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. 

Session 19

 24th March 2025 

 cloudy , chilly 

 Monday 

Ways of expressing future 

https://www.english-4u.de/en/tenses-exercises/future.htm

page 65 

to faint (ed) = a lesina 

FUTURE CONTINUOUS 

will be V+ing 

- actiune in desfasurare in viitor cu precizare de timp

ex. I will be studying in the afternoon tomorrow. 

We won't be walking at 3 pm in two days. 

4/ 65 

1. will be wearing 

2. will be getting

saddle = sa 

skyscraper = zgarie-nori 

The Nadaam festival :

- is the largest traditional celebration 

- has three sections : wrestling , archery and horse-riding 

- celebrates the nomadic culture of people from Mongolia 

strength = putere 

palsy = paralizie 

fellow = coleg 

achievement = realizare 

eve= ajun/ cu o zi inainte 

animal sanctuary = rezervatie de animale 

wider = mai mult / mai vast / mai variat 

3/ 67 

1. There are thirty- two finalists. 

2.  Azimi's achievement is great because he was a refugee from Afganistan and English was  not his first language but anyway, he worked with Aboriginal communities from Australia. 

3. Thorpe  became at 14 the youngest swimmer to represent Australia . 

4.  Trisha , who survived a tsunami in Thailand , founded the Broadbridge Fund to help building an education centre on Phi Phi Island . 

5.  Freney won eight gold medals at the London Paralympic Games .

6. The date of the awards is special because the winner is announced on the eve of Australia Day . 

4/ 68 

1. 

2. 

3. 

Homework 

 4 / 69

1,2,3 / 81

Session 18

 

17th March 2025 

 sunny , chilly 

Monday 

son = fiu 

soon = in curand 

as soon as possible = cat de curand posibil 

career = cariera 

to take up = a incepe o activitate nou / a se apuca de 

3/ 62 

1. F ; C's plan to restore the car is from when she was 12. 

2. F; C worked as a dog walker to make money for the car . 

3. F ; Her first trip by car will be to school.

4. T

5. T

6. T

ex 4/ 62 

1. take advice = do what somebody suggests 

2. take up = begin 

3. take place = happen 

4. take time = not to hurry 

5. take exams = have a test 

5/ 62 

2. take time

3. take up 

4. takes place 

5. take exams 

WAYS OF EXPREESSING FUTURE 

1. to be going to = a urma sa / a intentiona sa ...

Used to make a prediction based on evidence 

Ex. This week we are going to take it easily .

2. Present continuous - personal future plans 

Ex. My family are going on a trip to Portugal in a week . 

3. Present Simple - future activities from an official schedule

Ex . The flight to Brazil leaves on the 20th March at 1 am . 

4. "WILL " future

- promises/ on-the-spot decisions / predictions based on what you know

- may / might - uncertainties 

1/ 63 

1. She is going to drive her dream car to school . 

2. She is driving a sports car for her next birthday 

3. My course starts next week . 

3/ 63 

1.  leaves

2. arrives

3. drives

4. isn't travelling 

5. are taking 

6. works 

4/ 63 

1. starts

2. finishes 

3. am not going to study 

4. am seeing 

5.  am not going to meet 

 6. am learning 

3/ 64

1. 13- 8 

2. 70, 000- 60, 000

3. milionaire - billionaire

4. 15,000 - 10, 000 

5. she signs them - celebrities sign them 

1/ 65 

1. is going to be ( prediction based on what we  see)

2. might become

3. 'll win 

4. will be  ( prediction based on what we know ) 

