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Hello English!
English grammar, vocabulary, and conversation for beginning adult Romanian learners.
Originally written by: Russell Shankland, PCV at ADR Cudalb Rewritten and edited (2011) by: Veronica Andreassen-Barker, PCV at Fundatia de Dezvoltare Locala: Speranta
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Object : ives
Greet according to time of day. Conjugate the verb, to be. Learn basic professions. Use numbers 1-99. Introduce yourself.
Good morning
Good afternoon
Good evening
Hello (hi)
Goodnight
Exercise
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
7:00 AM ____________________ 4:00 PM ____________________ 11:00 AM ___________________ 2:00 AM ____________________ 8:00 PM ____________________ 12:15 PM ___________________ 6:30 PM ____________________
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Eu sunt Tu eti El este Ea este Noi suntem Voi suntei Ei sunt Ele sunt
Eu Tu El Ea
take note!
* n englez, numai oameni sau animale au genul masculin sau feminin. Celealte lucruri sunt la neutru. De exemplu: The school is in Tg Neamt = It is in Tg Neamt.
Exercises
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
vocabulary
from sisters school at teacher pen good who what where
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My name _______ Mr. Russell. I _______ from North Carolina. You _______ from Targu Neamt. They _______ sisters. She _______ Sara. We _______ at school.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
is from England. am Bill Clinton. are my teacher. are students. is a pen. are from Africa.
student
farmer
driver
worker
police officer
priest
mechanic
doctor
teacher
salesperson
Exercise
Hi! My name is Russell and I am an actor. My wife is a doctor. Her name is Julia. She is from Mexico and I am from Australia. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. What is his name? ____________________________________________ What does Russell do? ________________________________________ Where is he from? ___________________________________________ Who is his wife? _____________________________________________ Where is she from? ___________________________________________ What does she do? ___________________________________________
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Exercise
What is your name? _____________________________________________ Where are you from? ____________________________________________ What do you do? _______________________________________________
Basics: Numbers
elemente de baz: numere
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
zero one two three four five six seven eight nine
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
ten eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen seventeen eighteen nineteen
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 40 50 60 70 80 90 1000
thirty forty fifty sixty seventy eighty ninety one hundred one thousand
twenty-seven 100
take note!
In Romanian, when we talk about age, we use the verb to have, but in English, we use the verb to be.
n limba romn, cnd vorbim despre vrst, folosim verbul a avea, dar n englez, folosim verbul a fi.
Say all the numbers that can be formed from the digits.
Spunei toatele numere care pot fi formate din cifrele.
Exercises
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
3 1 6 8 0
4: 7: 2: 5: 7:
60 15 19 11 72 3 28
Bad. Ru.
Review Exercise
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
In the sentences, conjugate the verb to be and write the number in English.
n propoziii, conjugai verbul a fi i scriei numrul n englez.
I _____ (33) _______________ years old. Michael Jordan _____ (42) _______________ years old. They _____ (13) _______________ years old. It _____ (99) _______________ years old. We _____ (22 and 56) ____________ and ____________ years old. The teacher _____ (62) _______________ years old. Maria and Chris _____ (11) _______________ years old. The school _____ (29) _______________ years old. You _____ only (21) _______________ years old.
Group Exercise
Name
City
Occupation
Age
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2
Object : ives
Where is my book?
Learn vocabulary of classroom objects. Describe locations using articles. State possession of objects. Use articles: this, that, these, those.
pen
pencil
book
paper
watch
chair
table
window
door
chalkboard
INDEFINITE article A pen = un pix A table = o mas DEFINITE article THE pen = pixul THE table = masa
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take note!
In English, if the first letter of a word is a vowel, we use the indefinite article, AN.
n limba englez, n cazul n care prima liter a cuvntului este o vocal, folosim articolul nehotrt, AN.
Exercise
Ceas Creion Carte Mas Scaun Pix Ua Hrtie Fereastr Tabl
Door Window Chair Paper Book Table Pen Pencil Chalkboard Watch
Indefinite A door _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________
Definite The door _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________
_______
_______
_______
_______
_______
_______
_______
____________
_____________
Exercise
1. 2. 3. 4.
