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INTRODUCERE
Ne bucurm c ai ales Cursul EUROCOR de Englez nivel intermediar! Acest curs se adreseaz persoanelor care au terminat modulul de englez pentru nceptori EUROCOR, precum i tuturor celor care au studiat anterior aceast limb (de la un an la doi ani) i doresc s continue studiul la un nivel mai avansat. Obiectivul principal al cursului nostru este s dobndii fluen n comunicare i s deprindei totodat n mod corect regulile gramaticale, ajutndu-v s v dezvoltai abilitile lingvistice (citire, nelegerea unui text ascultat, vorbire i scriere), indispensabile pentru o bun comunicare n limba englez. Graie folosirii diverselor tehnici de nvare i modalitii de prezentare a informaiilor, dar i datorit indicaiilor referitoare la studiu, vei face rapid progrese la nvtur.

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Leciile acestui curs reflect limba englez contemporan, limba vorbit. Vei lectura astfel articole din presa englez, teme interesante din viaa de zi cu zi, dar vei audia i cntece englezeti, pe baza crora vom discuta despre anumite chestiuni gramaticale i lexicale. Rezultatele eforturilor dvs. le vei putea verifica prin intermediul temei pentru acas, care va fi corectat i evaluat de profesorul dvs. personal. Structura leciilor Studiul eficient al cursului nostru este garantat de structura didactic unitar a caietelor. Fiecare caiet este constituit din dou lecii, care se axeaz pe principalele elemente n studiul limbii: citire (Reading), gramatic (Grammar Lab), comunicare (Communication), ascultare (Listening), vorbire (Speaking). De mare ajutor v va fi n studiul individual filtrul rou, pe care l putei folosi acolo unde vei ntlni text scris cu rou, de exemplu n unele exerciii sau atunci cnd nvai i repetai cuvintele noi. Vei acoperi cu filtrul fragmentele selectate, iar dup ce vei rspunde singur la ntrebri, l vei da la o parte pentru a verifica apoi corectitudinea rspunsurilor pe care le-ai dat. Studiind limba englez la Eurocor, hotri singur unde i ct de des vei nva. Materialul , inserat pe unui caiet este planificat pentru o perioad de studiu de o lun. Simbolul margine, indic momentul cnd v putei opri din studiu pentru a relua mai trziu, fr ca pauza s fie un impediment n procesul de nvare. V sftuim ca pauza dintre edinele de studiu s nu fie mai lung de 2 zile. marcheaz track-urile de pe CD-ul audio pe care trebuie s le ascultai, pentru Semnul a rezolva exerciiile propuse.

Studiai Engleza interactiv!

Pe lng caietele de curs i CD-urile audio nregistrate cu vorbitori nativi, putei studia cursul de Englez nivel intermediar i interactiv, prin intermediul aplicaiei online MultimediaPlus. Stnd comod n faa calculatorului, putei studia aceast limb navignd cu mouse-ul prin multitudinea de ecrane ale aplicaiei i rezolvnd variatele exerciii interactive. Ce este grozav este c putei s v verificai imediat rspunsurile la exerciii, s primii un punctaj i chiar s v nregistrai pronunia i s-o comparai cu cea a profesorilor nativi. n plus, un dicionar electronic v va ajuta s nvai mai uor cuvintele din acest curs. Mai multe detalii despre aceast aplicaie putei gsi pe pagina de internet www.eurocor.ro sau la numrul de telefon 021 33 225 33.

Modul de organizare a cursului Englez nivel intermediar

Obiectivele didactice naintea fiecrei lecii putei afla ce abiliti vei dobndi dup ce vei termina de parcurs materialul leciilor. Mai trziu, putei reveni asupra lor, bifnd noiunile pe care le-ai nvat. Fiecare lecie ncepe cu o mic nclzire, care are scopul de a v introduce n subiectul leciei. Prezint elementele de gramatic, precum i exerciii care au menirea de a consolida noile cunotine acumulate. O subseciune cuprinznd informaii i exerciii menite s asigure deprinderea unei bune pronunii n limba englez. Seciune consacrat comunicrii lingvistice. Introduce un nou vocabular i ncurajeaz exersarea acestuia ntr-un context corespunztor. Sunt exerciii care urmresc dezvoltarea abilitilor de ascultare, citire, vorbire i scriere. Adeseori, aceste abiliti sunt dezvoltate mpreun, de exemplu: ascultarea i vorbirea (listening and speaking), citirea i scrierea (reading and writing). Este prezent n fiecare a doua lecie a caietului. Seciunea prezint rile unde engleza este limb oficial, precum i diversele aspecte culturale, indispensabile pentru folosirea abil a limbii engleze. Sunt seciuni care sintetizeaz la un loc toate informaiile gramaticale introduse pe parcursul unei anumite lecii. Tema pentru acas este o modalitate de verificare i consolidare a cunotinelor dobndite pe parcursul celor dou lecii ale caietului. Se recomand efectuarea temei dup parcurgerea integral a leciilor. Tema poate fi rezolvat direct n formularul special sau online i trimis spre corectare profesorului personal. Ofer rspunsurile corecte la exerciiile din lecii. Transcrierea nregistrrilor audio permite reproducerea dialogurilor care nu figureaz scriptic n lecie, dar care se gsesc pe CD-ul ce nsoete fiecare caiet. Dicionarul cuprinde toate cuvintele noi prezente n leciile caietului, traducerea acestora i transcrierea fonetic, redat cu ajutorul Alfabetului Fonetic Internaional (IPA).

