Headline Romanian transl
1. Suspected killer nabbed near
Va. Tech
2. Iran wants to talk but keep
nuke program
3. Police in Britain Thwart Plan
To Blow Up Flights Headed to
the U.S.; Secretary Chertoff
Holds Press Conference
4. U.S. says Iran proposal falls
short
5. Annan snubbed, ignored in
Iran meeting
6. Turkey pledges peacekeepers
for Lebanon
7. Bush touts progress since
9/11 attacks
8. Hurricane Lane roars toward
Baja
9. Negotiations on terror
legislation snag
10.Thailand's PM ousted in
military coup
11.Gen. says U.S. may boost
Specifics
Ucigas suspectat arestat in
apropierea Va. Tech
Iranul vrea sa vorbeasca dar
pastreaza programul nuke
Politia din Marea Britanie
previne planul de a exploda
avioanele care se indreapta spre
Statele Unite; Secretarul
Chertoff tine o conferinta de
presa.
Statele Unite spune ca
propunerea Iranului nu va fi
suficienta.
Annan mustrat, ignorant la
Intalnirea Iranului
Turcia promite mentinerea pacii
pentru Lebanon
Bush vorbeste despre progesele
facute de la atacurile din 9/11
incoace.
Uragaul Lane urca spre Baja
Negociatii pe tema legislatiei
teroriste.
Primul Ministru al Tailandei
demis in lovitura militara.
Generalul spune: Statele Unite
forces in Iraq
12.Abducted newborn found;
Woman arrested
13.Congress unlikely to pass
wiretapping
14.White House said to bar
hurricane report
15.NYC mulls ban on trans fats
in eateries
16.Footage of Irwin's death will
never air, says wife
poate intensifica fortele din Iraq.
Nou-nascut rapit, gasit;Femeie
arestata.
Congresul improbabil sa aprobe
interceptarea convorbirilor
telefonice.
Casa Alba a declarant ca
blocheaza raportul uraganului.
New York City promite
interdictia acizilor grasi in
restaurant,
Imagini cu moartea lui Irwin nu
vor fi niciodata difuzate, spune
sotia.

1.3. Lucrare de verificare Unit 1 The Media Sphere Planet

12- 1

13-2

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10 -13

Practice:
1. Talk about things that are happening now.

2. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in brackets:

We (go)……Are going……… on a camp to the mountains next weekend.

The birds (sing)…are singing…………., the sun is shining (shine), and I (feel)……feel…….intoxicated now
that I (think)…think………..about the upcoming holidays.

Some neighbours …are….always (make)…making……. too much noise.

She (work)…is working………..at the new project this month.

A B
BBC British Broadcasting Corporation
GOP Grand Old Party (The Republican Party in the
U.S.A., George W. Bush’s party)
LP Long-playing record
UN The United Nations
FBI The Federal Bureau of Investigation
TV Television
BA Bachelor of Arts
UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific &
Cultural Organisation
MSN The Microsoft Network
IBM International Business Machines
HI-FI High fidelity
PIF Program Information File
BIOS Basic Input/Output System
VIP Very Important Person
GM General Meeting
URL Uniform Resource Locator (address of a document
on the web)
PhD Doctor of Philosophy
OLE Object Linking and Embedding
PDF Portable Document Format
TB Tuberculosis

Tutorat 2

7. Fill in the third column of the table below to match each headline to a corresponding lead:
1. G

2.A

3.D

4.E

5.c

6.h

7.o

8.L

9.j

10.p

11.m

12.n

13.

14.f

15.i

16.B

1.Provide the required forms (as specified above the arrow) of the following:

Old - older

Old

Ill worst

Manymore

Many  most

Hothotter
Easy  easier

Little least

Impromer

Occupy

Good

Good best

Success

Success successfully

Use

Use usely

Do did

Have  had

Bewas

Be been

2.Match the words in the two columns below to make up the appropriate set phrases (structure: as +
adjective + as + noun):

A)5

B)7

C)1

D)3

E)9

F)2

G)8

H)10
I)4

J)6

II. Answer the questions :

How do you Usually/often/sometimes/always spend Your weekends?

I usually spend my weekends hanging out with my friends.

Often I spend my weekends traveling with my girlfriend.

I somethimes spend my weekends going in the clubs.

I always spend my weekends watching movies and relaxing.

III. Put the time expressions in italics under the right heading in the table below (to say what verb tense
each is used with):

Usually; a fortnight ago; now; seldom; rarely; in 2000; nowadays; the day before yesterday; never; on
April the first 1992; When…?; these days; How long ago...?; often; every other day; now and then;
sometimes; last Sunday; at the moment, then.

Present continuous Present simple Past simple

nowadays now A fortnight ago
On april the first 1992 rarely In 2000
when never The day before yesterday
These days when How long ago?
often Last sunday
Every other day At the moment, then.
Sometimes

IV. Ask questions and give answers according to the hints below (add any necessary words):

1) When / meet / Carly ? (When did you meet carly?)

I met carly a Fortnight ago.
2) You / have a good time / together? (Do you have a good time together?)
 Yes,…(Yes we have an amazing time together.)
3) Helen / join you? (Helen, can you join as tonight?)
No, …/ can / because / have to / baby-sit / for her nephews.
(No I can’t because my girlfiend from work needs a baby-siter for for her nephews and she asked
meif I can and I said yes already.)

How long ago / last / go to a fair? (How long has it beensince you went at the last fair?)
Long enough. / 1995 / when / graduate from high school.( Long enough. I think was 1995 the
same year when I graduated from high school.)

Write about, and then tell the other students at least three things that you used to do in the
past, but no longer do.

When I was a kid I used to draw on the walls with craions.

Back in high school I used to party a lot not like now.
When I was 16 I used to play football but now I don’t.

1. Fill in the blanks with the right forms of the words in brackets:
Kitty Genovese’s case supports the theory that the (many)…many of……..1 the bystanders,
the (little)………2 likely to help the victim.
When she (be attacked)…………was attacked………..3 in the middle of the street, while she
(cry out)…was crying out……..4for help, and the criminal (stab) ……stabbed………..5 her, many
bystanders (watch)………watched………….6 passively.
Eventually, the victim (be killed)……was killed……. 7
It (turn out)………turned out……. 8 that whenever such things (happen)………happens………. 9
no one would take the responsibility of helping because everybody (expect) ……is
expecting…….10 others to act.

2. What were the bystanders thinking? (express at least three ideas) They were thinking that:
1……If they get involved will end killed.………..
2……It’s too dangerous to do something because it’s probably to make the things
worse.………..
3……I’ts better to wait the police to do something because they have the right training for
this situation………..

Give the emphatic form of:

a) He prefers playing on the computer.
He do prefers playing on the computer.
b) Help yourselves, please.
 Help as, please.
c) They liked their new neighbourhood
They did liked their new neighbourhood.