Thursday, November 21, 2024

A False Start

 1. Who is in the photo?




2. What is this thing used for? Which company invented it? (clue: it can be used in the kitchen and it's a company known for electronic devices)


 3. Who is in the photo? 

4. What is the name of this artist?


5. What's his name?


6. This achieved something very remarkable. What did he do?




Thursday, November 7, 2024

Honours System

Task 1: Let's discuss

 1) Do you think we should select the best teacher, give titles to the best mother or father, vote for the best athletes etc? Does being popular and well-known mean the person is the best? 

2) Do you know the honours system used in Estonia? Who selects the nominees? Where do the ceremonies take place?

3) What do you know about the Nobel Prize?

4) Which awards do you  know that are given for films or best songs? 

5) Why some people don't accept the awards or titles they are given?


Task 2: Watch. British honours system: VIDEO


Task 3: Study the words

Duke / Duchess (hertsog / hertsoginna)

Marquess / Marchioness (markii / markiis)

Earl / Countess (krahv / krahvinna)

Viscount / Viscountess (vikont / vikontess)

Baron / Baroness (parun / paruness)

The Houses of Parliament / British Parliament: The House of Commons (650 members) and The House of Lords / (Peers) (790 members)

British honours: honours (6 different orders of chivalry, 4 orders of merit), decorations (to recognize special deeds, usually given to military forces) and medals (given for special service, long service or conduct)

Knight / Lady 

Commander

Companion

Sir / Dame


Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Past Perfect

 



Video

KEY

1) offered, 

had booked

2) arrived, 

had died

3) took, 

had cut

4) had been, split

5) thought, 

had forgotten, 

were, 

hadn't

6) had, 

had damaged

7) saw, 

had arranged

8) got, 

had just begun

9) could talk, 

hadn't seen, 

left

10) turned, 

had already had

11) decided, 

hadn't been 

12) hadn't prepared, 

found

13) said, 

had made, 

believed

14) went, 

had finished

15) visited, 

had lived, 

hadn't been, 

had changed, 

didn't recognize, 

used

Thursday, October 17, 2024

Sport Places

 field: baseball, American football

track: athletics, horse racing, running, cycling

court: basketeball, tennis, badminton, volleyball

rink: ice hockey, figure skating

ring: boxing

wall: climbing

stadium

pool: swimming, diving

course: golf, racing, sailing

gym

circuit: motor racing

pitch: football, rugby, cricket

diamond: baseball

slope: skiing

table: tennis, pool, snooker

piste: fencing, downhill skiing

mat: wrestling, judo, 

hall: 

oche: darts

cage: martial arts


VIDEO

Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Success Stories

Task 1: Translate the phrases (SB p 94-95)

 1) kõrgete saavutustega (inimesed)

2) kodusõda

3) iseseisvuse eest võitlema

4) äärmiselt vägivaldne

5) kõndima (teatud) distantsi

6) kampaaniat tegema (millegi osas)

7) hooldekodu / sotsiaalhoolekande asutus

8) vigastus

9) enesekindlus

10) kiitma (millegi eest)

11) kirjaoskamatu

12) poksiring

13) ähvardama

14) teiseks jääma

15) kedagi millegi eest õnnitlema

16) esindama


Task 2: Translate and learn for the summary

1) Paljude inimeste jaoks edukaks olemine tähendab olla rikas, aga mõnede kõrgete saavutustega inimeste jaoks on palju olulisemaid asju kui raha. 

2) Emmanuel Jal lahkus oma kodust 8-aastaselt kuna Sudaanis oli kodusõda.

3) Tema ainsaks valikuks oli armeega ühineda, mis võitles iseseisvuse eest Lõuna-Sudaanis.

4) Lapssõduri elu oli äärmiselt vägivaldne ja 11-aastaselt jooksis ta ära. 

5) Ta kõndis 1500 kilomeetrise vahemaa ja tal õnnestus jõuda Keeniasse.

6) Ta hakkas kirjutama ja esitama räpilugusid ja praegu kasutab oma laule, et teha kampaaniat maailma rahu heaks. 

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7) Paul kasvas üles briti sotsiaalhoolekandeasutuses, sest ta vanemad olid ta hüljanud.

8) Ta unistas professionaalseks sportlaseks saamisest, aga 20.ndate alguses rikkus vigastus tema unistuse. 

9) 25-aastaselt läks ta tagasi kooli ning see andis talle rohkem enesekindlust, et saada jõusaalitreeneriks. 

10) Hiljem kirjutas ta elulooraamatu ja inimesed kiitsid seda aususe eest.

11) Sellest sai müügihitt, mis pole paha kirjaniku kohta, kes oli kirjaoskamatu enda 20.ndates. 

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12) Sadaf on poksija Afganistaanis, aga ta ei saa treenida poksiringis. 

13) Paljud afgaanid usuvad, et naised ei peaks tegema sporti ja nad on ähvardanud Sadafi rünnata. 

14) Vaatamata sellele jäi ta teiseks Tadžikistani poksivõistlustel.

15) Äkki olid inimesed teda õnnitlemas tema saavutuste üle ja ähvardused lõppesid. 

16) Ta valmistub olümpiamängudeks ja esindab kõiki afgaani naisi. 


Task 3: Videos

Emmanuel Jal

Paul Connolly

Sadaf Rahimi


Wednesday, September 25, 2024

English language

 Video

Michael Mcintyre


Check your words

1) ending with -ter (meter)

2) ending with -log (catalog)

3) -or (color)

4) -ce (practice, both nouns and verbs)

5) -ze (realize)

6) favorite

7) gray

8) jewlery

9) mustache

10) pajamas

11) tire

12) apartment

13) appetizers

14) bar

15) bathroom, restroom

16) bill

17) cafeteria

18) candies

19) cell phone

20) cookie

21) elevator

22) eraser

23) fall

24) first floor

25) soccer

26) fries

27) trash

28) gas station

29) line

30) lumber

31) (shopping) mall

32) movie

33) movie theatre

34) outlet

35) potato chips

36) rent

37) round trip

38) shrimps

39) sidewalk

40) sneakers

41) soda

42) store

43) streetcar

44) subway

45) truck

46) vacation

47) vacuum

48) yard

49) zip code

50) bathtub

51) broil

52) bureau, dresser (for clothes)

53) cab driver

54) closet

55) check

56) downtown

57) drapes

58) drugstore

59) duplex

60) eggplant

61) faucet

62) flashlight

63) highway

64) front desk

65) grade

66) intersection

67) janitor

68) jello

69) lost and found

70) mailman

71) news stand

72) (doctor's) office

73) one-way ticket

74) pants

75) pantyhose, nylons

76) parking lot

77) vest

78) horseback riding