BETTER SPEAKING Lesson 1 Do I have to sound like a native speaker? Jinping: I have learned English for almost 15 years.

I have no problem with reading and listening. But speaking has always been a problem for me because when I was at school, we always focused on grammar, vocabulary and exams. Now I really want to improve my spoken English to a new level, achieve that free speaking in the near future. Do you have any good suggestions on how to achieve this? Richard Hallows: Learners of English often worry about speaking like a native speaker. I think its important that they should realize this is not the way you need to speak. Most of the time our listeners are speaking to other non-native speakers of English, so they need to be intelligible to those people. Its not necessary to have a native accent. to sound native speaker of English reading listening speaking to focus on sth vocabulary exam to improve spoken English level to achieve free suggestion learner of English to worry way non-native speaker of English intelligible - brzmie - osoba, ktrej jzykiem ojczystym jest angielski - czytanie - suchanie - mwienie - koncentrowa si na czym - sownictwo - egzamin - polepszy, poprawi, udoskonali - jzyk angielski mwiony, angielska mowa - poziom - osign - tu: swobodny - sugestia - osoba uczca si angielskiego - martwi si - tu: sposb - osoba, ktrej jzykiem ojczystym nie jest angielski - zrozumiay

uzupenij zdania: 1. I (learned, have learned, had learned) English for almost 15 years. 2. We used to focus (at, to, on) grammar and vocabulary too much. 3. Now I want to improve my (speaking, speak, spoken) English.

odpowiedzi: 1. have learned 2. on 3. spoken Lesson 2 What can I do to sound more natural? Goran Ivanisovich: This was my dream, all my life and er you know to serve for the match, suddenly I have a match point out of nowhere, you know I came here, nobody even talked about me and now Im holding this trophy and its its just.. this support today is like er I mean.. I was er three times in the final but this is, this is just unbelievable, this is too good. Thank you guys for everything

Richard Hallows: When were speaking, sometimes maybe we need time to think about what were saying. Um rather than having a silence when youre speaking, um you might like to say, erm.um.. In fact, I do this quite a lot when Im speaking. And this helps you sound very natural and keeps the listener listening. to sound natural dream trophy support I mean unbelievable guy to speak to need to think to say silence to keep the listener listening - brzmie naturalnie - tu: marzenie - trofeum - wsparcie, poparcie - tu: konwersacyjny wtrt, zapchajdziura, ktra nie jest nonikiem znaczenia - niewiarygodny, nie do wiary - facet, czowiek - mwi - potrzebowa - myle - mwi, powiedzie - cisza - utrzyma uwag suchacza (sprawi, aby dalej sucha)

uzupenij zdania:

1. When you speak, you can use words like: I mean, you know, kind of. They can help you (sound, sounding, sounds) very natural. 2. They also keep the listener (listen, to listen, listening). 3. They help you (keep, hold, take) his attention while you speak. odpowiedzi: 1. sound 2. listening 3. hold Lesson 3 How can I become more confident? Richard Hallows: Some students do have this confidence, and theyre the students who really make the most progress and become, you know, the good speakers of English. The students who really dont progress so quickly are students who you know, they worry about making mistakes so much, it stops them really communicating and making that progress. Richard Hallows: Really key is, you know, you must enjoy speaking. Erm. Its not an exam - its just about communicating, and if you enjoy it, you will be so much better. to become confident to make progress to make the most progress speaker of English to progress to worry about sth to make mistakes to communicate key to enjoy - sta si - majcy wiar w siebie, pewno siebie - robi postpy - robi najwiksze postpy - osoba mwica po angielsku - robi postpy - martwi si czym/o co - robi bdy - komunikowa si - klucz - lubi co, czerpa z czego rado i zadowolenie

uzupenij zdania: 1. Students who have confidence (do, make, achieve) the most progress. 2. Dont worry too much about (making, doing, achieving) mistakes. 3. Enjoy (to speak, speak, speaking) English!

odpowiedzi:

