Study newsletter. Phrase of the week. 2016, week 22. Any chance... We use this expression to say goodbye to someone.

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1 Study newsletter 2016, week 22 Content Language level Page Phrase of the week Any chance... All levels 1 Mind map City All levels 2 Czenglish Always vs. still Pre-intermediate (B1-) Advanced (C1) 3 Business Writing Phrasal verbs (II) Pre-intermediate (B1-) Advanced (C1) 4-5 Test Choose the correct form of the verb Pre-intermediate (B1-) Advanced (C1) 6 Phrase of the week Any chance... We use this expression to say goodbye to someone. You can use this phrase in language. Spoken Informal Example 1 A: I'm hungry. Any chance of a sandwich? B: Sure, help yourself. Example 2 A: Any chance I could borrow 500 until Friday? B: No problem.. Here you are.. 1

2 Mind map Learning new vocabulary in the most effective way Vyzkoušejte si interaktivní Mindmapy zde: Klikejte na slova, uslyšíte jednotlivá slovíčka namluvená rodilým mluvčím. Slovíčka Slovo City library Community centre Fire station City hall River Post office Elementary school (US), primary school (UK) Police station Hospital Park Význam slova městská knihovna kulturní dům/středisko požární stanice radnice řeka pošta základní škola policejní stanice nemocnice park 2

3 Czenglish WRONG: RIGHT: My wife is still talking all the time. My wife is always talking all the time. The confusion between still and always come from the Czech word pořád. In Czech, you can often use it for both, but in English, they are different. Always means that you do something the same every time. For example, if you go to Croatia every summer, you can say, "We always go to Croatia on our holiday." It is not one continuous activity but something that happens each time. Still means something has started and it hasn t stopped. The activity or hobby or whatever is still in progress. So, for example, you can say, "Are you still dating Honza?" or "I am still working on that marketing project. It s taking ages." Here are the two words put together: A: Are you still going to the gym? B: Yes, I always go after work on Wednesdays. 3

4 Business Writing Phrasal Verbs (II) In my last post I promised you some more useful phrasal verbs. So let s jump right in. Phrasal Verb Definition Example To call (something) off To cancel Management has called off today s meeting because three people are off sick. To end up To figure (something) out To eventually reach, do or decide To understand, to find the answer We ll probably end up having the meeting the day after tomorrow. We ll figure out what to do when we get the final sales figures. To find out To discover Can you try and find out why our sales fell last month? To get (something) back To receive something that you had before We need to get our team back to full strength, so we have made the recruitment action a top priority. To give in To reluctantly stop arguing The other side weren t entirely happy with the negotiation, but when they realized the strength of our position, they had no choice but to give in. To give up To stop trying The prototype isn t working correctly, but I don t want us to give up on it. To go after To follow someone The CEO will speak first at the meeting. The Head of Marketing will go after her. To go after To try to achieve something We need to go after increased sales this quarter if we are going to meet the annual targets. 4

5 To go over To review Could you please go over these sales figures and provide a summary for the meeting tomorrow? To hand (something) in To submit We ve asked the client to hand in their quarterly projections by tomorrow. I ll give you some more examples in my next post. Happy writing. DALICE TROST, původem z Austrálie, je absolventkou magisterského studia managementu lidských zdrojů na University of Canberra v Austrálii. Lektorka je držitelkou certifikátu TEFL opravňující k výuce cizích jazyků. V rámci své profesní praxe zastávala vysoké manažerské pozice jako personalistka, senior supervizorka, HR manažerka, a to mimo jiné ve společnostech v Dubaji a Austrálii. Aktivně se věnuje publikační práci v oboru vzdělávání a anglického jazyka. Lektorka je autorkou knihy, ze které čerpáme tyto tipy: Business Writing-A Tip a Day for 30 Days 5

6 TEST: Choose the correct form of the verb...(1) to the theatre this evening....(2) at 4.15 or 6.15? We...(3) a party next Friday. Would you like to come? The art exhibition...(4) on 5 April and...(4) 10 June. I...(5) out this evening. I...(5) at home. Excuse me, what time...(6) to Wales? I...(7) the car this afternoon, so you can have it. Ann,...(8) with me to town? I'm bored with this film. When...(9)? Andrew...(10) married next week. 1. A I'm going B I'm go C I going D I go 2. A Is the film beginning B Is the film begin C Does the film begin D Do the film begin 3. A have B having C has D are having 4. A opens... finishes B open... finishing C opening... finishing D opening... finishes 5. A 'm not go... 'm staying B 'm not going... 'm staying C 'm not going... 'm stay D 'm not go... 'm stay 6. A do this train get B does this train getting C do this train getting D does this train get 7. A 'm not use B m using not C 'm not using D 'm use not 8. A is coming B come C are you coming D comes 9. A does it finishes B does it finish C do it finish D do it finishes 10. A are getting B is get C are get D is getting Správné odpovědi se dozvíte ihned po dokončení on-line testu zde: Správné odpovědi z minulého týdne (About/ For/ Of): 1B, 2B, 3A, 4D, 5C, 6B, 7A, 8C, 9D, 10B 6