I.D.D. anul II
CURS PRACTIC – LIMBA ENGLEZA
Asist. ANDREEA BRATU
THE NOUN AND THE ARTICLE
1. Fill in the blanks in the sentences, using an appropriate noun with the same root as the verb in italics:
1. Life has been transformed since the beginning of the century. Life has undergone a …… . 2. He organized the
conference extremely well. The …… was excellent. 3. He announced the date of the election. Did you hear
the……? 4. He would do better to persuade him. …… is more effective than force. 5. Please sign this form. I need
your …… . 6. You must encourage him. He needs …… . 7. You have arranged the furniture very well. I like the
…… of the furniture. 8. He arranged everything connected with the meeting. He made the …… for the meeting. 9.
Letters and parcels are not delivered on Sundays. There are no …… on Sundays. 10. He suddenly realized he had
been tricked. The …… that he had been tricked came suddenly. I need your help to realize this plan. Your help is
necessary for the …… of this plan. 11. He emphasized the need for good pronunciation. He placed great …… on
good pronunciation. 12. I admire his patience. I am full of …… for his patience. 13. British people consume a lot of
sweets. Sweet …… is very high in Britain. 14. He annoyed the passers-by. He caused the passers-by …… .
2. Complete the sentences below using an article + a noun that is associated with the underlined noun:
1. We went into shops which had absolutely nothing on …… . 2. You shouldn’t ask a question if you already
know…… . 3. I’ve never taught a class where …… are so noisy. 4. It was a lovely house but …… were too steep
for old people. 5. In a test …… should not be too difficult or too easy. 6. It’s a newspaper where …… aren’t covered
with pictures. 7. I’m not surprised you can’t walk in those shoes, …… are much too high. 8. Before you go on a
long journey in your car, check to make sure …… have enough air in them. 9. I bought the radio in a sale. …… had
been slashed by 50%. 10. What’s the point in buying an expensive television if ……isn’t clear?
3. Discuss the use of the article in the following examples. Give the plural forms of the underlined nouns:
1. A stream is a small river. 2. An undertaker was arrested for drunken driving. 3. The best pet for a child is a dog. 4.
If you don’t like public transport, you should get a car. 5. A dog is sitting listening to a record-player. 6. You can
never trust a politician. 7. A car isn’t the best way to travel in a city.
4.
In some of the sentences below both the noun groups are possible; in others only one is correct. Decide where
you can use both and where only one is possible:
1. I’m thirsty; let’s go to a pub/ the pub. 2. Nowadays a hairdresser’s/ the hairdresser’s is a place where both men
and women can have a haircut. 3. Don’t forget, you’re going to a doctor’s/ the doctor’s today. 4. I need some
stamps; where can I find a post office/ the post office? 5. Our fear of a dentist’s/ the dentist’s starts when we are
children. 6. It’s such a small village; you wouldn’t expect it to have a school/ the school.
5. Choose the appropriate form in the examples below:
A. 1. Lithuanian borders were set up in the spring/ in spring. 2. In summer/ a summer it’s hot but in winter/ a
winter it’s very cold. 3. During a day/ the day it was very hectic but at the night/ a night it was desolate. 4. What
are you doing after lunch on Tuesday/ a Tuesday? 5. Past/ the past is forgotten. 6. It was summer/ a summer of
intense heat. 7. Air force relief flights continue in a morning/ the morning. 8. I did a lot of work in Hamburg in
eighties/ the eighties. 9. Do you suffer from malaria/ a malaria? 10. I get fed up when I have cold/ a cold
because my nose goes bright red. 11. What is the best treatment for flu/ the flu? 12. I took some aspirin for
headache/ a headache. 13. Leukaemia is cancer/ a cancer of the blood. 14. Don’t sit in a draught or you’ll catch
chill/ a chill. 15. I hope I haven’t caught hepatitis/ a hepatitis.
B. 1. After a while. Maria came in, her hair/ the hair freshly combed. 2. Bess kissed her on her cheek/ the cheek. 3.
The Baron leaned forward and looked her in the face/ her face. 4. He put his hand/ the hand on the shoulder/ her
shoulder. 5. She slipped her arm/ the arm under his and gave him a nudge. 6. The General had a pistol in the
hand/ his hand. 7. He could have shot me in the foot/ my foot.
Decide whether you can leave out “the” in the following examples:
1. He became the chairman of the company. 2. Mrs Jacobs is the head of two departments. 3. They made him the
leader of the gang. 4. I’m going to meet the director of the club. 5. Mr J.Benn, the owner of the shop, made no
comment. 6. He’s been the captain for the last six matches. 7. I was the manager for only six weeks before the
company went bankrupt.. 8. They made the President sign the document. 9. She was the Queen for only a hundred
days. 10. I was the best man at the wedding.
7. Complete the following sentences, using the words in brackets in the right order:
1. Have you ever met……? (stupid/ so/ boy/ a). 2. I don’t think I’ve ever read …….. . (a/ such/ essay/ brilliant). 3. It
was just ……. to miss. (good/ a/ too/ chance). 4. Do you realise …… it is? (a/ task/ what/ difficult) 5. I just don’t
know …… that is. (possibility/ likely/ how/ a) 6. We mustn’t ignore ……. as this. (a/ as/ threat/ serious).
8.
