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COMPETITIA
CASTELELOR
DE NISIP

The SandcastLe
Competition
de Julie Penn

By de
Ju Emilia
lie PenRobledo
n
ilustraii
IlLustrated by Emilia RobLedo

OXFORD
UNIVERSITY PRESS

nainte
citi, alegei
pentru
Before de
youa read,
can you
match
the words
with cuvntul
the pictures?
fiecare
imagine
potrivit.
a

1 ngheat
ice loLLy

2 carte
book

3 zmeu
kite

4 plaj
beach

5 loiune
sun cream
de
plaj
6 minge
baLL

7 scoic
sheLL

8 castel
sandcastle
de nisip

Numele
esteDaisy.
Margareta.
Am treisprezece ani. Sunt n
MY meu
name's
I'm seven.
clasaI've
a aptea.
got blue eyes and curly blond hair.
Am ochi albatri i pr blond i cre.
Thiseste
is my
house,
there
aremama i tatl meu.
Aceasta
casa
mea,and
iar aici
sunt

my mum and dad.

blond
blond

cre
curly

ochi
eyes

pr
hair

AcestaThis
este is
veriorul
meu, Jack.
George.
El are
paisprezece ani.
my cousin,
He's
eight.
Nu are He
prul
blond,
niciblond
cre. Prul
este
aten
i drept,
iar ochii
hasn't
got
hair. lui
He's
got
straight,
black
hair
sunt negri. George locuiete la bloc, ntr-un apartament.
brown eyes. Jack Lives in a flat.
he's got
Locuimand
n acelai
oras.

apartament

drept

Hai
mergem
plaj .
Let'ss go
to the labeach.
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It's Saturday.
is calm,
at my frumoas
house.
Astzi
e smbt.Jack
E o zi
i cald.
George
e lafootbaLL
mine acasa.
n sufragerie
i fiecare
He Likes
andStm
frisbee.
I Like puzzles
andface ce i
place.
Mie mi plac puzzle-urile i cr ile. Lui i place fotbalul i
books.
frisbi-ul. i-a adus discul de frisbi cu el.
Mumvine
says,i ne
tLet's
go toHaide
the beach.'
Mama
spune:
i s mergem la plaj.
Jacki amie,
nd I iLike
the beach.
a great
NiThat's
se pare
o idee idea!
grozav!
lui George
ne place la plaj.

plaj
beach

fotbal
footbaLL

frisbi
frisbee

puzzle

Mama aduce o geant mare. De ce avem nevoie pentru o zi la

plaj?There's a big bag. What have we got for the beach?
- Ne trebuie
iunea
plaj, spune
mama.
'We've lo
got
sunde
cream,'
says Mum.
- i o 'And
ptur
spune
tata.
a mare,
big rug,'
says
Dad.
Eu mi iau cartea mea favorit, iar George pune n geant i
book iispuin in
themibag,
and Jack's frisbee is
disculMy
de favourite
frisbi, s facem
care.
the bag.
Acuminsuntem
gata de plecare.
geant
bag

ptur
rug

losun
iunecream
de plaj

O, nu!

Uraaaaa! am ajuns la plaj.

Hooray! We're at the beach.
- Hai s jucm frisbi, spune George.
play frisbee,'
says Jack.
tLet's Geanta
Dar, surpriz!
nu e n portbagaj!
the pe
bagmas,
isn't n
inbuctrie,
the car. cu
Am uitatBut
geanta
tot ce neOh,
trebuia
pentru
ea. kitchen!
no! The
bagplaj
is innthe
ma
carin

joac
play

ncercuiete
cuvntul
potrivit cu imaginea i
Circle the correct
word.
alctuiete propoziii cu fiecare.

1
\,

drept / curly
straight
cre
3

blond
blond / black
aten
4

~
~

)
aten
blond / black
blond
5

eyes / hair
pr
ochi

ochi
pr
eyes / hair

drept

cre

Identific obiectele din imagine i rspunde la ntrebri n

scris, dup model.

Write the words. Then write the sentences.

Ce este acesta?

What's this?
discfrisbee
de frisbi
EsteIt's
una

Ce
este acesta?
What's
this?

It's a _ _ _ _ _ __

Ce
este this?
aceasta?
What

Ce este aceasta?

It's a _ _ _ _ _ __

What's this?
It's a _ _ _ _ _ __

Ce este aceasta?
What's
this?

Ce
este aceasta?
What's
this?

George nu poate juca frisbi iar eu nu-mi pot citi cartea.

