Friday 17/18

Welcome back, Friday group!

Can you help me to try out (išbandyti) the new Forum? : pasvalys-english.forumotion.me/
(If it is easy and simple to use, we could move there.)

Your homework is to write a comment about what you did over our long break

Here's what people in the UK like to do on their holidays:
learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/read-uk/holidays

Here's about the fun at the British seaside:
learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-...easide-entertainment

My summer break.
Every year I take a leave from work for two months. I have one month of paid holidays and then one month of unpaid time off work. Because one month of holidays is too short for me. I usually take my two-month holiday in June and in August.
This year I spent almost all my holiday at home. I'm not against travelling. I like visiting new places. But this year I didn't feel like travelling. Travelling isn't easy. You must plan your budget and the trip, pack your things, sleep at new places, meet new people, be ready for an adventure. I didn't want any adventures this year.
I also didn't want to go camping. Especially wild camping! I was invited to go to a librarians' summer camp for a weekend, but I refused. There are always mosquitoes on campsites and I always feel cold and damp when I sleep in a tent.
So, I decided to stay at home and relax on my own. I spent a lot of my time tidying the rooms and doing washing. In the evening I liked watching the episodes of Hercule Poirot on Youtube. Almost every day I cycled to my garden to look at my vegetables growing. Unfortunately, this summer wasn't good for my cucumbers and there were a lot of hungry snails in the garden that ate our green salad.
I went away from home only for one weekend. At the start of August I went to the seaside in Palanga. There I stayed in a hotel room together with two my friends from work. I didn't go to the funfair in the main street of Palanga, I didn't take a walk on Palanga pier. I walked around Palanga park and I visited a swimsuit exhibition at Palanga Resort Museum. During our stay the sea was rough and stormy, there were red flags on the beach to warn people not to swim in the sea. But the sea water was very warm, it didn't rain and a lot of people didn't care about red flags, they went for a swim. I saw some surfers on kiteboards ([kaitbordz] = aitvaras+lenta). I had a quick dip ([kuik dip] trumpam įlįsti į vandenį) too. Next day after I came back home I heard the news that two children and a father drowned in the sea near the same beach where I was.
The time went fast on my holiday and in September I was back to work. We celebrated our library's eighty-year anniversary and Pasvalys town festival. We had Jonas Nainys and the actress Olita Dautartaite as our library festival presenters. We also had two guests from Sweden who came to our library for the exchange of experiences and stayed in Pasvalys for a week.
I missed our English meetings. I am waiting for your comments. Please write. Sorry for my long story. You don't have to write a lot! Three to ten sentences are perfectly enough. Just write!

A surfer on a kiteboard:


AIRPORT
www.write4fun.net/view-entry/246972
notalwaysright.com/tag/airport/page/9/
learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/gra...exercises/air-travel
learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/ski...ce/travelling-abroad

Hello, dear friends.
I don‘t know I use our old or new forum 
A few sentences about my summer.
This year I had untypical summer. It wasn‘t important for me to plan trips, gardening or camping. I understood I must change a few areas of my life.
Yesterday my friend suggested to write English test and to have certificate with English level.
I want to do it in spring. So, I dicided to repeat all English grammar and as soon as possible to start learning new foreign language.Maybe it‘ll be after this test.

untypical = unusual - neįprasta
This year I had an unusual summer. I didn't care about planning trips, gardening or camping, I realised I must change a few areas in my life...
...So, I decided to revise all English grammar and as soon as possible to start learning a new foreign language.

In August I had two weeks on holidays. It wasn't special holidays.I and my familly were in Latvia to the seaside.I sunbathed and swam in the sea. At home I worked in my garden, I loved nature.In the evenings I walked with my dog near the river.Sometimes I ridden a bike.I met with my friend It was the first holidays when I didn't go on the trip.

