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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 do  MAKE time for your friends.
• 5 He runs more quick QUICKLY than me.
• 6 It’s late. We’d better to go home now.
• ex 4

• Circle
   the 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