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Overview of Contents
Unit

Topic

Communicative area

Vocabulary

Grammar

L1. English in
Our Life

Talking about the

importance of language

Words related to
language

Prepositions from,
in, of, to

L2. Legendary
Past

Talking about past

events

Historical events

Simple Past
Irregular verbs

L3. A Life
Devoted to People

Talking about famous

people

Words describing
people

Relative pronouns
whose, who, that

10

L4. A Song of
Seasons

Talking about seasons

Season words

Simple Present
Prepositions at, for,
into, till

12

L5. In the
Country

Talking about life in

the country

Village life

Have to
Affirmative,
interrogative,
negative

14

L6. At My
Grandparents

Talking about
grandparents house

Fruits and
vegetables

Countable/
Uncountable Nouns

16

L7. Granny, Dear

Granny

Asking for and giving

personal infromation

Adjectives
describing people

Comparison as...
as..., not as... as...

18

Reading Together

A Page from British History

20

Round Up

Page

22

L1. Wonders of
Nature

Talking about nature

Animal life

Simple Present
in if/when clauses

24

L2. Moldovan
Codrii

Talking about Moldovan

Codrii

Vegetation

Simple Present
in if/when clauses

26

L3. Save Our

Nature

Talking about
environment

Nature protection

Used to
Affirmative,
interrogative,
negative

28

L4. Sandys Flat

Talking about flats and

furniture

Furniture

There is/are

30

L5. Expecting
Guests

Talking about flats and

furniture

Words describing
flats

Simple Present
Present Progressive
Simple Past
Simple Future

32

L6. Meals and

Table Manners

Talking about meals

and table manners

Names of food

Prepositions
Imperatives

34

L7. A United
Family

Talking about family

relationships

Household chores

Adjectives ending
in -ful and -less

36

Reading Together

Honesty Is the Best Policy

Round Up

38
40

Unit

Topic

Communicative area

Vocabulary

Grammar

L1. The United

Kingdom

Talking about the

British Isles

Countries and
capitals

Simple Past

42

L2. The English

Climate

Talking about the

English climate

Adjectives
describing weather,
climate and places

The with
geographical names

44

L3. This is
London

Asking for and giving

infromation

Places of interest

Past Progressive
Affirmative,
interrogative,
negative

46

L4. Friends from

the USA

Talking about the USA

Adjectives
describing people

Past Progressive

48

L5. The United

States of America

Talking about the USA

Words describing
past events

Past Progressive

50

L6. Thanksgiving

Talking about
celebrations

Holidays

Simple Past vs Past

Progressive

52

L7. The
Adventure
Continues...

Talking about museums

Museums

Simple Past vs Past

Progressive

54

Reading Together

Robin Hood

56

Round Up

58

L1. Wonders
of the Ancient
World

Talking about past

events

Words describing
monuments

Prepositions

60

L2. The Age of

Inventions

Talking about
inventions

Inventions

Past Perfect
Affirmative,
interrogative,
negative

62

L3. Television is
fun

Talking about TV

Words describing
television
programmes

Past Perfect

64

L4. Computerland

Talking about
computers

Computers

Modal Verbs
Must vs should

66

L5. The Olympic

Games

Talking about the history

of Olympic Games

Sport words

Subject vs object
pronouns

68

L6. Shall We Go
Shopping?

Talking about shops

and clothes

Shops and shopping

Possessive pronouns

70

L7. When
Classes Are Over

Talking about
afterschool activities

Afterschool
activities

Possessive adjectives
vs possessive
pronouns

72

Reading Together

Midas

Round Up

Page

74
76

Unit

Topic

Communicative area

Vocabulary

L1. At the
Railway Station

Talking about means of

transport

Travelling by train

Simple Present vs
Simple Past

78

L2. Travelling by
Plane

Talking about
travelling

Words describing
the airport

Reported Speech

80

L3. In the Street

Talking about
neighbourhoods

Neighbourhood
describing words

Adverbs of Place

82

L4. Play Safe

and Stay Safe

Asking and talking

about safety rules

Antonyms and
synonyms

Reported Speech

84

L5. At the Post

Office

Talking about means of

communication

Post office words

Reported Speech

86

L6. Its a Great

Job

Talking about jobs

Words describing
jobs

Prepositions

88

L7. Summer
Clothes

Talking about clothes

Articles of clothing

Simple Future

90

Reading Together

Wayland the Smith

Round Up

Grammar

Page

92
94

End-of-Book Round Up

96

Pronunciation Guide

98

Transcripts

101

Progress Grammar Tests

103

List of Irregular Verbs

110

Reading for Enjoyment

112

Vocabulary

118

List of Geographical and Proper Names

128

English in Our Life

The First Lesson

Lesson One

Answer the questions.

If you dont know a foreign language, you know

little about your own.
I. W. Goethe

How many languages do you speak?

What languages do you speak?
What other languages would you like to learn? Why?
Is it difficult to learn a foreign language? Why/Why not?
How does knowledge of English help you understand your native language better?

Read the texts and speak about the languages you know.
The English people borrowed words
from other languages. Words like plaza,
fiesta come from Spanish. Some come
from French: hotel, restaurant, picnic
and others.
There are also words from the German
language. Does any of you have a
dachshund, poodle, or boxer? Do you
remember when you first went to
kindergarten? During your music lessons
you may use words from the Italian
language. Do you play the piano, viola or
trombone?
Lots of words like squash and skunk
are from Native Americans languages.
These are only a few examples of the
many thousands of words that English
borrowed from other languages.

Word Bank

Unit One

fiesta (n)
dachshund (n)
boxer (n)
poodle (n)
kindergarten (n)

...the ten most frequent words in

English are: the, of, and, a, to, in,
is, you, that, it.
Chinese, English, Russian, Spanish
and Hindustani are the five most
spoken languages in the world

English is a world language.

About 350 million people speak
it. It is used as a first language
in countries such as Australia,
Canada, Great Britain, Ireland,
New Zealand and the United
States.
In other countries it is used as
a second language. It is a way in
which people who have different
languages communicate with
each other. English is the
language of international trade
and in many countries it is the
most popular foreign language
among students.

Match the words with the definitions.

1.
2.
3.
4.

picnic
skunk
poodle
plaza

5. fiesta
6

viola (n)
trombone (n)
squash (n)
skunk (n)
Native American (n)

Do you know that...

a)
b)
c)
d)

town square
a religious festival
outdoor meal
a small black and white North American animal that can
produce a strong unpleasant smell when attacked
e) a dog with thick curling hair

4 Use

a dictionary to translate these English words that come from other

languages. Write sentences for each one.
Racoon, hamburger, boss, robot, noodles, rodeo.

5 In pairs, talk about why you would like to know English better.
6

Put the parts together and read the letter.

I study two foreign languages at
school, French and Spanish. This
year I am going to study German,
too. Life is easier when you know
more languages. My hobby is
collecting stamps. They help me
learn more about the world.

Dear friend,
My name is Emily and I am from
Bradford. Im 12 years old and Ive
got a brother and a sister. My sister
started University last year and she
doesnt stay with us at the moment.
My brother works for a toy company.

There is one thing that I dont

like. It is getting up early.
Write to me soon.
Best wishes,
Emily

Would you like to have Emily as a pen-friend? Why/Why not?

Choose a pen-friend from the following magazine advertisements and tell
your classmates why youve chosen him/her.

Agnes Wilson,
12, Leeds.
Hobby reading
adventure stories.
Favourite colour
green.
Hate boring people.

Write a letter to
a pen-friend.

Paul Brian, 12,

Birmingham.
If you are interested
in modern inventions,
please, write. I also
like reading science
fiction.

Unit One

7
8

James Fisher, London.

Hello, Im 12.
I love rock music
and roller skates.
Im looking for a
friend abroad.
Write soon.
7

Legendary Past

The Second Lesson

Lesson Two

Answer the questions.

Who is the head of state in Great Britain?
What is the name of the present British queen?
What other British kings or queens do you know?

Read the text about Queen Victoria and say why the British people are
proud of her.
Queen Victoria succeeded her uncle, William IV,
as Queen of England in 1837 at the age of 18. She
reigned for 64 years.
Victoria first learned of her future role as a young
princess during a history lesson when she was 10
years old. And she declared: I will be good.
Queen Victoria proposed to her cousin Prince
Albert on October 15, 1839. She described her
impressions of him in the journal she kept throughout
her life: Albert really is quite charming, and so
handsome...
They married on February 10, 1840. They had
nine children. There were 37 great grandchildren
alive at her death.
Her long reign became a legend. By the length
of her reign, the longest in English history, she
restored both the dignity and popularity of the
British Crown.

Find the opposites of these words

in the text.

Unit One

ugly
last
past
bad

king
aunt
prince
grandparents

dignity (n)
popularity (n)
journal (n)
great grandchild (n)
length (n)

Correct the following false sentences.

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

old
his
life
short

Word Bank

William IV was Queen Victorias father.

Queen Victoria became queen at the age of twenty-four.
She didnt want to be a good queen.
She didnt like Albert.
Queen Victoria didnt have any children.
Queen Victorias reign was the shortest in English history.
Queen Victoria restored the dignity of France.

restore (v)
succeed (v)
reign (v)
propose (v)
marry (v)

Read the following:

October 15, 1839
February 10, 1840
the 9th century
the 10th century

Complete the sentences with the words from the box and learn who King
Alfred was.
fight, reigned,
motherland,
reign, battles,
enemies, gathered,
teachers

William IV
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth II
Henry VIII

King Alfreds
was England. He
in the 9th
century. During his
Alfred wanted to educate his
people. He invited
to come from Europe. He ordered
monks to write books. He introduced his own laws. He also
fought lots of
. His
were the Vikings. He
his army to
against the Vikings.
often

Fill in with the right articles where necessary.

Vikings were brave people who came from Scandinavia. In
9th and 10th
centuries they travelled to many lands including
British Isles. They were
violent people and fought with iron swords and spears. They wore helmets with
horns on them. The Vikings invaded England in
9th century when King Alfred
ruled
country.

Read the text and say why {tefan cel Mares mother didnt let her son in.

Unit One

During his reign, {tefan cel Mare ({tefan Vod=)

fought lots of battles. He won most of them. Once,
at the beginning of {tefan Vod=s reign, the Turks
defeated him. Little remained of his army.
Weak and tired, {tefan Vod= came to the convent
where his mother lived. He asked for shelter. His
mother approached the door and said: My son, I
think that you have returned with victory.
No, mother. The Turks defeated my army. The
enemy is on my tracks. I hope to find shelter in
your convent and gather my remaining forces.
Then, Ill be ready to fight again.
I cant give shelter to those who run away from
the battlefield. Go and defeat the enemy of our
Motherland. Win the battle or die for your land.
Only then will I know that you are my son.
{tefan Vod= went away. He gathered the remains
of his army and finally defeated the Turks. The
battle took place in Valea Alb=.

Write 8 sentences about a legendary person you know.

9

The Third Lesson

Lesson Three

A Life Devoted to People

1 Look at the pictures.

What do they tell you
about Mihai Volontir?

Read the text and say

what makes Mihai
Volontir a special man.

Mihai Volontir
Theatre and Cinema Actor,
Director and Singer

Word Bank
Unit One

chirping (n)
forester (n)
sapling (n)
stage (n)
award (n)
cricket (n)
mare (n)
studio (n)
unforgettable (adj)
star (v)
in the midst of

10

Mihai Volontir, a famous Moldovan actor, was

born in Oni[cani, Orhei, in 1934 in the family of
a forester.
The seven children of the family learned a lot
from their father Ermolae Volontir, an educated
man and a great lover of nature. Their mother,
Feodosia Volontir, was a great music lover and
a wonderful storyteller. From both mother and
father the children learned to enjoy work and to
love people and nature.
In his early childhood, Mihai Volontir was good
at acting and played in many school and village
shows.
After school, he did different kinds of jobs, but
he felt he was born to act. So, in 1957, when the
theatre Vasile Alecsandri opened in B=l\i, Mihai
Volontir became one of its first actors. The first
play in which he acted on the stage of V. Alecsandri
Theatre was Chiri\a ]n Ia[i by V. Alecsandri.
Since then, he has starred in more than 100 theatre
shows and in 30 films produced at over fifteen
studios of the world. He toured lots of countries,
but always returned home to V. Alecsandri Theatre.
Mihai Volontir is an internationally famous
actor. He won many national and international
awards. He was the laureate of numerous
International Theatre and Cinema Festivals.
However, success has never gone to his head.
He is a home loving man and very close to his
family. His wife Eufrosinia Dob]nd=-Volontir is
a talented actress too. They belong to the same
theatre troupe.

Make a list of questions you would like to ask Mihai Volontir.

Read the interview and try to find the answers to your questions.
Victor:
Mr Volontir:
Victor:
Mr Volontir:
Victor:
Mr Volontir:

Victor:
Mr Volontir:
Victor:
Mr Volontir:

Victor:
Mr Volontir:

Could you tell us about your childhood, Mr Volontir?

What would you like to know?
Where did you spend your childhood?
In the midst of nature. I lived in the forest as my father was a
forester.
How was it to live in the forest?
It was exciting. We made friends with roes and hares. We woke up
with the songs of birds and fell asleep with the chirping of crickets.
We grew saplings and then planted them in the forest as food for
animals.
What was your favourite animal when you were a child?
I loved all animals, especially horses. They are so kind, intelligent
and devoted. I have always had a horse.
Could you tell us about something curious from your childhood?
I learned to ride a horse when I was three. I was still very young
when I took my mare to the meadows where grown-ups grazed
horses on Sundays. They organized horse-races and I often
won them.
Thank you very much, Mr Volontir.
It was my pleasure.

Listen to the text and say what Mihai Volontir thinks about nature.

Write who, whose, that where necessary.

Grammar Box
RELATIVE PRONOUNS
whose, who, that

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

Mother Teresa,
real name was Agnes Bojaxhiu, was born in 1910.
Mother Teresa was a missionary
helped sick people all over the world.
Agnes,
father was a grocer, decided to become a nun at the age of 12.
came from Albania, supported her decision.
Her father,
Teresa is the name
she took when she became a nun.
In 1928, she went to India. She looked after poor people
lived in the
streets. In 1979, she won the Nobel Peace Prize that made her world famous.
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Unit One

John is the boy whose brother is a

champion.
This is the girl who speaks four
languages.
This is the book that Id like to read.

A Song of Seasons

The Fourth Lesson

Lesson Four

Sing a song of seasons!

Something bright in all!
Flowers in the summer,
Fires in the fall.

What are the symbols of summer and autumn in the verse?

Can you think of other symbols of summer and autumn?
What are the symbols of winter and spring?

Read the word combinations and

say what season they go with. Make
up sentences with them.

time for picnics;

sunny sky; long days;
hot days; bright days;
colourful butterflies;
golden wheat and
sunflower fields;
valleys and meadows
filled with daisies,
poppies and
lilies of the valley.

3
4

the season of
happy days;
short days; cold
days; filled-withwinter-fun days;
decorated trees;
jingle bells;
the kingdom of
snowmen.

harvest time;
busy time;
dressing-up
time; rustcoloured leaves;
faded flowers;
bare trees;
hoar-frost
mornings;
misty days;
cold dark rainy days.

melting snow;
swelling rivers;
golden daffodils;
frolicking baby
animals; white
and pink fruit
tree blossoms; the
season of new life
and colour.

Unit One

R. L. Stevenson

Read the verse and answer the questions.

In groups, write a description of a season. Read it to the class.

In pairs, make up a list of activities for each season. One example is done
for you. Talk about what you like to do in each season.
Summer

Autumn

Winter
throw snowballs

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Spring

Read the fable and discuss it.

The Grasshopper and the Ant
One warm summer day, a grasshopper
jumped and played in a meadow. An
ant passed by carrying a heavy load of
food to its nest.
Why are you working so hard?
Its too nice a day for work, said the
grasshopper to the ant.
I am too busy to play. Im storing
food for the winter, answered the ant.
The grasshopper laughed.
Winter is a long way off. Theres
plenty of food for now. Come and play
with me.
No, I have to get more food before
the end of the day, said the ant. The
ant worked all that day and the rest
of the summer while the grasshopper
chirped and played.
Winter finally came. Snow covered
the meadow. The ant was snug in its
nest with plenty of food to last until
spring. But the grasshopper could find
nothing to eat and had to go hungry.
When he asked the ant for food, she
said, I am living on the work I did last
summer. Youll have to live on your
dancing and singing.

Word Bank
daffodil (n)
grasshopper (n)
daisy (n)
ant (n)
wheat (n)
misty (adj)
poppy (n)
rust-coloured (adj)
sunflower (n)
swelling (adj)
lily of the valley (n)
frolic (v)
hoar-frost (n)
(a long) way off

Put the verbs in brackets in the right form.

Write at, into, of, for, from (2), till (2), in (2).
Squirrels are hard-working animals. They begin to prepare
winter early
autumn. They collect sticks and leaves to make nests
trees.
the
end
November they go
their nests and hibernate.
March
May
they breed baby squirrels.
June
September they feed young squirrels.

Write 8 sentences to describe of a summer/spring/autumn/winter day.

13

Unit One

In spring, the sun

(warm) the earth. The weather
(get) warmer. The
birds
(fill) the woods and forests with their songs. In summer, the farmers
(cut) the grass and
(make) hay. Sometimes it
(rain) hard. Then
the sun
(appear) and everything
(shine) around us. In autumn, the
days
(become) shorter. The leaves
(turn) yellow and brown and
(fall) from the trees. In winter, people
(spend) more time indoors. The lakes
and rivers
(be) frozen. It often
(snow). The ice
(cover) the roads.

In the Country

The Fifth Lesson

Lesson Five

Look at the pictures. Which of the adjectives from the box describe life in
the country and which of them describe life in the city?

quiet, fast, clean, big,

healthy, cheap, small,
dirty, safe, slow,
interesting, dangerous,
noisy, unhealthy,
expensive, boring,
peaceful

Make up sentences comparing life in the city and in the country.

The city is
The country is

3
4

In pairs, talk about life

in your native place.

Read the text and say

why country life is never
boring.

Unit One

Word Bank
cowshed (n)
hen-house (n)
sheep-pen (n)
stable (n)
pigsty (n)
fatten (v)
milk (v)
mind (v)

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quieter
bigger
healthier
more dangerous
less expensive

than the country.

than the city.

Country Life is Never Boring

If you want to have a really quiet and healthy
life, you must go and stay in the country.
Amandas grandparents live in Islip, a beautiful
village on the River Bay. They are farmers. A
farmers life, though healthy, is not an easy one.
There is always a lot of work to do there.
Grandpa has to look after his horses and the
stables. He milks the cows and cleans the cowsheds.
He has to take great care of the young animals, the
kids, the lambs and the calves. Granny has to feed
the goats and sheep and fatten the pigs. Amanda
likes to watch the piglets in their pigsty and the
lambs and kids playing in the sheep-pen. She likes
to go round the hen-houses and collect the eggs.
She feeds the hens, the ducks, the turkeys and the
geese three times a day.
When Amanda stays at her grandparents place,
she has to do some work, but she doesnt mind.
She really enjoys it, especially when the weather
is nice.

Read and find the true and false sentences. Correct the false ones.
1. Islip is a beautiful village on the River
Bay.
2. A farmers life is healthy, but not easy.
3. There is little work to do on the farm.
4. Grandpa looks after cows and young
animals.

Match the animals to their houses.

Make up sentences.
Example:

hens
horses
geese
cows
ducks

a) stable
b) cowshed
c) pigsty
d) sheep-pen
e) hen-house

6. lambs
7. calves
8. turkeys
9. sheep
10. pigs

What time do you get up when you stay on the farm?

About seven oclock.
Why must you get up so early?
Well, theres such a lot to do on a summer day.
Do you have to work hard on the farm?
No, I dont. But I like to help and I do what I can.

Make the following sentences negative and

interrogative.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Read the dialogue and make up similar ones.

Ted:
Amanda:
Ted:
Amanda:
Ted:
Amanda:

horses
stable
My grandfathers horses
live in a stable.

5. Granny takes care of horses.

6. Amanda likes country life.
7. Granny has to milk the goats and
sheep.
8. Amanda doesnt mind working on
the farm.

Granny has to feed the chickens every day.

Farmers have to work hard on the farms.
Grandpa has to clean the stable.
Mother has to cook dinner.
In spring farmers have to turn the soil.

Fill in with must/mustnt, have to,

dont/doesnt have to.
1. Amanda
milk the cows, but she wants to.
2. Children
help their parents and
grandparents.
3. Its raining. We
stay indoors.
4. Granny
collect the eggs. Amanda does it.
5. Young children
watch TV after 9 pm.
6. We
go to school on Sundays.
7. Children
play with matches.

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Write 8 sentences to describe your

grandparents/aunts/uncles farm.

Grammar Box
HAVE TO
Affirmative
There is no bread at home.
I have to go and buy some.
Grandpa is away and Granny
has to milk the cows.
Negative
We have enough bread at
home.
You dont have to buy any.
It is Sunday today.
Victor doesnt have to get up
early.
Interrogative
Do you have to buy bread?
Does Victor have to get up
early on Sunday?

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Unit One

At My Grandparents

The Sixth Lesson

Lesson Six

Answer the questions.

Where do your grandparents live?
How often do you visit them?
How do you get to their place?
What do you see on the way to
your grandparents house?
What do you like best about your
grandparents place? Why?

Read the text and say what Amanda likes more about her grandparents
house.
My Grandparents Cellar

Word Bank

Unit One

foundation (n)
barrel (n)
cellar (n)
iris (n)
jar (n)
jelly (n)

turnip (n)
pickle (n)
bloom (v)
extend (v)
hold (v)
fragile (adj)

When Granny asks me to bring something from

the cellar, I do it with the greatest pleasure. As
I choose my favourite jam and pickles, I imagine
a lot of things happening there.
The cellar is made of stone and extends
under the summer house. Every spring, Granny
whitewashes its walls. There is a small room in
the cellar with apples, pears, turnips, carrots
and potatoes. This is the result of my grandads
hard work in the kitchen garden.
On the wooden shelves stand the results of
my grannys summer work. Every kind of jelly,
pickle and jam with preserved cherries, peaches,
pears, plums, raspberries, strawberries and
gooseberries from their own garden stand in
shining jars. Great glass jars and small barrels
hold cucumbers and tomatoes, water melons and
cabbage.
In spring, I see and smell the fragile irises
which grow and bloom all around the foundation
of the house.

Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.

1. Amanda chooses her favourite jam
and pickles from the
.
a) attic
b) kitchen c) cellar
to see that Amanda
2. Granny is
likes her tasty jellies.
a) pleased b) angry
c) nervous

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3. The cellar is made of

a) iron
b) stone
4. The glass jars stand on
a) the floor
b) shelves
5. Every spring, Granny
of the cellar.
a) whitewashes b) paints

.
c) wood
.
c) tables
the walls
c) vacuums

Pick out the food words from the text and write them in three columns:
Fruits, Berries and Vegetables. Compare your list with your deskmates.

Look through the text and find

a) the nouns that you can count. Make them plural.

Example: One cellar two cellars
b) the nouns you cannot count.
Example: jam

Grammar Box

Fill in with many, much, little, few.

many/few
apples
pears
flowers
boys
leaves
foxes
buses
irises
pancakes
cellars

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

How
barrels have you got in your cellar?
They are poor. They havent got
money.
eggs to make this salad.
We need
Have you got
irises in your garden?
juice?
Do you drink
He likes
jam on his bread.
We cant make pancakes. We have
milk.

Ask and answer about the prices of the foods

and drinks in the pictures below.
Example:

COUNTABLE/
UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
much/little
jam
money
sugar
flour
water
bread
cheese
salt
ham
snow

A: How much is a bar of chocolate?

B: Its nine lei.

a bar of chocolate
(13 lei)

a packet of biscuits
(4 lei 50 bani)

a bunch of grapes
(2 lei)

a jar of pickles
(12 lei)

a carton of juice
(16 lei)

a loaf of bread
(3 lei 60 bani)

Listen to the dialogue and say what and how much Anna has bought. Why
do you think she gets angry?

Fill in with the right word from the box.

Alans classmates went for a picnic. Each of them had
something to share. Alan brought a
of chocolates.
Jane came with a
of bread and a
of butter
for sandwiches. Tim bought two
of mineral water.
Sandys grandmother gave them a
of strawberry jam.
Angela had some
of grapes from her own vineyard.
Diana shared a
of chocolate with all her classmates.

Unit One

bar,
bottles, box,
jar, bunches,
loaf, packet

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Granny, Dear Granny

The Seventh Lesson

Lesson Seven

Answer the questions.

Why is your grandmother special?
What can your grandmother do that you cant?
What do you learn from your grandmother?

Read the poem and say what magic

things the granny in the poem does.
Grannys Magic
When Granny comes, I like to see
The magic that she does for me.
She turns a pumpkin into pie
As quickly as you wink an eye.
She changes cranberries to sauce
And meat to stews and tasty broths.
And when she mixes dough for bread
It turns into a dove instead.
Oh, some like magic made by wands
And I like the magic of Grannys hands.
Some read of magic out of books
And I see magic when Granny cooks.

In the poem, find synonyms for the following words.

make, delicious, change, pigeon, a magic stick.

Read and say why Cristinas granny

is like a school of tales.

Word Bank
dough (n)

cowardly (adj)

Unit One

Victor: You look very happy today.

stew (n)
dishonest (adj)
broth
(n)
just (adj)
Cristina: I do. My Granny will spend
dove
(n)
mean (adj)
the weekend with us.
wand
(n)
wise (adj)
Victor: Thats great. I also enjoy my
cranberry
(n)
wink (v)
grannys visits.
Once upon a time...
Cristina: My grandmother is very
special. She is kind, gentle
and wise. She knows a lot of things and always has time to answer my
questions. She is also a wonderful storyteller. I enjoy the evenings when
we sit round her and she begins as usual: Once upon a time... Granny is
so good at telling stories that when she speaks I can imagine everything.
Granny tells her stories so delightfully that I can listen to them again
and again. She is like a school of tales for me and my cousins. But this is
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a very special school, from which we never want to go on vacation. She

never asks us to memorize her tales but we always do. And we know that
honest, just and kind people usually win, while cowardly, dishonest and
mean people fail.
Victor: Well, Cristina, you are a good storyteller yourself. I think that you are as
talented as your granny.
Cristina: Thank you. You may come and meet my granny.
Victor: With pleasure.

Put the words into the right column and make up sentences with them.
A

B
mean

kind

clever

honest

genero

us

lazy

wise

special

just

brave

noisy
cowa

rdly

selfish

har

d-w

In pairs, talk about your grannies.

Fill in with the right form of the adjectives.

