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'ixtew.*tiutt*lEnglish Todoyl Beginner level book one

@ 2010 E-ducotion.ii S.p.A., Florenfo, ltolioAll rights reserved

Direclor ediloriol: Cinzio CoiozzoRedoclor-9ef: Meri Borfolocci, Filippo MelliRedoctori: Froncescq Bionchi, Borboro Boddi, Giulio Ricci

Aceosid edifie 2010 pentru Ediluro Lilero opore sub licenfoE-ducotion.ii S.p.A., Florefo, ltolioToole drepturile rezeryole

Edilie originoldO 2006 English Todoywww.e-ducoiion. [email protected]

dhl,.LITERAEdituro LiteroO. P.53; C.P.212, seclor4, Bucuregti, Romdniotel.: 031 425 '1619; e-moil: [email protected]

Ne putefi vizito p.e

Troducere: Morino Loghin (corte), Smorondo Cdmpeonu (DVD)

Editor: Vidrogcu 9i fiiiCoordonore proiect: llieg CdmpeonuCopert6: Vlodimir Zmeev, Vlod PqnfilovTehnoredoclore gi prepress: Anco Suciu

Descriereq CIP o Bibliolecii Nofionole q RomdnieiEnglish Todoy / trod.: Morino Loghin, Smorondo Cdmpeonu. - Bucuregti:

Litero lniernofionol, 20 I 0.10 vol.rsBN 978-973-675-944-4Vol. I . - ISBN 978-973-675-933-8

l. Loghin, Morino (trod.)ll. Cdmpeonu, Smorondo (trod.)

8l t.l il

rsBN 978-973- 67 5-933-8

Tipdrit lo G.Conole, Bucuregti

ENGLlShtd,n)BEGINNER Level

COURSEBOOK ONE

Nivet iuCePATORtVOLUMUL I

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Eng lish todoy

Bine oivenit lo EnglishTodoy, cursul de englezd multimediocore le foce prologonislul metodei lole de Tnvdfore!

English fodoy se compuneostfel:

- nivelul incepdtori:

- nivelul Elementor:

- nivelul lnlermedior l:- nivelul lntermediqr 2:

- nivelul Avqnsol:

din 22 de oporifii, distribuite

4 oporifii

4 oporifii

4 oporifii

5 oporifii

5 oporilii

Fiecore oporifie se compune din trei inslrumenleinterconeclote, core vizeozd olingereo obiectivelor specificede studiu intr-un mod pldcut gi ontrenont:

- un DVD video, pe core Tl vei puleo folosi otOt pe W cdt gi pe

PC-ul t6u. DVD-ul e miezul cursului gi e centrol pe metoforoEnglish TV.Pefiecore DVD vei qveo lo dispozifie doud sou treiepisoode ole unui diolog intitulql ,,Thot's life!", ce cuprindeovenlurile o cinci iineri colegi de oportomeni, gi doudprogrome temotice dedicoie deopotrivd cinemotogrofului,muzicii, sportului, cdt gi bucdtdriei gi octuolitdlilor, co ?ntr-oodevdroid refeo de ieleviziune.in iurul episoodelor video se olcdluiesc odevdrolele lecfii deenglezd. Profesorii noglri le vor cdlduzi sd descoperi limbo,de lo gromoticd lo sinloxd, lo lexic, expresiitipice gi modolitalide exprimore: veiinvdfo englezo ulor, co gi cum ie-oi uito lolelevizor;

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- un CD oudio ce confine lronscriereo episoodelor videoprezente pe DVD gi longuoge Focus, noi gi intereronf". Unrnslrument excelenl pentru oprofundoreo pregdtirii lole;

- un monuol iip6rit, ce propune tronscriereo gi iroducereoepisoodelor video, impreund cu fige lingvistice, cu muheexercifii noi gi cu un vocobulor foorle proctic cu ter-enii no,iintrodugiin lecfii.

Cu.Jiecore sdptdmdnd, English Todoy te vo insofi treptotgi dinomic ?nlr-o ,,full_immJrsion,, ii limbo "r,gtl=;, d; bnivelul ,,incepdtori,, lo cel ,,Avons oli".

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English todoy e recunoscul co un volid instrument de lucrupenlru pregdtireo diferitelor exomene gi tesle a" .rnoogi"rJo ,limbii engleze cerute tuturor studenfilorctrai"i pJ"iruodmitereo lo un curs de studiu in ,niu"oirOl "rrop!n"'9r:?n Stotele Unite. De osemeneo, oferd o Ur"O .r"l"ilrl,o en-glezei pentru mediul de ofoceri, fiinl o excelenrd cortede vizitd pentru cdmpul muncii.

DisJreozdJe gi studiozd cu pldcere impreund cv Englishtodoy!

Cuprins

Leclia 1

Thot's life! The Americon guyI I Scenq l: Nice lo meel you!

l3 56 infelegem

14 Focus

Verbul ,)o be"Exercifii

Sceno 2: Where ore you from?

Sd infelegem

Focus

fdrigi nolionolitdliExercifii

Vocobulor

Lecfio 2

Thot's life! An old flome

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2223

2426

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Sceno l: Whot's your losl nome?

Sd infelegem

Focus

intrebdri despre dole personoleExercifii

Sceno 2: A lot of queslions for o sel of Chinese plotes!

Sd infelegem

Focus

Alfobet gi numereExercifii

Vocobulor

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Lecfio 3

Thot's life! Hurry up!47 Scenq l: Too much slress in lhe morning!49 Sd infelegem50 Focus

Porticulele interogotive gi prepozifiile de locExercifii

Sceno 2: Whol iime is it?Sd infelegemFocus

CeosulExercifii

Vocobulor

Progrome de televiziuneLet's stort63 Welcome io lhe teom56 Sd infelegem57 Focus

Primo intdlnire58 Exercifii

Cinemq59 George Clooney71 Sd ?nfelegem72 Focus

Mergem lo cinemologrof74 Exercifii

Troducereq episoodelorLecfiu IThot's life! Tdn6rul omericon75 Sceno l: Md bucur sd le cunoscl

77 Sceno 2: De unde vii?

Lecfio 2

Thot's life! O iubire veche78 Scenq l: Core e numele tdu de fomilie?

80 Scenq 2: O grdmodd de intrebdri pentru un serviciu

de forfurii chinezegti!

Lecfio 3

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Thot's life! Grobegte-te!

Programe de leleviziune

Let's slort85 Bine oi venii in echiP6

Cinemo88 George Clooney

90 Solufiile exerciliilor

Sceno 1: Preq mult slres dimineofo!

Scenq 2: Cdt e ceqsul?

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Lecfio I

Thot's life!The Americon guyin primo lecfie ii cunooglem pe.cdlivo dintre protogonigiii

p.i"iti i """stre,,Thoi's

life". Siudi em struclu ri I e g ro molicole

te boza ole limbii engleze: coniugoreo gifolosireo verbului

;;;l; fi), formele lJi qfirmotivd, negotivd, interogotivd 9i

i nterogoliv-negotivd.Studiem, de osemeneo, odiectivele prin core se exprlmo

nolionolitoreo gi numele fdrilor giinvdfdm sd le folosim'

Nice to meet You!

SCENA I

Anne mdtur6 ogfeptdnd uJ pe Jock, noul coleg de oportomenl'

core o rdspuns lo onunlul ei penlru inch.iriereo unei comere'

Jock sund lo uqd, iar Anne se duce sd deschidd'

Jock: Hello. l'm Jock.

Anne: Hello! My nome's Anne' Nice to meel you'

Jock: lt's o pleosure. So, lhis is the house"' lt's reolly

beoutiful!Anne: Oh yes, it is... but... but it's very difficult to keep cleon"'

Jock: Sorry... not o good stort"'Anne: Don't worry...

Jock: Your occent is very cleor.-' Where ore you from?

Anne: l'm from Oxford.

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Jock: Wow! Oxford! 100% EnolishtAnne: yes... ond you ore n_"-.i.on, is rhot right?

Jock: Yes, but my.fomily is from lloly, Bolonio.

*ffi::, ltoly is wonderfut! rvrv'rirr", is in troty othe

Jock: Where?Anne: She's in Rome,

-studying ltolion poinlers. She,s reollvhoppy: lrotions ore so fri;;i.t:d'..]'rl,ot,, Alice...

Alice: Hi...Anne: She is olso port of the ,,[omily,,.

Jock: Oh, il,s nice lo meet you Alice!Alice: So rhis is Jock, ,h"li*if"lrn"L.Anne: Yes, ond he is from...Alice: Nice to meet you, Jock... l,m from Sidney, in Auslrolio,ond you... ore... o cop;ico;;i

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ffi t"t,.Amozing! I come from Americo. l,m from New

Alice: Wow, the big opple!

il::i;# . okoy... Ehm... con I pur my rhinss in rhe

Alice: Let me help youl Hey, this is nice!

Jock: l'm glod you likeit. lt,s o Mexicon hot. you look greotlAlice: And whot is this?

Jock: ll's on Africon mosk.Alice: ls it mogic?

Jqck: Of course! But look ot this... o bofile of ltolion wine.Do you like wine?

