UNIVERSITATEA DE NORD, BAIA MARE

SUPORT de CURS

LIMBA ENGLEZA

TC f

Curs 1

The Alphabet

A [ei] - What is your name? My name is Anna.

Please spell it: [ei] [en] [en] [ei]

B [bi:] - What is his name? Ben.

Please spell it: [bi] [i:] [en]

C [si:] - What is her name? Carol.

Please spell it: [si:] [ai] [a:] [ou] [el].

Spell the names:

D [di:] - Donald

E [i:] - Eva

F [ef] - Felicity

G [dʒi:] - Garry

H [eit∫] - Hilda

I [ai] - Iris

J [dʒei] - Jim

K [kei] - Kay

L [el] - Larry

M [em] - Mary

N [en] - Nicole

O [ou] - Ophelia

P [pi:] - Paul

Q [kju:] - Quinn

R [a(r):] - Raymond

S [es] - Sally

T [ti:] - Tania

U [ju:] - Umberto

V [vi:] - Vicky

W [dablju:] - William

X [eks] - Xavier

Y [ωai] – Yvette

Z [zed] - Zara

My name is _____ _______ ______ _______. Please spell it_____ _______ ______ ______________

I am from_____ _______ ______ _________. Please spell it. _____ _______ ______ _____________

Pronunciation drill:

Basic Verb Forms

TO BE I am ________________ We are ___________

(a fi) You are ___________ You are ___________

He is ___________ They are ___________

She is ___________

It is ________________

TO HAVE I have ___________ We have ____________

(a avea) You have ___________ You have ____________

She has ___________ They have ____________

He has ___________

It has ___________

Occupations:

doctor She is a_______________

teacher You are a______________

accountant Fred is a______________

economist I am an________________

driver He is a________________

secretary She is a______________

mechanic Jeff is a _______________

waiter He is not a _____________

cook She is a _______________

electrician Dan is a ______________

engineer He is a ________________

pilot She is a _______________

manager Tim is a _______________

clerk Sarah is a ______________

nurse Joe is a ________________

policeman He is not a _____________

Practise the verb TO BE:

I am not a doctor. You _________ a teacher. She is an economist. He _____ a driver. You are a teacher. I ________ an economist. He is a lawyer. She _____ a doctor, she ______ not an actress. We are managers. You _____ not teachers, you _____ drivers. We ______ doctors. He __________ a pilot, he ______ not an electrician. She _____ an engineer.

More words: Car ______________ It is a car.

Office ______________ It is an office.

Dress ______________ _____ a dress.

Paper ______________ ____ a paper.

Cup ______________ _____ a cup.

Phone ______________ _____ a phone

Chair ______________ _____ a chair

Desk ______________ _____ a desk

Window ______________ _____ a window

Shirt ______________ _____ a shirt

Stapler ______________ _____ a stapler

Practise the verb TO HAVE:

I _________ a car. You have a ____________. She ________ a coffee cup. He ______ a red shirt. We _______ a big office. You __________ a blue car. They ________ two phones. She ______a new dress. I _______ a comfortable chair. He _____ an office. She ______ a large window. They ______a small company.

Greeting, introducing people, AGREEING, apologies,

excuses and promises, thanks:

Greeting:

Hello (Am. E. Hi) – folosit in raporturi familiare

Good morning! - pana la ora 12 sau 13

Good afternoon! – intre orele 12/13 si 18

Good evening! – intre 18 si ora culcarii

How do you do (Sir/Madam)? – situatii formale cand intalnim pe cineva prima data; Nice to meet you. sau Pleased to meet you.

Good bye! /Farewell! – La revedere!

So long! - Pe curand!

Bye-bye! – pe ton familiar pentru copii sau prieteni apropiati

See you later! / I’ll be seeing you! / See you! (Am. E.) – Ne (mai) vedem.

Observati ca: Formula Good day! – este de evitat fiind (rar) folosita pentru despartiri definitive pe ton dispretuitor, dar niciodata ca formula de salut.

Introducing people:

Excuses/Apologies (saying sorry):

I’m sorry.

I beg your pardon.

I’m very/terribly/awfully/so sorry.

I’m really/very sorry I’m late.

Sorry to keep you waiting

I’m sorry about the mess. I’ll clear it up. (I’ll tidy up).

I’m sorry about the confusion. I’ll sort it out. (I will solve the problem.)

Thanks (saying Thank you):

Thank you very much.

Thanks a lot.

Thank you. That’s very kind of you

Thank you very much for inviting me/having me here.

Thank you for everything. You’ve been very kind.

Make the following conversation more formal:

Barbara: This is Rod James, the new Sales Manager.

Rod: Hello!

Barbara: This is John Grant, one of our best customers.

John: Nice to meet you!

Rod: I’m happy to know you. Sorry, I have to go now. See you soon.

Impersonal expressions with the verb TO BE/ Expresii impersonale cu verbul TO BE:

IT It is dark._____ _______ ______ _______ It is hard.____________________

It is cold._____ _______ ______ _______ It is hot. ____________________

It is warm._____ _______ ______ ______ It is enough. _________________

It is not late. ___________________ It is chilly. ___________________

It is early. _____ _______ ______ ______ It is sunny. __________________

It is not cloudy. _________________ It isn’t difficult. _______________

It is new. _____ _______ ______ _______ It is nice. ____________________

It is 10 o’clock. _________________ It is good. ___________________

It is not bad. ___________________ It is far, not close. _____________

It is wonderful. _________________ It is true. ____________________

THERE IS There is much rain in this region. _____ _______ ______ __________

There is silence in this room. _____ _______ ______ _______________

There is not enough coffee. __________ ______ ____ _

There is a doctor here. __________ ______ ____ ____

There is a good film on TV tonight. _____ _______ ______ _________

Have you got any money? Yes, there is some in my bag.

THERE ARE There are many people here now. _____ _______ ______ _____________

There are big trees in the park. __________ ______ ____

There are four engineers there. __________ ______ ____

There aren’t children in here. __________ ______ ____ _

There are some big trees in the garden. _____ _______ ______ _________

There aren’t many accidents on this road. _____ _______ ______ _______

More words: company __________________ money ___________________

salary __________________ job_____ _______ ______ ________

family __________________ partner___________________

colleague __________________ position __________________

friend ___________________ boss _____ _______ ______ ______

Forma negativa si interogativa a verbelor la timpul Prezent

(Present Simple - The Affirmative, Negative, and Interrogative Aspects)

TO BE ( a fi)

TO HAVE (a avea)

TO DO (a face)

OBSERVATII:

La aspectul afirmativ la persoana a III-a singular (he/she/it) se adauga la terminatia verbului +s/es: I do an exercise. He/She does an exercise.

We come home late. He comes home early.

They eat sweets. Jim eats pizza.

La aspectul negativ la toate persoanele se adauga auxiliarul Do/Does + negatia NOT + verbul de conjugat (varianta scurta pentru do+not este don’t; does+not este doesn’t):

I do not do an exercise. I don’t do an exercise.

She does not do an exercise. She doesn’t do an exercise.

They don’t eat sweets. Jim doesn’t eat pizza.

La aspectul interogativ structura pozitiei este auxiliarul (Do/Does)+ subiect+ verb:

Do (auxiliar) I (subiect) do (verb) an exercise? Does she do an exrecise?

Do they eat sweets? Does Jim eat pizza?

Adverbe de frecventa folosite cu Prezentul Simplu:

USUALLY __________________

NEVER _________________

ALWAYS _________________

EVERY DAY/ MONTH/ WEEK / YEAR _____ _______ ______ _____________

EVER __________________

OFTEN _________________

RARELY _________________

SOMETIMES __________________

GENERALLY _________________

FREQUENTLY _________________

NORMALLY _________________

OCCASIONALLY _________________

REGULARLY ___________________

FROM TIME TO TIME __________________

AS A RULE ____________________

EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE _____ _______ ______ ____________

Fill in with the verb TO HAVE:

I ______ a job. She_____a partner. We______a company. You_____ a salary. He _______ a family. We _____ money. They ________ a family. She______ a big salary. He_______ a good position in the company. They______a small company. We_____ a lot of money. I_____ a salary. He_____a new car. You______a good colleague.

Phrases with the verb HAVE (Expresii cu verbul HAVE) :

have breakfast/ lunch/ dinner We usually have breakfast at 7 am, and lunch at 1 pm.

have good/bad weather We hope to have good weather when we go on vacation.

have a visitor Do you have many visitors every weekend?

have someone as a guest We have the manager of Microsoft as a guest at this hotel.

have a good/wonderful time She hopes to have a good time in Tahiti.

have the house repainted/decorated The Smiths have their house painted.

have a watch repaired My watch is broken, I have to have it repaired.

have a chat I haven’t seen you in a while, let’s have a chat over coffee!

Read and translate this text:

1) I am Sally. I am an economist. I have a job and a car. You are his partner. You have an office¸ a salary¸ and a good position. We are colleagues. We have big offices. He is Larry and he is a lawyer. He has a job and his own office. He has a small salary. She is Mary. She is an accountant. She has a small company. Larry and Mary are married. They have a beautiful family. They are business partners. Jim has an old car, but he is a good driver. He has a good salary and a small, beautiful house. Jim has a furniture company and a family. He is a manager and has a lot of money.

