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LILIANA HUZDUP
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FOREWORD ................................................................................ 3
PREFA ............................................................................................. 4
Bibliography: ................................................................................ 57
I.THE ORAL EXAM
A) DISCOURSES
1-2 classes/week
Refer to the idea that people value most what they are about to
lose (the impact of the word the last.)
Why is this week different from the others?
Are you sorry to leave school or are you looking forward to it?
Refer to your feelings towards: your mates (the favourites and
the ones you dont like) and your teachers.
What will you miss most and why?
Reasons for travelling : (relaxing, being away from the city and
its busy life, a time to think) .
The location of that special place.
Reasons for choosing it and not another place.
Description of the place: geographical features, special attractions.
Convince the audience to go there.
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Your childhood:
How was your life then? (memories, incidents).
Passage to adolescence. (rites of passage)
What changed into your life? (arguments, examples)
What do you prefer: childhood or adolescence? Why? (at least
three reasons)
Can we keep childhood in our hearts forever? How?
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{ doing housework;
- with friends, having fun
- by yourself, resting, reading, watching TV
Which way is the most pleasant? Why?
Would life be possible without free time?
What would it be like?
15. Television
19. If you won the national lottery, what would you do with
the money?
Advantages Disadvantages
Advantages Disadvantages
Eight hours of work.
Partial power of decision. Less money.
A personal life after work.
{
- it is relatively cheap
- it is accessible to everyone
disadvantages: subjectivity / manipulation
24. The 20th century (3 major things which are crucial for
mankind).
th
The 20 century a crucial point in the development of mankind:
discoveries in medicine (cures for many diseases, examples)
the advanced technique : computers, Internet (details)
the advanced military equipment (USA, Russia)
Advantages Disadvantages
Predictions said this century would bring a break from last century.
The beginning seems to be the prolongation of some tendencies
from the 20th century: materialism, sexual decadence, violence.
29. Pop singers, sportsmen and film stars must be inspiring for
the young
Young people have always looked for models (in their parents,
teachers and later in pop singers, sportsman, film stars)
It is not good to imitate but to adapt.
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Pop singers, sportsmen and film stars can offer the image of
successful, famous, rich people.
30. You are a mayor: three things you are going to do as soon
as possible.
The function honors you and proves you that citizens trust you ;
that means you have a huge responsibility: to try to make them
content.
A mayor should ask the citizens for suggestions and take into
account the citizens wishes.
Measures:
A) DISCOURSES
3-4 classes/week
2. Generation gap
{ Maramure
The Danubes Delta
The mountain resorts
The seaside resorts
Solution: Modernization of roads, means of transport, hotels, restaurants
Publicity
{
communist were broken
regime - Romania was isolated
- The only ambassadors scientists, artists,
sportsmen as science, art and sport have no
borders.
Since Romania isolated itself from the world,
other countries ignored it so people knew
nothing about us (about our history,
geography ......)
The only image they had about Romania
was Nadia Comneci, or Hagi or Ana Aslan,
Victor Babe.
A cleaner place.
Safer (no burglars, thieves).
Less crowded.
No vagrant dogs.
Less polluted.
With renovated buildings and historical monuments.
Peace and harmony between all the ethnic groups.
Advantages Disadvantages
- You save some time - A limited perspective
- No difficulty of choice - No socializing
Name / age
Physical and moral portrait (qualities and flaws.)
Behaviour (examples of situations either negative or positive)
Your evolution in time.
Hobbies, activities.
Self appreciation (boast and critics).
{
- if used correctly its the art of presenting a new product.
- it contributes to the producers profit.
{ sells an image.
- theres too much use of sexuality and sexual messages.
- sometimes it is annoying because it almost obliges
the client to buy something
A. Good side
Our pupils are very well prepared./They get international prizes
and awards./ Modern methods of teaching are used.
B. Bad side
It is centralized and rigid
Theres too much information
There are too many classes a week for each pupil.
The stress is on general knowledge with little or no specialization
The staff is badly paid.
Little money for auxiliary materials and teaching aids is given.
20. Volunteering
Text 1
Elaine. Oh, I wont think of Elaine ! Indeed I cant, because
when I try to, a terrible weight settles on my chest, as if Id
swallowed something impossible to digest, a lump of undercooked
potato or a half-boiled egg. Actually, Elaine is rather like both
those things. Her skin is white and floury and sort of pulpy, like a
fruit thats been sitting in the bowl too long and ought to be
thrown away. Im sure that inside she must be going soft and
nasty.... But on the surface theres lots of red lipstick and nail
polish and blue eye shadow. She thinks these things make her look
young Ive heard her say so - Of course always having looked
young for my age... I dont know why she thinks she needs to look
young. She isnt, and shes probably going to marry Daddy (yes,
yes, I do know that, though Im not supposed to) and hes not
young either. So why should she need to pretend?
