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ilil#/HI,cdlirJr/rlEnglish Todoy4. Beginner level book four

@ 2010 E-ducotion.it S.p.A., Florenfo, ltolioAll righis reserved

Direcior editoriol: Cinzio CoiozzoRedocior-9ef: Meri Bortolocci, Filippo MelliRedoclori: Froncesco Bionchi, Borbqro Boddi, Giulio Ricci

Aceosid edifie 2010 pentru Ediiuro Literoopore sub licenfo E-ducotion.it S.p.A., Florenfo, liolioToote dreplurile rezervole

Edilie orisinoleO 2006 English Todoywww.e-ducqtion.ilinfo@e-ducotion. it

ffic.LITERAEdituro LiteroO. P. 53; C. P.212, sector 4, Bucuregti, Romdniotel.: 031 425 1619; e-moil: [email protected]

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Troducere: Morino Loghin (corle), Smorondo Cdmpeonu (DVD)

Edilor: Vidrogcu 9i fiiiCoordonore proiect: llieg C6mpeonuCoperld: Vlodimir Zmeev, Vlod ponfilovTehnoredoctore gi prepress: Anco Suciu

Descriereo CIP o Biblioiecii Nofionole o RornAni.iEnglish Todoy / lrod.: Morino Loghin, Smorondo Cdmpeonu. _ Bucuregti:

Lilero lniernofionol, 20,l 0.l0 vol.tsBN 97 8-97 3 -67 5 -9 4 4 _ 4Vol. 4 . - ISBN 978-923-675-936-9

l. Loghin, Morino (trod.)ll. Cdmpeonu, Smorondo (trod.)

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rsBN 978-973- 67 5-936-9Tipdrit lo G.Conole, Bucuregti

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Cuprins

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Thqt's life! Problems with fother

Lecfio lOThoi's life! Cleon uP time!

Sceno l: Whql's wrong?

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Focus

,rPresenl Conlinuous"Exercitii

Scenq 2: Do you hove o suggeslion?

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Folosireo,rPresenl Conlinuous"Exercifii

Sceno 3: Do you think I need o boyfriend?

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Sceno 'l : Don'l ponic!

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,rPresenl Continuous" lq viilor 9i ,rlo hove lo"Exercilii

Sceno 2: All neot ond cleon!

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Cdnd folosim,,Presenl conlinuous"gi cdnd,,Presenl Simple"

52 Exercifii

54 Vocobulor

Television Programmes

Let's tolk57 Work-life bolqnce

60 Sd infelegem

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Coliroreo vie;ii64 Exercifii

Let's tolk66 Speed doting69 Sd infelegem

70 Focus

Probleme sentimentqle72 Exercifii

Troducereq episoodelorLeclio 9

Thot's life! Probleme cu tot6l meu75 Scenq l: Ce nu merge?

77 Scenq 2: Ai vreo sugeslie?

78 Sceno 3: Crezi cd of oveq nevoie de un iubit?

lecfio l0Thot's life! E timpul sd focem curdfenie!80 Sceno l: Nu vd speriofil

83 Sceno 2: Totul curot lun6!

Progrome de televiziune

Let's tolk84 Echilibruviof6'serviciu

Let's tolk87 intdlniriropide

9l Solufileexercfiilor

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Thot's life!Problems within episodul ocesto, Alice e tristd gi gdnditoore; s-o certolcu totdl ei, insd nu ore chef s6 vorbeoscd despre osto cu

colegii de oportoment.Lo secfiuneo de gromoticd lnvdfdm coniugoreo verbului lo

Preseni Continuous, formd verbold core se folosegte peniru

o exprimo octiuni durolive ce se desfdgoord in momentulvorbirii sou tntr-o perioodd limiiotd de limp. Sludiem, opoi,voriofiile ortogrofice ole verbelor lo formo in -ing.

Whst's wrong?

SCENA I

Anne: HiAlice. Whot ore you doing?Alice: l'm iusi reloxing o bit, wotching some TV.

Anne: Whot's on?Alice: l'm wotching lhe news.

Anne: So... Whot's hoppening in the world?Alice: The usuql: politicions ore trying to prelend ihey know

whot they ore doing!

Anne: Alice, you ore such o sceplic!Alice: Thot's ihe woy I om.

Anne: Whot's thot?Aice: lt's o book l'm reoding.

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Anne: Whot's it obout?Alice: h's o slory obout o womon, o young womon... Whocon'i stond her folher.

Anne: Thot sounds inieresting.Alice: Yes, il's not thot bod...

Anne: Alice, whot's wrong? Do you wonl lo tolk obout it?Alice: No, l'm so tired now, l'm going lo bed. Good night!

Anne:'Night!

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Verificd doc6 oi infeles diologul, rdspunzdnd lo intreb6rilecore urmeozd. Docd intdmpini dificultdli, poli revedeo

episodul video pe DVD sou pofi consulto vocobulorul de losfdrgitul leQiei.

I whqt is Alice doing?tr o) She is reoding o booktr b) She is woiching Wtr c) She is eoting

E Anne soys thot Alice is very scepticol.E TrueE Folse

H Whot is ihe book thot Alice is reoding obout?tr o) A young womon who doesn't like her fothertr b)A greot love storytr c) Two friends

E Alice doesn't wont io tolk to Anne becouse:tr o) She is tired qnd wqnts to go to bedtr b) She is ongry with hertr c) She wonts to wolch W

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,,Present Continuous"in englezd, formo ,,Present Continuous" (core s-or puleotroduce prin prezenl coniinuu) se folosegle penlru o descrie oocfiune durotiv6, odicd oflotd in curs de desfdgurore, inlr-untimp determinot. Formq gromoticold o Presenl Continuousnu ore un echivolent morfologic exoct in limbo romdn6:unde englezul folosegte verbul ouxilior ,,lo be" plus verbulde coniugot lo ogo-numito ,,-ing form", romdnul folosegteverbul de coniugot lo indicoliv prezent, eventuol reddndideeo de ocfiune in desf6gurore prin intermediul unui odverb.Totugi, contextele folosirii celor doud timpuriverbole nu sunlperfecl echivolente, dupd cum vom vedeo moitdrziu. Penlrumomenl, este de oiuns sd glim cd limbo englezd impune inoceste cszuri folosireo Present Continuous (Whot ore youdoing? l'm wotching TV - Ce foci? Md uit Io televizorl. Dorocum sd vedem coniugoreo ocestui timp verbol.

FORMA AFTRMATIVA

Lo formo ofirmotivd, Present Conlinuous se construiegtecu prezeniul verbului ,,to be" urmot de formo in -ing(gerunziu) o verbului de coniugot, ogo cum ne indicdschemo urmdtoore:

Subiect + prezenlul verbului ,,to be" + forms in -ingo verbului * delermindri ulterioore

I qm wolching TVMd uit lo televizor (ocum,

c6nd foc enunful)

Heis working on o new Proiect

is working now

EI/eolucreozdlo un proiectnou

Acumfunclioneozd

She

We

You

They

Noi/voi/ei/ele dezvoltdm/

qre developing o new product dezvoltoli/denolld unprodus nou

FORMA CONTRASA

in limbo vorbitd gi in exprimdrile colocviole, se folosesc

moi des formele conlrose, perfect echivolente cu formele

conlrose ole verbului ,,lo be" lo Present Simple.

56 vedem exemplele:

I'mYou tre

He ts

She 's

It 's

We 'teYou 'feThey're

reoding

leorning

reloxing

working

roining

listening

tolking

eoting

Eu citesc

Tu inve'fi

Else odihnegte

Eo lucreozd

Ploud

Noi oscultdm

Voi vorbili

Ei/ele mdndncd

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FORMA NEGATIVA

Formo negotivd o Present Conlinuous se obline oddugdndnegolio ,,nol" imediol dupd verbul ,,Io be" , urmdnd oceosldschemd:

Subiecl * prezentul verbului ,,lo be" * nol + formaverbuluiin -ing * determindri ulterioqre

FORMA INTEROGATIVA

Lo formo inlerogolivd, verbul ,,lo be" precede subiectul,urmot de formo verbului in -ing, dupd cum pof observo Tn

schemo urmdtoore:

Prezentulverbului ,,lo be" t subiect + formo verbuluiin -ing + determindri ulterioqre + ?

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qm nol . Pe momentworkrno ot the moment('m not) nu lucrezAm ltolkingio the right mon?

Where om I working this month?

Where ore you stoying?

Vorbesc (eu) cu persoonopolrivild?

He

You

She

We

You

They

ore nol(oren'l) gorng out this

evening

9re n9f trqveltino this month(qren'r)

Are you working hord? Muncepfi (lu) din greu?

ls he/she listening io me? Md oscultd (el/ea)?

ls it roining? Ploud?

Are we going out? Iegim (noi)?

Are you eoting posto? Mdncofi (voi) pasle?

Are they sleeping now? Dorm (ei/ele) ocum?

Lo intrebdrile introduse cu o porticuld interogotivd ovem

urm6tooreq construcfie:

Podiculd interogolivd + prezentul verbului ,,lo be"+subiect + forms vErbului in -ing + determindriulterioore + ?

is nol(isn't)

is not(isn't)

leoving tomorrow

snowing now

Tu nucdldforegfiluno o#o

El/eo nupleocdmdine

Acum nuninge

Noi/voi/ei/ele nu ieSim/iegili/iesosfd-seord

Unde lucrezeu luno oslo?