2) Yvonne is 22 and she is a successful model. Her friends describe her as strong and independent. ‘I have to be in my job – I started modelling when I was 15.’ She is also good-looking and intelligent. ‘I like people who have similar interests and opinions, and who make me laugh’.

3) Robert is 34 and he is a doctor. According to his wife he is very patient and hard-working, and he has a good sense of humour. ‘That is important in my job! I get on well with people who are honest and say what they think.’ He often comes home tired and only has dinner and watches TV. His patients appreciate him because he is a good doctor.

Practise: Fill in the forms of the verb TO BE:

_______ you in the office? Yes¸ I am in the office. Yes¸ I am.

Is she at home? No¸ she ________ at home. /She isn’t at home. No¸ she isn’t.

______ he at the company? Yes¸ he is at the company. Yes¸ he _______.

Is she at work? Yes¸ she ______ at work. Yes¸ she is.

Is it yellow? No¸ it _______ yellow¸ it is white. No¸ it isn’t. It’s white.

Are we lawyers? Yes¸ we ________ lawyers. Yes¸ we are.

_______ you doctors? No¸ you are not doctors. No¸ you ________. You are accountants.

Are they economists? No¸ they ________ economists. No¸ they aren’t, they _____ lawyers.

- FURTHER PRACTICE WORKSHEET (1) –

1. Make the following sentences affirmative, interrogative, or negative:

Affirmative Interrogative Negative

1. This is a king. ____________________ _____ _______ ______ ________

2. _______________ Is she my doctor? _____ _______ ______ ________

3. _________________ _____ _______ ______ ______ The boys don’t play football.

4. That is the Moon. ____________________ _____ _______ ______ ________

5. _________________ ____________________ Matt isn’t my friend.

6. Those are stars. _____ _______ ______ ______ _____ _______ ______ ________

7. ________________ Is the door open? _____ _______ ______ ________

8. _________________ ____________________ We never go to the seaside.

9. She sells seashells. _____ _______ ______ ______ _____ _______ ______ ________

10. ________________ Does he work here? _____ _______ ______ ________

2. Translate into English using impersonal expressions as IT IS/ THERE IS/ THERE ARE:

1. Este frig in Februarie. _____ _______ ______ _________

2. Cursul se afla pe birou. _____ _______ ______ _________

3. Sunt multi oameni aici. _____ _______ ______ __________

4. Nu sunt multe cladiri in oras. _____ _______ ______ _______

5. Este placut sa zambesti. _____ _______ ______ __________

6. Nu e greu sa fii bun. _____ _______ ______ ___________

7. Sunt 20 de elevi in clasa. _____ _______ ______ ____________

8. Este o poza cu tine in ziar. _____ _______ ______ __________

9. Nu sunt probleme, totul este in regula. _____ _______ ______ _______________

10. Nu avem unde sa ne asezam, nu sunt scaune. _____ _______ ______ ________

3. Read this text and translate it into Romanian:

This is Mary Johnson. She is a nurse at St. Michael Hospital. This is a classroom in a local high school and Mary is in Mr. Thompson’s language class. There are other people there with her. They are all here to learn a new language. The teacher, Mr. Thompson, is new in town. He comes from London. The door is behind the teacher, and a window is open. On the teacher’s desk there are some sheets of paper and some pencils. In five minutes the English class begins.

4. Inlocuiti spatiile libere cu forma corespunzatoare a verbului TO BE (a fi) si TO HAVE (a avea):

I ______ a student.

This ____ a school.

Larry ______ an old phone.

The doctor _____ many patients.

The company _____ a head office.

It _________ sunny.

She ____ sad.

They ____ accountants.

It _____ dark.

This _____ a cup.

That ______ very good coffee.

Those _____ my air tickets.

It _____ enough.

You ______ a good car.

She _______ a company.

This is all we _____ with us.

We _____ money.

He ______ a partner.

The president _____ an office.

You ____a doctor.

These _____ teachers.

Jessica _____ a lawyer.

I ______ happy.

Those _____ economists.

That ______ a supermarket

Larry ______ a good career.

The secretary ______a new desk.

The office _____ a computer network.

I _____ a party dress.

He ______ a good job.

They _____ several companies.

You ____ this telephone number.

I _____ cold, close the window, please.

Jane _____ at home at the moment.

Tina ____ 23 and her sister _____ 29.

My brother _______ very tall.

Tom _____ not interested in politics.

John _______ afraid of dogs.

It ____ 10 o’clock. You ____ late again.

Anna and I ______ good friends.

Those people _____ not English.

Your keys ______ on the table.

It _____ not sunny today, but it _____ warm.

I ______ tired, but I ____ not hungry.

5. Where do they work? Complete the blanks:

A teacher __________ ______ ____ _______

A doctor __________ ______ ____ ________

A waiter __________ ______ ____ ______

A secretary __________ ______ ____ ____

A shop-assistant __________ ______ ____ ___

A hairdresser __________ ______ ____ ___

A farmer __________ ______ ____ ____

An engineer __________ ______ ____ _____

A taxi-driver __________ ______ ____ ___

A mechanic __________ ______ ____ _

A nurse __________ ______ ____

A writer _____ _______ ______ __________

What do you do? _____ _______ ______ _________

Where do you work? _____ _______ ______ ______

Is it an interesting job? ____________________

Curs 2

2.1 Substantivul (The Noun)

In limba engleza sunt doua categorii de substantive (nouns) cu subcategorii:

Nouns – proper (proprii): England, Romania, John, Anna, Hawaii, Everest, Paris;

– common (comune):

1. countable (numarabile): - concrete (concrete): boy, car, flower;

Common - abstract (abstracte): dream, idea;

nouns 2. uncountable (nenumarabile): - concrete (concrete): milk, bread;

- abstract (abstracte): advice, love;

The Plural of Nouns (Pluralul substantivelor)

Countable Nouns (Substantive numarabile)

2. Uncountable Nouns (Substantive nenumarabile)

Treceti urmatoarele substantive la PLURAL:

doctor ____________________  teacher_____ _______ ______ _______

economist _________________  accountant___________________

driver ____________________  secretary_____ _______ ______ ______

accountant ________________  company_____ _______ ______ ______

salary ____________________ job_____ _______ ______ ___________

partner ___________________  family_____ _______ ______ ________

cup _____ _______ ______ _______  paper_____ _______ ______ _________

dress _____ _______ ______ ______  office_____ _______ ______ _________

money ___________________  advice _____ _______ ______ ________

engineer __________________  manager _____ _______ ______ ______

office _____ _______ ______ ______ chair _____ _______ ______ __________

colleague __________________  friend _____ _______ ______ _________

Read the following text: (READ _______________):

Sally and Mary are partners. They have a company together. They both have jobs¸ salaries¸ and cars. Sally has a big family. She has two children. Mary has a nice office¸ a car¸ and a personal driver. The office has a desk and four chairs. The company has a lawyer and a good manager. They have good salaries. The company is prosperous. They are all happy.

More words: Fruits and Vegetables

apple ____________________

apricot ____________________

avocado ___________________

banana _____ _______ ______ ______

bean______________

bell-pepper ___________________

beetroot _________________

blueberry ___________________

blackberry _____ _______ ______ ______

cabbage ___________________

carrot __________________

cauliflower ___________________

celery ___________________

cherry _____ _______ ______ ______

chestnut ______________

chili/hot pepper ________________

coconut ____________________

cranberry _____ _______ ______ ______

cucumber _____ _______ ______ _______

(black) currant ____________________

dill _________________

eggplant _________________

garlic _______________

gooseberry ___________________

grape __________________

grapefruit ___________________

hazel _______________

horseradish _________________

kiwi __________________

lemon _________________

lovage ________________

mango __________________

mandarin ________________

(water) melon ________________

olive __________________

onion ________________

orange ___________________

parsley ___________________

parsnip ______________

peanut ___________________

peach ___________________

pease ______________

pear _________________

pineapple ____________________

pickles _______________

plum __________________

pomegranate ________________

potato ________________

pumpkin _______________

quince ______________

raspberry __________________

radish____________

sour cherry _____________

spinach ______________

strawberry __________________

sugar beet _________________

sugar cane ________________

tangerine _______________

tomato _________________

turnip ________________

walnut ________________

wheat ___________

zucchini _______________

SPICES:

basil _____________

calamint _____________

curry ______________

ketchup ______________

marjoram ________________

oregano ______________

salt ____________

mustard _________________

oil ________________

pepper __________________

white pepper _______________

red pepper _________________

green pepper ______________

black pepper ______________

vinegar __________________

2.2 Adjectivul (The Adjective)

Tipuri de adjective (din punctul de vedere al continutului):

Practise the demonstratives:

This is – Acesta/Aceasta este

That is – Acela/Aceea este

These are – Acestea/Acestia sunt

Those are – Acelea/Aceia sunt

This is a man.

These are .

That is a man.

Those are men.

This is an office.

These are.

That is an offices.

Those are offices.

This is a paper.

These are .

That is..

Those.

This is a car.

These are .

That is .

Those :.

This is a job.

These are .

