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Hello English!
English grammar, vocabulary, and conversation
for beginning adult Romanian learners.

Originally written by:

Russell Shankland, PCV at ADR Cudalb
Rewritten and supplemented by:
Veronica Andreassen-Barker, PCV at
Fundatia de Dezvoltare Locala (20092011)
IREX Foundation | Biblionet (20112012)

Table of Contents

Lesson 1: ....................................................................................2

Good Morning, Romania

Lesson 2:.....................................................................................7

Where is my book?

Lesson 3:................................................................................... 11

Welcome Home

Lesson 4:................................................................................... 15

Where is the Post Office?

Lesson 5:................................................................................... 20

At the Store

Lesson 6:................................................................................... 24

Shopping at the Store

Lesson 7:................................................................................... 28

My Beautiful Family

Lesson 8:................................................................................... 33

Every day I. . .

Lesson 9:................................................................................... 37

Yesterday and Today

Lesson 10: ................................................................................. 41

Describing People

Lesson 11: ................................................................................. 44

Eating Out
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Lesson 1: Good Morning, Romania

Good Morning, Romania!

Objectives:

Greet according to time of day.

Conjugate the verb, to be.
Learn basic professions.
Use numbers 1-99.
Introduce yourself.

Vocabulary: greetings
vocabular: salutri

Good morning

Hello (hi)

Goodnight

Exercise

Goodbye (bye)
vocabulary

How do you greet at. . .?

Cum saluti la . . .?

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Good evening

7:00 AM ____________________
4:00 PM ____________________
11:00 AM ___________________
2:00 AM ____________________
8:00 PM ____________________
12:15 PM ___________________
6:30 PM ____________________
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morning

diminea

afternoon

dupamiaz

evening

sear

night

noapte

name

nume

Lesson 1: Good Morning, Romania

Conversation: introductions
conversaie: prezentare

Good morning! My name is David. What is your name?

Bun dimineaa. M cheam David. Cum te cheam?

Hi, David. My name is Veronica. Nice to meet you.

Salut, David. M cheam Veronica. mi pare bine.

Nice to meet you, Veronica.

mi pare bine, Veronica

Grammar: personal pronouns; the verb to be

gramatica: pronumele personale; verbul a fi

singular

plural

I am

Eu sunt

Eu

We

Noi

You are

Tu eti

second person You

Tu

You

Voi

third person

El
Ea

They

Ei
Ele

He is
She is
It is

El este
Ea este

We are

Noi suntem

You are

Voi suntei

They are

Ei sunt
Ele sunt

first person

I
He
She
It*

take note!

* n englez, numai oameni sau animale au genul masculin sau

feminin. Celealte lucruri sunt la neutru. De exemplu:
The school is in Tg Neamt = It is in Tg Neamt.

Exercises

vocabulary

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of to be.

Completai spaiile libere cu forma corect a verbului a fi.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

My name _______ Mr. Russell.

I _______ from North Carolina.
You _______ from Targu Neamt.
They _______ sisters.
She _______ Sara.
We _______ at school.

Fill in the blanks with the correct personal pronoun.

Completai spaiile libere cu pronumele personal corect.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

_______
_______
_______
_______
_______
_______

is from England.
am Bill Clinton.
are my teacher.
are students.
is a pen.
are from Africa.
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from

din

sisters

surori

school

coal

at

la

teacher

profesor

pen

pix

good

bun

who

cine

what

ce

where

unde

Lesson 1: Good Morning, Romania

Conversat
ion: introductions
conversaie: prezentare
Hello! My name is David. Who are you?
Buna ziua. M cheam David. Cine eti?

I am Veronica. Nice to meet you.

Where are you from?
Sunt Veronica. mi pare bine. De unde eti?

I am from North Carolina. I am a teacher.

What do you do?
Sunt din carolina de nord. Sunt profesor.
Cu ce te ocupi?

I am a therapist. See you later!

Sunt terapeut. Ne vedem mai trziu.

Vocabulary: occupations
vocabular: ocupaii

student

farmer

driver

worker

police officer

priest

mechanic

doctor

teacher

salesperson

Exercise

Read the text below and answer the following questions.

Citii textul n partea jos i rspundei la urmatori ntrebri.

Hi! My name is Russell and I am an actor. My wife is a doctor. Her name

is Julia. She is from Mexico and I am from Australia.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

What is his name? ____________________________________________

What does Russell do? ________________________________________
Where is he from? ___________________________________________
Who is his wife? _____________________________________________
Where is she from? ___________________________________________
What does she do? ___________________________________________
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Lesson 1: Good Morning, Romania

Exercise

Choose a card. In pairs, ask and answer the questions.

Alegei un bilet. n perechi, ntrebai i rspundei la ntrebri.

What is your name? _____________________________________________

Where are you from? ____________________________________________
What do you do? _______________________________________________

Basics: Numbers
elemente de baz: numere

zero

10

ten

20

twenty

30

thirty

one

11

eleven

21

twenty-one

40

forty

two

12

twelve

22

twenty-two

50

fifty

three

13

thirteen

23

twenty-three

60

sixty

four

14

fourteen

24

twenty-four

70

seventy

five

15

fifteen

25

twenty-five

80

eighty

six

16

sixteen

26

twenty-six

90

ninety

seven

17

seventeen

27

twenty-seven 100

one hundred

eight

18

eighteen

28

twenty-eight

1000

one thousand

nine

19

nineteen

29

twenty-nine

1000000 one million

Conversat
ion: questions
conversaie: ntrebri
take note!

Hello! How old are you?

In Romanian, when we talk about age,

we use the verb to have, but in
English, we use the verb to be.

Salut! Ci ani ai?

I am twenty-four years old.

Am 24 de ani.

Exercises

Say all the numbers that

can be formed from the
digits.
Spunei toatele numere care
pot fi formate din cifrele.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

3
1
6
8
0

and
and
and
and
and

4:
7:
2:
5:
7:

__________
__________
__________
__________
__________
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n limba romn, cnd vorbim despre vrst,

folosim verbul a avea, dar n englez,
folosim verbul a fi.

Match the phrases in the columns:

Potrivii expresiile din cele dou coloane:

Three
Seventy-two
Fifteen
Twenty-eight
Nineteen
Sixty
Eleven

60
15
19
11
72
3
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Lesson 1, Good Morning, Romania

Conversation: questions
conversaie: ntrebri

Hello! How are you?

