Friday, November 24, 2017

Thursday, November 23, 2017

Weather and English sayings



1)    Raining cats and dogs - sajab paduvihma
2)    Come rain or shine - mitte miski ei takista
3)    Feel a bit under the weather - end haigena/halvasti tundma         
4)    Feel as right as rain - olema taas terve
5)    Trust in the old adage - vanarahvatarkust uskuma         
6)    Red sky at night, shepherd’s delight - homme tuleb ilus ilma
7)    Red sky in the morning, shepherd’s warning - homme tuleb halb ilm
8)    Take a peek - kiiresti vaatama 
9)    Storm in a teacup - ülepingutatud, liialdatud
10)          Put the wind up - ärevust tekitama
11)          Weather the storm - toime tulema raske olukorraga         
12) Fingers crossed - parimat lootma



Tuesday, November 21, 2017

My talents

Choose one of the topics and write an essay:

1) 20 years later - how my hobby became my job

2)  At a job interview

3) Who am I?

4) I want to become a ...

5) Past, Present, Future - important jobs

6) Are my dreams realistic?

7) My talent(s)

8) No pain, no gain

9) My first job

10)  Studying in Estonia or abroad

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Friday, September 22, 2017

Adjectives and Adverbs

 Adjectives are used to modify nouns:  The dog is loud.
Adverbs are used to modify verbs, adjectives or other adverbs: The dog barks loudly  

Adjective (omadussõna - missugune?, milline?)
Adverb (määrsõna - milliselt? kuidas?)

Some verbs can only be used with adjectives, others might change their meaning when used with an adverb.
  • verbused with an adjective used with an adverb
    looklook good (= appearance)look well (= healthy)
    feelfeel good (= state of health/mind)        feel well (= have a good sense of touch)
    smellsmell good (= odour)smell well (= have a good sense of smell)
    tastetaste good (= preference)taste well (= have a good sense of taste)

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The following verbs can only be used with adjectives:
  • be
  • become
  • get
  • grow
  • keep
  • remain
  • seem
  • sound
  • stay
  • turn
 Click here: Practice how to use adjectives and adverbs.


Saturday, January 14, 2017

Reported Speech

Aegade ja aja-ning kohamääruste muutumine, kui saatelause on minevikus (He said.../She told....We wanted to know..../ My friend asked .... )



Aegade muutumine     “Otsekõne”
              Kaudne kõne
Am, is
was
are
were
have, has (written)
had (written)
like / write / drives
liked / wrote /  drove
don’t go / doesn’t go
didn’t go
didn't write
hadn't written
will
would
can
could
must
had to
shall
should
may
might
Are/Is/Am/Have/Has/Do/Does….go?
If …went
wrote
had written
Aja- ja kohamääruste muutumine

today
that day
tomorrow
the next day
yesterday
the day before / the previous day
last week / last month / last year
the week before / the month before / the year before
next week / next month / next year
the next week / the next month / the next year
this week / this month / this year
that week / that month / that year
this
that
these
those
now
then
ago
before
soon
later
come
go

Monday, January 9, 2017

CV

CURRICULUM VITAE

Contact information
Name:
Address:
Telephone:
E-mail:

Personal information
Date and place of birth:
Citizenship:
Gender:

Employment history / Experiences:
When and what (list all summer jobs, voluntary work, involvement in projects, paid and non-paid jobs etc)

Education
Formal and informal education (hobby schools, youth organizations, after-school activities etc)

Computer skills
List of programs and competence level etc

Languages
List of languages and competence (writing, speaking, understanding)

Awards
Any rewards received (when and what for)

Publications
Any articles written in published media or online relevant as a proof of your experience

Interests

Other information
About your personality and character. What are your strenghts?


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Now please start revising U6-10 phrasal verbs