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.(The word piano is an exception: we say "one piano - twopianos".) Words ending in "ze", of course, just add an "s".WHEN DO WE ADD THE LETTERS "ES" TO FORM THE PLURAL OF A NOUNAND THE THIRD PERSON SINGULAR OF A VERB ?/ We add the letters.when a word ends in o s x y z ch or sh, that is, a wordthat ends in one of the sounds o s ks i z ts or shGIVE ME AN EXAMPLE OF EACH, PLEASE! - BOTH NOUN AND VERB."One potato - two potatoes: I go, you go, he goes"Some further examples are as follows:-VERBSNOUNSHero - Heroes Do - DoesBus - Buses Kiss - KissesFox - Foxes Box - BoxesFliesLady Ladies Fly --Size -Sizes Seize - SeizesChurch - Churches Preach - PreachesDish - Dishes Rush - RushesGIVE ME A FURTHER EXAMPLE OF EACH KIND OF WORD, PLEASE !- BOTH NOUN AND VERB./.hero-heroes.As with most things in the study of a language, it is often better to learn throughpractice and the observation of particular cases rather than from a general rule.DO YOU PREFER TO SEE A MAN KISS A WOMAN'S HAND RATHERTHAN SHAKE HANDS WITH HER ?/ Yes, I prefer to.or.No, I don't.DO YOU THINK BOYS OUGHT TO BE TAUGHT TO BOX AT SCHOOL ?Yes, I think boys ought to.or.No, I don't think. WHY OR WHY NOT?WHAT DO MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC DO WHEN THEY SEEA CRIMINAL SEIZE A WOMAN'S HANDBAG IN THE STREET?/When members of the general public see a.some runafter the criminal or shout for help, but most peoplejust stand and look too surprised to do anything.701 WHAT DO WE MEAN BY THE EVENING "RUSH-HOUR" IN A LARGE CITY ?By the evening "rush-hour".we mean that time of evening(usually between five and seven) when all the shops, banks,offices etc, shut and everybody rushes home from workWHO ARE YOUR HEROES, BOTH PAST AND PRESENT ? My heroes both.WHY?ARE YOU FOR OR AGAINST FOX-HUNTING ? I'm for.or.I'm against.WHY OR WHY NOT?/The difference between a dish and a plate is that we serve our food from a dish, whichwe usually put in the centre of the table, whilst we eat our food from a plate.WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A DISH AND A PLATE?The difference.is that.BREAK OUT wybuchnąćWHAT WOULD YOU DO IF ANOTHER WORLD WAR BROKE OUT ?/If another world war broke out, I'd.702 WAGE SALARY PAYMENTzapłata pensja opłataPROFESSION zawód NON - PROFESSIONAL nieprofesjonalnyWe use the words "wages" and "salary" for the payment received for work done;but the difference between "wages" and "salary" is that we generally use the word"wages" for payment received each week and for work which is non-professional;whilst "salary" we generally use for payment received each month and usually forwork which is professional./ WHAT DO WE GENERALLY USE THE WORDS "WAGES" AND "SALARY"FOR ? We generally use the word "wages" for payment received each week, andfor work which is non-professional; whilst we use the word "salary"for payment received each month.which is professionalSTEADY ACTOR ARTISTmocny, silny, solidny aktor artystaSEASONAL WAITER SEASIDEsezonowy kelner wybrzeże703 TO CHANGE ONE'S MIND PAINTER PIANIST SURGEONrozmyślić się malarz pianista chirurgWHAT KIND OF PEOPLE DON'T EARN A STEADY WAGE OR SALARY ?/The kind of people.are such people as actors, writers, differentkinds of artists, and people who do seasonal work, such aswaiters who work at the seaside during the summer etc.WHAT DO WE USUALLY MEAN WHEN WE SAY THAT SOMEONE'S ASTEADY PERSON ? When we say that someone's a steady person, we usually meanthat we can believe what he says, that he does what hesays he will do and doesn't keep changing his mind etc.WHAT KIND OF JOBS DO WE NEED A STEADY HAND FOR? The kind ofjobs for which we need a steady hand are thoseof a painter, pianist, watch-repairer, surgeon etc.ABOUT HOW LONG DO YOU THINK IT'LL TAKE YOU TO FINISH THISBOOK IF YOU KEEP WORKING STEADILY ?/ I think it'll take me about.to finish.PLURAL OF NOUNS ENDING IN "F" OR "FE"LEAF LOAF SHELF CLIFFliść bochenek półka urwisko skalne704 Nouns ending in "f or "fe" generally change this to "ves" in forming their plurals.For example, leaf - leaves: loaf - loaves: shelf - shelves: knife - knives: life - lives:wife - wives etc.; but notice that the plural of "cliff' is "cliffs" and the plural of"chef is "chefs". HOW DO WE GENERALLY FORM THE PLURAL OF NOUNS ENDING IN "F"OR "FE" ?/ We generally.by changing the endings to "ves"GIVE ME SOME EXAMPLES, PLEASE! Leaf-leavesWHAT ARE THE EXCEPTIONS TO THIS RULE ? The exceptions to.are cliff and chefThere are other exceptions, but they are not among the basic words of the language.WOODS lasDO YOU PREFER WOODS OR OPEN FIELDS ? I prefer.WHY?DEER jeleńWHERE DO DEER MOSTLY LIVE ? Deer mostly live in the woodsWHY ? Because they don't like to be seen very much, and are usuallyafraid of human beings705 GREED łakomy, chciwyWHAT HAPPENS TO PEOPLE WHO BECOME TOO GREEDY ?/ Peoplewho become too greedy sometimes lose everything they've gained.PLOUGH orać TURN OVER przewrócićWHY DO WE PLOUGH THE LAND ? We plough the land in order to turn theearth over and prepare it for seedsSCOLD skrzyczećWHEN DOES A MOTHER SCOLD HER CHILD? A mother.when the child hasdone something wrong and made her angry.PARTNER partnerIF YOU WENT INTO BUSINESS, WOULD YOU PREFER TO HAVE APARTNER OR TO BE ALONE ? If I went into.I'd prefer.WHY?/ IDIOM 15PUT ONE'S FOOT DOWN = to be very determined in stopping somethingbyć stanowczyme.g.Things were getting worse all the time [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]