Unde locuiegfrtu?

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Whqr is he reoding ihis week?

Whot is she doing now?

Whqt is hoppening?

Who ore we ploying tennis with?

Who ore you visiting lodoy?

who ore they working I'lhjl-^-."- the momenlg

Ce cifegte elsdptdmdnooslo?

Ce foce eoocum?

Ce seintdmpld?

Cu cine iucdmnoi tenis?

Pe cine vizitafivoi?

Cu cinelucreozd ei/eleocum?

Fii otent: lo intrebdrile scurle (cele core cer un rdspunsde ripul ,,do" sou ,,nu") se repetd numoi ouxiliorul ,,lo be"precedot de subiect (exemplu: ls he ploying tennis? Yes, heis/No, he isn'i ) Joocd ellenis? DolNu).

FORMA I NTE ROGATIV.N EGATIVA

Propozifiile interogoiiv-negolive se consiruiesc cu verbul ,,to

be", urmot de subieci, de negofio ,,not" 9i de formo verbului

in -ing: ,,Am I not working?". Totugi, in prezenl, in limbo

curentd se folosesc door formele controse'

Fii qtent: dupd cum pofi observo in schemo urmdioore,

persoono Tntdi singulor nu e ,,Am I nol working", ci preio

formo de lo persoono o douo singulor:

Aren'l lworking?

Aren'l you working?

lsn't he working?

lsn'l she working?

lsn'l it working?

Aren'l we working?

Aren'l you working?

Aren'l they working?

Nu lucrez (eu)?

Nu lucrezi (tu)?

El nu lucreozd?

Eo nu lucreozl?

Nu funcfioneazd?

Nu lucrdm (noi)?

Nu lucroli (voi)?

Nu lucreozd (ei/ele)?

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Acum inceorcd sd exersezi cu Presenl Continuous gi invofdsd construiegti propozifii ofirmotive, negolive gi interogotivecu oceosl6 form6 o verbului.

EXERCTTTUL r

Pune formo corecld o verbului.

E Alice ond Anne ... obout o book.tr o)tolktr b) ore iolkingt1 c) tolks

E Anne ... the book ol the moment becouse she is too busy.

E o) isn't reodingtr b) doesn'i reodE c) oren't reoding

H Why ... lolking obout the book?Eo)omnotlE b) oren't I

E c) don't I

E Whot ...? I'm wotching ihe news on W.tr o) do you dotr b) do you wotchE c) ore you doing

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Trodu in englezd urmdloqrele propozifii.

E Acum lucreozd Tnir-un birou lo Londro.

Do you hove o suggeslion?

SCENA 2

Jock sosegfe cu un loplop gi se duce s6-l boge in prizd.

Anne: Whot qre you doing?Jock: l'm connecting to the lnlernet becquse I need lo send

on e-moil.t

Anne: Who ore you sending on e-moil to?

Jock: To my boss in Americo. He needs the weekly report

immediotely.

Anne: Why?Jock: Becouse he hqs o meeiing with the shoreholderstomorrow morning.

Anne: Whot's hoppening with the loptop?Jock: The lnternet connection isn't working very well.

Anne: Sometimes it hoppens with my computer, too.Jock: Do you hove o suggestion?

Anne: Usuolly Peter lends me his computer.Jock ls Peter qt home?

Anne: No, I think lhere's only Shoron.Jock: Okoy, l'm going onywqy.

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E Ce citegte Alice? O povesle de drogoste.

H Oe ce nu lucreozd ozi Alice giAnne?

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Verificd doc6 oi infeles sceno, rdspunzdnd lo urmdlooreleintrebdri:

ll Wny is Jock connecting lo the lnternet?E o) Becouse he wonts lo choi with o friendtr b) Becouse he wonts lo send on e-moilE c) Becouse he wonts to show Anne his compony's website

H Wtry does Jock's boss need the weekly report?E o) Becouse he hos o meeting with the shoreholderstr b) Becouse he wonts lo check Jock's workE c) Becouse he needs to compore Europeon ond Americonsoles

H Whot isn'l working in Jock's loptop?u o)The mousetr b) The lnternel connectiontr c) The screen

E Whot does Peler usuolly lend to Anne?tr o) His computertr b) His cortr c) Books

Focus

Folosireo,rPresenl Continuous"

Present Continuous se folosegte pentru o exprimo:

o) ocfiuni 9i situolii core se desf6goord in momentul

vorbirii:

l'm cooking dinnerol the moment

She's sludying now

Acum pregdfesc cino

Acum eo studiozd

I'm teoching of the moment Acum predou

You're listening now Acum osculli

He's leorning ot lhe momeni Acum el invold

Dupd cum pofi observo, giin englezd oceste propozifii sunt

odeseo insofite de odverbe de timp, printre core ,,now"(ocum), ,,ol the moment" (in clipo oceosto, pe momenf)

,,currenlly" (in prezenl, octuolmente) etc.

b) ocfiuni core ou loc inir-o perioodd limitotd de timp' incozul oceslo, propozifiile sunl odeseo insofiie de odverbe de

timp, printre core ,,todoy" (ostdzi), ,,this week" (sdpfdmdno

osfo), ,,this monih" (luno osto) etc.

You're weoring o iocket todoy Aai porli o geoc6

We're sludying English Luno osfo noi studiem

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She's reoding o new bookihis week

They're working on tl newproieci lhis week

S6pfdmdno osto eocitegfe o corte noud

Sdptdmdno oslo ei/elelucreazd Io un proieclnou

Fii otent: nu looie verbele englezegti pot oveo formd dePresent Conlinuous. De exemplu, nu se pooie spune: ,,1'mwonting io reod o new book" sou ,,1'm believing in God".in cozul verbelor ,,wont" sou ,,believe", core nu exprimd oocfiune, ci o slore, esie obligotorie formo Present Simple.

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Pune formo corecid o verbului.

ll At the moment Peter ...tr o) singstr b) is to singE c) isn't singing

H tte ... to Jopon todoy.E o) doesn'l gotr b) isn'f goingE c) goes

E this week Shoron ... for o new iob.tr o) is lookingtr b) looksE c) doesn'l look

E Shqron's ... lunch with Jock now.E o) hostr b) is hovingtr c) hoving

Do you think I need o boYfriend?

SCENA 3

E loiul nopfii. Alice e in sufrogerie 9i fipd lo telefon. Jock 9i

Anne sosesc ingriioroli.

Alice: Yes, I om listening io you! Yes, l'm listening!

Jock: Who's she iolking io?Anne: I don't know, I guess it's her foiher...

Alice (lo telefon, odresdndu-se totdlui ei): Just o momenl'(Adresdndu-li-se lui Anne 9i Jock) Whot do you wont?

Jock: Nothing. lt's four o'clock in the morning...

Anne: ls everything oll right, Alice?

Alice: h's none of your business!

Jqck: Whot? Excuse us. Sorry to interrupt!Alice: Listen... I know il's loie, l'm sorry. Bui l'm tolking iomy foiher. He's in Boslon now, il's nine o'clock there!

(Alice iese din comerd' Jock gi Anne rdmdn in sufrogerie 9i

se uifd unul lo oltul fdrd sd gtie ce sd spund.)

Jock: Whot?Anne: Whot do you wont?

Jock: l'm not tired onymore...Anne: Neither om l. Whoi oboul eoting something?

Jqck: I don't know, l'm not reolly hungry. l'm going on lhe

lnternet io choi wiih o friend in ltoly. Would you like to ioinme?Anne: Now thoi l'm nol sleeping onymore...

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Jqck: Would you like to see him?Anne: How?

Jock: I hove pictures of him on my computer... And... You

know whoi? He con see you loo, wilh ihe web com!Anne: Whqt? Oh, my Gosh! No, pleose! l'm horriblenow!

Jqck: No, you're not! And besides... He might be

interested...Anne: Why? Do you think I need o boffriend?

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Verificd docd oi infeles sceno, rdspunzdnd lo urmdloorelelnirebdri:

ll Wno is Alice speoking with on the telephone?tr o)With Shorontr b)With her boyfriendtr c)Wirh her fother

E Whot time is it in Boston?E o) Four in the morningtr b) Five in the ofternoontr c) Nine in lhe morning

E Jock wqnts to chot with Shoron on the lniernet.EITrueE Folse

E Where ore lhe photos of Jock's friend?tr o) On Jock's compulertr b) ln the photo olbum in the living roomtr c) ln Jock's room

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Voriofii orlogrofice ole verbelor loformq in -ingDupd cum om vdzui moi inoinle, co s6 formdm PresenlContinuous oddugdm -ing lo formo de bozd o verbului. Deexemplu, ,,to tolk" (o vorbi) devine ,,tolking" (vorbind), ,,lowork" (o munci),,,working" (muncind),,,1o storl" (o incepe),,,slorling" (incepdnd) gi ogo moi deporte.

to tolk + -ing ) tclking

to work + -ing ) working

to stort + -ing ) star{ing

Existd insd excepfii importonte. Anumile verbe igi schimbdorlogrofio. Sd vedem impreund core sunl ocesteo.

