Fifi is going to school

autor: tekst: s. Ines Krawczyk MChR, tłumaczenie: s. Urszula Fabisiak MChr

The sun was shining as if it were the middle of the summer holidays. But unfortunately, 1^st September knocked on the door. Fifi was very excited. For the first time she was going to school. She was pleased with the beautiful school bag, coloured pencils and notebooks. However, she’d prefer to go to the lake with her friends rather than to school. The school was located under a big oak tree. Pupils were just slowly gathering and mistress Tekla, the wisest owl in the whole forest, was welcoming everybody.

‘Fifi!’ called Pufa and Fufa.

‘Here you are’, Fifi heaved a sigh of relief. ‘I was afraid, you wouldn’t come.’

‘We’re all here’, purred the cat.

‘So it won’t be so bad’, Fifi clapped he hands.

‘School is never bad’, the teacher joined the conversation. ‘And now sit down at your desks. Let’s start.’

excited – przejęty

to be pleased – cieszyc się

a school bag – tornister

a coloured pencil – kredka

a notebook – zeszyt

she’d prefer – wolałaby

to be located – mieścić się

an oak tree – dąb

to gather – schodzić się

to welcome – witać

to heave a sigh of relief – odetchnąć (z ulgą)

to join – dołączyć się

a conversation – rozmowa

a desk – ławka

Gramatyka: Present simple - to be

Czasownik to be (być) ma w czasie present simple różne formy odmiany w zależności od liczby i osoby. I tak np. zwracając się do Pufy i Fufy, Fifi mówi „Here you are.” Natomiast mówiąc o szkole, pani Tekla wypowiada zdanie: „School is never bad.” W tych przykładach are odnosi się do 2. osoby liczby mnogiej, a is do 3. osoby liczby pojedynczej. W języku mówionym formy czasownika to be bardzo często skracają się i łączą z zaimkiem osobowym, tak jak w zdaniu „We’re all here”. Taka ściągnięta forma po angielsku nosi nazwę contraction.

Full form	Contraction
I am a student. You are my guest. He is Philip. She is very beautiful. It is a new shop. We are in Class 3. You are our friends. They are from the USA.	I’m a student. You’re my guest. He’s Philip. She’s very beautiful. It’s a new shop. We’re in Class 3. You’re our friends. They’re from the US

Uzupełnij zdania odpowiednimi formami czasownika to be.

1. We ………. new students.

2. Sophie is 3 years ………. old.

3. I ………. from Poland.

4. You ………. my best pupil.

5. He ………. at school now.

6. John and Mary ………. actors.

7. ………. you Phil’s parents?

UWAGA!!!!

Prawidłowe odpowiedzi:

1. We are new students.

2. Sophie is 3 years old.

3. I am from Poland.

4. You are my best pupil.

5. He is at school now.

6. John and Mary are actors.

7. Are you Phil’s parents?

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