Exerciții

l. Put the verbs into the correct form:

1. The shoemaker always open his shop in the morning.
2. The train leave the first platform right now.
3. The workers build a new floor these days.
4. Men like watching TV .
5. The nightingale sing very beautifully.
6. We sometimes visit our relatives in London.
7. Caroline know everything about spiders.
8. The fisherman sail the channel to catch fish.
9. Women spend their money on clothes and jewellery.
10. The manager wait for his guests in the entrance hall.
11. The tailor not sew a new suit.
Tailor ( tailăr ) = croitor
12. The pigeon not fly at high levels.
Pigeon ( pigiăn ) = porumbel
13. The postman not read the mail just get it to its destination.
Just ( giast ) = doar
14. The guests not destroy the furniture on their vacantion.
The guests ( ghest ) = musafiri
To destroy ( distroi ) = a distruge
Furniture ( fărniciăr ) = mobile
Their ( deiăr ) = a lor
15. The manager not agree with his employee.
To agree ( ăgri ) = a fi de accord
Employee ( emploi ) = angajat
16. The ship not sail in winter because the water is frozen.
To sail ( seil ) = a naviga
Winter ( uintăr ) = iarnă
Frozen ( frăuzăn ) = înghețată
17. Drivers not take tips from their clients.
To take tips ( teic tips ) = a lua sfaturi
18. The waitress not understand the customer’s order.
Waitress ( ueitris ) = chelneriță
Customer ( castămăr ) = client
19. The workers not lift the logs right.
to lift ( lift ) = a ridica
logs ( logs ) = bușteni
20. The passengers not travel without tickets.
Without ( uidaut ) = fără
21. The ambulance not get to its destination in time if the traffic is rush.
22. “The weather not change these days” the man says.
The weather ( uedăr ) = vremre
To change ( ceingi ) = a se schimba
23. Animals like living in savage.
Savage ( seivigi ) = sălbăticie
24. The referee whistle every time a player make a fault.
The referee ( refări )
 To whistle ( uisăl ) = a fluiera
25. The conductor ask the musicians to pay attention to him.
To pay attention ( pei ăteșiăn ) = a acorda atenție
To ask ( asc ) = a cere, a întreba
26. The school principal argue the naughty boys.
To argue ( erghiu ) = a certa
Naughty ( nouti ) = obraznic
27. The agent persuade his clients to buy the villa.
To persuade ( persiud ) = a convinge
28. The driver of the lorry discover a puncture in the tire.
The lorry ( lori ) = camion
A puncture ( pancciăr ) = străpungere
To discover ( discavăr ) = a descoperi
Tire ( taiăr ) = cauciuc
29. Your help mean a lot for the injured man.
Help ( help ) = ajutor
Mean ( min ) = a înseamnă
A lot ( lot ) = mult
30. “The kettle boil” the woman said to the young girl.
To say ( sei ) = a spune
Young ( iang ) = tânăra
To boil ( boil ) = a fierbe
31. Where the secretary leave every time I need her?
To leave ( liv ) = a pleca
To need ( nid ) = a avea nevoie
32. When the dustman put the broom?
Dustman ( dastman ) = gunoier
The broom ( brum ) = mătură
33. What kind of recipe cook the chef?
Kind ( caind ) = fel
34. Why the shop assistant throw all of these things?
35. Whose interview you watch?
Whose ( hus ) = al cui
36. Who the director give those indications?
37. Where the police officer usually get the thieves?
The thieves ( tivs ) = hoți
38. Why all of these candidates shout to the man?
To shout ( șaut ) = a țipa
Why ( uai ) = de ce
39. What the archeologist study in the room?
40. When the painter begin the new picture?
to begin ( bighin ) = a începe
41. How the scientist prove the evidence of a new planet?
How ( hau ) = cum
To prove ( pruv ) = dovedește
Scientist ( saiăntist ) = om de știință
42. How many coins the workers manufacture ?
Coin ( coin ) = monedă
43. How much litter the pedestrians throw in the street?
To throw ( trău ) = a arunca
 Pedestrian ( pedestriăn ) = pieton
44. How far the research get?
To get ( get ) = a ajunge, a obține
45. How often the engineer design new devices ?
Often ( ofăn ) = adesea
To design ( dizain ) = a proiecta
46. When the presenter start the show?
to start ( start ) = a începe
47. What sort of machine pack all these goods?
To pack ( pec ) = a împacheta
Sort of ( sort of ) = fel de

ll. Write the following sentences in the 3rd person singular:

1. They fly their kite every afternoon. He ………………………………………………....

2. They stay at home in the evenings. She…………………………………………………
3. Her children cry a lot. Her child………………………………………………………...
4. They play basketball in their backyard. He……………………………………………...
5. They always try to help people. She…………………………………………………….
6. They often fry fish for dinner. She………………………………………………………
7. The children study English at school. The boy………………………………………….

lll. Write the following sentences in the negative and in the interrogative:

Example: I eat fruit every day. I don’t eat fruit every day. Do I eat fruit every day?
1. My cousins live next door. ……………………………………………………...............
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. Mike always walks to school. …………………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. I have dinner at 3 o’clock in the afternoon. ……………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. Julia likes ice-cream with biscuits. ……………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. They put all their books on the bookshelf. ……………………………………………...
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. Mr. Cooper gets to work by bus. ………………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………………………………………………….