Salut! Ce mai faci?

Bad.
Ru.

Okay.
Aa i aa.

Lesson 1: Good Morning, Fi

Romania ne
Great!
Foarte bine!

Review Exercise
In the sentences,
and write the number in

conjugate the verb to be

English.

1. I _____ (33)
_______________
years old.
2. Michael Jordan
_____ (42)
_______________
years old.
3. They _____ (13) _______________ years old.
4. It _____ (99) _______________ years old.
5. We _____ (22 and 56) ____________ and ____________ years old.
6. The teacher _____ (62) _______________ years old.
7. Maria and Chris _____ (11) _______________ years old.

Group Exercise

Interview each colleague. Introduce one colleague to the whole group .

Avei un scurt interviu cu fiecare coleg. Prezenti grupului intregi unul coleg .

Name

City

Occupation

Age

Lesson 2: Where is my book?

Where is my book?

Objectives:
Learn vocabulary of classroom
objects.
Describe locations using articles.
State possession of objects.
Use articles: this, that, these, those.

Vocabulary: classroom objects

vocabular: obiectele din coal

pen

pencil

book

paper

watch

chair

table

window

door

chalkboard

Grammar: definite & indefinite articles

gramatica: articolele hotrte i articolele nehotrte

INDEFINITE article
A pen = un pix
A table = o mas
DEFINITE article
THE pen = pixul
THE table = masa
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take note!
In English, if the first letter of a word
is a vowel, we use the indefinite
article, AN.
n limba englez, n cazul n care prima
liter a cuvntului este o vocal, folosim
articolul nehotrt, AN.

Lesson 2: Where is my book?

Exercise

Match the phrases in the columns:

Fill in the blanks below with articles:

Potrivii expresiile din cele dou coloane:

Completi spaiile libere cu articole::

Ceas
Creion
Carte
Mas
Scaun
Pix
Ua
Hrtie
Fereastr
Tabl

Door
Window
Chair
Paper
Book
Table
Pen
Pencil
Chalkboard
Watch

Indefinite
A door
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________

Definite
The door
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________

Grammar: prepositions of location

gramatic: prepoziii de locaie

_______

_______

_______

_______

_______

____________

Exercise

Look at the picture and complete the

sentences.
Privii imaginea i completi propoziiile.

1.
2.
3.
4.

The book is ________ the table.

The paper is ________ the table.
The pen is ________ the watch.
The watch is __________ the pen
and the calculator.
5. The table is ________ the book.
6. The book is ________ the pen.
7. The pencil is ________ the book.

_______

_______

_____________

Lesson 2: Where is my book?

Conversation: requests
conversaia: cereri

Please give me the book.

What book?

Te rog s-mi dai cartea

Ce carte?

The book on the table is my book.

Cartea pe mas este cartea mea.

Here.
Poftim.

Thank you.
Mulumesc.?

Youre welcome.
Cu placere.

Grammar: possessive pronominal adjectives

gramatica: adjectivele posesive

book

chair

teacher

pronoun

MY

My book

My chair

My teacher

MINE

You

YOUR

Your book

Your chair

Your teacher

YOURS

He
She
It

HIS
HER
ITS

His book
Her book
Its book

His chair
Her chair
Its chair

His teacher
Her teacher
Its teacher

HIS
HERS
ITS

We

OUR

Our book

Our chair

Our teacher

OURS

You

YOUR

Your book

Your chair

Your teacher

YOURS

They

THEIR Their book

Their chair

Their teacher

THEIRS

Exercise

Fill in the blanks with the correct possessive pronominal adjective and the
object shown.
Completai spaiile cu adjectivul posesiv i obiectul posedat.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

It is (you) ___________________________.
It is (she) __________________________.
It is (he) ____________________________.
It is (I) _____________________________.
He is (they)__________________________.
It is (our) ___________________________.
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Lesson 2: Where is my book?

Grammar: demonstrative pronouns

gramatic: pronumele demonstrative

THIS is my newspaper.
sta este ziarul meu.

THAT is her newspaper.

la este ziarul ei.

where?

singular

plural

near

this

sta
asta

these

atia
astea

far

that

la
aia

those

ia
alea

Review Exercise

Write the correct possessive adjective and the object shown.

Scriei adjectivul posesiv corect i obiectul posedar.

1. This is (he) _________________________.

2. This is (she) _________________________.

3. That is (we) _________________________.

4. That is (I) __________________________.

5. These are (they)______________________.

6. Those are (your) _____________________.

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Lesson 3: Welcome Home!

Welcome Home!

Objectives:

Learn vocabulary for the home.

Form sentences with the verb, to be.
Conjugate verbs to have and to do.
Form closed questions.
Respond to closed questions.

Review

This is my house.

That is our farm.

That is his apartment.

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Lesson 3: Welcome Home!

Vocabulary:

city

town

countryside

Vocabulary: Types of residences

house

apartment

farm

Vocabulary: Rooms

bathroom

bedroom

living room

kitchen

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Lesson 3: Welcome Home!

Vocabulary: household objects

lamp

bed

stove

toilet

mirror

oven

shower

dresser

refrigerator

rug

bathtub

armchair

television

sink

sofa

Exercises

Cross the odd word out and name the room.

Gsii cuvntul care nu se potrivete i numii camera n care putei gsi obiectele.

1.
2.
3.
4.

toilet, sofa, bathtub, sink

bed, dresser, rug, shower
mirror, sink, refrigerator, stove
sofa, television, rug, sink

What
What
What
What

room?
room?
room?
room?

_________________
_________________
_________________
_________________

Respond to the questions in sentences.

Rspundei la urmtoarele ntrebri cu propoziii.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Where is the bed?

Where is the sink?
What is in the bathroom?
What is in the living room?
What is in the kitchen?
Where is the sofa?
What is in the bedroom?
Where is the television?

_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
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Lesson 3: Welcome Home!

Grammar: The Verb to have

gramatic: verbul a avea

I have

Eu am

We have

Noi avem

You have

Tu ai

You have

Voi avei

He has
She has
It has

El are
Ea are

They have

Ei au
Ele au

Exercise

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb to have.
Completi propoziiile cu form verbului a avea.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

I ________ a rug in my bedroom.

