Second conditional
If + past simple ; would + V1
Daca ar ....s-ar ....
Daca ar fi timp ploios , strazile ar fi alunecoase . ( situatie imaginara )
If it was rainy , the streets would be slippery .
Daca ar ninge totul ar fi blocat .
If it was snowy , everything would be jammed .
to jam (ed) = a bloca
traffic jam = ambuteiaj
IDIOMS WITH COLOURS
to be black and blue= a fi invinetit
Daca ai cadea pe scari , ai fi tot invinetit.
If you fell down the stairs , you would be black and blue all over.
black and white = foarte clar . inteles
Daca ar fi foarte clar , nu as intreba.
If it was black and white , I wouldn't ask .* for clarification
to black out = to faint = a lesina
to fall - fell - fallen = a cadea
As pierde informatiile daca as lesina. * Mr. Robot
I would lose the information if I blacked out.
beet red = rosu ca sfecla
Daca m-ar prinde profa de mate copiind, m-as face rosu ca sfecla.
M-as face rosu ca sfecla daca m-ar prinde profa de mate copiind.
I would turn beet red if my Maths teacher caught me red-handed.
red- handed = in flagrant
black sheep = oaia neagra
As fi oaia neagra a familiei , daca nu as sarbatori Pastele.
I would be the black sheep of the family if I didn't celebrate Easter.
to be born with a silver spoon in your mouth = a fi nascut intr-o familie bogata
Daca m-as naste intr-o familie cu posibilitati materiale nu as locui la bloc .
If I was/ were born with a silver spoon in my mouth , I wouldn't live in a block of flats.
golden opportunity = oportunitate / sansa grozava
Daca as avea o sansa grozava de a pleca din tara, as face-o.
If I had a golden opportunity to leave the country , I would do it !
grey area = o situatie neclara
Daca as avea o situatie neclara , as incerca sa ma informez.
If I had a grey area I would try to learn more about it / to inform myself about .
to have a green light = a avea permisiunea sa faci ceva
As incerca sa imbunatatesc aplicatia daca as avea permisiunea .
I would try to upgrade the application if I had a green light .
to have the blues/ to feel blue = a fi melancolic / trist / deprimat
Ea n-ar fi trista daca ar lua o nota mica .
She wouldn't have the blues if she got a poor grade.
in the dark = necunoscator / ' in ceata '
Daca parintii nu ar comunica cu profesorii , ar fi necunoscatori in ceea ce priveste copiii lor .
If parents didn't talk to teachers , they would be in the dark about / regarding their kids .
once in a blue moon = foarte rar
Daca scoala nu ar fi online unii elevi nu ar raspunde asa de rar.
If school weren't online , some pupils wouldn't answer once in a blue moon .
to come/ appear out of the blue = a-si face aparitia deodata/ brusc/ pe neasteptate
Daca si-ar face aparitia pe neasteptate toata lumea ar fi surprinsa placut .
to startle = a lasa cu gura cascata
If he appeared out of the blue everybody would be startled ,
VOOKS
INVENTORS
https://watch.vooks.com/be-brave/videos/inventors-who-changed-the-world
Homework - 7 sentences in cond II about the below-mentioned inventions :
1/ While watching you should take notes about inventors and their inventions in the next form :
If an invention didn't exist , we / people would/ wouldn't ....
2/ Associate 4 inventors with 4 inventions
1.Cai Lun - paper
2.Leonardo Da Vinci - bicycle, helicopter, submarine
3.Marie Curie - Radium
4. Louis Pasteur- vaccines
5.Johannes Gutenberg- printing press
6.Thomas Edison- light bulb
7. Wright Brothers- airplane
Homework
ReplyDelete1.Cai Lun – paper
If the paper didn”t exist, we would not have access to so many information.
2.Leonardo Da Vinci - bicycle, helicopter, submarine
If all the inventions that Leonardo Da Vinci created ,didn”t exist, the people could not travel and explore like we do now.
3.Marie Curie - Radium
If the radium was not discovered, the people would have less information about radiations.
4. Louis Pasteur- vaccines
If the vaccines didn̕ t exist, the world would loose lots of lifes.
5.Johannes Gutenberg- printing press
If the printing press didn̕ t exist , a lot of information would be lost.
6.Thomas Edison- light bulb
If the light bulb was not discovered, people would light their houses harder.
7. Wright Brothers- airplane
If the airplane was not invented, people would travel slower and the world economy would not grow so fast.
Ionut
If the paper didn't exist, we would not have access to so
DeleteMUCH information.
If the vaccines didn̕ t exist, the world would lOse lots of liVes.
If the airplane was not invented, people would travel MORE SLOWLY and the world economy would not grow so fast.
Homework
ReplyDelete1. If paper didn’t exist, we would probably still write on walls, stones or something else and we wouldn’t have notebooks or any type of book.
2. We wouldn’t have advanced vehicles, if bicycles, submarines and helicopters didn’t exist. Also, if submarines and helicopters weren’t invented, we couldn’t do marine and airy rescues.
3. If Radium weren’t discovered, people who suffer of cancer wouldn’t last long, unfortunately.
4. We wouldn’t be protected from some illnesses and viruses if vaccines didn’t exist.
5. If the printing press didn’t exist, we would have to retain everything so we can say it to somebody else or we would have to practice our handwriting, so we write the books.
6. We would still use the gas lamp if the light bulb weren’t invented.
7. If the airplane didn’t exist, we couldn’t go from Europe to the USA or another continent, or we would have to build bridges over the ocean.
Bianca
If Radium weren’t discovered, people who suffer of cancer wouldn’t LIVE long, unfortunately.
DeleteIf the printing press didn’t exist, we would have to retain everything so we can say it to somebody else or we would have to practice our handwriting TO write the books.
1.If paper didn't exist, people wouldn't learn.
ReplyDelete2.If machines like bycicles/helicopters didn't exist, people wouldn't travel fast.
3.If computers didn't exist, people wouldn't have intelligence
4.People would be sick if vaccines didn't exist.
5.People would be stuck in the dark if the light bulb didn't exist.
6.If the submarine didn't exist, people wouldn't travel under the sea.
7. People wouldn't travel in other countries if the airplane didn't exist.
Andrei
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