MODULE SIX REVISION RECAPITULARE

POLITE CONVERSATION FORMULE DE POLITETE

REMEMBER?

REVISION!

REMEMBER? V! ADUCE"I AMINTE? INTRODUCING PEOPLE FORMULE DE PREZENTARE Let me introduce myself = Permite!i-mi s" m" prezint. I am = Eu sunt My name is = Numele meu este Let me introduce John to you D"-mi / Da!i-mi voie s" !i-l / vi-l prezint pe John Jane, please meet John = Jane, !i-l prezint pe John. How do you do. Glad / Pleased / Nice to meet you = ncntat de cuno#tin!" / mi pare bine de cuno#tin!".
INTRODUCING PEOPLE

MEETING PEOPLE FORMULE DE POLITETE LA INTALNIRE GREETING PEOPLE FORMULE DE SALUT LA NT$LNIRE. Hello Hi = Bun". Salut. Good morning = Bun" diminea!a Good afternoon = Bun" ziua (dup" ora %2.00; afternoon = dup"-amiaza) Good evening = Bun" seara

GREETING PEOPLE

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MEETING PEOPLE

MEETING PEOPLE POLITE CONVERSATION FORMULE DE POLITE&E LA NTLNIRE Dup" saluturi, se exprim" de obicei pl"cerea sau bucuria ntlnirii: How nice to see you / Im glad to see you again / Its so nice to see you again = Ce bine-mi pare c" te v"d / c" te ntlnesc! Dac" este cazul, se spune c" a trecut mult (prea mult) timp de la ultima ntlnire: Its been a while / Its been a long time / Its been too long / Its been ages since we last met = a trecut ceva timp / a trecut mult timp / a trecut prea mult timp de cnd ne-am ntlnit ultima oar" / Nu neam v"zut de un secol (emfatic) Urmeaz" ntrebarea uzual" la ntlnire: How are you? = Ce mai faci? / Cum te sim!i? / Cum !i merge?

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REMEMBER THE LEXICAL EXPLANATIONS?

ATEN&IE! How are you? nu nseamn" Cum e#ti tu?, ci Ce mai

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faci? Alte variante cu acela#i n!eles : How are things? How are you getting along? How is life? etc Whats new? = Ce nout"!i ai? / Ce-i de nou? R"spunsuri posibile:

I am fine, thank you / Very well, thanks / Im O.K, thanks for asking / Im all right, thank you / Im cool (n argou) = Sunt bine, mul!umesc. So and so = a#a #i a#a Not so well, Im afraid = Nu prea bine, din p"cate (aici Im afraid nu
wrong!

nseamn" M" tem n sens concret, ci introduce o informa!ie nepl"cut") Ive been better = Nu prea bine (am avut #i zile mai bune) Dup" ce persoana r"spunde la ntrebarea How are you?, ntreab" la rndul s"u:

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And how are you? etc (acelea#i variante de mai sus), iar interlocutorul r"spunde la rndul s"u. Se poate ntreba apoi despre membrii familiei, prieteni comuni etc: And how is your wife / your mother / your father / your sister / your brother / Mary / John / our friend Bob? etc = 'i ce mai face so!ia / mama / tata / sora ta / fratele t"u ? etc. And how are your parents / your children / your brothers / your sisters / our classmates? etc = 'i ce mai fac p"rin!ii / copiii / fra!ii t"i / surorile tale / colegii no#tri de clas"? etc Deci HOW IS + substantiv la singular HOW ARE + substantiv la plural La desp"r!ire se folose#te una din formulele politicoase de r"mas-bun:
REMEMBER THE LEXICAL EXPLANATIONS?

LA DESPARTIRE. Good bye = La revedere / Adio (la o desp"r!ire de lung" durat" sau definitiv") Bye bye Bye = La revedere See you See you soon See you later = Pe curnd Good day = La revedere (mai oficial, cteodat" denot" o desp"r!ire brusc", o ntrerupere brusc" a ntrevederii) Good night = Noapte bun" Sleep well Sleep tight = Somn u#or Sweet dreams = Vise pl"cute Good day = La revedere (mai oficial, cteodat" denot" o desp"r!ire brusc", o ntrerupere brusc" a ntrevederii) Good night = Noapte bun" Sleep well Sleep tight = Somn u#or Sweet dreams = Vise pl"cute

SAYING GOOD-BYE

REMEMBER THE LEXICAL EXPLANATIONS?

