Language Problem-Solving 2

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Language Problem-Solving 2

• The definite article

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Vocabulary p.58

• occupy zauzimati
• border graniciti se
• consist of sastojati se iz
• mainland kopno
• landscape pejzaz
• peak vrh
• currency valuta

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The geographical names

• We use the in front of
• the names of rivers (the Danube)
• seas and oceans (the Mediterranean, the Pacific)
• mountain ranges (the Tatras)
• groups of islands (the Canary Islands)
• We dont use the in front of the names of
• continents (South America)
• towns (London) the Hague
• lakes (Lake Niagara)
• single mountains (Mount Everest)
• single islands (Majorca)
• countries (Hungary)
• the Netherlands, the Philippines, the
  United States, the Czech Republic

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The singular names

• We sometimes use the singular noun to talk
  about the whole category, or a type of machine,
  animal, etc.
• The mobile phone has become a very popular
  gadget.
• The rat is an exceptionally intelligent animal.
• We use the in front of musical instruments.
• Can you play the piano?
• but There was a piano in the room.

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The adjective

• We use the adjective to talk about a group of
  people with that characteristic, e.g. the poor,
  the rich, the disabled (hendikepiran), the
  unemployed, the English
• Well need special facilities for the disabled in
  the building.

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Page 51, exercise 10 Multi-part verbs

• turn on ukljuciti
• turn off iskljuciti
• turn to obratiti se nekome
• turn over promeniti kanal
• turn away okrenuti se
• turn up pojacati
• turn down smanjiti
• turn up pojaviti se

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• I cant hear the radio very well. Can you
  _______it ___ a bit?
• I wanted to watch the news, but he _______to
  another channel, so I had to read about the
  accident in the newspaper.
• Can you ________ the central heating? Its really
  cold in here.
• Can you ________ the central heating? Its really
  hot in here.
• She has nobody she can _______.
• We waited for him but he didnt_________. We were
  really worried.
• Please, _______the volume_____ its much too
  loud.
• I wanted to say hello to her, but she _________
  and pretended that she hadnt seen me.

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• I cant hear the radio very well. Can you turn it
  up a bit?
• I wanted to watch the news, but he turned over to
  another channel, so I had to read about the
  accident in the newspaper.
• Can you turn on the central heating? Its really
  cold in here.
• Can you turn off the central heating? Its really
  hot in here.
• She has nobody she can turn to.
• We waited for him but he didnt turn up. We were
  really worried.
• Please, turn the volume down its much too
  loud.
• I wanted to say hello to her, but she turned away
  and pretended that she hadnt seen me.