Manual: Upstream Upper Intermediate, ed.

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Proiectare pe unitati de invatare

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2.

CONTINUTURI:
TEME; FUNCII; ELEMENTE
DE CONSTRUCIE A
COMUNICRII
UNIT 1 CROSSING BARRIERS
Topic: communication; language;
gestures
Vocabulary: means/ways of
communication; types of languages;
gestures & feelings;
say/tell/speak/talk; fixed phrases &
phrasal verbs related to
communication
Structure: articles; determiners;
too/enough; partitives; countable/
uncountable nouns
Function: expressing preferences;
comparing /contrasting; making
suggestions; responding positively/
negatively; making assumptions;
saying
goodbye; writing informal, semiformal and formal letters
Culture Clip: Theatre for the Deaf
UNIT 2 MOODS AND
FEELINGS
Topic: feelings; emotion; happiness

Competene
specifice vizate
1.1; 1.2; 1.3;
2.2; 2.3; 2.4;
3.2; 3.3; 3.4
Valori i
atitudini:
Manifestarea
flexibilitii n
cadrul schimbului
de idei i n
cadrul lucrului n
echip n diferite
situaii de
comunicare

1.1; 1.2; 2.4;

3.2; 3.4; 4.1; 4.3

Activiti de nvare

RESURSE
materiale

- multiple matching
- reading for main points;
- listening for specific
information;
- listening for gist
- multiple matching;
- note taking;
- true/false statements;
- matching speakers to
statements;
- making suggestions;
- responding positively/
negatively;
- comparing and contrasting;
- making assumptions;
- writing letters (formal/semiformal/ informal letter)

Textbook

- gapped sentences;
- reading for specific
information;

Textbook

Pictures

EVALUARE

organizare
Text related tasks
Individual
work

Tape
Pair work

Homework
Exercises from
the workbook

Workbook
Oral feedback
Systematic
observation

Pictures

Individual
work

Text related tasks

Homework

OBS

3.

Vocabulary: moods and emotions;

physical sensations; expressing
feelings;
extreme adjectives; similes; phrasal
verbs; prepositions
Structure: Present Simple & Present
Continuous; Stative Verbs; Used to

Be/Get used to; word formation:

forming adjectives
Function: asking about and
expressing feelings; exclamations;
indirect questions; writing
transactional letters (requesting
information; making complaints)
Literature: Jane Austen Sense &
Sensibility
UNIT 3 MAKING A LIVING
Topic: work/jobs; earning a living;
money matters
Vocabulary: job skills and qualities;
forms of money; confused words;
idioms/phrasal verbs related to
money; prepositions
Structure: -ing form or infinitive;
reported speech; introductory verbs;
word formation: forming negative
adjectives
Function: expressing and asking for
opinions; agreeing/disagreeing;
encouraging/responding positively/
negatively; demanding and giving
explanations; asking for and giving
advice; writing reports and letters of
application

Valori i
atitudini:
Dezvoltarea
interesului pentru
descoperirea unor
aspecte socioculturale i
profesionale
specifice, prin
receptarea unei
varieti de texte
n limba englez

- scanning a text;
- listening for specific
information;
- listening for gist;
- listening for detail;
- multiple matching;
- asking about and expressing
feelings;
- exclamations;
- writing transactional letters.

1.1; 1.2; 2.1;

3.1; 3.2; 3.3; 3.4;
4.3

- multiple matching;
- reading for specific
information;
- scanning a text;
- listening for specific
information;
- listening for gist;
- deducing meaning;
- multiple matching;
- asking for/expressing
opinions;
- agreeing/disagreeing;
- writing reports and letters of
application.

Valori i
atitudini:
Contientizarea
rolului limbii
engleze ca mijloc
de acces la piaa
muncii i la
patrimoniul
culturii
universale

Pair work
Tape
Group work

Exercises from
the workbook

Workbook
Oral feedback
Error correction
Systematic
observation
Discussion

Textbook

Individual
work

Discussion and
debate

Pair work

Text related tasks

Pictures
Tape
Group work
Workbook

Homework
Exercises from
the workbook
Oral feedback
Error correction
Systematic
observation
Discussion

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5.

