Podpora rozvoje cizích jazyků pro Evropu 21. stol.

INVESTICE DO ROZVOJE VZDĚLÁVÁNÍ

Tento projekt je spolufinancován Evropským sociálním fondem a státním rozpočtem České republiky.

THE ...

Part A

We use THE when it is clear which thing or person we mean:

What is the name of this street?Who is the best player in your team?Can you tell me the time, please?Do you live in the city centre?

Part B

the same ...

We live in the same street.Are these two book different? No, they're the same.

Part C

We say:

the sun / the moon / the sky / the sea / the country

the police / the fire brigade / the army

the top / the end / the middle / the left

(play) the piano / the guitar / the trumpet

the radio

Part D

We do not use the with:

television / breakfast / dinner / lunch / next week, month etc.

I listen to the radio. X I watch television.

The meal I had was great. X I had breakfast very early today.

True or false

• Someone who is as cool as a cucumber doesn't get upset or worried.

• If you'd do something at the drop of a hat, you would need to think things over carefully before deciding.

• If something takes donkey's years, it won't take very long.

• If something has gone down the pan, it has failed.

• If you take to something like a duck takes to water, you have a natural talent for it.

• If you take the bull by the horns, you deal with a problem directly.

• True

• False

• False

• True

• True

• True

True or false?

• If you talk out of your hat, you talk nonsense.

• If someone tells you to keep your hair on, they want you to show more emotion.

• If you go Dutch when paying a bill, one person pays for everything.

• If you work like a dog, you work very hard indeed.

• True

• False

• False

• True

Shopping

• Do you like shopping – for what, when, who with, where, money, etc.?

• Do you sometimes do the shopping for your family?

• Do you like buying presents? Why?

• Do you like shopping for clothes/ shoes/ books/ CDs/ food?

• Do you enjoy window shopping?

• Do you like shopping for bargains in the sales?

Shopping

• There are many kinds of shops (small shops, department stores, supermarkets, chain stores, etc.). Which do you prefer and why?

Shopping

• Have you ever tried shopping by computer?

• What are the pros and cons of e-shopping?

Shopping

• Has shopping become a hobby in our country – spread of consumerism?

• What are the strategies of supermarkets? How do they persuade us to buy more than we really need?

• What images do they use in advertisements and commercials – beauty, success, happiness, freshness, cleanliness?

• Do you have a favourite commercial?

INVESTICE DO ROZVOJE VZDĚLÁVÁNÍ

Tento projekt je spolufinancován Evropským sociálním fondem a státním rozpočtem České republiky.

Tato výuková prezentace byla pořízena z finančních prostředků hrazených Evropským sociálním fondem

a rozpočtem České republiky.