WhimsicalLL

Namonntamhogymámingyágyön, nem-e?

macro-microorganism
mail delivery
major minority
male compassion
Male Lady Bug
man child
managed competition
Management Action
Management science
Management Style
Management support
Mandatory judgment
Mandatory Option
Mandatory volunteerism
mannish woman
marijuana initiative
marital bliss
Marketing strategy
Married life
martial law
mass customization
Massively thin
master slave
maternity fashion
mature student
maxi thins
mean smile
meaningful nonsense
meaningful-overnight relationship
meatless meat
Medicaid payment
Medium Large medium well
Melted Ice
Mercy Killing
Metal Woods (it's a golf thing)
metaphysics
Mexican American
micro-mainframe
Microsoft Works
Middle East
Middle East peace
midnight sun
Mighty Weak
mild abrasive
mild cigar
mild interest
mild jalapeño
mild mannered reporter
Mild PMS
mildly psychotic
militant pacifist
military accountability
military intelligence
military justice
military peace
military system
mind-expanding drugs
mini jumbo
minor crisis
minor disaster
minor miracle
misanthropic humanitarian
missing present
mobile home
mobile house Mobil™ station
Modern Art
modern history
modern maturity
Modern Tradition


A nyelvek savát-borsát az ilyen finomságok adják. Tessék csemegézni bátran, és megkínálni a tanulókat is. Hadd rontsék el a gyomrukat mingyá' korán reggel. ;) Pl.: kiveszünk minden blokkból egyet-kettőt, persze szókincsük szerint, ebben az esetben, majd prezentáljuk nekik azzal a kérdéssel, hogy mi bennük a közös, találnak-e közös vonást, jellemzőt.

A Fine Mess
A just war
A little big
a little pregnant
A new classic
absolutely unsure
abundant poverty
academic fraternity
Academic sorority
Accidentally on Purpose
accurate estimate
accurate horoscope
accurate rumors
accurate stereotype
acrophobic mountain climber
Act Naturally
active retirement
actual reenactment
acute apathy
acute dullness
adult children
Adult male
advanced BASIC
advanced beginner
Affirmative action
affordable housing
aging yuppie agree to disagree
Airline Food
airline schedules
all alone
All natural artificial flavor
altogether separate
alone in a crowd
almost candid
Almost done


Robert Brustein might be quite right on this one. :) Mi pedig nézzünk bele egy kicsit az irodalomba is, amit mostantól többször is megteszünk majd.

Azt (sajnos) én is tudom, hogy ennek aligha van helye a felsőkismocsoládi általános és alapfokú művészettelenségoktatási intézménycsoport tanmenetében ebben a formában, de már (és most szerencsére) sok kollégám döntött úgy, hogy rágjakánya, akkor is csepegtetünk a jermekkorúak fejbőre alá némi világirodalmat, kezdve akkor már azzal, amelyik a L2 acquisition javát is szolgálja, vagy éppen kiegészíti azt a készséget.

Kezdjük akkor egy kvízzel; az életkor és egyebek behatárolása persze ilyenkor a kollégák tisztje, mert hiába írom be, hogy ez szigorúan felnőttoktatás, ha minden 13 éves tudja a választ, de a kedves felnőtt kollégánk ha tudta is valaha, a gyárban elfelejttették vele.

PLAYS QUIZ

1. Leontes, Hermione, and Polixenes are characters in what Shakespeare play?

a. The Taming of the Shrew
b. Macbeth
c. The Winters Tale
d. Romeo and Juliet

2. In Ibsens The Wild Duck, what is the profession of Hjalmar Ekdal?

a. photographer
b. chef
c. lumberjack
d. soldier

Na, akkor sokak kérésére (ez vonatkozik az elmúlt 10 évre, szóval erősen hiánypótló a dolog) némi irodami betekintés. Első körben persze csak egy kis fool-proof approach, hogy senkinek ne rontsuk el a gyomrát, de majd érkeznek a szépségek sorjában.

Ezzel egyidőben pedig, illetőleg mindezeket népszerűsítendő, ide kívánkozik az egyik legszebb Simon ans Garfunkel dal. Klikk ide.

Critical Terms

allegory: a type of narrative which makes literal sense in its own right but also has a double meaning.

alliteration: the repetition of consonants in words and phrases. Eg. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper.

ambiguity: words, phrases or whole texts which have several or unclear meanings.

assonance:the repetition of vowel sounds in words and phrases. Eg. and howls and hollos long and loud.

