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FONDUL SOCIAL EUROPEANProgramul Operaional Sectorial Dezvoltarea Resurselor Umane 2007 2013Axa prioritar 2 Corelarea nvrii pe tot parcursul vieii cu piaa muncii

Domeniul major de intervenie 2.2 Prevenirea i corectarea prsirii timpurii a coliiTitlul proiectului: Educaie, calificare i facilitarea tranziiei spre un loc de munc pentru elevi i tineri cu risc sau nsituaie deabandon colarNumrul de identificare al contractului: POSDRU/8/2.2/S/4/ID 3024Beneficiar: Ministerul Educaiei Cercetrii Tineretului i Sportului

Georgiana Pruteanu

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Viitorul incepela scoala!

2012 Ministerul Educaiei Cercetrii Tineretului i SportuluiToate drepturile sunt rezervate Ministerului Educaiei Cercetrii Tineretului i SportuluiAtt publicaia ct i fragmente din ea nu pot fi reproduse fr permisiunea Ministerului EducaieiCercetrii Tineretului i Sportului.Bucureti, 2012

Ministerul Educaiei Cercetrii Tineretului i SportuluiStr. Gen. Berthelot 28-30

Sector 1, 010168, Bucureti

Tel. Central: 4056200;4056300

e-mail:[email protected]
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Contents

English IV I need to know 3

U n i t 1

U n i t 2

U n i t 4

U n i t 3

DAILY PROGRAMME.........................................................................5

Lesson 1.1 What time is it?...............................................................6

Lesson 1.2 I never play football at the weekend .........................10

Lesson 1.3 Having fun every day! ................................................12

Let's practise! .................................................................................14

Progress check Unit 1 ..................................................................16

THE WORKPLACE............................................................................17

Lesson 2.1 What do you do?..........................................................18Lesson 2.2 Applying for a job who's the most suitable

candidate...................................................................................20

Lesson 2.3 Is this yours? .................................................................22

Let's practise! .................................................................................24


TIME AND SPACE ............................................................................27

Lesson 3.1 What's the weather like?.............................................28

Lesson 3.2 Seasonal changes ........................................................30Lesson 3.3 A photo journey ...........................................................32

Let's practise! .................................................................................36


LEISURE............................................................................................39

Lesson 4.1 A must-see ...................................................................40

Lesson 4.2 Holiday plans? .............................................................44

Lesson 4.3 Plans for the future ......................................................46

Let's practise! .................................................................................49Progress check Unit 4 ..................................................................51

FINAL PROGRESS CHECK ................................................................53

Audio Script ....................................................................................54


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Programul A doua ans Nivel primar4

Dear students,

Congratulations for choosing to learn English in the Second Chance programme!

Information and communication are two vital components of our personal andprofessional life. English can be your passport to travel and work everywhere in the world.This course will help you understand, learn and communicate better in English. Previousknowledge of English is a plus, but not a condition! You will succeed in discovering thislanguage by playing role games, participating to group activities and projects, singing,having discussions with your classmates and having fun together!

At the end of this course you will:

understand a simple oral/ written text

write or transmit orally some usual messages

read a short text aloud

How to use this book:

Introduction

These are the objectivesof this lesson.

This is the lesson title.

In this section you put intopractice what you learned. Itcontains exercises that youwill solve on your own, withyour partner, or in groups.

Here you can alwaysfind a text about the

theme of this lesson(it comes with withaudio support).

This section containsvocabulary items and

sometimes grammartopics connected tothe lesson.

At the end of thelesson check if you

know the topicsmentioned!

You can try theseactivities in theclassroom withyour classmates,or at home.

Remember boxescontainimportantgrammarstructureswhich help youimproveyour English skills.

This is where youexpress your ideas,feelings and opinions.


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InUnit 1 you will learn:

to talk about your daily programme;

daily routines;

to tell the time;

to describe people;

to write an e-mail.

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U N I T

1 DAILYPROGRAMME

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to talk about daily routines to tell the time

Lesson 1 .1 What time is it?

WHATYOUNEEDTOKNOW:

LET'SLEARN!

What 's a typical day in your life like?

THINK!

Listen to what the Smiths do every day.

1. Miss Meddling is Lisa's nosy neighbour.

She always watches what Lisa and herfamily do.

get up

get dressed

have breakfast/lunch/dinner

leave home

go to work

come homego to bed

a.m. ante meridien

p.m. post meridien

Time telling

Listen and complete the sentences with the right time expression:

half past quarter past o' clock quarter to

1. It's three _______________.

2. It's ________________ six.

3. It's ______________ nine.

4. It's ________________ 12.

WHATYOUWILLLEARN:

Daily routines


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2. At half past seven in the morningLisa gets up and gets dressed.

5. At eight o'clock Lisa drinks her coffeeand talks on the phone.

3. Susie has breakfast at quarter to eightevery day.

4. Dan is still in bed at ten to eight!

U N I T 1D A I L Y P R O G R A M M E

7:50

7:30

7English IV I need to know

7:45

8:00


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7. At 5:30 Lisa usually comes back homeand cooks dinner for her family.

8. Lisa has dinner with herfamily at eight o'clock everyevening. They talk about theirday.

9. Lisa watches thedaily news on TV.

She goes to bed at10 o'clock.

Lesson 1 .1

6. Lisa leaves home at 8:30. She goes towork by car every day.


8:30

What time is it?


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Answer the questions and theninterview your partner.

Compare your results and share themwith your colleagues.

I get up at 7 o'clock every day,but Maria gets up at 8 o'clock.

We both wake up at 7o'clock.

YOURTURN!

1


remember!

For he/she/itwe need to attach

-sor -esto the verb!

I get up. She getsup.

I go to work. She goesto work.

I come home. He comeshome.

I have dinner. He hasdinner.

e.g.

remember!

(?) Questions:

Doyou go toworkat 10 a.m.?

Does she comehome at 9 p.m.?

What time do you

a. get up every day?

b. have breakfast?

c. go to work/school?

d. have lunch?

e. come home?

f. have dinner?

g. go to bed?

ME

I get up at ____________.

MY PARTNER

My partner gets up at ___________.

(+) Positive answers:

Yes, I do.

Yes, she does.

(-) Negative answers:

No, I don't. I go to work at 8:30 a.m.

No,she doesn't. She comes home at 5:30 p.m.

TRYTHIS!Do you usually keepa diary? Write 2/3activities which youdo in the: morning,afternoon, evening,and at night.

Consider this layout:

MORNINGget up 7 oclock

AFTERNOON

EVENING

NIGHT

Listen and correct the false sentences about Lisa's family.2

7:00

5:3016:15

e.g. Lisa gets dressed at 8 o 'clock. (F)Lisa gets dressed at 7 o'clock.

Dan is still in bedat 5 o'clock.

Miss Meddlingwrites at 9 o'clock.

Lisa cooks atquarter past 4.


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I never play footballat the weekend

to locate actions in time

to express the frequency of events

What do you do every day?

What do you always do?

What do you never do?

Time expressions

at(5 o'clock / the weekend, noon etc.)

on(Sunday, Monday etc.)

in(the evening, the morning,the afternoon, winter etc.)

a.m., p.m.

once a week

twice a month

four times a year

Days of the week:Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,

Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Listen to the following text and fill in the table below it:

Cosmin is in Britain at the Smiths' invitation. He has a new friend, Alfred Bates who

wants to be a famous footballer. Cosmin wants to find out about him.

So what do you usually do in your free time?

You mean on Saturdays and Sundays? I love those days. I always spend them

with my family: my wife Mary, my son Jerry and my daughter Alicia. We rarely

wake up before 9 on Saturday mornings. We have breakfast together and make

plans for the day. We sometimes ride our bikes or swim together or just go for a

walk in the park. For lunch, we usually go to a pizza restaurant. Jerry loves pizza.

We let the children decide how to spend the afternoon. In the evening, we

often visit friends.How about Sunday?

