Session 13

 29th November 2022 

rainy, chilly 

Tuesday 

2/ 20, WB 

Use the bins provided - You have to throw the garbage in the bins provided.

Danger! Do not go into the water! - You mustn't swim here!

Don't touch animals in the park! -  You mustn't touch any animal in here!

must = have to = trebuie 

mustn't = e interzis/ nu trebuie 

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

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/modals/must-have-not

  

Prarie dogs live underground in burrows. They eat grass. They like pretending to fight. 

They groom each other. They have the most complex animal language. They have enemies, meaning  predators as the badger. They are related to ground squirrels. They live in large groups called towns.

Groups of animals 

litter = gunoi 

litter bins = cosuri de gunoi 

a litter of kittens =  un grup de pisoi 

a clowder of cats =  un grup de pisici

a herd of ...= o turma de ...( girafe / elefanti / bizoni/ cerbi/ arici de mare)

a flock of ...= un stol de ...( pasari) = o turma de ....( oi. capre)

a swarm of bees / wasps / butterflies = un roi de albine/viespi/ fluturi

an army of frogs/ ants = o colonie de broaste/ furnici 

a mob of cattle = un grup de vite 

a pack of dogs/ coyotes/ hyenas / wolves = o haita de ...

a gang of turkeys = o 'gasca'  de curcani 

ex 4 / 21 , WB 

1. John , help yourself to  a cup of coffee! 

2 . Can I use your phone ?

3. It's not worth worrying about small problems! 

4. You can bring some soft drink to the party . 

WB , page 22 

utility room = debara 

tap = robinet

bedside table = noptiera

 cabinet = dulap ( clasa)

dishwasher = masin spalat vase 

to avoid (ed) = a evita 

scenery = view = peisaj/ priveliste 

in the corner of = pe colt / in colt 

tram = tramvai 

ferry = bac 

SEssion 12

 22nd November 2022 

sunny, chilly 

Tuesday 

to boost (ed) / to improve (ed) = a imbunatati 

lonely = singuratic (adj) 

loneliness = singuratate

to have an argument = a se certa

reason = opinie / motiv 

unless = daca nu 

to spread - spread - spread = a (se ) imprastia

by all means = prin toate mijloacele / bineinteles 

to fancy (ed) = to like ( termen modern)

TB , page 38 

1/ 39 

S and M don't share all their secrets . 

2. Why does O make the OK gesture ? 

3. What is Sophie like ? 

4. Who does J listen to ? 

5. What do cyclists use ? 

to neigh (ed) = a necheza

4/39

1. I promise to stay here until you get back.

2. I like going out with my friends.

3. I want to see Dave, please.

4.I hope Charlie manages to talk to John 

5.Can we watch that video, please?

to pass (ed) = a trece / merge 

herd = turma 

extinct = disparut 

to introduce (ed) = a prezenta 

Session 11

 15th November 2022 

cloudy, chilly

Tuesday 

TB 

To talk behind somebody's back = a vorbi pe cineva in lipsa 

to be the shoulder to cry on = a fi de ajutor in situatii de criza 

afterwards = dupa aceea

* I like going skiing,  but afterwards my muscles hurt.

to bother (ed) = a deranja 

* Last month my classmate bothered me when I was solving a test.

long-lasting = care dureaza mult 

* I and Darius have a long-lasting friendship.

can - could 

* He could talk in English a year ago , but he couldn't write correctly . 

to slurp (ed) = a sorbi cu zgomot 

* My grandparents are always slurping their soup.

Utilizam Present Continuous ( am / are / is + V-ing ) cu " always " ca sa aratam ca o anume actiune este deranjanta pentru noi . 

* My fellow teachers are always going late to their classes. 

Mind your manners ! = Fii atent la maniere ! 

Mind your attitude ! = Fii atent la atitudine ! 

Mind your language ! = Controleaza-ti limbajul ! 

odd # even 

( impar ) # ( par ) 

chocolates = bomboane de ciocolata 

 a bar of chocolate =un baton de ciocolata 

twenty bars of chocolate = 20 de ciocolate 

mourning = doliu 

gown = halat 

HM 

WB 

 pages 15, 19 , 16 

to come over = a veni la tine, pe la tine 

to be angry WITH somebody = a fi suparat pe cineva 

to point AT somebody = a arata cu degetul pe cineva 

to play BY  yourself = a te juca de unul singur 

Session 10

 8th November 2022 

cloudy, chilly 

Tuesday 

to give away = a spune altora / a dezvalui 

noon = ora 12 / pranz 

to fancy (ed) = to like a lot 

household chores = treburi gospodaresti 

elbow = cot 

to keep in touch = a mentine legatura 

to be able to = a fi capabil sa .../ can 

* I can swim / I am able to swim . 