That is

Those

More words: Colours:

Red - rosu light red – rosu deschis dark red – rosu inchis

Yellow - galben light yellow – galben deschis; dark yellow- galben inchis

Orange - portocaliu light________________ dark_________________

White – alb  bright white __________________

Pink - roz light________________ dark_________________

Blue - albastru light________________ dark_________________

Green - verde light________________ dark_________________

Brown - maro light________________ dark_________________

Black – negru pitch black ____________________

Grey - gri light________________ dark_________________

Silver - argintiu

Golden - auriu

Complete the blanks with the given adjectives:

little  I have _________________ coffee.

many She has _______________ books.

several There are ______________ people.

much I don’t have ___________ time.

the same This is _______________ room.

neither _________ Mary, nor Tom speak Japanese.

some Please give me __________ water.

another Take ____________ pen and finish the test.

other ___________ people go to work now.

few We have ____________ guests.

all  ________ children like sweets.

such  He hates ___________ noise!

either  They want ___________ colour.

Practise: Read these sentences:

England He is an English man. This is an English national. He speaks English.

Romania She is a Romanian lady. This is a Romanian national. She speaks Romanian.

Japan We are Japanese. These are Japanese nationals. We speak Japanese.

America They are Americans. Those are American nationals. They speak English.

Hungary I am Hungarian. This is a Hungarian national. I speak Hungarian.

Italy Veronica is Italian. This is an Italian national. Veronica speaks Italian.

Germany Lisa is German. This is a German national. Lisa speaks German.

France Pierre is French. That is a French national. Pierre speaks French.

Spain Juanita is Spanish. Those are Spanish national. Juanita speaks Spanish.

Russia Olga is Russian. This is a Russian national. Olga speaks Russian.

Observati ca: Numele tarilor/ nationalitatilor se scriu intotdeauna cu litera mare indiferent de pozitia lor in propozitie.

Practise other types of adjectives:

The same This is the same office! Those are the same ladies! This is the same course.

Such Such noise! Such a book! Such a good coffee!

My This is my car. These are my children.

Your That is your office. Those are your companies.

His This is his job. These are his papers.

Her This is her dress. Those are her cups. This is her coffee.

Its This is its colour. This is the company and those are its branches.

Our These are our children. This is our office. This is our company.

Your These are your jobs. Those are your papers. These are your cups.

Their These are their cars. Those are their parking lots.

More words:

to want – a vrea¸ a dori I want some coffee. You want some papers. She wants a new phone.

to take – a lua Take a taxi. She takes a cup of tea to her colleague.

to know – a sti, a cunoaste I know my all my colleagues. She knows the manager. He knows all the answers.

to answer – a raspunde Please answer the phone. They answer the question rapidly.

to ask – a ruga, a cere, a intreba I want to ask you a favour. Please ask her to wait. Ask him that question.

to bring – a aduce I always bring good news. He brings her flowers every time.

to arrive – a sosi, a ajunge They arrive in Bucharest at 9 pm. She arrives 10 minutes earlier than her boss.

to leave – a pleca, a parasi He leaves the building at 10 o’clock. They leave for Bucharest by plane tonight.

to live – a trai, a locui We live in Romania. She lives on Sunshine Boulevard.

– FURTHER PRACTICE WORKSHEET (2) –

1. Turn into the plural (making all necessary changes):

This is a tree. _____ _______ ______ __________

This man is a manger. ___________________

That woman is a nurse. _________________

He is my friend. _____ _______ ______ ________

She isn’t here. _____ _______ ______ __________

He buys the book. _____ _______ ______ _______

This pack of cigarettes is his. ____________

This is my favourite movie. _______________

She is the best actress. ___________________

He has only one prize. __________________

She has a diploma. ___________________

I have a little money left. _______________

The door is open. __________________

There is a man in the bank. _____________

This is the train for Bucharest. ___________

This waitress brings coffee. _____________

That is her car. __________________

That mountain is high. ________________

This star has no name. __________________

One student is missing. _________________

I need further information. ______________

No news is good news. _________________

She gives good advice. _________________

Our luggage is lost. ____________________

I have to buy milk. ____________________

2. Completati spatiile libere cu THIS, THESE, THAT, THOSE:

__________ is a car.

__________ is an office.

__________ are doctors.

__________ are schools.

__________ are chairs.

__________ is your money.

_________ is a bike.

_________ are telephones.

_________ is a manager.

_________ are tests.

_________ is not a doctor.

_________ are not your accountants.

3. Translate the sentences into English:

a) Am o masina rosie.__________ ______ ____ _________________

b) Sally are o rochie roz deschis __________ ______ ____ _________

c) Ceasca mea este alba __________ ______ ____ ________________

d) Hartiile mele sunt albe__________ ______ ____ ______________

e) Cafeaua ei este neagra __________ ______ ____ ______________

f)  Masinile lor sunt de culoare verde__________ ______ ____ _____

g) Rochiile lor sunt de culoare galben inchis_____ _______ ______ _______________

h) Cestile noastre sunt albastre__________ ______ ____ __________

i)  Biroul nostru este de culoare alba__________ ______ ____ ______

j)  Masina ta este gri __________ ______ ____ __________________

k) Rochia ei este aurie__________ ______ ____ _________________

l)  Cartile mele sunt de culoare maro inchis__________ ______ ____

m)    Foile tale sunt albe.__________ ______ ____ _________________

n)      Acest sfat e folositor, iti multumesc. __________ ______ ____ __

4. Finish each sentence:

a) It is important to __________ ______ ____ _

b) It is hard to _____ _______ ______ ____________

c) It’s so easy to_____ _______ ______ ________

d) Is it difficult to _____ _______ ______ _____________?

e) It’s unnecessary to _____ _______ ______ _______________

f)  It’s vital to _____ _______ ______ ___________

g) What is essential is _____ _______ ______ ____________

h) Always remember to _____ _______ ______ __________

i)  _____ _______ ______ ______ is unforgettable.

j)  It’s a miracle to _____ _______ ______ ________

k) It’s understandable if_____ _______ ______ ____________

l)  It’s illegal to _____ _______ ______ __________

m)    It’s safe to _____ _______ ______ ________

n)      It’s unusual to _____ _______ ______ _______

o)      It’s better to _____ _______ ______ ________

Curs

The Article (Articolul)

Articulati cu articol hotarat urmatoarele substantive

_______ office

________ car

_______ dress

________ company

_______lawyer

________driver

_______money

________salary

_______cup

________paper

________ manager

________ box

Articulati cu articol nehotarat urmatoarele substantive

________doctor

________secretary

________office

________paper

________car

_______ electrician

________teacher

________accountant

________economist

________company

________family

________ actor

Completati cu articol hotarat sau nehotarat¸ dupa caz:

_____Mary is _____doctor. She has _____car. She has _____family. _____Mary is in ____Cluj-Napoca. _____Larry is ____lawyer. He has _____company. He has _____job. He is from _____Asia. _____Mary and _____Sally are ______partners. They have _____company. _____Mary and ____Sally are ______accountants. ______Tom is _____teacher. He goes to _____school every day except from _______ Saturday and Sunday. He has ______job. He has ______salary. He likes ______ school and _______ children.

More Words:

to go _________

to come _________

to make __________

to buy ___________

to sell ___________

to come __________

to work __________

to drive __________

to walk __________

to listen ___________

to inform _________

to tell ___________

to ask ____________

to answer _________

home __________

before ____________

after _____________

at __________

in ________

from __________

to __________

Practise:

To go to work ____________________ I go to work on ______________.

To go to school___________________ I go to school on _____________.

To go to office____________________ _____ _______ ______ ____________.

To go home _____ _______ ______ _______ _____ _______ ______ ____________.

To come home ___________________ _____ _______ ______ ____________

To drive a car ____________________ _____ _______ ______ ____________

To buy fruit _____ _______ ______ ______ _____ _______ ______ ____________

To sell a company ________________ _____ _______ ______ ____________

Read the text:

Mary and Sally are managers. They work at their own company. The company has an office in London and two offices in Asia. Mary and Sally are partners. The company has a lawyer. Larry has an office in London and an office in Asia. He has a car that he drives to work. He has a job and a salary. He walks in the park every evening. Tom is a teacher. He goes to school before 9 o’clock. He has a job. He has a salary. He buys new books. He is from Spain. He goes on vacation in the summer holiday.

Days of the Week:

Sunday ___________¸ Monday ___________¸ Tuesday ___________¸ Wednesday___________¸ Thursday__________¸ Friday___________¸ Saturday ____________.

On Monday – luni¸ in ziua de luni: On Wednesday¸ on Saturday¸ on Sunday.

Observati ca: Denumirea zilelor se scrie intotdeauna cu litera mare¸ indiferent de pozitia lor in propozitie: Tom goes to school on Monday.

Next Thursday we go shopping.

Months of the Year – Lunile anului

Denumirile lunilor se scriu intotdeauna cu litera mare indiferent de pozitia lor in propozitie!

January They go to Lausanne in January.

February We go to work______________.

March Sally goes to office __________.

April Jim goes to work ____________.

May I go to Cluj-Napoca __________.

June You go to Hawaii ____________.

July They go to Asia ______________.

August She goes to Mamaia __________.

September Tom goes to school ___________.

October We go to work _______________.

November He goes to Romania __________.

December We go to home _______________.

Seasons:

WINTER: December¸ January¸ and February are winter months.

SPRING: March¸ April¸ and May are spring months.

SUMMER: June¸ July¸ and August are summer months.

AUTUMN: September¸ October¸ and November are autumn months.