The book is ________ the table. The paper is ________ the table. The pen is ________ the watch. The watch is __________ the pen and the calculator. 5. The table is ________ the book. 6. The book is ________ the pen. 7. The pencil is ________ the book.
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What book?
Ce carte?
Here.
Poftim.
Thank you.
Mulumesc.?
Youre welcome.
Cu placere.
book
I You He She It We You They MY YOUR HIS HER ITS OUR YOUR My book Your book His book Her book Its book Our book Your book
chair
My chair Your chair His chair Her chair Its chair Our chair Your chair Their chair
teacher
My teacher Your teacher His teacher Her teacher Its teacher Our teacher Your teacher Their teacher
pronoun
MINE YOURS HIS HERS ITS OURS YOURS THEIRS
Exercise
Fill in the blanks with the correct possessive pronominal adjective and the object shown.
Completai spaiile cu adjectivul posesiv i obiectul posedat.
3 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. It is (you) ___________________________. It is (she) __________________________. It is (he) ____________________________. It is (I) _____________________________. He is (they)__________________________. It is (our) ___________________________.
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THIS is my newspaper.
sta este ziarul meu.
singular
this that sta asta la aia
plural
these those atia astea ia alea
Review Exercise
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3
Object : ives
Welcome Home!
Learn vocabulary for the home. Form sentences with the verb, to be. Conjugate verbs to have and to do. Form closed questions. Respond to closed questions.
Review
This is my house.
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Vocabulary:
city
town
countryside
house
apartment
farm
Vocabulary: Rooms
bathroom
bedroom
living room
kitchen
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stove
lamp
bed
mirror shower
toilet
oven
dresser
rug
bathtub
sink
refrigerator
armchair
television
sofa
Exercises
1. 2. 3. 4.
toilet, sofa, bathtub, sink bed, dresser, rug, shower mirror, sink, refrigerator, stove sofa, television, rug, sink
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Where is the bed? Where is the sink? What is in the bathroom? What is in the living room? What is in the kitchen? Where is the sofa? What is in the bedroom? Where is the television?
Eu am Tu ai El are Ea are
Exercise
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb to have.
Completi propoziiile cu form verbului a avea.
I ________ a rug in my bedroom. They ________ a sofa in their living room. He ________ a shower in his bathroom. My kitchen ________ a refrigerator and a stove. I ________ a house. It ________ four rooms. Do you ________ a sink in your kitchen?
take note!
We do You do They do
Closed questions are questions in which the answers are YES or NO.
To make a closed question, use the conjugated form of the verb, to do AND use the infinitive form of the main verb. She has an apartment with three rooms. This is true for ALL verbs, except Does she have an apartment with three rooms? the verb to be. Simply invert the How to respond. . . Yes, she does OR No, she does not (doesnt).
noun and verb to ask a question.
Aceast e adevarat pentru toatele verbe, cu excepie verbul a fi. Inversi locurile substantivului i verbului. He is a teacher. Is he a teacher?
take note!
Exercise
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
you ________ a big house? Yes, I _____. he ________ a table in his kitchen? No, he _______ _____. they ________ a window in their classroom? Yes, they _______. Tg Neamt ________ two schools? Yes, it _______. his house ________ two bedrooms? No, it _______ _____. we _______ a pen? Yes, we _______.
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Object : ives
Use ordinal numbers. Learn vocabulary for town locations. Give and understand directions. Conjugate present tense verbs. Conjugate verbs with negation.
Group Exercise
1. By height. 2. By age.
Stand up and get in line with your classmates. Which place do you have in line.
Ridicai-v i stai n coad cu colegi. Care locul avei n coada?
3. By gender 4. Randomly!
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Exercise
1. 1st/book: 2. 2nd/rug: 3. 3rd/watch: 4. 4th/frog: 5. 5th/priest: 6. 6th/cook: 7. 7th/plant: 8. 8th/oven: 9. 9th/bird: 10. 10th/man: 11. 11th/woman: 12. 12th/student: 13. 13th/house:
The book is first.______________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________
post office
pet store
park
pharmacy
florist
hotel
coffee shop
church
library
movie theater
supermarket
restaurant
city hall
hospital
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school
bookstore
Review Exercise
Q: Does Tg Neamt have a supermarket? A: Yes, it does. OR Yes, Tg Neamt has a supermarket.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Of course I can.
