Monday, 20 October 2025

Session 7

 

21st October 2025 

cloudy, misty, chilly

Tuesday

SEE YOU ON THE 4TH NOVEMBER ! 

 


Vivivienne Westwood - biography 








Homework 

words x 2 , contexts

Page 80 + Speaking -Writing 

Books Sophia, Matei , Raisa - 2 + 2 







to reprieve (ed) =  a anula pedeapsa cu moartea
to tailor (ed) = a face un tipar de haina/ a croi 
to blend (ed) = a amesteca
to frack (ed) =  a extrage petrol
hallmark = semn distinctiv 
anarchy / chaos = anarhie
to outfit (ed) = to dress 
controversial = controversat 



Monday, 13 October 2025

Session 6

 

14th October 2025

chilly, cloudy 

Tuesday


5/ 74


Present Perfect 


Affirmative 

S + have / has + V3 

Negative 

S + haven't  / hasn't  + V3 

Interrogative

Have/ Has + S + V3 ? 


USAGE 

* actions in the past without telling the time

We have taken a few tests. 

* actions started in the past and still going on 

FOR + time period 

SINCE + the beginning of the time period 

I have gone to school for 7 years. 

I have gone to school since 2018.

* actions started in the past and finished close to the moment of speaking 

LATELY/ RECENTLY - in ultima vreme 

ALREADY - deja (+)

YET - deja / inca(-, ?) 

My mom has bought some books recently. 

My dog has already eaten his food. 

My dog hasn't eaten his food yet. 

* past actions whose results are visible now 

She has jogged that's why she is red in the face . 

I haven't found my keys so I can't enter the house . 


https://agendaweb.org/exercises/grammar/for-since/exercise-2.htm

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/grammar/for-since/exercise-2.htm


Make the present perfect: positive, negative or question. 

1. (you / keep a pet for three years)

You have kept a pet for 3 years. _____________________________________________________________________

 2. (you / come here before?)

Have you come here before ? _____________________________________________________________________ 

3. (it / rain all day?)

Has it rained all day ?  _____________________________________________________________________

 4.  (who / we / forget to invite?)

Who have we forgotten to invite ?  _____________________________________________________________________ 

5. (we / not / hear that song yet)

 We haven't heard that song yet, _____________________________________________________________________

 6. (he / not / forget his books)

He hasn't forgotten his books .  _____________________________________________________________________ 

7. (she / steal all the chocolate!)

She has stolen all the chocolate ! _____________________________________________________________________ 

8.  (I / explain it well?)

Have I explained it well ?  _____________________________________________________________________ 

9. (who / he / meet recently?)

Who has he met recently ?  _____________________________________________________________________ 

10. (how / we / finish yet?)

How have we finished yet ? _____________________________________________________________________ 

11. (he / study Latin)

He has studied Latin.  _____________________________________________________________________ 

12. (I / know him for three months)

I have known him for three months .  _____________________________________________________________________ 

13. (where / you / study Arabic?)

Where have you studied Arabic ? _____________________________________________________________________ 

14. (what countries / they / visit in Europe?) 

What countries have you visited in Europe ? _____________________________________________________________________ 

15.  (he / hurt his leg)

He has hurt his leg . _____________________________________________________________________ 

16. (she / leave her phone in a taxi)

 She has left her phone in a  taxi. _____________________________________________________________________ 

17. (we / not / lose our tickets)

We haven't lost our tickets .  _____________________________________________________________________ 

18. (she / call her mother?)

Has she called her mother ? _____________________________________________________________________ 

19. (he / take a taxi?)

Has he taken a taxi ? _____________________________________________________________________ 

20. (she / go / to the library)

She has gone to the library .  _____________________________________________________________________ 



Homework 

Raisa - ACCESS printed till the end . 

page 77, 78 , 79 - AFTER you have studied and known the theory taught

Books 


Monday, 6 October 2025

Session 5

 

7th October 2025

rainy, cool

Tuesday

BLURT


mansion = conac / vila 

lifeguard = salvamar 

stain = pata 

halo = aura

allowance = alocatie 

Easily tricked or misled = gullible (credul/ naiv)

A shallow drum with small metal disks in slots around the edge = tambourine

A fastening device attached to one end of a belt or strap = buckle (catarama)

to squeeze someone's skin with your fingers = to pinch 

A person who fishes with a rod and line for pleasure = angler ( pescar amator)

A large wasp that can give a severe sting = hornet 

A small, simply built house located in a remote area = cabin (cabana)

To remove the skin of a fruit or vegetable = to peel 

The cry of a goose - honk ( ca " claxon")

A sauce made from the juice of cooked meat = gravy 

A glowing light across a gap in an electric circuit = arc 

A person who rules on the plays in a sport such as baseball and cricket = umpire ( arbitru)

