Session 15

16th December 2020

cloudy, chilly

Wednesday 

The snowman is the symbol for childhood as a time of  imagination , innocence, stories , playing ,having fun and being kind , most of us could say. The others, as I , believe that the girl is egocentric because she may had and interest in saving the snowman as a try to keep her entertained and happy.Year after year as time goes by, childhood is felt every time the girl opens the fridge where the snowman is kept safe. Finally she revisits the snowman but now she is not alone she is accompanied by her daughter. It is the right time to re-live her childhood together with the snowman and the child.

to tear - tore- torn = a sfasia/ a rupe 

 Reported speech 

Backstreet Boys - All I Have To Give (Official Video)

"I  don't know what he does to make you cry

But I'll be there to make you smile

I don't have a fancy car

To get to you, I'd walk a thousand miles" 

 

He said he didn't know what the other one did to make her cry, but he would be there to make her smile. He added that he didn't have a fancy car  but to get to her he would walk a thousand miles. :)

" I don't care If he buys you nice things

Does his gifts come from the heart?

I don't know but if you were my girl

I'd make it so we'd never be apart."

He said he did not care if the other one bought her nice things. He wondered if his gifts came from the heart. He added that if she had been his girl he would make it so they would never be apart.

" But my love is all I have to give

Without you I don't think I can live .

I wish I could give  the world to you 

But love is all I have to give " 

He said all he had to give was love and without her he didn't think that he could live.He wished he could give the world to her,but love was all he had to give.

" When you talk, does it seem like

 he's not even listening to a word you say?

That's okay, babe, just tell me your problems

I'll try my best to kiss them all away."

He said when she talked,  it seemed like he wasn't even listening to a word she said. He tried to comfort her and he asked her to tell him her problems because he would try his best to kiss them all away.

" Does he leave when you need him the most?

Does his friend get all of your time?

Baby please I am on my knees

Praying for the day that you will be mine"

He asked her if the other one left her when she needed him the most and if his friend got all of her time. He begged her on his knees praying for the day she would be his.

Simply Red - You Make Me Feel Brand New (Official Video)

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Session 14

 

Textbook page 42 

escalator = scara rulanta 

elevator = lift = lift 

to book (ed) = a face rezervare 

• I’m quite sure he doesn’t like science.
  He really doesn’t like science, does he ?

Find and correct the mistake in each sentence.

• He’s a bit angry – I think you HAD better apologise to him.
• I’m DOING  my homework now, so I’ll talk to you later.
• If you WORKED  harder, you would do better at school.
• You never HAVE/ MAKE time for your friends.

• He runs more quickLY than me.
• It’s late. We’d better GO home now.

ADV = ADJ + LY 

QUICKLY = QUICK + LY 

CAREFULLY = CAREFUL + LY 

to fancy = to like 

to count smb out = a lasa pe cineva de o parte / a nu te baza pe cineva 

to leave smth out = a  omite / a sari peste / 

I hope your grandma LETS  you out . 

INDIRECT SPEECH 

A) Change the following sentences from DIRECT to INDIRECT SPEECH:

 

1.      He said, “I will be here at noon.”

He said that he would be there at noon.

2.      Mary said, “The train will probably arrive on time.”

Mary said the train would probably arrive on time.

3.      He said, “I have to finish this report by five o’clock.”

He said he had to finish that report by 5 o'clock.

4.      The doctor said, “Mr. Smith will improve quickly.”

The doctor said Mr Smith would improve quickly.

5.      William said to me, “I am leaving  in the morning.”

William said to me that he was leaving in the morning.

6.      The teacher said, “Everyone has to write a composition.”

The teacher said everyone had to write a composition . 

7.      John said, “I saw that movie on Wednesday.”

John said he had seen that movie on Wednesday . 

8.      Helen said, “I have read that book.”

Helen said she had read that book.

9.      Mary said to John, “I cannot go to the movie with you.”

Mary said to John she couldn't go to the movie with him.

10.  John said, “I have finished studying my lesson.”

John said he had finished studying his lesson .

11.  Mary remarked, “John speaks English well.”

Mary remarked that John spoke English well.

12.  William said to me, “I will not see Mr. Jones until Tuesday.”

William said to me that he wouldn't see Mr Jones until Tuesday .

13.  Mr. Smith said, “I will refuse their offer.”

Mr Smith said he would refuse their offer .

14.  John said, “I certainly hope it won’t rain tomorrow.”

John said he certainly hoped it wouldn't rain the following day . 

15.  Henry said, “I can meet them later.”

Henry said he could meet them later .

16.  The boy said, “I am only eight years old.”

The boy said he was only 8 years old .

17.  She said to me, “The lights have gone out.”

She said to me the lights had gone out. 

18.  The man said, “The telephone is out of order.”

The man said the telephone was out of order .

19.  He said, “I will never speak to her again.”

He said he would never speak to her again .

20.  I said to the clerk clearly, “I have already paid that bill.”

I said to the clerk clearly that I had already paid that bill.

