Vážení študenti,

keďže ste žiakmi strednej školy a vyžaduje sa od vás určitá miera samostatnosti, na mojich stránkach, vždy pod záložkou vašej triedy nájdete svoje domáce úlohy aj gramatiku.

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Písomky sa dopisujú vždy len v stredu!!!!!!!!!!

I am truly sorry you found some unpleasant x-es in your IZK but that is the way things are. Do not want me to remind you that you have to come and take the test no matter what reasons for your absence in my lesson were. Three weeks is just enough time for you to learn, revise, prepare, come and take the test. I cannot wait more than three weeks until you bless me with your presence

Why is English important?

 

English is an international language. Probably more than any other language in the world, English

is used in international relations, business, politics, education, tourism, science, and technology. It

is a language used globally for practically every major aspect of our lives. 

There are at least several reasons why many people choose to study English:

1) to prepare for English examinations or school

2) to travel or study abroad

3) for a job

4) to watch original English films

5) to read English fiction and non-fiction literature

6) to understand lyrics/music

 

 

 

•Strategies for Learning English

•  Practice your speaking as often as possible by  participating in any and all conversations in English, whether it is chatting, whether you’re in the classroom, and whether you’re with a teacher or on-line social nets.  Memorization and studying from the textbooks are simply not enough.

- Participate in any and all class activities: this includes pair-work and group-work speaking activities as well as reviewing. Remember, reviewing the old materials and practicing your English skills in different ways are essential when learning a foreign language.

• Know your grammar: this is necessary to develop your writing skills and assist you in speaking.

• Do your homework consistently and well.

• Take notes: especially regarding sentence structures, grammar, new vocabulary, any important expressions, translations, etc. This way, you can review your notes at a later time and remember the information. 

• Practice your English outside the class:  visit chat websites, listen to audio books, change the language to English on all the gadgets you have (mobile phone, laptop or tablet), find an English-speaking friends, get vocabulary app for your phone, go on holiday in an English-speaking country.

• Be exposed to how English is used in different contexts and in different styles: watch foreign English films, watch the English news, listen to an English radio station, or read an English newspaper.

 

• Strategies for Learning English

• Preview the lesson in the textbook • Look up any words you don’t know in the dictionary.

• Have at least English notebooks with you for taking notes. • Have good writing habits.

• Find a friend or classmate and write an English dialogue together. Then present it to the class. 

• Study with a friend or group. You may learn more from each other than just studying by yourselves.

• Find an English friend and write to each other in English.

• Make flashcards to memorize any important vocabulary and useful English expressions: e.g., one side may have English while the other side may have the translation or illustration.

• When memorizing the spelling of any new and difficult words, use this method:

1.) Copy the word. 2.) Cover the word. 3.) Memorize and write the word.4.) Uncover and check the spelling. 5.) If the spelling is incorrect, then repeat steps 1-4 until you have fully memorized the spelling. Then move on to another difficult word and use the same process. (A similar method could also be used for memorizing key phrases and sentences).

• Listen to the CD, watch videos and read the stories out loud many.

• Monitor and assess your own speaking, for example, by recording your voice. Then compare it with the native speaker’s voice in the original recording. Fix any errors in your pronunciation, intonation, and fluency.

http://www.learningmethods.com/lmtrain.htm

Learning Methods Online 
E-learning and  Distance Learning

What is it and how does it work?

— the web sites with a range of resources:  relevant articles, scientific papers, audio and video recordings, etc.,

— a library of hundreds of workshops and classes on a wide range of topics available for download.

