Oznaka: upper-intermediate


    

Linking words: addition and contrast 2

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 Although the weather was awful, we still went for a long walk. (DESPITE) ________________________________________________________________________________ 2 My favourite subject is Maths. I like Gym, too.… Preberi več

Linking words: addition and contrast 1

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 The traffic was heavy, but we managed to get to school on time. (DESPITE) ________________________________________________________________________ 2 I didn’t get a good mark in the… Preberi več

Media Show War Dead After 18-Year Ban

Časi: postavi glagol v oklepaju v ustrezno obliko (active and passive) US President Barack Obama has changed many things since he took office. The latest is the end of an 18-year ban on media coverage of ____________________ (2 RETURN) American war dead. Since 1991, no American news network… Preberi več

The mass media

Linking words: postavi besede/zveze iz tabele na ustrezno mesto v besedilu. Newspapers, radio, television, and the Internet—including e-mail and blogs—are usually less influential than the social environment, but they are still significant, especially in affirming attitudes and opinions that are already established. The news media focus the public’s attention on certain personalities and issues,… Preberi več

Student 3D-printed his own braces and saved around $7,950

Časi: postavi glagol v oklepaju v pravilno obliko. A digital design student has managed to sort out his crooked top teeth by 3D-printing his own brace, saving an estimated $7,950 (£5,485) in the process. Twenty-three-year-old Amos Dudley realised last year that he wasn’t smiling so much because he… Preberi več

Farmed fish consumption at record high

Bralno razumevanje: preberi besedilo in odgovori na spodnja vprašanja s kratkimi odgovori.   Humans have never eaten so much fish and other seafood, but nearly half of it is no longer caught wild but is grown in farms, says the United Nations. New figures from the Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organisation… 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

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

Was the Myth of the “Dumb” Dodo Just Busted?

(Adapted from http://www.britannica.com) The dodo (Raphus cucullatus), an extinct flightless bird of Mauritius, serves as one of a handful of iconic extinct species ____________________ (1) as an enduring symbol of ignorance. (Perhaps you’ve heard the phrases “dumb as a dodo” or “don’t be a dodo” tossed around in… Preberi več