Session 27

 29th March 2023 

sunny, windy, cool 

WEdnesday 

to take an exam = a da un examen 

to pass an exam = a promova un examen 

to fail an exam= a nu promova un examen 

 high/ good grade # poor grade 

( nota buna ) # ( nota proasta ) 

to be allowed = a -ti fi permis sa ...

page 46 , WB 

ex 3 . 

1. were

2. used

3. towards

4. could

5. must 

ex 4/ 46

1. You had better study more if you've got a test tomorrow . 

2. I could / was able to answer easily to all his questions. 

3.  We needn't ( to buy ) more eggs , we have plenty . 

4. I am not allowed to stay out late at night . 

5. I wish you were nicer to me!

6. I don't sing as badly as Josh ! / I sing badly but I'm better than Josh . 

7. I must finish this today ! 

8. We need to leave early ! 

6/ 47 

1. have to help me 

2. need to finish 

3. had better get 

4. should leave 

concern = ingrijorare 

hose = furtun 

pipe = teava 

pump= pompa

to drain (ed) = a seca / a asana

TB 

ex 2/ 42 

• 1. My dad’s worked as a scientist for 20 years.
  My dad started working as a scientist 20 years ago .
• 2. I really don’t understand physics. I would like to understand it.
  I wish I COULD UNDERSTAND  physics.
• 3. I’m quite sure he doesn’t like science.
  He really doesn’t like science, DOES HE ?
• 4. Before Mr O’Brian was our teacher, I didn’t like science much.
• I  DIDN'T USE TO  like science before Mr O’Brian became our teacher.
• 5.I always fail biology tests because I don’t understand things.
  If I understood things, I WOULDN'T FAIL biology tests.
• 6. I don’t enjoy science fiction, and Jim doesn’t enjoy science fiction.
  I don’t enjoy science fiction, and NEITHER DOES  Jim.

disease = boala

cure = leac 

3, 43 , TB 

• Find and correct the mistake in each sentence.
• 1. He’s a bit angry – I think you HAD better apologise to him.
• 2. I’m making DOING my homework now, so I’ll talk to you later.
• 3. If you would  workED harder, you would do better at school.
• 4. You never do  MAKE time for your friends.
• 5. He runs more quickLY than me.
• 6. It’s late. We’d better to go home now.

HAD BETTER / SHOULD / OUGHT TO = MAI BINE AI ...

HAD BETTER NOT / SHOULDN'T / OUGHT NOT TO 

Session 26

 22nd March 2023 

 rainy , cool 

Wednesday 

Olimpiada subiecte cls a 7-a 

reluctantly =  in sila / fara voie 

unwilling = fara sa isi doreasca acel lucru 

to mend (ed) / to fix (ed) = a repara 

to cure (ed) / to heal (ed) = a vindeca 

unintentionally =fara intentie rea 

to simplify (ed) = a simplifica 

folk music = muzica populara 

tough = dur / aspru 

buffalo = bizon / bivol 

rail- road = sina de tren 

railway station = statie de tren 

to re-enact (ed) = a reconstitui 

to establish (ed) = a stabili / a pune bazele ...

showman / entertainer = comedian  ( Jeff Dunham ) 

Cond I    If +  Present ....Will + V1 ( va fi )

Cond II  If + Past ...........Would + V1  ( ar fi )

Cond III If +PAst Perfect ...Would + have + V3 ( ar fi fost ) 

4/ 39 

• 1. I think it  would be (be) a great party if the food was (be) better.
• 2.  Who WOULD you  TALK  (talk) to if you HAD (have) a really serious problem?
• 3. She WOULD LIKE  (like) you if you  WERE (be) nicer to her.
• 4. If his father COULDN'T MAKE  (not make) him tidy his room, he  WOULDN'T DO  (not do) it.
• 5. If you COULD  (can) have any present you want, what WOULD  you CHOOSE (choose)?

Dupa " wish " folosim vb la trecut ca sa exprimam o situatie ipotetica ( ca in cond 2 , invers decat este in realitate ) 

We wish we were on holiday . 

Madalina  wishes she had good results at the mock exam . 

