Wednesday, 15 December 2021

Session 14

 

6th January 2022

sunny, cool

Thursday 





1. cause or arrange for something to take place at a time later than that first scheduled= to postpone 

2. cook (an egg) without its shell in or over boiling water.=to poach  

3. make a physical attack on= assault 

4, the state of being unemployed= unemployment

5. the action or crime of stealing= theft

6. assert something as a position in an argument= to contend 

7. a person who searches for and collects discarded items= scavenger

8. engaging in an activity with great eagerness or enthusiasm= voracious

9. walk heavily or noisily without attention to your steps = to tramp

10 to turn on sides , unsteady = to keel / to stagger 



Listening 


to carry the sponge to the injured guy = a ajuta la nevoie 

twists and turns = rasturnari de situatie

to gush away at = a face referire la cineva ( cunoscuta / publica ) 

to put me at ease = a ma face sa ma simt confortabil 

to be in awe of = a fi in extaz dupa / pentru 

to rake up = to gather 

level = drept / plan 

cast = distributie 

to cast - cast - cast = a distribui 
to commit (ed) = a -si asuma responsabilitati 
to bite the hand that feeds you = a musca mana care te hraneste 
press are interested in ...= 
star-struck = impresionat de statutul de " star "
hectic = haotic 
reef = stanca submarina 
reed = trestie 


Indirect Speech worksheet 
page 35 the description of  an accident 



Thursday, 9 December 2021

Session 13

 


9th December 2021 

sunny, chilly 

Thursady



KET - listening - test 2 

https://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_listening_test2_part3.htm



Level B2

to postpone (ed) = put off = a amana 

theft = jaf 

rape = viol

assault = talharie / atac la persoana 

to poach (ed) = a gati in apa fierbinte / a posa 

to tell off = a certa / mustrului 

hyacinth = zambila

to wet the  (flower)bed = a uda patul 

unemployment = somaj 


to hitch (ed) = a calatori pe ' spinarea ' altcuiva 

to hitckhike (ed) = a face autostopul 

to contend ( that ) = a sustine ca 

to range from = a tinde de la ...pana la ....

scavenger = persoana care foloseste resturile aruncate de altii

voracious = vorace / de nestavilit 

 to tramp / tread over = a calca in picioare 

aloft = deoparte 

a clump of (trees ) = un palc de pomi 

to keel (ed) =  a se impletici 

to stagger (ed) = a se impletici 

to plunge (ed) in = a plonja 



Verify Indirect Speech homework 

Left at : 

https://www.examenglish.com/B2/b2_reading_people.htm




Thursday, 2 December 2021

Session 12

2nd December 2021

sunny, cool

Thursday


G) What does the policeman want to know?

 

1.      What’s your name?

The policeman wants to know what my name is.

2.      What’s your job?

           He wants to know what my job is.

3.      Where do you work?

            He wants to know where I work.

            REPORTING LATER

4.      Where do you live?

            He wanted to know where I lived.

5.      Where were you yesterday?

        He wanted to know where I had been the previous day.

6.      Why are you in London?

           He wanted to know why I was in London.

7.      When did you come?

            He wanted to know when I had come.

8.      How did you come?

            He wanted to know how I had come.

9.      Where’s your ticket?

        He wanted to know where my ticket was.

10.  Have you ever been in London?

             He wanted to know if I had ever been in London.

11.  Do you know anyone in London?

             He wanted to know if I knew anyone in London.

12.  Were you in London last month?

             He wanted to know if I had been in London the previous month

13.  Are you telling the truth?

       He wanted to know if I was telling the truth.


to have  a sore throat = a avea o durere in gat 

novel = roman

short story = nuvela 

to be fit = a fi in forma fizica buna

to have bad eyes = a nu vedea bine

 to laugh at somebody 

to laugh about somebody 

wise = intelept 

What does he like ? = ce ii place ?

What is he like ? = cum este ? (ca persoana)

What does he look like ? = cum arata ? 

drought = seceta 

blizzard = viscol

wildfire= incendiu de vegetatie 

landslide= alunecare de teren

hail= grindina

to occur (ed)= a-si face aparitia 

lifeguard = salvamar/ salvamont 

cliff= stanca

parasol= beach umbrella

pebbles= pietricele 

deckchair= sezlong 

towel = prosop 

jellyfish = meduza










HOMEWORK

C) Wh- questions:

 

     Examples: * “What is the time?” he asked.

