Session 18

 

26th January 2022

cold, cloudy 

Wednesday 

https://brightside.me/inspiration-family-and-kids/18-schoolkids-who-bring-new-meaning-to-logic-347010/?fbclid=IwAR2b5cCEweNt88XG0nxvycLqYcMfJEmqR67El5Torr0P8ViFswMnAdoZrPc

even # odd 

par # impar 

puddle = baltoaca 

to procrastinate (ed) = a amana/ a procrastina 

 procrastinator = cel care amana constant sarcinile 

Indirect Speech 

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/reported-speech.html

Reported Questions : 

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/reported-speech-exercise-7.html

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/reported-speech-exercise-2.html

Present Simple ...Past Simple 

I play football every week . 

She said she played football every week . 

Present Continuous ...Past Continuous 

We are studying Indirect Speech. 

They said they were studying Indirect Speech .

Present Perfect ...Past Perfect 

 She has read no books. 

Andra said she had read no books. 

Past Simple ...Past Perfect 

Last year my family went on a trip to Ecuador . 

Cosmina said (that ) her family had gone on a trip to Ecuador . 

Past Continuous ...Past Perfect Continuous 

Yesterday at 3 p.m. I was running in the corridor at school. 

The teacher said yesterday at  3 p.m. she had been running in the corridor at school . What is wrong with her ? ! ? 

will...would 

They will get married soon. 

They let us know they would get married soon . 

now	then / at that time
today	yesterday / that day / Tuesday / the 27th of June
yesterday	the day before yesterday / the day before / Wednesday / the 5th of December
last night	the night before, Thursday night
last week	the week before / the previous week
tomorrow	today / the next day / the following day / Friday

Source : https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/reported-speech.html

Session 17

 19th January 2022 

sunny, chilly 

Wednesday

to have a sore throat =  a te durea in gat 

Everyone in this video is trying to impress their friends with lies. For example the group of four friends at the cafe posting a picture with all four of them and labelling it ''spending quality time with my friends.''   Another lie on Insta is when you post a picture first in the morning as the girl in the video trying to show them how different you are than the others.  The office girl takes a photo of her tidy desk when, in reality , her desk is untidy. One of the boys tried on a pile of shirts and took a lot of photos to post just one on Instagram.

In a nutshell, on Instagram people are showing a fake life as a continuous lie.

tidy # untidy 

 ordonat # dezordonat 

untidy = chaos = mess 

burn - out = epuizare 

In the video above we saw a girl whose social life was only online. In fact she didn't go to the gym or running, she didn't go to a date, or she didn't eat healthy. She realised in the end that she had to get out from her bubble and to start living her life.

The common idea of these videos is the social media life is almost all the time a lie.

IT ISN'T HEALTHY TO TRY TO BE LIKED BY EVERYONE. IT IS MORE IMPORTANT TO LIKE YOURSELF!

Session 16

 12th January 2022 

windy, cold 

Wednesday 

TriWords - Andra -1

                - her Highness - 2

                - the bullyed one - 3

               - the one from the class where nothing happens  : D

https://static.classdojo.com/img/2021/December/2022%20goals_color_english.pdf

My 2021 reflections 

A highlight :

training camp at the seaside with my dance group

my seaside trip with my cousin

running away from a competition

a ride in a theme park

Something that I've learned : 

not to care about others' opinions about me

to do my nails

to focus more on myself

to make new friends 

Something that was challenging :

the Math classes

that period after that two-week vacation

my classmates in the 8th grade

the Biology classes

Something I am grateful for :

my friends

my cat

my family

my mom,dad,grandparents,uncle,brother,aunt 

to whisper (ed) = a sopti 

immovable = nemiscat 

to frighten (ed) = a speria 

nor = nici (enenturi negative ) 

Ex 

I didn't move and nor he . 

Nor his uncle nor his aunt came to the wedding . 

sudden = brusc / instantaneu 

Moral of " The Gift of the Magi " and the meaning of the title. 

Session 15

5th January 2022

sunny, cool 

Wednesday 

 

gale = furtuna/ izbucnire 

Eg. 

During past winters there used to be snow gales. 