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

My granny is
My mum is the
Robin Hood was
Snow White is the
Granny knows
Alice is as
as
Sandy isnt as

than my mother. (wise)

mum in the world. (kind)
than the sheriff. (brave)
princess. (beautiful)
stories than Mother. (many)
her brother. (generous)
as Tim. (noisy)

ork

ing

Grammar Box
COMPARISON
as... as
not as... as
Stacy is as talented as her
granny.
Jim is not as noisy as Bob.

Continue the fairy tale.

nce upon a time there was a princess. She was as beautiful as a fairy. She
was a very special princess. She liked to spin. But she didnt spin wool, she
span gold thread...
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Unit One

dishonest

Reading Together
1

Answer the questions.

What famous travellers do you know?
What lands did they travel to?

Read the story and say why the Queen

didnt punish Drake.
A Page from British History
One of the greatest queens in
British history was Queen Elizabeth
(15581603) who ruled England for
more than forty years. During that
time there were many fights between
English and Spanish sailors.
The most famous Englishman to fight
against Spain was Francis Drake.
Francis Drake was the son of a
parson. He went to sea at the age of
twelve, learning his craft from the
master of an old ship that traded
between the Thames and the ports of
the southern coast. Later he became an
officer on one of the English ships.
In 1577 with his ship the Golden
Hind Drake set off on a voyage that
took him round the world. His aim
was to explore South America. He also
thought that such a trip would make
it possible for him to meet Spanish
treasure-ships. On their way back
Drake and his crew seized a great part
of Spanish treasure. The Golden Hind

returned to England in 1580. Philip

of Spain had already made angry
complaints about Drakes actions
against his South American treasureships. The Queen of England ignored
them completely. Instead of punishing
Drake, she made him a knight for his
exploits.
The people of England were very
proud of Drake, and Queen Elizabeth
herself came to visit him on board
the Golden Hind. There, in Drakes
low cabin, a fine dinner was served.
Then the Queen commanded Drake to
kneel before her on the deck. Taking a
sword in her hand she said, The King
of Spain has asked for Francis Drakes
head, and here I have a sword to
strike it off. But instead of striking
off Drakes head with her sword, she
touched him lightly on the shoulder,
and ordered him to rise, no longer
Francis Drake, but Sir Francis Drake.
So she made him a knight.

Unit One

Do you know these words?

exploit (n)
aim (n)
parson (n)
craft (n)
crew (n)
complaint (n)
knight (n)

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set off (v)

trade (v)
explore (v)
seize (v)
kneel (v)
strike off (v)
ignore (v)

Read the sentences in correct order.

The Golden Hind returned to England in 1580.
Queen Elizabeth had a sword in her hand to strike Francis Drakes head off.
Francis Drakes aim was to explore South America.
Queen Elizabeth did not punish Francis Drake, she made him a knight for his
exploits.
In 1577, his ship set off on a voyage that took him round the world.
The most famous Englishman to fight against Spain was Francis Drake.
On their way back Drake and his crew seized a great part of Spanish treasure.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentences.

.
1. Queen Elizabeth ruled England for
a) more than forty years
b) ten years
c) about forty years
2. Francis Drake went to
at the age of twelve.
a) town
b) village
c) sea
3. He became
on one of the English ships.
a) a cook
b) an officer
c) a pirate
4. In 1577, Francis Drake set off on a voyage to
.
a) India
b) Australia
c) South America
5. The king of Spain asked for Francis Drakes
.
a) head
b) treasure
c) house
6. Francis Drake and his crew seized a great part of Spanish
on their way
back to England.
a) ships
b) treasure
c) land
7. The Queen of England made Francis Drake
for his exploits.
a) a lord
b) a peer
c) a knight

Write the questions to the answers.

1. How long
2. Who
3.
4.
5.
6.

Discuss the answers to the following questions.

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

What
What
When
Where

? Queen Elizabeth ruled England for more than forty years.

? Francis Drake was the most famous Englishman to fight
against Spain.
? Francis Drakes father was a parson.
? Later he became an officer.
? In 1577, Drake set off on a voyage to South America.
? Queen Elizabeth came to visit Francis Drake on board the
Golden Hind.

Why
Why
Why
Why
Why
Why
Why

was Francis Drake the most famous to fight against Spain?

did Francis Drake set off on a voyage to South America?
did Philip of Spain make angry complaints about Drakes actions?
were the people of England proud of Francis Drake?
did Queen Elizabeth come on board the Golden Hind?
did Queen Elizabeth take a sword in her hand?
did Queen of England make Francis Drake a knight?

Unit One

In pairs, talk about Francis Drake.

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Round Up
1

Say what the English language means to you. Write a short paragraph
about it.

Match the words to the definitions.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

cellar
grasshopper
pigsty
queen
trombone

a) a building in which pigs are kept

b) the female head of the state
c) a room under the ground
d) a large musical instrument
e) an insect that jumps and makes short noise

Read the spidergram. Guess who it is about. Speak about this person.
singer

actor

nature loving
home loving
fond of riding horses
toured many countries

talented

Unit One

Vasile Alecsandri Theatre

internationally famous

Match the words. What seasons do they describe?

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

white and pink

faded
jingle
rust-coloured
frolicking
hoar-frost
rainy
colourful

a. leaves
b. butterflies
c. baby animals
d. mornings
e. flowers
f. days
g. fruit tree blossoms
h. bells

Make up a story about your favourite season. Tell your story to the class.

In pairs, talk about what you do when you visit your grandparents.

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Complete the dialogue and read it.

Tim:
Have you got any
?
Shop assistant: Yes, I
.
is a
?
Tim:
How
Shop assistant: Its
lei.
Tim:
Can I have
, please?
you are.
Shop assistant:
Tim:
you.

Read the story and find the mistakes. Can you guess the riddle?

nce upon a time, a long time ago,

there lived a very beautiful witch.
Her parents, the King and the
Queen, were very proud of their daughter.
The witch was very stupid and she knew
the answers to many questions. Once her
teacher in History gave her the following
riddle.
As I was going to St Ives
I met a man with seven wives.
Each wife had seven sacks,
Each sack had seven cats,
Each cat had seven kits.
Kits, cats, sacks and wives,
How many were going to St Ives?

The princess gave the answer immediately,

and her teacher was very angry, as usual.

In pairs, find the differences and similarities between Bob and Pam.
Example:

Pam is not as tall as Bob.

Bob is not as thin as Pam.

Pam

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Unit One

Bob

Write ordinal numerals. The first is done for you.

one the first
two
three

five
eight
eleven

thirteen
twenty
thirty-nine
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Wonders of Nature

Unit Two

The First Lesson

Lesson One

Discussion questions.
Do you like to go to the woods? Why?
What animals live in the woods?
Where else do animals live?
Is it interesting to watch animals? Why/Why not?

Read the text and say how the colours of

different animals protect them.
Wonders of Nature
As you are walking through the woods a small butterfly flutters by. Its bright
colourful wings shine in the sunlight.
Under the shadow of a tree you see a fawn. Its fur has white speckles. When it lies
or stands motionless it blends with the sunlight and grass. It is almost impossible
to see it. Then you come across a nest of baby hares. Their
grey-brown colouring blends with the background. When
they feel that an enemy is near, they lie very still. The
enemy will not see them if they dont move.
The hare changes the colour of its fur with the seasons.
During the summer, its grey-brown colour matches the soil
and leaves. Late in autumn, white fur grows and replaces
the hares brown coat. This allows the hare to blend with
the white snow. In winter, the hare is all white except for
its ears and its nose. In spring, the colour changes again,
and the hare becomes brown. As the hare is active both in
summer and in winter, these colour changes are necessary
to its survival.
Some animals can change their
body colour to match different
backgrounds. The lizards skin
colour changes due to differences
in emotions, light and temperature.
Every field, forest and riverbank
is home to various animals.
Watching them can give us new
knowledge about the wonders and
mysteries of living things.

background (n)
habitat (n)
lizard (n)
shadow (n)

speckle (n)
wing (n)

lie (v)
replace (v)

blend (v)
flutter (v)

motionless (adj)

Match the words to the definitions. Use a dictionary, if necessary.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

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Word Bank

match
replace
flutter
blend
feel

a) mix with smth

b) combine well with something, especially in colour
c) know something, even if you dont see or hear it
d) take the place of something
e) move (the wings) slightly and quickly

Complete the sentences using the verbs from Exercise Three.

1. Oil and water do not
together.
4. The bird
2. When the horse
danger, it stops.
away.
it.
5. Your blouse
3. This glass is broken. Lets

your skirt perfectly.

In pairs, put the animals in the right column, according to their habitat.
turtle, wolf, crocodile, hedgehog, mole,
fox, wild boar, frog, snake, mouse,
hare, lion, roe, lizard, rat, dolphin,
squirrel, monkey.

its wings and flies

On the
ground

Under the
ground

Talk to your deskmate about the animals you know. Speak about their
colour, size, habitat and the food they eat. Draw spidergrams.
Example:

meat

reddish brown
food

colour

habitat

size

in the forest

1. if you lie in the sun.

2. if you eat too many sweets.
3. if you go to bed early.
4. if you dont eat your breakfast.
5. if you dont listen in class.
6. if you dont work hard.
7. if you do your morning exercises regularly.

Fill in with the right form of the verbs and read the story.
If
If
If
If
If
If
If

middle-sized

Join the parts to make correct sentences.

a) Youll not understand the lesson
b) Youll not be tired the next day
c) Youll get a bad mark
d) Youll get sunburned
e) Youll be hungry and sick
f) Youll be strong and healthy
g) Youll harm your teeth

In the
water

the weather is fine, well go for a picnic.

we go for a picnic, well eat barbecue.
we
barbecue, well not be hungry.
we
not
, well be happy.
we
happy, well tell jokes.
we
jokes, well laugh a lot.
we
a lot, well enjoy ourselves.

Grammar Box

Unit Two

Well go to the zoo if the

weather is fine.
If we take care of animals,
well make the world better.

Consult the Grammar Box and write 8 similar sentences.

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Moldovan Codrii

The Second Lesson

Lesson Two

Discussion questions.
Why are trees important for human life?
Why is planting trees a noble task?
What trees grow in your native place?

willow

Read and learn what trees grow in

our forests.

acacia
beech

linden

birch

poplar

oak

Read the text and speak about the Codrii.

maple

The Codrii

Unit Two

There are several things that make life on Earth possible. Forests are among
them. They are a major sourse of oxygen for the air we breathe. The Earth would
probably be a totally lifeless planet without forests.

Word Bank
fragrance (n)
path (n)
trill (n)
pheasant (n)
litter (n)
glade (n)

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marten (n)
boar (n)
ancient (adj)
majestic (adj)
mysterious (adj)
unfortunately (adj)

We, Moldovans, are lucky to have

on this tiny piece of land the cool and
shadowy Codrii.
The Codrii are hills and valleys covered
with forests. Ancient oaks make them
look majestic and mysterious. Here we
can see poplars, maple trees and the
tallest beech with branches as long as 27
metres. There are sunny spots surrounded
with acacia and linden trees.
The Codrii mean rich orchards and
vineyards, ancient villages, streams
lined with willows, sweet fragrance of
flowers and trills of birds. Winding
paths lead to beautiful glades with
colourful flowers.
Old people still remember the times
when a lot of roes, wild boars, foxes,
wolves, martens and pheasants lived in
this area. Unfortunately most of them
have disappeared. Our duty is to protect
the Codrii for future generations.

Which of the adjectives in column A go with the nouns in column B?

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

B
a) town
b) glade
c) tree
d) story
e) orchard
f) country
g) path
h) forest
i) planet

A
shadowy
winding
ancient
large
beautiful
colourful
rich
majestic
lifeless

Complete the sentences with the words on the leaf.

1.
2.
3.
4.

One can see colourful flowers in sunny

.
Orheiul Vechi is an
town.
It is pleasant to walk along
paths.
The
Codrii make a good shelter for people on hot
summer days.
5. Tourists admire the
view of the countryside.

Answer the questions and decide whether you are friends of nature.
1.
2.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Do you feed birds and animals in winter?

What do you do when someone hurts a bird or an animal?
How many trees have you planted?
Have you ever cleaned a spring?
How do you leave your picnicking places?
What do you do with the litter?

Join the parts of the statements to make up a story.

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

ancient
mysterious
winding
majestic
glades

When I go to the forest,

If I see a beautiful flower,
If I find good mushrooms,
If I see a hedgehog,
If I meet a fox,
When I hear the trill of a bird,
If I find berries,
When I am tired,
When I come home,

a) Ill stop to listen to it.

b) I wont frighten it.
c) Ill sit on the grass.
d) Ill eat some.
e) Ill give the mushrooms to my mum.
f) Ill put them into my basket.
g) Ill take a basket.
h) I wont be afraid of it.
i) Ill admire it.

Complete the sentences and say what Nick will do at weekend.

1. If it rains, I
2. If the weather is fine, I
3. If my parents are at home, I

.
.
.

4. If my cousin comes on a visit, I

5. If I have a lot of homework, I
6. If we go for a picnic, I

.
.
.
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Unit Two

Look at the pictures

and say what nature is
and why it is necessary
to protect it.

Read the dialogue and

answer Victors question.

Save Our Nature

Victor: Hi, Daddy. Are you busy?

Father: Come in, Victor. I have just written
Do you know that...
another article about pollution.
Victor: Is the problem very serious, Dad?
... many European and American
Father: Sure it is. You know how bad
communities have different recycling
traffic fumes are for our health.
programmes. People collect plastic,
aluminium, glass and paper in separate
Victor: Is this dangerous for people only?
containers. Factory workers recycle
Father: For plants and animals as well.
them and produce new things.
Havent you noticed how many trees
are dying in parks and orchards?
Victor: Grandfather says there used to be more animals in the forest near their
village. What happened to them?
Father: People all over the world speak about endangered animals. In Moldova they
are roes and wild boars, martens and pheasants. Forests die because of air
and soil pollution and also because men cut down many trees.
Victor: Our teacher says that fertilizers are also very dangerous. Why do farmers
use them?
Father: On the one hand, fertilizers contribute to larger crops. On the other
ord
ank
hand, they pollute water and
chemical (n)
contribute (v)
endanger animals that feed on
fertilizer (n)
endanger (v)
plants. People also take some of
pollution (n)
pollute (v)
these chemicals into their bodies
traffic fume (n)
recycle (v)
when they eat plants or meat.
on the one hand
Victor: What must we do to save our
on the other hand
nature?

Unit Two

The Third Lesson

Lesson Three

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Read the false statements and correct them.

1. Victors father has read an article about
pollution.
2. Traffic fumes are good for your health.
3. People enjoy breathing traffic fumes.
4. There are more animals in the forests
now than in the past.

5. Farmers use fertilizers to clean their

houses.
6. Roes, wild boars and pheasants
pollute the air.
7. People never take chemicals into
their bodies.

Look at the posters. What do they urge

people to do?

In groups, discuss what people should do to help nature

survive. The following words and word combinations may
help you.
plant trees and bushes
cut down trees
pollute the air/soil/water
use chemicals

If
everyone
recycles this
much of paper
well save 4.000
trees a year

throw litter
organize campaigns against...
break trees/branches
hurt animals and birds

Example: People should not throw litter everywhere.

People should plant trees.

Work out rules to help protect nature.

Example: Dont use fertilizers in farming.

Talk to your deskmate about what you/your

father/mother/granny/grandad used to do.
Example: A: Does your father play football?
B: No, he doesnt. But he used to
play it when he was younger.
A: Did he use to play hockey too?
B: No, he didnt.

Write 8 sentences about what you can do to

protect nature.

Grammar Box
USED TO
People used to live in caves.
I didnt use to get up early
when I was in the village.
Did you use to go fishing in
summer?

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Unit Two

A tree needs 100 years to

grow. A man needs a few
minutes to
cut it.

The Fourth Lesson

Lesson Four

Describe the room in the

picture.

In pairs, talk about your room.

Sandys Flat

Examples: 1) A: Is your room large or small? 2) A: Do you have your own room?
B: I share a room with my
B: It is small but very
brother.
comfortable.
A: You have some posters on
A: Have you got a TV set in
the walls, dont you?
your room?
B: We have many posters of
B: No, I havent. We have got a
famous singers.
TV set in the living-room.

Read the dialogue and learn what Sandy tells his younger sister about his
flat.
Stacy:
Sandy:
Stacy:
Sandy:
Stacy:
Sandy:

Unit Two

Stacy:
Sandy:

Stacy:
Sandy:

Stacy:
Sandy:

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Do you like the room you live in?

Well, I have a really nice room, a one-room flat, in fact. Theres a big
window on the south side which opens out onto a balcony.
Thats great. You can sit out there in warm weather. Have you got a sofa
in the room?
Ive got a bed. I cover it with a coverlet and some cushions, so it looks
like a sofa during the day.
Have you got any posters on the wall?
Yes, there are some above my bed. Opposite the bed theres a desk and a
chair. There are some bookshelves on the wall too.
And where is your kitchen?
Along the wall opposite the window is the kitchen area, with a cooker, a
refrigerator and a sink. In the centre of that area, I have a small table
and two chairs. There is no dishwasher.
I would like to make a plan of your room.
Dont forget the doors. Next to the
ord
ank
bed there are two doors, one leading
area (n)
delicate (adj)
outside, the other to the bathroom.
study
(n)
So, it is a small flat.
along (prep)
coverlet (n)
Yes, it is. But its very comfortable
onto (prep)
cushion (n)
and from the balcony I can see the
park.

Complete the sentences with some, any, no.

1.
2.
3.
4.

There is
There are
Are there
Are there
There are
5. There is
6. There are

sofa in Sandys room.

cushions on the bed.
bookshelves? Yes, there are
.
pictures above the bed? No, there arent
.
posters.
kitchen in Sandys flat. There is a kitchen area.
plants in the room.

Describe the kitchen area in Sandys flat.

Do you have a study or a study area in your house/flat? Speak about it.

Look at the picture and listen to its description. Say Stop when you hear
a mistake.
Example:

Stop! There is one window in the room.

Complete the sentences with the verbs from the box.

It
a comfortable old room. The carpet on the
floor is faded and the furniture is plain. A beautiful
picture
on one of the walls. Lots of old and new
books
the two bookcases. I
most of them.
I
to look at these books and feel that I
my
friends round me. Delicate crysanthemums
the
room with a pleasant fragrance.

hangs, is, like,

fill, have,
have read, fill

Is there a special room in your house/flat or in your grandparents house?

Write 8 sentences about it.
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Unit Two

Expecting Guests

The Fifth Lesson

Lesson Five

Make a list of pieces of furniture you have got in your living-room. Play
Snowball.
Example:

A: We have got a sofa.

B: We have got a sofa and a table.
C: We have got a sofa, a table and two armchairs...

Read the text and make up a list of the things the Taylors have got in the
living-room.
Expecting Guests

Word Bank

Unit Two

arrival (n)
vinegar (n)
mustard (n)
napkin (n)
sideboard (n)
tablecloth (n)
pepper (n)

check (v)
expect (v)
lay the table

The Taylors are expecting guests. Their friends

from Scotland, the Parkers, are coming on a
visit. The Taylors usually receive guests in the
living-room. Mrs Taylor put some flowers in a
vase to make the room more beautiful.
It is a large room with a brown carpet on the
floor. On the left, there is a sofa with some
cushions on it. Next to the sofa, there is a TV
set. Opposite the sofa, there is a sideboard. To
the left, there is a bookcase full of books in
English, French and German. To the right of the
sideboard, there are two armchairs and a low table
for newspapers and magazines. The furniture in
the living-room is modern and quite new. On one
of the walls, there is a beautiful picture.
Mrs Taylor has laid the table in the diningroom. It is an oval oak table covered with a
tablecloth. There are nine chairs at the table.
Mrs Taylor looks around her to check if everything is ready for the guests arrival. She has laid
the table in the usual way and has put the right
number of knives, forks, spoons, and glasses
for each person. There is also pepper, salt, oil,
vinegar and mustard on the table. Mrs Taylor has
put the napkins on the left of each plate.
Everything looks splendid. She hopes they will
all have a delightful evening together.

Choose the right answers.

1. There are some
on the sofa.
a) napkins b) cushions c) glasses
2. Put the plates in the
.
a) bookcase b) sideboard c) wardrobe
3. We are getting ready for our
.
friends
a) arrive
b) arrives
c) arrival

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4. Some people like to eat meat with

.
a) sugar b) mustard c) honey
5.
if everything is ready.
a) Help
b) Add
c) Check
6. Mother teaches me how to
the table.
a) run
b) lay
c) put

Identify and correct the false sentences.

1. The Taylors are expecting guests.
2. The Taylors friends from Scotland
are coming on a visit.
3. Mrs Taylor is in the living-room,
laying the table.
4. The oak table is covered with
a tablecloth.
5. There are ten chairs round the table.

Find someone who has got...

... a video
... a computer in his room
... a coffee table between two armchairs
... a stereo in the living-room
Example: Have you got a video?

6. There is no sofa in the living-room.

7. The Taylors dont have German books.
8. The Taylors are not glad the Parkers
are coming.
9. There are some books and pens on the
table.
10. The napkins are on the left of each
plate.

...
...
...
...

pot plants in his/her room

a study in his/her flat/house
four rooms in his/her flat/house
a fire place in the living-room

Learn to be polite. In pairs, offer each other the following: a bar of chocolate,
a slice of bread/lemon, a piece of cheese/cake, a bit of sugar/salt.
Example:

A: Would you like a cup of coffee?

B: No, thank you. I would like a cup of tea with a slice of lemon.

Describe the living-rooms in the pictures.

Find similarities and differences.

What have you got in your living-room that your grandparents havent?

Fill in with the right form of the verbs in brackets.

1. The Parkers
just
(enter)
the house.
2. They
(arrive) at the station
half an hour ago.
3. The Taylors
(be) very glad
to see them.

4. Mr Parker
(give) flowers to Mrs
Taylor.
5. The Taylors
(invite) their guests
into the living-room.
6. They
(have) dinner soon.
7. The room
(look) beautiful.
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Unit Two

Meals and Table Manners

The Sixth Lesson

Lesson Six

Discussion questions.
What is your favourite food?
What do you know about food
and meals in other countries?
What is your favourite meal? Why?
What table manners do you know?

Read what Mr Taylor is saying about English food and meals. Say what
makes English breakfast different.
English Food and Meals

Unit Two

Food is a subject that interests me. I

like food that is good and well-cooked. I
dislike watery cabbage soup that looks
and tastes like rain, and beef or mutton
that is burned or not cooked enough.
But when you get real English beef and
mutton, bread and cheese, eggs and
bacon there is no food so good anywhere.
I dont know any apple that has a better
taste than a good English one, and no
other cup of tea ever tastes better to me
as tea that is made in England. I know
that coffee is not good in most English
hotels. But it is good in many English
homes when it is made with fresh coffee
by people who know how to make it.
Meals in England are much the same
as in other countries, with the exception

Word Bank
beef (n)
crisps (n)
marmalade (n)
toast (n)
mutton (n)
roll (n)
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food (n)
meal (n)
sausage (n)
snack (n)
cereal (n)

of breakfast. A traditional English

breakfast is a very big meal sausages,
bacon, eggs, tomatoes, mushrooms. But
very many people just have cereal with
milk and sugar, or toast with marmalade,
jam or honey. People traditionally drink
tea at breakfast. Some of them have
coffee. Visitors to Britain often think that
breakfast is the best meal of the day.
Lunch is at one oclock. Many people
have lunch at snack bars. School children
can have a hot meal at school, but many
just take a snack from home a sandwich,
a drink, some fruit, and perhaps some
crisps. A sandwich is bread or a roll with
all sorts of salad and meat or fish.
English people have dinner in the
evening between six and eight oclock.

Do you know that...

English people eat a lot of eggs and very little
bread.
Japanese people eat a lot of fish and rice.
Chinese people eat a soup made of fresh nests.
French people like to eat frogs legs.

Use the text from Exercise Two to complete the sentences.

food.
1. Mr Taylor likes
2. Mr Taylor dislikes
soup.
3. Mr Taylor likes
beef and
mutton.
4. Mr Taylor thinks that the best tea
is
.

5. A traditional English breakfast is

6. Very many people have
for
breakfast.
7. Visitors to England think that
8. Many English people have lunch
at
.

In groups, talk about food and meals in Moldova.

The hot dog, a very popular American food, is a sausage in a bread roll.
Listen to the story and say if these statements are true or false.
1. Hot dogs came from France.
2. In their home country hot dogs were
called frankfurters.
3. Americans called them dachshund
/dIksBnd/ sausages.

4. A dachshund is a small dog with a

long body and short legs.
5. People sold dachshund sausages cold.
6. A cartoonist called the dachshund
sausages hot dogs.
7. People didnt like the new name.

Complete the sentences with the words from the box. Speak about differences
and similarities between British and American place settings.
napkin, knife, plate, fork, glass, bowl, spoon

an American place setting

9
7
2

8
6

1
3

10

1. napkin
2. bowl
3. fork
4. plate
5. knife
6. fish knife
7. butter knife
8. soup spoon
9. wineglass
10. dessert spoon

goes
goes
goes
goes

to the right of the plate.

to the right of the knife.
above the plate.
on the plate.

a British place setting

9

10
1

3
1

6
7

Victor is going to a birthday party. His mother reminds him of some table
manners. Can you continue the list?
1. Dont put your elbows on the table.
2. Dont speak with your mouth full.
3. Dont wave your knife and fork in the
air.

The
The
The
The

4. Dont reach across for salt. Ask

someone to pass it.
5. Dont lift your soup bowl to your
mouth.

Write 8 sentences about table manners in your family.

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Unit Two

Place the
in the centre of the
table-mat.
The
goes on the left of the plate.
The
goes on the napkin.

A United Family

Look at the picture. Make guesses about the members of the family (age,
occupation, character, etc).

Read the dialogue and speak about Leos and Helens families.
Helen: Tell me something about your family.
Leo:
In our family there is my mother, my father, three children, a dog and two
cats. My father has his own business and my mother is a school teacher. We,
my brother, my sister, and I, have to help a lot at home. There are chores
that we have to do every day. But we swap every week. One week I have to
wash the dishes after supper, and then the next week I have to take care of
the pets.
Helen: Its good to have brothers and sisters. I have always wanted to have one.
Leo:
We have fights sometimes when my brother tries to make my sister and me
do his chores. I never do, but my sister does. She is so kind and helpful.
Helen: How do you do your homework?
Leo:
We all help each other with our homework. I am good at maths, but my sister
is hopeless. She is good at languages, though. And my brother always tries
to go play football
instead of doing his
homework.
ord
ank
Helen: You are lucky to
chore (n)
hopeless (adj)
swap (v)
have such a big
meaning (n)
naughty (adj)
united family.
though (adv)
take care of
own (pron)
Leo:
I am.

Unit Two

The Seventh Lesson

Lesson Seven

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Correct the false sentences.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Leo has three brothers.

