10th December 2024
rainy, chilly
Tuesday
SCIENCE COUNTS
Objective : blog entry structure
page 41
Blog entry
Phrases to be used in writing an essay
Introduction :
Firstly
secondly
thirdly
in view of
in light of
considering
Body
In my opinion
I believe
Moreover
Furthermore
In addition
What's more
Conclusion
All things considered
Therefore
To sum up
To summarise
In conclusion
In a nutshell
mould = mucegai
dish = vas / fel de mancare
11th December 2024
partly cloudy , chilly
Wednesday
SCIENCE COUNTS
Objective : consolidation
page 42
escalator = scari rulante
elevator = lift
ex 2
- Here are some sentences about science. For each question, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use no more than three words.
- My dad’s worked as a scientist for 20 years.
My dad started working as a scientist 20 years ago - 1. I really don’t understand physics. I would like to understand it.
I wish I COULD UNDERSTAND physics.
- 2. I’m quite sure he doesn’t like science.
He really doesn’t like science, DOES HE ?
- 3. Before Mr O’Brian was our teacher, I didn’t like science much.
- I DIDN'T USE TO like science before Mr O’Brian became our teacher.
- 4. I always fail biology tests because I don’t understand things.
If I understood things, I WOULD PASS biology tests. - 5. I don’t enjoy science fiction, and Jim doesn’t enjoy science fiction.
I don’t enjoy science fiction, and NEITHER DOES Jim. - page 43
ex 1
- Complete the sentences with the words in the list. There are two extra words.
- invent
- comedy
- thriller
- experiment
- research
- discovery
- news
- documentary
- up and down
- cure
- towards
- science fiction
- 1. I got scared when the dog started running TOWARDS me.
- 2. There was a COMEDY on TV last night – the funniest programme I’ve ever watched!
- 3. I’m going to do an EXPERIMENT to see if my idea works.
- 4. There was an interesting programme last night – a DOCUMENTARY about the history of my country.
- 5. She’s got a serious disease, and the doctor says there’s no CURE for it.
- 6. My father always watches the NEWS on TV to see what’s happening in the world.
- 7. I’m going to do some RESEARCH on the Internet before I write my essay.
- 8. She was very late! I got a bit nervous and started walking UP AND DOWN outside the cinema.
- 9. Alien II is one of the best SCIENCE FICTION films ever made.
- 10. The DISCOVERY of oil brought many benefits to the town.
ex 2
- Complete the sentences with the words in the list. There are two extra words / phrases.
- fall out
- fell down
- best
- better
- needn’t have
- carefully
- didn’t need to
- wasn’t allowed to
- 1. My mum WAS'T ALLOWED TO go out with friends until she was 16.
- 2. Dave had already asked Dad about the trip, so I DIDN'T NEED TO ask him.
- 3. She needs to drive CAREFULLY on the icy roads.
- 4. Our apple tree FELL DOWN in the storm.
- 5. She plays the guitar BETTER than me.
- 6. You NEEDN'T HAVE BROUGHT brought a dictionary. I have lots of dictionaries here.
- ex 3
- Find and correct the mistake in each sentence.
- 1. He’s a bit angry – I think you HAD better apologise to him.
- 2 I’m DOING my homework now, so I’ll talk to you later.
- 3 If you WORKED harder, you would do better at school.
- 4 You never
doMAKE time for your friends. - 5 He runs more
quickQUICKLY than me. - 6 It’s late. We’d better
togo home now. - ex 4
- Circlethe correct words.
- We’re going camping this weekend. Why don’t you come along / on?
- I’d love to. How for / about asking Mike to come too?
- We’re going swimming. Does anyone feel / fancy coming along?
- You can call / count me out. I hate swimming.
- I must / need go home now. I still have homework to finish for tomorrow.
- No, don’t be silly! You mustn’t / don’t need to do it for tomorrow – it’s a holiday.
- Do your parents let / allow you stay out as late as you want?
- Yes, but only at the weekends and I have / must to tell them what time I’ll be home.
to snarl (ed) = a vorbi manios sau agresiv
sneer= suras dispretuitor
to growl = a marai
in the least = in nici un chip (-)
to cluck = a cloncani
ramshackle= improvizat
pinch = stramtoare
slink- slunk- slunk = a se furisa
nimbly = sprinten
glee= bucurie/ voiosie
coo= gangurit
slick = ingenios
tot = copilas / gagalice
fib = minciuna
trim = aranjament
trap = lat
pooh-pooh = dispret
to whizz = a trece in goana
