost.

10. If only I _____ (be) at home last night!

11. I’d rather he ____ (not be) so arrogant last night.

12. If only we ____ (have) a car.

13. I’d rather ____ (not go) to this place.

14. You’re an adult now. It’s time you _____ (start) thinking about your future.

15. He behaves as if he _____ ( not know) her.

Odpowiedzi:

1.    I wish I were famous now.

2.    If only I had met her yesterday.

3.    He looks as if he hadn’t been eating anything for a long time.

4.    I’d rather you painted the gate next Monday.

5.    It’s high time we left.

6.    I wish they would come next week

7.    I only we could be together now.

8.    I wish you had read the story last week.

9.    She looks as if she had seen a ghost.

10. If only I had been at home last night!

11. I’d rather he hadn’t been so arrogant last night.

12. If only we would have a car.

13. I’d rather not go to this place.

14. You’re an adult now. It’s time you started thinking about your future.

15. He behaves as if he didn’t know her.

Listening #4

One:

We gave Cyprus cheap goals and we should be better than we are. The mistakes should have been limited – it was too easy for them.

Two:

However, Murray made no mistake in the 10th game, breaking the world number 30 with ease to take the first set. The second set was all one-way traffic, with Murray winning the first five games en route to a comfortable 6–1 success.

Three:

A second knockdown saw the Brit look to his corner in a way that suggested he was in serious trouble. Although he requested to go on, Ward, bleeding heavily from his nose and with a nasty swelling under his right eye, was withdrawn by his trainer before the start of the fifth round.

Four:

The former Eastbourne Eagle suffered rib damage and bruised kidneys in a crash at Ipswich on Thursday. He fell in the first heat of the 16-lap Classic, but hospital X-rays have revealed no significant harm to his back.

Five:

Disgraced sprinter Marion Jones has been handed a two-year ban and returned the five medals she won at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, days after admitting to the use of a prohibited substance.

Six:

Lebron says they will bounce back next year. He's right, they will, but they will need to get some better players in. A lot of the time he made the passes to guys that were wide open but they couldn't put it in the basket.

Słownictwo: SPORT

Lesson 27: Stopniowanie przymiotników i przysłówków.

Stopniowanie przymiotników i przysłówków:

1.    Stopniowanie proste: do przymiotnika lub przysłówka dodajemy końcówkę –er w stopniu wyższym, w najwyższym końcówkę –est. Musimy pamiętać, że w stopniu najwyższym przed przymiotnikiem lub przysłówkiem stawiamy „the”. Tego rodzaju stopniowania używamy do słówek jedno, czasem dwusylabowych.

·         Jeżeli słowo  kończy się na –e dodajemy tylko –r lub –st: nice – nicer – the nicest

·         Jeżeli słowo kończy się na spółgłoskę poprzedzoną krótką samogłoską podwajamy spółgłoskę: big- bigger- the biggest.

·         Jeżeli słowo kończy się na –y przed którym jest spółgłoska „y” zamieniamy na „i” i dodajemy końcówki: easy – easier – the easiest.

2.    Stopniowanie złożone: używamy do stopniowania dłuższych przymiotników. W stopniu wyższym dodajemy przed przymiotnikiem/przysłówkiem more, w stopniu najwyższym the most: expensive- more expensive – the most expensive.

3.   Najważniejsze wyjątki:

Good – better – the Best

Bad – worse  - the worst

Far – further – the furthest

Ćwiczenia:

1.    Postopniuj podane przymiotniki:

·         HOT

·         NICE

·         BUSY

·         COMFORTABLE

·         EXCITING

·         PRETTY

·         SIMPLE

·         AMAZING

·         FAST

·         QUIET

·         QUICK

·         SLOW

·         LARGE

2.    Uzupełnij przymiotnikiem z nawiasu w odpowiedniej formie:

·         Jim is _________ (short) than John.

·         Spain isn’t as _____________ (hot) as Egypt.

·         This car is too____________ (expensive).

·         Mount Everest is ____________________ (high) peak in the world.

·         North America is ____________ (big) than Europe, but it isn’t as __________ (big) as Asia.

·         You mustn’t drink alcohol. You aren’t _________ (old) enough.