I. Translate into English using the following phrases:
in the end
în cele din urmă
in the open air
în aer liber
in time
la timp
on one hand...on the other hand
pe de o parte...pe de altă parte
to take the trouble
a-şi da osteneala
to take a walk
a se plimba
to have a good time
a se distra
to take a seat
a lua loc
to make friends
a se împrieteni
to shake hands
a-şi da mâna
to take part
a participa
to take place
a se desfăşura
to give advice
a sfătui
by mistake
din greşeală
by train
cu trenul
in silence
în tăcere
1. Când s-a terminat meciul, adversarii şi-au dat mîna.
2. M-a poftit să intru şi să iau loc.
3. Ne-am plimbat prin parc vinerea trecută.
4. În cele din urmă a recunoscut că aveam dreptate.
5. Unde a avut loc accidentul?
6. Ai ajuns la timp la gară?
7. Copiilor le place să se joace în aer liber.
8. Ne-am distrat cu toţii aseară la petrecere.
9. Henry n-a putut participa la întrunirea noastră de săptămâna trecută
din cauză că a fost bolnav.
10. Nu şi-a dat măcar osteneala să citească anunţul.
11. John este un băiat foarte timid şi nu se împrieteneşte foarte uşor.
12. Pe de o parte îmi vine greu să nu-ţi spun adevărul, pe de altă parte
nu vreau să te jignesc.
13. În cele din urmă, s-au hotărât să plătească factura.
14. Ei nu au participat la conferinţa.
15. Ne-am simţit foarte bine la mare anul acesta.
16. Şi-au continuat plimbarea în tăcere bucurîndu-se de culorile toamnei.
17. El a schimbat felicitările din greşeală.
18. Mike te poate sfătui, dar nu poate să facă munca în locul tău!
19. În cele din urmă au plecat cu trenul.
20. Putem să ieşim la o plimare?
II. Choose the correct pronoun:
1. It’s John’s bike. It’s ______.
2. This is Helen’s dress. It’s ______.
3. This is ______ car. It’s ours.
4. Those are ______ trousers. They are yours.
5. This is their house. It’s ______.
6. These are ______ books. They are mine.
7. This is ______ handbag. It’s hers.
8. That’s our dog. It’s ______.
9. It’s my glass. It’s ______.
10. They’re your friends. They are ______.
III. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or Present Continuous:
1. He usually _______________ (drink) coffee but today he _______________ (drink) tea.
2. I don’t know what to do because it _______________ (rain) and I _______________ (not have) an umbrella.
3. What she _______________ (do) in the evenings?
4. He _______________ (come) to see me tonight; we _______________ (go on a trip tomorrow.).
5. I _______________ (listen) very carefully but still I _______________ (not understand) what he _______________ (try) to say.
6. Mary _______________ (see) a doctor tomorrow.
7. I’m sick and tired of John and I _______________ (think) of telling him what I _______________ (think) of him.
8. He’s so upset that I _______________ (think) he really _______________ (not know) what he _______________ (say).
9. He always _______________ (make) these kind of jokes.
10. I _______________ (not understand) anything. What she _______________ (talk about)?
IV. Choose the suitable modal verb: can, may, must
1. He _______________ swim very well.
2. I _______________ go soon. I’m already late!
3. You _______________ leave earlier.
4. She _______________ lend you that book.
5. The child _______________ have another cake.
6. You _______________ not smoke in this room.
7. I _______________ translate 10 pages a day.
8. _______________ you help me solve this problem?
9. You _______________ say such a thing. She gets upset easily.
10. _______________ I walk on the grass?
11. He _______________ not come in wearing dirty clothes.
12. I _______________ learn English. The final test paper is in June.
13. You _______________ not speak to your mother like that.
14. I _______________ look up the words in the dictionary in order to translate this sentence.
15. She _______________ play the piano very well.
16. _______________ Jane type very quickly?
17. _______________ he speak Chinese?
18. Everybody _______________ borrow books from the library.
19. _______________ you be so rude?
20. She already _______________ read and write although she’s only five.
V. Fill in the blanks with the right form of the verb TO BE:
a) the present
1. It ______ raining today.
2. I ______ listening to the teacher.
3. The teacher ______ explaining the new lesson right now.
4. Caroline ______ writing a composition at the moment.
5. Tom and Jim ______ reading their lesson.
6. Father ______ coming home from his office.
7, Mary ______ walking home now.
8. My grandparents ______ watching the news on TV.
9. The cat ______ sleeping by the fire.
10. Dan and I ______ going to the dance now.
11. I ______ feeling much better, thank you.
12. My friends ______ singing an old song at the moment.
b) the past
1. I am a student.
2. We are in the classroom.
3. Isn’t he an economist?
4. She is a lawyer.
5. They aren’t students.
6. Is he a teacher?
7. Are they at home?
8. Is he not at the office?
9. It is not spring
10. There aren’t any books on my desk.
11. Is there any tea in your cup?
12. The sky is cloudy.
1. There ______ no students in the classroom two hours ago.
2. One of our ancestor ______ a carpenter.
3. He said his ancestors ______ shepherds.
4. Where ______ you yesterday?
5. There ______ no newspapers on the table this morning.
6. He ______ not a law student last year.
7. ______ you at home the day before yesterday, at 10 o’clock?
