21st March 2024
WHAT DO YOU MEME ?
to wipe out the skateboard = to fall off the skateboard
lit = very good / enjoyable/ exciting
crotch = partile intime barbati
snot / booger = secretie nazala
to flick something at somebody = a arunca rapid ceva catre cineva
louse - lice = paduche - paduchi
Access
6/ 79
2. I have met
3. has just taken
4. hasn't tasted
5. haven't spoken
6. I haven't finished
7 / 79
Jenny has been a nurse since...
We have lived in C for 10 years .
He has been in C since Friday
She hasn't bought anything since December
They haven't visited their grandparents since last week .
I haven't travelled abroad since last summer .
He hasn't heard from E for a long time.
They haven't had dinner at a restaurant for ages.
WE have been at work since 8
8 / 79
2. since
3, this week .
4. just
5. for
6. yet
7. ever
8. never
SCRABBLE
Stefan 150
Luca 96
keg = butoi
to yell (ed) = a tipa
ace = as
yurt = iurta
repay = a rasplati
width = latime / diametru
haven = port
PICKYT
Starfish have no brain or blood.They use sea water to transport food and oxygen in their bodies.
Starfish have eyes at the end of their arms.They don't see very well but they can detect the difference between night and day.
The octopus is very smart and playful.It is one of the few animals that can use tools.
Orcas are not whales. The orca is actually part of the dolphin family because unlike whales the orcas have teeth and use echolocation. Orcas have a very complex language and different families talk in different dialects.
The seahorse can change color to blend in the enviroment and for their mating dance.
The seahorse has a prehensile tail that is used to cling to plants or dance with other seahorses.
Most shrimps are smaller than a thumbnail but there are species that grow larger than a loaf of bread. There are over 2000 species of shrimp spread all over the world, from the Tropics to the Antarctic Ocean.
Sharks appeared on the Earth before dinosaurs and they survived all 5 mass extinctions. Sharks grow new teeth all the time. Throughout their lives they grow thousands of teeth.
Manta rays have been observed flying out of the water. They jump up to three meters high. Manta rays are gentle, graceful and friendly creatures. They feed on plankton and have a very large brain.
Homework
pages 80 , 82
7th March 2024
cloudy, chilly
Thursday
Use THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE / PAST SIMPLE or THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
to fill in the blanks:
1. I’m tired. We …HAVE BEEN WALKING…. (walk) for over an hour. Let’s stop and rest for a while.
2. The zoo isn’t far from here. I HAVE WALKED……… (walk) there many times.
3. I …HAVE BEEN WRITTEN / HAVE WRITTEN……. (write) my friends at least a dozen letters since I left home and come home.
4. Sally is writing a letter to her boyfriend. She ……HAS BEEN WRITING………. (write) it since she got home from class. It’s going to be a long letter.
5. The telephone ……HAS RUNG….. (ring) four times in the last hour, and each time it has been for my roommate.
6. The telephone ……HAS BEEN RINGING……… (ring) for almost a minute. Why doesn’t someone answer it?
7. She is 80 and she ……HAS NEVER READ… (never / read) a book in her life.
8. The secretary is very tired. She …HAS BEEN TYPING…… (type) all morning.
9. Tom is reading a book. He started two hours ago and he is on page 53. He …………HAS BEEN READING…….. (read) for two hours.
10. Hello! I ……HAVE BEEN CLEANING……… (clean) the windows. So far I ……HAVE CLEANED…… (clean) five of them and there are two more to do.
11. My grandfather ……DIED … (die) 30 years ago. I ……HAVE NEVER MET…. (never / meet) him.
12. A: Is your father at home?
B: No, I’m afraid he …HAS GONE… (go) out.
A: When exactly ………DID HE GO…… (he / go) out?
B: About ten minutes ago.
Simple Past - actiune inceputa si terminata in trecut
- este insotit de precizari de timp de tipul : two days ago ; last week ; yesterday
Present Perfect - actiune inceputa in trecut si neterminata ( for 2 years / since 1900 )
- experienta de viata ( ever / never )
- actiune inceputa in trecut , recent incheiata ( lately / recently / already / just /yet )
- actiune trecuta fara precizare de timp
- actiune trecuta cu rezultate in prezent
- actiune facuta intr-o perioada de timp care nu s-a incheiat inca ( today / this week / this year /. this semester )
D) Use THE SIMPLE PAST or THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE to fill in the blanks:
1. The young man …HAS NEVER BEEN…… (never / be) to Paris, but he ………READ…….. (read) a book about this city last year.
2. …HAVE…… you ……DECIDED… (decide) where to go yet?