UNIT 4 MAKE YOURSELF AT

HOME
Topic: dwellings; household items
Vocabulary: types of houses;
rooms/areas of a house; appliances
and furniture; idioms and fixed
phrases with home; phrasal verbs;
prepositions
Structure: Present Perfect; Present
Perfect Continuous; word
formation: adjective endings
Function: expressing wishes;
making a complaint; avoiding
giving a direct
answer; making suggestions/
recommendations; expressing the
result of
suggestions (letters, articles)
Literature Corner: Charles Dickens
Great Expectations

1.1; 1.2; 2.1;

2.2; 2.4; 3.1;
3.2; 3.3; 3.4; 4.3

UNIT 5 MODERN LIVING

Topic: modern trends; lifestyles

1.1; 1.2; 2.1; 2.2;

2.4; 3.1;

Valori i
atitudini:
Dezvoltarea
interesului pentru
descoperirea unor
aspecte socioculturale i
profesionale
specifice, prin
receptarea unei
varieti de texte
n limba englez

- gapped sentences;
- reading for specific
information;
- scanning a text;
- listening for specific
information;
- listening for gist;
- listening for true/false;
- listening for main points;
- listening for detail;
- multiple matching;
- making a complaint;
- avoinding giving a direct
answer;
- omissions;
- writing for making
suggestions.

Textbook

- gapped text (understanding

text structure)

Textbook

Individual
work

Discussion and
debate

Pair work

Text related tasks

Pictures
Tape
Group work
Workbook

Homework
Exercises from
the workbook
Oral feedback
Error correction
Systematic
observation

Individual
work

Text related tasks

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Vocabulary: appearance and

character; media; fame; idioms and
fixed
phrases related to lifestyles; phrasal
verbs; prepositions
Structure: adjectives; adverbs;
comparisons; word formation:
adjective
suffixes
Function: asking for personal
views; expressing likes & dislikes
and justifying; spreading news;
reacting to news; making
suggestions/giving
alternatives; paying compliments;
discursive writing (articles, letters,
compositions)
Culture Clip: The Magic of
Pantomime
UNIT 6 GOING PLACES
Topic: holidays; travelling
Vocabulary: getting around; holiday
objects; signs; travel; describing
holiday
experiences; phrasal verbs and
fixed phrases related to travel;
idioms;
prepositions
Structure: modal verbs; word
formation: derivatives
Function: interrupting;
encouraging;
persuading/agreeing/disagreeing;
complaining; criticising;
apologizing; asking for opinion;
complimenting;
thanking; writing narratives (1)
Literature Corner: William
Somerset Maugham The Moon
and Sixpence

3.2; 3.3; 3.4;

4.1.
Valori i
atitudini:
Manifestarea
flexibilitii n
cadrul schimbului
de idei i n
cadrul lucrului n
echip n diferite
situaii de
comunicare

1.1; 1.2; 1.3; 2.1;

2.2; 2.4;
3.1; 3.2; 3.4
Valori i
atitudini:
Disponibilitatea
pentru acceptarea
diferenelor i
pentru
manifestarea
toleranei prin
abordarea critic
a diferenelor i a
stereotipurilor
culturale

- multiple matching
(reading for specific
information);
- listening for specific
information;
- blank filling;
- multiple matching;
- expressing likes/dislikes;
- giving/reacting to news;
- making and responding to
suggestions;
- complimenting;
- discursive writing (articles,
letters,
compositions).