Lesson 1 .2

ALWAYS

USUALLY

OFTEN

SOMETIMES

NEVER

100%

80%

60%

10%

30%

RARELY

0%

WHATYOUWILLLEARN:

WHATYOUNEEDTOKNOW:

LET'SLEARN!

THINK!

Expressing frequency


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Describe a typical weekend in your

life. What do you and you and your

family do at the weekend?

What don't you do?

1

CHECKTHIS!

Can you talk about what you usually do?

Can you describe a typical weekend in your life?

TRYTHIS!

Make a poster to illustrate your

favourite free time activities. Bring it

to class and present it to the group.

YOURTURN!

U N I T 1

Complete the following sentenceswith true answers about yourself and

your family.I never drink coffee.

1. I always ____________.

2. My wife never ____________.

3. My son/daughter usually __________.

4. We rarely ____________.

5. My neighbour sometimes __________.

2

Complete the sentences withat, inoron.

a. I have lunch _at_ 12 o'clock.

b. We always go to church _____ Sunday.

c. I like to watch TV _____ the evening.

d. Where were you _____ 5.30 _____

Friday?

e. I only have coffee _____ the morning.

f. He sometimes drives _____ night.

g. _____ Mondays, I am usually late for

work.

h. We go swimming a lot _____ summer.

3

Write statements about the Bates using the information in the table.

The Bates always go to church on Sunday.

2

e.g.

Frequency

always

usually

often

sometimes

rarely

never

What Alfred Bates and his family do

go to church on Sundaye.g.

On Sunday morning we always go to church.

What do you do after church?

We visit our parents. We always have lunch with my parents or with Alicia's parents.

Do you play football on Sunday afternoon?Absolutely not. I never play football at the weekend.

D A I L Y P R O G R A M M E


e.g.


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Fill in the blanks in Cosmin's email to Anna using the words from the box:1

Anna

Cosmin

How are you, Anna?

How are you, Anna?

Having fun every day!Lesson 1 .3

Dear Anna,

Thank you for your phone call it always makes me ____________________ to hear from you!

I am in Liverpool, at the Smiths' invitation. They are the most

__________________________hosts, and we have fun every day! They take me every day

somewhere nice, so I'm always very ___________________.The__________________________________ man on the left is Tom. He is 1.85m! The

long-haired woman next to him is Lisa, his wife. She's gotbeautiful_____________________

eyes, red hair, and fair skin. Their daughter Susie is in the middle. She is short-haired, with

__________________________ skin. She's an __________________businesswoman. Her

brother Dan, who's next to me, has got a _____________________________ nose, just like

yours. He's very ___________________________ because he hasn't gota job.

I must mention the Smiths' neighbour, Miss Meddling. She is such a ________________

_______________________________ woman, always asking a lot of questions.

How are you, Anna? What's your new job like?

Write to me soon.

Love,

Cosmin

intelligent nosy pointed dark happy

sad

busy

green

wonderful

tall

To describe people To write an email

What do you look like? What are you like?

WHATYOUWILLLEARN:

WHATYOUNEEDTOKNOW:

THINK!

Describing people

tall/shortintelligent green/red/brown/black nosysad/happy pointed busy

talkative/ quiet long/short

Email structure

Greeting: Dear Anna Opening sentence: Thank you for your phone call.Closing sentence: Write to me soon! Ending: Love, Cosmin

LET'SLEARN!


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U N I T 1

Match the questions to the answers1

CHECKTHIS!

Can you write an emailto a friend?

Can you describe people?

TRYTHIS!

Imagine you are Anna. Write an email back to Cosmin

telling him:

- you are glad to hear news from him

- your impression about the Smiths

- ask him for more photos from places he visits- details about your new job (invent one) and

describe some daily routines

YOURTURN!

1. What does he look like?

2. Whats she like?

3. What does he like?

4. How is she?

a. Shes very friendly and sociable.

b. He likes playing football.

c. Shes fine.

d. Hes a blue-eyed, handsome young man.

Describe one of your classmates by answering the following questions:

What does s/he look like?What's s/he like?

What does s/he like?

Do not name the person. Invite the group to guess who you have described.

2

Match the letter parts to the sentences:3

D A I L Y P R O G R A M M E


1. Greeting

2. Opening sentence

3. Closing sentence4. Ending

a. Write to me soon!

b. Cheers, Love, All the best, Take care, Yours,

c. Dear Anna, Hi, Greetings,d. I'm sorry for not writing you, but I am very busy these days.

Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?

1. Cosmin is glad to hear from Anna.

2. Tom is a short man.

3. Tom's wife has got fair hair.

4. Susie is short-haired.

5. Dan hasn't got a job and he is happy about it.

6. Miss Meddling is a quiet person.

4

T


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L E T ' S P R A C T I S E ! U N I T 1


What time is it?1

It's ten past eight. ______________________ ______________________

a. b. c.

8:10 12:30 4:45

______________________ ______________________ ______________________

d. e. f.

2:40 6:25 9:55

Unscramble the days of the week:2

SNUDYA

MNYDOA

UDETSYA

EDSAWEDNY

HUTDSYRA

FIRADY

SDTRUAAY

Complete the text with: IN, ON, AT.3

Every morning Miss Meddling gets up _______ 6:00. She likes getting up so early

_______ the morning, because she has enough time to have breakfast before her

neighbours. _______ 8:30 she can see Lisa leaves home. ______ Saturdays and

Sundays she stays home. _______ the afternoon Miss Meddling has a cup of tea and

waits to see what else happens with her neighbours. She doesn't like missing

something! _______ the evening, _______ about 8 o'clock Lisa and her family have

dinner together. She goes to bed _______ 9:30.

a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

f.

g.


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Answer these questions in full sentences:4

When do you.1. have a shower? I have a shower in the evening.

2. eat in the restaurant? ____________________________________________

3. go shopping? ____________________________________________

4. watch TV? ____________________________________________

5. go to church? ____________________________________________

6. get up late? ____________________________________________

Different routine frequency: make sentences using the word given.5

Positive Negative Question

I work Do I work?

You

He/She works Does he/she work?

We Do we work?

You dont work

They work

dont work

Complete the table with the right form of the verb:6

a. I always have breakfast in the morning.

Maria ______________never has breakfast in the morning____. NEVER

b. John rarely drinks coffee in the morning.

His sister __________________________________. ALWAYS

c. My mother often goes shopping at the weekend.

Miss Medling ______________________________ on Mondays. USUALLY

d. I usually go to work by bus.

He _______________________________________by taxi. RARELY

e. My English teacher is never late to class.

My brother is _______________________________ OFTEN.


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U N I T 1

a. Match a verb from column A with words from column B:

Write sentences according to the model:

2

3

You have a pen friend in Liverpool, named James, and you write him an email.This is the first time you write to him, so you may want to:

- introduce yourself

- give him details about you

- ask him for personal details

Respect the structure!

4

Choose the correct form of the verbs:

1. I live/livesin Iasi.

2. We never have/hasbreakfast. 5. My mother cook/cookstwice a week.3. She always take/takesthe bus to work.

4. Tom have/hasgot two children.

1

e.g. Susan / have breakfast.

Susan has breakfast at half past seven in the morning.7:30

Susan / have lunch.

He / drive / home.

12:00

17:00

She / work / in her office.

Tom / watch TV.

14:00

19:30

P R O G R E S S C H E C K

gohavecooklisten

to musicdinnerto work/ to schoolbreakfast

b. Chose 4 expressions and use each of them in a sentence.

A Bwatchget updrinkcome

back homeTVearlycoffee

A B

Dear________,

My name is __________________________________ and I'm ________ years old. I live in______________________________________, in __________________________________.I am tall and I've got ________________________ hair and __________________ eyes.I like _____________________ and _______________________. I usually get up at___________ in the morning and go to work. I come home ________________________in the _______________________. Then I ________________________________________________________________ and ____________________________________________________ Igo to bed at _______________________.At the weekend I _____________________________________________________.What about you? What do you look like? I want to find out more things about you.Write to me soon.