He can't drive yet/ He isn't able to drive yet. 

ill # healthy 

(bolnav ) # (sanatos)

able # unable 

(capabil ) # (incapabil) 

to gossip (ed) = a barfi 

WB 

 page 19 

1. Do you mind if I use your pen ? 

May I use your pen ? 

2. Is it OK if I go out, Mum  ? 

Can I go out , Mum ? 

3. My five-year-old sister is very clever. she is able to send e-mails. 

My five-year-old sister is very clever. she can send e-mails. 

4. Max isn't able to come to the party tonight ; he is ill.

Max can't come to the party tonight ; he is ill.

5. Do you mind if I see my exam paper, Miss Clarke? 

May I see my exam paper ? 

6. Jane is unable to type fast . 

Jane can't type fast . 

TB 

 ex 7 / 29 

1. -Would you like to make sushi tonight ? 

- I can't , I'm afraid . I want to write an essay . 

2. -I'd like to thank  you for a wonderful holiday. 

-We enjoyed having you with us. 

3.- Are you going skiing abroad this year? 

- No, I hope to have a quiet holiday at home. 

4. - He didn't want to insult you. 

- I know he hates being rude to others. 

ex 8 / 29 

1. Luca loves having a party with his friends.

2. Luca would love to have more holidays than school.

3. Darius prefers not seeing old women gossiping.

4. Bogdan can swim very well.

5. David wants to have less tests at school.

6. David often goes shopping with his parents.

cheerful = voios / bine dispus

sympathetic = empatic 

self-esteem = stima de sine 

low # high 

( scazut) # ( ridicat) 

to behave (ed) yourself = a te comporta frumos 

to stand tall = a sta vertical / a merge drept 

to offend (ed) = a ofensa / deranja 

* No offence! - Nu te supara ! 

to take up = a se apuca de o activitate noua

Session 9

 1st November 2022 

sunny, chilly

Tuesday 

SCRABBLE 

David  42

Luca 12

Darius 32

Bogdan 55

can't stand + V-ing = a nu suporta sa 

* We can't stand learning at Technology. 

SE FOLOSESTE " TO + V" DUPA ; 

- WOULD LIKE 

* Luca would like to watch a Halloween movie. 

-WOULD LOVE 

* Darius would love to draw more . 

-AGREE (  a fi de acord ) 

*  I agreed to meet with my friends this weekend.

-ASK ( a cere cuiva sa ...) 

* He didn't ask me to pay the entrance fee.

-DECIDE 

* I decided to talk about my problems.

-EXPECT ( a se astepta la ) 

* We are expecting to have good news from them . 

- HOPE ( a spera) 

*  I hope not to have a lot of tests at the end of the school module.

-MANAGE ( a se descurca cu.../ a administra ) 

* He could manage to use his time properly in the last module. 

-NEED ( a avea nevoie ) 

* He needs to help his parents in the garden.

-SEEM (a parea ca ...) 

* He seems to need fresh air . 

-PROMISE 

* He didn't promise to visit us this year. 

VERBE PRECUM CAN/ MAY / MUST SUNT URMATE DE VB FARA ' TO ' 

I can to swim . 

They may to arrive earlier . 

Page 28 , TB 

to give the thumbs up = a ridica degetul mare in semn de ' OK'

to curl (ed) = a indoi 

to nod (ed) = a incuviinta din cap 

break a leg = noroc / bafta 

to cross your fingers =  a incrucisa degetele in semn de noroc 

to catch somebody's eye= atrage atentia cuiva 

to stick out your tongue = a scoate limba 

WB 

4, 5, 6 / 14 

confident = increzator in sine 

* She is confident about the math test.

bad-tempered = irascibil / care se enerveaza usor 

*  A bad-tempered person may be a danger for the others.

sympathetic = empatic 

* A few people can be sympathetic . 

 listening 17/ 17 

HOMEWORK 

PAGE 18 , wb , EX 1, 2 3

SEssion 8

 25th October 2022 

sunny, cool

Tuesday 

zorb = minge mare  ( ca cea plutitoare ) 

jackdaw= stancuta (furacioasa)

brake = frana 

break = pauza 

to break = a sparge / a rupe

to smell - smelt - smelt = a mirosi 

*The trash outside my house smelt horrible yesterday.

to speak - spoke - spoken = a vorbi 

* One week ago I spoke with my favourite celebrity. 

to spell - spelt - spelt = a spune pe litere / a ortografia

* Did your friend spell the word PARALLELEPIPED?

to spend - spent - spent = a cheltui / a petrece (timp)

*  Yesterday I spent time with my grandma playing board games.