Pictures

- gapped text (understanding

text structure)
- multiple matching
(reading for specific
information);
- listening for specific
information;
- listening for true/false;
- listening for main point;
- listening for opinion;
- interrupting; encouraging;
persuading/
agreeing/disagreeing;
complaining;
criticising;
apologizing; asking for opinion;
complimenting;
thanking;
- writing narratives (1)

Textbook

Homework
Pair work

Tape
Group work

Exercises from
the workbook

Workbook
Oral feedback
Error correction
Systematic
observation
Discussion

Individual
work

Discussion and
debate

Pair work

Text related tasks

Group work

Homework

Pictures
Tape
Workbook
Exercises from
the workbook
Oral feedback
Error correction
Systematic
observation

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UNIT 7 HISTORY
Topic: history; historical figures
Vocabulary: peace and conflict;
taking control; idioms/ fixed
phrases related
to history; phrasal verbs;
prepositions
Structure: past forms; past modals;
word formation: verb suffixes
Function: asking for confirmation/
responding positively/ negatively;
expressing uncertainty; narrating
personal experiences; writing
narratives (2)
Culture Clip: Amelia Earhart

8.

UNIT 8 LEARNING LESSONS

Topic: education
Vocabulary: education systems;
places in a school; types of school;
exams
and qualifications; idioms/ fixed
phrases related to education;
phrasal verbs;
prepositions
Structure: the passive; the
causative; word formation: -ing/-ed
endings
Function: congratulating;
consoling; expressing and justifying
opinions/agreeing/disagreeing;
giving opposing views; reacting;
stating
opinions in letters-articlescompositions
Literature Corner: Thomas Hughes
Tom Browns Schooldays

1.1; 1.2; 1.3; 2.1;

2.2; 2.4; 2.5; 3.2;
4.1
Valori i
atitudini:
Contientizarea
rolului limbii
engleze ca mijloc
de acces la piaa
muncii i la
patrimoniul
culturii
universale

1.1; 1.2; 1.3; 2.4;

3.1; 3.2;
3.4; 4.2
Valori i
atitudini:
Disponibilitatea
pentru acceptarea
diferenelor i
pentru
manifestarea
toleranei prin
abordarea critic
a diferenelor i a
stereotipurilor
culturale

- multiple matching;
- reading for specific
information;
- reading for detail;
-matching heading to
paragraphs;
- listeing for gist;
Listeninf for detail;
- listening for specific
information;
- listening for attitude, intention
and opinion;
- asking for confirmation/
responding positively/
negatively;
- Expressing uncertainty; narrating personal experiences;
- writing narratives (2)

Textbook

- gapped text (understanding

text structure)
- multiple matching
(reading for specific
information);
- listening for specific
information;
- listening for main point;
- listening for opinion;
- congratulating; consoling;
- expressing and justifying
opinions/ agreeing/disagreeing;
giving opposing views;
reacting;
- stating opinions in lettersarticles-compositions

Textbook

Individual
work

Discussion and
debate

Pair work

Text related tasks

Group work

Homework

Pictures
Tape
Workbook
Exercises from
the workbook
Oral feedback
Error correction
Systematic
observation

Individual
work

Discussion and
debate

Pair work

Text related tasks

Group work

Homework

Pictures
Tape
Workbook
Exercises from
the workbook
Oral feedback
Error correction
Systematic
observation

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10.

UNIT 9 PLANET ISSUES

Topic: environmental issues
Vocabulary: green issues;
environmental problems; phrasal
verbs/ idioms &
fixed phrases related to the
environment; prepositions
Structure: future forms;
conditionals; mixed conditionals;
wishes; word
formation: prefixes
Function: asking indirect questions;
expressing ignorance/uncertainty;
expressing concern; introducing a
topic; asking about feelings;
expressing
fear/anxiety/hope/negative feelings;
expressing frustration; writing
reviews
Culture Clip: Save Our Seeds
UNIT 10 THE CYCLE OF LIFE
Topic: health; eating habits; stages
in life
Vocabulary: healthy lifestyle;
healthy eating; food & drinks;
phrasal verbs;
idioms related to health; accidents
& injuries; prepositions
Structure: relative clauses; clauses
of concession/purpose; question
tags
Function: giving advice;
rejecting/accepting advice
Literature Corner: Louisa May
Alcott Little Women

