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FUNDATIA DE DEZVOLTARE LOCALA

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

Unit 1, Good Morning, Romania

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Object : ives

Good Morning, Romania!

Greet according to time of day. Conjugate the verb, to be. Learn basic professions. Use numbers 1-99. Introduce yourself.

Vocabulary: greet ings

vocabular: salutri

Good morning

Good afternoon

Good evening

Hello (hi)

Goodnight

Goodbye (bye) vocabulary

morning afternoon evening night name diminea dupamiaz sear noapte nume

Exercise
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

How do you greet at. . .?

Cum saluti la . . .?

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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Conversat ion: introduct ions

conversaie: prezentare

Good morning! My name is David. What is your name?

Bun dimineaa. M cheam David. Cum te cheam?

Hi, David. My name is Veronica. Nice to meet you.

Salut, David. M cheam Veronica. mi pare bine.

Nice to meet you, Veronica.

mi pare bine, Veronica

Grammar: personal pronouns; the verb o be t

gramatica: pronumele personale; verbul a fi

singular first person third person I He She It*

plural We You They

I am You are He is She is It is We are You are They are

Eu sunt Tu eti El este Ea este Noi suntem Voi suntei Ei sunt Ele sunt

Eu Tu El Ea

Noi Voi Ei Ele

second person You

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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Fill in the blanks with the correct form of to be.

Completai spaiile libere cu forma corect a verbului a fi.

din surori coal la profesor pix bun cine ce unde

My name _______ Mr. Russell. I _______ from North Carolina. You _______ from Targu Neamt. They _______ sisters. She _______ Sara. We _______ at school.

Fill in the blanks with the correct personal pronoun.

Completai spaiile libere cu pronumele personal corect.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

_______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______

is from England. am Bill Clinton. are my teacher. are students. is a pen. are from Africa.

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Conversat ion: introduct ions conversaie: prezentare

Hello! My name is David. Who are you?
Buna ziua. M cheam David. Cine eti?

I am Veronica. Nice to meet you. Where are you from?

Sunt Veronica. mi pare bine. De unde eti?

I am from North Carolina. I am a teacher. What do you do?

Sunt din carolina de nord. Sunt profesor. Cu ce te ocupi?

I am a therapist. See you later!

Sunt terapeut. Ne vedem mai trziu.

Vocabulary: occupat ions

vocabular: ocupaii

student

farmer

driver

worker

police officer

priest

mechanic

doctor

teacher

salesperson

Exercise

Read the text below and answer the following questions.

Citii textul n partea jos i rspundei la urmatori ntrebri.

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

Choose a card. In pairs, ask and answer the questions.

Alegei un bilet. n perechi, ntrebai i rspundei la ntrebri.

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

twenty twenty-one twenty-two twenty-three twenty-four twenty-five twenty-six twenty-eight twenty-nine

30 40 50 60 70 80 90 1000

thirty forty fifty sixty seventy eighty ninety one hundred one thousand

twenty-seven 100

1000000 one million

Conversat ion: quest ions conversaie: ntrebri

Hello! How old are you?
Salut! Ci ani ai?

take note!

In Romanian, when we talk about age, we use the verb to have, but in English, we use the verb to be.

I am twenty-four years old.

Am 24 de ani.

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

Match the phrases in the columns:

Potrivii expresiile din cele dou coloane:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

3 1 6 8 0

and and and and and

4: 7: 2: 5: 7:

__________ __________ __________ __________ __________

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Three Seventy-two Fifteen Twenty-eight Nineteen Sixty Eleven

60 15 19 11 72 3 28

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Conversat ion: quest ions

conversaie: ntrebri

Hello! How are you?

Salut! Ce mai faci?

Bad. Ru.

Okay. Aa i aa. Fine. Bine.

Great! Foarte bine!

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

Interview each colleague. Introduce one colleague to the whole group .

Avei un scurt interviu cu fiecare coleg. Prezenti grupului intregi unul coleg .

City

Occupation

Age

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Unit 2: Where is my book?

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.

Vocabulary: classroom objects

vocabular: obiectele din coal

pen

pencil

book

paper

watch

chair

table

window

door

chalkboard

Grammar: definite & indefinite art icles

gramatica: articolele hotrte i articolele nehotrte

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.