3. A: Have some tea, please.
B: No, thank you. I …HAVE JUST HAD… (just / have) two cups of tea.
4. Susan ……DID……. (do) her homework before 10 o’clock but Jane ……HASN'T WRITTEN……….. (not /write) a word until now.
5. Her mother …BOUGHT…… (buy) her a pair of new shoes yesterday.
6. The Prime Minister ……LEFT …. (leave) for the USA an hour ago.
7. A: …HAS.. the plane …LANDED…. (land)?
B: Yes, it ……LANDED ... (land) ten minutes ago.
8. It …HASN'T RAINED……. (not / rain) for a long time.
9. …HAVE …… you …SEEN…… (see) my dog? It ……HAS RUN AWAY… (run away) this morning.
10. We …MET……. (meet) at a party a long time ago, but I …HAVEN'T SEEN .. (not / see) her since then.
11. I ……SAW … (see) an interesting book in a bookshop yesterday, but I ……DID NOT BUY …… (not / buy) it.
12. My friend ……HAS FALLEN………… (fall) from the bicycle because he ……………HASN'T RIDDEN ….… (not / ride) one for ages.
13. His father ……DIED……… (die) in 1970, but he …HAS NEVER VISITED….. (never / visit) his father’s grave since that time.
14. They ……WENT…… (go) to America years ago, but none of them …HAS COME…... (come) back since then.
15. A: …HAVE.. you …SPOKEN….. (speak) to an Englishman?
B: Yes, I …HAD.. (have) a short conversation with one last night.
16. A: ... HAVE.... you ever …………BEEN……….. (be) to Tatilya?
B: Yes, I ……WENT…. (go) there two years ago.
17. A: …HAVE…. you …SEEN….. (see) Jane recently?
B: No, I …HAVEN'T SEEN …. (see) her for a long time.
E) Rewrite the sentences using SIMPLE PAST or PRESENT PERFECT TENSE:
1. I haven’t seen her for a long time.
It’s ages since I saw her.
2. I last met George two weeks ago.
I haven’t ……SEEN/ MET GEORGE FOR TWO WEEKS…………
3. They have been here for three months.
They arrived ……HERE 3 MONTHS AGO……..
4. We started living in Istanbul 12 years ago.
We have ……LIVED / BEEN LIVING IN ISTANBUL FOR 12 YEARS.…….
5. I last saw my girlfriend five days ago.
I haven’t …SEEN MY GIRLFRIEND FOR FIVE DAYS…….
6. Is this the first time you have tasted a kiwi?
…HAVEN'T ……… (not/ taste) you ………TASTED………. one before?
7. I last smoked a cigarette ten years ago.
I haven’t …SMOKED …..FOR 10 YEARS.
8. I last drank wine two weeks ago.
It’s two weeks …SINCE I DRANK…. wine.
9. I have lived in Istanbul since January.
I ……CAME IN I IN J… (come)
10. They moved to Ankara two years ago.
They …HAVE LIVED IN A FOR …. two years.
11. She hasn’t been to Rome before.
This is the first time ……SHE HAS BEEN TO ROME……
Access
see - seen
do - done
drink - drunk
bring - brought
write - written
sing - sung
eat - eaten
make- made
catch - caught
ring - rung
leave - left
feed - fed
arrive- arrived
swim - swum
fall-fallen
fly- flown
take- taken
give-given
read- read
ex 2 / 78
2. Jack hasn't gone on a boat trip on the Tiber river
3. J hasn't bought souveniers for his friends .
4. J has taken lots of photos.
5. J hasn't seen the Pantheon.
6. J has walked around the Trevi Fountain .
3/ 78
to go snorkelling = a face scufundari la mica adancime
Homework
Access page 79 , 81
Teoria de la timpuri de invatat
words x 2
29th February 2024
chilly, misty
Thursday
PICKYT!
The male clownfish is a very caring parent. He protects the eggs and fans the water with his fins to increase the oxygen around them. Clownfish take good care of the anemone they live in. They remove parasites and protect it from predators.
anemone= anemona
caring = grijuliu
What does the clownfish do with its fins?