VERBE CARE SE TERMINA iru -E

Verbele core se lermin6 Tn -e igi pierd -e-ul finol inointeooddugdriiformei -ing, ogo cum orold schemo urmdtoore:

lo hove (o oveo) ) hov - e * -ing ) huving (ov6nd)

to live (o trdi) ) liv - e + -ing ) living (trdind)

lo donce (o donso)) donc - e + -ing ) doncing (donsdnd)

lo moke (o foce) ) mok - e + -ing ) moking (fdc6nd)

Fii otent: foc excepfie verbul ,,lo be" (o fi) core lo gerunziudevine ,,being" (fiind) gi verbele core se lermind in -ee, de

exemplu ,,lo see" (o vedeo) sou ,rto ogree" (o fi de ocord),core sunt regulote gi devin ,,seeing" (vdzdndl 9i, respectiv,

,,ogreeing" (fiind de ocord).

VERBE CARE DUBTEAZA CONSOANA FINALA

Verbele formole dintr-o singurd silobd core se termindinlr-o singurd consoorld precedold de o singurd vocold i;idubleozd consoono firiola inointe de o li se oddugo -ing,dupd cum se exemplific6 in schemo urmdtoore:

to slop (o opri) + p + -ing ) stopping (oprind)

to plot (o complofo) + I + -:ng ) plolling (complotdnd)

to swim (o inoto) + m + -ing ) swimming (inofdnd)

to get (o obline) * t * -ing I gelting (obftnAnd)

Verbele formoie din moi mult de o silob6, dubleozdconsoono finold inointe de o oddugo -ing, doc6 uhimosilobd e occenluold, dup6 cu pofi observq in schemo ce

urmeozd:

lo preFER (o prefero) + r + -ing ) preferring (preferdnd)

lo beGlN (o incepe) * n * -ing ) beginning (incep6nd)

to VlSit (o vizito) * -ing ) visiting (vizitdnd)

to LlSten (o oscu/to) * -ing ) listening (oscuhdnd)

to reMEMber (o-giominti) * -ing ) remernbering (omintindu-9i)

Fii otent: in limbo englezd, consoonele duble nu se

pronunfd co duble sou prin lungire. Astfel, de exemplu,

,,stopping" se pronunfd cu un singur,,p".

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vERBE cARE sE TERMINA iru -lr

Lo verbele core se termind in -ie, diftongul ,,ie" devine

u-y", inointe de o oddugo -ing, olo cum orqld schemourmdloore:

to die (o muri) - ie + y + -ing ) dying (murind)

to lie (o zdceol - ie * y + -ing ) lying (zdcdndl

VERBE CARE SE TERMINA iITI -V

Verbelor cqre se termind Tn -y li se odougd de reguld -ing,cum se poote vedeo Tn schemo urmdtoore:

Exercif ii(Solufii lo pos. 92)

Acum f6 exercifii cu formo in -ing o verbelor, fiind oteni lo

voriofiile ortogrofice pe core locmoi le-om siudiot' Pentru

o-fi imbundtdfi pronunfio, te sfdiuim sd te moi uifi o dotd

olent lo episodul video de Pe DVD.

EXERCITIUL 5

Arot6 doc6 propozifiile sunt corecle (right) sou gre9ite

(wrong) gi rescrie-le corect cdnd e necesor.

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to ploy (o juco) * -ing

to study (o sfudio) * -ing

to deny (o nego) * -ing

to picnic (o foce un picnic)

+k+-ing )picnicking

to ponic (o se ?nspdirn6nto)+k+-ing )ponicking

) ploying (jucdnd)

) studying (srudiind)

) denying (ne96nd)

E Shoron is ploieing herguilor.

E Wl'y isn't she studying?

E Jock is begining tocook lunch.

ETheyoregoeingto hove

lunch in the kitchen.

VERBE CARE SE TERMINA iru -IC

Verbelor core se lermind in -ic li se odougd un -k inointeodesinenfei -ing, dupd cum orotd schemq urmdfoqre:

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Pune verbele din poronteze lo formo corect6 de Present

Continuous.

E Alice ond Anne in the pork. (picnic)

E they sondwiches (eoi) ond beer.(drink)

E Jock ...... bored (get) becouse he ..... Shoron. (woit for)

H Peter

Vocobulqr

bit pulin; buc6fic6;imbucdtu16; (?n proPozifiinegotive) nimic; delocboss gef; cop; direclor;potron; stdpdnchot (to) o vorbi cu cinevope inlernet; o sporovdi,o pdl6vrdgiconnecl (to) o lego;o conecto; o coreloconnection conexiune;legdturd (pi lo trenuri);relofie; roporieverything orice,lotgosh (exclomofie) Doomne,Dumnezeulehoppen (ro) o se intdmplo,o interveni, o survenihorrible oribil, Tngrozitor;teribil, inspdimdntdtorimmediqlely imediot;n u moidecdl, neinldrziolinterrupt (to) o inlrerupe

ioin (to) o se uni cu,o porticipo; o reuni, o legoloplop loptop (compuler,colculotor)lend (to) o do cu imprumul,o imprumulo (pe cinevo)might (posiv gi condilionolol lui moy: o puteo, o fipermis; o fi probobil)neither nu; nici, nici m6cor

none nlmenlpoliticion politicion (subsi.)pretend (to) o preiinde;o se prefocereport roporf, relofiesceptic sceptic/dsend (to) o trimite,o expedio, o inoinloshqreholder ocfionorsometimes cdieodot6,uneori, din cdnd tn cdndstory isiorie, povestire

suggeslion sugeslie,propunere, sfollomorrow mdineusuol obipnuit/6, uzuol/ 6weekly sdptdmdnol (odi.);in fiecqre sdptdm6nd (odv.)

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Thot's life!Cleon up time!Proiogonigtii din Jhot's life!" suni pugiin fofo unui eveniment

neogteptol: sosireo mdtugii lui Anne. E proprieldreoso

oporlomenlului, nu-i timp de pierdut, iofi trebuie s6 se

slrdduioscd sd focd repede curdfenie Tn cosd.

in secfiuneo de gromoticd focem o recopilulore o Presenl

Continuous penlru o infelege cdnd poote fi folosit ocesto inlocul Present Simple gi invdfdm sd folosim verbul ,,to hove

lo" pentru o exprimo obligofii giTndotoriri.

Don'l ponic!

SCENA T

Anne (lo felefon): Fine. l'm looking forword to seeing you.

Bye bye. Oh, my God! Okoy guys, don't ponic!Alice: Whor?

Anne: We hove lo be slrong, ond lry to keep colm!Jqck: Whot ore you iolking obout?

Anne: She's coming! Tomorrow morning!Jock giAlice: Who, for God's soke?

Anne: Aunt Mory! The owner of the flot!Alice: So whoi?

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Jock: Your ouniie!Alice: Whoi's terrible obout her?

Anne: Lel me exploin: imogine me in fifty yeqrs...Alice: You meon... You... Old... With your monios... Yourcleoning obsessions? Oh, my Godl Okoy, okoy, don'fponic!

Jock: So, whot do we hove lo do?Anne: Lel me see... Whot do you hove scheduled forlodoy?

Alice: Todoy is o busy doy! I hove to finish my pointinglAnne: No woy! Pointing meons brushes, colours... Dirl ondmess everywhere!

Jock: As for me... Let's check my dote book...Alice: Doie book? I don't believe itl You meon, you don'thove o PDA?

Jock: Pleose, Alice. I hove o progrom on my loptop, I don'fneed o PDA os well.Alice: l'm iust surprised, thot's oll. You qre usuolly highlylechnologicol.

Jqck: Thot's noi entirely true. I like to use poper ond penos well.Anne: Okoy... Leove it guysl Let's go stroight to the point.Whot's on your schedule todoy?

Jqck: l'm meeting o clienl from four to five. And lhen l'mgoing to the moll.Anne: Why ore you going io the moll?

Jack: I wonl lo buy o new modem for my PC.

Annr: A new modem?l Thol's not exoclly business.

Jock: Yes... Well... There's something wrong with mine. Okoy,moybo il's not thol importont... I con go lomorrow morning.Annc: Thoi's very kind of you, Jock. Well, let me see...l'vc got o list wilh oll your duties here...

Alice: But... Whol is il?Anne: h's olwoys with me. For emergencies, you know...Jusl like this one. Jock!

Jock: At your orders, g"n"rtllAnne: You hove lo cleon up the kitchen. You're woshinglhe dishes, cleoning the oven ond ihe fridge, lhe burnersond the bosin. Oh, ond finolly, you hove lo sweep ond mopthe floor.

Jqck: l'm reodylAnne: Oh, ond obviously you hove to cleon your bedroom,too.

Jock: li sounds exciting...Anne: Alice, you hove lo cleon the living room. You hovelo throw qll these mogozines out, put oll the CDs in order,cleon up lhe corpet ond dusl the furniture.

Alice: Do I hove lo mop the floor os well?Anne: Of course! As for me, l'm cleoning lhe bothroomond oll the windows. Well, I wont you both in the livingroom ot holf post six for o deloiled reporl, okoy?