8. I ______ very busy two weeks ago,
9. ______ they very happy to hear the news?
10. It ______ on the 26th of May, three years ago when she came to Paris.
11. Their office ______ too far away from their house.
12. We ______ always very happy when the weather ______ sunny.
VI. Shapes and materials
bright
dark
large
small
fat
thin
big
young
high
low
new
old
strong
weak
tall
short
happy
unhappy
wide
narrow
long
short
open
shut
merry
sad
good
bad
thick
thin
easy
difficult
round
oval
square
rectangular
present
absent
early
late
wood
steel
(frozen) glass
plastic material
gold
silver
steel
aluminium
leather
paper
silk
wool
cotton
brick
stone
concrete
iron
china
rubber
wax
1. Rooms may be _____________________ .
2. Houses may be _____________________ .
3. Persons may be _____________________ .
4. Mountains may be _____________________ .
5. Streets may be _____________________ .
6. Windows may be _____________________ .
7. Books may be _____________________ .
8. Tables may be _____________________ .
9. An exercise may be _____________________ .
10. Students may be _____________________ .
11. Tables are made of _____________________ .
12. Watches are made of _____________________ .
13. Handbags are made of _____________________ .
14. Books are made of _____________________ .
15. Dresses are made of _____________________ .
16. Houses are made of _____________________ .
17. Plates and cups are made of _____________________ .
18. The soles of my shoes are made of _________________ .
19 Candles are made of ____________ .
VII. Rewrite each sentence so that the verb is a negative contraction (interrogative).
1. Naomi and Bill are watching television.
2. Peter likes chocolate cake.
3. Carol drives a little red sports car.
4. I’m using this pencil at the moment?
5. The children are having lunch in the kitchen.
6. The sun sets in the east.
7. I get up early on Saturday.
8. Kate is writing a novel.
9. Sue lives in London.
10. We’re waiting for you.
VIII. Choose the correct word or phrase.
1. That can’t be right! I don’t believe/ I’m not believing it!
2. Carol can’t swim today. She has/ is having a cold.
3. See you in the morning. I leave/ I’m leaving now.
4. What do you do/ are you doing? If you drop it, it will explode!
5. Stop doing that Billy! You are/ You are being very silly.
6. I drive/ I’m driving! You can sit in the back with Martin.
7. What do we eat/ are we eating this evening? I’m really hungry!
8. You’re a great cook! This cake tastes/ is tasting wonderful.
9. Where do you go/ are you going? I haven’t finished speaking to you!
10. Chemistry is hard. I am not understanding/ I don’t understand it.
WORDS
PROFESSIONS AND TRADES
teacher
profesor
journalist
ziarist
writer
scriitor
composer
compozitor
singer
cântăreţ
poet
poet
artist
artist
lawyer
avocat, jurist
architect
arhitect
economist
economist
engineer
inginer
doctor
doctor
nurse
infirmieră
chemist
chimist
physicist
fizician
mathematician
matematician
biologist
biolog
geologist
geolog
astronomer
astronom
agronomist
agronom
tailor
croitor
policeman
poliţist
player
jucător
cook
bucătar
tradesman
comerciant
merchant
negustor
shop assistant
vânzător
farmer
fermier
worker
muncitor
shepherd
cioban
carpenter
dulgher
bricklayer
zidar
joiner
tâmplar
plumber
instalator
painter
zugrav, pictor
glazier
geamgiu
locksmith
lăcătuş
welder
sudor
weaver
ţesătoare
blacksmith
fierar
brain worker
intelectual
to earn a living
a-şi câştiga existenţa
skilled work
muncă calificată
job
ocupaţie, muncă
labour protection
protecţia muncii
social insurance
asigurări sociale
social maintenance
asistenţă socială
pension
pensie
trade union
sindicat
paid leave
concediu de odihnă
sick leave
concediu medical
A surgeon, an engineer, and a lawyer were arguing about which profession was the oldest.
The doctor said, "Well, on the fifth day of creation, God took a rib from Adam, so surgery is the oldest profession."
The engineer said, "But, before that, God created the heavens and the earth from chaos, so engineering is the oldest profession."
And the lawyer said, "Yes, but who created the chaos?"
Some are wise and some are other wise!
Some should be paid to write, other not to write.
Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go!
A lie can travel halfway round the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes.
What's the difference between the government and the mafia? One of them is organized.
Love your enemies. Nothing annoys them most!
Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans!
Denial is not just a river in Egypt.
Ideas are like children; there are none so wonderful as your own.
Creativity is allowing oneself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep
"I'm sorry I spoke so long", the speaker said to his bored audience at the end of a long talk, "but I don't have a watch to keep track of my time."
"Yeah", came a shout from the crowd, "but there's a calendar right behind you!"