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I. Key words
Impossible to digest soft, nasty, red lipstick, eye shadow, to look young
III. Summary:
Gillian dislikes Elaine completely. She hates her look, the fact
the she wears make-up, her attempts to look younger than she is
and her rude way of intruding in the girls life But Elaine is going
to marry her father and Gillian is aware of the fact that they
should have a good relationship. In Gillians opinion this means
no intrusion in her life.
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IV. Comments :
V. Comparison
was not al all like his father but obviously he was trying to get close
to Luca. The boy was annoyed and everything he wished was to be
left alone, not to be forced to accept another man taking his
fathers place.
Wh - questions:
Build the questions to which the underlined words are the answers:
Solution :
Where has the fruit been sitting too long? In the bowl.
What does she need? To look young.
Whom is she going to marry? Daddy.
Who seems to resent that? Elaine.
Text 2
June and Malcolm Harding spent their life savings on their first
home and thought they were set for life. But just over a year later,
June handed the keys back to the estate agent. Since then theyve
also sold most of their furniture. All to give their daughter Kelly
the chance to become a world champion ice-skater.
What started as a way to stop Kelly being bored in the summer
holiday has become the focus of all their lives. She won her first
competition after 10 weeks of skating lessons. Soon after, Kellys
coach left Britain for Canada and her parting words changed the
Hardings lives forever. Find the money to keep Kelly on ice, she
urged. Shell go all the way to the top. From then on, there was no
question - whatever it cost to make Kelly a winner, theyd find a way.
June has her own reasons for wanting Kelly, her daughter, to
become a skating star. I started skating when I was ten , June
said. I saved all the money I could for lessons by doing errands for
neighbours. But Mum and Dad were poor and when Mum saved to
buy me boots, Dad said that was it. I never skated again. I wasnt
going to let that happen to Kelly.
Kelly, now seventeen, was placed first in the last years junior
championship and has won nearly thirty competitions so far. I know
Im very lucky, she admits. Mum and Dad have given up their own
lives just for me and Im determined not to let them down.
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Key words
Main idea
Summary
Comments
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Comparison
Wh - questions
June and Malcolm Harding spent their life savings on their first
home and thought they were set for life. But just over a year later,
June handed the keys back to the estate agent. Since then theyve
also sold most of their furniture. All to give their daughter Kelly
the chance to become a world champion ice-skater.
What started as a way to stop Kelly being bored in the summer
holiday has become the focus of all their lives. She won her first
competition after 10 weeks of skating lessons. Soon after, Kellys
coach left Britain for Canada and her parting words changed the
Hardings lives forever. Find the money to keep Kelly on ice, she
urged. Shell go all that way to the top. From then on, there was
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Plan
Devices
Tips
The most interesting part of the story should come at the end!
In this way the reader will feel the suspense.
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Make out a plan (or a draft) . While writing, you could alter it
or even cut some parts of it.
Try to have a logical link between paragraphs.
Avoid the unimportant details and keep a balance between the
length of the paragraph and its content.
Avoid personal statements such as: I dont like this subject ...
or In my opinion this is a stupid thing ...
Use Past Continuous, Past Simple and Past Perfect to narrate
the events.
Use linking words such as before, after, then, later, until,
finally.
You could write the essay using either the first person singular
(I) or the third person singular (he / she)
Try to read your essay again to correct the grammar or word
order mistakes or to avoid repetitions.
Plan
The event
The man tries to speak to the woman. She is deaf. They communicate
through signs. The woman thanks him.
almost near her, the mechanic sounded the horn, he slowed down
but he couldnt stop the engine, it was a question of a few
moments....and suddenly the man had an idea! He threw he ball
he had in his hands as far as he could. The woman saw the ball and
crawled to catch it and ... at that very moment the trains wheels
touched the rails where the woman had sat. She was saved!
She turned round, holding the ball. She saw a man behind her,
and the train going slowly away and her flowers smashed on the
rail and at that moment she understood everything. She looked up
with her eyes full of tears and gratitude. She bowed her head and
joined her hand just like in a prayer. It was her way of thanking
the man for having saved her life as she could not speak or hear.