Make seven complete (and sensible) sentences by matching the following beginnings and endings:
1.The slower you eat,
2. the further it is from the sun,
3. The wider your circle of friends,
4. The stronger the walls of a horse’s shoe,
5. he larger the biscuit,
6. he lower the power of the satellite signal,
7. The more intense the exercise,
9.
a. the greater the likelihood of meeting someone with
whom you have
b. the shorter the length of time you’ll be able to keep
doing it
c. the longer the baking time.
d. the more you will think you have eaten.
e. the slower it travels.
f. the fewer the nails needed to hold the shoe in place.
g. the larger the dish diameter required.
Fill in the article where necessary:
A. They advanced into… hall, went from table to table, scooping each plate clean, gathering up cold chips, tasty
cod-shells of yellow batter, or crusts of bread and butter. Neither spoke, and … whole operation went on in
silence. … man digging into … pile of steaming fish and chips stared at Bert, who was composed enough to
take up … vinegar bottle and sprinkle it over what was in his hand, giving … impression either that he worked
in … place collecting scraps like this, or that this was … form of super-cheap meal served by … café to …
unobtrusive waifs and tramps. Bert cleared another table, glancing now and again at … chatting waitresses
nearby. … blonde-dyed heavily painted woman passed Brian half … cup of still hot tea, which he drank too
slowly for … job he was out with Bert to do. He set … cup down, and … man who had seen him drink … tea
covered his meal protectively. Brian had never done this before, might normally have been afraid to come into
… café and play locust to its cast-off food, but he was too surprised at finding such edible nutriment set out
plainly for … getting to worry about who was looking on.
(Allan Sillitoe, Key to the Door)
B. In … England, … Wales, … Scotland and … Northern Ireland, … English is … language predominantly
spoken. In … Wales, however, … Welsh, a form of British Celtic is … first language of … majority of …
population in most of … western counties. … Manx and …Cornish varieties of … Celtic are no longer
effectively living languages, although, in … Isle of Man, …Manx is used in addition to … English for certain
official pronouncements. English is spoken throughout … Channel Islands, but … Norman French patois is still
also spoken there by some people. French is still … official language of … Jersey.
10. Complete the following sentences with a noun formed from the multi-word verbs in columns A and B:
A. come
break
take
cut
hold
build
B. over
off
up
back
down
away
1. Most plane crashes occur during ……..or landing.
2. At the age of 35 Frank Haggler made a ………last night, and regained the heavyweight
championships of the world at Wembley Stadium.
3. Shall we eat out tonight or get a Chinese ………?
4. If you have a ……while driving on a motorway, it can be very expensive to get your car
repaired.
5. ……… in teaching staff have meant that the student-teacher ration has increased
6. There was a …….. on the Underground yesterday because of a temporary power failure
7. The City pages of daily newspapers are full of stories about company mergers and …
8.Before the war broke out, there was a steady …… of tension, as each side accused the other of
atrocities
1. Fill the gaps with suitable nouns from the list below:
ABSTRACT NOUNS:
adventure, atmosphere, business, confidence, death, education, environment, experience, failure, fear, history, imagination,
industry, kindness, knowledge, life, love, philosophy, pleasure, success, thought:
MASS NOUNS:
butter, cheese, coffee, juice, metal, milk, pasta, plastic, poison, soup, sugar, tea, wine, wood.
1. A thorough ………….of English is required. 2. It was an unforgettable…………… . 3. The journey was a great ……… .
4. Oak is a harder …………….. than pine. 5. She had a thrilling ……………. . 6. It was a great ………….. to meet them. 7.
He has a very vivid …………. . 8. The trip was an utter …………… 9. This is a very salty …………… 10. Cheddar is a very
tasty ………… . 11. He has a great ………….of music. 12. I’d like a strong black ………please.
2. Substitute the correct paired phrases for the underlined definitions in the sentences below:
e.g. He’s the kind of person who will change his mind a dozen times before making a decision. Answer: chop and change.
Trial and error
short and sweet
by and large
sick and tired
chop and change
touch and go
few and far between
hit and miss
safe and sound black and blue
1. I’m fed up with your noise! 2. Sunny days are rare in January. 3. If you want your letter to be published in the newspaper,,
keep it concise. 4. The only way to learn something is by experimenting. 5. There are very few strict rules about English
grammar. 6. I slipped on the ice yesterday and now my bottom is badly bruised. 7. It’s doubtful whether Simon will pass his
final exam next week. 8. His performance as an actor is very unpredictable - sometimes he’s brilliant, other times he’s awful.
9. On the whole, it has been a successful conference. 10. While their mothers were telephoning each other frantically at four
in the morning, the two girls were alive and unharmed at the house of a friend.
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Match the expressions on the left to their definitions on the right:
to put your foot in it
to have doubts about a decision you’ve made
to pull s’one’s leg
to be difficult to control
to have/ get cold feet about smth
to be difficult to control
to put your feet up
to be useful
to twist s’one round your little finger to be very good at
to keep your fingers crossed
to have hardly enough to live on
to come in handy
to tease someone
to be a dab hand at
to relax
to be a handful
to hope things will turn out right
to live from hand to mouth
to cause embarrassment by saying s’thg inappropriate
4. Put each of the collectives in its correct sentence:
a mine of information / a load of rubbish / a clash of cultures / a breath of fresh air / a flash of inspiration / a flood of tears / a
battle of wits / a round of applause / a wink of sleep (not get) / a sea of faces / a piece of cake (to be… colloquial) / a bag of
nerves
1. You can ask Tim anything, he seems to have a tremendous amount of knowledge. He is …………. 2. Most of what you
watch on TV these days is ………. I don’t know why we bother to pay the licence fee any more. 3. On hearing that she had
been rejected by the drama school, she spent the evening in ………… . 4. Seeing a MacDonald’s in the middle of Beijing
seemed to me …………. . 5. After boring old Mr Atkins, the new head teacher is …………….. . 6. When he stood on the
platform in order to give his first-ever public speech, he almost fainted when he saw …………….looking expectantly at him.
