Session 13

 

12th January 2026 

cold, sunny

Monday 

abbey = manastire 

pilgrimage = pelerinaj 

pension = pensiune

retirement = pensie 

God - parents = nasii 

God-children = fini 

board = tabla de joc 

to roll the dice = a da cu zarul 

to have a nerve = a avea tupeu 

leftovers = ramasite ( mancare ) 

pastimes = activitati facute in timpul liber / recreative 

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• Sue runsfaster(fast) than me.
• 1. You need to do your homework MORE CAREFULLY  (careful) if you want to get good marks.
• 2. Sorry, I don’t understand. Can you speak MORE SLOWLY  (slow), please?
• 3. The party starts at ten o’clock, but you can come EARLIER (early) if you want to.
• 4. I only got 22% in the test, but you did even WORSE  (bad) than me!
• 5. Sandra always works HARDER  (hard) than the other kids.
• 6. Martina speaks English BETTER (good) than I do.

EXTRAS = figuranti 

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• 1. What did Newton think about when he saw the apple fall to the ground?

He thought about why the apple fell down , not up or sideways. 

• 2. What did Archimedes see when he got out of the bath?

He saw the water went down the bath after he got out. 

• 4. Why did he shout ‘Eureka’?

He shouted " Eureka" because he wanted to say " Now I understand " in Greek.

• 5. Why are these discoveries not complete accidents?

They are not complete accidents because scientists think about the reasons of phenomena all the time. 

Session 12

 

15th December 2025 

chilly, cloudy 

Monday 

mock exam = simulare 

to solve (ed) = a rezolva 

cheerleaders = majorete 

to rehearse (ed)= a repeta (un rol ) 

to have a rehearsal = a avea o repetitie

Muslims = musulmani 

to harness (ed) = a inhama 

sleigh/ sledge  = sanie

floorboard = scandura 

mug = cana mare 

cider = cidru 

broom = matura

straw = paie 

ASk questions from the story " How the angel came up ..." 

1.  That her mother was coming to visit them . 

What did Mrs Claus tell Santa Claus ? 

2. 3 of them were about to give birth . 

What did Santa Claus find out when he wanted to harness the reindeer?

3.All the toys were broken.

What happened when one of the floorboards cracked.

good / well - better ( mai bun/ bine ) - the best ( cel mai bun / bine) 

bad/ badly -worse ( mai rau )  - the worst (cel mai rau ) 

much / many - more ( mai mult / multi ) - The most ( cel mai mult / multi ) 

little (putin ) - less (mai putin ) - the least ( cel mai putin )

far - farher - the farthest

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• Complete the sentences in your notebooks. Use the comparative adverb forms of the words in brackets.
  • Sue runsfaster(fast) than me.
  •  1. You need to do your homework MORE CAREFULLY (careful) if you want to get good marks.
  • 2. Sorry, I don’t understand. Can you speak MORE SLOWLY (slow), please?
  • 3. The party starts at ten o’clock, but you can come EARLIER  (early) if you want to.
  • 4. I only got 22% in the test, but you did even WORSE  (bad) than me!
  • 5. Sandra always works HARDER  (hard) than the other kids.
  • 6. Martina speaks English BETTER (good) than I do.

to count (ed) = a numara 

to count somebody in = a adauga pe cineva

to count somebody out = a scoate pe cineva din ...

Left at  page 40 textbook 

Session 11

 

8th December 2025 

cloudy, chilly

Monday

ex 2. 3/ 35 

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.
• 
  
• 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.
• 
  
• 2. Their daughter can’t go out after 8 p.m. (allowed)
  Their daughter isn't allowed to  go out after 8 p.m.
• 
  
• 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.
• 
  
• 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 

Left at 35 

• 
  
• 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.
• 
  
• 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 

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. 

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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

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.

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.
• 
  
  • 
    
  • 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)

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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)
• 
  
• 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
• 
  
• I 0 had a real scare yesterday. As I 1 WAS WALKING  up to our house, I 2 SAW smoke coming from the window.
• 
  
• 3 WAS something BURNING ?
• 
  
• 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.
  • 
    
  • 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