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1 Study newsletter 2017 week 9 Content Language level Page Phrase of the week Running around like headless chickens All levels 1 Mind map Branding All levels 2 Czenglish Nobody vs. anybody Pre-intermediate (B1-) Advanced (C1) 3 English at Work Talking about Doing Business - Revision Pre-intermediate (B1-) Advanced (C1) 4 Test Prepositions Elementary (A2) - Pre-intermediate (B1-) 5 Phrase of the week Running around like headless chickens We use this expression to describe a group of people who are disorganised and possibly all panicking. You ca use this phrase i la guage. Spoken Informal Example 1 A: How was the first day in your new job? B: Not very good. It was very disorganised all the staff were running around like headless chickens. I did t get a o pute, had o he e to sit a d did t get lu h eithe. Example 2 A: Ho as A gelo s last ight? B: The food was perfect. But I think the manager was off sick because the staff were all running around like headless chickens. 1

2 Mind map Learning new vocabulary in the most effective way Vyzkoušejte si i terakti í Mindmapy zde: Klikejte na slova, usl šíte jed otli á slo íčka a lu e á odilý lu čí. Slo íčka Slovo Co-branding Trademark Symbol Launch Catchy Awareness Buyer Message Image Rival Výz a slo a co-branding o h a á z á ka symbol zahájit h tla ý po ědo í kupují í zp á a dojem/reputace soupeř 2

3 Czenglish WRONG: RIGHT: I do t k o nobody who works in America. I do t k o anybody who works in America. I Cze h, ou use dou le egati es, t iple egati es, e e uad uple egati es. I still a t get head around the phrase I heard someone - ikdo ikd i e idel. C az! I E glish, ou a ot do this, a d as a ule, a oid dou le egati es. I stead of sa i g, I do t k o o od ho o ks i A e i a, ou eed to sa, I do t k o a od ho o ks i A e i a. I this a, B its ofte use the egati e to e p ess thi gs. I stead of sa i g, I k o othi g,, e d u h o e o o l sa, I do t k o a thi g. The only times we use double negatives is to express something for a very particular reason. For example, ou ight sa, I did t sa I do t like hi, ea i g I ha e t a tuall said that I do t like hi though it s p o a l t ue. The opposite - I said I like hi - is definitely not what you want to say. So, we employ this double negative tactic to express ourselves. 3

4 English at Work Talking about Doing Business - Revision This eek s e p essio s a e a out ha ges to o pa ies o e ship a a ge e ts. 1. Did ou hea a out the e oss? I do t k o u h a out hi ut he has a eputatio for deli e i g the I hope he takes oti e of ou tea s ideas. We e got so e g eat ideas ut the last oss did t suppo t the a d e ould t get the off the.. 3. If ou e goi g to p ese t the agai, ou eed to ake su e the sales p oje ts are accurate. Do you have a good u e..? 4. It s i po ta t to get the fi a ials ight. If e ess it up it ould se d the o pa to the.. 5. It s i po ta t to get the fi a ials ight. If e ess it up it ould se d the o pa to the.. 6. If e get the go ahead, I a t ou p o esses to e t a spa e t. I do t a t a ehi d the s e es heeli g a d If we had another office on board with the idea, we might have more chance of being successful. Have you thought about.. forces with the Brno team? 8. That s a g eat idea. This p oje t ould pa e the fo e e o e joi t p oje ts i the future. 9. Did ou hea a out XYZ o pa? The e had so e fi a ial p o le s a d it looks as though the company will ha ge A goods B products C items 2. A floor B road C ground 3. A hands B people C control 4. A squeezer B cruncher C juggler 5. A road B fence C wall 6. A dealing B trading C selling 7. A linked B tied C joined 8. A path B road C way 9. A people B hands C control Sp á é odpo ědi se doz íte příští týd u e o zkoušejte o -line verzi testu s hod o e í ih ed po doko če í: Sprá é odpo ědi z i ulého týd e (Talking about Doing Business Ownership arrangements): 1C, 2A, 3A 4

5 TEST: Prepositions Let's go to Ca diff (1) Tuesday. The idge..(2) the river is closed. The e t eeti g is (3) December 8th. What do ou usuall do (4) the weekend? Ma fell (5) his bike and broke his leg. I eed ou a s e (6) Friday. I' ot f ee o, ut I a talk to ou.(7) half an hour. I slept..(8) two hours this afternoon. The ui kest a to ou house is (9) the park. Let's go fo a alk (10) the sun's shining. 1 A in B at C while D on 2 A along B over C up D through 3 A on B at C in D by 4 A on B at C in D by 5 A down B on C out of D off 6 A in B by C at D until 7 A in B for C at D until 8 A in B by C for D during 9 A along B through C in D over 10 A while B during C for D along Sp á é odpo ědi se doz íte ih ed po doko če í on-line testu zde: Sprá é odpo ědi z i ulého týd e (Directions poradit cestu): 1A, 2B, 3A, 4A, 5B, 6B, 7A, 8B, 9B, 10A, 11B, 12B 5