Wednesday, 28 September 2022

Session 4

 28th September 2022 

sunny , cool 

Wednesday 


unemployment = somaj 

employment = rata de angajare 

 queue/ q/ = coada 

to queue (ed) = a sta la coada 

earthquake = cutremur 

supper = dinner = cina 

pupil = elev/ pupila 

nowadays = in zilele noastre


Present Continuous + ALWAYS = annoying situation 

You are ALWAYS leaving the tap on ! 

You are ALWAYS staying up late ! 

You are ALWAYS screaming at me ! 

You are ALWAYS using your phone! 

You are ALWAYS working too hard ! 


WB 

 ex 3/ 6 

1. haven't been sleeping 

2. Have you finished 

3. haven't seen 

4. have you been doing 


ex 4/ 6

1. haven't seen 

2. have texted 

3. has she been doing 

4. has been training 

5. wants 

6. has invited 



5/ 6

1...she is meeting with Paulo. 

2. ...she is taking the train to Barcelone.

3... she is watching a football match at ...

4...she is flying back to L




to mean - meant - meant = a insemna 

to meet - met - met = a (se) intalni 

to pay - paid - paid = a plati 

to put - put - put = a aseza 

to read - read - read = a citi 

to ride- rid - ridden = a calari 

to ring - rang - rung = a suna 

to rise - rose - risen = a se ridica/ a rasari 

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 seta

to sew-sewed-sewn =  a coase 

to shine - shone -shone = a straluci 

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

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 

to sleep-slept -slept = a dormi 

to smell- smelt-smelt = a mirosi 



WAYS OF EXPRESSING FUTURE 


1. Present continuous - personal future plans 

Ex: We are visiting Peles Castle the next weekend . 

2. " Will " Future : 

- predictions based on present facts 

You will be good at English in high-school , as I can see. 

- decisions at the moment of speaking 

I will help you with that! 

3. to be going to + V1 = a intentiona sa ...

We are going to study more . 

4. Present simple - official future events 

Ex. The first school module finishes in the last week of October . 



career advisor = consilier pentru cariera

WB 

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Wednesday, 21 September 2022

Session 3

 21st September 2022

sunny, cool 

Wednesday


to keep - kept - kept = a tine, pastra

to know - knew- known = a sti / a cunoaste 

to lay - laid- laid = a aseza ( masa ) 

to lead - led - led = a conduce ( o tara / un partid)

to learn - learnt - learnt = a invata/ a afla 

to leave - left - left = a pleca/ a parasi 

to lend - lent - lent = a da cu imprumut 

to borrow ( ed) = a lua cu imprumut ( biblioteca) 

to let - let - let = a lasa 

to lie - lay - lain =  a sta intins / a zacea 

to lie (ed) = a minti 

to light - lit - lit = a aprinde 

to lose -lost - lost = a pierde 

to make - made - made = a face / a confectiona 



Present Perfect Simple 

Affirmative

S+have/has+V3

Negative

S+have/has not+V3

Interrogative

Have/has+S+V3?

- actiune trecuta cu rezultate in prezent

He has broken his leg.

-actiune petrecuta in trecut fara precizare de timp

He has washed his car.

-actiuni incepute in trecut care nu s-au incheiat inca ("for"+perioada de timp, "since" + inceput perioada timp)

He has lived in Giurgiu for seven years.

He has lived in Giurgiu since 2015.


https://www.english-4u.de/en/tenses-exercises/for-since2.htm


kettle = ceainic 

foggy = vreme cu ceata deasa 

on strike = in greva 

- act recent incheiata ( "just" - tocmai ) 

We have just talked about Present Perfect Continuous .

-" already" -deja - ( + ) ; "yet"- inca / deja - ( -,?)

Have you already had breakfast ? 

I haven't had it yet

https://www.engblocks.com/grammar/exercises/tenses/present-perfect-for-since-just-yet-already/

boiling hot = canicula naspa

Present Perfect Simple versus Continuous 

https://test-english.com/grammar-points/b1/present-perfect-simple-present-perfect-continuous/





Present Perfect Continuous 

Affirmative : 

S + have/ has + been + V-ing 

Negative 

S + have not / has not  + been + V-ing 

Interrogative 

Have/ Has + S + been + V-ing ? 

- il folosim cand dorim sa accentuam durata neobisnuit de lunga / scurta a unei act 


HM 

on your notebook 

https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/tenses/t077-present-perfect-simple-continuous.htm

https://www.focus.olsztyn.pl/en-present-simple-and-present-continuous-exercise.html

Wednesday, 14 September 2022

Session 2

 14th September 2022 

clear, cool

Wednesday


1/ 10 TB 

*  I gave spending too much time on my phone up last month.

do well = be successful 

* I did not do well at English last school year.

* I struggled with Physics last year.

* Did you take going to the gym up?

* Did you break any bad habits last year?

* Did she form a new habit last month?

* After he changed his ways of studying he did better at school . 


PAST SIMPLE 

- act. trecute, terminate in trecut 

KEY WORDS : LAST year/ month/ September ...

                         two days AGO 

                         YESTERDAY / THE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY 


AFFIRMATIVE 

S + V+ed/ V2

NEGATIVE

S+ did not + V1

INTERROGATIVE 

Did+ S + V1? 


https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-simple-exercise-9.html


Caietele de comandat 

Vb pana la "hurt "


Wednesday, 7 September 2022

Session 1

 7th September 2022

sunny, warm 

Wednesday 


LIFE PLANS


to text (ed) = a trimite mesaj scris 

should = ar trebui 

 shouldn't = n-ar trebui 

to complain (ed) = a se plange de ...

to make a resolution = a-ti propune sa schmbi ceva 

to struggle (ed) = a se lupta cu ( greutati / dificultati)

to lead a better life =  a avea o viata mai buna 

to break bad habits = a scapa de obiceiuri proaste 

sensible = de bun simt / etic

to make new friends = a-si face mai multi prieteni 


Recap : Present Simple, Continuous , Perfect Simple 


Present Perfect Continuous 

- act. incepute in trecut care nu s-au incheiat inca 

Ex. I have been studying English for 6 years . 

- act. incepute in trecut, terminate foarte aproape de mom vb , al caror efect este inca vizibil 

Ex - Why are you so tired ? 

- I have been working for 8 hours without a break . 


Affirmative 

S + have / has + been + V-ing 

Negative 

S + haven't / hasn't + been + V-ing 

Interrogative 

Have/ Has + S + beem + V-ing ? 

2/ 10 


It’s 2 am and I AM LYING (lie) in bed. I 2AM TRYING (try) to get to sleep, but I can’t. I HAVE HAD (have) trouble sleeping for about a month now. I HAVE BEEN TRYING  (try) different things to help me sleep, but nothing HAS WORKED (work). My mind DOESN'T WANT  (not want) to stop. A lot IS HAPPENING (happen) in my life right now. It’s exam time, so I AM STUDYING (study) a lot. There’s also the question of next year. I HAVE BEEN THINKING (think) about it for ages. Mum and Dad 10 WANT (want) me to go to university, but I’m just not sure what to do.