OPTIONAL HOMEWORK 

Write a narrative essay beginning like this:

“I had always wanted to be invisible – and, imagine what, it happened last Sunday when …”

HOMEWORK 

TB 

 5 / 41 

WB 

 PAGE 39

Session 25

 15th March 2023 

cloudy, cool 

 Wednesday 

TB , page 33 

get there = a  ajunge acolo 

get better = a se insanatosi / a deveni mai bun ...

to count somebody out = a nu lua in calcul o persoana 

to land (ed) # to take off 

( a ateriza ) # (  a decola ) 

to come round = a veni in vizita la cineva 

to hang out = a-ti petrece timpul cu pritenii

to give up = a renunta 

3/ 36 

• 1. Newton was sitting under an apple tree when an apple fell out of the tree and fell down the ground.
• 2. While Archimedes was getting out of the bath, he saw that the water went down .
• 3. When we go on holiday, my friend looks after my pet rabbit.
• 4. A few pages fell out of the book.
• 5. They came up with a plan to make this machine work better.
• 6. Would you like to come round to my house at the weekend?
• 7. The balloon was going up in the air slowly. We could see it from our window.
• 8. We can just hang out and have a good time.

to get numb = a amorti 

forward # backward 

to and fro = inainte si inapoi 

wires = fire

hose = furtun 

3/37 , TB 

• 1. When the teacher was a girl, why did she think she might get ill during the night?

She thought she might get ill during the night because the electricity would come out of the plug and that's why she used to plug in different objects.

• 2. Why did Sarah use to look at the moon for hours?
• Sarah used to look at the moon for hours because she thought it was really beautiful.
• 3. Why did Sarah laugh at the moon?
• She used to laugh at the moon because when it was white she believed it was scared of her.
• 4. Why didn’t Alex’s grandfather use to step on wires?
• Alex's grandfather didn't use to step on wires because he believed electricity would stop.
• 
  
• 5. Why did Martin’s family eat lots of apples?
• Because they used to have an apple tree in their garden.
• 6. Why was Martin afraid to eat apple seeds?
• He thought that if he would eat a seed it would grow a tree inside him. 

to make up =  a inventa ( poveste / minciuna )

ex 2 / 37 

• 1. When you go out, make sure that the door’s locked, OK?
• 2. Doing a lot of exercise makes a difference to your health.
• 3. When he moved to his new school it was really difficult for him to make friends with his new classmates.
• 4. It isn’t very nice to make fun of other people.
• 5. Is that story really true? Or did you make it up ?
• 6. They were making too much  noise so I couldn’t hear the conversation.

3/ 37 

• DO an experiment     DO
• the dishes    MAKE
• sense   DO
• a favour   MAKE 
• time  MAKE
• money  DO 
• well   DO 
• housework   MAKE your bed  DO homework 

4/ 47 

• 1. I really need to do well in this test. I’m going to study hard tonight.
•  2. We  did the laundry yesterday.
• 3. It’s a really good exhibition. You should  make time to see it.
• 4. Sorry I can’t meet you at the station, but I’m sure you can  make your own way to my house.
• 5. Don’t go in there. They’re  doing a dangerous experiment.
• 6. The film is very long, so it  makes sense to have something to eat first.
• 7. He  made a lot of money in banking and retired when he was 50.

HOMEWORK 

 page 40 - copy 

page 41 ex 1, 2 

page 38 

Session 24

 8th March 2023

 sunny , cool 

WEdnesday 

to feel like + V-ing = a avea chef sa ...

* When I am too tired I feel like watching an action film . 

to be on my side = a fi de partea mea 

* My best friend is always on my side.

TB 

 quick = rapid 

* He is considered a quick runner . 

quickly = cu rapiditate 

* I can't stand when he drives so quickly ! 

careful= atent

* He needs to be more careful when he drives.

carefully= cu atentie

He drives carefully when there are other people in the car.

clever= istet

* Mark is clever and well-behaved and his parents are proud of him .

cleverly= cu istetime/ inteligenta

* You should talk cleverly about what has happened.

clear= clar/ limpede

*The water in this lake is so clear that we can see the fish on its bed.

clearly= cu claritate /cu limpezime

* They understood the lesson clearly and they didn' t need extra explanations.

good= bun

* She is a good swimmer .

well= bine

* My grandmother cooks well and we are mad about her dishes.

bad= rau

* That move was bad, as they lost the match because of it.

badly= cu rautate

* They treat him badly even though he is a nice guy.

easy= usor

* We have a piece of very easy homework for tomorrow.

easily= cu usurinta

* He learned to ride a bike easily.

fast= rapid

* He is the fastest kid in our class.

fast= cu rapiditate

* He is doing his homework very fast because he wants to play video games.

early = devreme 

* There are some earlybird tickets for Guns and Roses . 