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So ?nfelegem(Solufii lo pog. 90)

E iotul clor Tn oceosld prim6 scen6? inceorcd sd verifici ce

oi infeles, rdspunzdnd Io intrebdrile core urmeoz6' Doc6

intdmpini dificultali, pofi revedeo episodul video pe DVD

sou pofi consulto vocobulorul de lo sfdrgiiul lecfiei'

Il Which lown does Jock's fomily come from originolly?

tr o) Boloniotr b)Milontr c) Noples

E Whoi does Anne's sisler sludy in Rome?

tr o) ltolion foshiontr b) ltolion pointerstr c) The hisiory of the Renoissonce

E Whqt is Jock's sign of the zodioc?E o)Aquoriustr b)VirsinE c) Copricorn

E Jock's mosk is Africon.tr o)Truetr b) Folse

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Focus

Verbul ,,Io be,,

FoRMA erlnrnerlvA

Verbul ,,lo be" (o fi) e, fdrd ?ndoiol6, de bozd pentru o1"":t:1To enstezd sio fosr -riit"f*iiae prierenii nosrrirn sceno pe core tocmoi om citit_o. Sa

""J".I i,i.Jil#l;tobelul core urmeozd conjugor"" ;";bri;ilo ofirmotiv:

lomYou qre

Helshe/ir is

We ore

You oreThey ore

eu sunf

fu epfi

el/eo esle

noi sunlem

voi sunteli

ei sunf

Dupd cum observi, ,. conslrucfio e foorfe simpld giosemdndtoore celeiin limbo romdne :

Subiect + verb ,,to be,, * determindri ulterioore

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FORMA CONTRASA

in englezd, moi oles Tn limbo vorbil6, de obicei se conlrog

(s" s."r.teotd) formele verbole' Lo formo controsd (scurtd)'

uo"olo inifioli esie inlocuiid de oposirof, osffel ,,1 om" devine

,,1'm, ,,you ore" devine ,,you're" 9i iot o9o, dup6 cum orotd

schemo urmdloore:

I om fromLondon

You qre Americon

t l'm from London Eu suntdin Londro

t You're Americon fu egtiomencon

t He's hqndsome EI e frumos

+ She's beoutiful Eo efrumoosd

t h's beoutiful E frumos

t We're from Noi suntem

Conodq dinConodo

) You're hoPPY Voi suntefifericifi

I They're from ltolY Ei sunfdin llolio

He is

She is

Ir is

We ore

hondsome

bequtiful

beouiiful

fromConodo

hoppv

from ltoly

You ore

They ore

Fii otent: formo conlros6 (scurtd), poote fi folositd numoi

docd e urmotd de un olt cuvdnt.

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FORMA NEGATIVA

Lo formo negolivd, verbul ,,Io be" e urmol de negofio ,,nol" ,

dupd cum este exemplificot in schemo urmdtoore:

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You ore nol

He/she/ it is not

We qre nol

You ore not

They ore nol

eu nu sunf

lu nu egli

el/eo nu esle

noi nu sunlem

voi nu suntefi

ei nu sunf

Niciin situolio oceosto conslrucfio nu se schimb6:

Subiect + verb ,,lo be" + nol + determindriuherioqre

FORMA NEGATIVA CONTRASA

Acum sd vedem formo negolivd conlrqsd (scurtd). Exceptdndpersoono intdi singulor, loole celelolte situofii se pol scurto

in doud modolit6li, exemplificote in schemo core urmeozd:

I om nol from New York l'm nol from New York

Eu nu sunl din New York

You ore not llolion

fu nu egti ilolion

He is not from Spoin

El nu esle din Sponio

You're not/oren'l ltolion

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She is nol from Germony She,s notlisn,l from GermonyEo nu esfe din Germonia

It is not fonloslic lt,s nolisn,t fontosticNu e fqnfosfic

We qre nol from the USA WSlr" nolqren,t from theUSA

Noi nu sunfern din SIJA

You ore nol French you,re noloren,l FrenchVoi nu sunfe/i froncezi

They ore not from Brozil They're noloren,l from BrozilEi nu sunt din Brozilio

FORMA INTEROGATIV_NEGATIVA

Lo formo interogotiv-negotiv6, subiectul se pune dupd verb,

urmot de negofio ,,not":

Verb,,to be" + subieet t nol t ?

in schimb, lo formo conlrosd (scurtd), subiectul se pune

dup6 negofie, excepidnd persoono intdi singulor' dupd

cum vezi in schemo urhdtoore:

FORMA INTEROGATIVA

L,o formo inierogotivd, subiecluldupd urmdtooreo reguld :

Verb,,lo be,' + subiecl + determindri ulterioore + ?

trebuie pus dupd verb,

Am lnot?

Are you nol?

ls he/she/it not?

Are we nol?

Are you not?

Are they nol?

Am lnol?

Aren'l you?

lsn't he/she/it?

Aren'l we?

Aren't you?

Aren'l they?

Am

Are

ls

ls

ls

Are

Are

Are

I

you

he

she

ir

we

hoppy?

Americon?

fine?

prefty?

difficult?

in Rome?

you hoppy?

they from Spoin?

Sunl eu fericit?

ESti tu omericon?

Esfe (se simte) el bine?

Esfe eo drdguld?

E dificil?

Sunfern noi lo Romo?

Sunfe/i voi fericifi?

Sunf ei din Sponio?

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Exercif ii(Solufii lo pos. 90)

inceorcd ocum sd foci exercifii cu regulile gi slructurilegromolicole pe core iocmoi le-oi?nv6foi

EXERCtTtUt I

Alege formq verbold corecid in qcest exercifiu cu moi multevorionte de rdspuns:

I They isn't tr trvery beouiiful.

!l ls not he hondsome? tr tr

Where ore you from?

SCENA 2

Anne, Alice gi Jock ciocnesc un pohor de vin, opezoli pe

conopeo.

Atice, Anne ond Jock: Cheers!

Alice: Uhm... This wine is very good!

Anne: Uhm... Yes, il's reolly good! By the woy, you ore very

lucky. Look, il's roining now.'.Jock: Yes, I om lucky.

Anne: Uhm, thol's my photo olbum there' The pictures of

oll my friends ore in here.

Jqck: Oh thot's interesting! Show me!

Anne: So, this is Mory. She's from lrelond' Her mother ond

fother ore Greek.Jock: Her porents ore from Greece?

Anne: Yes, they ore Greek. They're from Athens'

Jock: Oh, ond who's thot?

Anne: Thot's Alice!Jock: No, lhql's not Alice...

Alice: Yes, il is! After o porty... o Holloween porty"'

Jqck: Thqt's funny. And... Oh..' ond who ore they?

Anne: Thoi's Shoron ond Peter, they live in the flol neor

here. They're good friends.Jqck: She's very PrettY...

I This book ...very interesting.E o) oreE b) om notE c) isn't

8... on idiot.E o)We'retr b) l,mtr c)Are ihey

ExERciylur. z

I Are we floimotes?

E l'- noi studenls.

E... you unhoppy?EI o) lsn'ttr b)AreE c)Am not

I They ... studenis.E o) oretrb) is

E c) isn't

Arotd dac6 propozifiile sunt corecte (right)ori gregite (wrong)gi rescrie-le corecl olunci c6nd e n"."-roi.

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Verificd docd oi ?nfeles sceno, rdspunzdnd lo urmdlooreleintrebdri:

E Whot ore they drinking?tr o) Chompognetr b)WineE c) Beer

E Whot notionoliiy is Mory, Anne,s friend?tr o) Greektr b) Enslishtr c) lrish

H Which photo does Jock find funny?tr o) The one with Anne ond the coitr b)The one of Alice ofter o Holloween portytr c) The one of Mory,s porents

E Whot foscinotes Jock?tr o) The view from the flottr b)Alice's legsE c) Shoron's photo

Focus

fdri gi nofionqlitdti

in sceno citild onterior, prologonigtiiou folosil odeseo nume

de fdri gi de nofionolitdli. E foorte importont sd infelegem

bine diferenfo dintre oceste doud tipologii. Sd incepem

imedioi cu un exemplu: Tn povesteo noostrd, Alice vine din

Audrolio, esle deci de nofionolitote oustroliond. Firegte,

,,Austrolio" e foro gi e un nume propriu, ,,oustroliond" este

odiectivul de nofionolitote. Tobelul urm6lor indicd olte

exemple de fdri 9i de nofionolitdli:

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Austrolio Auslrolion English

Austriq Austrion Germon

Belgium Belgion French/Flemish

Brozil Brozilion Portuguese

Conodo Conodion English/French

Chino Chinese Chinese

Denmork Donish Donish

EnglondEnglish (nof.) (englez)

British (odi.) (bntonic)English

Fronce French French

Germony Germon Germon

Hollond/The Netherlond:

Dutch Duich

Itoly Itolion Itolion

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Jopon Joponese Joponese

Koreo Koreon Koreon

Mexico Mexicon Sponish

Norwoy Norwegion Norwegion

Porlugol Porluguese Portuguese

Spoin Sponish Sponish

Sweden Swedish Swedish

Switzerlond Swiss Germon/French/liolion

The United Stotes Americon Enslish

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H Americons speok ...El o)Americontr b) Britishtr c) English

H... people livein the Switzerlond.tr o) Swedishtr b) Germontr c) Swiss

I Mexicons speokPorluguese.

H ln Switzerlqndnobody speoks ltolion.

E The longuogeof Belgions is French.

H Austrions speokAustrion.

E People from Hollondspeok ...EI o) Germontr b) Durchtr c) Hollond

!I ... ore the longuogesof Conodions.E o)Americon ond Englishtr b) French ond Americontr c) English ond French

EXERCTTIUt 4

Arotd docd propozifiile suni corecte (right) sou gre9ite

(wrong) 9i rescrie-le corect cdnd e necesor.Fii qlent:

- in englezd, numele 9i odieciivele de nolionolitote se scriuintoldeounq cu lilerd more (de exemplu: She is Americon )Eo e americoncd);

--.nu se folosegle niciodotd orticolul pentru o indico limbo(de exemplu: I siudy English r Studiez englezo).

Exercif ii(Solufii lo pos.90)

E momentul sd exersdm pufin. Fd exercifiicu numele f6rilor,cu odieclivele de nofionoliiote gi cu numele limbilor.

