LANGUAGE PROBLEMSOLVING 2 The definite article VOCABULARY P

LANGUAGE PROBLEMSOLVING 2 The definite article

VOCABULARY – P. 58 occupy – zauzimati border – graniciti se consist of – sastojati se iz mainland – kopno landscape – pejzaz peak – vrh currency – valuta

THE + GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES We use the in front of: 1. the names of rivers (the Danube) 2. seas and oceans (the Mediterranean, the Pacific) 3. mountain ranges (the Tatras) 4. groups of islands (the Canary Islands) We don’t use the in front of the names of: 1. continents (South America) 2. towns (London) the Hague 3. lakes (Lake Niagara) 4. single mountains (Mount Everest) 5. single islands (Majorca) 6. countries (Hungary) the Netherlands, the Philippines, the United States, Czech Republic the

THE + SINGULAR NAMES We sometimes use the + singular noun to talk about the whole category, or a type of machine, animal, etc. The mobile phone has become a very popular gadget. The rat is an exceptionally intelligent animal. We use the in front of musical instruments. but Can you play the piano? There was a piano in the room.

THE + ADJECTIVE We use the + adjective to talk about a group of people with that characteristic, e. g. the poor, the rich, the disabled (hendikepiran), the unemployed, the English… We’ll need special facilities for the disabled in the building.

PAGE 51, EXERCISE 10: MULTI-PART VERBS turn on = ukljuciti turn off = iskljuciti turn to = obratiti se nekome turn over = promeniti kanal turn away = okrenuti se turn up = pojacati turn down = smanjiti turn up = pojaviti se

I can’t hear the radio very well. Can you _______it ___ a bit? I wanted to watch the news, but he _______to another channel, so I had to read about the accident in the newspaper. Can you ____ the central heating? It’s really cold in here. Can you ____ the central heating? It’s really hot in here. She has nobody she can _______. We waited for him but he didn’t_____. We were really worried. Please, _______the volume_____– it’s much too loud. I wanted to say hello to her, but she _____ and pretended that she hadn’t seen me.

I can’t hear the radio very well. Can you turn it up a bit? I wanted to watch the news, but he turned over to another channel, so I had to read about the accident in the newspaper. Can you turn on the central heating? It’s really cold in here. Can you turn off the central heating? It’s really hot in here. She has nobody she can turn to. We waited for him but he didn’t turn up. We were really worried. Please, turn the volume down – it’s much too loud. I wanted to say hello to her, but she turned away and pretended that she hadn’t seen me.