I am an early person , I have no problem up getting up early . 

hard = dificil/ tare 

* This situation seems hard to solve. 

hard = cu dificultate 

hardly = abia 

* Everybody works hard to finish their tasks. 

comparison

easy - easier - the easiest 

easily - more easily - the most easily 

bad / badly - worse - the worst 

good / well - better - the best 

5/ 31 

• 1. Sue runsfaster(fast) than me.
• 2. Graham writes  more clearly  (clear) than me.
• 3. You need to do your homework  more carefully  (careful) if you want to get good marks.
• 4. Sorry, I don’t understand. Can you speak more slowly  (slow), please?
• 5. The party starts at ten o’clock, but you can come earlier  (early) if you want to.
• 6. I only got 22% in the test, but you did even worse  (bad) than me!
• 7. Sandra always works harder  (hard) than the other kids.
• 8. Martina speaks English better  (good) than I do.

HOMEWORK 

https://www.english-4u.de/en/grammar/adjective-adverb.htm

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/adverbs-or-adjectives-exercise-1.html

https://www.english-4u.de/en/grammar-exercises/near-nearly.htm

https://www.english-4u.de/en/grammar-exercises/late-lately.htm

https://www.english-4u.de/en/grammar-exercises/hard-hardly.htm

https://www.english-4u.de/en/grammar-exercises/good-well.htm

Session 23

 1st March 2023 

 rainy , chilly 

Wednesday 

WB 

 page 28 

to be suppossed to =  a se presupune ca ...

must - trebuie 

mustn't - nu trebuie 

have to - trebuie 

don't have to = nu e NECESAR 

3/ 28 

1. My parents didn't allow me to go. 

2. You had better find it soon . 

3. Sorry, I had to tidy my bedroom . 

4. But you mustn't give your phone to anyone. 

5. No, my parents didn't let me stay up late. 

needed  have + V3 = ar fi fost nevoie sa ....

needn't have to + V3 = nu ar fi fost nevoie sa 

ex 4/ 28 

1. My parents don't let me play on the tablet as much as I want because it is not for my eyes.

2. I shouldn't use use my mobile phone too much because I will start a bad habit . 

3. I  mustn't have a TV in my room because it can affect my sleep. 

4. I must think carefully before I post photos of friends and family because they can be used to harm us by some . 

revision = recapitulare 

ex 6 / 29 

1. He didn't need to do it last night. 

2. She didn't need to reviose for he History exam . 

3. I needn't have taken the thick jumper with me . 

4. Lucy needn't have made a birthday cake for Brian . 

5. Liam didn't have dinner at home.

6. We needn't have taken a taxi from the station . 

7. I didn't need to call Laura. 

polite - politely 

good - well 

I know good English . 

I speak English well . 

8/ 29

1. ...more politely 

2. ...harder ...better 

3...tidier 

4. ...more quickly ...

5. ...more carefully 

6. ...more kindly 

peer pressure = presiunea celor de seama ta / influenta grupului 

sitcom= situation comedy 

chat show = emisiune de dezbatere 

contestant = concurent 

crowdy = aglomerat 

extra= figurant 

script = scenariu / manuscris 

to receive (ed) =a primi 

to interfere (ed)  with = a interfera cu ...

in this regard = sub acest aspect 

ex 1/ 32 

1. Titanic was 150 million dollars cheaper than Avengers.

2, Moviefone considered only 2 films better than Monsters .

3. The total cost was less than a half million dollars. 

4. It took only seven people to make Monsters. 

5. There are only 3 main actors.

6. He spent 13 months working on the film after filming ? 

7. It is 90 minutes long . 

Homework 

TB , pages 24 , 25 - on your notebook 

REMINDER 

possibility , obligation , permission , prohibition