Practice UNIT 1

                                                                    The Phonetic Alphabet

                                                                                                      Test

1. Completaţi spaţiile libere cu formele corespunzătoare ale articolului nehotărât (a, an)

 

....... lesson; ....... address; ....... number; ....... street; ....... airport; ....... plane; ....... suitcase; ....... office; ....... actor; ....... minute; ....... apple; ....... ice-cream; ....... wall; ....... watch; ....... artist; ....... eye; ....... wife; ....... activity; ....... example; ....... bag; ....... occupation.

 

2. Indicaţi forma de plural a următoarelor substantive:

 

z

s

iz

Car –

Bag –

Wife –

Half --

Chair –

Eye –

Friend –

Book –

Stop –

Street –

Roof –

Shop --

Park --

Aiport --

Watch –

Bus –

Box –

Fish –

Orange –

Suitcase –

 

man

woman

child

person

tooth

mouse

goose

die

 

3. Completaţi spaţiile libere cu formele corespunzătoare ale verbului TO BE la timpul present

 

a) Forma afirmativă

 

I ....... twenty-five.             She ....... from London.

He ....... twenty-eight.         He ....... in Paris.

You ....... twenty.               You ....... in Bucharest.

They ....... in France.           We ....... in Romania.

You ....... in England.          She ....... in Italy.

 

b) Forma negativă

 

I ....... ....... thirty.                     He ....... ....... twenty.

She ....... ....... forty.                  You ....... ....... fifty.

We ....... ....... in Greece.            They ....... ....... in Paris.

We ....... ....... in Spain.              He ....... ....... in Rome.

She ....... ....... in Romania.         You  ....... ....... in Italy.

I ....... ....... in France.

 

c) Forma interogativă

 

....... You in Romania?                Yes, I ........

....... they in England?                 Yes, they .......

....... we in Bucharest?                 Yes, we .......

....... he in France?                      No, he ....... .......

....... she in Spain?                      No, she ....... .......

....... I in Greece?                        No, you ....... .......

....... he twenty?                         Yes, he .......

....... she thirty?                          Yes, she .......

.......you fifty?                             No, I ....... .......

.......he thirty?                             No, he  ....... .......                   

 

 ADJECTIVE

TALL

(to:l)

= înalt

SHORT

(şort)

= scund

BIG

(big)

= mare

SMALL

(smo:l)

= mic

CLEAN

(cli:n)

= curat

DIRTY

(dărti)

= murdar

FULL

(fu:l)

= plin

EMPTY

(emti)

= gol

BAD

(bead)

= rău

GOOD

(gu:d)

= bun

LONG

(long)

= lung

SLIM

(slim)

= subţire

FAT

(feat)

= gras

OLD

(old)

= bătrân

YOUNG

(iang)

= tânăr

EASY

(izi)

= uşor

DIFFICULT

(dificult)

= dificil

HEAVY

(heavi)

= greu

GENTLE

(gentăl)

= blând

HARSH

(harş)

= aspru

STRONG

(strong)

= puternic

WEAK

(uic)

= slab

OPEN

(oupănd)

= deschis

SHUT

(şat)

= închis

LITTLE

(lităl)

= mic, puţin

SLY

(slai)

= viclean

NOISY

(noizi)

= zgomotos, gălăgios

SILENT

(sailănt)

= tăcut

DANGEROUS

(deingerăus)

= periculos

FUNNY

(fani)

= amuzant

SLOW

(slău)

= încet

FAST

(fast)

= rapid, iute

SMART

(smart)

= deştept

4. Faceţi propoziţii cu ajutorul următoarelor tabele

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a/ an

 

beautiful (biutifăl)

 ugly (agli)

 dark (darc)

 bright (brait)

 small (smol)

 big

 clean (cli:n)

 dirty (dărti)

 empty (empti)

 full

 bad (bead)

 good (gu:d)

 sharp (şarp)

 dull (dal)

 long

 short (şort)

 

 

 

 

white. (uait)

 

 

yellow (ielău)

 

 

pink (pinc)

 

 

red (red)

 

 

blue (blu)

 

 

brown (braun)

 

 

black (bleac)

bus. (bas)

plane. (plein)

table. (teibăl)

chair. (ceăr)

pencil. (pensil)

pen.

umbrella. (am*brela)

watch. (uaci)

dog.

office. (ofis)

suitcase. (sut*cheis)

house. (haus)

room. (ru:m)

dress. (dres)

plate. (pleit)

glass. (glas)

cake. (cheic)

apple. (eipăl)

knife. (naif)

 

5. Completaţi spaţiile libere cu adjectivele corespunzătoare

 

This house is ..............

This book is ..............

This watch is....... ....... 

This car is ..............

This plane is ..............

That box is ..............

That cat is ..............

That suitcase is ..............

That apple is ..............

That bag is ..............

 

white

yellow

orange

pink

red

blue

green

brown

gray

black

 

This rose is ..............

That house is ..............

That cat is ..............

This box is ..............

That suitcase is ..............

This ice-cream ..............

That office is ..............

This dog is ..............

That room is ..............

This park is ..............

beautiful

ugly

small

big

clean

dirty

full

empty

good

bad

 

6. Completaţi spaţiile libere cu formele corespunzătoare ale verbului TO HAVE la timpul present

 

I ....... a watch.                             He ....... two boxes.

They ....... three cars.                     We ....... eight books.

You ....... five cats.                        She ....... ten oranges.

