If your parents are not divorced and they live happily together, you are lucky. Unfortunately, many couples get divorced. A divorce may destroy your whole life. Read the sad story of Magda and her mum. Magda, 17 When my parents divorced, I was only five years old. Actually I don’t remember my dad. He never called or sent me a birthday card. I know that before the divorce we used to spend a lot of time
You want to make a party because you want to celebrate your birthday. Answer the questions below and find out what is the best birthday celebration for you. Birthday! It’s one of the most desirable days of the year. Everybody treats you as if you were a king or queen. You get presents and you are all so happy! And this year. Do you have any idea how to celebrate your birthday?
Do you do any sport? Well, you should and physical education at school is not enough! But don’t exaggerate either! Some of us think the more sport they do the healthier they are. Unfortunately, sometimes we forget that too much is not very good. Find out if you are a lazy type or maybe you’re obsessed about sport. Test for you! 1. Physical education is not an important subject at
Obu tych czasów użyjesz, gdy mówisz o przyszłości. Pamiętaj jednak, że użycie ich jest określone ścisłymi regułami! Przeczytaj dialog! Martha: Hi Jim. How are you doing? What did you buy for Emily? Jim: Hi, I’m OK. Emily…? Why should I buy her a present? Martha: Don’t tell me you forgot. It’s her birthday tomorrow! Jim: No way! Of course I will buy something! Martha: And how about the party? Will
Sooner or later everyone of us wants to give a party. It’s fun but sometimes something may go wrong. What to do, how to organise the whole event to avoid problems before, during and after the party? Seven steps to a perfect party Step 1 Convince (przekonaj) your parents! Make a promise that everything will be all right. But remember: keep the promises otherwise it will be your last party
Will you promise something this year? Christmas and New Year’s Eve are coming! It is the best time to make promises. What are the things that young people promise to themselves and to other people? And why is it so difficult to keep our promises? I will go on a diet (mainly girls and not only during Christmas). I won’t make my parents angry (but then we discover that they make us angry
Marcie wydawało się, że branie narkotyków to lekarstwo na jej ogromny smutek po zerwaniu z chłopakiem. Wplątała się w kłopoty, miała problemy ze zdrowiem. Dziś wie, że popełniła największy błąd swojego życia – spróbowała, jak smakują… My story I broke up with my boyfriend just before the holidays. I was so sad and none of my friends seemed to care. My mum kept on saying: There’ll be another one. I was so tired
SOME (trochę) i ANY (trochę) używamy przed rzeczownikami w liczbie mnogiej lub rzeczownikami niepoliczalnymi. In the kitchen there is a box and there should be some cornflakes but I think we don’t have any milk. (W kuchni jest pudełko i tam powinno być trochę płatków kukurydzianych, ale myślę, że nie mamy – żadnego, ani trochę – mleka). SOME i ANY możemy także użyć bez rzeczownika, np.: I need some flour. Do we have any? (Potrzebuję trochę
About diseases THE COMMON COLD The cold is the most common infectious disease. It is caused by a virus transmitted with saliva – when someone coughs or sneezes, little droplets with the virus are spreading in the air. That is why we say ”you catch a cold”. The most common symptoms include sneezing, sniffling, running nose, scratchy or sore throat, headache, tiredness. Also fever, but not very high. You can also develop
It’s all in the tongue… You have probably no doubts that you learn English. But have you ever asked this question: What kind of English are you taught? If you have, you might have reached a conclusion that it is British English or American English. Standard English, probably. More often British English than American English. Learning the standard, you should not forget about other varieties of English existing in different English-speaking
Can you safe money …or maybe you spend everything to the last penny and then you regret being so stupid? 1. It’s your best friend’s birthday… a. I buy a big, expensive present. b. I give him/ her a small gift or a card. c. I buy nothing, just say „happy birthday”. 2. It’s your birthday… a. I give a big party. b. I invite a few friends for a supper. c. I just wait for somebody to invite me. 3. Let’s
Everyone of us has a family. That’s obvious! Some families are smaller and some are bigger. In many countries a typical family is two or three children. Many people have only one child but in Ireland, for example, it’s very difficult to find an only-child family. It’s common there to have five, seven or even nine children. So the Irish have many brothers and sisters and even more cousins. Imagine a Christmas party
Aries Don’t be stupid! You can’t get through your problems with maths without learning. Leo April is going to be a very difficult month for you but you’ll be lucky in June. Sagittarius Be careful because in January you may do something stupid outside the school and a teacher may see you. Taurus Be friendlier to your arts teacher. He’s the one who rules. Virgo Most of the subjects will
I’m sure you like fun but what do you prefer? Spending time with other people or maybe you prefer your own company? Check it out! 1. My birthday I celebrate… ♥ on my own. ♠ with my best friend. ♦ with few friends. ♣ on my party. 2. My perfect holiday place is… ♥ just far away from people. ♠ in the countryside with my family. ♦ camp site with my
For many people it isn’t important if they live in a city or in the countryside. People can be happy everywhere. And what about you? Where are you happy? Do you like place you live in? Marek, 16 All my family lives in a big city. I’ve lived here all my life and there’s always something to do. Cinemas, shops, sport centres… You don’t have these things in the countryside or a small
W języku angielskim jest wiele sposobów na mówienie o przyszłości. Pamiętaj jednak, że w zależności od tego, jakiej formy gramatycznej użyjesz, Twoja wypowiedź może mieć różne znaczenia. 1. Użycie konstrukcji to be going to (dokładnie omówiliśmy ten temat w Victorze 16.) Przypominamy: to be going to użyjesz, kiedy mówisz o tym, co planujesz zrobić lub przewidujesz, że coś się wydarzy, i masz na to dowody, np. We are going to open this can. (Mamy zamiar/
When you go abroad, you want to do some shopping, don’t you? There are some things you have to know before you set off! First of all, you have to be aware that in countries where it’s very hot, most of the shops have siesta. In Spain and in Greece, for example, all the shops are closed from 2 pm till 5 pm. Drinks and food can be only bought
You can’t forget about the holidays? You don’t feel like going back to school or maybe you are finally happy because you can start showing you’re the best? If you want to know what a new school year has in store for you, answer the questions below and read the description. 1. You want to look great at the New Year’s Eve party. What do you do? a. Nothing. It’s
We always wait for the summer and we always expect it to be fabulous, don’t we? Look through the summer horoscope and find out what your summer is going to be like! Aries – Baran Adventure: You will meet somebody very special and probably you will fall in love. Forever! You’ll be happy… at a seaside resort in your country or abroad. You’d better avoid… mountains because you’ll get tired very
Do you make friends easily? Czy łatwo się zaprzyjaźniasz? Holidays are wonderful! You don’t have any problems with your homework and all you could worry about is packing your suitcase. And we all know that holidays are the best time to meet new people! The test below will help you to find out what kind of person you are. Good luck! Wakacje są wspaniałe! Nie masz żadnych problemów z pracą domową