EXERCtTtUT 3

Alege cuvdntul corecr in ocesr exercifiu cu moi muhe voriontede rdspuns:

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o/qn un, oqccenl occenlAfricqn africon/cdofter dupdqlltotolso gi, de osemeneo, incdomozing de necrezutAmericon omericon/cdond 9iopple mdrAthens AtenoAustrolio Austroliobe (ro) o fibequtiful frumos/oosdbedroom dormitorbig moreboftle $icldbut dorby rhe woy cd veni vorbo,oprbpocqn o puleo, o fi in store sd,o reugi sdcheers! sdndtote!cleon curol/dcleor clor/dcome (to) o venidifficult dificilEnglish englezfomily fomiliefother totdflot oportomentflotmote coleg deoportomenl

friend prieten/6friendly prietenos/oosd(odi.); prietenesc (odv.)from din, de lofunny coroghios, distroctivglod bucuros/oosdgood bun/d, brov/6; binegreol moreGreece GrecioGreek grec/grecooicdhqnd mdndhoppy fericithot pdldriehello, hi bundhelp (lo)o oiutoher (pe) eohere oici; iotdhouse cosdin ininteresting inlereso ntlrelqnd lrlondoItqliqn itolion/c6Itoly ltoliokeep (to) o fine, o menlinelet (to) o ldso, o permite;o inchirio cevo cuivolike (lo)o pldceolive (to) o trdi, o locuiliving-room sufrogerie,comerd de zilook (to) o privi, o opdreolucky norocos/oos6mogic mogic/d

mosk moscdme miemeet (to) o inidlni,o cunoogleMexicqn mexicon/cdmomenl momenlmother momdmy ol meu/o meo, oi mei/ole melenome numeneqr vecinnew nou/6nice drdguf/6,grofios/oosdnol nunow ocum, Tn ocestmomenlol ol/o (cuivo)of course desigur, firegtepointer pictor/ifdporent pdrinteporl portepofi petrecerephoto olbum olbumfotogroficpicture foiogrofiepleosure pldcerepretty drdguf/6,grolios/oosdpul (to)o puneroin (lo)o plouoreolly desigur, cu odevdrol;(not reolly: nu chior)

right corect, bine, (to beright: o oveo dreptote;chior o9o, precisroom comerdshow (to) o or6tosisler sordso ofo, deci, ogodorsorry imi pore rdu, scuzeslorl inceputstudy (to) o invdfo, o studiothot (pl. those) ocelo/qceeo; oceio/oceleothe orticol hotdrdt (-1, -o)

lhere ocolo, in porteooceeothing lucruthis (pl. these) ocesto/oceostol oceglio/ocesleovery multwhol cewhere undewho cinewine vinwonderful foorte frumos/frumoosd; minunot/dworry (to) o se ingriioroyour ol ldu/o to; ol voslru/o vooslrd

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Lecfio 2

Thot's life!An old flomeNou I episod ne rezeryd su rprize : proto gon isiu I se reTnld I negte

cu o iubiid de demult (Shoron), core, printr-o ironie o sorfii,locuiegte in oporlomentul oldlurot de cel in core el de-obios-o muiol.in porteo de gromoticd, continudm cu studiul verbului

,,to be" 9i cu onumile forme interogolive imporlonle -,,Cum te cheomd/numegli?", ,,C6li oni oi?" - precum gi

cu olte inirebdri pentru o cunoogte dotele personole. Apoistudiem olfobeiul subdivizot ?n grupuri fonetice gi invdfdmsd numdrdm pdn6 lo 100.

Whqt's your lost nqme?

SCENA I

Jqck: Hello... My nome's Jock. l'm lhe new floimote.It's nice lo meet you.Peler: Hello Jock! l'm Peler Nosh... And Shoron?... Okoy,ond this is Shoron.

Shoron: lt's o pleosure.Jock: How ore you, Shoron?

Shqron: Fine, thonks.Anne: Oh, good, you're friends! But so guys...There's workin the kitchen for everyone...

(Alice 9i Pefer sunf in sufrogerie.)

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Alice: Pleose help me.Peler: Sure.

Alice: Here's lhe form. l'm nol very good with compulers.Peter: Okoy, lel me see... Yes, it's simple... Whol is yourlost nome, Alice?

Alice: My lost nome is Dubois.Peier: And where ore you from?

Alice: l'm from Austrolio, but l'm proud to hove Frenchblood!Peler: Reolly?

Alice: Yesl My grondmother wqs from AvignonlPeter: Foscinoting... And how do you spell your lostnome?

Alice: D-U-B-O-l-S.Peter: Dubois, ond the nome is A-L-l-C-E. Okoy, whot,syour iob?

Alice: Well... octuolly... l'm o student, but I consider myselfo poinier...Peter: Yes, I know... And whol's your oddress?

Alice: The some os youl 45 Trinity LoneiPeler: Right! How old ore you?

Alice: l'm 28 yeors old.Peter: Are you morried?

Alice: Well, l'm on the morkel... ore you interested?...Peter: You know, Alice, I only love my music...

Alice: And whot obout Shoron?

Sc ?nfelegem(Solufii lo pog.91)

Ai citit cu olenfie diologul oceslei prime scene? Aiinfeles tot?

Bine, otunci pune-fi lo incercore copocitoleo de infelegere,r6spunzdnd lo urmdtoorele intrebdri:

ll Whol does Alice osk Peter to help her with?

tr o)To fill in o iob opplicotion formtr b) To loy the tobletr c) To send o fox

E Whot iown does Alice's grondmolher come from?tr o)Avignontr b)Torontotr c) Bolonio

H Alice considers herself:tr o) A writertr b)A singertr c)A pointer

E Alice is single.tr o)Truetr b) Folse

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intrebdri despre dqte personoleDe obicei, cdnd lrebuie sd completdm un formulor, ogo cumi s-o intdmplot luiAlice, ni se cer multe informofii cu coroclergenerol. Sunt ?nlrebdri ce privesc sfero noostrd personoldgi profesiorold, prinire core numele, provenienio, v6rsto,profesio. Conslrucfio ocestor ?ntrebdri e foorte ,i_pfa, i"lmoi more porte dintre ele incep cu o porticulA interogofiul,oio cum se orotd in schemo urmdloore:

Porticulfi inlerogotivd + vErb,,to be,, + subiect + ?

Sd recitim ocum principolele intrebdri pe core le_om g6sil inoceostd primd scend.

How old ore you?Cdli oni oi?

l'm 28 yeors old

Whql's your phone number? lt's 0454 786 2097Core e numdrul ldu de telefon?

Where ore you from? l'm from SidneY

De unde vii?

Whqt's the Postcode? lt's ECI 4RN

Core e codul pogtol?

Fii qtent:

- Tn englezd exisld trei modolit6li de exprimore pentru

,,numele de fomilie": ,rsurnome", ,rlost nome" 9i ,rfomilynome";- intrebdrile core cer drept rdspuns un ,,do" ori un ,,nu" ou

urmdlooreo slruclurd: verb ouxilior (?n cozul oceslo verbul

,,to be") * subiect t un evenluolverb sou odiectiv (exemplu:

Are you hoppy? ) Egti fericit?).

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Whql is your nome?Cum le cheomd?/Core e numele tdu?

My nome is Alice

Whqt is your surnome My surnome/lod nome//lqst nome /fomily nome? fr-ifv nome is DuboisCore e numele tdu de fomilie?

How do you spell ir? D_U_B_O_|_SCum se scrie?

Are you morried? No, l,m singleESli cdsdtoritd?

Whol's your oddress? 45Trinily Lone, Flot CCore esfe odreso to?/Unde locuieSti?

!Vh.ot's your iob? l,m o siudentCe lucrezi?/Core e ocupolio to?

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Exercilii(Solufii lo pos. 9l)

Exerseozd ocum cu oceste intrebdri. poore ifi esre de foros sdrevezi episodul video pentru o rememoro cum ," folor.r.diferilele expresii.

EXERCtTtUT IAlege formo corecld in ocest exercifiu cu moi muhe vqriontede r6spuns:

I How do you spell your...? ROSST

E o) nometr b)townE c) surnome

H...a l'm 63.tr o)Whof is your ogetr b) How mony yeorstr c) How old ore you

EXERCtTtUT 2

Gdsegte cuvdniul gregit in ocesl exercifiu:

I How old is you?tr o) Howtr b) oldtrc) is

E Whot is your work?tr o)Whottr b) yourEJ c) work

A lol of questionsfor s sel of Chinese Plotes!

SCENA 2

Jock: Anne, you ore o greol cook!

Anne: Thonk you, Jock... Big onnouncement: finolly I hove

oll the points ond I con get thot morvellous set of Chinese

plotes!

Jock: Whot?Anne: Yes, with ihe cookies. Help me to fill in the form,

Jock, pleose.

Jqck: All right. Let me see the queslions... Whoi's your

nome?Anne: Are you ioking?

Jock: Okoy okoy, A-N-N-E. And whol's your fomily nome?

Anne: My surnome?

Jock: Yes.

Anne: Right. Boxter.

Jock: B-A-X-T-E-R. And whol's your phone number?

Anne: lt's 0454 786 2097.

Jock: 0454 788 2097.Anne: No, il's 0454 786 2097.

Jock: Right.

Anne: You hove lo remember, ihis is your telephone

number too!

Jock: You're right... Are you morried?

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Anne: No, l'm single.

Jock: A pretty girl like you is still single???Anne: Stop it Jock, pleose! yes, for lhe momenl l,msingle.

Jock: .-.Nexl question, pleose. Where ore you from?Anne: There ore o loi of questions!

Jock: lt's for your Chinese plotes!Anne: Okoy, for the lost iime! l,m from Englond... fromOxford.

Jock: A-X-F-O-R-D.Anne: No! O-X-F-O-R-D.

Jock: Just ioking.Anne: lt's okoy. Whol,s nexf?

Jock: Jusi fwo more queslions... The oddress is...Anne: 45 Trinity Lone, Flot C.

Jock: Whot's lhe postcode?Anne: ECl 4RN.

Jock: ECI 4RN... ond whot,s your job?Anne: l'm on employee in o publishing compony.

Jock: Oh, you ore iust the right person for me... I hoveo greot love story lo wriie...l

So Tnfelegem(Solufii lo pos.9'l)

Verificd doc6 oi Tnfeles sceno, r6spunzdnd lo urmdloorele

intrebdri:

I Jock's telephone number is lhe some os Anne's'

E TrueE Folse

I Whot country does Anrre come from?

E o)Au$rolioE b)AmericoE c) Englond

E Whot is Anne's iob?tr o) Employee in o publishing compony

E b) PointerE c) Teocher

E Whot sort of novel wourld Jock like to write?

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Alfqbet gi numere

ItTERE tt SUNETE

Alfobetul englez se compun e din 26 de rifere o cdrorpronunfie e mult diferitd de ceo o olfobetului r.ornA*r.l A-;moi mult, in limbo englezd modolitoteo d" o ,.ri" un cuvdnlroreori coincide cu modul in core qceslo se pronunfd. Deoceeo/ singurul sislem de o te fomiliorizo cu olfobelul esteo-l repeto de moi muhe ori pdnd ?lt";;ti;" de rost.