Cousin ( cazăn ) = verișor

Next door ( next dor ) = ușa următoare
To walk ( uăc ) = a se plimba

lV. Fill in with do or does:

1. ……… squirrels eat nuts? 4. When ………. he do his homework?

2. ……….your friend go to school by bus? 5. …………. Sarah have a pet?
 3. ……….you live in a big city? 6. What …….. they have for breakfast?

V. Add –s or –es to the verbs in brackets were necessary.

The train 1. ……………(leave) in ten minutes. Tom 2. ……………(hurry) up and

3……………(try) to buy a ticket quickly, because the station is very crowded with
children leaving for camp. When he 4. ……………(get) to the train, he 5. …………(see)
an old lady with a heavy suitcase. Other people 6. ……………(walk) past her, but none of
them 7. …………(try) to help her. Tom 8. …………..(go) to the lady and 9. ………..(ask)
her if he can help. When she 10. ……………(turn) around, he 11. …………..(recognise)
his aunt!

Quickly ( cuicli ) = repede

Heavy ( hevi ) = greu
Suitcase ( suitcheis ) = bagaj

VI. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH S OR ES:

1. The girls watch _ TV. 2. The bus stop _ at the traffic lights.
3. She drink _ a glass of milk in the morning. 4. We stop _ in front of the house.
5. You go _ to bed early. 6. My sister read _ an interesting book.
7. John write _ many letters. 8. The pupils live _ in a village.
9. Mother like _ spring. 10. Mary wash _ her hands every morning.

VII. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO THE NEGATIVE FORM:

1. I play the piano very well. / …………………………………………………………...

2. She likes her job. / ……………………………………………………………………..

3. He tells me good jokes. / ………………………………………………………………...

4. My cat catches many mice. / …………………………………………………………….

5. They go shopping at this supermarket. / ………………………………………………...

VIII. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO THE INTERROGATIVE FORM

:
1. The hare runs faster than the bear./ ……………………………………………………...

2. I live with my parents./ ………………………………………………………………….

3. The sun rises in the East./ ……………………………………………………………….

4. They go to school by bus./ ………………………………………………………………

5. The Mures flows into the Olt./…………………………………………………………...

IX. TRANSLATE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO ENGLISH :

1. El vorbeste engleza la scoală............................................................................................

2. Ea pune multe întrebări......................................................................................................

3. Ei întotdeauna se uită la televizor seara.............................................................................

READING
I met three young people, Jade, Seb and Raphael, who completed an activity
called the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. They have to walk, cycle or swim across
the countryside and camp outside at night.

To meet ( mit ) = a întâlni

Called ( cold ) = numită
Award ( ăuărd ) = premiu
Have to ( hev tu ) = a trebui să
To cycle ( saicăl ) = a se da cu Bicicleta
To swim ( suim ) = a înota
Across ( ăcros ) = peste
Outside ( autsaid ) = afară

JADE: I went with some friends and we decided to go by bicycle. We

took three days and two nights to finish. One evening, I made soup for
everyone. I have been camping with my family before but never with
people who my own age. So much fun! Oh, but there was a thunderstorm
on the last day! We did not stay dry for long!

Thunderstorm ( tandărstorm ) = furtună

To take ( teic ) = a lua
Everyone ( evriuan ) = toată lumea
Before ( bifor ) = înainte
But ( băt ) = niciodată
Fun ( fan ) = distracție
Last = ultima
Dry ( drai ) = uscat

SEB: My team walked through the National Park. We had to cross a lake
but some of us could not swim. So we sailed across. When we got to the
other side, we camped in a forest for a night. It is a place I know because I
have stayed there before. You must not make fires there so we had
sandwiches for dinner. It rained in the night but we were dry in our tents.

Team ( tim ) = echipă

Through ( tru ) = prin
To cross ( cros ) = a trece
So ( său ) = așa
To Sail ( seil ) = a naviga
To the other side ( tu dă odăr said ) = pe cealaltă parte
Forest = pădure
A place ( ă pleis ) = un loc
There ( deăr ) = acolo
Must = a trebui
To make fire ( meic faiăr ) = a face focul
To rain ( rein ) = a ploua
Tent ( tent ) = cort

RAPHAEL: We swam two kilometres and then we camped on an island

for the night. Our clothes were wet but we dried them by the fire. I live in
a city and I have never slept outside before – the stars were amazing! In
the morning my friend cooked fried eggs. Lovely !

To dry ( drai ) = a usca

Clothes ( clăuz ) = hainele
Wet ( uet ) = ud
The stars ( stars ) = stelele
Amazing ( ămeizing ) = uimitor
Lovely ( lăvli ) = minunat

1. Who went swimming?

a. Jade
b. Seb
c. Raphael
2. Who got wet in the rain?
a. Jade
b. Seb
c. Raphael
3. Who went camping for the first time?
a. Jade
b. Seb
c. Raphael
4. Who did not have a fire at their camp?
a. Jade
b. Seb
c. Raphael
5. Who cooked some food?
a. Jade
b. Seb
c. Raphael
6. Who had the longest adventure?
a. Jade
b. Seb
c. Raphael
7. Who camped under the trees?
a. Jade
b. Seb
c. Raphael
8. Who cycled?
a. Jade
b. Seb
c. Raphael
9. Who went in a boat?
a. Jade
b. Seb
c. Raphael