Hello English!

Russell Shankland
U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer
Russell Shankland, Peace Corps Unit 1, “Good Morning, Romania!”

Good Morning, Romania!

OBJECTIVES:
⇒ Greet according to time of day.
⇒ Conjugate the verb, “to be.”
⇒ Learn basic professions.
⇒ Use numbers 1-99.
⇒ Introduce yourself.

1. Greetings

Good morning Good afternoon Good evening Hello (hi)

VOCABULARY
Morning—dimineaţa
Afternoon—dupa masa
Evening—seara
Night—noapte
Goodbye (bye) Goodnight Name—nume

How do you greet at?

Cum saluţi la?

7 am .................................. 4 pm ..................................
11 am ................................ 2 am ..................................
8 pm ................................. 12:15 pm ...........................

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2. Introduction
“Good morning! My name is John. What is
your name?”
“Bună dimineaţa! Mă cheamă John. Cum te cheamă?”

“I am Kristina. Nice to meet you.”

“Sunt Kristina. Îmi pare bine.

“Nice to meet you, Kristina.”

“Îmi pare bine, Kristina.”

3. To Be Or Not To Be
PRONUMELE PERSONAL TO BE - “a fi”
I EU WE NOI I AM WE ARE
YOU TU YOU (pl) VOI YOU ARE YOU (pl) ARE
HE/SHE/IT EL/EA THEY EI/ELE HE/SHE/IT IS THEY ARE

În engleză, numai oamenii (sau animalele) au genul masculin

sau feminin. Celelatlte lucruri sunt la neutru. De exemplu:
“The school is in Cudalbi” sau “It is in Galati.”

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb “to be”:
Completaţi spaţiile libere cu forma corectă a verbului “a fi”:

1. My name _______ Mr. Russell. 4. They _______ sisters.

VOCABULARY
2. I _______ from Kansas City in America. 5. She _______ Sara.
From—din
3. You _______ from Cudalbi in Romania. 6. We _______ at a school. Sisters—surori
School—şcoală
At—la
Teacher--profesor
Pen—pix
Fill in the blanks with the pronoun that corresponds to the underlined verb form:
Good-bun
Completaţi spaţiile libere cu pronumele corespunzător formei verbale: Who-cine
What—ce
1. _______ is from England. 4. _______ are students.
Where—unde
2. _______ am Bill Clinton. 5. _______ is a pen.
3. _______ are my teacher. 6. _______ are from Africa.

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4. Dialogue
“Good morning! My name is John. Who are
you?”
“Bună dimineaţa! Mă cheamă John. Cine eşti?”

“I am Kristina. Nice to meet you. Where are

you from?”
“Sunt Kristina. Îmi pare bine. De unde eşti?”

“I am from Tecuci. I am a teacher at School

Two in Cudalbi. What are you?”
“Sunt din Tecuci. Sunt professor la şcoala nr. 2.” “I am a doctor. Goodbye.”
“Sunt doctoriţă. La revedere!”

5. Occupations

Q: “What are you?” A: “I am a teacher.”

Student Farmer Driver Worker Policeman

Priest Seller Mechanic Doctor Teacher

Read the text. Then, answer the questions.

Citiţi textul următor. Apoi răspundeţi la întrebări:

Good Morning! I am an actor. My name is Russell Crowe. My wife is a

doctor. Her name is Julia. She is from Mexico. I am from Australia.

1. What is he? ___________________________________

2. What is his wife? _______________________________
3. Where is she from? ______________________________
4. What is he? ___________________________________

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Choose one role card. In pairs, ask and answer questions

Alegeţi un bilet. În perechi, întrebaţi şi răspundeţi la întrebări.

Q: - What is your name? (Cum te cheamă?) A: .....................................................................

Q: - Where are you from? (De unde eşti?) A: .....................................................................
Q: - What are you? (Ce eşti?) A: ....................................................................