A drink made by mixing fruit juices with other ingredients = punch 

the long chimney of a factory = smokestack

a small stream = brook ( parau)

a formal school dance = prom (bal)

a short, sharp sound made by crickets or small birds = chirp ( tarait/ ciripit)

the characteristic of being very well - known by many people = famous 

easily broken or damaged = fragile 

to force a person who is not a citizen to leave a country= to deport 

a flat-bottomed boat for carrying freight, typically on canals and rivers = barge (barja)

a violin used to play folk music = fiddle ( scripca)

a glove made of metal plates and worn by knights =gauntlet ( manusa armura / a portarului de fotbal)

heavy material used to make a ship steady or to control the rising of a ballon = ballast 

the hard black or dark brown wood of a tropical tree = ebony (lemn de abanos)

a long constrictor snake that coils around and crushes its prey = python 

a soft material that is inside the hollow part of most bones in which blood cells are produced = marrow (maduva)

to shred something such as cheese by rubbing it against a rough , sharp surface = to grate ( a da pe razatoare ) 

to touch or prod someone in a way that causes them to laugh = to tickle ( a gadila)



TO BE COPIED AND LEARNT !

lettuce = salata verde

braid = codita impletita

tadpole = mormoloc 

wheelie= a merge pe o roata a bicicletei 

pound = adapost de animale fara stapan 

to litter =a arunca gunoi

bib = babetica 

stinger = ac 

barefoot = descult 

to nip (ed) = a apuca 



Homework 


- contexts : negations and interrogations in Past Simple


Nicole - 1st place 😀

Raisa - 2nd place 👏

Sophia -3rd place 😉

Matei -special thanks 😕





Monday, 29 September 2025

Session 4

 


30th September 2025 

cloudy, chilly 

Tuesday


Verbs followed by -ing 


- verbs expressing ' pleasure ' as : love/ like / adore ....

Ex. Raisa loves reading. 

Matei likes cooking . 


- verbs expressing the lack of ' pleasure ' : hate / loathe / dislike ...

EX. Sophia hates doing her homework. 

Nicole loathes waiting for the next Comic Con


- verbs followed by a preposition : approve of / wait for / think about ...

Ex . Stop stressing about school ! Think about travelling around in your next holiday . 


- verbs similar to 'stop' and ' start ' : begin / finish / end 

ex . Has Matei ended frying the lamb/ beef / mutton / steak  ? 


form teacher = diriginte 

wit= istetime 

witty = istet 

harmonica = muzicuta

founder = fondator 

descendant = descendent

plagiarism = plagiat 

legacy = mostenire 

December 

quail = prepelita 


Homework 

- books 

- words x 1 

+ contexts 

 




Monday, 22 September 2025

Session 3

 

23rd SEptember 2025 

cloudy , cool

Tuesday 


Reading tracker 

Title 

Author 

Summary ( Introduction (2-3 sent) ; Body (2-3 paragraphs ) Conclusion ( 1-2 sentences ) )

Vocabulary 

Time spent reading 


2 books till 7th October 

Date 


as + adjective + as = la fel de ...precum 

as colourful as = la fel de colorat precum ...

less colourful = mai putin colorat 

little - less - the least 

(putin ) - ( mai putin ) - ( cel mai putin ) 

Homework 

 page 71 , 72 

corrections on Session 2 





Monday, 15 September 2025

sESSION 2

 16th September 2025 

sunny, cool 

Tuesday 




HOMEWORK 
Write 
1. John Lennon - read his short , adapted for kids , biography . Write as a comment below  no more than 8 sentences about his life .

2. Re-read " Imagine " and write an analysis of it  (introduction/ body / conclusion ) 

DEADLINE : Saturday , 6 pm 
After that the correctors do their job : 
Nicole corrects Raisa's 
Sophia corrects Matei's 
Matei corrects Nicole;s
Raisa correct Sophia's 


Monday, 8 September 2025

Session 1

 

9th September 2025

cool, sunny 

Tuesday


What was our summer like ? 

Pair  Sophia - Matei 

training = antrenament

inhabited area = zona locuita 

uninhabited area = zona nelocuita

resort = statiune 

to store (ed) = a depozita

cheque = cec bancar 

railing = balustrada

 HOMEWORK 

1. words x 2 ; contexts 

2. As a comment write down about your pair's holidays. Do not forget : introduction , body, conclusion 

Past Simple 

- to talk about past , FINISHED actions 

Affirmative 

S + V-ed/ V2 

Ex : She started school yesterday . 

He was scolded because he got a bad grade. 

Negative 

S + did + not + V1

Ex : She didn't start school yesterday . 

He wasn't scolded because he got a bad grade. 

Interrogative 

Did + S + V1 ? 

Ex :  Did she start school yesterday?

 Was he scolded because he got a bad grade?


https://www.englishrevealed.co.uk/PET/Reading_Part_1/three_option_multiple_choice_1.php

https://www.englishrevealed.co.uk/PET/Reading_Part_1/three_option_multiple_choice_2.php

Session 7

  21st October 2025  cloudy, misty, chilly Tuesday SEE YOU ON THE 4TH NOVEMBER !     Vivivienne Westwood - biography  Homework  words x 2 ,...