Best wishes,_________________


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InUnit 2 you will learn:

to describe what people do in various jobs;

to ask for and provide personal information;

to compare things and people;

to talk about familiar items in the house and at the workplace.

U N I T

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U N I T 2T H E W O R K P L A C E

Read the following sentences. Underline the names of jobs.1. She repairs water pipes, sinks and baths. She is a plumber.2. He repairs electrical systems or equipment. He is an electrician.3. She takes care of people who are sick or injured. She's a nurse.4. He works in an office typing letters and making phone calls. He's a secretary.5. He repairs vehicles and machinery. He's a mechanic.6. He owns or manages a farm. He's a farmer.7. He prepares and cooks food. He's a cook.

8. He makes men's clothes. He's a tailor.

CHECKTHIS!

Can you describe what people do invarious jobs?

YOURTURN!Complete the sentences using the following words to find out what these people do:

serve, school, arrange, drive, waiter, postman, doctor, actor

1. His job is to collect and deliver letters. He's a _______________________________ .

2. His job is to treat people who are ill. He's a _________________________________ .

3. Her job is to cut, wash and __________________ people's hair. She's a hairdresser.

4. His job is to perform in a play or film. He's an _______________________________ .

5. Her job is to ____________________________________ a car, bus etc. She's a driver.

6. His job is to teach especially in a ______________________________ He's a teacher. 7. His job is to serve food and drinks at the tables in a restaurant.

He's a __________________________________________ .

What is the most suitable job for peoplelike these? If you do not know theEnglish word for the job you arethinking about, look up a Romanian-

English dictionary.

a patient person teacher

TRYTHIS!

e.g.

a patient person a person with a good sense of

rhythm a person with good manual skills a person who is good at imitating

other people a person who like animals

a caring person a person who has a good sense of

direction


remember!

Different people:actor actress

Brad Pitt is an Kate Winslet isactor. an actress.

waiter waitress

He is a waiter. She is a waitress.Different jobs:

tailor dressmakerA tailor makes clothes for men.A dressmaker makes clothes for women.

LET'SLEARN!


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to ask for and provide personalinformation

to compare things and people

Have you ever applied for a job?What are the main steps?

What else is important, besides havingthe right job skills?

Expressionsprepare a curriculum vitae / CVqualifications

have an interviewapply for a job

Adjectivestall taller the tallestnice nicer the nicest

easy easier the easiestbig bigger the biggestenergetic more energetic the most energetic

Choose from among the following wordsand phrases to fill in the gaps in the CVbelow:

1

a. excellent technical skills andcompetences

b. 5 Rasaritului Street, Medgidia,Constanta County, Romania

c. Nicolae Titulescu Technical College,Medgidia

d. 0040723765890

e. November 2009 - June 2011 full timeconstruction worker in Madrid,Spain. In present - unemployed.

f. 20 November 1975

g. [email protected]

h. Good communication skills

i. English elementary, Spanish elementary

j. Romanian

k. September 2000 - September 2009plumber

l. I am very good with computers and Ican operate heavy machinery

m.I am an energetic and determinateperson

n. married

o. B, since 2000

Curriculum Vitae

Personal information

Full name: Vasile Ionescu

Address: ___________________________________

Telephone number: ________________________

E-mail: ____________________________________

Nationality: ________________________________

Date of birth: _______________________________

Work experience (start with the most recent)

____________________________________________

____________________________________________

Education and training (start with the most recent)

____________________________________________

Personal skills and competences____________________________________________

____________________________________________

Language (s):

____________________________________________

Other relevant information:

________________________________________________________________________________________

Driving licence: ______________________________

Marital status:_______________________________

Signature,

VIonescu

Passportphoto

good better the bestbad worse the worst

much more the most

Applying for a jobLesson 2 .2

WHATYOUWILLLEARN:

WHATYOUNEEDTOKNOW:

THINK!

LET'SLEARN!


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After he interviews all candidates, Mr. Benson looks at his notes and has to decidewho's the most suitable one. Help him decide by comparing the three candidates usingthe information below:

1

YOURTURN!


e.g.

good withEnglish

workingexperience

computerskills

commu-nicative

young

xxx xxx xxx xxx xx

xx xxx x xx x

xxx x xx xxx xxx

bad

much

Mihai Popescu

good

George Ganea

communicative

Vasile Ionescu

young

worse

more

better

more communicative

younger

the wost

the most

the best

the most communicative

the youngest


Vasile is very good with computers. George is better than Mihai, but Vasile is thebest of all.

Some adjectives have special forms.Learn them!

good-better-the best

bad-worse-the worst

much-more-the most

remember!

COMPARING:

Vasile is taller thanMihai.

Mihai is more energeticthan Vasile.

short adjectives + -eryoung -- younger

tall-taller

adjectives in y + -erfriendly-friendlier

long adjectives: more+ adjectiveenergetic-more energetic

Use Dan's CV as a model. Prepareyour own CV. Write down as manythings about yourself as possible.

CHECKTHIS!

Can you ask for and provide personalinformation?

Can you compare things and people?

Use the following prompts to make

comparisons.car plane fastThe plane is faster than the car.

2

e.g.

George Claudia tall

Paul Peter young

Mihai Petre ambitious

Maria Daria beautiful

Bob John determined

icecream chocolate delicious

TRYTHIS!

Use Dan's CV as a model. Prepare

yourown CV. Write down as manythingsabout yourself as possible.


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Is this yours?

to express possession to talk about familiar items in the house

and at the workplace

What items do you use when you work(in the garden, in the house, on abuilding site etc.)?

Lesson 2 .3

Useful languageIs this yours? Yes, this is mine/ours. No, this is his/hers/yours/theirs.

axe

syringe

broom

drill

hammer

rake

iron

pliers

rolling pin

saw

scissors

screwdriver

computer

spade

wheelbarrow

letter

WHATYOUNEEDTOKNOW:

WHATYOUWILLLEARN: THINK!

Household items

Listen and repeat the names of these household items:


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CHECKTHIS!

Can you talk about familiar items in thehouse and at the workplace?

Think about the tools you use at

home. Where do you keep each ofthem?

YOURTURN!

TRYTHIS!

Where do you use these items:

Group them as follows:

1

in the kitchen in the garden for housework other for work outside thethan cooking house

axe, broom, drill, fork, hammer, iron, pliers, rake, rolling pin, saw, scissors, screwdriver,spade, wheelbarrow

Say what objects/tools these people use at work. Chose the right word from the box.

rolling pin spade computer pliers wheelbarrow rake syringe axe

1. She is a nurse. She uses a __________________________ to give injections.

2. The farmer wants cu cut down a tree. He needs an____________________________.3. The cook uses a _________________________________ to make a pie.

4. The electrician needs a pair of ________________________________ to cut wires.

5. The ______________________________ is vital for the secretary.

6. My father needs a _________ and a spade ________________ to work in the garden.

7. The construction worker uses a _________________ to transport different materials.

2

Listen and answer the questions:

1. Is the rake yours?

Yes, it's mine. No,_____________________.

2. Is this Elena's iron? 5. Is this your son's computer ?

Yes, ____________________. Yes, ___________________.

3. Is this axe ours?

No,_____________________.

4. Is this my drill?

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Listen to the song and complete the lyrics with the missing words.

After listening write the name of this song.

__________________________________________

by Shania Twain

She hosts a T.V. show she rides the rodeoShe plays the bass in a bandShe's an ____________ a ____________ at the parking lotA ____________ working the landShe is a ____________ she gets the goldShe's a ____________ the star of the show

She's not just a pretty faceShe's got everything it takes

She has a fashion line a ________________for "Time"Coaches a football teamShe's a geologist a romance ___________She is a ___________ of threeShe is a ___________ she is a ___________

She is a ___________ she'll save your life

She's not just a pretty faceShe's got everything it takes

soldier wife journalist champion valet surgeonastronaut ballerina novelist farmer mother

Match the occupations above to these pictures.2

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.