6. Leo never washes the dishes.
Leos father is jobless.
7. His sister makes her brothers do her
Leos mother works in a bank.
chores.
The children dont have chores to do. 8. Leos brother doesnt like football.
Leos brother is very helpful.
9. Leo is hopeless at maths.
10. Helen has got two brothers.

In groups, find out if your classmates do the following at home.

5
6

water the flowers

clear the table
lay the table
wash the dishes
make the bed

In pairs, ask and answer questions about your families.

Listen to the text about Pam White and complete the sentences.
child in the family.
1. Pam was an
2. She went to school at
.
3. She
the school.

4. She wanted to be with her

.
5. She travelled to
.
6. She became
to a French family.

Make new words, following the example.

Comment on the difference in meaning.
Make up sentences.
help

helpful

tidy the room

make breakfast
do the shopping
feed the pets

use
helpless

hope

care

Complete the sentences with the prepositions from the box, where necessary.
home. Her family
Maggie is only five, but she has to help
is large, everybody has a lot
work to do
every day.
Maggie has to take care
her little brother Dan who is very
naughty sometimes. She also helps her mother
wash the
dishes. She is good
putting away the forks, spoons and
knives.
In the evening, she likes to listen
her mothers stories
and fairy tales.

meaning

Unit Two

of,
with,
at, to,
at, of

Write 8 sentences about one member of your family.

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Reading Together
1

Answer the questions.

What do you appreciate in people most of all?
What do you call people who never tell lies?

Read the story and say why it is good to be honest.

Honesty Is the Best Policy
A woodman was once working on the cried the man. Yes, that is my own
bank of a deep river. Suddenly his axe good axe. Now I can work again.
Mercury was so pleased with the
slipped from his hand and fell into the
mans honesty that he at once made
water.
Oh! I have lost my axe, he cried. him a present of the other two axes
What shall I do? The water is very and disappeared before the woodman
deep and I am afraid to dive into it. could even say Thank you.
The woodman went home very pleased
What shall I do? Who can help me?
Mercury heard the poor mans cries with his good luck. He told his friends
all about it. One of them decided to
and appeared before him.
What is the matter, poor woodman? try his luck. So he went to the same
he asked. What has happened that place, dropped his axe into the river,
and cried out: Oh! I have lost my axe.
you are so sad and unhappy?
What shall I do? Who can help me?
Mercury listened to the mans
Mercury appeared as before. He
story and then said: Perhaps I can
listened to the man and dived into the
help you. He dived into the river
river. Again he brought up a golden
and brought up a golden axe. Is this
axe. Is this yours? he asked.
yours? he asked. No, that is not
Yes, it is, said the second woodmine, was the answer. Mercury dived
man.
a second time and this time brought
You are not telling me the truth,
up a silver axe. Is this yours? he
said Mercury. You shall neither
asked. Again the answer was No. So
have this axe nor the one that you so
Mercury dived a third time and this
foolishly dropped into water.
time brought up the very axe that the
woodman had lost. That is my axe,

Do you know these words?

Unit Two

axe (n)
luck (n)
truth (n)

foolishly (adv)

Read the sentences in correct order.

Mercury was pleased with the mans
honesty and made him a present of the
other two axes.
Mercury didnt help the woodmans
friend because he was not honest.
A woodman was working on the bank of
a deep river.

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dive (v)
drop (v)
slip (v)

One of the woodmans friends decided

to try his luck.
The woodmans axe slipped from his
hand and dropped into the water.
Mercury brought the woodmans axe.
Mercury heard the poor mans cries
and decided to help him.

One word in each sentence is wrong. Correct it and read the sentences.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

A woodman was painting on the bank of a deep river.

Suddenly his brush slipped from his hand and dropped into the water.
Mercury heard the poor womans cries.
The woodman went into the woods very pleased.
He told his enemies all about his adventure.
One of his friends decided to try his axe.
Mercury agreed to give the second woodman his axe.

Write the questions to the answers.

1. Where
?
A woodman was once working on the bank of a deep river.
2. Who
?
The woodman dropped his axe in the river.
3. What
?
Mercury heard the poor mans cries.
4. How many
?
Mercury dived three times into the water.
5. How many
?
Mercury brought up three axes.
6. How
?
The woodman went home very pleased with his good luck.
7. Where
?
The woodmans friend went to the same place.
8. When
?
Mercury appeared before the second woodman when he heard him crying.

Complete the definitions, choosing the best answer.

1. A man who never tells lies is
.
a) brave
b) honest c) friendly
is someone who looks after
2. A
a forest.
a) woodman b) farmer c) traveller
is used for cutting down trees.
3. An
a) knife
b) sword c) axe

5. To allow something to fall means

.
to
a) throw
b) put
c) drop

In the text, find opposites to the following words.

find
bad
merry
worst

means to jump head first

4. To
into the water.
a) dive
b) run
c) swim

lie
appear
now
that time

Can you think of other examples to prove that Honesty is the best policy?
Write 8 sentences about it.
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Unit Two

Round Up
1

Look at the pictures and

say what is happening in
them.

Discuss the ecological problems in

your area.

Check your spelling. Complete the table with the missing words.
cleaner
(the) dirtiest
bigger
bad
good
(the) largest
hot

Unit Two

smoky

4
5

In pairs, talk about how animals protect themselves.

Express in one word.
to
to
to
to
to

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mix with something

combine well in something, especially in colour
become aware of something
take the place of something
move the wings slightly and quickly

Match the adjectives to the animals. Make up sentences.

devoted
delicate
slow
curious
funny
dangerous
timid
swift

turtle
wolf
fox
hare
squirrel
monkey
butterfly
dog

It is your birthday soon. You are expecting guests. Tell your class how you
will lay the table.

Describe the room in

the picture.

Read the statements. Find the false ones and correct them.

10

Some animals can change their body colour.

There are few endangered animals nowadays.
Birch, acacia and poplar are names of birds.
Forests die because of air and soil pollution.
Some people eat meat with sugar.
English dinner is traditionally the best meal of the day.
The home country of hot dogs is France.

Unit Two

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

PROJECT WORK.
In teams of 34 pupils, make up a poster about Moldova.
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The United Kingdom

The First Lesson

Lesson One

Look at the map of the United

Kingdom. Read the geographical
names.

Use the map to complete the

sentences.
1. You can see England,
,
and Northern Ireland on the map.
2. London is the capital of
.
3. Edinburgh is the capital of
.
is the capital of Wales.
4.
5.
is the capital of Northern
Ireland.
6. London is situated on the River
7. The English Channel separates the
British Isles from
.

Read the text and say what each

part of the United Kingdom is
famous for.
The United Kingdom

Unit Three

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern

Ireland consists of four parts: England, Scotland, Wales
and Northern Ireland.
England is the largest part. It is famous for its sheep
and wool. The countryside is remarkable. There are lots of
old houses in towns and villages. The Lake District is the
most beautiful part of England. The symbol of England is
the red rose.
Scotland is the land of mountains and lakes. The most famous lake is Loch Ness.
Everybody hopes to see the Loch Ness monster there. The most interesting part of
Scotland and of the whole Britain is the region called the Highlands. The
symbol of Scotland is the thistle.
Wales is the land of song and poetry. It is well-known for its musical festivals.
Wales is rich in coal mines and full of medieval ruined castles. The symbol of Wales
is the yellow daffodil.
Ireland is the land of stories.
Storytelling is a part of the Irish
ord
ank
tradition. The national symbol
shamrock (n)
thistle (n)
remarkable (adj)
of Ireland is the shamrock.
island (n)
coal
(n)
medieval (adj)
The national flag of the UK is
countryside (n)
daffodil (n)
called the Union Jack.
castle (n)

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Choose the right answer to complete each sentence.

1. The largest part of the UK is
.
4. Loch Ness is in
.
a) England
b) Wales c) Scotland
a) England b) Wales
c) Scotland
2. England is famous for its
.
5. Wales is famous for its
castles.
a) cows
b) sheep c) goats
a) modern b) medieval c) big
3. The symbol of Wales is
.
a) the shamrock b) the red rose c) the daffodil

Find the analogy to fill in the empty squares with the correct words.
Example:
large
black

happy
fat

hot

England
Scotland

thin
5

thistle
shamrock

Northern
Ireland

England

cold
cool

North

South
West

England
Wales

the red rose

Edinburgh
Northern
Ireland

Scotland

Cardiff
Northern
Ireland

Belfast

Talk to your deskmate about which part of the UK you would like to visit.
Say why.

7
8

In groups of four, play I am from the UK.

Match the verbs from column A with their past forms in column B.
A
see
go
run
feel
write
eat
come
sleep
think
hold

B
went
ate
slept
saw
came
thought
wrote
held
ran
felt

Complete the sentences with the correct verbs from Exercise Eight in the
Simple Past.
1. Mary watched TV yesterday and
an interesting programme.
2. Then she
a letter to her friend.
3. She
to bed late and
until
seven oclock in the morning.
4. Mary was late for her classes, so she
to school.

5. When Mary
to school it was
ten minutes past eight.
6. She
her classmates through
the window.
7. Mary
she would never be late
again.
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Unit Three

small
white

The English Climate

The Second Lesson

Lesson Two

Look at the weather map and answer

the questions.
What types of weather are represented on the
map?
What type of weather do you usually have
in your country in: a) February b) May
c) September?
What weather makes you feel energetic/
irritable?

Read the text and say how the weather

in England differs from the weather in
Moldova.
The English Climate
In England it is never too hot or too cold for work or play in the open air. This
is because of the warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean, which keep the island warm
in winter and make the air cool in summer. The temperature rarely goes below five
degrees or above twenty-five degrees. But the weather is often dull and damp with too
little sunshine. The frequent moderate winds make it feel colder than it really is.
The warm winds that blow from the Atlantic bring plenty of rain to the island.
The east and north-east winds are cool and dry.
The weather in England changes very often.
You can never have the same kind of weather
for a long time. In spring, sunshine and showers
ord
ank
follow each other often during the day. An
climate (n)
below (prep)
umbrella or a raincoat are things you want most
continent (n)
above (prep)
in England.
sunshine (n)
The weather is generally mild in spring but
all sorts of
shower (n)
because of
sometimes they get really cold days. The summer
follow (v)
plenty of
is not as hot as on the continent. The warm
each other
days in autumn are beautiful. In winter, they
mild (adj)
for a long time
have all sorts of weather. Sometimes it rains
dull (adj)
frequent (adj)
and sometimes it snows, and they also have fog
moderate (adj)
and frost. Still, in England it is never as cold in
winter as on the continent.

Unit Three

Complete the sentences using the correct answers.

.
1. The weather in England in winter is
a) very frosty
b) mild
2. The warm winds blow from
.
a) the Atlantic Ocean
b) Europe
3.
bring plenty of rain to England.
a) The warm waters
b) The warm winds
4. The summer in England is
than on
a) warmer
b) colder

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c) very warm
c) the English Channel
c) The fog and the frost
the continent.
c) as hot as

Say what the temperature is.

Example:

a) @10C The temperature is ten degrees above zero.

b) 20C The temperature is twenty degrees below zero.
20C, 7C, 1C, 0C, @4C, @25C.
1. cloudy
2. sunny
3. stormy

a.

b.

Match the symbols

to the words.

In pairs, ask and answer questions about the pictures. Use the words and
word combinations below to make a story about each season.

1. frosty weather;
thick snow; wear warm
clothes; go skiing/
skating; ride on a sledge.

2. rain heavily; carry

umbrellas; wear raincoats; yellow and
brown leaves; bare trees.

c.

e.

d.

3. fresh air; green

grass; blue sky;
shine brightly; play
merrily.

4. lie in the sun;

pick flowers and
mushrooms; go
boating/swimming/
fishing.

Fill in with the right preposition.

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

4. rainy
5. snowy

It seldom rains
winter
Moldova.
They have plenty
snow in winter in Russia.
It is useful to spend much time
the open air.
Cold winds blow
the North.
In summer the temperature is never
zero.
The weather is very hot in summer
the continent.
It is very hot today. The temperature is
zero.
30

Fill in with the right article where

necessary.
1.
England is a far away country.
2. Its cold today in
London.
Thames never freezes in winter.
3.
4.
Atlantic Ocean makes the weather
warm in England.
5. We spend our holidays in
South of
the country.
6. The United Kingdom is in
Europe.
Alps.
7. They often go skiing in

from, in (3), of,

below, above, on

Grammar Box
The is used

before names of oceans, seas, rivers,

mountain ranges and cardinal points:
The Pacific Ocean, the White Sea, the
River Nistru, the Alps, the North.
the is not used
before names of continents, countries,
towns and villages: Europe, France,
London, Boston, Islip.

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Unit Three

The Third Lesson

Lesson Three

This Is London

Read the Do you know that... section and answer the questions.
1. What do the numbers 135, 32, 25 and 30 refer to?
2. How many people can enter all the capsules of the London Eye at a time?
3. Why is the structure called the London Eye?

Do you know that...

The London Eye, the worlds largest
observation wheel is 135 metres high. The
wheel carries 32 air-conditioned passenger
capsules. Each capsule accomodates up to
25 people. The wheel provides a 30-minute,
slow-moving flight over London and
gives visitors a unique view of the city. It
does not usually stop to take on passengers;
the rotation rate is so slow that passengers
can easily walk on and off the moving
capsules at ground level. Structurally the
Eye resembles a huge bicycle wheel.

Read the dialogue and speak about the

places of interest Mr Brad has seen in London.
So, how was the day?
Well, it was an excellent day.
Did you see Piccadilly Circus?
I did. There I really felt I was in London. Its a very exciting place
with lots of tourists.
Mr Norris: Where did you go from there?
Mr Brad:
From Piccadilly Circus I went to Trafalgar Square. People were feeding
pigeons there.
Mrs Norris: How did you like Nelsons Column?
Mr Brad:
I think its an impressive monument that honours Admiral Nelsons
victory against the Spanish and French navies.
Mr Norris: Thats true. Do you know that on New Years Eve people gather and
sing and dance in the fountains?
Mr Brad:
How very interesting!
Mrs Norris: Did you have time to go to the National Gallery?
Mr Brad:
Sure, I admired the beautiful paintings I saw there. However, I
couldnt see everything.
Mrs Norris: Thats not surprising. The National Gallery contains one of the largest
collections of paintings in the world.
Mr Norris: Will you go to see Buckingham Palace tomorrow?
Mr Brad:
Oh, yes. Ill go to see it in the morning as I want to see the Changing
of the Guards.

Unit Three

Mr
Mr
Mr
Mr

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Norris:
Brad:
Norris:
Brad:

It is very popular with tourists who

take many photographs, mainly
because it is so colourful. The
ceremony usually lasts half an hour.
Mr Brad:
Ill film the whole ceremony.
Mrs Norris: Well, its time for tea. Lets go to the
dining-room.
Mr Norris:

Word Bank
wheel (n)

ceremony (n)
navy (n)
pigeon (n)
fountain (n)
painting (n)

impressive (adj)
surprising (adj)
mainly (adv)

Match the words to the definitions.

1. tourist
2. pigeon
3. fountain
4. painting
5. ceremony
6. navy

a) a painted picture
b) a person who is travelling or visiting a place for pleasure
c) a formal set of actions performed on an important
religious or public occasion
d) the war ships belonging to a country
e) a fairly large bird with short legs, which lives in cities
f) a structure from which water goes up into the air

Listen to the information about London sights and find them on the map.

In pairs, talk about the places of interest in London you would like to visit.

Fill in with was or were and find out what

the children were doing at seven oclock
yesterday.

Sam
playing the guitar.
Tim and Kate
having supper.
Val
drawing a picture.
Irene
swimming in the pool.
Dan and Diana
doing crossword puzzles.
Anna
reading a book.
Mike and Dan
doing their homework.

Write the correct form of the verbs in

brackets and find out what Stacys friends
were doing at three oclock yesterday.
1. Vicky
(write) a letter.
2. Angela
(read) a book.
3. Diana
(play) the piano.
4. Nick
(watch) TV.
5. Sandy
(ride) a bike.
6. Tina and Kate
(make) a cake.
7. Tim and his parents
(work) in the
garden.

Past Progressive
Affirmative

I
He
She
It

was

We
You
They

were

playing
with a ball
yesterday.

Negative
I
He
She
It

was

We
You
They

were

Was

Were

not

playing
with a ball
yesterday.

Unit Three

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

Grammar Box

Interrogative
I
he
she
playing
it
with a ball
yesterday?
we
you
they

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Friends from the USA

Look at the picture of Chrys and

John Paul, Peace Corps Volunteers
in Moldova. Describe them.
What questions would you like to ask
Chrys and John?

Read the interview and see if Chrys and

John have answered your questions.
Interviewer: Could you, please, introduce yourselves?
Chrys:
I was born in New York City. I have two brothers. They are both
younger than I am.
John:
I was born in New York State in Rochester, near Syracuse. I also have
two brothers, both younger than I am. Christopher lives in California
and James lives in Kentucky. He works as a waiter in a restaurant
there.
Interviewer: Where did you study?
Chrys:
I went to Boston University.
John:
I also went to Boston University. This is where Chrys and I met.
Interviewer: And what would you like to do when you go back to America?
Chrys:
I want to continue my studies at a University.
John:
I would like to study law and work as a lawyer.
Interviewer: What did you like to do when you were twelve?
John:
Let me see. I played soccer and basketball. I was also very good at
shooting.
Chrys:
I played the clarinet and took ballet, music and figure skating classes.
Interviewer: How did you get along with your brothers?
Chrys:
I played a lot with my brothers. Sometimes we had fights, though.
Interviewer: Which was your favourite holiday when you were at school?
John:
Christmas. We stayed at home from school for two weeks. We
decorated the Christmas tree two weeks before the holiday. And the
presents stayed wrapped under the tree for two weeks. On Christmas
day we used to get up at five or six oclock in the morning and rush
into the living-room to unwrap our presents.
Chrys:
We also decorated the Christmas tree two weeks before Christmas, but
the presents came on Christmas night.

Unit Three

The Fourth Lesson

Lesson Four

Word Bank
clarinet (n)
ballet (n)
soccer (n)
college (n)
volunteer (n)
law (n)
shooting (n)

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graduate (v)
rush (v)
wrap (v)
unwrap (v)

Complete the sentences with words from the Word Bank.

1. Chrys and John are Peace Corps
in Moldova.
2. They both
from Boston
University.
3. John would like to study
.

Choose the best answer.

1. Chrys and John are from
a) Germany
b) France
c) the USA
.
2. Chrys was born in
a) New York City
b) Boston
c) Atlanta
wants to study law.
3.
a) John
b) Chrys
c) Johns brother

and was good

4. John played
at
.
classes.
5. Chrys took
6. Chrys liked music and played the
.

4. Chrys played the clarinet when she was

.
a) five
b) twelve c) twenty
.
5. Their favourite holiday was
a) Thanksgiving b) Easter
c) Christmas
had
6. Chrys and her brothers
fights.
a) sometimes
b) never
c) always

Answer the following questions about Chrys and John.

1. Where did John and Chrys meet?
2. What did Chrys and John like to do in
their childhood?

In pairs, ask and answer

questions about what kind
of person you would or
wouldnt like to be. Use
the adjectives from the
box.
Example:

3. What would they like to do when

they go back to the USA?
4. What do they do in Moldova?

lazy, sociable, hard-working,

bright, intelligent, curious,
rude, disobedient, talkative,
artistic, athletic, shy,
energetic, clever

A: Would you like to be lazy?

B: No, I wouldnt. I would like to be hard-working.

In pairs, ask and

answer questions
about what you
were doing at 4 pm
last Saturday?
Look at the
picture and write
what the children
were doing when
their mothers
entered the room.

Ann

Pat

Fred

Nick

Bob

Bill
Dan

Ted

Pam

Mary

Sam
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Unit Three

The Fifth Lesson

Lesson Five

The United States of America

Answer the questions.

The symbol of what country is this
flag?
What is the capital of the USA?
What do you know about the USA?
Have you ever visited it?
Do you have friends in the USA?

In this lesson, Chrys and John speak about their native country, the USA.
Why are they proud of their country and its capital?
The United States of America

Unit Three

The United States of America, or the USA, is a large country.

In 1620, a group of people left England for America. They decided to make homes
for themselves in the new land and called the country New England. Soon more and
more Europeans came.
In 1776, the thirteen American colonies united and began a war against England
for freedom and independence. The American colonies won the war and a new
nation, the USA, was born.
July 4,1776 became the birthday of the American nation and is called Independence
Day. George Washington (17321799) who led the Americans in the war became the
first President.
After 1776, new states were added.
Today there are fifty states. The flag
of the USA carries thirteen red and
white stripes which represent the
first thirteen states. The stars in the
blue field represent the number of
states at present.
The capital of the USA is
Washington, DC, situated on the
Potomac river. It is a beautiful city
with broad avenues lined with trees.
Most Government buildings are in the same area as the Capitol and the White
House. The Capitol is the place where Congress meets. The White House is the home
of the US president. The city of Washington has many monuments. Three of them
honour the memory of very great presidents: the
Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial and
ord
ank
the Jefferson Memorial.
stripe (n)
represent (v)
There is much natural beauty in the citys parks.
colony (n)
lead (v)
freedom (n)
The most famous attraction of the parks is the
bloom (v)
avenue (n)
Japanese cherry-trees. They were a gift from Japan
broad (adj)
site (n)
long ago. When these trees bloom thousands of
state (n)
visitors come to Washington to see them.

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Complete the sentences using the words from the Word Bank.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Mother bought a white shirt with green

for my father.
to do as she wishes.
Mary enjoys complete
in the city.
They have walked along every
Daffodils and tulips
in spring.
avenue.
I like this

In pairs, ask and answer the questions.

1. Which anniversary will the USA
celebrate this year?
2. Who were the USA greatest
presidents?
3. Who is the present American
president?

Read the dialogue between Cristina and Victor and make up similar ones.
Cristina:
Victor:
Cristina:
Victor:
Cristina:
Victor:

4. What are the symbols of the American

nation?
5. Why are the cherry trees in Washington
parks called Japanese?
6. Why are there fifty stars and only
thirteen stripes on the American flag?

I called you at three oclock yesterday, but there was no answer.

I was sleeping at that time, and, by the way, I saw an interesting dream.
What were you doing in your dream?
Oh, you wont believe me. I was travelling to the USA by plane.
Were you travelling alone?
Yes, I was quite alone, and I was not afraid. I was looking through the
window and admiring the beautiful white clouds.

Complete the text with words from the box and

read about the Washington Monument.
The Washington Monument is a tall
structure
in the park
near the White
and the
Capitol Building in
, DC. The monument was
built to honour George Washington, the first
of the USA. It is exactly five hundred fifty-five feet
. It wasnt opened
1888.

Imagine you are a guide in Washington, DC.

What would you tell the tourists about it?

Answer the questions using the clues in brackets.

president,
area, high,
stone,
House, until,
Washington

Unit Three

Example: What were you doing when your brother came

home? (have supper)
We were having supper.
1. What was your mother doing when you got up? (cook)
2. What were you doing when you met John? (go home)
3. What were you doing when the telephone rang? (wash up)
4. What were you doing when granny arrived? (clean the flat)
5. What were you doing when Bob came to school? (play in
the school yard)
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Thanksgiving

The Sixth Lesson

Lesson Six

Discussion questions.
What holidays do we celebrate?
How do we celebrate them?
What British and American holidays do you know?

Read the text and say why the Americans give thanks to God. How do you
thank God?
Thanksgiving
Many nations in the world have special celebrations during which they thank
God for a rich harvest. The American Thanksgiving holiday began almost four
hundred years ago. It became a national holiday after the United Sates became an
independent country.
The Americans celebrate Thanksgiving on the
fourth Thursday of November. It is a popular time for
trips and family reunion. Most government offices,
businesses and schools are closed on Thanksgiving
Day and people enjoy a four-day weekend. It is
traditionally a day for families and friends to get
together for a special meal. The meal often includes
roast turkey, stuffing, potatoes, cranberry sauce,
gravy, pumpkin pie and vegetables. Modern-day
Thanksgiving for many families centres around
the TV. They enjoy watching parades and football
matches which compete for important titles.
Lots of volunteers spend part of their holiday
ord
ank
sharing their time and food with homeless
reunion (n)
homeless (adj)
and needy people.
celebration (n) needy (adj)
Thanksgiving is a good time for people to
stuffing (n)
give thanks for what they have.
gravy (n)

thanks (n)
dressing (n)

Unit Three

Complete the sentences choosing the correct answer.

1. Volunteers share their food with
people.
a) homeless b) rich
c) young
2. We should be
to our
parents for all they do for us.
a) thankful b) glad
c) happy
3. We always have a
on
Thanksgiving.
a) offer
b) popcorn c) feast

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4. For lunch I had

meat and potatoes.
a) rich
b) roast
c) plenty
5. When I visited my granny, she
me some delicious cookies.
a) put
b) helped
c) offered
6. When the Pilgrims came to America,
they became
.
a) Indians
b) colonists c) enemies
7. Children like to eat
.
a) popcorn b) flour
c) mustard

Match the definitions to the words on the left.

1. cranberry
2. celebration
3. gravy

a. grain and other food crops cut and gathered

b. small, sour, and dark red berry
c. mixture of food put inside a chicken before it is
cooked
d. the juice that comes from meat while it is cooking
e. a happy or important day/event when people gather
and enjoy themselves

4. stuffing
5. harvest

Try these Thanksgiving tongue twisters.

Ten tricky two-toed turkeys trotted on the table.
Peter Pat picked pretty plump pumpkins.

Give the opposites of

What holidays do we have in Moldova that the people in the USA and Great
Britain dont celebrate? Can you describe them?

Put the verbs in the Simple Past or Past Progressive tenses.

Check your spelling. There are 13 mistakes in the following text. Correct them.
When the Englich Pilgrims kame to america in 1620, they gott much help from
Nativ Americans like Squanto. Squanto wos an American Endian who could speek
english. He was a gud translator. He helped teach collonists arrange the ferst
Thanksgiving fist.

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Write 8 sentences about what you are thankful for this year.
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Unit Three

Tim Glynn is a student in Boston. He

(come) home for Thanksgiving last
Wednesday.
When he
(arrive) at the station, his brother Alex
(wait) for him.
They
(take) a taxi and in forty minutes
(get) home. At home mother
(make) a pumpkin pie. His father
(prepare) the turkey. Diana, his
sister,
(make) cranberry sauce. Tim
(feel) very happy to join his family.

The Seventh Lesson

Lesson Seven

The Adventure Continues

Read the advertisements. What do they advertise?

Museum of Childhood
Edinburgh
This museum is full
of childhood memories
from dolls and doll houses
to
computer
games.
A favourite with both
adults and children, it is
the noisiest museum in
the world!
Admission Free
Hours of admission: MondaySaturday
10.00am6.00pm

Discover the many

wonders of the undersea
world at the Aquarium
of the Americas on the
banks of the historic
Mississippi River. Walk
through an underwater
tunnel, watch penguins play and octopus
change colour.
Open daily at 9.30 am except Christmas.
Closing hours vary.