- Este n regul, spune mama. Hade i s facem o plimbare de-a
Jack can't play frisbee and I can't read my book.
lungul plajei.
'It'scnd
OK,'nesays
Mum.vedem
'Let's walk
along the beach.'
Pe
plimbm,
un supermarket.
-There's
Haide i asshop.
ne lum
nghe
atice
pelollies,'
b , spune
mama.
'Let's
have
says
Mum.

ngheat
pe b
ice loLLy

supermarket
shop

Mama intr n magazin. Eu i George ne uit m la vitrina

Jack and I look at the shop window.
supermarketului.
at minge
the bigmare
red iand
white
ball,'
says Jack.
-'Look
Uite ce
roie,
spune
George.
-'Look
Uite ce
galben kite,'
i frumos,
at zmeu
the yellow
I say.spun eu.
- Haide i s cump r m ceva de f cut mpreun , spune tata.
'Let's buy something to do together,' says Dad.
Ne gndim ce lucruri distractive se pot face la plaj .

minge
ball

zmeu
kite

mpreun
together

fereastr
window

astazi

czstiga
premii
grozave

a poster
nThere's
vitrin este
un afion
. the window.
- UIta
i-v
afi poster,'
ul acela,Ispun
Pe plaj
se desf oar
'Look
atlathe
say. eu.
'There's
a sandcastLe
o competi ie a castelelor de nisip.
competition on the beach.'
- Hai s facem i noi un castel, spune George.
'Let's make
a sandcastLe,'
says
Jack. construi
- Foarte
bine, spun
eu, dar cu ce
ne putem
10K,' I say.
'But what
wevamake
our interesant
castelul?
Cu minile
goalecan
nu ne
ie i nimic
sau
frumos. with?'
sandcastLe

competiie
competition

10

afi
poster

castel
de nisip
sandcastLe

Mulumesc!

Mama intr din nou n supermarket. n scurt timp, iese cu o pung mare.
Mum goes into the shop again. She's got a big bag.
- Acum ve i putea face un castel de nisip, spune ea.
'Now
youAcolo
can make
a sandcastLe,'
she says.
Ne uitm n
pung.
sunt dou
gletu e i dou
lop ele.
Lookspunem
in the noi
bag.ntr-un
Thereglas.
are two buckets and
- Uau! MulWe
umim!
Pornim veseli
gasim un
loc liber
pe plaj,
nisip
fin.
twos
spades.
'Wow!
Thank
you!'cuwe
say.
gletu
bucket

lop
ic
spade

11

Rezolvai
rebusul.
Write
the words.
15

4
5

1 P
b

u c k e t I

2 G2

e B

3 3

d4 Jc O

I
5

22

Uniithe
punctele.
Ce obiect
ai obinut?
Join
dots. What
is it?
Scriei dedesubt.

3
o

2
1

It's --------------------Este

12

Punei
n in
ordine
pentru aorder.
obine o propoziie.
Write cuvintele
the words
the correct

Eu
I

citesc
read

nu
pot
can't

cartea
book.

s-mi
my

Eu
nu potread
sa-mimy
citescbook.
cartea.
I can't
poate George
2 nu
can't
Jack

.b
3 peIce

frisbi
frisbee.

ngheat
LoLLies .

zmeu
kite.

ce
the

sunt
a
re

gle i
buckets.

s
faci
make

Tu
You

shave
lum

Uiteat
Look

dou
two

spLay
joace

Hai
Let's

galben
yeLLow

Acolo
There

castel de nisip
aunsandcastLe.

poi
can

13

GeorgeJack
i-a ales
Are form
has gleata
got theroredie.bucket.
It'sdreptunghiular.
a rectangle.
- O s fac un zid, spune el.
tIt's a wall,' he says. 'Here are the windows.'
i umple gleata cu nisip.
Then
heferestrele,
puts morespune,
sand in
bucket.
- Uite, aici
sunt
i his
i umple
din nou gleata.
nisip
sand

dreptunghi
rectangLe

'4

I::J

zid
wall
,

, ........
,/

"'-

r~_

fereastr

--- - - -Eu amI've

vrutgot
gleata
ca prulIt's
meu.
Are form de ptrat.
the galben,
yellow bucket.
a square.
Vreau s fac un turn pentru castel. Turnul are, desigur, o poart.
I make a tower. The tower has got a door.
- Acum oamenii au pe unde intra, spun eu, apoi ncep s-mi
thegleata
peopLe
goFolosesc
in,' I say.
umpluINow
din nou
cucan
nisip.
lop ica mea galben.
Este plcut
plaj,more
marea
e liniintit
cerul senin.
Then laI put
sand
the ibucket.
poart
door

oameni
peopLe

ptrat

turn
tower

15

- Hai s decorm castelul, spune George, dup ce-l terminm.