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GRAMMAR PRACTICE EXPLICA"II GRAMATICALE THE VERB VERBUL

GRAMMAR EXPLANATIONS EXPLICA&II GRAMATICALE

THE VERB TO BE IN THE PRESENT VERBUL TO BE = A FI LA PREZENT AFFIRMATIVE FORMA AFIRMATIV$

REMEMBER? V$ AMINTI&I?

# I am eu sunt # You are tu e#ti # He is el este (persoan", fiin!")

# We are noi suntem # You are voi / dumneavoastr" sunte!i

CORRECT FORMS FORME CORECTE

# She is ea este (persoan", # They are ei / ele sunt fiin!") (persoane, fiin!e, lucruri) # It is el / ea este (lucru, obiect) Contracted Forms Forme contrase (prescurtate) # Im # Youre # Hes # Were # Youre # Theyre

CORRECT FORMS FORME CORECTE

# Shes # Its

NEGATIVE FORMA NEGATIV$ # I am not eu nu sunt # You are not tu nu e#ti

CORRECT FORMS FORME CORECTE

# We are not noi nu suntem # You are not voi / dumneavoastr" nu Sunte!i # They are not ei / ele nu sunt (persoane, fiin!e, lucruri)

# He is not el nu este (persoan", fiin!") # She is not ea nu este (persoan", fiin!") # It is not el / ea nu este (lucru, obiect)

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Contracted Forms Forme contrase (prescurtate) # Im not # Youre not / You arent # Hes not / He isnt # Shes not / She isnt # Its not / It isnt # Theyre not / They arent # Were not / We arent # Youre not / You arent
CORRECT FORMS FORME CORECTE

INTERROGATIVE FORMA INTEROGATIV$ # Am I? eu sunt? # Are you? tu e#ti? # Is he? el este? (persoan", fiin!") # Is she? ea este? (persoan", fiin!") # Is it? el / ea este? (lucru, obiect) Are they? ei / ele sunt? (persoane, fiin!e, lucruri) # Are we? noi suntem? # Are you? voi / dumneavoastr" sunte!i?
CORRECT FORMS FORME CORECTE

THE VERB. PRESENT TENSE SIMPLE AFFIRMATIVE, INTERROGATIVE AND NEGATIVE FORMS VERBUL PREZENTUL SIMPLU FORMA AFIRMATIV! #I INTEROGATIV!
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THE VERB VERBUL

AFFRIMATIVE

AFFIRMATIVE FORMA AFIRMATIV$ Prezentul simplu este identic cu Short Infinitive (Infinitivul scurt), adic" forma care apare n dic!ionar (prima form" a verbului) Examples Exemple: Like: I like, you like, we like, they like La persoana a III-a singular, se adaug" s (-es):

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Examples Exemple: He likes, she likes, it likes, Mary likes, John likes, my mother likes etc.

INTERROGATIVE

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INTERROGATIVE FORMA INTEROGATIV$ Se formeaz$ cu ajutorul auxiliarului DO sau DOES (does se folose#te la persoana a III-a singular). DO / DOES trece n fa%a subiectului (grupului de cuvinte care formeaz$ subiectul), iar forma verbului se pune ultima: DO / DOES + SUBIECT (GRUPUL SUBIECTULUI) + FORMA VERBULUI (prima form$, cea din dic%ionar) Dup$ DOES, verbul nu mai prime&te S

Examples Exemple: Do you like? Do they like? Do I like? Do we like? La persoana a III-a singular, se folose#te DOES:

Examples Exemple: Does he like? Does she like? Does it like? Does Mary like? Does James like? Does you mother like? Does your big brother like?