London Planetarium
The Performances take
place every hour from
11.00 am
to 6.00 pm
Planetarium titles
A year and a Day on Monday and Sunday.
Journey into Space on Tuesday and Friday.
Beyond the Moon on Wednesday and
Saturday.
Tickets: 30 p. adults;
15p. children under 14 years.
During the school term there are special
educational programmes on weekdays at
1100 am and 200 pm.

AQUARIUM OF
THE AMERICAS
NEW ORLEANS

Unit Three

National Gallery, London

Admission Free
Gallery Hours
10 am 6 pm
Monday to Saturday
2 pm 6 pm Sunday
The National Gallery
houses an outstanding
collection of more than two thousand
European paintings dating from the 13th to
the early 20th centuries. The Educational
Department organizes special meetings
for children to introduce particular
paintings of the Collection.

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An adventure awaits you

at the world class Audubon
Zoo, New Orleans.
Many of the worlds
most exotic animals live in
natural surroundings. Meet
the rare white tiger Suri and dangerous reptiles.
Stop at the Tropical Bird House and look at some
exotic and colourful birds.
Zoo Hours:
April September 9.00 am 6.00 pm
October March 11.00 am 4.00 pm
Closed: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and
the first Friday in May.

Word Bank
admission (n)
adult (n)
octopus (n)
penguin (n)
reptile (n)
surroundings (n)
variety (n)

await (v)
house (v)
vary (v)
daily (adv)
outstanding (adj)
underwater (adj)
undersea (adj)

In pairs, speak about the admission fees and working hours of the museums
mentioned in Ex. 1.
Example: A: Whats the admission fee to the Museum of Childhood in Edinburgh?
B: Admission is free.

Read and correct the false sentences.

1. The National Gallery houses the most
exotic and colourful birds.
2. London Planetarium is situated on
the banks of the historic Mississippi
River.
3. One can see dolls and doll houses in
the Audubon Zoo.
4. People discover many wonders of the
undersea world at the Museum of
Childhood.

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)

5. The rare white tiger Suri lives in

London.
6. Audubon Zoo is open on Thanksgiving
Day.
7. You can watch shining stars in the sky
if you walk through the underwater
tunnel.
8. The Museum of Childhood contains a
rich collection of European paintings.
9. The National Gallery houses a few
modern paintings.

Aquarium of the Americas

Museum of Childhood
the National Gallery
Audubon Zoo
London Planetarium

a) London
b) Edinburgh
c) New Orleans

Match the places

to the cities.

Choose a museum/zoo from Ex. 1 you would like to visit. Say why you would
like to visit it.

Find someone who has been...

a) to a planetarium
b) to a zoo

c) to a picture gallery
d) to a folk museum

e) to an aquarium

Report your findings to the class.

In pairs, talk about your visit to a museum, a gallery or a zoo.
To describe the adventures that happened to Nick use the verbs in brackets
in the Simple Past or Past Progressive.
It was the New Years Eve. Nick
(sit) on the sofa, near the window. He
(read) an adventure story. A bright fire
(burn) in the fireplace. The
room
(be) warm and cosy. Suddenly he
(hear) a noise. A white tiger
(look) at him through the window. The tiger
(carry) a computer on his
back. It
(be) a present for Nick from the Museum of Childhood. Nick
(run) out to meet the tiger...
When Nick
(get up) in the morning, he
(see) a new computer on his
desk.

Write 8 sentences about a museum, a gallery or a zoo.

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Unit Three

7
8

Reading Together
1

Answer the questions.

What makes a person a folk hero?
Do you know any folk heroes?
What do you know about them?

Read the text and say what you think about Robin Hood.
Robin Hood

Unit Three

The Robin Hood stories come from the old times. Robin Hood was a hero for
poor people. He took money from those who had a lot and gave it to the poor.
He never took anything from women or people who worked in the fields or in
the forest.
Robin Hood was the best bowman in England and he could fight very well with
a sword and with a stave. A stave is a thick straight stick, about two metres
long, used for fighting.
One day, Robin Hood was looking for deer. He saw
some deer on the far side of a little river. There was
a bridge over the river, but it was very narrow, and a
man was standing on it. He was a very big man, more
than two metres tall and his weapon was a strong
stave. Robin came to the end of the bridge, but the
man didnt move.
I want to get to the other side of the river. Let me
come over the bridge, Robin said.
The big man didnt say anything. Well fight for
the bridge, Robin Hood said, The one who falls
into the river is the loser. Ha, ha, ha! the big man
laughed, I love fighting. And they started to fight.
They fought for an hour. Their staves moved very fast. Then Robins foot went
over the side of the bridge, and he fell into the water. The big man looked down
and asked, Do you want help? Robin climbed up the river bank. That was a
good fight, he said, Youre a strong man. Can I do anything for you?
Yes, said the big man, Can you help me find Robin Hood? I want to be one
of his men. Robin Hood sounded his horn, and twenty men in green clothes
were soon at the bridge. One of them said, Youve been in the water, Robin.
Did this man throw you in?
Robin! said the big man, Will you forgive me? Robin laughed and said, I
like you. What is your name? My name is John Little.
Little? said Robin and laughed because John was so big. Well call you
Little John.
They gave Little John green clothes
Do you know these words?
and the biggest bow from the outlaws
store. He became one of Robin Hoods
bowman (n)
weapon (n)
sound (v)
men.
outlaw (n)
stave (n)

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loser (n)
sword (n)

Write complete answers to these questions.

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

What country was Robin Hood from?

What weapons did he use?
Do you think Robin Hood was a brave man? Why?
Why did Robin Hood say it was a good fight?
Why do you think Robin Hoods men wore green clothes?
Why do you think Robin Hood wanted to do something for Little John?
What is an outlaw?

What is the meaning of the underlined words?

1. My grandpa helped me make a bow.
a) musical instrument
b) weapon
2. Uncle David has an old sword.
a) weapon
b) toy
3. The old man used a stave when he
walked.
a) stone
b) stick
4. Sometimes people use a stave to fight.
a) stick
b) knife

One word in each sentence is false. Replace it by the correct one.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Robin Hood is a modern hero.

He took money from the poor.
He used to fight with a pistol.
Robin Hood was the worst bowman.
He came up to a bridge over a lake.

6. The bridge was very wide.

7. John fell into the water.
8. John became one of Robin Hoods
enemies.
9. Robin Hoods men wore black clothes.

Combine the two sentences into one using and or but.

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

5. Yesterday I read an interesting story

about an outlaw.
a) a man who studies law
b) a man who breaks the law
6. He likes to sound his trumpet.
a) blow b) clean
7. Nobody likes to be a loser.
a) a person who doesnt win
b) a person who doesnt hear

Robin Hood took money from rich people. He gave it to poor people.
Robin Hood robbed men. He never robbed women.
Robin Hood fought with a sword. He fought with a stave.
He wanted to go over the bridge. The big man didnt let him.
The big man didnt say anything. They began to fight.
Robin Hood fought bravely. He didnt win.

Complete the sentences, using the past tense form of the verbs.
Little John
(go) to a shooting contest. He
(shoot) very well and
(win) the contest. The sheriff
(give) him gold and a silver arrow.
This is the best bowman I ever saw, the sheriff
(think). Young man, he
(say) to Little John. What is your name?
Men call me Reynold Greenleaf,
(answer) Little John. Be my man,
said the sheriff. So Little John
(become) the sheriffs man.

In pairs, talk about folk heroes in your country.

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Unit Three

Round Up
1

Complete the sentences.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

is smaller than England.

,
are in Great Britain.
is in Northern Ireland.
is the symbol of England.
is the land of mountains.

is the symbol of Scotland.

is the land of song and poetry.
is the symbol of Wales.
is the land of stories.
is the symbol of Ireland.

Say it in one word.

a formal set of actions performed on an
important religious or public occasion
a fairly large bird with short legs,
which lives in cities
a painted picture

@3

6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

Look at the map of Europe. Make

up the weather forecast according
to the signs on the map.

the war ships belonging to a country

a structure from which water goes
up into the air
a person who is travelling or visiting
a place for pleasure

@4

@8
2
@9

@15

Join the parts from columns A

and B to make up sentences. Say
which places Mr Brad didnt visit.

Unit Three

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

5
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A
Piccadilly Circus is an exciting
There are a lot of pigeons
The National Gallery contains
one of
The Changing of the Guards at
Buckingham Palace
The Tower of London is the most
The sound of Big Ben
St. Pauls Cathedral
Madame Tussauds museum is
a place

B
a) in Trafalgar Square and people
feed them.
b) is a really fascinating view.
c) is famous for its Whispering Gallery.
d) where you can see wax figures of
famous and infamous people.
e) place with lots of tourists.
f) the largest collections of paintings
in the world.
g) impressive fortress in England.
h) is heard all over the UK.

In pairs, speak about what places you would like to see in the UK. Say
why.

Speak about Chrys and John, using the words on the right.
ballet, clarinet, New York City,
New York State, soccer, Law
School, University, basketball,
figure skating, lawyer, shooting,
fights, Christmas

Match the names of the museums in column A to the statements in column B.

A

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Museum of Childhood
London Planetarium
Aquarium of the Americas
Audubon Zoo
The National Gallery

B
a) The Educational Department organizes
a variety of meetings for children to
introduce paintings of the collection.
b) Its on the bank of the famous Mississippi
River.
c) You can see dangerous reptiles and the rare
white tiger there.
d) It is the noisiest museum in the world.
e) There are special educational programmes
during the school term there.

Answer the quiz about the USA.

Unit Three

1. When do Americans start decorating Christmas trees?

2. What is Thanksgiving Day?
3. What do you know about the year 1620?
4. Why did the colonists decide to have a feast in 1621?
5. What is the motherland of popcorn?
6. Who declared Thanksgiving Day a holiday?
7. What are the symbols of the colonists survival?
8. What is New Orleans famous for?
9. How many states are there in the USA?
10. What is the capital of the USA?
11. Where is Washington, DC, situated?
12. What do the white and red stripes on the American flag represent?
13. What do the stars in the blue field on the American flag represent?
14. What are the symbols of the American nation?
15. Who was the first president of the United States?
16. What is the home of the US president?
17. Whats the Capitol?
18. What monuments honour the memory of great presidents?
19. From where can you see the symbols of the American Nation?
20. What gift did the Americans get from Japan?

PROJECT WORK.
Make up a poster of what you would like to see in the USA.
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The First Lesson

Lesson One

Wonders of the Ancient World

Read the paragraphs about the seven wonders of the ancient world. Why
do you think people have always considered them wonders?

The Pyramids of Giza in Egypt are

the oldest and best preserved of all the
ancient wonders. Egyptians built them
as tombs for their kings. The largest of
the three, the Great Pyramid, stands
about 137 meters high.

The King of Babylon built the Hanging

Gardens to please one of his wives. Those
were beautiful gardens of flowers, fruit
trees and fountains. The gardens were on
brick terraces about 23 metres above the
ground.
The Temple of Diana
was situated in what is
now Turkey. It honoured
Goddess Diana. It was
115 metres long and
55 metres wide. More
than one hundred stone
columns around the
building supported the
huge roof.

Unit Four

Word Bank
base (n)
lighthouse (n)
size (n)
throne (n)
ivory (n)
brick (n)
goddess (n)
pyramid (n)

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temple (n)
tomb (n)
marble (n)
honour (v)
about (adv)
marvellous (adj)
bronze (adj)

The Statue of Zeus in

Greece was the most famous
statue of the ancient world.
The Greeks dedicated it to
the king of Greek Gods.
Zeus was sitting on a huge
golden throne. The ivory
statue was 12 metres high.
The Tomb of Mausolus
was located in what is
now Turkey. It was a huge
white marble tomb for
king Mausolus. Its size and
gold decorations made it so
famous that large tombs
are called mausoleums
even today.
The Lighthouse of
Alexandria (over 22
metres high) stood on
the island of Pharos.
A fire was burning
continuously to guide
ships into the harbour
of Alexandria.
The Colossus of Rhodes
was an immense bronze
statue. The statue (37
metres high) honoured
the Greek god of the
Sun, Helios.

Do you know that...

...the ancient Greeks were probably the first to
make a list of seven wonders of the world. Those
were marvellous structures that all the travellers
wanted to see. The seven wonders were enormous
and unusual. Except for the Egyptian Pyramids,
none of the ancient wonders is standing today.
People or nature destroyed them.

Complete the sentences with the proper names from the Pronunciation Box.
1.
is a famous city in Egypt.
was the God of Greek gods.
2.
3. The
are the oldest in
ronunciation
ox
the world.
Pyramids of Giza /pPrBmPdz Bv gi:zB/
4. An ancient king built
.
Babylon /bIbilBn/
5. The gold decorations of
Zeus /zju:s/
the
made it very
The Tomb of Mausolus /CBtu:m Bv mA:sBlBs/
impressive.
Pharos /feBrOs/
6.
was a huge statue
Alexandria /,IlPgza:ndriB/
made of bronze.
The Colossus of Rhodes /CB kBlOsBs Bv rBMdz/
7. The Lighthouse stood on the
The Hanging Gardens /CB hIHPH ga:dnz/
island of
.

In pairs, talk about important buildings in Moldova. Can we consider any

of them wonders? Why / Why not?

Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.

holiday in the
1. We had a
mountains.
a) marvellous b) bronze
c) famous
2. When you buy a new dress, you should
.
tell the shop assistant your
a) colour
b) size
c) age
3. Ancient people honoured their gods
and
.
a) cities
b) goddesses c) food

Fill in with the right preposition from the box.

the evening Cristina told her parents
the seven
wonders
the ancient world. She looked them up
the encyclopedia and found their pictures. Cristinas sister
wondered how the trees of the Hanging Gardens grew
the terraces. Cristinas father told them
the wonders of
today. Among them is one wonder
the ancient times the
Great Pyramid. He got a book
pictures and showed them
the Leaning Tower of Pisa and the church of Hagia Sophia.

of, about,
with, on,
from, in,
about, in

There are 12 mistakes in Lauras essay. Correct them.

Most Egyptian children went to school when he were eight. There were sports for
boys only, which was not much funny for girls. Egyptians liked a music and most
childrens learned to play a instrument.
Egyptian houses didnt has as many furniture as our houses. The furniture was
usually made of wood, but rich peoples decorate their furniture with gold and ivory.
Egyptians got a milk and meat from goats and they eat a lot of fish. They sweetened
his food with honey.
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4. A
is sailors best friend in
bad weather.
a) statue
b) throne c) lighthouse
5. The tourists admired the ancient
.
Greek
a) temple b) tomb
c) fire

Inventions in Our Life

The Second Lesson

Lesson Two

1 You have learned about the seven wonders of the Ancient World. We can
still play this game of listing wonders, though. What do you think the
wonders of the modern world are?

Name the objects in the pictures. When did they appear? Why are they
wonders?

1938
1961

1926
1876

1988

1981

Victor:
Mother:
Victor:
Mother:

Father:

Mother:
Father:
Victor:

Daddy, do you know the seven wonders of the world?

Which wonders, of the ancient world or of the modern world?
Oh, are there wonders in the modern world too?
Sure there are. Think how our life differs from the life a hundred years
ago.
Can you give me a hint, Mum?
Think of the ways we can communicate with each other, how much and
how quickly.
Oh, the telephone, but I never thought it was a wonder.
You simply have got used to it. Communication had been more difficult
before Alexander Bell invented the telephone in 1876. When it was
invented, people thought it was just an interesting toy and called it the
talking machine.
What about the fax machine? You watch the piece of paper going into
the fax and at the same time, on the other side of the world, its coming
out of somebody elses machine. Its incredible!
Its incredible to be able to get almost anywhere in the world in less than
twenty four hours.
Moreover, it became possible to walk on the moon, and in open space.
I think the computer is
the greatest wonder of our
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time. It can do everything:
fax (n)
incredible (adj)
read newspapers, write, do
hint (n)
modern (adj)
maths, draw...
machine (n)
Only it cannot think yet.
moreover (adv)
pocket (n)
Oh.

Father:
Victor:
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1983

Read the dialogue. Which modern wonders does each family member
consider important?
Victor:
Father:
Victor:
Father:

Unit Four

1911

Complete the sentences with suitable words.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

The washing
has broken down.
Whats your
number?
Susan bought a pocket
.
.
Most children prefer to watch
The greatest modern wonder is the
.

There are some

mistakes in
this nineteenth
century picture.
Can you find
them?

Discuss the differences in meaning

between the following pairs of
sentences.
1. When I arrived at the party, they were
eating cookies.
They had eaten all the cookies before I
arrived at the party.
2. When our parents came home, we were
having supper.
We had eaten supper before our parents
came home.
3. When Jonh called, I was reading a book.
I had read the book before John called.
4. When the bell rang, he was entering the
school.
He had entered the school before the
bell rang.

Put the verbs in the Past Perfect and

speak about Victors grandfather as a
child.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

machine in his
6. Is there a
office?
7. Paul gave no
that he had
problems.
8. Their granny is an
story
teller.

Grammar Box
PAST PERFECT
Affirmative
I
You
He, she, it
We
They

had

worked
washed before
played mother
slept
came.
eaten

Interrogative

Had

I
enjoyed
you
seen
it
he, she, it sung
before?
we
drunk
they
known
Negative

I
You
He, she, it
We
They

had not
(hadnt)

run
spoken
written before.
studied
met

He went to school after he

(learn) to read.
He
(make) a lot of friends before he finished school.
He
(enjoy) sports before he broke his leg.
He
(travel) to different cities before he got married.
(begin) work before he was sixteen.
He
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The Third Lesson

Lesson Three

Television Is Fun

In groups, discuss the questions.

How much time do you spend
watching TV?
Which programmes do you like/
dislike most?
What are the advantages and
disadvantages of TV?

Read the dialogue and say how

different television is today.
Grandmother: Its too late now. You should be in bed, darling. Turn off the TV and
go to bed.
Cristina: Oh, Granny, the programme is so interesting. I want to see it to the end.
Grandmother: Television is chewing-gum for your eyes. You watch it too much, I
think.
Cristina: But I am on holidays now, Granny.
Grandmother: I know, dear. When I was your age I also liked to watch it. The
programmes were different then.
Cristina: What did you like to watch, Granny?
Grandmother: The favourite programme in our family was Wildlife. It was so
exciting.
Cristina: Did you have as many channels as we do now?
Grandmother: We had only one channel. I hadnt even heard about TV before I
was ten. Our first TV set was black and white. Most programmes were
informative. I think theres a lot of crime and violence on TV today.
Cristina: There are very many relaxing and entertaining programmes as well,
Granny. I have learned so much about life in other countries while
watching television.
Grandmother: Yes, some of the educational programmes are really good. I think you
should read more.
Cristina: You always say so. But, Granny,
I know you enjoy watching soap
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ank
operas.
channel (n)
informative (adj)
Grandmother: And the news programmes.
crime (n)
entertaining (adj)
violence (n)
relaxing (adj)
Cristina: They are so boring.
Grandmother: Thats because you are too
soap opera
news (n)
young to understand them.

Unit Four

3 Match the words with their definitions

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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channel
soap opera
news
violence
entertaining
informative

a) providing useful facts or ideas

b) information about whats happening in the world
c) a television station
d) interesting and enjoyable
e) a programme about the daily life and troubles of a family
f) use of physical force

Complete the sentences with the words from the Word Bank.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Grandmother didnt like to watch TV when she was Cristinas age.

The news programme was her favourite one.
She hadnt watched TV before her parents bought one.
Their first TV set was in colour.
The first programmes that granny saw were boring.
She thinks there is no crime and violence on TV today.
Grandmother doesnt enjoy watching soap operas.

In pairs, talk about what TV programmes you will watch on TV next Sunday.
Example:

Correct the sentences and make a story about Cristinas grandmother.

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

Theres a good film on the BBC

.
There is too much
on TV nowadays.
.
Most people either like or strongly dislike
Our visits to the theatre made the holiday more
The family spent a
afternoon in the garden.
film.
They say its an

A: Are you going to watch sports events on TV?

B: Oh, no. These programmes are boring. I never watch them. Ill...

People watch TV every day. Some people

think it is good and others think it
is bad. Say what you think about the
following opinions.
1. TV helps people learn about life in other
countries.
2. People watch TV instead of reading books.
3. There is too much advertising on TV.
4. TV helps people relax after a long day.
5. People move very little. They just sit and
watch TV.
6. Animals like to watch TV.

Change the sentences using Past Perfect.

Example:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

People
People
People
People
People
People
People

People went to the first movie in 1895.

They hadnt gone to a movie before 1895.
first
first
first
first
first
first
first

talked over the telephone in 1876.

used electric light bulbs in 1860.
travelled to space in 1961.
listened to the radio in 1924.
watched TV in 1926.
played computer games in 1981.
drove cars in 1895.

Do you know
that...
the first television set
was made of cardboard
by John Logic Baird, a
Scottish inventor. In 1926
he proudly presented his
cardboard-box TV and
switched it on.

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Computerland

The Fourth Lesson

Lesson Four

In groups, talk
about where
computers are
used. List the
advantages and
disadvantages of
this invention.

Read the text and say why the computer

is the cleverest machine.
Computerland
I have many friends but one of them is
special. It is my computer. It can do a lot of
things. It helps me do my homework, chat with
my friends and play different games. I feel so
good when I sit in front of my computer and use
the mouse and the keyboard. I click the mouse to give commands to the computer.
Adults can use computers in business, in education, and in medical service. Many
schools, offices, factories, hospitals and homes have computers. Secretaries use
them to write letters, writers use them to write books, bankers use them to store
and transfer information, children use them to play games.
The difference between computers and other machines is in the program. It can
change the computer from a game machine into a teaching machine, or from an
office machine into an engineering machine. The program is a set of instructions. It
tells the computer what to do. The computer can understand the instructions very
quickly. We can write programs
that tell the computer to translate
from one language into another,
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ank
to teach various topics, to correct
chat (v)
create (v)
keyboard (n)
mistakes, etc. The computer is the
click (v)
store (v)
mouse (n)
cleverest machine of the twentieth
various (adj)
century.

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Which of these words are

similar in your language?
Is the meaning the same
or different? Check with a
dictionary.

modern
machine
various
operation
different

business
education
service
program

printer
computer
transfer
instruction

Read the sentences and speak about the inventions

in chronological order.
The first communication by Skype took place in 2003.
In 1991, Tim Berners-Lee created the first web page.
Jack Dorsey sent the first message on Twitter in 2006.
In 1992, Jean Polly used the expression Surf the Net/
Internet for the first time.
In 1993, Ted Leonsis sent his first online message.
The first video appeared on YouTube in 2005.
In 1971, Ray Tomlinson sent the first email.
In 1989, Tim Berners-Lee developed the World Wide Web
(WWW).

Choose the right variant.

1.
2.
3.
4.

World Wide Web is older/younger than YouTube.

Skype is older/younger than Twitter.
Twitter is older/younger than Skype.
YouTube is older/younger than Twitter.

Listen to the text and put down the names of the parts of the computer.

In pairs, discuss what you can do but a computer cannot.

Write five sentences.
Example: I can smile, but a computer cannot.

In pairs, talk about your experience of using a computer.

how long you have used it

what you most enjoy doing on it
what games you like to play on a computer
where you learned to use it

Complete the sentences with must or mustnt, should or shouldnt.

1. You
leave your disk without
protection.
2. You
keep it in a paper jacket.
3. You
bend your disk.

4. You
be very careful when you
hold the disk.
5. You
keep the disk in very cold
or very hot places.

Example:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Unit Four

10 Join the sentences using because.

Mike couldnt get in. He lost his key.
Mike couldnt get in because he had lost his key.

Dan couldnt buy a new disk. He spent all his pocket money.
Tim had a sore throat. He ate four ice-creams.
Vicky felt very hungry. She didnt have breakfast.
Alex played computer games. His parents bought him a computer.
Lucy couldnt go out. She didnt do her homework.
Paul couldnt play the computer. He didnt turn it on.
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The Fifth Lesson

Lesson Five

The Olympic Games

1 Answer the questions.

What kinds of winter sports do you know?
What summer sports do you enjoy? Why?
What is your favourite sport? Why?
What games do you play in your school?
Have Moldovan sportsmen ever participated
in the Olympic Games?

2 Read the text and say how modern Olympic

Games differ from ancient Games.
The Olympic Games
The first Olympic Games took place at Olympia in
Ancient Greece in 776 BC. The Greeks were fond of
music, drama and all kinds of physical exercises. They
were also religious people. The famous games at Olympia
were held in honour of Zeus and always included lots
of religious ceremonies as well as sporting events. The
Olympic Games took place every leap year and all the
cities in Greece sent their best athletes to take part
in them. The strongest athletes came together to run,
jump, wrestle, throw the discus and box. There were also chariot races. The winners
did not get medals. The highest honour was an olive wreath and people treated the
winners as national heroes.
It became a tradition to stop wars for the time of the Olympic Games. After the
Romans conquered Greece there were no more Games at Olympia.
Pierre de Coubertin revived the classical Games and
in 1896 295 athletes from 13 countries attended the
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ank
first modern Olympic Games in Athens. The Olympic
chariot (n)
box (v)
Flame has always been a symbol of peace, harmony
discus (n)
conquer (v)
and friendship. The five circles on the Olympic flag
classical (adj) wrestle (v)
symbolize five continents. The capitals of many
physical (adj) leap year
countries have been Olympic cities. The best athletes
sporting (adj)
of the world take part in the Olympic Games for the
honour of their countries and for the glory of sports.

3 Find the false sentences and correct them.

The Olympic Games began in Ancient Greece.
The Greeks were not good at sports.
The Olympic Games took place every year.
The winners got medals in ancient Games.
There were no wars during the Olympic Games.
The first modern Olympic Games took place at
Olympia.
7. The Olympic flame is the symbol of peace and
friendship.
8. There are eight circles on the Olympic flag.
9. The Olympic Games glorify sport and harmony.

Unit Four

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

68

Do you know that...

London hosted the Olympic
Games in 1908, 1948 and 2012.
The 1908 Olympic Games were
to take place in Rome but Mount
Vesuvius erupted in 1906 and
the Olympic Games took place
in London two years later.
They did not invite Germany
and Japan to the 1948 Olympic
Games for security reasons.

Copy the table below and classify these sports:

hockey, tennis, basketball, horse riding, climbing,
swimming, football, skiing, cycling, skating,
volleyball, running, boxing, wrestling

Volleyball

Team
sports

Individual
sports

Outdoor
sports

Ball
games

Indoor
sports

Summer
sports

Winter
sports

Play Guess the name of the sport. Use the information from the table
above.