1.1; 1.2; 2.1; 2.2;

2.4; 3.2; 3.4; 4.1
Valori i
atitudini:
Manifestarea
flexibilitii n
cadrul schimbului
de idei i n
cadrul lucrului n
echip n diferite
situaii de
comunicare

1.1; 1.2; 2.3; 2.4;

3.2; 3.3;
3.4
Valori i
atitudini:
Dezvoltarea
interesului pentru
descoperirea unor
aspecte socioculturale i
profesionale
specifice, prin
receptarea unei
varieti de texte
n limba englez

- gapped text (understanding

text structure)
- multiple choice
(reading for specific
information);
- blank filling;
- listening for specific
information;
- listening for main point;
- listening for opinion;
- asking indirect questions;
expressing
ignorance/uncertainty;
expressing concern; introducing
a topic; asking about feelings;
expressing
fear/anxiety/hope/negative
feelings; expressing frustration;
- writing reviews

Textbook

- gapped sentences;
- multiple choice;
- reading for specific
information;
- listening for specific
information;
- listening for gist;
- listening for main points;
- giving advice; rejecting/
accepting advice.
- writing: revision and
extension.

Textbook

Individual
work

Discussion and
debate

Pair work

Text related tasks

Group work

Homework

Pictures
Tape
Workbook
Exercises from
the workbook
Oral feedback
Error correction
Systematic
observation

Individual
work

Discussion and
debate

Pair work

Text related tasks

Group work

Homework

Pictures
Tape
Workbook
Exercises from
the workbook
Oral feedback
Error correction
Systematic
observation

Liceul TeoreticPanait Cerna

Disciplina:Limba engleza
Clasa: aXa
Manual: Upstream Upper-intermediate
Profesor: Daniela Khattak
Planificare calendaristica
2014- 2015
Nr.UI

Unitati de invatare

1.

Introduction

2.

Crossing Barriers
1. vocabulary:
communication
2. reading: multilingual
internet
3. grammar: articles
4.listening:taking notes
5. speaking: expressing
preferences
6. writing

1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5

2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5
3.1 3.2 3.3
4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4

Moods and Feelings

1.vocabulary:
moods&emotions
2. reading:
Sense&Sensibility
3.grammar:Present
Simple &Continuous
4. Listening:matching
speakers
5.speaking:expressing
feelings

1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5

2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5
3.1 3.2 3.3
4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4

3.

Obiective de
referinta/competente
specifice
1.1 1.2 1.3 2.1 2.2
2.3 2.5 3.1 4.1 4.2
4.4

Continuturi

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Saptamana

The teacher and the students review all the grammar and vocabulary
from the 9th grade: exercises, reading texts, writing letters,
compositions
Placement test
Topics: communication, language; gestures
1.Vocabulary: means of communication; types of languages;
gestures&feelings; say/tell/speak/talk; fixed phrases&phrasal verbs
related to communication.
2.Reading: A Multilingual Internet (matching heading with
paragraphs); Theatre for the Deaf(multiple choice exercises)
3. Grammar: articles; determiners; too/enough; partitives;
countable/uncountable nouns.
4.Listening: multiple choice, note taking
5. Speaking: expressing preferences; comparing, contrasting; making
suggestions; responding positively/negatively; making assumptions;
saying goodbye
6. Writing: letters formal, informal, semi-formal.
Topics: feeling, emotions, happiness
1.Voc.: moods&emotions; physical sensations; expressing feelings;
extreme adjectives; similes; phrasal verbs; prepositions
2. Reading: Happy; Sense&Sensibility
3. Grammar: Present Simple &Continuous; stative verbs; Used toBe/Get used to; word formation: forming adjectives
4. Listening: matching speakers to statements; multiple choice
5. Speaking: asking asbout and expressing feelings; exclamations,
emotions; indirect questions
6. Writing: Transactional letters: requesting information, making
complaints

