COURSE 1

A. GREETINGS
GREETINGS

SALUTARI

Listen to the greetings and repeat

them:

Ascultati formulele de salut si

repetatile:

Formal

Formal

Good morning!

Buna dimineaa!

Good afternoon!

Buna ziua!

Good evening!

Buna seara!

Good night!

Noapte buna!

Goodbye!

La revedere!

*Good day!

La revedere!

Informal

Informal

Hi!

Noroc!/Buna!

Bye! Bye-bye!

Pa!

See you later!

La revedere/Pe mai tarziu!

See you tomorrow!

La revedere/Pe maine!

See you soon!

La revedere/Pe curand!

Hello!

Salut! Noroc!

to greet somebody

Observatii:

1) Cand ne adresam unei persoana careia ii datoram respect, sau unei

personae varstnice, la formula de salut adaugam, dupa caz, cuvintele:

2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)

.Sir/Madam/Miss. Ex. Good morning, Sir! Good afternoon, Madam!

Good evening, Miss!
Good morning, ca si in limba romana se intrebuinteaza in primele ore ale
diminetii, pana la ora 12 p.m. (post meridian)
Good afternoon se intrebuinteaza in intervalul dintre ora 12 p.m. si 5
p.m.
Good evening se intrebuinteaza dupa ora 5 p.m.
Good night se intrebuinteaza numai ca formula de despartire la ore
tarzii.
Hi este un salut mai familiar decat Hello
*Good day este folosit foarte rar, pentru incheierea unei conversatii in
termeni mai reci, sau chiar pentru incheierea unei relatii.

Dialogue 1 Informal: Mary and Jane

Dialog 1 Informal: Mary si Jane

Mary: Hello, Jane!

Mary: Buna, Jane!

Jane: Hello, Mary. How are you?

Jane: Buna, Mary. Ce mai faci

Mary: I am fine, thanks. And you?

Mary: Bine, multumesc. Dar tu?

Jane: Not bad. See you later, Mary.

Jane: Destul de bine. Pe mai

Mary: Bye, Jane.

tarziu, Mary.
Mary: Pa, Jane.

Dialogue 2 Formal Henry Smith (HS)

Dialog 2 Formal Henry Smith (HS)

and John Brown (JB)

HS: Good morning, Mr. Brown. How

are
you this morning?
JB: I am very well, thank you. And
how
are you?
HS: Not so well, I am afraid. I think
I
have a cold.
JB: Oh, I am sorry to hear that.
HS: Never mind. Ill be better soon.

si John Brown (JB)

HS: Buna dimineata, domnule Brown.

Cum va simtiti in dimineata
aceasta?
JB: Foarte bine, multumesc. Si
dumneavoastra, cum va simtiti?
HS: Mi-e teama ca nu prea bine.
Cred ca
am racit.
JB: O, imi pare rau sa aud acest
lucru.
HS. Nu-i nimic.Ma voi insanatosi

Goodbye, Mr. Brown.

JB: Goodbye, Mr. Smith and good
health.

curand.
La revedere, domnule Brown.
JB: La revedere, domnule Smith si
sanatate.

Listen and repeat:

Ce mai faceti?/Cum va simtiti?

How are you?

I am fine, thanks. (informal)

Bine, multumesc. (informal)

Not bad.
I am quite well, thank you.
I am very well, thank you. (formal)

Destul de bine,

Not so well, I am afraid.

Foarte bine, mutumesc. (formal)

I am sorry to hear that.

Never mind.
Ill be better soon.

Destul de bine, multumesc.

Mi-e teama ca nu prea bine.
Imi pare rau sa aud acest lucru.
Nu-i nimic
Ma voi insanatosi curand.

I=eu
You=tu/voi/dumneavoastra
He=el
She=ea
It=el/ea
We=noi
you
They

Practise:
1)How are you today?
I am very well, thank you.

1)Cum va simtiti azi?

Foarte bine, mutumesc.

2)How is your mother?

2) Ce mai face/Cum se simte mama dvs?

She is quite well. She seems to be much

better today.
3) How is your father?
Not so well, I am afraid. I think

he

Destul de bine. Se simte mult mai bine

azi.
3) Ce mai face tatal dvs?
Mi-e teama ca nu prea bine. Cred ca
are gripa.

has flu.

B. PRONOUNS (PRONUMELE)
I (eu)
YOU (tu)
HE (el)
SHE (ea)
IT (el.ea pentru animale
si obiecte)
WE (noi)
YOU (voi)
THEY (ei,ele)
BASIC VERBS TO BE, TO HAVE, TO DO and TO GO
TO BE A FI
Interrogativ
e
Long form
I am
You are
He is
She is
It is
We are
You are
They are

Short form
Im
Youre
Hes
Shes
Its
Were
Youre
Theyre

Long form
I am not
You are not
He is not
She is not
It is not
We are not
You are not
They are not

Short form
Im not
You arent
He isnt
She isnt
It isnt
We arent
You arent
They arent

Am I?
Are you?
Is he?
Is she?
Is it?
Are we?
Are you?
Are they?