In August I had two weeks of (kilmininko linksnis) holidays. It wasn't special holidays.I and my familly were in Latvia at the seaside.I sunbathed and swam in the sea. At home I worked in my garden, I love nature.In the evenings I walked with my dog near the river.Sometimes I rode [roud] a bike.I met with my friend It was the first holidays when I didn't go on the trip.

Hello,i spend summer in mine town.most of all i was in the nature,was at the lake .i was swimming,burned. I drove with a bicycle around town and sometimes was fishing.

Hello,I spent summer in my town.most of all I was in the nature, I was at the lake .I was swimming, sunbathing [san-bei-th-ing] . I drove my bicycle around the town and sometimes I was fishing.

Hello,
I am a newbie. This summer I was in Palanga for three days. I was sailing with a ferry to Nida. I visited the Parnidis sand dune, from which very beautiful saw the Baltic sea, Nida and forest. July I meet with my friends. We rode bikes and well spent the summer time.

I was sailing on a ferry to Nida... We rode bikes and spent the summer time well.

My summer holidays
During this period of time i was in charge of two big alcohol free festivals. The first one was called "VAROM" it was held in Pabrade near lake Pailgis. The second was called "MASTERS OF CALM". The main purpose of these festivals was to show everybody how people can enjoy theyre time without drinking alcoholic beverages and using drugs.
After that I celebrated my birthday on the 7th of August near Baltic sea.
After all this time all I want to say is that i really need a vacation
P.s. I really missed English and all of you See you soon
Simona Pyragyte

.... I was in charge.... how people can enjoy their time... near the Baltic Sea.

Hello,
This summer I had a vacation for two weeks in July. Me and my family went to Venspilis. We went by car. The first day we were cycling around the tawn. We wanted to find as much cow as possible. We found about 25 cows. There were many more cows. On other days we sunbathed in the seaside. We had a good time.

....to find as much cows as possible....

This year I had my holiday two weeks in Jun and two weeks in July. For first part of the holiday I went to Bulgaria. There I stayed in a hotel room together with my friend Jolanta. Every day we went to the beach, we swam and sunbather. sometimes we visited different places and parks, we walked around our resort. For two weeks in July I and my family travelled around Lithuania. We went to Anykščiai, to Vilnius, to Kaunas, to Palanga. I had a good holiday this summer.

This year I had my holiday for two weeks in June and two weeks in July. For the first part of the holiday I went to Bulgaria.... we swam and sunbathed. ..

Here's what to do for next Friday:

1.
Go to unit 8C in the Interactive Book and do the exercises.
Don't do the last part. (It will be for the next homework)



2.
Go to the Workbook and do the exercises on page 54 and the start of 55
Don't do exercises 4 and 5, it is for the next time



3. Imagine, you want to rent or to sell your home. Write about it, tell what there is nice, good and worth to pay for
Try to use 'some' and 'any'

You can answer these questions if you want:
1 Where is your building located? Is it in a city/ town / village?
2 Is it a house or a flat? Is it modern or old?
3 What place is it in? Describe it:
Is it in a center or on the outskirts of the town? Is there quiet or busy with people and trafic? Are there any parks or some other natural attractions? Is there a big garden?
5 What is there near your house? Are there any stations or bus stops near the building? Are there any shops? Does it have parking space?
6 How many rooms are there in your house / flat? What are they? Does the building have central heating? Are there any fireplaces?
7 Are the neighbours nice / friendly / noisy …?

I live in a village. It is a quite small house just fifteen minutes drive on the bus from Pasvalys town. My house is over twenty years old. It has a central heating system and the house is very warm. There are some other buildings near my house. Neighbours live there. In front of the house there is a small garden. Behind the house there is a yard. There isn't any place to park cars. There is a garage for a car. There aren't any grasslands behind a roud. Behind the round there are some kitchen-gardens. There is my kitchen-garden too. There aren't any forests near my house. Downstairs, there is a living room, a small dining room, a kitchen and a bethroom. Upstairs, there are two bedrooms. One bedroom has a balkony and a view over the garden.