7. Someone next door was playing heavy metal music all night long. I didn’t get ……….. . 8. While I was sitting in the bath
last night, the solution to our problem came to me in ………….. . 9. ‘Cambridge Proficiency? No problem, it’s …..’, he
boasted. 10. Some of the discussion programmes on TV are quite entertaining, especially when you get good speakers who
have opposing views. It very often turns into ………… . 11. ‘Could we have ………… for our most marvellous speaker? She
really kept up absorbed for the whole evening.’ 12. He chain smokes, never sits still and is always giving little coughs. He
really …………. .
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Match the expressions with their definitions:
Let’s call it a day
He left on the dot of 6.00
You can stay here for the time being
She goes to bed in the early hours.
we decided on the sour of the moment
Some good news can make my day
I like to arrive at the airport in good time
It was just one of those days
He’ll be here in no time (at all)
She left the building in the nick of time
6.
Here are some adjectives which have similar meanings. Fill in the gaps with suitable nouns:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
a light summer coat
a famous…………..
an extensive………
an old……
a new……..
a considerable…….
an insignificant…….
a strange……….
7.
Re-write the sentences on the left using one of the similes on the right:
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7.
8.
9.
She is very forgetful.
She ran very fast.
She slept very deeply.
She didn’t ‘fit’ with the others.
She is very wasteful with money.
Her car goes fast, despite its age.
She’s always knocking things over.
She only weighs 45 kgs.
The village has no ‘life’ after 8.00 p.m.
8.
Match the words in column A to their pairs in Column B, then find the correct definition of the phrase, in Column C:
Column A
aches and
down and
ins and
odds and
pros and
give and
peace and
this and
ups and
pins and
part and
comings and
facts and
a pale face
a well-known…
a long…………
an elderly……..
a modern………
a major…….
A minor….
An unusual……
well before deadline
a disastrous day
spontaneously
Give pleasure
at 3 a.m. or 4 a.m.
just before it’s too late
at exactly that time
very quickly/ soon
finish what we’re doing
temporarily
a bright sunny day
a notorious………..
a wide……..
an ancient………..
an up-to-date……..
a strong……
A small……
a rare………
Column B
outs
out
goings
pains
downs
ends
parcel
take
figures
cons
that
quiet
needles
a colourless liquid
an infamous……. a distinguished….
a broad………
an old-fashioned……….
a recent……………..
a fresh………..
an important… a significant…… a vital….
a little……….. an essential……
a peculiar…….. an uncommon……
- money like water.
- like a bomb.
- like a sieve.
- like a bull in a china shop.
- like a log.
- like a fish out of water.
- like a bat out of hell
- as dead as a dodo
- as light as a feather
Column C
exact data
various activities or topics
a person who lives on the streets
all the details of a situation
several minor health problems
advantages and disadvantages
a tingling feeling in your limbs
tranquillity
the busy activity at a scene
good times and bad times
a variety of different items
an essential component (of a problem)
concessions on both sides
The adjective
1. monosilabice:
comparativ de superioritate
cold
colder (than)
gay
gayer
big
bigger
Today it is colder than yesterday.
superlativ
the coldest
the gayest
the biggest
2. bisilabice terminate în -er, -y, -ow, -le:
clever
happy
cleverer
happier
the cleverest
the happiest
narrow
narrower
the narrowest
humble
humbler
the humblest
 bisilabice cu alte terminatii:
intense
more intense (than) the most intense
3. cu mai multe silabe:
beautiful
more beautiful
the most beautiful
 comparativ de inferioritate: less + adj. than:
 comparativ de egalitate: as + adj. + as:
it is less cold than yesterday
it is as cold as yesterday
adjective / adverbe neregulate
 much
more
the most
 many
 little
less
the least
few
 good
better
the best
 bad/ ill
worse
the worst
 old
older
the oldest
elder
the eldest
She is older than her brother. His elder sister is 24.
My elder sister is 4 years older than me.
 far
farther
the farthest (în spatiu)
further
the furthest (în timp)
 late
later
the latest (cel mai recent/ târziu/ nou)
the latter (ultimul din doi)
the last (ultimul din serie)
 near
nearer
the nearest (cel mai apropiat)
the next (imediat urmãtorul)
DEGREES OF COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS
1. Use the right form of the adjectives in brackets:
The (long) the speech is, the (tedious) it is.
The (stormy) the weather, the (dangerous) the trip.
The (eager) the child, the (intricate) the question he asks.
Her words are becoming (sharp).
Don’t count on him to do it. He is getting (tired).
Her voice was growing (loud).
2. Do the same thing for the following examples:
The (near) station is Calea Victoriei.
John’s (late) novel was a (good) seller and for sure it won’t be his (late) one.
Her (old) brother is called Jim.
We were in a hurry to catch the (late) bus.
Which is (old) of the two?
They got down to business without (far) delay.
I saw him meet her at the (far)end of the street.
I shall need (far) help with this.
