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Grammar flash

Verbs not normally used in the continuous tense

agree = de acord want = vrei

wish = dori
be = fi
belive = crede
belong = a apartine

contain = contine
cost = cost

depend = depinde

expect = astepta

feel = simt
forget = a uita

hate = ura
have = avea
hear = auzi
hope

imagine = imagina

know = sti

like = ca/a placea

look = a privi
love = dragoste

matter = conteaza
mean = rau

need = nevoie
notice = infintare

own = proprii

prefer = prefera

realise = realiza
recognise = recunoaste
remember = tine minte

see = vedea
seem = pare
smell = miros
suppose = presupune

taste = gust
think = gandi

understand = intelege
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7. Memory bank

Familiy members

a. What do these words mean?

1. A cousin is the son or daughter of an aunt or uncle. (cousin - verisor)

2. My grandparents they have four nephew. (nephew - nepot)
3. My stepfather is very rich and gave me a car for my birthday. (stepfather – tata vitreg)
4. I have a stepbrother he is very young, he has ten years old and is my responsibility to take
care of him. (stepbrother – frate vitreg)
5. I saw to cinema in my front some twin sisters very beautiful. (twin sisters – surori
gemene)
6. My mother's mother-in-law is very ill. (Mother in law - soacra)
7. An only child scored a goal. (an only child – un copil doar)
8. She had a good relationship with her foster parents. (foster parents – parinti adoptivi)
9. We’re going to stay with the in-laws this weekend. (in laws - socrii)

b. List all the other family words that you know.

mother – mama
father – tata
son – fiu
daughter – fiica
grandmother – bunica
grandfather – bunic
uncle – unchi
aunt - matusa
cousin – verisor/verisoara
child – copil
parents – parinti
grandparents – bunici
nephew – nepot
grandson – stranepot
granddaughter – stranepoata
husban – sot
wife – sotie

great grandparents – strabunici (???)

godmother – nasa de botez
godfather – nas de botez
godson – fin
goddaughter - fina
rude - kin
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mamica – mum
tatic – daddy
bunicut – granny
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c. How are the people below related?

Picture 1 – Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman -> husband and wife

Picture 2 - Prince Philip and Prince Harry -> Parent/Father and son

Picture 3 – Janet Leigh and Jamie Lee Curtis -> Parent/Mother and daughter

Picture 4 – Queen Elizabeth II and Sophie, Countess of Wessex -> mother-in-law and
daughter-in-law

Before you read

Would you like to be a twin? Why?/Why not?

No, I do not like to be a twin because in my opinion when you receive something you have to share it
with your twin.

9. Read

a. Read the article and guess the meaning of these words and prases.

identical = identic telepathy = telepatic

relationship = relatie appendicitis = apendicita

compete with = concureaza cu last = ultimul

in general = in general have (something) out = a iesi

miss someone = dor de cineva

be apart = a face parte

be together = a fi impreuna

constant = constant

end up = ajunge sa

similar = similar

looks = arata

competitive = competitiv

stubborn = incapatanat

embarrassing = jenat

stressful = stresant

freak = ciudat

spooky = infricosator
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b. Answer the questions.

1. What are Greg and Tim doing at the moment?

They at the moment are studying at colleges in different towns.

2. Why are they both a bit unhappy?

They are unpahhy because they have not seen eatch other for six month and it’s difficult when you
be apart something.

3. Why do they get angry when they’re together?

When they are together is a constatnt fight because they want to talk at the same time. They often
end up shouting at each other.

4. How are they alike in personality?

Their personality is very similar when for example if one of them is upset, they both are. They are
very competitive and very stubborn.

5. Why did they attract attention when they were young?

They attracted attention because their mother dressed them with identical clothes and they hated it.
People used to point at they and laugh.

6. What was strange about Greg’s appendicitis?

When Greg was in the hospital for appendix out in the same time Tim had stomach pains.

10. Vocabulary

Relationships

to be together = a fi impreuna

to get together = a se aduna

to argue = a argumenta

to break up = a desparti

to drive someone mad = a innebuni pe cineva

to go out with = a iesi cu

to get on with someone = a se intelege cu cineva

to get on = a merge pe

to get on someone’s nerves = a pune nervii cuiva

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List each expression under the correct heading.

Positive/Neutral Negative

to be together to argue

to get together to break up

to get on with someone to drive someone mad

11. Over to you

Talk about these questions.

How do you get on with your family?

They drive me mad

Do they do things which get on your nerves?

YES

Who do you confide in, members of your family or your friends?

In the family, especially in my sister

Rezumat film [ RO ] - 235 de cuvine

In filmul „The Revenant”, actiunea se petrece in anul 1820 intr-o zona muntoasa din America,
unde o echipa de vanatori este atacata de indieni.

Supravietuitorii fug condusi de Hugh Glass interpretat de Leonardo DiCaprio in rol principal, cu
ajutorul unei barci, dar parasesc cursul apei si se afunda in padure pentru a nu fi gasiti.

Glass este atacat foarte puternic de un urs si este aproape de moarte. Capitanul grupului
Andrew hotaraste ca Fitzgerald sa ramana in urma cu fiul lui Glass si inca un baiat pentru a-l ingropa
crestineste pe Glass deoarece ingreuna fuga grupului de indieni.

Fitzgerald il omoara pe fiul lui Glass si il pacaleste pe celalalt baiat ca indienii sunt foarte aproape
si sunt pe cale sa ii omoare.

Glass ramane singur in pustietate si indura dureri de neimaginat. Dornic de razbunare Hugh
Glass face tot posibilul sa supravietuiasca in mijlocul zapezii, fara mancare, fara arme si cu rani
mortale.

Intr-un final ajunge la un avanpost unde se afla si celalti supravituitori si le spune ca Fitzgerald i-a
omorat fiul.

Hugh pleaca impreuna cu capitanul Andrew sa il omoare pe Fitzgerald.

Fitzgerald il omoara pe Andrew dar este ranit foarte puternic de Glass care il arunca in apa
raului, spunand ca razbunarea este in mainile lui Dumnezeu.

Seful indienilor il omoara cu cutitul pe Fitzgerald iar filmul se incheie cu Glass ramas din nou in
pustietate si cu ochii in lacrimi.
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Summary Movie [ EN ] – without google translate - 234 words

In the movie „The Revenant”, the action makes in year 1820 in a mountain zone from America,
where a hunters team is atacked by idians.

The survivors run, lead by Hugh Glass interpretate by Leonardo DiCarprio in main role, with a
help of a boat, but leave water course and into a forest for hide.

Glass is attack very strong of a bear and he is near by dead. The captain of the group Andrew, he
decide Fitzgerald to stay with son of Glass and another guy for ..... because Glass aggravate escape of
the group.

Fitzgerald kills to son of Glass and fools another guy that indians is very near by them and they
will kill them.

Glass remain single in the ... and suffering the unimaginable pain. For revenge Hugh Glass makes
all possbile to stay alive in a middle of the snow, without food, without guns and with mortal injure.

In the finall his arrive to avanpost where is rest of the group and he tells them that Fitzgerald
kills his son.

Hugh leaves together with capitan Andrew to kill Fitzgerald.

Fitzgerald kills to Andrew but he is very hurt by Glass that ... in the water of the river, tells the
revenge is in God’s hands.

The boss of indians kill with knife to Fitzgerald and the movie it ends with Glass stay again in ...
with eyes in tears
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