Complete the sentences with the words on the ball.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

They play
in winter in England.
Football is the most
game in England.
England is the
of football.
Schools and towns have football
.
The English team Manchester United is well known all
over the
.
6. The English play hockey on the
.
7. Schoolchildren have
every week.

Diana and
love skiing.
He gave Sandu and
the ball.
My cousin and
skate well.
She and
played tennis yesterday.
He helped her and
.
Alex and
go swimming every Tuesday.

Choose the correct pronoun.

1. Hannah waited for (he, him).
2. Tim and Ben invited (she, her) to go
swimming.
3. Their father played football with (they, them).
4. Her brother and (she, her) love gymnastics.
5. (I, Me) practise tennis every day.
6. My friend asked (I, me) to teach him how to
play chess.
7. Our footballers have a surprise for (we, us).
8. I invited (they, them) to the football match.
9. (They, Them) took part in the last Olympic
Games.

teams

grass

football

popular

Write I or me to complete each sentence correctly.

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

PE
home classes

Grammar Box
PRONOUNS
I, he, she, we, they
and
me, him, her, us, them
always come last when used
with a noun.
Kate and I play volley-ball.
Nick helped my brother and me.
Use I, he, she, we, they as a
subject.
I am a good footballer.
Use me, him, her, us, them as
an object.
Give me the tennis racket.

Write 68 sentences about a great Moldovan sportsman.

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world

Shall We Go Shopping?

The Sixth Lesson

Lesson Six

Answer the questions.

Footwear

Why do you like to go shopping? Why not?

What do you like to buy?
Whats your favourite supermarket? Why?

Where will you buy the following things?

a sweater
a satchel
sandals
a blouse
boots
a calculator
a dress
shoes
a skirt
a shirt
a T-shirt
a tracksuit
a tie
trainers
a football

Mens clothing

School supplies

Childrens clothing
Sportswear

3 Read the dialogue and say how much Victors new football shoes are.
Mr Brad:
Victor:

Unit Four

Mr Brad:
Victor:
Mr Brad:
Victor:
Mr Brad:
Victor:
Mr Brad:
Victor:

Whats wrong, Victor? Why are you so sad?

We are having a competition tomorrow. We are playing football
against All Stars team.
So, whats the problem?
Im afraid Ill not be able to play.
Why not?
Ive lost my football shoes, Dad. Im sorry.
Thats too bad. You shouldnt be so absent-minded. Anyway, you
need a new pair of football shoes, dont you?
I guess so.
Shall we go shopping right
ord
ank
now?
light (adj)
try on (v)
Oh, Dad, thats a wonderful
absent-minded (adj)
worn out (v)
idea.
on sale

30 percent off

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In the sportswear department.

Saleswoman: Can I help you?
Mr Brad:
Wed like a pair of football shoes, please.
Saleswoman: What size?
Mr Brad:
Size 38, please.
Saleswoman: Try this pair on. They are light and comfortable.
Victor:
I think they are great.
Mr Brad:
How much are they?
Saleswoman: They are on sale. They were 350 lei and now they are 30 percent off.
Mr Brad:
Well take them.
Victor:
Thank you, Dad.

4 Complete the sentences with words from the Word Bank.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Listen to the text and answer the questions.

1.
2.
3.
4.

May I
that green tracksuit?
Why dont you buy a new hat? Yours is so
.
. I can carry it myself.
The suitcase is
These trainers are very cheap. They are
.
The boxing gloves are on sale. They are twenty percent

Where does Mr.Brown live?

Whats his nationality?
What language does he speak?
What is his job?

5. What can people buy in his shop?

6. Why do children like his shop?
7. Why do people feel comfortable in his
shop?

Offer your help to the people in the pictures.

Fill in with the right possessive pronouns.

Example: This is my book. Where is yours? (you)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

This is his ruler. Where is

? (she).
? (I).
That is your pen. Where is
These are our sheep. Where are
? (they)
Those are their Legos. Where are
? (we)
? (he)
This is her bag. Where is

Grammar Box
POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
This
This
This
This
This
This

is
is
is
is
is
is

my dress. Its mine.

your cap. Its yours.
his bag. Its his.
her ball. Its hers.
our house. Its ours.
their game. Its theirs.

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Example: Shall I vacuum the carpet, Mum?

The Seventh Lesson

Lesson Seven

When Classes Are Over

Answer the questions.

Do you like afterschool activities?
Why/Why not?
Which afterschool activities do you
like most/least? Why?

Look at the children

in the pictures.
Where are they?
What are they doing?
How are they feeling?

Victor and Cristina asked John Paul to tell them about his school. Read the
dialogue and say what you like about Johns school.

Unit Four

Victor:
What do American children do after classes?
John Paul: All American schools organize different activities for their students.
We had a nature club and a science club in our school. My friend
was a member of our school rock band. I was the editor of the school
newspaper. There was an art and drama group. Besides, we had all
kinds of sports competitions. Our school didnt have excellent sports
facilities but a volleyball court, a gymnasium and a soccer field.
Cristina:
What sports did you do?
John Paul: I played soccer and basketball. We played against other school teams.
We also had small teams within our school. And we competed each
week.
Victor:
Is sport very important in school life?
John Paul: We think physical fitness is as important as intellect.
Teacher:
Do parents encourage their children to participate in all these
programmes?
John Paul: Sure. American parents believe that children learn a lot after school
hours. Parents often volunteer to help with classroom or afterschool
activities. They sometimes make costumes for plays or play the piano
or assist a teacher on a class field trip.
Cristina:
My mother also helps a lot
with our arts and crafts club.
ord
ank
She teaches us needlework.
band (n)
facilities (n)
Victor:
And my grandfather is the best
term
(n)
arts and crafts (n)
Santa Claus in our school.
fitness
(n)
encourage (n)
Cristina:
Last term my father helped
needlework (n)
organize a trip to C=priana
believe (v)
editor (n)
during the holidays.

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Join the parts to make up sentences.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Chrys played the clarinet

Soccer is a very
There are arts and crafts
Grandmother has a lot of
Johns parents encouraged

a) exhibitions in every school.

b) popular American sport.
c) him in his studies.
d) in the school jazz band.
e) needlework in her house.

Do you know that...

In which of the
activities described
in the Do you
know that... box
would you like to
be involved? Why?

...children in England, together with grown-ups, often spend

leisure time working for good causes, raising money for
the benefit of victims of famine, flood, or misfortune and
cleaning lakes and rivers.
Many children attend classes connected with their hobbies,
such as photography, painting, folk dancing, amateur
dramatics, dog training, local history and other subjects.
Some of the youth clubs are connected with churches.

In pairs, talk about where you can do the following:

In groups, talk about afterschool

activities in your school.
Report to the class.

Write a paragraph about the

afterschool activity you enjoyed
most.

Complete the answers.

Example:

Is this your ball? Yes, its mine.

Are these his gloves? No, they arent. They are hers.

1. Is this your computer? Yes, its

.
2. Is this your car? No, it isnt. Its
.
3. Is that their cat? Yes, its
.
4. Is that their car? No, it isnt. Its
.
5. Are these her papers? Yes, they are
.
6. Are these her flowers? No, they arent.
They are
.

7. Are those his glasses? Yes, they are

.
8. Are those his jeans? No, they arent.
They are
9. Are those my apples? Yes, they are
.
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Unit Four

learn about the trees and flowers that grow in your town or village
study the stars you can see at night
play folk music and sing folk songs
write or recite poetry
paint pictures
play football, basketball, tennis, etc.
make a class newspaper

Reading Together
1

Answer the questions.

What are your family values?
How do your values differ from those in your friends family?

Read the story and say what made Midas change.

Midas

Unit Four

Once upon a time there lived a king whose name was Midas. He was very fond
of gold, he loved it better than anything else in the world, except his daughter.
Midas spent the days counting the pieces of gold he had collected. Once, when
he was engaged in counting his money, a stranger entered the room and said:
Midas, you are the richest man in the world. You have everything you can wish
for. But are you really happy? No, I am not, answered Midas, I shall never
be happy until everything that I touch becomes gold.
You shall have your wish! exclaimed the stranger. The
next morning Midas woke up when the sun was rising.
While he was dressing, he noticed that his clothes turned
into gold. This made him very happy. He went into the
garden and everything that he touched, the trees and the
flowers, turned into gold. Soon he sat down to breakfast;
his daughter was sitting beside him. Midas lifted his cup
of coffee to his mouth, but the coffee became hard and
yellow. This frightened him.
What is the matter with you, Father? asked his
daughter taking his hand, and she turned into gold.
What have I done? cried Midas.
It was madness to want more riches.
Now I have lost my daughter.
Suddenly he heard the voice of the stranger: Midas,
which would you like to have now: your gold or your
daughter?
Give me back my child! exclaimed Midas. I shall never want gold again.
I shall help you, said the stranger. Go to the river and bring some water.
Then pour the water over your daughter.
Midas did as the stranger had advised him. When he poured the water over
the gold statue of his daughter its eyes opened and his daughter returned to
life.
Midas understood that gold
was not the most important thing
Do you know these words?
in the world.
riches (n)
madness (n)
wish (n)

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exclaim (v)
turn into (v)
be engaged in doing something

Correct the sentences.

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

Midas loved gold better than his daughter.

Midas seldom counted his pieces of gold.
Midas was not happy because he was not the richest man in the world.
Everything that Midas touched turned into glass.
The next morning Midas woke up late.
At breakfast his daughter was sitting opposite him.
When his coffee turned into gold, Midas was very happy.

Complete the definitions choosing the best answer.

1. To make someone feel afraid means
.
to
a) make him/her angry
b) frighten him/her
c) quarrel with him/her
2. Someone you dont know is a
.
a) stranger
b) neighbour
c) enemy

Choose the best answer that is closer in meaning to the underlined words.
1. Once upon a time there lived a king.
a) a long time ago b) not long ago
2. Midas loved his daughter better
than gold.
a) best
b) more
3. Midas had everything he wanted.
a) all the things
b) a lot of things
4. His coffee became hard.
a) heavy
b) solid

What did Midas love most of all?

What did he like to do every day?
Why wasnt Midas happy?
When did Midas feel very happy?

5. Why did Midas get frightened?

6. What happened to Midass daughter?
7. How did Midass daughter return to
life?

Combine the two sentences into one using and and but.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

5. His daughter also turned into gold.

a) too
b) again
6. Midas wanted his daughter back.
a) loved
b) wished
7. Midas touched his clothes and they
turned into gold.
a) put his hands on b) looked at

Write complete answers to the following questions:

1.
2.
3.
4.

3. When you are busy doing something,

.
you are
a) tired
b) ready to do it
c) engaged in doing it
4. To become something different
means to
something else.
a) turn into b) go away c) finish
5. If you have a lot of expensive things
and much money you have
a) gold
b) riches c) happiness.

Midas had a lot of pieces of gold. He often counted them.

Midas was very rich. He was not happy.
Midas wanted to drink his coffee. It turned into gold.
Midas had more riches. He lost his daughter.
He poured some water over the gold statue. His daughter returned to life.

Make a list of adjectives that characterize Midas. In pairs, talk about him.
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Unit Four

Round Up
1

Read the descriptions and match them to the pictures.

2. It was the most
famous statue of the
ancient world. The
Greeks dedicated it
to the king of Greek
Gods Zeus.

1. It was located
in what is now
Turkey. It was a
huge white marble
tomb for a king.

Black Sea

3. It stood on the
island of Pharos. A
fire burned on its
top. It guided ships.

4. The King of Babylon

built them to please
one of his wives. There
were beautiful flowers,
trees and fountains on
brick terraces.

b)
c)
a)
Mediterranean Sea
e)

d)
f)
g)

5. Egyptians built
them thousands of
years ago as tombs
for their kings.

Unit Four

7. It was an immense
bronze statue. It
honoured the Greek
god of the Sun,
Helios.

Match the questions in column A to the answers in column B.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

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6. It was a marble temple

that honoured a Goddess.
It was situated in what
is Turkey now.

A
What is the difference between
computers and other machines?
Where is the disk?
What is the keyboard for?
What is the printer used for?
What do you do when you want to
give commands to the computer?

B
a) It is in the disk drive.
b) I move and click the mouse.
c) Its in the program.
d) It is used to print out the information
you need.
e) Its for typing information.

Read the dialogue and say what Cristinas grandad thinks about life today.
Cristina: Grandad, do you think people had a more interesting life in the past than
they have now?
Grandad: Well, yes, in some ways. It is because people didnt rush around like they
do today.
Cristina: Yes, I guess so.
Grandad: But, there are some things I like better today.
Cristina: Really? Like what?
Grandad: Well, I love my new car! And I couldnt live without my computer! Im
really hooked on computer games!

4
5

In pairs, talk about modern life and life in the past.

Read the questionnaire.
a) Write down your answers and mark your score.
b) In pairs, interview your deskmate and find out his/her score.

6. What do you have in your room?

a) Lots of sports posters and books.
b) Only one or two sports posters.
c) No sports books or posters.
7. Have you ever dreamed about your
favourite sport?
a) Never.
b) Sometimes.
c) Often.
8. Are you going to play sport this
weekend?
a) Yes.
b) Possibly.
c) No.
Points
1
2
3
4

a)
a)
a)
a)

1
1
0
1

b)
b)
b)
b)

0
0
1
2

c)
c)
c)
c)

2
2
3
0

5
6
7
8

a)
a)
a)
a)

0
2
0
2

b)
b)
b)
b)

1
1
1
1

c)
c)
c)
c)

2
0
2
0

Unit Four

1. How often do you do a sport?

a) Two or three times a week.
b) Never.
c) Every day.
2. What do you do on your day off?
a) Watch sports on TV.
b) Go to the cinema.
c) Go out and play games.
3. How much do you know about the
last Olympic Games?
a) Nothing.
b) The names of two or three gold
medal winners.
c) The names of ten or more gold
medal winners.
4. When they show sports events on
TV, what do you do?
a) I do my homework very quickly
to watch them.
b) I dont do any homework and
watch everything.
c) I dont watch them at all.
5. Do you like your PE lessons at
school?
a) No, I hate them.
b) Not very much.
c) Yes, I like them.

Results
Less than 5 points: You hate sports!
510 points: You quite like sports.
More than 10 points: You are a sports
fanatic!

PROJECT WORK.
In teams, make a poster about a famous Olympic champion.
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The First Lesson

Lesson One

At the Railway Station

Name the means of transport in

the pictures. Say which is your
favourite and why.
Why do people travel?
How often do you travel?
When and where did you travel last?

Mr Taylor is at the booking-office. Listen to

the dialogue and complete the sentences.
.
1. Mr Taylor wants tickets to
2. Mr Taylor buys
tickets.
3. Mr Taylor pays
pounds.

4. The Taylors will travel by an

train.
5. Theyll arrive in London at

pm.

Read the text and say why Betty and Amanda are excited.

Unit Five

At the Railway Station

The Taylors are at the railway station. They are leaving for London. Mrs Taylors
brother lives there and he invited them to spend a few days in London for the Easter
holidays. Amanda and Betty are very excited.
The railway station is busy and noisy. The girls are surprised to see so many
passengers. Some are hurrying to catch their trains. Others are having a cup of tea
and a bun or a sandwich in the refreshment room.
A train is standing at one of the platforms ready to leave. Some of the passengers
are looking out of the windows. Late-comers are hurrying along looking for empty
seats.
At another platform a train has just come in. Some passengers are getting off the
train, others are getting on.
Mr Taylor is looking for a porter to help
him carry the luggage to the platform.
Their train goes from platform five. Mrs
ord
ank
Taylor is buying some newspapers and
bookstall
(n)
luggage
(n)
a magazine from the bookstall. Theyll
porter (n)
sleeper (n)
read them on their journey.
railway station (n)
journey (n)
Amanda and Betty are in the waitingrefreshment room (n)
room. They are sitting on the suitcases.
arrive in/at (v)
waiting-room (n)
The girls are very happy. It is their first
catch a train (v)
bun (n)
journey to London.

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Arrange the sentences to make up a dialogue. Read it.

A: One ticket to Bristol, please.
B: No, its a stopping train.
A: Here is the money.
B: Single or return?
B: At 6.15 pm.
A: Thank you. Goodbye.

A: Single. Is it an express?
B: Here is the ticket. Have a nice trip.
A: What time do we get to Bristol?
A: How much should I pay?
B: 11.

Complete the sentences with the prepositions from the box.

A: Good morning. Can you tell me when the train
Plymouth arrives?
platform two at 8.30 am.
B: The train from Plymouth arrives
C: Could you tell me when the train
Glasgow leaves?
B: The train to Glasgow leaves from platform one
8.40 am.

at,
at,
from,
to

Read the texts describing advantages and disadvantages of travelling by

train. What are they?

In pairs, talk about advantages and disadvantages of travelling by bus. The

words and word combinations below will help you.
fast
sometimes crowded
expensive
comfortable
sometimes delayed

must travel at certain times

can read or look through the window
can eat or sleep
must use other transport to get to the station
can only sit

Write about advantages or disadvantages of travelling by car/bike.

Complete the postcard with the verbs in the correct tenses and find out if
Amanda is enjoying her stay in London.

have, be,
welcome, be,
not see,
manage, go

PM
Dear Cristina
er
ath
we
The
e.
a wonderful tim
We
We
us warmly.
fine and people
ver, we
to so many places here. Howe
to see
half of the city yet. We
the Houses of Parliament.
to the Tower of London
We
tomorrow.
Yours,
Amanda

Unit Five

8
9

you
you
you
you
you

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Travelling by Plane

The Second Lesson

Lesson Two

Answer the questions.

Have you ever travelled by plane?
Where? When?
Where would you like to travel by
plane?
What are the advantages of
travelling by plane?
What airports are there in Moldova?

Read the text and say what Chrys

and John did when they travelled
to America.

Word Bank
baggage claim (n)
flight (n)
fortnight (n)
security check (n)
shoulder bag (n)
call a flight (v)
check in (v)
land (v)
pick up (v)
take off (v)
Xray (v)
get off a plane
get on a plane

In October Chrys and John went to New York for

a fortnight. They travelled by plane. They bought
return tickets in advance and planned the trip
carefully.
On the day of their departure Chrys and John
took a bus to the airport and arrived there three
hours early. Each of them had one small suitcase
to check in. John also had a shoulder bag but that
went as his hand luggage.
Before they got on the plane they had gone
through a security check where their hand luggage
was X-rayed. They waited until their flight was
called. The plane took off on time and eight hours
later landed at New York airport. Chrys and John
got off the plane and went to the baggage claim to
pick up their suitcases. But first they went through
the passport control and showed their passports.

Match the words to the pictures.

SNACK BAR

6
5

Gates 17

Gates 814

Unit Five

CHECK IN

BUS

TAXI

1
4
9
8

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porter
baggage claim
shoulder bag
security check
plane
passenger
snack bar
check in
luggage

Join the right parts and make up sentences.

Example:

security check

checked in
got off the plane
went through security check
went through passport control

Read the dialogues and guess where the people are.

A
A: A cup of coffee,
please.
B: Yes. Anything to eat?
A: A cheese sandwich.
B: Here you are.

bag
a flight
luggage
claim
check
off
control
ray
in
bar

Arrange the sentences to show what Chrys and John did when they travelled
by plane.
got on the plane
waited for the flight to be called
took a bus to the airport
picked up the luggage

security
snack
baggage
shoulder
Xtake
check
hand
passport
call

B
A: Can I see your
passport, please?
B: Here you are.
A: Thank you.
B: Thats fine.

C
A: Can I have your ticket, please?
B: Here it is.
A: Do you have just one suitcase?
B: Yes. This bag is hand luggage.

You are at the airport. In pairs,

make up dialogues on the
following situations:
a. You are checking in.
b. You are at the snack bar.
c. You are talking to a passenger.

What does Anne say?

I am on duty today.
Anne says she is on duty today.
Nina is at home.
My mother is a doctor.
We are friends.
They are neighbours.
Tim is good at football.
The pupils are having an English
lesson now.
We are speaking English now.
The boys are riding their bikes.
My father is reading a newspaper.

Example:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

Grammar Box

Unit Five

REPORTED SPEECH
She says: I am tired.
She says she is tired.
They say: We are hungry.
They say they are hungry.
Nick says: I am having lunch now.
Nick says he is having lunch now.

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In the Street

Answer the questions.

Can you say your address in English?
Is there any difference between saying and writing the address in your native
language and in English?
What can you say about the name of your street?

In pairs, ask and answer questions about where you live.

Example:

Study the map and speak about Amandas neighbourhood.

Supermarket

West Street

Bell Street

15
Bank

Post office

Chemists
shop

Restaurant

Unit Five

Department
Store

Oak Street
Park

Look at the map and complete the sentences using the words from the box.

opposite, next to, far

from, near, at the
corner of, over, at
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Blocks of flats

Bridge

Oak Street

Green Street

Bridge

Market Street

Library

Block of
flats

School

St. Annes
Church

Snack bar

A: Where do you live?

B: I live at 22 Orchard Street, Apartment 19. And you?
A: I live at 25 Green Street, Apartment 3.

East Street

River

The Third Lesson

Lesson Three

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

Amanda lives
15 Green Street.
Her block of flats is
the school.
The department store is not
her house.
There is a bridge
the river.
There is a supermarket
Bell and West streets.
Amanda lives
the park.
The chemists shop is
the post office.

Look at the map again. Read about Marys walking tour and say which
places Amanda doesnt mention. Speak about their location.
Marys Walking Tour
Amandas cousin Mary came on a visit from
Scotland. It is Saturday morning and she wants
to get acquainted with the neighbourhood. This is
what Amanda advises Mary to do.
When you go out youll find yourself in Green
Street. Go right, then turn round the corner and
walk down East Street. Youll see a new department
store and an old park there. There are some beautiful
fountains in the park. Turn right on Oak Street
which is famous for its oak trees, and walk to the
bridge. When you are on the bridge, dont hurry.
Look around and admire the beautiful view. There
are so many willows on the river bank. I like to play
there with my friends.
Cross the bridge and you will see the modern
building of the bank. The post office and the
chemists shop are opposite the bank. Turn right
at the corner of Oak and West Streets. My mother
and I like West Street when the smell of lilac fills
the air.
Go right and you will see St. Annes Church in Bell
Street. It is the church where my parents and I go on
Sundays. If you want to go to the zoo take a number
7 bus on West Street and get off at the zoo.
I hope you will enjoy your walking tour.

bridge (n)
chemists shop (n)
neighbourhood (n)
smell (n)
advise (v)
cross (v)
fill (v)
walking tour
go right/left
turn right/left
round the corner

Match the words to the definitions.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Word Bank

chemists shop
neighbourhood
advise
cross
walking tour

a) the area around a particular place

b) a short trip on foot through a place to see it
c) a shop where medicines are sold
d) to tell someone what you think he or she should do
f) to go from one side of a road to another

Fill in with the words from the box. Read the dialogue.
the post office?
A: Excuse me, can you tell me the way
B: Certainly. Go
Linden Street to Oak Street. Turn right
and walk to the bridge. Cross the bridge and
your left
youll see the post office which is
the chemists shop.
A: Thank you. How far is it
here?
B: If you walk, it will take you ten or twelve minutes.
A: Can I go
bus?
B: Sure.

Unit Five

from,
down, to,
near, by,
on

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The Fourth Lesson

Lesson Four

Answer the questions.

What rules of safety do you know?
What is an accident?
Do you know that more accidents happen in summer? Can you say why?

Read the following texts and say where and why accidents may happen.

Roads are the most dangerous

places for children. Always
take care when crossing a
road. Use a proper crossing
and wait for the green cross
light.

People travel by car a lot.

Its a quick, comfortable and
delightful way of travelling if
we keep simple safety rules.
Belt up in a car, in the front
and back on every journey.

Everybody likes bathing

and swimming in summer.
Choose a safe place for
swimming where there is
always a trained lifeguard
on duty.

Ponds, lakes and rivers can be

dangerous too. Dont play near
open water. The water can be
very cold, deep and fast. There
may be objects hidden under
the surface that can trap you
underwater.

Accidents dont happen

only outdoors. They
can happen in the home
too. Never ever play
with matches! If you
like cooking, be careful
while using them.

Unit Five

Play Safe and Stay Safe

Cycling is a great way to

get around, but it can be
unsafe. Protect yourself
by wearing a cycle helmet
whenever you ride.

Children enjoy playing with toys.

Always put them away when you
have finished playing. Never
leave toys on floors or stairs.
The others can trip over them
and hurt themselves.

Word Bank
helmet (n)
lifeguard (n)
safety rule (n)
surface (n)

fast (adj)
proper (adj)
safe (adj)

Pick out the safety rules from

the text and put them in three
columns.

In pairs, ask and answer questions about safety rules.

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In the home

By the water

belt up (v)
trip over (v)
trap (v)
hide (v)

On the road

Match a word from column A with a word from column B. Make up sentences.
A

comfortable
deep
protective
safety
trained
dangerous
busy

pond
helmet
rule
place
car
lifeguard
crossing

Join the two parts to make up sentences and learn how to cross the road.
Find a safe place to cross,
Look all around for traffic
If the traffic is coming,
When there is no traffic near,
Look and listen for traffic

Find the word or expression which is closer in meaning to the underlined one.
1. The police trapped the terrorists at
a roadblock.
a) caught
b) met
2. Grown-ups should protect children
from violence.
a) feed
b) keep

let it pass.
and listen.
while you cross.
walk across the road.
then stop.

3. Pick up that box or someone will trip

over it.
a) take
b) fall
4. We must belt up in a car to protect
ourselves in case of an accident.
a) put on the seat belt b) put on a coat
5. Its very icy. Take care on the roads.
a) be helpful
b) be careful

Check if you can remember what Tim tells you.

Example: I always take care when crossing a road.
He says he always takes care when crossing a road.

I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I

never play with matches.

like cooking.
enjoy cycling.
protect myself by wearing a helmet.
always put away my things.
never leave my things around.
belt up in a car on every journey.
swim a lot in summer.
walk to my school.

Grammar Box
REPORTED SPEECH
Tim says: I speak English.
Tim says he speaks English.
Alex says: We have a new car.
Alex says they have a new car.
Kate says: My parents travel a lot.
Kate says her parents travel a lot.

Play What does he/she say?

Example: a) Anne: I like to sleep late.
David: What does Ann say?
Nick: She says she likes to
sleep late.

b) Mike: I dont speak French.

Sam: What does Mike say?
Tim: He says he doesnt speak
French.
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Unit Five

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

At the Post Office

The Fifth Lesson

Lesson Five

Answer the questions.

Why do people write letters?
Do you like to write letters? Why / Why not?
How do you send letters?
Where do you go to send a parcel?

Look at the two envelopes, read the addresses on them and say what is
different between them.
Lyle Greer
103 6 St., SW
B515
Washington, DC
2002
USA

Brinz= Vasile
str. Florilor 47, ap.27
Soroca 3207
Republica Moldova

Look at the envelopes again and answer the questions.