Inlocuiti substantivele subliniate cu pronumele

personale corespunzatoare:

Mr. Smith is an architect.

Mr. Black is an economist.
Mrs. Brown is a lawyer.
Mrs. Smith is a typist.
Mary and John are students.
Tom and I are architects.

Competati spatiile libere cu forma corespunzatoare a

verbului to be:

1. Ita book.
2. John and Jackstudents.
3. I..a teacher.
4. She.a housewife.
5. They..engineers.
6. Mr. Black..an architect.
7. We..economists.
8. You.an engineer.
9. Mr. Smith.an economist.
10.
Youdoctors.
4) Treceti urmatoarele propozitii la interogativ, negativ
si interigativ-negativ:

1. I am a student.
2. Mrs. Black is a housewife.
3. He is tall.

4. You are a doctor.

5. They are students.
6. We are economists.
7. She is Romanian.
8. He is American.
9. Tom and John are good friends.
10.
Mary and Helen are from England.
I am tired.
You are hungry.
He is thirsty.
She is angry.
We are bored.
They are happy.

1. Basic expressions
I would like
We would like
I want
We want
Give me
I need
Where is
Can you
Can I
There is/are
Have you got?
I have got
I havent got
I think that
Who?
What?

As dori
Noi am dori
Eu vreau
Noi vrem
Da-mi/dati-mi
Am nevoie
Unde este?
Puteti?
Pot eu?
este/sunt (se afla)
Ai/ aveti?
Eu am
eu nu am
eu cred ca
Cine?
Ce?

Why?
Which?
When?
Where?
How?
How much?

Unde?
Care?
Cand?
Unde?
Cum?
Cat/cata/cati/cate?

THE ARTICLE

a book, a child, a desk/the book, child, desk

an apple, egg, an inkstand, orange, umbrella/the
apple
a window, a year/the window, year
a uniform [iu]
a European citizen
a usual activity
a useful thing

Dati forma corecta a articolului nehotarat folosit cu

urmatoarele substantive:

an economist, a typist, a student, a tourist, a man, a

woman, an engineer, a house, a room, a desk, an
Englishman, an office, a boy, a girl, an architect, a
classroom, an airport, a citizen, an accountant, an apple,
a housewife, a window, an orange.

C. INTRODUCING PEOPLE

INTRODUCTIONS

PREZENTARI

Dialogue 1 Informal: Mary, Jane and

Dialog 1 Informal: Mary, Jane si

How to make introductions

Julie

Cum se fac prezentarile

Primirea

Julie

Bun venit la
Julie: Hello. My names Julie. Whats
your
name?

Julie:
Buna. Numele
- Incantat(a)/Imi
paremeu
bineeste Julie.
Cun te numesti?
- Incantat(a)/Imi
pare bine
Mary:
Numele
meu
este Mary.
- Bucuros
(oasa)
de cunostinta

Mary: My names Mary.

Jane: Hello, Julie. How are you?
Julie: Fine, thanks. Mary, this is my
friend, Jane.
Mary: Nice to meet you, Jane.
Jane: Nice to meet you, Mary.

This is
- Nice to meet you

Jane: Buna, Julie.Ce mai faci?

Julie:
mersi..
acesta este
- Si euBine,
ma bucur
saMary,
va
cunosc/Placerea este
prietena mea, Jane.
de partea mea
Mary: Imi pare bine, Jane.
Jane: Imi pare bine, Mary.
Prezentarea unei persoane
Mi-ar face placere sa va prezint lui..
Acesta (aceasta)/Dansul(a) este
Pot sa va prezint lui?
- Bucuros (oasa) de cunostinta
Permiteti-mi sa va prezint lui.
- Si eu ma bucur sa va cunosc

- Nice to meet you

Prezentarea

Dialogue 2 Formal: Henry Smith

(HS),
John Brown (JB), Mary

Dialog
Formal:
Henry Smith (HS),
Numele2 meu
este.
John
Brown (JB), Mary
Va rog sa imi
spuneti..
si Paul Carry
Imi permitetiBrown
sa ma(MB)
prezint?

Brown (MB) and Paul

Carry

JB:
domnule Carry.
AmBuna
auzit dimineata,
multe despre
Bine
dumneavoastra.

JB: Good morning, Mr. Carry.

Welcome

ati venit
la Londra.
Sunt John
Ma bucur
ca va
pot cunoaste
in fine.
Brown,

to London. I am John Brown, the

Manager of this company. How
do
you do?

directorul acestei companii. Imi

pare
bine.
PC: Imi pare bine. Incantat de
cunostinta.