Numbers: One to Ninety-nine

0 zero 10 ten 20 twenty 30 thirty
1 one 11 eleven 21 twenty-one 40 forty -one
2 two 12 twelve 22 twenty-two 50 fifty -two
3 three 13 thirteen 23 twenty-three 60 sixty -three
4 four 14 fourteen 24 twenty-four 70 seventy -four
5 five 15 fifteen 25 twenty-five 80 eighty -five
6 six 16 sixteen 26 twenty-six 90 Ninety -six
7 seven 17 seventeen 27 twenty-seven -seven
8 eight 18 eighteen 28 twenty-eight -eight
9 nine 19 nineteen 29 twenty-nine -nine

Say all numbers that can be formed from the digits:

Spuneţi toate numerele care pot fi formate din cifrele:
1. 3 and 4 .............................................................
2. 1 and 7 ............................................................... Match the phrases in the two columns:
3. 6 and 2 .............................................................. Potriviţi expresiile din cele două coloane:
4. 8 and 5 ..............................................................
Three 60
5. 0 and 7 ..............................................................
Seventy-two 15
fifteen 19
Twenty-eight 11
Nineteen 72
Q: How old are you?
Q: Câţi ani ai? Sixty 3
eleven 28
A: I am twenty-four years old.
A: Sunt 24 de ani?

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Conjugate the verb “to be” and write the number in English.
Conjugati verbul “a fi” şi scrieţi numărul în engleză.
1. I __ 4 years old. 1. I ___ _____ years old.
2. Michael Jordan __ 42 years old. 2. Michael Jordan ___ _____ years old.
3. They __ 13 years old. 3. They ___ _____ years old.
4. It __ 99 years old. 4. It ___ _____ years old.
5. We __ 22 and 56 years old. 5. We ___ _____ and _____ years old.
6. The teacher __ 62 years old. 6. The teacher ___ _____ years old.
7. Maria and Chris __ 11 years old. 7. Maria and Chris ___ _____ years old.
8. The schools __ 29 years old. 8. The schools ___ _____ years old.

How are you? Bad

Ce mai faceţi?
Okay
Fine
Great!
Rău

Aşa şi-aşa

Bine

Foarte bine!

Review Exercise
Greet, introduce yourself and ask other students' names.
Spuneţi toate numerele care pot fi formate din cifrele:

• Name ______________________ City ___________________________

Occupation __________________ Age ____________________________
• Name ______________________ City ___________________________
Occupation __________________ Age ____________________________
• Name ______________________ City ___________________________
Occupation __________________ Age ____________________________
• Name ______________________ City ___________________________
Occupation __________________ Age ____________________________
• Name ______________________ City ___________________________
Occupation __________________ Age ____________________________

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Russell Shankland, Peace Corps Unit 2, “Where is my book?

Where is my book?
OBJECTIVES:
⇒ Learn vocabulary for objects in a classroom.
⇒ Describe locations using articles.
⇒ State possession of objects: possessive pronouns.
⇒ Use articles: THIS/THAT/THESE/THOSE.

1. Objects in the Classroom

The Definite and the Indefinite Article

Articolul nehotărâ t ş i articolul hotărâ t

un pix—a pen o masă—a table

pixul—the pen masa—the table

Remember: In English, most words do not have genders.

Pen Chair Window Table Door

Paper Pencil Watch Blackboard Book

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Match the phrases in the two columns:

Potriviţi expresiile din cele două coloane:

Door Carte
Window Pix
Chair Masă
Paper Uşă
Book Scaun
Table Hârtie
Pen Fereastră

2. Articles
Look at the picture, listen and repeat:
Priviţi imaginea, ascultaţi şi repetaţi:
1. The book is on the table.
2. The paper is under the table.
3. The pencil is in the book.
4. The pen is next to the watch.

Match the picture with the correct word:

Potriviţi desenul cu cuvântul corect:

Follow the directions and arrange the objects:

Urmaţi instrucţiunile şi aranjaţi obiectele

The chair is on the table. The table is next to the

window. The book under the table. The watch is
in the book. The pen is on the table and the under
the chair.

