PRESENTATION Nationality, Language, Greeting

Where are you from? De unde esti? I am from Romania. I am Romanian.(Im) Din Romania. Sunt roman. What language do you speak? Ce limba vorbesti? I speak roumanian. Vorbesc romaneste.

Hello. How are you? Buna ziua. Ce mai faceti? I am fine, thank you. And you? Bine multumesc.Dumneavoastra? Formal : How do you do? Ce mai faceti?

Let me introduce myself. I am Jim.(Im Jim) Dati-mi voie sa ma prezint.Eu sunt Jim. Glad to meet you. I am Diana. Imi pare bine de cunostinta.sunt Diana.

What is your name?(whats your name?) Cum te cheama? My name is Ben.(my names Ben) Ma numesc Ben.

Vocabulary Nationality , Language

English Chinese German Norwegian Dutch French

Vocabular Nationalitate, limba engleza chineza germana norvegiana franceza olandeza

WH WORDS Who? What? Which? Where? When? CUVINTE INTEROGATIVE Cine? Ce? Care? Cand? Unde?

GRAMMAR
Present tense of the verb to be I am You are She is He is It is We are You are Thei are Prezentul verbului a fi eu sunt tu esti ea este el este ei sunt voi sunteti noi suntem el/ ea este

Atentie : A se vedea lista de pronume de la Apendice 5 Aroud the clock 7:00 12:30 17:00 20:00 23:30 Good morning! Hello ! Good afternoon! Good evening! Good night! Buna dimineata! Buna ! Buna ziua! Buna seara! Noapte buna!

EXERCITIUL 1.1 Completati aceste cuvinte : Gd a-------n I am R------n wt labguage do you speak? H---o. how are you? Good e-----g. I speak E------. EXERCITIUL 1.2 Construiti 4 exemple conform modelului : I am Romanian. I speak Romanian 1.... 2. 4. 3..................................................................................................... .

PROFESSION. NUMBERS
- Hello Mona. Buna Mona. - Hello Jim. Buna Jim - Haw are you ? Ce mai faci? - Im fine, thank you. Bine multumesc.

- George, what is your job? George, care este meseria ta? - I am a doctor. I work in a hospital. Sunt doctor. Lucrez intr-un spital. - Im not an architect. Peter is an atchitect. Nu sunt arhitect. Peter este architect.

- Hello everybody. Glad to see you again. Buna ziua tuturor. Ma bucur sa va revad. - Glad to see you, too. Si noi ne bucuram.

- Jhon, what is this? Jhon , ce este aceasta? - This is my new car. Aceasta este noua mea masina - And what is that? Si ce este aceea? - Oh, that is my old car. A, aceea este veche mea masina.

PRONUMELE DEMONSTRATIV
THIS - acesta - aceasta THAT acela - aceea THESE acestia - acestea THOSE aceia - acelea

ARTICOLUL
A cat An apple The cat The apple o pisica un mar pisica marul

NUMBERS
My phone number is : 0 1 3 2 Zero one three two 5 five 2 two 7 6 seven six 9 nine

VOCABULARY
Teacher Driver Cook / chef Operator Businessman Doctor Nurse professor sofer bucatar centralist / a om de afaceri doctor asistenta medicala

EXERCITIUL 1 1 2 3 4 four 5 6 7 8 eight 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifeteen sixteen seventeen eighteen nineteen twenty

EXERCITIUL 2
a) : Scrieti a sau an si completati pronumele 1. 2. 3. Youre artist and he is taxi driver. Hes engineer.. Shes shopkeeper.

b) Scrieti urmatoarele numere de telefon:

230 1283 51 133594 18 629394

c) Completati urmatorul dialog:

Hello , Jim. Hello , Diana. .. .

A Holiday Pistcard
- Dear Jim, Draga Jim

- I am on this beautiful island.

Ma aflu pe o insula minunata. - It is July, but tweather is cold. Este iulie, dar vremea e rece. - I leave on Thirsday. Plec joi. Mi-e foarte dor de tine. - Yours, Diana. Cu drag, Diana. - I miss you a lot.

Days of the Week Weekdays: Monday Tuesday

Wednesday Thursday Friday

Zilele saptamanii
luni marti miercuri joi vineri

Weekend:
Saturday Sunday sambata duminica

Seasons
spring summer autumn winter

Anotimpuri
primavera vara toamna iarna

Numbers 21-100
21 twenty-one 22 twenty-two 23 twety-three 24 twenty-four 25 twenty-five 26 twenty-six 27 twenty-seven 28 twenty-eight 29 twenty-nine 30 thirty 31 thirty-one 32 thirty-two 33 thirty-three 34 thirty-four 35 thirty-five 36 thirty-six 37 thirty-seven 38 thirty-eight 39 thirty-nine 40 - forty 50 - fifty 60 - sixty 70 - seventy 80 - eighty 90 ninety 100 one hundred 9

GRAMMAR SUBSTANTIVUL
SINGULAR Island Week Book PLURAL islands weeks books

ATENTIE : Majoritaea substantivelor formeaza pluralul cu s. Uneori pronuntia se schimba! Exemplu : Car Bus Doctor Girl Boy Sheep Friend Hand Bag Dog cars (z) buses (iz) doctors girls boys sheeps friends hands bags dogs

VOCABULAR Insula Saptamana Carte Masina Autobus Doctor Fata Baiat

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Oaie Prieten Mana Geanta caine

EXERCITIUL 3.1.
Scrieti urmatoarele numere: 43 96 33 50 19 81

EXERCITIUL 3.2
Descrieti pe scurt vremea din tara dumneavoastra: There are seasons in my country . Inthe weather iswith temperatures of 00. Inthe weather is beautiful.