 

HOW TO BE BETTER AT ENGLISH  IF YOU ARE THIS TYPE OF LEARNER:

TO IMPROVE AS A VISUAL LEARNER…

 visualize what you are studying

 use color in your notes (colored pens, highlighters, etc.)

 visualize what the instructor is lecturing about

 draw pictures and diagrams

 use mind maps in your notes

 use picture and graphics to reinforce learning

 learn from videos

TO IMPROVE AS AN AUDITORY LEARNER…

 listen to tapes of recorded assignments

 tape record your own textbook reading

 read out loud

 talk over ideas from class and what you are studying with other students

 participate in class discussions

 listen to audiotapes on the subject

TO IMPROVE AS A HANDS ON LEARNER…( a kinaesthetic learner)

 stand up and move around while you are studying

 take frequent breaks while studying

 make use of your hands and write things down as you study

 use the computer to reinforce learning

 be physically active; experiment with objects

 memorize or drill while walking or exercising

 

 

..KEĎ SI VYMÝŠĽAM...2017 Trnavský samosprávny kraj, Mesto Vrbové a Gymnázium J. B. Magina vo Vrbovom

 

vyhlasujú XVIII. ročník medzinárodnej literárnej súťaže SCI-FI – poviedka

 

 

Podmienky súťaže:

 

1. Súťaže sa môže zúčastniť každý autor (žiak alebo študent) s poviedkou napísanou v slovenskom alebo anglickom jazyku, ktorá nesmie byť do vyhlásenia výsledkov nikde publikovaná.

2. Súťaží sa v troch kategóriách:
I. kategória – žiaci základných škôl
II. kategória - študenti stredných škôl
III. kategória – sci-fi poviedky v anglickom jazyku študentov stredných škôl

3. Účastník môže poslať do súťaže iba jednu prácu v rozsahu maximálne 4 strany (30 riadkov po 60 znakoch). Za školu posielajte maximálne 3 práce.

4. Príspevky posielajte e-mailom na adresu: ked.si.vymyslam@gmail.com vo formáte MS Word.

5. Práce prijaté do súťaže sa nevracajú. Vyhlasovateľ garantuje, že práca nebude použitá v rozpore s autorským zákonom.

6. Ku každej práci je potrebné uviesť meno, dátum narodenia, bydlisko, kategóriu a navštevovanú školu, presnú adresu školy i bydliska, telefonický a mailový kontakt.
Zároveň je potrebné v elektronickej forme poslať vyplnenú prihlášku, ktorej predloha je tu uvedená.

7. Príspevok, ktorý nevyhovie podmienkam, bude vrátený odosielateľovi do 14 dní. Po uplynutí tejto lehoty je príspevok považovaný za prijatý.

8. Vyhlasovateľ si vyhradzuje právo upraviť pravidlá súťaže. Aktuálne platné pravidlá sú uvedené na www.gvrbove.sk.

 

Vyhodnotenie a ocenenia súťaže:

 

1. Práce posúdi odborná porota, ktorá navrhne vyhlasovateľom súťaže udeliť ocenenia autorom víťazných prác v každej kategórii

1.Kategória	Odmena	2. a 3. Kategória	Odmena
1. miesto	100 Euro	1. miesto	150 Euro
2. miesto	70 Euro	2. miesto	100 Euro
3. miesto	50 Euro	3. miesto	70 Euro

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One of the essential skills which u should be good at, and which, in fact, is tested at the oral part of your final exam is speaking. Not only about the topic given, but you are going to describe pictures as well. Just to help you a bit with it, you can find here some prompts/hints which might help you.

DESCRIBING PICTURES

• Start by saying what the picture shows in general.

The picture shows a street of a terraced houses in a city.

• Use the Present Continuous

to describe what people are doing.

There are two old men on the roght who are chatting.

• Talk about what you can see in more detail.

• Use the following phrases to describe

where things are:

in the background/middle/foreground

at the bottom/top

on the right/left

There’s somebody washing his car in the background.

• Use phrases like perhaps and (it) might be

if you are making a guess.

It might be in Britain.

Perhaps it’s in Germany.

• Use it looks + adjective to show how you feel about the picture.

It looks very friendly.

LINKING WORDS

As well as
Also
Too
Furthermore
Moreover
Apart from
In addition to
Besides

Ideas are often linked by and. In a list, you put a comma between each item, but not before and.

"We discussed training, education and the budget."
Also is used to add an extra idea or emphasis. "We also spoke about marketing."