                            He asked me what the time was.

 

                        * “Where do you live?” he asked Mary.

                            He wanted to know where Mary lived.

 

     Do the same:

 

1.      He asked, “How long does it take you to have lunch?”

……………………………………………………………………….

2.      He asked me, “What are you doing at the weekend?”

……………………………………………………………………….

3.      She asked, “Why are you late, Tom?”

……………………………………………………………………….

4.      My mother asked me, “Where is your umbrella?”

……………………………………………………………………….

5.      The secretary asked the man, “Who do you want to see, sir?”

……………………………………………………………………….

6.      The students asked, “What time does the bell ring?”

……………………………………………………………………….

7.      He asked Tom, “What kind of films do you like watching?”

……………………………………………………………………….

8.      The teacher asked the girl, “When do you have to be home?”

……………………………………………………………………….

9.      They always asked, “Why don’t you let your cat in?”

……………………………………………………………………….

10.  The passengers asked, “When did the last train leave?”

……………………………………………………………………….

11.  He asked, “What will you do tomorrow, Jane?”

……………………………………………………………………….


E) Change into INDIRECT SPEECH:

 

1.      Bob says, “I want to play tennis this afternoon.”

………………………………………………………………………….

2.      John says, “I haven’t seen my grandmother for a long time.”

………………………………………………………………………….

3.      Cindy says to Alan, “Don’t come in with your dirty shoes.”

………………………………………………………………………….

4.      My father says, “Please, help me in the garden.”

………………………………………………………………………….

5.      “Don’t wipe your dirty fingers on my clean table cloth.” says his mother.

………………………………………………………………………….

6.      “When does the bell ring?” asks John.

………………………………………………………………………….

7.      Sandy asks Danny, “Why didn’t you tell her the truth?”

………………………………………………………………………….

8.      “How long have you waited for me?”

What does Charles ask Fiona?

           ………………………………………………………………………….

9.      “Does it rain in winter in Somali?”

What does the teacher ask?

………………………………………………………………………….

10.  “Did you post the letter?” asks Rachel.

………………………………………………………………………….

Thursday, 25 November 2021

Session 11

 


25th November 2021 

partly sunny, chilly

Thursday 


INDIRECT SPEECH 



neat # sloppy 

( ordonat ) # ( dezordonat ) 

habit = obicei 

to improve (ed) = a imbunatati / a se insanatosi 

to remark (ed) = a remarca 

clerk = functionar 

bill = factura/ nota de plata/ bancnota

first aid = primul ajutor 

to slam (ed) = a tranti 


Page 89 Worksheet 26 

Motivate page 31






Thursday, 18 November 2021

Session 10

 18th November 2021

cool, partly sunny 

Thursday 


Listening 

https://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_listening_part2.htm

https://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_listening_test2_part1.htm


Indirect Speech 


Direct Speech

Indirect Speech

-          She is with me ! my mum says

She said she was with her .

-          We are learning right now ! she informs.

She informed they were learning right then .

-We drove there ! my sister-in-law added.

My sister-in-law added they had driven there.

-He had fainted before he arrived at the hospital !  the doctor informed them .

The doctor informed them (that ) he had fainted …

-          My parents were cooking when you called , her daughter replied.

Her daughter replied her parents had been cooking when he had called .

-          He has made his test correctly ! the teacher said .

The teacher said he had made …

 

-          We will help you ! they answered .

They answered they would help him.

 

-My aunts are going to call me ! I replied .

I replied that my aunts were going to call me !

-          Don’t run !