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FAMILY Hello. My name is Diana. I have a large family. I have two sisters. Jane and Mary. I also have one brother, Max. His wife is Teresa. They have a little girl, Alice. Our parents, Chris and Sarah, love us all. -Buna. Ma numesc Diana. Am o familie numeroasa. Am doua surori, Jane si Mary. De asemenea, am un frate, Max. Sotia lui se numeste Teresa. Ei au o fetita, Alice. Parintii nostrii, Chris si Sarah, ne iubesc pe toti.

VOCABULARY Tata Mama Fiica Fiul Sora Frate Matusa Unchi Var/ verisoara Bunica Bunic Familie Nepot father mother daughter son sister brother aunt uncle cousin grand-mother grand- father family nephew

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Care este arboreal genealogic al familiei Dianei?

Parents Chris and Sarah

Max

Jane

Mary

Diana

Teresa, wife

Alice, daughter

Cum se numesc rudele sotului / sotiei? IN LAWS Exemplu : father in law Brother in law socru cumnat

GRAMATICA / GRAMMAR PREZENTUL SIMPLU Affirmativ

Eu cant la chitara. Ea canta la chitara.

PREZENT TENSE Positive

I play the guitar. She plays the guitar.

Negativ
Eu nu cant la chitara. Ea nu canta la chitara.

Negative
I dont play the guitar. She doesnt play the guitar.

Dont = do not Doesnt = does not

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THE TIME What time is it? 5:00 Its five oclock. 13:55 Its five to two. 17:05 Its five past five.

Cat este ceasul?

Este ora cinci.

Este ora doua fara cinci minute.

Este ora cinci fara cinci minute.

10:25 Its twenty five past ten.

Este ora zece si douacezi si cinci

Oclock Five to Five past

Ten to

Ten past

Quarter to

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Quarter past

Twenty to

Twenty past

Twenty five to Half past

Twenty five past

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EXERCITIUL 4
A) Scrieti urmatoarele ore : 7:45 1:00 2:30 4:35 7:15

B) Traduceti in engleza: In fiecare zi i-au micul si cina dejun impreuna cu familia. Ea canta la pian si eu cant la chitara. Parintii mei servesc pranzul la ora 1:30. Sambata seara merg cu prietenii la cinematograf. Duminica merg in vizita la bunici.

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PROGRAMME Likes and dislikes

During the week. Diana gets up at half past six. She has breakfast at seven. She goes to the office at eight. She has a short lunch around one oclock. On Monday she usually watches her favourite TV series at sis oclock. Friday is her short day. She has dinner at nine oclock every day.

Program zilnic Preferinte

In timpul saptamanii, Diana se trezeste la ora sase si jumatate. Ia micul dejun la ora sapte. Pleaca la birou la ora opt. In jurul orei unu ia pranzul. Lunea, , se uita in general la serialul TV preferat la ora sese. Vineri are zi scurta. Ia cina la ora noua in fiecare zi.

VOCABULARY

Breakfast Lunch Brunch Dinner

mic dejun pranz o masa consistenta care inlocuieste si micul dejun si pranzul . cina

GRAMMAR
Verbul la infinitive + terminatia ing 16

Exemplu : verbul sing (a canta) Sing + ing singing

A TV programme for youth

Fear Factor was an American stunt/dare reality game show. It was originally created by Endemol Netherlands in the Netherlands and first aired on June 11, 2001. The original Dutch version was called Now or Neverland. When Endemol USA and NBC adapted it to the American market in 2001, they changed the name to Fear Factor. The show pits contestants against each other to complete a series of stunts better and/or quicker than all the other contestants, by doing this in the fastest time, for a grand prize of US$50,000. From Seasons One to Five, the contestants were generally three men and three women, all playing for themselves, but in Season Six, the show moved to a permanent format of four teams of two people, each with a pre-existing relationship with one another, all playing for a shared prize of the same amount. The show is hosted by comedian Joe Rogan, executive produced by Matt Kunitz and directed by J. Rupert Thompson. The theme music is composed and written by Russ Landau, while its incidental music is composed of rhythmic themes and cues most notably ripped from the popular game Half-Life. As NBC's answer to the successful series Survivor, the show was initially a hit for the network in the summer of 2001, and built strong ratings for the next couple of seasons, but as the years passed, the ratings declined. In 2006, Fear Factor faced tough competition with TV ratings champion, the Fox talent series American Idol on Tuesday

nights, and once again the ratings still declined. Despite much publicity 17

concerning

an

improved

format

and

better

stunts

for

Season

Six, NBC put the struggling program on hiatus for the remainder of the season to make room for the sitcom Joey, which was removed from the NBC lineup a few weeks later. NBC then canceled Fear Factor in May. The network began airing the remainder of the season on June

