Session 10

 

24th November 2025

chilly, sunny 

Monday

entertainment = distractie 

to entertain (ed) = a distra

blockbuster = film de succes

overall = in general 

in this regard = in aceasta privinta 

to interfere (ed) = a interfera 

extras = figuranti 

cast = distributie

to be allowed to / let = a ti se permite sa .../ a lasa 

should = ar trebui 

don't have to = nu e necesar sa ...

mustn't = nu trebuie sa ...

had better + V 1 = mai bine ai ...

ex : 

You had better eat less, you have gained some kilos lately .

to be supposed to = a se presupune ca ...

We are supposed to be off work on the 1st December . 

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• Complete the second sentence in your notebook, so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the words in brackets.
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• 1. Children are allowed to look at screens all the time. (let)
  Many parents give in and let their children look at screens all the time.
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• 2. Their daughter can’t go out after 8 p.m. (allowed)
  Their daughter isn't allowed to  go out after 8 p.m.
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• 3. Our teacher expects us to put up our hand if we want to ask a question. (supposed)
  We are supposed to put up our hand if we want to ask a question.
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• 4. Their young son isn’t allowed to watch TV all day. (let)
  They let their young son watch TV all day.

coach -potato = persoana care sta mult in fata TV 

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• 5. You should really turn off the TV if you don’t want to get a headache. (better)
  You had better turn  off the TV if you don’t want to get a headache.
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• 6. Most experts think that it would be a good idea to limit screen time.
  Most experts are in agreement that screen time needs/ should be limited.

Session 9

 

17th November 2025

chilly, cloudy 

Monday 

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The Inuit people = Eschimosi

indigeneous = indigen / nativ 

moss = muschi ( planta ) 

herd =turma

to be on the move = a fi in miscare 

to breed - bred - bred = a inmulti 

to breathe (ed) =  a respira 

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• 1. What are winters like inside the Arctic Circle?

They are bitterly cold and windy .

• 2. How does Akycha survive when he’s out hunting?

He stays in an  igloo overnight and he travels by a snowmobile. 

• 3. What does he hunt and how does he do this?

The Inuit people hunt seals and whales and they also fish . 

• 4. Why can’t the Inuit who keep reindeer stay in one place for a long time?

They can't stay in the same place for a long time because the reindeer finish the moss supply in that area. 

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• continue to be enough = last ( a dura)
• not taken with them = left behind 
• from one evening, through to the next morning = overnight
• not staying in one place for very long = on the move 
• tolerate, put up with = to bear ( a suporta)
• large groups of animals = herds
• a type of plant = moss
• raising (animals) = breeding

decade = decada ( 10 ani )

tough = aspru/ dur 

to smash (ed)= a face bucatele 

ex 1/ 30 

1.  smashing 

2. go

3. do 

4. chat

5. break

6. days

7. ago

8. pick

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strike - struck - struck = a lovi (pe neasteptate) 

1. travel 

2. break

3. struggle 

4. cdo

5. make

6. grab 

7. retire = a se retrage / a iesi la pensie 

8. give up 

9. smash

10. scream 

Grammar 

ex 2

1. see

2. are going to 

3. 'd love

4. used to love 

5. am seeing

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• Find and correct the mistake in each sentence. Write in your notebook.
  • 1. When he was young, my dad used to reading   READ books about nature.
  • 2. I am running  RUN in the park every morning before school.
  • 3. We’re really excited because we will go  ARE GOING on holiday next week.
  • 4. He was tired because he has  HAD run two kilometres.
  • 5. While I was cycling in the park, I was falling  FELL off my bicycle.

Session 8

 

10 th November 2025 

cool, wet, cloudy 

Monday

overwhelmed  with = coplesit de ...

* My sister was overwhelmed with happiness when she found out her grade at the exam.

flashy = care sare in ochi/ tipator 

* My cousin has a flashy dress for her prom.

veil = val 

* My best friend had an her red Indian wedding veil.

 Middle Ages = Evul mediu 

against = impotriva 

* It is not a good idea to be against your work boss! 

to breed = a se inmulti 

cave = pestera 

trade = negot 

household = gospodarie 

sheperd = cioban 

crowded = ocupat / aglomerat 

mattress = saltea 

louse - lice 

intricate = complicat 

olden days = vremuri trecute 

Past habits 

used to + V1 - action / stative verbs 

would + V1 - action verbs ( without BE/ BELONG/ LIKE /FEEL ...) 

Session 7

 

3rd November 2025

sunny, cool

Monday 

HARD TIMES 

countless = fara numar 

bakery = brutarie

spark = scanteie 

to tend (ed)  the fire = a aprinde focul 

to stock (ed) = a face provizii/ a stoca 

warehouse = depozit 

lodger = chirias 

to lodge (ed) =a inchiria

to scream in terror = a tipa cuprins de teama 

flee - fled - fled = a parasi un loc pe fuga 

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• Complete the sentences with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs. Write in your notebook.
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  • While people were runningtowards the river, a warehouse exploded. (run / explode)
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  • 1. When they NOTICED  how serious the situation was, they TOOK their possessions and TRIED to get away. (notice / take / try)
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  • 2. A man WAS LOOKING  for his family when he FOUND a baby in the street. (look / find)
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  • 3. While they WERE WONDERING how to stop the fire, it  BECAME clear that little could be done. (wonder / become)
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  • 4. While the people in the bakery WERE MAKING bread, a small fire STARTED . (make / start)

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Complete the sentences with the past simple or past perfect form of the verbs. Then write down the action that happened first.

• We hadno house any more because the fire had destroyedit. (have / destroy)
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• 1. A helicopter 
  the people before the boat 
  . (rescue / explode)
• 2. The firefighters 
   the building until they 
   the fire 
   . (not enter / put out)
• 3. The fire alarm 
  them 
   when the firefighters 
   . (wake up / arrive)

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• Complete the conversation with the correct form of the verbs. Use the tenses from Exercise 1. Write in your notebook.
  • burn
  • try
  • see
  • have
  • run
  • sit
  • walk
  • go
  • open
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• I 0 had a real scare yesterday. As I 1 WAS WALKING  up to our house, I 2 SAW smoke coming from the window.
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• 3 WAS something BURNING ?
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• Fortunately not. I 4 RAN into the house, 5 OPENED the kitchen door and there was my brother. He 6 WAS SITTING on the floor, in shock. He 7 HAD TRIED to do science experiments! One of them 8 WENTwrong and exploded.

• Replace the underlined words with words from Exercise 1. Change the form if necessary. Write in your notebook.
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  • He picked up a stone and broke the windscreen of the car.

    smashed
  • The thief stole a motorbike and ran away. FLED
  • When I got there, I heard somebody shouting with fear. SCREAMING
  • They knocked down the houses to make space for new shops. DEMOLISHED
  • The man took my wallet from me quickly and ran away.  GRABBED
  • The car lost control and hit another vehicle. STRUCK
  • He took off his clothes and jumped into the water. DIVED