It uses its fins to increase the oxygen around its eggs.
Do the clownfish take good care of the anemone they live in?
Yes, they do.
Jellyfish appeared before fish, insects, trees, flowers and long before dinosaurs.Jellyfish have no brain, bones, blood or heart. There is a species of jellyfish that is practically immortal.
How long do jellyfish live?
Jellyfish could potentially live forever because they have no blood, heart, bones or brain.
When did jellyfish appear ?
They appeared long before anything else.
Pufferfish do not have scales, their skin is rough and some have spines. They can change color to blend in the environment. When threatened, the pufferfish swallows a lot of water increasing their size threefold.
threefold= de trei ori
What do pufferfish look like?
Pufferish unlike other fish have no scales and on their rough skin there are spines.
How many times do pufferfish increase their size when threatened?
Threefold.
Centuries ago the narwhal tusk was sold as unicorn horn and was believed to have magical properties. The narwhal tusk is actually a tooth . soft on the outside and hard on the inside, it can bend without breaking
What was the narwhal tusk believed to have?
It was believed to have magical properties.
How is the narwhal's tusk?
The narwhal tusk is soft on the outside and hard on the inside.
The luminous lure used by the anglerfish glows due to bioluminescent bacteria. Only the female anglerfish have a lure. They can catch fish twice their size.
anglerfish = peste unditar
lure=momeala
bioluminescent= care emita lumina
Why does the anglerfish lure glow?
The anglerfish lure glow because of a bioluminescent bacteria.
Which anglerfish gender has a lure?
The female one.
Squid skin has specialized cells called chromatophores used to change color. When threatened squids eject a special ink that confuses their attacker.
What do squids do when they are threatened?
When threatened squids eject a special ink to their attackers.
What type of cells are on their skin?
Cells that change their color.
Sea Urchins do not have bones but they have a hard shell made of five segments that surround their soft body like the slices of an orange.Sea urchin's favourite food are algae. They chew them with their five teeth that can move independently.
How many segments are around an urchin's body?
There are five segments.
What makes the urchin's teeth unique?
Its teeth can move independently.
Crabs can walk in any direction but can only run sideways. Because crabs have an exoskeleton they have to leave the old shell and make a bigger one when they grow.
sideways= in lateral
Why do crabs have to leave the old shell behind?
Because they have an exoskeleton and at some point it becomes too small for their body.
What direction do crabs run to?
They run sideways.
Dolphins sleep with half their brain. The other half keeeps an eye open and is alert to their surroundings.Altough most dolphin species live in salt water, there are 5 species that live in freshwater.
Do the dolphins sleep with half of their brain?
Yes, they do.
What do they do with the other half of the brain?
They stay alert.
Sea turtles travel long distances using the Earth's magnetic field for navigation. Sea turtles can hold their breath up to five hours. Their heart can slow to one beat each 9 minutes.
How long can turtles hold their breath?
They can hold it up to five hours.
How often can their heart beat?
It can beat once at 9 minutes.
Homework
last time one
words x 2
Left from the game :
sharks
starfish
octopus
orca
seahorse
manta ray
shrimp
15th February 2024
sunny, chilly
Thursday
Present Perfect vs Present Perfect Continuous
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Present Perfect |
Present Perfect
Continuous |
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Act. incepute in trecut care nu s-au incheiat
inca -
Act. incepute in trecut care s-au incheiat
aproape de mom . vb . -
Act. petrecute in trecut dar carora nu li se
precizeaza momentul in care s-au petrecut |
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Act. incepute in trecut care s-au incheiat
aproape de mom vb . si al caror
rezultat este inca vizibil -
Act. care nu s-au incheiat inca si se accentueaza
durata lor exagerata |
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Already (deja, +); yet(inca / deja;-, ? ) Lately / recently (in ultima vreme) Just (tocmai ) Since ( inceput perioada timp ) / for ( perioada de
timp ) |
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AFFIRMATIVE |
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S + have /
has + V3 ·
He has learnt for this test since 8 am. |
S + have + been
+ V-ing ·
He has been learning for this test since 8 am |
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NEGATIVE |
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S + haven’t /
hasn’t + V3 ·
I haven’t eaten spinach recently . |
S + haven’t /
hasn’t +been + V-ing ·
We haven’t been walking around for so many hours! |
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INTERROGATIVE |
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Have / Has +
S + V3 ? ·
Have you ever read a thriller? |
Have / Has +
S + been + V-ing ? ·
Have you been working hard lately ? |
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect-present-perfect-continuous-1.html
to be fed up = a fi satul de ( o situatie )
since / for
https://agendaweb.org/exercises/grammar/for-since/exercise-1.htm
https://agendaweb.org/exercises/grammar/for-since/exercise-2.htm
Use PRESENT PERFECT TENSE or PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
to fill in the blanks:
1. I’m trying to study. I …have been trying………………………………………….. (try) to study for the last hour, but something always seems to interrupt me. I think I’d better go to the library.