13, 2006, with the remaining episodes to be burned throughout the summer. [1] [2] In 2004, Fear Factor became the first network reality show to be syndicated. Over its six seasons, Fear Factor earned NBC a reported $600 million in advertising revenue

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DESCRIPTIONS
How old are you? How tall am I ? No, how ald are you? Oh, sorry, I am eighty years old. Cati ani aveti? Cat de inalt sunt? Nu, cati ani aveti? A, scuzati-ma am optzeci de ani.

A dialog at the airport

Excuse me? Yes? Are you Joe Brown? No, Im not. Escuse me! Yes ? Are you Nora Park? Yes, I am. Hello, Im Jacob Smith. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you too. I have to take you to the hotel.

Un dialog pe aeroport
Scuzati-ma! Da?

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Sunteti cumva Joe Brown? Nu. Scuzati-ma! Da? Sunteti Nora Park? Da. Buna ziua, eu sunt Jacob Smith. Incantata de cunostinta. Si eu sunt incantat de cunostinta. Trebuie sa va duc la hotel.

Cand vreti sa atrageti atentia cuiva : scuzati-ma !

Escuze me ! Cand nu auziti prea bine : I beg your pardon? / Pardon? / Sorry? Cand vreti sa oferiti ceva cuiva : Here you are.

Poftim?

Poftim..

VOCABULARY Tall Short Fair Dark Old New Young Ugly Beautiful Expensive inalt scund blond brunet batran; vechi nou tanar urat frumos scump

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High inalt(nu pentru personae) Small, little mic Thin slab Fat gras + sign means add - sign means substract * sign means multiply : sign means divide = sign means equal plus minus times dividet by equal plus minus inmultit impartit egal

ORDINAL NUMBERS Numerele ordinale 1st first 2nd second 3rd third 4th fourth primul al doi-lea al trei-lea al patru-lea

GRAMMAR
COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES Gradele de comparative ale adjectivelor In general, in limba engleza, adzectivele care au o singura silaba formeaza gradele comparative si superlative cu er si est. Exemplu: beautiful more beautiful the most beautiful

Nota

Adjectivele cu o singura silaba sau mai multe, terminate in Y preiau forma celor scurte pentru comparative si superlative.

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Exceptii : good little

better less

the best the least (vezi Apendice 4)

HOT TIPS
Today Yesterday Tomorrow The day after tomorrow Day Year Month azi ieri maine poimaine zi an luna

Exercitiul 6.1
A) There are 12 mounths. February is the second mounth if the year. What is the eight?

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B) Put yhese in the correct order : August - March - November Summer - June - December - September C) Replace the signs and numbers with words : 2 to 2 = 4 8*4 =32 9:3 = 3 10-5 =5 Spring

Exercitiul 6.2
Describe your favourite actor / actress.

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REVISION PRESENT TENSE

Structure : Subiect plus infinitivul verbului. I / You / We / They + verbul la infinitiv He / She / It + verbul + s / es Negative : Subiect plus doesnt plus infinitivul verbului . I / You / We / They + dont + infinitivul verbului He / She / It + doesnt + infinitivul. Interrogative : Question word (intrebrea) Do I / Do you / Do we / Do they + infinitivul verbului? Question word (intrebarea) Does he / Does she / Does it + infinitivul verbului.

Exemplu : La ce ora pleci la birou de obicei? What time do you usually go to the office? Soarele nu straluceste cand esti trist. The sun doesnt shine when you are sad. Vorbeste bine engleza si are doar unspreceze ani. She speaks English well and she is only eleven.

QUESTION WORDS Cuvinte care formeaza intrebarile.

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Completati spatiile libere cu traducerea corespunzatoare .Ce? 1. What ? Ce? What he is writing? . He is writing a report. .. What is your father? .. He is a journalist. .. What color is your new suit (costum). It is dark blue. . 2. Who? Cine? Who is sing in the bathroom?(baie) Cine cant in baie? My brother is. Fratele meu. 3. Whom? Pe cine? Whom are you scolding? Pe cine certi? I am scolding my sister. O cert pe sora mea. 4. Whose? A cui? Whose bracelet isthis? A cui este bratara ? It is my bracelet. / it is mine. E bratara mea. / A mea. 5. Where? Unde? Where is he? He is in the office. Unde se afla el?

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Este in birou. Where are you going? I am going to school. Unde te duci? Ma duc la scoala. 6. Why? De ce? Why is she angry? Because she doesnt have any friends. De ce este suparata? Pentru ca nu are prieteni. 7. How? Cum? How is she? She is fine. Cum este ea? E ste bine. How are you going to France? By plane. Cum te vei duce in Franta? Cu avionul. 8. When? Cand ? When is she leaving? Next week. Cand pleaca? Saptamana viitoare.