1. make 2. making 3. speaking

Lesson 4 How do I say it? NGOC: One of my problems is my spoken English sometimes I try to say something but I dont know the word so I feel um a bit confused and I stop because I dont know how to say it or to say what I want to say so I feel less confident in speaking and I stop myself from speaking sometimes. - jak to powiedzie? - zdezorientowany - czu - mniej - majcy pewno siebie i wiar we wasne siy - powstrzymuj si od

how do I say it? confused to feel less confident I stop myself from

uzupenij zdania: 1. If you dont feel confident, you feel (in, un, non) confident. 2. If you dont know the word you are looking for try (to, at, in) paraphrase. 3. Dont stop yourself (from, at, for) speaking. odpowiedzi: 1. un 2. to 3. from Lesson 5 Can I paraphrase? Pak Han Suk: In the house of the Korean people they like football very much, more than your baseball and basketball, but actually they do not want to visit a stadium. Even if Korean people like football very much sometimes they want to go another place, like picnic, or do other things at home. Maybe Korean people like drinking so much.

Maybe if a person is asked whether you go to the stadium or you join your friends in the, maybe, beer shop, something like that, I think maybe Korean people choose going to the beer shop, I dont know

paraphrase basketball stadium to drink to join beer shop to choose

- parafrazowa - koszykwka - stadion - pi - przyczy si - piwo - sklep - wybiera

uzupenij zdania: 1. Do you like football more (then, when, than) basketball? 2. Do you go to football matches or do you prefer to watch it (in, at, inside) home? 3. Or would you rather go for a drink (for, to, at) a pub or a bar? odpowiedzi: 1. than 2. at 3. to Lesson 6 How English helps you survive in business Stelios Haji-Ioannou: Well obviously I've survived in business, by being able to speak English and Greek, which is not very useful outside Greece - so definitely English must be the business language. I think it would've been impossible to run an airline in the UK without speaking English - that would've been a serious limitation to your ability to communicate with customers. And in fact, when people ask me, Do you ... I mean, you come from Greece - why didn't you start the airline in Greece" or "Why didn't you go to France or Germany or everything else", and one of the things I say is, that you know, Greece is too small, it's in the wrong end of Europe, and out of the big markets, the German, the French and the English, the only language I could skip..... er..... speak, was English, so I had to come to London.

to survive to be able to to speak English useful language impossible to run airline the UK (=The United Kingdom) limitation ability to communicate customer in fact to come from Greece end

- przey, przetrwa, przetrzyma - mc, potrafi, by w stanie - mwi po angielsku - poyteczny - jzyk - niemoliwy - prowadzi (np. biznes) - linia lotnicza - Zjednoczone Krlestwo - ograniczenie - zdolno, umiejtno - komunikowa si - klient - w rzeczy samej, de facto - pochodzi z Grecji - tu: kraniec, kres

uzupenij zdania: 1. The knowledge of English helped him to survive (in, at, with) business. 2. He (ran, run, runs) a successful business a few years ago. 3. He would not be able to communicate with customers if he (would not, could not, did not) know English. odpowiedzi: 1. in 2. ran 3. did not Lesson 7 How do I link my thoughts together? Patrice: I have to use English a lot in my job and I often have to explain ideas to people, so I would like to learn interesting ways of linking my thoughts together in English. Often I think I am just saying one thing and then another and I realize that this can be boring for people listening to me. Do you have any suggestions for me?

Stelios Haji-Ioannou: And in fact, when people ask me, Do you ... I mean, you come from Greece - why didn't you start the airline in Greece" or Why didn't you go to France or Germany or everything else", and one of the things I say is, that you know, Greece is too small, it's in the wrong end of Europe, and out of the big markets, the German, the

French and the English, the only language I could skip..... er..... speak, was English, so I had to come to London to link thought to use job to explain idea another to realize boring to listen suggestion in fact to come from Greece end to speak English - czy - myl - uywa - praca - wyjania - pomys, idea - inny, drugi - zdawa sobie spraw - nudny - sucha - sugestia - w rzeczy samej, de facto - pochodzi z Grecji - tu: kraniec, kres - mwi po angielsku

uzupenij zdania: 1. I use English a lot (in, at, within) my job. 2. I would like to learn interesting ways (to, of, by) linking my thoughts together in English. 3. I sometimes ask (me, my, myself) why I want to do it and my answer is that I find English very useful. odpowiedzi: 1. in 2. of 3. myself Lesson 8 How do I learn words that go together? Leonid: My teacher tells me that it is very important for me to learn natural English phrases and expressions. But when I try to speak English, and use such phrases, it is very difficult for me to know which words go together. I think in English there are many thousands of these expressions. Can you give me some advice on how to learn them?