Read these texts and then translate them into Romanian:

a) The weather is different all around the world. In Death Valley, California, the weather in summer is hot and dry with temperatures of 48.9⁰ Celsius. In Alaska the winters are very sold with snow and ice and temperatures of – 50⁰ C. In Hawaii there is no summer or winter. It is warm all year with temperatures of 20⁰ C to 26⁰ C.

b) The town of Prima is the place for a perfect holiday. The beautiful sandy beach runs for ten kilometres and never seems crowded even in the town centre. There are many pretty restaurants where you can enjoy the typical food of the region as well as the international cuisine loved by Prima’s visitors from all over the world. In the evening the town come to life. Everyone enjoys a walk along the sea front before going to one of the many discos or clubs. Hotel Great Britain is the favourite hotel for everyone who visits this part of the country and is just across the road from the golden sands. this is just the place for the young, for the old, for everyone.

Describe the weather in your country filling in the blanks:

There are _______ seasons in my country. In summer the weather is _________ with temperatures of _________. In winter the weather is ___________ with temperatures of ________. As to rain, there is __________ rainfall in this region.

Complete the sentences with the right prepositions IN or ON:

__________June __________Monday

__________Thursday __________Autumn

__________Winter __________Sunday

__________March __________Spring

__________October __________Summer

__________Friday __________August

__________Saturday __________December

__________Monday __________July

__________Summer __________Winter

__________Tuesday __________September

Read the following text:

It is September again. September is an autumn month. Children start school in September. In the morning I go to work. I work in an office with my colleagues. In the afternoon¸ I am still at work. I go home in the afternoon. I have a family and many friends. In the evening¸ we are all at home. We watch TV or listen to the radio.

Sally is a manager. On Monday she starts a new job, too. She goes to work in the morning. In the afternoon she is in the office. Late in the afternoon¸ she goes home by taxi. She is at home in the evening. In August Sally is on holiday and she usually goes to Hawaii. In September¸ Sally is comes back to work.

Fill in the blanks with a/an/the or zero article:

I am at home in _____evening. You are still at ______work in the afternoon. This company has offices in ____ Asia and ______ Australia. _____ company driver is here. ____ Mary is at ____work in ______morning. _____ children go to ____school every weekday morning.

_____ Mary and ___ Sally are business executives. _____delegation from Japan is here on _____ Monday. _____ company lawyer is very good. I go to ___ work on ____ Saturdays, too. On Tuesday, we open _____ company. This is ______ salary for this job. ____ accountants at our company are very good. ____ papers are on ______ desk. Our partners have _____ interest in _____ business. We visit _____ Bucharest in _____ February, in ___ April, in ____June. ____ rain is good for the crops.

How do you greet people at these specified moments:

in the morning, 9 o’clock _____ _______ ______ ____________

in the evening, 10 o’clock _____ _______ ______ ____________

at noon __________ ______ ____ ___________

in the afternoon, 4 p.m. _____ _______ ______ ______________

in the morning, 6 o’clock _____ _______ ______ _____________

in the afternoon , 3 o’clock_____ _______ ______ ____________

any moment of the day__________ ______ ____

FURTHER PRACTICE WORKSHEET (3) –

1. Write a/an/the/ zero article/ some to finish this sentence: We want .

___ meat

___ picture

___ chair

___ water

___ newspaper

___ knife

___ bottle of juice

____ help

___ wool

___ glass of wine

___ answer

___ cups of coffee

___ holiday

___ food

___ diamond

___ money

___ role

___ cheese

___ apples

___ advice

___ bread

___ soup

___ notebook

___ match-box

___ whisky

___ pencil

___ fork

___ egg

___ orange

___ tea

___ handkerchief

___ ice-cream

___ star

___ mice

___ ships

___ bees

___ butter

___ roses

___ tomato

___ children

___ autumn

___ gold

2. Fill in the right article:

a) I need some money; I must go to ____ bank.

b) David usually goes to _____ church on Sundays.

c) In Britain, children go to _____ school form the age of five.

d) There were a lot of people at ______ station waiting for the train.

e) I phoned you ____ last night but you weren’t at _____ home.

f)  I’m going ______ home now. Goodnight!

g) She is going to ____ Post office to get some stamps.

h) If you want to catch a plane you have to go to ______ airport.

i)  There is a good film at _____ cinema tonight. Shall we go?

j)  Mary doesn’t feel well; she has to go to _____ doctor.

3. Read the text and underline the articles in it:

THE SECRET OF LONG LIFE

In the mountains of Georgia, in what was once the Soviet Union, a 60-year-old is twice as likely to live over 90 as the average person in the developed world. Georgians also tend to give birth and work until they are much older. They live on a balanced and varied diet that comprises daily helpings of matzoni, a low-acid yogurt containing enzymes that are said to reduce cholesterol levels.

Vocabulary:

likely: probable, possible

average: normal, usual, typical

to tend: to have the habit of doing something; to be inclined, to be apt

varied: different, various

to comprise: to have, to include,

helping: portion, serving, plateful

to contain: to have, to include, to comprise

to reduce: to decrease, to make smaller

4. Cross out the wrong variant:

My favourite sport is tennis/the tennis.

I like this hotel. Rooms/The rooms are very nice.

Everybody needs friends/the friends.

Jane doesn’t go to parties/the parties very often.

I went shopping this morning. Shops/the shops were very busy.

‘Where’s the milk/milk?’ ‘It’s in the fridge.’

I don’t like juice/the juice. I never drink it.

‘Do you do any sports?’ ‘Yes, I play football/the football.’

Nowadays a lot of people use computers/the computers.

We went for a swim in the river. The water/water was very cold.

Excuse me, can you pass salt/the salt, please?

I like this town, I like people/the people here.

Vegetables/The vegetables are good for you.

‘Where are children/the children?’ ‘They are in the garden’.

I can’t sing this song. I don’t know the words/words.

I don’t like to swim in cold the water/water.

I enjoy taking photographs/the photographs. It’s my hobby.

English/The English is used a lot in international business/the international business.

I must show you photos/the photos I took when I was on holiday.

Money/The money doesn’t always bring happiness/the happiness.

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WH-QUESTIONS

WH-QUESTIONS – are used to ask for more/further information regarding a person, situation, event;

Wh-Questions begin with a pronoun or adverb;

Practice WH-Questions: Read the text and answer the questions:

GESTURES

A gesture is any action that sends a visual signal to an onlooker. To become a gesture, an act has to be seen by someone else and communicate some piece of information to them. It can do this either because the gesture deliberately sets out to send a signal – as when he waves his hand – or it can do it only incidentally – as when someone sneezes. The hand wave is a Primary Gesture, because it hasn’t got another existence or function. It is a piece of communication from start to finish.

Vocabulary:

gesture: movement of the hand or head

visual: related to seeing

onlooker: viewer, spectator

to communicate: to pass on, to convey meaning

either – likewise, also

deliberately: on purpose, intentionally

to set out: to begin

wave: movement

incidentally: by chance, accidentally

What is a gesture? _____ _______ ______ ____________

To whom does the gesture send a visual sign? _____ _______ ______ ____________

What has to be seen by someone else? _____ _______ ______ _________

What does the act have to communicate? _____ _______ ______ _________

What does the gesture deliberately set out to do? _____ _______ ______ ____________

Which is a primary gesture? _____ _______ ______ _________

Why is the hand wave a primary gesture? _____ _______ ______ ________

More words:

at work ___________________

on holiday _________________

at home ___________________

on the phone _______________

busy _____ _______ ______ _______

out _____ _______ ______ ________

every (day/ week) __________

daily _____ _______ ______ _______

weekly ____________________

monthly ___________________

by (car; taxi; plane) __________

to watch ___________________

to listen ___________________

to start ____________________

Change the statements to questions using the question word in parenthesis:

They do their homework at night. (when)  __________ ______ ____ ____

Mr. Robertson comes to the party alone. (who)  _____ _______ ______ _______________

The car is across the street. (where)  __________ ______ ____

I like the red blouse, not the blue one. (which)  __________ ______ ____ __

She feels better after she takes a nap. (how)  __________ ______ ____ ___

That is an English book. (what)  __________ ______ ____ ___

My sister calls her boyfriend every second day. (who)  _____ _______ ______ ___________

She talks to him for an hour. (how long)  __________ ______ ____ ____

He studies piano at the university. (what)  __________ ______ ____ ___

The party lasts all night. (how long)  __________ ______ ____ ____

Where are you from? I am from ____________________. I am a Dutchman.

Where is he from? He is from ____________________. He is a Russian.

Where is she from? She is from ____________________. She is Spanish.

Whose car is that? That is _____ _______ ______ ______.

What do you prefer coffee or tea? I prefer _____ _______ ______ _______.

Practice: Read this text and underline the WH-words in it:

THE DRUG PROBLEM

Many people today are worried about drugs. It seems that more and more people are becoming addicted to substances such as cocaine and heroine that damage their health. But what leads to people becoming addicts? What makes someone inject a drug into their veins? Is it because of their inability to cope with problems in their everyday lives? One thing is for sure. When we complain about the problems caused by hard drugs, we need to remember that people suffer from all kinds of health problems caused by legal drugs, such as alcohol and tobacco. We would all benefit from more education and the government should attempt to make sure we all know the risks it involves.

