Kategorija: Intermediate

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Say It; Don’t Spray It. Speaking Spreads the Flu, Too.

Vezniške besede: postavi ustrezno besedo/besedno zvezo iz tabele na prazno mesto v besedilu (vsaka tabela za en odstavek). / Linking words: Fill in each gap with a suitable word or expression from the box (each box for one paragraph only). in addition during in other words so although… Preberi več

From active to passive and passive to active (2)

Pretvori tvornik v trpnik ali obratno. / Transform the sentences from active to passive, or passive to active voice. All the sandwiches were eaten in an hour by our guests. _______________________________________________________________ They haven’t discovered the cure for a common cold yet. ________________________________________________________________ Has anyone fed the cat today?… Preberi več

Steve Jobs debuts the iPhone

Časi: postavi glagol v oklepaju v pravilno obliko. / Put each verb in brackets into the correct form. (Active and passive) On this day in 2007, Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs unveils the iPhone—a touchscreen mobile phone with an iPod, camera and Web-browsing capabilities, among other features—at the… Preberi več

Comparison of Adjectives – paraphrase (1)

Prepiši povedi tako, da uporabiš pridevnik v eni od stopenj; pomen mora ostati isti. / Rewrite the sentences using an adjective in base, comparative or superlative form; the meaning must stay the same. 1 He has never scored so highly in a test as he did in this… Preberi več

Rosa Parks, American civil-rights activist

Besedotvorje: postavi besedo v oklepaju v ustrezno obliko. / Word formation: put each word in brackets into the correct form. Rosa Parks (born February 4, 1913, Tuskegee, Alabama, U.S.—died October 24, 2005, Detroit, Michigan), African American civil rights activist whose _______________ (1 REFUSE) to relinquish her seat on… Preberi več

From active to passive and passive to active (1)

Pretvori tvornik v trpnik ali obratno. / Transform the sentences from active to passive, or passive to active voice. 1. Everyone loves ice cream. _______________________________________________________________ 2. Numerous pop hits have been sung by Adele. ________________________________________________________________ 3. They are building a new library in my town. ________________________________________________________________ 4. Are… Preberi več

Verb + preposition (1)

Prepiši povedi tako, da uporabiš glagol v oklepaju in mu dodaš ustrezen predlog. Pomen povedi mora ostati isti. / Rewrite the sentences using the verb in brackets and adding a matching preposition. You must keep the original meaning. Example: 0. There are different factors to consider when buying… Preberi več

Smartphone toilet paper at Japan airport

Besedotvorje: postavi besedo v oklepaju v ustrezno obliko. / Word formation: put each word in brackets into the correct form.  An airport in Japan has taken toilet cleanliness to a new level. A company has installed “toilet paper” for smartphones in the public lavatories at Tokyo’s Narita International… Preberi več

New Year’s Resolutions

Časi: postavi glagol v oklepaju v ustrezno obliko (active and pasive). /Verb forms: put the verbs in brackets into the correct form (active and passive). When did ringing in the New Year become such a big deal? Turns out, it isn’t just a construct of modern Americans. Some… Preberi več

Christmas 2016 in Slovenia

Na vsako manjkajoče mesto v besedilu vstavi ustrezno besedo iz spodnjega nabora. (Fill in each gap with a suitable word from the box below.) In February next year I will have been living in Slovenia for 10 years – gosh how time flies! My first Christmas here in… Preberi več