Objasniti kašnjenje
Mogu objasniti zašto sam zakasnio i povezati uzrok i posljedicu.
Navedeno vrijeme jezgre. Dva bloka jezgre nemaju brojku, pa je stvarna lekcija duža od ovog zbroja.
Gramatika
4 minObjašnjenje kašnjenja obično su dva prošla vremena zajedno (lekcija 2): pozadina i događaj.
| I was waiting for the bus when it started to rain. | |
| While I was driving, the car broke down. | |
| I was walking to the station when I saw the accident. |
Uzrok i posljedica — četiri izraza, i svaki ima svoj red:
| što slijedi | primjer | |
|---|---|---|
| because | uzrok | I was late because the bus didn't come. |
| so | posljedica | The bus didn't come, so I was late. |
| because of | uzrok IMENICOM | I was late because of the traffic. |
| that's why | posljedica | The bus didn't come. That's why I was late. |
because stoji ispred cijele rečenice (kao „jer“), because of — ispred imenice (kao „zbog“). To su različite konstrukcije i ne smiju se miješati.
Prijedlozi kretanja u priči o putu (novi krug A1 #22): get to work, walk across the park, drive past the station, go along the street.
Pogreške izvornih govornika hrvatskoga
prilagođeno vašem jeziku„Zbog toga što…“ → because of ispred rečenice
✗ because of the bus didn't come
✓ because the bus didn't come
ili because of the bus. because of je „zbog“ i stoji samo ispred imenice; ispred cijele rečenice dolazi because — „jer“.
Jednostavno vrijeme za pozadinu
✗ I waited for the bus when it started to rain
✓ I was waiting
„Čekao sam“ prevodi se i kao waited i kao was waiting; radnja koja je trajala kad ju je nešto prekinulo traži was + -ing (lekcija 2).
„Velik promet“ → big traffic
✗ There was big traffic
✓ There was a lot of traffic
traffic je nebrojivo kao work i time (lekcija 13), pa ide s a lot of.
Izgovor
3 minNa granicama riječi suglasnici se povezuju, i izraz zvuči kao jedna duga riječ:
| napisano | zvuči |
|---|---|
| an accident | /əˈnæksɪdənt/ |
| because of | /bɪˈkɒzəv/ |
| got up | /ɡɒˈtʌp/ |
Završni suglasnik prelazi na sljedeću riječ ako ona počinje samoglasnikom. Ne izgovaraj riječ po riječ, sa stankom između njih: to nije nemar, nego temelj engleskog ritma.
Tekst
3 minI'm sorry I'm late. I was waiting for the bus for twenty minutes, but it didn't come. While I was walking to the station, it started to rain. There was a lot of traffic because of an accident, so the taxi was slow too. I got here at ten past nine — that's why I missed the beginning.
Vježbe
8–10 min1. Dopunjavanje.
- I (wait) for the bus when it (start) to rain
- While I (drive), the car (break) down
Prikaži odgovore
2. Dopunjavanje.
- I was late the bus didn't come
- I was late the traffic
- The bus didn't come, I was late
Prikaži odgovore
3. Pronalaženje pogreške.
- I was late because of the bus didn't come.
- I was late so the bus didn't come.
- I waited for the bus when it started to rain.
Prikaži odgovore
4. Preoblikovanje.
- s riječju because
- s riječju so
Prikaži odgovore
Sažetak
Obrađeno
- dva prošla vremena u jednoj priči
- because nasuprot because of
- so
- that's why
Slijedi lekcija 32: nazvati i pozvati.
Kraj jezgre
Lekcija se računa kao završena nakon vježbi. Sve nakon toga je neobavezno.
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Riječi za kartice
12 riječi- traffic /ˈtræfɪk/ promet, gužva na cesti
- accident /ˈæksɪdənt/ nesreća (prometna)
- traffic jam /ˈtræfɪk dʒæm/ prometni zastoj, kolona
- break down /breɪk ˈdaʊn/ pokvariti se (o autu)
- miss /mɪs/ zakasniti na, propustiti
- beginning /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/ početak
- on time /ɒn ˈtaɪm/ na vrijeme
- rush hour /ˈrʌʃ aʊə/ prometna špica
- roadworks /ˈrəʊdwɜːks/ radovi na cesti
- because of /bɪˈkɒz əv/ zbog
- that's why /ðæts ˈwaɪ/ zato, eto zašto
- sorry /ˈsɒri/ oprostite, oprosti
Pisanje
Četiri rečenice — objašnjenje kašnjenja, s because i sa so.
Uzorak
I'm sorry I'm late. I was waiting for the bus for twenty minutes, but it didn't come. There was a lot of traffic because of an accident, so the taxi was slow. That's why I missed the beginning.
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