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Exercise
Ceas Creion Carte Mas Scaun Pix Ua Hrtie Fereastr Tabl

Match the phrases in the columns:

Potrivii expresiile din cele dou coloane:

Fill in the blanks below with articles:

Completi spaiile libere cu articole::

Door Window Chair Paper Book Table Pen Pencil Chalkboard Watch

Indefinite A door _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________

Definite The door _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________

Grammar: preposit ions of locat ion

gramatic: prepoziii de locaie

_______

_______

_______

_______

_______

_______

_______

____________

_____________

Exercise
1. 2. 3. 4.

Look at the picture and complete the sentences.

Privii imaginea i completi propoziiile.

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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Conversat ion: requests

conversaia: cereri

Please give me the book.

Te rog s-mi dai cartea

What book?
Ce carte?

The book on the table is my book.

Cartea pe mas este cartea mea.

Here.
Poftim.

Thank you.
Mulumesc.?

Youre welcome.
Cu placere.

Grammar: possessive pronominal adject ives

gramatica: adjectivele posesive

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

THEIR Their book

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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Grammar: demonstrat pronouns ive

gramatic: pronumele demonstrative

THIS is my newspaper.
sta este ziarul meu.

THAT is her newspaper.

la este ziarul ei.

where? near far

singular
this that sta asta la aia

plural
these those atia astea ia alea

Review Exercise

Write the correct possessive adjective and the object shown.

Scriei adjectivul posesiv corect i obiectul posedar.

1. This is (he) _________________________. 2. This is (she) _________________________.

3. That is (we) _________________________.

4. That is (I) __________________________.

5. These are (they)______________________.

6. Those are (your) _____________________.

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Unit 3, Welcome Home!

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.

That is our farm.

That is his apartment.

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Vocabulary:

city

town

countryside

Vocabulary: Types of residences

house

apartment

farm

Vocabulary: Rooms

bathroom

bedroom

living room

kitchen

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Vocabulary: household objects

stove

lamp

bed

mirror shower

toilet

oven

dresser

rug

bathtub

sink

refrigerator

armchair

television

sofa

Exercises
1. 2. 3. 4.

Cross the odd word out and name the room.

Gsii cuvntul care nu se potrivete i numii camera n care putei gsi obiectele.

toilet, sofa, bathtub, sink bed, dresser, rug, shower mirror, sink, refrigerator, stove sofa, television, rug, sink

What What What What

room? room? room? room?

_________________ _________________ _________________ _________________

Respond to the questions in sentences.

Rspundei la urmtoarele ntrebri cu propoziii.

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?

_____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________

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Unit 3, Welcome Home!

Grammar: The Verb o have t

gramatic: verbul a avea

I have You have He has She has It has

Eu am Tu ai El are Ea are

We have You have They have

Noi avem Voi avei Ei au Ele au

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?

Grammar: Closed Quest ions & the Verb o do t

gramatic: ntrebrile nchise i verbul a face

take note!

I do You do He does She does It does

Eu fac Tu faci El face Ea face

We do You do They do

Noi facem Voi facei Ei fac Ele fac

Closed questions are questions in which the answers are YES or NO.

ntrebrile nchise sunt ntrebari n care rspunsurile sunt DA sau NU.

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.

Complete the questions & answers with the correct verbs.

Completi ntrebrile i rspunsurile cu forma corect verbului.

________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________

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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Unit 4, Where is the Post Office?

4
Object : ives

Where is the Post Office?

Use ordinal numbers. Learn vocabulary for town locations. Give and understand directions. Conjugate present tense verbs. Conjugate verbs with negation.

Basics: Ordinal Numbers

I am SECOND. I am FIRST! I am THIRD. I am FOURTH. I am SIXTH & LAST! I am FIFTH.

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

Write sentences using the model.

Scriei propozii dupa modelul.

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.______________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________

Vocabulary: places around town

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

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Review Exercise

Ask your partner about Tg Neamt following the model.

ntrebi pe partenerul vostru despre Tg Neam dup modelul.

Q: Does Tg Neamt have a supermarket? A: Yes, it does. OR Yes, Tg Neamt has a supermarket.

