English: whole 4th level

Description

Chapter 4 introduces you to a world of advanced phrases to discuss a multitude of topics! Expressing opinions and beliefs about things that mean a lot to you, chatting casually about the weather, cities you’ve loved or hated, food you’ve tried and road trips you’ve been on. This chapter teaches you all the aspects of English you need to feel confident enough to discuss even more complex topics like money and changes in society.

Level 4 covers 12 chapters of the fourth level of English:

Angleščina 4a: How much is a little cash?

How much is a little cash? This unit takes you through idioms about financial circumstance, money metaphors and many different phrases for discussing money! Are you well off or living on the breadline? Do you remember that time you had to pay through your nose to get something fixed? Talk about lending and borrowing money with your tutor, then read Anny’s story of success. Were all her dreams fulfilled, or all of her dreams fulfilled? Using quantifiers without any difficulty is an important skill! Complete this unit to learn more.

English 4b: Look at the skyline!

Look at the skyline! When was the last time you talked about the cities you’ve visited and all the wonderful things they have to offer? Do you like upmarket shops and pricey restaurants or do you prefer the cobbled streets and pavement cafes of an old town’s city centre? Have you ever been to an urban wasteland? Or is ‘the’ urban wasteland correct? Can you remember when to use which article? This unit takes you through a, an, the and zero article and teaches you all the exceptions as well. a, an, the in ničelni člen ter vas nauči tudi vseh izjem.

Angleščina 4c: Can we agree to differ?

Can we agree to differ? But differ on what? Learn all the different phrases about compromising, reaching agreements and continuing to disagree. Do you go along or come along with someone’s view? Avoid making mistakes if you’re ever in a heated discussion! Don’t forget when to use the gerund or infinitive form: did you manage to convince him or manage convincing him? Complete the unit to learn more.

English 4d: They said we would make the headlines!​

They said we would make the headlines! Talk about front-page news and tabloids running stories. Learning all these advanced news collocations will certainly make it easier to discuss current events in English. And the only way to correctly talk about who said what is to practice using reported speech. Help Janine report the news and remember why it is important to use reported questions correctly.

English 4e: Opinions on the subjects were divided

Express your beliefs about making assumptions, but don’t cast doubt on your friend’s new discovery! Have you ever coloured someone’s judgement? Discuss these collocations and more, then learn some fun facts about medieval beliefs: did you know, for example, that eels were used for paying rent? Used by whom? It doesn’t matter! Welcome to the joys of the passive voice where actions matter above all.

English 4f: Surprisingly it was reasonably cheap!

How good are you at describing things and how much detail do you go into? Learn to combine adjectives and adverbs just like a native speaker. Do you speak perfect English or do you speak English perfectly? After completing this unit, you will never again wonder whether to use quick or quickly, fluent or fluently. Read about the Browns’ skiing holiday and expand your vocabulary even more.

English 4g: The project I made time for

How often do you make time for friends and family? What are your favourite activities to kill time? How do you tell your boss that you ran out of time to complete his orders? Learn more phrases to talk about time with Jim, Henry and Steven. Whose prospects are better? Whom does Jim want to help? Adding essential and non-essential information is an important skill, and this unit teaches you much more than just the basics of using who, which, that, whom, whose and more.

Angleščina 4h: If I hadn’t pulled over …

Do you know the difference between pull up, pull in and pull over? Learn a whole new set of phrases and phrasal verbs to talk about driving. Plan your perfect road trip and learn some useful tips and tricks along the way. Refresh your knowledge of irregular verbs and dive into changing the past with the third conditional. It’s exciting to speculate about what could have happened differently, don’t you think?

Angleščina 4i: That smells good, doesn’t it?

Don’t we all just love to talk about food! Gourmet meals, refreshing drinks, pigging out and more tasty, food-related vocabulary awaits you in this unit. Do you eat three square meals a day because you have a healthy appetite? I sure hope so! Eating organic food is important, isn’t it? Food additives aren’t very healthy, are they? You do know what I’m getting at, don’t you? Yes, this unit teaches you all there is to know about question tags.

English 4j: Will it have stopped raining by then?

The weather! An endless topic for small talk. When was the last time you soaked up the sun or experienced torrential rain? Read about a freak storm and learn all about extreme weather conditions. Watch a video about the climate in 2050 and help make predictions using a mix of future tenses. Mastering the future continuous, future perfect simple and future perfect continuous make talking about future events super easy!

English 4k: Get used to lasting happiness!

Learn to talk about a myriad of feelings. From happy occasions to huge disappointments. Who is in high spirits? Who needs to keep their chin up? Why was Jenny worried sick? Read an advice column and learn more expressions to describe how you feel. Kathy’s letter introduces you to the differences between used to, be used to and get used to. Let’s go!

English 4l: Changes in the modern world

Things change every day, even though we don’t always notice how much. Have you ever thought about a cashless society? Capital flow, snooping and making a move are only a few of the phrases you’ll learn in the article. Watch a video about how recent events have led to a paradigm shift in work culture – has your office space changed radically too? Discuss the possibilities of a changing society using mixed conditionals.