Zrozumienie tekstow - czesc 3
Jezeli chcecie przeczytac pozostale teksty idzcie dalej do:
These sentences are cited after Tom Zaranek - University of Toronto students' list - well... not much of a text maybe but such short statements are actually perfect for learning reading comprehension
In case you needed further proof that the human race is doomed, here are
some actual label instructions on consumer goods:
On Sears hair dryer: Do not use while sleeping.
On a bag of Fritos: You could be a winner! No purchase necessary.
Details inside.
On a bar of Dial soap: Directions: Use like regular soap.
Some Swanson frozen dinners: Serving suggestion: Defrost.
On a hotel-provided shower cap in a box: Fits one head.
On Tesco's Tiramisu desert: Do not turn upside down. (Printed on the
bottom of the box.)
On Marks & Spencer Bread Pudding: Product will be hot after heating
On packaging for a Rowenta Iron: Do not iron clothes on body
On Boot's Children's Cough Medicine Do not drive car or operate
machinery
On Nytol (a sleep aid): Warning: may cause drowsiness
On a Korean kitchen knife: Warning keep out of children
On a string of Chinese-made Christmas lights: For indoor or outdoor use
only.
On a Japanese food processor: Not to be used for the other use
On Sainsbury's Peanuts: Warning: contains nuts
On an American Airlines packet of nuts: Instructions: open packet, eat
nuts.
On a Swedish chain saw: Do not attempt to stop chain with your hands.
These sentences (i.e. understanding why they are silly) may be more difficult to students than regular passages - but they definitely enrich you knowledge of the English Language.
Here is another example of such sentences:
YOU KNOW YOU'RE TOO STRESSED WHEN...
You can achieve a "runners high" by sitting up.
The sun is too loud.
You are missing several days from this week.
Trees begin to chase you.
You can see individual air molecules vibrating.
You wonder if brewing is *really* a necessary step for the
consumption of coffee.
You say the same sentence over and over again, not realizing that
you've said it before.
You can hear mimes.
Things become "very clear." Everything is "very clear, indeed."
You ask the drive-thru attendant if you can get your order to go.
Your heart beats in 7/8 time.
You and reality file for divorce.
You say the same sentence over and over again, not realizing that
you've said it before.
It appears that people are speaking to you in binary code.
You can travel without moving.
Antacid tablets become your sole source of nutrition.
You discover the aesthetic beauty of office supplies.
You begin to talk to yourself, then disagree about the subject, get
into a nasty tiff over it, lose, and refuse to speak to yourself for
the next day.
Troche wyjasnien:
"runners-high" - termin okreslajacy uczucie ekstazy w trakcie intensywnej gimnastyki, biegania itp
drive-thru - np w Mc Donalds - zamawia sie z samochodu i bierze do samochodu (na wynos)
Antacid - proszki jakie zobojetniaja kwasy zoladkowe
No sense being pessimistic, it probably wouldn't work anyway.
"Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a
long time ago." - Warren Buffet
Jezeli sa potrzebne jakiekolwiek inne wyjasnienia napiszcie do mnie na
Now you may:
go up to the top of this page
go to the directory
go to the links
or (better yet)go to our Bulletin Board
(called "GUESTBOOK" to mislead the enemies)