2. The children are playing basketball right now. They …………………have been playing …………………… (play) for almost two hours. They must be getting tired.
3. The telephone ……………has rung……………………………… (ring) four times in the last hour, and each time it has been for my roommate.
4. The telephone ………………has been ringing …………………………… (ring) for almost a minute. Why doesn’t someone answer it?
5. It ……has been raining………………………………………….. (rain) all day. I wonder when it will stop.
6. We …………………have had……………………… (have) three accidents so far this week. I wonder how many more we will have if you keep using the tools carelessly.
7. We ………have lived/we have been living……………………………………………. (live) here since last June.
8. My little son is dirty from head to foot because he ………………has been playing ……………………… (play) in the mud.
9. What’s the matter? Your eyes are red and puffy. I hope you ………………haven't been crying……………… (not / cry). Oh, now I understand. You ……………have been peeling……………………………….. (peel) some onions.
10. Hello, Rob. I’m happy to see you again. I …………haven't seen …………………………………….. (not / see) you for weeks. What …………have…………. you ……………been doing……………… (do) lately?
11. I ……haven't been……………………………………………. (not / be) able to reach my boss on the phone yet. I ……have been trying…………………………………………………. (try) for the last twenty minutes, but the line …………has been………………………….. busy.
12. We ………have had…………………………………. (have) three major snowstorms so far this winter. I wonder how many more we will have.
13. I ……have written…………………………………………… (write) them three times, but I still haven’t received a reply.
14. A: Dr. Harrison is a good teacher. How long ………has……… he …………been…………. (be) at the university?
B: He …………has been teaching ……………………………… (teach) here for almost 25 years.
15. A: What are you going to order for dinner?
B: Well, I ………haven't had……………………………………… (not / have) pizza. So I think, I’ll order that.
16. My uncle ……has been painting……………………………………………. (paint) the outside of his house for three weeks and he’s still not finished.
17. The Smiths are presently in Tunisia. They ……have been travelling…………………………………. (travel) throughout North Africa since the middle of May. They’ll return home in another month.
Homework
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect-present-perfect-continuous-2.html
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect-present-perfect-continuous-3.html
Use THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE or THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
to fill in the blanks:
1. I’m tired. We ………………………………………………. (walk) for over an hour. Let’s stop and rest for a while.
2. The zoo isn’t far from here. I ………………………………………………… (walk) there many times.
3. I …………………………………………………. (write) my friends at least a dozen letters since I left home and come home.
4. Sally is writing a letter to her boyfriend. She ………………………………………. (write) it since she got home from class. It’s going to be a long letter.
5. The telephone …………………………………………….. (ring) four times in the last hour, and each time it has been for my roommate.
6. The telephone ……………………………………………… (ring) for almost a minute. Why doesn’t someone answer it?
7. She is 80 and she ………………………………………… (never / read) a book in her life.
8. The secretary is very tired. She ………………………………………………… (type) all morning.
9. Tom is reading a book. He started two hours ago and he is on page 53. He ……………………………………….. (read) for two hours.
10. Hello! I …………………………………………… (clean) the windows. So far I ………………………………………… (clean) five of them and there are two more to do.
11. My grandfather ……………………… (died) 30 years ago. I ……………………………..
…………………. (never / meet) him.
12. A: Is your father at home?
B: No, I’m afraid he ……………………………………………… (go) out.
A: When exactly ………………………………………………… (he / go) out?
B: About ten minutes ago.
TriWords
Stefan 82
Luca 64
green - 2
orange - 3
yellow -1
to mog (ed) = a se da la o parte
jolt= soc
to zest (ed) = a da savoare / a condimenta
to typo = a face o fresala de tipar
wit = istetime
1st February 2024
cold, clear
Thursday