3. Translate:
Lucrul cel mai simplu e sa trimiti un bilet.
Care dintre ei e mai bun la franceza?
Ia-o pe poteca cea mai ingusta.
Erai mai ocupat decat mine la vremea aceea?
Ana e cea mai timida perietena a fiicei noastre.
Pare sa fie mai putin frig decat anul trecut pe vremea asta.
Hotelul acela era si mai elegant.
4. Give the right form of the adjective, then combine it with the appropriate noun in the
right column:
eg. it has no taste
it has no life
it has no trees
it has no use
she has no job
she has no mother
she has no hat
tasteless
a tasteless meal
valley
body
rag
child
woman
girl
city
5. Give the same meaning, using compound adjectives:
eg. a text long of two paragraphs
a two-paragraph-long text
a girl having fair hair
a fair-haired girl
a tree old of two centuries
a child of three years
the rain of last week
a man having broad shoulders
a man having fishy eyes
a girl having an empty head
a table covered with cloth
a vase having many colours
a house with three corners
a person with straight hair
a teacher that has an open mind
a person that has the heart of a lion
6. Do the same thing for the following examples:
eg. an animal like a cat
a cat-like animal
a pallor like that of death
an atmosphere like that of home
a neck like that of a swan
a speed like that of a rocket
a smell like that of the forest
a noise like comparable with that of a rocket
7. Make up four meaningful sentences:
will, quarter, to, he, than, come, eight, past, later?
appointment, is, time, past, the, four, the, next, half.
due, is, past, two, train, the, latest, twenty, at.
missing, nineteen, page, is, chapter, in, three.
8. Use appropriate modal verbs and those between brackets to rephrase the following
sentences:
eg. Mary understands English very well (speak). She can speak English very well.
The boy is late for school (hurry).
The girl doesn’t have to wait any longer (go in).
I am waiting for a letter (receive).
She is angry with you (speak).
We spent all our money last week (borrow).
Dick and Tom are thinking of a trip to the Apuseni mountains (go).
The manager has no time to read the letters today (read).
THE ADJECTIVE/ THE NOUN
1. Discuss the differences in meaning between the words in italics:
1. She has a talking parrot.
Have you heard her parrot talking?
2. She is an old friend.
My friend is quite old.
3. All the people concerned were there.
All the concerned people were there.
4. It wasn’t a proper meeting.
The meeting proper began at 9.
5. The members of the staff present.
The present members of the staff.
6. Is he the person responsible?
Is he a responsible person?
7. I have a friend living in London.
She has no living relatives.
8. He is a complete idiot.
The complete meal cost a mere L5.
9. The film has an involved plot.
The actors involved were unconvincing.
2. Adjectives placed after a verb, NOT before a noun: afloat, afraid, alight, alike, alive, aloft, alone, asleep, awake,
well, unwell, ill, content;
Are you ………….yet?
The fire isn’t ………….yet.
Shh! The baby is …….. in its cot.
I don’t feel very ……… .
Don’t leave the baby ……..all night.
Her two sisters look ……….. .
Adjectival expressions normally placed after a noun: galore, manqué, elect, present (=attending), proper (=itself);
There was food ……….at the party.
The manager ……….takes office next month.
He is an artist ………… .
Adjectival constructions placed after a noun, rather than before it: concerned (=affected), responsible (=doer),
involved (=included), imaginable (after a superlative);
All the people ………have been notified. That was the most disgusting meal …………!
Adjectival expressions used after/ before a noun: affected, available, required, suggested, obtainable;
All the people ………..have complained./ All the ………… people complained.
Work expands to take up the time ………….. / the …………….time.
Insert suitable adjectives:
1. Do you have all the ingredients?
2. Don’t forget to follow the guidelines.
3. Never wake a baby.
4. I’d love a glass of lemonade.
5. She is the nicest person.
6. The meeting began promptly.
7. I object to his rudeness.
8. The people have all been arrested.
9. In the sale there were bargains.
10. Can I try one of those cakes?
11. Some of the people fell asleep.
12. It seems to me that he is a fool.
3. Here are the first words of some common two-word compound nouns. What are the second words? In some cases
there may be several possibilities.
inverted……………..
general……………..
mineral……………….
air-traffic……………….
price…………………
one-parent………….
current ………………. stainless …………………
traveller’s …………..
compact ……………
exclamation………….. ten-pound ……………….
swimming ………….
skating …………….
delivery………………
jumble …………………..
chain ………………..
clearance …………..
wastepaper …………… public ……………………
4. anti- (opposed to), pro- (supporting), pre- (before), super- (greater than usual), half-, re- (again), un- (reverse
action), over- (too much), under- (too little), out- (more than), self- (by/for itself), co- (together), counter- (against),
ex- (former), semi- (half), sub- (below)
Fill the gaps in these sentences with suitable forms of the words in italics:
1. It’s an ………….to say that a change of leader will solve all our problems. Simple. 2. The minister was accused of
…………the number of unemployed. Estimate. 3. The …………..members were……………by the moderate union
members. Strike/ vote. 4. It may be ………….to force them into making a decision, and if you upset them they’re
likely to …………. Produce/ react. 5. Foreign-language films may be sudden or shown with ……………. Title. 6.
Magazines devoting page after page to reports on the lives of the ……………and
……………..usually…………….more serious magazines. Rich/ star/ sell. 7. You needn’t refer to the manual: the
use of the camera is…………. Explain. 8. The……………began after the troops received a ……………signal.
