5th (ET's) Conversation Group
The 5th (ET's) Conversation Group is held on Thursday March 15th
Last time there were six of us. I booked the table via Internet in case more people wanted to come. We had a great time, however when I came back I couldn't go to sleep. I was tossing and turning untill 2 a.m. Actually that was the second time in a row I had had trouble falling asleep. I put this disorder down to the (otherwise very tasty) Chai Čaj, which I drunk last time, too.
Useful vocabulary and phrases:
There were six of us - bylo nás šest (nikoliv "we were six (there)"
Via Internet - přes Internet (nebo through Internet)
Go to sleep = fall asleep - usnout, zabrat
Tossing and turning - převalovat se, nemoct usnout
We had a great time - výborně jsme se bavili, příjemně jsme ten čas strávili
Put sth down to sth - připisovat něco něčemu (frázové sloveso)
Nenapadlo mě ..... - it didn't strike me / It didn't occur to me
Potřebuju teď trochu klidu - I need some peace and quiet now
Quiet - klid, silence - ticho. What is the difference between quet and silence? (article)
Grammar
First time, second time - předpřítomný/předminulý čas
Pokud říkáme, že se něco stalo poprvé, podruhé, potřetí, tak používám tzv PERFEKT čas - buď předpřítomný (present perfect) nebo jako v tomto případě, protože se to stalo v minulosti (this was the second time) předminulý čas (past perfect). V přítomnosti by to bylo např. This is the first time I have had trouble understanding the film in English.
This is the third time I've been bitten by cobra and I am stil alive.
How many times have you read the Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen?
Have trouble + ing
pokud máme s něčím potíže HAVE TROUBLE / HAVE DIFFICULTY, sloveso za ním se pojí s koncovkou ING.
I have trouble finding a new job. I am so hopeless.
Didn't you have difficulty catching up with him? He is so fast.