Zkuste si test z mluvené angličtiny

Lily and David live in Prague with their daughter Stella. Lily works as a receptionist, David is a sales manager and Stella goes to school. They use English at work and at school as well as with some of their friends in their free time. In our test, they have to deal with some typical situations. Help them go through.

1. David works at an international company. His boss Lars is from Sweden and they communicate in English. This morning David feels sick and he needs to inform Lars he’s going to take a sick day. Read their conversation and match the underlined phrases with their meanings.

David: Hi, Lars, it's David.

Lars: Hi David. What's up? David: I'm not feeling very well today.

Lars: Oh really? What's wrong? David: My stomach is killing me. It may be the dinner I ate last night. I feel as sick as a dog. Lars: František called in sick today, too. He told me he was feeling under the weather. Maybe there's something going around.

David: I hope you don't catch it too.

Lars: Well, I can't afford to get sick as I'm up to my ears in work.

David: I will be back in the office tomorrow.

Lars: Don't worry about that. Stay home until you feel better. David: If I feel any better, I'll try to work from home in the afternoon.

Lars: Take it easy today. Come back when you’re in tip-top shape.

1. What’s up?

2. My stomach is killing me. 3. as sick as a dog

4. called in sick

5. under the weather 6. There's something going around.

7. up to one’s ears in work 8. can't afford to

9. take it easy

10. in tip-top shape

a) phone to the office and say one’s sick b) don't have time for c) not feeling well d) very sick e) My stomach hurts very badly f) have too much work g) in great condition, completely healthy h) relax, do not do too much i) What's new? What's happening? j) There's an illness traveling around the office.

2. David has just been promoted. From now on he will have to attend trade fairs, conferences and corporate events, which means he’ll often go on business trips. His more experienced colleague Paul gives him some tips for effective business trips. Match up the sentence halves to form the six steps for an effective business trip.

1. Make 2. Select 3. Create 4. Research 5. Remember 6. Prepare for

a) your meeting b) an itinerary c) your electronics, accessories and travel documents d) your accommodation based on both price and convenience e) your travel arrangements well in advance f) your destination

3. David sometimes gives presentations to his colleagues. Read his latest presentation and complete it with the words from the list below.

after that, finally, illustrate, outline, to start with, then, describe, specifically, purpose, sum up, thank, tell you

Good morning, everybody. I hope you are all doing well today and I’d like to 1._____ you all for being here. Today I am here to 2._____ about our latest product, and more 3._____ about how it works and what it does. I’d also like to 4._____ the products’ features and 5._____ inform you about where you can get it and how. 6._____, I’d like to briefly 7._____ our current marketing policy in Canada. 8._____, I’ll 9.______ some of the problems we have encountered in our market share. 10._____, I’ll 11.______ our progress this year and continue on with our main 12.______ for being here; the product.

4. Stella is walking to school this morning. At the Dancing house, she meets some tourists who are probably lost. They ask Stella to give them directions. Take the map of Prague’s city center, read Stella’s directions and mark the route on your map nad answer the question Where do they need to go?

Walk along the Vltava river on Rašínovo nábřeží street and towards Jiráskovo Square. Continue down Masarykovo nábřeží street and after about 180 meters turn right into Myslíkova street. Go straight on for about 400 meters, past the Myslíkova tram stop, and then turn left into Spálená street. Go down Spálená street and take the first right into Lazarská street. Walk straight on until you come to the pub “U sudu”. Turn left into Vodičkova street and walk straight on. After 30 meters, turn left into Jungmannova street. Walk down Jungmannova for about 400 meters until you come to Jungmanovo square. Turn right and you will be there.

5. Stella is taking part in a student exchange programme. She’s hosting her fellow student Jen this week. Stella and Jen meet after school and gossip about their friends. Read the dialogue and choose the right meaning of the words and phrases in bold. Stella: Hey, Jen, 1. WU? Jen: Hiya, Stella! I’m starving, let’s get a takeout. Stella: Yep, takeout sounds great. Jen: You know Kamil? He’s such 2. a simp.

Stella: Yeah, he always 3. shades everyone.

Jen: He was telling us about 4. the ‘Put a finger down challenge’. He 5. put a towel on his head and did a skit on that 6. pick me girl from your class.

Stella: Yeah, I’ve heard. And then he 7. transitioned and went on with his 8. storytime.

1. WU a) will you b) what’s up c) want you

2. a simp a) a soft, weak boy who sucks up to girls b) a smart boy c) a boy rude to girls

3. to shade a) to respect someone b) to flatter someone c) to talk trash about someone 4. put a finger down a) a challenging game b) can’t remember something c) select an option

5. a towel on one’s head a) dry someone’s hair b) a man roleplaying a woman c) wash someone’s hair

6. pick me girl a) the most popular girl b) the neighbor girl c) girl tries to be "not like other girls"

7. transition a) a smooth outfit change or makeover b) change of hairstyle c) a hardstyle make-up

8. storytime a) a music band b) a fairy-tale c) to tell an awkward, embarrassing, or shocking story from one’s life 5. After school Jen

6. After school Jen is teaching Stella some new words and phrases. Can you match the exclamations with their meanings? 1. Blimey!