They ________ a sofa in their living room.
He ________ a shower in his bathroom.
My kitchen ________ a refrigerator and a stove.
I ________ a house. It ________ four rooms.
Do you ________ a sink in your kitchen?

Grammar: Closed Questions & the Verb to do

gramatic: ntrebrile nchise i verbul a face

take note!

Closed questions are questions

in which the answers are YES or
NO.

ntrebrile nchise sunt ntrebari n

care rspunsurile sunt DA sau NU.

I do

Eu fac

We do

Noi facem

You do

Tu faci

You do

Voi facei

He does
She does
It does

El face
Ea face

They do

Ei fac
Ele fac

To make a closed question, use the conjugated form of the verb, to do AND
use the infinitive form of the main verb.

take note!

She has an apartment with three rooms.

This is true for ALL verbs, except
Does she have an apartment with three rooms? the verb to be. Simply invert the
How to respond. . .
Yes, she does OR No, she does not (doesnt).

Exercise

noun and verb to ask a question.

Aceast e adevarat pentru toatele

verbe, cu excepie verbul a fi.
Inversi locurile substantivului i
verbului.
He is a teacher.

Is he a teacher?

Complete the questions & answers with the correct verbs.

Completi ntrebrile i rspunsurile cu forma corect verbului.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

________
________
________
________
________
________

you ________ a big house? Yes, I _____.

he ________ a table in his kitchen? No, he _______ _____.
they ________ a window in their classroom? Yes, they _______.
Tg Neamt ________ two schools? Yes, it _______.
his house ________ two bedrooms? No, it _______ _____.
we _______ a pen? Yes, we _______.
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Lesson 4: Where is the Post Office?

Where is the Post Office?

Objectives:

Use ordinal numbers.

Learn vocabulary for town locations.
Give and understand directions.
Conjugate present tense verbs.
Conjugate verbs with negation.

Basics: Ordinal Numbers

I am SECOND.

I am FOURTH.
I am THIRD.

I am FIRST!

Group Exercise

I am SIXTH &
LAST!
I am FIFTH.

Stand up and get in line with your classmates. Which place do you
have in line.
Ridicai-v i stai n coad cu colegi. Care locul avei n coada?

1. By height.
2. By age.

3. By gender
4. Randomly!
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Lesson 4: Where is the Post Office?

Exercise

Write sentences using the model.

Scriei propozii dupa modelul.

1. 1st/book:
2. 2nd/rug:
3. 3rd/watch:
4. 4th/frog:
5. 5th/priest:
6. 6th/cook:
7. 7th/plant:
8. 8th/oven:
9. 9th/bird:
10. 10th/man:
11. 11th/woman:
12. 12th/student:
13. 13th/house:

The book is first.______________________

____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________

Vocabulary: places around town

post office

pet store

park

pharmacy

florist

hotel

coffee shop

church

library

movie theater

supermarket

restaurant

city hall

hospital

school
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bookstore

Lesson 4: Where is the Post Office?

Review Exercise

Ask your partner about Tg Neamt following the model.

ntrebi pe partenerul vostru despre Tg Neam dup modelul.

Q: Does Tg Neamt have a supermarket?

A: Yes, it does. OR Yes, Tg Neamt has a supermarket.

Conversation: asking for directions

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Pet Store
Florist
McDonalds
Hospital
Movie theater

Excuse me. I am a little lost. Can you help me?

Scuzti-m. Sunt oleaca pierdut. M putei ajuta?

Of course I can.
De sigur, pot.

Does this town have a post office?

Oraul asta are o pot?

Yes, it does.
Da, are.

Where is the post office?

Unde este pota?

Thank you very much.

It is straight ahead, on the right,

across from the park.
Este drept nainte, pe dreapt,
vizavi de parcul.

Mulumesc mult.

Grammar: prepositions of location

The park is on the left.
The post office is on the right.
The park is across

from the post office.

Hello! I am a little lost.
Where is the ________?
Salut! Sunt oleaca pierdut.
Unde este __________?

The pet store is after the church.

The pet store is straight ahead.
The church is on the corner.
The hotel is at the intersection of. . .

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Lesson 4: Where is the Post Office?

Exercises

You are here!!

Look at the map and ask your partner for directions. Then, swap places!
Privii harta i cerei partenerului vostru direcii la urmtorile locuri. Dup aia, schimbi locuri!

1. St. Elmos Hospital

2. US Post Office
3. Pizza Hut
4. Borders Bookstore
5. Big Birds Pet Store
6. Starbucks Coffee Shop
7. Kims Florist Shop
8. Central Park
9. Big Toms Supermarket
10. Hilton Hotel
Using the map and the directions below, what do you find?
Utiliznd harta i direcii n partea jos, ce gasii acolo?

1. Go straight ahead. Take the second right. What is on the left? ___________
2. Go straight ahead. Take the first left. What is on the right? ______________
3. Go straight ahead. Take the first left, then the first right. What is on the
corner, across from the hospital? __________________
4. Go straight ahead. What is on the right at the intersection of Main and Shark
Streets, across from the post office? _______________
5. Go straight ahead. Take the first right. What is across from the florist shop?
____________
6. Go straight ahead. Take the second right. Then take the next right. What is
on the corner, next to the bookstore? _______________
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Lesson 4: Where is the Post Office?

Grammar: present tense verbs

to GO

to COME

to TALK

to STAY

to WORK

NEGATIVE

go

come

talk

stay

work

do not go

YOU

go

come

talk

stay

work

do not go

HE/SHE/IT goes

comes

talks

stays

works

does not go

WE

go

come

talk

stay

work

do not go

YOU

go

come

talk

stay

work

do not go

THEY

go

come

talk

stay

work

do not go

a merge

a veni

a vorbi

a sta

a lucra

Exercises

Complete the sentences with the correct verb form.

Completi propoziiile cu forma verbului corect.

1. You (to work) _____________ at the library.

2. We (to go) _____________ to church on Sunday.
3. She (to talk) _____________ on the telephone.
4. They (to stay) _____________ in an apartment.
5. He (to make) _____________ vine every year.
6. You (to come) _____________ home after school.
7. It (to stay) _____________ at the pharmacy.
8. They (to make) _____________ cabbage for dinner.
9. He (to work) _____________ at the Hilton Hotel.
10. She (to talk) _____________ with the doctor.
Arrange the words to make correct sentences. Then, make each sentence
negative and into a question.
Aranji cuvntele s formi propoziiile corecte. Dup aia, modifici fiecare propoziia la negativul
i ntr-o ntrebare.

go / they/ university / to / in Iasi.