Vocabulary:

worried – concerned, preoccupied

to seem – to look, to appear

addicted - dependent on something habit-forming

to damage – to harm, to wound, to injure

to lead – to cause becoming, to conduct

to become – to transfigure, to modify

veins – blood vessels that carry blood from the capillaries toward the heart

to cope – to deal with, to handle

to complain – to object (to)

to need – to necessitate, to require

kinds – types

to benefit – to assist, to help

to attempt – to try

to involve – to engage, to participate

More Words: Weather

Weather conditions:

Look at this table and notice that it is common to form adjectives adding –y:

shower – when it rains for a short period of time; We had several showers yesterday.

it’s pouring/ it’s pouring with rain – when it is raining a lot.

it’s raining cats and dogs.

It’s not just raining, it’s pouring with rain. I’m afraid we can’t go out.

Temperature:

boiling/ very hot hot warm not very warm cold/chilly freezing

Examples:

5⁰ C (five degrees centigrade) is freezing for many Brazilians.

- 10 ⁰ C (minus ten degrees / ten degrees below zero) is very cold but quite normal in the mountains in Switzerland during the winter when it usually snows a lot.

30-35 ⁰C is boiling for England and very unusual, but it is very common in parts of Spain during the summer.

Wind:

a breeze a wind a strong wind a gale a hurricane

Examples:

It was a hot day but there was a lovely breeze.

The wind blew my hat off.

The hurricane in Florida destroyed trees and buildings.

Thunderstorms:

A spell (a period) of very hot weather often ends with a thunderstorm. First it becomes very humid (hot and wet), then you get thunder and lightning, and finally, very heavy rain (it pours with rain). Afterwards, it is usually cooler and it feels fresher.

Practise: Read and translate these sentences:

It’s a sunny day in Tokyo today, but it’s cloudy in Hong Kong. _________________

It’s foggy in Sydney and it’s snowing/snowy in Moscow. ___________________

It’s raining in Barcelona cut the sun is shining in Granada. ____________________

It’s a horrible day, isn’t it! _____ _______ ______ ________

It’s lovely weather today, isn’t it! ___________________

It’s very hot in Mexico – it is often 45 degrees in the summer._____ _______ ______ _______

It’s very cold in the Arctic – it is often minus 50 degrees there. __________________

It is very wet in London – carry an umbrella when you go sightseeing there. _______

It is very dry in the Sahara – it doesn’t often rain there. _____ _______ ______ ______

A hurricane is a very strong wind. __________________

A storm is when there is a strong wind and rain together. ___________________

A thunderstorm is when there is thunder, lightning, rain and sometimes winds together. __________ ______ ____ ________

– FURTHER PRACTICE WORKSHEET (4) –

1. Ask questions to find out details from these sentences:

a)    I always go to work by car. How _____ _______ ______ __________

b)    Ann often plays tennis. Who _____ _______ ______ ________

c)     You sometimes look unhappy. When _____ _______ ______ _________

d)    We rarely watch television. How often _____ _______ ______ ________

e)     Richard is a good footballer. What _____ _______ ______ __________

f)     I’ve got three sisters. How _____ _______ ______ ___________

g)    She is never ill. Who _____ _______ ______ _______

h)    This is my favourite book. Which _____ _______ ______ __________

i)      It is often very cold here in winter. Where _____ _______ ______ _____________

j)      Linda is still in Japan. Who _____ _______ ______ __________

k)    His brother is a doctor. Whose _____ _______ ______ ___________

l)      I will always remember you. Who _____ _______ ______ _________

m)   She is a good lawyer. What kind _____ _______ ______ ___________

n)    I go to the exhibition with Margaret. With who _____ _______ ______ _________

o)    This office is Michael’s. Whose _____ _______ ______ ___________

p)    I need two kilos of sugar. How much ____________________

q)    There are many people at the press conference. How many _____ _______ ______ _______

r)     It’s late, I should go home. What _____ _______ ______ ___________

2. Complete the questions:

I want to go out. Where _____ _______ ______ _______________?

Ann and Paul aren’t going to the party. Why __________ ______ ____ ?

I’m reading. What _____ _______ ______ ________?

Sue goes to bed early. What time _____ _______ ______ ______?

My parents are going on holiday. When _____ _______ ______ ____________?

I’m meeting Tom in a few minutes. Where _____ _______ ______ _______?

Tina has gone away. Where _____ _______ ______ __________?

I can’t come to the party. Why _____ _______ ______ ________?

I need some money. How much _____ _______ ______ __________?

Angela doesn’t like milk. Why _____ _______ ______ ______?

It rains sometimes. How often _____ _______ ______ _________?

Mother and I did the shopping. Who _____ _______ ______ ________?

She can’t tell you the truth. Why _____ _______ ______ _______?

Somebody saw the accident. Who _____ _______ ______ __________?

He has just come from the cinema. How ____________________?

3. Translate into Romanian:

a) He isn’t very tall, he’s short and stocky. __________ ______ ____ __

b) She’s tall and slim; she’s got a lovely figure. _____ _______ ______ ______________

c) Tim is quite a big guy. He’s well-built. __________ ______ ____ _

d) Jess is a bit overweight. She is quite plump. _____ _______ ______ ____________

e) Mat is very fat, he’s enormous. _____ _______ ______ ______________

f) He’s very thin, he’s skinny. _____ _______ ______ __________

g) The police are looking for a man of average height and medium built, in his mid-thirties. He was last seen wearing a dark green or grey anorak. The police suspect he broke into e bank and robbed the big diamond. __________ ______ ____ __________ ______ ____ __________ ______ ____ __________ ______ ____ __________ ______ ____ __________ ______ ____ __________ ______ ____ ____________________

h) The tallest man in medical history is Robert Pershing Wadlow who was born on 22^nd February 1918 in Illinois, USA, and who died on 15^th of July 1940 in Michigan. He was last measured on 27^th June 1940 and was found to be 272 cm tall.

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degrees of comparison of adjectives (Gradele de comparatie ale adjectivelor):

GRADUL COMPARATIV

GRADUL SUPERLATIV

Irregular Comparison (Adjective cu gradul comparativ si superlativ neregulat)

*** Observati transformarile ortografice la adjectivele monosilabice¸ atunci cand se adauga sufixele de formare ale comparativului si superlativului:

Big bigger the biggest

Hot hotter the hottest

Thin thinner the thinnest

More Words Family Members aunt - ________

brother - ___________

elder brother -________

cousin -________

daughter -________

ex-husband -________

ex-wife - ________

parents- ________

mother - ____________

father –________

grandparent(s) -________

grandchild -________

granddaughter / son -________

grandfather / mother -________

great-grandchild -________

husband -________

sister-in-law - _____________

(the) in-laws -________

mother -________

nephew -________

niece -________

sister -________

son -________

uncle - ___________

son-in law– ________

spouse - ________

step-daughter/son -________

step-father/mother -________

twin -________

twin-sister/ brother -________

widow (woman) -________

widower (man) -________

wife –________

husband - __________

divorced - ________

engaged -________

married - ________

separated -________

single -________

widowed -________

acquaintance -________

separated ________

fiancé -________

fiancée -________

friend -________

brother-in-law - __________

best friend -________

neighbour -________

best man - ________

bridesmaid – ________

kin - ______________

godmother - _______________

godfather - ___________

Practise: Underline the adjectives in all degrees of comparison:

The Oldest Man in the World?

Lerik is one of the highest and most remote villages in Azerbaijan. Some of the oldest people in the world live there. Mirzahan Movlamov is one of them. He is 121 years-old, the oldest man in the village and one of the oldest people in the world.

He lives in one room with his third wife who is nearly half a century younger than he is. He sits there all day talking to dozens of children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

Mirzahan has a son called Bodahan who is 41. Bodahan was born when Mirzahan was 80 and his wife was 36. He also has a grandson aged 84, the son of a child from his first marriage. In other words, Bodahan is 43 years younger than his own nephew. Mirzahan has a son, grandson, and great-granddaughter who were born in the same year.

His first wife was his true love and his best friend. They married in 1905 when he was 28 and she was 12. ‘I stole her’, he said. ‘I was in the Tsar’s cavalry. I rode into the next village on my horse and took her away. I loved her very much’. She died in 1961.

Why do people live so long in the mountains near Lerik?

The people in Azerbaijan are some of the poorest in the world. There are very few doctors and there is very little medicine. There are no schools and they receive no education. They eat vegetables, fruit, and sour cheese – but they don’t eat very much and they work very hard. But the air and water are cleaner than other places and their lives are stress-free.