Conversat ion: asking for direct ions

Excuse me. I am a little lost. Can you help me?
Scuzti-m. Sunt oleaca pierdut. M putei ajuta?

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Pet Store Florist McDonalds Hospital Movie theater

Of course I can.
De sigur, pot.

Does this town have a post office?

Oraul asta are o pot?

Yes, it does. Where is the post office?

Unde este pota? Da, are.

Thank you very much.

Mulumesc mult.

It is straight ahead, on the right, across from the park.

Este drept nainte, pe dreapt, vizavi de parcul.

Grammar: preposit ions of locat ion

The park is on the left. The post office is on the right. The park is across

from the post office.

Hello! I am a little lost. Where is the ________?
Salut! Sunt oleaca pierdut. Unde este __________?

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

You are here!!

Look at the map and ask your partner for directions. Then, swap places!
Privii harta i cerei partenerului vostru direcii la urmtorile locuri. Dup aia, schimbi locuri!

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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Grammar: present tense verbs

to GO go go go go go

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

NEGATIVE do not go do not go does not go do not go do not go do not go

HE/SHE/IT goes

comes come come come

stays stay stay stay

Exercises

Complete the sentences with the correct verb form.

Completi propoziiile cu forma verbului corect.

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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Unit 5, At the Store

5
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.

Vocabulary: grocery items

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...

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Exercises
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Match the vocabulary in the two columns.

Potrivii vocabularul din cele dou coloane:

Match the item with its container.

Potrivii fiecare chestia cu recipientul corect.

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

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

Match Pizza Cheese Juice Sugar Candy Pickles Tuna Beer Wine Cake Chocolates

Piece Jar Bottle Can Box

Grammar: conjugat ing shopping verbs

to BUY I YOU WE YOU THEY buy buy buy buy buy to NEED need need needs need need need to WANT want want wants want want want to ASK ask ask asks ask ask ask to PAY pay pay pays pay pay pay to SELL sell sell sells sell sell sell

HE/SHE/IT buys

Exercise

Fill in the blanks with the correct conjugation of the verb.

Completai spaiile libere cu conjugarea corect verbului.

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: _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________

Grammar: rules for making plural nouns

GENERAL RULE: To make a noun plural, an -s is usually added to the singular. banana > _______________ sausage > _______________ egg > _______________ apple > _______________ Exception 1: If a noun ends in -ch, -s, -sh, -x, or -z, form the plural by adding es. match > _______________ box > _______________ dish > _______________ bus > _______________

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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Grammar: irregular plural nouns

man > men woman > women child > children foot > feet tooth > teeth goose > geese sheep > sheep deer > deer fish > fish person > people mouse > mice ox > oxen A handful of words that end in o, get es added in their plural form. potato > potatoes tomato > tomatoes torpedo > torpedoes buffalo > buffaloes

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.

Schimbi substantivul singular la forma plural.

Change the singular noun to the plural form.

Schimbi substantivul singular la forma plural.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

cross box boy city zoo fax bear tool

_______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.

key dish loaf radio flower thief smile show

_______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________

Change the singular noun and the verb to the plural forms.
Schimbi substantivele singulare i verbul la formele plurale.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

The The The The The

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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Unit 6, Shopping at the Store

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Object : ives

Shopping at the Store

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.

The ________________ are BROWN. The ________________ are GRAY.

The ________________ is BLACK. The ________________ are WHITE.

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Exercises
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Match the vocabulary in the two columns.

Potrivii vocabularul din cele dou coloane:

Put the words in the correct order to form sentences.

Punei cuvntele n ordinea corect pentru a forma propoziii.

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 ____________________________

Vocabulary: clothing items

coat

sweater

shirt

blouse

t-shirt

dress

skirt

pants

socks

tie solid print plaid

belt

hat polka dotted striped checked

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shoes

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Conversat ion: shopping

Welcome to Vogue Clothing. Can I help you? Yes, please. I would like a new tie. What color tie would you like? Id like a blue plaid tie for my suit. Do you like this tie? Yes, I like it. How much does it cost? It costs $15.00. How would you like to pay? With cash. Here it is. Thank you. Have a nice day and come again!