De sigur, pot.
The pet store is after the church. The pet store is straight ahead. The church is on the corner. The hotel is at the intersection of. . .
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Exercises
1. St. Elmos Hospital 2. US Post Office 3. Pizza Hut 4. Borders Bookstore 5. Big Birds Pet Store 6. Starbucks Coffee Shop 7. Kims Florist Shop 8. Central Park 9. Big Toms Supermarket 10. Hilton Hotel Using the map and the directions below, what do you find?
Utiliznd harta i direcii n partea jos, ce gasii acolo?
1. Go straight ahead. Take the second right. What is on the left? ___________ 2. Go straight ahead. Take the first left. What is on the right? ______________ 3. Go straight ahead. Take the first left, then the first right. What is on the corner, across from the hospital? __________________ 4. Go straight ahead. What is on the right at the intersection of Main and Shark Streets, across from the post office? _______________ 5. Go straight ahead. Take the first right. What is across from the florist shop? ____________ 6. Go straight ahead. Take the second right. Then take the next right. What is on the corner, next to the bookstore? _______________
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a merge
I YOU WE YOU THEY
to COME
a veni
come come
to TALK
a vorbi
talk talk talks talk talk talk
to STAY
a sta
stay stay
to WORK
a lucra
work work works work work work
HE/SHE/IT goes
Exercises
1. You (to work) _____________ at the library. 2. We (to go) _____________ to church on Sunday. 3. She (to talk) _____________ on the telephone. 4. They (to stay) _____________ in an apartment. 5. He (to make) _____________ vine every year. 6. You (to come) _____________ home after school. 7. It (to stay) _____________ at the pharmacy. 8. They (to make) _____________ cabbage for dinner. 9. He (to work) _____________ at the Hilton Hotel. 10. She (to talk) _____________ with the doctor. Arrange the words to make correct sentences. Then, make each sentence negative and into a question.
Aranji cuvntele s formi propoziiile corecte. Dup aia, modifici fiecare propoziia la negativul i ntr-o ntrebare.
go / they/ university / to / in Iasi. 1. Positive: ______________________________________________________ 2. Negative: ______________________________________________________ 3. Question: ______________________________________________________ the pharmacy / works / at / he. 1. Positive: ______________________________________________________ 2. Negative: ______________________________________________________ 3. Question: ______________________________________________________ Anna / make / coffee / for / you. 1. Positive: ______________________________________________________ 2. Negative: ______________________________________________________ 3. Question: ______________________________________________________ the students / talks / the teacher / at school / with. 1. Positive: ______________________________________________________ 2. Negative: ______________________________________________________ 3. Question: ______________________________________________________
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Object : ives
At the Store
Learn vocabulary for grocery items. Use and conjugate six new verbs. Change singular nouns to plural. Use plural nouns with correct verb.
apple
bread
candy
cheese
egg
grapes
juice
match
onion
pizza
potato
sandwich
sausage
sugar
tomato
bottle of. . .
box of. . .
can of. . .
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piece of...
jar of...
Exercises
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
Sausage Egg Tomato Match Potato Cheese Bread Onion Grapes Juice Apple Sugar Pizza Sandwich Candy
Zahar Ceap Carnat Brnz Suc Pizza Bomboane Mr Pine Roie Cartof Ou Sandvi Chibrit Struguri
Match Pizza Cheese Juice Sugar Candy Pickles Tuna Beer Wine Cake Chocolates
HE/SHE/IT buys
Exercise
1. She (a face) ________ pizza and (a vinde) ________ it at her restaurant. 2. I (a vorbi) ________ with the salesperson and (a cere) ________ for juice. 3. We (a vrea) ________ spaghetti but we (a avea nevoie de) ________ a tomato. 4. The boy (a plati) ________ the man for his sandwich and Coca-cola. 5. They (a merge) ________ at the supermarket and (a cumpara) ________ bread and cheese for the party. 6. He (a lucra) ________ at the store everyday and (a vinde) ________ fruits. 7. You (a avea nevoie de) ________ more sausage for the cookout.
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Exercise
Read the text below. The underlined nouns are plural nouns. Match the plural nouns with their singular forms.
Citii textul n partea jos. Substantivele sibliniate sunt substantivele plurale. Potrivii substantivele plurale cu formele lor singulare.
