Session 26

 

26th May 2025 

rainy , chilly 

Monday 

page 98 ex 3 

Festival one -  Ice Festival , Northern China ; 1, 6, 8 

Festival two - Battle of oranges , Italy ; 2, 4, 7 

Festival three - Food festival , Thailand ; 3, 5

battle = lupta 

ex 4 / 98 

1. quiet or calm = peaceful

2. full of people = crowded

3. special with a great feeling = atmospheric 

4. beautiful and bright = colourful 

5. very attractive = stunning 

6. old = traditional 

7. frightening = scary 

8. very old done = impressive 

We use infinitive  ( TO + V1 ) verbs after : 

- adjectives : It's great TO WORK  here! 

- decide /want / expect / would like / offer / hope/ choose : He expects TO ARRIVE sooner ! 

We use -ING forms : 

- after prepositions : She is preparing for inviting her best friends.

- after certain verbs : like / enjoy/ hate / can't stand / celebrate / imagine/ practice / miss 

In summer I enjoy swimming but I can't stand getting too hot . 

2/ 99 

2. to go 

3. to do 

4. to see

5. to have 

6. to raise 

7. to hold 

8. to speak 

to raise money = a strange bani de la alte persoane 

3/ 99 

1. to get ( after adjective)

2. reading ( V-ing as noun ) 

3. to go ( after ' want ' ) 

4. buying ( after preposition ' of ' ) 

5. to see ( after ' expect ' ) 

6. gaming ( after ' enjoy ' ) 

7. Dressing up (  V-ing as noun ) 

8. looking ( after preposition " by " ) 

9. to go ( after ' choose ') 

10. booking ( after preposition ' without ' ) 

cliff diving = aruncarea de pe stanca 

to embrace (ed) = a imbratisa 

4/ 100 

2. 30 m 

3. many years ( over 100 years) 

4. school / grades 

5. nervous and afraid 

6. 22m 

to become aware = a deveni constient de ...( ceva)

to bow (ed) = a face o plecaciune 

pledge = angajament / juramant 

snap / picture =  fotografie 

to signify = a semnifica

foreign = strain 

3/ 101 

1.  has 

2. watch and take part 

3. similar 

4. both serious and fun 

5. can 

6. is losing popularity 

4/ 101 

1. popular = well-liked 

2. start to know = become aware of 

3. photos = snaps 

4. lower your head in a greeting = to bow

5. worries = fears

6. not like anything else = unique

7. promise = pledge 

8. represent= signify 

Homework 

Re- write the words in red, learn them and make contexts with them 

Session 25

 19th May 2025 

sunny, cool

Monday 

page 96 

approach = abordare 

to approach (ed) = a se apropia de ...

jewellery = bijuterii

theme = tema / subiect

team= echipa

4/ 96 

1. F ; Prom night is not only celebrated in the USA,it is also celebrated in the UK .

2. T 

3.T

4.T

5.F ; Morp parties do not often finish early, they often finish late.

6.F ; The writer doesn't think that proms are better than morps, he believes whichever you choose it matters to have a good time.

to recover from = a-si reveni din ...

to arrive at = a ajunge la 

to work with = a lucra cu cineva 

to prepare for = a se pregati pentru 

to agree on = a se pune de acord cu ...

to look forward to  = a astepta cu nerabdare sa ...

6/ 96 

2. work with 

3. agree on 

4. recover from 

5. arrived at 

6. prepared ...for 

We use -ING forms : 

- as nouns : Swimming and hiking are my favourite outdoor activities.

- after prepositions : She is preparing for inviting her best friends.

- after certain verbs : like / enjoy/ hate / can't stand / celebrate / imagine/ practice / miss 

In summer I enjoy swimming but I can't stand getting too hot . 

Sometimes I imagine flying to an exotic vacation . 

On Monday mornings I practice speaking English . 

I don't miss going to school in the morning . 

4/ 97 

1. I am very good at swimming in the pool.

2. I can't stand getting hot while swimming . 

3. I am really bad  at playing basketball . 

4. I really believe  preparing parties is too tiring .

5. I really enjoy cycling around with my friends . 

6.  I can't imagine living without electricity . 

7. I don't mind  cooking pancakes . 

8.  I miss having no homework . 

Session 24

 