'Let's
saysportocalii,
Jack.
Pe plaj
suntdecorate
o mul imethe
de sandcastLe,'
scoici - mari, mici,
roz
sau alte
forme
Neshells
umplem
ile cu scoici,
le
on gle
the beach
- big apoi
sheLLs,
There
arei culori.
a Lot of
golim i le alegem pe cele mai frumoase, n form de melci, de
littLe sheLLs, orange sheLLs and pink sheLLs.
evantai, de stelu e de mare sau cochilii lunguie e.
I put
shells
the sandcastLe.
A ez cu
grijthe
scoicile
pe on
castelul
nostru de nisip.

a decora
decorate

portocaliu
orange

roz
pink

scoic
shell

Jack
has got
George
este ntr-o
dispozi
ie creatoare.
some paper
in his
Scoate o bucat de
pocket.
hrtie din buzunar.
El pstreaz tot
felul de lucruri din care
me tereste
obiecte
noi.

He puts the
Bineneles
c apaper
p strat
i on
baul
la ngheata
hisde
LoLLy
stick.
cump rat de mama.
It's a flag!
G ure te hrtia i o
introduce pe b .
A obinut un steag
pentru castelul nostru!

the steagul
flag
He puts
George
nfige
nonturnul
top of castelului,
the
deasupra por ii.
sa ndcastLe.
Oare este castelul
nostru gata?

steag
flag

hrtie
paper

stickat
b LoLLy
de nghe

buzunar
pocket

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<-

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'7

Punei
literele
n ordine pentru a reface cuvintele.
Write the
words.
2

:~
t

dL

z
w

3
a

ec

i
L

5s

o
h

cL

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5
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.-'.

./

'".~

ai

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pd

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rd

d
e

h
i
p

Match
thede
sentences
to la
Trasai
o linie
la propoziie
imaginea
corespunztoare.
the pictures.

Jack'sa bucket
is
1 Gletu
lui George
este
un dreptunghi.
a recta
ng leo

..., . .

b
Daisy makes a
2 Margareta
construiete
un turn.
tower.

o mulime
deof
There
are a lot
3 Sunt
scoici
pe on
plajthe
. beach.
shells

decoreaz
4 Margareta
Daisy puts
shells
castelul
scoici.
on thecu
sandcastle.

5 George
Jack has
are got
nitesome
h rtie
npaper.
buzunar.

meterete
6 George
Jack makes
a flag.un
steag.

19

E timpul pentru competiie.

It'slatime
theeu.
competition.
Butnu
look
the sea!. Apa
- Ia privii
mare!for
Spun
Castelul nostru
e natsiguran
l poateOur
surpa.
sandcastle isn't safe.
- Nu-i nici
o problem
George,
o idee.
lIt's
OK,' says, spune
Jack. II've
got am
an eu
idea.'
George traseaza un cerc n jurul castelului. Ca i cum cercul l-ar
Jack draws a circle around the sandcastle.
putea proteja. Dar apoi ia lop ica i se apuc de s pat un an n
Then
digs prin
the sand.
Thecastel.
sea goes into the hole.
nisip. Apa
m he
rii intr
an spre

}-

dig
a spa

20

groap
hole

n siguran
safe

sea
mare

/
Privii-ne
Are turn,
, ferestre
Lookcastelul
at au racum!
sa ndcastle!
It'spoart
got doors
and i u i. Are chiar
i un steag i un lac n jurul lui! Este frumos decorat cu scoici, iar
windows. It's got a flag and a Lake!
peste lac am construit chiar i un pod.
Jack and
I are foarte
very happy.
Eu i George
suntem
bucuro i. Am muncit cu spor.

happy
bucuros

Lake
lac

21

Un
domnlooks
inspecteaz
at the toate
A man
castelele de pe plaj. Nu
sandcastles
the beach.
sunt
multe reuonite.
.:first
ndcastle
is cu
The
Se uit
la sa
fiecare
pe rnd,
- aten
goodie.but it's little.
Primul castel este frumpos,
dar este foarte mic. Domnul
noteaz ceva pe foaia sa.

Unele
castele au
The second
forme
ciudate.
sandcastle
is
Unul, de exemplu,
very ta ll.
este foarte nalt i
Oh, dear!
nclinat!
Ia te uit !