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Look at these examples and complete the sentences with A or AN:3

a. She is anastronaut.

b. She is asoldier. remember!Use a+ words starting with consonants

a ballerina

Use an+ words starting with vowels(a, e, i, o, u)

an astronaut

1. My mother is _____________ doctor.

2. Cosmin is _______________ student.

3. Van Gogh is still __________amazing artist.

4. Is he ____________ parking valet?

5. No, he is ___________ journalist.

e.g.

e.g.

Complete the sentences with:mine, yours, hers, his, ours, theirs.

a. Is this your T-shirt? / Yes, it'smine.

b. This is our drill. It's _____________________.

c. Don't touch the computer. It's Anna's. It's _____________________.

d. I think this letter is _____________________. The postman made a mistake.

e. Whose that beautiful house on the docks? It's the Smiths' house. It's _______________.

f. Whose this expensive car? It's the doctor's. It's _____________________.

4

5 Complete the table with the correct form of the adjectives, according to the model:

nice nicer the nicest

beautiful

happy

more interesting

the most expensive

better

the worst

shorter

young

the oldest


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P R O G R E S S C H E C K U N I T 2

1


What are their jobs? Match what the people do (1-8) with the name of their job (a-h).

1. He serves food and drinks in a restaurant. a. teacher

2. She sells various things in a shop. b. postman

3. She manages her own business. c. waiter

4. He teaches children in a school. d. hairdresser

5. He repairs sinks and pipes. e. business woman

6. He delivers the letters. f. shop assistant

7. She cuts, washes and arranges people's hair. g. secretary

8. He answers the phone and writes letters. h. plumber

Complete each sentence with the right form of the adjective

1. My sister is ________________ than me. She is only 10 years old.

2. Mihai is the _________________ in his classroom. He is 1.50 m!

3. This documentary is the_______________________________ ever!

4. The Gucci dress is ________________________ than the Prada one.

5. Burj Khalifa in Dubai is the ____________________ buildingin the world. It's 828 m.

6. Your daughter plays the piano _________________ than my son.7. Balea Lac is the ______________________ place I've ever been to!

8. My neighbour, Miss Meddling, is ____________ than your neighbour.

2

Listen to the interview and fill in the missing information:

Good ________________! This is B&C Consulting. How may I ____________ you?

o Good ________________! I'd like to know if the _______________ position is still free. Yes it is.

o I sent my ___________ last week and I'd like to know when I can come to an_________________ with the ________________.

Please tell me your name and I will make you an appointment.

o My name is ___________________.

Excuse me, can you ________________ your ______________, please?

o It's _________________________.

Right! And your telephone number?

o It's _________________________.

Thank you! Your interview is next __________________ at ____________________.o Thank you very much! _________________!

Goodbye!

3

YOUNG

SHORT

INTERESTING

EXPENSIVE

TALL

GOOD

BEAUTIFUL

NICE

10:30, Goodbye, Mioara Dumitrescu, 0741983256, interview, help,D-U-M-I-T-R-E-S-C-U, Monday, spell, manager, secretary, CV, afternoon x2

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In Unit 3you will learn:

to talk about the weather;

to talk about seasons and nature changes;

to talk about life in the countryside.

U N I T

3

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Ordinal numbers

What's the weather like?

Look outside: what's the weather like today?What's your favourite weather?

Lesson 3 .1

to talk about the weather to express order

low/high temperature Cdegrees C

below freezing boiling hot

Its sunny.

Its hot.

Its windy.

Its cludy.

Its rainy.

Its stormy.

Its cold.

Its snowy.

Listen to the weather forecast and fill in the blankswith the right weather word:

Susie, Dan and Cosmin are in the living room,watching the daily news.

Susie: Let's watch the weather forecast. If it'ssunny, we'll go to the countryside!

Dan: And if it's rainy, we'll stay indoors and ...

Cosmin: Here it begins...listen!

Weather presenter:

Tomorrow the weather will be very changeable,so don't forget your umbrellas at home! It will be____________ in Nottingham and ____________ inLondon. Bad news also for Liverpool: it will _________the whole day so you'd better stay indoors.

On the East coast the weather will be even worse:___________ and ____________. It will get ____________in the evening and there is a flooding warning!

January is the first month of the year.

February is the second month of the year.


LET'SLEARN!

WHATYOUNEEDTOKNOW:

Weather expressions

st1 first

nd2 second

rd3 third

th

4 fourthth5 fifth

th6 sixth

th7 seventh

th8 eighth

th9 ninth

th10 tenth

th11 eleventh

th12 twelfth

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T I M E A N D S P A C E U N I T 3

1. Write the correct ordinal number.

a. April is the ___________fourth___ month.

b. August is the __________________ month.

c. December is the _______________ month.

d. July is the _____________________ month.e. January is the ________________ month.

f. My birthday is in the ___________ month.

1

YOURTURN!

2 a. Read the text. Express your opinion: do you agree with Cosmin?

In July its boiling hot, sometimes temperatures reach35C. This is the perfect time to go to the seaside tohave a swim and get a nice suntan.

In January the weather is cold, mostly below freezing.I absolutely love it when it snows because I go to skiing in

the mountains.

December is by far my favourite month because wecelebrate Christmas and we can offer and receivepresents from our loved ones! The weather is cold and Idream about a snowy Christmas every year.

b. Whats your favourite month? Why?

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________


On the contrary, in Leeds the weather will be ___________ and warm. It's time you goout and enjoy yourselves in the nature!

This is it for tonight! Have a great night and I'll see you tomorrow morning!Dan: Big surprise: it will rain in Liverpool!

CHECKTHIS!

Can you tell theweather?

Can you makeweather predictions?

TRYTHIS!

Make a weather forecast for tomorrow. You may referto the:

type of weather: Tomorrow it will besunny/hot/rainy

temperature values: There will be 32C in theafternoon and 20C at night.

Tomorrow check if your predictions are true. You can verify

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To talk about nature changes

Seasonal changesLesson 3 .2

What's the weather like in each season? What happens to plants and animals?

spring summer autumn winter

Look at these sentences.Is there a difference between them?The trees bloomevery spring.

REPEATED ACTION (happens every day/year/month/season)

The trees are blooming.

ACTION HAPPENING NOW(at the moment/as we speak/inthe picture)

(+) I am writingnow.You/we/they are writingnow.He/She is writingnow.

(?) byou/we/they writingnow?Ishe/she writingnow?

( -- ) I am not writing now.You/we/they are notwriting now.He/She is notwrititng now.

Listen to the following picture description. Underline the sentences which contain verbsending in -ing.

It's spring. You can see the nature coming backto life after a long winter sleep. The weather insunny and nice! The trees are blooming.Theyhave got pink flowers, so they might be cherrytrees. The grass is green and there are flowerseverywhere. The birds are singing everywhere.

The colourful butterflies are flying.There is abench and on the bench there are a girl and aboy. He is giving her a bunch of flowers.


LET'SLEARN!

WHATYOUNEEDTOKNOW:

Seasons

Present Simple and Continuous


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Ask three classmates:

What are you doing now?

Write their answers.

1remember!

Some verbs suffer some changes when we add ing:

sitsitting She is sittingin the garden now.

runrunning I am runningnow.

playplaying They are playingon the beach.

flyflying The butterfliesare flying.

jokejoking The adults are joking and laughing.

makemaking They are making a snowman.

rideriding The children are ridingtheir sleighs.

Alex is talking to Sara.

1. _________________________

2. _________________________

3. _________________________

e.g.

Discuss with your classmates how the nature changes throughout the year.

Refer to: weather, clothes, changes in the garden/orchard/vineyard, birds and animals.

In winter there is no plant and the trees have got no leaves. Everything is covered bysnow. Some forest animals hibernate until the spring comes again. The weather iscold and snowy and people wear warm clothes:coats, hats, scarves and gloves.