Who are the writers of the letters?
Where do they live?

Hannah Weinstein
123 Rivas Ave
San Francisco
Ca 94132
USA

Barajin Andrei
str. Basarabiei 27, ap. 7
Edine\ 4601
Republica Moldova

Who are the addressees of the letters?

What countries are they from?

Read the dialogue and say what you can do at the post office.

Unit Five

Cristina: I have to go to the post office and buy some envelopes. Can you go with
me?
Victor:
Sure. By the way, my mother needs some postcards. Ill buy them for her.
Do you often go to the post office, Tina?
Cristina: Not very often. Last time I was there was a month ago. My mother and I
sent a parcel to my aunt Claudia.
Victor:
How do you send a parcel? I have never done it.
Cristina: If you want to send a parcel, you hand it to the clerk who weighs it and
sticks the necessary stamps on it.
At the post office
Cristina: I need three envelopes. I want to send a letter to Great Britain and two to
the US.
Clerk:
The envelope to Great Britain is five lei. One envelope to the US is seven
lei 50 bani. So, you have to pay twenty lei.
Cristina: Here is the money.
Clerk:
Here are the envelopes.
ord
ank
Cristina: Thank you.
Victor:
Can I buy two birthday postcards?
addressee (n)
Clerk:
Certainly. Which ones do you like?
parcel (n)
Victor:
I think Ill take these two.
hand (v)
How much are they?
weigh (v)
Clerk:
One leu 50 bani each.

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Complete the sentences. Choose the right answer.

1. After you write a letter you put it
5. You write the
address in the
.
into an
lower right-hand part of the envelope.
a) post office b) envelope c) parcel
a) writers b) addressees
2. You need a
to send a letter.
c) postmans
a) stamp
b) postcard c) sticker
6. The person who writes the letter is
3. You
the stamp on the envelope.
called the
.
a) buy
b) put
c) stick
a) writer
b) addressee c) clerk
4. The clerk
the parcel.
7. The addressee is the person who
the letter.
a) weighs
b) keeps
c) buys
a) writes
b) sends
c) receives

Arrange the sentences to make up dialogues.

a) B: A small postcard is three lei and a big postcard is five lei.
A: Id like some postcards, please.
B: How many postcards would you like?
A: How much must I pay?
A: Id like three small and two big postcards. How much are they?
B: Nineteen lei.
b) A:
A:
A:
B:
B:
B:

Read this postcard. Use the right form of the verbs in brackets.
Dear Victor and Cristina,
PM
I
just
(get) back from London.
The weather
(be) terrible there, but I
(have) a great vacation. I
(go)
sightseeing a lot. I
(see) the Houses of
Parliament, the Buckingham Palace, the Tower
of London and other places. Most of all I
(like) Madame Tussauds Museum.
That
(be) all for now.
Love,
John

8 Tell your parents what John wrote to Victor and Cristina about.
9 Write a postcard to a classmate about your vacation. Exchange postcards.
10 Go to your local post office and learn what you can do there. Write about
what one can do at a post office.

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Unit Five

Seven lei and 50 bani.

This is your envelope and the change.
Can I help you?
Thank you.
I want to send a letter to Canada. How much is an envelope?
Here is the money.

Its a Great Job

The Sixth Lesson

Lesson Six

Answer the questions.

Where do your parents work?
What do they do?
What would you like to do when you grow up? Why?

Miss Slim

Read the texts about jobs and match them

to the pictures. Name the peoples jobs and
speak about them.

Mrs Stanford

Mrs Parker
Mr Jackson

Unit Five

Mrs Johnson

Word Bank
customer (n)
mail (n)
spectator (n)
patient (n)

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foolish (adj)
neat (adj)
tidy (adj)
once (adv)
twice (adv)
regularly (adv)

appreciate (v)
consult (v)
prescribe (v)
type (v)

Do you know these jobs? Check the pronunciation with a dictionary. What
do these people do?
actor
painter
teacher
mechanic

writer
architect
typist
baker

lawyer
doctor
journalist
barber

You can make the name of a person who does a job by adding one of the
following suffixes.

-ist

musician
engineer
driver
postman

-ian

-er/r

music
electric
art
type
piano

garden
farm
teach
manage
photograph

Find someone whose parents work...

in a studio
in a factory

on a farm
at school

in a shop
at a post office

at a police station
in the theatre

Report your findings to the class.

a post office
a factory
a hotel
an office
a supermarket
a school

a
a
a
a
a
a
a

teacher
worker
manager
clerk
shop assistant
secretary
porter

How many jobs can you find for

each work place?

Listen to the texts and say what Kate and Nick want to be and why.

Choose a word from the box for each definition.

medicine, patient,
customer, mail,
spectator

Fill in with the right prepositions from the box.

A driver
a bus works very hard. He is out
early in the
morning
late at night. Sometimes he works
beautiful
weather.
rainy days, when it is cold and foggy, he cant see
very well where he is going.
The conductor is
a bus, too. He has a hard day going
the top
the bus and down again a hundred times a day to get
passengers money and give tickets
them.

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Unit Five

a person who is receiving medical treatment

something that a sick person uses to get well
a person who buys something in a shop or restaurant
letters and parcels you get from the post office
a person who watches a show or a game

of, from,
in, to, of,
on, till, on,
up

Write 8 sentences about your parents jobs.

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The Clothes We Wear

The Seventh Lesson

Lesson Seven

What is good to wear

at school
at a party
at home
on a farm
at the stadium?

Look at the pictures

and say what these
children are wearing.
For what occasion
are the children in
each picture dressed?

3 Read the text and say why Stacy and Kate felt terrible at Silvias party.

Unit Five

Silvias
Silvia and her parents were
preparing for her birthday party. Her
parents and she decided to have the
party out in the forest. Silvia invited
some of her classmates. She invited
Stacy and Kate, too. The girls were
excited. They talked much about the
party and the clothes they were going
to wear. Stacy asked her mother to
buy a new dress for her.
One day Stacy and her mother
went to the department store to buy
something nice for Stacy. There were
a lot of different dresses, blouses and
skirts there. Stacy didnt know what
to choose. The shop-assistant looked
at Stacy attentively and said that they
had a pretty blue dress made of silk.
Stacy tried it on. She liked it very
much. It was just the colour of her
eyes. It had a white lace collar. They

Party
also bought two pairs of tights, a black
pleated skirt and a red cotton top for
Stacys elder sister.
When they were leaving the
department store, they met Kate and
her mother. They had bought a yellow
jacket and a brown skirt for Kate.
On the day of the party, the girls
put on their new things and thought
they looked perfect.
When they came to Silvias place,
most of the friends were there.
Everybody was wearing trousers, a top
and trainers. Silvia was wearing a Tshirt and jeans. Stacy and Kate felt
they were overdressed.
In the forest the children had a
wonderful time. They sat on the grass,
climbed trees, ran and played a lot.
Only Stacy and Kate felt terrible.

Word Bank
ankle (n)
beret (n)
canvas (n)

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leggings (n)
waistcoat (n)
sun-dress (n)

fashionable (adj)
old-fashioned (adj)
overdressed (adj)

perfect (adj)

pleated (adj)

Identify the false sentences and correct them.

1. One day Stacy and Kate went to Silvias
party.
2. The girls didnt want to go to the party.
3. The party was a great event.
4. Stacy and Kate wanted to look great.
5. Stacy put on jeans and a top.

6. Stacy and Kates clothes were too

elegant for the occasion.
7. Silvia was wearing a nice dress and
shoes.
8. Stacy and Kate felt awful.
9. Silvia celebrated her party in a caf.

Complete the sentences with the best answer.

.
1. Silvia was preparing for
a) her birthday b) a walk
c) a picnic
2. They talked about
for the party.
a) the flowers b) the clothes c) Silvia
3. Stacy and her mother went to the
.
a) school
b) park
c) store

4. Stacy bought a pretty

made
of silk.
a) red dress
b) blue dress
c) blouse
5. The dress had a white
.
a) lace tie
b) lace collar
c) ribbon

Name the clothes you see in the pictures.

Which of them are in /out of fashion?

Imagine you are going to a summer camp. What clothes will you take with
you?

In pairs, discuss which of the following clothes are for: a) boys; b) girls;
c) both boys and girls.
jeans
jacket
stockings
trousers

beret
leggings
silk stockings
tights

pleated skirt
T-shirt
dress
canvas shoes

shirt
trainers
blazer
sun-dress

Use the verbs on the umbrella to complete the dialogue.

Andrew:
Peter:
Steve:
Andrew:
Steve:
Andrew:
Peter:
Stacy:

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we go for a walk?
The sky is black. I think it
rain.
Yes, I think we
have a storm.
rain. If it does we
come back home.
I hope it
we take our umbrellas?
No, we
need any umbrellas.
you join us, Stacy?
No, I
stay at home and read about Peter Pan.

shall, will,
wont

Unit Five

waistcoat
jumper
ankle socks
tracksuit

Make up sentences about what will happen to you in the future.

Example:

In ten years Ill be a successful doctor.

Ill be famous and Ill have lots of patients.
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Reading Together
1 Answer the questions.
The man ]n the picture wrote the story
about Mawgli. Do you know his name?
What do you know about him?
Have you read any stories by him?

2 Read the story and say why you think Wayland

wanted to leave for the country of gods.
Wayland the Smith
After R. Kipling

Unit Five

Wayland the Smith was a god. But

people all over England did not love
him. They were afraid of him. He was
sure he was the master of the people
and all the time asked them to give him
men, women and horses as sacrifice.
But a time came when people didnt
want to give him anything more. So
Wayland had no food. As he was too
proud to beg and he was also too honest
to steal, he had to work.
The other gods said, Youll come
and live with us only if some man or
woman truly wishes you well. But
nobody did.
So Wayland the Smith had to shoe
peoples horses. However nobody ever
saw him at work. Even now, living in
the world, he didnt like to appear in
the village. Men brought their horses
to some place, where they tied them
up, and went away, leaving their
money there for the smith. When they
returned for their horses, they found
them shod but they never saw the
smith.
One day a farmer brought his horse
to the smith, put his money on the

stone, tied his horse to a tree and

called out: Smith, smith, here is
work for you! Then he sat down and
fell asleep. Wayland shod his horse
quickly and when the farmer woke
up, he took his horse and rode away
without one word of thanks.
A little English elf, Puck, got very
angry when he learned about it, and he
decided to teach the farmer a lesson.
So he made the farmer lose his way. A
young man met the farmer and asked
him what the matter was. When he
heard the farmers story, he was very
angry, as angry as Puck was. He said,
Go back to the smith and thank him or
youll be sorry! The young man cried,
Ho! Smith of the Gods, I am ashamed
of this farmer. But for everything you
have done to him and to others of our
people I thank you and truly wish you
well!
Wayland was free! He could go away
and live with other gods because a man
had wished him well. He laughed and
he cried with joy. Then he went away
and since that time never appeared in
England again

Do you know these words?

smith (n)
sacrifice (n)

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shoe (v)
tie (v)

truly (adv)
be ashamed of

Discuss the answers to the following questions.

1. Why did Wayland decide to work?
2. Why didnt people wish Wayland well?
3. Why didnt Wayland like to appear in
the village?

Write the questions to the following answers.

l. What
2. Who
3. Where
4. How
5. What
6. Where

?
?
?
?
?
?

Wayland the Smith was a god.

Wayland became a smith.
The farmer put the money on the stone.
Puck felt very angry.
He said, Go and thank the smith.
Wayland could go to the country of gods.

Replace the underlined words in the sentences with the words from the box.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

People didnt want to give him anything more.

No man ever saw Wayland at work.
Men came back for their horses.
The farmer said loudly: Smith, here is work for you.
Puck decided to punish the farmer.
The young man sincerely wished Wayland well.
Since then, Wayland never appeared in England again.

But they never saw him.

A young man thanked Wayland and wished
him well.
The farmer left without thanking the
smith.
A farmer once brought his horse to the
smith.

Replace the underlined words in the sentences with the correct pronouns.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

returned, called
out, nobody,
teach a lesson,
truly, that time,
refused

Read the sentences in correct order.

He worked hard and people paid him.
The smith shod the horse.
People were afraid of Wayland.
Wayland left England.
The time came when people refused
to give him anything.

4. Why did Puck decide to teach the

farmer a lesson?
5. Why was the young man ashamed
of the farmer?

People in England didnt love him.

Wayland thought he was the master of the people.
Wayland shod peoples horses.
People never saw Wayland.
He was free and could leave England.

them, it, him,

he, they

Combine the two sentences into one using and or but.

Wayland was a god.
People didnt love him.
Wayland was a god but people didnt love him.
People gave him men, women and horses. Soon they refused to do it.
Wayland shod peoples horses. Nobody ever saw him.
People brought their horses. They went away leaving their money for the smith.
The farmer sat down. He soon fell asleep.
The smith shod his horse. The farmer didnt thank him.

Example:

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

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Unit Five

Round Up
1

What can you see in these places? Make up sentences about each place.

Vocabulary quiz. What are these? Express in one word.

the suitcases and bags;
a person who carries luggage;
a place at a station where people can
buy newspapers and magazines;
a place where trains stop;

a place where planes take off and

land;
a shop where medicines are sold;
letters and parcels one gets from
the post office.

Describe the location of these places. Use words from the box.
Caf
fountain
d
an

ion

t
is

x
Ta

Tr
B

rth

St

Unit Five

Chemists
shop

No

te

Cornwall Street

t
ree

US

Ho

Park

Post
office

Bank

Police
station

Library

Adams Street
Department
Store

sta

Centre Street

ain

Art
gallery

Theatre

Parking
lot

behind, in front of, in the middle of, next to, on the corner of, opposite, over
a) The post office is next to the bank.
.
b) The police station is
.
c) Theres a fountain
.
d) The art gallery is
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.
f) The library is
.
g) The hotel is
h) There is a theatre
i) The shopping centre is

.
.

Look at the map in Exercise 3. Mr Rix is standing in front of the hotel.

He wants to get to the theatre. There are different ways of getting to the
theatre. Tell him how to get there.

Arrange the dialogues. Read them.

a) Mrs Flynn: They are OK.
Cathy:
Look at these jeans, Mum. Arent they great?
Mrs Flynn: I dont think you need another pair of jeans. Your black jeans
are quite new.
Cathy:
May I try them on?
b) Alan:
Saleswoman:
Alan:
Alan:
Saleswoman:

How much is it?

Here you are.
Can I see that brown tie, please?
Ill take it. Could you wrap it for me, please?
Its not expensive, only 12.

Put the words in each line in order and read the poem.
Fashions
My, telling, keeps, on, mother, me,
When, her, teens, in, she, was,
She, from, clothes, different, quite, wore, mine,
And, jeans, heard, hadnt, of.
T-shirts, that, dresses, and,
Reach, our, far, above, knees.

Alex is at the airport. He is talking to his mother over the telephone.

Roleplay the situation as shown in the example.
Example:

Alex:
I am at the airport.
Granny: What does he say?
Mother: He says he is at the airport.

1. It is raining.
2. Its getting dark.
3. I am standing near
the baggage claim.

4.
5.
6.
7.

My luggage is not here yet.

I am worried.
I am hungry.
I am tired.

Play the game Odd-Man-Out.

Unit Five

bus, train, car, plane, piano;

platform, sleeper, flat, train, express;
check in, take off, fly, ski, land;
chemists, cross, dentists, shop, restaurant;
walk, run, trip over, pond, go;
envelope, address, bicycle, parcel, mail;
consult, cook, prescribe, patient, treat;
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1

Round Up

What countries are these symbols related to?

daffodil

rose

?!
thistle

Computer
Fax
........

shamrock

2 Can you continue this list of the 20

th

century

wonders? Try!

Which of the activities listed below do you like doing most/least during
holidays? Why? What other things do you like doing?

End-of-Book

learning languages
reading books on history
meeting famous people
going for walks
swimming
shopping

sunbathing
visiting museums
going on tours
working on the farm
helping parents about the house
taking pictures

Put the words and word combinations below into one or both columns.
teaching history, treating patients,
writing books, driving a car, going to
the theatre, playing football, listening
to music, travelling by train, cooking,
writing letters, talking to friends, playing
the violin

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Jobs

Free time activities

In pairs, talk about where you are going to spend your summer holidays.

In pairs, speak about an interesting city or place you have visited. Use these
questions or other questions of your own.
What city have you visited?
How big is it?
How did you get there?
What kind of houses do people have?

What did you do there?

Are there many tourist attractions in
that city? What are they?
What was the weather like there?

Look at the picture of Amandas

room and write seven sentences
about what she hadnt done
before leaving the room. Use
the words from the box.

to switch off,
to take away, to
put away,
to finish, to close,
to water, to wash

How much do you love English? Compare your answers with your deskmates.
1. If you have a chance to speak English
you usually
.
a) use it
b) ignore it
2.When you hear a new word in English
.
you
a) ask what it means
b) dont pay attention to it
3. When you read and come across a
.
word you dont know you usually
a) leave it out
b) look it up in the dictionary
4. If you meet a native speaker of
.
English you
a) will talk to the person
b) wont say anything
5. If you dont understand what
.
someone says, you
a) ask the person to repeat it
b) pretend you understand

6. When you make a mistake in

English you would like
.
a) someone to correct you
b) nobody to notice it
7. When you speak English and make
mistakes it bothers you
.
a) a lot
b) only a little
Points
1.
2.
3.
4.

a)
a)
a)
a)

2
1
0
2

b)
b)
b)
b)

0
0
1
0

5. a) 2 b) 0
6. a) 1 b) 0
7. a) 0 b) 1

Results
Less than 4 points: You dont like
English enough.
58 points: You quite like English.
910 points: You like English very much.

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Unit 1

Words that sound the same

Notice that some words in English sound the same but are spelt differently
and have different meanings.
/aP/ I, eye
/nBM/ no, know
/hPB/ hear, here
/si:/ sea, see
/nBMz/ nose, knows
/fA:/ for, four

/mi:t/ meet, meat

/baP/ by, buy
/sDn/ son, sun
/aMB/ our, hour
/tu:/ two, too

/CeB/ there, their

/raPt/ right, write
/weB/ wear, where
/nju:/ new, knew
/sDm/ some, sum

Write the transcribed words in letters and read the sentences.

/raPt/ these sentences in your copybook.
/hPB/ are /fA:/ apples for your sister.
/weB/ is my /nju:/ book?
How did you get /CeB/?
/mi:t/ my /nju:/ friend.

/aP/ go to my grandparents village /baP/ bus.

They /nBM/ the answer /tu:/.
My /sDn/ lives near the /si:/.
I cant /hPB/ you well.
There are five rooms in /aMB/ house.

Unit 2

Silent /d/ at word junctions

Pronunciation Guide

Notice that /d/ becomes silent at word junctions like in the examples that follow.
and the /BnCB/
and then /BnCen/
up and down /DpBndaMn/
bread and butter /bredBnbDtB/
find two words /faPntu:wF:dz/

and grass /Bngra:s/

and temperature /BntemprBtEB/
and pheasants /Bnfeznts/
there used to be /CeBju:ztBbP/.

Read the sentences and find the silent letters.

I found two words with silent letters.
I have tea with bread and butter for breakfast.
And then we decided to go out.
This is the largest and most beautiful room in the house.
We receive guests and celebrate holidays here. And this is our treasure.
This room is cool and peaceful and smells of basil and quince.

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Unit 3

Strong and weak forms of was and were

Use the weak vowel sounds of was /wBz/ and were /wB/ in statements and
Wh-questions, and the strong vowel sounds of was /wOz/, wasnt /wOznt/,
were /wF:/, werent /wF:nt/ in short answers and negatives.
He was at home. /hP wBz Bt hBMm/
Was he at /home? /wOz hP Bt /hBMm/
Yes, he was. No, he wasnt. /jes hP wOz/ nBM
hP wOznt/
Were they at /home? /wF: CeP Bt /hBMm/
Yes, they were. /No, they werent. /jes CeP
wF:/ nBM CeP wB:nt/

They were eating cookies. /wB/

Were they eating /cookies? /wF:/
What were they eating? /wB/
Ann was reading a book. /wBz/
Was Ann reading a /book? /wOz/
What was Ann reading? /wBz/

Read the sentences. Remember that the weak forms of was and were are
never stressed.
I was out the whole day yesterday.
Where were you?
The Greeks were on his tracks.
They were following him.
He used to play football when he was younger.
Everybody was invited.
There was merriment and happiness in the palace.
The princess was fond of the sun.
Nick was sitting on the sofa.
A bright fire was burning in the fireplace.

Unit 4

Silent /h/ in unstressed words

In speech we often dont hear /h/ at the beginning of a word that isnt stressed.
The machine has broken.
He had problems.
There has been great progress.
He has made a lot of friends.

I have read the book.

The tiger was looking at him through the
window.
I have learnt so much about life.

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Pronunciation Guide

 Read these sentences. Where do you think the /h/ is silent?

When our parents came we had gone to bed.
When John called I had read the book.
Silvia had washed up before she did her homework.
Maria had made a cake before her mother came.
Delia had cleaned the room before we came. Have you ever read about wonders?
She has followed her parents career.

Unit 5

Strong and weak forms of prepositions

Some prepositions have strong and weak forms. If they are stressed, for
example, at the end of questions, they are in the strong form, but if they are
in the middle of sentences and not stressed, they are weak.

Pronunciation Guide

Express trains dont stop at small stations. /Bt/

What stations do express trains stop at? /It/
The porter carried the luggage to the platform. /tB/
What place did the porter carry the luggage to? /tu:/
The letter was from Amanda. /frBm/
Who was the letter from? /frOm/
The letter was for Tina. /fB/
Who was the letter for? /fA:/

Read the sentences. Make the stressed prepositions at the end of questions
strong, and the ones in the answers weak.
Who did Amanda and Betty wait for?
What are you looking at?
I am looking at those beautiful flowers.
Where did the Taylors get an invitation from?
They waited for their parents.
They got an invitation from London.
What city are the Taylors leaving for?
They are leaving for London.

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Lesson 4, Exercise 7

People belong to nature.

They are a small part of it.
So, it is the duty of everyone to love
and care for everything that is living: an
insect, a plant, a tree, a bird, an animal.
Look around! There is so much that
each of us can do to protect nature.
Make a birdhouse, feed a hungry dog,
plant a tree, a bush, keep your yard and
your garden clean. This is what each of
us should do.

Mr. Coopers study is not very large, but

quite comfortable. There are two windows in
it. Through one of them you can see a lake.
A bright fire is burning in the fireplace.
Mr. Coopers desk is in the middle of the
room. You can see a TV set on a little table.
There arent any books on the shelves all
around the walls. Some other books are on
the floor. There are no armchairs in the
room. A cat is sitting in one of them. Mr
and Mrs Cooper are in the room. Mr Cooper
is sitting at his desk writing something.
Its seven oclock by the clock on the desk.

Lesson 6, Exercise 8

Lesson 6, Exercise 5

Hi, brother. Can you help me

unpack the shopping?
George: Sure. How good youve bought
two packets of chips. But why
did you buy only one loaf of
bread? It wont be enough for
lunch. And youve bought only a
bar of my favourite chocolates.
Anna: They are fattening and expensive.
Ive bought three cartons of
yoghurt instead and a lot of
fruits.
George: I see. Oh, why have you bought
so much jam, three jars. And I
dont like raspberry jam.
Anna: Listen, you will go and do the
shopping next time.

The home country of hot dogs was Germany where they were called frankfurters.
Americans
called
them
dachshund
sausages. A dachshund is a dog from
Germany with a very long body and short
legs.
People sold hot dachshund sausages at
baseball games. They got the sausages on
buns.
A cartoonist drew a bun with a dachshund
inside not a dachshund sausage. Under
the cartoon he wrote Hot Dog. Everybody
liked the cartoon and the new name.

Lesson 3, Exercise 5

Anna:

Unit 2
Lesson 3, Exercise 6
I am horrified by the way people
destroy the environment. I love the
place where I live. Derby always was
an attractive place, really beautiful.
But now Im thinking of going to live
abroad, somewhere where people value
the natural countryside. In this country
they make the roads bigger and bigger,
and build more factories and cut down
forests. They are not interested in giving
us a pleasant environment to live in.

Lesson 7, Exercise 6
When I was six I went to a boarding
school. It was a very small and a very caring
school. But I hated the school, I hated not
being with my parents. I left that school
when I was eleven or twelve.
When I went to the secondary school,
I went to the local comprehensive school
in London. I remember the friends I was
making there were not so close.
I used to travel to France a lot, because
I loved French. I became very close to a
French family, who acted like a second
family to me: a French mum, a French
dad, and the lots of sisters and brothers in
that family, so that they really gave me a
feeling of family which I always missed, as
I was an only child in the family.
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Unit 1

Unit 3
Lesson 3, Exercise 4
a) The Tower of London is the bestknown and the most impressive fortress
in England. It is situated on the north
bank of the River Thames. The oldest
part, the White Tower, was built in the
11th century. A fortress, a royal residence
and prison, the Tower today is a national
museum and home of the Crown Jewels.
b) The sound of Big Ben is one of the
most famous sounds in London. Many
people think that Big Ben refers to the
clock or to the whole tower, next to the
Houses of Parliament. In fact, the name
refers to the largest of the five bells. The
clock tower is famous for its accurate
time keeping.
c) Madame Tussauds is a famous
museum of wax works. Inside visitors can
see life size wax figures of famous people
both living and dead politicians, actors,
athletes and Royalty. They can also see
infamous people. People provide their
own clothes for their wax figures, but are
often surprized to see themselves.
New models are made regularly as
people become famous and old models
are melted down.

Unit 4

Transcripts

Lesson 4, Exercise 6
Working with a computer is really
very much like writing on a typewriter
or with pen on paper.
Instead of a typewriter or pen, you
write with a keyboard. Instead of paper,
your words appear on a screen and are
recorded on a memory stick, also called a
stick. Anything you write on a computer
is called a file. Your computer puts all
information in files. And you must name
your files. If you dont do this you will
not be able to get what you need from
your memory stick.

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Lesson 6, Exercise 5
Mr Brown is a shopkeeper. He has a shop
in a small village by the River Thames, near
Oxford. The shop sells almost everything
from bread to newspapers. Its also the post
office. Children always stop by to buy some
sweets or ice-cream on their way to and from
school. They know theyll find everything
they need there. Besides, Mr Brown is so
hospitable and helpful.

Unit 5
Lesson 1, Exercise 2
Mr Taylor: Four tickets to London,
please.
Clerk:
Single or return?
Mr Taylor: Return. Is it an express?
Clerk:
Yes, it is. Would you like
tickets in the sleeper?
Mr Taylor: Yes, please. How much should
I pay?
Clerk:
20.
Mr Taylor: Here is the money. What time
do we get to London?
Clerk:
At 8.15 pm. Here are the
tickets. Have a nice trip.
Mr Taylor: Thank you. Goodbye.