He warned him not to run .

https://www.ef.com/wwen/english-resources/english-grammar/changing-time-and-place-references/


Thursday, 11 November 2021

Session 9

 11th November 2021 

sunny, cool

Thursday 


MOTIVATE 7 

page 24 

page 26

page 97 ex 4, 5

page 87 

page 88



running machine = banda de alergat 

exercise bike = bicicleta statica 

water fountain = ' tasnitoare ' 

disposable = de unica folosinta 

bulletproof = anti-glont 

visor = viziera

ear defenders = aparatori ( contra zgomot ) de urechi

overalls = salopeta ( munca )

dungarees = salopeta de strada 

high visibility jacket = vesta reflectorizanta 

Page 28 


BLOG COMMENT ; EX 2 / 25 

DEADLINE : 17th Nov , 7 pm 


 

https://www.examenglish.com/

https://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_listening_part1.htm

https://www.examenglish.com/PET/b1_preliminary_Schools_listening_part2.htm

https://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_listening_part3.htm


to display = a afisa 

dispaly = ecran / afisaj 




Friday, 29 October 2021

Session 7

 to be a real baby about something =  a te comporta ca un bebelus in ceea ce priveste ....


 Ex : Your teacher is a real baby about riding a horse. 

wiring = cablaj / retea de cabluri 

faulty = defect 

to rehearse (ed) = a repeta un rol 

rehearsal = repetitie 


Homework 


Page 15 - My best friend - deadline  Wed, midnight, blog comment 

Page 96 




Thursday, 21 October 2021

Session 6

 A fabric that is looped around your neck and used tto support your injured arm = sling

sling=  ( chinga/ orteza) 

fabric / cloth = panza / material 

A system that connects all the computers in the world = Internet 

hoof - hooves 

( copita ) 

mane = coama

silver = argint

A metal tool used to beat eggs or cream = whisk 

 whisk (tel )

A soft shoe with no heel used by Native Americans -mocasin 

die ...dice

( zar ) 

to loose blood = to bleed 

pit = sambure mare 

seed = sambure mic / samanta

the tool used for climbing = ladder 

a tool with sharp teeth on one side used for cutting hard material = saw 

a fungus shaped as an umbrella , edible = mushroom 

to tap with the knuckles = to knock 

a small glass ball used as a toy = marbles 

 a deck of cards = un pachet de carti de joc 

a deep sound made by an angry animal = to growl 

a dry plum = prune 

to raise or push up from below = to boost 

a strong snow storm = blizzard 

to grind with your teeth = to chew 

a routine task around the house = chore

grasshopper = lacusta 

cricket = greiere 

an electrical device with blades that turns fast and blows air = ceiling fan 

to force air out of the lungs in a sudden , noisy way = to cough 

plum = pruna 

prune= pruna uscata 

a thin layer of liquid shaped like a ball and filled with air = bubble 

a very tiny piece of bread = crumb (firmitura) 

a box where a colony of bees are kept = hive (stup)

to blow air violently out of your mouth and nose = to sneeze 

cane = toiag / baston 

to make noise with your lips closed= to hum ( a ingana/ 

a short narrow board mounted on rollerskates wheels = skateboard 

something / someone which is irritating or troublesome = pest ( daunator : tantari / soareci ) 

 the title of an article in a newspapaer = headline

very tall and slim = lanky 

a long pointed tooth of a walrus or an elephant = tusk ( fildes) 

baker = brutar 

a playing card with one in the middle = ace 

to hatch = a ecloza 

to row = a vasli 

cox = carmaci 


Thursday, 14 October 2021

Session 5

 

14th October 2021 

rainy , cool 

Thursday 


Questions for smart kids : 

The name of the join in your finger rhyming with " buckle " is ...KNUCKLE


1,000 YEARS = MILLENIUM 

" Don't look a gift horse in the mouth " 


dozen = duzina (12) 


sparingly = rarely 


bacon = sunca traditionala 

ham = sunca ca cea presata 




beautiful mind = intelligent person 

to pin (ed)  down = a tintui 
to be out of your mind = to act in a crazy manner 

curve = curba / rotunjime 
edge = margine

muse = muza 
distraction = distragere 
to distract (ed) = a distrage 
even though = chiar daca...

to be keen on = a avea placere sa ...( + V-ing ) 
to be interested in = a fi interesat de ...( + V +ing ) 
to be good/ bad at = a fi bun / nepriceout la ...( + V-ing ) 


Homework 


Comment on : " Don't look a gift horse in the mouth " , until Wednesday , at 7 pm  , as a blog comment . 