to go together phrase expression to try to speak to use to know thousand advice to learn

- i w parze - fraza, zwrot - wyraenie - prbowa - mwi - uywa - zna, wiedzie - tysic - rada - uczy si

uzupenij zdania: 1. It is very important to learn natural English phrases and (impressions, expressions, compressions). 2. But it is difficult to know which words (go, run, match) together in English. 3. Could you give me some (advise, adviser, advice) on how to learn them? odpowiedzi: 1. expressions 2. go 3. advice Lesson 9 Lets find more opposites

Bjork:

I've always thought of Debut and Post as twins, and that's why I've called them Debut, which is before, and Post, which is after - sort of before and after my little lesson, and I think after this I will move on to, sort of, quite, sort of, different things, but the concept with both Debut and Post is a week in a life of a normal person, and all the ups and downs you have in one week which you can't plan - so that's why I wanted the songs on both Debut and Post to be completely different from each other, and to kind of represent that you just... you can't plan your life, and you're not supposed to. You're supposed to just enjoy it to the maximum and take it as it comes sort of thing. - tu: sowa o przeciwnym znaczeniu, antonimy - bliniaki - tu: nazywa - jaki (wtrt w rozmowie, ktry nic nie znaczy) 8

opposites twins to call sort of

before after to move on to

- przedtem - po - przej do czego innego, zaj si czym innym week - tydzie life - ycie ups and downs - sukcesy i poraki, wzloty i upadki song - piosenka both - oba, obie, oboje to be different from each other - rni si od siebie youre supposed to do sth - powiniene, masz co zrobi to enjoy - cieszy si (czym), lubi co, czerpa z czego przyjemno take it as it comes - (o yciu) bierz je takim, jakie jest uzupenij zdania: 1. Life is full of ups and (downers, downs, down). 2. Take it (like, as, is) it comes. 3. I know all the ins and (inns, out, outs) of her problems. odpowiedzi: 1. downs 2. as 3. outs Lesson 10 What are the fillers? Muhammed: When I listen to native speakers, I notice that sometimes they are not totally fluent and often they stop and think about their words. But when they do this, they use lots of small words to help them. I would like to learn how to use these small words, because I think they will be very helpful for me, but my problem is that I cannot hear them exactly. Can you help to explain the use of these small words for me? Umm it was really, kind of a mark for the end of the year and um you know, it sort of, went part and parcel with the tour. - wypeniacz, co co wypenia luk - sucha 9

Madonna:

filler to listen

native speaker (of English) to notice fluent to think to use to help to learn helpful to hear exactly to explain use mark it went part and parcel with the tour

- osoba, ktrej jzykiem ojczystym jest angielski - zauway - pynny - myle - uywa - pomaga - uczy si - uyteczny, pomocny - sysze - dokadnie - wyjania - uycie - znak - by zasadnicz czci tournee

uzupenij zdania: 1. Small words that we use to fill the gaps in the conversation are called (fills, fillers, fullers). 2. When you speak English fluently, you are fluent (in, at, with) it. 3. The knowledge of English is part and (packet, package, parcel) of my job. odpowiedzi: 1. fillers 2. in 3. parcel

Lesson 11 How do I use the fillers? Interviewer: And why did you actually decide to put the album out anyway? Was it a record company decision or was it just: Ive reached that time in my life, Ill put out another one? Madonna: Umm it was really kind of a mark for the end of the year and um you know, it sort of went part and parcel with the tour. Interviewer: Yeah. Madonna: which is kind of it was a com the tour was really um a celebration of my pretty much my last three records and what Ive been doing over the last since I did Evita, really. Interviewer: Yeah. to use filler - uywa - wypeniacz, co co wypenia luk

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to put out an album record company decision to reach time life mark it went part and parcel with the tour celebration

- wyda album - wytwrnia pyt - decyzja - tu: osign - okres - ycie - znak - by zasadnicz czci tournee - witowanie, obchody, uczczenie czego

uzupenij zdania: 1. When an album is released it is put (away, out, outside). 2. Madonnas album was part and parcel of her tour; it was an (unimportant, essential, irrelevant) part of it. 3. People who make records work for a record (firm, company, corporation). odpowiedzi: 1. out 2. essential 3. company Lesson 12 How do I make my English more memorable?