PRO N U NTIA

Din punci de vedere fonelic, olfobetul englez poote fi?mpdrfit in moi multe grupuri.Primul grup se pronunfd cu sunetul /ei/. De exemplu,A H J K, ce confin loote ocesi sunel.Al doileo grup e formot din litere o c6ror pronunfie se

termind cu sunetul /i/ lvng, nolol /i:/, co in cozul literelor B

CDEGPTeiV.Pronunforeo celui de ol treileo grup incepe cu sunelul /e/,notol /eh/.Deexemplu:FLMNSXgiZ.Al potruleo grup se pronunfd /oi/: l giY.lor grupul urmdtor qre co sunet /ou/: O.Urmeozd grupul coroclerizot de sunetul /v/ lung, nolol /u:/.Deexemplu:QUW.Ultimul grup este cel o cdrui pronunfie incepe cu f o/, cozulliterei R.

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incepern qcum sd invdfdm numerele. 56 le vedem peprimele zece. Acesleo sunt cele pe core le folosim p"nirunumerele de telefon.

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four

five

six

seven

eight

nine

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Fii otent: in englezd, ,,0,, se poole spune in doud feluri. inAmerico se pronun!6 ,,zero,,, in limp ce in Moreo Britonie secilegte ,,o" (/ou/).

Conlinudm sd numdrdm. Doc6 ie vei uito in schemd, veiobservo cd, exceptdnd eleven (l 1) pi lwelve (12), iootecelelolte numere pdnd lo I9 se incheie cu ,,teen". Docd egti

un ,,teenoger"(odolescenf), vdrsto lo esle Tnlre lreisprezecegi noudsprezece oni. Amintegte-fi sd pui qcceniul pe ,,leen",deci pronunld thirtEEn, nu thlrteen.

DE LA TI LA 19

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twenty

21 ,29 - twenty-onelwenty-two ... etc.

30 thir,ty

40

50

60

70

80

90

r00

forty

fifiy

- sixty

- sevenly

- eighty

- ninety

- one hundred

Fii otent: pronunfio numerelor e foorte importonld, pentrucd unele dinlre ele se confundd cu ugurinfd. De exemplul3_t_i 9q (thirteen Si thirty), l4 9i 40 (fourteen Si fourty), 1S9i 5O (fiffeen 9i fiftyl9i ogo moi deporte. Zecile se pronunl6de fopt cu occentul pe primo vocol6: thlrty, forty, ilfty.

Hxerclfii(Solufii lo pog. 91)

Sd focem cOtevo exercifii cu numerele 9i sd recopituldm 9i

olfobetul. Co sd ifi imbundtdfegti pronunfio, te sfdtuim sd

privegtiincd o dold cu olenfie episodul video pe DVD'

EXERCITIUt 3

Alege cuvdntul corectin ocest exercifiu cu moi muhe vorionte

de rdspuns:

H fifteen * twelve - three : El nineV-three - twelve :tr o)twenty-five E o) one hundred ond five

tr b)thirtyJour tr b) eightY-one

tr c)twenty-four tr c) eighteen

H F-NSXZ - Core sunl AAH- - Core sunt celelohe

[l"lolt" dou6 litere ce doud litere ce confin suneiul

confin sunelul ,,e"? ,,ei"?tro) HP tro) JK

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EXERCITIUt 4

Arotd docd propoziliile sunt corecte (right) sou gregile

(wrong) gi rescrie-le corecl cdnd e necesor.

I fourty-three

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o lot of o grdmodd de,mult/mu lt6lm u l1ilm ulteobout com, circo,oproximolivoctuolly in reolitofe,co sd spunem odevdruloddress odresdonnouncemenl onunfopplicotion form formulorde cerere de lucruos coblood sdngeChinese chinezescconsider (to) o considerocook bucdto r/bucdldreosdcookie prdiituricdemployee funclionor/dEnglond Anglioeveryone tofi, fiecorefoscinoting foscinontfill in o umple, o completofinolly ?n sfdrgit, in cele dinurmd, lo finolfine binefirst primul/primofor penlruFrench fronfuzescget (to) (v. tr.) o obline;o luo; o primi; o conduce;o creo; (v. intr.)o deveni; o oiungegirl foidgrondmother bunicd

guy baiothove (to) q oveohow cuminterested (fo be) interesotjob serviciu, munc6ioke (lo) o glumiiusl door, numoi; obio,cu greu; indotd; imediot;exoct, preciskitchen buc6t6rieknow (to) o 9ti; o cunoogielqst ultim/d ,lrecut/dlough (to) o r6delike co; osemdndlor,onologlove story povestede drogostemorket piofdmorried (ro be) o ficdsdtorit/dmorvellous mognific/6,minunot/dmeeling intdlniremore muh, moi mult, unnumdr moi more (odi. 9ipron.); ?ncd, oricdt (odv.)music muzicdmyself eu ?nsumifnsdminexl urmdtor/oore(temporol); invecinotnumber numdrold batrdn/d, ontic/don pe

only singur/6; door (odv.)person persoondphone number numdrde telefonplote forfuriepleose vd rogpoint punctposlcode cod pogtolproud orgolios/oos6,mdndru/dpublishing componyediturdqueslion intreboreremember (to) o ominiisome oceloli/oceeogi;oceiogi/oceleogi; lo fel,idemsee (to) o vedeo, o se uilo,o privisimple simplu/dspell (to) o pronunfo sou

o scrie literd de literdslill ior, incd (in propozifiiofirmotive)stop (to) stop, o se opristudent student/dsure sigur/dsurnome nume de fqmilietelephone number numdrde telefonthqnks, thonk youmullumesctime dot6; o16; timp

loo gi, inc6; preo muhwell binewilh cu, impreund cu

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Thot's life!Hurry up!Un episod de viofd in comun tn oportomentul proiogonigtilor

dln ,tho/s life!": inceputul zilei ?ntre mic deiun 9i primele

replici incd somnoroose.Lo porteo de gromoticd vedem cum se formuleoz6 Tn

engiezd principolele intrebdri 9i core pronume gi odverbe

interogotive trebuie folosite. Studiem prepoziliile de

loc. irvalam sd citim oro, sd inirebdm cdl e ceosul 9i sd

rdspundem.

Too much stress in the morning!

SCENA I

Anne: Good morning, Alice. How oreyov?Alice: Hi, Anne. Good morning... l'm fine. ond you?

Anne: Fine, lhonks. Excuse me, where's my wotch?

Alice; I don't know, isn'l il under ihe mogozines?

Anne: No, il isn't.Alice: Are you sure?

Anne: Yes, l'm sure! lt's not under the mogozines... ond"'ond l'm lote! l've on oppoinlment ol eight o'clock!

Alice: Moybe il's here on lhe toble... Hmmm, no,lhe wolch

isn't here. Behind the opples, next lo the posto?

Anne: Ah, there it is! Thonks, Alice.

Alice: You're welcome, Anne. BYe!

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Jock: Oh no, it's lole. Alice, whot iime is it?Alice: Just o momenl... lt,s holf posi seven.

Jock: Holf post seven? My iroin is ot eight o,clocklAlice: Hurry up, Jock! you,re lote!

Jock: Okoy, okoy... Where ore my keys?Alice: They're here, on the toble.

Jock: Thonks, Alice. Now, onothersweoter?Alice: Moybe it's on the choir!?

Jock: No, it isn't. Where is it?Alice: Colm down, Jock... you,re weoring il!

Jock: Ohl Thonks, Alice, you,re o life_soverlAlice: Hurry up, go, go, go! Ah... Too much slress... I muslgo bock to bed ogoin.

Sd infelegem(Solufii lo pos. 92)

Verificd-fi copociloteo de infelegere rdspunzdnd lo

u rmdloqrele inirebd ri :

E Whot con'l Anne find?tr o) Her keystr b) Her mobile phonetr c) Her wotch

E Whot does Jock hove to do ot I o'clock?

tr o) Colch the trointr b) Meet some clientstr c) Go to the doctor's

El Jock's keys ore under some neWSpopers'E TrueE Folse

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,,1/H-QUESTIONS-

Dupd cum om vdzut onterior, moreo moioritoie o intrebdrirorincln.in limbo englezd cu o porticrli'inr"rogotivd: ocestcuvdnl poote fi un pronume cum or fi ,,whoi,, (;"; .*"i;"yh"'l (cine), ,,whici-r,, 1.or", p"ntru neoni-ote), sou unod.verb cum or fi ,,yvhere,, (y"a"),

"f1.,"n; 1.and1.',,*nv,, fJ"l"l:-l!:" (cum). inrrebarite roiruror" d; o.J;"";"li.Lj"rnTerogottve se numesc in limbo englezd ,,wh_queslions,,.Acum sd le onolizdm pe rdnd:

LT-t !und;) este porriculo pe core o folosim co s6 punemo tnTrebore despre un loc.

Whqt (cg, ce lucru/core) pentru o inlrebo despre lucruri.Who (cine) penlru o ne informo despre persoone.When (cdnd) co sd intrebdm despre o dotd sou despreo perioodd de timp.

Why (de ce) co sd cerem motivofio unei ocfiuni.Whqttime (lo ce ord/ce ord) co sd ofldm momentul exoctol unei oc,tiuni.

How (cum) pentru o primi informofii despre o slore soudespre un fopt.

Which (core) pentru o cere informofii specifice desprelucruri.

Construcfio ,,wh-queslions" e foorte simpld, dupd cum orotdschemo urmdloore:

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Cine sunt?

Cine egli?

Unde este el?

De ce e eo ocolo?

Ce foce eo?

Cdt e ceqsul?

Ce facem?

Cdnd sosifi?

Core dintre ocegfiosunf copiii vogtri?

Who

Who

Where

whvHow

Whqt time

Whqt

When

Which

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qre you?

is he?

is she there?

is she?

is n?

ore we doing?

ore you orriving?

of these your children?ore

Fii otent: Tn propozifiile interogolive , ,,cere" se lroduce ,,whol"docd olegereo e generol6, 9i ,,which" doc6 e limiloid.

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Prepozifiile sunt ocele p6rfi din propozifie core leogd intreele cuvinte sou grupuride cuvinre. prepozifiile a" to.Jr,fri_aconcepiul de spofiu gi de migcore.

Behind (in spofe, dupd) se folosegte giin sens figurotiv.Between (intre, dintre) indicd pozifio dinire dou6 persoonesou lucruri.

ln (lo, in,.induntru) se folosegte peniru o indico un spofiucircumscris, interiorul unui loc sou pentru orore.ln front oI (in folo cuivo/cevo, dinointe).