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3. Dialogue

“Please give me the book.”

What book?
“Dă-mi cartea, te rog!”
“Ce carte?”
The book on the table is my book.”
“Cartea pe masa este cartea mea.” Here.
“Thank you.” “Poftim!”

“Mulţumesc.” “You are welcome.”

“Cu plăcere.”

4. Possessive Pronouns

I MY BOOK MY CHAIR MY TEACHER

YOU YOUR BOOK YOUR CHAIR YOUR TEACHER
HE HIS BOOK HIS CHAIR HIS TEACHER
SHE HER BOOK HER CHAIR HER TEACHER
IT ITS BOOK ITS CHAIR ITS TEACHER

Fill in the blanks with object and possessive pronoun.

Completati spatiile cu pronumele posesiv si obiectul posedat.

1. It is _____ (you) __________.

2. It is _____ (she) __________.

3. It is _____ (he) __________.

4. It is _____ (I) __________.

5. He is _____ (you) __________.

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5. This and That

Write the correct possessive pronoun and object in the blanks:
Scrieti in spatiile libere pronumele si obiectul corect.

HERE THERE
aici acolo

1. Here is _____ (you) __________. 1. There is _____ (he) __________.

2. Here is _____ (she) __________. 2. There is _____ (I) __________.

THIS THAT
ăsta/asta ăla/aia

1. This is _____ (he) __________. 1. That is _____ (you) __________.

2. This is _____ (she) __________. 2. That is _____ (I) __________.

What is this? What is that?

THESE THOSE
aştia/astea ăia/alea

1. These are _____ (she) __________. 1. Those are _____ (they) __________.

2. These are _____ (it) __________. 2. Those are _____ (we) __________.

What are these? What are those?

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Russell Shankland, Peace Corps Unit 3, “Welcome Home!”

Welcome Home!
OBJECTIVES:
⇒ Learn vocabulary for objects in the house.
⇒ Form sentences with the verb, “to be.”
⇒ State possession.
⇒ Describe location.

Here is a house.

This is a room.

There is a bedroom.

That is a bathroom.

Here is a kitchen.

This is a living room.

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Bed Dresser Mirror Rug Stove

Refrigerator Sink Bath Shower Toilet

Sofa Television Telephone Floor Wall

Cross the odd word out and name the room:

Găsiţi cuvântul care nu se potriveşte şi numiţi camera:

1. toilet, sofa, bath, sink What room? _________________

2. bed, wardrobe, rug, shower What room? _________________
3. mirror, sink, refrigerator, stove What room? _________________
4. sofa, television, rug, sink What room? _________________
5. shower, bath, sink, bed What room? _________________

Respond to the questions in sentences.

Răspundeţi la următoarele întrebări cu propoziţii:

1. Where is the bed? ___________________________________________

2. Where is the sink? __________________________________________
3. What is in the bathroom? ______________________________________
4. What is in the living room? ____________________________________
5. Where is the sofa? __________________________________________

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TO HAVE - “a avea”
I HAVE WE HAVE
YOU HAVE YOU (pl) HAVE
HE/SHE/IT HAS THEY HAVE

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verb TO HAVE.
Completaţi spaţiile libere cu formele corespunzătoare ale verbului TO HAVE (A AVEA).

1. I ________ a rug in my bedroom.

2. They ________ a sofa in their living room.
To make a question with the verb TO
3. He ________ a shower in his bathroom. HAVE, you must use a conjugated
form of TO DO and use the infinitive
4. My kitchen ________ a refrigerator and a stove. form of TO HAVE. For example: Do
5. I ________ a house. It ________ four rooms. you have a pen? Do we have a
watch? Does she have a house?
6. Do you ________ a sink in your kitchen?

TO DO - “a face”
I DO WE DO
YOU DO YOU (pl) DO
HE/SHE/IT DOES THEY DO

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verb TO HAVE.
Completaţi spaţiile libere cu formele corespunzătoare ale verbului TO HAVE (A AVEA).