Thursday, 7 October 2021

Session 4

7th October 2021 

cloudy, windy , cool

Thursday 


Present simple versus continuous 

 

Present Simple

Present Continuous

-          Actiuni repetate / obisnuite

-          Act in desfasurare

-          Every day/ week/ Thursday; always ; never ; sometimes ; usually ( de obicei ) ; often (des) ; seldom (rar)

-          Now , this moment , this semester , this autumn

AFFIRMATIVE

S + V

S (he,she, it ) + V + s/ es

 

S + am/ are / is + V+ing

NEGATIVE

S + do not + V

S (he, she, it ) + does not +V

S + am not/ aren’t / isn’t + V+ing

INTERROGATIVE

Do + S + V ?

Does + S (he/ she/ it ) + V ?

Am/ Are/ Is + S + V-ing ?



Page 9
 ex 3

1. My grandma always buys me new clothes for my birthday.
2. My mother sometimes feels stressed after she finishes her work.
3. My father often talks about political problems with us.
4. Sometimes it is too easy to gety good marks nowadays.
5. My brother doesn't do any kind of sport.
6. I love chatting online with my friends and my parents get mad at me because of that.

ex 4

1.  My brother goes to guitar classes twice a week .
How often does your brother go to guitar classes ? 

2. I meet my friends every weekend . 
Who do you meet every weekend ? 

3. I don't go swimming in winter .
What don't you do in winter ? 

4. I am not wearing my sunglasses at the moment . 
Who is not wearing his/ her sunglasses at the moment ?

5. Do you do  a play every year ?

6. We are drawing cartoons in Art this week . 
Which class are you drawing cartoons in ? 



Homework page 11 



to go sightseeing = a vizita locurile de interes turistic 


Page 95 
ex 2+ 3 

1. Do you and Tom like football ? 
Yes, we do .

2. Does Eduardo eat curry ? 
No, he doesn't . 


3. Do your grandparents play computer games ?
No, they don't . 

4. Does your mum speak French ? 
Yes, she does. 



sociable # unsociable 
(sociabil ) 


adventurous # cautious 
(aventuros ) # ( precaut ) 


dishonest # honest 
( nesincer ) 

friendly # unsociable 


funny # serious 

generous # selfish 

( generos ) # (egoist ) 

lazy # energetic 
(lenes) # (energic ) 


quiet # talkative 
(tacut ) # (vorbaret) 


shy # sociable / confident 



Tuesday, 5 October 2021

Session 3 - MOTIVATE 7

 5th October 2021 

sunny, cool 

Tuesday 


Starter Unit 


ex 1 / 4 


1. What is your first name?

My first name's Susie.

2.What is your family name?

My family name is Stewart.

3.How do you spell your name?

S-U-S-I-E S-T-E-W-A-R-T

4.Where are you from?

I'm from Cambridge.

5.What nationality are you?

I'm British.

6.How old are you?

I'm 12 years old.

7.What are your hobbies?

My hobbies are football and tennis.


5 / 5 


History 

Geography 

Science 

Math 


knee

mouth

nose

ear

foot

toe

hand

finger


chemist"s

bank

to open an account= a deschide un cont bancar

train / railway station= gara

market

town hall= primarie

newsagent's= stand de reviste si ziare

greengrocer's= stand cu legume si fructe

grocer's= magazin alimentar

florist's= florarie

gas station= benzinarie




kitchen

bathroom

study= camera de studiu

bedroom

livingroom

atic

balcony

basement



winter

spring

summer

autumn/fall


trainers

shoes

trousers

shirt

T- shirt

socks

jumper/sweater/pullover

coat

skirt

scarf

gloves

jeans

jacket

dungarees= salopeta de zi cu zi

overalls= salopeta de protectie

shorts

suit

tie

bowtie=papion


6/5

My school bag isn't smaller than my pencil case.

My school bag is heavier than my shoes.

My pen is newer than my pencil.

My English book isn't more difficult than my Maths book.

My hands aren't larger than my friend's hands.

My father is younger than my friend's father.


7/5

Has/ Have Rosie got any new DVDs?

