Kategorija: Upper-intermediate

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What’s the Difference Between Buffalo and Bison?

Linking words: postavi besede/zveze iz tabele na ustrezno mesto v besedilu. Vsaka je uporabljena enkrat. It’s easy to understand why people confuse bison and buffalo. Both are large, horned, oxlike animals of the Bovidae family. There are two kinds of bison, the American bison and the European bison,… Preberi več

Don’t abandon the Europe that I fought for – and my comrades died for

Dopolni vsako prazno mesto v besedilu z eno manjkajočo besedo. (Gap-fill) It is helpful to be old, for in my lifetime I have seen world population increase threefold; a stable seasonal climate become wildly unstable with drought, forest fires and floods; the pollution by humanity of the planet’s… Preberi več

Maria Sharapova: ITF joins Wada in declining to challenge ban appeal

Postavi glagol v oklepaju v ustrezno obliko (active and passive). Maria Sharapova’s path back to respectability got a little less stoney on Wednesday when she ____________________ (1 INFORM) that the International Tennis Federation had joined the World Anti-Doping Agency in declining to challenge her appeal against her two-year… Preberi več

Nigel Farage and Bob Geldof’s rival EU referendum flotillas clash on the Thames

Preberi besedilo, v katerem manjka 10 delov povedi. V spodnjem naboru A-J izberi ustrezen del povedi za vsako manjkajoče mesto (1-10). Odgovore (črke) zapiši na črto poleg številke. The Brexit battle took to the waves on Wednesday as Nigel Farage and Bob Geldof commandeered rival Thames cruiser boats… Preberi več

Second gravitational wave detected from ancient black hole collision

Postavi glagol v oklepaju v ustrezno obliko (active and passive). Physicists have detected ripples in the fabric of spacetime that were set in motion by the collision of two black holes far across the universe more than a billion years ago. The event marks only the second time… Preberi več

Lego Tries to Build a Better Brick

V besedilu poišči besede (ali besedne zveze), ki ustrezajo spodnjim definicijam. Besede si v besedilu sledijo po vrsti od 1 do 10. Danish toy maker Lego A/S is giving its colorful bricks their first makeover since 1963. But it will take 15 years and, if the company can… Preberi več

Commonly misused words in English: TO LIE

Preberi pravila za rabo spodnjih glagolov. Dopolni manjkajoča mesta z glagolom v pravilni obliki. The verb to lie means to recline – »He lies on his bed all day long.« It’s an intransitive verb, so it isn’t followed by a direct object. The correct tenses are lies, lay,… Preberi več

Archaeologist Claims Discovery of Aristotle’s Tomb

Časi: Postavi glagol v oklepaju v ustrezno obliko. (Active and passive) At an international conference commemorating the 2,400th anniversary of the birth of Aristotle, Greek archaeologist Konstantinos Sismanidis announced that his team ____________________ (1 DISCOVER) the philosopher’s burial place. Although Aristotle is known ____________________ (2 DIE) in Chalcis,… Preberi več

Coffee

Postavi besede v oklepaju v ustrezno obliko. Coffee, everybody’s favorite morning pick-me-up, is good for you. That is the ____________________ (1 CONCLUDE) drawn by researchers at the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania. A team led by Dr. Joe Vinson determined coffee to be a rich source of antioxidants… Preberi več

‘Waitress’ Star Finds Strength In The Female Narrative On Broadway

Dopolni manjkajoča mesta v besedilu z ustreznimi besednimi zvezami iz tabele.         NABBED PAID OFF UNDENIABLE DOMESTIC APPEALED LEADING FIRSTHAND FEW RELIEF TACKLES Much of the buzz surrounding “Waitress,” which is now playing at New York’s Brooks Atkinson Theatre, has emphasized the musical’s all-female creative… Preberi več