Wonderful!

a/the road - kelias; a bathroom [ba th rum] - vonios kambarys;
the view - because you explain : over the garden

to refurbish [rifio/r/biš] - atnaujinti ; insulation [insuleišn] - pašiltinimas; a sports ground - sporto aikštė, stadionas; a storage room[storidž rum] - sandėliukas.

I live in a block of flats. The building is old but it is refurbished and has good insulation. It is in the centre of the town, only five minutes walk from the police station and the post office. It is in a peaceful and quiet place of the town with slow trafic streets and a big car park in front.
There is a sports ground next to the building. so it is very convenient for people who like running or exercising outdoors. There's also the only book shop in the town next to the building,
The flat isn't very modern, some furniture is old and the walls need fresh painting, but it is clean, bright and warm. It has two bedrooms, a bathroom, a toilet and a kitchen with a new wonderful cooker which is very good at baking cakes and roasts. There's also a spacious balcony with the view to the car park.
The flat is on the second floor and it has a small storage room in the basement. The neighbours next door are friendly and reliable nice people.

I live in town Birzai.It is small semi old house.In mine house _ is _ kitchen and 3 rooms.Of course _ is central heating but I don"t have any fireplace.Neighbours are calm.I Don"t have _ garden and _ car park.Near_ is _ bus stop and _ local shop.Town center is only 15 minute to walk.Yet nearby _ is _ old not used railroad.

It's a good account, but there are a lot of missing articles and 'there'.
a semi ; a semi-detached house - pusinis namas;
anglų būdvardžiai eina pagal tokią tvarką: pirmiau savybės, kurios kinta (old, new, lost, favourite...), o tada kurios nekinta (big, small, heavy, wooden, golden, knitted...)
Near = netoli nuo. Nearby = netoliese;
nor = ir, nei (neigiamame sakinyje)
I live in town Birzai.It is an old small semi (arba: an old small semi-detached house) .In mine house there is a kitchen and 3 rooms.Of course there is central heating but I don"t have any fireplace.Neighbours are calm.I Don"t have a garden nor a car park.Nearby there is a bus stop and a local shop.Town center is only 15 minutes to walk.Yet nearby there is an old not used railroad.

I live in a five-storey building in Pasvalys, in the street Jonishkelio. It’s near town center, only five minutes walk, next to river Levuo, next to _ road, but _ quiet place. Near my building _ is _ litlle shop „Indritus“, we have parking space. My flat is on the fifth floor. There are three sunny rooms in my flat. There is a big balcony. This building have central heating. There are friendly neighbours.

the mistakes:
... but it's a quiet place (veiksnys+tarinys+artikelis)
... a (the) road (reikia artikelio)
Near my building there is a small shop ('little' reiškia 'mažas' pagal amžių) ...
This building has (trečias vns. asmuo - it)

I live in a house.It is far from the centre on the outskirts of the towne.Opposite my house there are the alotments.There is busy with people and trafic,because often the people go to the alotments.Near there is a big road to Šiauliai and a detour to Biržai.But on the other side near there are two rivers.Behind the river Lėvuo there is the park.There aren't any shops.The house isn't old.It has two bedrooms with the balconies,a living room,a kitchen.There is a big room for the guests with a windows to the floor.Past which you can see a fir.

near = netoli nuo...;
nearby, near by - netoliese:
Near there is a big road to Šiauliai .... near there are two rivers = Nearby there is a big road to Šiauliai .... near there (= netoli nuo ten) there are two rivers...
... a window to the floor= a window down to the floor (o jei norėtų pasakyti 'iki lubų', būtų 'a window up to the ceiling'

House to rent

River view is a small house on the coast of the river Levuo.Just ten minutes from the centre of town.
Downstairs there is a kitchen, a bathrooms and a big living room.
Upstairs there are two bedroom_ and a workroom. _ Bedrooms have small balconies with outdoor furniture. There is a pretty garden and a small kitchen- garden, where you can to plant vegetables.
Home is on the coast of the river , you can to enjoy the river, you can swim and sunbathe in the summer.
There isn't higt traffic. There is very calm.
River view is opposite the bakery, there you can buy fresh buns every morning.