PC: How do you do? Im pleased to

meet
you.
JB: The pleasure is mine. Please,
call
me John.

JB: Placerea este de partea mea. Va

rog sami spuneti John.
PC: Si mie puteti sa-mi spuneti Paul.
JB: As dori sa va prezint sotiei mele,

Welcoming

Welcome to Bucharest
- How do you do?
- How do you do?

- Im pleased to meet you/ Pleased to

meet
you
- Pleased to meet you/The pleasure
is mine

Introducing someone

Id like to introduce you to..

May I introduce you to?
Let me introduce you to

Introducing oneself
My name is..

Please call me.

May I introduce myself?

Ive heard a lot about you.

Im very pleased to meet you at last.

Observatii:

1) Formule de adresare: Mr. - abreviatia cuvantului Mister(pentru un barbat);

Mrs. abreviatia cuvantului Mistress (pentru o femeie casatorita); Miss.
(pentru o femeie necasatorita); Ms. pronuntat miz (in cazul in care nu se

stie daca este vorba despre o femeie casatorita sau necasatorita) sunt
urmate de numele intreg al persoanei (sau numele de familie).
2) Pentru formulele de adresare dircta se folosesc : Sir or Madam:
Good morning, Sir!/ Good evening, Madam
3) Expresia How do you do? se traduce prin Incantat(a)/Imi pare
bine si nu
prin Ce mai faci?/Ce mai faceti? nefiind o intrebare in adevaratul sens al
cuvantului.

D. MORE ABOUT INTRODUCTIONS THE FAMILY

This is my father.

Acesta este tatal meu/Vi-l prezint pe

tatal meu.

This is my mother.

Aceasta este mama mea/Vi-o prezint

pe mama mea.

These are my parents

Acestia sunt parintii mei.Vi-I prezint

pe parintii mei.

Faceti cunostinta cu prietenii mei

John si Tom.
Meet my friends John and Tom

I would like you to meet my

father.
Id like you to meet him

As dori sa faceti cunostinta cu tatal

meu
As dori sa faceti cunostinta cu el
As dori sa faceti cunostinta cu mama
mea.

I would like you to meet my

mother
Id like you to meet her.
I would like you to meet my
parents.
Id like you to meet them.

I would like you to meet my friends

John and Tom./them
Id like you to meet my friends/ them.

I would like you to meet my wife and

daughter.
Id like you to meet them.
I would like you to meet my aunt and
uncle.
Id like you to meet them.
I would like you to meet my
grandparents.
Id like you to meet them.

As dori sa faceti cunostinta cu ea.

As dori sa faceti cunostinta cu parintii
mei.
As dori sa faceti cunostinta cu ei.

As dori sa faceti cunostinta cu

prietenii mei John si Tom.
As dori sa faceti cunostinta cu ei.

As dori sa faceti cunostinta cu sotia si

fiica mea.
As dori sa faceti cunostinta cu ele.
As dori sa faceti cunostinta cu
matusa si cu unchiul meu.
As dori sa faceti cunostinta cu ei
As dori sa faceti cunostinta cu bunicii
mei.
As dori sa faceti cunostinta cu ei.

Permiteti-mi sa va prezint sotiei si

fiicei mele.

Let me introduce you to my wife

and daughter.

Permiteti-mi sa va prezint parintilor

mei.

Let me introduce you to my parents.

Permiteti-mi sa va prezint prietenilor

mei

Let me introduce you to my friends.

Let me introduce you to my relatives.

Permiteti-mi sa va prezint rudelor

mele.

May I introduce you to the

Marketing Manager?

Imi permiteti sa va prezint

Directorului de marketing?

May I introduce you to the Sales

Manager?

Imi permiteti sa va prezint

Directorului de vanzari?
Imi permiteti sa va prezint parintilor

May I introduce you to my parents?

mei?

May I introduce you to my relatives?

Imi permiteti sa va prezint rudelor

mele?

Would you be so kind as to

introduce me to your friends ?
Would you be so kind as to introduce
me to your parents?
Would you be so kind as to introduce
us to your friends?
Would you be so kind as to introduce
us to your parents?

Ati fi atat de amabil sa ma prezentati

prietenilor dvs.?
Ati fi atat de amabil sa ma prezentati
parintilor dvs.?
Ati fi atat de amabil sa ne prezentati
prietenilor dvs.?
Ati fi atat de amabil sa ma prezentati
parintilor dvs.?

Dialoge (at a party)

Dialog (la o petrecere

Ken: Hello!
Joan: Hi!
Ken: My name is Ken. Whats
your name?
Joan: My name is Jane. Pleased to
meet you.

Ken: Buna!