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NEGATIVE FORMA NEGATIV$ Se formeaz$ cu ajutorul nega%iei NOT &i al auxiliarului DO sau DOES (does se folose#te la persoana a III-a singular). NOT se a&eaz$ ntre auxiliarul DO / DOES &i forma verbului (prima form$ a verbului = infinitivul scurt = forma care apare n dic%ionar): SUBIECT (GRUPUL SUBIECTULUI + DO / DOES + NOT + FORMA VERBULUI (prima form$ a verbului, cea din dic%ionar) Dup$ DOES, verbul nu mai prime&te S

NEGATIVE

Examples Exemple: I do not like; you do not like; we do not like; they do not like; the boys do not like, my parents do not like. La persoana a III-a singular, se folose#te DOES:

Examples Exemple: He does not like. She does not like. Mother does not like. My friend does not like etc.

FORME CONTRASE CONTRACTED FORMS DO + NOT = DONT DOES + NOT = DOESNT

CONTRACTED FORMS

Examples Exemple: I DONT like; you DONT like; we DONT like; they DONT like; the boys DONT like; my parents DONT like. He DOESNT like. She DOESNT like. Mother DOESNT like. My friend DOESNT like etc.
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EXAMPLE THE VERB PRESENT TENSE SIMPLE (INDEFINITE ) The verb TO SPEAK Present Tense Simple (Indefinite) Verbul TO SPEAK (a vorbi) Prezentul Simplu AFFIRMATIVE INTERROGATIVE - NEGATIVE FORMA AFIRMATIVA FORMA INTEROGATIVA FORMA NEGATIVA Affirmative I speak You speak He / she / it speaks We speak You speak They speak Interrogative Do I speak? Do you speak? Does he / she / it speak? Do we speak? Do you speak? Do they speak? Negative I do not speak / dont speak You do not speak / dont speak He / she / it does not speak / doesnt speak We do not speak / dont speak You do not speak / dont speak They do not speak / dont speak

SYNTHETIC TABLE

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OH, NO! NO MORE EXERCISES!

SELF EVALUATION PRACTICE / EXERCISES EXERCI"II DE AUTO EVALUARE ORAL EXERCISES EXERCITII ORALE

ORALLY

%. Build up a dialogue in which you introduce yourself (Construi!i un dialog n care v" prezenta!i singuri)
CONSTRUI&I UN DIALOG

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2. Build up a dialogue in which you introduce John to Jim (Construi!i un dialog n care l prezenta!i pe John lui Jim) 3. Repeat the forms of the verb TO BE (affirmative, interrogative, negative) Repeta!i conjugarea verbului TO BE A FI (la forma afirmativ", interogativ", negativ") 4. Repeat the contracted forms of the verb TO BE (affirmative, interrogative, negative) Repeta!i formele prescurtate ale conjug"rii verbului TO BE A FI (la forma afirmativ", interogativ", negativ") 5. Replace the following verbs in the negative with contracted forms of the verb TO BE nlocui!i urm"toarele verbe la forma negativ" cu forme contrase ale verbului TO BE. Model: She is not a doctor Shes not a doctor / She isnt a doctor. They are not at home Theyre not at home / They arent at home. Mike is not a pilot. I am not an economist. Our parents are not engineers. Their brother is not at home. The children are not here. Jane is not my friend. You are not a teacher. 6. Replace the following verbs in the negative with contracted forms (nlocui!i urm"toarele verbe la forma negativ" cu forme contrase). Model: I do not like tea I dont like tea. Susan does not live her Susan doesnt live here. They do not fly planes. We do not like coffee. She does not pilot a helicopter. Mother does not live in Re#i!a. My friends do not live in Paris. Mike does not like chocolate. You do not speak French.
TRANSFORM! REPLACE! REPLACE! CORRECT FORMS FORME CORECTE CONSTRUI&I UN DIALOG

7. Make the above sentences affirmative (Pune!i propozi!iile de mai sus la forma afirmativ") 8. Make the above sentences interrogative (Pune!i propozi!iile de mai sus la forma interogativ")

NEGATIVE

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WRITTEN EXERCISES. HOMEWORK EXERCITII DE REZOLVAT IN SCRIS. TEM! PENTRU ACAS!

