_ Exercise: Without the Word "Very" Lately I've been watching a video lesson on YouTube about how to avoid the word "very" and learn new, advanced vocabulary. The teacher from the video gave a piece of advice to make a couple of sentences with those new words, so I'm gonna follow her advice : ) Also, I hope somebody will fix my mistakes and share their knowledge with me : ) Thanks beforehand! 1. (very honest = straightforward / frank) I remember him as a frank person, so I can't understand why he has lied. / Even though you think she's straightforward with you, you should always remember that women tend to keep some things in secret. 2. (very intelligent = brilliant) The Professor from our classes is brilliant and his lectures are fascinating, that's why no student dare interrupt him when he's speaking. 3. (very interesting = fascinating) I read that book last month and I was absorbed by the fascinating story. 4. (very angry = indignant / enraged) I was totally indignant when I heard how he was yelling at his wife in front of other people. / I can understand that he was enraged, but perhaps I'll never be able to accept such type of behaviour. 5. (very open = transparent) I want to thank you so much and must say that I've never met such a transparent person. 6. (very crowded = jam-packed / cramped) I was running late and didn't feel like talking with anyone, but in the jam-packed elevator I did see the light and that was her. / In spite of the fact an economy class in planes are usually cramped and not too comfortable, I would fly with you to Australia if you had one ticket left and invited me to. 7. (very poor = destitute / impoverished) The Jackson's is a destitute family, I'm really sorry for them. / My company got impoverished, so I was forced to fair all of the workers and to declare bankruptcy... 8. (very rich - well-off / prosperous / wealthy) ...while Ross' business was bringing him huge amounts of money and making him a prosperous owner of the network of expensive shops. / I know what means to be wealthy, but I also know the way you need to go through before. / You're already well-off, man! What else do you expect to achieve in this town? 9. (very big = gigantic / enormous) You can't even imagine how gigantic waves can be when it storms at sea. / He had enormous scares on his face, so that I couldn't help crying, when I took a look at him. 10. I'm terrified of sleeping without some light. / His face looked petrified and she figured out what did happen...

_ Exercise: The 3-rd Conditional _ 1) If you had talked less, you would have appeared more serious during the meeting. 2) If Julia had quit her job, she couldn't have bought this apartment. 3) If I hadn't shaken that tree, the apples wouldn't have fallen down. 4) I wouldn't have had any shirt to dress on if my wife hadn't gone to the shop and bought me this one. 5) If my grandfather hadn't came back alive from the Second World War and hadn't married my grandmother, my mother wouldn't have been born. 6) If the Second World War hadn't won by the Allies but continued for some time, my grandfather might not have came back home alive. 7) The police might have stopped the robbery if they had arrived earlier. 8) I wouldn't have lost my purse if I hadn't put it to the back pocket. 9) The child wouldn't have been stricken by electricity if he hadn't toughed the wires. 10) I could have a little language practice in Polish today if I had had a conversation with my new pen-pal friend. This is my attempt to understand and use in practice the 3-rd conditional. Some of my sentences might sound a little weird for English natives, but I rather tried to focus more on the grammar . I'd be appreciate for any suggestions and corrections from you! Thank you!

_ Exercise: The 2-nd Conditional _ attempt #2 1) If I could ask a famous celebrity out for dinner, I would ask Denzel Washington, because I admire him as an actor as well as a person. 2) If I came out of my apartment later, I wouldn't see him grabbing my bike and going away. 3) Knew I this earlier, I wouldn't beat him up. 4) If I weren't late to buy a lottery ticket, I would have a million dollars now. 5) You might tell Dane that you like him and ask him out the other day if you weren't too shy. 6) I would tell owners about that stale, dried pizza if I felt more confident. 7) If you met Mick Jagger on the street, would you tell him you hate The Rolling Stones? 8) If I moved to London, I might speak English better. 9) Would you say 'yes' if I asked you for dinner tomorrow? 10) If there were less traffic, we would came by earlier. Last time I tried to exercise the 2-nd conditional I’ve written too complicated sentences and that was the cause of many mistakes. This is my second try with the more simple sentences and a focus on the grammar. Could you help me please and fix them? Thank you!

_ Exercise: The 2-nd Conditional _ 1) I would know what that book about if I read it. 2) You would be able to understand the Englishman we met in the cafe if you had more serious approach to learning English. 3) If she wasn't so rude, she would be liked by her neighbours. 4) We wouldn't appear so stupid if we were not wearing these clothes. (or there should be 'we didn't wear'?) 5) If he didn't do those horrible things with the people he met in his life, he wouldn't be dead right now. 6) If people had much more money for living, they wouldn't be angry about lost their jobs during the quarantine. 7) Would you be so sad if she didn't call you with all of these accusations? 8) I'm just wondering If he was taller, would she want to go out with him? 9) If I could transform to an animal for a day, I wouldn't wish that happen this day, because today I have a date with a girl. 10) If I were you, I couldn't be myself. I'll be grateful if you fix my sentences and leave some of your thoughts or tips which might be helpful to me. Thank you!