Joan: Buna!
Ken: Numele meu este Ken. Cum te
cheama?
Joan: Numele meu este Joan. Imi pare
bine.

Ken: The pleasure is mine. This is

a great party.
Joan: Yes, it is. Where are you
from?

Ken: Placerea este de partea mea.

Este o petrecere grozava.

Ken: Im from Holland. Im Dutch.

Joan: Da, este. De unde esti?

Where are you from?

Ken: Sunt din Olanda. Sunt olandez.

Tu de unde esti tu?

Joan: Im from Manchester but

Im not English.
Ken: No, what are you?
Joan: My parents come from Italy,
so I am Italian, too.
Ken: Thats very interesting. Italy
is a wonderful country. I hope to
visit Rome one day.

Joan: Sunt din Manchester. Dar nu

sunt de origine engleza.
Ken: Nu, ce esti?
Joan: Parintii mei sunt din Italia, asa
ca si eu sunt italianca.
Ken: Foarte interesant. Italia este o
tara minunata. Sper sa vizitez Roma
intr-o zi.

Joan: Thank you. Rome is really a

very special city.
Joan: Multumesc. Roma este intradevar un oras deosebit.

Relatives/family
mother/father
grandmother/grandfather
son/daughter
grandson/granddaughter
grandchild/grandchildren
uncle/aunt
nephew/niece

wife/husband
housewife
brother/sister
mother-in-law
father-in-law
brother-in-law
sister-in-law
son-in-law
daughter-in-law

COURSE 2
8

TO HAVE

TO HAVE a avea
Affirmative
I have
You have
He has
She has
It has
We have
You have
They have

Interrogative
Long form
I do not have
You do not have
He does not have
She does not
have
It does not have
We do not have
You do not have
They do not have

Short form
I dont have
You dont have
He doesnt have
She doesnt have
It doesnt have
We dont have
You dont have
They dont have

Do I have?
Do you have?
Does he have?
Does she have?
Does it have?
Do we have?
Do you have?
Do they have?

I have a big house=I have got a big house

I do not have a big house= I have not got a big house/I
havent got
Do you have a big house?=Have you got a big house?
He has a big house=He has not got a big house/he hasnt
got
Does he have a big house?=Has he got a big house?

5) Folositi have/has/have got/has got in urmatoarele

propozitii:

a)She has a tennis racket.

She has got a tennis racket.

b) I have a lot of books.

I have got a lot of books.

c) You have a nice room.

You have got a nice room.

d) He has a CD player.
He has got a CD player.

e) We have a computer.
We have got a computer.

f)

They have a Walkman.

They have got a Walkman.

6) Is or has?

1. Hes a policeman./is
2. Hes got a car./has
3. Hes 26./is
4. Hes got a big house./has
5. Hes married./is
6. Shes hungry.is
7. Its blue./is
8. Its got a big garden./has
9. Her daughters tired./is
10.
His sons hungry./is
EXPRESII CU VERBUL TO HAVE

To have breakfast/lunch/dinner/supper/brunch

To
To
To
To

have
have
have
have

a
a
a
a

snack/an egg/ a sandwich

cup of tea/coffee
shower/bath/to take a shower/bath
swim

PRESENT TENSE SIMPLE

AFFIRMATIV
E
I drink
You drink
He drinks
She drinks
It drinks
We drink
You drink
They drink

NEGATIVE
Long form
I do not
drink
You do not
drink
He does not
drink
She does not
drink
It does not
drink
We do not
drink
You do not
drink
They do not
drink

NEGATIVE
Short form
I dont drink
You dont
drink
He doesnt
drink
She doesnt
drink
It doesnt
drink
We dont
drink
You dont
drink
They dont
drink

INTERROGAT
IVE
Do I drink?
Do you
drink?
Does he
drink?
Does she
drink?
Does it
drink?
Do we
drink?
Do you
drink?
Do they
drink?

TO GO a merge
Affirmative
I go
You go
He goes
She goes
It goes
We go
You go
They go

Interrogative
Long form
I do not go
You do not go
He does not go
She does not go
It does not go
We do not go
You do not go
They do not go

Short form
I dont go
You dont go
He doesnt go
She doesnt go
It doesnt go
We dont go
You dont go
They dont go

Do I go?
Do you go?
Does he go?
Does she go?
Does it go?
Do we go?
Do you go?
Do they go?

TO DO A face
Affirmative
I do
You do
He does
She does
It does
We do

Interrogative
Long form
I do not do
You do not do
He does not do
She does not do
It does not do
We do not do

Short form
I dont do
You dont do
He doesnt do
She doesnt do
It doesnt do
We dont do

Do I do?
Do you do?
Does he do?
Does she do?
Does it do?
Do we do?

You do
They do

You do not do
They do not do

You dont do
They dont do

Do you do?
Do they do?