Lydia:

Yes, I have often noticed how good speakers are able to make phrases that sound, how can I say, memorable. You know, they use language in a more of an artistic way, especially politicians and leaders, when they speak. It is a much tougher sale out there, in a world where half of our fellow human beings struggle to survive on less than $2.00 a day. Try to imagine what globalization can possibly mean to half of humanity that has never made, or received, a phone call. The simple fact of the matter is this: if we cannot make globalization work for all, in the end it will work for none.

Kofi Anan:

memorable to notice phrase to sound politician

- tu: godny zapamitania, atwy do zapamitania, wpadajcy w ucho; rwnie: pamitny, niezapomniany - zauwaa - fraza, zwrot - brzmie - polityk

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leader tough sale out there world fellow human being to struggle to survive less than to try to imagine to mean humanity phone call to make a phone call to receive a phone call the simple fact of the matter is to work for none

- przywdca - tu: trudny, ciki - sprzeda - tam; tu chodzi o kraje Trzeciego wiata - wiat - blini, bratnia istota ludzka - walczy, zmaga si, mczy si - przey, wyy - mniej ni - prbowa - wyobraa sobie - znaczy - ludzko - telefon (w sensie: rozmowa telefoniczna) - zadzwoni do kogo, wykona telefon, zatelefonowa - dosta/odebra od kogo telefon (kiedy kto dzwoni do ciebie) - rzecz polega po prostu na tym - tu: suy czemu/komu; przynosi korzyci - nikt, nic, aden

objanienia: it is a much tougher sale out there chodzi o to, e ide globalizacji znacznie trudniej jest sprzeda w krajach ubogich uzupenij zdania: 1. If a phrase is worth remembering or easy to remember, it is (memorable, forgettable, unremarkable). 2. Half of our fellow human beings struggle to survive (at, on, about) less than $2 a day. 3. Globalization must work (to, for, from) everyone. odpowiedzi: 1. memorable 2. on 3. for

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Lesson 13 What kind of rhetorical devices do I use?

Kofi Anan: It is a much tougher sale out there, in a world where half of our fellow human beings struggle to survive on less than $2.00 a day. Try to imagine what globalization can possibly mean to half of humanity that has never made, or received, a phone call. The simple fact of the matter is this: if we cannot make globalization work for all, in the end it will work for none.

tough sale out there world fellow human being to struggle to survive less than to try to imagine to mean humanity phone call to make a phone call to receive a phone call the simple fact of the matter is to work for none

- tu: trudny, ciki - sprzeda - tam; tu chodzi o kraje Trzeciego wiata - wiat - blini, bratnia istota ludzka - walczy, zmaga si, mczy si - przey, wyy - mniej ni - prbowa - wyobraa sobie - znaczy - ludzko - telefon (w sensie: rozmowa telefoniczna) - zadzwoni do kogo, wykona telefon, zatelefonowa - dosta od kogo telefon (kiedy kto dzwoni do ciebie) - rzecz polega po prostu na tym - tu: suy czemu/komu; przynosi korzyci - nikt, nic, aden

objanienia: it is a much tougher sale out there chodzi o to, e ide globalizacji znacznie trudniej jest sprzeda w krajach Trzeciego wiata uzupenij zdania: 1. It is not easy to survive (at, on, about) $2.00 a day. 2. When you phone somebody, you (do, make, try) a phone call. 3. When somebody calls you, you (receipt, receive, receiver) a phone call from them.