He ....... a friend.                           We ....... a house.

She ....... an idea.                          I ....... an ice-cream.

 

My father ....... a red car.                 

Your sister ....... a white cat.

His brother ....... a black dog.           

Our parents ....... a big house.

Her mother ....... brown eyes.          

John ....... a new address.  

Your wife ....... a beautiful name.      

My book ....... a blue cover.

Their house ....... a green roof.        

Their colleagues ....... interesting books.

 
Conversation

 

GREETINGS

Hello! (helău)

Good morning! (gud moning)

Good afternoon! (gud aftănu:n)

Good evening! (gud iv*ning)

Good night! (gud nait)

Good bye!  (gud bai)

Bye! (bai)

 

What is your name?                      My name is ...

(uat iz ior neim)                               (mai neim iz)

 

Where are you from?                    I am from Romania. (răumeinia)

(uer ar iu from)                                                  Spain. (spein)

Italy. (ităli)

France. (frans)

Greece. (gri:s)

England. (inglănd)

Germany. (germăni)

Russia. (ruaşa)

China. (ceai*na)

United States of America.

(iunaitid steiţ of ămerica)

 

 

How are you? (hau ar iu)

 

I am very well, thank you! (ai em veri uel senk iu)

I am fine, thanks. (fain, senx)

I am tired. (taiărd)

I am sad. (sead)

I am happy. (heapi)

I am bored. (bord)

I am worried. (uorid)

I am upset. (ăpset)

I am sick. (sic)

I am embarrassed. (embearăst)

I am angry. (engri)

I am scared. (screărd)

I am shy. (şai)

I am sleepy. (sli:pi:)

I am hungry. (hangri)

I am thirsty. (sărsti)

I am in a hurry. (in a hari)

 

SEASONS

 

season

(sizăn)

anotimp

winter

(uintăr)

iarnă

spring

(spring)

primăvară

summer

(samăr)

vară

autumn

(atăm)

toamnă

It’s cold

(iţ cold)

E frig!

I’s sunny

(iţ sani)

E soare!

It’s hot

(iţ hot)

E foarte cald!

It’s cloudy

(iţ claudi)

E înnorat!

It’s rainy

(iţ reini)

Plouă!

It’s windy

(iţ uindi)

E vânt!

It’s warm

(iţ uarm)

E cald.

It’s foggy

(iţ foghi)

E ceaţă.

It’s thundering

(iţ tandăring)

Tună.

It lightens

(it laităns)

Fulgeră.

It’s hailing

(iţ heiling)

Bate grindina.

It’s pouring

(iţ puring)

Plouă cu găleată.

It’s snowing

(iţ znăuing)

Ninge.

It’s freezing

(iţ frizing)

Este ger./ Îngheaţă.

It’s thawing

(iţ tăuing)

Se dezghiaţă.

It’s drizzling

(iţ drizling)

Burniţează.

It’s slippery

(iţ slipări)

Este polei./ Alunecă.

A bolt of thunder

(ă bolt of tandăr)

un tunet

A flash of lighting

(ă fleaş of lait)

un fulger

Rainbow

(reinbău)

curcubeu

Dew

(diu)

rouă

Heat-wave

(hit ueiv)

val de căldură

Cold spell

(cold spel)

val de aer rece

What’s the weather like today in Spain?

It’s fine (bad) weather.

It’s perfect (wonderful).

 A. Completaţi propoziţiile următoare:

 

a)

1. It’s sunny and it's thawing! It’s ___________________.

2. It’s windy and it's cloudy! It’s ____________________.

3. It’s freezing and it's slippery ! It’s _____________________.

4. It’s thundering and it lightens! It’s ______________________.

5. It’s rainy and foggy! It’s ____________________ .

 

6. It’s spring! It’s ___________________.

7. It’s winter! It’s ____________________.

8. It’s autumn! It’s ___________________.

9. It’s summer! It’s ___________________.

 

b)

1. It’s my birthday! I am _______________.

2. It’s dark! I am ____________________.

3. It’s late! I am _____________________.

4. It’s rainy! I am ____________________.

5. It’s morning! I am ____________________ .

 

6. I am young, but my grandmother is ______________.

7. He is tall, but she is __________________.

8. The exercise is easy, but the problem is ____________________.

9. The door is shut, but the window is ________________________.

10. Karla is good, but Jack is ___________________.

11. The pen is long, but the pencil is ____________________.

12. The glass is full, but the bottle is ____________________.

13. The snake is slim, but the elephant is ___________________.

14. The rabbit is fast, but the snail is _______________________.

15. Paula is happy, but Doris is _____________________.

 

 c)

1. The monkey is ______________________.

2. The lion is ______________________.

3. The fox is ______________________.

4. The snake is ______________________.

5. The turtle is ______________________.

 

6. The cup is ______________________.

7. The cake is ______________________.

8. The schoolbag is ______________________.

9. The book is ______________________.

10. The bear is ______________________.

11. The giraffe is ______________________.

12. The room is ______________________.

13. The box is ______________________.

14. The window is ______________________.

15. The plate is ______________________.                     

Finish with a smile

 

Etc. :
A sign to make others believe that you know more than you actually do.

Experience :
The name men give to their mistakes.

Father:
A banker provided by nature.

Boss :
Someone who is early when you are late and late when you are early.

Dictionary :
A place where success comes before work.

Conference Room :
A place where everybody talks, nobody listens and everybody disagrees later on
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