Meaning of some ancient American Indian tribal names, just in case (a képrejtvényt megfejtők között 3 db széles vigyort sorsolunk ki):


A'ani': white clay people
Abnaki: those living at the sunrise (easterners)
Achomawi: river, people that live at the river
Acolapissa: those who listen and see
Acoma: people by the white rock
Agaidika (Paiute): trout (or salmon) eaters - also spelled Agai-Dicutta
Ahousaht: facing opposite from the ocean, people living with their backs to the land and mountains
Ahtena: ice people
Aitchelitz: bottom
Akansea: land of the downriver people
Akun'kunik': people of the place of the flying head
Akwesasne: land where the partridge drums
Alabama: I clear the thicket


Some problems are difficult to solve. But there are a lot of number expressions that can help. For example, if we put two and two together, we might come up with the right answer. We know that two heads are better than one. It is always better to work with another person to solve a problem.

Sometimes there are no two ways about it. Some problems have only one solution. You cannot be of two minds over this.


But with any luck, we could solve the problem in two shakes of a lamb’s tail. We could have our answers quickly and easily.


Sometimes we can kill two birds with one stone. That is, we can complete two goals with only one effort or action. But we must remember that two wrongs don’t make a right. If someone does something bad to you, you should not do the same to him.


If you are going out with your girlfriend, or boyfriend, you do not want another friend to go along on your date. You can just say to your friend: two’s company, three’s a crowd.


When I was a young child in school, I had to learn the three R’s. These important skills are reading, writing and arithmetic. These three words do not all start with the letter “R.” But they have the sound of “R.” My teachers used to give three cheers when I did well in math. They gave praise and approval for a job well done.


Some of my friends were confused and did not understand their schoolwork. They were at sixes and sevens. In fact, they did not care if they finished high school. They saw little difference between the two choices. Six of one, half a dozen the other – that was their position. But they were really happy when they completed their studies and graduated from high school. They were in seventh heaven. They were on cloud nine.


Nine times out of ten, students who do well in school find good jobs. Some work in an office doing the same things every day at nine-to-five jobs. You do not have to dress to the nines, or wear your best clothes, for this kind of work.


Last year, one of my friends applied for a better job at her office. I did not think she would get it. I thought she had a hundred to one shot at the job. Other people at her office thought her chances were a million to one. One reason was that she had been caught catching forty winks at the office. She slept at her desk for short periods during the day. But her supervisor appointed her to the new job at the eleventh hour — at the very last minute. I guess her lucky number came up.

Akkor íme, néhány hasznos kifejezés:

put two and two together - kikövetkeztet valamit, összerakja, hogy mi az ábra
 

two heads are better than one - ketten többre megyünk; több szem többet lát
 

there are no two ways about it - egyértelmű a helyzet; nem fér hozzá kétség
 

be of two minds - hezitál, több lehetőség között ingadozik
 

in two shakes of a lamb’s tail - semmi perc alatt, könnyedén
 

kill two birds with one stone - két legyet üt egy csapásra
 

two wrongs don’t make a right - bosszút állni, visszavágni nem helyes megoldás
 

two’s a company, three’s a crowd - hárman már egy kicsit sokan vagyunk
 

the three R’s - három alapkészség (írás, olvasás, számolás) tréfásan egy kalap alá véve
 

give three cheers - lelkesen megdicsér (háromszoros hurrát zeng)
 

at sixes and sevens - zavarodottan, zűrzavarban
 

six of one, half a dozen the other - egyik tizenkilenc, a másik egy híján húsz
 

in seventh heaven - a hetedik mennyországban
 

on cloud nine - a föld fölött jár, fel van dobva
 

nine times out of ten - tízből kilencszer, többnyire
 

nine-to-five job - tipikus alkalmazotti munkakör (a reggel kilenctől délután ötig tartó munkaidőre utalva)
 

dress to the nines - kicsípi magát
 

a hundred to one shot - egy a százhoz esély
 

a million to one - egy a millióhoz
 

forty winks - rövid szundítás napközben (nap, catnap)
 

eleventh hour - az utolsó pillanat, a huszonnegyedik óra
 

one’s lucky number comes up - szerencséje van

TED GOES OUT FOR THE EVENING
 

Ted leaves to go visit his girlfriend Amber. Ted's mother Susan says she doesn't really like Amber. She wishes him a good time anyway.

