Session 14

 27th January 2025 

foggy, chilly

Monday 

Test 6 

venue = locatie 

fringe = suburbie/ periferie 

55, 000= fifity- five thousand 

3,548 = three thousand five hundred and forty- eight 

to attend (ed) = a frecventa 

to attempt (ed) = a incerca 

to take place =a avea loc

ex A 

1. eight

2. International

3. long history 

4. film

5. Fringe 

6. Fringe

7. comedy 

8. Tattoo

9. classical music concert 

10. popular shows

B.  

1. Why did Bing want to organise an International Festival ? 

2. What happened during the first International Festival ?

3. Which is the most common performace at the FRinge Festival ? 

4. When does the Tattoo take place ?

5. How many people attend the festival each year ?

C. 

popular # unknown / unpopular 

important # unimportant 

univited # invited 

the largest # the smallest

more # less 

much / many - more - the most 

little - less - the least 

Test 6 , number 1 

widely = in multe locuri / pe scala larga 

to broadcast = a transmite prin unde 

to describe (ed) = a descrie 

to advertise (ed) = a face reclama 

to decrease (ed) # to increase (ed) 

( a descreste ) # ( a creste ) 

sudden = brusc 

although= oricum 

evidence = proba (intr-un caz ) 

court = tribunal 

ex A 

2. The TV was demonstrated at the Royal Institute in 1928. 

5. People could buy TVs in 1928.

6. 1920s ...1920-1929

Home refrigerators were invented before the 1920s.

8. He used the ideas of some pshychologists to build the polygraph .

9. Lie detectors haven't been used as evidence in court . 

10. Today the lie detectors are sometimes used by the police and the FBI.

C . the first # the last 

short # long 

clear # blurred 

sold # bought 

increased # decreased 

well-known # unknown 

( bine cunoscut ) ( necunoscut )

B.

1.  Why were the British less interested in fridges than Americans ? 

2. Which was another interesting invention of the 1920s ?

3. When was the polygraph invented ?

4. What did Marston try in 1923 ?

Homework 

Creezi contexte sub forma de intrebari cu antonimele de la ex C . din ambele fise 

cuvintele noi de scris de 2 ori 

Session 13

 20th January 2025 

sunny, cold 

Monday 

Textbook 

 ex 4 / 47 

Krista- talented , calm

 Steff - easy-going, socibale, positive, inspiring 

 Toni - shy, hard-working , active 

easy- going = relaxat 

ex 5 / 47 

My mom is brave because when she drives she is calm and relaxed.She is sociable because she has a lot of friends.I think she is also hard-working because she works a lot at her job.

page 48 

child prodigy = copil ' minune ' 

good advice = sfaturi bune 

1/ 48 To be a good  rock climber you have to push yourself to the limits , to be hard-working and brave. In the same time you have to be active and to challenge yourself . Being positive always helps. 

2/ 48 Brooke feels happy when she is on a high rock. 

3/ 48 

1. The fact that Brooke is hard-working , brave and good at motivating herself makes her a good climber . 

2. Both her parents are past climbing champions. 

3. Even if ( chiar daca) it is difficult for mother and daughter to work together so closely , they respect and trust each other and Brooke says her mother is the best coach she could have.

4. Her mother runs a club for young climbers in Colorado and coaches Brooke and her teammates.

5. Brooke thinks her mom is good at her job because she is positive and gives a lot of useful  advice. 

6.  She thinks how cool it is to be so small compared to the rock . 

4/ 48 

Noun	Adjective
flexibility	flexible
challenge	challenging (provocator)
sucess	successful
happiness	happy

https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/prefixes-suffixes/ps018-nouns-adjectives.htm

4/ 49 

1. himself 

2. yourself 

3. myself 

4. yourselves 

5. each other 

6. herself 

7. each other 

Homework 

 pag 56 ex 1, 3, 6, 

page 57 

Session 12

 

13th January 2025

cloudy, cold 

Monday

Revision 

https://test-english.com/grammar-points/b1/past-simple-present-perfect/

https://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs3.htm

 Tests 1, 2 ; 7th grade