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odpowiedzi: 1. on 2. make 3. receive

Lesson 14 How can I correct myself? Sunil: People tell me that I speak English to a pretty high standard, but I still dont think I could describe myself as a fluent speaker. And I think the real reason for this is that I feel really embarrassed about making mistakes when I speak English. I know I shouldnt do this, I know that native speakers also make plenty of mistakes, but I just cant help myself.

Interviewer:

And tell me about the difference that an Oscar makes. Youve talked about recognition. Juliette Binoche: It means a lot, you know, especially being a foreigner, you know, it doesnt happen that often. And also its is my first movie since The English Patient, so I feels I feel blessed in a way. But, erm Im not erm trying to analysis it how do you say? analyze this er because you know its Im making these films and then afterwards I dont know whether its a good one or not, but I try my best, thats the only thing I know.

to correct pretty high to describe fluent speaker reason embarrassed to make a mistake native speaker plenty I cant help myself to make a difference

- poprawia - cakiem/do wysoki - opisa - pynny (w mowie) - mwca - powd - zaenowany - zrobi bd - tu: osoba, dla ktrej angielski jest jzykiem ojczystym - mnstwo - tu: nie mog si powstrzyma - zrobi rnic (wywrze duy wpyw) 14

recognition to mean foreigner to happen movie to feel blessed in a way to analyze analysis afterwards I try my best

- uznanie - znaczy, mie na myli - cudzoziemiec - zdarza si, wydarza - film - czu - bogosawiony, tu: wyrniony, obdarowany - w jaki sposb - analizowa - analiza - pniej - dokadam wszelkich stara; robi, co w mojej mocy

uzupenij zdania: 1. I speak English (at, to, with) a pretty high standard. 2. I hope Im a fairly (fluent, fluency, flowing) speaker. 3. But I feel embarrassed about (make, making, having made) mistakes. odpowiedzi: 1. to 2. fluent 3. making

Lesson 15 How can I help myself?

Interviewer:

And tell me about the difference that an Oscar makes. Youve talked about recognition. Juliette Binoche: It means a lot, you know, especially being a foreigner, you know, it doesnt happen that often. And also its is my first movie since The English Patient, so I feels I feel blessed in a way. But erm Im not erm trying to analysis it how do you say? analyze this er because you know its Im making these films and then afterwards I dont know whether its a good one or not, but I try my best, thats the only thing I know.

to make a difference recognition

- zrobi rnic (wywrze duy wpyw) - uznanie 15

to mean foreigner to happen movie to feel blessed in a way to analyze analysis afterwards I try my best

- znaczy, mie na myli - cudzoziemiec - zdarza si, wydarza - film - czu - bogosawiony, tu: wyrniony, zaszczycony - w jaki sposb - analizowa - analiza - pniej - dokadam wszelkich stara; robi, co w mojej mocy

uzupenij zdania: 1. Getting an Oscar (does, creates, makes) a big difference to an actor. 2. Always try your (good, better, best). 3. Lets (analyze, analysis, analyzed) what went wrong. odpowiedzi: 1. makes 2. best 3. analyze Lesson 16 How can I be more creative in English? Jan: I work in the advertising business and I think that I am a creative person, but when I speak English I find it very difficult to be creative with the language. When I listen to native speakers, I notice that they often use images or maybe metaphors, which helps to make their speech more dynamic and interesting. Im worried that when I meet with customers, they will think I am a boring and not a creative person. Do you have any advice for me?

Kylie Minogue: It is slightly odd. I mean, I do feel that Im part of the British music industry, so Im.. my heart, my you knowthe basis of me is Aussie through and through. I mean, my roots are Australian, my branches have been influenced by living here for over ten years. creative advertising language native speaker - twrczy, kreatywny - reklama, reklamowanie - jzyk - tu: osoba, dla ktrej angielski jest jzykiem ojczystym

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to notice image metaphor to help speech to worry to meet customer boring advice slightly odd to feel part industry heart basis Aussie (=Australian) through and through root branch to influence to live

- zauwaa - obraz, ima - metafora - pomaga - mowa - martwi si, niepokoi - spotyka - klient - nudny - rada - nieco - dziwny, dziwne - czu - cz - przemys - serce - baza, podstawa - australijski - na wskro, do cna - korze - ga - wywiera wpyw - y

uzupenij zdania: 1. If you are not creative, you are (in, un, dis)creative. 2. Metaphor is an imaginative way of showing that two things have (different, the same, opposite) qualities. 3. Use metaphors if you want to sound creative, this is my (advice, advise, advised). odpowiedzi: 1. un 2. the same 3. advice

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Lesson 17 How do I learn to use metaphors?

