KURZ : Dolinkova, Thursdays at 9:10 – 10:10 

Teacher : Zuzana Blanařová
Mail : blanarova.zuz@gmail.com
Phone : 704 262 126

Lesson 4th of June

Vocabulary from the lesson:
anxiety, I feel anxious, to pet, to stroke, responsible, punctual, to dial a number (I haven’t explained this one to you, it means vytočit číslo), avoid, foot vs. feet (I’ve noticed you sometimes say ‚feets‘ – feet is already a plural form, to express my needs, to give birth, reward, bittersweet, principles, medical procedure, crutches, gender, predict

Dear Olga, I found a reading with an exercise about dreams which we can use for our next lesson and I’ll try to find something even more interesting! HERE  is the reading and HERE  are the exercises connected to the reading 🙂

Have a wonderful week and see you again next Tuesday at 9!
Zuzana

 

Lesson 16th January

Vocabulary:
to be cold vs to have cold, runny nose – can also be sometimes used, it depends what we want to say.
sweatpants, sweatshirt, receipt vs recipe (účtenka vs recept), boredom, borders, balance, forbidden, birth, skill, connection vs connectivity

Thank you for an amazing lesson again! Enjoy your holiday and see you again on the 6th of February 🙂
Zuzana

 

Lesson 9th January

Vocabulary:
bedside table, tuxedo, hair band, even though, because of, cuisine, clock tower, cod, flavour, new year’s resolution

Thank you for a wonderful lesson and enjoy the week 🙂

 

 

Dear Olga, HERE is the presentation with tenses we did together. I am not sure if it is a correct version I hope it is. I am a little bit confused what we’ve managed to cover and what we haven’t but we will discuss it on our tomorrow’s lesson 🙂

 

Dear Olga, sorry for the delay. HERE is the presentation we did together. I will prepare tenses and using of them for conversation for our next lesson. Enjoy your weekend and see you soon

Zuzana

 

4th September

New words:
To do laundry, survive, notable, dismantle, self-reliance, take part, thorough, unusual

Homework:
Finish the very last article from the page we read in the lesson so we can talk about it 🙂

Next lesson we will speak about conditionals and I will prepare some exercises

Thank you, enjoy your week and have a nice weekend in Prague
Zuzana

 

Festivals and celebrations around the world

Dear Olga, below you can find a link or a picture with some of the festivals/celebrations. If you would like to you can choose just some of them to read and we will discuss it our next lesson but you can totally read it all if you feel like it 🙂 I think some of them will make you laugh a little bit.

I hope you have a very nice weekend! See you soon.
Zuzana

https://theculturetrip.com/europe/united-kingdom/articles/the-13-most-unusual-festivals-in-the-world

Weird festivals reading for detail (…: English ESL ...

Lesson 3 – 22nd of June

Vocabulary:
salt mines, miners, spa town, few times vs little time, a little girl vs a small girl, accommodation, accommodated, bay, single bed, double bed, twin beds, bed sheets, bed linen, could we get…, could you give/bring us…, extra pillows, it’s taken, it’s free, laundromat, laundry facilities, vacancies

+ HERE is the picture with Ms., Miss, Mrs

Useful phrases: 

At the reception / front desk:

  • What name is the reservation under?
  • May I have your name, please?
  • How long will you be staying?
  • Could I see your I.D., please?
  • How many guests are with you?
  • Could you please fill out this form?
  • Do you need help with your bags?
  • Do you need a wake-up call?
  • Are you familiar with [Vancouver]?
  • Is there anything else we can help you with?
  • I’m sorry, we don’t have any rooms available.
  • Sorry, pets are not allowed.
  • Please sign your name here.
  • More fresh towels are available at the front desk.
  • Are there any laundry facilities?
  • Could we please check-out a little late, at (one o’clock)? – Would it be possible to have a late check-out?
  • Is there an airport shuttle bus?
  • When is check-out time?
  • Do you have any rooms available for (the seventeenth of April)?
  • Is breakfast included?
  • Does the room have air-conditioning?
  • Do you lock the front door at night? – If you come back after midnight, you’ll need to ring the bell

Useful links:

HERE is a picture with some more phrases

HERE is a link for a page with more vocabulary and phrases

And some more phrases HERE

HERE and HERE are links for short exersices with vocabulary

And here you can find a WORKSHEET with a LISTENING and a TAPESCRIPT 

Useful videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyqfYJX23lg&t=1s&ab_channel=LinguaTV.com

FOR HOMEWORK:
1) think of some common problems in restaurants you might get into
2) think of foods you or your husband don’t like or are allergic to

You can also write it down in Czech, we will translate together.

Thank you and have a very nice weekend
Zuzana

 

Lesson 2 – 8th of June

Vocabulary:
airport, airplane, check-in, security check, carry-on luggage, baggage drop / or baggage drop-off, boarding pass, passport control, departure, arrival, take off, customs, means of transport, baggage reclaim, travelling outside EU countries / or outside of, tax, immigration officer, ask for a favor / or ask a favor, aisle seat, window seat, domestic trip, long-haul flight, stopover, transfer, connecting flight

Useful phrases:

At security check:

  • Did you leave your baggage unattended at all in the airport?
  • Did someone you don’t know ask you to take something on the plane with you?
  • Are you carrying any weapons?
  • Do you have anything to declare

At the check-in:

  • Can I see your ticket and ID card, please?
  • Is anybody else travelling with you today?

Finding the gate:

  • Which gate did you say it was?
  • What was the gate number again?
  • Can you point me toward the gate?
  • How do I get to gate number X?

Announcements:

  • There has been a gate change …
  • Flight X to New York is now boarding …
  • Flight X has been delayed due to weather conditions…
  • Flight X has been canceled…

And here are some useful links for listenings and exercises: (you don’t need to do them if you don’t want to 🙂 )

  • Here is a worksheet for a listening exercise: WORKSHEET HERE + LISTENING – HERE is a transcript if you want to read the conversation as well
  • On this page you can find 5 exercises connected to vocabulary: HERE
  • Here is another link for a page with listening connected to flying: HERE you can hear 5 announcements from an airport and do some exercises

FOR HOMEWORK:   – next lesson – Hotel 

  • think of some problems you have experienced when staying in a hotel
  • brainstorm  vocabulary that comes to your mind – connected to the hotels topic
  • if you have any special wish for what you want to do or some questions – think about it, so we can work with that or prepare the perfect topic for the lesson after this

Thank you Olga! Enjoy a very nice weekend and see you again on 22nd of June
Zuzana

 

Lesson 1 – 1st of June

Vocabulary:
Thesis, meadow, block of flats, dam, distance, cycling path, through, circuit, improve, I am shy, strengthen, obstacle, confused, meaning

Dictionaries:
here are some links to my favourite dictionaries – when you find a new word, it’s always a great thing to find it in English dictionaries as it can really help you on your way to better understand the meaning of words.

https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/
https://www.merriam-webster.com/

Links for listenings:
here are links for listening that might be good

https://www.practisingenglish.com/listen-to-stories.htm
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening – here you can find listening in more levels

Thank you for your patience!
Zuzana