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TRECUTUL SIMPLU (PAST TENSE SIMPLE)
La fel ca n limba romn, trecutul simplu exprim aciuni trecute, care s-au ncheiat i nu mai au legtur cu prezentul. Page | 1 Pe axa timpului, locul trecutului simplu ar fi urmtorul:

I spoke with him yesterday.

I am speaking now.

Future

Past

I speak English.

EXERCIII: 1. Completai spaiile cu prezentul simplu pentru a descrie ce face dl. Morris de obicei: Usually: Mr. Morris ___ (to wake up) at 6 a.m.. He ____ (to take) a shower, he ___ (to brush) his teeth, ___ (to comb) his hair and ___ (to goes) to the kitchen. There, he ____ (to have) breakfast and ___ (to read) the news paper. At 7.30 he ____ (to kiss) his wife goodbye and he ___ (to get out). He ____ (to get on) his car and he ___ (to drive) to work. 2. Acum, descriei ce a fcut dl. Morris ieri, folosind trecutul simplu: Yesterday: ....
Forme negative i interogative: Formele negative i interogative se formeaz cu ajutorul auxiliarului DID. Observai diferenele!!! Infinitiv Negativ Interogativ DID NOT + Verb DID+Subiect+Verb to apply You applied for a job You did not apply for Did you apply for a here. a job here. job here? to live She lived in Paris for She did not live in Did she live in Paris two years. Paris for two for two years? to see They saw him yesterday. They did not see him Did they see him yesterday. yesterday? to take We took the bus to We did not take the Did we take the bus school. bus to school. to school? La formele negative i interogative, dup auxiliarul DID verbul revine la forma de infinitiv scurt. La negativ, did not se prescurteaz didnt. Afirmativ

TO BE (PAST SIMPLE) NEGATIV INTEROGATIV I was not (wasnt) Was I? Were we? We were not (werent) You were not (werent) Were you? You were not (werent) Were you? She/he/it was not (wasnt) Was he/she/it? Were they? They were not (werent)

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EXERCIII: 3. Punei frazele la forma negativ: 1) Her brother wanted to become a musician. 2) I met my friend in 1999. 3) Two years ago she was a waitress. 4) They worked on a farm. 5) You were her favourite teammate. 6) I hated my boss back in 1998. 7) He saw your brother yesterday. 8) They said this two weeks ago. 9) Mary sang a carol last Christmas. 10) We broke our car there. 4. Construii ntrebri i dai rspunsuri negative, dup model: You go to school (yesterday) -> Did you go to school yesterday? No, we didnt go to school. 1) They attend a party (two days ago). 2) We sell jewlery (back in 2005). 3) She is a good student (three years ago). 4) They teach English (last year)? 5) We are happy to be here (yesterday). 6) He thinks that now. (last week). 7) Mary speaks two foreign languages (seven years ago). ADVERBE I LOCUIUNI ADVERBIALE DE TIMP (1)
Adverbele i locuiunile de timp rspund la ntrebarea cnd? i pot fi mprite n dou grupe, n limba englez: a) adverbe de timp precis i b) adverbe de frecven (timp imprecis). a) Adverbele de timp precis pot fi adverbe simple sau locuiuni adverbiale de timp i precizeaz clar momentul n care are loc aciunea: AT or, moment al zilei at 5 oclock at 12.15 at midday I met him at midday. at the weekend at night at the end of at the moment What are you doing at the end of October? ON zi on Monday(s) on 10 July, 17 February on New Years Eve His birthday is on the 10th of July. on Monday morning on Tuesday afternoon on Saturday night We like to go clubbing on Saturday night. IN lun, an, anotimp in October, January in 1995, in 1801 in autumn I love to go to the mountains in autumn. in the morning in the afternoon in the evening She does her homework in the evening.

- this afternoon, this evening - last August - next week - every week We meet this afternoon. time expression + ago The fight happened two weeks/7 years/a long time ago.

5. Completai cu prepoziia potrivit: 1) Paddy and I first met ___ 2004. 2) We often go to the seaside ___ summer. 3) They dont go out ___ night. 4) She meets him today ___ 6 p.m. 5) Which newspaper do you read ___ the morning? 6) Where were you ___ Monday evening? 7) We invite you here ___ the end of November. 8) I am going to Paris ___ next week. 9) They are born ___ May. 10) Do you work ___ Saturdays?
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6. Traducei folosind adverbe i locuiuni adverbiale de timp. Fii ateni la timpul verbal: 1) Am rcit acum o sptmn, la munte. 2) Regele a construit aceast cldire n secolul al XIX-lea. 3) n aceast sptmn am avut trei edine. 4) Am vzut-o pe fata managerului vinerea trecut. 5) Cltoria n Grecia a avut loc n luna iulie, anul trecut. 6) A trecut pe la biroul soului su luni. 7) n acea sear, fratele prietenei sale a salvat un copil dintrun incendiu. 8) Rudele i-au urat la muli ani la miezul nopii. 9) Am cumprat fin i zahr Page | 3 acum dou zile. 10) L-am ntlnit pe biatul Tinei ieri, la magazin. 7. Povestii ce ai fcut lunea trecut, folosind fiecare din indiciile de mai jos: last Monday in the morning at midday in the afternoon at 6 p.m. in the evening at midnight
P h r a s a l v e r b s TO GET to get ALONG = be friendly He gets along with his sister. to get BY = to manage How do you get by in this crisis? to get OFF = to leave a vehicle The driver got off the bus.