Neor (/dngd, oproape de) indicd opropiereo genericd.Nexl to (l6ngd, oldturi de) exprimd vecindtoteo.On (sus, deosupro) exprimd conloctul.Out of (in oforo, oford din).

Over (deo supro, dincolo, de porteo ceololtd) exprimdlipso oricdrui contocl sou, ,din contrd, un conloct iolol,incdt ocoperd ?n toioliiote obiectul de iedesubt. i;"-;lr;She spreods the cloih over ihe toble (pune folo de moJdeosupro mesei).

Through (prin) indicd trecereo printr_un loc, strdbotereolui.

Under (sub, dedesubt) se folosegte gi lo figurot.

Fii otent: ,,over,, se folosegle odeseo insofii de odverbul,,lhere" , cu semnificqlio ocolo sus, oco/o jos.

Sd vedem cum se folosesc prepozifiile in conslrucfiopropozifiei:

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BehindThe boll is behind the box.Mingeo e in spofele cutiei.

BetweenThe boll is between two boxes.Mingeo e intre doud cutii"

lnThe boll is in the box.Mingea e in cutie.

ln front ofThe boll is in front of the box.Mingeo e in fala cutiei.

NeqrThe boll is neqr the box.Mingeo e oproope de cutie.

Nexl loThe boll is nexl to the box.Mingea e l6ngd culie.

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Out ofThe boll comes out of the box.Mingeo iese oford din cutie.

OverThere is o boll over the box.Deosupro cutiei e o rninge.

ThroughThe orrow goes through thebox.Sdgeofo lrece prin culie.

UnderThe boll is under the box.Mingeo e sub cufie.

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Fii oterit:- Tn englezd nu existd prepozifii orticulote fiindcd nu se polcumulo prepozilie gi orticol, co in romdnd;- prepozifio ,,on" se folosegte gi cu miiloocele de comunicore,cum or fi W, rodio gitelefon (exemple: My mother is on thephone ) Momq meqF fo fe\on; Whot's on TV tonight? >Ce-i osfd-seord Io televizor?). :

Exercifii(Solufii lo pos. 92)

Acum fd exercifii cu prepozifiile, co sd invefi s6 le folosegti

corect.

EXERCITIUt I

Pune prepozifio corectd.

ll The President is .............. the television.

H Go the kitchen to get to the office'

H The sofo is to the toble'

E ln the photo she is .............. her molher ond her sister.

Her mother is on the left ond her sister on the right.

EXERCITIUt 2

Pune porticulo inierogoiivd corectd in ocest exercifiu cu moi

multe vqrionte de rdspuns.

8,,...is John orrivingin London?" "This evening"tr o)Whytr b)Whentr c)Who

H "...is he trovelling?"

,,By troin"tr o)Whytr b)Whentr c) How

!l,,...lime is John orriving?"tr o)Whentr b) Howtr c)Whot

E,,...is meeting him?"tr o)Whotr b)Whottr c)Where

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Jock: Okoy, okoy girls: whot time is the dinner tonight otthe reslouront?Anne: Uh... lt's ot holf post eight.

Alice: Are you sure? I think it,s ot holf post nine.Jock: Okoy, guys...when is it?

Anne: l'm certoin it's ot eight thirty.Alice: Sorry, it's ot nine thirty.

Jock: Okoy, okoy, il's tonight, right?Anne: Yes, it's tonight. But... whot time is it, by the woy?

Jqck: There's o clock over lhere. It,s o quorler to seven.Anne: So, if it's ofler six, Shoron,s ql home.

Alice: A'h, no... she isn't. She,s ol work.Anne: No, usuolly she comes bock home ofter six...

Aiice: Shoron, pleose help us: whol time istonighi?Shqron: li's quite lote; it's qt holf post ten.

Alice ond Anne: See Jock, holf post ten!Jock: Okoy,fou're right. l,m wrong. Women...

the dinner

Av A . I)o tnlelegem(Solulii lo pos. 92)

Verific6 docd oi infeles sceno, rdspunzdnd lo urmdlooreleTnlrebdri:

E Whot ore the friends E Whot time is thegoing to do this evening? dinner occording to Anne?tr o) Go to the cinemo tr o)At 8.30 p.m.tr b) Go to the reslouront tr b) At 9.30 p.m.tr c) Go to o porty [1 c) At 10.30 p.m.

H When does Shoronusuolly return home?tr o)After 4 p...tr b)After 5 p.m.tr c)After 6 p.-.

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ORETE

Pentru o ?nlrebo orq exoctd se folosesc urmdtoorele expresii:

,,Whol time is it" sou ,,Whot's lhe lime?". Oro exoctd se

indicd mereu cu pronumele,,it" gi verbul lo singulor, urmolede numerqlul cordinol gi de expresio ,,o'clock".

Whol time is it?Whofs the time?

It's five o'clock

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Pentru o exprimo frocfiunile de dupd oro exoctd se punemoi intdi frocfiuneo, urmold de ,,post" gi opoi oro. Aceeogiconslrucfie se folosegle penlru frocfiunile onlerioore orei,numoi cd in locul lui ,,post" se folosegle prepozifio ,,1o".Sd vedem ocum exemple in schemo ce urmeozd:

WHAT TIME IS IT?

It's one o'clock h's two o'clock

ORE + MINUTE

It's 9.,l5 t nine fifteen

It's 10.30 t ten thirty

It's 8.45 t eight forty-five

oRE ANTEMERIDIANE tl oRE POSTMERIDIANE

in !6rile de limbd englezd se folose;te notofio orord de

doudsprezece ore. Penlru o foce diferenfo intre orele

ontemeridione de cele postmeridiene, serole 9i de noople,

se spune ,,in the morning" (dimin€ofo), ,,in lhe ofternoon"(dupd-omiozo), ,,in the evening" (seoro) 9i ,,oi nighl"(noopfeo). Pentru formo prescurtol6, folositd moi oles in

lirirbo scrisd, folosim expresiile oo.m." penlru o indico orele

de dinointe de prdnz li ,P.m." penlru cele de dupd-omiozd,serole gi nocturne (pdnd lo miezul nopfii), dupd cu oroldschemo urm6toore.

Oro + 30 deminuleIt's holfpost three

Oro - 15 minutell's o quorlerto eight

It's I0.00 (q.m.)in the morningE 10.00...

It's 7.00 (p.m.)in lhe eveningE 19.00...

It's 3.40 (p.m.)in lhe ofternoonE 15.40...

It's l l.l5 (p.m.)ot nightE 23.15...

ORAR DIGITAL

in limbo vorbit6, e foorte rdspdnditd citireo orelor co inromdnd, fdrd o se pronunfo insd coniuncfio ,,gi". Ororuldigitol se utilizeozd gi penlru cursele de tren gi de ovion. incozul ocesto, orele se scriu cu numere/ pundndu-se un punclinire ord gi frocfiuni (exemplu: The troin leoves ot 9.'15 rTrenulpleocd Io 9.15).

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|.y. sd focem un pic de exercifiu, citind gi scriind orele inlimbo englezd.

EXERCtTtUT 3

Pune cuvdntul corecl.

I Excuse fi€, ........... .... time is it?

E ............. .. o quorter to nine in the morning.

f,l lt's 8.30. lt's post eight.

!l lt's 10.45. h,s ............ to eleven.

EXERCtTtUt 4Trodu in.englez6, scriind orele in litere.

E Este 8.40.

E Este 15.00.

E Este 1 1.05

Vocqbulor

ogoin inc6, iorqnother oltul, oltooppointment ini6lnirebqck din nou, ?nopoi (odv.);porte posterioord (subst.)

bed potbehind in spolebye po, lo revederecolm down (lo) o (se)

linipti, o (se) colmocertqin cerl / d, sigur/dchoir scounclock ceos, orologiudinner cindexcuse (to) o scuzo, o ieriogo (to) q mergehis ol sdu/ o so; ol luilo eihome cosdhurry up (to) o se grdbiif docdkey cheielote tdrziu, in intdrzierelife-sover solvotor depersoone (giin sens figuroi)mogozine revisldmoybe poolemusl q lrebui, o fi necesorproblem problem6quite moi curdnd, destul;chior ogo, pe de-o-ntregul;exocl, precisreslquronl reslouronlsweoter pulover

loble mosdthink (to) o sdnditonight ostd-seordlrqin trenus (pe) noi; noudusuolly de obicei, in modobignuilwolch ceosweor (to) o imbrdco, o fiimbrdcol cuwelcome bine oivenilwomon (pl. women)femeiewrong eronol (to bewrong: o gregi)

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Let's sto rt:Welcome to the teomBine oi venit in primul progrqm de leleviziune!Prezentqforii Eric gi Lucy ii intdlnesc pe experlii incinemofogrqfie, muzic6, sport, cdldtorii gi meteo, precum 9ipe cei doi comentolori cu care vor modero multe dezboteridespre diferite subiecte.

Eric: Good evening everyone. Welcome to ourW progrommes.

l'm Eric BrownLucy: And l'm Lucy Ross.

Eric: Well, Lucy ond I ore lhe presenters of oll theprogrommesl Are you nervous, Lucy?

Lucy: Yes, I om! This is my first time on TV!

Erici Come on, come onl You're o very good presenier!Well, let's meel our experts now. (odresdndu-se expertuluiin cinemologrofie) Whot's your nome?Sonieev: Sonieev Guplo.

Lucy: Hello Sonieev! Where ore you from?Sonieev: l'm from New Dehli.

Eric: So you're lndion! lndio's o foscinoting countryl Andwhot ore your interesls?Sonjeev: I like the cinemo! Everything to do wilh the cinemolI wotch lols of films!

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.ly.y, lnteresling. Sonieev,s our cinemo expert. And you?lhgt's your nome? (odresdndu-.se experfei in cdldtoriii.Christine: Hello, l'm Christine Oteng. l,m from Ghono,in Africo but now I live in London. I like London. I lovetrovelling... I odore trovelling oround the world. ln foct, l,mthe trovel expert.

John: Are you reolly from Ghono?... Ghono,s the numberone footboll teom in Africor people coll the footboil teom,,the Brozil of Africo".

Eric: Well, you... you musl be John Forbes, our sports,experl. Am I right?

