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 !