9. How many? Cati / cate? How mach? Cat de mult? How many people are there in the waiting room? Cate persoane sunt in camera de asteptare?

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How munch are the tulips? They are 1 leu. Cat costa lalelele? Costa 1 leu.

Exercitii :
1. Raspundeti cu adevarat (A) sau fals (F) : a) Mary is sarahs sister ? b) Diana is Janes mother? c) Chris is Marys father? d) Chris is Dianas husband? 2. Alegeti cuvantul potrivit : a) I am Romania / Romanian. b) Am / are / is you Romanian? c) She / is / are from Japan. 3. Care este numarul ce nu are corespondent scris in litere? Incercuiti-l. 81
Sixty four

64
Fourty nine

49
Eighty one

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Nineteen

21
Twenty one

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SHOPING

La cumparaturi.
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LA MAGAZINUL DE JUCARII. Vanzatoarea : Va pot ajuta cu ceva? Jim : Sigur. Puteti. Caut un cadou pentru nepotul meu. Aveti vreo sugestie?
Are zece ani.

Vanzatoarea : Ce spuneti de o papusa? Jim : O, nu. Baietii nu se joaca cu papusile. Vanzatoarea : O bicicleta sau un ceas de mana? Jim : O bicicleta este un cadou frumos. Vad multi copii mergand cu bicicleta
in zona unde sta el. As putea sa o vad?

Vanzatoarea : Sigur. Sper sa ii placa. AT A TOY SHOP . Shop assistant : Can I help you? Jim : of course you can. I am looking for a gift for my nephew. Can you
suggest something? He is ten years old.

Shop assistant : How about a doll? Jim : boys do not play with dolls. Shop assistant : A bike or a watch? Jim : A bike is a nice gift. I see many children on bike in his
neighbourthood. May I have a look at it?

Shop assistant : Certainly. I hope he like it.

Hot Tips Can I help you? / What can I do for you? Va pot ajuta? Cu ce va pot ajuta? May a have a look at Ma pot uita la?

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Jim : Diana, ce faci acum? Diana : Nimic. Jim : Vrei sa vii cu mine? Ma duc la cumparaturi. Diana : O, minunat. Mergem la Mall? Jim : de ce nu? Ce ai de gand sa cumperi de acolo? Diana : Vreau sa cumpar ceva pentru tata. Maine este ziua de nastere a
tatalui meu. Vreau sa-i cumpar ceva deosebit.

Jim : bine! Sa mergem !

Jim : Diana, what are you doing? Diana : Nothing. Jim : Im going shopping. Do you want to come? Diana : Oh, it sounds wonderful. Are we going to Mall? Jim : Why not? What are you going to buy there? Diana : I want to buy something for my father. Tomorrow is my fathers
birthday. I want to give him something special.

Jim : O.K. them ! lets go now !

Top tips : Do you want to? Lets ( let us) It sounds wonderful Have a good time. Vrei sa.? Hai sa. Suna grozav. Distractie placuta !

EXERCITIUL 7.1
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2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Is Jim a shop assistant? What is he looking for? Is he buying a doll? Why isnt he buying a doll? What is he buyng then? Will his nephew like the gift? Will abicycle be a nice gift? How old is his nephew?

EXERCITIUL 7.2
1. What is Diana doing? 2. Who invites Diana to go shopping? 3. Where are they going? 4. Does Diana like going there? 5. Is Diana guying something there? 6. Whom is she buying it for? 7. It is a birthday present? 8. When is Diana morhers birthday? 9. Is tomorrow Dianas birthday? 10. Whose birthday is it?

IN VACANTA

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Jim : Unde ai fost in vacanta trecuta? Diana : Am mers la munte cu copiii, dar sotul meu nu a venit cu noi. Jim : De ce? A fost ocupat? Diana : Da, a fost foarte ocupat. Jim : V-ati simtit bine? Diana : O, a fost atat de obositor! Copiilor le-a placut. Au facut o multime
de lucruri. S-au cataract ore intregi, apoi s-au intors in oras.

Jim : Nu ai facut cumparaturi acolo? Diana : Erau preturi prea mari. Si nu am vrut sa-mi las copiii sa-si
cheltuiasca banii acolo.

ON HOLIDAY Jim : Where did you go last holiday? Diana: I went to the mountains whit my children, but my husband didnt
come whit us.

Jim : Why? Was he busy? Diana : Right. He was very busy. Jim : Did you have a good time? Diana : Oh, it was so tired! The children enjoyed their holiday. Thei were
very active. Thei climbed for hours, then came back to town.

Jim : Didnt you shop there? Diana : The prices were high. And I didnt weant to let my children spend
their money there.

GRAMMAR

PAST TENSE SIMPLE

TRECUTUL SIMPLU

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Structure : Subiect + forma a II-a a verbului de conjugat Negative : Subiect + didnt + Infinitivul verbului de conjugat. Interrogative : ( question words) Did + Subiect + infinitivul verbului de conjugat.