Warm-up Grammar lab Pronunciation Communication Word bank Language skills

The world of English

Grammar summary Homework

Key Tapescripts

Word list

n paginile cursului Eurocor vei ntlni urmtoarele simboluri care faciliteaz studiul individual: Fundalul evideniaz problemele de gramatic i lexicale

Aspecte importante Glossary

Study Tip

indicaii referitoare la tehnici de nvare

noile cuvinte i expresii, nelegerea unui text nou

indispensabile

pentru

Lecia de fa constituie o lecie demonstrativ, care dorete s v familiarizeze cu materialele de studiu specifice cursului EUROCOR de Englez nivel intermediar. Pentru a v forma o imagine ct mai clar asupra structurii cursului, am selectat pentru dumneavoastr cteva fragmente din leciile acestui curs, coninnd diverse seciuni didactice. Din punctul de vedere al numrului de pagini, ea reprezint mai puin de jumtate din coninutul unui caiet de studiu.

Programa cursului Englez nivel intermediar

Lecia 1: English around the world Vocabular: numele rilor i naionalitilor Gramatic: timpurile Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect, Past Simple, Past Continuous, Simple Future; verbele speak, say, tell, talk Lecia 3: Family Fortunes Vocabular: grade de rudenie Gramatic: formele posesive; ntrebri despre subiect subject questions; neither, either i both Lecia 5: Memories Vocabular: discuii despre amintiri Gramatic: timpul Simple Past; expresia used to; adverbele de timp i frecven specifice timpului trecut Lecia 7: Shopping Vocabular: cumprturi; scrisoarea de reclamaie Gramatic: substantivele numrabile i nenumrabile; articolul nehotrt; determinanii few, a few, little, a little Lecia 2: Technology and Communication Vocabular: calculatorul, conversaiile la telefon Gramatic: Question Tags; cuvintele interogative: why, where, what, how etc. Lecia 4: Look alike Vocabular: nfiarea unei persoane Gramatic: timpurile Present Simple i Present Continuous; verbele care nu au form continu Lecia 6 : Feelings Vocabular: informaii i preri despre evenimente din trecut Gramatic: timpurile Past Simple i Past Continuous; formarea adverbelor; antonime Lecia 8: Banking Vocabular: domeniul financiar i bancar; numere i fracii Gramatic: articolul nehotrt a/an i articolul hotrt the; adverbele: all, most, no, none

Leciile 9-10: Lecii recapitulative (recapitularea cunotinelor din leciile 1-8) Lecia 11: Car journeys Vocabular: prile componente ale unei maini; condusul mainii; cltoria cu maina Gramatic: verbele modale: can, could, may; perifrazele verbale be able to i be allowed to; exprimarea priceperii, posibilitii, interdiciei i permisiunii la prezent, trecut i viitor; accentul Lecia 13: Sport Vocabular: activiti sportive Gramatic: gradele comparativ i superlativ Lecia 15: The press politics, crime Vocabular: mass-media, politic i infracionalitate Gramatic: timpul Present Perfect Lecia 12: Travelling by plane and train Vocabular: cltoriile cu avionul i trenul Gramatic: verbele de necesitate i obligativitate must, mustnt, have to, should, ought to, be supposed to

Lecia 14: Extreme sports Vocabular: sporturi extreme Gramatic: gradele comparativ i superlativ ale adverbelor Lecia 16: Leisure time Vocabular: modaliti de petrecere a timpului liber Gramatic: timpul Present Perfect Continuous; simbolurile fonetice

Lecia 17: Must love dogs Vocabular: reclam, anunuri Gramatic: defining relative clauses; exerciii fonetice

Lecia 18: What business are you in? Vocabular: afaceri Gramatic: non-defining relative clauses

Leciile 19-20: Lecii recapitulative (recapitularea cunotinelor din leciile 11-18) Lecia 21: Touring the city Vocabular: turism; vizitarea diverselor obiective turistice Gramatic: timpurile Present Simple i Present Continuous cu referire la evenimente din viitor; perifrazele verbale be to i be about to Lecia 23: How does it work? Vocabular: funciile diferitelor aparate electrocasnice Gramatic: propoziii condiionale de tipul 0 if you; propoziiile impersonale cu pronumele you i one; verbe compuse Lecia 25: Having a hard time? Vocabular: trsturi de caracter; sfaturi Gramatic: propoziii condiionale de tipul II; adjective antonimice Lecia 27: Unusual places Vocabular: denumiri geografice Gramatic: timpurile Past Perfect, Past Perfect; semnele de punctuaie Lecia 22: The world ahead Vocabular: viitorul i tehnologia viitorului Gramatic: Future Simple; perifraza be going to; formele ll i wont; verbul compus make