Questions from a SALESPERSON SALESPERSON Hello! Can I help you?

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

Unit 7, My Beautiful Family

7
Object : ives

My Beaut iful Family

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.

Grammar: three parts of speech

The old man sells red tomatoes.
To find: Verbs, ask: Which word shows action or existence? -> SELLS Nouns, ask: Who or what sells? > MAN sells AND ask: What does the man sell? > He sells TOMATOES. Adjectives, ask: What kind of tomatoes? > RED tomatoes What kind of man? > OLD man

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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Vocabulary: adject pairs ive

_________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ big tall fat heavy pretty old fast old hard hot easy heavy light sweet <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> small short skinny slim ugly young slow new soft cold difficult light dark sour _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________

tall

short

Exercises

Write adjectives to describe the nouns.

Scriei adjective pentru a descrie substantive.

Write a noun matching the adjective.

Scriei un substantiv potrivind adjectivul.

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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Grammar: Comparat & Superlat ive ive

My foot is big. My foot is bigger than your foot. My foot is the biggest foot. Cola is sweet. Cola is sweeter than Fanta. Cola is the sweetest soda. English is difficult. English is more difficult than French. English is the most difficult language. Meat is good. Meat is better than vegetables. Meat is the best food.

Format ion
Syllables 1 syllable 1 syllable 1 syllable 2 syllables 2+ syllables

Ending consonants sweet vowel + consonant big e Large Y happy stupid

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

Answer the following questions.

Rspundei la urmatori ntrebri.

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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Vocabulary: the family

grandfather

GRANDPARENTS

grandmother
PARENTS

husband father

wife mother

uncle

aunt

CHILDREN

daughter

son baby sister brother cousins

Exercises

Complete the table with the family relationships.

Completai tabelul cu relaiile de familie.

JANE _________ BILL _________ JOE _________ LAURA _________ KELLY _________

JIM _________ DAVID _________ VERO _________

YOU _________

ZAMFIRA _________

Complete the sentences using the family tree.

Completai propoziiile folosind arborele genealogic.

Joe is your ___________________. David is your __________________. Vero is your __________________. Bill is your ____________________. Zamfira is your ________________. Jane & Jim are your ________________.
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Grammar: Possessive Case Exercises

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

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)

Complete the following sentences.

Completai urmatoarele propoziii.

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.

Match words in the two columns.

Potrivii cuvinte in cele doua coloane.

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

Write several sentences that describe a member of your family.

Scriei cateva propoziii care descriu un membru al familiei tale.

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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Unit 8, Every day, I . . .

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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.

Conversat ion: asking for the t ime

Excuse me, miss. What time is it?

It is quarter to three in the afternoon.

Thank you. Have a nice day.

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.

Unit 8, Every day, I . . .

Basics: telling t ime

oclock

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

Write a sentence with the correct time.

Scriei o propoziie cu timpul corect.

What time is it? ___________________________________ What time is it? ___________________________________

What time is it? ___________________________________ What time is it? ___________________________________

What time is it? ___________________________________ What time is it? ___________________________________

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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.

Grammar: verbs for daily life

to WAKE UP

_________

________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________

eat eat eats eat eat eat drink drink drinks drink drink drink wash wash washes wash wash wash brush brush brushes brush brush brush leave leave leaves leave leave leave teach teach teaches teach teach teach

to EAT

to DRINK

to WASH

to BRUSH

to LEAVE

to TEACH

I YOU

wake up wake up

HE/SHE/IT wakes up WE YOU THEY wake up wake up wake up

Exercises
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Using the text above, answer the following questions in sentences.

Folosind textul n partea sus, rspundei la urmatori ntrebri cu propoziti.

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? ________________________________________

Match the vocabulary.

Potriviti vocabularul.

Monday Wednesday Sunday Tuesday Saturday Thursday Friday joi vineri martie miercuri luni smbata duminica
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Exercises

Complete the table with your daily activities.

Completi tabelul cu activitile voastre 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

I wake up at quarter to seven in the morning.

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

Name: He wakes up at quarter to seven in the morning.

Grammar: adverbs of frequency

Answer the following questions.
Raspundei la urmtorile ntrebri

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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