Attack/ arrange. 9. He…………..his ……………to turn up at the …………….party. expect/ wife/ Christmas. 10.
He went out into the snow and ……………….later looking…………………. . appear/ frozen.
5. Choose the word that best completes each of the sentences:
1. Many species of animals and plants today are dangerous/ endangered/ precarious/ risky/ under danger.
2. Modern farm animals and crops are the result of centuries of selective breeding/ cultivation/ education/ mating/
reproduction.
3. Much of our knowledge about evolution comes from the study of artefacts/ fossils/ relics/ ruins/ tracks.
4. My friend is a keen amateur natural historian/ naturalist/ naturist/ nationalist.
5. There are over 850,000 named colonies/ families/ species/ styles/ varieties of insects on this planet.
6. Rabbits and mice are amphibians/ carnivores/ marsupials/ rodents.
7. Crocodiles and alligators are crustaceans/ herbivores/ mammals/ reptiles.
8. The oak and the beech are bushes/ coniferous trees/ deciduous trees.
9. Crows and vultures are parasites/ predators/ scavengers/ scroungers, living on carrion.
10. The lioness lay in wait for her game/ lunch/ prey/ target/ victim.
11. Rats, mice and cockroaches are usually considered to be cuddly/ mischievous/ pets/ vermin/ weeds.
12. Cattle and chickens are domestic/ domesticated/ house-broken/ obedient/ tame/ wild animals.
13. Your cat has scratched me with its claws/ fangs/ hoofs/ nails/ paws/ pincers/ whiskers.
14. We all admired the parrot’s beautiful bark/ coat/ fleece/ fur/ hide/ plumage.
15. Many insects, such as wasps and ants, use their aerials/ antlers/ feelers/ horns/ whiskers to touch objects.
16. A caterpillar/ chrysalis/ maggot/ moth/ snake/ worm hatches from an egg laid by a butterfly.
17. We saw a huge crowd/ flock/ herd/ pack/ shoal/ swarm of birds through our binoculars.
18. The champions/ leaves/ lichen/ mushrooms/ toadstool that we’ve gathered in the woods will taste delicious fried
in butter.
19. Squirrels and rabbits are amiable/ courteous/ delicious/ elegant/ endearing/ extravagant/ fierce little creatures.
6. Match the words in the lists below together:
basket, bucket, bunch, carafe, cup, flight, flock, gust,
herd, item, jug, loaf, pack, pair, piece, pot, puff, range,
sack, school, slice, spoonful, spot, team, tin/ can, tube
of
beans, bother, bread, cake, cards, cattle,
equipment, flowers, fruit, helpers, hills,
honey, luggage, milk, potatoes, sheep,
smoke, socks, stairs, sugar, tea, tights,
toothpaste, tweezers, water, wind, wine,
whales.
7. Match the two halves of these idiomatic expressions:
muscular - He’s as strong as
healthy - She’s as fit as
short-sighted - She’s as blind as
tough - She’s as hard as
hard of hearing - He’s as deaf as
crazy - He’s as mad as
stupid - She’s as thick as
attractive - She looks as pretty as
unemotional - He’s as cool as
well-behaved - They were as good as
self-effacing - He’s as quiet as
very slim - She’s as light as
drink too much - He drinks like
drive fast - She drove like
have a row - They fought like
run fast - She ran like
sleep well - I slept like
forgetful - I have a memory like
extravagant - He spends money like
swim well - He swims like
be good friends - We got on like
very quickly - The news spread like
a bat
a horse/ an ox
a cucumber
a mouse
a feather
nails
a fiddle
a picture
gold
a post
two short planks a hatter
the wind
cat and dog
a sieve
a fish
a house on fire
wildfire
like water
a log
the wind
a bat out of hell
8. Match the words with their synonyms below:
amazed, annoyed, clever, confused, cured, depressed, determined, different, disappointed, dull, encouraged,
exciting, frightened, glad, respected, revolting, shocked, upset, worried, worrying;
admired, anxious, astonished, better, bewildered, delighted, despondent, disgusting, disillusioned, distressed,
disturbing, diverse, dreary, heartened, horrified, indignant, persistent, scared, talented, thrilling.
Place of adverbs/ adjectives
1. Compare:
1. Tricia only wants to help.
Only Peter wants to help.
2. Paul just doesn’t like flying.
Olivia doesn’t just like flying,…
3. Pam doesn’t really feel well.
Jack doesn’t feel really well.
Anne doesn’t feel really well.
4. Tony and Jane still aren’t married.
Still, Sue and Rob aren’t married.
Olivia and Paul aren’t still married, are they?
5. I don’t particularly want to see Lisa.
I particularly don’t want to see Lisa.
6. I enjoy eating normally. I normally enjoy eating.
Normally, I enjoy eating.
7. Carefully, I lifted the lid. I carefully lifted the lid.
I lifted the lid carefully.
2. Use some of the following constructions:
again and again
all the time
every so often
from time to time
many times
most of the time
once a week
once in a while
once every 4 years
over and over again
several times
twice a day
at the moment
at one time
every day
before breakfast
before long
a fortnight ago
in a moment
in the past
the following week
the previous day
within the hour
in the evening
The Olympics take place…… . I’ve warned you……………. to take care. I don’t have
the information ………, so I’ll call you back…….. . ……… I agree to what she says, but
……….. we don’t see eye to eye.