Alice ond Jock: Yes sirl

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ll Wno is orriving tomorrow ol Anne,s house?E o)Alice's fothertr b) Jock's friendE c)Anne's ount

E Whot is Alice plonning to do?tr o) Finish her pointingtr b) Studytr c) Go iogging

I rytt does Jock wont to go ro the shopping centre?E o) Becouse he hos to buy o new modem foihis computerE b) Becouse he is meeting some clientsE c) Becouse he wonts to go shopping with peter

E Anne olwoys hos with her o lisl of iobs for Jock ond Alice.E TrueEI Folse

Focus

,rPresent Continuous" lq viitor?i ,,lo hove lo',Dupd cum om vdzutin lecfio onterioord, presenl Conlinuouss folos.ii pentru o exprimo ocfiuni core'qu t". in rno."nrJvorbtnr sou core se desfdgoord pe o perioodd limitold delimp. Sd focem clcum o mic6 recopirulore.

ACT|UNt iN DESFATuRARE

ln ocest..coz, propozifiile sunl odeseo insofite de odverbecum or fi ,,now" (ocum) gi ,,ot the moment,, (p e moment, inoceosfd c/rpd) etc.

She's doing her homeworknow

They're ploying bosketbqllol lhe momenl

Eo igi foce lecliile ocum

i1 ctipo osto ei/ele ioocdboschef

ACrtuNt CARE SE DESFASOARAPE o pERtoADA llrnrrATi or iirnrp

o), in. cozul ocesto, p.ropozifiile sunt odeseo insofite deodverbe,.cum or li ,,loday,' (osldzi),,,this week,, frApfjra",osfo), ,,lhis monlh,, (/uno osto) etc.

We're workingon the budget this week

She's studying Sponishlhis month

Sdpfdmdno osfo noi lucrdmla bilonl

Luns osfo eo studiozdsponiolo

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Cu excepfio celor doud cozuri pe core tocmoi le-om

menfionot, Present Conlinuous e folosit 9i pentru o exprimo

ocfiuni viiloore plonificote. Formo oceosto este odeseo

folositd pentru o vorbi despre progromele 9i proiectele din

viitorul opropiot.Tolugi, oceoslo nu esle singuro form6 gromoticold folositd

pentiu o redoviitorul. in urmdtoorele lectiiveiinvdfo giformele

de viitor cu ,,will" gi ,,going lo". Acum sd ne concenlrdm insd

pe folosireo Present Continuous lq viitor:

She's flying lo New York Sdptd mdno viitoore eo io

next welk ovionul sPre New York

l'm going to the dentist in dupd-omioza osto md duc

this ofternoon lo dentist

Whot ore you doing Ce foci mdine?

lomorrow?

TO HAVE TO

Panlru o exprimo obligofii, responsobilitdfi sou indotoriri se

folosegte verbul ,,io hove lo" (o lrebui). Verbul se folosegte in

apeciol penlru o descrie obligofii impuse de circumsionle sou

de ouioritdfi externe, de exemplu, o obligofie impusd de lege,

de regulomenle, de voinfo ohuio, de exigenfe cotidiene.

,,To hove to" se moi folosegte gi pentru o exprimo indotoriri 9i

rorponsobilit6fisolicitote lo loculde munc6. ln cozul ocesto, se

poote folosi gi formo ,,to be responsible for" (o fi responsobil

de, o se ocupq de), urmol de formo verbului Tn -ing, dupd

cum pofi observo in schemo urmdloore:

Subiecl + to be resp$nsible for + forma in 'ings verbului * determindri ulterioqre

I om responsible forrorting the post

She is responsible fororronging meelings

Md ocupsd friez pogto

Eo se ocupdde fixoreo inlllnirilor

FORMA AFIRMATIVA

,,To hove to" se coniug6 lo fel co verbul ,,to hove" (o oveo),

cu desinenfo -s lo persoono o treio singulor, urmot de ol

doileo verb lo infinitiv fdrd ,,1o". Observd construcfio lo

formo ofirmotivd:

Subiect + hnve/has lo f verb lo infinitiv fidrd ,,1o" +determindri ulterioqre

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I hove lo use o compuler Trebuie sd folosescol work calculotorul lo serviciu

You hqve to be ot home Trebuie s6 fii ocosdbefore 8 p.-. inointe de 20.00

He hos lo write o reporl Eltrebuie sd scrieo dore de seomd (un roporf)

She hos lo onswer e-moils Eo trebuie sd rdspunddla e-moiluri

FORMA INTEROGATTVA

Lo formo inlerogotivd se folosegle ouxiliorul ,,do,, (,,does,,p.cnlru persoono o lreio singulor) urmot de subiect, de,,hove to" 9i de cel de ol doilio verb lo infinitiv f6ia',,toi,dupd cum se orotd ?n schemo urm6toore:

Doldoes + Subiect * hove to * verb lq infinitiv fdrd,,1o" + determindri ulterioore + ?

You hove lo weor o uniform Trebuie sd purfofio uniformd

They hove to go to meetings Ei/ele trebuie sd meorgdla reuniuni

"FORMA NEGATIVA

Formo negolivd o verbului ,,to hove to,, exprimd obsenfonecesitdfii sou o obligofiei gi se construiegte cu ouxiliorul,,do not/don'i" (rrdoes nol / doesn't" pentru persoonoo treio singulor), urmot de,,hove lo,, gi de ol doileo verb loinfinitiv fdr6,,lo", dupd cum orotd schemo urmdioore:

Subiecl 1 do/does f not {sou don,t/doesn't) * hsve to+ verbul lo infinitiv fidrd ,,to,, * determindri ulterioqre

Lo intrebdrile introduse de o porticuld inierogotivd,construcfio e urmdtooreq:

Porticuld interogotivd + doldoes * subiect + hove to +vcrb lq infinitiv fldrd ,,to,, f determindri ulterioore t ?

Where do you hove to go? lJnde trebuie sd le duci?

Cdl de des frebuie sdcdldtoregti?

Ce limbd trebuie sd inveleeo?

It hos lo work now

We hove lo poy toxes

I don't hove towork on Sundoys

You don'l hove towor,ry obout il

Trebuie sd funclioneze ocum

Trebuie sd pldtim ddrile

Duminiconu trebuie sd rnuncesc

Nu frebuiesd te ingriio rezi de osta

Do I hqve to poyoll this money?

Do you hove lo speokEnglish?

How often do youhove to trovel?

Whol longuoge does shehove to leorn?

Trebuie sd pldtescloli bonii ocegfio?

Trebuie sd vorbegfienglezd?

Where do we hove to go? lJnde trebuie sd mergem?

Fii otent: lo intrebdrile scurle (cele core cer un rdspuns detip ,,do"sou ,nu") se repetd door ouxiriorul precedot Jesubiect (exemplu: Do you hove to work hord? V"r, f ao/No,I don'l ) Irebuie s6 muncegfi din greu? DolNu).

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Acum coniinud sd foci exercifii cu Present continuous 9i

i"""fA J construiegti propozilii core.. exprimd Tndoioriri

gi responsobilitdli cu verbul ,,to hove io"'

EXERCITIUL I

Pune formo corectd o verbului'

I Where ... for your holidoys this yeor?

E o) ore You goingtr b) do you go

E c) go you

E We ... friends from Auslrolio next week'

El o) meettr b) do meetE c) ore meeting

H Are your friends ... with You?

tr o) to sioY

tr b) do theY stoY

tr c) sioYing

E No, they oren'i. After meeting us ihey "' to Scotlond'

tr o) is trovellingtr b)irovelE c) ore trovelling

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Arql0 docd propozifiile sunt corecte (right)

(wrong) 9i rescrie-le corecl cdnd e necesor.sou gregite

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RWE Oo you hove to work E trlelo lonight? Yes I hove.

E I hoven't to sloy loie tr trlgmorrow.

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SCENA 2

E dupd-omiozd, copiii sunl rupli de oboseold de lo

curdfenie.

Anne: Well done guys, l'm proud of youl Neot ond cleon!

Coii"r. slressful, l-know, but ot lost the flqt is perfectly

cleon.Aiii., Yes, bul now it's us thot need to be cleoned'

(Sund felefo nul. Anne se duce sd rdspundd')

Anne: Excuse me... Hello... Aunt Mory... Everything is reody

for your orrivol. l'm picking you up ot the oirport tomorrow

oJ... Wn.ta Reolly? Oh, I rinderstond' Whot o shome"' Oh

;;; t"... Not o problem, ol oll' I hope you get well soon"'

Right. Bye bye.

Jock: So?

Alice: Whoi?

Anne: Aunt Mory isn't coming onymore' She's got o

cold...

(Se trdntesc pe divon, distrugi' intre limp' sose;fe Peter')

Peter: Hey guys, l've gol the port! Bul' whot's hoppening

here?Jqck: Nothing sPeciol...

Alice: Congrotulotions, Peler""

Sd infelegem(Solufii lo pos. 93)

Verificd docd oi infeles sceno, rdspunzdnd lo urmdioorelelnlrebdri:

E Anne soys thol ihe flot is still dirty.E TrueE Folse

E Now Alice, Jock ond Anne need io be cleoned.

ElTrueE Folse

E Wny isn't Anne's ount coming?E o) Becouse she's goi o coldtr b) Becouse she hos to go to the countryE c) Becouse she is loo iired

E Wf'y does Alice congrolulote Peter?