1. Positive: ______________________________________________________
2. Negative: ______________________________________________________
3. Question: ______________________________________________________
the pharmacy / works / at / he.
1. Positive: ______________________________________________________
2. Negative: ______________________________________________________
3. Question: ______________________________________________________
Anna / make / coffee / for / you.
1. Positive: ______________________________________________________
2. Negative: ______________________________________________________
3. Question: ______________________________________________________
the students / talks / the teacher / at school / with.
1. Positive: ______________________________________________________
2. Negative: ______________________________________________________
3. Question: ______________________________________________________
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Unit 5: At the Store

At the Store

Objectives:

Learn vocabulary for grocery items.

Use and conjugate six new verbs.
Change singular nouns to plural.
Use plural nouns with correct verb.

Vocabulary: grocery items

apple

bread

candy

cheese

egg

grapes

juice

match

onion

pizza

potato

sandwich

sausage

sugar

tomato

can of. . .

piece of...

jar of...

bottle of. . .

box of. . .

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Unit 5: At the Store

Exercises

Match the vocabulary in the two columns.

Match the item with its container.

Potrivii vocabularul din cele dou coloane:

Potrivii fiecare chestia cu recipientul corect.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

Sausage
Egg
Tomato
Match
Potato
Cheese
Bread
Onion
Grapes
Juice
Apple
Sugar
Pizza
Sandwich
Candy

Zahar
Ceap
Carnat
Brnz
Suc
Pizza
Bomboane
Mr
Pine
Roie
Cartof
Ou
Sandvi
Chibrit
Struguri

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.

Match
Pizza
Cheese
Juice
Sugar
Candy
Pickles
Tuna
Beer
Wine
Cake
Chocolates

Piece
Jar
Bottle
Can
Box

Grammar: conjugating shopping verbs

to BUY

to NEED

to WANT

to ASK

to PAY

to SELL

buy

need

want

ask

pay

sell

YOU

buy

need

want

ask

pay

sell

needs

wants

asks

pays

sells

HE/SHE/IT buys
WE

buy

need

want

ask

pay

sell

YOU

buy

need

want

ask

pay

sell

THEY

buy

need

want

ask

pay

sell

Exercise

Fill in the blanks with the correct conjugation of the verb.

Completai spaiile libere cu conjugarea corect verbului.

1. She (a face) ________ pizza and (a vinde) ________ it at her restaurant.

2. I (a vorbi) ________ with the salesperson and (a cere) ________ for juice.
3. We (a vrea) ________ spaghetti but we (a avea nevoie de) ________ a
tomato.
4. The boy (a plati) ________ the man for his sandwich and Coca-cola.
5. They (a merge) ________ at the supermarket and (a cumpara) ________
bread and cheese for the party.
6. He (a lucra) ________ at the store everyday and (a vinde) ________ fruits.
7. You (a avea nevoie de) ________ more sausage for the cookout.
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Exercise

Read the text below. The underlined nouns are plural nouns. Match the plural
nouns with their singular forms.

Citii textul n partea jos. Substantivele sibliniate sunt substantivele plurale. Potrivii substantivele
plurale cu formele lor singulare.

Every day, I go to the stores near my house. At the first store, I talk with
the salespeople and buy potatoes, matches, and eggs. They do not have
bread. I need bread, so I go to a second store. There, I ask, Do you have
bread? The salesperson says, Yes, we do. I buy bread, strawberries,
and candies. I pay 10 dollars.
Candy:
Strawberry:
Dollar:
Egg:

_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________

Store:
Potato:
Match:
Salesperson:

_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________

Grammar: rules for making plural nouns

GENERAL RULE: To make a noun plural, an -s is usually added to the singular.
banana > _______________
sausage > _______________
egg > _______________
apple > _______________
Exception 1:
If a noun ends in -ch, -s, -sh, -x, or -z, form the plural by adding es.
match > _______________
box > _______________

dish > _______________

bus > _______________

Exception 2:
If a noun ends in -y which are preceded by a consonant, form the plural by
changing the -y to i and then adding -es.
strawberry > _______________
candy > _______________

cherry > _______________

raspberry > _______________

Exception 3:
If a noun ends in -y which are preceded by a vowel, form the plural by adding s.
turkey > _______________
day > _______________

toy > _______________

guy > _______________

Exception 4:
If a noun ends with f, form the plural by changing the f to v and adding es.
half > _______________
loaf > _______________

leaf > _______________

wolf > _______________

Exception 5:
If a noun ends with fe, form the plural by changing the f to v and adding s.
wife > _______________
life > _______________

midwife > _______________

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Grammar: irregular plural nouns

man > men
woman > women
child > children
foot > feet
tooth > teeth
goose > geese

sheep > sheep

deer > deer
fish > fish
person > people
mouse > mice
ox > oxen

take note!

A handful of words that end in o, get

es added in their plural form.
potato > potatoes
tomato > tomatoes
torpedo > torpedoes
buffalo > buffaloes

There are a lot of exceptions because

English comes from so many different
languages.

Exista o gramad de excepii deoarece

limba englez vine din att de multe limbaje
diferite.

Exercises

Change the singular noun to the plural form.

Schimbi substantivul singular la forma plural.

1. I buy five (egg) _____________ everyday.

2. The (teacher) _____________ talk with the (student) _____________ .
3. (Man) _____________ are from Mars; (woman) _____________ are from
Venus.
4. I want (candy) _____________ and (banana) _____________ for lunch.
5. Two (shop) _____________ in Tg Neamt sell (box) _____________ .
6. The (boy) _____________ ask for two (bottle) _____________ of juice.
Change the singular noun to the plural form.
Schimbi substantivul singular la forma plural.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

cross
box
boy
city
zoo
fax
bear
tool

_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________

9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.

key
dish
loaf
radio
flower
thief
smile
show

_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________

Change the singular noun and the verb to the plural forms.
Schimbi substantivele singulare i verbul la formele plurale.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

The
The
The
The
The

cake is in the oven. __________________________________________

boy buys an orange everyday. _________________________________
match is in the box. __________________________________________
woman works at the office. ____________________________________
tomato looks delicious. _______________________________________
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Lesson 6: Shopping at the Store

Shopping at the Store

Objectives:

Learn color vocabulary.