Kylie Minogue: It is slightly odd. I mean, I do feel that Im part of the British music industry, so Im.. my heart, my you knowthe basis of me is Aussie through and through. I mean, my roots are Australian, my branches have been influenced by living here for over ten years. metaphor slightly odd to feel part industry heart basis Aussie (=Australian) through and through root branch to influence to live - metafora - nieco - dziwny, dziwne - czu - cz - przemys - serce - baza, podstawa - australijski - na wskro, do cna - korze - ga - wywiera wpyw - y

uzupenij zdania: 1. When something is slightly odd, its slightly (strange, uneven, ordinary). 2. Im Polish through and (thorough, through, thoroughly). 3. Although I (have, has, had) lived in England for over ten years. odpowiedzi: 1. strange 2. through 3. have Lesson 18 How do I take part in a discussion?

Fatima:

I often have to attend fairly formal business meetings, where the only language is English. This is not a problem for me, except for when I want to interrupt or break into the discussion or express my

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opinion. When I do this I always feel that I am being rude, so I am reluctant to do this. Edward Said: Do you think that education plays a great role in emphasizing, rather than minimizing, differences? I think most systems of education are basically nationalist. Luigi Cavalli-Sforza: I think, I think this is a very good point, and I think youre basically right. Eh, I also believe that fortunately theres a change in this attitude, although we are weve all been brought up with the nationalists. to take part to attend formal meeting language to interrupt to break into to express to feel rude reluctant education to play a role to emphasize to minimize difference nationalist point basically to believe fortunately change attitude to bring up - bra udzia - by obecnym, uczestniczy, uczszcza - formalny - spotkanie, zebranie - jzyk - przerywa - tu: wczy si (np. do dyskusji) - wyraa - czu - niegrzeczny, nieuprzejmy - niechtny - edukacja - odgrywa rol - podkrela, dodawa emfazy - minimalizowa - rnica - narodowiec, nacjonalista, narodowociowy, nacjonalistyczny - tu: argument, uwaga - w zasadzie - wierzy - na szczcie - zmiana - postawa, nastawienie - wychowywa

uzupenij zdania: 1. I have to (attend, take part, be present) many formal meetings. 2. Sometimes I dont know how to break (in, into, within) the discussion.

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3. I dont know how to (say, declare, express) my opinion without sounding rude. odpowiedzi: 1. attend 2. into 3. express

Lesson 19 How do I express my opinion?

Luigi Cavalli-Sforza: Well, when I was a child in Italy, I was there was fascism and I can tell you, it was very nationalist, I received a very nationalist education. It didnt disappear in most of the world, and., but there are many good signs. I would think that what is most important is to remember what I think its Spinoza, said, that intolerance shouldnt, absolutely not be tolerated!

express nationalist education to receive to disappear world sign to remember to tolerate

- wyraa - narodowiec, nacjonalista, narodowociowy, nacjonalistyczny - edukacja - otrzymywa, odbiera - znika - wiat - znak - pamita - tolerowa

uzupenij zdania: 1. What role does nationalism (entertain, play, participate) in education? 2. I think youve (done, made, said) a very good point. 3. When I lived in Poland, I (obtain, received, given) very good education. odpowiedzi: 1. play 2. made 3. received

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Lesson 20 How do I put my points across more strongly? Piotr: Yes. Well, I would say that I am, you know, a fairly fluent speaker of English. But what Id really like to do when I speak is to put my points across more strongly, you know, to make a bigger impression. I have the feeling that if Im, like, with native speakers, people pay more attention to them. Its hard for me to, you know, be persuasive, and thats a really important thing.

