Mesec: marec 2016


    

Fashion shows and the media

Besedišče: Dopolni manjkajoča mesta v besedilu z ustreznimi besednimi zvezami iz tabele. potential clients   wholesalers mass-market producers ready-to-wear designers elevated runways couture designers couture houses designers’ ideas latest fashions department stores Fashion designers and manufacturers promote their clothes not only to retailers (such as fashion buyers) but… Preberi več

MPs – don’t ignore social media as the next generation of voters are watching it closely

Branje: preberi besedilo in odgovori na spodnja vprašanja s kratkimi odgovori. Who doesn’t use email in this day and age? Julian Lewis MP, that’s who. According to charity-run website WriteToThem, the Tory New Forest East MP communicates via fax, letters or phone calls. He doesn’t use a Twitter… Preberi več

6,000-Calorie Burger Gives Man Heart Attack

Časi: Vstavi glagol v oklepaju v pravilno obliko. A man at a Las Vegas fast food restaurant tempted fate by ordering a “Triple Bypass Burger”. The man was dining at the aptly named Heart Attack Grill – a fast food eatery that specializes in cholesterol packed food. He ____________________… Preberi več

The Sandwich – 250th Birthday

Časi: Postavi glagol v oklepaju v pravilno obliko.   The sandwich celebrates its 250th birthday next weekend and residents in the English town of Sandwich, where the bread meal was first eaten, are celebrating their culinary history. According to the town’s records the English nobleman Earl John Montague… Preberi več

Science confirms what all pet people know: Animals have empathy

(Adapted from www.britannica.com, 25 February 2016) Growing up, our first dog, Murphy (a.k.a. Murphy Brown) had her own seat on the couch. Most friends didn’t mind if, while they were sitting in the far left corner watching Saved by the Bell and shovelling down Kraft Dinner, Murphy happened… Preberi več

Bigger and busier than ever, cities are still where we want to work and play – and London is top of the pile

Časi: Postavi glagol v oklepaju v pravilno obliko.   London ____________________ (1 BECOME) the second most visited city in the world, behind Hong Kong, according to a survey by Euromonitor, the research group. The numbers are for 2014 and in that year 17.4 million people ____________________ (2 COME)… Preberi več

Past perfect simple, active or passive

    The concert ended after the pop star ____________________ (SING) only seven songs. We didn’t manage to organize the concert the way it ____________________ (PLAN). I couldn’t eat lunch because I ____________________ (HAVE) a late breakfast. The police arrived long after the robber ____________________ (LEAVE) the scene… Preberi več

HSBC bank helped the rich hide money

Časi: Postavi glagole v oklepaju v pravilno obliko.   According to British media, in 2007 HSBC somehow sent this message to their well-off clients: »If you keep your money at our bank, you __________________ (1 NOT HAVE) to pay tax.« A BBC programme looked at the details of… Preberi več

Ed Sheeran Takes a Year’s Break from Social Media

Časi: Postavi glagol v oklepaju v pravilno obliko.   Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has announced he is “taking a break” from social media. He says he is fed up with ____________________ (1 SPEND) so much time looking at his mobile phone or iPad. The international superstar ____________________ (2 HAVE)… Preberi več