Session 25

 ALTERNATIVE ' CINDERELLA ' 

Once upon a time there was a happy family  living in a small village.Two years before a pandemic had started.Coronavirus had become the public enemy number one! People all over the world had had a two- month lockdown and they had needed to wear the facial mask in public and to keep the distance of two meters between each other. Not everybody had complied with the rules  and you had had to hear different opinions as : " The coronavirus doesn't exist!, It is a made-up story to keep us in line!"; " The mask is a muzzle and it is useless!"; ''Why do we have to stay inside?'' ; ''The vaccine is not good! It is only a way to inoculate a chip to control us!'' 

The family had one child named Cinderella and they lived with her grandparents from her mother's side.Because of the virus the children hadn't gone to school and the lessons had been online. At one of  these classes when she looked at one of her classmates,Erick, she felt butterflies in her stomach and by accident she pressed the red phone button . She left the lesson unintentionally ! In that moment she burst into laughter. What a funny situation, but what an intense feeling! Right then her mom rushed into her room , holding her phone, showing her the absence she had at that class. Poor,  poor Cinderella! Her zen fainted and it was all on the floor. No butterflies left, only an absence in the gradebook...

A mom is not a good one until she punishes her child:( . B.T.W ., do you know what she did? She made Cinderella wash the windows, dig the garden, prepare pickles, paint her room... Poor, poor Cinderella! A

And all of those before 4 pm when she was supposed to go to a party in Snagov Residential Area. Impossible mission! She decided to run away because she didn't have time to finish all those tasks and her mom was in the second shift, anyway.

But 10 pm was the new midnight.During pandemic you had to be inside at this time.She lived twenty kilometres away and ,of course, she had to call an Uber. She arrived at the party around six pm and when she was climbing up the stairs she saw that one of her  van sneakers was ripped off.  While she was looking at her footwear, prince Erick appeared out of the blue and grabbed her arm . In a few seconds he backed shocked when he noticed she wasn't wearing the mask. " You aren't welcomed at the party if you don't wear a mask! You should respect yourself and the others!" Cinderella was so upset, that she lost her sneaker on the stairs and she got on the waiting Uber only with one. No one will ever bring back her van...Not during this pandemic!

to comply (ed) with the rules = a respecta regulile = to follow / obey the rules 

muzzle = bot ( de animal ) / botnita 

semicolon = ;

inverted commas = "..."

full stop = .

comma = , 

colon = :

to burst into ...= a izbucni in ...

laughter= ras 

burst-burst-burst 

to rush (ed) into = a navali in ...

Session 24

 Page 40 

Listening 

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stuntman = cascador 

to stunt (ed) = a face o cascadorie 

venom = venin 

to entertain (ed) = a  (se ) distra 

entertainer = persoana care face act distractive 

hook = carlig 

welding = sudura 

to pour (ed) = a turna / a curge (out)

award- winning = castigator de premiu/ premiat 

bare = gol/ neacoperit

sight = view = landscape = priveliste 

ocean floor = fundul oceanul 

attendant = supraveghetor 

to attend (ed) = a frecventa 

skill = competenta 

wage = castig banesc 

WILL + V1 / BE GOING TO 

Will + V1 

- exprimarea unei act viitoare care este o prezicere pe care o facem in functie de experienta noastra 

( dupa " I think / believe / hope ...)

I believe school will be closed in a few days . 

- decizii luate in mom vb 

I will have spicy wings , please ! 

BE GOING TO = A INTENTIONA SA ...

- exprimarea unei act viitoare care este o prezicere pe care o facem in functie de ceea ce vedem acum 

It is cloudy and gloomy. It is going to rain again ! 

- intentie viitoare 

It is Helen's birthday tomorrow. We are going to buy her a jewel. 

https://manuale.edu.ro/manuale/Clasa%20a%20VII-a/Limba%20moderna%20engleza/UNISCANGRUPEDUCA%C8%9AIONAL/

Ex 7/ 45 

ex 7/ 51 homework 

The snake milker milks the snakes to get their venom . He needs to be careful because he works with poisonous snakes.

The stuntman stunts especially in films . For this they have to be fit because they do risky stunts.

The dog trainer teaches dogs how to behave.They also need to be patient to train the dogs.

The circus acrobats need to be brave to perfom acts high up.

Session 23

 

Types of students in school :

- the nerd - studies all the time and wants to answer all the time 

- the bully - makes bad jokes about the others , hurting their feelings ; some are aggressive

- snack eater - during classes this one eats 

- love birds - students showing their love for each other in front of the others

- farter - especially in lower classes this one always ruins the air quality

- the clumsy - he/ she trips over everything around, hurts himself/ herself , drops things .