Imman

Somali women dont wear veils. Erm We have our own traditional clothes. We cover our head, but definitely, its not a veil. So weve never worn veils, Ive never worn a veil, my mother has not worn a veil - tu: przekaza - opinia, argument, punkt widzenia - mocno, dobitnie - osoba do pynnie mwica po angielsku - zrobi wiksze wraenie - odczucie - osoba, dla ktrej dany jzyk jest jzykiem ojczystym - zwraca uwag - tu: trudno - przekonujcy, przekonywujcy, tu te: elokwentny - welon, woalka, tu: czador - tradycyjny strj - zakrywa - gowa - nosi/zakada (co), ubiera si (w co)

to put across point strongly fairly fluent speaker of English to make a bigger impression feeling native speaker to pay attention hard persuasive veil traditional clothes to cover head to wear

uzupenij zdania: 1. I would like to know how to put my points (away, across, above) more strongly, when I speak. 2. I would like to be more persuasive and (do, cause, make) a bigger impression. 3. I would like people to (pay, spend, save) more attention to what Im saying.

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odpowiedzi: 1. across 2. make 3. pay

Lesson 21 So, how do I put across my points then?

Imman:

For one thing, let me make it very clear, Somalia is is a Muslim country, 100% Muslim country, but we also have a very strong cultural identity. Somali women dont wear veils. Erm We have our own traditional clothes. We cover our head, but definitely, its not a veil. So weve never worn veils, Ive never worn a veil, my mother has not worn a veil, so that was not the issue. The issue that my parents had with me and my choice of profession was that they thought it was beneath me. They thought that I should have had a higher calling, that I should have gone into politics. And they were just purely, simply disappointed in me. So, is it was just the choice of profession that I chose that they were not happy with.

to put across point to make sth clear Muslim identity to wear veil issue parents choice profession beneath a higher calling to go into politics

- tu: przekaza - opinia, argument, punkt widzenia - wyjani co - Muzumanin, muzumaski - tosamo - nosi/zakada (co), ubiera si (w co) - welon, woal, tu: czador - sprawa, kwestia, tu: kwestia sporna - rodzice - wybr - zawd, profesja - niej, poniej - wyszy cel, powoanie do wyszych rzeczy - zaj si polityk, robi karier w polityce

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purely simply purely and simply disappointed

- wycznie - po prostu - tylko i wycznie, po prostu, najzwyczajniej - rozczarowany

uzupenij zdania: 1. I (have, has, had) never worn a veil in my life. 2. My parents thought that I should have gone (to, in, into) politics. 3. They thought that modeling was (beneath, under, underneath) me. odpowiedzi: 1. have 2. into 3. beneath

Lesson 22 How do I put together an argument in a clear logical way?

Rita: When I speak my own language, I find it very easy to express my opinions and how do you say? - put together an argument, you know, in a clear logical way. But in English I find this much more difficult to do. What kind of techniques are there to help me to do this? to put together argument clear logical way to speak language to find to express opinions to help - skada (w cao), przedstawia - tu: argument, argumentacja, dyskusja, polemika - wyrany, przejrzysty - logiczny - droga, sposb - mwi - jzyk - znajdowa, tu: sdzi, uwaa - wyraa opinie - pomaga

uzupenij zdania: 1. When I speak my own language, I find it easy to (make, express, say) my opinions. 2. But in a foreign language it is difficult to do it in a (clean, sheer, clear) and logical way.

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3. I would like to know how to (put, set, lay) together an argument in the best possible way.

odpowiedzi: 1. express 2. clear 3. put Lesson 23 How do I use repetitions, examples and comparisons?

