Some notes on May 15th, 2024
HW ex. 70 p. 284 & ex. 76 p. 289 & ex. 79 p. 281
EXAM on Monday, May 27th, 2024 at 5 - 8.20 pm class room 31
Customs = tulli
a customs officer = tullivirkailija
an opportunity = a chance
Garth Greenwell: What Belongs to You
IT as a Formal Subject:
1) AIKA / AJANILMAISUT
Soon it will be summer. = It will soon be summer. = It will be summer soon.
It was a hard winter.
What time is it? It is half past seven. It is twenty to eight. It is (a) quarter past seven.
2) SÄÄNILMAUKSET
It is warm. It isn't chilly anymore.
It has been quite cold lately.
It was freezing.
It was raining cats and dogs.
3) VÄLIMATKAT
How far is it to Nuorgam? It is about one thousand and three hundred kilometres to Nuorgam.
How far is it to Oulu?
"It's a long way to Tipperary. It's a long way to go..."
4) LÄMPÖTILOISTA
It is about 18 centigrades
It was only minus 28 degrees Celsius when we landed in Irkutsk.
5) CLEFT SENTENCE (LOHKOLAUSE)
Willian met Catherine in Paris twenty years ago.
It was Catherine that William met in Paris twenty years ago. (and not Lena or Victoria)
It was in Paris where William met Catherine twenty years ago. (and not in Rome or in Vienna)
It was twenty years ago when William met Catherine in Paris. (and not ten or fifteen years ago)
THERE as a Formal Subject "kun jossain on jotakin..."
Puutarhassa on omenapuu.
There is an apple tree in the garden.
Puutarhassa on omenapuita.
There are apple trees in the garden.
On Word Order:
1) Soile Isokoski sang Richard Strauss' Vier Letzte Lieder magnificently in Berlin in July 1999.
In July 1999 Soile Isokoski sang ...
EMPTY
2) I love you very much.
3) He never comes late.
He always comes late.
Marc often came late.
Marc usually comes late.
hardly = tuskin = barely = scarcely
Marc hardly comes late.
liikkuvat määreet tulevat subjektin ja predikaatin väliin
Marc has usually come late to the meetings.
Marc would never have come late anywhere.
4)
objekti = tekemisen kohde
objektiivi = kenelle jotain tehdään
She gave me a ticket.
She gave a ticket to me.
sell
Matti, a real estate agent, sold us a house.
Matti sold a house to us.
NB! He bought me a diamond.
EXAM on Monday, May 27th, 2024 at 5 - 8.20 pm class room 31
Customs = tulli
a customs officer = tullivirkailija
an opportunity = a chance
Garth Greenwell: What Belongs to You
IT as a Formal Subject:
1) AIKA / AJANILMAISUT
Soon it will be summer. = It will soon be summer. = It will be summer soon.
It was a hard winter.
What time is it? It is half past seven. It is twenty to eight. It is (a) quarter past seven.
2) SÄÄNILMAUKSET
It is warm. It isn't chilly anymore.
It has been quite cold lately.
It was freezing.
It was raining cats and dogs.
3) VÄLIMATKAT
How far is it to Nuorgam? It is about one thousand and three hundred kilometres to Nuorgam.
How far is it to Oulu?
"It's a long way to Tipperary. It's a long way to go..."
4) LÄMPÖTILOISTA
It is about 18 centigrades
It was only minus 28 degrees Celsius when we landed in Irkutsk.
5) CLEFT SENTENCE (LOHKOLAUSE)
Willian met Catherine in Paris twenty years ago.
It was Catherine that William met in Paris twenty years ago. (and not Lena or Victoria)
It was in Paris where William met Catherine twenty years ago. (and not in Rome or in Vienna)
It was twenty years ago when William met Catherine in Paris. (and not ten or fifteen years ago)
THERE as a Formal Subject "kun jossain on jotakin..."
Puutarhassa on omenapuu.
There is an apple tree in the garden.
Puutarhassa on omenapuita.
There are apple trees in the garden.
On Word Order:
1) Soile Isokoski sang Richard Strauss' Vier Letzte Lieder magnificently in Berlin in July 1999.
In July 1999 Soile Isokoski sang ...
EMPTY
2) I love you very much.
3) He never comes late.
He always comes late.
Marc often came late.
Marc usually comes late.
hardly = tuskin = barely = scarcely
Marc hardly comes late.
liikkuvat määreet tulevat subjektin ja predikaatin väliin
Marc has usually come late to the meetings.
Marc would never have come late anywhere.
4)
objekti = tekemisen kohde
objektiivi = kenelle jotain tehdään
She gave me a ticket.
She gave a ticket to me.
sell
Matti, a real estate agent, sold us a house.
Matti sold a house to us.
NB! He bought me a diamond.
He bought a diamond for me
10e
Translate.
Suggested key
1. Njau, a Kenyan immigrant in Britain, earns his living as a customs officer at the airport.
2. He especially observes/monitors those who are nervous and (seem to) panic easily.
3. Njau is well-mannered and always thanks people for their co-operation.
4. Yesterday morning he was heading for the customs hall when he realized something.
5. This job was a chance of a lifetime for Njau.
Translate.
Suggested key
1. Njau, a Kenyan immigrant in Britain, earns his living as a customs officer at the airport.
2. He especially observes/monitors those who are nervous and (seem to) panic easily.
3. Njau is well-mannered and always thanks people for their co-operation.
4. Yesterday morning he was heading for the customs hall when he realized something.
5. This job was a chance of a lifetime for Njau.
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