My name is Linda Brown. I am from Canada, but I live in

London. Im not married. I am an economist and I work
in a bank . I have a car and I usually drive to work. I
leave home at half past eight and arrive at the bank at
nine oclock. I like my job but I like the weekends, too.
On Saturdays I go out with my friends. Sometimes I go
shopping. I go to the centre of London by train. On
Sundays I always eat in a restaurant with my friends. I
never cook on Sundays.

Complete the sentences:

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

live in London.
work in a bank.
leave home at half past eight.
arrive at the bank at nine oclock.
like my job very much.
eat in restaurants with my friends.

Re-write the text in the third person singular:

Her name is Linda Brown. She is from Canada, but she
lives in London. Shes not married. She is an economist
and she works in a bank . She has a car and she usually
drives to work. She leaves home at half past eight and
arrives at the bank at nine oclock. She likes her job but
she likes the weekends, too. On Saturdays she goes out
with her friends. Sometimes she goes shopping. She
goes to the centre of London by train. On Sundays she
always eats in a restaurant with her friends. She never
cooks on Sundays.

Complete the sentences:

7. She
8. She
9. She
10.
11.
12.

lives in London.
works in a bank.
leaves home at half past eight.
She arrives at the bank at nine oclock.
She likes her job very much.
She eats in restaurants with her friends.

MAKE THE SENTENCES NEGATIVE:

1. We work from morning till night.
2. I like watching TV.
3. He likes listening to music.
4. They go to the office by car.
5. She takes her dog out for a walk every evening.
6. You walk to school in winter.
7. They stay at home on Sundays.
8. He practises sports.
WRITE QUESTION WITH WHEN:

1. you/ go to work
2. he/drink tea
3. they/go to the supermarket
4. she/studies English at home
5. we/watch TV in the evening
6. I/go dancing every Sunday
EXPRESII CU VERBUL TO GO
To
To
To
To
To
To

go
go
go
go
go
go

shopping
fishing
swimming
skiing
skating
hunting

to shop, to fish, to swim, to ski, to skate, to hunt

Make the following sentences

affirmative/negative/interrogative:

1. we/watch television every Sunday.

2. Mr. Brown/read the newspaper on the bus
3. Sally/work at home every morning
4. your parents/like old films
5. the students in our university/study economics
6. the shops/close at 8 pm
7. he /understand/the question
8. you /attend a good university
9. it/rain much in summer
10.
you/enjoy winter sports
11.
she/know a lot of things
12.
these magazines/publish very interesting
articles
to attend classes, courses, seminars, a school,
university, a meeting
to rain
to enjoy/to like
to know
thing/to think

LESSON 9

SEASONS MONTHS ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY

1)Our favourite season is autumn.We like walking and

we often walk in the woods near our house. We like the
colours of the trees in October brown, yellow, orange
and gold.
to walk=to go on foot
wood/woods=forest

2) Winter in Belgium is often cold, wet and grey. The

days are short. But its my favourite season because I go
skiing in January. I usually go skiing in the Alps. I love
the sun and snow.
to rain/to snow

3) We like spring. We have a big garden, and the plants

and flowers start to grow in March. In spring, we usually
work and relax in the garden at weekends. We never go
on holiday in spring!

4) I love summer. Its always hot in Granada. I go

swimming every day, and I like going out with my friends
in the long, warm evenings. I dont often stay at home in
summer! I sometimes go to the beach with my family for
two weeks in August.

100%
0%
ALWAYS

USUALLY

OFTEN

SOMETIMES

RARELY/SELDOM NEVER/EVER

We always work in the garden at weekends.

I usually go skiing in January.
We often walk in the woods.
I sometimes go to the beach in August.
I dont often stay at home in summer.
We never go on holiday in spring.

Put the right words for you in these sentences:

1. I have coffee for breakfast.
2. I.drive to work/school.
3. I.go swimming at weekends.
4. I.go on holiday in August.
5. I.learn English on Thursdays.
6. I.work/study at weekends.
LESSON 10 LIKE/WOULD LIKE

S + LIKE + VERB-ING
I like dancing.
museums.

I like visiting

I like doing crosswords.

I like walking.

I like skiing.
to music.

I like listening

I like skating.
to the radio.

I like listening

I like swimming.
TV

I like watching

I like ice-skating.
photographs.

I like taking

I like cooking.
computer games.

I like playing

I like sailing.

I like painting.

I like reading.
restaurants.

I like eating in

I like going to the cinema.

volleyball.

I like playing

I like going to the theatre.

basketball.

I like playing

I like playing cards.

sunbathing.

I like

I like fishing.
windsurfing.

