Oznaka: upper-intermediate


    

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

Paris fears for fate of theatre that added chic to pop culture

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. When Jean-Luc Choplin took over more than a decade ago as director general of Paris’s Théatre du Châtelet – (1__)… Preberi več

Burkinis are nasty, but then fashion is seldom liberating

Preberi besedilo. Dopolni stavke spodaj, ki se navezujejo na besedilo, z manjkajočimi izrazi (največ dve besedi). After an increasingly desperate few years, which the combined efforts of Emma Thompson, Doreen Lawrence and Alexa Chung have so far done little to relieve, Marks and Spencer has finally produced a… Preberi več

Addictions may be in our genes

Časi: postavi glagol v oklepaju v ustrezno obliko (active and pasive). Addictions are one of the biggest problems of the modern world. If we ____________________ (1 KNOW) how to prevent them, they would be much easier to control. Scientists have discovered that addictions may be hereditary. In the… Preberi več

Brevard launches ‘I Need My Space’ tourism promotion

Branje: preberi besedilo in odgovori na spodnja vprašanja s kratkimi odgovori (največ 6 besed). Brevard County tourism officials are hoping to drive visits to the Space Coast through a stepped-up focus on social media, targeting families with a jingle that declares, “I Need My Space.” According to Local… Preberi več

‘Space tourism’ flying high: It’s added to Oxford dictionary

Branje: preberi besedilo in odgovori na spodnja vprašanja s kratkimi odgovori (največ 6 besed). “Space tourism” was added to Oxford Dictionaries Online as part of the web-based publication’s quarterly update this month. “Space tourism” is now “buzzworthy,” at least according to one prominent dictionary. Oxford Dictionaries Online added “space… Preberi več

Linking words: addition and contrast 3

Linking words (addition and contrast): prepiši poved tako, da uporabiš besedo/besedno zvezo v oklepaju in spremeniš, kar je potrebno. Pomen mora ostati nespremenjen. 1 I had a terrible cold, but I still went to school. (DESPITE) ________________________________________________________________________________ 2 The road was slippery, that’s why the accident happened. Besides,… Preberi več