Review vocabulary for grocery items.
Learn vocabulary for clothing items.
Learn and practice conversation skills for
shopping situations.

Vocabulary: colors
The ________________ are RED.
The ________________ are ORANGE.
The ________________ are YELLOW.
The ________________ are GREEN.
The ________________ are BLUE.
The ________________ are PURPLE.

The ________________ are BROWN.

The ________________ are GRAY.

The ________________ is BLACK.

The ________________ are WHITE.

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Exercises

Match the vocabulary in the two columns.

Potrivii vocabularul din cele dou coloane:

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

Red
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue
Purple
Brown
Gray
Black
White

Mov
Maro
Verde
Gris
Rou
Negru
Portocaliu
Alb
Albastru
Galben

Put the words in the correct order to

form sentences.
Punei cuvntele n ordinea corect pentru a
forma propoziii.

1. Want / red / I / apples

____________________________
2. For / he / peppers / yellow / asks
____________________________
3. Store / candies / sells / the
____________________________
4. Tomatoes / need / pasta / we / for
____________________________

Vocabulary: clothing items

coat

sweater

shirt

blouse

t-shirt

dress

skirt

pants

socks

tie

belt

hat

shoes

solid

polka dotted

print

striped

plaid

checked
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Conversation: shopping
Welcome to Vogue Clothing. Can I help you?
Yes, please. I would like a new tie.
What color tie would you like?
Id like a blue plaid tie for my suit.
Do you like this tie?
Yes, I like it.
How much does it cost?
It costs $15.00.
How would you like to pay?
With cash. Here it is.
Thank you. Have a nice day and come again!

Questions from a SALESPERSON

SALESPERSON
Hello! Can I help you?

CUSTOMER
Yes, please. I would like . . .
No, thank you.
I am just looking.

What size would you like?

I would like a size . . .

What color would you like?

I would like . . .

Do you need anything else?

Yes, I would like. . .

No, thank you, that is all.
With cash.
With a credit card.

How would you like to pay?

Questions from a CUSTOMER
CUSTOMER
Do you have any. . .?
Where are the . . .?

SALESPERSON
Yes, we do.
Im sorry, but we do not.
The __________ are . . .

Where is the dressing room?

The dressing room is . . .

How much does this cost?

It costs . . .

Do you have it in. . . ?

Yes we do. Let me get it for you.

No, we do not.
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Review Exercise
Match the vocabulary

apple
armchair
bag
bathroom
bathtub
bedroom
belt
black
blouse
blue
book
bookstore
box
bread
brown
can
candy
chair
chalkboard
cheese
church
city hall
coat
coffee shop
countryside
door
dress
dresser
driver
egg
farm
farmer
florist
grapes
gray
green
hat
hospital
house
jar
juice
kitchen
lamp
library
living room
match

jachet 47
la ar 48
lamp 49
librrie 50
mr 51
maro 52
mas 53
mecanic 54
mov 55
muncitor 56
negru 57
oglind 58
ou 59
pine 60
palarie 61
png 62
pantaloni 63
pantofi 64
parc 65
pix 66
poliie 67
portocaliu 68
pot 69
preot 70
primrie 71
profesor 72
pulover 73
rochie 74
roie 75
rou 76
sat 77
scaun 78
coal 79
ofer 80
osete 81
spital 82
struguri 83
suc 84
sufragerie 85
tabl 86
toalet 87
tricou 88
u 89
vnzator 90
verde 91
zahar 92

1 alb
2 albastru
3 aragaz
4 baid
5 bibliotec
6 biseric
7 bluz
8 bomboane
9 borcan
10 brnz
11 buctarie
12 cad
13 cama
14 canapea
15 carnat
16 carte
17 cartof
18 cas
19 ceap
20 ceas
21 chibrit
22 cinema
23 cofetrie
24 covor
25 cravat
26 creion
27 cuptor
28 curea
29 cutie
30 dormitor
31 doz
32 dulap
33 du
34 elev
35 farmacie
36 felie
37 fereastr
38 ferm
39 fermier
40 florrie
41 fotoliu
42 frigider
43 fust
44 galben
45 gris
46 hrtie
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mechanic
mirror
movie theater
onion
orange
oven
pants
paper
park
pen
pencil
pharmacy
piece
police officer
post office
potato
priest
purple
red
refrigerator
rug
salesperson
sausage
school
shirt
shoes
shower
skirt
socks
sofa
stove
student
sugar
sweater
table
teacher
tie
toilet
tomato
town
t-shirt
watch
white
window
worker
yellow

Unit 7: My Beautiful Family

My Beautiful Family

Objectives:
Identify nouns, verbs, & adjectives
Use adjectives to describe nouns.
Describe items using comparative and
superlative.
Learn vocabulary for family members.
Use possessive form of nouns.
Describe peoples appearances.

Grammar: three parts of speech

The old man sells red tomatoes.
To find:
Verbs, ask:
Which word shows action or existence? -> SELLS
Nouns, ask:
Who or what sells? > MAN sells
AND ask:
What does the man sell? > He sells TOMATOES.
Adjectives, ask: What kind of tomatoes? > RED tomatoes
What kind of man? > OLD man

Exercise

Read the text below. Underline each noun, circle each adjective, and
draw a box around each verb
Citii textul n partea jos. Subliniai fiecare substantiv, ncercuii fiecare adjectiv, i desenai unul
patrt n jurul fiecare verb.

My parents have a small shop in town. They sell many things. They make hot
sandwiches with chicken and white cheese. The cheese comes from their big
brown cow, Betsy. She makes good milk.
My mother and her sister, my aunt, work everyday at the store. My aunt has
pretty black hair and green eyes. She is not young but she is not old. She
wants a tall husband with a fast car.
My old grandfather comes to the store everyday and talks for three hours. He
has no teeth. He eats only soft foods.
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Vocabulary: adjective pairs

_________

big

<>

small

_________

_________

tall

<>

short

_________

_________

fat

<>

skinny

_________

_________

heavy

<>

slim

_________

_________

pretty

<>

ugly

_________

_________

old

<>

young

_________

_________

fast

<>

slow

_________

_________

old

<>

new

_________

_________

hard

<>

soft

_________

_________

hot

<>

cold

_________

_________

easy

<>

difficult

_________

_________

heavy

<>

light

_________

_________

light

<>

dark

_________

_________

sweet

<>

sour

_________

Exercises

Write adjectives to describe the nouns.

short

Write a noun matching the adjective.

