Lesson 1?

Past Perfect

Czas Past Perfect to czas przeszły dokonany, nazywa się go także czasem zaprzeszłym, gdyż opisuje czynność, która dokonała się zanim rozpoczęła się inna czynność przeszła. Czas ten opisuje także czynność dokonaną przed określonym momentem w przeszłości. Past Perfect użyjemy także aby wyrazić zamiar, postanowienie, które nie doszło do skutku.

For example:
I went for a walk when I had finished my work.

Poszedłem na spacer kiedy skończyłem swoją pracę.(czyli najpierw skończyłem pracę - potem poszedłem na spacer).

Pytania tworzymy w standardowy sposób - zamieniamy podmiot z operatorem:
*Had he finished his work before all the lights went out? - Czy on skończył pracę zanim zgasły wszystkie światla?
*Had she already watched the movie before he arrived home? - Czy ona obejrzała ten film zanim on dotarł do domu?
*Had they learnt about the accident before the police called them? - Czy oni dowiedzieli się o wypadku przed tym jak policja do nich dzwoniła?

Przeczenie uzyskujemy wstawiając 'not':
*She hadn't thought about baking a cake so we had to buy some biscuits. - Ona nie pomyślała o upieczeniu ciasta więc musieliśmy kupić jakieś herbatniki.
*He hadn't ridden a horse before so his first steps in the saddle were painful. - On wcześniej nie jeździł konno więc jego pierwsze kroki w siodle były bolesne.
*The castle hadn't been inhabited for a long time so when the court arrived they had to sleep on the floor in the main hall. - Zamek nie był zamieszkany od dłuższego czasu, więc kiedy dwór przyjechał musieli spać na podłodze w głównej sali. (strona bierna)

Tworzenie zdań w Past Perfect jest dość proste, mimo że jest to czas złożony - po podmiocie wstawiamy zawsze słówko had (we wszystkich osobach!) a za nim czasownik główny w III formie:
*By the time we reached the cinema, the film had already started. - Kiedy dotarliśmy do kina film się już zaczął.

Różnice między Past Perfect a Past Simple:
-Past Simple:
Zdarzenie miało miejsce w przeszłości.
Wpływ na teraźniejszość ustał lub nie ma znaczenia.

*I lost my wallet. - Zgubiłem portfel (kiedyś).

Zdarzenie miało miejsce w przeszłości dokładnie określonej, choćby w domyśle.
*He won the competition in 2000. - Wygrał ten konkurs w 2000 roku.

Gdy podaje się dokładną datę wydarzenia z przeszłości, należy zastosować czas przeszły prosty. Kiedy jednak wydarzenie miało miejsce w przeszłości, ale nie wiadomo dokładnie kiedy, można niekiedy użyć czasu teraźniejszego uprzedniego. Uwaga - na podstawie zdania (4) można wysnuć wniosek, że opisywana osoba wygrała ostatni konkurs (że zawody od tamtego czasu nie były jeszcze powtarzane).

Czynność miała miejsce w przeszłości i autor wypowiedzi nie spodziewa się jej powtórzenia.
*My grandmother read this book twice. - Moja babcia przeczytała tę książkę dwa razy.
*Napoleon was imprisoned twice. - Napoleon był dwukrotnie uwięziony.

Zdarzenie miało miejsce w przeszłości nieokreślonej precyzyjnie, ale z kontekstu wynika, że było to dawno temu.
*When I was young I broke my leg. - Gdy byłem mały, złamałem nogę.

Podkreślone jest to, że zdarzenie miało miejsce dosyć dawno.
*Newton discovered the law of gravity. - Newton odkrył prawo ciążenia.

-Past Perfect
Czasu Past Perfect używamy aby wyrazić czynność przeszłą, która odbyła się przed inną czynnością przeszłą. Można więc powiedzieć, że jest to czas zaprzeszły. Czasu tego w zasadzie nie używamy w zdaniach prostych. Aby użyć Past Perfect, powinniśmy mieć zdanie mówiące o dwóch czynnościach. Obie odbyły się w przeszłości przy czym jedna z nich odbyła się najpierw.

