/ This made enough noise/ to wake the whole household/ as we
attempted to drag it/ out of the way,/ weaving it in and out/ among the objects on the
floor./ Discipline among the employees was very strict/ and many clerks had lost their
jobs./ He stretched the lump of clay/ and made a border with it/ round the edge of the
bowl.
LESSON 163
CHECK IN
CHECK OUT
RECEPTION
stawić się w recepcji hotelu zapłacić za usługi i opuścić hotel recepcja
WHERE DOES ONE CHECK IN AND CHECK OUT OF A HOTEL? One
checks in ... at the reception
OCCUPY zająć, dawać zajęcie
HOW DO YOU USUALLY OCCUPY YOUR SPARE TIME? I usually occupy
1090 OCCUPATION
FILL IN
FORM
TRIANGLE
zajęcie, zainteresowanie wypłenić forma
trójkąt
WHEN YOU FILL IN A FORM MAKING AN APPLICATION FOR SOMETHING
OR OTHER, WHAT DOES THE QUESTION "WHAT IS YOUR OCCUPATION ?"
MEAN ?/
When I fill in ... what is my job
WHAT SHAPE AM I FORMING IN THE AIR WITH MY FINGER? You're
forming... triangle...
MARRIAGE małżeństwo
RECIPE recepta, przepis
DO YOU THINK THAT THE MOST SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGES ARE BASED
ON THE TWO PARTNERS HAVING A LOT IN COMMON; OR WHAT DO
YOU THINK IS THE BEST RECIPE FOR A HAPPY MARRIAGE?/
Yes, I think...
CLEAR UP porządkować, przejaśnić się
MESS
PHILOSOPHER
WITHIN REASON
bałagan, nieporządek filozof
rozsądnie, sensownie
WOULD YOU AGREE WITH THE PHILOSOPHER, BERTRAND RUSSELL,
THAT HALF THE POPULATION OF THE WORLD SPENDS ITS TIME
CLEARING UP THE MESS MADE BY THE OTHER HALF, I.E. HAVING TO
CONSTANTLY CLEAN AND TIDY UP AFTER PEOPLE AND REPAIR THE
1091 DAMAGE THEY HAVE DONE ? - AND WHAT DO YOU THINK SHOULD
BE DONE ABOUT IT ?/
Yes, I'd agree... where possible, and within reason, people
should be made to clear up their own mess and
repair the damage they have done ...
IF IT WERE RAINING AND I SAID "IT LOOKS AS THOUGH IT WILL
SOON CLEAR UP", WHAT WOULD I MEAN?
If it were ... stop raining ...
SOLVE rozwiązać
HOW WOULD YOU SOLVE THE WORLD'S PROBLEMS ? I'd solve ... by ...
CARRY OUT realizować
EFFICIENCY skuteczność, sprawność
TENDENCY tendencja
CONFUSED pomieszany, zakłopotany
WOULD YOU SAY YOU WERE FAIRLY GOOD AT CARRYING OUT
INSTRUCTIONS WITH GREAT EFFICIENCY, OR ARE YOU THE TYPE
THAT HAS A TENDENCY TO GET EVERYTHING CONFUSED ?/ Yes, I'd say
I was ... or... No, I wouldn't say ...
BY LAND lądem
BY AIR powietrzem
DO YOU PREFER TO TRAVEL BY LAND, BY SEA, OR BY AIR ? - WHY ?
I prefer to...
1092 GLANCE rzut oka, spojrzeć
WHAT AM I DOING ? You're glancing at your watch, the picture on the wall etc.
RANGE tu: asortyment
DM WHAT KIND OF SHOPS WOULD YOU EXPECT TO FIND A LARGE RANGE
OF GOODS ?
I'd expect to ... either in a village store or in a big store in the city ...
DROP IN wpaść do kogoś
DO YOU LIKE FRIENDS DROPPING IN FOR A CHAT, OR DO YOU PREFER
THEM TO GIVE YOU A RING TO LET YOU KNOW THEY'RE COMING ?-
WHY ?/
Yes, I like friends ... or ... I prefer them...
ON BUSINESS ON HOLIDAY TELL
HOLIDAYMAKER
w interesie
na wakacjach powiedzieć wczasowicz, wczasowiczka
AT A HOTEL OR A RAILWAY STATION, HOW CAN YOU TELL THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PEOPLE WHO ARE ON HOLIDAY AND THOSE
WHO ARE ON BUSINESS ? At a hotel... holidaymakers usually look more relaxed
and less hurried, and usually wear brighter clothes...
1093 SACK GET THE SACK EMPLOYMENT
REACT
worek zwolnić zatrudnienie
reagować
DEEPLY DEPRESSED
FORM
/
głęboko przygnębiony forma,
formować
WHAT DO WE USE SACKS FOR?
We use sacks for transporting things like
vegetables, especially potatoes ...
WHAT DOES THE EXPRESSION MEAN "TO GET THE SACK"?
The expression ... to be dismissed from employment...
HOW WOULD YOU REACT IF YOU WERE UNFAIRLY SACKED FROM A JOB
YOU LIKED, ESPECIALLY IF THERE WERE MASS UNEMPLOYMENT AT THE
TIME, PARTICULARLY IN YOUR KIND OF WORK ?/ If I were unfairly... I'd feel
very angry ... extremely upset... deeply depressed at the
thought of being without any form of employment ...
STALE nieświeży, czerstwy, stęchły
OXYGEN tlen
WHAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH STALE AIR IN THE CLASSROOM, AND
HOW CAN ONE CURE IT ?
The problem with ... it lacks oxygen, which is
needed for keeping the brain fresh ... it can be cured by
opening the windows or doors after each lesson ...
1094 VOCABULARY
WITH
EXAMPLES:-
NOT ONLY ... BUT ALSO nie tylko ... ale ...
Not only had we lost our way, but we had also lost our compass.
GET AT dotrzeć, dosięgnąć
I was not able to get at the books on the top shelf.
AID pomoc
A great deal of financial aid will be required if the experiment is to be continued./
BLANK czysty, niezapisany, pustka
The student sat for quite some time with a blank expression on his face, looking at
the blank sheet of exam paper lying before him on his desk.
CAREER 305° kariera
He felt he would not be suited to a career in politics, so he went into medicine
instead.
1095 DEPART odjechać
DEPARTURE odjazd
We can see what time the trains depart from the departure board at the railway
station.
ELEMENTARY elementarny, podstawowy
We can't allow him to play. He doesn't even understand the elementary rules of the
game./
FARE opłata za przejazd
Having spent every penny I had with me, I realised too late that I hadn't any
money for my bus fare home.
FEE opłata
The word fee is generally used to describe the payment we make to a doctor, a
private teacher or a lawyer.
GENUINE autentyczny
The tie seemed to be made of genuine silk, but it was not easy to tell.