Lesson 15
one ... the other jeden... drugi
Are both my hands on the table?
No, both your hands aren't on the table, but one's on the table and the other's on your arm.
Are both my hands closed?
No, both your hands aren't closed, but one's closed and the other's open.
Are both these pensils red?
No, both these pensils aren't red, but one's red and the other's grey.
kind rodzaj
What's this? It's a book.
What kind of book is this? It's an English book.
What kind of room is this? It's a classroom.
What kind of car do you prefer? I prefer red cars. (woman)
pronoun zaimek preposition przyimek
The words "what, which, where, etc." are interrogative pronouns.
Give me some examples of interrogative pronouns, please!
Some examples of interrogative pronouns are "what, which" and "where".
The words "on, under, in, etc." are preposition.
Give me some examples of prepositions, please! Some examples of prepositions are "on, under" and "in".
With an interrogative pronoun (what, where, etc.)
the prepostion (on, under, in, etc.) / generally comes last in the sentence and not first.
For example, we say: What do we write with? and not: With what do we write?
Where does the preposition generally come in an English sentence with an interrogative pronoun?
The preposition generally comes last in an English sentence with an interrogative pronoun.
Give me an example, please! "What do we write with?" and not "With what do we write?"
What do we speak with? We speak with our mouths.
Where am I taking the book from? You're taking the book from the table?
What am I putting the pen under? You're putting the pen under the book.
North północ South południe East wschód West zachód cardinal główny point kierunek
Tell me the names of the four cardinal points, please!
The names of the four cardinal points are north, south, east, west.
Is Greece west of Italy? No, Greece isn't west of Italy, but it's east of Italy.
Is Paris in the south of France? No, Paris isn't of the south of France, but it's the north of France.
Is Germany east or west Italy? Germany is neither east nor west of Italy, but it's north of Italy.
place miejsce some of niektóre, niektórzy
How many places are there in this room? There are four places in this room.
Is there anybody sitting in that place? Yes, there's somebody sitting in that place.
Tell me the names of some of the places you like in this country.
The names of some of the places I like in this country are Warsaw, Krakow, Gdansk.
without bez contrary przeciwieństwo
What's the contrary of "with"? The contrary of "with" is "without".
Can we write without a pen or pencil? No, we can't write without a pen or a pencil.
Can we speak without opening our mouths? No, we can't speak without opening our mouths.
Can you read without opening your eyes? No, we can't read without opening my eyes.
verb czasownik noun rzeczownik translation przekład
A verb is a word we us for an action. For example "take, put, open, close, etc." are verbs.
Whilst a noun is the name of a thing. For example "book, picture, wall, etc."
The word translate is a verb whilst the word translation is a noun.
The word mean is a verb whilst the word meaning is a noun.
What's the difference between a verb and a noun?
The difference between a verb and a noun is that a verb is a word we use for an action, whilst a noun is the name of a thing.
Give me an example of a verb, please! "Take" is a verb.
Give me an example a noun? "Book" is a noun.
Is the word "translation" a verb or a noun? The word "translation" is a noun.
during podczas about dookoła, około
Do we speak Franch during the lesson? No, we don't speak Franch during the lesson, but we speak English.
Do you walk about the room during the lesson? No, I don't walk about the room during the lesson, but I sit on my chair.
Does he/she walk about the room during the lesson? No, he/she doesn't walk about the room during the lesson, but he/she sits on his/her chair.
About how many questions do you answer during the lesson? I answer about thirty to forty questions during the lesson.