3

e.g.

Students work in three large groups and each group will receive a picture (summer,autumn and winter). They will have to describe their picture as accurately as possible.Divide roles inside each group who is writing, who is speaking, etc. The pictures canbe found on page 52.

They might want to use these words and structures:beach sand ball ice cream mat T-shirt shorts hot orchard fruits crates hatblouse trousers leaves snowman sleigh scarf coat boots gloves snow cold

In this picture there is a ........................................................................../ there are some

fruits/ there are two children ....................................................................

He is sleeping/ picking fruits ..................................................../ They are running/playing/

wearing ......................................... /She is ............................................... .

3

U N I T 3T I M E A N D S P A C E

YOURTURN!

TRYTHIS!

Write a short paragraph about yourfavourite season.

CHECKTHIS!

Can you describe the four seasons?


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To names of various plants, farm animals,fruit and vegetables

To talk about life in the countryside

A photo journey

Farm vocabulary harvester

horse hen

cow duck potato

pig rooster cucumber

sheep hay aubergine

goat greenhouse

carriage

What are the main countryside activities?What can you find on a farm?

Lesson 3 .3

Listen to the text and label the pictures from the photo album.

Susie, Dan and Cosmin are in the living room.

Susie: What a boring day! So much rain makes me sleepy. Is that your family album,Cosmin?

Cosmin: Yes. The first photos are from my grandparents house in the countryside.

Susie: Whos this man in the first photo? And whats that big wooden thing?

Cosmin: Thats my grandpa Nelu and that thing is a carriage. Its a vehicle pulled by horses

used for transportation.Dan: I can see some cows, goats and sheep.

Susie: Those are hens, roosters and ducks. How lovely are the little ducklings! Whatsthat pile next to the dog?

Cosmin: That is hay. We harvest it for the winter in big piles and we use it to feed theanimals.

Susie: Whats that in the last photo?

Cosmin: Its a greenhouse in which my grandpa grows various vegetables: tomatoes,

potatoes, cucumbers, aubergines.Dan: They look so fresh and tasty!

one horse two horses

one cow two cows

one cherry two cherriesone potato two potatoes

this these

that those

How many cows have you got?

I've got 2 cows.


LET'SLEARN!

WHATYOUNEEDTOKNOW:

Plurals - part 1


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Label the pictures from the photo album. Choose from the labels below.1. countryside a. to give food to someone/ something2. carriage b. a building made of glass/ cellophane used for growing plants3. to feed c. a vegetable which is purple on the outside and white inside4. greenhouse d. an area outside towns and cities, with farms, fields, and trees5. to harvest e. to collect plants/vegetables from the fields6. aubergine f. a vehicle pulled by a horse

2

Complete the next table.1

SINGULARone

PLURALtwo/more

photo photos

animal

vegetablescarriage

horses

SINGULARone

PLURALtwo/more

cow

goats

henhen

tomatoes

Label the pictures from the photo album. Choose from the labels below.1

YOURTURN!

1. Grandpa Nelu withhis horse and carriage

Hens and cocksThe greenhouse

CowsHay

Tomatoes Rex, our dog Sheep, goats and a cow


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Name what you see in the pictures.

A photo journeyLesson 3 .3

2 Rewrite these sentences:

1. The Smiths have got one child.

The Smiths have got two children.2. I can see one person in front of the cinema.

I can see three _______________ in front of the cinema.

3. My grandpa has got one horse.

My grandpa has got four _________________.

4. Anna's aunt is a very nice woman.

Anna's aunts are very nice ________________.

5. How many sheep do you want to buy for your farm?

I want to buy ten_______________.

remember!

Special plural forms:

one man two men

one woman two women

one foot two feet

one tooth two teeth

one child two children

one person two people

one sheep two sheep

one fish two fish3 Choose the correct verb.

1. That child is playing/are playing with a ball.

2. I have got three fish in my tank. They is/ are red and yellow.

3. Two people wants/ want to buy my grandpa's farm.

4. These tomatoes looks/ look fresh and tasty.

5. The dog's teeth is/ are very strong.

6. Our cows, goats and sheep gives/ give us 20 litres milk every day.

7. He is/ are a very intelligent person.

8. My neighbour's children is/ are very noisy.9. This men is/ are my uncles.

4

peach cherry sunflower apricot grape nut

plum apple wine pear wheat corn

peach

LET'SLEARN!


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5 a. Cosmin turns the page of his photoalbum and shows Susie and Dan somenew photos. Look at the photo albumand arrange the conversation bubbles ina logical order.

Write the initial of the person speakingin each circle.

Orchard

Vineyard

Harvester

Cosmin: Actually this is the orchard and its full

of fruit trees: in summer we can pick cherries,

peaches, apricots and nectarines. My grandma

makes a delicious apricot jam!

Susie: What beautiful trees!

Is this your grandpas garden?

b. Explain the wordsorchardandvineyard.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Cosmin: That's right!This is the vineyard. In

autumn when the grapesare ripe we harvestthem and make wine.

Dan: And inautumn? Dan: What's that

next to thetractor?

Susie: What's inthe next photo?I think they are

grapes.

Susie: I like the countrysidevery much! I can't wait tovisit you and your family!

Cosmin: Inautumn we have

delicious ripeapples, plums,

pears and nuts.

Cosmin: This is called a harvester.

We use it to harvest our hay and wheatcrops from the field. We also grow corn

and sunflowers.

CHECKTHIS!

Next time describe your household to yourclassmates. Refer to:

- animals- fruit trees if you have got

- what you cultivate in each seasonYou can bring photos to make your presentationmore vivid! You can also draw a plan of your garden.

TRYTHIS!

Can you name somecountryside activities?

Can you name someplants, animals, fruit and

vegetables?


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1 Match the weather symbols to the expressions below.

1. It's hot.

2. It's cloudy.

3. It's stormy.

4. It's cold.

5. It's sunny.

6. It's rainy.

7. It's snowy.

8. It's windy.

1

2 Some months are misspelled. Can you correct them?

1. JANUARY

2. FEVRUARY

3. MARCH

4. APRIL

5. MEY

6. JUN

______________________

______________________

______________________

______________________

______________________

______________________

7. JULY

8. AUGUST

9. SEPTENBER

10. OCTOBER

11. NOIEMBER

12. DESEMBER

______________________

______________________

______________________

______________________

______________________

______________________

3 Choose the correct verb form:

1. Sssst! She sleeps/ is sleeping now!

2. She takes/ is taking the bus to work every day.

3. Look how nice the children play/ are playing now!

4. Do you write your homework/ Are you writing your homework, John?Yes, mom! I am.

5. She gets up at 8 o'clock every day.

6. We go/ are going on holiday every summer, in July.

7. Where are they?They wash their car/ They are washing their car now.

8. I have/ am having breakfast every morning.

9. Do you all go/ Are you all going to the cinema right now?Yes, we are.

10. I don't like/ am not liking ice cream.

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5 Interpret the information from the following weather calendar usingwill+verb.

On Sunday afternoon the weather will be sunny. At night it will be cloudy.

On Monday ...

e.g.

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

AFTERNOON NIGHT

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Thursday

Wednesday

Friday

Saturday

4 Name the fruit or vegetable from these riddles.

a. It's green and long. You can put in the salad.

b. It's purple on the outside and white inside.c. They are round and purple or green and perfect for wine.

d. You pick them in autumn. They can be red, green or yellow.

e. They are red, small and very sweet fruit.

f. It's yellow and sweet when it's ripe. You pick it in autumn.

______________________

____________________________________________

______________________

______________________

______________________


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U N I T 3

1

2

4


Complete the sentences:

a. The first season is ___spring________ ______________.

b. The second month of the year is ___________________.c. The seventh day of the week is ____________________.

d. The third month of the year is _____________________.

e. July is the ____________________________ of the year.

f. October is the _________________________ of the year.


