Group ACA

Tuesday, 8 June 2021

Session 33

Think what you would do if you were the school principal - cond 2

Ariana : If I were the school principal I wouldn't give ''cornul si laptele'' unless the children in my school were starving.

Alexia : I would give more sponges and markers If I were the school principal.

Cosmina : I would let the children in the patio to plant flowers if I were the school principal.

to hire (ed) # to fire(ed )

( a angaja) # ( a concedia )

to take out = to eliminate

Regrets - cond 3

If your teacher had felt more confident she would have left Romania 35 years ago.

If I had watched the weather forecast I wouldn't have gone to Bulgarian beach.

If I had known that I shouldn't listen to everyone's opinion, I would have been a confident person.

If I hadn't got attached too much, I would have ended my toxic friendships 4 years ago.

Unless I had been late for the first class, I wouldn't have got an absence.

Unless I had known that it had to be yourself, I would have copied other people.

I wouldn't have ruined my friendship unless I had been to that sleepover.

Cond 1 - future ( till you graduate ) intentions/ plans/ objective

If I go to another competition, I will get blue belt certification.

If I don't buy a dog, I will not be happy.

I will miss my cousin theatre show if I don't wake up at time.

Unless we get warm clothes in the mountains we will get cold.

Unless my grandma comes from Italy, I will stay at home.

Unless I go to the doctor until Friday, I might be worse at the weekend.

Homework

"Trinkets" - Netflix

Tuesday, 25 May 2021

Session 32

Conditional 3

- regrets

If + past perfect ; would + have +V3

If I had known that she would react like that , I wouldn't have called her " ugly creature " .

( Daca as fi stiut ca va reactiona asa , nu as fi numit-o " creatura urata " )

If I had known about the last judo competition before the pandemic, I would have taken part.

If I had taken part, I would have had a chance to win one of the first places.

If I had known that he would throw the cat away, I wouldn't have given it to him.

If I had paid more attention to the online chemistry classes, I would have known more offline.

offline = face-to-face

If I had written my math homework, I wouldn't have got a three.

to get a grade / mark = a lua o nota

note = notita/ bilet

If I hadn't drunk cold water from the fridge, I wouldn't have a cold.

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/conditional/first-second-third

If I have time I will call you (Daca voi avea / am timp te voi suna )

If I had time, I would call you ( but I don't have ) ( Daca as avea timp te-as suna / dar nu am )

If I had had time I would have called you . ( but I didn't ) (Daca as fi avut timp te-as fi sunat / nu am avut )

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/conditional/first-second-third-write-2

plumber = instalator

repairman = Gica bun la toate si la nimic

to fix (ed) = a repara

tap = robinet

https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/if-clauses/if015-all-types.htm

properly = cum se cuvine/ cum trebuie

https://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/226.html

unless = if not ( fara negatie dupa el )

Homework

Contexts with ' unless' with all four conditionals ( 12 contexts )

Unless you learn , you don't know.

You don't know unless you learn .

Tuesday, 18 May 2021

Session 31

https://eltbuzz.com/video/?video=diary-of-a-disappointed-book

Why is the book disappointed ?

The book is disappointed because its reader forgot it at the cinema.

Another reason could be that it was used for other things than reading; killing mosquitoes, placing it under the door or holding the coffee cup.

Note down what happened each month :

In November the book was wrapped as a gift and sent.

In December it arrived and it was unwrapped but it was left on the floor next to the couch.

In January the book was forgotten on the floor.

In February it was put on the bookshelf.

In March the book was left there.

In April it happened the same thing.

So did in May.

In June the book was moved to a row on the bookshelf.

In July the girl finally started to read and the book got used and dirty.

In August the book travelled with the woman and it was forgotten at the movie theatre.

In September the book survived in the ''Lost Property'' basket.

In October the book was thrown away.

row = rand

to move (ed) = a (se) misca

to get used = s-a uzat

to get dirty = a se murdari

Conditional O ( general truths)

If + present ; present

If it is day , it is light.

Conditional 1 (possible actions )

If + present ; future

If Alexia checks this tutorial notes , she will know what we have done.

Conditional 2 ( unreal expectations / dreams )

If + past ; would + V1

" to be " in conditional 2 has only one form :' were'

If I were a book , I would be a love story .

If Ariana were a book she would be a mystery book .

If Cosmina were a book , she wouldn't be a fairy tale book .

If I were a venomous snake, I would bite all the people I dislike.

If I were a fish, I would explore the entire ocean.

If I were a witch, I would make a spell to be the most powerful worldwide.

If I were a cave, I would scare all the tourists with my flying maleficent angels.

If I were Morana, I would travel the world instead of spending all my ghost life in Ariana's flat.

If I were a school, I would haunt all the children who hate me.

witch = vrajitoare

which = care

worldwide = in the entire world

If I had a lot of money, I would buy a robot which cooks because I don't like and I don't know how to cook.

If my dog had a lot of food, it would eat it immediately because it is greedy.

If I had a twin sister , I would let her live my life and I will start a new one.

If I own a planet, I would create mutants because I want to win all the planets and I want to kill all the humans.

If Cosmina killed all the humans, we all would disappear.

If we all disappeared, the Planet would be cleaner.

If the Planet were cleaner, the animals would have a longer and better life.

If the animals lived longer, other species might appear.

.....HOMEWORK ( at least another 6)

Tuesday, 11 May 2021

Session 30

Page 46

newsreader = prezentator de stiri

tutor = tutore / meditator

plumber = instalator

surgeon = chirurg

cook = bucatar

chef = bucatar ( cu studii )

sales assistant = vanzator

@ = at

. = dot

to look forward to + V-ing = a astepta cu nerabdare sa ...( formal )

He is looking forward to seeing his staff.

ex 7 / 47

Approval = aprobare

I am in favour of

Personally, I think it's worth = personal ,cred ca merita

It's a very good idea

I approve of (+ V-ing ) = sunt de acord cu ...

I approve of your decision to take theater lessons.

Disapproval = dezaprobare

I am totally against / I disapprove of ...

I am totally against having spiders as pets.

I don't think it's a good idea...

I don't think it's a good idea having a snake in the same house with you.

Well, I don't think so ...

Well, I don't think that you are right because even if they look dangerous they can be affectionate pets, too.

DEBATE TOPIC

Teens having part-time jobs

I am in favour of this idea because they need to understand how to earn money.

I think it is a good idea because teens earn their own money and they become aware of the value of money.

I don't think it is a good idea because they need to focus on their school.

COVID vaccination

I approve of having the vaccine because you can travel safely.

I agree with Alexia because you can also go to concerts, plays, restaurants and most importantly we are not going to catch the virus anymore.

I disapprove of this vaccine, because it lasts only six months.

8/ 47

1. Evans

2. Brighton

3. 15th

4.07555387259

5. marketing

to queue (ed) up = a sta la coada

queue = coada ( de persoane )

sequel = continuare ( a unui film )

Review ways of expressing future

Tuesday, 27 April 2021

Session 29

FEAR

It has two meanings :

Forget Everything and Run !

Face Everything and Rise!

THE CHOICE IS YOURS !

Shakespeare

https://www.ted.com/talks/william_shakespeare_all_the_world_s_a_stage/transcript?language=en#t-146892

https://ro.pinterest.com/pin/815503445015595261/

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 .