2/ 65 

1. The bricks are going to fall over . 

2. One of the girls is going to slip . 

3. It is going to rain . 

4. The football player is going to score . 

3/ 65 

1. will make 

2. is going to  win 

3. might win

4. is going to faint 

5. is going to be 

6. may 

7. will be

to faint (ed) = a lesina 

Homework 

 page 132 - contexts / words 

SEssion 17

 10th March 2025

sunny, chilly 

Monday 

Listening A 2 

https://english-practice.net/english-listening-exercises-for-a2-problems-problems/

upset = suparat 

charity = caritate 

range = varietate 

to advertise (ed) = a face reclama

https://english-practice.net/english-listening-exercises-for-b1-family-tensions/#google_vignette

arrogant = arogant 

enthusiastic = entuziasmat

 grateful = recunoscator

 nostalgic= nostalgic 

pessimistic = pesimist

sympathetic = empatic 

urgent= urgent / grabit 

bitter = amar 

to persuade (ed) somebody = a convinge pe cineva 

to praise (ed) = a lauda 

complimentary = laudativ 

to complain about = a se plange de ...

https://english-practice.net/english-listening-exercises-for-b1-young-and-homeless/#google_vignette

to expect (ed) = a se astepta la ...

1   increase sharply = go up a lot

2   need help = require assistance

3   find a job = gain employment 

4   currently=  at the moment

5   very important= a  high priority

6   make a proposal = suggest something 

a   gain employment

b   at the moment

c   a high priority

d   go up a lot

e   suggest something

f   require assistance

1 Steve now lives in ………an old detached …………………… house in a village. 

 2 Liz’s old flat was …………smaller………………… than her new flat. 

 3 Steve would rather ……not ……………………… spend so much time waiting for buses. 

 4 Steve’s ………………dad…………… enjoying doing DIY. 

 5 Liz ………………would like to …………… live in the countryside.

Homework 

 words x 2 

page 128 

Session 16

 

3rd March 2025

cloudy, chilly 

Monday 

Textbook page 52

course = fel de mancare / curs 

envelope = plic 

3/ 52

bride = mireasa 

 groom = mire 

4/ 53 

a nice thing you get (that) you don't have =  a bonus

things you give someone on a special occasion = gifts 

stop doing something for a short time = take a break 

the time when the day starts = sunrise 

sunrise # sunset 

one after the other , in order = in turn ( la rand )

5/ 52 

1. They paint the bride's hands as a sign of connection to family and friends.

2. They arrange the place of the wedding and the flowers .

3. He arrives riding a white horse. 

4. She gives the groom rice to show her love. 

5. They walk around the fire to show they are going to be together for the rest of their lives. 

page 54 

to have an argument = a avea o cearta/ discutie in contradictoriu 

reason = argument 

to cheer somebody up = a inveseli pe cineva 

to cheer (ed) = a ovationa

to take care of ...= a avea grija de ...

hard- working # lazy 

(muncitor) # ( lenes) 

page 55 ex 2

1. P's problems were related to the new school . 

2. She felt really lost and confused.

3. She got her granddad's advice and she asked whenever she didn't understand and she got better . 

4. She had a problem with making friends because she was shy and  also because the class was 7 and all the others knew each other . 

5. She was told to smile and ask questions and it worked. 

4/ 55 

2. I felt good at my last birthday . 

3. I find Maths quite difficult.

4. I feel disappointed when I have an argument with my friends. 

5. I am feeling excited because I have bought a new phone. 

6.  I find today a surprisng day because I have seen you!

page 56 

ex 1 

2. went trekking ( a merge in drumetie)

3. going on a summer camp

4. going on a guided tour

5. go sailing 

6. go on a safari

ex 2

2. up

3. off

4. out

5. out

6. around

ex 3 

1. He is good at talking to people = SOCIABLE 

2. He never gets upset or annoyed = EASY - GOING 

3. He always sees the good in people and never worries about things = POSITIVE

4. He's quiet and not very confident= SHY 

5. She likes working with children and helps the ones in need = CARING ( grijuliu )

6. She is good at music and art = TALENTED 

ex 5 

2. first taste 

3. showed up 

4. post these photos 

5. going to dress up 

6. take it in turns 

7. kept watching 

8.  disabled 

ex 6 

2. FLEXIBLE 

4. CHALLENGES

page 57 

 ex 3 

2. ourselves

3. himself 

4. each other 

5. themselves

6. myself 

7. itself 

8. herself

ex 4

2. haven't sent 

3. have you been going 

4. have learnt 

5. have been listening 

6. haven't heard 

homework 

 page 58, 59 

Session 15

 

