Kurs: -- English - Pre-Intermediate
Modul: The Future: Will / Going to
Autor: prof. Gordana Matorkić
Naziv jedinice: On Two Wheels in a Green Land
Materijali vezani uz ovu lekciju:
- Test on two wheels in a green land - Test on two wheels in a green land - On Two Wheels in a Green Land (PDF dokument)
Hello,
My name is Robert and I would like to tell you something about my plans in this year. I am an ardent cyclist and, believe it or not, I don't move anywhere without my bike. Right now I have an 18-speed mountain bike and I hope I will get an even better one at the end of this year.
My next huge love is travelling. I guess the best way to see the country is to use their traditional means of transport. So in Argentina I will travel on horseback, in Nepal on foot and in the USA by car. Then I will come to the point. A bicycle is the perfect way to visit Sri Lanka, so that is going to be my main aim in this year.
Sharing the same kind of transport as local people is definitely going to change the way I experience this place. I am going to travel at a speed that will fit the scenery – not too slow that I can see only a small area each day, and not too fast because I will miss the details of the countryside. Better still, I will stop whenever I wish to listen to the birds or a waterfall, talk to people, smell their cooking or take a photo. However, I am sure cycling in Sri Lanka is not going to be purely relaxing. As my wish is to see the whole country, I am going to cycle through jungle where temperatures reach 37 degrees, cross streams, climb hills and go over paths made of mud, rock or sand.
I am particularly interested to see the irrigation canals. They carry water into the bright green rice fields which appear at regular intervals among the trees. I am going to swim in the canals together with children, farm workers and water buffalo. Then I am going to climb from the jungle up to the hillsides where I will see neat rows of tea bushes in another brilliant shade of green.
After this I hope most of you will feel like visiting this beautiful country. I myself cannot make up my mind where to ride next – perhaps alongside the canals of the Netherlands or through the city streets of China...
Vocabulary
| Nouns (imenice): | Verbs (glagoli): |
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wheel - točak
cyclist - biciklista
bike - bicikl
means - sredstvo
on horseback - na leđima konja
aim - cilj
sharing - deljenje
kind - vrsta
speed - brzina
scenery - predeo
countryside - priroda
waterfall - vodopad
cooking - jelo, hrana
degree - stepen (Celzijusa)
stream - potok
path - staza
mud - blato
rock - stenje
irrigation canals - kanali za navodnjavanje
rice field - polje pirinča
water buffalo - vodeni bufalo
hillside - padine brda
row - red
tea bushes - žbunje čaja
shade - nijansa
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move - mrdnuti se, pomeriti
guess - pretpostaviti, nagađati
come to the point - doći do glavne stvari
change - promeniti
experience - iskusiti, doživeti
fit - odgovarati
smell - mirisati
cycle - voziti bicikl
cross - prelaziti
climb - penjati se
carry - nositi
appear - pojaviti se
feel like something - dobiti želju za nečim
make up one's mind - odlučiti se |
Adjectives and adverbs
(pridevi i prilozi): | Prepositions and conjunctions
(predlozi i veznici): |
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ardent - pasioniran, žestok
huge - ogroman
perfect - savršen
main - glavni
same - isti
better still - još bolje
purely - isključivo
relaxing - opuštajuće
bright green - jako zelen
neat - uredan
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without - bez
until - do
among - među
another - drugi
alongside - duž
through - kroz |
Synonyms
| Nouns (imenice): | Verbs (glagoli): |
|---|
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cyclist – bicycler, bicyclist, wheeler
bike – bicycle, cycle, wheel
means – method, way
aim – purpose, intention
kind – sort, form, variety
speed – rate, tempo
scenery – landscape, view
countryside – country
waterfall – falls
degree – C, degree Celsius
stream – flow
path – track, road
rock – stone
hillside – padine brda
row – line
shade – hue
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move – transport, carry
guess – suppose
change – transformation
experience – knowledge, understanding, skill
fit – match
smell – scent
cross – go across
climb – go up
carry – take, transport
appear – come out
make up one's mind – decide
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Adjectives and adverbs
(pridevi i prilozi): | Prepositions and conjunctions
(predlozi i veznici): |
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ardent – enthusiastic, keen, eager
huge – enormous, great, giant, large
perfect – faultless, correct
main – major, leading
same – alike, equal
better still – even better
purely – absolutely, just, only
relaxing – restful, calming, soothing
neat – tidy, trim
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without – lacking, short of
until – till, up to
among – in the middle of, between
another –some other, other
alongside – along
through – throughout |
Antonyms
| Nouns (imenice): | Verbs (glagoli): |
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aim - aimlessness
speed - slowness
countryside - city
cooking - freezing
hillside - bottom
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move - hold, remain, stay, stop
guess - question
come to the point - ignore
change - stay, preserve
fit - unfit
climb - fall, lower, go down
carry - drop, hold, keep
appear - disappear, leave
make up one's mind - neglect, not want
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Adjectives and adverbs
(pridevi i prilozi): | Prepositions and conjunctions
(predlozi i veznici): |
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ardent - unenthusiastic, cold
huge - small
perfect - bad, imperfect
main - secondary, unimportant, unnecessary
same - different, unlike
purely - partly, incompletely, partially
relaxing - worrying
bright green - dark green
neat - untidy, sloppy, dirty
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among - away from, outside
alongside - away
through - around
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