12th May 2025 

chilly, windy , partly sunny 

Monday 

page 92

lasagna 

paella

risotto

roast chicken 

grilled steak 

berry pie 

pepper = ardei / piper 

spinach = spanac 

to stir (ed) = a amesteca 

a clove of garlic = un ' catel ' de usturoi 

clove = trifoi 

to mince (ed) = a toca 

4/ 92 

2. First of all, chop 

3. next you 

4. You need to stir it 

5. Then , add 

6. Finally, when 

to grate (ed) = a da pe razatoare 

great = grozav 

to serve (ed) = a servi 

pasty = pateu ( de patiserie )

pastry = produse de patiserie 

4/ 93 

1. serve with 

2. bake...in 

3. filled with

4. consists of

5. made in

6. contain

prom = bal ( de absolvire / al bobocilor )

hold a contest = a tine un concurs / o intrecere 

2/ 95 

2. put up decorations 

3. set off fireworks

4. make special food

5. give a present 

6. play music 

7.  has a good time 

HOMEWORK 

words x 2 

Go to https://www.visitberlin.de/en/event/carnival-cultures

Read the text and make a set of  10 questions about it. Of course, you also have to write down the  answers ! 

Session 23

 

28th April 2025 

sunny , chilly 

Monday 

Next session 12th May!

ex 1/ 85 

to roast (ed) = a gati la cuptor / rotisor 

to chop = a taia cubulete 

to boil = a fierbe 

to fry (ed) = a praji 

to grate (ed) = a da pe razatoare 

to spread = a imprastia 

 roast - d 

mix- h

chop - f

slice - g

bake - i 

boil - a

grill - c

fry - b

grate - e

2/ 85 

sauce = sos

Mix eggs !

Slice bread ! 

Grill bread ! 

Bake bread ! 

Bake cake ! 

Mix cake !

Slice cake !

Slice cheese !

Grate cheese!

Chop cheese!

Spread cheese!

Boil pasta !

Grill chicken ! 

Roast chicken !

Boil chcken !

Fry chicken !

Grill steak !

Roast steak !

Fry steak !

Chop onion ! 

Grate onion !

Fry onion/ garlic !

Slice onion/ garlic !

Slice tomatoes ! 

Boil tomatoes!

Slice tomatoes!

Grate tomatoes!

Mix sauce ! 

Boil sauce !

Spread sauce !

Spread butter !

Chop butter !

Slice butter!

Fry butter !

dish = fel de mancare / vas 

Listening ex  3/ 85 

Ingredients : cheese , eggs, tomatoes, bread , salt , pepper , 

Cooking verbs : slice, mix, spread , grill , grate 

omellette = omleta 

tears = lacrimi 

supper = dinner 

mosquitoes = tantari 

Ex 4/ 86 

Long tubes that take food from your stomach = intestines

A food which people think is very special = delicacy 

Having an extreme reaction to specific types of food = allergic

Poisonous= toxic 

serious = severe 

unless= if not ( fara verb la negativ dupa unless)

In propozitii la viitor se utilizeaaza PREZENT dupa IF/ WHEN / AS SOON AS , iar VIITOR in prop. principala !

4/ 87 

1. When Pam goes to Lisbon , she will try the local cuisine !

2. The party will start as soon as the special guest arrives.

3. He will join the team as soon as he recovers from the accident . 

4. When I see Joe I will tell him the news.

5. As soon as we buy the tickets we will send them to you !

5/ 87 

1. If you finish 

2. will you put 

3. when

4. will put 

5.unless 

6. will you choose

7. as soon as 

6/ 87 

If I leave school earlier on Friday I will prepare a special dinner for my friends . 

When I do the shopping a day before I will ask them what food is their favourite. 

Unless their favourite foods are complicated I will start preparing them from Thursday. 

As soon as I can I will decorate the patio ( foisor ). 

Homework 

page 91 

text 

ex 3, 4, 5

Session 22

14th April 2025 

cloudy, chilly 

Monday 

NEXT SESSION  Monday , 28th April , same time

if = daca 

Daca va fi soare vom iesi la padure. ( cond I ) 

- actiune viitoare care se va petrece in functie de o conditie pusa 

IF + present ; future 

If it is sunny we will go to the forest . 

abroad = in strainatate / peste granita 

queue = coada ( de persoane )

to lose = a pierde ceva ce iti apartine 

to miss (ed) = a pierde / a rata ceva ( autobuzul ) 

1/ 75 

1. will play 

2. will send 

3. are / arrive / get 

4. will miss 

4/ 75 

1. If you post an update , I will definitely read it . 

2. I will text you if I get lost . 

3. If she speaks quickly, I may not understand . 

4. You may make new friends if you join the club . 

5. If they practice a lot , they will be able to win . 

6. If he doesn't do his homework , he could get a bad mark. 

6/ 75 

1. If the weather is good at the weekend , I and my friends will play football all day long . 

2.  If I don't pass all my exams , I won't go on a holiday this year . 

3. If I have enough money , I will buy a new phone. 

4. If I argue with my parents , I may be cross a long time . 

5. If I criticize my friend . he will argue with me. 

6. If I shout at my teacher , I will get a lower grade at behaviour . 

page 76 - listening 

1. 1, 4 billion people live in China.

