Revision (ILE7 U15)

Revision (ILE7 U15)

Great Inventions & Daddy-Long-Legs & Theatre & Building Bridges

Great Inventions (U11)

• Invention is the action of inventing something, typically a process or device.

• The person who invents something is called an inventor.

• Example: Thomas Edison is known for inventing the light bulb.

Thomas Edison (1847-1931)

Multiple Choice

Do you remember from our classes: who invented the telephone?

• Albert Einstein

• Johannes Gutenberg

• Alexander Fleming

• Alexander Graham Bell

Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922)

Phrasal Verbs (ühendtegusõnad)

• A phrasal verb is a combination of words (verb+preposition or verb+adverb) that when used together, usually take on a different meaning from that of the original verb.

• Example: Our car broke down (=stopped working) four kilometres out of town.

Multiple Choice

What's the meaning of the phrasal verb "figure out"?

• to end a relationship

• to understand something

• to invite on a date

• to suddenly move towards someone

Daddy-Long-Legs (U12)

• Important vocabulary:

• fitting room/cubicle - riietuskabiin

• to get a refund - raha tagasi saama

• to exchange an item - toodet välja vahetama

• return policy - tagastamise eeskiri

• sale price - soodushind

• to get a receipt - arvet saama

Multiple Choice

Situation: You are at a shopping centre to return an item. What is the first thing you need to give/show to the cashier to get a refund?

• money

• fitting room

• receipt

• sale price

Theatre (U13)

• William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

• an English playwright, poet and actor

• Born in Stratford-apon-Avon, but moved to London at a young age to become an actor

• He quickly became famous as a playwright

• Most famous plays: 1) “Romeo and Juliet” 2) “King Lear” 3) “Hamlet” 

• Wrote many plays, poems, sonnets

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Multiple Choice

Do you remember from our classes: Shakespeare was a member of a company that built a theatre in London. What was/is the theatre called?

• the Crown

• the Globe

• the Greek

• the Thames

This building was destroyed in 1961

Building Bridges (U14)

• Important words and phrases:

• bookworm - raamatukoi

• to skip a class - tunnist põhjuseta puuduma

• to drop out of school - koolist välja kukkuma

• to sail through - vaeva nägemata midagi ära tegema

• to scrape through - midagi napilt/vaevalt ära tegema

• to be a copycat - olema kellegi jäljendaja

Multiple Choice

Situation: You haven't had much time to study for your final exam in English. You have participated in classes, but you are still not sure you will be able to pass it. You hope that you are going to ... the exam.

• sail through

• go through

• scrape through

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HAVE A NICE DAY! :)

(also, start studying for your final examinations)