Lecia 24: If I win, I will lower the taxes Vocabular: viaa politic; sistemele politice i electorale din Marea Britanie i Statele Unite Gramatic: propoziii condiionale Lecia 26: How to behave well? Vocabular: etichet i bunele maniere; exprimri ale politeii Gramatic: ntrebrile indirecte Lecia 28: Unusual stories Vocabular: literatur Gramatic: timpurile naraiunii

Leciile 29-30: Lecii recapitulative (recapitularea cunotinelor din leciile 21-28) Lecia 31: Gossip Vocabular: relaii interumane Gramatic: vorbirea indirect; exerciii fonetice Lecia 33: Fit and healthy Vocabular: alimentaie corect, sntate Gramatic: folosirea corect a formelor verbale; conjunciile Lecia 32: TV serials Vocabular: filmul, televiziunea Gramatic: redarea n vorbire indirect a ntrebrilor, ordinelor i interdiciilor Lecia 34: Sleep well Vocabular: somnul Gramatic: formele de gerunziu (verbele n desinena -ing); formarea substantivelor de la verbe i adjective; formarea verbelor de la adjective Lecia 36: Discoveries and inventions Vocabular: invenii, descoperiri Gramatic: diateza pasiv Lecia 38: Catastrophes and ecology Vocabular: ecologie, catastrofe naturale Gramatic: propoziiile condiionale de tipul III; construciile cu wish + Past Perfect

Lecia 35: How coffee is made Vocabular: producia de cafea, hrtie Gramatic: diateza pasiv la timpul prezent i trecut Lecia 37: Luck is blind Vocabular: noroc, hazard Gramatic: construciile wish / if only / its time / Id rather; exerciii de fonetic

Leciile 39-40: Lecii recapitulative (recapitularea cunotinelor din leciile 31-38)

nvarea oricrei limbi strine ncepe cu alfabetul i pronunia sunetelor ei distinctive. Pentru transcrierea fonetic, cursul folosete Alfabetul Fonetic Internaional (International Phonetic Alphabet IPA). Pentru a v fi mai uor, am redat n tabel similitudinile sunetelor englezeti cu cele romneti.

Lecia 1

Pronunia
Spre deosebire de limba romn, unde cuvintele se scriu i se citesc asemenea, n limba englez modul n care se pronun un cuvnt difer considerabil de forma lui grafic. Cel mai indicat este s deprindei pronunia corect ascultnd i repetnd de cteva ori cuvintele i propoziiile nregistrate pe CD-ul pe care vi-l punem la dispoziie. Dac uneori vei dori s nvai doar din caiet, putei deprinde uor pronunia corect a cuvintelor cu ajutorul transcrierii fonetice care nsoete vocabularul leciilor. Tocmai de aceea este att de important s v familiarizai cu alfabetul fonetic internaional IPA. Datorit acestuia vei putea citi fr vreun ajutor cuvintele englezeti nu numai din leciile noastre, ci i din dicionarele de limb englez. Aceast abilitate v va fi de un real folos i n timpul nvrii altor limbi strine. Pentru a nva s citii simbolurile IPA, va trebui s ascultai cu atenie nregistrrile, urmrind simultan n caiet transcrierea fonetic a cuvintelor pronunate de profesor. n tabelele de mai jos sunt redate sunetele cu ajutorul alfabetului IPA. n primul tabel sunt redate vocalele, n cel de-al doilea consoanele. Alturi de fiecare sunet este indicat un exemplu de cuvnt n care apare sunetul respectiv, transcrierea fonetic a acelui cuvnt i modul n care este produs sunetul n cauz, adeseori prin compararea lui cu fonemele limbii romne. Fiecare sunet va fi discutat i exersat n seciunea Pronunciation (pronunia) a fiecrui caiet. Ori de cte ori vei avea ndoieli cu privire la modul n care se pronun un cuvnt, putei apela cu ncredere la tabelele prezentate aici. Iat alfabetul fonetic IPA cu mprirea pe vocale i consoane:
Vocale i diftongi (Vowels and double vowels diphtongs)
e i i u sit bed happy bad see car cup book saw took /st/ /bed/ /hpi/ /bd/ /si/ /k/ /kp/ /bk/ /s/ /tuk/ se pronun ca un i scurt, intermediar ntre i i e din romn se pronun ca un e obinuit, ca n mere se pronun ca un i scurt se pronun ca un e deschis se pronun ca un i lung se pronun ca un a lung, la fel ca n cuvntul romnesc mare se pronun ca un a scurt, n poziie nal ca n ua se pronun ca un u scurt se pronun ca o lung se pronun ca un u lung

Consoanele
p b d t g paper bad do tea get /pep/ /bd/ /du/ /ti/ /get/ se pronun ca p se pronun ca b se pronun ca d se pronun ca t se pronun ca g

Fiecare lecie ncepe cu precizarea principalelor noiuni pe care le vei nva i cu o mic nclzire Warm-up. ncepnd cu aceast seciune, caietul este presrat cu numeroase exerciii.