Scriei adjective pentru a descrie substantive.

1. _______________
2. _______________
3. _______________
4. _______________
5. _______________
6. _______________
7. _______________
8. _______________
9. _______________
10. _______________
11. _______________
12. _______________

tall

Scriei un substantiv potrivind adjectivul.

sugar
tomato
banana
dog
cat
woman
man
car
sister
church
sweater
skirt

1. Easy _______________
2. Sour _______________
3. Soft _______________
4. Old _______________
5. Beautiful _______________
6. Expensive _______________
7. Cheap _______________
8. Cold _______________
9. Yellow _______________
10. Young _______________
11. Slow _______________
12. Friendly _______________

take note!

In English, we put adjectives before the nouns.

n englez, punem adjectivele inainte de
substantivele.

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Grammar: Comparative & Superlative

My foot is big.

Cola is sweet.

English is difficult.

Meat is good.

My foot is bigger
than your foot.

Cola is sweeter
than Fanta.

English is more
difficult than
French.

Meat is better
than vegetables.

My foot is the
biggest foot.

Cola is the
sweetest soda.

English is the
most difficult
language.

Meat is the best

food.

Formation
Syllables
1 syllable
1 syllable
1 syllable
2 syllables

Ending
consonants
sweet
vowel + consonant
big
e
Large
Y
happy

2+ syllables
stupid

Comparative
+er
sweeter
consonant x2 +er
bigger
+r
Larger
Y > i +er
happier
more
more stupid

Superlative
+est
sweetest
consonant x2 + est
biggest
+st
largest
Y > i +est
happiest
the most
the most stupid

Exercise

Answer the following questions.

Rspundei la urmatori ntrebri.

1. Which animal is faster a turtle or a rabbit?

___________________________________________________________
2. Which car is more expensive a Dacia or a BMW?
___________________________________________________________
3. Who is prettier Angelina Jolie or Madonna?
___________________________________________________________
4. Who is smarter Bill Gates or Gigi Becali?
___________________________________________________________
5. What is the best food in the world? ?
___________________________________________________________
6. Who is the worst actor? ?
___________________________________________________________
7. Who is the oldest student in our class? ?
___________________________________________________________
8. What is the biggest country in the world? ?
___________________________________________________________
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Vocabulary: the family

GRANDPARENTS

grandfather

grandmother
PARENTS

husband

wife

father

uncle

aunt

mother
CHILDREN

daughter

son
baby
sister brother

cousins

Exercises

Complete the table with the family relationships.

Completai tabelul cu relaiile de familie.

JANE
_________
BILL
_________
JOE
_________

JIM
_________

LAURA
_________

YOU
_________

DAVID
_________

KELLY
_________

VERO
_________

ZAMFIRA
_________

Complete the sentences using the family tree.

Completai propoziiile folosind arborele genealogic.

Joe is your ___________________. David is your __________________.

Vero is your __________________. Bill is your ____________________.
Zamfira is your ________________. Jane & Jim are your ________________.
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Grammar: Possessive Case

Possessive case show ownership like cazul genetiv in Romanian.

To form possessive singular nouns: + s > Veronicas cat (pisica Veronici)
To form possessive plural nouns: s + > Students teacher (profesorul eleviilor)

Exercises

Complete the following sentences.

Completai urmatoarele propoziii.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Janes grandson is __________.

Davids wife is ______________.
Lauras husband is __________.
Joes cousin is ______________.
Bills children are ____________
__________________________.

Zamfira is __________ daughter.

You are ___________ child.
David is ___________ brother.
Bill is ___________ son-in-law.
Jane is __________ grandmother.

Match words in the two columns.

Potrivii cuvinte in cele doua coloane.

My
My
My
My
My
My
My
My

mothers father. . .
fathers sister. . .
mothers brothers. . .
uncles sons. . .
mothers son/daughter. . .
grandmothers daughter. . .
wifes mother. . .
sons grandparents. . .

. . .is my mother.
. . .is my aunt.
. . .are my uncles.
. . .is my mother-in-law.
. . .are my parents.
. . .are my cousins.
. . .is my grandfather.
. . .is me.

Review Exercise

Write several sentences that describe a member of your family.

Scriei cateva propoziii care descriu un membru al familiei tale.

For example:
My mothers name is Dorothy. She is 60 years old and is a teacher at
high school. She is taller than me and has long gray hair. She is smart,
sweet, and beautiful.
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
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Unit 8: Every day, I . . .

Every day, I . . .

Objectives:

Tell time in English.

Introduce days of the week.
Learn new verbs.
Discuss daily routine.
Identify and use adverbs of frequency.

Conversation: asking for the time

Excuse me, miss. What time is it?

It is quarter to three in the afternoon.

Thank you. Have a nice day.

vocabulary

Other ways to ask for the time:

Do you have the time?
Can you please tell me the time?
Do you know what time it is?

take note!

In America, we use a 12-hour clock

while in Europe, a 24-hour clock is
used. So, Americans will say 4:00PM or
4:00 in the afternoon rather than 16:00.
n America, folosim un ceas de 12 ore dar n
Europa, un ceas de 24 de ore este folosit.
Deci, americanii spun 4:00 dup-amiaza
(sau PM) mai degraba dect la ora 16:00.

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noon

prnz

midnight

miezul nopii

quarter

un sfert

half

jumatate

oclock

fix

in the morning

dimineaa

in the afternoon

dup amiaza

in the evening

seara

at night

noptea

Unit 8: Every day, I . . .

Basics: telling time

oclock

take note!

If the time is 2:04, in English

we say, it is TWO-O-FOUR.
For single digit minutes (19),
we say HOURO-MINUTE.

quarter to

quarter past
00:00 Midnight; 12:00AM
02:03 Two-o-three AM; 3 past 2 in
the morning

half past

30 minutes to

04:45 Four fourty-five in the

morning; Quarter to 5
08:15 Eight fifteen AM; Quarter past
8 in the morning
12:00 Noon; 12:00PM
14:30 2:30PM; Half past 2 in the
afternoon
17:00 5:00PM; Five oclock in the
evening

Exercise

22:40 10:40PM; Twenty to 11 at

night

Write a sentence with the correct time.