Exercitii :

They saw an elephant on their way home yesterday. ( see saw seen ) Ieri, in drum spre casa au vazut un elefant. Did he visit you last night? Yes, he did. / No, he didnt. Te-a vizitat azi-noapte? Da, m-a vizitat. / Nu, nu m-a vizitat.

NOTA : Was / Were = forma trecuta a verbului to be (am/ is/ are)

VACANTA DE IARNA Diana : Ce vei face in Ianuarie? Iti vei lua zile libere? Jim : Bineinteles. Voi merge la munte cu prietenii. Vom schia. Diana : Unde veti merge? Jim : La Predeal. Vom fi o gasca mare. Vrei sa vii si tu cu noi?
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WINTER HOLIDAY

Diana : What will you do in Jenuary? Will you take some days off? Jim : I certainly will. I will go to the mountains whit my friends. Diana : Where will you go? Jim : To predeal. We well be many friends. Do you want to join us ?

GRAMMAR Future simple. Viitorul Simplu.

Structure : Subiect + Shall / Will / ll Negative : Subiect + Shall/ Will / Shant / Wont Interrogative : Shall / Will + subiect + infinitivul verbului de conjugat In engleza actuala se remarca tendinta de generalizare a formei will la toate persoanele. Shall se foloseste mai ales cand se fac oferte de ajutor.

Exemplu : Shall I help you whit the dishes? Sa tea jut cu vasele?

Exercitil 8
1. Where did Diana go last holiday? 2. Whom did she go there with? 3. Did her husband go with her? 4. Why didnt he go with her? 33

5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Was her husband busy? Did Diana enjoy her holiday? How did Diana and her children spend their holiday? Did they go shopping there? Why didnt they go shopping?

CE AVEM LA MASA DE SEARA? Tom : Ce avem la cina, Nicole?

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Nicole : O sa prajesc niste peste. Tom : Nu, nu vreau peste. Am mancat ieri peste. Ce ai spunde sa mergem la
restaurant?

Nicole : Buna idea. S-a deschis un restaurant nou aproape de noi Tom : Bine, hai sa mergem acolo in seara asta. Bob prietenul meu , mi-a spus
ca a fost saptamana trecuta la restaurant si a luat doua fripuri la pretul uneia singure.

Nicole : Cum era friptura? Era delicioasa? Tom : Da. E o masa delicioasa si indestulatoare. Nicole : Abia astept sa mancam acolo.

WHAT S FOR DINNER?

Tom : Whats for dinner, Nicole ? Nicole : Im going to fry some fish. Tom : No, I dont want any fish. I had eated fish yesterday. How about
going to the restaurant.?

Nicole : Thats a good idea. There is a new restaurant nearby. Tom : Ok. Lets go there tonight. My friend Bob told me he went to the
restaurant last week and had two steaks price for one.

Nicole : How about the steak? Was it delicious? Tom : Oh, yes. Its a delicious and filling meal. Nicole : Im looking forward to dining there. Hot tip :
Im looking forward..

De-abia astept sa..

Vocabulary :
Food Soup Steak French fries / chips Scrambled eggs Mancaruri supa friptura cartofi pai / prajiti omleta

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Stew Pudding Cake Pancake Donought / donnut

tocanita sufleu / budinca prajitura clatita gogoasa

Exercitiul 9.1
1. Is Nicole going to fry any fish? 2. Why isnt Nicole going fry any fish? 3. Why doesnt Tom want to have fish? 4. Where are they going to have a dinner? 5. Is it a good idea to have dinner at a restaurant? 6. What will they order? 7. Who told them that steak was delicious? 8. Does Nicole look forward to having dinner there? 9. Is it a new or an old restaurant?

LA RESTAURANT Nicole : Ce comandam, Tom? Tom : Eu o sa iau o friptura de vita. Restaurantul acesta e renumit pentru
fripturi. Si tu?

Nicole : Si eu la fel. Mai vreau porumb si mazare.

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Tom : O, mazarea imi place foarte mult. Si ce bei? Nicole : Ce-mi recomanzi? Care este specialitatea casei? Tom : Vinul alb, poate. Multa lume vine aici la un pahar de vin alb. Nicole : O.k then. Everything you say mekes me hungrier. AT THE RESTAURANT Nicole : What are we going order, tom? Tom : I want some beef steak. The restaurant is famous for the steak.
How about you?

Nicole : So do I. I also want some corn and peans. Tom: Oh, peas is my favourite. And what do you want to drink? Nicole : What do you suggest? What is this place famous for? Tom : For its white wine, maybe. People come hire to have some white wine. Nicole : O.k then. Everything you say makes me hungries.

Hot tips : Famous for? To be going to.. Renumit/ a a avea de gand sa..

Exercitiul 9.2
1. Where are Nicole and Tom ? 2. What does Nicole want to order? 3. Does Tom order steak too? 4. Why do order bouth of them steak?

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5. What do they want to drink ? 6. Is the restaurant famous for this drink?

UN NOU VECIN

Jane :

Buna dimineata! As vrea sa ma prezint. Sunt Jane, noua dumneavoastra vecina. Locuiesc alaturi.

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Tom : Ma bucur sa va cunosc.