Every day, I go to the stores near my house. At the first store, I talk with the salespeople and buy potatoes, matches, and eggs. They do not have bread. I need bread, so I go to a second store. There, I ask, Do you have bread? The salesperson says, Yes, we do. I buy bread, strawberries, and candies. I pay 10 dollars. Candy: Strawberry: Dollar: Egg: _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ Store: Potato: Match: Salesperson: _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________
Exception 2: If a noun ends in -y which are preceded by a consonant, form the plural by changing the -y to i and then adding -es. strawberry > _______________ candy > _______________ cherry > _______________ raspberry > _______________
Exception 3: If a noun ends in -y which are preceded by a vowel, form the plural by adding s. turkey > _______________ day > _______________ toy > _______________ guy > _______________
Exception 4: If a noun ends with f, form the plural by changing the f to v and adding es. half > _______________ loaf > _______________ leaf > _______________ wolf > _______________
Exception 5: If a noun ends with fe, form the plural by changing the f to v and adding s. wife > _______________ life > _______________ midwife > _______________
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take note!
There are a lot of exceptions because English comes from so many different languages.
Exista o gramad de excepii deoarece limba englez vine din att de multe limbaje diferite.
Exercises
Change the singular noun to the plural form. 1. I buy five (egg) _____________ everyday. 2. The (teacher) _____________ talk with the (student) _____________ . 3. (Man) _____________ are from Mars; (woman) _____________ are from Venus. 4. I want (candy) _____________ and (banana) _____________ for lunch. 5. Two (shop) _____________ in Tg Neamt sell (box) _____________ . 6. The (boy) _____________ ask for two (bottle) _____________ of juice.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Change the singular noun and the verb to the plural forms.
Schimbi substantivele singulare i verbul la formele plurale.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
cake is in the oven. __________________________________________ boy buys an orange everyday. _________________________________ match is in the box. __________________________________________ woman works at the office. ____________________________________ tomato looks delicious. _______________________________________
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Object : ives
Learn color vocabulary. Review vocabulary for grocery items. Learn vocabulary for clothing items. Learn and practice conversation skills for shopping situations.
Vocabulary: colors
The ________________ are RED. The ________________ are ORANGE. The ________________ are YELLOW. The ________________ are GREEN. The ________________ are BLUE. The ________________ are PURPLE.
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Exercises
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Purple Brown Gray Black White
Mov Maro Verde Gris Rou Negru Portocaliu Alb Albastru Galben
1. Want / red / I / apples ____________________________ 2. For / he / peppers / yellow / asks ____________________________ 3. Store / candies / sells / the ____________________________ 4. Tomatoes / need / pasta / we / for ____________________________
coat
sweater
shirt
blouse
t-shirt
dress
skirt
pants
socks
belt
shoes
CUSTOMER Yes, please. I would like . . . No, thank you. I am just looking. I would like a size . . . I would like . . . Yes, I would like. . . No, thank you, that is all. With cash. With a credit card. SALESPERSON Yes, we do. Im sorry, but we do not. The __________ are . . . The dressing room is . . . It costs . . . Yes we do. Let me get it for you. No, we do not.
What size would you like? What color would you like? Do you need anything else? How would you like to pay? Questions from a CUSTOMER CUSTOMER Do you have any. . .? Where are the . . .? Where is the dressing room? How much does this cost? Do you have it in. . . ?
