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

Session 8

  9th November 2023

sunny, chilly 

Thursday 

story - stories

storey -storeys ( etaje)

Access page 24 

Present Simple / Present Continuous 

ex 1 

to match (ed)  = a potrivi 

mixes 

matches

drinks 

finishes

kisses

pays

goes

washes

tries

ex 2 

to write - wrote-written

to ride - rode- ridden

to drive - drove - driven

to eat - ate - eaten

to begin - began - begun

to speak - spoke - spoken

to lose - lost - lost

to know - knew - known

3 / 25 

1. live

2. play

3. don't win

4. have

5. doesn't like

6. comes 

7. do you play 

1. What is his best friend's name?

His best friend's name is Tommy.

2. Is his sister younger than William?

No, she is not.

3. Does William play cricket?

4. Does Maddy like cricket?

ex 2 / 23 

Has M J got glasses ? 

No, he hasn't .

Have giraffes got shortnecks ? 

No, they  haven't.

Have they got briefcases ?

No, they haven't . 

Has he got a hat ? 

Yes , he has . 

https://brightside.me/articles/10-viral-riddles-guaranteed-to-keep-you-up-all-night-815605/

https://www.esl-lab.com/easy/acting-school/#google_vignette

Idioms

“a balancing act” = a difficult situation where you try to do several different things at the same time
“Working and studying at the same time is a real balancing act.”

“high-and-mighty” = self-important and proud
“Sarah always acts high-and-mighty, and she thinks she is better than everyone else because she is a well-known movie star.”

https://www.esl-lab.com/easy/holiday-traditions/

“stick out like a sore thumb” = very visible because something is different
“If we don’t follow the traditions, language, and body language of the culture, our actions might stick out like a sore thumb.”

https://brightside.me/articles/9-riddles-that-will-tickle-all-your-brain-neurons-814770/

 page 32 

ex 7 

2. is sleeping 

3. is staying 

4. is fixing 

5. are coming 

6. are getting 

7. is looking 

8. is raining 

ex 8 

2. Are you going to the cinema tonight ?

3. P is not joining us tonight.

4.Is  J going to M next weekend ?

5. T is visiting his grandparents this afternoon . 

6. B is not working these days .

7. We are going to a festival now . 

8. Are they still looking  for a   new car ? 

9. K is not seeing the dentist today .

10. Are the children playing computer games ? 

ex 9 / 32 

2. are sitting 

3. are eating 

4. is pouring 

5. is looking 

6. is talking 

7. are wearing 

8. are enjoying 

homework 

 pages 26, 31 

ex 7 

is

owns

cooks

serves

buys

goes

has

arrive

opens

works

finishes

tries

meets

Session 7

 

26th October 2023

partly sunny, cool 

Thursday 

Listening 

https://www.esl-lab.com/easy/school-schedule/

Idioms

“crack the books” = start studying
“The reason why he isn’t doing very well is that he rarely cracks the books.”

“cut/ skip  class” = miss school
“Although some of my daughter’s friends cut class a lot, she is at school every day.”

https://www.esl-lab.com/easy/family-recreation/

Idioms

“soft-hearted” = gentle, kind
“He might not seem very understanding, but you’ll see he’s soft-hearted once you get to know him.”

“run in the family” = physical or personality traits that are similar
“All their kids are very athletic; it seems to run in the family.”

ACCESS 

 page 12 

man - men 

knife - knives 

country - countries 

person - people

foot - feet 

glass - glasses 

fox-foxes 

cherry - cherries

basket- baskets 

key - keys

leaf - leaves 

ex 3 

2. They are women . 

3. We are boys.

4. They are sheep. 

page 13 

 ex 1. 