Lecia 4

LESSON 4
Look alike
Bifai

s formai propoziii cu verbe la timpul Present Simple i Present Continuous; s recunoatei i s folosii verbele care nu au form continu; s identificai persoana din imagini pe baza unei descrieri; s descriei nfiarea unei persoane prezentate ntr-o imagine; s rspundei la ntrebri pe baza unui text ascultat.

Warm-up
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Exercise 20

Ascultai nregistrarea i completai enunurile de sub imagini.

1. What do you do? Im a hairdresser. 2. What _______ you ________? I __________ her hair.

Ai nvat deja din Cursul de Englez nceptori care este diferena ntre timpurile Present Simple i Present Continuous. n exemplele de mai sus, Present Simple se folosete cu referire la meseria exercitat, n timp ce Present Continuous exprim o activitate concret, care este svrit exact n momentul cnd se vorbete despre ea (sau ntr-un moment foarte apropiat de momentul vorbirii). 18

fiecare csu dup ce ai nvat:

3. Where _______ you _________? I ____ in the marketing department.

4. Where _______ you _________? Upstairs.

Gramatica este o cale sigur de a nva corect o limb strin. n cursul nostru nu vei gsi niruiri de informaii teoretice, ce ar putea fi plictisitoare, ci prezentri succinte, menite s v ajute n asimilarea rapid a regulilor gramaticale. Iat un fragment din seciunea Grammar Lab.

Lecia 6

Grammar lab
Despre gramatica limbii engleze se spune c este destul de uoar. Totui, una dintre dificultile fundamentale pe care le ridic const n diferenierea timpurilor gramaticale. n lecia aceasta vom reflecta asupra diferenelor dintre timpul trecut simplu, numit, aa cum bine tii, Past Simple, i timpul trecut continuu Past Continuous. nainte de a trece la o analiz amnunit a ambelor timpuri, citii cu atenie i comparai propoziiile de mai jos: When he met her, he travelled to America. W When he met her, he was travelling to America.

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Care dintre propoziii indic faptul c eroul i-a cunoscut iubita n timpul unei cltorii n America i care ne spune c, imediat dup ce i-a cunoscut iubita, a plecat n America? Prima propoziie nseamn c eroul i-a cunoscut iubita i a plecat n America. n schimb, a doua nseamn c i-a cunoscut iubita n timpul cltoriei. Aadar, putem trage urmtoarele concluzii: Folosim timpul PAST SIMPLE Pentru a exprima o activitate care s-a petrecut la un moment definit n trecut, dar i pentru exprimarea unor activiti care s-au succedat una dup cealalt n trecut, de ex.: I saw Jack yesterday. We went on holiday and we took some nice photos. n schimb, timpul PAST CONTINUOUS se folosete pentru exprimarea unei activiti care a durat pentru o anumit perioad n trecut i pe care o plasm cel mai adesea n timp cu ajutorul unui complement circumstanial de timp de tipul yesterday, at 3 oclock etc., de ex.: We were playing tennis all afternoon. Am jucat tenis toat dup-amiaza. L-am vzut pe Jack ieri. Am plecat n vacan i am fcut cteva fotografii frumoase.

Timpul Past Continuous se folosete de asemenea pentru exprimarea unei activiti care era n desfurare n momentul apariiei unui alt eveniment, de ex.: While I was washing my hair, the phone rang. Pe cnd mi splam prul, a sunat telefonul.

Propoziiile la Past Simple i Past Continuous pot fi unite frecvent cu ajutorul unor cuvinte de legtur precum while /wal/ n timp ce, pe cnd sau as /z/ pe cnd, cnd. Trebuie s mai adugm c ele sunt urmate de un verb la timpul Past Continuous, de ex.: As I was walking down the street, I saw a beautiful girl. Cnd mergeam pe strad, am vzut o fat frumoas.
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Atunci cnd nvm o limb strin, ne dorim n primul rnd s vorbim ct mai fluent. Cursul nostru i propune s v ajute s pronunai ct mai corect sunetele limbii engleze, prin seciunea Pronunciation i, desigur, prin suportul audio nregistrat cu vorbitori nativi.

Lecia 3

Pronunciation
Consoanele , sunt pentru vorbitori non-nativi cele mai dificile. Sunetele acestea nu apar n limba romn, tocmai de aceea ar trebui s le acordai mai mult atenie. Nu uitai ca atunci cnd le pronunai s forai contactul cu dinii (incisivii). Cnd vrful limbii se gsete ntre dini, ncercai s pronunai z i vei auzi consoana sonor . n schimb, dac ncercai s pronunai s, ia natere consoana surd . Pentru nceput, pronunai ambele consoane cu deosebit grij i cu timpul pronunarea lor va deveni un lucru ct se poate de natural. 9
Exercise 9

Ascultai i repetai. both mouth through thin think month earth death both health thing

neither weather

either rather

father other

together brother

mother

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Exercise 10

Gsii cea mai scurt cale de la Start la Finish, urmrind cuvintele care conin sunetul . Apoi verificai-v ascultnd nregistrarea.