3

Draw weather symbols for 6 major cities and write a short weather forecast.

Good evening!My name is Mihai

Banciu and I will tellyou all abouttomorrow's weather.

It will be cloudy inSibiu and

Choose the right verb:

1. The farmer is milking/ milks the cow now.2. Horses usually are eating/ eat hay.3. Look! The children are picking/ pick ripe apples from the trees.4. What's the weather like now?

It's raining/ it rains.5. My grandpa is growing/ grows corn and sunflower every year.

I say one, you say more! Write the corresponding plural forms for each word.

a. plumb. applec. persond. sunflowere. manf. cowg. sheeph. tomatoi. cherryj. horsek. fish

_________________plums____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

BEOGRAD

BUCURETI

CRAIOVA

DROBETA TURNUSEVERIN

TRGUJIU

PETROANIREIA

TIMIOARA

ARAD

DEVA

ORADEA

CLUJNAPOCA

ZALU

BAIAMARE

SATUMARE

BISTRIA

TRGUMURE

SUCEAVA

PIATRANEAM

BOTOANI

IAI

VASLUIBACU

MIERCUREA CIUC

ALBAIULIA

SIBIU

RMNICU VLCEA

PITETI

SLATINA

ALEXANDRIA GIURGIU

TRGOVITEPLOIETI

SLOBOZIA

CLRAI

CONSTANA

TULCEA

GALAI

BRILABUZU

FOCANI

SFNTUGHEORGHE

BRAOV

Mare

aN

ea

gr

ROMNIA


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In Unit 4you will learn:

to make suggestions and polite requests;

to ask for and give information about places;

to express future plans and intentions;

to write a postcard.

U N I T

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A must-seeLesson 4 .1

To ask and give information about places To make suggestions and polite requests

Holidays

information advice moneyluggage equipment

package holiday sightseeing

a. Listen to the dialogue and pay attention to the ways in which suggestions and requestare made.


What touristic attractions would you saythey're a must-see in Romania?

What places would you visit if you could?

Suggestions and requests

Why don't you? Let's

How about? Can you/ Could you?

You should Please,

Susie is excited about the idea of visiting Romania so she is phoning Fun Holidays, a travelagency, to ask about a package holiday.

Travel agent:Fun Holidays, Alicia Gibson speaking. How can I help you?Susie:Hello, my name is Susie Smith and I would like some information about package

holidays in Romania.

Travel agent: I have just the right holidaypackage for you: 7 days in which you can doa lot of sightseeing in the most interestingRomanian areas. First you will visit the cityof Constanta and Mamaia beach resortthen you'll go North to admire theMoldavian monasteries. On the fourth day

you will visit the medieval city of Brasov andthe mountain resorts from Prahova Valley.

Susie: Please tell me what's there to see?

Travel agent: The Carpathians, of course.And they are spectacular in any season! Onthe sixth day you will have the experience

of your life by travelling along the Transfagarasan road up the mountains.

Susie:Transfawhat? What's that?

Travel agency: Transfagarasan is a road through highest mountains in Romania:

Moldoveanu and Negoiu and it goes up to 2000 metres altitude. Top Gear considers it thebest road in the world.


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WHATYOUNEEDTOKNOW:


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U N I T 4L E I S U R E

1 What do you think: will Susie buy the holiday package? Motivate your answer.


At its highest point of 2000 metres, you willfind Balea Lake, one of the coldest places inRomania. Here the view is absolutelyfantastic: you are literally in the clouds!

Susie: How about equipment? Do I needany?

Travel agent: No. Just put some warmclothes in your luggage because theweather is very cold there. Let's not forget:the last day is a shopping day in one of themalls in Bucharest!

Susie:So your advice is to take this package.

Travel agent:This is the best offer on the market now and it's not very expensive either.

Susie:Money is not important. The most important thing for me is to visit all must-see places.

Travel agent:So now

2

1. Let's go to the cinema tonight!

2. How about a coffee?

3. Please give me your pen.I need to write something.

4. Why don't you eat something?5. You should go to sleep. It's late.

6. Could you tell me your name, please?

a. Yes, I'm going now. Good night!

b. It's Maria Lopez.

c. I'm not hungry.

d. No, I don't want feel like seeing films

tonight.e. Here you are!

f. Great idea! With milk and sugar, please.

b. Match the words to their definitions.

1. suggestion

2. request

a. asking for something in a polite way

e.g: Please give me more information about this offer.

b. an idea or a plan you offer to someonee.g: You should go on this holiday! It's an incredible offer!

e.g.

e.g.

b. Can you name the touristic attractions in these two photos?

a. Match the sententences.

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A must-seeLesson 4 .1


c. Make a suggestion/request to your colleague and write it down.

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

Listen and fill in the blanks with the right word:

Complete the questions with how much and how many:

4

5

information advice money luggage equipment news weather work

a. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen!Here is today's ___news____.

b. The ______________ is very changeablethese days, take an umbrella with you.

c. I have some wonderful ______________for you.

d. Could you please give me some more_________________ about this package?

e. My skiing __________________ is at home,so I can't go skiing with you.

f. Is that ___________________ heavy?Let me help you!

g. Thank you all for your hard _____________!

The project is a real success!h. ________________ is not a problem for me. My salary is quite good.

i. Let me give you some _______________: don't go up the mountain unless you have theproper equipment.

remember!

Nouns like information, advice, money,luggage, equipment, news, weather,work, milk, sugar, coffee, flour

have NO PLURALform, so use a verb inthe singular!

My money is in the bank.

For questions we use how much?

How much money have you got?

I've got 10.

e.g.

e.g.

1. How much milk would you like?Two litres, please.

2. ___________________ tomatoes do you

need for the salad?Just three.

3. ___________________ is this T-shirt?Only 30.

4. ___________________ luggage do youhave for this trip?Three suitcases.

5. ___________________ horses have yougot on the farm?Five.

6. ___________________ coffee do youdrink every day?About two cups.

remember!

How many + nouns with singular andplural forms

one apple -- two applesone woman -- two women

How many apples would you like?

How much+ nouns with no plural forms

money, sugar, coffee

How much sugar would you like?

e.g.

e.g.


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CHECKTHIS!

Can you make requests and suggestions? Can you give information about places?

In groups, make a poster to attractforeign tourists to Romania. Use picturesfrom magazines, newspaper cuts andleaflets from travel agencies.

TRYTHIS!

Welcome to Romania!


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To express likes and dislikes To ask people about things they like

doing

Holiday plans

Likes and dislikes

I like going to parties.

I don't mind travelling by train.

I prefer playing football to watching ite.

I don't like / dislike waking up early in the morning.

I can't stand airplanes.

I hate flying.

What does a really good day look like toyou? What would you do on that day?

What would you like others to do or notto do on your ideal day?

Lesson 4 .2

Susie, Dan and Cosmin are in the garden, and chatting about likes and dislikes.

Susie:So what do you really like doing, Cosmin?

Cosmin:Travelling. I love travelling. And meeting people. All sorts of people.I prefer trains to airplanes. Trains are quite cheap, and you get to see a lot.Flying is expensive. I don't mind flying, though. It saves you time. But I hatemissing connections.

Dan:I also like travelling, but I hate flying. And I dislike trains. I really likedriving. I like listening to loud music while I'm driving. But I can't stand gettingstuck in traffic jams. And I like cycling.

Susie:Do you know what I really like doing? I like sitting here, in the garden,listening to you. And I like running my business, but I can't stand getting intoarguments with customers.

Cosmin:I also enjoy sitting here, talking to you.

Dan:Me, too.

Listen to the conversation and underline what Susie, Dan and Cosmin like or dislike

doing. Pay attention to the ways they express their likes and dislikes.

1


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WHATYOUNEEDTOKNOW:


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Conduct a survey in your group using the table below. Write sentences to reportyour findings.

1

2

Write sentences about what Susie, Dan and Cosmin like and dislike doing.

Susie likes running her business.

