Session 27

 27th March 2023 

rainy, windy , cool 

Monday 

TB 

page 54 

cottage = casa taraneasca 

county =  judet 

canal = canal 

ditch = sant 

cliff= stanca

horse- drawn = tras de cal 

cart = caruta 

to twist (ed) = a rasuci 

* The football player didn't twist his ankle so he is still available for the next match.

to provide (ed) =  a furniza 

* If you divorce, as a father you have to provide child support.

to avoid (ed) = a evita 

*He didn't avoid the injury so he didn't have another match.

to take - took -taken = a lua 

*The boy didn't take his friends for a walk because they were boring.

avenue = bulevard 

town hall = primarie

courthouse = judecatorie

stove / cooker = aragaz 

nightstand / side table = noptiera 

9/ 56 

3/ 58 

Pat - nurse

Molly - secretary

Ryan - police officer 

Doug - firefighter 

polite # impolite / rude 

 careful # careless

( atent ) # ( zapacit) 

calm # angry 

fit # unfit 

patient # impatient 

( rabdator ) # ( nerabdator ) 

friendly # unfriendly 

to entertain (ed) = a distra 

entertainer = comediant 

entertainment = distractie 

too + adj  = prea ...

adj + enough = destul de ...

Nu folosim - ing / Present Continuous cu urmatoarele vb : 

- vb care exprima placere / neplacere :  love/ like / hate ....

- vb similare cu ' have ' sau ' be " : own / belong ...

- vb ca : want / need ....

-vb care exprima simturile : hear / see / smell / touch / taste 

- vb care exprima act intelectuala : remember / know / recognise ...

Homework 

" Different Week " in M. and in AMV - comment below 

TB , ex 7 / 63 

page 71 

SEssion 26

 20th March 2023 

sunny, cool 

Monday 

Darius  78

Stefan 76

Teo 48

to scrabble = a se trudi pentru ...

kelp = iarba de mare 

peasant = taran 

 pageant = concurs frumusete 

page = pagina

rags = carpe 

vox = voce 

to ruge = to wrinkle = a face riduri 

Did you have an English lesson yesterday ?

Greta always vacuums the carpets on Saturday mornings . 

Who took my magazine ? 

ex 5/ 45 

1. in 

2. age

3. went for 

4. animals

5. seasons

6. as

7. was trying 

8. over 

9. when 

10. fell 

blossom = floare 

diary = jurnal 

6/ 45 

1. Plunkett

2. kickboxing

3. 22nd September

4. Tuesday and Saturday

5. 5.75 pounds 

leek = praz 

spinach = spanac 

 eggplants/ aubergines = vinete

to have a sore throat = a te durea in gat 

Listening 6 / 53 

1. beaches

2. coastal views

3. fishing 

4. model 

5. art 

6. seafood 

Session 25

 13th March 2023 

 sunny , cool

Monday 

WB ,  page 40 

sitcom = situation comedy 

on average = in medie 

ex 17 . 

1. Mike enjoys  watching  documentaries.

2. Kirsty likes watching action series.

3. Kirsty's mom is obssesed about soap operas.

4. Mike's dad prefers watching cookery programmes.

5. Alistair is fond of watching sports programmes.

What about you ? What kind of television preferences do you have ? 

 Together with my dad, I watch football, rugby and the NBA.

When I'm by myself, I usually watch horror series on Netflix.

 When I am by myself, I like watching fantasy films. When I am with my family or friends I like all kinds of films.

as stubborn as a mule = incapatanat ca un catar 

used to / would + V1 = obisnuiam sa ( obicei trecut ) 

" would " il folosim doar cu verbe care exprima actiuni , nu cu ' have ' / ' be ' 

*  He didn't use to make his own coffee when he was a student= He wouldn't make his own coffee when he was a student . 

* We used to have more money than we do now in 2010  # We would have more money than we do now in 2010. 

https://test-english.com/grammar-points/b1-b2/would-and-used-to/

https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/upperint/grammar/grammar_02_012e?cc=ro&selLanguage=en

get out of # get in 

leisure activities = free time activities 

Session 24

 6th March 2023

sunny, cool 

Monday 

BLAZE 

 page 29 ex 3 

1. When does the baby Caspian seal lose its silver-white hair?

Baby Caspian seal loses its hair after two or three weeks from its birth.

2.When do baby Caspian seals spend their time in the south of the sea?

The baby Caspian seals spend most of their time in the south of the sea from May to September.

3. What do they feed on?

They feed on  different species of fish.

4. What problems do they have?

Their problems are pollution and hunting.

ex 4. 

1. This restaurant is more expensive than ours. 

2. My grandparents always go for their holidays in Spain . 

3. A train is not as fast as an airplane . 

4. Petru is travelling on his motorbike around Europe. 

Listening ex 6/ 29 

Page 30 

1. vet 

2. gardener 

3. baker 

4. accountant - contabil 

advertisement / ad = reclama 

 warning = avertisment 

to advertise (ed) = a face reclama 

to warn (ed) = a avertiza 

to look (ed) for = a cauta 

to be interested IN = a fi interesat de ...

storey = etaj 

story = poveste 

poorly-paid = platit prost / insuficient 

well- paid = bine platit 

oxygen tank = tub cu oxigen

to conquer (ed) = a cuceri 

trader = negutator 

Questions from ex 8 / 31 

1. Where did the Mayans live?

They lived in southern Mexico.

2. How did the Mayans build their palaces and temples?

They built their palaces and temples without any metal tools.

3. How many groups of Mayans were there?

There were twenty groups of Mayans.

4.Who kept  these groups safe?

The group leaders kept the members safe.

empire = imperiu 

craftsmen = mestesugari 

disease = boala 

lobster = homar 

pincers = clesti 

mane = coama

snail = melc 

antennae = antene 

camel = camila 

hump= cocoasa 

rooster = cocos

comb = creasta / pieptene 

to last (ed) = a dura 

chores = treburi gospodaresti 

slavery = sclavie 

to manage (ed) = a se descurca sa .../  a administra

to survey (ed) = a interoga / a face un sondaj de opinie 

to mate (ed)  with  ase imperechea cu ...

drone = trantor 

hive = stup 

to go bad = a expira / a se strica 

on a trip = intr-o  calatorie scurta

A STRING OF COINCIDENCES = UN LANT DE COINCIDENTE 

HOMEWORK

- WORDS X 2 

- pages 34, 35 , 36 , 42