Przeczytaj
In this section, you are going to study a text about people working in your school. Think how many jobs you can name right now, before you’ve explored it. Then complete the tasks below.
W tej sekcji przeczytasz tekst o osobach pracujących w szkole. Zanim zajrzysz do tekstu pomyśl, ile zawodów związanych ze szkołą jesteś w stanie wymienić? Po przeczytaniu tekstu wykonaj poniższe ćwiczenia.
Complete the crossword. What is the hidden word?
Do You Really Need All Those Jobs?There are many different jobs in any institution. We tend totend to see the main ones and forget about all the others. There is always somebody we don’t see. A school is no exceptionexception.
There is a range ofa range of different jobs to do. No matter what the job is, each person deservesdeserves respectrespect. Moreover, all the jobs are important. Can you imagine your school without the caretakercaretaker welcoming you the moment you enter the building? Can you imagine how many problems there would be without your headteacherheadteacher managing the school?
These two jobs are only the tip of an icebergthe tip of an iceberg. There is the librarianlibrarian who makes sure you know where to look for information. There is also the secretarysecretary who takes care of all the paperworkpaperwork. Well… almost all the paperwork because things that involve money are the tasks of the accountantaccountant.
The school handymanhandyman is another job that is easily overlookedoverlooked but without him the desks and chairs would soon fall apartfall apart. The computers and the school network wouldn’t workwithout an IT technicianIT technician as well. There are many more people than just the teachers keeping the school alive.
And outside of school there are also people without whom your education would be much harder. How about your life without this great tutortutor who comes to your house every week to explain the difficult aspects of physics? And despite all the fear you might feel towards the Matura examinerexaminer you are going to meet one day, they are also very important to your career – as without them, you wouldn’t be able to pass your Matura exam.
Źródło: Konrad Gniazdowski, Marzena Pepłowska , dostępny w internecie: https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/english-grammar-reference/indefinite-pronouns [dostęp 5.09.2021], licencja: CC BY-SA 3.0.
What is the text about? Choose the correct answer.
Positive: 1. somebody, 2. anything, 3. anywhere, 4. something, 5. nothing, 6. anybody, 7. nowhere, 8. nobody, 9. somewhere e.g. There is … working in my school right now.
Question: 1. somebody, 2. anything, 3. anywhere, 4. something, 5. nothing, 6. anybody, 7. nowhere, 8. nobody, 9. somewhere e.g. Is there … working at school who you overlooked?
Negative: 1. somebody, 2. anything, 3. anywhere, 4. something, 5. nothing, 6. anybody, 7. nowhere, 8. nobody, 9. somewhere e.g. There is … who we could work without here.
Things (e.g. blackboard/desk):
Positive: 1. somebody, 2. anything, 3. anywhere, 4. something, 5. nothing, 6. anybody, 7. nowhere, 8. nobody, 9. somewhere e.g. There is … written on the poster.
Question: 1. somebody, 2. anything, 3. anywhere, 4. something, 5. nothing, 6. anybody, 7. nowhere, 8. nobody, 9. somewhere e.g. Is there … that you need help with?
Negative: 1. somebody, 2. anything, 3. anywhere, 4. something, 5. nothing, 6. anybody, 7. nowhere, 8. nobody, 9. somewhere e.g. There is … you can do about it so don’t worry.
Places (e.g. classroom/school):
Positive: 1. somebody, 2. anything, 3. anywhere, 4. something, 5. nothing, 6. anybody, 7. nowhere, 8. nobody, 9. somewhere e.g. They are … in this building.
Question: 1. somebody, 2. anything, 3. anywhere, 4. something, 5. nothing, 6. anybody, 7. nowhere, 8. nobody, 9. somewhere e.g. Is there … that I can find help with paperwork here?
Negative: 1. somebody, 2. anything, 3. anywhere, 4. something, 5. nothing, 6. anybody, 7. nowhere, 8. nobody, 9. somewhere e.g. There is … cool you can go when the library closes.
- I don’t know where my wallet is, but it must be somewhereanywhere at home.
- Have you seen my friend anywhereanybody here?
- My father has somethinganything special for my mother.
- She doesn’t do nothinganything special to look beautiful.
- There is anywherenowhere to hide.
- I have anythingnothing to tell you.
- Do you know nobodyanybody who could help me?
- There is anybodynobody who could help me.
- SomebodyAnybody stole my purse.
Słownik
/ ə reɪndʒ ɒv /
cały szereg
/ əˈkaʊntənt /
księgowy/księgowa
/ bi əˈweə /
mieć świadomość
/ kəˈrɪər ədˈvaɪzə /
doradca zawodowy
/ ˈklɑːsmeɪt /
kolega/koleżanka z klasy
/ kəʊtʃ /
trener/trenerka
/ dɪˈzɜːv /
zasługiwać
/ dɪˈzɜːvz /
zasługuje
/ ɪɡˈzæmɪnə /
egzaminator/egzaminatorka
/ ɪkˈsepʃn̩ /
wyjątek
/ fɔːl əˈpɑːt /
rozpaść się
/ ˈhændɪmæn /
pan złota rączka
/ ˈeɪtʃ ɑː ˈspeʃəlɪst /
kadrowy/kadrowa
/ ˈaɪ ˈti: tekˈnɪʃn̩ /
technik informatyk
/ ˈkeəteɪkə / / ˈdʒænɪtər /
woźny/woźna
/ ˈlektʃərə /
wykładowca/wykładowczyni
/ laɪˈbreərɪən /
bibliotekarz/bibliotekarka
sąsiedzi [sąsiad/sąsiadka]
/ ˈnevə dʒʌdʒ ə bʊk ˈbaɪ ɪts ˈkʌvə /
nigdy nie sądź po pozorach
/ ˌəʊvəˈlʊkt /
pomijany, niedoceniany
/ ˈpeɪpəwɜːk /
dokumentacja, formalności
/ ˈpɑːt taɪm /
na część etatu
/ preɪz /
pochwała
/ ˈprɪnsəpl̩ / / ˌhed ˈtiːtʃə /
dyrektor/dyrektorka
/ rɪˈspekt /
szacunek
/ sku:l ˈkaʊnsələ /
psycholog szkolny
/ ˈsekrətəri /
sekretarz/sekretarka
/ ˈsuːtəbl̩ dɪˈɡriː /
odpowiednie wykształcenie
/ tend tuː /
mieć skłonność, mieć tendencję
/ ðə ˈtɪp əv ən ˈaɪsbɜːɡ /
wierzchołek góry lodowej
/ ˈtjuːtə /
korepetytor/korepetytorka
Źródło: GroMar Sp. z o.o., licencja: CC BY‑SA 3.0