3rd February 2025 

chilly, cloudy 

Monday 

Present Perfect  Simple versus Past Simple

https://test-english.com/grammar-points/a2/present-perfect-or-past-simple/

Textbook 

4/ 26 

1. Marcia is at Auckland Buskers Festival.

2. He is well-known because he plays a lot of instruments. 

3. The newest instrument is the banjo . 

4. Today he has played for 7 hours. 

5. He plays jazz, blues, rock and country. 

6. He has never played a violin or a cello. 

mouth organ = muzicuta 

recorder = tip de flaut 

 flute = flaut 

3/ 38 

two or three hundred  YEARS AGO

thousands OF YOUNG PEOPLE

30 METRES TALL

70 % DISADVANTAGED / DISABLED 

70 METRES

40 YOUNG SAILORS

 15 EMA'S AGE

200 FEET

4/ 47 

Krista : caring , talented , calm 

Steff : sociable, easy -going , positive , inspiring 

Toni : shy, hard- working , active 

5/ 50 

to bring together = a aduce impreuna 

to sign up = a te inscrie la (un curs / conferinta ...)

to look up to somebody = a privi cu admiratie / a respecta 

to set up = a infiinta 

to get on with = a se intelege cu ...

to pass on their knowledge = a transmite cunostintele lor 

to count on =  a se baza pe ...

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS 

have + been + V-ing 

- cand punem accent pe perioada desfasurarii actiunii 

Ex : She has been studying for 4 hours now. 

- cand o actiune s-a terminat recent , dar are un rezultat vizibil 

Ex . I am red in the face because I have been jogging . 

6/ 51 

1. I have studied / have been studying for 5 years . 

2.  I have had two mobile phones since I was 12.

3. She has been studying every evening for the exam next week .

4. He has had 3 different teachers this year . 

5. We have taken 4 exams in the last month . 

6. I have been reading a lot since SEptember . 

Homework 

words x 2 

 contexts - Present Perfect simple / continuous - questions ; negations 

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 

Session 11

 

16th December 2024 

chilly, sunny 

Monday 

page 40 

so far = pana acum 

Eiffel Tower = turnul Eiffel

to go sightseeing = a vizita locurile de inters turistic dintr-o zona

to take photos = a face fotografii

3/ 40 

1. They arrived on Tuesday at 5 am. 

2. They have been in Paris fot three days. 

3. They got the lift to the top of the Eiffel Tower.

4. Yes, they have.

5. Yes, they have.

6. Their French is better because they have picked up new expressions.

7. Their last day is today .

8. They want to go to a restaurant and buy presents for their families.

to pick (ed) up = a lua de jos/ a prinde 

to come back = to return 

to pick up = to learn in an informal way

to set off = to start a journey 

to find out = to discover 

to look round = to explore 

to chill out = to relax 

5/ 40 

2. picked up 

3. was looking round

4. come back

5. chill out

6. set off

main = principal

menu= meniu

square = piata / patrat 

myself = eu insumi / de unul singur 

yourself 

himself 

herself 

itself 

ourselves 

yourselves 

themselves 

3/ 57 

2. ourselves 

to help ourselves = a se servi 

3. himself 

4. each other 

5. themselves

6. myself 

7. itself 

8. herself

4/ 42

to shear = a tunde vegetatie cu foarfeca de tuns arbusti 

wombat = urs marsupial

cane = trestie de zahar 

toad = broasca / mormoloc 

1. stone/ rock 

2. camels / 1800s

3. kangaroos/ koalas

4. sheep

5. toads

6. rugby 

NEXT SESSION , MONDAY , 13 TH January, 7. 45 

Homework 

- revise everything 

- watch and summarize as a  comment