Jane :

Si eu ma bucur sa va cunosc. De cand locuiti aici? Nu v-am mai vazut pana acum.

Jane : Locuiesc aici de doua luni. M-am mutat din Nepal. Acum lucrerz aici.

Brighton mi se pare un oras in care e placut sa locuiesti. Apropo, de cat timp stati aici? ma mut in alta parte. Imi place orasul acesta.

Tom : Aici in Brighton, o, de ani de zile. Aici m-am nascut si n-am de gand sa

Jane :

Aveti dreptate. Brighton este un oras vechi, dar foarte frumos. Unchiul meu locuieste aici de cativa ani si ii place foarte mult viata de aici. Sunteti norocos ca aveti sansa de a locui in acest oras.

A NEW NEIGHBOUR Jane : Good morning. Let me introcduce myself. I am Jane, your new
neighbourg.

Tom : Glad to meet you. Jane : Glad to meet you,too. Tom : How long have you been living here? I havent seen you before. Jane : I have been living here for two months. I have just moved from
Nepal. I am working here now. I think Brighton is a nice place to live in. By the way, how long have you been living here?

Tom : Here. In Brighton, for ages. I was born here and I dont have any
intention to move to another place. I like this city.

Jane: Youre right. Brighton is on old but very beautiful city. My uncle has
been living here for a few years and he loves living here. Youre lucky to have the chance to live in this city. Hot tips : By the way. VOCABULARY Country City / town tara oras Apropo / ca tot veni vorba

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Village District

sat sector

GRAMMAR
Have been + for / since Exemplu : I have been living for 10 years ( perioada de timp) I have been since January / yesterday / Tuesday ( timp precizat)

Exercitiul 10
1. Who lives next to Tom ? 2. Is Tom Janes neighbour? 3. Has Tom met Jane before? 4. How long has Jane been living in that area? 5. Where did she live before? 6. What is she doing in Brighton now? 7. Does she like the city? 8. Where was Tom born? 9. Does he want to move to another city? 10. Whose uncle has been living in Brighton for a few years?

UN HOBBY Roxane : Ce faci seara? Michael : Intotdeauna citesc reviste sau romane. Iti place sa citesti?
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Roxane : Nu prea. Mie imi place sa cos. Michael : Iti cosi singura toate rochiile? Raxane : Bineinteles. Sunt fericita ca am o masina de cusut atat de buna.
Sunt sigura ca tu nu stii sa cosi.

Michael : Barbatii urasc sa coasa. Cere prea mult timp. Roxane : Cred. Dar e placut. Vreau sa fiu croitoreasa intr-o buna zi. Michael : Este o ide buna. HOBBIES Roxane : What do you do in the evening? Michael : I always read magazines or novels. Do you like reading? Roxane : Not really. My hobby is sewing. Michael : Do you sew all your dresses yourself? Roxane : Certainly. I am glad that I have a sewing machine. I am sure that
you can sew.

Michael : Man hate sewing. It takes too much time. Roxane : I thing so. But it is pleasant. I want to be a dressmaker someday. Michael : Thats a good idea. Hot tips :
It takes dureaza It takes 3 hours to get to Brasov. Dureaza 3 ore sa ajungi in Brasov.

LA DOCTOR Kate : Buna ziua, domnule doctor! Doctorul : Buna ziua, luati loc va rog! Kate : Va multumesc. Doctorul : Cum va simtiti astazi? Kate : Destul de bine! Dar am probleme cu gatul, ma doare. Doctorul : Cand a inceput sa va doara?
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Kate : Acum trei sau patru zile. Ma doare cand inghit. Doctorul : Dati-mi voie sa va examinez. Kate : Ce credeti, am probleme? Doctorul : Nu, nu e ceva prea serios. Va voi da un medicament si o injectie.
Puteti lua medicamentul de la farmacie. Sper ca veti fi din nou in forma in cateva zile.

AT THE DOCTORS Kate : Good afternoon, doctor! Doctor : Good afternoon! Have a seat, please! Kate : Thank you. Doctor : How are you today? Kate : Not too bad. But I have problem whit my nek, it hurts me. Doctor : When did it start to hurt you? Kate : Three ot four days ago. It hurts me when I swallow. Doctor : Let me examine you. Kate : What do you think? Am I o.k? Doctor : Is not serious. Ill give you a medicine and an injection. You can
get your medicine at the chemists. Hope that youll be in good condition again in a few days.

Exercitiul 11.1
1. Who likes reading magazine? 2. Does Roxane like reading or sewing? 3. Does Roxane sew her own dresses? 4. Can Michael sew? 5. Why cant Michael sew? 6. Whose sewing machine is good? 7. Does sewing take a lot of time?

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8. What does Roxane think about sewing? 9. What does Roxane want to be? 10. Does Roxane want to be a photographer?

Exercitiul 11.2
1. Who felt rater ill? 2. What happened to her? 3. Was she seriously ill? 4. Who examined her? 5. Did he give her an injection? 6. Will she be o.k. soon?