1,2

2,3,4,

6
5,6,7

Obs.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

6.writing:transactional
letters
Self-assessment

Making a Living
1.vocabulary:jobs
2. reading: Great British
Jobs
3.grammar: Ing form
4. Listening: sentence
completion
5.speaking:opinions
6.writing:reports

Make Yourself a
home1.vocabulary:house
hold
2. reading: Going
Underground
3.grammar:present
perfect
4. Listening: t/f
statements
5.speaking:express
wishes
6.writing: articles
Self-assessment

Modern Living
1.vocabulary.:
appearance and character
2. reading: Reality
show fever
3.grammar: adjectives,
adverbs,

1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5

2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5
3.1 3.2 3.3
4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4
1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5
2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5
3.1 3.2 3.3
4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4

1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5

2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5
3.1 3.2 3.3
4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4

1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5

2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5
3.1 3.2 3.3
4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4
1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5
2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5
3.1 3.2 3.3
4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4

The students do some exercises: multiple choice, translations, fill-in,

reading, speaking, listening, grammar exercises, vocabulary
Test
Topics: work/jobs; earning a living; money matters
1.Voc.: job skills and qualities; forms of money; confused words;
idioms/phrasal verbs related to money, prepositions
2. Reading: Why dont`t you get a proper job?(matching heading
with paragraphs); Great British Jobs(multiple matching)
3. Grammar: ing form or infinitive; reported speech; introductory
verbs; word formation; forming negative adjectives
4. Listening: matching speakers with statements
5. Speaking: expressing and asking for opinions; agreeing and
disagreeing; encouraging/ responding positively/ negatively;
demanding and giving explanations; asking for and giving advice
6. Writing: reports; letters of application
Topics:dwellings; household items
1.Voc.: types of houses; rooms/ areas of a house; appliances&
furniture; idioms& fixed phrases with home; phrasal vbs.;
prepositions.
2. Reading: : Going Underground (gapped text), Great
Expectations(multiple choice)
3. Grammar: Present perfect simple & continuous; adjectives ending
4. Listening:t/f statements; matching speakers to statements
5. Speaking: expressing wishes; making a complaint; avoiding giving
a direct answer, making suggestions/ recommendations; expressing the
result of the suggestions
6. Writing: making suggestions: articles, letters
The students do some exercises: multiple choice, translations, fill-in,
reading, speaking, listening, grammar exercises, vocabulary
Test
Topics:modern trends; lifestyles
1. Voc.: appearance and character; media; fame; idioms and fixed
phrases related to lifestyles; phrasal vbs.; prepositions.
2. Reading: Reality show fever (multiple matching) The Magic of
Pantonime
3. Grammar: adjectives, adverbs, comparison, adj suffixes
4. Listening: blank filling, selection from two possible answers
8

2
8

9,10,11

12,13,14
6

15

6
16,17,18

4. Listening blank
filling,
5.speaking: asking for
personal views,
6.writing: compositions

5. Speaking: asking for personal views, expressing likes/dislikes and

justifying; spreading news; reacting to news, making suggestions/
giving alternatives, paying compliments
6. Writing: discursive writing: articles, letters, compositions
Semestrul al II-lea

9.

Going Places
1.vocabulary: holiday
2. reading: : Guilt-free
Holiday
3.grammar: modal verbs
4. Listening: t/f
statements
5.speaking: encouraging
6.writing: narratives 1

1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5

2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5
3.1 3.2 3.3
4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4

10.

Self-assessment

11.

History
1.vocabulary: history
2. reading: History
Lessons
3.grammar: past forms
4. Listening: note taking
5.speaking: asking for
confirmation
6.writing: narratives 2

1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5

2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5
3.1 3.2 3.3
4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4
1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5
2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5
3.1 3.2 3.3
4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4

12.

