www.marekconnellenglish.com2018-07-31MondayJoannaWójtowiczMarekConnellEnglishnotes1H sh db b n ttheend fSeptember.twasnic t ecktheplac taga n.Iwasablet r dth malL!!!Present tense Can is more common than able to and is less formal

past could

past was/were able to

generalability“When I was younger I could speak 7

languages”

abilityinaparticularsituationorspecificachievement.

“In the end I could was able to get on the plane.”

Future tense (I will be able to...)

Perfect tense (I have been able to...) Infinitive (to be able to...)

butnegativesentences:wasn’t able to = couldn’t

Could is almost always used with a main verb tenses. Could is used as the pasttense of "can". Could is used to is used to request something in the present tense. Usually when could is used in the present tense, it is used to ask a question. fl bbe g s d (Zdumiony) flabbergasted[det]d t

T dic w d .take serious risks.

T

stopband te

pr v ntprohibitforbid

+(object)fr m( )(s m th ng)

t av d +object.

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1. despectiveder gat r P j rat v (expressingcontemptordisapproval.)

2. t r p al Asexual

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l velh i tstag r thm

( s)

At n stat .

T b na f+object.

t’sab tO.T.T (=ove thetop.)ove k ll ✮(excessive)

"OneofthemostpowerfuloneswasfromsomeoneIbelievetobe[Kokeíshen]ca ca anandhesaid:'Thankyousomuchforthrowinganightlikethat.I wish my friend who is Asian, had something like this available to him back in the day because he got married to a woman and maybe he wouldn't have done that if he knew there was culture on the other side'." Absu d t [Abserd]absu dIt’saf cr fr m+object. (1:alongdistance.2:somethingnotablydifferent"the effects of the new law were a far cry from what was intended"

amazoncontroversies.PatentTh paten don clickbuy[pérchisis]pur s s .JeffBezos’m t r cris t fam .(błyskawiczny wzrost do sławy) In nthe( nter)n t j gge na ta huge, powerful, and overwhelming force or institution. “…a juggernaut of secular and commercial culture.” “It is from humble beginnings that Amazon turned into the commercial juggernaut that it is today. ”CanadianFacetone side of something many-sided, especially of a cut gem.G m ha s≠R&B

Astaple Astapleg n.(industrial)

T stapleStaples

staple(food)(carbohydrates)

main or important, especially in terms of consumption. "the staple foods of the poor"

most important in terms of trade or production. "rice was the staple crop grown in most villages"

a main item of trade or production. "rubber became the staple of the Malayan economy"

a main or important element of something. "bread, milk, and other staples"

"Rock music is definitely one of my staples." Th a m n Pol s nBr ta n.Throwback

a reversion to an earlier ancestral characteristic.

T b cl d p of

ab tn

+object

"I’m not particularly clued up on…" "I’m really clued up on…"

A pt speed(velocidad)

w thA toc d?(are you knowlegeable/ up to date)

To be brought up to speed about a topic.

"the eyes could be an ancestral throwback" a person or thing having the characteristics of a former time. "a lot of his work is a throwback to the fifties"T harkbackt thep st.mention or remember (something from the past). "if it was such a rotten holiday, why hark back to it?" s hol .

B t isonlyskind p used to say that a person's character is more important than how they look.T tu nyournos p ts m n . /T mock t snott b sniff d t!Not to be ignored because it is valuable or worth having: "A £2 million profit is not to be sniffed at."T look pt s m n . T lookd wn ns m n .

Fr wn T fr wnup n to disapprove of something: "Smoking is frowned upon in many societies."Ballpark

t’sthedog b l ocks!

to be the cat's whiskers. To be highly enjoyable, desirable, or impressive, especially in

a fancy or elaborate way. What’sl v gott d w th t?(T naTu ne )

What do s‘X’h v t d w th‘y’?

c n’tseewhat‘X’h st d w ththepric(precio)

fpotato s. (piernikd wiatratka)

Pandora’sb x.

T h tthesack th fp st9(21:30). (go to bed)