lesson 1 - curs engleza

8/13/2019 Lesson 1 - Curs Engleza

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LESSON 1

STATIVE VERBS AND COLLOCATION

STATIVE VERBS

A. Not normally used in the Continuous they desri!e states that stay the same

rather than ations or e"ents that han#e. The most ommon stati"e "er! is BE.Others inlude$

1. emotional states %lo"e& dou!t& are' and senses %smell'$

I only wantto as( you a sim)le *uestion.Do youpreferto tra"el !y !us or !y train+

,. mental )roesses %!elie"e& -eel& remem!er'$

Do you realise Areyou realising /hat they0re doin#+Isuspect am suspecting/e0re not ma(in# as muh )ro-it as /e should.

I understand am understandinge"erythin# you0re sayin#.

. "er!s that desri!e a sense o- )ermanene !eause they are not ations$

2o/ many ars doesisyour -amily own owning+I thin( /hat /e need are needing-or the tri)depends is depending on

the /eather.

This dressfits is fittingme )er-etly.

B. 3hen stati"e "er!s an !e used in the Continuous.

1. /hen they ha"e an ati"e meanin#$I0m tasting this to see i- there is enou#h salt.She0s being rather o!stinate at the moment.

,. /hen they em)hasise han#e or de"elo)ment$4ore shools will be includingSha(es)eare in their sylla!uses.

. sometimes usin# Sim)le or Continuous in"ol"es a han#e in meanin#$

I0m thinking a!out #oin# to see 2amlet. %5 tryin# to reah a deision'I think Sha(es)eare0s !rilliant. %5 my o)inion'

I0m seeing her later. %5 I ha"e an a))ointment'

Isee /hat you mean. %5 I understand'

6. /e use "er!s that re-er to )hysial -eelin# %hurt& ahe& -eel' in the Sim)le or

Continuous /ith little or no di--erene in meanin#$4y head aches is aching.

2o/ are youfeeling doyoufeel no/+


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7RACTICE

1. In the -ollo/in# )airs o- sentenes deide i- one or !oth are ae)ta!le.

1. a. I0m not li(in# ie8ream.

!. I don0t li(e ie8ream.

,. a. The "erdit de)ends on /hether the 9ury !elie"ed the (ey /itness. !. The "erdit is de)endin# on /hether the 9ury !elie"ed the (ey /itness.

. a. I an see some!ody mo"in# in the trees o"er there.

!. I (ee) seein# some!ody mo"in# in the trees o"er there.6. a. 2e is !elie"in# that aliens (idna))ed his dau#hter.

!. 2e !elie"es that aliens (idna))ed his dau#hter.

:. a. She has a !a!y !oy.!. She0s ha"in# a !a!y !oy.

;. a. Are you still -eelin# si(+!. Do you still -eel si(+

ontains all the rele"ant douments.?. a. 2e0s an idiot.

!. 2e0s !ein# an idiot.

1@. a. nderstandin# ho/ to use om)uters is essential in this 9o!.!. I understand ho/ to use om)uters and so I an do this 9o!.

,. 7ut the orres)ondin# letter o- the ri#ht /ord into the !lan( o- eah sentene.

1. A-ter so many years& it is #reat to see him his am!itions.

a. #et !. realise . )ossess d. deser"e

,. The re"ie/ ommittee three )ratisin# la/yers and a retired !usinessman.a. onsists !. om)rises . is made u) d. enloses

. Don0t /orry$ this is nothin# that you.

a. matters !. entails . onerns d. om)liates6. As al/ays& I am .. /ith e"erythin# you say.

a. a#ree !. a#reein# . a#reea!le d. in a#reement

:. I . dou!t /hether he /ill atually arry out his threats.

a. hi#hly !. dee)ly . a!solutely d. seriously;. It may !e rainin#& !ut I0m en9oyin# mysel-.

a. thorou#hly !. hi#hly . e>tremely d. des)erately


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a. o/es !. earns . deser"es d. 9usti-ies

1@. 3hat ha))ens ne>t .. entirely on you.

a. de)ends !. re"ol"es . trusts d. relies

COLLOCATION

A. 3hat is olloation+ /ords that our -re*uently olloate. 3ords that don0t

olloate ne"er our to#ether. I- /e try& they sound unnatural and /ron#.

Time speeds / travels / rides / moves. %5 they don0t olloate'Time flies / goes by / wears on / passes. %5 they olloate'

There are no rules /e an use to learn olloations. 3e diso"er a olloation& learn it

and use it li(e any other )art o- the "oa!ulary.

B. i>ed olloations in -i>ed olloations& )artiular /ords our to#ether& and the

om!ination has a s)eial meanin#.

1. /e an thin( o- idiomati e>)ressions and de)endent )re)ositions as ty)es o-

olloation$The hildren arri"edsafe and sound.

She /as !a( in a flash.

,. /e an sometimes hoose !et/een -i>ed olloations that mean the same thin#$

I0ll !e !a( in a flash.I0ll !e !a( in the blink of an eye.

C. O)en olloations in o)en olloations& /e an hoose -rom a limited set o- /ordsto om!ine /ith another /ord.

1. /e need a -ull understandin# o- the meanin#s o- indi"idual /ords& !ut there is

o-ten no lo#ial reason /hy some /ords olloate and others don0t$3e an tal( a!out afragile peace& or an uneasy peace. %!ut not a tenderpeace& an unsteady )eae or a /ea( )eae'

,. sometimes hoosin# /hih olloation to use de)ends on the )osition o- the /ordin the sentene$

3e may agree unconditionally& !ut /e don0t normally unconditionally

agree.

D. Frammatial -orms.

1. ad9eti"e G noun$

I remem!er myformative years.

,. ad"er! G ad9eti"e$

I0m hopelessly addictedto o--ee.

. noun G noun$

The #o"ernment has 9ust un"eiled itspolicy review.


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6. "er! G noun$

3e /ill honourourpledgeto redue unem)loyment.

:. de)endent )re)osition$

7ersonally& I thin( they should !e ashamed ofthemsel"es.

;. )art o- a lon#er )hrase$

It0s al/ays interestin# to delve into the past.

7RACTICE

1. 7ut the orres)ondin# letter o- the ri#ht /ord into the !lan( o- eah sentene.

1. There is a time .. -or om)letin# this tas(.

a. !arrier !. limit

,. 3ine #ro/ers in Bordeau> reorded a . har"est this year.

a. !um)er !. !oom. I0d !etter you on the latest de"elo)ments.

a. u)date !. a*uaint6. I reall learnin# a!out suh thin#s in the . and distant )ast.

a. dar( !. dim

:. 1?=? /as a . year -or Euro)e.a. monumental !. momentuous

;. They all .. /athes !e-ore settin# o- in di--erent diretions.

a. standardised !. synhronisedation is unli(ely to han#e in the -uture.a. -ar !. lose . )redita!le d. -oreseea!le


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;. The musi inreases in to/ards the end o- the mo"ement.

a. tem)o !. time . rhythm d. !eat

.

a. e>atly !. )untually . dead d. 9ust

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