Translate into English:

Sally este la birou? Nu¸ ea este acasa astazi. _____ _______ ______ _______________

Esti acasa? Da¸ sunt acasa. Noi suntem toti acasa. _____ _______ ______ _______________

Biroul meu este mai spatios decat biroul tau. __________ ______ ____ _

Acesta nu este atat de mare ca si biroul tau. __________ ______ ____ _

Biroul meu este mai mic decat al tau. _____ _______ ______ ______________

Masina mea este cea mai rapida. _____ _______ ______ ____________

Masina ta nu este atat de rapida ca si a mea. _____ _______ ______ __________

Masina ta este mai veche. _____ _______ ______ _____________

Masina mea este de culoare verde. _____ _______ ______ _______

Calculatorul ei este mai inteligent decat al meu. _____ _______ ______ ___________

Calculatorul meu nu este atat de performant ca si al ei. _____ _______ ______ ___________

Acela este mai nou si mai performant. _____ _______ ______ _________

Ea are familie? Da¸ are familie, ea are doi copii. _____ _______ ______ ____________

Copiii ei sunt la scoala si ea la serviciu. _____ _______ ______ ____________

Ea are un salariu bun. _____ _______ ______ _________

Postul meu e mai bun decat al Anei. _____ _______ ______ ______________

Ea nu are un salariu tot atat de mare ca si al meu. _____ _______ ______ _______________

Ea are o casa si o masina. __________ ______ ____

Avem noi calculatoare performante? _____ _______ ______ ______________

Calculatoarele lor sunt mai putin noi decat ale noastre._____ _______ ______ _____________

More words: Describing People

tall ___________________

short __________________

kind __________________

good looking ______________

fair/blonde _________________

red _________________

brunette ___________________

thin __________________

plump __________________

handsome __________________

beautiful ___________________

slim _________________

overweight ________________

skinny _________________

modest _______________

shy _______________

loyal _________________

sensible __________________

sensitive __________________

proud ________________

honest __________________

fair/correct _________________

thoughtful __________________

absent-minded ________________

self-confident ___________________

patient _________________

hard-working __________________

lazy ________________

outgoing __________________

easy-going ____________________

cheerful ____________________

miserable ___________________

tense _____ _______ ______ ______

generous ___________________

mean __________________

arrogant __________________

amusing __________________

selfish __________________

stubborn _________________

bossy _________________

fussy ______________

nosey _________________

reliable ________________

impatient __________________

ambitious _________________

mature ________________

wise _______________

silly _____________

optimistic ______________

pessimistic ________________

pushy ______________

intolerant _________________

clumsy ________________

tactful _________________

rude ______________

Practise: Describe a person you know. Refer to their appearance, character, features, temperament, qualities, likes and dislikes. Use as many adjectives as possible.

– FURTHER PRACTICE WORKSHEET (5)–

1. Read this text and then answer the question:

Bob Hunter’s Family

Bob Hunter is forty years old. He lives in Derby with his wife and three children. His wife’s name is Linda and she is an artist. Their eldest child, Richard, is studying Engineering at Derby University. Their middle child is called Claire. She’s fourteen and a student at Derby Grammar School. Their youngest child is Sally, who is twelve. She enjoys horse-riding and cycling. Bob is an accountant and works for Toyota at Burnaston. He enjoys his job but always looks forward to the weekend, when he can spend some quality time on the golf course. He is a member of the Mickleover Golf Club and has been playing since he was eleven years old.

Who is the paragraph about? __________ ______ ____ ___________

How old is he? __________ ______ ____

Where does he live? __________ ______ ____ ____

Is he married? __________ ______ ____ ____

How many children does he have? __________ ______ ____

What is his wife’s name? __________ ______ ____

What does his wife do for a living? __________ ______ ____ _______

What is the name of their eldest child? _____ _______ ______ ______________

What subject is he studying? __________ ______ ____ ____

How old is Claire? _____ _______ ______ _______________

Which school does Claire go to? __________ ______ ____

What is the name of their other child? _____ _______ ______ _____________

How old is she? _____ _______ ______ ____________

What hobbies does she have? __________ ______ ____

What does Bob do for a living? __________ ______ ____ ____

Which company des Bob work for? __________ ______ ____ __

Does he like working there? _____ _______ ______ _______________

What does he do at the weekend? __________ ______ ____ __

What is the name of his golf club? _____ _______ ______ _____________

At what age did he start playing? __________ ______ ____ __

2. Answer these questions about yourself:

a) What do you do for a living? __________ ______ ____ _________

b) How log have you worked there? __________ ______ ____ __

c) What do you dislike about your job? __________ ______ ____ __

d) What is the most important for you? __________ ______ ____ _

e) Why is it important? __________ ______ ____ _____________

3. Describe the perfect job in your view. Use some of these words: good, important, difficult, essential, like, love, easy, difficult, stressful, tiring, refreshing, break, open, closed, kind, dislike, ignore, overlook, omit, reject, accept, solve, leave, earn, continuous, INTERRUPTED, enter, exit, desk, ask, answer, help, efficiency, promptness, permanent, temporary, necessary, optional:

4. Translate into Romanian:

Acelea sunt cele mai bune calculatoare. _____ _______ ______ _____________

El este cam agitat dupa sedinta. _____ _______ ______ _________

Avem o afacere tot atat de buna ca si a lor. __________ ______ ____

Ei sunt muncitori si harnici. __________ ______ ____

Ele sunt cele mai bune din companie. _____ _______ ______ ___________

Ei nu sunt prea autoritari. _____ _______ ______ ________

Noi muncim foarte mult. _____ _______ ______ ___________

Avem bonusuri foarte bune. _____ _______ ______ __________

Noi avem conexiune internet lenta. _____ _______ ______ ____________

Vreau o sarcina mai rationala. _____ _______ ______ ________

Lisa e prea sensibila uneori. _____ _______ ______ _________

Masina lor este mai noua. _____ _______ ______ ____________

El e mereu intelept in decizile pe care le ia. _____ _______ ______ ___________

Secretara noastra este mai amabila decat a lor. _____ _______ ______ _______________

Nu avem multi bani. _____ _______ ______ ______

Avem nevoie de informatii suplimentare. _____ _______ ______ ________

Avem mai putini bani decat ieri. _____ _______ ______ ________

El este un om mandru si corect. _____ _______ ______ _____________

Vrei o cafea mai dulce? _____ _______ ______ _______

Noi avem la fel de multe sarcini. _____ _______ ______ ________

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PRONOUNS (Pronumele)

Treceti corespondentul din limba romana in dreptul fiecarei forme pronominale:

Underline all the pronouns in this text:

‘This is Rick, the private detective. I am outside the Marina hotel. Your wife is by herself speaking to a hotel porter. I think she asks him to bring her the car. Yes, she gives him the keys. Now the porter is back, your wife pays him and gets into the car. We are driving down Fulton Street and your wife is turning left into Sunset Avenue.

She is driving rather fast I must say. We are going 120 kilometres an hour now! And it is beginning to rain! We are driving by the Transworld Building and crossing the Bay Bridge. It looks like your wife is heading for the airport, but I’m not sure. The wind is blowing hard and we are slowing down a little – in fact your wife stops.

There’s a small shop here. She gets out of the car and she enters the shop. I’m not sure what she wants to buy. Oh, I don’t believe my eyes, it’s a gun! She is paying for it now with her credit card. Now Mrs. Gimbell is back in her car and we are driving slowly again. There’s heavy traffic in Grant Avenue and a big truck is blocking the road in the middle. I wonder what the police are doing.

We are turning into a small side street and she is pulling up in front of a large Victorian house. Wait a minute! Isn’t that your house, Mr. Gimbell? She is searching for something in her handbag. Yes, the key. But she has something else in her hand, too. She looks very happy. In fact I think she is smiling! Now she unlocks the door and she is inside. Mr. Gimbell . ? Mr. Gimbell . ?’

Practise; translate the following sentences into English:

Nu te vad. __________ ______ ____ _____

Iti trimit flori. __________ ______ ____ ________

Ii trimit un mesaj foarte scurt. __________ ______ ____ _______

Nu vad pe nimeni cunoscut aici. __________ ______ ____ ___

Pe mine ma vede profesorul tot timpul. __________ ______ ____ _

Casa aceasta este a noastra¸ nu a voastra. _____ _______ ______ _____________

Vrea sa faca ea insasi proiectul. __________ ______ ____ _____

Nu te vad bine¸ ochelarii acestia nu sunt ai mei. _____ _______ ______ _____________

Nu e masina mea¸ nu stiu s-o conduc. __________ ______ ____ __

Ce vrei de la mine ? __________ ______ ____ ______________

Eu insami am facut planul. __________ ______ ____ ______

Nu ma deranja. __________ ______ ____ _________________

M-am saturat de zgomotul acesta. __________ ______ ____ _

Ne vedem maine. __________ ______ ____ ___________

Lasa-l in pace. __________ ______ ____ ____________

Give the Romanian correspondent for the words in bold:

Practise on the following example:

This is my computer. This computer is mine. It’s mine.

This is your dress. _____ _______ ______ ___________

This is her book.__________ ______ ____ ________

This is your cream__________ ______ ____ _____

That is his file.__________ ______ ____ ______

These are our apples.__________ ______ ____

Those are your papers.__________ ______ ____ _

These are their phones.__________ ______ ____ ______

Answer the following questions:

Who are your best friends? __________ ______ ____ ____

Where do you spend your weekends? __________ ______ ____ ______

How do you feel after work? __________ ______ ____ _____

Which is your favourite film? __________ ______ ____ ________

Whose map is this? __________ ______ ____ ______

What makes you happy? __________ ______ ____ ________

Make sentences with these words in various degrees of comparison:

Continue and finish the following sentences with choices of your own:

This pen is not mine¸ it doesn’t belong to me¸ it is__________ ______ ____

These are not my bags¸ she left them here¸ these __________ ______ ____ _

Mother’s bag doesn’t look like that¸ it is not __________ ______ ____ _____

Don’t bring the coffee here; we didn’t ask for it¸ it is not _____ _______ ______ ___________

What is mine is mine¸ and not _____ _______ ______ _______________

Their car broke down¸ it is _____________ problem.