3. Match up the verbs and phrases:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
to answer
to call
to contact
to drop
to get
to give
to keep
to reply
to tell
to write
to a letter
a letter/ the phone
someone a letter
someone a line
someone on the phone
somebody by phone/ by post
someone a ring
someone a story
through to some one on the phone
in touch with someone
4. Use the right adjective:
astonishing astonished
automatic
stylistic economical economic
legible
readable
automated
heartbreaking
poisoned
childish childlike stylish
heartbroken
poisonous
idealistic idealised
satisfactory
satisfying
1. Don’t pick those mushrooms, they’re……… 2. She was……….. when she was picked
for the team. 3. This camera has…………….. exposure and focusing. 4. The characters in
this film aren’t realistic, they’re………….. . 5. He always dresses in a …………… way.
6. Small cars are more ……….. than powerful ones. 7. He was ………… when his wife
left him. 8. I’m afraid his work is only……………. . 9. Your signature is barely………. .
10. Don’t be so …………., it’s only a game!
5. Rewrite the sentences:
He takes an umbrella with him everywhere.
It doesn’t matter when you arrive.
You did something that was very rude.
They just need somebody to help them.
He made a very impressive speech.
He was astonished by her confidence.
Wherever…..
You can …..
What….
All….
What…
What…
6. Change the sentences as in the model:
ex. What annoys me is intolerance. Intolerance is what annoys me.
What I need is a friend to lend a helping hand. All I need is a friend…
It doesn’t matter whether he gets here in time or not. Whether or not he gets here in
time doesn’t matter.
Whatever she does seems to be successful.
Wherever he goes he makes friends easily.
Whoever Jane meets, they admire her.
7. Discuss the difference:
She has a talking parrot.
She is an old friend.
It wasn’t a proper meeting.
The members of staff present.
Is he the person responsible?
I have a friend living in London.
He is a complete idiot.
She has an elder brother.
Have you heard the parrot talking?
My friend is quite old.
The meeting proper began at 9.
The present members of staff.
Is he a responsible person?
She has no living relatives.
The complete meal cost L5.
Her brother is elderly.
8. We particularly enjoyed our holiday. We highly enjoyed our holiday. We very much
enjoyed our holiday. We quite enjoyed our holiday. The weather was rather cold. The
weather was quite cold The weather was utterly cold. The weather was bitterly cold.
The food was absolutely perfect. The food was almost perfect.
The adjective; the pronoun
1. Use a few (câteva), few (putine), a lot of (o multime de):
At night there are ….. people in the street. Last night I found ….. open restaurants. I saw
….. dogs in that yard. Don’t worry, there are …… books to read. On a cloudy day there
are ……. stars in the sky.
2. Use much / many:
They have got ….. luggage. Two or three friends doesn’t mean ….. friends. He gives her
…… advice but little helped. This child hasn’t got … energy. Does she know …..
French? Do you receive …… letters? Is there …. traffic in your district?
3. Make sentences using the given words:
ex. I am too tired to walk.
The table is easy enough to move.
book - difficult/ easy - to read
suitcase - heavy/ light - to carry
tea - cold - to drink
your shoes - wet - to put on
4. Form sentences using make and as … as possible:
ex. life - happy We want to make our life as happy as possible.
room - warm
play - successful
dress - elegant
exercise - easy
machine - safe
tour - interesting
5. Use who (cine, care), whose (a/al/ai/ale cui), to whom (cui), whom (pe cine):
We don’t know the man … has come. We don’t know … that house is. I don’t remember
…. he asked for advice. They don’t like the worker… helped them. He wants to know ….
we invited to dinner. Tell them …. that book is. She doesn’t care … you give the prize.
6. Ask questions:
ex. Whose is this car? It’s mine.
that house - ours
that umbrella - yours
this contract - his
this newspaper - hers
that large flat - theirs
that note-book - mine
7. Use something, somebody, somewhere, sometimes:
We must do … to help them. …. it is difficult to make the right decision. Where is the
letter? I saw it …., but I don’t remember where exactly. There is ….. waiting for you in
the hall. There may be ….. more important than this matter.
The Verb
Present Continuous; Social English
 Read the following text:
Hello! My name is Rob Fellows. I come from Dundee, a town on the east coast of
Scotland, but I am a student at Durham University, in the north of England. I’m studying
French and German, and I can speak the languages quite well. I also know a little
Spanish, so I can speak four languages. I’m enjoying the course a lot, but it’s very hard
work! I live in Durham Castle, because the Castle is part of the University, with about
thirty other students. The course started two years ago, ad I’m in my third year. After the
course I’m going to work in France, but I don’t know where yet.

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
Ask questions about Rob, using he/his:
----------- come from?
What ------------ studying?
How many --------------- speak?
Is ------------ enjoying -------------?
------------------ live?
------------------ live with?
------------------ course start?
What ---------------- after the course?

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Match the questions and the answers:
Where were you born?
Are you married?
What do you do?
How many children do you have?
How far is from Dundee to Durham?
How do you come to school?
Why are you learning English?

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Decide which is the correct verb form:
Maria comes/ is coming from Spain.
She speaks/ is speaking French, Spanish and English.
Today she wears/ is wearing jeans and a T-shirt.
She smokes/ is smoking twenty cigarettes a day.
She doesn’t smoke/ isn’t smoking now. She is in class.
a. By bus.
b. I’m a teacher.
c. Three.
d. In Australia.
e. Because I need it for my job.
f. About 120 miles.
g. No, I’m single.