2. 40, 000 characters are in Mandarin language.

3. 1950 s developed a system to write Mandarin characters on computers.

4. In 10 or 20 years Mandarin  could be the number 1 language in the world.

chillax = calm down and relax 

figure = numar 

to get by = a se descurca 

to come into use =  a intra in uz 

4/ 77

1. when a figure or number increases or gets bigger = to go up 

2. start being used = to come into use 

3. when something changes and becomes something different =  to turn into 

4. to be able to live with a situation with difficulty = to get by 

5. to continue to do something = to keep on 

5/ 77 

1. I enjoy learning English because I hear it in many different situations ; in songs , films , videoclips, social media .

2. Learning English is difficult because the spelling is different from pronunciation . 

3. I sometimes use English on holidays abroad . 

4. I think in the future I will use English at my job and every time when I am abroad . 

however / nevertheless = oricum / in orice caz 

in addition = pe langa asta / ca sa mai adaug ceva 

LEFT AT 84 

HOMEWORK 

page 80 

2, 3, 4 page 81

page 79 - copy text 

ex 2/ 79 - question + answer 

Session 21

 

7th April 2025 

snowy , cold 

Mobday 

Textbook 

 page 70 

diary = jurnal 

survey = chestionar 

truly = cu adevarat 

certain = sigur 

2/ 73 

2.  I may / might change 

3. won't ever meet 

4. may go online

5. will Skype 

6. could test 

7.  might get 

8. will keep in touch 

9.  could live 

Certainly , probably, definitely se aseaza dupa auxiliarul : will/ may / might / could 

3/ 73 

2.  You will  probably lose contact with your friends you have now . 

3.  I will certainly make new friends in the future .

4. Tablets may probably be more popular than smartphones in the future . 

5. Online friends will definitely not replace real friends in my lifetime.

4/ 73 

2. won't 

3. probably 

4. will 

5. might

6. might

7. could 

8. might

9. will 

1/ 74 

to whisper (ed) = a sopti 

to compalin (ed) = a se plange de ...

to gossip (ed) = a barfi 

to boast (ed) = a se mandri 

2. complain 

3. gossiping 

4. boast 

5. joke

6. criticise 

7. whisper 

8. shouting 

Folosim prezent continuu cu ALWAYS cand vorbim despre un obicei enervant . 

Ex ; Please , stop doing so ! You are always picking your nose in public !

ex 2 / 74 

to argue (ed) = a se contrazice / certa 

1.  I argued with my sister yesterday about her homework . 

2. Nobody complains about teachers coming late at classes. 

3. I got criticised by my mom yesterday because I dirtied my sport equipment . 

4. I don't remember the last time someone shouted at me. 

5. My sister is always boasting about getting a good grade .

6. I pushed my friend in the pool but he didn't think it was funny . 

5/ 74 

1-  d

2- c

3- b

4- a

Session 20

 

31st March 2025

cloudy, chilly 

Monday 

fearsome = de temut 

 to molt = a naparli 

steel = otel 

still = nemiscat 

arachnids = arahnide

infamous = faimos in sens negativ 

bones = oase 

lethal = letal 

silk = matase 

to cartwheel = a face roata / a se rostogoli 

sturdy = rezistent 

peacock = paun 

flamboyant = flamboaiant ( atragator )

faint-hearted = sensibil / care se emotioneaza usor 

1. There are 35,000 species of spiders around the world. 

2. They have got 8 legs and sometimes 8 eyes. They are arachnids. 

3. They have an exo-skeleton , an external skeleton . 

4. Spiders molt their exo- skeleton . 

5. The smallest spider can be under a milimeter and the largest is Goliath bird-eater . 

6. The Brazilian wandering spider can kill an adult in an hour . 

7. Some of them are as fast as a sports car . 

8. They can cartwheel, jump or walk on water . 

9. Their web is sturdier than steel. 

rodent = rozator 

wide = lat 

rainforest = padure tropicala 

fang = colt (dinte) 

stealth = ascuns / care se ascunde 

1.  It lives in the northern rainforests in South America. 

2. It usually eats insects , frogs, rodents and rarely birds. 

3. It doesn't build a web. 

4. It has supersensitive hairs on its legs which vibrate when a creature is around . 

5. It uses its fangs to inject neurotoxux venom in its victim and , after that , it regurgitates digestive juices onto its victim in order to suck it up. 

to wrap (ed) = a infasura / a impacheta 

1. The spider's web is different according to each species. 

2. The web is made of a protein in liquid form that solidifies in contact with air . 

3. The spider sometimes wraps its prey in silk. 

4. Some spiders hold the web between their legs and throw it around their victims.