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Review Exercise
Match the vocabulary
apple armchair bag bathroom bathtub bedroom belt black blouse blue book bookstore box bread brown can candy chair chalkboard cheese church city hall coat coffee shop countryside door dress dresser driver egg farm farmer florist grapes gray green hat hospital house jar juice kitchen lamp library living room match 1 alb 2 albastru 3 aragaz 4 baid 5 bibliotec 6 biseric 7 bluz 8 bomboane 9 borcan 10 brnz 11 buctarie 12 cad 13 cama 14 canapea 15 carnat 16 carte 17 cartof 18 cas 19 ceap 20 ceas 21 chibrit 22 cinema 23 cofetrie 24 covor 25 cravat 26 creion 27 cuptor 28 curea 29 cutie 30 dormitor 31 doz 32 dulap 33 du 34 elev 35 farmacie 36 felie 37 fereastr 38 ferm 39 fermier 40 florrie 41 fotoliu 42 frigider 43 fust 44 galben 45 gris 46 hrtie
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jachet 47 la ar 48 lamp 49 librrie 50 mr 51 maro 52 mas 53 mecanic 54 mov 55 muncitor 56 negru 57 oglind 58 ou 59 pine 60 palarie 61 png 62 pantaloni 63 pantofi 64 parc 65 pix 66 poliie 67 portocaliu 68 pot 69 preot 70 primrie 71 profesor 72 pulover 73 rochie 74 roie 75 rou 76 sat 77 scaun 78 coal 79 ofer 80 osete 81 spital 82 struguri 83 suc 84 sufragerie 85 tabl 86 toalet 87 tricou 88 u 89 vnzator 90 verde 91 zahar 92
mechanic mirror movie theater onion orange oven pants paper park pen pencil pharmacy piece police officer post office potato priest purple red refrigerator rug salesperson sausage school shirt shoes shower skirt socks sofa stove student sugar sweater table teacher tie toilet tomato town t-shirt watch white window worker yellow
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Object : ives
Identify nouns, verbs, & adjectives Use adjectives to describe nouns. Describe items using comparative and superlative. Learn vocabulary for family members. Use possessive form of nouns. Describe peoples appearances.
Exercise
Read the text below. Underline each noun, circle each adjective, and draw a box around each verb
Citii textul n partea jos. Subliniai fiecare substantiv, ncercuii fiecare adjectiv, i desenai unul patrt n jurul fiecare verb.
My parents have a small shop in town. They sell many things. They make hot sandwiches with chicken and white cheese. The cheese comes from their big brown cow, Betsy. She makes good milk. My mother and her sister, my aunt, work everyday at the store. My aunt has pretty black hair and green eyes. She is not young but she is not old. She wants a tall husband with a fast car. My old grandfather comes to the store everyday and talks for three hours. He has no teeth. He eats only soft foods.
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tall
short
Exercises
1. _______________ 2. _______________ 3. _______________ 4. _______________ 5. _______________ 6. _______________ 7. _______________ 8. _______________ 9. _______________ 10. _______________ 11. _______________ 12. _______________
sugar tomato banana dog cat woman man car sister church sweater skirt
1. Easy _______________ 2. Sour _______________ 3. Soft _______________ 4. Old _______________ 5. Beautiful _______________ 6. Expensive _______________ 7. Cheap _______________ 8. Cold _______________ 9. Yellow _______________ 10. Young _______________ 11. Slow _______________ 12. Friendly _______________
take note!
In English, we put adjectives before the nouns. n englez, punem adjectivele inainte de substantivele.
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Format ion
Syllables 1 syllable 1 syllable 1 syllable 2 syllables 2+ syllables
Comparative +er sweeter consonant x2 +er bigger +r Larger Y > i +er happier more more stupid
Superlative +est sweetest consonant x2 + est biggest +st largest Y > i +est happiest the most the most stupid
Exercise
1. Which animal is faster a turtle or a rabbit? ___________________________________________________________ 2. Which car is more expensive a Dacia or a BMW? ___________________________________________________________ 3. Who is prettier Angelina Jolie or Madonna? ___________________________________________________________ 4. Who is smarter Bill Gates or Gigi Becali? ___________________________________________________________ 5. What is the best food in the world? ? ___________________________________________________________ 6. Who is the worst actor? ? ___________________________________________________________ 7. Who is the oldest student in our class? ? ___________________________________________________________ 8. What is the biggest country in the world? ? ___________________________________________________________
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GRANDPARENTS
grandmother
PARENTS
husband father
wife mother
uncle
aunt
CHILDREN
daughter
Exercises
JANE _________ BILL _________ JOE _________ LAURA _________ KELLY _________
YOU _________
ZAMFIRA _________
Joe is your ___________________. David is your __________________. Vero is your __________________. Bill is your ____________________. Zamfira is your ________________. Jane & Jim are your ________________.
