Tuesday, 27 April 2021

Session 29

 FEAR 

It has two meanings :

Forget Everything and Run ! 

or 

Face Everything and Rise! 


THE CHOICE IS YOURS ! 


Shakespeare 



infant = copil mic, sugar 
mere / merely = pur si simplu 
to mewl (ed) = a scanci 
mule = catar 
to whine (ed) = a se plange de ...( rasfat ) 
satchel = schoolbag 
to creep - crept - crept = a se tari
to sigh (ed) = a ofta 
woeful = de plans/ trist 
oath = juramant 
pard = partener / pantera ( poetic ) 
quarrel / row/  fight = cearta / confruntare 
sudden = impulsiv 
cannon = tun 
lean = cu lipsuri / carne fara grasime 
pantaloon = pantalon de calarie 
spectacles = ochelari (inv)
pouch= traista / punga / marsupiu
hose = furtun / pantaloni colanti (inv)
pipe = teava/ fluier (inv ) 
treble = falset 
oblivion = uitare 


Man's parts in life 
1. Infant , able to mewl and puke, helpless.
2. School boy whining and unwilling to go to school.
3.The lover sighing hard,  making woeful ballads for his mistress.
4. The soldier full of strange oaths , jealous about honour , sudden and quick in a quarrel , seeking the bubble reputation.
5. The justice man full of wise sayings, with a round belly and a beard with a formal cut.
6. The lean and slipper pantaloon with spectacles on his nose , his big manly voice turns into a childish treble one.
7. The second childishness is mere oblivion, sans eyes, sans teeth, sans taste, sans everything.


Conclusion: 
After more that 400 years life stages are the same . We live the same cycle of life as people in Shakespeare's time lived.





Tuesday, 20 April 2021

Session 28

 IDIOMS with fruits and vegetables 



crowd =multime/ public 
pleasant = placut 
discontent = nemultumit 
troublemaking = scandalagiu / problematic 
dishonest = inselator 
crate = ladita lemn 

Present continuous - am/ are / is + V-ing 
- future actions which are personal plans 

The next month I and my family are visiting Ireland . 




TO GO BANANAS = to go crazy 
Next Tuesday my teacher won't go bananas, because everybody will have their homework.

A BITE AT THE CHERRY= a once in a lifetime chance.
If you have a bite at the cherry,promise me you won't waste it.

A PLUM JOB= a good job that also pays well
Her new work isn't going to be a plum job because she doesn't fancy it.


APPLES AND ORANGES=two different things with nothing in common
I and my sister are like apples and oranges; we aren't going to agree with each other about anything.

AS RED AS A CHERRY = very red 
My cousin's t-shirt is as  red  as a cherry but she isn't going to wear it even if red is her favorite colour.
Stop running so fast or you will be as red as a cherry!


BAD APPLE-a discontented,troublemaking and dishonest person
A bad apple will ruin the whole crate.

TO CHERRY PICK- to choose what you like
At the store she will always cherry pick the fruits she likes.


COOL AS A CUCUMBER=a person who is calm in each  situation
    When we take the test, my colleague won't be as cool as a cucumber, she will be a copycat again . 

GO PEAR-SHAPED-to fail
If you don't learn at every session you will go pear-shaped.

A LEMON = sour / not working properly 
When people meet me they think that I am a lemon .


LIFE IS JUST A BOWL OF CHERRIES=something wonderful, magnificent
Be prepared all the time, because life is not just a bowl of cherries!


Spring holiday activities 

In the spring holiday Alexia didn't do her homework for school but she hung out with her friends.She also watched two movies but she didn't read a book.Alexia didn't do a workout either. 

During the spring holiday Cosmina went to her grand parents once a week.She helped her parents to clean the house and she learnt at Maths,Romanian and English.Cosmina didn't read and also she didn't watch TV.

On this vacation, Ariana read three books and she watched a film named "Split". She didn't visit her  grandparents, but she went to her judo practice three times a week. She also met her friends, but rarely. 
It seems she doesn't really need friends!


Homework 

" Perfect "  -Ed Sheeran - animated video 


Analyse the lyrics and write about the message of the song . 







Tuesday, 13 April 2021

Session 27

 IDIOMS 


https://www.eslbuzz.com/idioms/


https://eslforums.com/animal-idioms/

As blind as a bat 

Until I started a tutorial with teacher Gica I was as blind as a bat at math.

Curiosity killed the cat

Don't try to find out the truth about him, because curiosity killed the cat.

Straight from the horse's mouth=informatie din sursa de incredere

We have 1 month of vacation because I have just heard it straight from the horse's mouth.

As sly as a fox

Ariana doesn't listen to her grandma because she is as sly as a fox.

A copycat 

My classmate is always copying everything her friend does. She is a copycat.

Fight like cat and dog 

When I was younger I used to fight with my cousin like cat and dog.

To kill two birds with one stone

If I could kill two birds with one stone I would save time.

Smell a rat

I could smell a rat after I had heard what my friends had said about me.

As gentle as a lamb

Even if my math teacher is strict, she is sometimes as gentle as a lamb.

To let the cat out of the bag 

I thought she was my friend but she let the cat out of the bag after I had told her my secret.



HOMEWORK 

Study the image above, make spidergrames on your notebook with alternative ways of saying common phrases . 

to cause harm = to harm (ed) = a rani ( propriu+ fig ) 

sly = deceptive = cunning = siret / viclean 

slingshot = prastie 


Listening ex : 

https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/listening-pre-intermediate-3.php

https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/listening/2L13-choices-choices-2.php

https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/listening/2L2-dianas-new-job.php

https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/listening/2L6-best-friends.php