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Which sentences probably come from a conversation rozpocznij naukę
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and which from a written text?
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I've never seen such a dramatic change! Her hair went white overnight! rozpocznij naukę
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A collection of jokes and hilarious anecdotes. Guaranteed to make you laugh. rozpocznij naukę
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She told us some really moving stories about her life during the war. rozpocznij naukę
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conversation or written text
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It was incredible - the car hit her, but she was OK. rozpocznij naukę
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This teacher was so inspiring that he changed each of his students' lives. rozpocznij naukę
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A poignant tale of heartbreak and loss. Don't miss it! rozpocznij naukę
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She was just too intense for me. I never felt I could relax. rozpocznij naukę
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This woman's remarkable story of success at the age of eighty-five will amaze you. rozpocznij naukę
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Underline the adjective in each sentence above. rozpocznij naukę
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Then match the adjectives with the meaning below.
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making you want to achieve things
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concentrated/strong, e.g... heat
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impressive, e.g... achievement
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Choose three of the adjectives rozpocznij naukę
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and outline a news or film story that fits each.
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A film about two teenagers in love, but they know one of them is going to move to the other side of the world.
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and discuss the questions.
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What do you think Hemingway's story is about? rozpocznij naukę
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"For sale: baby shoes, never worn". The death of the baby.
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Who is Larry Smith and why is he on Today? rozpocznij naukę
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Larry Smith is the online magazine editor which has used the Hemingway's story to inspire its readers to write their life story in just six words. He's on Today because Today was inviting its listeners to send their own six-words stories.
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Where does the title of the book come from? rozpocznij naukę
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It comes from the six words of one of the submissions to the online magazine.
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Predict the correct alternative in sentences 1-5. rozpocznij naukę
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Then listen to the interview with Larry Smith and check your answers.
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Larry didn't expect a large number of entries. rozpocznij naukę
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They've been overwhelmed by the thousands who took up the challenge. It was incredible. In a couple of mounths we got 15,000 entries and I was just blown away.
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People were very intense about the challenge. rozpocznij naukę
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I was just so inspired by how serious and intense folks took the six-words memoir challenge.
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People wrote about their own life. rozpocznij naukę
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some folks clearly tried to tell a whole story of a life in six words,
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Many stories had a sense of regret and disappointment. rozpocznij naukę
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a lot of them are quite sad or there’s sort of sense of regret or disappointment in a lot of them.
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A lot of people had had a tough life. rozpocznij naukę
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People really told us, ‘It’s tough out there.’
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and complete the six-word stories.
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true love. Married someone else.
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should have bought that ring.’
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Which adjectives could be used rozpocznij naukę
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to describe the stories? Why?
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Not quite what I was planning. rozpocznij naukę
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Wasn't born a redhead. Fixed that. rozpocznij naukę
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‘Found true love. Married someone else.’ rozpocznij naukę
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‘Never should have bought that ring.’ rozpocznij naukę
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Which story sounds most interesting? What do you think happened in this person's life? rozpocznij naukę
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‘Never should have bought that ring.’ A story of regret and disappointment. Somebody who regrets his propose to Sarah. "I have already proposed to Sarah"
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Look at these "short" stories. rozpocznij naukę
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Which do you think is the most powerful?
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Love climbing those hills. rozpocznij naukę
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Hills. I love and hate hills in equal measure. Love rolling down ’em, hate riding up ’em,
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Where love is concerned, too much is not even enough.
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Blankets, books, bottles, books, blankets. rozpocznij naukę
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The blanket warms me. Now I read books. The bottle is here We study, we drink. I went to find a blanket
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Found it. Lost it. Found it. rozpocznij naukę
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A coffin is the box that dead people are buried in. Coughing is the body’s natural response when there is a tickle in the throat and you try to clear it- you cough.
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How have the writers above shortened their stories? What kinds of words have they left out or included? rozpocznij naukę
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Only nouns or only verbs. Reduction of complementary elements.
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Write your own six-word story about an aspect of your life, the life of someone famous or someone you know. rozpocznij naukę
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birth, death, days between are mine. birth, study, war, work, retired, study.
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Match the multi-word verbs rozpocznij naukę
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start living a quiet life, e.g. get married and have children
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Look at the extracts from a dictionary. rozpocznij naukę
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can sometimes be used without an object? rozpocznij naukę
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must be used with an object rozpocznij naukę
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can be separated with an object rozpocznij naukę
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She left the company to set up her own business.
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can be followed by a preposition rozpocznij naukę
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I'm running out of ideas.
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Look at the photo in the article on the right. What do you think this woman's life has been like? rozpocznij naukę
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Maya Angelou is a poet and award-winning author known for her acclaimed memoir I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and her numerous poetry and essay collections.
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Did she have an easy life? rozpocznij naukę
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No. She suffered violence and racism all life. She's a model for great courage and a huge appetite for life and expression.
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What jobs did she have in her life? rozpocznij naukę
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cable car conductor, waitress, cook, dancer, singer, writer, lecturer,
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What were her major interests? rozpocznij naukę
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Arts. Dancer, Singer, Writer.
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Great courage and huge appetite for life and expression.
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and match meanings with the multi-word verbs in the infinitive.
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learn by experience not study rozpocznij naukę
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and answer the questions about the multi-word verb bring up.
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Where can you put a noun object? rozpocznij naukę
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to bring up is separable or to bring sb up: We brought up Simon to be polite. or We brought Simon up to be polite.
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Where must you put a pronoun object? They brought me up to be cautious with money. rozpocznij naukę
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We brought him up to be polite.
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Which is the most useful way or ways for you to record this feature of a multi - word verb? rozpocznij naukę
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Examples, but explanations are also useful.
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Replace the noun in bold in each sentence rozpocznij naukę
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with the pronoun in brackets.
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Kieron wanted the job but they turned down Kieron. (him) rozpocznij naukę
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Kieron wanted the job but they turned him down.
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The shop had some great clothes but the loud music put off Lena. (her) rozpocznij naukę
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The shop had some great clothes but the loud music put her off.
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Fifty people wanted to be extras in the film and the director took on all fifty people. (them all) rozpocznij naukę
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Fifty people wanted to be extras in the film and the director took them all on.
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Señor Almeida isn't here at the moment. Can you ring Señor Almeida back? (him) rozpocznij naukę
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Señor Almeida isn't here at the moment. Can you ring him back?
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I finished the essay last night and gave in the essay this morning. (it) rozpocznij naukę
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I finished the essay last night and gave it in this morning.
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If I don't know new words, I just look up the words in my electronic dictionary. (them) rozpocznij naukę
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If I don't know new words, I just look them up in my electronic dictionary.
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The sound of the doorbell at 2a.m. woke up everyone. (us) rozpocznij naukę
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The sound of the doorbell at 2a.m. woke us up.
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Is that a new coat? Anyway, take off the coat and hang up the coat here. (it, it) rozpocznij naukę
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Is that a new coat? Anyway, take it off and hang it up here.
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