Číslo projektuCZ.1.07/1.5.00/ Číslo materiáluVY_32_INOVACE_019 Název školyGymnázium, Tachov, Pionýrská 1370 Autor Mgr. Stanislava Antropiusová Předmět Anglický jazyk Ročník 6.6. Datum vytvoření AnotaceDistances and dimensions Metodický pokynPrezentace je určena k opakování slovní zásoby - vzdálenosti a rozměru. Pokud není uvedeno jinak, použitý materiál je z vlastních zdrojů autora. Výukový materiál zpracován v rámci projektu EU peníze školám
Wide is more common than broad. It´s a very wide road/garden/room. Economics is a very broad subject.
Tall is for people but can be used for things such as buildings and trees when they are high and thin in some way. Otherwise, use high for things.
Her office is in that tall building in the square. She is very tall for four years. There are some high mountains
Deep *shallow The deep and shallow ends of swimming pool.
Derived words, phrases and compound notes: Long: I swam 20 lengths (of the swimming pool). Getting a visa´s a lengthy process. She has lengthened the skirt for me. He made a long-distance phone call.
Short:The new road will shorten the journey. There is short-cut to the station. Wide: Let´s measure the width of the room. The are widening the road. Broad: I want to broaden my experience.
High: The height of the wall is two metres. The fog heightened the feeling of mistery. Low: You can lower that table if it is too high. Far: She loves travelling to faraway places. Deep: The depth of the river is about 4 metres. His death so soon after hers deepened our sadness.
Other verbs for dimensions Their garden streches all the way to the river, so they have plenty of room to extend the house if we want to. The cities are spreading and the countryside is shrinking.
Zdroj: MC CARTHY, Michael. English Vocabulary In USE. uk: Cambridge university Press, 2000, ISBN