Lesson 6, Exercise 7
Kate:
When I grow up, Im going to be a
musician. I love music. I play the violin
every day. I am going to travel all over the
world and I am going to learn Italian and
French because I want to play in Rome and
Paris.
I think music is very important. It makes
people kinder.
Nick:
When I grow up, I am going to be a
traveller and travel all over the world. I
think travelling is very exciting. I want to
travel to far away countries and see how
people live there. When I come home from
my travels, Im going to write a book to
tell everyone about the places I visited.

Progress Test One

Fill in with who, that, whose.

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

Use have to, do you have to, or dont have to.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

A waiter is someone
serves in a restaurant.
A kangaroo is an animal
lives in Australia.
The man
is standing in the hall is my uncle.
dog is in the yard is our new pupil.
The boy
A person
can speak more languages is a polyglot.
describe the life of famous people.
There are many books

It is not raining, you

wear a raincoat.
get up early every day?
There is a lot of sugar at home. You
buy any.
They dont speak Romanian. So we
speak only English.
I dont know all the words in English. So I
use the dictionary very often.

Fill in with many, much, little, few, a lot of.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

They dont know

languages.
We have
time and can help you.
I am glad I made
mistakes in my test paper.
I cant buy these books as I have
money.
My father visited
countries.

4 Fill in with the right form of the adjectives.

Our garden is
(large) than yours, but yours is
Summer is the
(hot) season.
In winter the nights are
(long) than in summer.
Alex is the
(hard-working) in his class.

(beautiful).

5 Compare the following using as... as, not as... as.

1. John is the tallest in our class. I am
tall
John.
2. Victor is clever and his friend is clever too. Victor is
clever
his friend.
good at playing the piano
3. Sandy plays the piano best of all. Tim is
Sandy.
4. Our living-room is large, but the study is small. Our study is
large
the
living-room.
5. Text One and text Two are easy. Text One is
easy
text Two.

6 Write 68 sentences to describe your favourite season.

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Progress Tests

1.
2.
3.
4.

Progress Test Two

Correct the sentences.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

The Flynns are planning to spend the weekend in the country. What will
they do there? Complete the sentences.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

If
If
If
If
If
If
If

they arrive early, they...

the weather is fine, they...
it is cold, they...
it rains, they...
they go fishing, they...
they visit their friends, they...
they stay with their grandparents, they...

When will the Flynns do the following? Complete the sentences.

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

I has written a letter.

We havent never been to London.
My town is more clean than New York.
We travel a lot on summer.
Much animals live in our forests.

They will have lunch when....

Ben and Ted will wash up when...
Bill and Kim will play chess when...
Theyll talk to their uncle when...
Mother will read a book when...
Father will play with the boys when...
Granny will tell the children a tale when...

Put in used to or didnt use to.

Progress Tests

1. Betty

read a lot when she was a child. Liz wasnt fond of reading. She
read much.
2. Liz loved animals. She used to take care of them. Betty
do it. She was
afraid of animals.
3. Betty used to play with dolls. Liz preferred Legos. She
play with dolls.
4. Liz used to move a lot. Betty was quiet. She
move much.
5. Betty was very imaginative. She
dream a lot. Liz was different. She
dream.
6. Liz used to play with boys. Betty hated boys. She
play with them.
7. Betty loved flowers. She
water them every day in summer. Liz didnt think
it was important. She
water the flowers.

5 Write 68 sentences about what we can do to protect nature.

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Progress Test Three

Correct the mistakes.

The Pony Express begin in 1860 in the US. It haved 400 horses, 80 riders and
180 stations. It were very dangerous for riders to travel. They crosses rivers and
mountains. They will travel at night and in all kinds of weather. Bandits and
Indians are attacking them.
The Pony Express end after eighteen months.

Write the questions to these answers.

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

When
Where
What
What
Who
What cars
Did

?
?
?
?
?
?
?

Henry Ford was born in 1863.

He lived on a farm.
He wanted to make cars.
In 1896 Ford built his new car.
Only rich people bought cars.
Ford wanted to make cheaper cars.
More people bought cheaper cars.

3 Complete the sentences with the right form of the verbs in Simple Past or
Past Progressive.
How I Broke My Leg
last week (happen). I
in my grandparents garden (play). The
It
weather
fine (be). The sun
(shine). I
with my dog (play). I
a tall tree (climb) when a branch
(break). I
out of the tree (fall) and
my leg (break). When my Grandpa came, I
under the tree (sit). He
me to the hospital (take).

Choose the right preposition and complete the sentences.

1. Chi[inau is situated
the River Bic.
a) by
b) above
c) on
2. Moldova is well-known
its vineyards.
a) for
b) by
c) from
3. I admired the vineyards
the window of the bus.
a) from
b) through
c) at
4. In winter the temperature in Moldova is 1015
zero.
a) over
b) at
c) below
5. Sometimes winters are warm and the temperature is 57
a) above
b) to
c) from
6.
the North winters are colder.
a) below
b) above
c) in

Progress Tests

zero.

5 Write 68 sentences about a museum in Moldova.

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Progress Test Four

Choose the right form of the pronouns.

1. My brothers and (I, me) helped Dad in the yard.
2. Dad gave my brothers and (I, me) rakes.
3. (We, Us) raked the leaves into a pile.
4. Dad told (we, us) to feed the rabbits.
5. (They, Them) were very hungry.
6. We gave (they, them) food and then saw our mum.
7. (She, Her) came to invite us to lunch.
8. We followed (she, her) into the kitchen and saw uncle David there.
9. (He, him) was glad to see us.
10. We were happy to see (he, him), too.

Replace the underlined nouns with the right pronouns.

1. The children made a simple telephone. The children made the telephone from cups
and wire.
2. Tim found two good paper cups. Tim tied the cups to a simple wire.
3. Kate talked softly into one cup. Tim heard Kate through the other cup.
4. Then Tim answered Kate. Kate heard Tim very clearly.

Fill in with the correct possessive pronouns.

Progress Tests

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

Many people understand

pets (theirs, their).
Gail talks with
all the time (her, hers).
She understands
special language (their, theirs).
I understand
cat very clearly (my, mine).
Hannah understands
cat, too. (her, hers).
Hannahs cat often plays with
(my, mine).
Perhaps they talk about
owners (their, theirs).
Do you understand
pets? (your, yours).

Complete the sentences with the right form of the verbs.

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

Nick couldnt get in because he

(to lose) his key.
Tom couldnt buy a pen because he
(spend) all his money.
Ben felt ill because he
(eat) much ice-cream.
Granny couldnt read the letter because she
(break) her glasses.
Jane couldnt go out because she
(not do) her homework.
Ted got a bad mark because he
(not learn) the poem.
Kate couldnt make the cake, because she
(not buy) flour.

5 Write 68 sentences about a great Moldovan sportsman.

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Progress Test Five

What do they say? Change the sentences.
Example:

Tim says: I am going to be a lawyer.

Tim says he is going to be a lawyer.

Dan says: I go shopping every day.

Dan says
.
Nick says: My parents have jobs.
Nick says
.
Sandy says: I have a collection of toy cars.
Sandy says
.

2 Choose the correct sentence.

Example:

a) I saw Peter last week.

b) I have seen Peter last week.

1. a) What did you do last night?

b) What have you done last night?
2. a) Father went to Great Britain a year
ago.
b) Father was going to Great Britain a
year ago.
3. a) I study English for five years.
b) I have studied English for five years.
4. a) Where have you bought your shoes?
b) Where did you buy your shoes?

Fill in with shall or will.

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

Pam says: Our house is new.

.
Pam says
Vicky says: It is warm today.
Vicky says
.
Andrew says: We enjoy our
English lessons.
Andrew says
.

5. a) I thanked her for everything she

did.
b) I thanked her for everything she
had done.
6. a) When they finished their work,
theyll go home.
b) When they finish their work,
theyll go home.
7. a) When we got to the theatre, the
play had started.
b) When we got to the theatre, the
play has started.

I
We

be thirteen years old next week.

be late if we dont hurry.
I open the door for you?
John
come to our party if we ask him.
we ask him to bring his pictures?
make a cake for her mothers birthday.
Tina
I answer her question?

Progress Tests

Fill in with the right form of the pronouns.

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

My elder brother always helps

(I, me) with my English.
My granny lives in the village. We often visit
(she/her).
My parents do a lot for me and I am grateful to
(they, them).
Aunt Silvia has a beautiful voice and often sings for
(we/us).
Its grandfathers birthday. Tim has a nice present for
(he/him).
Uncle Tom always brings something nice for my brother and
(I/me).

5 Write 68 sentences about your parents jobs.

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Final Test

Add a or an where necessary.

I have just moved to
flat in the centre. Its very convenient. Its on
quiet street near the park. There are shops near my house and
bus stop in
big flat with
excellent view. Theres
big
front of the apartment. Its
living room and
dining room with
sofa and
dining table. There are two
bathroom. The kitchen is great. It has
electric stove,
bedrooms, each with
microwave oven,
refrigerator, and two sinks. But I still need to buy some
things for the flat. I plan to get
television, some bookcases, and
carpet for
the living room.

Fill in with the right form of the verbs.

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

Use can, cant, may, must, have to.

Progress Tests

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

I
never
(see) an elephant.
My cousin
(live) in the USA.
We will go for a walk when we
(finish) our lessons.
When I came to my friends place he
(work) in the garden.
Listen. Somebody
(play) the piano so beautifully.
My parents
(buy) me a new bike next month.
We
(have) a wonderful time in the mountains last summer.
If we go to the village, I
(go) fishing.
Diana
(wash) the fruits before she made the salad.

Little children
go to bed early.
you ride a horse?
You
take one pencil. I have two.
My mother is busy and I
take care of my younger brother.
I lost my glasses and
do my lessons.

Compare the following using as ... as/not as... as.

Examples:

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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Cakes are sweet. Chocolates are also sweet.

Chocolates are as sweet as cakes.
Bananas are expensive. Apples are cheaper.
Apples are not as expensive as bananas.

Pizza is popular. Pepsi is popular too.

Japanese is difficult. English is easier.
Our computer is modern. Their computer is modern too.
Lewis Carroll is famous. Rudyard Kipling is also famous.
Summer is warm. Autumn is not very warm.

Complete the text using many, much, little, few.

Greece is a great place to visit, and there are very
tourist attractions there.
rain in the summer. If you like
The weather is usually pleasant and there is
beautiful beaches. When it is very hot, there are
swimming, there are
people in the streets. Transportation is good, and there are
taxis and buses.
large boats that go to the island.
There are also

Change the sentences using used to.

Example:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

My father played football a lot when he was younger.

My father used to play football a lot when he was younger.

I went fishing every day in summer when I lived in the village.

Women wore long dresses in the eighteenth century.
My brother cried very much when he was little.
My mother made cakes every week. Now she doesnt because she is busy.
Victors father rode his bike a lot. Now he doesnt. He has a car.

What do these people say? Change the sentences.

Example:

Tom says: I like chocolates very much.

Tom says he likes chocolates very much.

Vicky says: My mother is very good at cooking.

Tim says: I want to study German.
Andrew says: Our teacher speaks three languages.
Nick says: We will travel to India next summer.
Sam says: The concert was good.

Complete the sentences using the right form of the pronouns.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

I lost my pen. Give me

(your/yours).
His father is a driver.
(My/Mine) is a lawyer.
My collection of stamps is poor.
(He/His) is richer.
I dont like my bike.
(Her/Hers) is more comfortable.
Their garden is large. But
(our/ours) is larger.

Progress Tests

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Infinitive

List of Irregular Verbs

to be /bi:/
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to

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begin /bPgPn/
bite /bait/
break /brePk/
bring /brPH/
build /bPld/
buy /baP/
choose /tEu:z/
come /kDm/
cut /kDt/
dig /dPg/
do /du:/
draw /drA:/
drink /driHk/
drive /draPv/
eat /i:t/
fall /fA:l/
feed /fi:d/
feel /fi:l/
fight /faPt/
find /faPnd/
fly /flaP/
forgive /fBgPv/
get /get/
give /gPv/
go /gBM/
grow /grBM/
have /hIv/
hear /hPB/
hide /haPd/
hold /hBMld/
keep /ki:p/

Past

Past Participle

was /wBz, wOz/

were /wF:, wB/

been /bi:n/

began /bPgIn/
bit /bPt/
broke /brBMk/
brought /brA:t/
built /bPlt/
bought /bA:t/
chose /tEBMz/
came /kePm/
cut /kDt/
dug /dDg/
did /dPd/
drew /dru:/
drank /drIHk/
drove /drBMv/
ate /ePt/, /et/
fell /fel/
fed /fed/
felt /felt/
fought /fA:t/
found /faMnd/
flew /flu:/
forgave /fBgePv/
got /gOt/
gave /gePv/
went /went/
grew /gru:/
had /hId/
heard /hF:d/
hid /hPd/
held /held/
kept /kept/

begun /bPgDn/
bitten /bPtn/
broken /brBMkn/
brought /brA:t/
built /bPlt/
bought /bA:t/
chosen /tEBMzn/
come /kDm/
cut /kDt/
dug /dDg/
done /dDn/
drawn /drA:n/
drunk /drDHk/
driven /drivn/
eaten /i:tn/
fallen /fA:ln/
fed /fed/
felt /felt/
fought /fA:t/
found /faMnd/
flown /flBMn/
forgiven /fBgPvn/
got /gOt/
given /gPvn/
gone /gOn/
grown /grBMn/
had /hId/
heard /hF:d/
hidden /hPdn/
held /held/
kept /kept/

to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to

know /nBM/
leave /li:v/
lose /lu:z/
make /mePk/
meet /mi:t/
put /pMt/
read /ri:d/
ride /raPd/
rise /raPz/
run /rDn/
say /seP/
see /si:/
sell /sel/
send /send/
shake /EePk/
shine /EaPn/
shoe /Eu:/
sing /sPH/
sit /sPt/
sleep /sli:p/
speak /spi:k/
spend /spend/
spin /spPn/
steal /sti:l/
sweep /swi:p/
swim /swPm/
take /tePk/
tell /tel/
think /JPHk/
understand /,DndBstInd/
wake /wBMk/ up
wear /weB/
win /wPn/
write /raPt/

Past

Past Participle

knew /nju:/
left /left/
lost /lOst/
made /mePd/
met /met/
put /pMt/
read /red/
rode /rBMd/
rose /rBMz/
ran /rIn/
said /sed/
saw /sA:/
sold /sBMld/
sent /sent/
shook /EMk/
shone /EOn/
shod /EOd/
sang /sIH/
sat /sIt/
slept /slept/
spoke /spBMk/
spent /spent/
span /spIn/
stole /stBMl/
swept /swept/
swam /swIm/
took /tMk/
told /tBMld/
thought /JA:t/
understood /,DndBstMd/
woke /wBMkBn/ up
wore /wA:/
won /wDn/
wrote /rBMt/

known /nBMn/
left /left/
lost /lOst/
made /mePd/
met /met/
put /pMt/
read /red/
ridden /rPdn/
risen /rPzn/
run /rDn/
said /sed/
seen /si:n/
sold /sBMld/
sent /sent/
shaken /EePkBn/
shone /EOn/
shod /EOd/
sung /sDH/
sat /sIt/
slept /slept/
spoken /spBMkn/
spent /spent/
spun /spDn/
stolen /stBMlBn/
swept /swept/
swum /swDm/
taken /tePkn/
told /tBMld/
thought /JA:t/
understood /,DndBstMd/
woken /woukBn/ up
worn /wA:n/
won /wDn/
written /rPtn/

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List of Irregular Verbs

Infinitive

Climate and Weather in England

Reading for Enjoyment

British people talk about the weather in England more than anywhere else in the
world. Thats because the weather there changes very quickly. It may be warm in the
morning and cool in the evening; it may rain in the morning, then you will have a bit
of sunshine, and again it rains.
This is how the English writer Jerome
K. Jerome in his book Three Men in a
Boat makes fun of this kind:
When I asked for advice, they all
advised me to write about the weather.
And since that time I was able to think
of nothing else but the weather.
It certainly is very, very, very bad
weather. It is so now, at the time when
I am writing, and if it isnt unpleasant
when you read this, it soon will be.
It always is wretched weather,
according to us. In summer we say its
too hot, in winter that its too cold, in
spring and autumn it is bad because it
is neither hot nor cold. If it is fine, we say the country is ruined because it doesnt
rain; if it rains, we wish for fine weather. If December passes without snow we want
to know what has become of our good old winters; and when it snows we are again not
happy, we shall never be happy until each man makes his own weather, and keeps it
to himself.

Weather Forecasts
Therell be some early morning mists and after that itll be mainly dry and sunny
with temperatures around sixteen or seventeen. It will stay dry all day, but therell be
quite a wind.
***
We expect some rain in the morning. There may be some storms with thunder and
lightning and the temperatures will be around ten or twelve degrees.
***
Itll be quite warm for the time of the year, no winds, and sunshine nearly all day,
with temperatures around fifteen or sixteen.
***
Therell be heavy rain and maybe some snow during the afternoon. Itll be very cold,
with temperatures not going above two or three degrees.

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Porridge, bacon and eggs, toast and marmalade, and

two cups of strong tea that was a real breakfast,
a breakfast that made the miners back strong, the
students head clear and the days problems easy. But,
people of the world, take out your handkerchieves,
because the news is sad. The British breakfast is dying.
Its suffering from a terrible disease-cornflakes. The
disease is spreading through the kitchens of the nation.
More and more people cant resist cornflakes are
quicker; you dont have to cook them. But that isnt
all. Theres another cruel killer ready to poison the
dying breakfast: instant tea has been seen on a lot
of kitchen tables. Like cornflakes, its quicker; its
more convenient. Time in Britain is becoming more
important than taste. Youll hear people say: I had
a lovely lunch. It only took ten minutes to cook. Or
Lets have some fish fingers. Theyre so quick. But
what do they taste like? I dont think people have got
time to notice. Nowadays you can buy almost everything
in tins or in packets even the roast beef of England
has been imprisoned in a plastic bag!
Some people havent even got time to open a tin, so they buy their dinner at a takeaway shop. They can take home a pizza, or a Chinese meal, or a fried chicken. And,
of course, theres always the Fish and Chip shop. But even in the take-aways the
storys the same - food is beginning to taste like the chemicals that are used to keep
it fresh.
The British breakfast is dying. And its trying to tell us something: You are what
you eat. So, if our food becomes more tasteless, perhaps well become less interesting
as well. And, like frozen chickens, well have no real taste at all.

The English Language

Some words have different meanings,
and yet theyre spelt the same.
A cricket is an insect,
to play it its a game.
On every hand, in every land,
its thoroughly agreed,
the English language to explain
is very hard indeed.
Some people say that youre a dear,
yet dear is far from cheap.

A jumper is a thing you wear,

yet a jumper has to leap.
Its very clear, its very queer,
and pray who is to blame
for different meanings to some words,
pronounced and spelt the same?
A little journey is a trip,
a trip is when you fall.
It doesnt mean you have to dance
whenever you hold a ball.

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The Taste of the British

A Pleasant Trip
An Englishman who was in France on a short visit wanted to go back to England. He
had only enough money to pay for his ticket. As he knew that the trip would take only
two days, he decided that he could live without eating those two days. So he bought a
ticket and got on the ship. When dinner time came, he was very hungry, but he said he
was not hungry. In the evening he was even more hungry, but when the waiter came to
ask him to have supper, he said he was seasick, and he went to sleep hungry. The next
morning the Englishman felt half-dead with hunger. I shall eat, he said to himself,
even if they throw me into the sea. So when dinner time came, he went to the diningroom and ate everything that was on the table before him. When dinner was over, he
quickly got up and went to his cabin.
In the evening when the ship was not far from London, he ate his supper and said to
the waiter: Bring me the bill for my meals.
But the waiter asked: What bill?
For the dinner and supper I ate.
But you paid for your meals when you bought the ticket, answered the waiter.

Reading for Enjoyment

Flower Garden
As soon as the ground was warm
I turned up the soil
Then I raked it smooth
And counted not the toil.

Thus they grew in beauty fair

And waved for all to see
A rainbow prisoned on my lawn
A fairy galaxy.

Next I bought the little seeds

Of my favourite flowers
Planted, watered, weeded, and so
Passed many pleasant hours.

But the pleasure, most of all

I got from start to end
Was when I cut a sweet bouquet
And gave it to a friend.

Halloween
This is a story how Halloween was invented. Once
upon a time there was a big vast forest through which
many travellers journeyed to get to the town on the
other side. It was such a dark forest that the travellers
often wandered off the dim little trail and got lost.
They tried to find their way and finally came to a pretty
little cottage where a witch tricked the poor travellers
by placing a magic spell on them. One day a poor little
girl came to this very forest. As it grew very dark she
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lit a candle but one of the witches blew it out. The girl tried many times to light the
candle but the flame flickered and went out. Then the poor girl walked under a big
nut-tree but the witch turned the nut over the little girls head into a pumpkin. The
girl felt around in the dark and found out a pumpkin. She found a stick and began to
hollow out the pumpkin. When she hollowed she put the candle inside, lit it, put the
lid and then put the pumpkin lantern on her head.
After a while she came to the witchs cottage. On seeing a horrible two-headed
monster the witch fell down, knocked herself out on the hard cellar floor and soon
died. The spell was lifted and the travellers were saved.

One day Jim came home from school very excited. He had seen an interesting notice
on his classroom wall. It was about a competition for the best story. What do you
have to write about? his mother asked Jim.
A story called The Most Important Lesson I Have
Ever Learned.
So that evening after supper Jim sat down and tried
to think of a story. Then he remembered something
that had happened a few months earlier. Thats what
Jim wrote:
Old Mrs Hanley has known me since I was a baby.
She used to look after me when my parents were at
work. For many years she has been our neighbour.
Three years ago her husband died. And since that time
she has been rather lonely. There are no other houses
nearby. I see her in her garden every morning on my
way to school. She waves to me as I ride past on my
bicycle. Sometimes I stop and talk to her.
But then, one day, I did not see her in her garden.
I wondered where she was but I was in a hurry, I
couldnt stop. I did not see her the next day, and the
day after that. I could not imagine what had happened
to her. But I never had time to find out there was
always something more that seemed important to do.
In the end I told my mother. I said that I had not seen
Mrs Hanley for a few days. My mother telephoned her right away, but there was no
answer. Mother felt worried, and we went to her house. We found Mrs Hanley in bed
seriously ill. She had been in bed for three days without help.
Mrs Hanley was ill for a long time, but she got better. Now she is back in her garden
every morning.
You must always find time to think of other people that is the most important
lesson I have ever learned.
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An Important Lesson

The Fox and the Grapes

One summers day a fox was passing through
A vineyard; faint he was and hungry, too.
When suddenly his keen eye chanced to fall
Upon a bunch of grapes above the wall.
Ha! Just the thing! he said. Who could resist it!
He eyed the purple cluster jumped and missed it!
Ahem! he coughed. Ill take more careful aim.
And sprang again. Results were much the same,
Although his leaps were desperate and high.
At length he paused to wipe a tearful eye,
And shrug a shoulder. I am not so dry,
And lunch is bound to come within the hour...
Besides, he said, I am sure those grapes are sour.
The moral is: We seem to want the peach
That always dangles just beyond our reach.
Yet, like the fox, we must not be upset
When sometimes things are just too hard to get.
Joseph Lauren

Reading for Enjoyment

Wolves
The wolf is a sociable animal. Usually five or six animals live together in a group.
Groups of wolves are called packs. The strongest wolf in the group is the leader. When
wolves are successful at the hunt and catch an animal, the leader of the pack will
usually eat first. The leader and the most important female in the pack are the only
wolves in the groups to have young. Baby wolves are called cubs. If the parent wolves
have another litter (more cubs) the next year, the older cubs will help their parents to
look after the new cubs. If the female wolf dies, another wolf from the pack will adopt
all the cubs, and look after them as if they were her own. There are many childrens
books in which the wolf is the bad guy in the story. But this is unfair. Wolves are very
shy animals, and they are not dangerous. In fact, they will only kill if they are hungry.
And they dont kill human beings, they kill old, weak and sick
animals. Wolves fear human beings, and they are right to do
so. Men are cutting down the forests where the wolves live.
If the forests are cut down, the American wolf will lose
its natural habitat (the place where it lives). It will lose
its supply of food, too. In fact, the American wolf will
become endangered, like many other forest animals.

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A Sad Story
Three men came to New York for a holiday. They came to a very large hotel and took
a room there. Their room was on the forty-fifth floor.
In the evening the three men went to the theatre and came back to the hotel very
late. I am very sorry, said the clerk of the hotel, but our lifts do not work tonight.
If you do not want to walk up to your room, we shall make beds for you in the hall.
No, no, said one of the three men, no, thank you. We do not want to sleep in the
hall. We shall walk up to our room.
Then he turned to his two friends and said, It is not easy to walk up to the fortyfifth floor, but I think I know how to make it easier. On our way to the room I shall
tell you some jokes; then you, Andy, will sing us some songs; then you, Peter, will tell
us some interesting stories.
So they began to walk up to their room. Tom told them many jokes; Andy sang some
songs. At last they came to the thirty-fourth floor. They were tired and decided to
have a rest.
Well, said Tom, now it is your turn, Peter. After all those jokes we heard on our
way here tell us a long and interesting story with a sad ending.
I shall tell you a sad story you ask me for, said Peter. It is not long, but it is sad
enough,
WE LEFT THE KEY TO OUR ROOM IN THE HALL.

This is the season

When fruit is sweet,
This is the season
When school friends meet,
When noisy and merry
And brown in the sun
With their books and bags
To school they run.

This is the season

When snowdrops bloom,
When nobody likes
To be in his room.
This is the season
When birds make their nests,
This is the season
We all like best.

This is the season

When mornings are dark
And birds do not sing
In forest and park.
This is the season
When children ski
And Father Frost
Brings the New Year tree.

This is the season

When nights are short,
When children are full
Of fun and sport,
Playing, swimming
All the day,
With a happy song
On a sunny day.

