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1 Study newsletter 2017, week 1 Content Language level Page Phrase of the week On the brain All levels 1 Mind map Crossword All levels 2 Czenglish Stay by vs. stay at Pre-intermediate (B1-) Advanced (C1) 3 English at Work Expressions for the Festive Season: Revision Pre-intermediate (B1-) Advanced (C1) 4 Test A record breaking engineering Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) 5 Phrase of the week On the brain We use this expression to say that someone is obsessed with something or always thinks about something. It's often negative. You can use this phrase in language. Spoken Informal Example 1 A: I get so bored talking to Jaromír. All he's interested in is frisbee. B: I know. He's got frisbee on the brain. Example 2 A: Are you coming to the party on Friday? Jana will be there. Jana's great. B: Will you shut up about Jana! You've got her on the brain! 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 Across Down Solution Do a crossword Cipher Clue Grid Sudoku Crossword solver Solve Význam slova napříč dolů řešení luštit křížovku šifra nápověda mřížka sudoku řešitel křížovek řešit 2

3 Czenglish WRONG: RIGHT: At weekends, I stay by my grandma s house. At weekends, I stay at my grandma s house. It is very common in Czech to spend your weekends u babicky. But he careful how you translate this information into English. We don t say that we are staying by grandma s house. If you say this, it suggests that she won t allow you inside her house and you have to sleep in a tent nearby! No, you need to use the preposition at. So, the correct sentence is: At weekends, I stay at my grandma s house. But actually, one other thing. In fact, you don t need to use the word house at all. You can just say, I stay at my grandma s. That makes perfect sense in English and is actually more common that the full form. 3

4 English at Work Useful Expressions for the Festive Season - Revision Read the sentences below and choose the correct word from this list to fill the gap. 1. I like a boss who is fair and communicates well. I don t really care if they have a heart of I don t think I can make it. I m fed up and don t have the energy to pretend and to be the life and of the party. 3. I wish the purchasing department would buy some decent pens. It s not going to... the bank. 4. Have you met the new office assistant? Compared to the last one, he s a real... of sunshine. 5. I m as pleased as... that they re letting us finish work early tomorrow. I ve been so busy, I haven t had time to finish make this year s Christmas cookies! 6. Let s really push the.. out this year, and go abroad for the holidays. 7. Honza has really been in... spirits since he heard about his promotion. 8. I can t believe that they used that consulting company again. They re paying through the... for advice we could give them for free! 9. I m... to bits about the opening of the new office. It means it will only take me ten minutes to get to work. 1. A gold B silver C jewels 2. A body B soul C spirit 3. A rob B steal C break 4. A beam B ray C sparkle 5. A punch B hit C push 6. A ship B vessel C boat 7. A high B deep C wide 8. A mouth B eyes C nose 9. A pleased B thrilled C excited Správné odpovědi se dozvíte v příštím týdnu nebo vyzkoušejte on-line verzi testu s vyhodnocením ihned po dokončení: Správné odpovědi z minulého týdne (Useful Expressions for the Festive Season: Spending): 1B, 2C, 3A 4

5 TEST: A record breaking engineering Imagine driving along a bridge that is so long that you can't even (1) the other end. The Oresund Bridge, one of the (2) bridges in the world,.(3) so far ahead into the distance that you can't even tell where the blue of the water (4) the blue of the sky. The Oresund Bridge is an amazing example of modern engineering design that (5) the Scandinavian countries of Denmark and Sweden. It is 8 kilometres long and was (6) in July It crosses the Flinte Channel, the chilly waterway.(7) the two countries. At one stage the bridge turns (8) a tunnel under the sea. This tunnel is also a..(9) breaker in its own right as it is the longest road and rail tunnel in the world. The engineers built an artificial island near the Danish coast that..(10) to support part of the bridge..(11), as well as being the point at which the road disappears (12), before coming out in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. The bridge, which was built..(13) by the two countries, is expected to bring huge advantages. It will (14) time compared to traditional ferry connections, as well as being of (15) to the economy of both countries. 1 A watch B find C see D look 2 A longest B furthest C deepest D hardest 3 A travels B leans C stretches D pulls 4 A comes B meets C lines D starts 5 A links B contacts C holds D relates 6 A done B ended C brought D completed 7 A splitting B cutting C breaking D separating 8 A down B into C out D back 9 A performance B world C record D account 10 A helps B aids C attempts D tries 11 A scheme B plan C structure D form 12 A down B underground C below D underneath 13 A commonly B doubly C similarly D jointly 14 A save B spare C spend D spread 15 A good B benefit C quality D comfort Správné odpovědi se dozvíte ihned po dokončení on-line testu zde: Správné odpovědi z minulého týdne (New York City): 1B, 2D, 3C, 4D, 5C, 6B, 7D, 8C, 9D 5