Edgardo Codesal: Referees are human beings and I was in the middle of the pitch and I know very well thats, its almost impossible to see everything, everything. Sometimes your eyes make the mistake and confuse you because the things happen so fast. Unfortunately, we cant understand we dont want to understand that the referees mistake is part of the game like the mistake from the players and other people are involved in the game. We need to be more human with the referees.

to use repetition example comparison referee human being in the middle of pitch eye to make a mistake to happen fast unfortunately to understand part game player to be involved to need

- uywa, stosowa - powtrzenie - przykad - porwnanie - sdzia - istota ludzka - w rodku (czego) - boisko - oko - zrobi bd - zdarza si - szybko - niestety - rozumie - cz - gra, mecz - tu: pikarz - by zaangaowanym - potrzebowa

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uzupenij zdania: 1. Referees are (humane, human, humans) beings. 2. Sometimes they (make, do, perform) mistakes, too. 3. But things happen so (fast, faster, fastly) on the pitch, dont they? odpowiedzi: 1. human 2. make 3. fast Lesson 24 Do I need to be aware of different communication styles? Mitali:

Now that Im working in England, I am often worried about the way I appear to my colleagues in the office. My problem is that in my country we like to speak very directly about subjects, but I have the feeling that in England this is not so. I would like to know if other people have similar experiences to this. For the Chinese you tell people what you want to do. Nobody discusses it with you. And I grew up in such a way that I was taking orders all my life until I was old enough to give orders. So to communicate with actors... wasnt really my thing. - zdajcy sobie spraw, wiadomy (czego) - rny, odmienny - styl komunikowania si - pracowa - zmartwiony, zaniepokojony - wydawa si, jawi, pokazywa - kolega - biuro - kraj - mwi - bezporednio - przedmiot, temat (np. rozmowy) - tu: odczucie, wraenie - dowiadczenie - Chiczycy - mwi, powiedzie, kaza 25

Ang Lee:

aware different communication style to work worried to appear colleague office country to speak directly subject feeling experience the Chinese to tell

to want to discuss to grow up in such a way to take orders to give orders to communicate (it) wasnt really my thing

- chcie - przedyskutowa - dorasta - w taki sposb - przyjmowa od kogo rozkazy - wydawa rozkazy - komunikowa si - (to) nie byo w moim stylu

uzupenij zdania: 1. The opposite of directly is (un, in, non)directly. 2. When other people tell you what to do, you (take, give, hold) orders from them. 3. When you tell other people what to do, you (make, do, give) orders. odpowiedzi: 1. in 2. take 3. give Lesson 25 Shall I be direct or try a bit of bullshitting? Ang Lee: And I like even to this day, I like to be, direct with I think thats the most efficient way dealing with actor, even though sometimes it can be painful, it seems brutal, but its effective, its less bullshit. Wak Choi in fact, he spent two months of his own time practising swordsmanship. He hired a coach and did something and put it on tape, proudly showed it to me, and I said It sucks, and its not what I want. It really hurt him - but its very effective, you know. A typical, like after a take, Oh, that was great, erm, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah and How about lets try something else. Thats not on, a lot of the time thats bullshit. But I do more and more of that these days, because I get more sophisticated language, in English, and I work with more movie stars. direct to try bullshitting efficient to deal with sb painful - bezporedni, obcesowy - prbowa - wciskanie kitu, plecenie bzdur, nonsensw - wydajny, skuteczny - tu: mie do czynienia (z kim) - bolesny

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to seem brutal bullshit in fact to spend to practise swordmanship to hire coach he put it on tape proudly it sucks! to hurt effective take blah, blah, blah something else thats not on! sophisticated to work movie star

- zdawa si, wydawa - brutalny - kit, bzdura, nonsens - w rzeczy samej, de facto - spdza - wiczy, praktykowa - fechtunek, sztuka wadania broni bia - wynaj - trener, nauczyciel, mistrz - tu: nagra na tam - dumnie - to do chrzanu! - tu: zrani kogo - skuteczny - tu: kadr - (ple trzy po trzy) ple ple ple; rwnie: i tak dalej - co innego - tu: tak nie mona! - wytworny, wyrobiony, zaawansowany, na wysokim poziomie, z klas - pracowa - gwiazda kina

uzupenij zdania: 1. When you definitely dont like something, you can say, informally: It (sacks, sucks, sax). 2. When you say things which are not true in order to deceive or please somebody, you (bull, shit, bullshit) them. 3. When you English is advanced, fluent and elegant, you can say that it is (sophistication, sophisticate, sophisticated). odpowiedzi: 1. sucks 2. bullshit 3. sophisticated

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