I like

to dance, to ski, to skate, to swim, to cook, to sail, to

read. to fish, sun, to bathe to sunbathe, wind+surf=to
windsurf
to surf the net, to visit, to listen to, to watch, to take
photos, to paint

S + WOULD LIKE + VERB (INFINITIVE)

I would like to talk to you.
I would like to drink some coke.
I would like to go out tonight.
I would like to visit the art museum
to talk/to walk
to talk=to chat
to speak
Do you speak English?
The teacher speaks to the students.
We talk about our problems every evening.
to watch tv
I watch the people walking in the street.
to look/I look at the photos

to see

Seasons: spring, summer, autumn, winter.

Months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July,
August, September, October, November, December.
The days of the week: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.

CURS 3

Spelling
1) Present Tense Simple 3rd person singular
We add es after the verbs ending in:

ss: to cross-he crosses

to kiss-he kisses
sh: to wash-he washes
to brush-he brushes
to finish-he finishes
ch:to watch-he watches
to catch-he catches
x: to mix-he mixes
o: to go-he goes
to do-he does
y: preceded by a consonant
to study-he studies
y i+es
to try-he tries
to fly-he flies
to cry-he cries
but: to play-he plays, to stay-he stays, to buy-he
buys, to enjoy-he enjoys, to say-he says, to payhe pays
to stay-he stays
Read the following text and fill in the gaps with the verbs in the
list in the correct form;
go, enjoy, type, wake up, cook. have, watch, dress, say, catch,
arrive, take, finish, answer.

Cindy Mills is a secretary at a large computer company. She 1) wakes

up at half past seven and 2) has a shower. She 3) dresses quickly and
leaves her house at quarter past eight. Then she 4) catches the bus and 5)
arrives at work just before nine oclock. She makes a cup of coffee, then
sits down to read the mail. She 6) types letters and 7) answers the phone
all morning. She 8) takes a break at half past twelve and 9) goes to the
restaurant next door to have lunch. She 10) finishes work at five oclock
and usually arrives home at about six. She 11) cooks dinner at about
seven oclock, then 12) watches TV until its time to go to bed.
In her free time, Cindy 13) enjoys reading and going to the theatre.
Cindy likes being a secretary. I like the people I work with, and the
pay is good,she 14) says Yes, I am happy with my life at the moment.

PREPOSITIONS

AT
1) to express time and time certain time expressions:
at 8.00
midday/at noon

at midnight/at

at lunchtime

at the weekend

at Christmas
time

at the same

at the moment

at the age of 9

She usually wakes up at at 8.00 in the morning (a.m).

She never goes home at lunchtime.
I always take a break at noon.
It is often very hot at midday in summer.
Do you ever leave home at weekends?
I never leave home at weekends.
I sometimes visit my parents at Christmas.
They often talk at the same time.
He is not at home at the moment.
You can drive at the age of 18.

2) to express a location at a point:

Tom is at home. Lucys at Marys house.
We meet at the cinema at 8.00.
My wife is at the office.
Turn right at the traffic light.
Our house is at the end of the road.
You must arrive at the airport in time.
She is at school.
We are at the university.

ON
1) to talk about position on a surface:
Your dinners on the table.
The book is on the desk.
You can sit on the floor.
The exercise is on page 20.
We drive on the left.
My house is on the right.
The picture is on the wall.
Our flat is on the third floor.
I am on the bus/train/plane.

2) for days and dates:

on Monday
on 12th October

on Monday morning
on Friday evening

When is your birthday?

My birthday is on the 5th of May.
3) certain expressions
I am on my way home.
TV

To watch the news on

To go on holiday
on the radio.

To listen to the news

To go on a trip
foot.

To go to school on

To talk on the phone.

IN
1) to express a position inside a place:
He works in an office in London.
He is in the south of England.
He eats in restaurants.
There are a lot of shops in the airport.
There are many restaurants in the center of the town.
My parents are in France
My friends are in Paris.
He is in hospital.

2) for longer periods such as months, years, seasons

in April
autumn/in summer

in 1987

in spring/in

in May

in 1998

in winter

3) for parts of the day:

in the morning/ in the afternoon/ in the evening
TO

I go to school.
I come to your place/house.
to drive to/to fly to
I listen to music.
By plane, car, train, bus, ship
PUT ON, AT, OR IN:
Susie Cooper loves sport. On Wednesdays she watches
football on television. Susie goes dancing on Fridays.
She usually goes swimming at weekends . In summer
she plays tennis and in winter she goes skiing. She plays
golf in spring and autumn. But in August she goes on
holiday. She relaxes in Spain and doesnt do any sports.

Fill in the following sentences with the missing

prepositions:

A. I usually have breakfast at 8:OO

The book is on the desk.
He works in an office in London.
On Wednesdays she watches football on television.
Last night we came back home at midnight

My house is on the right.