Eric: And lhis chorming lody? Whot's your nome?(odresdndu-se expedei in meleolSusqn: Hi Eric... ond thonks for the complimenl! l'mSuson Ferley ond l'm English ond... like oll English peoplel'm interested in the weother! I love tolking obout theweother...

Lucy: Very good! Becouse there's o progromme oboul theweolher ond Suson's our expert.Eric: Well, now lel's meel Morie Cornwell ond Tom Brodfield.They're lhe commentolors for our ,,Lel's tolk" discussions.Hello Morie, hello Tom. How ore you?

Mqrie: Fine, thonks.Tom: Very well, thonk you.

Lucy: And where ore you from, Morie?Morie: l'm from Monchesler. The home of MonchesterUnited. I love footboll.

Lucy: And whot do you do there?Mqrie: l'm o iournolist.

Eric: I seel And you Tom?Tom: l'm o iournolist too.

Eric: Very good! Two iournolistsl We'll discuss lots of thingswith them ... lots of different thingsl[ucy: Well, thol's our leom of experts. We're lucky, Eric,lhey're oll very inieresting people!

Eric: Thot's right! They.. .. we're o greot ieomlLucy: Yes, we ore! Ok, goodbye for now! See you soon onour TV progrommes.

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I love sports, especiol

Lucy: How old ore you, John?

John: l'm 45 ond l'm from Leeds.Eric: So y.ov're English. lnteresting. And whot obout you?(odresdndu-se experfulu i in muzicdj

nome's Anthony Moore, but my friendsfrom Brighlon... but my porenls oren,t

Tony: Hello,coll me Tony.Enslish.Lucy: Reolly? Where ore your porenis from?

Tony: My mother's from Spoin ond my fother,s fromAmerico.Eric: An internotionol fomily!... And whoi ore your inieresrsTony?

Tony: I love music. Pop, rock, iozz... everythinglLucy: Good! A reol music expert! Jusi right f; our musicprogromme.

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Verificd-fi copocitoleo de infelegere, rdspunz6ndlo urmdtoqrele intrebdri:

I Where is Sonieev Guptofrom?tr o) Bomboytr b) New Dehlitr c) Ghono

I Christine is not interestedin trovelling.E TrueE Folse

I How old is John Forbes?tro)20trb)30trc)45

I Suson Ferley is fromEnglond.E TrueE Folse

I Christine is Africon.E TrueE Folse

I John Forbes i, th. ../D o) music experttr b) sports experl[1 c) weother experl

I Tony's mother is ...E o)Americontr b) Conodiontr c) Sponish

lTom is...tr o) o teochertr b) o iournolisltr c) o musicion

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Primo intdlnireCdnd vei inidlni penlru primo oord pe cinevo, ifi vo fiutil sd cunogti cdtevo propozifii simple, bune sd ?ncepi oconversofie. lot6 cdtevo exemple:

Whot's your nome?

l'm...

Where ore you from?l'm from...

Cum le cheomd/Cum lenumegti?Md cheomd/Md numesc/Numele meu esfe...

De unde egti?Sunt din...

How old ore you? Cdli oni oi?f 'm... or l'm... yeors old. Am... oni.

Whot do you doAVhot's Ce foci/ Core-i meserio to?your iob?l'm o... Sunf...

Fii qtent: se folosegle oriicolul nehotdrdt ,,o" inointeonumelor de profesii (exemple: l'm o teocher ) Sunfprofesor; She's o iournolist ) Eo e ziaristd).

Sd vedem ohe exemple:

Whol ore your interests? Ce posiuni oi?lmi ploce muzica.lubesc sporturile.Ador sd cdldforesc.Md infereseozd polilico.

like music.love sporls.odore irovelling.m interesled in politics.

Fii otent: c6nd verbele ,,like, love, odore" sunt urmole de un

oh verb, se folosegle formo verbold lo gerunziu (verb + -ing).

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like/love/odore + (verb +

Cdtevo exemple:

I like doncingI love listening to music

I odore singing

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Imi ploce sd donsez

lubesc sd oscult muzicd

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EXERCtTtUT I

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f whot ... your nome?tro) is

tr b) ore

I How old ... you?tro) is

tr b) ore

I l'm ...tr o) Spointr b) Sponish

I We're from ...tr o) ltolytr b) ltolion

I Where ... you from?tro) is

tr b) ore

f Are yov...?E o) studenttr b) o student

f she'r ...tr o) Englondtr b) Enslish

Cinemo:George ClooneyPrezenfotooreo Lucy il inlllnegte pe expertul in cinemologrofieSonjeev Gupfo, co sd vorbeoscd despre un stor de Io Hollryood:George Clooney.

Lucy: Good morning, good morningfrom Lucyondwelcomelo ,,Tolk Cinemo", the progromme oboul the cinemo. Here

in the studio is Sonieev Guplo, our cinemo experl... Hello,Sonieev, how ore you?Sonieev: l'm fine, thonks... ond good morning to oll ourviewers.

Lucy: Ok Sonieev, whol ore you iolking obout todoy?Sonieev: Well... obout o greot Hollywood stor... GeorgeClooney.

Lucy: Oh, George Clooney?Sonieev: Yes, George Clooney. Are you o fon, Lucy?

Lucy: Yes, of course I om.Sonleev: Well, George Clooney is very good-looking. He hos

mony fons, mony young women ore his fons... like you Lucy.

Lucy: Yes, yes, l'm o George Clooney fon. He's very

hondsome... Well Sonieev, where is George Clooney from?Sonieev: He's from Keniucky in the USA.

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Lucy: An oclor, o film direclor ond o screenwriter,very interesling mon...Sonleev: Yes, he is. And he's very rich too...

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Lucy: ls he?Sonieev: Yes, he is. He hqs two villos on Loke Como in ltolyond o smoll house in Limo in Peru...

[ucy: Whd ore his interests?Sonieev: His moin interest is politics. He's o democrot withliberol ideos.

Lucy: Like mel And his hobbies?Sonieev: His hobbies ore bosketboll ond motorbikes.

Lucy: Reolly? He's o very inleresting mon... Now, onotherqueslion.SonieeV: Yes?

Lucy: ls he morried?Sonieev: No, he isn'1, he's divorced.

Lucy: So, he isn'f morried... he's single... ond he's rich...Sonleev: Yes, ond remember, he's on octor, o film directorond o screenwriler... thot's George Clooney... o greolHollywood stor...

Lucy: Well, lhonk you Sonieev.Sonieev: You're welcome!... And goodbye to everyone.

Lucy: And goodbye from me, Lucy Ross.

Sd ?nfelegem(Solulii lo pos. 93)

Verificd-fi copocitoteo de Tnfelegere, rdspunzdndlo urmdtoorele intrebdri:

ll ls George Clooney q film director?E o)Yes, he istr b) No, he isn't

H ls George Clooney from Peru?

E o)Yes, he isEl b) No, he isn'f

H Whot ore George Clooney's hobbies?tr o) bosebolltr b) bosketboll ond motorbikestl c)foorboll

E ls George Clooney morried?E o) Yes, he istr b) No, he isn't

H ls Lucy o George Clooney fon?E o) Yes, she is

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Mergem lo cinemotogrofin englezo qmericond se folosegte termenul ,{r"r"pentru o denumi filmele in generol. Un ,,movie" e (un film,dor ,,lhe movies" semnificd cinemotogroful, infeles\co loc;

,,lei's go to the movies" (Sd mergem lo cinemotbgrof!)e o invitofie lo cinemologrof.o movie : un filmthe movies : cinemologroful

Cdnd vorbim despre cinemo, lermenul ,rslor" se refer6 lo un

ocior celebru core inlerpreteozd in filme roluri principole.

,rSlot'' este gi verb gi inseomnd ,,o iuco un rol intr-unfilm" (exemplu: George Clooney slors in mony films )George Clooney ioocd in multefilme).

Sd vedem cdtevq exemple:

Fii otent: in englezd, spre deosebire de romdnd, se folosegtemereu orticolul ,,o" sou ,,on" inoinleq numelor de profesii.

Sd vedem cdtevo exemple:

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She's on ociress

l'm o doctor

You're q teocher

EI e (un) regizor

Eo e (o) octrild

Eu sunt (un) doclor

fu egfi (un) profesor

An qclor is o mon who ploysroles in films,like George Clooney

An qctress is o womon whoploys roles in films,like Julio Roberts

A film dircctor is lhe personwho directs o film

A screenwriter is the personwho wriles o film

lJn oclor e un bdrbot corejoocd un rol?nlr-un film, cumor fi George Clooney

O octrild e o femeie core

ioocd un rol intr-un film,cum er fi Julia Roberfs

Unregizoreopersoondcore foce regio unui film

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EXERCTTTUT 2

Alege cuvdntul coreci in ocesl exercifiu.

E Brod Pitt is ...E o) on oclortr b) on octress

Hnfllm director...tr o)writes filmstr b) directs films

E A,,stor" is ...tr o) on Americon cinemotr b) o fomous octortr c) o film

H ... you o Julio RobertsIon?tr o)Aretrb) ls

E Where ... he from?E o) oretrb) is

H Meryl Streep is ...E o) on octortr b) on octress

E A screenwriler ...tr o) writes filmstr b) directs films

E A,,movie" is ...E o) on oclortr b) o filmtr c) o cinemo

E George Clooney ...English.E o) isn'tE b) oren'l

E ... o Tom Cruise fsn.E o) l'm nottr b) lomn'l

Trod ucereo episoodelor

Leclio 1

Thot's life!Tdndrul omericonMd bucur sd le cunosc!

SCENA I

An ne m dl u rd ogtepf6nd u J pe J ack, noul coleg de apo rto ment,core o rdspuns Io onunlul ei penlru inchiriereo unei comere.Jock sund Io ugd, ior Anne se duce sd deschidd.

Jock: Bun6. Eu sunt Jock.Anne: Bund. Eu sunl Anne. incdniotd.

Jock: imi pore bine. Deci, oslo e coso... chior e frumoosd!Anne: O, do, este frumoosd... dor... dor e foorte greu sd

menfii cur6fenio...

Jock: lortd-md... n-om incepul bine...Anne: Nu-i nimic...

Jock: Accentul tdu e foorte clor... de unde egti?

Anne: Sunt din Oxford.

