Session 15

 

25th January 2024 

cold, partly sunny 

Thursday 

SCRABBLE 

Luca 77

Stefan 134

to haul (ed) = a trage o incarcatura / a remorca

*Yesterday at 8PM they were hauling his car because it was out of gas.

shopping haul = cantitate de cumparaturi facuta intr-o repriza de shopping

* She was impressed by the shopping haul that her mother did.

lane= alee / banda

* The biker is cycling on the bike lane.

tig = jocul de-a prinselea

* He rarely plays tig with his friends .

ned / hooligan = huligan 

* These neds always litter the park!

to reel = a desfasura / a depana 

* I used to rell a stories for my little brother.

bod = tip/ persoana

*Did that bod even throw his trash in the bin?

to scrabble (ed) = a zgaria/ a strange la repezeala 

* At the last game I scrabbled 77 points.

According to this video the most intellingent animals are the pig, the crow, the dolphin, the monkey and the elephant.

 In my opinion the pig and the elephant are not as smart as presented. The pig ,for example, isn't very smart because it eats pretty much everything you give it, so you could just  feed it something poisonous and it would still eat it without actually smelling to see if there's anything wrong. Speaking about the elephant just because it has the biggest brain doesnt mean that it's very smart.

 On the other side we have some smart animals as the dolphin, the crow and the chimpanzee. The dolphin can be tamed and is able to communicate with the others. Crows seem to have a specific way of communication, too. Chimpanzees can mime actions done by people.

on behalf of = in numele ...

*  I am talking here on behalf of my children who are minors. 

symbiosis = simbioza

Symbiosis is living together. 

 The bee and the flower have a kind of symbiosis called mutualism , meaning both partners have benefits. 

Commensalism is the type of relationship between the whale shark and a real shark in which only the first have benefits while the latter doesn't even notice the other presence. 

Parasitism is the situation when a being lives on or in another being making this uncomfortable or sick. 

Homework 

Look for another video about intelligent animals that you consider interesting . 

Session 14

18th January 2024

cloudy, chilly 

Thursday 

Page 41 ex 9 

1. ate 

2. Did you take / I didn't have 

3. Did they go / stayed/ chatted

4. did J get / tool

5. did you go / went/ played

10

1. S and J didn't hang out with friends last night . 

2. He made his bed this morning .

3. Did she help around the house yesterday ? 

4. B didn't buy a camera last week.

5. Did they visit M last year ?

6. I had a great party last month .

ex 1/ 42 

2. A used to live in a big house . 

3. A didn't use to go to bed late. 

4. A didn't use to play computer games . 

5. A didn't use to eat fish . 

6. A used to read comic books. 

2 / 43 

2. Did G use to drive a car ? 

No, he didn't . He used to ride a bike. 

3. Did G use to wear suits? 

No, he didn't He used to wear shorts and T-shirts.

4. Did G use to eat takeaway ?

No , he didn't. He used to eat homemade food. 

5. Did G use to exercise at the gym ?

No, he ididn't . He used to play football with his friends.

ex 3/ 43 

2. I used to work in a factory . 

3. I didn't use to wear glasses. 

4. I used to wera jeans. 

5. I used to live in M.

6. I used to drive to work . 

5/ 43

2. -

3. (used to play ) 

4. (used to wear)

5. -

6. -

7. (used to have)

8. (used to travel)

Homework 

 page 44 - text, questions + ex 4

Listening practice tests B2 

https://english-practice.net/practice-english-listening-tests-for-b2-listening-test-01/

concerned = ingrijorat 

term = trimestru ( 3 luni)

semester = semestru ( 6 luni)

to aim = a tinti / a avea ca obiectiv 

to monitor (ed) = a monitoriza 

range of = varietate de ...

accurate # inaccurate 

(meticulos/ precis ) # ( neorganizat/ delasator )

Session 13

11th January 2024

cold, partly cloudy 

Thursday 

freezing cold = ger 

Page 28

ex 2 

2. where

3. how

4. what

page 30 

+ ing ; going / sleeping / relaxing/ speaking 

-e+ ing ; having / making/  riding

-ie + ing ; dying / tying 

- double consonant ; shopping / swimming/ running  / planning

2/

2. am not watching 

3. Is J reading 

4. is studying 

5. are staying

6. is not going 

7. are making 

8. are you looking 

9. are meeting 

10. is watering 

ex 1 / 33 

Mary usually eats toast and eggs for breakfast but today she is having cereal.

In the afternoon Mary usually watches TV but today she is riding her bike. 

Between meals Mary usually eats chocolate but today she is eating fruit. 

In the evening Mary usually has fast food but today she is cooking a healthy meal . 

page 36 

Questions for the answers : 

1. In Naples. 

Where are they staying?

2.In September .

When is the pizza festival in Naples?

3.In Rome.

Where does Fabio live?

ex 2 / 36 

1. is H doing /  is visiting 

2. do you usually do / tidy

3. is staying 

4. do you water 

5. do you want /am going 

6. do you get up 

to sit an exam = a da un examen 

play = piesa de teatru 

page 39 

dropped; studied; married; cancelled; smiled; tried; planned; looked; robbed ; stayed ; raced ; enjoyed; watered; 

ex 2 / 39 

1. needed

2. washed

3. lived 

4. invented

5. enjoyed

6. climbed 

7. dusted

8. liked

9. picked

10. moved 

11. kissed

12. used

ex 3/ 39 

 celebrated 

sang 

made

bought

did

fell

was/ were 

watched

wrote

2. was

3. made

4. bought

5. did

6. sang

7. fell

8. wrote

9. celebrated

10. watched 

ex 4 / 39 

2. Last Saturday Ginger didn't water the plants . 

3. Last Saturday Ginger went shopping . 

4. Last S G didn't do her homework.

5. Last S G played tennis with S 

6. Last S G had lunch . 

7. Last S G didn't take the rubbish out . 

8. Last S G watched a film on TV.

page 40 

ex 6 

1. created

2. appeared

3. became

4. lived 

5. chose

6. wanted 

7. wore 

8. didn't have

9.didn't like 

10. fought

11. helped 

12. needed

13. followed 

ex 6 b 

2. Did the Phantom appear in 1936 ? 

Yes, it did. 

3. Did he live in Africa ? 

Yes, he did. 

4. Did he have super human abilities ?

No, he didn't . 

5. Did he like criminals ? 

No, he didn't . 

7. Did a TV series follow the comic ? 

Yes, it did . 

Homework 

pag 41 ex 9, 10 

page 42 de citit si invatat 

ex de la 42 si 43 

Luca - present simple & continuous