Ted: See you later, Mom!
Susan: Where are you going, Ted?
Ted: I told Amber I'd drop by.
Susan: What are you two going to do?
Ted: Maybe go to the movies or to a party. Our plans are still up in the air.
Susan: Why don't you invite her over here?
Ted: I don't want to hang around here. Dad is really down in the dumps.
Susan: Is Amber the girl with the nose ring and the purple hair?
Ted: Yeah. I'm crazy about her!
Susan: Don't take this the wrong way, but she's not exactly my cup of tea.
Ted: Take it easy, Mom. We're not about to get married. We just enjoy hanging out together.
Susan: I guess there's no accounting for taste. Have a good time.
Ted: Don't worry. We'll have a blast!
Susan: (under her breath) That's what I'm afraid of!

As we say in Oklahoma....

"Aren't you posta go there tomorrow?"
"Yehbut I'm too busy."
"Why did ya dodat?"
"Guess I'll warsh the cowshit offa the truck today."
"Naah, just wait, I'm fixina do it."
"Be careful or you'll tump that over."
"That screw looks wallered out to me."
"Ya orda see that cow!"
"Yer gonna hafta look at this"
"If you're talkin, I'm listnun.
"Not thisn, take thatun."
"It's cold! Build a far in the farplace."
"I pertneer stepped in it."
"How are ya? Aw, fair ta middlin."
"Need some kinlin to start that fire."
"r,s,t,u,v,dubya,x,y,z"
"Yeh, I've been thankin about it."
"This fence kindly needs replacin."
"Where are ya goin? I ont no."
"Look out that winda. You mean the winder?
"See dem people over there?"
"I'm all stove up today" "It's comin' up a cloud." "I'll do it of a mornin'."
"I'd rather do it this seive-nin, it's too hot now."
"Red, green, and yella"
"So'd you have a good day?"
"S'not my fault!"
"Don't drink that milk. It's rurnt." "I hatn't thought 'bout that!"
"Look in the mirra."

Notice in a field: The Rancher allows walkers to cross this field for free, but the bull charges
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Egy kis gyakoroltatás ehhez, vagy akár ehhez.

Adding information

And
In addition
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 fulfil 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."

10 Gs Can’t Tempt Cabby
 

By AUSTIN PENNER
Daily News Staff Writer

NEW YORK - A tired cab driver was being called a hero today for his honesty. He returned $10,000 in cash that he found in the back of his taxi.
Taxi driver Syed Shah had just pulled into a gas station in New York City at 3 A.M. when he noticed a black purse on the floor. In the purse, he found $10,042, some credit cards, and a passport. Shah said, "I tried to find a telephone number or a beeper number, but I couldn't find anything." He had just finished a 12-hour work day. "I was tired, so I drove home and went to sleep:'
Shah is 33 years old and came to the U.S. from Pakistan six years ago. He is a devout Muslim, and he felt that it was his duty to return the money. So the next day, he drove to the Central Park police station and gave the money to the police. The police found the passenger.
The lucky passenger was a woman from Belgium, Jacqueline Loreau, who was in New York visiting her sister. She said, "I'm very happy today. It was a real surprise. I didn't have any hope of getting it back. I know I shouldn't have put everything in that bag. I was going back to my sister's house, but I left it in the taxi.”' Ms. Loreau called Shah "a good man" and promised to give him a reward.
When asked why he returned the money, Shah said, “I am a religious person. I didn't want a burden on my head.”

Violin Lost At Station

By BRANDON GOODMAN
New York Guardian
 

NEW YORK - Today a $100,000 violin was lost in Grand Central Station in New York City.
"I just put the violin down for a moment to make a telephone call," said John Coppola, a violinist with the Boston Symphony. "I know I shouldn't have left it standing there, but I only turned away for a moment. Then when I looked again, the violin was gone." Mr. Coppola was in New York for a visit with his family.
The police have searched the area and interviewed dozens of people, but no one noticed anyone carrying a violin.
Mr. Coppola has offered a big reward to anyone who brings back the violin. "Perhaps it was taken by mistake. If I get the violin back, I will pay a $5,000 reward - and no questions asked." Such a beautiful instrument needs to be played by an artist. What will happen to it now? New Yorkers are hoping that someone gives it back because robberies like this give the city a bad name.

Now it's your turn to create a chart comparing the two stories. What are the similarities? What are the differences? And so on...

Possible questions:

Who lost something?

What was it?

Where was it lost?

How did it happen?

Was the lost item found?

Were the police involved?

Was there a reward?

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