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Jock: Do, dor fomilio meo este din llolio, din Bologno.Anne: Oh! ltolio e minunoldl Soro meo e in ltolio chiorocum...

Jqck: Unde?Anne: E lo Romo, studiozd pictorii itolieni. E cu odevdrotfericitd: itolienii sunt ol6i de prielenopi. Oh... Eo e Alice...

Alice: Solut...Anne: $i eo foce porte din ,,fomilie".

Jock: Oh, imi pore bine de cunogtinfd, Alice!Alice: Agodor, el e Jock, noul coleg de oporloment.

Anne: Do, gie din...Alice: Md bucur sd ie cunosc, Jock... eu sunt din Sydney,din Austrolio, gi tu... egli... un Copricorn!

Jqck: Do! lncredibil! Sunt din Americo. Sunt din New York!Alice: Oh, Morele Mdr!

Jock: Do... ok...ddd... pot sd-mi los lucrurile in dormitor?Alice: Losd-md sd te oiut! Hei... ce drdgufd e!

Jqck: M6 bucur cd-fi ploce. E o pdldrie mexicond. i1i vinefoqrte bine!Alice: $i osto ce e?

Jock: E o moscd ofricond.Alice: E mogic6?

Jock: Desigur! Do'io uiie oici... o sticld de vin iiolienesc.lfi ploce vinul?

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Anne, Alice gi Jock ciocnesc un poho r de vin, osezoli peconopeo.

Alice, Anne giJock: SdndtotelAlice: Oh... vinul ocesto este foorte bunl

Anne: Oh... Do, chior e bun! Apropo, egti chior norocos.Uile, ocum ploud.Jock: Do, sunt norocos.

Anne: Ah, ocelo e olbumul meu cu fotogrofii. Aici omfotogrofii cu tofi prietenii mei.Jock: O, interesontl Arotd-mi-le

Anne: Deci, eo e Mory. E din lrlondo. Momo giiotdl ei suntgreci.Jqck: Pdrinfii ei sunt din Grecio?

Anne: Do, sunl greci. Sunt din Ateno.Jock: Oh, gi eo cine e?

Anne: E AlicelJock: Nu, nu e Alice...

Alice: Bo do, estel Dupd o pelrecere... o pelrecere deHolloween...Jock: E hoioosd. $i... oh... ei cine sunt?

Anne: Ei sunt Shoron gi Peler, locuiesc in oportomenlulde ol6turi. Sunt prieteni buni.Jock: Eo e foorte drdguf6...

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Thot's life!O iubire vecheCore e numele tdu de fqmilie?

SCENA I

Jqck: Solut... md numesc Jock. Sunt noul coleg deoportoment. imi pore bine de cunogtinfd.Peler: Solut, Jock! Eu sunl Peter Nosh... 9i... Shoron?...Ok, ior eo e Shoron.

Shoron: incdntot6.Jock: Ce foci, Shoron?

Shoron: Bine, mulfumesc.Anne: Ah, bine, v-ofiimprietenit! Dor, bAie1i... in bucdtdriee desiuJd treobd pentru lootd lumeo...

(Alice 9i Peler sunf in comero de zi.)

Alice: Aiutd-m6, le rog.Peter: Sigur.

Alice: Uite formulorul. Nu md preo pricep lo colculqtoore.Peler: Bine, sd vdd... Do, e ugor... Core e numele tdu defomilie, Alice?

Alice: Numele meu de fomilie e Dubois.Peler: $i de unde egli?

Alice: Sunt din Austrolio, insd suni mdndrd cd om sdngefroncez!Peter: Chior?

Alice: Do! Bunico meo ero din Avignon!Peler: Foscinont... $i cum se scrie numele tdu de fomilie?

Alice: D-U-B-O-l-S.Peter: Dubois, gi numele mic e A-L-l-C-E. Bine. Celucrezi?

Alice: Bine... de fopt... sunt studenld, dor md considerpictorifd...Peter: Do, gliu... $i core e odreso to?

Alice: Aceeogi cu o lo! Trinity Lone numdrul 45!Peler: Ago e! Cdfi oni oi?

Alice: Am doudzeci 9i opt de oni.Peler: Egti cds6torit6?

Alice: Ei bine, sunl pe piofd... egti inleresol?Peter: $tii, Alice, eu sunt indr6goslit door de muzicomeo...

Alice: $i ce e cu Shoron?

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SCENA 2

Jock: Egti o bucdtdreosd foorie bun6, Anne!Anne: Mulfumesc, Jock... Anun! imporlont: in sfdrgit omloole punctele 9i pot primiserviciul ocelo minunol de forfuriichinezepti!

Jock: Poftim?Anne: Do, cel cu prdiiturelele. Aiutd-md sd completezformulorul, Jock, te rog.

Jqck Bine. Arqtd-miintrebdrile... Cum te cheomd?Anne: Glumegti?

Jock: Bine, bine, A-N-N-E. $i core esle numele tdu de

fomilie?Anne: Numele meu de fomilie?

Jqck: bo.Anne: Firegle: Boxier.

Jqck: B-A-X-T-E-R. $i core este numdrul tdu de telefon?Anne: E04547862097.

Jock:0454 7882097.Anne: Nu, esle 0454 786 2097

Jqck: Bine.Anne: Trebuie sd-l fii minle, e 9i numdrul t6u de telefon!

Jqck: Ai dreptote... Epli c6sdtoritd?Anne: Nu, sunl singur6.

Jock: O fotd drdguf6 co iine e ?ncd singur6???Anne: Termind, Jock, te rog! Do, pentru moment,sunt singurd.

Jock: Urmdlooreo Tnlrebore, te rog. De unde egti?Anne: Sunt o mullime de inlrebdri!

Jock: Suni penlru forfuriile tole chinezegti.Anne: Bine, pentru ultimo oordl Sunt din Anglio...din Oxford.

Jock: A-X-F-O-R-D.Anne: Nul O-X-F-O-R-D.

Jqck: Glumeqm...Anne: E in regul6. Ce urmeozd?

Jock: Door incd doud intrebdri. . . Adreso esle. . .

Anne: Trinity Lone, num6rul polruzeci gi cinci,oportomentul C.

Jock: Core e codul pogtol?Anne: ECl 4RN.

Jock: ECI 4RN... 9i unde lucrezi?Anne: Lucrez lo o editurd.

Jqck: Oh, chior egti persoono polrivitd pentru mine...pot s6 scriu o povesle incredibild de drogoste...!

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Thot's life!Grdbeste-te!

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Prea muh slres dimineofc!SCENA I

Anne: Bund dimineofo, Alice. Ce foci?Alice: Solut, Anne. Bund dimineofo... bine, tu?

Anne: Bine, mulfumesc. Scuzd-m6, unde mi-e ceosul?Alice: Nu gliu, nu e sub reviste?

Anne: Nu, nu este.Alice: Egti sigurd?

Anne: Do, suni sigurdl Nu e sub revisle... gi... gi sunt inintdrzie.re! Am o intdlnire lo oro opt!Alice: Poote cd e oici pe mos6... Hmmm, nu, ceosul nu-ioici. in spotele merelor, ldngd poste?

Anne: Ah, uite-l ocolo! Mulfumesc, Alice.Alice: Penlru pufin, Anne. Po!

Jqck: Of nu, e ldrziu. Alice, cdt e ceosul?Alice: Stoi o clipd... Este gopte gi iumdtote.

Jock: $opte gi iumdtote? Trenul meu pleocd lo opt!Alice: Grdbegte-te, Jock! Egtiin ?ntdrzierel

Jock: Bine, bine... unde-mi suni cheile?Alice: Sunt oici, pe mosd.

Jock: Mullumesc, Alice. Acum, olt6 problemd: unde mi-epuloverul?Alice: Poote e pe scoun?

Jock: Nu, nu e. Unde esle?Alice: Linigtegte-te, Jock... il oi pe tine!

Jock: Oh! Mullumesc, Alice, mi-oi solvot viofo!Alice: Grdbegte-te, du-le, du-te, ! Ah... preo mult stres...trebuie sd md culc lo loc.

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Jock: Bine, bine, fetelor: lo ce ord e cino lo restouront inseoro osto?Anne: Of... e lo opt gi jumdtote.

Alice: Egti sigurd? Cred c6 e lo noud 9i iumdtote.Jock: Bine, bine... c6nd e? r. '

Anne: Su.nt sigurd cd e lo opt 9i iumdtote.Auce: tmt pore rdu, e lo noud gi iumdtote.

Jock: Bine, bine, ostd-seord e, nu-i ogo?Anne: Do, e osld-seord. Dor... opropo.c6f e ceosul?

Jock: E un ceos ocolo. E gopte fdrd un sfert.Anne: Deci, docd e trecui j" gor", Shoron e ocosd.

Alice: O, nu... nu esle. E lo serviciu.Anne: Nu, de obicei se inioorce ocos6 dupd gose...

Anne: Solui Shoron, bund seoro.Shoron: Sqlutl

Alice: shoron, oiut6-ne fe rog: ro ce o16 e cino ostd-seor6?Shqron: Destul de t6ziu; e li .ece 9i i"-aror".Alice giAnne: Aivdzut, Jock, lo zece gi iumdtotelJock: Bine, ovefi dreptote. Am gregit. i"rnei|"...

Progrome de leleviziune

Let's sto rt:Bine oi venit in echipoEric: Bund seoro,luturor. Bine ofivenit lo emisiunile noosireW. Eu sunt Eric Brown.Lucy: lor eu sunl Lucy Ross.

Eric: Ei bine, Lucy gi cu mine prezentdm toqte emisiunilelEgti emofionotd, Lucy?Lucy: Do, sunt! Aslo-i primo oqrd c6nd opor lo W!

Eric: Hoi, hoi! Egti o prezenlotoore foorte bund! Bine,ocum hqi sd-i cunoogtem pe experfii noglri. (odres6ndu_seexpertului in cinemotogrofie) Cum le cheomd?Sonieev: Sonieev Gupto.

Lucy: Solut, Sonieev! De unde egti?Sonieev: Sunt din New Delhi.