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9. Build up a dialogue in which you introduce yourself (Alc"tui!i un dialog n care v" prezenta!i singur / singur") %0. Build up a dialogue in which you introduce John to Janet (Construi!i un dialog n care l prezenta!i pe John lui Janet)

CONSTRUI&I DIALOGURI

%%. You meet your best friend at the cinema. Write the dialogue with this friend (V" ntlni!i cu cel mai bun prieten / cea mai bun" prieten" la cinematograf. Scrie!i dialogul cu acesta / aceasta) %2. Put these sentences in the plural (Pune!i propozi!iile la plural). Model: I am a doctor We are doctors; She likes tea They like tea. My friend is an economist. Your brother speaks English. I am at home now. The teacher lives in a big house. His sister is an intelligent woman. The man is at home today. The baby sleeps well. %3. Put these sentences in the negative (Pune!i aceste propoz!ii la

TRANSFORM! SINGULAR

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TRANSFORM! AFFIRMATIVE

negativ): Model: I like tea I do not / dont like tea / She likes coffee She does not / doesnt like coffee / She is my friend She is not / isnt my friend. I like to fly. They are at home. My brother pilots a big plane. My mother is an engineer. Your parents visit you every month. We are good doctors. We like tea. Janet is a nice girl. Mike lives in London. Mike is a student. She likes my name. We are English. They speak French. Their friends are American. My friends like fish.

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NEGATIVE

TRANSFORM! AFFIRMATIVE

%4. Put the above sentences in the interrogative (Pune!i propozi!iile de mai sus la interogativ): Model: I like tea Do you like tea? / She likes coffee Does she like coffee? / She is my friend Is she your friend?
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INTERROGATIVE

%5. Put these sentences in the singular (Pune!i propozi!iile la singular). Model: We are doctors I am a doctor; They like tea He / she likes tea. My friends are economists. Your brothers speak English. We are at home now. The teachers live in big houses. His sisters are intelligent women. The men are at home today. The babies sleep well.

TRANSFORM! PLURAL

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KEY OF THE EXERCISES CHEIA EXERCI"IILOR ORAL EXERCISES EXERCI"II ORALE

ORALLY

%. Build up a dialogue in which you introduce yourself (Construi!i un dialog n care v" prezenta!i singuri) Possible dialogue (in fact a monologue!): Hello. May I introduce myself? My name is Janet. I am Mrs. Janet Brown. I am a student. I like English and I like English classes (!). I live in Re#i!a. Re#i!a is a small town. I am twenty-one. I live in a nice house. I have a brother and a sister. They live in Bucharest. My mother is a teacher and my father is an economist. 2. Build up a dialogue in which you introduce John to Jim (Construi!i un dialog n care l prezenta!i pe John lui Jim) Possible dialogue: Hello, Linda. Hello, Jim. How are you today? Fine, thanks. And how are you? Very well, thank you. Who is your friend? Oh, Im sorry. Jim, please meet John. He is colleague of mine. How do you do? Glad to meet you. My pleasure. Lets go to a movie. O.K. Lets.
MY DIALOGUES ARE BETTER! Yours are boring! IS YOUR DIALOGUE BETTER?

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3. Repeat the forms of the verb TO BE (affirmative, interrogative, negative) Repeta!i conjugarea verbului TO BE A FI (la forma afirmativ", interogativ", negativ"). Affrimative: I am , you are, he is, she is, it is, the boy is ,the book is, Mike is, Janet is, we are, you are, they are, my parents are, Joe and Jim are, the children are Interrogative: am I, are you, is he, is she, is it, is mother, is John, is your
V-a!i amintit formele corecte? Verifica!i singuri!

friend, are we, are you, are they, are your friends, are these people, are Jake and Janet Negative: Check yourselves! 4. Repeat the contracted forms of the verb TO BE (affirmative, interrogative, negative) Repeta!i formele prescurtate ale conjug"rii verbului TO BE A FI (la forma afirmativ", interogativ", negativ") 5. Replace the following verbs in the negative with contracted forms of the verb TO BE nlocui!i urm"toarele verbe la forma negativ" cu forme contrase ale verbului TO BE.

A!i nlocuit corect?