They all like sitting in the garden.

Write true sentences about yourself.

YOURTURN!

TRYTHIS!

Study the table below. Then mark the sentences in the dialogue above using the codesin the first column of the table.

2

Watchingthe news

Readingnewspapers

Dancing Singing StudyingEnglish CookingWritingletters

+ ++=

---

Three people love dancing.Everyone hates writing letters.

e.g.

CHECKTHIS!

What can you do now? Can you express likes

and dislikes?

e.g.

I love .................. I don't like .........

I really like ........ I dislike ..............

I like ................... I hate .................

I quite like ......... I can't stand ......

I don't mind ......

+ +

+

=

-

--

Tom loves watching TV.Lisa really likes cooking.

Petre likes riding horses.

Tom doesn't mind sleeping in hotels.

Anica dislikes trains.

Petre hates queuing.Lisa can't stand ironing.


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Plans for the futureLesson 4 .3


to write a postcard to talk about intentions and probable

future actions

When did you last send a postcard?To whom? Where did you send it from?

Susie is writing a postcard to her brother,

Dan.

Use am/is/are + going to + verbto talk about

plans and intentions:

I am going toYou/We/They are going to see a film tomorrow.

He/She is going to

I am not going to visitRomania next

summer.Are you going to flyto Spain tomorrow?

She is going to finishher studies first,and then work.

e.g.

Dear brother,

This is my fourth day in Romania and I

absolutely love it! The postcard is from the

medieval citadel of Rasnov, a quiet and

beautiful place in the mountains.

Tomorrow I'm going to visit the famous

castle of Dracula in Bran and then we're

going to cross the mountains on

Transfagarasan. It's going to be an exciting

day! I'm going to buy you a nice present

from Bucharest on my last day here

I hope everything is ok with you!

Miss you,

Susie

Dan Smith

10 Crescent Street

Liverpool

England, UK


LET'SLEARN!

WHATYOUNEEDTOKNOW:


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Answer these questions.

1. Where is Susie now?

_____________________________________________________________________________

2. How does she feel about Romania?

_____________________________________________________________________________

3. What is she going to do tomorrow?

_____________________________________________________________________________

4. What is she going to do in Bucharest?

_____________________________________________________________________________

5. Where is her brother?_____________________________________________________________________________

2 Complete the sentences with the right form of the verb:

a. She is going to visit her grandparents in the countryside. VISIT

b. We ________________________________ a film on TV tonight. WATCH

c. He _________________________________ her a present. BUY

d. I _________________________________to Rome to see the Colosseum. FLY

e. They don't like planes so they ___________________________ to Istanbul. DRIVE

f. You ________________________________ this summer, right? WORK

g. _______you__________________________him a poscard today? SEND

h. She ____________________________because she is hungry. EAT

i. I am tired so ____________________________ for a while. S LEEP

j. I don't like those clouds! I_______________________my umbrella with me. TAKE

k. He ____________________________the news on TV every evening even WATCHon holiday. He likes being informed.

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3 Interview 3 classmates about their plans and intentions and complete this table.Then share your results with all your classmates.

Ionut is going to learn Italian next summer.

George is going to visit his parents next week.

e.g.

What are you going to do...

tonight tomorrow next week next summer

Partner 1

Partner 2

Partner 3


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Plans for the futureLesson 4 .3


4 What are you personal plans for the future and what are you going to do to fulfil them?

Share your intentions with your classmates.

Share your intentionIm going to learn Spanish Im going to finish building my house

Say when

next week / month / year tomorrow 10 years from now then one day

Explain why because I plan to work in Spain. to move in with my family.

5 Fill in the blanks to write a postcard to a friend:

Dear

I am writing from

The weather is .

Tomorrow I am going to

...

I hope

I will be home

Take care!

Love,

Can you talk about plans and intentions?

Can you write a postcard?

Make a list of your 5 most importantplans and think of the steps you needto take to accomplish them. Hang thelist some place you can see it every day

and check it again after 6 months tosee how many plans are accomplished.

TRYTHIS! CHECKTHIS!


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1 You are on holiday. Complete this guest registration form to check yourself in the hotel.

Mrs. Ms. Mr.

Surname ________________________ First name ________________________________

Address______________________________________________________________________

City ______________________________ County ___________________________________

Country __________________________ Occupation _______________________________

Company _________________________ Phone number ____________________________

I will pay by: cash credit card

Arrival date: ______________________ Departure date: ___________________________

Room type: single double smoking non-smoking

Guest signature, Receptionist,

Holiday Inn Hotel


2 Complete the sentences with the right verb from the box:

visit learn swim fly play read

a. Susie is going to visit Dracula's castle tomorrow.

b. I'm not going to ____________________ Spanish next year.

c. Cosmin is going to ___________________ in the sea every day.

d. We are going to ___________________ to London next week.

e. They are going to ___________________ football this afternoon.

f. Are you going to ___________________a lot of books this holiday?


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3 Write your opinion on these holiday destinations. Use the following expressions:

I like I don't like/dislike

I don't mind I can't stand

I prefer to I hate

a. going to the seaside in Constanta:

I dislike going to the seaside in Constanta because the beach is too crowded..

b. skiing in Predeal:

_______________________________________________________________

c. fishing at Balea Lake:

____________________________________________________________

d. horse-riding in Mangalia:

_________________________________________________________

e. relaxing in the countryside:

________________________________________________________

4 Cosmin wants to visit his friend Anna in London, so he's making an airline reservation.

a. Listen to the dialogue and put the sentences in the correct order.

Reservations clerk: BC Airlines, good afternoon. May I help you?

o Cosmin: Yes, do you have any flights to London on the 10th of August?

One way or round trip?

That would be 300. Please tell me your full name for the reservation.

One moment, pleaseyes, we have a flight at 10 a.m.

Economy, business or first class ticket?

How would you like to pay, Mr. Stoica? Your reservation is ready. Have a nice day!

o It's perfect. How much is the ticket?

o Round trip. I want to leave London on the 15th of August.

o Thank you very much! Goodbye!

o Economy, please.

o My name is Cosmin Stoica.

o By credit card.

b. Play a similar situation with your partner.

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2


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2 Write a possible answer for these suggestions and requests:

1. It's cloudy. You should take an umbrella.

I have one, mom!

2. How about going to a restaurant for dinner tonight?

______________________________________________________________________

3. Let's go shopping for clothes tomorrow!

______________________________________________________________________

4. Could you help me, please? This suitcase is very heavy!

______________________________________________________________________

5. How about going to the beach today?

______________________________________________________________________

6. Please tell me your phone number!

______________________________________________________________________

.


3 Give true information for each sentence:

a. My mother really likes _______________________________________________

b. I dislike _____________________________________________________________

c. My sister/brother can't stand _________________________________________

d. My best friend doesn't like ___________________________________________

e. I love _______________________________________________________________

4 What are your plans for the future? What are you going to do when you finish Level 4?Write a paragraph sharing your intentions.

1 Choose the right form of the verb:

1. My children learn/learns very fast.

2. Her luggage is/are not very heavy. It's only 15 kilos.3. All my sheep is/are white. I haven't got a black one.

4. Sugar is/are very expensive these days.

5. Your coffee is/are getting cold. You should drink it!

6. His equipment is/are broken. He can't help you.



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You are one step away from finalizing this last English module, as well as the Primary

stage of the Second Chance programme!

Before your final progress check have another look at all the lessons and check what you

know and what you still need to practise in order to pass your Final Progress Checksuccessfully.

Don't forget: you now know enough English to express your ideas an opinions, so feel

free to speak your mind!

Best wishes,

the authors

Congratulations!