E o) Becouse he is going to JoPon

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Cdnd folosim rrPresenl Continuous"

9i cdnd ,,Present SimPle"

Penlru o Tnfelege bine diferenfo dinire Preseni Simple 9i

Present Coniinuous e util sA te intrebi cdnd ore loc ocfiuneo

le;;;;" re vorbegtl' in limbo literord' qdverbele de timp

6;;;;t":o, ,uuinf"t"se)ifi susereoza core form6 verbo16

trebuie folositd. Sd fqcem ocum o scurl6 recopilulore o

Presenl Simple 9i Present Conlinuous'

PRESENT SIMPLE

Present Simple se folosegte in mod speciol pentru o descrie

octiuni hobituole pi- r'"tutunr"' Propozitiile sunl odeseo

il::tii: ii"l'"ru"ri a" rc'"""fd: "olwovs" (mereu)' "',ft:L"

d;t"");,rruolly" ta" toit"ii',',io.metimes" (cdteodotd)'

;;;ld;; (ror),,,neve"' (niciodotd) etc'

He goes to work every doy Else duce in fiecore zi lo

munco

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(gaer"o cu odverbele ,,todoy", ,,this week", ,,lhis month"

tte ,);

€l ocliuni viiloore progromole dinointe.

Obrsrvd ocum exemPlele urmdtoore:

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l'm rcoding,An llolion Affoir" this month

She's meeting with Jock

lomorrow

Ei/ele pregdfesc acum cino(oc!iune in curs)

Luno oslo itlesc ,,An llolionAffoir" (ocfiu ne opropiotdtemporol)

Mdine, eo il?nfdlnegte pe Jock(ocfiune viiloore progromotd)

Where do You live? Unde trdieg li / Iocuiegli?

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Present Continuous se folosegte penlru o exprimo:

o) octiuni core se desfdgoo16 in mom.eniulTn core se vorbegle

(.i#;;;;olu"tu"r" ,now" 9i "ot the momenl");

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E momentul sd foci cOtevo exercifii' Exerseozd-te cu Present

ilrnpi"-ii iresent Continuous 9i invofd cdnd trebuie sd

folosegti'o form6 9i cdnd pe ceololtd'

EXERCITIUL 3

Pune formo corect6 o verbului'

E fttis yeor Anne ... in London'

tr o) lives

tr b) livetr c) is living

E On SundoYs she ... the flot'tr o) is cleoningEI b) cleonsE c) ore cleoning

E Todoy theY ... the flot'EI o) don't cleonE b) oren'i cleoningEI c) cleon

'E Jock .'. lunch.

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oirport oeroPortorrivol sosire, venire

ot oll minim; (nol ot oll:nimic, deloc)ot losl in sfOrgit, in cele

din urmdount mdtu9dqunlie mdtuqic6

bosin lovobou, chiuvetd;

lioheonb-qrhroom (sol6 de) boie

believe (to) o crede

both omdndoi, ombii,

si unul 9i celdloltLrush pensuld; Perieburner (ochi de) orogoz,

robinet de goz

buy (lo) o cumPdro,o ochizifionocolm colm, linigte

corPel covorcheck (lo) o controlo,

o verificocleoning cur6feniecold rdceol6; frigcolour culoorecongrolulotions u16ri

de bine, felicit6ridqte book ogendddetoiled detoiloi/6,porticulorizot/6dirt murddriedish fel de mdncore

done fdcut (Port. Pos' ol lui

,rto do": o foce)

dust profdust (lo) o gterge Profulduty dotorie, indolorire,obligofieemergency urgenfd

entirelY inlreg, comPlel,

in toiolitoteeverywhere oriunde,peste totexciting excilonl,emofiononlexploin (to) o exPlico,

o clorificofinish (lo) o termino,o comPleio, o finiso

floor podeo, Pordoseol6;polierfor God's soke! Penlrunumele lui Dumnezeu!(excl.)

iurniture mobil6 (subsi'

colectiv, se folosegte

cu verbul lo singulor)generol generolget well (lo) o se

i-nzdrdveni, o se vindeco

God Doomne, Dumnezeul

meu (excl.)

hightY mult, moi mult,

extremhope (to) o sPero

kind omobil, curlenilor,omicolhove (to) o ldso;o renunfo; o plecolrr (lo) o l6so, o Permite;o luo cu chirielirt lisl6, tobellook forword to (toio ogtepto cu nerdbdoremqll centru comerciolmonio monie, obsesiemess confuzie, dezordinemop (fo) o glerge cu cdrPo

nlol curot/d, sP6lot/d,ordonot/dobsession obsesieobviously desigur, evidentorder ordineoven cuptorowner proprietorponic ponicdpoper hdrtieprrfectly perfectpick up (to) o luo; o ridico;

o culegepoint punctrdther moi degrobdrchedule progrom; listd

rehedule (to) o Progromorhome rupine (wholo chqme!: ce Pdcot!)loon repede, curdnd:lroighl drept

stressful stresonlslrong puternic/d;concentrot/dsurprised surprins/dsweep (lo) o m6turolechnologicol teh nologic/dterrible ingrozilor/oorelhrow (to) o orunco,o lepddounderslond (to) o infelege,o percepeuse (to) o folosi, o utilizowosh (lo) o sp6lowoy drum, strod6; cole,direcfie; mod, monierd,punci de vedere (no woy:in nici un coz)window fereoslrd

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Let's tolk:Work-life bolonceMorie qi Tom, comenlotorii din codrul progromulu.i "Let's1oii", ,orb.sc despre colitoteo viefii' Cdl timp ne dedicdm

noud ingine? Cdl serviciului?

!ric: Good evening ond welcome lo onother edition of

,Lel's tolk". ln the studio with me this evening ore our

commentotors Morie ond Tom. Welcome'

Morie: Hello.Tom: Hello.

Eric: Well, whot's the subiect of our debote this evening?

Tom: We're iolking obout work-life bolonce'

Eric: Wow! Sounds inleresling"' Whoi exoclly does the

expression,,work-life bolonce" meon?

Miti., Weit... work-life bolonce is obout enioying o good

quolity of life without working too much"'

Tom: Yes! lt's importont for people to hove some conlrol

over when, where ond how much they work'

iri.t ln olher words, we're tolking oboul the importonce of

nol working too muchl

Morie: Exoclly, Eric! Todoy for mony people work.is lhe

inly thing they think obout. We hove no time for fomily' no

lime to relox ond no time for ourselves!

ii.t Vor"e right, Morie! And of course todoy with the

lnrein* ond moLil" phones it's possible for people lo.work'

i+ hortt o doy from home, from the cor, from onywhere!

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Eric: Thoi's lrue, bul"' you need lo hove o iob to live'

Morie: Of course! A"i;"'k isn't the only importont thing in

i',f;. w;''k"; todoy ore tired ond feel siressed'

Tom: Yes, people ore working long hours' Do you know

rhot 30% of UK*o'k"i' to-kJ;tk hJme in the evenins ond

of weekends?Eric: Reolly? Hmmm"' in the evenings ond ot weekends'

thot's o lot of work'

Tom: Yes, it's o reql problem"' for our quolity of life' I

meon.Mqrie: Rightl And there ore olso p.roblems ot work for

mothers with voung ;h;id; oJ *o'k"ts who look ofter ill

or old fomilY members'

Eric: Of course. Are ihere ony solutions to these issues?

Tom: Well, "o.poni"l'l* toking for soluiions' They're

studying new woYS of working'

Eric: Ok, so remember, don't work loo much! A good work-

life bolonce is importont for the individuol, for the compony

ond for society. Thonk you lo our commenlotors'

Morie: Thonk you!Tom: Thonk you!

Eric: And goodbye! And see you ogoin soon for the next

edition of ,,Lel's tolk".

Eric: Whot ore these new woys of working?

Mqrie: For exomple componies con introduce flexible

working hours. t *"Jn,-iot'["tl ti"* work eorly ond finish

work eorly, or stort *oik lot" ond finish work loie'

Tom: Or they con "nt"'iog" homeworking' Workers con

;;;'il"-i"i;r,l"i ona *"'k i'ot home' lhot wov thev sove

ffi ;; theY don't trovel to ihe office'

Eric: lnteresting solutions. And whot obout port-time work?

Mqrie: Yes, this i' ";;;;;;;;f of solvins the problem of too

much work. wo't""lo; *";l two or three doys o week'

Eric: So, there ore woys of finding o good work-life bolonce'

*u n""d to Pul them into Proctiget

fvf-oti" ona iom: Thot's right Eric!

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Verificd doc6 oi infeles' rdspunzdnd lo urmdioorele

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E People todoy don't hove much time io relox'

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El Workers ore iired ond stressed becouse ihey work long

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7F,lOo/oof workers in the UK toke work home'

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E Mothers wiih young children don'i hove ony problems

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Focus

Cqlitoteo viefii

Observ6 cum se utilizeozddezbotereo despre orele de

viefii.

Good quoliry of life

Do you enioy o good quolitY

of life?

To work long hours

Do you work long hours?

To lqke work home

A lot of people tokework home

Homeworking

Componies encourogehomeworking

onumile expresii folosite inmuncd gi despre cqlitoteo

Colifote bund a vielii

Te bucuri de o colitote bundo viefii?