Ask and answer the following questions:
a. Do you smoke? If you do, how many cigarettes do you smoke a day?
Are you smoking now?
b. Does your teacher smoke? Is he/ she smoking now?
c. Do you wear glasses? Are you wearing glasses now?
d. What are you wearing? What is your colleague wearing?
1. Match a line in column A with a line in column B:
A.
B.
Could you fill it up, please?
Yes, I’ll take the price off as well.
How would you like it?
Just one moment. I’ll look it up.
It’s a present. Could you gift-wrap it, please? Shall I check the oil, too?
Two lagers, please.
Would you drop me near the station?
Could you tell me where to get off?
Could I have three tens and the rest in five?
Could you tell me the code for Paris?
Halves of pints?
I’ll give you a lift if you like.
Yes, I’ll give you a shout.
2. Write a sentence about the people:
Country
People
adjective
Italy
Italian
Italian
Germany
German
German
Brazil
Brazilian
Brazilian
Spain
Spaniard
Spanish
Holland
Dutchman/ the Dutch Dutch
Turkey
Turk
Turkish
Sweden
Swede
Swedish
Scotland
Scot/ Scotsman
Scottish
The Italians make good cars.
3. Make a dialogue using the following suggestions:
B. Answer the phone.
A. Say who you are. Ask how A is.
B. Reply.
A. Ask what B is doing tonight. Invite her/ him to go out for a meal.
B. You can’t tonight. Say what you are going to do.
A. Suggest tomorrow night.
B. You can’t. Say why. Suggest some time next week.
A. You can’t. You’re goint away on business. Suggest Saturday evening.
B. Agree.
A.+ B. Arrange a time and a place to meet.
A. + B. Say goodbye.
4. Ask suitable questions for the following answers:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
There are three pictures on the wall.
Jane lives near the railway station.
Everybody knows the right answer.
Our friends arrive tomorrow.
We are coming next week, by car.
How many…
Where…
Who…
When…
How…
Present Perfect




simple: have/ has + IIIrd form ex. we have been, he has come, you have played
continuous: have/ has been + -ing ex. we have been playing, she has been waiting
interogativ:
ex. have you been?
negativ: have not + IIIrd form ex. they haven’t come
1. exprimă o actiune trecută, atunci când nu este precizat momentul când a fost
efectuată:
I have met Mary.
2. exprimă o actiune trecută raportată la momentul prezent; se foloseste cu următoarele
adverbe:
always
We have always spent our winter holidays in the mountains.
often/ seldom They have often/ seldom travelled abroad.
never
They have never been here (before).
just
Tom has just arrived.
already
He has already read that book.
recently
We have recently been there.
so far
So far we have received five letters.
We have received five letters so far.
Yet (-,?)
They haven’t returned yet. Have they come yet?
3. exprimă o actiune începută în trecut si care contiunuă si în prezent:
since
They have lived here since 1993/ last April.
for
They have lived here for six years/ several weeks.
 forma continuă arată că actiunea a început în trecut si s-a efectuat fără întrerupere
până în prezent: I have been writing letters all day long. (I am still writing)
 forma simplă arată că actiunea trecută este în prezent încheiată:
I have written three letters. (I have finished them)
4. exprimă actiuni trecute (momentul actiunii este neprecizat) efectuate de persoane care
sunt în viată:
Jane has written two novels so far.
- în caz contrar se foloseste Past Tense:
Shakespeare wrote 37 plays.
5. exprimă o actiune trecută încheiată, dar care are rezultate în prezent:
I have bought a new car. (you can see my new car in the garage)
- în toate cazurile în afară de 3, dacă momentul actiunii trecute este precizat se foloseste
Past Tense:
Last year we spent our winter holidays in the mountains.
They travelled abroad in their childhood.
They weren’t here three years ago.
Tom arrived ten minutes ago.
They read that book last summer.
We received three letters the other day.
They didn’t return at five.
I bought a new car two weeks ago.
Modal verbs
1. Fill in the blanks with could or be able to:
When the coach plunged into the river, only the driver ……… get out. He was as strong
as a horse: he ……..work all day and dance all night. I ………mumble a few Hungarian
words. She ……. reach the shore before she collapsed. I ………type when I was sixteen.
……… you walk after the accident or did they have to carry you? Although a long way
from the door, they …….. get out very quickly. The man asked me the way, but as he
……. only speak Italian, I ……… help him.
2. Use must, have to or have got to:
must - obligation imposed by the speaker;
have to - obligation imposed by external authority/ habitual necessity;
have got to - urgency/ limited obligation
You ….. read this book. It’s really excellent. Pupils …… wear uniforms at school. Why
did she say she wouldn’t come to the cinema tonight? She ……. write a composition. She
…….. attend a meeting once a month. She has caught a cold and she ……. leave earlier
than usual. Why are you in such a hurry? I …….. be at the station at 5 o’clock, as my
friend is arriving from the country today.
3. Use mustn’t or needn’t:
Passengers …….. climb into a moving vehicle. They …… hurry, it’s only six. He …….
pour her any more beer. She has had too much of it already. You … take your umbrella,
it isn’t going to rain. You …… come in your car, you can use mine. You …… smoke in
the nursery, it’s bad for the child. Zoo notice: Visitors …… feed the animals. Shall I ask
Mary? No, you ……, I know the answer myself.
4. Change the sentences, using I would rather/ I had better + short infinitive:
ex. I prefer to have tea than coffee.