Study tip
Ascultndu-i pe vorbitorii nativi (native speakers), observai c uneori ei l pronun pe ca t, f sau s. poate fi pronunat ca d, v sau z, de ex. unii irlandezi pronun cuvntul thick ca tick. La Londra, n schimb, auzi three ca i cum ar fi free, iar then pronunat ca den.

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Partea de comunicare Communication v ajut s v extindei vocabularul i s ntreinei o discuie n limba englez, pe diverse teme de interes.

Lecia 4

Communication
Word bank
Pentru a putea s v descriei cu uurin familia, ar trebui s avei la dispoziie un vocabular tematic satisfctor. Cu siguran cunoatei deja cuvintele de baz, necesare pentru descrierea nfirii (adic: head, eye, ear, nose, mouth etc.). V prezentm acum alte cuvinte i expresii utile din aceeai categorie tematic. 26
Exercise 28

Folosii filtrul rou i nvai urmtoarele cuvinte. Ascultai nregistrarea. bald /bld/ forehead /fhed/, /frd/

wrinkle /rkl/ moustache /mst/

glasses /glsz/

beard /brd/ eyebrow /abra/ cheek /tik/ chin /tn/

eyelid /ld/

face /fes/

lips /lps/

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Cnd dorim s spunem c cineva seamn cu cineva, putem apela la urmtoarele cuvinte i expresii: similar /sml/ similar, -, asemntor, -oare Putem folosi i expresia: (to) look alike sau look like (to) look smart /lk lak/ a arta ca (de ex. You look like your mother.) Cnd dorim s spunem c cineva are o inut elegant, folosim expresia: /lk smt/ a arta elegant, a fi elegant Cu alte cuvinte folosim verbul look i un adverb. Iat i alte expresii formate cu ajutorul verbului look i al unui adverb, de ex.: (to) look friendly (to) look worried /lk frendli/ /lk wrid/ a prea / a arta prietenos a arta ngrijorat
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(de ex.: You are similar to your mother.)

/lk lak/ a semna cu

(de ex.: You and your mother look alike.)

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Prin audiia unor cuvinte sau texte n seciunea Listening v vei exersa abilitatea de ascultare, una din principalele componente n nvarea unei limbi.

Lecia 3
Exercise 17

n opinia autorului articolului, care sunt avantajele i dezavantajele unei familii mari? Scriei-le n tabel. Advantages 1. the fun and social benefits Disadvantages 1. bedtime lasts more than two hours

Listening
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Exercise 18

a. Ascultai cum i exprim urmtorii interlocutori prerea despre articolul de la Exerciiul 16. Completai spaiile libere cu cuvintele potrivite. advantage Adam: I think that having a lot of brothers and sisters is an 1 _____________. Your children have one another to play with and you dont have to do it all the time.
Susan: Adam:
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_____________ with that. A parent is the best partner to play with for a child. _____________ only till a certain age. Then a child needs other children to play with.

Susan: They can have school friends. Adam: Its good to have a friend at school but 4 _____________ its not the same as having a brother or a sister. They will always be there for you when you need them. Susan: Its not always the case. Anyway, you have no privacy you have to share everything your room, your toys, your clothes Adam: But 5 _____________ that at the same time you learn how to be a good person and how to be sensitive for the needs of others.

b. Cu care interlocutor suntei de acord i care sunt argumentele dvs.?

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Citirea i scrierea sunt etape eseniale n nvarea unei limbi strine. Pentru a v dezvolta ct mai eficient aceste abiliti, avei la dispoziie exerciii foarte interesante n seciunea Reading and writing.

Lecia 6

Speaking
Exercise 40

Repovestii una dintre povetile prezentate. Folosii cuvintele din casetele exerciiului 38. Notai povestea. ______________________________________________________________________ Mr Brown met Mrs Brown when he was on his holiday in Italy. _____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________

Reading and writing

Exercise 41

a. Citii povestea i completai golurile cu adverbele potrivite din partea dreapt. well I remember that day very 1) ________. I was sitting 2) ________ in the living room and watching TV as I always do in the afternoon. My wife was in the kitchen. She was doing the washing up after dinner. She was in a hurry because she wanted to go out with her friends to the cinema. I dont like going out, but she used to do that 3) ________ with her girlfriends. 4) ________, the telephone rang and my wife answered it 5) ________. As I was going 6) ________ upstairs. I could hear my wife talking on the phone 7) ________. I thought it was one of her friends calling that she couldnt make it, but I wasnt sure. Anyway, I was ready for my afternoon nap. After an hour, something woke me up. It was a car, which parked in front of my house. I heard my wifes voice. She was whispering to someone. I decided to stay in bed for a while and to read some magazines. My wife went out and drove away. COMFORTABLY REGULARLY NERVOUSLY SLOWLY SUDDENLY WELL QUICKLY

Eventually, I went downstairs and I saw something that really surprised me. All my wifes things were gone and there was a note next to the phone saying: ............ b. Alegei finalul potrivit pentru povestea de mai sus. 2. 1. 3.

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n partea de Speaking a fiecrei lecii vei nva s comunicai fluent n limba englez. Nu avei nevoie de un partener real de dialog, pentru c suportul audio v ofer ansa s v evaluai corectitudinea replicilor.