Scriei o propoziie cu timpul corect.

What time is it?

___________________________________
What time is it?
___________________________________

What time is it?

___________________________________
What time is it?
___________________________________

What time is it?

___________________________________
What time is it?
___________________________________
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Unit 8: Every day, I . . .

Review Exercise

Read the text. Underline each verb and circle each noun
Citii textul. Subliniai fiecare verb i nconjurai fiecare substantiv.

Each day, I always wake up at 6:30AM. I have breakfast. Sometimes, I eat

granola and yogurt, but I never drink coffee. After breakfast, I wash my face
and brush my teeth. I leave at 8:00AM for my job in town. Every Monday and
Thursday evening, I teach a class for adults. On Wednesdays, at 2:00PM, I
teach an English class for children. After my classes, I go home and cook
dinner. On Friday nights, I relax and watch television with my husband and my
cat. I usually go to bed at 11:30PM.

Grammar: verbs for daily life

to WAKE UP

_________

to EAT

to DRINK

to WASH

to BRUSH

to LEAVE

to TEACH

________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________

wake up

eat

drink

wash

brush

leave

teach

YOU

wake up

eat

drink

wash

brush

leave

teach

HE/SHE/IT wakes up

eats

drinks

washes

brushes

leaves

teaches

WE

wake up

eat

drink

wash

brush

leave

teach

YOU

wake up

eat

drink

wash

brush

leave

teach

THEY

wake up

eat

drink

wash

brush

leave

teach

Exercises

Using the text above, answer the following questions in sentences.

Folosind textul n partea sus, rspundei la urmatori ntrebri cu propoziti.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

What time do I wake up? _________________________________________

What do I eat for breakfast? ______________________________________
When do I brush my teeth? _______________________________________
When do I teach adult classes? ____________________________________
What time do I teach children? ____________________________________
What do I do after I teach? _______________________________________
What do I do on Friday night? _____________________________________
What time do I go to bed? ________________________________________

Match the vocabulary.

Potriviti vocabularul.

Monday Wednesday Sunday Tuesday Saturday Thursday Friday

joi vineri martie miercuri luni smbata duminica
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Unit 8: Every day, I . . .

Exercises

Complete the table with your daily activities.

Completi tabelul cu activitile voastre zilnice.

Activity
Wake up
Wake up
Eat breakfast
Leave for work
Get off work
Go home
Have dinner
Relax with family
Watch television
Go to bed

Time
6:45AM

I wake up at quarter to seven in the morning.

Interview a colleague and complete the table with his or her daily activities.
Facei un interviu cu coleg i completi tabelul cu activitile lui zilnice.

Activity
Wake up
Wake up
Eat breakfast
Leave for work
Get off work
Go home
Have dinner
Relax with family
Watch television
Go to bed

Time
6:45AM

Name:
He wakes up at quarter to seven in the morning.

Grammar: adverbs of frequency

Answer the following questions.

How often?

Raspundei la urmtorile ntrebri

How often do you eat breakfast?

___________________________________________
How often do you walk to work?
___________________________________________
How often does it snow in June?
___________________________________________
How often do you have English class?
___________________________________________
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100%

Always
Usually
Often

50%

Sometimes
Occasionally
Seldom

0%

Never

Unit 9: Yesterday and Today

Yesterday and Today

Objectives:

Talk about the calendar

Learning weather vocabulary
Use past simple form of to be
Introduce past simple form of
regular verbs

The Calendar
Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

1
Kids Day

5
6
Work Meeting

10

11

12

15

16
17
TODAY
YESTERDAY

18
19
TOMORROW

20
School Ends!

21
THIS WEEK

22

23

25

27

28
Next week

29
30
Ions Wedding

24
English Club

26

7
2 weeks ago

13
14
Football Game Last week

31
In 2 weeks

Exercises

Answer the questions below.

Rspundei la ntrebriile n partea jos.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

What day is today? ______________________________________________

What day is next Thursday? ______________________________________
When is English Club? ___________________________________________
When was your work meeting? ____________________________________
When was the football game? _____________________________________
When does school end? __________________________________________
When is Ions wedding? __________________________________________

Translate the phrases into English.

Traducei la englez.

1. Alaltieri: ____________________
2. Acum trei sptmni:___________
3. Luna trecut: _________________
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4. Anul viitor: ___________________

5. Poimine: ____________________
6. Asear: ______________________

Unit 9: Yesterday and Today

Conversation: weather
conversaia: prezentare

Hey there! How is the weather today in America?

Bun dimineaa. Cum e vremea azi la SUA?

Today iis quite sunny and it is very hot here

Azi e cu soare si e foarte cald aici.

And yesterday, how was it?

i ieri cum a fost-o?
Yesterday was rainy and it was colder and cloudy.
Ieri a plouat si a fost mai frig si inorat..

Vocabulary: Weather
This is the sun.
It is SUNNY.

This is a cloud.
It is ________.

This is rain.
It is ________.

This is a storm.
It is ________.

This is snow.
It is ________.

This is ice.
It is ________.

Grammar: Past Tense of to be

I was

Eu am fost

We were

Noi am fost

You were

Tu ai fost

You were

Voi ai fost

He was
She was
It was

El a fost
Ea a fost

They were

Ei au fost
Ele au fost

This is wind.
It is ________.

Exercise

Answer the questions below.

Rspundei la ntrebri n partea jos.

How was the weather yesterday?

_________________________________________________________________
How was the weather last night?
_________________________________________________________________
How was the weather 12 weeks ago?
_________________________________________________________________
How was the weather 6 months ago?
_________________________________________________________________
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Exercise

Changes the sentences to the past tense.

Schimbai propoziiile la trecut.

I am a university student at Harvard.

_________________________________________________________________
Rapid is my favorite football team from Romania.
_________________________________________________________________
My parents are in Hawaii for vacation
_________________________________________________________________
We are outside in the rain.
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Grammar: Past Tense for Regular Verbs

GENERAL RULE: add ed to the end of the infinitive.

