In Britain you often have three courses: a starter (e.g. soup), a main course (e.g. steak or chicken) and a dessert (e.g. strawberries or ice cream). You may also have an aperitif (a drink before the meal, e.g. gin and tonic) and coffee after the meal. When you pay the bill (the money for the meal; AmEng: check) you sometimes also leave a tip for the waiter if service is not included in the price (10% is a normal tip). If it is a popular restaurant, you may also need to book (reserve) a table in advance (before you go).
Places where you can eat
cafe: you can have a cup od coffee or tea and a snack there (e.g.) a sandwich or a cake); they sometimes serve meals (e.g. lunch, dinner) too;
restaurant: you go there for a meal; more expensive than a cafe;
bar/pub: bars and pubs serve alcohol and soft drinks [non-alcoholic drinks, e.g. fruit juice]; you can usually have a meal or a snack there too;
fast food restaurant: you can get a quick hot meal there. e.g. burger and chips;
take-away: you buy a snack or a meal and take it home to eat;
How to stay safe at the beach?
Summer is here at least. It's holiday time! There is nothing like a day at the beach with your family or friends when the weather is warm and sunny. But beaches can also be dangerous place for people. Here are some useful tips for keeping you safe at the beach this summer.
- Sunburn It is red, hot and painful. Always put sunscreen on your skin to protect your skin from the hot sun!
- Snacking and swimming Do not swim after eating! It's very dangerous to swim on a full stomach. You may get cramps.
- Protect your eyes Always wear sunglasses! They protect your eyes against damage that can be caused by UV (ultra violet).
When do people in Britain shake hands?
Usually, people in Britain only shake hands when they meet for the first time or when they meet again after a long time.
They shake hands and say How do you do? or Pleased to meet you". How do you do? is not really a question, it just means Hello.
What do you say in English when you do not hear a person's name?
I'm sorry, I did not hear your name. Could you repeat, please?
When do you say Good morning, Good afternoon, Good evening, Good night?
Good morning (before lunch), Good afternoon (from lunch to 6 p.m.), Good evening (after dinner, after 6 p.m.) are greetings. We say Good night to say goodbye/end a conversation at night.
keep to something
to limit yourself to a subject or activity "trzymać się (planu, obietnicy etc.)
I can never keep to a diet. Nigdy nie mogę trzymać się diety.
Please keep to the path. Proszę trzymać się ścieżki.
keep up with someone
if somebody or something keeps up with someone or something else, they do whatever is necessary to stay level or equal with that person or thing "próba nadążenia z kimś, dotrzymania mu kroku"
He started to walk faster and the children had to run to keep up. On zaczął chodzić szybciej, a dzieci musiały biec żeby nadążyć.
She's faster swimmer than me. I can't keep up with her. Ona jest szybszym pływakiem ode mnie. Nie mogę nadążyć za nią.
You are doing a great job! Keep it up. Robicie kawał dobrej roboty! Tak trzymać.
make something out
to discern a small details; be able to see or hear something; "z ledwością coś dostrzegać/słyszeć"
I can just make out the outline of a people on this photo. Mogę tylko rozróżnić kontury ludzi na tym zdjęciu.
Can you make out what she's saying? Możesz zrozumieć co ona mówi?
I could see something but I couldn't make out what it was. Coś widziałem ale nie mogłem dostrzec, co to było.
make something up
to invent a story/excuse; "wymyślać coś (historyjkę, wymówkę)"
We'll make up the rules of the game as we go along. Wymyślimy reguły w trakcie gry.
They made up an excuses for being late. Wymyślili wymówki na spóźnienie.
do without something
to manage, work or perform successfully without having someone or something present "obywać się bez czegoś"
Could you do without your mobile phone for a week? Mógłbyś się obyć bez telefonu komórkowego przez tydzień?
The country cannot do without foreign investment. Kraj nie może się obyć bez zagranicznych inwestycji.
There are a great number of things that we can easily do without. Istnieje duża liczba rzeczy, bez których możemy łatwo się obejść.
could do with something
this means that something would be imparted to us "coś by się nam przydało"
I could do with chocolate. Przydałaby mi się czekolada.
I could really do with a cup of coffee. Naprawdę przydałaby mi się filiżanka kawy.
The English verbs DO and MAKE are frequently confused.
DO - an action you don't mention by name; mostly mental work; mostly reffered to the topic "work".
1. actions
2. activities
3. chores/tasks
examples: to do an exam, to do homework, to do shopping, to do exercise, to do a project, etc.
MAKE - to create something (you often use your hands)
1. constructing
2. building
3. creating
examples: to make a phone call, to make money, to make lunch, to make coffee, to make friends, etc.
We use the verbs PLAY, GO and DO with sports and activities.
PLAY
If we use a ball in the sport, we use PLAY. PLAY is used also for competitive games when we play against another person.
I can play football*.
* football and tennis are ball sports;
How often do you play tennis*?
She doesn't like playing computer games**.
**
computer games are competitive game; we play to win;
GO
If the sport ends in an "ing", we use GO. We GO somewhere or something.
I go swimming.
You are going fishing on Sunday.
Is he going skiing this winter?
Najgorzej zacząć...
I to nie tylko jeśli chodzi o naukę języka angielskiego ale i o pisanie bloga...
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Czekam na Wasze sugestie, pytania, których odpowiedzi będę mogła tutaj zamieszczać, a jeśli się takowe nie pojawią - dostaniecie coś ode mnie w gratisie :)
Pozdrawiam, Ann
a jak to będzie po angielsku?? :)