to stand - stood - stood = a sta in picioare 

* Last weekend my  cousin had a problem at his foot and he didn't stand when he answered in the class.

to steal - stole - stolen = a fura 

* Did the jackdaw steal my mom's ring ?

to stick - stuck - stuck = a lipi 

* Two days ago my brother stuck his fingers with Superglue.

to sting - stung - stung = a intepa

* Yesterday night  mosquitos didn't sting me.

to swear - swore - sworn = a (in) jura 

* Did your best friend swear you last break?

to sweep-swept -swept = a matura 

* My mother didn't sweep the garden last week. 

to swim - swam - swum = a inota 

* I and my dad swam in the Black Sea last holiday.

to take - took - taken = a lua  

* Did Alex take a piece from  Maria's cake ?

to teach - taught - taught = a preda 

* Did your mom teach you how to cook spaghetti?

No, she didn't.

to tear - tore - torn =  a rupe / a sfasia 

* Gabriel's cat tore my favourite comic book. 

to tell - told- told = a spune/ a povesti 

* My grandfather didn't tell me the story about the 3 pigs and the wolf because he was too sleepy.

think - thought - thought = a crede / a gandi 

*  The day before yesterday we had a simple Math test and I didn't think too much to solve it.

to throw- threw - thrown = a arunca 

* Did your grandmother throw your PS4?

TO UNDERSTAND - UNDERSTOOD - UNDERSTOOD = A INTELEGE 

* I understood him when I saw where he lived.

to wake - woke - woken = a (se) trezi 

* Spongebob didn't wake up the Bikini Bottom this morning.

to wear - wore - worn = a  purta ceva ( de imbracat / incaltat ...) 

* My brother  didn't wear a fashionable hoodie when he was invited at my birthday. 

to win - won - won =  a castiga 

* Did your dad win the marathon?

to write - wrote - written = a scrie 

* I didn't write a letter to my e-friend this morning. 

Bogdan si Darius au de copiat  si invatat ce e deasupra . 

SCRABBLE 

to tier (ed) = a etaja

tier = intaritura / etajare 

hue -= nuanta de culoare 

Luca  31

 David 54

Session 7

 18th October 2022 

sunny, chilly 

Tuesday 

though = oricum 

to run - ran - run = a alerga 

to say - said - said = a spune 

to see-saw-seen = a vedea 

to sell -sold - sold =  a vinde 

to send - sent - sent = a trimite 

to set - set -set =a stabili / a seta 

to sew - sewed - sewn = a coase 

to shake - shook - shaken = a agita / a cutura 

to shine- shone- shone = a straluci 

to shoot - shot - shot = a impusca / a filma 

to show - showed - shown = a arata 

to shut - shut - shut = a inchide 

to sing - sang - sung = a canta 

to sit - sat - sat = a sta asezat 

sleep-slept-slept = a dormi 

TB 

 9 / 24 

 Jasmine is wearing a dress, but she usually wears jeans.

Yvonne is wearing trainers, jeans and a green T-shirt, and she never wears dresses.

Sasha is wearing a floral top and a plain skirt.

Kim is wearing her favourite leather jacket.

to rub (ed) =  a freca 

rubber = guma de sters 

to stick out = a scoate ( limba ) 

to trumpet (ed) = a face zgomot asemanator trompetei 

heading / headline/ title = titlu 

to scratch (ed) = a zgaria 

to greet (ed) = a saluta / a intampina 

to neigh (ed) = a necheza 

to whistle (ed) = a fluiera 

to click (ed) = a pacani 

to wag (ed) = a misca de la stanga la dreapta / a flutura 

to growl (ed) = a marai 

Homework 

 4/27 TB 

1/ 42 prop . 3 - 6 

ex 2/ 42 

ex 1, 2, 3 page 14 

Past Simple - trecutul simplu 

- act incepute si terminate in trecut 

- ...ago , last ..., yesterday 

Affirmative 

S + V+ed/ V2

Ex.  We travelled last week-end . 

They ate at a restaurant yesterday . 

Negative 

S + didn't + V1

Ex.  We didn't  travel last week-end . 

They  didn't eat at a restaurant yesterday . 

Interrogative 

Did + S + V1 ? 

Ex.   Did we travel last week-end ?

Did they eat at a restaurant yesterday ?

Yes, they did. 

No, they didn't .

1/ 42 WB 

1. Mum cleaned the windows last weekend . 

    Mum didn't clean the windows last weekend. 

     Did mum clean the windows last weekend?

2. Jessica went  to her karate practice yesterday morning . 

  Jessica didn't go to her karate practice yesterday morning.

Did Jessica go to her karate practice yesterday morning?...