Un
castel este
Thealtthird
doar
un ptratismare.
sandcastle
Domnului nu i place,
big and
clatin
dinsquare.
cap i
The man
noteaz
pedoesn't
foaia lui.

like it.

mare
big

22

mic
little

om
man

nalt
tall

OmulThe
verific
i castelul
nostru.
Zmbe te.He smiles.
man looks
at our
sandcastle.
- Acest
castel
este c tigtorul,
spune el.
is the winner,'
heBravo!
says. Acestea sunt
'This
sandcastle
premiile voastre.
'Well done! Here are your prizes.'
George a primit un zmeu galben, iar eu mingea cea mare cu
ro uJack
i alb.has got a yellow kite and I have got a big
Mama
tata wh
ne privesc
red iand
ite ba ll.cu mndrie.

pnze
premiu

zmbet
smile

ctig
tor
winner

23

George
mlooks
prive at
te me
i miand
zmbe
te. Avem exact lucrurile pe
Jack
smiles.
care leIyou
admiram
n vitrin,
numai
invers.
can have
my kite,'
hecsays.
- Po i lua tu zmeul meu, mi spune el.
can have
myspun
baLL,'
- Iar tulAnd
po iyou
lua mingea
mea,
eu.I say.
'Now
let's
on the
says
Jack.
- Acum
putem
s play
mergem
s nebeach,'
jucm pe
plaj,
spune George.
- Grozav,
zic eu,
hai sidea!'
ne jucm.
'That's
a great

24

Circle
the correct
word.
ncercuiete
cuvntul
corect.

plaj /
George
Daisy andi Jack
go merg
to thela beach
1 Margareta
The bag
the car
e nis in main
2 Sacoa

They
the shop
3 Ei
intrgo
n tosupermarket

park
parc

kitchen
buctrie
pool
piscin

window
n vitrin
There's
a poster
theudoor / in the
4 Cei
doi vd
un afi on pe
kites and
balls . .
e i loptele
un zmeuand
i o spades
minge / gletu
ia buckets
Mum le
buys
5 Mama

.b .
/ an
ice loLLy
fac make a
at pe
They
unsandcastLe
castel de nisip
/o nghe
6 Ei
Ei ctig
zmeu
i
7 They
win un
a kite
and
aun
frisbee
frisbi

/ oaminge
baLL

25

Alegei
din cuvintele
Write the
answers.de mai jos i completai dialogul cu
personajul .
George

Margareta
Daisy
dreptunghi
rectangLe

te cheam
? me?
1 Cum
What's
you r na
George
Numele
meu e
My name's
lack
culoare
are prul
tu?
2 Ce
What
coLour
is your
hair?
Este
It's - - - - formshape
are galetu
a ta?
3 CeWhat
is your
bucket?
It'sa
Este
un _ _ _ __

te cheam?
4 Cum
What's
your name?
My
name's _ _ _ __
M numesc
culoare
are prul
tu?hair?
5 Ce
What
coLour
is your
It's _ _ _ __
Este
form
are galetu
a ta?
6 Ce
What
shape
is your
bucket?
It'sa
Este
un _ _ _ __

26

blond
bLond

square
ptrat

aten
bLack

Interpretai
piesa.
Act the pLay.
Scena
Scene1 1
Margareta
Daisy
George
Jack
Mama
Tata
Mum
Daisy

Mama
Mum
Tata
Dad
Corul
Chorus
Scena
2 2
Scene
George
Jack
Margareta
Daisy
Chorus
Corul
Mum
Mama
Tata
Dad
Mama
Mum
Margareta
Daisy
George
Jack
Margareta
Daisy
Tata
Dad

..J'
/

Servus, George.
HeLLo, Jack.
Servus, Margareta.
HeLLo,sDaisy.
Haidei
mergem la plaj.
E Let's
o ideegogrozav!
to the beach.
(pune
o saco
mas)
That's
a greate idea!
Ce avem de luat cu noi pentru
(Puts a bag on the table.)
plaj?
What have we got for the beach?
Avem
de plaj.
We'vecrem
got sun
cream.
And
a big rug
.
i
o rogojin
mare.
(Margareta
i George
i puntoys
juc riile
n geant
(Daisy and Jack
put their
in the
bag.) )
S
mergem
la plaj,
da. today.
Let's
go to the
beach
S
mergem
la plaj,
ura!- hoora y!
Let's
go to the
beach
SLet's
ne jucm!
play!
O, nu! Geanta a rmas n buctrie!
Oh, no! The bag is in the kitchen!
The bag's
in the kitchen.
Geanta
e n buctrie.
O, nu! What can we do?
Cum
s ne
acu?for me or you.
There
arejucm
no toys
OK. Let's
go ifor
a walk.
EIt's
n regul.
Haide
s facem
o plimbare.
Uite!
UnThere's
magazin.
Look.
a shop.
S luam nghe at pe b .
Let's have ice lollies.
Ce idee bun! Mul umim, mam!
Good idea. Thanks, Mum!
Uite
deat
minge
alb. ball.
Look
this mare,
big redrou
andcuwhite
thisgalben.
yellow kite.
iAnd
uite look
i un at
zmeu
Uita
i-vatlathis
acest
afi . EThere's
o
poster.
a
Look
competi ie de castele de nisip pe
sandcastle competition today.
plaj azi.

