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 

Session 12

 

14th December 2023 

cloudy, chily 

Thursday 

all  of a sudden / suddenly = deodata 

Page 118 ex 1, 2, 4

page 119 ex 5, 6, 7 

8/ 119 

    Last Saturday morning Jane and her friends , Helen and Mary , went shopping at the new shopping centre. They didn't want to buy anything in particular , they just wanted to look at the shop windows. 

    Suddenly Helen's phone rang . When she answered a strange voice asked her to meet at the cafe between the clothes shop and the library . Helen felt scared but her friends decided to go together . While they getting near the cafe they saw a friend from school . He was laughing about the situation . The girls started to laugh, too. 

    The next two hours they drank coffee and chatted about their school life. 

SCRABBLE 

Stefan 169

Luca  111

pel = clay = lut 

quin = cvintupleti ( 5 ) 

gooey = lipicios si moale 

zenith = zenit 

Leb = libanez 

Session 11

 

7th December 2023

chilly, wet 

Thursday 

Past Continuous 

- actions going on at a certain moment in the past 

Eg. At this time yesterday we were sleeping . 

- 2 or more actions going on at the same moment in the past 

Eg . When I visited them , she was cooking and he was helping her in the kitchen . 

- an action going on  interrupted by another one

 Eg . My students were making a lot of noise when I entered the classroom . 

Affirmative 

S + was / were + V+ing 

Negative 

S + wasn't / weren't + V+ing 

Interrogative 

Was / were + S + V+ing ? 

1/ 46

2. was driving her children to school 

3.  was going to work 

4. was having a  meeting with her boss

5. was having lunch

6. was typing some reports

7. was collecting her children 

8. was cooking dinner 

ex 2/ 47 

2. I was sleeping at 8 am yesterday morning . 

3. At 7.30 this morning I was preparing for my English tutorial . 

4. Two hours ago I was brushing my teeth . 

5. THis time last year I was travelling abroad . 

6. Last Sunday afternoon I was having a Math tutorial . 

7. In July two years ago I was swimming in the Black Sea.

8. When my mom came home yesterday I was having my Geography class at school . 

3/ 47

At 1 pm yesterday afternoon ...

2. E and C were having coffee.

3. R was painting his house .

4. F and M were walking their dogs.

while / as = in timp ce ( past continuous ) 

when = unde ( past simple) 

6/ 48 

2.  Betty was ironing her blouse when she burnt her hand . 

3. As we were having  a picnic it started to rain. 

4. H was washing the dishes when she broke a glass . 

5. While M and O were getting ready to go out , the doorbell rang . 

https://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-90380.php

1/ 50 

1.  was playing / fell / broke

Did he go 

2. did you see

was waiting 

3. called / didn't answer 

was exercising 

4.were your kids doing / came

were watching 

4/ 50 

2.  while

3. rang

4, left 

5. was cleaning 

6. was playing 

tug = remorcher 

to gaze (ed) =  a privi cu admiratie 

poy = stalp  de sustinere 

SCRABBLE 

Luca- 62

Stefan - 76

Homework 

4/ 47 

5, 7 / 48 

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