We are going to meet at lunchtime
He is leaving for Paris tonight.
I go to the office on foot.
to leave for
I leave for Paris.
I leave Paris.
B. We usually go to the mountains at the weekend.
Our flat is on the third floor.
He is in hospital.
Turn right at the traffic light.
I like to watch the news on TV in the evening.
You can take your driving license at the age of 18.
His birthday is on the 15th 0f June.
We usually listen to the news on the radio.

C. We always visit our parents at Christmas.

We usually go on trips to the mountains.
We are flying to New York by plane.
We meet at the cinema at 8.00.
The trees are green in spring.
They conclude the contract on Friday.
My parents are in France now.
On my way home I talk to/with my friends.

D. We meet at the cinema at 8.00.

I always go on holiday at the seaside.
There are many restaurants in the center of the town.
We are working hard at the moment.
We have a national holiday on the 1st of December.
It is very cold in winter here.
Our house is at the end of the road.
She is going on a trip in August.

COLOURS
WHITE [wait]
BLACK [blek]
RED
BLUE [blu:]
GREEN [gri:n]
GREY
YELLOW
ORANGE
BROWN [braun]
VIOLET/PURPLE
Colours - Idioms
White collars/blue collars/pink collars

My account is in the red.

account=cont
My account is in the black
To be caught red-handed
to catch-caught-caught
to catch a bus/a plane/ a train/a ball/ a thief/ a cold/the flue
To see red
Like a red rag to a bull
rag=carpa
The red carpet
Blue out of the blue
Once in a blue moon=very rarely
A white lie
A white elephant
Green
To be green=to be a beginner
To have green fingers=to be good at gardening
To be green with envy
envy=invidie
In black and white

The plural of the nouns

book-books
es
1) s: bus-buses
2 ss: dress-dresses
3) x: box-boxes
4) ch: bench-benches
5) sh: brush-brushes
6) o: potato-potatoes
tomato-tomatoes
Substantive cu plural neregulat
man-men
woman-women
child-children
tooth-teeth
foot-feet
goose-geese
mouse-mice
louse-lice
ox-oxen

THE PRONOUN
Personal
pronoun/N

Possessive
adjective

Possessive
pronoun

Personal
pronoun/Ac./D

I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They

my
your
his
her
its
our
your
their

mine
yours
his
hers
its
ours
yours
theirs

me
you
him
her
it
us
you
them

I have a large house. Its my house. Its mine.

You have an interesting book. Its your book. Its yours.
He has a new car. Its his car. Its his.
She has a beautiful dress. Its her dress. Its hers.
It has a ball. Its its ball. Its its.
We have a big garden. Its our garden. Its ours.
They have a nice cottage. Its their cottage. Its theirs.
large=big
A woman is beautiful.
A girl is pretty/nice.
A man is handsome/good-looking
Look at me. Give me a book, please.

Look at you. I give you a book.

Look at him. I give him a book.
look at her. I give her a book.
Look at it. I give it a bone.
Look at us. Give us a book, please.
Look at them. I give them a book.
The reflexive pronoun
I enjoy myself
You enjoy yourself
He enjoys himself
She enjoys herself.
It enjoys itself
We enjoy ourselves f-v+es
You enjoy yourselves
They enjoy themselves

Expressing the time

Whats the time?/What time is it?

Cat este ora?/Cat e ceasul?

Its one oclock (sharp).

Este ora unu fix

Its three oclock (sharp)

Este ora trei fix.

Its ten past one.

Este ora unu si zece.

Its ten past two.

Este ora doua si zece.

Its quarter past three.

Este trei si un sfert.

Its twenty past five.

Este cinci si douazeci.

Its twenty-five past seven.

Este sapte si douzeci si cinci

Its twenty to eight

Este opt fara douzeci.

Its quarter to nine.

Este noua fara un sfert.

Its ten to ten.

Este zece fara zece.

Its eight to eleven.

Este unsprezece fara opt.

Its five to twelve.

Este dousprezece fara cinci.

Its one oclock a.m.

Este ora unu noaptea.

Its one oclock p.m.

Este ora unu dupa-amiaza (dupamasa).

Its three oclock a.m.

Este ora trei noaptea.

Its three oclock p.m.

Este ora trei dupa-amiaza (dupamasa)

Its midday.

Este amiaza.

Its midnight.

Este miezul noptii.

Now prectise saying the time:

1. What time do you get up every

morning?

1.La ce ora va sculati in fiecare

dimineata ?

I get up at half past six every

morning.

Ma scola la sase si jumatate

dimineata.

2. What time do you have

breakfast?

2.La ce ora serviti micul dejun?

I have breakfast at seven

oclock.

Servesc micul dejun la ora sapte.

3. What time do you leave for

work?
I leave for work at quarter to
eight.
4. What time do you start work?
I start work at half past eight.

