Thursday morning Drama in Ed. + friends: What we learned in class 8.10.2015 Fluorescent lighting = zařivka Incandescent lighting = žárovky (light bulbs) Props (properties) = rekvizity Zpravy Zlo Pronunciation of s: Is, was, has, does, says As, because Always, sometimes, at times His, yours, hers, ours, theirs These, those He appeared as Superman in several films. 15.10.15 Pronunciation work: illegal de-voicing of consonants L Z – s obraz obras maze mace V – f Lev lef have half D – t Schod schot bad bat B - p Dub dup hub hup G – k dabing dabink ing ink (h – ch) snih snich - - Ž – š Garaž garaš age étch OF = OV 100% My table is made of wood. Wood = ůood We want to win the world cup. Ve vant to vin ze vorld cup. L Ůe ůant to ůin the ůorld cup. J TO T’ go T’ Martina T’ Prague I have nobody to talk TO. New Words from “Resistance” To shun = vyhybat se For their own sake = pro sve vlastni dobro To overcome inertia 22.10.15 Magic Article System J 1. Unique: the Naturally unique things: the sun, the President, the Director, The Earth, the internet a) Ordinal numbers: The 1^st, the 5^th, etc. b) Superlatives: the fastest, the best, the most important c) The last, the only, the next, the right, the wrong, the main d) Defined using OF or vztazne zajmeno: THE essence of the theory, THE English class where we never have fun L 2) one of many: a/an Bacha! : containers, expressions of quantity: A box of chocolates A pack of chips A flock of sheep A majority of people A series of problems A system of rules A lot of stupid articles !!! The second time you mention one of these, it moves to UNIQUE (the). 3) Uncountable: NO ARTICLE! Liquids Gases Substances in particles (dust, sand, sugar) Emotions Most nouns formed from verbs: Swimming, collaboration, information !! If you mention an uncountable thing the second time, or define it with OF or a vztazne zajmeno, move it to UNIQUE. Plurals: First time mentioned, NO ARTICLE. Second time or defined with OF or a vztazne zajmeno, move it to UNIQUE (the). 5.11.2015 Constraints = omezení Script = scenar (hry) Playwright dramatik screenplay (filmu) screenwriter born 3^rd tvar od to bear = nosit borne 3^rd tvar od “ “ to bear in mind = brat v potaz set = scena, kulisy setting = misto konani accurate, precise = presny high height wide width deep depth area = plocha/obsah volume = objem shallow shallowness = melky hollow hollowness = duty exaggerate = prehanet allow = dovolit dull = tupy/nudny 12.11.15 Adelka: She has five alarm clocks in the early morning and she wakes up at the last one. And she doesn’t clean either. Bara: I don’t understand and I don’t like parents who don’t care about their children. Mr. B the Loser annoys me because we’re supposed to come to school one hour earlier for him to get paid, and because it’s apparently our problem that there is a public holiday. Filip: your annoying person: my roommates annoy me during the night because one of them snores like hell and the other one has a cough like he is dying. Katka: he is very annoying because he thinks that he knows everything better than everybody else. My friend Tomas annoys me because everything (THAT/which) he says is stupid, but he thinks that he is clever. Classic problem: Vse, co L muzu ALE Ten idiot, ktery J mi pokazil dovolenou. In English, use KTERE 100%, not CO. 26.11.15 Possible test topics J Grammar: 1. Magic article system 2. Magic past tense system – road to Happy English 3. Prepositions of place - in at in 4. Verb + gerund or Infinitive (6 categories) Vocabulary: 1. Resistance (essay – 4 pages) 2. Canadian theatre vocab. Quiz (3 parts) 3. Designing a Set (pp. 36-7 from the Stage Design textbook) Pronunciation guidelines 1. OF 2. TO 3. THE, THESE, th….. 4. No assimilation at the ends of words 5. A = Cattle not kettle, SAX not sex 6. W not v