Razložiti zamudo
Znam razložiti, zakaj sem zamudil, in povezati vzrok in posledico.
Navedeni čas jedra. Dva bloka jedra nimata številke, zato je prava lekcija daljša od te vsote.
Slovnica
4 minRazlaga zamude sta navadno dva pretekla časa skupaj (lekcija 2): ozadje in dogodek.
| 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. |
Vzrok in posledica — štirje izrazi, vsak s svojim vrstnim redom:
| kaj sledi | primer | |
|---|---|---|
| because | vzrok | I was late because the bus didn't come. |
| so | posledica | The bus didn't come, so I was late. |
| because of | vzrok s SAMOSTALNIKOM | I was late because of the traffic. |
| that's why | posledica | The bus didn't come. That's why I was late. |
because stoji pred celo povedjo (kot „ker“), because of — pred samostalnikom (kot „zaradi“). To sta različni zgradbi in ju ne smemo zamenjevati.
Predlogi gibanja v pripovedi o poti (nadaljevanje lekcije A1 #22): get to work, walk across the park, drive past the station, go along the street.
Napake govorcev slovenščine
prirejeno za vaš jezik„Zaradi tega, ker…“ → because of pred povedjo
✗ because of the bus didn't come
✓ because the bus didn't come
ali because of the bus. Pogovorni „zaradi tega, ker“ zavede, da because of postaviš pred celo poved; tam zadošča because = „ker“. Za because of = „zaradi“ pride samo samostalnik.
Preprosti čas za ozadje
✗ I waited for the bus when it started to rain
✓ I was waiting
„Čakal sem“ se zdi kar I waited, saj ima slovenščina en sam preteklik. Ozadje, v katero je vstopil dogodek, pa v angleščini potrebuje was + -ing (lekcija 2).
„Velik promet“
✗ There was a big traffic
✓ There was a lot of traffic
traffic je neštevni samostalnik kot money (lekcija 13): brez a, z a lot of.
Izgovorjava
3 minNa mejah besed se soglasniki povežejo in fraza zveni kot ena dolga beseda:
| napisano | zveni |
|---|---|
| an accident | /əˈnæksɪdənt/ |
| because of | /bɪˈkɒzəv/ |
| got up | /ɡɒˈtʌp/ |
Končni soglasnik preide k naslednji besedi, če se ta začne s samoglasnikom. Ne izgovarjaj besedo za besedo, s premorom vmes: povezovanje ni malomarnost, ampak temelj angleškega ritma.
Besedilo
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.
Vaje
8–10 min1. Vstavljanje.
- I (wait) for the bus when it (start) to rain
- While I (drive), the car (break) down
Prikaži odgovore
2. Vstavljanje.
- I was late the bus didn't come
- I was late the traffic
- The bus didn't come, I was late
Prikaži odgovore
3. Iskanje napak.
- 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. Združi v eno poved.
- z besedo because
- z besedo so
Prikaži odgovore
Povzetek
Obravnavano
- dva pretekla časa v eni pripovedi
- because proti because of
- so
- that's why
Sledi lekcija 32: poklicati in povabiti.
Konec jedra
Lekcija se šteje za opravljeno, ko so vaje končane. Vse po tem je izbirno.
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Besedišče za kartice
12 besed- traffic /ˈtræfɪk/ promet, gneča na cesti
- accident /ˈæksɪdənt/ nesreča (prometna)
- traffic jam /ˈtræfɪk dʒæm/ prometni zastoj, kolona
- break down /breɪk ˈdaʊn/ pokvariti se (o avtu)
- miss /mɪs/ zamuditi, izpustiti
- beginning /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/ začetek
- on time /ɒn ˈtaɪm/ pravočasno, točno
- rush hour /ˈrʌʃ aʊə/ prometna konica
- roadworks /ˈrəʊdwɜːks/ dela na cesti
- because of /bɪˈkɒz əv/ zaradi
- that's why /ðæts ˈwaɪ/ zato, zaradi tega
- sorry /ˈsɒri/ oprostite
Pisanje
Štiri povedi — razlaga zamude, z because in s so.
Zgled
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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