_ Exercise: The 1-st Conditional _ 1) If I want to express a very probable situation in the future, I will use the 1-st conditional. 2) She will take a vacation to another country, if her friend Sam lends her a small amount of money. 3) John's pen-pal friend will show him around Seoul, if John writes to him beforehand and asks for such a favor. 4) Right after you tell me that she is not important for you any more, I'll trust that you're ready to head over to our common goals. 5) If your dog bites me, I'll call the police and you'll go to prison. 6) If I'm not stop talking with you right now, I'll be late for the bas. 7) People of Poland will choose a new president in May, if their government makes decision to hold elections using the postal service. 8) I think, my girlfriend won't take it good, if I don't call her in time. 9) If you pick this flower, it will fade for a couple of days. 10) Probably some kind persons will fix my sentences, if they open this page and waste several minutes of their live to help me. I'm trying to figure out how the conditional structures work in English, so I ask you to help me with that. Thank you!

_ Exercise: Zero Conditional _ 1) If you're writing a message, you're able to write. 2) If I talk to someone in English and he understands me, then my speaking ability isn't so bad. 3) As soon as it's not a secret any more, everyone can talk about it. 4) Steve can walk in the garden, if his mother allows him to go outdoors. 5) If the sun shines brightly, people who are outside receive a lot of vitamin D. Maybe these examples are a little bit strange, but I hope someone could help me and fix my mistakes. Thank you!

Mixed Conditionals

✶ Zakręty ✶ Są takie życiowe zakręty, na których wszystko idzie nie po naszej myśli, a my możemy tylko obserwować ten proces i to, co z niego wynika. Możemy się denerwować, martwić, próbować z całych sił coś zmienić, ale bardzo szybko się okazuje, że niewiele to daje. W niektórych sytuacjach trzeba działać, zdecydowanie, ale też są właśnie takie, gdy jakiekolwiek działanie w kierunku pożądanego przez nas polepszenia sytuacji powoduje jeszcze większe zaburzenia. Nie od razu możemy je rozpoznać i odróżnić, niemniej jednak musimy się nauczyć tego, ponieważ od tego zależy rozwiązanie tej czy owej trudnej sytuacji. Czasami jest tak, że warto zaufać, powiedzmy tak, temu stanowi rzeczy i odpuścić sobie, bo jak to często mówią starsi ludzie, pokazując palcem, "tam na górze lepiej wiedzą, jak ma być". Oczywiście, ktoś nazwie to losem, ktoś przypadkiem, ktoś metafizyką, a ktoś wolą Bożą. Kwestia nazewnictwa nie zmienia faktu, że dość często, a jeśli się przyjrzeć, to prawie zawsze, rzeczy układają się w naszym życiu niczym same z siebie, a drobne wydarzenia, na pierwszy rzut oka bardzo przeciętne, mają duży wpływ na naszą przyszłość. Dla nas wówczas wygląda to tak, że niby to my w pełni decydujemy i mamy władzę, żeby w dowolnym momencie wszystkim pokierować zgodnie z naszą chęcią. Ostatnio znalazłem się w takiej sytuacji, że naprawdę nic nie mogę zmienić, muszę czekać i tylko starać się "nie zarażać" innych tym niepokojem, który mi oczywiście dolega. Nie rozumiałem tej sytuacji, nie rozumiałem czemu wszystko, jak mi się wydawało, szło na przekór. Teraz znienacka okazało się z jakiego powodu tak się działo, czemu ze wszystkich moich starań jednak nic dobrego nie wynikało. Teraz rozumiem również to, że w żaden sposób nie mogłem dotrzeć do tej przyczyny wcześniej, bo musiał po prostu nastąpić ten właściwy moment, kiedy wszystko okazało się samo. W każdym razie, nie mogę powiedzieć z czystym sumieniem, że jestem do końca spokojny, że wszystko mi na 100 procent odpowiada, bo ciągle przychodzą myśli, że może jednak da się coś zmienić. Mam nadzieję, że niedługo one mnie opuszczą i więcej nachodzić nie będą, a ja się spokojnie doczekam, aż naprawdę będę mógł działać skutecznie i wtedy zacznę od nowa to, co zaplanowałem. Życzę Państwu, żeby byli Państwo w stanie jak najtrafniej oceniać swoje siły i przyjmować życiowe zdarzenia z cierpliwością oraz wiarą w lepsze. Dziękuję za uwagę :)