Insure, Ensure, Assure
Dodane przez Tomasz H. 27 października 2014 w kategorii: Język angielski, Leksyka
Insure
To protect yourself against risk by regularly paying a special company that will provide a fixed amount of money if you are killed or injured or if your house or flat are damaged or stolen.
The house is insured for two million dollars.
They refused to insure us because they said we're too old.
Ensure
To make something certain to happen.
The role of the police is to ensure that the law is obeyed.
Winning the lottery ensured his happiness.
Assure
To tell someone confidently that something is true, especially so that they do not worry (to remove ...
Telling the Time
Dodane przez Tomasz H. 23 października 2014 w kategorii: Język angielski, Leksyka, Porady językowe, Porady ogólne
Giving the time
- Say the hour first and then the minutes (H+M)
6:20 - six twenty
8:09 - eight O-nine
10:11 - ten eleven
2:34 - two thirty-four
- Say the minutes first and then the hour (M + PAST/TO + H)
PAST for minutes 1-30
4:20 twenty past four
5:10 ten past five
1:29 twenty/nine past one
To for minutes 31-59
9:50 ten to ten
4:59 one to five
2:35 - twenty-five to three
When it is 15 minutes past the hour we say:
- a quarter past
1:15 - a quarter past one
When ...
Stres - największy wróg studenta
Dodane przez Wpis gościnny 22 października 2014 w kategorii: Porady ogólne
Kiedy w studenckim życiu przychodzi moment, w którym musimy stawić czoła pewnym trudnym sytuacjom, takim jak egzaminy, różnego rodzaju projekty czy prezentacje, często pojawia się stres. Dużo mówi się o tym, że trzeba być przygotowanym, wypoczętym i najlepiej emanować radością i miłością do całego świata, a zniknie. Co jednak, gdy nie? Jak wówczas w kilka sekund możemy sobie pomóc?
- Skup się na oddechu. Weź głęboki wdech i zatrzymaj go przez 3 sekundy. Następnie zrób szybki wydech. Powtórz ćwiczenie jeszcze dwa razy. Zauważysz, że oddychasz spokojniej i tak też się czujesz.
- Uwolnij napięcie. Napnij najbardziej jak tylko możesz wszystkie mięśnie twojego ...
Inside, In, Into & Within
Dodane przez Tomasz H. 20 października 2014 w kategorii: Język angielski, Leksyka
Inside/In
Inside & In are the same in many cases.
We are in the building -> We are inside the building
The clothes are in the car -> The clothes are inside the car
Inside means that the thing is physically enclosed - in a building with walls, in a vehicle etc.
Use in where you are not physically surrounded:
I live in Poland.
My birthday is in March.
I play guitar in a band.
Into
Into implies movement or transformation:
I jumped into the swimming pool.
We went into the house.
The car crashed into a shop.
You can use into & in ...
Common Abbreviations
Dodane przez Tomasz H. 13 października 2014 w kategorii: Język angielski, Leksyka
The rule for punctuation of abbreviations is:
- if last letter of word and abbreviation are the same: no full stop (for example Ltd -> Limited)
- if last letter of word and abbreviation are NOT the same: full stop (for example Co. -> Company)
The list contains some common abbreviations and their meanings.
Dist.
District
A.G.M.
Annual General Meeting (of company shareholders)
A.O.B.
any other business (at the end of a meeting agenda)
Corp.
Corporation
a/c
account, as for bank account
cc:
copies to (at the end of a letter)
Co.
Company
e.g.
for example
E.G ...
Words, Phrases, Clauses & Sentences
Dodane przez Tomasz H. 9 października 2014 w kategorii: Język angielski, Porady ogólne
Words, phrases, clauses, and sentences constitute what is called the grammatical hierarchy. Words are at the lowest level of the hierarchy. At the other end of the hierarchy, sentences are at the top of the hierarchy.
Words
First we have words.
car - a vehicle with an engine, four wheels, and seats for a small number of passengers (is s a noun - it names things in a sentence)
crashed - an accident in which a vehicle hits something (is a verb - it tells us what happens in a sentence)
big - large or serious (is an adjective - it gives us more detail about ...
15 Most Common Interjections
Dodane przez Tomasz H. 1 października 2014 w kategorii: Język angielski, Leksyka, Porady ogólne
Interjection is a word that is used to show a short sudden expression of emotion. There're many interjections, our list shows the most common.
AH
used to express understanding, pleasure, pain, surprise, or the fact that you have noticed something
Examples:
Ah, I see.
Ah, John, how wonderful to see you!
Ah, what a lovely baby!
EH
used to express surprise or confusion, to ask someone to repeat what they have said, or as a way of getting someone to give some type of reaction to a statement that you have made
Examples:
"Did you hear what I said ...
