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What are two common uses of the structure "to be "+ infinitive + " to"? commencer à apprendre
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... are to communicate an arragment or an obligation.
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Give me an example, please.(to be+ infinitive +to) commencer à apprendre
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You are to go to the head teacher's study at once.
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What does this sentence mean: "The Prime Minister is to speak to the press at noon"? commencer à apprendre
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That sentence means that there is an arrangement for the Prime Minister to speak to the press at noon.
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What does this sentence mean: " The nurse said I was to wait for the doctor to come"? commencer à apprendre
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That sentence means that the nurse told me that I had to wait for the doctor to come.
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How old must you be before you can vote in elections in this country? commencer à apprendre
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You must be 18 before you can vote in elections in this country.
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You're nursing your elbow.
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Have you ever had to nurse a sick person. commencer à apprendre
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Yes, I've had to nurse a sick person.
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What's a nursery or nursery school? commencer à apprendre
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A nursery or nursery school is a place for a very small children to play while their parents go to work.
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Unemployment is where there's not enough work for everyone.
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What happens to the unemployed in your country? commencer à apprendre
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The unemployed in my country got benefits from goverment.
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What do passengers have to do when a plane takes off and lands? commencer à apprendre
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Passengers have to put on their seat belts when a plane takes off and lands.
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What's the opposite of "theory"? commencer à apprendre
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The opposite of theory is "practice "
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Is it always possible to put theory into practice? commencer à apprendre
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No, it isn't always possible to put theory into practice.
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Why not? (put theory into practice) commencer à apprendre
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Because what works in theory might not work in practice, because of something that has not been taken into account.
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What do we mean by a practical person? commencer à apprendre
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By a practical person we mean someone who is good at doing things with their hands, or is good at organizing their ideas and making things happen in real life.
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If you decided to set up business in the place where you lived, what kind of business would you choose? commencer à apprendre
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If I decided to set up business in the place where I lived the kind of business I'd choose would be bakery
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Because I love good sweets and I think in Cracow is a lot of people who would like to eat them.
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When do we use "could" as the past of "can"? commencer à apprendre
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... to speak about general abilities.
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Give me an example, please.(could as the past of can) commencer à apprendre
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My grandfather could run very fast when he was a jung men.
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When don't we use "could " as the past of "can"? commencer à apprendre
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... if we talk about a particular occasions when somebody managed to do something.
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What do we use instead? (could as the past of can) commencer à apprendre
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We use "was able", " managed" or "succeeded" instead.
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Give me an example, please.(was able) commencer à apprendre
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The woman gave the children some money, and so they were able to buy some sweets.
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What happens if the sentence is negative?(could as the past of can) commencer à apprendre
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If the sentence is negative, we can use either couldn't or wasn't able.
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Give me an example, please.(couldn't) commencer à apprendre
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The woman did not give the children any money and so they couldn't buy any sweets.
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Is it in your nature to worry about things too much? commencer à apprendre
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No, it isn't in my nature to worry about things too much.
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Do you thing human nature can be changed? commencer à apprendre
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No, I don't think human nature can be changed.
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Do you think it's a good thing to make children compete against each other at school. commencer à apprendre
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Yes, I think it's good thing to make children compete against each other at school.
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Have you ever won a competition? commencer à apprendre
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No, I've never won a competition.
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Are you full of energy at the moment? commencer à apprendre
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No, I'm not full of energy at the moment.
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What do we mean if we say that a person or machine works efficiently? commencer à apprendre
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If we say that a person or machine works efficiently, we mean that the person or machine works well, without wasting time or energy.
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Are the cars that people drive today more efficient than the cars of fifty years ago? commencer à apprendre
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Yes, the cars that people drive today are more efficient than the cars of fifty years ago.
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What colour clothes do you think suit you best? commencer à apprendre
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I think that bright colour suit me best.
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Would it suit you if you were asked to come to school on a public holiday? commencer à apprendre
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No, it wouldn't suit me if I was asked to come to school on a public holiday.
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Where would you say was the most suitable place to go for a holiday if you wanted a complete rest? commencer à apprendre
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I'd say Bieszczady was the most suitable place to go for a holiday if I wanted a complete rest.
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What are the effects of too little sleep? commencer à apprendre
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The effects of too little sleep are red eyes, headeache, irritating
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Do you think regular physical exercise can have any effects on how happy someone feels? commencer à apprendre
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Yes, I think that regular physical exercise can have some effects on how happy someone feels.
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What effect do you suppose it'd have on a perfect stranger if you went up to him in the street and hit him with a rolled-up newsaper? commencer à apprendre
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If I went up to a perfect stranger in the street and hit him with a rolled-up newspaper, I suppose the effect it would have on him would be one of surprise.
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Napisz do mnie kilka słów commencer à apprendre
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What does the idiom " drop a line " mean? commencer à apprendre
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The idiom " drop a line " means " write a short letter "
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Give me an example, please.(Drop a line) commencer à apprendre
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Why didn't you drop us a line, to tell us you were coming.
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