Lecia 3

Speaking
n tabelele de mai jos gsii informaii despre dou persoane.
Exercise 19

Construii cteva enunuri despre oameni folosind urmtoarele forme: both and, neither nor, both of them, neither of them. Putei s le i scriei mai jos.

ALAN SMITH
Family: has got a daughter, hasnt got a son, has got a brother. lives in a city, has got a big house and a car, hasnt got a garden.

JOHN PARKER
Family: hasnt got children, has got a brother, and a sister. lives in a city, has got a big house and a garden.

House:

House:

Leisure: goes out to the restaurant at the weekend, doesnt like shopping, likes playing golf.

Leisure: doesnt like shopping, likes playing golf.

Neither Alan nor John has got a son. / Neither of them.... 1. ____________________________________________________________________. 2. ____________________________________________________________________. 3. ____________________________________________________________________. 4. ____________________________________________________________________. 5. ____________________________________________________________________. 6. ____________________________________________________________________.
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Pentru mbogirea culturii dumneavoastr generale, n paginile cursului nostru vei gsi informaii utile despre cultura englez, n seciunea The world of English. Vei fi pregtit astfel pentru explorarea unei ri fascinante, ncrcat de frumusee i istorie.

Lecia 6

The world of English

Unul dintre cei mai celebri monarhi englezi este Henric al VIII-lea. i datoreaz celebritatea mai ales faptului c a avut ase neveste. Citii textul i vei afla mai multe detalii despre relaiile sale mai mult sau mai puin reuite. If a lion knew his strength, it were hard for any man to hold him. - Sir Thomas More of Henry VIII 34
Exercise 43

Ascultai nregistrarea i apoi citii povestea despre Henric al VIII-lea i cele ase soii ale sale.

HENRY VIII AND HIS SIX WIVES

Henry VIII one of the most famous English kings was born on 28th June 1491, as the second son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. He became king in 1509 after his brother Prince Arthurs death. In his youth Henry was athletic: extremely fond of hunting and tennis. He was very intelligent, spoke good French, Latin and Spanish. Henry liked writing both books and music. He was a good player of many instruments and a composer. He was also very religious. Nowadays, Henry VIII is mainly known for his six marriages. He married his first wife Catherine of Aragon for political reasons, just after he became king. They had a daughter Mary I. By the end of the 1520s Henrys wife was in her forties and they still didnt have a son. The king was really desperate to have a male heir. He fell in love with Anne Boleyn, the sister of one of his many mistresses, so he decided to divorce Catherine and tried to persuade the Pope to allow him to do that. However, the Pope said no. So Henry VIII took England out of the Roman Catholic Church and made himself head of the Church of England. This was the start of Protestantism in England. In 1533, he married Anne Boleyn. Henry hoped finally to have a male heir. His wife, gave birth to another daughter, Princess Elizabeth. Henry decided to get rid of Anne. She was executed for adultery in 1536. In 1537, the king married his third wife the kind-hearted Jane Seymour. She finally gave birth to a son who later became Edward VI. Jane, however, died 12 days after the childs birth in 1537. He married his fourth wife, a German princess, Anne of Cleves for political reasons and soon divorced her. This marriage ended because Anne deliberately made herself unattractive so that she could be free to remarry her sweetheart. In 1540, Henry VIII married the beautiful and ambitious Lady Catherine Howard, but she also was executed for adultery. His last wife Catherine Parr outlived him and died in 1548. None of the last two wives gave birth to any children. King Henry VIII died on 28th January 1547. To some, Henry VIII was a strong and ruthless ruler. But he left the country in a weak and uncertain state. 30

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Exerciiile presrate de-a lungul materialului v ofer posibilitatea de a pune n practic cunotinele asimilate. Pentru a v evalua rspunsurile, avei la ndemn seciunea de rspunsuri la exerciii Key.

Lecia 3

Key 3-4
Exercise 1 e s Joe is a student. He is 21. Joe s father is a bank manager. His name is Craig. His mother s is a teacher. Her name is Helen. Judy is Joe s g i younger sister. She goes to nursery. Jessica is Joe s twin sister but she doesnt look like her brother. She is a student, too. Jimmy is Joe s s father s brother. He lives in the country and he likes riding horses. His wife Sue doesnt work. She is a housewife and she looks after the kids and the house. Theyve got two children a daughter and a son. Chris is Joe s eldest cousin. He is 16 and he loves motorbikes. Chris s sister s name is Chloe. She is a schoolgirl. She likes helping her mum and dad on the farm. 1. 2. 3. Joe Chris Craig 4. 5. 6. Chloe Jessica Jimmy 7. 8. 9. Helen Judy Sue

Exercise 6 2. 3. 4. 5. Neither John nor Tom passed the exam. I dont like either of them. / I like neither of them. Id like to visit both France and Spain this summer. Both the mother and the daughter have red hair.

Exercise 8 1. 2. 3. Who loves Ian? Who talked to you? Who plays football (with you)?