Model: She is not a doctor Shes not a doctor / She isnt a doctor. They are not at home Theyre not at home / They arent at home. Mikes not a pilot / Mike isnt a pilot. Im not an economist. Our parents arent engineers. Their brothers not at home / Their brother isnt at home. The children arent here. Janes not my friend / Jane isnt my friend. Youre not a teacher / You arent a teacher 6. Replace the following verbs in the negative with contracted forms (nlocui!i urm"toarele verbe la forma negativ" cu forme contrase). Model: I do not like tea I dont like tea.

A!i nlocuit corect?

Susan does not live her Susan doesnt live here. They dont fly planes. We dont like coffee. She doesnt pilot a helicopter. Mother doesnt live in Re#i!a. My friends dont live in Paris. Mike doesnt like chocolate. You dont speak French.

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7. Make the above sentences affirmative (Pune!i propozi!iile de mai sus la forma afirmativ"): They fly planes. We like coffee. She pilots a helicopter. Mother lives in Re#i!a. My friends live in Paris. Mike likes chocolate. You speak French. 8. Make the above sentences interrogative (Pune!i propozi!iile de mai sus la forma interogativ"): Do they fly planes? Do you / we like cofee? Does she pilot a helicopter? Does mother live in Re#i!a? Do my / your friends live in Paris? Does Mike like chocolate? Do you speak French?

A!i transformat corect? NEGATIVE

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AFFIRMATIVE A!i transformat corect? NEGATIVE

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INTERROGATIVE

WRITTEN EXERCISES. HOMEWORK EXERCITII DE REZOLVAT IN SCRIS. TEM! PENTRU ACAS!

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9. Build up a dialogue in which you introduce yourself (Alc"tui!i un dialog n care v" prezenta!i singur / singur"): See ex.' (vezi ex.%) %0. Build up a dialogue in which you introduce John to Janet (Construi!i un dialog n care l prezenta!i pe John lui Janet): See ex.2 (vezi ex.2). Change JIM into JANET! %%. You meet your best friend at the cinema. Write the dialogue with this friend (V" ntlni!i cu cel mai bun prieten / cea mai bun" prieten" la cinematograf. Scrie!i dialogul cu acesta / aceasta): No more help with this dialogue. Do it yourselves! %2. Put these sentences in the plural (Pune!i propozi!iile la plural). My / our friends are economists. Your brothers speak English. We are at home now. The teachers live in big houses. His / their sisters are intelligent women. The men are at home today. The babies sleep well.
A!i transformat corect? SINGULAR ARE YOUR DIALOGUES GOOD? Check your spelling!

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%3. Put these sentences in the negative (Pune!i aceste propoz!ii la

A!i transformat corect? AFFIRMATIVE

negativ): Model: I like tea I do not / dont like tea / She likes coffee She does not / doesnt like coffee / She is my friend She is not / isnt my friend. I dont like to fly. They are not / arent at home. My brother does not pilot / doesnt pilot a big plane. My mother is not / isnt an engineer. Your parents dont visit you every month. We arent good doctors. We do not like tea. Janet is not a nice girl. Mike doesnt live in London. Mike isnt a student. She doesnt like my name. We are not English. They dont speak French. Their friends arent American. My friends do not like fish. %4. Put the above sentences in the interrogative (Pune!i propozi!iile de

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NEGATIVE Both full and contracted forms are correct!

A!i transformat corect? AFFIRMATIVE

mai sus la interogativ): Model: I like tea Do you like tea? / She likes coffee Does she like coffee? / She is my friend Is she your friend? Do you like to fly? Are they at home? Does your brother pilot a big plane? Is your mother an engineer? Do your parents visit you every month? Are you good doctors. Do you like tea? Is Janet a nice girl? Does Mike live in London? Is Mik a student? Does she like your name? Are you English? Do they speak French? Are their friends American? Do your friends like fish? %5. Put these sentences in the singular (Pune!i propozi!iile la singular). Model: We are doctors I am a doctor; They like tea He / she likes tea. My friend is an economist. Your brother speaks English. I am at home now. The teacher lives in a big house. His sister is an intelligent woman. The man is at home today. The baby sleeps well.

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INTERROGATIVE

A!i transformat corect? A!i ajuns la formele ini!iale de la ex. %2? PLURAL

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SINGULAR

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