- the dumb / the clueless - he/ she doesn't learn and he/ she is always behind 

- the cheater - he/ she copies the others' work / tests or uses Internet inspiration 

- the nervous student - this one is anxious at the tests especially 

- the teacher's pet - a student who tries to become a favourite

- the clown - makes people laugh , or at least he/ she tries

- the shy - he/ she has trouble to communicate 

- the loud one - always interrupts in a loud voice 

- the sleepy - he/ she seems tired all the time

- the drama queen - he/ she loves drama and tries to get attention any minute

- natural leader - the others follow him/ her naturally 

- slacker -he/she misses a lot of classes and always finds excuses

clumsy = neindemanatic 

to trip (ed) over = a se impiedica de ...

to drop (ed) = a lasa sa cada 

to grumble (ed) = a chiorai ( intestinele )

to have grumbles = a -ti chiorai intestinele de foame 

form teacher = diriginta

past simple vs past perfect 

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-perfect-exercise-3.html

to forget - forgot - forgotten = a uita

to get - got - got = a obtine 

to forgive - forgave - forgiven = a ierta

laundry = rufe 

washing machine = masina de spalat 

to do the laundry - to do the washing =  a spala rufele 

flat = apartment = apartament 

to fasten (ed) = a inchide ( centura de siguranta ) 

B) Combine the following sentences by using AFTER / BEFORE:

 

1.      My mother took her umbrella. She went out.

My mother had taken her umbrella before she went  out.

2.      Frank called me. I went to school.

Frank had called me before I went to school.

3.      I washed the dishes. I watched TV.

After I had watched TV, I washed the dishes.

4.      She washed her hands. She had lunch.

Before she had lunch, she had washed her hands.

5.      The boys bought a ball. They played football.

Before they played football,the boys had bought a ball.

6.      My mother made a cake. The guests came.

After my mother had made a cake,the guests came.

7.      He put sugar in his tea. He drank it.

After he had put sugar in his tea,he drank it.

8.      I got up. I had breakfast

       Before I had breakfast,I had got up.

9.      The children ran away. They broke the window.

The children ran away after they had broken the window.

10.  I fastened my seat belt. The plane took off.

The plane took off after I had fastened my seat belt.

 

Complete the following sentences:

 

1.      After I had watched that horror film, I had nightmares.

2.      She finished her homework after she had studied for maths.

3.      When I came home, my sister had already cooked dinner.

4.      Before he went out, I had done my homework.

      5.      They had telephoned me before they visited me.

HOMEWORK 

Supply a suitable SIMPLE PAST or PAST PERFECT TENSE:

 

1.      They ………. (go) home after they ……….. (finish) their work.

2.      She ……………….. (just / go) out when I called her.

3.      My brother ………. (eat) all the pie before we got back.

4.      He wondered why I……………. (not / visit) him before.

5.      She said that she ………………. (already / see) the Pyramids.

6.      The fire ………….. (spread) to the next building before the firemen ………………….. (arrive).

7.      They drank small cups of coffee, after they ……………. (finish) dinner.

8.      He told me he …………….. (catch) a young lion.

9.      His mother ……………. (worry) a lot about him before she ………… (hear) that he was asfe.

10.  He …………………….. (already / learn) English before he …………. (leave) for England, but before he arrived in England, he ………………… (forget) some.

11.  Mary……….. (go) swimming after she ………

(come) home. After she …………… (swim), she ………….

(call) her friend Judy.

12.  I ……………………………………… (go) to the theatre with my friends yesterday. I ……………………………… (not / go) to the theatre for a year. We …………………….. (have) a very good time.

13.  After they ……………………………… (finish) their breakfast, they …………………… (leave) for school.

14.  Linda ……………………………………. (play) tennis after she ………………………… (do) her homework.

15.  My father ……………………………. (water) the flowers after he ………………………. (clean) the car. After he ………………………………….. (water) the flowers, he …………………………….. (have) dinner.

https://english.lingolia.com/en/grammar/tense-comparison/simple-past-past-perfect/exercises

Session 22

 The miracle in cell 7

A little girl named Ova and her father,Memo,live in a poor house with her grandmother.Memo is unjustly accused of killing a girl and the police took him to jail.Nova was ridiculed by her colleagues because her father had health problems. Memo's cellmates found out that he had killed a girl and they beat him every day.Ova and her grandmother were trying to prove that he hadn't killed anyone but they failed.After a week,her grand-mother died.His cellmates found out he was innocent and tried to get him out of jail.They failed this time either.At the end ,Memo was sentenced to death.One of his cellmates sacrificed himself for him because he knew he had a little girl who had to take care of her, so he died in Memo's place.This film is a tragedy one.
Alexia

Mai mult ca perfectul = ucisese/ citise / avuseseram 

Past Perfect - o act din trecut anterioara alteia din trecut 

Aff : S + had + V3 

Neg : S + had not + V3 

Int :  Had + S + V3 ? 

 https://songactivityfactory.com/2021/02/20/teaching-with-songs-bon-jovi-story-of-love-a-song-based-lesson-plan-for-elt/

advice = sfat / sfaturi 

to advise (ed) = a da sfaturi 

I want some advice / a piece of advice . 

quote = citat

to care for somebody = a-ti pasa de ...

to take care of somebody = a avea grija de cineva 

stage = etapa

to make something up = a nascoci / a inventa 

He was accused that he had made that article up and made guilty of calumny . 