Learning Lessons
1.vocabulary: education
2. reading:Tom Brown`
s School Days
3.grammar: passives
4. Listening: , multiple
choice
5.speaking:
congratulating

1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5

2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5
3.1 3.2 3.3
4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4

Topics: holiday, travelling

1. Voc.: getting around; holiday objects; signs; travel; describing
holiday experiences; idioms& fixed phrases related to travel
2. Reading: Guilt-free Holiday (multiple matching); The Moon and
Sixpence
3. Grammar: modal verbs; derivatives
4. Listening: t/f statements; matching speakers to statements
5. Speaking: interrupting; encouraging; persuading/ agreeing/
disagreeing; complaining; criticizing; apologizing; asking for opinion,
thanking for compliments
6. Writing: narratives 1
The students do some exercises: multiple choice, translations, fill-in,
reading, speaking, listening, grammar exercises, vocabulary
Test
Topics: History, historical figures
1. Voc.: peace& conflict; taking control, ; idioms& fixed phrases
related to history
2. Reading: History Lessons (multiple choice) Amelia, where are
you? (matching headings)
3. Grammar: past forms; past modals, verb suffixes
4. Listening: note taking
5. Speaking :asking for confirmation/responding positively/
negatively; expressing uncertainty; narrating personal experiences
6. Writing: narratives 2
Topics: education
1. Voc.: educational system; places in a school; types of schools;
exams and qualifications; idioms& fixed phrases related to education;
phrasal verbs and prepositions
2. Reading: Tom Brown` s School Days (multiple choice)
3. Grammar: passives, causative; ing/ed endings
4. Listening: matching speakers to statements, multiple choice
5. Speaking: congratulating; consoling; expressing and justifying
opinions/ agreeing/ disagreeing; giving opposing views, reacting
9

19,20,21

22

23,24,25
6

26,27,28

13.

6.writing: stating
opinions
Self-assessment

14.

Planet Issues
1.vocabulary:
environment
2. reading: The
Antarctic: key to the
Planet Earth
3.grammar:future forms,
4. Listening: notes
5.speaking: frustration
6.writing: reviews

15.

The Cycle of Life

1.vocabulary: health,
2. reading: Little
Women
3.grammar: relative
clauses
4. Listening: multiple
matching
5.speaking: : giving
advice
6.writing: revision&
extension
Self-assessment

16.

6. Writing: stating opinions: letters, articles, compositions

1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5
2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5
3.1 3.2 3.3
4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4
1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5
2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5
3.1 3.2 3.3
4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4

1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5

2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5
3.1 3.2 3.3
4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4

1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5

2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5
3.1 3.2 3.3
4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4

The students do some exercises: multiple choice, translations, fill-in,

reading, speaking, listening, grammar exercises, vocabulary
Test

29,30,31

Topics: environmental issues

1. Voc.: green issues, environmental problems; ; idioms& fixed
phrases related to the environment; prepositions
2. Reading: The Antarctic: key to the Planet Earth; Save our Seeds
multiple choice
3. Grammar: future forms, conditionals, mixed conditionals, wishes,
word formation: prefixes
4. Listening: multiple choice, note taking
5. Speaking: asking indirect questions; expressing
ignorance/uncertainty, concern; introducing a topic, asking about
feelings; expressing fear/ anxiety/hope/negative feelings, frustration
6. Writing: reviews
Topics: health, eating habits, stages in life
1. Voc.: healthy lifestyles, healthy eating; food& drinks, phrasal verbs,
idioms related to health; accidents and injuries; prepositions
2. Reading: Living for a Century (multiple choice) Little Women
(gapped text)
3. Grammar: relative clauses; clauses of concession/purpose; question
tags
4. Listening: multiple matching, multiple choice
5. Speaking: giving advice; rejecting/accepting advice
6. Writing: revision& extension

32,33

The students do some exercises: multiple choice, translations, fill-in,

reading, speaking, listening, grammar exercises, vocabulary
Test

10

34,35

36

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