! \

Margareta
George
Daisy iand
Jack

S
facem
unacastel
de nisip.
Let's
make
sandcastLe.

Mama
Mum

(Le d
copiilor
o plas.)
(Gives
the
children
a bag.)
Luayou
i de are.
aici. Acum
putecan
i face
un castel
de nisip.
Here
Now you
make
a sandcastLe.

George
Jack
Margareta
Daisy

(Se uitinnthe
plas)
Dou
gletu
e... ...
(Looks
bag.)
Two
buckets
i dou
ele! Uaaa!
mam.
And
twolop
spades!
Wow!Multumim,
Thanks, Mum.

Scene
Scena
3 3

Jack

George

Daisy
Margareta
Jack
George
Margareta
Daisy
George
Margareta

Jack
Daisy

George
Margareta
Jack
George

Daisy
Jack

Corul

Chorus

I've got the red bucket. It's a rectangle.

Am(Jack
luat gletu
a ro ie.
E unbucket.)
dreptunghi.
puts sand
in his
(George pune nisip n gletu .)
is it?
Ce What
faci acolo?
It'szid!
a wall.
E un
Oh,Oh
da!yes!
Am luat
E un ptrat.
I've gletu
got thea galben.
yellow bucket.
It's a
(Margareta pune nisip n gletu a ei.)
square.
Ce faci acolo, Margareta?
(Daisy
E un
turn. puts
i aicisand
e u a.in her bucket.)
What's
that,pot
Daintra
isy?in castelul nostru de
Acum
oamenii
nisip.
It's a tower. And here's the door.
Grozav. Hai s ne decorm castelul.
Now the people can go in the sandcastLe.
Da. Hai s cautm ni te scoici.
let's decorate
the
Ce Now
idee bun.
i eu pot s
facsandcastLe.
un steag pentru
pusOK.
n turn.
Let's .find some shells.

Good idea. And I can make a .flag for the top

Hai s decorm ndat.

of the castle.
Steag i scoici - grozav arat.

Now we need to decorate.

A.flag and shells - it looks so great.

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Scene44

Daisy

It's time for the competition. But look at the

Man

This sandcastle is the winner. Well done.

Margareta

E timpul pentru competiie. Dar, ia uitati-v la mare!

sea! Ou r castle isn't safe.
Castelul nostru nu este in siguran!
OK. I'veAm
got
a n idea.
Jack
George
EIt's
n regul.
o idee.
(George
sap
un an n jurul castelului.)
(Jack digs
a hole.)
Margareta
Privii,
marea
Look, acum
now the
seaeisninan!
the hole!
Daisy
George
Ia uitai-v la castelul nostru! Are ui i ferestre!
Look at our sandcastle! It's got doors and
Jack
Are i un steag i un lac!
ndows.
It'sGeorge)
got a flag a nd a la ke!
Margareta
( wi
optind
spre
Primul
castel eto
frumos,
dar e.first
multsandcastle
prea mic. is
(whispering
Jack) The
Daisy
George
(good
optind
butspre
it'sMargareta)
little.
Al doilea castel este foarte nalt, o, mam!
(whispering
to Daisy)
The
second
is
Jack
Margareta
(n
oapt) Al treilea
castel
este
mare sandcastle
i nalt.
very talldear!
Arbitrului
nuoh
i place.
George
Acum
urmeazThe
castelul
(whispering)
thirdnostru.
sandcastle is big and
Daisy
Omul (arbitrul) Acest castel este ctigtorul! Bine lucrat!
square. The man doesn't like it.
(Omul le nmneaz premiile Margaretei i lui
Jack
Now it's our sandcastle.
George)
(The man gives Daisy and Jack their prizes.)

Margareta
George
Mulumim.
Daisy andiJack
Thank
you.
Mama
Tata
Hip, hip, uraaaa!
Mum iand
Dad Hooray!
George
Poi lua tu zmeul meu, Margareta.
Jack
You can have my kite, Daisy.
Margareta
i tu mingea mea.
And you
can have
my ball.
Daisy
George
Acum
s mergem
la joac
pe plaj!

Jack
Corul
Chorus

Now let's play on the beach!

Am
ctigat!
Ne putemNow
juca.let's play.
We're
the winners!
E ziua cea mai frumoas, da!
It's a very happy day.