It will be better if I tell the truth.
I ‘d rather have tea than coffee.
I’d better tell them the truth.
He prefers to watch television than go to the theatre. It will be better if he sees a doctor at
once. It is advisable for her to spend more time in the library. I prefer not to sit up so late.
It will be better for you to come home earlier. My old uncle prefers to live in the country
than in the town. It is advisable that I phone Irene myself. She prefers to see a good film
than to go to the opera.
5. Replaced the italicized words by used to + infinitive or to be used to + -ing:
At their age they are not accustomed to working three hours at a stretch. John was in the
habit of running for half an hour every day. Usually they went to the university by bus.
He always had a cup of coffee after lunch. Students usually turned in rather late. Before I
went into hospital I was in the habit of smoking twenty cigarettes a day. I am not
accustomed to speak in this way.
6. Use modal verbs to express the idea of necessity, possibility, obligation etc.:
ex. The possibility of somebody’s arrival soon
He may come soon.
The necessity to finish he’s work.
A polite request to have somebody’s paper for a minute.
A prohibition against smoking in the waiting-room.
Somebody’s ability to speak four foreign languages.
The possibility of fine weather.
The possibility that somebody has fallen ill.
The necessity to start early in the morning.
Helen’s ability to have baked a good cake if she had had all the necessary ingredients.
The possibility of having spent the holidays abroad.
7. Rewrite the sentences, using must:
Probably it was already late. I am sure you are cold. They are not here, I’m sure they are
at the restaurant. She has probably worked very hard to be promoted. I‘m sure he has
worked here for 20 years at least. I feel sure Mary is at home, there’s light in her kitchen.
The Browns are not early risers, I am sure they are still sleeping. Probably they have
changed the programme, this piece was not announced.
8. Use won’t or wouldn’t:
I expected him to be reasonable, but he ……listen to me. I want to give him a chance, but
he ….. take it. She wanted to come, but her employer …… let her. I wanted to leave, but
they …… hear of it. No matter how hard I try, this engine …. start. Can you lend me
your pen? Mine ….. write.
TEST PAPER I
A. Translate the following sentences into English:
1. Intotdeauna au neglijat drepturile celor săraci.
2. După ce-am mers 20 de minute am ajuns pe platou.
3. Stirile pe care le-am primit până acum nu sunt demne de încredere.
4. Mi-am spălat salopeta deşi nu era prea murdară.
5. Am avut de ales între Sinaia şi Breaza; am optat pentru prima, bineînteles.
B. Fill in the blanks with the necessary article where required and motivate your choice:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Where are you going? I’m going to … school to see how Mary is getting with her arithmetics.
June has been in … hospital for a month and now she feels all right.
A sunflower is a beautiful thing in the midst of … green field.
He doesn’t like … goose, but he found … goose he had at your dinner delicious.
C. Fill in the blanks with a few, few, a lot of:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
At night there are … people in the street.
Last night I found … open restaurants.
I saw … dogs in that yard, those who live there must really love animals.
On Sunday there are … policemen in town, but there are … on the highways.
Don’t worry, there are … books to read.
Where are the other people? I can see but … persons here.
On a cloudy night there are … stars in the sky.
In summer there are … rooms available in the hotels at the sea-side.
My little daughter doesn’t like this book, it has too … pictures.
The house is wonderful, but it needs … changes in order to be more comfortable.
D. Choose the correct form of the word:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
The new Cabinet was/ were the result of his bargaining with the center-left parties.
A flock of sheep has/ have invaded your garden.
The mob has/ have been fighting among themselves for some time.
The committee has/ have come to a common pint of view.
Canada is/ are bilingual.
The term/ terms ended last week.
Are you two on good term/ terms?
How can you believe in spirit/ spirits?
What a terrible headache! I shall never touch spirit/ spirits again.
You have to declare everything at the custom/ customs.
TEST PAPER II
E. Choose the right answer:
1. “-ment” is a suffix used to form
a) nouns
b) gerunds
c) adjectives d) adverbs
2. One of the following nouns is a shortened form:
a) kit
b) bet
c) exam
d) pet
3. One of the following nouns is masculine:
a) day
b) spring
c) morning
d) sea
4. “I saw Tom break the window” is an example of the following construction:
a) A + Infinitive
b) A + Participle
c) N + Infinitive
d) N + Participle
5. The noun “measles” takes … agreement with the verb:
a) singular
b) plural
c) singular or plural d) neither
6. In the example “The wine of Italy is appreciated”, the definite article has the following
function:
a) epiphoric b) anaphoric c) generic
d) numeric
7. “Calm”
a) has the same meaning in both attributive and predicative positions.
b) changes its meaning according to the position it hold in the sentence.
c) is placed in attributive position only.
d) is placed in predicative position only.
8. The only determinative adjective that agrees in number with the noun it determines is:
a) the negative adjective b) the demonstrative adjective c) the relative adjective d). the
possessive adjective
9. A.” He’s gone to some hidden cottage.”
B. “There is some bread on the table.”
Which of the following statements is true?
a) In both A and B some expresses quantity.
b) In both A and B some shows the speaker doesn’t know exactly what he refers to.
c) In B some expresses quantity.
d) In A some shows that the speaker knows exactly what he refers to.
10. In the example “Ann invited us herself”, the underlined word is a(n):
a) reflexive pronoun b) emphatic pronoun c) demonstrative pronoun
d) personal pronoun