It rains > It rained You talk > You talked
We look > We looked
He lives > He lived
I call > I called
They work > They worked

Exercises

Complete the sentences after the model.

Completi propoziiile dupa model.

Today we wash. __________________

Today it rains. Yesterday it rained.
Today it snows. __________________ Today she stays. _________________
Today I learn. ____________________ Today they kiss. __________________
Change the story into past tense.

Schimbai povestea la trecut.

My cousin lives in Washington, DC, and works with your sister in the White
House. He likes animals and watches Animal Planet every night. On animal
Planet, they talk about frogs and their families. My cousin calls his dog, Barney.
He loves Barney and uses a special brush to wash him.
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Grammar: Irregular Verbs

have

had

see

saw

speak

spoke

feel

felt

say

said

come

came

tell

told

do

did

make

made

think

thought

find

found

choose

chose

know

knew

leave

left

go

went

begin

began

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Unit 9: Yesterday and Today

Exercise

Change the story into past tense.

Schimbai povestea la trecut.

Frederick J Frederick is a penguin but not a regular, everyday penguin. He

looks different than most penguins. First, he has thick, brown fur. Second, he
knows English and tells very funny stories. At age four, he leaves the North
Pole and comes to Texas for a job. He works as a cowboy and makes a lot of
money. At times, Frederick feels bad. At times, he is homesick for Antarctica.
But he chooses to stay in Texas, living as a cowboy penguin.
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Respond to the questions below.

Rspundei la ntrebrii in partea jos.

Who was Frederick J Frederick?

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What language did Frederick speak?
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Why did Frederick feel bad?
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What does Frederick look like?
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Grammar: Past Tense Negatives and Questions

Positive Form

Negative Form

Question Form

I was
You were
He was
She was
It was
We were
You were
They were

I was not
You were not
He was not
She was not
It was not
We were not
You were not
They were not

Was I?
Were you?
Was he?
Was she?
Was it?
Were we?
Were you?
Were they?

I played
You played
He played
She played
It played
We played
You played
They played

I did not play

You did not play
He did not play
She did not play
It did not play
We did not play
You did not play
They did not play

Did
Did
Did
Did
Did
Did
Did
Did

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I play?
you play?
he play?
she play?
it play?
we play?
you play?
they play?

Unit 10: Describing People

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Describing People

Objectives:

Learn physical body parts.

Learn physical characteristics.
Learn how to describe people.
Write a story in simple past.
Ask questions in simple past.

Vocabulary: body parts

head
shoulder
chest

ear
neck

hair

arm

eye

hand
hips

face
lips

finger

nose
mouth

leg
foot

toe

Exercise

Write the questions for the responses below.

Scriei ntrebrii pentru rspunsuri n partea jos.

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I have big green eyes.

Madonna has blond hair.
Yes, She has a round face.
They have big noses.
You have long curly hair.
No, we do not have big mouths.
Her legs are quite long.

Unit 10: Describing People

Vocabulary: Facial Features

curly hair

long hair

short hair

shoulderlength
hair

glasses

mustache

beard

bald

afro

unibrow

freckles

bangs

Exercise

Write sentences to describe each celebrity.

Scriei propoziii pentru a descrie fiecare celebru.

Lenny Kravitz Russ Crowe

NOUN

ADJ

freckle

freckled

beard

bearded

mustache

mustached

hair

haired

tattoo

tattooed

scar

scarred

Lucy Liu

Oprah

Tina Fey

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Unit 10: Describing People

Exercises

Read the text below.

Citii textul n partea jos.

There was a horrible crime last night at 11:30PM. A

thief broke into the Mayors Office. She stole nine
hundred dollars and a box of fresh cherries. She left
no fingerprints. She had a gun. Police said she was
not tall, but was not short either. They do not have
more information.

INFINITIVE

PAST

to steal

stole

to break

broke

to draw

drew

You were a witness and saw the thief. Draw a picture of thief and write a
description of her.
Ai fost martor i ai vazut-o pe hoa. Desenai hoaa i sciei descrierea ei.

WANTED

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Write an alibi for last night at 11:30PM, using past tense.

Scriei un alibi pentru aseara la ora 11:30, folosind timpul trecut.

Last night at 11:30PM, I was. . .

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Guess the definitions for the descriptions below.

Ghicii definiiile pentru descrieri n partea jos..

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Green-eyed monster: ____________________________________________

Two-faced: ____________________________________________________
Big-mouthed: __________________________________________________
Bright-eyed: ___________________________________________________
Pig-headed: ___________________________________________________
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Unit 11: Eating Out

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Eating Out

Objectives:

Learn food vocabulary

Read a restaurant menu
Practice ordering food at a
restaurant

Vocabulary: food

doughnut

pancakes

BREAKFAST

bacon &
eggs

LUNCH

soup

cereal

muffin

toast

SIDE DISHES

salad

sandwich

steak

chicken

beans

rice

pasta

MEATS

ham

lobster

DESSERTS

pie

shrimp

burger

DRINKS

cookies

sundae
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cake

coffee

tea

Unit 11: Eating Out

Exercises

Write the foods for each category based on the menu below.
Scriei mncariile pentru fiecare categorie, bazat pe meniul n partea jos.

BREAKFAST
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MEAT
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DRINKS
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SIDE DISHES
___________________
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DESSERTS
___________________
___________________
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SOUPS
___________________
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Unit 11: Eating Out

Exercises

Answer the questions below.

Rspundei la ntrebri n partea jos.

What is the name of this restaurant?

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What kind of food do they sell?
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What is the most expensive food on the menu?
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What comes in the Combination Plate #2?
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Conversation: ordering at a restaurant

Good evening. Can I take your order?
Buna sear. Vrei s comandi?
I would like a little more time, please.
A dori o clip, v rog.
Dont rush, maam.
Nu grabete, doamna.

Okay, I am ready.
I would like a bowl of soup.
Gata. A vrea supa .

Which soup?
Care supa?

Vegetable soup, please.

And Id like baked chicken.
Supa de legume, v rog.
i a vrea pui la cuptor.

What side would you like?

Care garnitura ai vrea?

Certainly.
Foarte bine.

Id like rice pilaf and an ice tea

to drink, please.
A vrea pilaf i ceai rece s beau.

Exercise

Using the menu, order your dinner.

Folosind meniul, facei o comand pentru cina ta.

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