Call to Renata.

Very nice. I would call you for renting
River View (nes pavadinimas)
two bedrooms.... The bedrooms (nes jau antrąkart minima)
Home is on the coast =The house is on the coast... (nes 'home' reiškia ' namai', ne 'namas')
... can plant,... can enjoy... (bendratis be dalelytės 'to', nes eina po 'can' )
There isn't heavy/much traffic...

I live in a flat near the centre of Pasvalys ( just ten minutes from the centre of town). My flat is in the five storeyed house. I live on the ground floor. My flat is casy and well planned. Around my house there are some many storied houses and _ green lawn. In my flat _ is a kitchen, a bedroom, a bathroom, a toilet, a living room, a daugther's room, a balcony. Nearby my house there is river Lėvuo. I like to swim and to sunbathe in the summer.

...in a five-storey house.... cosy.... some multi-storey houses.... In my flat there is a kitchen... the daugther's room....

Some years ago in summertime I rented a room in town Palanga. The room was in _ old wooden rest-house. The rest-house was in _ comfortable place , by foots about 6 minutes to the Palangos Vasaros Estrada, about 14 minutes to the sea.
The rest-house was painted in green colour . Around the rest - house there were a lot of trees, next to the door there was a yard . The place was enough quiet, the rest - house was about ten metres from the street. In the nearest street there weren't any shops, but in this street there was a lot of space for parking. The rest - house has two floors, there were a lot of rooms for guests. In _ vestibule there was a televisor. My neighbours were calm.

a resort hotel - poilsio namai
... in an old wooden resort hotel - senuose mediniuose poilsio namuose;
a comfortable place (vieta - skaičiuotina)
The place was quiet enough
by foot - pėsčiomis ; .... to the beach - prie jūros;
In the vestibule=in the lounge, in the hall; ..... a television...

What to do for the next time, October 27?

We are finishing unit 8. We have the revision! [revižn] (pakartojimas)

1.
Do the interactive Reading and Dictation.
a fall [fo:l] - krioklys


2.
Finish Workbook Unit 8C: do exercises 4 and 5
(please, use the iChecker to listen to Exercise 5)

through the grounds - per valdas (a ground - pagrindas, žemė, užimamas plotas);
banging noises - dundesiai, trenksmai (to bang - trankyti, daužyti)
a housekeeper - ūkvedys
current [karent] - dabartinis, šio momento



3.
Do the test File 8 from iChecker. Go to the challenge!




How many points did you get? I got 98 points, I did one mistake in the challenge


4.
Tell a short story from your life. It can be truth, it can be a lie, it doesn't matter!

I was once in a comic TV show on the channel Tele 3. Do you think I'm lying or telling the truth?
It happened about twenty years ago. My friend asked me to accompany her to the filming of the show 'Nosis' (The Nose). She was invited to act in one episode of the show. The filming took place in a block of flats on the outskirts of Vilnius. When we arrived in the flat, we met three comedians of the show. Their names were Cololo, Klarkas and Šapranauskas. During the filming the director of the show asked me to take part in the show too. They put a towel on my head and a long bathrobe over my clothes. I played a silly cheated wife, Cololo played my husband, my friend became my husband's seductrice and Šapranauskas was a nosy neighbour next door. Cololo was very focused [foukast] (susikaupęs) and listened to every director's word. Šapranauskas wasn't serious at all, he had a hidden bottle of vodka somewhere in the flat and started to drink during the filming. The director was very angry with Šapranauskas, he found the hidden bottle and threw it out. When the filming finished, he gave thirty litas to me and my friend. We went to a local supermarket and bought a lot of sweets.