Exercise 10 both think month mouth thumb earth Exercise 17 Tabelul pentru exerciiu se afl la pagina 40. through health thin thing birth

Exercise 2 2. 3. 4. the boys skateboard the girls birthday the mans bike

Exercise 3 2. 3. 4. 5. The Identity of Bourne Gods Fist The Flight over the Nest of the Cuckoo Egypts Prince

Exercise 18 a. 2. 3. I dont agree Thats true, but 4. on the other hand 5. I believe

Exercise 19 Exercise 4 2. Fernando 5. Ben 3. 4. 5. 5. 6. does he finish do they 6. 3. Fernandos children 4. Ben 6. Jenny, Bens wife 7. Bens family 2. Both Alan and John have got a brother. / Both of them Both Alan and John live in a city. / Both of them Both Alan and John have got a big house. / Both of them Neither Alan nor John likes shopping. / Neither of them Both Alan and John like playing golf. / Both of them

Exercise 5 2. 3. 4. do they have they got do they

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Recapitularea de la sfritul fiecrui caiet Grammar Summary are rolul de a sintetiza cunotinele asimilate, ajutndu-v astfel s le fixai mai bine n memorie.

Lecia 6

Grammar summary
1.
Timpurile Past Simple i Past Continuous Folosim timpul PAST SIMPLE pentru a exprima o activitate care s-a petrecut la un moment definit n trecut, dar i pentru exprimarea unor activiti care s-au succedat una dup cealalt n trecut, de ex.: I saw Jack yesterday. We went on holiday and we took some nice photos.

n schimb, timpul PAST CONTINUOUS se folosete pentru exprimarea unei activiti care a durat o anumit perioad n trecut i o plasm cel mai adesea n timp cu ajutorul unui complement circumstanial de timp de tipul yesterday, at 3 oclock etc., de ex.: We were playing tennis all afternoon. Timpul Past Continuous se folosete de asemenea pentru exprimarea unei activiti surprinse n cursul desfurrii ei n momentul apariiei unui alt eveniment, de ex.: The phone rang while I was washing my hair. As I was walking down the street, I saw a beautiful girl.

2.

Adverbele n limba englez, adverbele se formeaz de regul prin adugarea sufixului ly la sfritul adjectivului. polite + ly slow + ly n unele cazuri, alipirea sufixului -ly atrage dup sine modificri n ortografia adjectivului, pe baza cruia se formeaz adverbul, de ex.: y ily easily le ly possible possibly terrible terribly ic ically

easy

dramatic dramatically

happy happily

Adverbele determin verbe, aadar descriu activiti i stau de obicei la sfritul propoziiei, de ex.: Ania speaks English fluently. Unele adverbe pot determina i adjective, de ex.: Mary got extremely nervous before her job interview. Adverbele au uneori aceeai form ca i adjectivul, de ex.: fast hard early late

Exist, de asemenea, o grup de adverbe a cror form nu deriv de la adjectiv, de ex.: always enough
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n fiecare lecie vei nva noi termeni, n funcie de tema discutat. Gsii astfel de-a lungul leciilor seciunea de Glossary sau Word bank, unde gsii deopotriv transcrierea fonetic i traducerea acestor cuvinte noi.

Lecia 6

Communication
Word bank
Dup cum bine tii, tema leciei noastre o reprezint sentimentele i relaiile dintre oameni. Pentru a vorbi despre o tem att de important, avem nevoie de un vocabular potrivit. Vei nva cu aceast ocazie i alte verbe compuse phrasal verbs, precum i expresii indispensabile pentru purtarea unui dialog pe aceast tem. Pentru a deprinde pronunia corect a noilor cuvinte i expresii, ncercai la nceput s le ascultai pe cele citite de profesor. Apoi repetai-le dup acesta, iar la sfrit indicai pentru cuvintele n romn echivalentul n limba englez, folosind filtrul rou. g 29
Exercise 33 xercise (to) get to know (to) break up (to) split up (to) fall in love (to) get on well with (to) argue (to) meet (to) go out with (to) keep in touch (to) stay friends (to) have a lot in common (to) have a date /get t n/ /brek p/ /splt p/ /fl n lv/ /get n wel w/ /gju/ /mi:t/ /g at w/ /kip n tt/ /ste frends/ /hv lt nkmn/ /hv det/ a cunoate a pune capt unei relaii a se despri a se ndrgosti a fi n bune relaii cu a se certa a (se) ntlni a iei (n ora) cu a fi n legtur cu a rmne prieteni a avea multe n comun cu a avea o ntlnire (amoroas)

a. Ascultai cuvintele i expresiile n limba englez i repetai.

b. Acoperii exerciiul cu filtrul rou i ncercai s v amintii transcrierea fonetic. Minunat! Cunoatei acum cteva expresii i cuvinte utile n situaii de via obinuite. ncercai acum s le folosii n propoziii. 30
Exercise 34

Rescriei enunurile folosind expresiile nou nvate. Apoi ascultai nregistrarea. 2. Jenny and Tom contact each other regularly. _______________________________________ 3. Betty and David stopped going out together. _______________________________________ 4. They often speak to each other angrily. _______________________________________ 5. A lot of things about George and me are the same. _______________________________________
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1. We have a good relationship. We get on well. _______________

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Tema pentru acas verific modul n care v-ai nsuit cunotinele asimilate din fiecare caiet, valorificnd deopotriv gramatica, citirea, vorbirea, ascultarea i scrierea.

