Session 10

 

23rd November 2023 

 wet, chilly 

 Thursday 

SEE YOU AGAIN ON THE 7TH DECEMBER 

COME RAIN OR SHINE - no matter what 

* My lawyer told me that he would get me out come rain or shine.

TO GO DOWN IN FLAMES = to fail 

*I tried to do a backflip but I went down in flames.

YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN = you totally agree that is true 

* 

- That Math test was surely hard!

- You can say that again!

TO SEE EYE TO EYE =  you totally agree with smb 

* I didn't see eye to eye with my mother's opinion about my girlfriend.

TO JUMP ON THE BANDWAGON = to follow a trend 

* It is better before jumping on the bandwagon to think if that trend suits you . 

AS RIGHT AS RAIN = perfect

* Nothing is as right as rain in this world.

TO BEAT AROUND THE BUSH = to avoid saying smth 

* My classmates beat around the bush because they consider they are good friends.

TO HIT THE SACK = to go to bed 

* For students, hitting the sack as early as possible at night is an important issue. 

MISS THE BOAT = it is too late 

* The assignment was due at 12:00 PM; You missed the boat.

BY THE SKIN OF MY TEETH = ' la mustata' / barely / hardly 

*  I passed the Physics exam by the skin of my teeth . 

Source : https://www.ef.com/wwen/blog/language/20-english-idioms-that-everyone-should-know/

Scrabble 

Luca - 121

Stefan - 91

hoy - barca cu fundul plat ptr transport marfuri 

yarn = lana 

to vex = a vexa / jigni 

ox = bou

Session 9

 

16th November 2023 

sunny, chilly 

Thursday 

English idiom 

https://www.ef.com/wwen/blog/language/20-english-idioms-that-everyone-should-know/

to be under the weather = a nu se simti bine 

* My mum didn't send me to school because I was under the weather.

the ball is in your court = e timpul sa iei tu decizia 

* The ball is in your court so we are waiting for your decision.

to spill the beans = a dezvalui un secret ( din gresala)

* My sister tells me a lot of her secrets because I never spill the beans to our parents.

to break a leg = noroc / bafta

* " Break a leg " means " have good luck ". 

to pull someone's leg =  a irita / intarata pe cineva

* He is going to pull my leg, isn't he?

to sit on the fence = a sta deoparte / a fi indecis

* We cannot count on him , he is sitting on the fence ! 

through thick and thin = la bine si la rau

* They've been friends through thick and thin for a couple of years now.

once in a blue moon = very rarely 

* To find a four-leaved clover happens once in a blue moon.

it is the best thing since sliced bread = ceva deosebit, remarcabil , grozav

* Do you think that the telephone is the best thing since sliced bread?

to take something with a pinch of salt = a nu te agita in urma unei situatii / gluma

* She doesn't seem able to take our jokes with a pinch of salt. 

HOMEWORK 

STICKMAN ILLUSTRATION OF THE IDIOMS ABOVE 

shelf-stacker = persoana care aseaza marfurile pe rafturi 

unfurnished = nemobilat 

furnished = mobilat 

https://www.esleschool.com/notices-and-messages/

TriWords 

yellow - 3

orange -2

 green - 1 

sober = treaz/ nebaut 

derpy = clumsy = neindemanatic 

 to twirl (ed) = a rasuci / invarti 

rogue = ticalos

Stefan 112

Luca 114

Session 8

  9th November 2023

sunny, chilly 

Thursday 

story - stories

storey -storeys ( etaje)

Access page 24 

Present Simple / Present Continuous 

ex 1 

to match (ed)  = a potrivi 

mixes 

matches

drinks 

finishes

kisses

pays

goes

washes

tries

ex 2 

to write - wrote-written

to ride - rode- ridden

to drive - drove - driven

to eat - ate - eaten

to begin - began - begun

to speak - spoke - spoken

to lose - lost - lost

to know - knew - known

3 / 25 

1. live

2. play

3. don't win

4. have

5. doesn't like

6. comes 

7. do you play 

1. What is his best friend's name?

His best friend's name is Tommy.

2. Is his sister younger than William?

No, she is not.

3. Does William play cricket?

4. Does Maddy like cricket?

ex 2 / 23 

Has M J got glasses ? 

No, he hasn't .

Have giraffes got shortnecks ? 

No, they  haven't.

Have they got briefcases ?

No, they haven't . 

Has he got a hat ? 

Yes , he has . 

https://brightside.me/articles/10-viral-riddles-guaranteed-to-keep-you-up-all-night-815605/

https://www.esl-lab.com/easy/acting-school/#google_vignette

Idioms

“a balancing act” = a difficult situation where you try to do several different things at the same time
“Working and studying at the same time is a real balancing act.”

“high-and-mighty” = self-important and proud
“Sarah always acts high-and-mighty, and she thinks she is better than everyone else because she is a well-known movie star.”

https://www.esl-lab.com/easy/holiday-traditions/

“stick out like a sore thumb” = very visible because something is different
“If we don’t follow the traditions, language, and body language of the culture, our actions might stick out like a sore thumb.”

https://brightside.me/articles/9-riddles-that-will-tickle-all-your-brain-neurons-814770/

 page 32 

ex 7 

2. is sleeping 

3. is staying 

4. is fixing 

5. are coming 

6. are getting 

7. is looking 

8. is raining 

ex 8 

2. Are you going to the cinema tonight ?

3. P is not joining us tonight.

4.Is  J going to M next weekend ?

5. T is visiting his grandparents this afternoon . 

6. B is not working these days .

7. We are going to a festival now . 

8. Are they still looking  for a   new car ? 

9. K is not seeing the dentist today .

10. Are the children playing computer games ? 

ex 9 / 32 

2. are sitting 

3. are eating 

4. is pouring 

5. is looking 

6. is talking 

7. are wearing 

8. are enjoying 

homework 

 pages 26, 31 

ex 7 

is

owns

cooks

serves

buys

goes

has

arrive

opens

works

finishes

tries

meets