A oveo un oror greu

de muncd

Ai un oror greu de muncd?

A-gi luo de lucru ocosd

Muhe persoone igi iou ocosd

de lucru

Lucru ocosd

i nt r e p ri n d e ril e i n cu r oieozdlucrul ocosd

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Flexible working hourc: oror de muncd flexibil

Porl-time work/Pqrt-time iob: Progrom redus/iumdtole

de normd

Full-time work/Full-time iob: progrom inlreg/normd

inlreogd

Mobile phone (englezd britonicd): telefon mobil

Cell'phone (englezd omericon6): telefon mobil

ComPonY: societofe' firmd

VE RBU L + ,,'E R''

IN THE MORNING - AT NIGHT

Momentele zilei sunt precedote de prepozifio ,,in":

indicd o Profesie

in the morning

in the ofternoon

in the evening

Morie works onlyin the morning

Tom goes swimmingin the oflernoon

They go to the cinemoin ihe evening

The stors shine ot night

Whol ore you doingon the weekend?

I usuolly ploy tennison weekends

diminealo

dupd-omiozo

seoro

Morie lucreqzd doordimineofo

fom se duce sd inoofedupd-omiozo

Ei/ele se duc locinemologrof seoro

Sfelele sfrdlucesc nooPteo

Ce foci Io sfdrgit desdptdmdnd?

De obicei ioc fenis lo sfdrPitde sdptdmdnd

Addugdnd sufixul-"'gr" unui verb core

Jl;i ;; substonlivul coresPunzdtor:

work+ er : worker (muncitor)

sing* er = singer (cdnfdref)

teoch* er = teocher (Profesor)

ploy+ s1 = PloYer (iucdtor)

Fii otent: prepozifio ,,in" precede momenlele zilei, insd se

spune ,,ol nighl" (noopfeo) 9i ,,ol weekends" (sfdrgiturileje sdpfdmdn6, weekendurile\. in englezo omericond se

folosegte gi expresio ,,on weekends" pentru o indico sfdrgitul

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EXERCITIUL r

Alege cuvdntul corect in ocest exercifiu'

E tf you don't finish oll your work in the office ond you

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tr b) work full-timetr cjwork flexible hours

E I work every doy but I con choose whot time I stort ond

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H She only works two doys o week' She hos "'El o) o Port-time iobE Ui flexiUte working hours

E ln Americo, o smoll telephone thot you con tqke ond use

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Eric: Hello everyone ond welcome to ,,Let's lolk,,, lheSoturdoy evening debote with our two commeniolors, Tomond Morie.

Morie: Good evening.Tom: Hello.

Eric: Tom ond Morie, tonight l'd like to heor your thoughtson... on these new woys for people to meet lheir ideolportner.

Tom: Whot do you meon Eric?Eric: Well, o friend of mine's going to o speed doting eventnext week ond he wonts me lo go with him, I don,t knowwhot lo do... l'm curious... l'd likc to try bul,,,

Mqrie: Come on Eric. No ,,bul'!"| You hsvt to gol Speeddoting's greot funl And even if you don,t find your soulmote, it's on interesling woy to spcnd on tvtnlng.Tom: Thot's true! Speed dofing,r rmlly populor ot themomenl. lt's o greotopportunitylo mllt proplo, Somalimes,very inleresting people!

Morie: Yesl And someiimes you con fqll ln lovel I knowo guy who morried o girl he mel lpcrd dollngl

Eric: Hmm... this speed doting sounds inieresting! l'm

single, you know, but how does it work? Perhops you con

exp'ioin'this lo our viewers too! l'm sure people would like

to know exoctly how speed doting works"' l'd certoinly like

to find out!

Tom: Well, speed doting events usuolly toke ploce innightclubs or pubs. The porticiponls hove o number ond

thly sit qround tobles. The men ore on one side, lhe women

ore on the other side.Morie: Then the fun storls! You hove four minules to osk

your queslions, only four minules remember' The other

person osks queslions too. Then you move lo the next toble

ond osk your queslions ogoin.

Eric: Whot kind of queslions con I osk?

Tom: Anything you like. For exomple,,Whol's your nome?",

,,How olj ore-you?" ,,,Whot ore your inlerests?"' The kind

of questions thot you osk when you meel someone for the

first time.

Eric: And whot hoPPens next?

Morie: Well, you write down your thoughts obout the

person. The person focing you does lhe some thing' At the

end of the event you give your thoughls obout the people

to the orgonisers.

Eric: Whot do you meon... ,,my thoughis"?

Morie: ll's eoiy, you selecl the people you'd like io

ogoin; ihe orgonisers lhen odd your decisions lowebsite.

Eric: And then whot hoPPens?

Tom: The next doy you go to their website ond reod lhe

results!

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Eric: Wow! lt sounds reolly interesting! And fun, too. Well,l,think l'll go with my friend next WeJnesdoy to'thot ,p".jdoiingl Would you like to try speed doting?... Well, it,s timeto soy goodbye to our commentotors,lo lom ond Morie.

Tom: Goodbye, Eric.Morie: Goodbye, Eric.

Eric: Goodbye. And goodbye to you. And see you ogoinsoon in our next edition of ,,Lel,s tolk,,!

Sa Tnfelegem(Solufii lo pog. 95)

Verificd docd oi infeles, rdspunzdnd lo urmdtoorele

intreb6ri:

ll Speed doting is o good woy lo meel new people.

E TrueE Folse

E Speed doting events toke ploce every Fridoy evening'

E TrueE Folse

H Men ond women sit together in speed doting events'

E TrueE Folse

E At q speed doting evenl you con only osk o person four

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H You con see lhe results of the speed doting on lhe

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Probleme senlimentolelold cdlevq expresii 9i moduri de exprimore in moterie deoffoires of the heqrt (probleme sentimentole):

Soul mqte

Tom is my soul mole

To be single

l'm single

Are you single?

Suflef pereche

Tom e sufletul meu pereche

A fi singur

Sunl singur

Egfi singur?

To be in o relotionship A oveo o relofie

l'm in o relolionship

To fqll in love

l'm folling in love with himl

To be in love with

l'm in love with Tom

Blind dqte

Whot obout o blind dote?

Am o relolie (un logodnic/o logodnicd)

A se fndrdgosti

Md ?ndrdgosfesc de ell

A fi lndrdgostil/ lndrdgostitdde...

Sunf lndrdgostild de lom

lnlllnirc ps ncvdzuta

Ce spui de o fnf6lnire penevdzulc?

Fii otenl: pentru o spune cd ovem o iubitd/un iubit putem

folosi gi cuvdntul ,,Porlner".pqrtner = boyfriend / girlfriend

Tom is on ideol portner lom e iubitul ideol

TO MARRY, TO DIVORCE

Verbele ,,lo morry" (o se cdsdfori) 9i ,,to divorce" (o divorfo)

sunt folosile fd16 prepozifii:

Boyfriend

Girlfriend

Mory morried Tom

Lucy's going to divorceJohn

l'm going on o dqlewith Tom

l've gol o dote with LucY!

iubit

iubitd

Mory s-o cdsdloril cu Tom

Lucy divorleozd de John

Md duc Io ointdlnire cu Tom

Am o inldlnire cu Lucy!

GO ON A DATE - TO HAVE GOT A DATE

Exisid doud expresii core semnificd o oveo o intdlnire cu

cinevo:

,,go on o dqle" (o se duce Io o infilnire) sou ,,lo hove goto dqte" (o oveo o intdlnire):

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El We soy:

E o) l'm love wiih Youtr b) l'm in love with You

E!... tomorrow night?

tr o)Are you going clui

tr b) Do you go oul

fit Would you like ..'tr o) go out with me on SoiurdoY?

tr b) to go out with me on SoturdoY?

Exercilii(Solufii lo pos.95)

EXERCtTtUT I

Alege cuvdntul corect in ocest exerciliu.

I Your soul mote is your ...tr o) best friendtr b) your ideol portner

E A meeting wilh o person you like very much is cqlled ...tr o) o speed doietr b) o dotetr c) o blind doie

H l'm in o relotionship. I ...tr o) hove o boyfriendtr b) don't hove o bolriend

E When two people form o legol union, they ...E o) morrytr b) divorce

H lf you don't hove o portn"r you orc ,,,E o)morriedtr b) singletr c) in love

!l We soy'tr o) l'm going on o dotetr b) l'm going to o dote

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TroducereoLecfio 9

Thot's life!Probleme cu totdl meuCe nu merge?

SCENA I

Anne: Bund, Alice. Ce foci?

Alice: Md reloxez un pic, uitdndu-md pufin lo W.

Anne: Ce e lo W?Alice: M6 uit lo teleiurnol.

Anne: $i... ce se intdmpld in lume?

Alice: Aceleogi lucruri: politicienii inceorcd sd se prefocd

o gti ce foc!

Anne: Alice, egti ot6t de scePticd!Alice: Ago e felul meu.

Anne (observd o corfe): Ce-i oio?Alice: E o corte pe core o ciiesc.

Anne: Despre ce-i vorbo?Alice: E povesteo uneifemei, o tdndrd... core nu-gisuportdtoidl.

Anne: Sund inleresonl.Alice: Do, nu e chior reo...