Fill in the right form of the reflexive pronouns:

She (insasi) __________ is travelling to Japan. We sent the money (insine) ___________. Don’t contradict (pe tine insuti) _______! It is not polite to invite (pe tine insuti)__________ to the party. What computer program is this? It destroys (pe sine) _____________. Did you type this (tu insati) ________ ? Nobody came here: I locked the door (insami) ______________. She washes (pe ea insasi)_________ at the age of 4.

Choose the correct pronoun:

Mark is (their / theirs) neighbour.

This is our car. It’s (our/ours).

These are Mary’s books; they’re (her/hers).

Blue is (my/mine) favourite colour.

You can’t have this money. It isn’t (your/yours).

(Her/hers) house is bigger than (him/his).

Is this (your/yours) coat? No, it isn’t (my/mine).

Are these offices Bill and Lenny’s? Yes, they’re (their/theirs).

These are Jesse’s goods. They are (his/him).

That is (our/ours) house. It’s (our/ours).

– FURTHER PRACTICE WORKSHEET (6) –

Fill in the suitable pronouns:

Brian: Hello, what are ______ doing here?

Linda: Hello, __ am Linda! This is my younger sister. ____ are waiting here for our friend Carla. ______ is in the department store over there, and ____ are already tired. Who are ______?

Brian: Oh, ___ am Brian. Yes, __ am also waiting for a friend. ____ is in the department store, too. Do ______ come here often?

Linda: Yes, ____ are here every day.

Brian: Yes, the department store is very big!

Linda: Look! There ______ is.

Brian: My friend is there too! And what are ______ doing tonight?

Linda: _____ are going to the cinema! And what are you doing?

Brian: First, ____ are drinking something and then ____ don’t know yet. My friend is here since this morning. ____ is just on vacation here.

Linda: Are ______ also new here?

Brian: Yes, actually ____ am from Germany and my friend is from Sweden. My father, however, is British.

Linda: Oh, that is interesting. Unfortunately, ____ have to go. ______ are very nice.

Brian: Thanks! ______ are nice, too! Maybe ____ will see you around!

2. Read the text and complete the sentences after it:

MEMORY

There is no simple answer to the question, 'How can I enhance my memory?' But there are some general points one can make. Firstly, you have to practice. Practice remembering things. Secondly, use your memory. Preferring to make notes all the time rather than rely on one's memory is a terrible mistake. It's certain that you actually risk making your memory worse that way. In order to utilize your memory, you have to be keen to remember – eager to remember. If you really mean to remember things, you can. And thirdly, always make associations when you want to remember anything.

Vocabulary:

to enhance: to develop ____________

to rely on: To trust ___________

to risk: To take the risk of ___________

to utilize: To use _____________

keen: Willing, enthusiastic, eager ________

eager: Ready/ willing, keen __________

associations: Links, relations _________

Complete the sentences with a suitable form of the words defined above

Clothes are important – you should wear something which ___________ your own self esteem and creates the right kind of impression

I have always ___________ the kindness of my friends.

We have to find a way to ____________ our fifty thousand members as an educational and propaganda machine.

Music, obviously, can make a mood; build familiarity and memory, and ____________ for a happy event.

He has always been ___________ to help the needy.

Choose the variant that reflects the contents of the text:

1. To better one's ability to remember, one should not ______

A) make general points

B) practice everything one learns

C) force oneself to remember

D) use one's memory

E) write down the things one should remember.

2. Writing down everything ______

A) helps a lot to remember

B) makes a person's memory worse

C) improves memory

D) leads to mistakes

E) is another way of using one's memory.

3. The writer points out that one _____

A) should not be so eager to remember

B) must try to remember everything

C) should make small notes when one wants to remember anything

D) can also connect things in mind to remember them

E) should sometimes risk making one's memory worse

Curs

Cardinal numbers (Numeralul cardinal)

0 - zero

1 - one

2 - two

3 - three

4 - four

5 - five

6 - six

7 - seven

8 - eight

9 - nine

10 - ten

11 - eleven

12 - twelve

13 - thirteen

14 - fourteen

15 - fifteen

16 - sixteen

17 - seventeen

18 - eighteen

19 - nineteen

20 – twenty

21 – twenty-one

28 – twenty-eight

30 – thirty

33 – thirty-three

37 – thirty-seven

40 – forty

41 – forty-one

44 – forty-four

50 – fifty

53 – fifty-three

58 – fifty-eight

60 – sixty

62 – sixty-two

69 – sixty-nine

70 – seventy

75 – seventy-five

80 – eighty

88 – eighty-eight

90 – ninety

98 – ninety-eight

100 – a hundred

101 - a hundred and one

110 - a hundred and ten

119 – one hundred and nineteen

139 – one hundred thirty-nine

200 – two hundred

225 – two hundred twenty-five

309 – three hundred and nine

491 – four hundred ninety-one

1,000 – a thousand

1,106 – a thousand one hundred and six

10,000 – ten thousands

10, 520 – ten thousand five hundred and twenty

100,000 – one hundred thousands

560,201 – five hundred sixty thousand two hundred and one

1,000,000 – one million

10,000,000 – ten millions

100,000,000 – one hundred millions

1,000,000,000 – one billion

Obs! Anii se citesc impartind cifra in doua: de exemplu 1945 vom citi 19 si 45 (nineteen forty-five), dark 2003 vom citi ca atare (two thousand and three), dar 2012 vom citi dupa regula (adica twenty twelve).

Ordinal Numbers: (Numeralul ordinal)

1^st - first

2^nd - second

3^rd - third

4^th - fourth

5^th - fifth

6^th - sixth

7^th - seventh

8^th - eighth

9^th - ninth

10^th - tenth

11^th - eleventh

12^th – twelfth

13^th – thirteenth

14^th – fourteenth

15^th – fifteenth

16^th – sixteenth

17^th – seventeenth

18^th – eighteenth

19^th – nineteenth

20^th – twentieth

21^st – twenty-first

30^th - ___________

32^nd – thirty second

40^th - ____________

43^rd – forty-third

50^th – fiftieth

55^th – fifty fifth

60^th - ____________

62^nd – sixty second

70^th - ___________

73^rd – seventy third

80^th - ____________

88^th – eighty eighth

90^th - ____________

97^th – ninety seventh

101st – one hundred first

321^st – three hundred twenty-first

Multiplication:

1 x . - once   1 x 8 = 8 (once eight is eight)

2 x . - twice 2 x 2 = 4 (two times two is four)

3 x . - three times 3 x 4 = 12 (__________________)

4 x . - four times   4 x 5 = 20 (_________________)

5 x . - __________  5 x . = . (________________)

6 x . - __________ 6 x . = . (________________)

7 x . - __________  7 x . = . (________________)

8 x . - __________ 8 x . = . (________________)

9 x . - nine times  9 x . = . (________________)

10x . - ten times  10 x . = . (________________)

Fractions

1/2 - a half

1/3 - a third

1/4 - a quarter

1/5 – a fifth

1/6 – a sixth

1/7 – a seventh

1/8 – an eighth

1/9- a ninth

1/10 – a tenth

1/11 – an eleventh

1/12 – a twelfth

1-13 - a thirteenth

2/3 - two thirds

3/4 - three quarters

2/5 - two fifths

4/10 - four tenths

1 ^1/2 - one and a half

2 ^3/4 – two and three quarters

3 ^5/7 - three and five sevenths

4 ^8/12 - four and eight twelfths

Decimals:

2.5 - two point five

1.25 - one point twenty-five

10.35 – ten point thirty-five

Percentage

10% - ten per cent

52% - fifty-two per cent

0.25% - zero point twenty-five per cent

89.62% - eighty-nine point sixty-two per cent

Practice: Read this text and identify the numbers in it:

HEADACHES

The causes of headaches, whether they are the common kind of tension or migraine headaches, or any other kind, are usually the same. During the periods of stress, muscles in the neck, head and face are contracted so tightly that they make tremendous pressure on the nerves; headaches, taking many forms from a continuous dull pain to an insistent hammering result.

Although at least 50% of American adults are estimated to suffer one or more headaches per week, it is the 20 million migraine-sufferers who are in special difficulties. Migraines, which are mostly suffered by women, can entail tremendous, unrelieved pain.

Vocabulary:

tension: stress, anxiety

to contract: to make or become tighter, narrower

tightly: firmly, strongly

tremendous: great, remarkable

pressure: weight, force

dull pain: pain not felt distinctly

insistent: persistent

to hammer; to hit, to pound

to estimate: to guess, to calculate approximately

to entail: to necessitate, to involve

unrelieved: constant, chronic

Practice: Write in words the following numbers:

Date – What date is today?

Today is March 10¸ March 10^th¸ 10 March¸ 10^th March¸ 10^th of March¸ March the 10^th

Answer the following questions:

What date is today? Today is the __________ ______ ____ _______________

What date was yesterday? Yesterday was __________ ______ ____ ________

What date was the day before yesterday? __________ ______ ____ ________

What date will be tomorrow? __________ ______ ____ __________________

What date will be after tomorrow? __________ ______ ____ ______________

Expressing time

quarter = 15 minutes

half = 30 minutes

past - ___________

to - ____________

sharp

A.M. – ante meridian (from 0:00 to 12 o’clock)

P.M. – post meridian (from 12 o’clock to 24:00)

What is the time? – Cat este ceasul/ Ce ora este? The time is ____________________

What is the time? – The time is 11: 15. It is 11:15

What time is it? It is 3 sharp. (ora trei fix) .