I did it with Karolina(on our lesson.. ENGLISH lesson)! ;D

Generator?

Generatorblog.blogspot.com
It is a very interesting website. It says that : This blog is about software that creates software. Software to play around and have fun with." I can definetly write that it's true. You can find some funny things. If You have nothing to do or have just bad mood You can (except playing computer games..) go to this page and for example try 'Brain Scanner Generator'. You have to just type your name, click the brainscanner button and You'll see the emotions that run your life. You can also comment every single part of this page and maybe meet some people who has nothing to do either. Maybe You'll have fun with them? Who knows...

Learning languages?

Johann Ludwig Heinrich Julius Schliemann was born on 6th of January in 1822 in Neubukow, Germany and died on 26th of December in Naples, Italy. He was a treasure hunter, an advocate of the historical reality of places mentioned in the works of Homer, and an important excavator of Troy and of the Mycenean sites Mycenae and Tiryns. Heinrich could also speak in many languages like English, French, Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Latin, Greek, Old-Greek, Polish, Arabian. He thought that to speak and know language well, we have to speak laudly in this foreign language. That's why he had to move many times - his neighbours were very nervous and upset. Sometimes he asked someone to listen to him - if this person did not undestant anything, it was no problem for Heinrich. I think that this method for learning for example English is really useful. It's easier to ermember things if you speak. You practise grammar and talking so in other country You will have no problem in talking with people. I've learnt English for about 8 years. I love talking in this language. I try to write, talk and ..hmm.. sing English songs ;D I think languages are one of the most important things in our lives and they are really interesting :)

Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was afraid of eggs?!

Alfred Hitchcock, famouse film-maker. He made a lot of horrors, films.. but in fact he was afraid of.. eggs! Who was he at all? Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (August 13, 1899 - April 29, 1980) was an iconic and highly influential British film director and producer. He directed more than 50 features films (from the silent film era, through the invnsion of talkies, to the colour era).
He was proud of his skill to make people feel scared. In France one custom offical saw in his passport that Alfred's a producer and he asked: Whad do you produce? Hitchcock replied: Fear...
Books say that Hitchcock appeared in his own films for example like a customer, person in the street.. Maybe he wanted people to remember him? Or just to feel like an actor? [It doesn't say in any of sources which i read].
I've read that Alfred made his films in the USA - they were a great success. Actually he went there to did something special and he did it perfectly! Alfred did not feel as good as earlier. He started to make a new film.. after that he died when he was sleeping. Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was called "Master of Suspense" because nobody as good as him could build tension full of silence and so on which brings to an end of people's calmness.
I think that Alfred Hitchcock was one of the main people in history of cinema, films and fear. He probably inspired a lot of new directors and producers.

Geography?!

A lot of homework. School, school... and school. Private life? No way. Sometimes it's impossible to be optimistic and all day spend with books. Geography.. What a beutiful World yeah? But why i have to learn all those rivers, lakes, mountains?! I hope that in the future it will help me in travelling (if i have enough money to travel - but in fact I won't go to every foreign country and see every sea and desert which i had to learn in Primary School...). Maybe You have some similar problems? So here you've got some useful ..advice? Well in fact some words in English which are translated in Polish ;)

1) lake - jezioro 2) river - rzeka 3) forest - las 4)lowland - nizina 5) valley - dolina 6) upland - wyżyna, wyż 7) Geography ;D - geografia... 8) desert - pustynia 9) sea - morze 10) ocean - ocean 11) mountains - góry 12) flowers - kwiaty 13) tree - drzewo 14) Atlantic Ocean - Ocean Atlantydzki 15) Pacific Ocean - Pacyfik (Ocean Spokojny) 16) island - wyspa 17) peninsula - półwysep 18) gulf - zatoka 19) whirl - wir 20) land - ziemia 21) air - powietrze 22) sky - niebo 23) Sun - słońce 24) stars - gwiazdy 25) moon - księżyc 26) green - zielony ;)
27) See - zobacz 28) Geography - Geografia 29) is - jest 30) great - ŚWIETNA! ^^

+ http://geography.about.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aconcagua http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont_Blanc http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_everest

Death.. Wow ;D Amazing...