1. ________ you ________ a big house?

2. ________ he ________ a table in his kitchen?
3. ________ they ________ a window in their classroom?
4. ________ Cudalbi ________ two schools?
5. ________ his house ________ two bedrooms?

1. Do you have a pen?

Yes, I do.
How To Respond...
2. Do we have a house?
Yes, I do / Yes, he does
No, we do not.
No, I do not / No, he does not
3. Does Mr. Russell have a wife?
No, he does not.

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Russell Shankland, Peace Corps Unit 4, “Where is the Post Office?”

At The Store
OBJECTIVES:
⇒ Rank objects in numerical order.
⇒ Learn vocabulary for locations.
⇒ Give directions.
⇒ Conjugate present tense verbs

Ordnal Numbers

SEVENTH/
LAST

SIXTH
FIFTH
THIRD FOURTH
SECOND

FIRST

1. Stand up in a line according to height and say your number

Staţi într-un şir cu colegii voştri, formaţi o linie pe înălţime şi spuneţi ordinea.

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2. Build sentences using the model

Construiţi propoziţii ca în model.

1st
The book is first.

2nd 3rd 4th 5th

6th 7th 8th 9th

10th 11th 12th 13th

Places to go
3. Read, listen and repeat
Citiţi, ascultaţi şi repetaţi.

Florist Coffee Shop

Pharmacy Bookstore

Hotel Post Office Pet Store Cinema

Restaurant Supermarket Hospital Library

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Directions

The florist is right. The coffee shop is left.

The pharmacy is ahead. The hotel is backward.

The restaurant is on the corner.

The post office is at the intersection.

Supermarket
Florist Post Office
Bookstore

The supermarket is after the bookstore. The florist is across from the post office.

Big Bird’s Pet Store U.S. Post Office Pizza Hut

Shark Street Shark Street

Starbuck’s Coffee Borders Cinema 8

Bear Street

Shop Bookstore
Central
Fish Street

McDonald’s Kim’s Florist

Cow Street Park Restaurant Shop
St. Elmo’s Hospital Turtle Street

The Public Library Hilton Hotel

Main Street

Pig Street

Big Tom’s
Supermarket

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4. Look at the map above, talk to your partner and find the places.
Priviţi harta de mai sus, vorbiţi cu colegul şi găsiţi locurile.

1. St. Elmo Hospital Excuse me, where is...? Scuzaţi-mă, unde este...?
2. U.S. Post Office Go straight ahead. Mergeţi drept înainte.
3. The Hilton Hotel Cross the street. Traversaţi.
4. The Bookstore It’s on the right. Este pe partea dreaptă.
5. Cinema 8
6. Starbuck’s Coffee Shop

5. What is there? Ce este acolo?

1. Go straight ahead. Take the first right. It’s on the right.

2. Go straight ahead. Take the second left. It’s on the left.
3. Go straight ahead. Take the first left. Take the first right. It’s on the second corner.
4. Go straight ahead. It’s on the right at the intersection of Main St. and Shark St.
5. Go straight ahead. Take the first right. It’s across from Kim’s Florist Shop.
6. Go straight ahead. Take the second right. Take the first right. Take the first right.
It’s on the first corner on the left.

Present Tense Verbs

TO GO TO MAKE TO COME TO TALK TO STAY TO WORK
I go make come talk stay work
You go make come talk stay work
He/She/It goes makes comes talks stays works
We go make come talk stay work
You go make come talk stay work
They go make come talk stay work

6. Fill in with the appropriate form.

Completaţi cu forma potrivită.
1. You (to work) ________ at the library. 6. You (to come) ________ home after school.
2. We (to go) ________ t0 church on Sunday. 7. It (to stay) ________ at the pharmacy.
3. She (to talk) ________ on the telephone. 8. They (to make) ________ cabbage for dinner.
4. They (to stay) ________ in an apartment. 9. He (to work) ________ at the Hilton Hotel.
5. He (to make) ________ ţuică every year. 10. She (to talk) ________ with the doctor.