In the above photo,there is a family of two parents and a child.The child had been made of white and black pieces of his/ her  parents . Innocence , purity , calmness ,  power , sadness, formality, seriousness, authority, mean a new puzzle human being. The child grows up as a complete puzzle meanwhile his/her parents lose pieces of themselves all the time.  

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-pasper/exercises?ex04

REview irregular verbs ! 

Past Simple vs Past Perfect - next time . 

Session 21

 Textbook page 36 

Digital detox 

 Compare Tik Tok with Instagram 

I think Tik Tok is better than Instagram because some videos are funny . I consider videos with pranks hilarious but some of them are exaggerated. Tik Tok is better than Insta because I can find many types of music.  On Instagram people post mainly pictures . I don't find that interesting. 

Video notes 

You can sleep better if you don't use the screen a lot.

You can concentrate better at school or work if you don't spend a lot of time online.

 You can spend more time with your friends if you don't use tehnology all the time.

up-to - date # obsolete / out-of -fashion / outdated 

( de actualitate ) # ( demodat ) 

to be nuts about something = a fi innebunit dupa ...

time-consuming = care iti consuma timpul 

icon = icoana / simbol 

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Are you crazy about new smartphones?

Are you addicted to social media?

Are you nuts about new apps?

Do you keep your phone close at hand?

Do you post updates on social media?

Do you stare at a screen all day?

check in # check out 

check on somebody = a verifica pe cineva (in secret ) 

Page  38 

tragedy vs comedy 

Read the page from the textbook and write down no more than 10 sentences about a tragedy / comedy film/ book  you are familiar  with . Prove it is one or another ( proofs) 

Session 20

 Page 34 

On stage 

seat = loc 

box = loja

aisle = spatiu dintre randuri  (avion ) 

row = rand 

front rows 

back rows 

middle rows 

Inside a theatre there is a stage and there are rows of seats for the public.

Some of the seats are in the front of the stage and some are in the boxes upstairs. On the stage there is a curtain and sometimes in front of the stage there is a place for the orchestra.

Water puppetering  is a traditional Vietnamese form of art . 

The show is performed by puppets on water accompanied by tradional Vietnamese music . 

It is a unique show . 

might = s-ar putea 

to leak (ed) = a curge / a se scurge 

There is  a leak under the sink . 

puppetry = spectacol cu marionete 

puppet = marioneta 

up to = pana la / maxim 

flood = inundatie 

floodlight = lumina de sub/ din apa 

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Visitors might think the roof is leaking because there is a pool of water instead of the stage.

The puppets look that their moving on their own because there are up to eight people behind a bamboo

screen controlling the puppets.

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tempest = furtuna/ vijelie/ uragan 

What's on  ( ce ruleaza/ ce se joaca ) in Gloucester ? 

The UNICORN theatre presents ,,THE TEMPEST" by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Monday - Friday 7.30 pm , Saturdays 2:30 & 8 pm .

Adults 20 pounds , Seniors 15 pounds , under 16s 12 POUNDS

TO BOOK (ED ) - a rezerva 

Digital detox 

In my opinion I think Digital detox means not to check your phone every single minute or to turn on your laptop. I believe it means  not to use digital technology when study or read. I consider it refers to taking a break from technology for one month for example .

Hm 

1. THe box with ways of addressing  page 35 to be copied in your notebooks

2. ex 1,2,3, 5  / 39

Session 19

 Favourite reads 

page 30 

7 / 31 

to enter a raffle = a lua bilet la tombola 

Listening 8/ 31 

1 March

2 3PM

3 hall

4 5 pounds

5 tablet

Past Passive 

Books were printed in the ninth century in China. 

Leaflets were invented in the sixteenth century in Europe.

Newspapers and magazines were made in the seventeenth century in Europe.

billboard = panou publicitar 

Billboards were used in the nineteenth century in the USA.

In 1906 in the USA, radio was invented.

In 1936 in the UK, TV was used for the first time.

The Internet was surfed for the first time in 1976 in the USA.

CDs were produced in 1982 in Japan.

In 1998 in the USA,e-readers were seen for the first time.

Smartphones were sold for the first time in 2007 in the USA.

TO BE PAST + VERB 3 

to be into something = to love something 

tip = bacsis/ pont 

to give you a tip = a da un sfat / pont 

old-fashioned # up-to-date 

( demodat ) # ( la zi / moda)

endless= nesfarsit 

little - less- the least 

Subst care arata ca un plural , dar se acorda cu vb la singular : 

athletics 

news 

billiards

darts 

The news is not updated. 

The darts which you can see on the table, is for the customers.

Billiards is a common game in clubs.

Athletics isn't practiced in schools.

HM 

https://manuale.edu.ro/manuale/Clasa%20a%20VII-a/Limba%20moderna%20engleza/UNISCANGRUPEDUCA%C8%9AIONAL/

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