The man was astonished. He hugged her. Now he understood
why she couldnt hear either the whistling, the sound of the horn
or his shouts. Blessed be the moment when he thought of throwing
the ball!
Finally he took the womans hand and they walked to the
nearest village together.
B. THE DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY
Structure
Introduction place, time, main characters
Plan
Describing Describing Describing
persons places events
Introduction - who the -the name and -the name and
person is location of the the type of the
- where and place. event
when you met - the reasons for -time and place
her / him choosing it. -the reasons for
-the reason for choosing it
choosing her /
him
Main body -physical and -general -the
moral portrait impression of preparations for
-behaviour the place. the
(examples of -particular event.(before)
situations) views. - the event
-hobbies, itself (during)
-personal
achievements
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Devices
Tips
for and against : both sides are discussed with proper reasons
argumentative opinion : different points of view are expressed,
each of them being supported by
reasons / examples
Plan:
Introduction The topic is clearly stated, the main sides are
introduced.
Main body Each side presents its points of view and
arguments / examples (no personal commitment
of the author)
Conclusion A balanced consideration of the writer.
(the writers opinion may be included here)
Devices
Tips
Plan
Ideas Plan
- free will(choice between good Introduction:
and evil) destiny (karma)- Mans role in building his
fatalists: whats meant to future is decisive.
happen will happen
- architect: imagination, Main body:
creativity, freedom of choice / Philosophy and free will.
the future can be shaped Theology has the same view.
- without an architect a building
cant be achieved(oneness)
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Ideas Plan
(There is a destiny but every
person has a free choice to
change it).
Fatalists believe that nothing
could be changed.
Conclusion:
Every thought and every action
is a brick used to build our future.
Mans role in building his future has been a matter of debate for
philosophers and theologians. A multitude of hypothesis have
been put forward such as the blind fate or the free will , but
all of them led to the same conclusion: it is man who takes the
final decision, otherwise said future lies in his hands.
The idea of free will is supported by some philosophers.
Throughout his life man faces different situations and is offered
the possibility to choose. Making his choices conscientiously, he
becomes responsible for his deeds. Romeo and Juliet from
Shakespeares tragedy are the best illustration of free will.
Theologians have the same view regarding this matter. God
created man and gave him the liberty to choose between Good
and Evil. There is a destiny for each person, which means that
everyone has a special mission here on Earth and we are allowed
to choose the way to achieve it. So destiny implies free will and
must not be mistaken with fate.
In contrast, fatalists believe everything is set up and man has no
power to oppose the events. According to this view, Tess of the
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Plan
Suggestions:
Tips :
writing about the history of the subject from the earliest times
to the present.
4. Your essay must have unity, so that if you take a part of it, it would
spoil the effect on the whole.
5. Each paragraph is a unit of thought and it deals with an aspect
of the topic
6. A reflective essay should be written in the third person singular.
Lost opportunities
Plan
Ideas Plan
- Opportunity = chance to do Introduction:
something, situation in which Lost opportunities a phrase
it is easy for you to do we all are familiar with.
something.
- Lost / missed opportunity - a Main body:
chance you didnt use Perspectives:
- Opportunities suppose a risk. - Financial : occasions to make
- Fear hinders you to take money; they suppose a risk.
advantage of them. Lost opportunities mean fear of
- Regret has no place. risk, lack of information.
(Dont cry over spilt milk) - Emotional: possibilities to
- Lost opportunities stimulate build a relationship; they
progress(They can help you to suppose openness, sincerity,
use a better opportunity in the unconditional love.
future) Causes of failure: selfishness, fear.
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Ideas Plan
- Spiritual: opportunities appear
when you are ready.
- The impact of the lost
opportunities on your soul.
- Regret has no point. Any failure
can be turned into a success.
Conclusion:
No matter how many
opportunities you have missed,
what really matters is to be
willing to learn and move on,
be open in the future.
Narrative
Holiday adventure
Shipwreck
Pages from a diary
A story called The Terrible Twins
An imaginary journey in a balloon
Your most embarrassing experience
If I were Prime Minister
The time I was ill
A trip by boat / ship
Descriptive
A snowy landscape
My best friend
Busy market place
The season I like best
A day by the sea
The house of the future
Myself in twenty years time
An ideal schoolteacher
A fashion show
A thunderstorm
My parents
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Reflective
Argumentative
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Alexander, G Essay and letter writing, Longman 1993.
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