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