 

penny = a suta parte dintr-o lira sterlina 

£ 2.45 = two pounds forty -five p / pence 

to dry (ed) = a usca 

fence = gard 

yard = curte 

to earn (ed) = a castiga bani prin munca 

expense = cheltuiala

expensive = scump

worthy = care valoreaza/ care merita 

to look up # to look down 

(a privi cu admiratie ) # ( a privi cu dispret ) 

length = lungime 

long = lung 

 width = latime 

 wide = lat 

depth = adancime 

deep = adanc 

waterfall= cascada

to reach (ed) = a ajunge la 

bright = stralucitor 

brightness= stralucire 

bride = mireasa

to lift (ed) = a ridica 

lift / elevator = lift 

surely = cu siguranta / in mod sigur 

shopkeeper = proprietar magazin 

value = valoare 

 valuable = valoros 

unvaluable = de nepretuit 

SEssion 14

 22nd December 2021 

partly sunny, cold 

Wednesday 

Snapshot Pre-Intermediate 

 Test 1 ; pages 124-127

seaside = litoral 

 at the seaside = pe litoral 

in the mountains = la munte 

shallow = superficial / de adancime 

to distort (ed) = a distorsiona /  schimba in rau 

by coach = cu autocarul 

crowded = aglomerat 

mountaineer = alpinist 

drummer = tobosar 

drum =toba

unpleasant = neplacut 

EG:It's unpleasant when people fight next to you.

unhealthy = nesanatos (la corp)

EG.In autumn a lot of people feel unhealthy for the weather.

insane # sane 

( nesanatos la cap ) 

EG. Not respecting the pandemic rules makes me insane. 

to fancy (ed) = to like (ed)

EG: My colleagues fancy firing firecrackers.  

to wander (ed) =  a rataci pe strazi 

1. He has not written because  he has had exams for the last 3 weeks. 

2. No, he isn't . He is hopeless. 

3. He is going camping in Italy.

4. No, he isn't . 

5 . It is in the middle of London . 

6. No, they aren't . 

HOMEWORK 

EX 16 / 127 - BLOG COMMENT 

DEADLINE : 30th DEcember 

 

Session 13

15th December 2021

cool, cloudy 

Wednesday 

Listening 

https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/listening/4L1-actress.php

plot = subiect ( al unei naratiuni ) 

cast = distributie 

casting = auditie / selectie 

commitments = obligatii/ responsabilitati 

to commit yourself to ...= a-ti asuma niste responsabilitati

to state (ed) = a sustine ( o parere/ idee ) 

steep learning curb = ' curba de invatare abrupta ' / mult de acumulat 

 to carry the sponge to the injured guy = a fi de ajutor la nevoie 

to gush away at the big star = a vorbi cu pasiune despre marele star /  a fi fan infocat al ...

to put somebody at ease = a face pe cineva sa se simta confortabil 

to release (ed) =  a publica / a da drumul 

to commute = a face naveta 

" Married with children " 

to be married with a child =  a fi casatorit si a avea un copil 

to bite the hand feeding you = a musca mana care te hraneste 

twists and turns = intorsaturi de situatie 

partridge = potarniche 

to rig up =  a monta 

hangover = mahmureala 

stale = stricat / expirat 

fuse = siguranta 

We liked the second video, which is a parody, because it shows the reality. In the original carol people get weird presents, while in the parody the composer talks about the real problems that everyone faces. On Christmas, there is no person who doesn't need to buy sweets or toys for their children or who doesn't need to buy a Christmas tree or to rig up lights. Some of the people are hangover before and after Christmas and there is no parking place anymore. Meeting the in-laws is an idea that most of people are terrified of. On this holiday everyone wastes their money on useless things, which leads them to huge debts. 

Session 12

 

8th December 2021 

rainy , cool

Wednesday 

https://dailyfitnesstip.com/signs-that-will-make-you-do-a-double-take/?fbclid=IwAR1iKfdTs0QKd-IrBwmDCfrWJ0wkc0P3eua_A7P7wNb1QMVVNZYAgjucHDU

https://www.facebook.com/EngFluency/photos/a.397741573714783/2019486278206963

pigeon = porumbel 

dove = porumbita 

pagan = pagan  # Christian = crestin 

onto / on = pe

to get rid of = a scapa de ...

vacuum cleaner = aspirator 

seagull/ gull  = pescarus 

croutons = crutoane 

don't let anyone put a label on you = nu te lasa "  etichetat " 

label = eticheta 

to be up to = a fi la inaltimea ...(asteptarilor)

to lower (ed) = a cobori/ a diminua 

slightly = usor / intr-o masura mica 

lifespan = durata de viata 

to expand (ed) =  a extinde 

trinkets = zorzoane 

to shoplift (ed) = a fura din magazine

y'all = you all 

dunno = don't know 

seat belt = centura de siguranta 

unattended = nesupravegheat 

to swear - swore -sworn = a injura 

to beware = fi atent la /  a lua seama la ...

comma= virgula