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Anne: Alice, ce nu-i ?n reguld cu tine? Vrei sd vorbepti

despre osto?Alice: Nu, sunt ot6t de obositd ocum, md duc lo culcore.Noople bun6!

Anne: Noopte bund!

Ai vreo sugestie?

SC E NA2

Anne: Ce fqci?Jock: Md conectez lo internel pentru cd trebuie sd trimitun e-moil.

Anne: Cui i-ltrimili?Jock: $efului meu, in Americo. Are nevoie chior ocum deroportul sdptdmdnol.

Anne: De ce?Jock: Peniru c6 ore o reuniune cu ocfionorii mdinedimineofd.

Anne: Ce se Tntdmpld cu loptopul?Jock: Conexiuneo lo internet nu funcfioneozd preo bine.

Anne: $i colculotorul meu foce ogo uneori.Jqck: Aivreo sugesiie?

Anne: De obicei, Peter imi imprumutd colculotorul lui.Jock: Peier e ocos6?

Anne: Nu, cred c6 e numoi Shoron.Jock: Ok, md duc oricum.

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Alice: Do, le oscuh! Do, le oscuh!

Jock: Cu cine vorbegte?Anne: Nu gtiu, cu tot6l ei, presupun...

Alice (lo telefon, odresflndu-se totdlui ei): O clipd. (Adresdn_du-li-se lui Anne 9i lui Jock) Ce vrefi?Jock: Nimic. E potru dimineofo...

Anne: E totul bine, Alice?Alice: Nu e lreobo voostr6!

Jqck: Poftim? Scuzd-ne. lortd-ne docd le_qm inlrerupilAlice:.Uite... $tiu cd e t6rziu, imi pore r6u. Dor vorbesccu toidl meu. E lo Boston ocum, ocolo e oro noud!

(Alice iese din come.r6. Jock gi Anne rdm6n in sufrogeriegi se uifd unul lo oltulfdrd sd gfie ce sd spund.) "

Jock: Ce?Anne: Ce vrei?

Jock: Nu moi sunt obosit...Anne: Nicieu. Hoisd m6nc6m cevol

Jock: Nu giiu, nu preo mi-e fooms. lnlru pe interneisd vorbesc cu un prieten din rtolio. Ai chcf cd vii cu ,.ninea-Anne: Acum, cd lot nu moi dorm...

Jock: Ai vreo sd-l vezi?Anne: Cum?

Jock: Am fotogrofii cu el, pe colculotor... $i... $tii ce? $i elte poole vedeo cu comero web!Anne: €e? O, Dumnezeule! Nu, te rog! Ardt grooznicocuml

Jock Nu, nu e odevdrotl $i, in plus... or puleo fi inleresol...Anne: De ce? Crezi cd om nevoie de un iubii?

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Thot's life!E timpul sd focem curot!

Nu vd speriufi!

SCENA I

Anne (lo telefon): Bine. Abio ogtept sd te vdd. Po, po. O,Doomne! Bine, copii, nu vd speriofi!Alice: Ce?

Anne: Trebuie s6 fim puternici gi sd lncerc6m sd ne pdstrdmcolmul!Jock: Despre ce vorbegli?

Anne: Vine! Mdine dimineofdlJock gi Alice: Cine, penlru Dumnczcu?l

Anne: Mdtugo Moryl Proprietdreoro oporlomenlului!Alice: $i ce doc6?

Jock: Mdtugico iolAlice: Ce-i otdt de grooznic?

Anne: Sd vd explic: inchipuifi-vd cum op fl cu peste cincizecide oni...Alice: Vrei sd zici... tu... bdir0n6... cu moniile tole... cu

obsesiile tole privind curdfenio?... O, Doomnel Bine, bine,sd nu ne speriem!

Jock: Deci, ce lrebuie sd focem?Anne: Sd vdd... ce progrom ovefi ost6zi?

Alice: Astdzi e o zi plind! Trebuie sd-mitermin tobloul!Anne: ln nici un cozl Sd picteziinseomnd pensule, culori...Murddrie gi mizerie peste tot!

Jock: lor eu... S6-miverfic ogendo...Alice: Agendo? Nu pot sd cred! Vrei sd spui cd nu oiPDA?

Jock: Te rog, Alice. Am un progrom pe loptop, nu omnevoie 9i de PDA.Alice: Sunt door surprinsd, otdt. De obicei egti foortetehnic.

Jock: Nu e ?nlru toiul odevdrot. imi ploce s6 folosesc aihdrtio 9i pixul.Anne: Bine... L6sofi-o boltd, copiil 56 revenim lo subiect.Ce progrom oi ozi?

Jock: Md intdlnesc cu un client de lo potru lo cinci. Apoi m6duc lo centrul comerciol.Anne: Ce foci ocolo?

Jock: Vreou s6 cumpdr un modem nou penlru colculolor.Anne: Un modem nou?! Asteo nu sunl chior treburi.

Jock: Do... Ei bine... Cevq ein nereguld cu ol meu. Bine,poote nu-i chior otdt de importont... Pot sd md duc m6inedimineofd.Alice: Foorte drdgu! din iorteo to, Jock. Ei bine, sd vedem...Am o listd cu toote sorcinile voostre... oici...

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Alice: Dor... ce-i oslo?

Anne: O fin mereu lo mine. $tifi, pentru urgenfe"' Cum or

fi osto. Jock!

Jock Lo comond6, generole!

Ann", Tu irebuie JA fo.i curdfenie Tn bucdt6rie' Speli

vosele, cureli orogozul 9i frigiderul, plitele.gi chiuvelo' O' 9i'

lo sfdrgit, trebuie sd mdturi 9i s6 speli podeouo'

Jock Suni goto!Ann., O, 9I, firegte, lrebuie s6-fi foci ordine giTn dormitor'

Jock: Sun6 inciiont.'.Anne: Alice, tu trebuie sd foci curdfenie in sufrogerie'

Trebuie sd orunci revistele osteo, sd oroniezitoote CD-urile'

sd cureli covorul 9i sd gtergi proful de pe mobil6'

Alice: Trebuie s6 sPdl 9i Pe ios?Aitt"t Bineinfeles! in ceeo ce md privegie, voi curdfo boio

;i;;;i" geomurile... Bine, vreou s6 vd vdd pe omdndoi

in ,uttog-"tie lo gose 9i iumdtote pentru un roport detoliot'

ok?

Alice giJock: Do, sd trdifil

Totul curql lund!

SCENA 2

Anne: Bund treobd, copii, sunl mdndrd de voi! E totul lund!

Deslul de slresonl, gtiu, dor oporlomenlul e in sfdrgit lun6'

Alice: Do, ?nsd qcum noi trebuie sd ne spdl6m.

(Sund felefonul. Anne se duce sd rdspundd.)

Anne: lertofi-md... Alo? Mdtugd Mory... totul e goto pentru

sosireo to. Te iou de lo oeroport mdine 1o... Ce? Serios? O,

in,teleg. Ce pdcot... O, nu, nu... Nu e chior nici o problem6'

Sper sd te Tnsdn6togegti repede... Bine. Po, po.

Jock Deci?Alice: Ce-i?

Anne: M6tugo Mory nu moi vine. E rdcit6...

(Se trdntesc pe divon, rupli de oboseold. inlre limp sose;te

Peter.)

Peler: Solut, copii, om primit rolul! Dor ce se ?ntdmpl6

oici?Jock: Nimic deosebit...

Alice: Felicitdri, Peter...

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Let's tolk:Echi I i bru viotd-seryicr uEric: Bund seoro gi bine ofi venil lo o olt6 edilie din ,,Let'stqlk". in seoro osto, ol6turi de mine in studio sunt comentotoriinoglri, Morie giTom. Bine ofivenit.

Morie: Solut.Tom: Solut.

Eric: Ei bine, core e lemo dezboierii noostre din seoro oslo?

Tom: Vom vorbi despre echilibrul lo locul de munc6.

Eric: Uou! Sund inleresonl... Ce inseomnd moi exocl

expresio ,,echilibru lo locul de muncd"?Morie: Ei bine... echilibrul lo locul de muncd se referd locum sd te bucuri de o bund coliloie o viefiifdrd sa muncegti

preo mult.

Tom: Do! E importont co oomenii sd pootd conlrolo cdnd,

unde 9i cdt muncesc.Eric: Cu qlte cuvinie, vorbim despre importonfo de q nu

munci preo multl

Mqrie: Exoct, Eric! Astdzi, singurul lucru lo core se gdndesc

mulfioomeniesle munco. Nu moiovem timp pentru fomilie,pentru o ne reloxo, pentru noi ingine!Tom: Ai dreptole, Morie! $i firegte, ostdzi, prin internet 9i

lelefoone mobile, oomenii pol munci 24 de ore din 24, de

ocosd, din mogind, de oriunde!

Eric: Ago este,.- dor... oi nevoie de o sluibd co sd trdiegli'

Mqrie: Firegte!insd munco nu esie singurul lucru importontin viof6. Muncitorii de ost6zi sunt obosifi 9i stresofi.

Tom: Do, oomenii lucreozd mult. $tiicd 30% din muncilorii

din Moreo Briionie igi iou de lucru ocosd, seoro 9i lo sfdrpil

de sdptdmdnd?Eric: Serios? Hmmm..' seoro 9i lo sfdrgit de sdptdmdnd,

osiq inseomnd foqrle mult6 muncd.