SUMMER

AUTUMN

WINTER

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F i n a l p r o g r e s s c h e c k

1 Choose the correct words to complete the sentences:

1. I early in the morning. 6. she like bananas?

a. usually get up a. Does

b. get up usually b. Do

2. I like coffee in the morning. 7. I really like in the countryside.

a. having a. drive

b. have b. driving

3. Shopping is 8. When are you your parents?

a. interested a. going to visit

b. interesting b. visit

4. There' s milk in the fridge. 9. Her brother is architect.

a. many a. an

b. a lot of b. a

5. Mary for her daughter. 10. These trousers are too large.

a. waiting Get me a size.

b. is waiting a. larger

b. smaller

3

4

You are on holiday. Write a postcard to a friend. Tell him / her about where you

are staying, what the weather is like, and when you are going to return home.

How do you rate your progress? Tick the box that best describes how well you

can do the following:

RATE YOUR PROGRESS! Very well Well Can dobetter

I can tell the time.

I can talk about my daily routines.

I can describe people.

I can say what people do in various jobs.

I can compare things and people.

I can talk about the weather.

I can ask and give information about places.

I can express likes and dislikes.

I can write a postcard.I can talk about intentions and make plans.


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AUDIO SCRIPT

FAMILIES

Unit 1. Lesson 1. WHAT TIME IS IT?

In this lesson you will learn:

UNIT One

Useful language:

Let's learn!

Introduction

Dear students,Congratulations for reaching the fourth level of theSecond Chance programme! You can now expressbasic ideas and opinions in English about your familybackground, town, hobbies and sports. With this newEnglish module you will expand your vocabulary, as wellas your communication skills. The most important thingwhen learning a foreign language is not being afraid:just engage in conversation and you will do just fine!Your opinion is important, so state it! You will have funwith your classmates by participating to various groupactivities, interesting projects, discussions and debates.At the end of this course you will:

be able to express your ideas and feelings on agiven topic

fully understand a text (oral or written) produce your own text/ postcard/ email

InUnit 1 you will learn: to talk about your daily programme;

daily routines; to tell the time;

to describe people;

ti write an e-mail.

to talk about daily routines to tell the time

Daily routinesget upget dressedhave breakfast/lunch/dinner

leave home a.m. ante meridiengo to work p.m. post meridiencome home

go to bed

Time telling1. It's 3 o'clock.2. It's quarter past 6.3. It's half past 94. It's quarter to 12.

Listen to what the Smiths do every day.1. Miss Meddling is Lisa's nosy neighbour.

She always watches what Lisa and her family do.2. At half past seven in the morning

Lisa gets up and gets dressed.

3. Susie has breakfast at quarter to eight every day.4. Dan is still in bed at ten to eight!5. At eight o'clock Lisa drinks her coffee and talks on

the phone.

Exercise 2

Useful language:

Let's learn!

6. Lisa leaves home at 8:30. She goes to work by carevery day.

7. At 5:30 Lisa usually comes back home and cooksdinner for her family.

8. Lisa has dinner with her family at eight o'clock

every evening. They talk about their day.9. Lisa watches the daily news on TV.

She goes to bed at 10 o'clock.

Listen and correct the false sentences about Lisa's family.1. Lisa gets dressed at 7 o'clock.2. Dan is still in bed at half 5.3. Lisa cooks at quarter past 4.4. Miss Medling reads a book at 9 o'clock.

Time expressionsat 5 o'clock, at the wekkend, at noonon Sunday, on Mondayin the evening, in the morning, in the afternoon, inwintera.m., p.m.once a weektwice a month

four times a year

Days of the weekSunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday,Friday, Saturday

Expressing frequencyalways, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never

Listen to the following text and fill in the table belowit:Cosmin is in Britain at the Smiths' invitation. He has anew friend, Alfred Bates who wants to be a famousfootballer. Cosmin wants to find out about him.So what do you usually do in your free time?You mean on Saturdays and Sundays? I love those days.I always spend them with my family: my wife Mary, myson Jerry and my daughter Alicia. We rarely wake upbefore 9 on Saturday mornings. We have breakfasttogether and make plans for the day. We sometimes rideour bikes or swim together or just go for a walk in thepark. For lunch, we usually go to a pizza restaurant. Jerryloves pizza. We let the children decide how to spend theafternoon. In the evening, we often visit friends.How about Sunday?On Sunday morning we always go to church.

What do you do after church?We visit our parents. We always have lunch with myparents or with Alicia's parents.Do you play football on Sunday afternoon?Absolutely not. I never play football at the weekend.

Unit 1. Lesson 2. I NEVER PLAY FOOTBALLAT THE WEEKEND


to locate actions in time to express the frequency of events


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Exercise 3

Complete the sentences with at, in, or on.a. We have lunch at 12 o'clock.b. We always go to church on Sunday.c. I like to watch TV in the evening.d. Where were you at 5:30 on Friday?e. I only have coffee in the morning.f. He sometimes drives at night.g. On Mondays, I am usually late for work.

h. We go swimming a lot in summer.

Useful language:

Let's learn!

Describing people Email structuretall/shortintelligent Opening sentence: Thank yousad/happy for your phone call.

Closing sentence: Write to me soon!Ending: Love, Cosmin

Greeting: Dear Anna

Fill in the blanks in Cosmin's email to Anna using thewords from the box:

Dear Anna,Thank you for your phone call it always makes mehappy to hear from you!I am in Liverpool, at the Smiths' invitation. They arethe most wonderful hosts, and we have fun every day!They take me every day somewhere nice, so I'm alwaysvery busy. The man on the left is Tom. He is 1.85 m!

The long-haired woman next to him is Lisa, his wife.She's got beautiful green eyes, red hair, and fair skin.Their daughter Susie is in the middle. She is short-haired, with dark skin. She's an intelligentbusinesswoman. Her brother Dan, who's next to me,has got a pointed nose, just like yours. He's very sadbecause he hasn't got a job. I must mention theSmiths's neighbour, Miss Meddling. She is such a nosywoman, always asking a lot of questions.

How are you, Anna? What's your new job like?Write to me soon.Love,Cosmin

Unit 1. Lesson 3. HAVING FUN EVERY DAY!


To describe people To write an email

Exercise 1

Match the questions to the answers.He's a blue-eyed,handsome young man.She's very friendlyand sociable. What's she like?He likes playing football. What does he like?She's fine. How is she?

What does he look like?

Let's practise 1

Exercise 2

Unscramble the days of the week.

Sunday ThursdayMonday FridayTuesday SaturdayWednesday

Progress Check 1

Exercise 1

1. I live in Iasi.2. We never have breakfast.3. She always takes the bus to work.4. Tom has got two children.5. My mother cooks twice a week.

THE WORKPLACEUNIT Two

InUnit 2 you will learn: to describe what people do in various jobs; to ask for and provide personal information; to compare things and people; to talk about familiar items in the house and at

the workplace.

Unit 2. Lesson 1. WHAT TIME IS IT?


Useful language:

Let's learn!

to describe what people do in various jobs

Jobs and occupations

Read the following sentences. Underline the names of

jobs.1. She repairs water pipes, sinks and baths. She is a

plumber.2. He repairs electrical systems or equipment. He is an

electrician.3. She takes care of people who are sick or injured.

She's a nurse.4. He works in an office typing letters and making

phone calls. He's a secretary.5. He repairs vehicles and machinery. He's a mechanic.6. He owns or manages a farm. He's a farmer.7. He prepares and cooks food. He's a cook.8. He makes men's clothes. He's a tailor.

work workerdrive driverdance dancersing singerteach teacheract actor / actresswait (on) waiter / waitress

electriciandoctorpostmansecretarynursehairdressertailor

mechanicfarmercook

Exercise 1Complete the sentences using the following words tofind out what these people do:1. His job is to collect and deliver letters. He's a

postman.2. His job is to treat people who are ill. He's a doctor.3. Her job is to cut, wash, and arrange people's hair.

She's a hairdresser.4. His job is to perform in a play or film. He's an actor.5. Her job is to drive a car, bus, etc. She's a driver.6. His job is to teach especially in a school. He's a

teacher.7. His job is to serve food and drinks at the tables in a

restaurant. He's a waiter.

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