Eric: Deci egti indionl l.ndio e o ford fqscinontd! Ce_fi plocesd foci?Sonieev: imi ploce cinemotogroful! Tol ce ore legdturd cucinemotogrofull Md uit lo o mullime de filmel

Lucy: lnleresonl. Sonieev esle expertul nostru in cinemoto_g::ji"..lor lu? Cum te numegti? (odresdndu-se expertei incaloton,)Christine: Vd solut, eu sunt Christine Oteng. Sunt dinGhono, din Africo, dor ocum trdiesc lo LondrJ. imi ploleLondro. lmi ploc cdldtoriile... odor s6 cdl6toresc ?n iurullumii. De fopt, sunt experto in cdldtorii.

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John: Chior egli din Ghono?... Ghono ore ceo moi bund

echipd de fotbol din Africo! Oomenii ?i spun ,,BrozilioAfricii".Eric: Ei bine, 1u... tu trebuie sd fii John Forbes, expertul

noslru in sport. Corect?

John: Coreci, Eric! lubesc sporturile, moi oles rugbiul

9i fotbolul.Lucy: Cdli oni oi, John?

John: Am 45 de oni pi suni din Leeds.

Eric: Deci egti englez, interesont! Dor tu? (odresdndu-se

expertului in muzicd\

Tony: Solut, sunl Anthony Moore, insd prietenii imi spun

Tony. Sunl din Brighton... dor pdrinfii mei nu sunt englezi.Lucy: Serios? De unde sunt pdrinfii t6i?

Tony: Ei bine, momo e din Sponio, ior tolo din Americo'Eric: O fomilie internofionold!... $i ce-fi ploce sd foci,

Tony?

Tony: imi ploce muzico. Pop, rock, iozz'.. tootd!Lucy: Binel Un odevdrol expert in muzicd! E perfect penlru

emisiunile nooslre muzicole.

Eric: $i oceosl6 doomnd fermecdtoore? Cum te cheomd?(odresdndu-se experfei in meteo)

Suson: Solut, Eric... 9i mulfumesc pentru complimeni! Sunt

Susqn Ferley, sunt englezooicd gi.'. co pe tofi englezii, md

inlereseozd vremeo! Ador sd vorbesc despre vreme...

Lucy: Foorte binel Fiindcd ovem un progrom demeleorologie, ior Suson este experto noosird.Eric: Bine, ocum hoi sd-i cunoogtem pe Morie Cornwell gi

pe Tom Brodfield. Sunl comentotorii pentru discufiile dinrubrico ,,Let's Tolk". Bund Morie, bund Tom. Ce focefi?

Morie: Mulfumim, bine.Tom: Foorte bine, mulfumim.

[ucy: $i de unde egti, Morie?Morie: Sunl din Monchester. Orogul echipei MoncheslerUnited. lubesc fotbolul.

Lucy: Cu ce te ocupi?Morie: Sunt iurnolistd.

Eric: infelegl $itu, Tom?Tom: $i eu sunt iurnolist.

Eric: Foqrte bine! Doi iurnoligli! Vom discuto multe lucruricu ei... tot felul de lucruri!Lucy: Bine, iotd echipo nooslrd de exper,ti. Suntem norocogi,Lucy, sunt persoone foorte interesonlel

Eric: Chior ogol Ei... noi sunlem o echip6 extroordinordlLury: Do, sunteml Ok, deocomdotd lo revedere! Ne vedemcurdnd lo emisiunile noostre de televiziune.

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Cinemo:George ClooneyLucy: Bund ziuo, bund ziuo. Eu sunl Lucy gi bine ofi venitlo ,,Tolk Cinemo", emisiuneo despre cinemologrofie. ilovem oici in sludio pe Sonieev Gupto, expertul nostru incinemologrofie... Bun6, Sonieev, ce moi fqci?Sonleev: Bine, mulfumesc... gi bund ziuo tuturorspeclotorilor nogtri.

Lucy: Ok, Sonieev, despre ce vei vorbi osldzi?Sonieev: Ei, bine... despre un more stor ol Hollywoodului...George Clooney.

Lury: O, George Clooney?Sonieev: Do, George Clooney. Egti o odmirotoore, Lucy?

Lury: Do, bineinfeles cd sunl,Sonieev: Bine, George Clooney e foorle chipeg. Are mullifoni, multe tinere... co line, Lucy, il odmir6.

Lucy: Do, do, sunl o fon6 o lui George Clooney. E foortechipeg... Bine, Sonieev, gi de unde e George Clooney?Sonieev: E din Kentucky, din Stoiele Unite.

Lucy: $i cdfi oni ore?Sonieev: Are 45 de oni.

Lucy: E numoi octor?Sonieev: Nu, e oclor, regizor gi scenorist.

Lucy: Actor, regizor gi scenorist, e un bdrbot foorteinteresont...Sonieev: Do, esle. $i e gi foorte bogot...

Lucy: Chior?Sonleev: Do, esle. Are dou6 vile pe locul Como in ltolio gi

o cosd micd lo Limo, in Peru...

Lucy: Ce posiuni ore?Scnieev: E inleresot in primul rdnd de politicd. E undemocrot cu idei liberole.

Lucy: Co minel... $i ce hobby-uri ore?Sonieev: Hobby-urile lui sunt boschetul 9i motocicletele.

[ucy: Chior? E un bdrbot foorte interesont... Acum o olt6inlrebore.Sonieev: Do?

Lucy: E cdsdtorit?Sonieev: Nu, nu e cdsdloril, e divor,toi.

Lucy: Deci, nu e cdsdtorit... e singur... 9i e bogot...Sonieev: Do, gi fine minte, e oclor, regizor gi scenorist...ocesto esle George Clooney... un more slor olHollywoodului...

Lucy: Bine, mulfumesc Sonieev.Sonieev: Cu pldcerel... Lo revedere luturor.

Sonleev: Sunl Lucy Ross, lo revedere.

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Lecfio 1

THAT'S LIFE! THE AMERICAN GUY

Sceno l: Nice lo meet you!

Sd infelegem (pos. 13)1l o; 2) b; 3) c; 4) True

Exercifii (pog. 20)EXERCtTtUt I1)c;2) b;3)b;4)o

EXERCtTtUt 21) Risht2)Wrong (Righi: l'm not o student)3) Wrong (Right: They oren't very beoutiful)4)Wrong (Right: lsn't he hondsome?)

Sceno ?: Where cre you from?

5d infelegem (pog. 22)1)b; 2l c; 3) b; 4) c

Exercilii (pog. 24)EXERCtTtUT 31)c;2) b; 3)c;4)c

EXERCTTtUT 4'l) Wrong (Right: Mexicons speok Sponish)2)Wrong (Right: ln Switzerlond some people speok ltolion)3) Risht4)Wrong (Right: Austrions speok Germon)

lecfio 2THAT'S LIFE!AN OLD FLAME

Scenq l: Whof's your losl nqme?

Sd infelegem (pos. 3l)1) o; 2) o; 3) c; 4) True

Exercilii (pog. 34)EXERCtTtUt I1)c;2) b;3)c;4)b

EXERCTTTUL 21) c (Right; How old ore you?)2) o (Right; Where ore you from?)3) c (Right; Whor is your iob?)a) b (Right; How do you spell it?)

Scens 2: A lot of questions for q set of Chinese ploles!

Sd infelegem (pog. 32)1) True; 2) c; 3) o; 4) b

Exerci;ii (pog. 43)EXERCtTtUT 31)c;2)b;3)b;4)o

EXERCtTtUL 41) Wrong (Right; forfy-three)

!) Wrong (Right; twenry-eighr)3) Wrong (Right; eighteen)4) Risht

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Television ProgrommesLET'S START

Welcome to lhe leum

Sd infelegem (pog. 66)1)b;2lTrue; 3) Folse; a) b; 5) b; 6)c; Z)True; 8) b

Exercilii (pos. 68)EXERCrTtUt 1

1)o; 2)b; 3)b; a)b; 5)b; 6)b; 7)o

CINEMA

George Clooney

Sd infelegem (pog. 7'l)1)o;2)b;3)b;4)b;5)o

Exerci;ii (pos.74)EXERCtTtUT 21)o; 2)b; 3)b; 4)o; 5)b; 6)b; Z)o; B)o; 9)b; I0)o

Leclio 3THAT'S IIFE! HURRY UP!

Sceno l: Too much stress in the morning!

Sd infelegem (pog. 49)1) c; 2) o; 3) Folse; 4) b

Exercilii (pos. 55)EXERCITIUL I1)On2) Through3) Next4) Between

EXERCITIUL 2

1)b;2)c;3)c;4)o

Sceno 2: Whol time is it?

56 infelegem (pog. 57)

l) b; 2) o; 3) c; 4) True

Exercilii (pos. 60)EXERCITIUt 31)Whol2) lt's3) Holf4) Quorter

EXERCITIUt 4'l) lt's twenty to nine OR lt's eight forty.

2) lt's three o'clock in the ofternoon.3) lfs five post eleven in the morning'4i Excuse me. Whof's the time OR Whot time is it?

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Tbdo')Structura cursului

O incepitori nivel .,nr, @ incepitori nivel doi @ incepetori nivel trei @'incepitorinivel patru @ El.-.rlrur nivel unu @ Elementar nivel cloi (-) El"*"r-,or nivel trei

@ Elementar nivel patru @ L-rt".-"diar 1 nivel ,rr-r,, 6E Intermediar 1 nivel doi

@ I.rte.-ediar 1 nivel tt"i @ Intermediar 1 nivel patru @ Irlt"r*.diar 2 nivel unu

@ Ir'rte.-ediar 2 nivel aoi @ Intermediar 2 nivel trei @ Int.rrll.diar 2 nivei patru

@ Irlt..*.diar 2 nivel cinci @ Avansali nivei .,r'r, @ Avansali nivel doi

@ Avansali nivel trei @ Avansa(i nivel patrrr €D Avansa-ti nivel cinci

in acest uolumLecfia I - That's life. The American guy

Vnbul Lo be. Td,ri si na{ionalitdtriLec(ra2 - That's life. An old flame

intrebdri desltre d,ate pnsonale . Alfabet Si numere

Lectria 3 - That's life. Hrury up!Particuk interogatiue Si prepozi.ti.i de loc. Ceasul

Programe TV - Let's start: Welcome to the teamPrograme TV - Cinema: George Clooney

ENGLISH ?]ODAIIESTE UN INSTRUMENT DE I-UCRLI ESENTLAL

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