COURSE 5

October 30, 2008

spoon [ s p u: n ] – lingură
teaspoon [ t i: s p u: n ] – linguriţă
fork [ f ɔ: k ] – furculiţă
knife [ n ai f ] – cuţit
to pick [ p i k ] – a culege, a aduna

What kind of ______________ is this?

It is a/an ____________ .

what kind of – ce fel de

kind [ k ai n d ] – fel, soi, tip
of [ ə v ] → prepoziţie
What kind of cup is this?
It is a cup of coffee.
a cup of coffee – o ceaşcă de cafea
coffee [ ´k Ɔ f i ] – cafea
scarf [ s k a: f ] – eşarfă, batic, fular
head [ h e d ] – cap
The girl is wearing a scarf around her head.

The Human Body

   

bone   brain   ear

   

eye   foot   hair

    

heart   lips   muscle

   

skull   tongue   tooth

belly nose elbow hair chin lips eyebrow

eye eyelid & finger hand teeth leg ear

eyelashes

back neck arm tongue foot tooth mouth

face trunk shoulder

body [ ´b ɔ d i ] – corp
head [ h e d ] – cap
hair [ h εə ] – păr
face [ f ei s ] – faţă
 eye [ ai ] – ochi
nose [ n əu z ] – nas
mouth [ m au θ ] – gură
lip [ l i p ] – buză
tooth [ t u: θ ], pl. teeth [ t i: θ ] – dinte
ear [ iə ] – ureche
neck [ n e k ] – gât
trunk [ t r ʌ ŋk ] – trunchi
chest [ t e s t ] – piept
belly [ b e l i ] – burtă
back [ b æ k ] – spate
arm [ a: m ] – braţ
shoulder [  əu l d ə ] – umăr
elbow [ e l b əu ] – cot
hand [ h æ n d ] – mână
wrist [ r i s t ] – încheietura mâinii
finger [ f i ŋ g ə ] – deget
nail [ n ei l ] – unghie
leg [ l e g ] – picior
foot [ f u: t ], pl. feet [ f i: t ] – laba piciorului
knee [ n i: ] – genunchi
heel [ h i: l ] – călcâi
toe [ t əu ] – deget de la picior
skin [ s k I n ] – piele
bone [ b əu n ] – os

What can you do with _____________ ?

I can ______________ with _______________ .

What can you do with your eyes? – I can see with my eyes.
What can you do with your ears? – I can hear with my ears.
What can you do with your mouth? – I can talk, sing and eat with my mouth.
What can you do with your nose? – I can smell with my nose.
What can you do with your hands? – I can touch, write, eat, work, hold with my hands.
What can you do with your feet? – I can walk, run and dance with my feet.
to hear [ h iə ] – a auzi
to smell [ s m e l ] – a mirosi
to hold [ h əu l d ] – a ţine în mâini/braţe
to touch [ t ʌ t ] – a atinge
Don’t touch! – nu atinge!
to cut [ k ʌ t ] – a tăia
right [ r ai t ] – drept; dreapta
to/on the right – la dreapta
left [ l e f t ] – stâng; stânga
to/on the left – la stânga

THE FAMILY
father [ ´f a: ð ə ] – tată
mother [ ´m ʌ ð ə ] – mamă
son [ s ʌ n ] – fiu
daughter [ ´d Ɔ: t ə ] – fiică
brother [ ´b r ʌ ð ə ] – frate
sister [ ´s i s t ə ] – soră
husband [ ´h ʌ z b ə n d ] – soţ
wife [ w ai f ] – soţie
parents [ ´p æ r ə n t s ] – părinţi
children [ ´t i l d r ə n ] – copii
grandfather [ ´g r æ n d f a: ð ə ] – bunic
grandmother [ ´g r æ n d m ʌ ð ə] – bunică
grandson [ ´g r æ n d s ʌ n ] – nepot (de bunici)
granddaughter [ ´g r æ n d d ɔ: t ə ] – nepoată (de bunici)
niece [ n i: s ] – nepoată (de frate)
nephew [ ´n e v j u: ] – nepot (de frate)
aunt [ a: n t ] – mătuşă
uncle [ ʌ ŋ k l ] – unchi
cousin [ k ʌ z n ] – văr
relative [ ´r e l ə t i v ] – rudă

The Grants

Jack Grant + Mary

Sam Sarah Jane

+ Dora + Tom

Neil Meg Laura Dan Peter

Mary is Jack’s wife.

Jack is Mary’s husband.
Sarah is Jack and Mary’s daughter.
 Sam is Jack and Mary’s son.
Sam is Sarah’s brother.
Laura is Dan and Peter’s sister.
Neil and Meg are Sarah’s nephews.

Who is _____________?
He/she is ___________’s _____________ .
Who is Laura?
Laura is Jane’s daughter/Dan’s sister/Mary’s granddaughter/
Meg’s cousin/Sarah’s niece, etc.

Whose ____________ is this/he/she?

It/He/She is ___________’s ____________ .
Whose brother is Sam?
Sam is Sarah’s brother.
WHOSE [ h u: z ] – al/a/ai/ale cui

What is ___________ to __________ ?

He/She is ____________’s _____________ .
What is Sam to Sarah?
Sam is Sarah’s brother.

THE SAXON GENITIVE (Genitivul saxon)

→ tip de genitiv, care se foloseşte mai ales când posesorul este o fiinţă
→ spre deosebire de limba română, unde posesorul stă în dreapta obiectului, în limba
engleză posesorul stă înaintea obiectului posedat – în română obiectul posedat este în
general articulat hotărât, în engleză nu există articol
cartea lui Tom → Tom’s book
the Tom’s book

tatăl lui Sam – Sam’s father

SINGULAR / IRREGULAR PLURALS:
POSSESSOR’S POSSESSED OBJECT(S)
Mary’s car
my father’s job
the boy’s schoolbag
the cat’s tail (coada pisicii)
the children’s teacher
Jack and Mary’s children
PLURAL
 POSSESSORS’ POSSESSED OBJECT(S)
the boys’ ball
my parents’ house
these dogs’ food
the children and parents’ problems (the same problems)
the children’s and the parents’ problems (different problems)

telephone-box – cabină telefonică

mail-box – cutie poştală (pe stradă)
letter-box – cutie de scrisori (acasă)
double-decker [ d ʌ b l ´d e k ə ] – autobuz cu două niveluri
deck [ d e k ] – punte
to have a shower [  auə ] – a face duş
a bath [ b a: θ ] – a face baie
to look out of the window – a se uita pe fereastră
to seem [ s i: m ] – a părea
night dress [ n ai t d r e s ] – cămaşă de noapte

UP [ ʌ p ] – în susul
DOWN [ d au n ] – în josul
hill [ h i l ] – deal
up the hill – pe deal în sus
down the hill – pe deal în jos
street
up the street – în susul străzii
down the street – în josul străzii
river
up the river – în amonte
down the river – în aval