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.

………………………………………………………………………….