2. Yeah, right! 3. Phew! 4. Bloody hell! 5. Big deal! 6. My word 7. Get lost! 8. Cool.

a) a British English word used to express surprise b) A fairly rude expression used to tell someone to go away c) A fairly rude expression used when something angers, annoys or surprises you d) A milder form of “Oh my God” e) Said sarcastically when someone says something that you think is not special or important f) used to express relief when something bad didn’t happen g) used to say that something is good or great h) used when someone says something that you don’t believe

Complaints:

1. The remote control doesn’t work.

2. I reserved a nonsmoking room, but my room smells of smoke. 3. The sheets on my bed don’t look clean.

4. The people in the room next door are very noisy.

5. I’m not able to use the phone in my room.

6. The air conditioner is leaking water.

7. I ordered a room with a view, but I have a room with no view.

Topics:

A. Booking problems B. Maintenance issues C. Late-night complaints

8. Lily receives a phone call from an angry client. Read the dialogue and put the words in the correct order.

Lily: 1. Reception / Good afternoon / can / I / Lily / How / speaking / help / you?

Guest: 2. have / Hello / Room 242 / I / and it / I’ve just / a complaint. / checked into / smoke. / smells of

Lily: 3. to hear / Please / I’m / accept / my apologies. / very sorry / that, sir.

Guest: It’s horrible.

Lily: 4. some guests / signs. / ignore / Yes, / the / unfortunately / No Smoking

Guest: 5. Well, / are you / about it / to do / what / going?

Lily: 6. Don’t / room. / find you / immediately. / Please / wait / I’ll / another room / worry / in your 7. someone / I’ll / your bags / another / move you / send up to / collect and to / room.

Guest: Thank you.

Lily: 8. offer / a higher floor / I can / with a view / you / a superior room /on / over the city. 9. acceptable / Would / be / that

Guest: 10. Thank you / sounds / very much. / That

fine. /

9. Lily, David and Stella invite Jen, the exchange student, over to their flat for a family meal. Jen’s an only child, so she’s not used to big family meals. She feels like a fish out of water. Read the sentences and put them in correct order to create a dialogue between Lily and Jen.

Lily: a) All right, no more potatoes or peas, but you need more ham. Stella, serve Jen some more ham, and David, round up some more rolls. b) Sit down, everybody. Lunch’s ready. c) Don’t be ridiculous. I know you’re saving room for dessert. There’s an apple pie, a strawberry shortcake, a cheesecake, and some ice cream. d) Then you need to have seconds. You’re too skinny. Eat up! e) Don’t mention it. Just sit down and eat. David, pass the potatoes, and Stella, don’t hog the peas. Hand them both to Jen.

Jen: f) Thank you, Lily, but I’ve already taken a helping of each dish. g) This food is really good, but I don’t think I have the appetite for more. My plate is already overloaded. h) Thank you for having me over, Lily. i) I now know why Stella only has lunch at home every once in a while. Eating like this more than once a week would give anybody a coronary! j) No, no, please. I really couldn’t eat more than what’s already on my plate.

V následujícím testu určeném mírně pokročilým mluvčím můžete zjistit, jak dobře se anglicky dorozumíte v běžném životě. Pro Lidové noviny ho vypracovala Soňa Šimková z jazykové školy Jipka moje jazykovka, kde mimo jiné nabízí i kurzy angličtiny speciálně zaměřené právě na konverzaci. V testu si společně s Lily, Davidem a jejich dcerou Stellou vyzkoušíte, zda byste dokázali adekvátně jazykově reagovat v situacích, v nichž se používá mluvená angličtina. Za každou správně zodpovězenou otázku si započítejte jeden bod, pouze u cvičení č. 8 a 9 je každá odpověď za dva body a cvičení 4 je za 6 bodů. Maximálně můžete získat 113 bodů.

1. ___ 2. ___ 3. ___ 4. ___ 5. ___ 6. ___ 7. ___ 8. ___ 9. ___ 10. ___

10. Now match the underlined words in bold with their meanings.

1. like a fish out of water 2. serve

3. helping

4. overloaded

5. having someone over 6. saving room for

7. Eat up!

8. a coronary

9. Don’t mention it.

10. hand something

11. hog the peas

a) having too much of something b) to refrain from eating too much so that one still has an appetite for something else later on c) to help people to food or drink or set out helpings of food or drink d) heart attack e) a portion of food served to one person at one time f) pick (something) up and give it to (someone) g) to invite someone to one's home h) to consume wholly i) to feel awkward due to a specific/strange situation j) take or use most or all of (something) in an unfair or selfish way k) a polite reply to someone who has just thanked them for doing something

Jak na tom jsem? V testu si můžete ověřit znalost hovorových anglických výrazů, idiomů, svoji slovní zásobu i schopnost správně seřadit slova v anglické větě.

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i 10. c,9. j,8. a, 7. g,6. d,5. f,4. e,3. h,2. b,1. 9.

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g 8. b, 7. d,6. e,5. c,4. f,3. h,2. a,1. 5.

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