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1. Arrange the words to build correct sentences.

Aranjaţi cuvintele pentru a forma propoziţii corecte

1. go / they / university / to / in Iasi.

2. the pharmacy / works / at / he.
3. Anna / make / coffee / for / you.
4. the students / talks / the teacher / at school / with.
5. you / at / stay / do / the hotel?

8. Form questions with the verbs.

Formulaţi întrebări cu verbele.

1. TO COME ________________________________________________
2. TO WORK ________________________________________________
3. TO MAKE ________________________________________________
4. TO GO___________________________________________________
5. TO TALK _________________________________________________

The Negative Form of Verbs

To make a verb negative, you must use 1) the conjugated form of
the verb “to do”, 2) the word not, and 3) the infinitive form of the
primary verb. For example, I do not work at the supermarket.

Positive Form (+) Negative Form (-) Question Form (?)

I go. I do not go. Do I go?

You go. You do not go. Do you go?

He goes. He does not go. Does he go?

We go. We do not go. Do we go?

You go. You do not go. Do you go?

They go. They do not go. Do they go?

I do not go to school in the summer. I don’t go to school in the summer.

I do not make sarmale. I don’t make sarmale.

I do not stay in Cluj. I don’t stay in Cluj.

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Russell Shankland, Peace Corps Unit 5, “At the Store”

At the store
OBJECTIVES:
⇒ Learn vocabulary for objects in the store.
⇒ Use six new verbs.
⇒ Change singular nouns into plurals.
⇒ Express wants and needs to a seller.

OBJECTS AT THE STORE

1. Look, listen and repeat after your teacher.
Priviţi calendarul, ascultaţi şi repetaţi.

BREAD BANANA MATCH STRAWBERRY TOMATO

CHEESE CHIP EGG POTATO SANDWICH

JUICE CANDY SUGAR SAUSAGE PIZZA

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TO BUY TO NEED TO WANT TO ASK TO PAY TO SELL

I buy need want ask pay sell
You buy need want ask pay sell
He/She/It buys needs wants asks pays sells
We buy need want ask pay sell
You buy need want ask pay sell
They buy need want ask pay sell

2. Place Correct, Conjugated Verb in the Blank.

1. She (a face) ________ a pizza and (a vinde)________ it at her restaurant.

2. I (a vorbi) ________ with the seller and (a cere) ________ if she has juice.
3. We (a face) ________ spaghetti and (a avea nevoie de) ________ a tomato.
4. The boy (a vrea) ________ a sandwich and a Coca-Cola.
5. They (a lucra) ________ at the supermarket and (a vinde)________ bread.

2. The underlined nouns in the text " Shopping Trip " are in the plural. Match them
with their singular forms given below.
Substantivele subliniate în textul " Shopping Trip " sunt la numărul plural. Potriviţi-le
cu formele de singular de mai jos.

Every day, I go to the stores next to my house. At the first store, I talk with the sellers
and buy potatoes, matches and eggs. They don’t have bread. I want bread so I go to
the second store. There, I ask, “Do you have bread?” She says, “Yes, I do!” I buy it and
strawberries and candies. I pay 10 dollars.

Store _________________________ Egg ___________________________

Seller _________________________ Dollar _________________________
Potato ________________________ Strawberry ______________________
Match ________________________ Candy _________________________

MOST COMMON NOUNS

The plural of most nouns is made with -s at the end of the noun.

BANANA → BANANAS SAUSAGE → SAUSAGES

EGG → EGGS CHIP → CHIPS

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NOUNS ENDING WITH “Y”

Nouns ending in -y are more difficult to change. When -y is after a

consonant, make the plural by changing the -y into -ies.

STRAWBERRY → STRAWBERRIES CANDY → CANDIES

When the -y is after by a vowel, add a –s to make -ys.