Leciile 1-2

Homework 1-2
Grammar
1. Completai enunurile cu formele corecte ale verbelor din paranteze. cooks 1. My mother often __________ (cook) meal for us. 2. These children always __________ (say) thank you. 3. She often __________ (make) mistakes. 4. He is very busy. He __________ (work) on this project. 5. What time __________ (you, be) here tomorrow? 6. He often __________ (read) novels but now he __________ (read) poetry. 7. He __________ (see) her yesterday. 8. I __________ (be) to England twice and I can __________ (talk) about it for ages. 9. She really __________ (enjoy) the performance last night. 10. __________ (anybody, tell) you what happened? 2. Scriei pentru fiecare enun forma corect de Question Tag. isnt it 1. Its going to rain, __________ ? 2. She speaks very good English, __________? 3. Back in your country, you dont use German at all, __________? 4. She looks really beautiful, __________? 5. Tom has gone to Australia, __________? 6. You didnt enjoy the food, __________? 7. He would like to be a father, _________? 8. You bought some milk, __________? 9. Im going to be late, __________? 10. Well meet each other again, __________?

Listening and reading

49 Ascultai nregistrarea i completai textul cu cuvintele care lipsesc. met I __________ my husband in England in 1993. I __________ in love with him at first sight. Although I __________ English, I am French you __________, we __________ each other very well. I took English courses and soon I __________ quite well. Bob spoke English with an Irish accent since he __________ from Ireland. I __________ his manner, his Irish accent and the low voice. I never really __________ him to laugh and when he did, it was such a joy. Bob and I __________ irresistibly drawn to each other. It was that strong chemistry which always __________ us back together over the years.

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V prezentm o selecie din seciunea Word List, aflat la finalul fiecrui caiet, n care sunt surprinse toate cuvintele noi nvate n acel caiet. Avei ansa i s v putei verifica pronunia cu suportul audio.

Leciile 1-2
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Word list 1-2

A
abroad /brd/ strintate access /kses/ acces accident /ksdnt/ accident (to) acquire /kwa/ a obine, a dobndi (to) add /d/ a aduga adjective /dktv/ adjectiv adverb /dvb/ adverb aloud /lad/ cu voce tare among /m/ ntre, printre (mai mult de doi/dou) Anglo-Saxon /glsksn/ anglosaxon, - appropriate /prprit/ corespunztor, -oare, potrivit, - arrow /r/ sgeat at /t/ la, n, @ a rond n adresa de e-mail Aviation English /evien gl/ limba englez folosit n aviaie

contraction /kntrkn/ aici: forma prescurtat, contras conversation /knvsen/ conversaie, convorbire (to) copy /kpi/ a copia; copie cookies /kkiz/ prjiturele (to) correct /krekt/ a corecta; corect, - creation /krien/ creaie (to) cut /kt/ a tia

D
data /det/ date, informaii (to) delete /dlit/ a terge delight /dlat/ ncntare; (n text: turkish delight: rahat turcesc) (to) dial /dal/ a forma un numr de telefon dialect /dalekt/ dialect distance course /dstns ks/ curs prin coresponden, curs de la distan dot /dt/ punct during /djr/ n timpul

E
employment /mplmnt/ slujb, serviciu engaged /ngedd/ ocupat, -, logodit, - enough /nf/ suficient, destul extension /kstenn/ numr interior, prelungire

B
background /bkgrand/ origine, provenien (mediul de provenien), fundal (to) be used /bi juzd/ a fi obinuit, - s ... British Telecom /brt telikm/ numele reelei britanice de telecomunicaie broken /brkn/ stricat, -

F
file /fal/ dosar (to) fill in /fl n/ a completa finished /fnt/ terminat, -, ncheiat, - flight /flat/ zbor following /fl/ urmtor, -oare

C
(to) call back /kl bk/ a suna napoi, a reveni cu un telefon century /sentri/ secol, veac chart /tt/ grafic, orar chess /tes/ ah cigar /sga:/ trabuc (to) circle /skl/ a ncercui; cerc (to) close /klz/ a nchide common /kmn/ comun, - (to) complete /kmplit/ a completa, a ncheia; complet, - complicated /kmplketd/ complicat, - (to) connect /knekt/ a face legtura, a conecta connected /knektd/ conectat, - (to) contain /knten/ a cuprinde, a conine (to) continue /kntnju/ a continua, a dura
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G
global /glbl/ global, - (to) group /grup/ a grupa; grup (to) guess /ges/ a ghici

H
habit /hbt/ obicei, obinuin (to) have a knack for something /hv nk f sm/ a avea o nclinaie spre, a se pricepe la (to) have something in common /hv sm n kmn/ a avea ceva n comun (to) hold the line /hld lan/ a rmne pe fir, a nu nchide telefonul human /hjumn/ uman, om

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Temele se pot rezolva online sau pe formulare speciale, care se trimit ulterior spre corectare profesorului personal.

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