VOCABULARY

to approach /əˈprəʊtʃ/ a se apropia spring  /spriŋ/ primăvară

autumn /ˈɔːtəm/ toamnă storm /stɔ:m/ furtună
to become /biˈkʌm/, became/bɪˈkeim/, become/biˈkʌm/, a strong /strɒŋ/ puternic
deveni summer /ˈsʌmə/ vară
to blow /bləʊ/, blew /bluː/, blown /bləʊn/ a sufla, a bate thunder /ˈθʌndə/ tunet
(despre vânt) thunderstorm /ˈθʌndəˌstɔːm/ ploaie cu
cold /kəʊld/ rece ploaie și tunete
cool  /kuːl/ răcoros towards /təˈwɔːdz/ către, spre
date /deit/ dată to turn into /təːn ˈintuː/ a se transforma
to drizzle /ˈdrizl/ a burnița warm  /wɔːm/ cald, călduț
to end  /ɛnd/ a se sfârși weather /ˈweðə/ vreme
even /ˈiːvən/ chiar wind /wind/ vânt
to freeze /friːz/, froze /frəʊz/, frozen /ˈfrəʊzn/ a îngheța winter /ˈwintə/ iarnă

hail /heɪl/ grindină THE MONTHS OF THE YEAR

hot /hɒt/ fierbinte, foarte cald January /ˈdʒænjʊəri/

lastly /ˈlɑːstlɪ/ în cele din urmă February /ˈfebrʊəri/

lighting /ˈlaɪtɪŋ/ fulger March  /mɑːtʃ/

line /laɪn/ linie, vers April /ˈeiprəl/

to pour /pɔː/ a ploua torențial/cu găleata May /mei/

to rain  /rein/ a ploua June /dʒuːn/

to remember /rɪˈmembə/ a-și aminti (de) July /dʒuːˈlai/

season /ˈsiːzn/ anotimp August /ˈɔːɡəst/

to shiver /ˈʃivə/ a tremura de frig, a fi cuprins de fiori September  /sepˈtembə/

snow /’snəʊ/ zăpadă, ninsoare October  /ɒkˈtəʊbə/

to snow /’snəʊ/ a ninge November /nəʊˈvembə/

snow-drift/’snəʊ-drift/ troian (de zăpadă) December /diˈsembə/

snow-storm/’snəʊ-stɔ:m/ viscol

PHRASES
what is the date (today)-în cât suntem azi? at the beginning of-la începutul
to be born-a se naște to become cool-a se răcori
what is the weather like?- cum e vremea? to become cold-a se răci
 MONTHS, SEASONS
Paul: What are the months of the year, Eva?
Eva: They are January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October,
November, December.
Paul: That is very good. What are the four seasons of the year, Adrian?
Adrian: The four seasons of the year are: spring, summer, autumn and winter.
Paul: Thank you. What is the date, Liza?
Liza: Today is Wendnesday, the fourteenth of December, twenty seventeen (14 th December 2017).
George: When was Shakespeare born?
Liza: In fifteen sixty-four. He died on twenty-third of April sixteen sixteen (23 rd April 1616).
George: Good. When does spring begin?
Alexandra: Spring begins on the twenty-first of March (21st March), or March the twenty-first.
George: And when does it end?
Alexandra: It ends on the twentieth of June (20th June), or June the twentieth.
Maria: What is the weather like in winter?
Diana: In winter it is cold. It snows. It freezes. There are strong winds, snow-storms, big snow-drifts and
big frosts. When it is very cold we remember Shelley’s lines “If the winter comes, can spring be far
behind?” and we know that the spring is not far away from us in time. It is approaching.
Maria: What is the weather like in spring?
Liza: In spring it is warm. It often rains. Towards the end of spring the weather is hot.
Eva: What is the weather like in summer?
Victor: In summer it is hot; sometimes even very hot. There are thunderstorms with lightning and hail.
When it rains it often pours.
Eva: Good. And now, what is the weather like in autumn?
Adrian: At the beginning of autumn it is warm, then it becomes cool and lastly it becomes cold, towards
the end of the season. Cold winds blow and it often drizzles. A drizzle sometimes turns into snow.
Eva: You make me shiver, Adrian. Let’s have a cup of hot tea.

PROVERB First think, then speak.

Answer the questions:
What are the names of the months? What are the four seasons? What is the date today? When was
Shakespeare born? What is the weather like in winter? Does it snow in the summer? Does it rain in the
winter?
Write into English: 23 august 1944, 9 mai 1877, 24 ianuarie 1859