Monday, 17 November 2025

Session 9

 


17th November 2025

chilly, cloudy 

Monday 


page 28 


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 

ex 3/ 28

  • 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. 


ex 5/ 29

  • 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


1/ 31 


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

ex 4 / 31

  • 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.

Monday, 10 November 2025

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 ...) 


Monday, 3 November 2025

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 


2/ 24 

  • Complete the sentences with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs. Write in your notebook.


    • While people were runningtowards the river, a warehouse exploded. (run / explode)

    • 1. When they NOTICED  how serious the situation was, they TOOK their possessions and TRIED to get away. (notice / take / try)

    • 2. A man WAS LOOKING  for his family when he FOUND a baby in the street. (look / find)

    • 3. While they WERE WONDERING how to stop the fire, it  BECAME clear that little could be done. (wonder / become)

    • 4. While the people in the bakery WERE MAKING bread, a small fire STARTED . (make / start)



EX 4/ 24 

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)

  • 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)

5/ 24 
  • 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

    • had a real scare yesterday. As I WAS WALKING  up to our house, I SAW smoke coming from the window.

    • WAS something BURNING ?

    • Fortunately not. I RAN into the house, OPENED the kitchen door and there was my brother. He WAS SITTING on the floor, in shock. He HAD TRIED to do science experiments! One of them WENTwrong and exploded.


  • Replace the underlined words with words from Exercise 1. Change the form if necessary. Write in your notebook.

    • 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

Monday, 20 October 2025

Session 6

 


20th October 2025

Chilly , sunny

Monday 

SEE each other on the 3rd NOVEMBER!

2/ 18

to skip classes = a chiuli de la ore 

teacher's room = cancelarie

form teacher = diriginta

to befriend(ed) = a se imprieteni 

drummer = tobosar 

to retitre (ed) = a se retrage / iesi la pensie

to get a degree = a obtine o diploma universitara

2/19 

1. left school 

2. travelling the world 

3. got a degree

4. started a career 

5. got promoted 

6. settle down 

7. start a family 

8. to retire

1/ 19 

1. might 

2. might 

3. shouldn't 

4. may not / might not 

5. may not / might not 

6. should 



to look forward to + V-ing = a astepta cu nerabdare sa ...

chess= sah

choir = cor 





Monday, 13 October 2025

Session 5

 


13th October 2025

chilly, cloudy 

Monday 

surgery = chirurgie / operatie 

surgeon = chirurg 

medical surgeon 

esthetical surgen 


 ex 3/ 17 

  • 1. What’s Annie’s problem?
  • She needs to write an essay about what she wants to do after highschool and she has  no idea about what she would like to be . 
  • 2. What does Ben want to do with his life?
  • Ben wants to be a doctor . 
  • 3. How was J.K. Rowling earning a living before she wrote her famous books?
  • She was a secretary.
  • 4. How are the examples of Argerich, Stallone and Rowling different from Annie’s situation?
  • Annie doesn't know what she would be  because she doesn't have any interests/ hobbies / passions. 
  • 5.Why does Ben tell Annie not to worry?
  • Because whatever she would do , she would do it well. 


Homework 

Bratz - Is a doll of this kind good for a 9 year-old girl ? 


Monday, 6 October 2025

Session 4

 

6th October 2025

chilly, cloudy

Monday


page 11 Textbook 

ex 1

flood / flooding = inundatie 

2/ 12 


1. should 

2. do

3. physically 

4. should 

5. appointment 

6. get

7. operation


ex 3/ 12


1. get sick

2. have an operation 

3. make an appointment 

4. see a doctor 

5. do exercise


to rest (ed) = a se odihni 

to turn (ed) up = a-si face aparitia 

to cold read = a citi la prima vedere


Adj, scurte 

big - bigger - the biggest 

Adj. lungi 

interesting - more interesting - the most interesting 

Neregulate 

good/ well - better - the best 

bad/ ill - worse - the worst 

many/ much - more - the most

little - less - the least 

far - farther - the farthest 

1/ 13 

1. best

2. more difficult 

3, most interesting 

4. easier 

5. as bad 

6. the quickest 

7. as tiny as / tinier than 



to go to bed = a merge la culcare 

to fall asleep = a adormi 



BLURT ONE 


A piece of writing that makes use of rhythm and sometimes rhymes-   POEM

An infant's knitted sock - BOOTIE (botosel)

A performance of music - CONCERT 

A move or stretch in which you slide to the floor with your legs spread in opposite directions - SPLIT

A food in the form of little square packets of pasta with a filling of cheese or meat - RAVIOLI 

The early part of the day from sunrise until noon - MORNING 

To shed tears - CRY

Not sharp - DULL (tesit) 

A hollow( gol pe interior ) structure that carries away the smoke from a fireplace- CHIMNEY ( cos  ) 

A man who works in a restaurant and serves people - WAITER

A huge animal with a long trunk (trompa) - ELEPHANT 

A bird raised for its eggs or as food - CHICKEN/ HEN 

A group of wild animals ,such as wolves , that live and hunt together - PACK ( haita)

A small fried ring or ball of sweatened dough - DOUGHNUT (gogoasa)







Homework 

last time one 



Monday, 29 September 2025

Session 24

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