LA VAMA Vamesul : Fiti amabila, doamna. Va pot vedea pasaportul, va rog? Diana : Poftim. Vamesul : Unde ati fost?
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Diana : In Spania. Vamesul : Cat timp ati lipsit din tara? Diana : Trei saptamani. Vamesul : Aveti de declarat bauturi alcoolice? Diana : Nu, nu am asa ceva. Vamesul : Bine, atunci va rog sa treceti. Diana : Multumesc. AT THE CUSTOMS Customs official : Excuse me, madam. May I see your passport, please? Diana : Here you are. Customs official : Where have you been? Diana : Ive been to Spain. Customs official : How long have you been out of the country? Diana : Three weeks. Customs official : Do you have any alcoholic beverages to declare? Diana : No, I do not have anything of that kind. Customs official : O.k., then please go forward. Diana : Thank you.

CUM AFLAM DRUMUL (DIRECTIA) Diana : Fiti amabil. Ma puteti ajuta? Politistul : Desigur. Ce pot face pentru dumneavoastra? Diana : Caut Hotelul Central. Am plecat de la hotel in dimineata aceasta ca
sa vizitez imprezurimile, dar m-am pierdut.

Politistul : Inteleg. Aratati-mi numele strazii, va rog. Diana : A, ce norocoasa sunt! Am luat cu mine cartea de vizita a hotelului.
Poftim.

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Politistul: Acesta este un hotel nou. E destul de departe de aici. Mergeti pe

strada pana veti gasi magazinul de bijuterii, apoi o luati la dreapta. Veti ajunge la statia de autobus si veti lua autobuzul numarul 9. Trece prin fata hotelului dumneavoastra.

Diana : Deci pot cobor n faa hotelului? Poliistul : Firete. Dar nu este att de aproape nct s o luai pe jos. De
aceea v sugerez s luai autobuzul.

Diana : V mulumesc pentru ajutor.

ASKING THE WAY Diana : Excuse me, can you halp me? Policeman : Of course. What can I do for you? Diana : I am looking for the Central Hotel. I left my hotel this morning to
go sight seeing, but I got lost.

Policeman : I see. Please show me the name of the street. Diana: Oh, how lucky I am! I brought my hotel card whit me. Here you are. Policeman : This is a new hotel. It is rather far from here. You walk down
the street till you find the jewel shop, then turn right. You will get to the bus stop and take the bus number 9. it passes your hotel.

Diana : So I can stop just in front of the hotel? Policeman : Certainly. But its not within walking distance. Thats why I
suggest you to take the bus.

Diana : Thanks for your halp. Hot tips :

To do sight seeing Can you do me a favour. a vizita imprezurimile Ma puteti ajuta?

La o reuniune Diana : Buna Tim. Ce mai faci? Tim : Bine, multumesc. Dar tu?

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Diana Tim : Diana Tim : Diana

: Bine si eu. Cu cine esti aici?

Cu logodnica mea.

: Unde e ea acum?
Acolo, cu niste prieteni. Ce parere ai de reuniunea noastra scolara?

: Minunat. Toti vechii mei prieteni sunt aici. Ai intalnit-o pe

profesoara de anatomie?

Tim : Nu. Diana : Arata atat de tanara pentru varsta ei. A stat doi ani in strainatate. At a reunion Diana : Hi Tim. How are you? Tim : Fine, thanks. And you? Diana : Fine, too. With who are you here? Tom : Whit my fiance. Diana : Where is she now? Tim : There, whit some friends. What do you think of this school reunion? Diana : Wonderful. All my old friends are here. Have you met our anatomy
teacher?

Tim : No, I havent. Diana : She looks so young for her age. She has been abroad for two
years. Fianc/ fiance logodnic/ a

Exercitiul 12.1

1. Where did the conversation take place? 2. Where does a customs official usually work? 3. Where has Diana been? 4. Did Diana have anything to declare? 5. What had to be declared to the customs official? 6. What did Diana show to the customs official?

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Exercitiul 12.2
1. Was Diana in trouble? 2. What happened to Diana ? 3. Whom did Diana ask for help? 4. Did he help her? 5. Did Diana know the name of the street? 6. What did Diana bring with her? 7. How was the hotel? 8. Was the hotel far from where Diana was? 9. How did Diana go back to the hotel? 10. Where could she stop?

Exercitiul 12.3
1. Whom did Diana see at the reunion? 2. What was Tims fiance doing at that time? 3. Was the reunion wonderful? 4. Whom could Diana meet there? 5. Who looked so young? 6. How tong did she stay abroad?

THE PRESENT OF THE VERB TO BE PREZENTUL VERBULUI A FI I am You are He / she / it is We are You are 47

They are Nume : El este Tim Ocupatia : Sotul meu este professor Varsta : Tatal lui are 50 de ani. Nationalitate : Nakamoto este japonez. Locatia : Ei este in casa. Name : His name is Tim Occupation : My husband is a professor. Age : His father is fifty years old. Nationality : Nakamoto is japonese. Place : They are in the house.

