Tudi ko je naša angleščina na visokem nivoju, se nam pogosto še vedno dogajajo napake. Razlogov je več: od pomanjkanja prakse pri rabi jezika, do bega pozornosti, ko na primer na poslovnem sestanku že razmišljamo o naslednjem koraku, nismo pa dovolj pozorni na svojo angleščino.
Preverite svoje znanje angleščine s kratkim kvizom
Katera poved je pravilna?
1. Since/For
- I haven't seen my brothers since five years.
- I haven't seen my brothers for five years.
Pravilno: I haven't seen my brothers for five years.
Razlaga: for in since sta predloga, ki ju pogosto uporabljamo skupaj s Present Perfectom. For
označuje dolžino trajanja nekega obdobja, since pa označuje začetek nekega dejanja oz. stanja.
- I have lived in London for two years.
- I have lived in London since 2022.
2. Know/Knowing
- I studied physics at university so I'm knowing a lot about gravity.
- I studied physics at university so I know a lot about gravity.
3. Nobody/Anybody
- I haven't told nobody about us.
- I haven't told anybody about us.
4. Warm enough/Enough warm
- Do you think it's enough warm for me to go without a hat?
- Do you think it's warm enough for me to go without a hat?
Pravilno: Do you think it's warm enough for me to go without a hat?
Opomba: Slovenci radi delamo to napako, ker je v slovenščini tak besedni vrstni red: Je voda dovolj topla?
5. Live/Living
- I enjoy living in London.
- I enjoy to live in London.
6. Preposition/No preposition
- One of the most interesting things about my hobby is the people I meet.
- One of the most interesting of things about my hobby is the people I meet.
Pravilno: One of the most interesting things about my hobby is the people I meet.
7. Definite article/No definite article
- I've been to Ljubljana many times in last few years.
- I've been to Ljubljana many times in the last few years.
Pravilno: I've been to Ljubljana many times in the last few years.
8. Apostrophe/No apostrophe
- Its difficult to find work these days.
- It's difficult to find work these days.
Pravilno: It's difficult to find work these days.
Oblika brez apostrofa (its) ima drug pomen – je svojilni zaimek za srednji spol (3. oseba ednine) na primer: This is my dog, its name is Fifi.
Angleščina: z dobrim znanjem lažje uresničimo svoj potencial
Angleščina je lahko v veliko pomoč tudi na vaši karierni poti. Z dobrim znanjem dosežete boljši uspeh na maturi, lažje dobite štipendijo ali dobro zaposlitev. Tečaj angleščine za odrasle ali intenzivna priprava na maturo iz angleščine sta odličen način, da hitro pridete do cilja.
Brezplačni umestitveni pogovor
Najhitrejša pot do idealnega tečaja je sproščen pogovor z učiteljem, ki vam bo po razgovoru v izbranem jeziku strokovno svetoval primerno zahteven tečaj za vas.