There are many Parks in the World.. But I would like to write about one..

DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK

It's the park in California. It was built in 1994. Death Valley was first like a monument of nature and then on 31st of October 1994 it became National Park. In this park you can see many wild animals. You can also find there Racetrack Playa, Scotty's Castle and so on.. Actually..well.. I wanted to write about this place becauce I really like the name.:p It's so scary.. Death Valley.. I did not notice any park in Poland with some similar names. Unfortunatly because it's really fantastic and controversial name for park ;D It's important to have national parks. In parks like Death Valley animals can live normally and naturally.

You're beautiful...? xD

Lakes, forests, mountains... It's beautiful, isn't it? But what about wars, poverty, hunger? It's really inherent in our World. It became very popular to write poems about our world.. But for normal people.. for us..there are many other things.. Maybe normal? Maybe amazing? But for me (for example) something special. The best in the World might be.. just smile. Just to see someone happy; to meet friends, talk on GG.. So normal? Yeah.. ;D But it can make You feel better.. Feel.. like you don't care if it's rainy, if the weather is bad. For many people small things can change your mood. World is beautiful. That's for sure. I am reall happy that i can be here. I can see trees, grass, people.. I am happy that i can live.

Elvis Presley..What a beautiful boy ;D

Elvis Aaron Presley was born on 8th of January 1935 in Tupelo and died on 16th of August in Memphis..well not for everybody. He was 'The King of Rock'n'Roll' and one of the main person in 20th century. He started to sing in 1954. The most popular songs were "That's All Right Mama", "Heartbreake Hotel" and for example "Love Me Tender". In 1956 Presley became "The King of Rock'n'Roll" for many people. He played many concerts. Teenagers, kids and adults loved him and his music. His biography is really interesting and amazing but there are another questions. What about his death? Some people believe that Elvis is still alive. But Elvis was addicted with some medicines. He died because of his heart. His fans loved him too much and did not want to believe that Elvis is dead so they created a legend. I think that Presley's fate was inherent in his nature. It was really a part of his message. Maybe he's still alive? He was so good at singing, he tried to make people think about him better but in the end of his life he became 'nobody'. He started to be like a normal human. Started to have problems, do normal things. Maybe he had to show America something? But in fact after 'his death' people loved him even more and more. Now it's really interesting. Elvis Aaron Presley? Yeah.. He was..no! He's really The King of Rock'n'Roll.. He was rich, famous and handsome :)

Atlantis-extreme place? :)

Atlantis is the name of a legendary island first mentioned in Plato's dialogues Timaeus
and Critias. It was destroyed by earthquakes and sank in the sea.
There are many posibilities where Atlantis could be bestead, for example Atlantis
Islands - Wniebowstąpienia and Św. Heleny, in area of Spitsbergen and so on.
Sometimes people compare Atlantis to Antarctica so the climat there might be similar. I
mean.. It could be cold, snowy and rainy. I think that there weren't any trees and
plants->the climat was very extreme. I think that You could find there some lakes, rivers and hills but not many. I cannot give You any actual informations because nobody's sure that Atlantis existed.
Gary Trousdale made a fantasy film called "Atlantis. The Lost Empire". It says that some people lived there. They had their own language and traditions. I've seen this
film and it inspired me to write here about this amazing and mysterious place. I would
love to see and check if Atlantis was real...

My holiday

Oh yeah. That's right. Today's 6th of September and it means that in Poland we started to go to school-again. But let me think about my holidays...
There were 'quiet'. I mean... I did not go to any foreign country-i stayed (mostly) at home. But it would be boring, isn't it? So I took my mom, my dad and Natalia and we went by bus to Półczno. It's a village. My aunt has a small house there. I read books. Michał[well Michael]and my sister put up a tent. We wanted to sleep there but it was too scary and in the middle of the night we started to shout and run to the house. My mother was on a holiday with us so after Półczno we went to another village-Jastrzębie. We rode by bikes and so on. I met with friends and had a good time with them:)
I hope that next holidays will be as nice as this one and maybe.. better? :D