DAY → DAYS BOY → BOYS

NOUNS ENDING WITH “O”

For some nouns that end in -o, add -s to make the plural. For example piano, pianos.

However. some nouns that end in –o need -es to form the plural.

POTATO → POTATOES TOMATO → TOMATOES

NOUNS ENDING WITH “-s, -a, -x, -ch, -sh”

If the noun ends with -s, -z, -x, -ch or -sh, then add -es to the noun.

MATCH → MATCHES BOX → BOXES

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3. Change according to the model.

Transformaţi ca în model.

STUDENT → _________________ BATH → ____________________

TEACHER → _________________ HOTEL → ___________________
BOOK → ____________________ RESTAURANT → ______________

PHARMACY → _______________ CITY → _____________________

LIBRARY → __________________ COUNTRY → _________________

KEY → _____________________ MONKEY → _________________

HERO → ___________________ VOLCANO → ________________

NO → ______________________ ZERO → ____________________

WATCH → ___________________ BUS → _____________________

SANDWICH → ________________ CHURCH → _________________

MORE IRREGULAR PLURAL NOUNS

MAN → MEN SHEEP → SHEEP

WOMAN → WOMEN FISH → FISH
CHILD → CHILDREN PERSON → PEOPLE
FOOT→ FEET MOUSE → MICE
TOOTH → TEETH HALF → HALVES
GOOSE → GEESE KNIFE → KNIVES

4. Replace the singular form with the plural form.

Înlocuiţi formele de singular cu formele plural.
1. I buy five (egg) ____________ everyday.
2. The (teacher) ____________ talk with the (student) ____________.
3. (Man) ____________ are from Mars. (Woman) ____________ are from Venus.
4. I want (candy) ____________ and (banana) ____________ .
5. Two (shop) ____________ from Cudalbi sell (match) ____________ .
6. The (boy) ____________ ask for two (bottle) ____________ of juice.

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“a bag of…” “a piece

of…”

“a bottle of…”
BAG “a can of…”
pungă PIECE CAN
BOTTLE felie cutie

“a box of…”
“a jar of…”
BOX JAR
cutie borcan

5. Look at the shopping list. Match the containers with the items and
write where we can buy them.
Priviţi lista de cumpărături. Scrieţi lista, cât şi de unde putem cumpăra aceste ucruri.

Bag
Pizza
Bottle
Pickles
Box “Please give me a bag of chips
Matches
Piece and a box of matches.”
Potatoes
Jar
Beer
Can “I want a box of chocolates.”
Sugar
Juice “I need bottle of orange juice.”
Candies
Chips
Wine
Cheese

5. Write 3 sentences about what you need to buy and 3 sentences about
what you want to buy

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

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Russell Shankland, Peace Corps Unit 6, “The Alphabet”

The Alphabet
OBJECTIVES:
⇒ Practice common pronunciation for consonants
and vowels.
⇒ Learn to distinguish between common sounds/

THE CONSONANTS
1. Look, listen and repeat after your teacher.
Priviţi calendarul, ascultaţi şi repetaţi.

B Bat C, K Can Kite CH Child D Dad

Bee Corn Key Chess Dough

Boat Cash King Chair Day

Box Country Kitchen Door

F Fire G Game H Horse J, G Jail Giraffe

Food Gift Hero Gem

Jam
Feather Geese Hat General
Jeans
Foot Gold Head
Juice

L Lime M Music N, GH, KN Net Gnome Knee

Light Knife
Monkey Nurse
Law Knot

Library Match North Knight

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Writer
P Pot QU Queen R, WR Rose

Question Wrench
Purse Rain

Pen
Rabbit

S, C Sign Circle SH Ship T Toe TH Thief

Sausage Sheep Tire

Circus
Sink Shark Tooth

Seat Celery Table

V Vegetable W Wine Y Year Z Zoo

Verb Yes
Wood Zipper
Voice
Zodiac

THE VOWELS
2. Look, listen and repeat after your teacher.

Priviţi calendarul, ascultaţi şi repetaţi.