What time is it? It is 10 minutes past 12.

What time is it? It is half past 12. (12.30).

It is a quarter past 12. (12:15).

It is a quarter to one. (12:45).

It is half to one. (12:30).

Practise:

What time is it? What is the time¸ please?

It is :10:15 ____________________ 12:30 _____ _______ ______ ______

What is the time? I do not know! My watch is slow! _____ _______ ______ _______

What is the time ? I don’t know! My watch is fast. _____ _______ ______ ________

When is your birthday? My birthday is on ________________.

Read the following years

A week has 7 days.

A fortnight consists of two weeks.

A month is made up of 28, 30, 31 days.

A year has 12 months or 365 days, 366 days in leap years.

A century consists of 100 years.

A millennium consists of 1000 years.

Practise: Translate these into Romanian:

I will be in London in a fortnight.

You can call me in a week’s time.

You have only one month to send the money.

A year is made up of 12 months.

We are in the 21^st century.

Everybody suffered from the millennium fever in 2000.

– FURTHER PRACTICE WD WORKSHEET (7) –

1. Give the interrogative and the negative form of the sentences below:

a) Mary has a good job. __________ ______ ____ ______________

b) Sally goes to work every day. __________ ______ ____ ___________

c) Larry always wants a coffee. __________ ______ ____ __________

d) The computer sometimes has a virus.__________ ______ ____ _____

e) We often drink Pepsi. __________ ______ ____ ______________

f)  These cars often break down. __________ ______ ____ _________

g) The whole family is at the seaside. __________ ______ ____ _____

h) Jim never wakes up before 9 o’clock. _____ _______ ______ _______________

i)  She is never late for work. _____ _______ ______ _______________

j)  We rarely go fishing here. _____ _______ ______ _______________

k) Grandfather walks the dog twice a day. __________ ______ ____

l)  Sue cooks the best apple-pie. _____ _______ ______ _______________

2. Answer the following questions affirmatively or negatively:

Are you a lawyer? __________ ______ ____ _______________

Is she an accountant? __________ ______ ____ _______________

Do you have a family? __________ ______ ____ _______________

Does your boss have a car?  __________ ______ ____ __________

Is your house new? __________ ______ ____ ______________

Do you have a computer?__________ ______ ____ ______________

Do you have children? __________ ______ ____ _______________

Do you want some coffee? __________ ______ ____ __________

Is your job satisfying? __________ ______ ____ ______________

Are you a university graduate? __________ ______ ____ _______

Do you like to travel? __________ ______ ____ ___________

Do you smoke? __________ ______ ____ ________________

Do you drink coffee in the morning? __________ ______ ____ ____

Do you like your job? __________ ______ ____ ________________

Do you have much spare time? __________ ______ ____ __________

Don’t you like football? __________ ______ ____ ___________

Doesn’t your car break down? __________ ______ ____ ___________

Do they give you a good salary? __________ ______ ____ ________

Do you like English? __________ ______ ____ ___________

Do you need a 5 minute-break? __________ ______ ____ _______

Are there many mistakes? __________ ______ ____ ____________

3. Translate this text into Romanian:

WORDS

Because words can break silence, and thus remove tension, we often draw on them for this reason and not mainly for what they mean. When two people are introduced, one says, 'How do you do?' Now this is not really a question, despite its apparent meaning, and the other person will not reply 'Very well thank you’, but 'How do you do?' This is the conversational formula. The purpose of the phrase 'How do you do?' is not to communicate meaning but to break the tension which would result from silence when meeting someone unknown for the first time.

More words:

thus: therefore, so __________________

to remove: to take out __________________

to draw on: to use, to resort to __________________

tension: worry, anxiety __________________

apparent: obvious, clear __________________

to result from: to be caused by __________________

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Modal VERBS (Verbele modale)

o Nu au toate timpurile si modurile;

o Au forme flexionare unice pentru toate persoanele si numerele;

o Formeaza negativul cu adverbul de negatie NOT;

o Au forme contrase: can’t¸ mustn’t¸ shouldn’t, wouldn’t,

Practise: read and translate this text:

SOCIETY

Men usually want to have their own way. They want to think and act as they like. No one, however, can have his own way all the time. A man cannot live in society without taking into account the interest of others as well as his own interests.

'Society' means a group of people with the same laws and the same way of life. People in society may make their own decisions, but these decisions ought not to be unjust or detrimental to others.

Vocabulary:

to have one's own way to do what one wants

to take into account – to consider

interest: Advantage, benefit

unjust: unfair, incorrect

detrimental: harmful

Practise: Insert can¸ could¸ may¸ might¸ must¸ ought to¸ should¸ shall¸ will¸ would:

a) I (pot) _________ speak Spanish.

b) You (ai permisiunea)_________ take my pen.

c) (Imi dai voie sa) _________ borrow your keyboard?

d) You (ai permisiunea) ________ take it for an hour.

e) It (s-ar putea) __________ rain tonight.

f)  The ship (s-ar putea sa)_________ have sailed.

g) They (nu pot) ___________ travel with false passport.

h) You (nu ai voie sa) _____________ write with a green pen.

i)  We (ar trebui sa) ___________ to send a greeting card to Mother.

j)  He (trebuie) ___________ come here at once.

k) (ai putea/vrea sa) ________ take this downstairs for me?

l)  (poti) ____________ you lift this heavy bag?

m)    (este necesar/trebuie)___________ you always talk when I want silence?

n) You (este obligatoriu) _________ fill in the form with personal data.

o) The goods (s-ar putea sa) ________ arrive on Sunday¸ but I am not sure.

p) We (vom)__________ send a bunch of flowers to that lady.

Read this paragraph and underline the modals in it:

You can recognise many different kinds of insects. Some of them you may like, but others may frighten you because they are liable to bite. Sometimes this can be serious because a biting insect may carry disease. If it happens to bite and suck the blood of a person suffering from disease and later on bites a healthy person, it injects some of the disease germs into his/her blood and so infects him/her with the disease. in this way disease spreads rapidly in some parts of the world.

Replace the equivalents with the modals:

I am not able to lift up this heavy box. _____ _______ ______ _____________

You are still not able to speak English. _____ _______ ______ _____________

He is not permitted to do just anything in this office. _________________

The ship is not allowed to anchor in that port. _____ _______ ______ _______

You are compelled to do what they say. _____ _______ ______ ____________

They have to redo the whole work. __________ ______ ____

Are you allowed to shout here? __________ ______ ____ ___

Am I allowed to smoke here? __________ ______ ____ ___

Translate into English using Modals whenever possible:

Imi dai voie sa pornesc radioul? __________ ______ ____ ______

Aceasta prezentare nu poate fi a mea. __________ ______ ____ _____

Putem face o pauza de cafea? __________ ______ ____ ________

Ei pot face proiectul impreuna cu noi. __________ ______ ____ _____

Nu puteti schimba ora sedintei. __________ ______ ____ ________

Lucreaza mult la documentar si vor castiga premiul concursului. __________ ______ ____ __________ ______ ____ _______

Haideti sa luam pranzul impreuna azi. __________ ______ ____ __

Profitul din fiecare luna al acelei companii poate fi de peste € 320,000. __________ ______ ____ __________ ______ ____ __

Doar el poate castiga aceasta cursa. __________ ______ ____ _______

Apartamentul meu e vizavi de al lui Brian. __________ ______ ____ _

Este bine sa iti amintesti evenimentele importante. _____ _______ ______ ___________

Pisicile pot vedea foarte bine noaptea. __________ ______ ____ _

Am putea lua cina mai devreme? __________ ______ ____ _____

Nu poate sa se casatoreasca cu cine vrea. __________ ______ ____ _

Nu pot ajunge la timp din cauza traficului aglomerat. __________ ______ ____ __________ ______ ____ _

Anei ii plac merele, strugurii si caisele, iar lui Tim ii imi plac anansul, perele si piersicile. __________ ______ ____ _____ _______ ______ _______________

Nu poti invita mai mult de zece persoane. _____ _______ ______ _______________

Acest local poate gazdui 385 de persoane. _____ _______ ______ _______________

Trebuie sa vezi acest film impreuna cu noi. _____ _______ ______ _______________

Ei ar trebui sa reconsidere decizia aceasta. _____ _______ ______ ______________

More words: FOOD

Breakfast ___________

Lunch __________

Dinner __________

Supper__________

Snack__________

Salad __________

Appetizers __________

Refreshment__________

Dish__________

First course __________

Second course__________

Dessert__________

Soup__________

Pasta__________

French fries__________

Mashed potatoes__________

Sandwich__________

Pizza__________

Cookies__________

Pie__________

Birthday cake__________

Frozen food__________

Take-away food__________

Raw __________

Rare __________

medium__________

Well cooked __________

Boil__________

Fry__________

Roast__________

Grill__________

Seam__________

Heat__________

Defrost__________

Freeze__________

Serve__________

Invite__________

Cook__________

Bake__________

Lay the table__________

Have a party__________

Wash the dishes__________

Do the washing up_______

Coffee__________

Juice__________

Milk__________

Lemonade__________

Mineral water: sparkling /still _________________

Cocktail__________

Milkshake__________

Refreshing drink__________

Yoghurt__________

Energy drink__________

Whisky__________

Tea__________

Liquor__________

Ice tea __________