SA FACEM CUNOSTINTA Jim : Tim, da-mi voie sa ti-o prezint pe sora mea, Diana . Tim : Incantat de cunostinta, Diana. Diana : Incantata de cunostinta, Tim. Ma bucur sa te cunosc. Tim : Si eu ma bucur. Am aflat ca esti secretara. Diana : Da. Tu cu ce te ocupi? Tim : Sunt professor. Predau germana la universitate. Diana : Esti englez? Tim : Nu, sunt American. Dar tu ce nationalitate esti? Diana : Sunt frantuzoaica. Lucrez pentru o companie franceza.
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Tim : Dar vorbesti foarte bine engleza. Diana : Nu cred. Inca invat limba. INTRODUCING PEOPLE Jim : Tim, let me introduce you my sister, Diana. Tim : How do you do, Diana? Diana : Im fine, Tim. Im glad to meet you. Tim : Glad to meet you, too. I hear you are secretary. Diana : Yes. And what is your job? Tim : I am a professor. I teach German at the university. Diana : Are you English? Tim : No, I am American. And what is your nationality? Diana : I am French. I work for a French company. Tim : But you speak English so well! Diana : I dont think so. I am still learning the language.

Exercitiu : a) Who is Jims sister?

What nationality is Diana? Where does Diana work? Does Diana speak English fluently? Does Diana work for a French company?

b) Completati urmatoarele propozitii : Diana is John is

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c) True or false ? Jim is a secretary? Diana works for her brother. Jim has never seen Diana before.

LISTA DE VERBE NEREGULATE Forma a II a Past Tense

Was / were Began

Infinitive
Be Begin

Traducerea
A fi A incepe

Forma a III a Past participe

been Begun

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Break Burn Build Catch Cut Choose Come Creep Cost Do Drink Drive Draw Dream Eat Feel Fight Forget Freeze Find Feed Fly Go Get Give Grow Have Hurt Kneel Know Let Lay Lie Mean Mistake Put Ring

A sparge A arde A construe A prinde A taia A alege A veni A se strecura A costa A face A bea A conduce A desena A visa A manca A simti A lupta A uita A ingheta A gasi A hrani A zbura A merge A primi A da A creste A avea A lovi A ingenunchia A sti A lasa A asterne A minti A insemna A gresi A pune A suna

Broke Burnt / burned Built Caught Cut Chose Came Crept Cost Did Drank Drove Drew Dreamt Eat Felt Fought Forgot Froze Found Fed Flew Went Got Gave Grew Had Hurt Knelt Knew Let Laid Lay Meant Mistook Put Rang

Broken Burned Built Caught Cut Chosen Come Crept Cost Done Drunk Driven Drawn Dreamt Eaten Felt Fought Forgotten Frozen Found Fed Flown Gone Gotten Given Grown Had Hurt Knelt Known Let Laid Lain Meant Mistaken Put Rung

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Say Seek Sell Send Set Sing Sleep Smell Speak Spread Spend Swear Sweep Take Tear Teach Tell Think Throw Weep Write Wear

A spune A cuta A vinde A trimite A potrivi A canta A dormi A mirosi A vorbi A imbratisa A cheltui A jura A curata A lua A rupe A preda A spune A gandi A arunca A plage A scrie A purta

Said Sought Sold Sent Set Sang Slept Smelt Spoke Spread Spent Swore Swept Took Tore Taught Told Thought Threw Wept Wrote Wore

Said Sought Sold Sent Set Sung slept Smelt Spoken Spread Spent Sworn Swept Taken Torn Taught Told Thought Thrown Wept Written worn

LISTA DE PLURALE NEREGULATE

Exista in limba engleza cateva substantive al caror plural nu se formeaza prin adaugarea literei s sau a grupului de litere es, asa cum am vazut ca se intampla cu majoritatea substantivelor. Pentru ca nu se respecta regula formarii pluralului, ele se numesc substantive neregulate.

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Singular Child Deer Foot Goose Louse Mouse Ox Tooth Woman

Plural Children Deer Feet Geese Lice Mice Oxen Teeth Women

Singular Copil Caprioara Picior Gasca Paduche Soarece Bou Dinte Femeie

Plural Copii Caprioare Picioare Gaste Paduchi Soareci Boi Dinti Femei

LISTA DE ADJECTICE NEREGULATE Gradul pozitiv Good (bun) Bad (rau) Comparative Better Worse
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Superlative The best The worst

Little (mic) Many (mult)

Old (batran) (mai mare)

Late (tarziu) Far (departe) Near (aproape)

Less More Older / elder Later Farther /further Nearer

The least Most Oldest / eldest last farthest Nearest (next)

PRONUMELE

Pronumele personal in cazul nominative (subjective) Pronume personal in cazul acuzativ sau dativ (objective) Adjective posesiv (possessive adjective)

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Subiect Eu Tu El Ea El / ea Noi Voi Ei

Subjective I You He She It We You They

Objective Me You Him Her It Us You Them

Possessive Adjective My Your His Her Its Our Your Their

Possessive Pronoun Mine Yours His Hers Its Ours Yours theirs

Pronumele posesiv Myself Yourself Himself Herself Itself Ourselves Yourselves Themselves

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