Her hobby is/are listening to music.

Kate go/goes to school in Kingston.

Mark don't/doesn't like sport.

My cousins lives/live in Canada.

That is me/my favourite book.

The computer games is/are in my room.

We don't study/studying French.

FREE TIME 

1/ 8 

chat online 

Teo loves chatting online with her friends every day.

relax

Teo usually relaxes in the afternoon, after she finishes studying.

play tennis

Ionut plays tennis once a month.

go to a disco

Ionut never goes to a disco. It is old- fashioned.

make pancakes

Andrei likes making pancakes once a week.

go to the theatre

Andrei doesn't often go to the theatre.

play the drums

Andrei and his friends never play the drums.

go out for a meal

During the summer break, Teo and her friends often go out for a meal.


Ex 1/ 9

1. I never go to the gym before school.

Do you ever go to the gym before school?

2.Alice sometimess gives me guitar lessons.

Does Alice sometimes give you guitar lessons?

3.Jan is often tired on Monday mornings.

Is Jan often tired on Monday mornings?

4.I usually do voluntary work on Fridays.

Do you usually do voluntary work on Fridays?

5.We're hardly ever late for school.

Are you hardly ever late for school?

HOMEWORK 


EX 2/ 8 + contexts 

ex 4 / 8 











Thursday, 23 September 2021

Session 2



23rd September 2021

cloudy, chilly

Thursday 



boot = portbagaj

rest = odihna

 a week's rest =o saptamana de odihna ( perioada de timp)

a fortnight's holiday= o vacanta de 2 saptamani ( perioada de timp ) 

three hours' delay = intarziere de 3 ore 

to delay (ed)= a intarzia 

handkerchief(s) = batista

kindergarten= gradinita 

play = piesa de teatru

to squirt (ed) = a imprastia / a improsca 

squirt gun = pistol de vopsit 

to stroke = to pet = a mangaia 

pen = tarc

straightforward = cinstit/ direct 

bubbly = voios, plin de viata 

light-hearted = cu inima usoara 

to seek - sought- sought = a cauta 

rage = furie

to become enraged = a se infuria 

bewildered = uluit 

to bellow = a tipa/ urla 

distorted = distorsionat 

prodigious= prestigios 

to catch sight of = a zari din intamplare 

horrendous= terrible = groaznic 

to stammer = a se balbai 

feebly = lipsit de puteri

to retort = to reply = a da replica

culprit = vinovat 


 " Read " the color of words, not the words themselves : 


Red, purple, blue, green, yellow, orange, blue, white, green, red, blue, black, purple, yellow, white, orange, black, blue 


Funny notes from kids 

https://www.boredpanda.com/honest-notes-from-kids/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic

The Stolen Necklace

https://www.kidsworldfun.com/story-contest/2018-1/the-stolen-necklace.php

Friday, 11 June 2021

Session 34

 Once upon a time, there was a planet called "The Boov Planet".

There lived many little creatures called Boovs. Their enemy were The Gorg (bigger creatures), The Gorg mother being their king.

ONE day, the Boovs decided to move to another planet. The planet was Earth. All the people were transported to Australia, in a city made by Boovs. All the humans , except a girl called Tip and her cat, Pig. There was a different Boov, called Oh. Tip and Oh MET in a grocery store. At first, Tip didn't TRUST Oh but after A WHILE they became friends. They started TO SEARCH  for Tip's mother, and then found her! Sadly, the mother Gorg came to destroy the planet because her kids were missing. After Oh saw this, he gave the "egg" back to mother Gorg. He sacrificed himself. After the Gorg mother LEFT Oh was alive!

Conclusion: Oh wasn't killed, because of the Boovs] resistance and because the Gorg mother didn't CRUSH him very hard. The End!

I did a text because my computer wasn't working and I had to do it on my phone.TEACHER: BOYS WILL BE BOYS !