3.La ce ora plecati la munca?

Plec la munca la ora opt fara un
sfert.
4. La ce ora incepeti munca?
Incep munca la ora opt si
jumatate.

5 What time do you have lunch?

5.La ce ora serviti pranzul?

I have lunch at quarter past

one.

Servesc pranzul la unu si un

sfert.

6. What time do you come back

home?

6.La ce ora va intoarceti acasa?

Ma intorc la ora cinci si jumatate.

I come back home at half past

five.
7. What time do you have dinner?

7.La ce ora service cina?

I have dinner at quarter to

eight.

Servesc cina la opt fara un sfert.

8. What time do you go to bed?

8.La ce ora mergeti la culcare?

I go to bed at half past ten.

Merg la culcare la zece si

jumatate.

A. Time expressions

A minute

Un minut

Wait a minute, please!

Asteptati un minut, va rog!

A moment!

Un moment!

Just a moment, please!

Doar un moment, va rog!

An hour

O ora

Half an hour

O jumatate de ora

A quarter of an hour

Un sfert de ora

How long does it take you to get

to the office?

Cat va ia sa ajungeti la birou?

It takes me half an hour to get to

the office.

Imi ia o jumatate de ora.

How long does it take him to get

to the airport?

Cat ii ia sa ajunga la aeroport?

Ii ia o ora si jumatate.

It takes him an hour and a half to

get to the airport.

How long does it take her to get

to the station?
It takes her a quarter of an hour
to get to the station.
How long does it take us to get
to to the hospital?
It takes us half an hour to get to
the hospital.
How long does it take them to
get to the
Opera House?

Cat ii ia ei sa ajunga la statie?

Ii ia un sfert de ora ca sa ajunga

la statie.
Cat ne ia ca sa ajungem la spital?

Ne ia o jumatate de ora.
Cat le ia ca sa ajunga la Opera ?

Le iau un sfert de ora.

It takes them a quarter of an

hour to get to the Opera house.

B. Time expressions:

In the morning I go to school.

Dimineata merg la scoala.

In the afternoon

Dupa-amiaza

In the evening

Seara

At noon

La amiaza

At night

Noaptea

At midday

In miezul zilei (la pranz)

At midnight

La miezul noptii

Now practise these time expressions:

I dont like to wake up early in

the morning.

Nu-mi place sa ma scol devreme

dimineata.

We go to school in the afternoon

Mergem la scoala dupa-masa.

He comes back home in the

evening.

El se intoarce acasa seara.

We have lunch at noon.

Servim pranzul la amiaza.

I dont sleep well at night.

Nu dorm bine noaptea.

The sun shines brightly at

midday.

Soarele straluceste la amiaza.

They usually sleep at midnight.

Ei de obicei dorm la miezul

noptii.

C. Time expressions
What time is it by your watch?

Ce ora arata ceasul

dumneavoastra?

By my watch it is six oclock.

Dupa ceasul meu este ora sase.

My watch keeps the right time.

Ceasul meu arata ora exacta.

My watch is fast.

Ceasul meu o ia inainte.

My watch is slow.

Ceasul meu ramane in urma.

Is it eleven already?

Este unsprezece dj?

You are late.

Esti in intarziere (ai intarziat)

Is it as late as that?

Este asa de tarziu?

You are late for school.

Ai intarziat la scoala.

It is quite early.

Este chiar/destul de devreme.

We must be in time.

Trebuie sa ajungem la timp.

The plane takes off on time.

Avionul decoleaza la timp.

to keep[ki:p]
fast
The plane is very fast.
slow
The bus is very slow.
to be late
I am late for school.
You are late for the office.

Read the text about Sally and then speak about yourself.
Dear Jane,
My name is Sally Shelby and I live in Toronto, Canada. I am twenty
years old and I am tall and slim with green eyes and long straight brown
hair.
tall-short
slim-fat
There are four of us in my family: my parents Nick and Mary, my
sister Susan, aged fourteen, and me. My father is a policeman and my
mother works at the local library. They are kind people and very generous.
My sister is kind too, but she can be a bit bossy sometimes.
policeman
postman
sportsman
statesman
fireman
kind[kain]
You are very kind.
Its very kind of you.

gernerous/bossy-boss
I am in my first year at university and I want to become a teacher. I
like teaching children, especially young children and I would like to teach
in a primary school. In my free time I like reading and listening to music. I
also like going to the mountains and travelling. I often go out with my
friends at weekends. On Sundays I eat at my favourite Chinese restaurant
because I never cook on Sundays. I just relax.
Well, thats all about me. I hope you like the picture of my family.
Write back soon and please send me a picture of your family.
Best wishes,
Sally

hair: long-short
black/brown/fair=blond
straight [streit]
wavy [weivi]
curly