You can use also with not only to give emphasis.
"We are concerned not only by the costs, but also by the competition."

We don't usually start a sentence with also. If you want to start a sentence with a phrase that means also, you can use In addition, or In addition to this…

As well as can be used at the beginning or the middle of a sentence.
"As well as the costs, we are concerned by the competition."
"We are interested in costs as well as the competition."

Too goes either at the end of the sentence, or after the subject and means as well.
"They were concerned too."
"I, too, was concerned."

Apart from and besides are often used to mean as well as, or in addition to.
"Apart from Rover, we are the largest sports car manufacturer."
"Besides Rover, we are the largest sports car manufacturer."

Moreover and furthermore add extra information to the point you are making.
"Marketing plans give us an idea of the potential market. Moreover, they tell us about the competition."

Summarising

In short
In brief
In summary
To summarise
In a nutshell
To conclude
In conclusion

We normally use these words at the beginning of the sentence to give a summary of what we have said or written.

Sequencing ideas

The former, … the latter
Firstly, secondly, finally
The first point is
Lastly
The following

The former and the latter are useful when you want to refer to one of two points.

"Marketing and finance are both covered in the course. The former is studied in the first term and the latter is studied in the final term."

Firstly, … secondly, … finally (or lastly) are useful ways to list ideas.

It's rare to use "fourthly", or "fifthly". Instead, try the first point, the second point, the third point and so on.

The following is a good way of starting a list.
"The following people have been chosen to go on the training course: N Peters, C Jones and A Owen."

Giving a reason

Due to / due to the fact that
Owing to / owing to the fact that
Because
Because of
Since
As

Due to and owing to must be followed by a noun.

"Due to the rise in oil prices, the inflation rate rose by 1.25%."

"Owing to the demand, we are unable to supply all items within 2 weeks."

If you want to follow these words with a clause (a subject, verb and object), you must follow the words with the fact that.

"Due to the fact that oil prices have risen, the inflation rate has gone up by 1%25."

"Owing to the fact that the workers have gone on strike, the company has been unable to fulfill all its orders."

Because / because of

Because of is followed by a noun.

"Because of bad weather, the football match was postponed."

Because can be used at the beginning or in the middle of a sentence. For example, "Because it was raining, the match was postponed."

"We believe in incentive schemes, because we want our employees to be more productive."

Since / as

Since and as mean because.

"Since the company is expanding, we need to hire more staff."

As the company is expanding, we need to hire more staff."

Giving a result

Therefore
So
Consequently
This means that
As a result

Therefore, so, consequently and as a result are all used in a similar way.

"The company are expanding. Therefore / So / Consequently / As a result, they are taking on extra staff."

So is more informal.

Contrasting ideas

But
However
Although / even though
Despite / despite the fact that
In spite of / in spite of the fact that
Nevertheless
Nonetheless
While
Whereas
Unlike
In theory… in practice…

But is more informal than however. It is not normally used at the beginning of a sentence.

"He works hard, but he doesn't earn much."
"He works hard. However, he doesn't earn much."

Although, despite and in spite of introduce an idea of contrast. With these words, you must have two halves of a sentence.

"Although it was cold, she went out in shorts."
"In spite of the cold, she went out in shorts."

Despite and in spite of are used in the same way as due to and owing to. They must be followed by a noun. If you want to follow them with a noun and a verb, you must use the fact that.

"Despite the fact that the company was doing badly, they took on extra employees."

Nevertheless and nonetheless mean in spite of that or anyway.

"The sea was cold, but he went swimming nevertheless." (In spite of the fact that it was cold.)
"The company is doing well. Nonetheless, they aren't going to expand this year."

While, whereas and unlike are used to show how two things are different from each other.

"While my sister has blue eyes, mine are brown."

"Taxes have gone up, whereas social security contributions have gone down."

"Unlike in the UK, the USA has cheap petrol."

In theory… in practice… show an unexpected result.

"In theory, teachers should prepare for lessons, but in practice, they often don't have enough time."