B) REPORT what the guests said at a wedding last Saturday:

 

1.      Miss Moore: “They’ll make a lovely couple.”

Miss Moore said (that) they would make a lovely couple.

 

2.      Mr. Smith: “They’re going to live in Brighton.”

Mr.Smith said that they were going to live in Brighton.

3.      Mrs.Jones: “The bride and the groom are very nice young people.”

Mrs.Jones said that the bride and the groom were very nice young people.

4.      Mr. Roberts: “The bride is wearing a beautiful wedding dress.”

Mr.Roberts said that the bride was wearing a beautiful wedding dress.

5.      Mr. Clarke: “The couple’s parents look happy.” 

Mr. Clarke said that the couple's parents looked happy.

6.      Miss Mayall: “The bride’s father has bought them a big flat.”

 Miss Mayall said that the bride's father had bought them a big flat.

Report smth that you have heard lately : 

One of my students told me he was really anxious to have the English class and that is why he started the online meeting .

- I am really anxious to have the English class and that is why I start the online meeting.

Homework 

ex 1 /46  textbook - to write in indirect speech 

Blog comment , until 13th Dec , at noon 

 

 

 

Session 13

 Check the conditionals : 

10. In my opinion, you should drink low-fat milk. - If  I WERE YOU , I WOULD DRINK LOW-FAT MILK.  ( 2)

11. You should have a medical check-up when starting a diet. - If YOU START A DIET , YOU SHOULD HAVE A MEDICAL CHECK-UP FIRST. (1)

12. I didn’t buy any vegetables so I couldn’t make a salad. - If  I HAD BOUGHT SOME VEGETABLES , I WOULD HAVE MADE A SALAD. (3)

13. Paul won’t swim in the pool because there is no lifeguard. Providing that THERE IS NO LIFEGUARD, PAUL WON'T SWIM. 

14. Peter gets angry with people who don’t take him seriously. - Unless YOU DON'T TAKE HIM SERIOUSLY , PETER WILL GET ANGRY. 

15. It was a mistake to go to England in winter. - I wish I had not gone to England in winter. 

16. She is so careless! - If only she wasn't / weren't so careless ! ( IN COND 2 FOLOSITI 'WERE ' LA TOATE PERSOANELE )

17. You press this button to stop the machine. - If YOU PRESS THIS BUTTON YOU WILL STOP THE MACHINE. (1)

18. My advice is that you must go to the doctor. - If I WERE YOU, I WOULD GO TO THE DOCTOR. (2)

19. I’m sorry I didn’t meet you at the station. - If only I HAD MET YOU AT THE STATION. ( 3)

20. It’s a pity you don’t like this food. - I wish YOU HAD LIKED THIS FOOD .

21. What a pity Mary didn’t remember to take the camera. - I wish Mary HAD REMEMBERED TO TAKE THE CAMERA. 

22. You should tell them immediately. - If I WERE YOU I WOULD TELL THEM IMMEDIATELY .

23. She should have called her parents earlier. - I wish SHE HAD CALLED HER PARENTS EARLIER ( ~ CONDITIONAL 3   ~)

24. I’m sorry but I can’t help you now. - I wish I COULD HELP YOU . (2)

25. The computer was stolen because nobody saw the thief. - If someone HAD SEEN THE THIEF THE COMPUTER WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN STOLEN . (3)

26. I really want you to stop smoking. - I wish YOU STOPPED SMOKING .

27. He shouts so much, and it’s so annoying! - I wish HE DIDN'T SHOUT SO MUCH. 

28. I didn’t have an umbrella with me and so I get wet. - I wouldn’t HAVE GOT WET IF I HAD HAD AN UMBRELLA. ( 3)

29. I’ll call the police if you don’t leave me alone. - Unless  YOU LEAVE ME ALONE I WILL CALL THE POLICE. ( 1)

30. In the snowy weather, we don’t go to school. - If  IT IS SNOWS WE WON'T GO TO SCHOOL. (1)

31. Without Jack’s help, I wouldn’t have been able to move the table.  IF JACK HAD NOT HELPED ME , I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MOVE THE TABLE, (3)

FOR ANDREI

BEING 15  HAS ITS OWN SPECIAL PERKS. YOU CAN NOW ACT AS DUMB AS A KID OR AS SMART AS A GROWN-UP. SO, NOW YOU WILL BE ABLE TO MANAGE ANY SITUATION . HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! 

I wish + PAST SIMPLE = mi-as dori sa .... (cond 2 )

Carla wishes she went to school . 

I wish + PAST PERFECT = mi-as fi dorit  ( conditionala 3 )

Carla wishes she had gone to school this semester .

INDIRECT SPEECH 

STATEMENTS 

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/reported-speech.html

TIME EXPRESSIONS 

https://www.grammaring.com/changes-in-place-time-and-person-in-indirect-speech

EXERCISES

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/reported-speech-exercise-1.html