Reading for Enjoyment

Seasons

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Aa
about /BbaMt/ (adv)
above /BbDv/ (prep)
absent-minded (adj)
/,IbsBntmaPndPd/
acacia /BkePEB/ (n)
addressee /,Idresi:/ (n)
admission /BdmPEn/ (n)
adult /IdDlt/ (n)
advise /BdvaPz/ (v)
aim /ePm/ (n)
along /BlOH/ (prep)
ancient /ePnEBnt/ (n)
ankle /IHkl/ (n)
ant /Int/ (n)
appreciate /Bpri:EiePt/ (v)
area /eBriB/ (n)
arrival /BraPvl/ (n)
arrive (in/at) /BraPv/ (v)
arts and crafts /L:ts Bnkra:fts/
(be) ashamed (of) /BEePmd/ (adj)
avenue /IvBnju:/ (n)
await /BwePt/ (v)
award /BwA:d/ (n)
axe /Iks/ (n)

cam, aproximativ
deasupra
distrat

acacia, salc]m
destinatar
admitere, intrare
adult
a sf=tui
\el
de-a lungul
vechi, antic
glezn=
furnic=
a aprecia
teritoriu, spa\iu
sosire
a sosi (la)
arte [i me[te[uguri
a-i fi ru[ine (de)
bulevard
a a[tepta
premiu
topor

Vocabulary

Bb
bag /bIg/ (n)
baggage claim /bIgPdG klePm/ (n)
background /bIkgraMnd/ (n)
ballet /bIleP/ (n)
band /bInd/ (n)
barrel /bIrBl/ (n)
base /bePs/ (n)
battlefield /bItlfi:ld/ (n)
because of /bPkOz/
beech /bi:tE/ (n)
beef /bi:f/ (n)
believe /bBli:v/ (n)
belt up /,belt Dp/ (v)
below /bPlBM/ (prep)
beret /bereP/ (n)
beyond /bPjOnd/ (prep)
birch /bF:tE/ (n)
blend /blend/ (v)
bloom /blu:m/ (v)
boar /bA:(r)/ (n)
bookstall /bMkstA:l/ (n)
bowman /baMmBn/ (n)
box /bOks/ (v)
boxer /bOksB/ (n)
brick /brPk/ (n)
bridge /brPdG/ (n)
broad /brA:d/ (adj)
bronze /brOnz/ (adj)
broth /brOJ/ (n)
bulb /bDlb/ (n)
bun /bDn/ (n)

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geant=
recep\ia bagajelor
fundal
balet
orchestr=
butoi
baz=
c]mp de lupt=
din cauz=
fag
carne de vit=
a crede
a pune centura
mai jos de
beret=
dincolo de, dup=
mesteac=n
a amesteca, a (se) combina
a ]nflori
mistre\
chio[c
ara[
a boxa
boxer, pugilist
c=r=mid=
pod
larg
de bronz
ciorb=
lamp=, bec
chifl= cu stafide

Cc
calculator
a anun\a (zborul)
canava
carton
castel
a reu[i la tren
pivni\=
cereale
ceremonie
canal
car de triumf
a sta la vorb=
a controla
a se ]nregistra
chimic
farmacie
a cocoli, a alinta
gum= de mestecat
ciripit, piruit
munc= de rutin=
clarinet
classic
clim=
c=rbune
colegiu
colonist
colonie
colorat
culoare, colorare
confort, consolare
pl]ngere
a confirma
a cuceri
a consulta
continent
a contribui cu
schit, m=n=stire
localitate rural=
cuvertur=
fricos
staul de vite
meserie, me[te[ug
r=chi\ele
a crea
echipaj
greier
crim=
crocant
a traversa
curios
pernu\=
client

()

,

,

()

()
,

Vocabulary

calculator /kIlkjulePtB/ (n)

call (a flight) /kA:l/ (v)
canvas /kInvBs/ (n)
cardboard /kL:dbA:d/ (n)
castle /kL:sl/ (n)
catch a train /kItE/
cellar /selB(r)/ (n)
cereal /sPBriBl/ (n)
ceremony /serBmBni/ (n)
channel /tEInl/ (n)
chariot /tEIriBt/ (n)
chat /tEIt/ (v)
check /tEek/ (v)
check in /,tEekPn/ (v)
chemical /kemPkl/ (adj)
chemists (shop) /kemPsts/ (n)
cherish /tEerPE/ (v)
chewing-gum /tEu(:)PHgDm/ (n)
chirping /tEF:pPH/ (n)
chore /tEA:(r)/ (n)
clarinet /,klIrBnet/ (n)
classical /klIsPkl/ (adj)
climate /klaPmBt/ (n)
coal /kBMl/ (n)
college /kOlPdG/ (n)
colonist /kOlBnPst/ (n)
colony /kOlBni/ (n)
colourful /kDlBful/ (adj)
colouring /kDlBrPH/ (n)
comfort /kDmfBt/ (n)
complaint /kBmplePnt/ (n)
confirm /kBnfF:m/ (v)
conquer /kOHkB(r)/ (v)
consult /kBnsDlt/ (v)
continent /kOntPnBnt/ (n)
contribute /kBntrPbju:t/ (v)
convent /kOnvBnt/ (n)
countryside /kDntrisaPd/ (n)
coverlet /kDvBlBt/ (n)
cowardly /kaMBdli/ (adj)
cowshed /kaMEed/ (n)
craft /kra:ft/ (n)
cranberry /krInbBri/ (n)
create /kri:Nt/ (v)
crew /kru:/ (n)
cricket /krPkPt/ (n)
crime /kraPm/ (n)
crisp /krisp/ (adj)
cross /krOs/ (v)
curious /kjMBriBs/ (adj)
cushion /kMEn/ (n)
customer /kDstBmB/ (n)

Dd
dachshund /dIksBnd/ (n)
daffodil /dIfBdPl/ (n)
daily /dePli/ (adv)

c]ine [oricar
narcis=
zilnic

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daisy /dePzi/ (n)

declare /dPkleB/ (v)
defeat /dPfi:t/ (v)
delicate /delPkBt/ (adj)
deserve /dPzF:v/ (v)
dignity /dPgnBti/ (n)
discus /dPskBs/ (n)
dishonest /dPsOnPst/ (adj)
disease /dPzi:z/ (n)
disk /dPsk/ (n)
disk drive /dPsk draPv/ (n)
dive /daPv/ (v)
dough /dBu/ (n)
dove /dDv/ (n)
dressing /dresPH/ (n)
drop /drOp/ (v)
dull /dDl/ (adj)

margaret=
a declara
a ]nfr]nge
delicat, fin, firav
a merita
demnitate
disc (sport.)
necinstit
boal=
disc
dischier=
a plonja
aluat
porumbel
umplutur=, sos
a sc=pa
monoton

,
(.)

Ee
each other /,i:tEDCB/
editor /edPtB/ (n)
embroidered /PmbrAPdBd/ (adj)
empty /empti/ (adj)
encourage /PnkDrPdG/ (v)
endanger /PndePndGB/ (v)
(be) engaged (in) /PngePdGd/
entertaining /,entBtePnPH/ (adj)
exclaim /PksklePm/ (v)
expect /Pkspekt/ (v)
exploit /eksplAPt/ (n)
explore /PksplA:(r)/ (n)
express /Pkspres/ (v)
extend /Pkstend/ (v)

unul pe altul
redactor
brodat
gol, neocupat
a ]ncuraja
a primejdui
a fi ocupat
distractiv
a exclama
a a[tepta, a fi ]n a[teptare
fapt= glorioas=
a cerceta
a exprima
a (se) ]ntinde, a (se) extinde

Vocabulary

Ff
facilities /fBsPlBtPz/ (n)
fail /fePl/ (v)
fascinating /fIsPnePtPH/ (adj)
fashionable /fIEnBbl/ (adj)
fast /fL:st/ (adj)
fatten /fItn/ (v)
fax /fIks/ (n)
feast /fi:st/ (n)
fertilizer /fF:tBlaPzB/ (n)
fiesta /fjesta:/ (n)
fight /faPt/ (n)
fill /fPl/ (v)
fitness /fPtnPs/ (n)
flight /flaPt/ (n)
flutter /flDtB/ (v)
follow /fOlBM/ (v)
food /fu:d/ (n)

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comodit=\i
a suferi ]nfr]ngere
fermec=tor
la mod=
rapid
a ]ngr=[a
fax
s=rb=toare, petrecere
]ngr=[=m]nt
serbare
lupt=
a umple
s=n=tate
zbor
a flutura, a bate din aripi
a urma
hran=, m]ncare

,
,

foolish /fu:lPE/ (adj)

forest /fOrPst/ (n)
forester /fOrPstB/ (n)
fortnight /fA:tnaPt/ (n)
foundation /faMndePE(B)n/ (n)
fountain /faMntBn/ (n)
fragile /frIdGaPl/ (adj)
fragrance /frePgrBns/ (n)
freedom /fri:dBm/ (n)
frequent /fri:kwBnt/ (adj)
frolic /frOlPk/ (v)
fume /fju:m/ (n)

prostesc, necugetat
p=dure, codru
p=durar
dou= s=pt=m]ni
temelie, baz=
havuz
fragil, ginga[
mireasm=
libertate
frecvent, des
a zburda
fum

,
,
,
,
,

Gg
generation /,dGenBrePEn/ (n)
get off /,get Of/ (v)
get on /,get On/ (v)
glade /glePd/ (n)
goddess /gOdes/ (n)
gooseberry /gMzbBri/ (n)
graduate (from) (v)
/grIdGuePt/
grasshopper /gra:s,hApB/ (n)
gravy /grNvi/ (n)
graze /grePz/ (v)
great-grandchild /,grePt grIntEaPld/ (n)

genera\ie
a se da jos, a cobor]
a se urca
lumini[, poian=
zei\=
agri[=
a absolvi
(colegiul, universitatea)
cosa[
sos
a pa[te
str=nepot, str=nepoat=

( )

habitat /hIbPtIt/ (n)

hamburger /hImbF:gB(r)/ (n)
hand /hInd/ (v)
on the 'one hand
on the 'other hand
happen /hIpBn/ (v)
helmet /helmPt/ (n)
hen-house /hen haMs/ (n)
hide /haPd/ (v)
hint /hPnt/ (n)
hoar-frost /hA:frOst/ (n)
hold /hBMld/ (v)
honour /OnB/ (v)
homeless /hBMmlBs/ (adj)
hopeless /hBMplBs/ (adj)
house /haMz/ (v)

areal, habitat
hamburgher
a ]nm]na
pe de o parte
pe de alt= parte
a se ]nt]mpla
casc= de protec\ie
poiat=
a ascunde
aluzie, sugestie
promoroac=
a \ine, a con\ine
a onora
f=r= ad=post
disperat
a g=zdui

,
,

Ii
ignore /PgnA:/ (v)
impressive /PmpresPv/ (adj)
imprison /PmprPzn/ (v)
incredible /PnkredBbl/ (adj)

a nu lua ]n seam=, a ignora

impresionant
a ]ntemni\a
incredibil

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Vocabulary

Hh

infamous /PnfBmBs/ (adj)

inherit /PnherPt/ (v)
iris /aPrPs/ (n)
island /aPlBnd/ (n)
ivory /aPvBri/ (n)

tic=los
a mo[teni
st]njenel
insul=
filde[

Jj
jar /dGa:/ (n)
jelly /dGeli/ (n)
journal /dGF:nl/ (n)
journey /dGF:ni/ (n)
just /dGDst/ (adj)

borcan
peltea
jurnal
c=l=torie
drept, just

Kk
keyboard /ki:bA:d/ (n)
kindergarten /kPndBga:tn/ (n)
kneel /ni:l/ (n)
knight /naPt/ (n)

tastier=
gr=dini\= (de copii)
a ]ngenunchea
cavaler

Vocabulary

Ll
land /lInd/ (v)
law /lA:/ (n)
lay /leP/ (v)
lead /li:d/ (n)
leap year /li:p jPB(r)/ (n)
leggings /legPHz/ (n)
length /leHJ/ (n)
lie /laP/ (v)
lifeguard /laPfga:d/ (n)
light /laPt/ (adj)
lighthouse /laPthaMs/ (n)
,lily of the valley (n)
linden /lPndBn/ (n)
litter /lPtB(r)/ (n)
lizard /lPzBd/ (n)
loser /lu:zB/ (n)
luck /lDk/ (n)
luggage /lDgPdG/ (n)

a ateriza
lege
a a[eza, a pune
a duce
an bisect
jambiere
durat=
a se ]ntinde, a sta culcat
salvamar
u[or
far
l=cr=mioar=
tei
resturi, gunoaie
[op]rl=
persoan= care pierde
noroc
bagaj

Mm
machine /mBEi:n/ (n)
madness /mIdnPs/ (n)
majestic /mBdGestPk/ (adj)
mail /mePl/ (n)
mainly /mePnli/ (adv)
maple /mePpl/ (n)
marble /mL:bl/ (n)
mare /meB(r)/ (n)

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ma[in=, aparat
nebunie
m=re\
po[t=
]ndeosebi
ar\ar
marmur=
iap=

marmalade /ma:mBlePd/ (n)

marry /mIri/ (v)
marten /ma:tPn/ (v)
marvellous /mL:vBlBs/ (adj)
match /mItE/ (n)
meal /mi:l/ (n)
mean /mi:n/ (adj)
meaning /mi:nPH/ (n)
medicine /,medsn/ (n)
medieval /,medii:vl/ (adj)
(in the) midst of
mild /maPld/ (adj)
milk /mPlk/ (v)
mind /maPnd/ (v)
misty /mPsti/ (adj)
modem /mBMdem/ (n)
moderate /mAd(B)rPt/ (adj)
modern /mAd(B)n/ (adj)
monk /mDHk/ (v)
moreover /mA:rBMvB/ (adv)
motionless /mBMEnlBs/ (adj)
mouse /maMs/ (n)
mustard /mDstBd/ (n)
mutton /mDtn/ (n)
mysterious /mPstPBrPBs/ (adj)

dulcea\= de citrice
a se c=s=tori
jder
minunat, uimitor
chibrit
m]ncare
josnic, tic=los
]n\eles
medicament
medieval
]n mijlocul
bl]nd, temperat
a mulge
a obiecta
ce\os, neguros
modem
moderat
modern
c=lug=r
mai mult dec]t at]t
imobil
maus, [oarece
mu[tar
carne de oaie
misterios

Nn
napkin /nIpkPn/ (n)
naughty /nA:ti/ (adj)
navy /nePvi/ (n)
neat /ni:t/ (adj)
needlework /ni:dlwF:k/ (n)
needy /ni:di/ (adj)
neighbourhood /nePbBhMd/ (n)
news /nju:z/ (n)
noodle(s) /nu:dl(z)/ (n)
nun /nDn/ (n)

[erve\el
obraznic, neast]mp=rat
flot= militar=
curat, ]ngrijit
brodare
nevoia[
vecin=tate
noutate
t=i\ei
c=lug=ri\=

, o
-
,

oak /BMk/ (n)

octopus /OktBpBs/ (n)
offer /OfB(r)/ (v)
old-fashioned /,BMldfIEnd/
on the left (prep)
on the right (prep)
once /wDns/ (adv)
onto /OntB/ (prep)
operation /,OpBrePEn/ (n)
outlaw /aMtlA:/ (n)
outstanding /aMtstIndPH/ (adj)
overdressed /,BMvBdrest/ (adj)
own /BMn/ (v)
own /BMn/ (pron)

stejar
caracati\=
a oferi
demodat
din st]nga
din dreapta
odat=
pe
opera\ie
haiduc
remarcabil
]mpopo\onat
a poseda
propriu

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Vocabulary

Oo

Pp
painting /pePntPH/ (n)
parcel /pL:sl/ (n)
parson /pL:sn/ (n)
path /pa:J/ (n)
patient /pePEnt/ (n)
penguin /peHgwPn/ (n)
pepper /pepB/ (n)
perfect /pF:fPkt/ (adj)
pheasant /feznt/ (n)
physical /fPzPkl/ (adj)
pick up /,pickDp/ (v)
pickle /pPkl/ (n)
pigeon /pPdGPn/ (n)
pigsty /pPgstaP/ (n)
pilgrim /pPlgrPm/ (n)
platform /plItfA:m/ (n)
pleated /pli:tPd/ (adj)
plenty (of) /plenti/ (pron)
pocket /pOkPt/ (n)
pollute /pBlu:t/ (v)
pollution /pBlu:En/ (n)
poodle /pu:dl/ (n)
popcorn /pOpkA:n/ (n)
poplar /pOplB(r)/ (n)
popularity /,pApjulIrPti/ (n)

pictur=
pachet, colet
preot
c=rare
pacient
pinguin
piper
perfect
fazan
fizic
a lua
mur=tur=
porumbel
cocin=
pelerin
peron
plisat
o mul\ime
buzunar
a polua
poluare
pudel
floricele de porumb
plop
popularitate

poppy /pOpi/ (n)

porter /pA:tB/ (n)
prescribe /prPskraPb/ (v)
prince /prPns/ (n)
princess /,prPnses/ (n)
printer /prPntB/ (n)
programme /prBMgrIm/ (n)
proper /prOpB/ (adj)
propose /prBpBMz/ (v)
protect /prBtekt/ (v)
pyramid /pPrBmPd/ (n)

mac
hamal
a prescrie
prin\
prin\esa
imprimant=
program
potrivit, adecvat
a propune
a proteja
piramid=

Vocabulary

Rr
racoon /rBku:n/ (n)
railway station
/rePlweP stePEn/ (n)
recognize /rekBgnaPz/ (v)
recycle /ri:saPkl/ (v)
refreshment room
/rPfreEmBnt rMm/
regularly /regjulBli/ (adv)
reign /rePn/ (v)
remarkable /rPma:kBbl/ (adj)
relaxing /rPlIksPH/ (adj)
replace /rPplePs/ (v)

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raton
gara feroviar=

a recunoa[te
refolosi (de[euri)
bufet

regulat
a domni
remarcabil
odihnitor
a ]nlocui

represent /,ri:prPzent/ (v)

reptile /reptaPl/ (n)
restore /rPstA:/ (v)
reunion /,ri:ju:nPBn/ (n)
riches /rPtEPz/ (n)
roast /rBMst/ (v)
rob /rOb/ (v)
rodeo /rBMdePBM/ (n)
roll /rBMl/ (n)
,round the corner
rush /rDE/ (v)
rust /rDst/ (v)

a prezenta
reptil=
a restitui
reuniune
avere, bog=\ii
a frige
a jefui
rodeo
chifl=
dup= col\
a se gr=bi
a rugini

sacred /sePkrPd/
safe /sePf/ (adj)
safety /sePfti/ (n)
on sale /Bn sePl/

sacru, sf]nt
]n siguran\=
securitate
]n v]nzare la pre\ redus

sacrifice /sIkrPfaPs/ (n)

sapling /sIplPH/
sausage /sA:sPdG/ (n)
screen /skri:n/ (n)
security /sPkjMBrBti/ (n)
seize /si:z/ (v)
sense /sens/ (v)
,set off (v)
shadow /EIdBM/ (n)
shamrock /EImrOk/ (n)
sheep-pen /Ei:ppen/ (n)
shelter /EeltB/ (n)
shoe /Eu:/ (v)
shooting /Eu:tPH/ (n)
shower /EaMB/ (n)
shoulder /EBMldB/ (n)
sickness /sPknBs/ (n)
sideboard /saPdbA:d/ (n)
site /saPt/ (n)
size /saPz/ (n)
skunk /skDHk/ (n)
sleeper /sli:pB/ (n)
slip /slPp/ (v)
smell /smel/ (n)
smith /smPJ/ (n)
snack /snIk/ (n)
snug /snDg/ (adj)
soap opera /sBMp OprB/ (n)
soccer /sOkB/ (n)
sock /sOk/ (n)
sorrow /sOrBM/ (n)
sound /saMnd/ (v)
special /speEl/ (adj)
speckle /spekl/ (n)
spectator /spektePtB/ (n)

sacrificiu
puiet
crenvur[t
monitor
securitate
a lua
a sim\i
a porni
umbr=
trifoi alb
staul pentru oi
ad=post
a potcovi
v]n=toare
avers= (de ploaie)
um=r
boal=
bufet
teren, loc
m=rime
dihor
vagon de dormit
a aluneca
miros
potcovar
gustare
confortabil
serial melodramatic
fotbal
[oset=
necaz, ]ntristare
a suna
deosebit
pic=\ea
spectator

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Vocabulary

Ss

spell /spel/ (n)

spin /spPn/ (v)
sporting /spA:tPH/ (adj)
spot /spOt/ (n)
squash /skwOE/ (n)
stable /stePbl/ (n)
stage /stePdG/ (n)
star /sta:/ (v)
state /stePt/ (n)
stave /stePv/ (n)
stew /stju:/ (n)
store /stA:/ (v)
stream /stri:m/ (n)
stripe /straPp/ (n)
,strike off (v)
studio /stju:diBM/ (n)
study /stDdi/ (n)
stuffing /stDfPH/ (n)
succeed /sBksi:d/ (v)
sun-dress /sDndres/ (n)
sunflower /sDnflaMB/ (n)
sunshine /sDnEaPn/ (n)
surface /sF:fPs/ (n)
surprising /sBpraPzPH/ (adj)
surroundings /sBraMndPHz/
survival /sBvaPvBl/ (n)
swap /swOp/ (v)
swelling /swelPH/ (adj)
sword /sA:d/ (n)

farmec
a toarce
sportiv
pat=
dovlecel
grajd
scen=
a juca rolul principal
stat
pr=jin=, baston
tocan=
a stoca
p]r=u
dung=
a t=ia
studio
camer= de lucru
umplutur=
a succide, a urma dup=
sarafan
floarea soarelui
lumina soarelui
suprafa\=
surprinz=tor
vecin=tate
supravie\uire
a face schimb de
umflat, inflamat
sabie

,
,

,
,

( .-)

Vocabulary

Tt
tablecloth /tePblklOJ/ (n)
,take care of (v)
take off /,tePk Of/ (v)
temple /templ/ (n)
term /tF:m/ (n)
thankful /JIHkfl/ (adj)
thistle /JPsl/ (n)
though /CBM/ (adv)
thread /Jred/ (n)
throne /JrBMn/ (n)
tidy /taPdi/ (adj)
tie /taP/ (v)
tiny /taPni/ (adj)
toast /tBMst/ (n)
tomb /tu:m/ (n)
tour /tuB/ (v)
track /trIk/ (n)
trade /trePd/ (v)
traffic /trIfPk/ (n)
traffic fume (n)
trap /trIp/ (v)
treat /tri:t/ (v)

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fa\= de mas=
a avea grij= de
a scoate (haina)
templu
semestru
recunosc=tor
ciulin, scai
de[i
a\=
tron
ordonat
a lega
mititel
toast
morm]nt, cavou
a face un turneu
urm=
a face nego\
trafic
gaze de e[apament
a prinde ]n capcan=
a trata, a se purta cu

,
( )

trill /tril/ (n)

trip (over) /,trPp BMvB/ (v)
trombone /trOmbBMn/ (n)
troupe /tru:p/ (n)
truly /tru:li/ (adv)
truth /tru:J/ (n)
try smth on /,traP On/ (v)
turn into /,tF:n PntB/ (v)
turnip /tF:nPp/ (n)
twice /twaPs/ (adv)
type /taPp/ (v)

tril
a se ]mpiedica
trombon
trup=, companie
cu adev=rat
adev=r
a ]ncerca (o hain=)
a preface, a preschimba
nap
de dou= ori
a dactilografia

Uu
undersea /DndBsi:/ (adj)
underwater /,DndBwA:tB/ (adj)
unforgettable /,DnfBgetBbl/ (adj)
unfortunately
/DnfA:tEBnBtli/ (adv)
unwrap /DnrIp/ (v)
urge /F:dG/ (v)

submarin
submarin
de neuitat
din nefericire

a despacheta
a ]ndemna

Vv
variety /varaPBti/ (adj)
various /veBriBs/ (adj)
vary /veBri/ (v)
vinegar /vPnPgB/ (n)
viola /vPBMlB/ (n)
violence /vaPBlBns/ (n)
volunteer /,vOlBntiB(r)/ (n)

varietate
divers, variat
a modifica, a varia
o\et
viol=
violen\=
voluntar

()

Ww
vest=
sal= de a[teptare
baghet=
departe
arm=
a c]nt=ri
gr]u
roat=
oric]nd
salcie
[erpuit, cotit
arip=
a clipi din ochi
]n\elept
dorin\=
minune
p=dure

Vocabulary

waistcoat /wePskBMt/ (n)

waiting-room /wePtPHrMm/ (n)
wand /wOnd/ (n)
(a long) way off
weapon /wepBn/ (n)
weigh /weP/ (v)
wheat /wi:t/
wheel /wi:l/ (n)
whenever /wenevB(r)/ (conj)
willow /wPlBM/ (n)
winding /waPndiH/ (adj)
wing /wPH/ (n)
wink /wPHk/ (n)
wise /waPz/ (adj)
wish /wPE/ (n)
wonder /wDndB/ (n)
wood /wMd/ (n)

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worn out /,wA:n aMt/ (adj)

wrap /rIp/ (v)
wrestle /resl/ (v)

uzat
a ]nveli, ]mpacheta
a lupta corp la corp

Xx
Xray /eks reP/ (v)

a fotografia cu raze X

List of Proper Names

King Alfred /,kPH IlfrPd/
Audubon Zoo /A:dBbOn zu:/
Capitol /kIpPtBl/
Chris /krPs/
Helen /helPn/
Jefferson Monument
/dGefBsBn mOnjumBnt/

Vocabulary

Rudyard Kipling /rDdjBd kPplPH/

Leo /li:Bu/
Abraham Lincoln /ePbrBhIm liHkBn/
London Planetarium /lDndBn ,plInPteBrPBm/
Madam Tussauds /,mIdBm tMsA:dz/
Mother Teresa /,mDCB tBri:zB/
Mercury /mF:kjuri/
Midas /maPdBs/
National Mall /,nIEBnBl mA:l/
Parker /pa:kB/
Robin Hood /,rObPn hMd/
Robert Louis Stevenson
/rObBt lu:i: sti:vBnsBn/
Taylor /tePlB/
Thanksgiving /,JIHksgPvPH/
Queen Victoria /,kwi:n vPktA:rPB/
George Washington /dGA:dG wOEPHtBn/

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List of Geographical Names

Atlantic Ocean /BtlIntPk BuEBn/
Belfast /belfa:st/
Birmingham /bF:mPHBm/
Boston /bOstBn/
Bristol /brPstl/
British Isles /brPtPE aPlz/
Buckingham Palace /,bDkPHBm pIlPs/
Canada /kInBdB/
Cardiff /ka:dPf/
Edinburgh /edPnbBrB/
England /PHglBnd/
English Channel /PHglPE tEInl/
Houses of Parliament /,hauzPz Bv pa:lBmBnt/
Ireland /aPBlBnd/
Islip /aPslPp/
Japan /dGBpIn/
Kentucky /kentDki/
Leeds /li:dz/
Northern Ireland /,nA:CBn aPBlBnd/
Olympia /BlPmpPB/
Piccadilly Circus /,pPkBdPlP sF:kBs/
Potomac /pBtBumIk/
Scandinavia /,skIndPnePvPB/
Scotland /skOtlBnd/
Syracuse /saPrBkju:z/
Union Jack /,ju:njBn dGIk/
United Kingdom /junaitPd kPHdBm/
Wales /wePlz/