-COURSE 7

November 4, 2008

at least [ l i: s t ] – măcar, cel puţin

to listen [ l i s n ] – a asculta

TO LISTEN TO
Listen to me! – Ascultă-mă!
to get fat – a se îngrăşa
rich – a se îmbogăţi
dark – a se întuneca
old – a îmbătrâni
thin – a se subţia, a slăbi
thick – a se îngroşa
sick / ill – a se îmbolnăvi
angry – a se înfuria
better – a se îmbunătăţi, a se ameliora, a se face bine
worse – a se înrăutăţi, a-i fi mai rău
THE TIME
Ora se exprimă în general cu prepoziţia AT.
Nu se folosesc cifre după 12.
1-12 a.m. / P.M. (ante meridiem)
1-12 p.m. / P.M. (post meridiem)
AT 2 o’clock
2:30 – half past two / two thirty
3:15 – a quarter past three / fifteen (minutes) past 3 / three fifteen
4:20 – twenty (minutes) past four / four twenty
5:02 – two minutes past five / five two
8:45 – a quarter to nine / eight forty-five / fifteen (minutes) to nine
9:55 – five (minutes) to ten / nine fifty-five
half [ h a: f ] – jumătate
quarter [ k w Ɔ t ə ] – sfert
past [ p a: s t ] – (prep.) după, peste
to [ t u: ] – (prep.) (aici) până la
What time is it?
It is __________ (o’clock).
Is it _________ ?
Yes, it is. / No, it isn’t.
 Într-un substantiv compus din alte două substantive, cel din dreapta
este cel principal şi în română se citeşte primul:
horse race – cursă de cai
race horse – cal de curse
school bag – geantă de şcoală
school yard – curtea şcolii
evening dress – rochie de seară
flower bed – strat de flori

novel [ n Ɔ v ə l ] – roman

What do you want?

I want smth. / to do smth.

What do you want?

I want to sing.
I want to play football.
I want to be healthy.
I want a big house.
I want a rich husband.
healthy [ ΄h e l ð i ] – sănătos
N: health [΄h e l ð ] – sănătate
It’s your turn! – e rândul tău!
Is it my turn! – e rândul meu!
happy [ h æ p i ] – fericit
merry [ m e r i ] – voios, vesel
to marry [ m æ r i ] smb. – a se căsători cu cineva
to get married to – a se căsători cu
marriage to – căsătorie cu
quiet [ k w aiə t ] – (adj.) liniştit, tăcut
(subst.) linişte
Quiet, please! – linişte, vă rog!

Toate cuvintele provenite din nume proprii se scriu cu literă mare:

Romania → Romanian / a Romanian
England → English / an Englishman
France → French / a Frenchman
 Italy → Italian / an Italian
Germany → German / a German
The United States → American / an American
Japan → Japanese / a Japanese

Would you like smth. / to do smth.?

Yes, I would. / No, I wouldn’t.

Would you like to drink something?

Yes, I would, thank you.
Yes, I’d like a cup of coffee.
Yes, I would like some water.
Would you like to live in a house?
Yes, I would. / Yes, I would like that very much.
No, I wouldn’t.
Would you like to cook well?
to drive a Mercedes?
to speak perfect English?
to eat at restaurants every day?
to have a lot of money?
to drink whisky?
to have 10 children?
to play billiards?
to smoke cigars?
to swim well?
to have a holiday in Paris?
WOULD [ w u d ]
Would you like ... – ţi-ar plăcea / ai vrea

rich [ r i t ] – bogat
poor [ p uə ] – sărac
handsome [ h æ n d s ə m ] – frumos, arătos (mai ales despre bărbaţi)
ugly [ ʌ g l i ] – urât

Comparison of Adjectives (Comparaţia adjectivelor)

I would like a bigger house.
He is getting better.
The situation is getting worse.
My house is larger than yours.
 He is the happiest man in the world.
This is the smallest room of all.
The adjectives are of two types, according to the way they form the
Comparative and the Superlative:
I. Regular Adjectives form the Comparative and the Superlative in the same
way for all the adjectives of a certain category. They are of two types:
1. Short Adjectives (1- or at most 2-syllable adjectives), which form the
Comparative and the Superlative with the suffixes -er and -est
 most adjectives add -er and -est
cold – colder – the coldest
kind – kinder – the kindest
 the adjectives ending in e add -r and -st
nice – nicer – the nicest
free – freer – the freest
 the adjectives ending in y preceded by a vowel add -er and -est
gray – grayer – the grayest
 the adjectives ending in y preceded by a consonant change y into i
happy – happier – the happiest
dry – drier – the driest
 the adjectives ending in a consonant preceded by a short vowel double the
final consonant
big – bigger – the biggest
mad – madder – the maddest
thin – thinner – the thinnest
2. Long Adjectives (adjectives of more than 1 or 2 syllables), which form the
Comparative and the Superlative analytically, by adding the words more and
the most
beautiful – more beautiful – the most beautiful
II. Irregular Adjectives have distinct forms from all the other adjectives

good better the best

well
bad
ill worse the worst
evil
much more the most
many
little less the least
far farther the farthest
further the furthest
 old older the oldest
elder the eldest

He is my elder brother.
She is the elder of the two sisters.
* She is elder than me. [impossible construction]
My eldest brother is a doctor.
He is the eldest of the family.
further 1. mai departe, mai depărtat în spaţiu (tends to replace farther altogether)
He lives further than me.
2. mai departe, mai depărtat în timp
Further on we’ll talk about it.
3. suplimentar, în plus
I need some further data.