Session 22

 15th February 2023

sunny, chilly 

Wednesday 

Subiecte olimpiada 7 

1.3

1. personality 

2. confident 

3. freedom 

4. impolite 

5. flight 

despite all odds = in ciuda intamplarilor /circumstantelor 

to exceed (ed) expectations = a intrece asteptarile 

endurance = anduranta / rezistenta 

Subiecte 8 

Dupa " suggest " la prezent se fol " should + V1 " 

* He suggests we should see the leaflet first . 

1.3 

1. were always laughing 

2. had grown 

3. was studying

4. had never thought 

5. was working 

6. decided

7. have been working 

8. have already had 

9. have been reading / have read 

10. am getting

to perch (ed) =  a prinde / fixa 

household appliances = aparate casnice ( toaster , cuptor , blender ..) 

orchard = livada 

1.2

1. us

2. off

3. would 

4. one 

5. like

6. apart (from )

7. which 

8. appliances 

9. then 

10. had

to emphasise (ed) = a pune accent pe 

utmost = de mare importanta 

pointless= fara rost 

to overcome = a depasi / a trece peste 

1.3

1. knowledge

2. emphasis

3. safety

4. pointless

5. overcome 

log = buturuga 

beneath = dedesubt 

to hike (ed) = a face drumetii 

poison = otrava 

tissues = tesuturi 

bloodstream = flux sanguin 

 

Ne vedem pe 1 martie 

Session 20

 8th FEbruary 2023 

 cloudy , windy, cold 

Wednesday 

Every year about two million people visit Mount Rushmore, where the faces of four U.S. presidents were carved in granite by sculptor Gutzon Borglum and his son, the late Lincoln Borglum. The creation of Mount Rushmore monument took 14 years – from 1927 to 1941 – and nearly a million dollars. These were times when money was difficult to come by and many people were jobless. To move the more than

400, 000 tons of rock, Borglum hired laid-off workers from the closed-down mines in the Black Hills area. He taught these men to dynamite, drill, carve, and finish the granite as they were hanging in midair in his specially devised chairs, which had many safety features. Borglum was proud of the fact that no workers were killed or severely injured during the years of blasting and carving.

 

During the carving, many changes in the original design had to be made to keep the carved heads free of large fissures that were uncovered. However, not all the cracks could be avoided, so Borglum concocted a mixture of granite dust, white lead, and linseed oil to fill them.

 

Every winter, water from melting snows gets into the fissures and expands as it freezes, making the fissures bigger. Consequently, every autumn maintenance work is done to refill the cracks. The repairers swing out in space over a 500-foot drop and fix the monument with the same mixture that Borglum used to preserve this national monument for future generations.

Write the questions whose answers are the next sentences : (5 points)

 

1.      The creation of Mount Rushmore monument took 14 years.

How long did the creation of M.R. monument take ?

2.      Borglum hired laid-off workers from the closed-down mines in the Black Hills area.

Who did B hire in the BH area?

What kind of workers did B hire ?

Where were the laid-off workers from?

3.      Borglum was proud of the fact that no workers were killed or severely injured during the years of blasting and carving.

What was B proud of ?

4.      Every autumn maintenance work is done to refill the cracks.

Why is maintenance work done every autumn?

5.      The repairers swing out in space over a 500-foot drop and fix the monument.

How do the repairers work to fix the monument?

to fill (ed) = a umple 

crack = crapatura 

laid-off = unemployed

to get somebody the sack = a concedia 

to carve (ed) = a sculpta

to blast / to blow up / to explode 

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/tenses_table.pdf

ex 6 

1. What time do you usually get up ? 

2. Why did you there ? 

3. How did you feel yesterday ? 

4. What are you doing ? 

5. Where did you leave my bike ?

6. Who is coming to your party ? 

7. Who teaches you Maths ?

  Who is your Maths teacher ?

8. What do you usually have for lunch ?

9. How long has he known his wife for ?

10. Could / Can you help me with ...

ex 7 

occupation 

explanation

successful

construction

politician 

1.It's the prettiest         girl ...

2. We'll miss the train unless we go ....

3. It's the most beautiful picture ...

4. Dan's  car is more expensive than mine. 

5. The cheetah is faster than ...

https://agendaweb.org/verbs/mixed_tenses-exercises.html

Session 19

 1st February 2023 

sunny, chilly

Wednesday 

to polish  (ed) = a lustrui 

polish = amestec ptr lustruit incaltari 

Completion of irregular verb list 

https://www.e-grammar.org/download/list-of-irregular-verbs.pdf

abide - abided/ abode - abided / abode = a indura / a suferi 

* He abided his friends' mockery for a very long time.

arise - arose - arisen = a se ridica ( profesional/ la inaltimea unor asteptari / soare)

* She didn't arise her parents' expectations.

to expect (ed) = a se astepta la ...

expectation = asteptare 

befall - befell - befallen = a cadea ghinionul pe capul cuiva 

* After that  unfortunate evening, he thinks that he was befallen.

beget- begot - begotten = a procrea / a se inmulti 

* Before begetting people should pass a parenting exam. 

behold- beheld - beheld = a privi / a zari 

* When he was heading home , he beheld an amazing landscape.

bereave - bereft - bereft = a priva/ a lipsi  pe cineva de ...

* Did you bereave liberty when you were in army? 

to imprison (ed) = a baga pe cineva la inchisoare / a inchide 

beseech - besaught - besaught =  a conjura / a ruga fierbinte 

* The monk was beseeching to God when he found out about the betrayal.

beset - beset - beset = a coplesi / a asalta( cu intrebari)

* He was beset with questions at the press conference.

bespeak - bespoke - bespoken = a prevesti / a atrage atentia 

Who bespoke the president about the terrorist attack? 

foresee- foresaw - foreseen =  a prevesti / a ' vedea ' in viitor 

*The gipsy didn't foresee the misfortune in my life.

bestride - bestrode - bestridden = a incaleca 

* Prince Charming bestrode his horse and fought the monster 'till its death.

bind - bound - bound = a imbina / a lega 

* Did he bind his dog to the fence?

broadcast - broadcast - broadcast = a emite / a transmite 

*They broadcast some horrifying images on the news.

cast - cast - cast = a distribui / a da cu undita 

* Did the director cast PJ in his new film?

cling - clung - clung = a se agata de ...

* Her new-born was clinging all over . 

creep - crept - crept = a se tari

* Some children creep before they can walk.

dwell- dwelt - dwelt = a locui 

* Before dwelling in that apartment he was homeless.

to bury (ed) = a ingropa 

burial = inmormantare 

burial site / cemetery = cimitir 

tomb = mormant 

prosperous= prosper 

reign = perioada de domnie

throughout = pe tot parcursul 

holy = sacred 

funeral = burial 

vault = tomb 

dynasty = reign 

successful = prosperous

heritage # legacy 

vengeance # revenge ( razbunare) 

to tease (ed) a necaji 

Homework 

Worksheet 

Denis - WB and notebook !