8. Completai cu prepoziia potrivit: 1) We can get ___ with two desks for the moment. 2) The old lady tripped when she got ___ the car. 3) My brother doesnt get ___ with my boyfriend. 4) I can hardly get ___ with a job and two children. 5) Pay attention when you get ___ the helicopter. 6) She gets ___ well with new people.

The study of children

Jean Piaget described the various stages of learning in childhood and characterized childrens perceptions of themselves and of the world at each stage of learning. The data of child psychology are gathered from a variety of sources. Observations by relatives, teachers, and other adults, as well as the psychologists direct observation of and interviews with a child (or children), provide much material. In some cases a one-way window or mirror is used so that children are free to interact with their environment or others without knowing that they are being watched. Personality tests, intelligence tests, and experimental methods have also proved useful in understanding child development. Despite attempts to unify various theories of child development, the field remains dynamic, changing as the fields of physiology and psychology develop.
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VOCABULAR
1. Care sunt principalele surse de date n psihologia copilului? 2. De ce sunt folosite ferestrele sau oglinzile false? 3. Completai expresiile cu literele lips: 1) P___ t___ have been helpful in understanding children. 2) Jean Piaget studied the various s___ l___ . 3) Experimental methods proved useful in the study of c___ d___ . 4) The fields of ph___ and ps___ are constantly developing.

childhood copilria to gather a culege as well as la fel ca i one-way unidirecional() despite n ciuda attempt ncercare changing as schimbndu-se pe msur ce

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Expresii utile to learn by rote a nva pe de rost to learn the ropes a se pricepe bine la ceva you live and learn ct trieti nvei to learn ones lesson a-i nva lecia to learn to live with sth a nva s trieti cu ceva

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ZI DE ZI
EATING OUT 1. n grupuri de cte doi, citii urmtorul dialog jucnd rolurile celor doi prieteni: JANE: Have you tried the new Italian restaurant in town? MARY: Yes, I have. Weve been there a couple of times. We went there last week-end. JANE: What did you think of it? Is it expensive? MARY: It was good, really good. The food is excellent and its not expensive. JANE: We should go there together sometimes. Are you free tomorrow evening? Im going there with Fred. MARY: Thanks, Id love to eat out with you. Im free but Im not sure Phillip is. Ill call you this evening. breakfast (mic dejun) appetizer/starter aperitiv spoon lingur brunch mic dejun trziu dessert desert knife cuit lunch (prnz) lunch entre prnz fork furculi dinner (cin) side dish - garnitur teaspoon linguri to eat like a bird a a gourmet/self-service/takeciuguli, a mnca n fast-food/fish/vegetarian away restaurant un restaurant restaurant un restaurant porii mici gourmet/cu auto-servire/care d to be stuffed a fi fast-food/pescresc/vegetarian mncare acas plin 2. Lucrai cu colegul de banc. Suntei ntr-un pub. Unul dintre voi e barmanul, cellalt clientul. Imaginai-v un dialog, apoi schimbai rolurile.

Drinks
Non-alcoholic Sodas (Pepsi, Mirinda, 7Up) Juices (Orange, Pineapple, Grapefruit) Non-alcoholic beer Bottled water Alcoholic Shots (Kamikazi, Mind Eraser) Draught beer (Budweiser, Bud Light) Bottled beer (Heineken, Becks) Scotch (Chivas, Ballantines) Specialty cocktails Long Island Ice Tea, Margarita, Mai Tai, Bloody Mary, Pina Colada Specialty Martinis Cosmopolitan, Appletini, Vodka Martini

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The USA is a constitutional republic fundamentally structured as a representative democracy, though U.S. citizens residing in the territories are excluded from voting for federal officials. The United States has operated under a two-party system for most of its history. Since the general election of 1856, the major parties have been the Democratic Party, founded in 1824, and the Republican Party, founded in 1854. Since the Civil War, only one third-party presidential candidate - the former president Theodore Roosevelt, running as a Progressive in 1912 - has won as much as 20% of the popular vote. residing in care i au reedina n officials oficiali, reprezentani two-party system sistem bipartit former fost to run (aici) a candida popular vote vot popular

1. Scriei un scurt comentariu despre afiul electoral de mai jos, ghidndu-v dup ntrebri: What do you think about the colours used in the poster? Why red and blue? What about the message conveyed? What does CHANGE mean?

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