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Possessive case show ownership like cazul genetiv in Romanian. To form possessive singular nouns: + s > Veronicas cat (pisica Veronici) To form possessive plural nouns: s + > Students teacher (profesorul eleviilor)
Janes grandson is __________. Davids wife is ______________. Lauras husband is __________. Joes cousin is ______________. Bills children are ____________ __________________________.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Zamfira is __________ daughter. You are ___________ child. David is ___________ brother. Bill is ___________ son-in-law. Jane is __________ grandmother.
My My My My My My My My
mothers father. . . fathers sister. . . mothers brothers. . . uncles sons. . . mothers son/daughter. . . grandmothers daughter. . . wifes mother. . . sons grandparents. . .
. . .is my mother. . . .is my aunt. . . .are my uncles. . . .is my mother-in-law. . . .are my parents. . . .are my cousins. . . .is my grandfather. . . .is me.
Review Exercise
For example: My mothers name is Dorothy. She is 60 years old and is a teacher at high school. She is taller than me and has long gray hair. She is smart, sweet, and beautiful. ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________
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Object : ives
Every day, I . . .
Tell time in English. Introduce days of the week. Learn new verbs. Discuss daily routine. Identify and use adverbs of frequency.
Other ways to ask for the time: Do you have the time? Can you please tell me the time? Do you know what time it is?
vocabulary
noon midnight quarter half oclock in the morning in the afternoon in the evening at night
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prnz miezul nopii un sfert jumatate fix dimineaa dup amiaza seara noptea
take note!
In America, we use a 12-hour clock while in Europe, a 24-hour clock is used. So, Americans will say 4:00PM or 4:00 in the afternoon rather than 16:00.
n America, folosim un ceas de 12 ore dar n Europa, un ceas de 24 de ore este folosit. Deci, americanii spun 4:00 dup-amiaza (sau PM) mai degraba dect la ora 16:00.
take note!
If the time is 2:04, in English we say, it is TWO-O-FOUR. For single digit minutes (19), we say HOURO-MINUTE.
quarter to
quarter past
00:00 Midnight; 12:00AM 02:03 Two-o-three AM; 3 past 2 in the morning 04:45 Four fourty-five in the morning; Quarter to 5
half past
30 minutes to
08:15 Eight fifteen AM; Quarter past 8 in the morning 12:00 Noon; 12:00PM 14:30 2:30PM; Half past 2 in the afternoon 17:00 5:00PM; Five oclock in the evening 22:40 10:40PM; Twenty to 11 at night
Exercise
Review Exercise
Read the text. Underline each verb and circle each noun
Citii textul. Subliniai fiecare verb i nconjurai fiecare substantiv.
Each day, I always wake up at 6:30AM. I have breakfast. Sometimes, I eat granola and yogurt, but I never drink coffee. After breakfast, I wash my face and brush my teeth. I leave at 8:00AM for my job in town. Every Monday and Thursday evening, I teach a class for adults. On Wednesdays, at 2:00PM, I
teach an English class for children. After my classes, I go home and cook dinner. On Friday nights, I relax and watch television with my husband and my cat. I usually go to bed at 11:30PM.
_________
to EAT
to DRINK
to WASH
to BRUSH
to LEAVE
to TEACH
I YOU
wake up wake up
Exercises
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
What time do I wake up? _________________________________________ What do I eat for breakfast? ______________________________________ When do I brush my teeth? _______________________________________ When do I teach adult classes? ____________________________________ What time do I teach children? ____________________________________ What do I do after I teach? _______________________________________ What do I do on Friday night? _____________________________________ What time do I go to bed? ________________________________________
Monday Wednesday Sunday Tuesday Saturday Thursday Friday joi vineri martie miercuri luni smbata duminica
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Exercises
Activity Wake up Wake up Eat breakfast Leave for work Get off work Go home Have dinner Relax with family Watch television Go to bed
Time 6:45AM
Interview a colleague and complete the table with his or her daily activities.
Facei un interviu cu coleg i completi tabelul cu activitile lui zilnice.
Activity Wake up Wake up Eat breakfast Leave for work Get off work Go home Have dinner Relax with family Watch television Go to bed
Time 6:45AM
How often?
100% Always Usually Often Sometimes Occasionally Seldom Never
How often do you eat breakfast? ___________________________________________ How often do you walk to work? ___________________________________________ How often does it snow in June? ___________________________________________ How often do you have English class? ___________________________________________
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50%
0%