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Check your knowledge in British Literature  1. Jane Austen wrote :  a) David Copperfield b) Pride and Prejudice c) Wuthering Heights 2. David Copperfield is about : a) a magician and his strive for stardom b) a warrior who fights for freedom of his country  c) a poor boy who was brought up by a foster father and how it impacted his later life  3. Did Jane Austen ever get married?  a) no, she stayed single b) yes,  twice c) she got married only once but happily  4. Who portrayed Jane Austen in the film adaptation 'Becoming Jane" in 2007 ? a) Scarlet Johanson b) Sienna Miller c) Anne Hathaway 5. John Donne was : a) a poet b) a novelist c)a playwright 6. The title of  a famous novel by Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights means : a) Duma i uprzedzenie b) Wichrowe wzgórze c) Wielkie nadzieje  7. Wuthering Heights is about : a) love and rejection  b) pride and determination  c) strugle for ri...

It is the truth commonly acknowledged that you can easily learn new words and their proper pronunciation while listening to songs, providing you look up the words that are new for you. One of the songs I recommend to you , because it is an easy and nice song, is Buffalo Soldier" by legendary Bob Marley. When I listen to the words it reminds me of  American Indians and their struggle for the land and liberation. Summing up, American history is very fascinating. Yet, the story of American Indians and Afroamericans is not that happy at times. That is a different story. I will write sth about it in the future and now enjoy the song. Click on the link to hear the song. Buffalo Soldier"           http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llXghWzVpB8 Buffalo Soldier, Dreadlock Rasta: There was a Buffalo Soldier in the heart of America, Stolen from Africa, brought to America, Fighting on arrival, fighting for survival. I mean it, when I analyze the stench - T...

I am into poetry very much, there are poems which are sheer pleasure for me. The one below is one of my favourites. JOHN DONNE ( 1572 - 1631 ) English  poet I  WONDER  by my troth, what thou and I Did, till we loved ? were we not wean'd till then ? But suck'd on country pleasures, childishly ? Or snorted we in the Seven Sleepers' den ? 'Twas so ; but this, all pleasures fancies be ; If ever any beauty I did see, Which I desired, and got, 'twas but a dream of thee. And now good-morrow to our waking souls, Which watch not one another out of fear ; For love all love of other sights controls, And makes one little room an everywhere. Let sea-discoverers to new worlds have gone ; Let maps to other, worlds on worlds have shown ; Let us possess one world ; each hath one, and is one. My face in thine eye, thine in mine appears, And true plain hearts do in the faces rest ; Where can we find two better hemispheres Without sharp north, without decli...

This " essey" is directed to students of English and teachers . I hope you will find it helpful and that you share my point of views. The benefits of Information  Technology Information technology - a blessing for teachers and students alike The benefits of Information  Technology provides students and teachers with countless opportunities, which were not available  in the past. The possibilities of information technology are just infinite. The technology is opening up new methods to be employed while teaching a foreign language. However, seeking for new methods of encouraging students to learn, several factors should be taken into consideration. Firstly, it is the teacher who still is the guide who helps acquire the accuracy and fluency. Thus, it  is essential for the teacher to display enthusiasm and creativity. Moreover, teachers should have a good command of computers. They should be familiar with the technology and its potential uses. It seems...

It is a common knowledge that depending on what part of the world you are from,  your accents will differ. Here are selected for you some examples of how English accent differs . ( the links ) After listening to the interviews do the exercise. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfL_hLdViR4      - Jared Leto http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWemViiPMgA - James McAvoy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCjM6BlNqk4  - Bryan Adams http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhbltFoWk7I   - Bono http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AzUm7HEcSM  - Robert Pattinson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBnh8G7Psgg&feature=related -  Jude Law http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-XNgOSdM3I - Ashton Kutcher  Task 1 Match the accent with the star 1. James McAvoy 2. Jared Leto 3. Bryan Adams 4. Ashton Kutcher 5. Bono 6. Jude Law 7. Robert  Pattinson a. American b. Irish c. Canadian d. American e. Scottish f.  British g. British To check your unde...

It is a common knowledge that depending on what part of the world you are from,  your accents will differ. Here are selected for you some examples of how English accent differs . ( the links ) After listening to the interviews do the exercise. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfL_hLdViR4      - Jared Leto http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWemViiPMgA - James McAvoy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCjM6BlNqk4  - Bryan Adams http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhbltFoWk7I   - Bono http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AzUm7HEcSM  - Robert Pattinson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBnh8G7Psgg&feature=related -  Jude Law http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-XNgOSdM3I - Ashton Kutcher Match the accent with the star 1. James McAvoy 2. Jared Leto 3. Bryan Adams 4. Ashton Kutcher 5. Bono 6. Jude Law 7. Robert  Pattinson a. American b. Irish c. Canadian d. American e. Scottish f.  British g. British To check your understanding of ...

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Here , you can do the test on idioms  again . You will also find the key . ENJOY !!! Konkurs języka angielskiego Idioms 13 Grudzień 2010 1. Wybierz a, b lub c 1, The good things we've been hoping for are actually …………………. true   a) coming                             b) being                           c) happening 2. . I had a fleeting …………. at the car as it sped by, but I couldn't read the license place number. a) gaze                                   b) glance                     ...