Boring Text - TEACHER ; ANOTHER BOY!
The kidnap
After Oh gave to the Gorg the stone, Smek was so angry that he decided to kidnap Gorg’s children and to blackmail Oh. Smek wanted to be again the leader of the Boov .
Smek entered the Gorg ship and tricked alL Gorg children so they would enter  his spaceship. He successfully kidnapPed them and ran away to a remote planet. He called Oh and asked him to give up the leadership of the Boov in order to get back the children of the Gorg.
Oh panicked and asked Tip and the Gorg to join him and free the children.
They met and made a plan to save the children. 
Oh, Tip and Pig planNED  to lure Smek on Earth, while the Gorg WANTED TO take his kids back.
Oh told Smek that he agrees the terms and Smek came on Earth to receive his claim. While Oh and Tip were distracting Smek, the Gorg flew to the remote planet, saved his kids and signaled his friends that the children WERE safe.
When Oh and Tip were sure that everything WAS OK,  they punished Smek by forcing him to wash the toilets for a week, and to dance whenever someone wanted. Smek was very sad, ashamed , and cried a lot.


After the adventure, Smek became a better being, and everybody was happy about that.


GREAT JOB , EVERYONE !


IRREGULAR VERBS 


to draw- drew  - drawn = a desena / a trage ( perdeaua )
 to drink - drank -drunk =a   bea 
to dream - dreamt/ dreamed - dreamt /  dreamed = a visa 
to drive - drove - driven = a sofa 
to dwell- dwelt - dwelt = a locui 


to eat - ate - eaten = a manca 
to fall- fell- fallen = a cadea
to feed -fed - fed =  ahrani 
to fight - fought - fought =  a  ( se ) lupta 
to find - found - found =a gasi 
to fly - flew - flown = a zbura 
to forbid - forbade - forbidden = a interzice 
to forecast -forecast/ forecasted - forecast / forecasted = a prevedea 
to forget - forgot - forgotten = a uita
to forgive - forgave - forgiven = a ierta 
to freeze - froze - frozen = a ingheta 


to get- got - got =a obtine 
to give - gave - given = a da
to go- went - gone = a merge 
to grind - ground - ground =  a macina
to grow - grew -grown = a creste / a se dezvolta 


to hang - hung - hung = a atarna ( agatat de ceva ) 
to have -had - had = a avea 
to hear- heard - heard = a auzi 
to hide - hid - hidden = a (se) ascunde 
to hit - hit - hit = a lovi 
to hold - held - held = a tine ( de mana/ in mana ) 
to hurt- hurt- hurt = a rani 


to keep - kept - kept = a tine/ a pastra 
to know- knew- known= a sti / a cunoaste 
to lay - laid -laid = a pune / a aseza
lead- led - led = a conduce ( un grup )
to lean - leant/ leaned - leant / leaned = a se apleca/ a se sprijini
to learn- learnt / learned - learnt / learned =a invata 
to leap - leapt / leaped - leapt / leaped = a sari 
to leave - left - left = a pleca / a parasi 
to lend - lent- lent = a da cu imprumut 
to let- let - let = a lasa / a permite 
to lie- lay - lain = a zacea / a se afla / a sta intins 
to light - lit / lighted - lit / lighted = a aprinde 
to lose - lost - lost = a pierde 


to make - made - made = a face 
to mean - meant - meant = a insemna 
to meet - met - met = a (se) intalni 
to mislead - misled - misled = a indruma gresit 
to mistake - mistook- mistaken = a gresi 
to mow - mowed - mown = a tunde iarba / a cosi

Left at O ! 

Page 29 textbook 



 









Friday, 4 June 2021

Session 33

 Present Perfect Simple vs Present Perfect Continuous 

for / since 

for + time period ( for 2 years ) 

since + beginning of time period ( since 2010)  

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/grammar/for-since/test-2

THEORY 

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro

Exercises 

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro/exercises?ex08

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro/exercises?ex02

to enter a contest = a se inscrie la un concurs 

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro/exercises?ex03


Listen to the songs and note down intsances of Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Continuous :

Song 1: I've been losing ; I've been praying 

Song 2: I've been sleepwalking : been wandering 

to wander = a rataci fara tinta 

to wonder = a-ti pune intrebari 

Song 3: you've been ; you've done 

Song 4 : have you gone ? ; I've been dreaming of 

Song 5 : I've been thinking 

Song 6 : I have decided 

Song 7 : he's been missing