Tom: Do, chior e o problemd... pentru coliioteo viefii

nooslre, vreou s6 zic.

Morie: Exoct! $i mqi sunt probleme lo muncd 9i pentru

momele cu copii mici gi pentru cei core muncesc ai ingriiesc

o rudd bolnov6 sou bdtrdn6'

Eric: Firegte! Existd solufii pentru ocesie probleme?

Tom: Ei bine, componiile coutd solufii. Sludiozd noi metode

de lucru.

Eric: Core sunt ocesle noi metode de lucru?

Mqrie: De exemplu, componiile pol inlroduce orore flexibile

de lucru. Adic6, ongoiolii intrd lo lucru devreme 9i termin6devreme sou incep serviciul tdrziu 9i termin6 tdrziu'Tom: Sou potincuroio lucrul lo domiciliu. Angoiofii potfolosi

interneiul gi pot lucro de ocosd. in felul ocesto economisesc

limp pentru cd nu lrebuie sd meorgd lo birou.

Eric: Solufii inleresonte... $i cum e cu serviciul cu progrom

redus?Mqrie: Do, oceosto esle o olt6 modolitote de o rezolvo

problemo muncii excesive. Oomenii pol munci doud sou

trei zile pe sdptdmdn6.

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Eric: Agodor... exisid modolitali de o gdsi un bun echilibrulo locul de munc6, trebuie door sd le punem in oplicore.Mqrie giTom: Exoct, Eric!

Eric: Ok, deci linefi minte, nu muncifi preo mult! Un bunechilibru ol muncii esle importonl pentru individ, pentru

componie gi pentru socielole. Le mulfumim comeniotorilornogiri.

Morie: Mulfumesc!Tom: Mulfumesc!

Eric: $i lo revedere. $i ne revedem curdnd lo urmdtooreoedilie din ,,Lel's tolk".

Let's

Tntdl

tolk:

Eric: Solut luluror gi bine ofi venit lo ,Lel's tolk", dezboiereo

de sdmbdtd seoro cu cei doi comenlqlori oi nogiri,Tom 9i

Mqry.

Mqrie: Bund seoro.Tom: Sqlut.

Eric: Tom gi Morie, ostd seord mi-or pldceo sd v6 oflu

pdrerile despre... despre ocesle noi modoliidfi de o tntdlniportenerul ideol.

Tom: Ce vrei sd spui, Eric?

Eric: Ei bine, un prieten ol meu se duce sdpldmdno viiloorelo o serotd de tntdlniri ropide 9i vreo s6 md io 9i pe mine.

Nu gtiu ce s6 foc... suni curios... mi-or pldceo s6 incerc,

dor...

Morie: Hoi, Eric. Fdrd nici un ,,dor"! Trebuie sd mergi!

intdlnirile ropide sunt foorte distrqctive! $i chior docd nu-fi

gdsegti sufletul pereche, e o modolilole inleresontd de o-fi

oetrece o seor6.iom: A9o e! Tntdlnirile ropide sunt chior populore ocum.

Este o ocozie minunqtd sd cunogti oomeni. Cdteodot6,

oomeni cu odev6rol interesonfi!

niri ropide

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Morie: Do! $i cdteodotd te pofiindrdgosti! $tiu un tip cores-o c6s6torit cu o fotd pe core o cunoscut-o lo o intdlnireropidd!Eric: lnt6lnirile osteo ropide sund interesont! Sunl singur,gtii, dor cum funcfioneoz6? Poote ofi puleo sd le explicofigi telespectotorilor nogiri! Sunl sigur c6 lumeo or vreo sdglie cum funcfioneozd exocl intdlnirile ropide... Mie, cusiguronfd, mi-or pldceo sd oflu!

Tom: Ei bine, serolele de intdlniri ropide ou loc de obiceiin cluburi sou in puburi. Porticiponfilor li se dd un numdrgi se ogozd lo mese. Bdrbolii stou pe o porle, femeile peoltd porte.Morie: Atunci incepe distrocfio! Ai potru minute cq sdpui intrebdri, door polru minule, fine minte. $i ceololtdpersoond pune intrebdri. Apoi te mufi lo moso urm6tooregi pui din nou inlrebdri.

Eric: Ce fel de intrebdri pol sd pun?Tony: Orice vrei. De exemplu, ,,Cum te cheomd?", ,,CAlioni oi?",,,Ce posiuni oi?"... Acel tip de inlrebdri pe core lepui cdnd cunogli pe cinevo penlru primo dot6...

Eric: $i opoi ce se intdmpld?Morie: Ei bine, ifi scrii impresiile despre oceo persoond. $ipersoono din fofo lo foce ocelogi lucru. Lo finolul intdlnirii,doi insemn6rile lole orgonizolorilor.

Eric: Ce infelegi prin... ,,impresiile mele"?Morie: E simplu, olegi persoonele pe core qi vreo sd leintdlnegti din nou... Apoi orgonizolorii odougd deciziiletole pe site-ul internet.

Eric: $i^pe urmd ce se intdmpld?Tom: ln ziuo urmdloore intri pe sile-ul lor gi citegtirezultotele!

Eric: Ce ,,rezvllo+e"?Morie: Ei bine, docd oi oles o persoond 9i persoono oceeo

te-q oles pe line, o pofiintdlni din nou... Sosegte momenlulintdlnirii ,,lenle"!

Eric: Uou! Sund chiqr interesont! $i distrocfiv. Ei bine,

cred cd o sd merg miercureo viiloore cu prietenul meu looceo ?ntdlnire ropidd. V-or pldceo sd Tncercofi o intdlnireropid6?... Ei bine, o sosit momenlul sd ne ludm lo revedere

de lo comentotorii nogtri, Tom gi Morie.

Tom: Lo revedere, Eric.

Morie: Lo revedere.

Eric: Lo revedere. Lo revedere gi vou6. $i ne revedem

curdnd lo urmdtooreo edilie din ,,Lel's lolk"!

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Sol ufii le exercifii lor

Lecfio 9THAT'S IIFE! PROBLEMS WITH FATHER

Scenq 'l: Whqf's wrong?

Sd infelegem (pos. 1 1)

1) b; 2) True; 3) o; 4) o

Exerci;ii (pog. l9)

EXERCITIUt I1)b;2)o;3)b;4)c

EXERCITIUT 2

1) She is working in on office in London ot lhe moment.

2)Whoi is Alice reoding? A love story.

3) Why oren'i Anne ond Alice working todoy?l) fhey ore working, but ot the moment lhey ore hoving

o breok.

Sceno 2; Do you hove o suggestion?

Sd infelegem (pos. 22)l)b;2)o;3)b;4)o

Exercilii (pog. 25)

EXERCITIUt 31) Wrong (Right; Jock is weoring o iocket todoy)

2)Wrong (Right; This month Alice is studying French)

3) Righi4) Wrong (Right; Todoy Jqck is cooking for Alice)

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EXERCtTtUt 41lc;2lb;3)o;4)c

Sceno 3: Do you think I need o boyfriend?

Sd infelegem (pog. 29)1l c; 2) c; 3) Folse; 4) o

Exercifii (pos. 33)

EXERCTTTUL s1) Wrong (Right; Shoron is ploying her guitor)2) Risht3)Wrong (Right; Jock is beginning lo cook lunch)4) Wrong (Righi; They ore going to hove lunch in the kitchen)

EXERCTTTUT 61) ore picnicking2l ore eoting; ore drinking3) is getiing; is woiting for4) is studying

Lecfio I0THAT'S IIFE! CLEAN UP TIME!

Scens l: Don'l Panic!

Sd infelegem (pos. 40)1) c; 2) o; 3) o; 4) True

Exercilii (pos. 46)

EXERCITIUL I1)o;2)c;3lc;4)c

EXERCITIUL 2

1) Wrong (Right; Do you hove to work lole tonight? Yes,

I do)2)Wrong (Right; I don't hove to stoy lote iomorrow)

3) Risht+i Wiong (Right; Why do we hove to do this exercise?)

Sceno 2: All neqi und clesn!

Sd infelegem (pos. 49)1)Folse; 2lTrue; 3) o; 4) b

Exerci;ii (pog. 52)

EXERCITIUt 31lc;2)b;3)b;4)o

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EXERCtTtUt 4I ) Whot does Shoron do? At the moment she is workingos o iourisl guide.2) Tomorrow she/he is lunching/hoving lunch with Jock.3) This evening they ore going to the cinemo.4)Auni Mory isn'l coming tomorrow.

Television ProgrammesLET'S TALK

Work-life bslonce

Sd infelegem (pos. 6O)

1)True; 2lTrve; 3) Folse; 4) Folse; 5)True

Exerci;ii (pog. 64)

EXERCITIUL I1) o; 2) b; 3) o; a) b; 5) b; 6) b; 7) b; 8) o; 9) o; 10) o

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Speed doting

Sd infelegem (pog. 69)1) True; 2) Folse; 3) Folse; 4) Folse; 5) True

Exercifii (pog.72)

EXERCTTIUt I1) b; 2) b; 3) o; 4) o; 5) b; 6) o; 7) o; 8) b; 9) o; l0) b

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