2. These ...those 

3. this ...that 

4. these ...those 

ex 2 

2. Those are lamps. 

3. These are toys. 

4. Those are knives . 

5. These are cherries .

ex 3 

2. What's that ? It's an umbrella. 

3. What's this ? It's a skateboard .

4. What are those ? They are crayons. 

5. What are these ? They are books.

6. What are these ? They are keys. 

page 15 

 ex 1 

2. it ; it 

3. her ; she 

4. them ; they 

5. it ; it 

ex 2 

2. she

3. her 

4. they 

5. them 

6. it 

7. him 

8.he

3/ 15 

2. his ( book ) ; his

3. their ( book ) ; theirs 

4. our (book) ; ours 

5. its ( food) ; its 

6. your ( book ) ; yours 

ex 4 / 15

2. your 

3. hers ; mine 

4. ours ; yours ; our 

5/ 15 

2. I 

3. me

4. our 

 5. her 

6. she

7. she

8. her 

9. their 

10. they 

11. their 

12. its

13. it 

14. ours

page 16 

2. the girl's 

3. the boys' pencils

4. A and J's house 

5. Frank's ties

6. the tennis players' racquets 

7. C and E's computer 

 8. the girls' notebooks 

page 18

2. There are 2 CDs in picture A but there aren't any in picture B . 

3. There is a schoolbag in picture B but there isn't one in picture A . 

4. In picture A there is a football but in picture B there isn't any . 

5. In picture B there is a tennis racquet but in picture A there isn't any . 

6. In picture B there are some tennis balls but in picture A there aren't any . 

ex 3 / 18 

2. Are there any pillows on the bed ? 

Yes, there are. 

3. Is there a magazine on the coffee table ? 

No, there isn't . 

4. Is there a cooker in the kitchen ? 

Yes, there is. 

ex 5 

3. Are there any books on the desks ? 

4. There isn't a dog in the park. 

5. Is there a dish in the sink ? 

page 20 

at dawn = dis-de-dimineata 

at the weekend = in weekend 

escalator = scari rulante 

Homework 

ACCESS 

pages 22, 23 

Session 6

 

19th October 2023 

sunny, chilly 

Thursday 

Plural 

- primesc - es subst care se termina in : 

-ch ; 1 watch - 2 watches 

-sh ; 1 brush - 2 brushes 

-o ; 1 potato - 2 potatoes 

-x ; 1 fox - 2 foxes 

-ss ; 1 dress- 2 dresses 

- ves primesc subst care se termina : 

- f ; 1 leaf - 2 leaves 

-fe ; 1 knife - 2 knives 

- y  final precedat de : 

-vocala ; 1 boy - 2 boys 

-consoana ; 1 battery - 2 batteries 

Irregular plurals 

child - children 

man - men 

woman - women 

foot - feet 

tooth - teeth 

goose - geese 

mouse - mice 

person - people

ox - oxen 

sheep - sheep 

deer - deer 

this = acesta 

these = acestia 

that = acela 

those - aceia 

https://www.myenglishpages.com/english/grammar-exercise-plural.php

https://www.engblocks.com/grammar/exercises/plural-possessive-case/change-to-plural-sentences-exercise-3/

to ache (ed) =  a durea 

toothache = durere de dinti 

 stomachache = durere de stomac 

headache = durere de cap 

Listening 

https://www.esl-lab.com/easy/daily-schedule/

Idioms

“burn the candle at both ends” = work to excess that affects your physical and emotional well-being
“It’s just not wise to burn the candle at both ends; it’s just impossible to work full time, go to school, and spend time with family.”

“work one’s tail off” = work very hard
“I have to work my tail off just to pay my rent.”

https://www.esl-lab.com/easy/family-activities/

“keep an eye on” = watch carefully
“Be sure to keep an eye on the kids so they don’t get too close to the river.”

“homesick” = sad at being away from home or things that are familiar
“My roommate is really homesick and can’t think about anything else but his mom’s cooking.”

besides = aditional , pe langa ( alta activitate) 

Homework

Write down the exceptions from the rules above : 

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/grammar/plural/regular-irregular-write-1.htm

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/grammar/plural/regular-irregular-test-2.html

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/grammar/plural/regular-irregular-write-4.htm

Blurt 

to duck (ed ) = a  evita 

to dunk (ed) = a incerca sa inscrii la baschet

anchor= ancora 

to guard (ed) = a pazi 

trap = capcana 

barn = hambar 

shell = carapace 

 shelf = etajera 

bagel = chifla gaurita 

bull's eye= mijlocul tintei la darts 

cattle = vite 

envelope = plic

A TIE!

Stefan 

Luca