ā (a, ai, a_e) a (a) ē (e, ee, ea) e (e)

Ace Apple Eleven Exit
Acorn Animal Ear Elbow
Aid Actress Eel Enemy

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ī (i, i_e) i (i) ō (o, oa, o_e, ow) o (o)

Ice Ink Ocean Opera

Island Image Oasis Oxygen

Ivory If Owner Olive

ū (u, u_e) u (u)

Uniform Uncle

Unicorn Umbrella

Uranium Up

3. Circle the word the teacher says.

Inconjoara lumea, spuse profesoara.

ā&a ā&e a&e a&ī

1. BAKE / BACK 1. PAPER / PEPPER 1. MASS / MESS 1. CAT / KITE
2. BASE / BASS 2. WAIT / WET 2. PAT / PET 2. DAM / DIME
3. FADE / FAD 3. LACE / LESS 3. BAG / BEG 3. GRAND / GRIND
4. AID / ADD 4. TASTE / TEST 4. PAN / PEN 4. PAN / PEN

a&i a&o a&u

1. SAT / SIT 1. PAT / POT 1. GAL / GULL
2. SLAM / SLIM 2. AX / OX 2. RANG / RUNG
3. TRACK / TRICK 3. CHAP / CHOP 3. BANK / BUNK
4. KNACK / NICK 4. BLACK / BLOCK 4. PATTER/ PUTTER

4. Read the following word and attempt to pronounce it.

Cititi urmatoarele cuvinte si incercati sa le pronuntati corect

1. RAIN 1. DRAFT
2. WEST 2. HOG
3. PACK 3. CAP
4. BIKE 4. LATE

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5. Circle the word the teacher says.

Inconjoara lumea, spuse profesoara.

e&ī e&i e&o e&u

1. SLEEP / SLIP 1. CHECK / CHICK 1. LEG / LOG 1. BED / BUD
2. READ / RID 2. TEN / TIN 2. DECK / DOCK 2. BEST / BUST
3. BEAN / BIN 3. SPELL / SPILL 3. KEG / COG 3. DESK / DUSK
4. FLEET / FLIT 4. BETTER / BITTER 4. BEND / BOND 4. CHECK / CHUCK

6. With your partner, use the alphabet cards to spell the words that the teacher says.
Impreuna cu colegul tau, folositi cardurile alfabetice pentru a forma cuvintele spuse de profesoara voastra.

1. ____________________ 7. ____________________
2. ____________________ 8. ____________________
3. ____________________ 9. ____________________
4. ____________________ 10. ____________________
5. ____________________ 11. ____________________
6. ____________________ 12. ____________________

7 Attempt to correctly pronounce each set of words.

Incercati sa pronuntati corect fiecare pereche de cuvinte.

i&o i&u ō&o o&u

1. PIT / POT 1. PIN / PUN 1. HOPE / HOP 1. BOSS / BUS
2. CLICK / CLOCK 2. LICK / LUCK 2. GOAT / GOT 2. LOCK / LUCK
3. SPIT / SPOT 3. RIM / RUM 3. NOTE / NOT 3. SMOG / SMUG
4. PICKET / POCKET 4. STICK / STUCK 4. COAT / COT 4. DOCK / DUCK

8. Tongue Twisters

How much wood could a wood chuck, chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood?

She sells sea shells down by the sea shore.

Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear, Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair, Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't very fuzzy... was he???

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. Did Peter Piper pick a peck of peckled peppers? If Peter
Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked ?

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My Beautiful Family
OBJECTIVES:
⇒ Use adjectives to describe nouns
⇒ Describe objects in the comparative and superlative
forms
⇒ Learn vocabulary for the family
⇒ Use the possessive form for nouns
⇒ Describe people

ADJECTIVES Æ An adjective says how something is.

1. Read the text, find and underline all the words that are described by adjectives.
Citiţi textul următor şi subliniaţi toate cuvintele care sunt descrise de adjective:

My parents have a new shop. They sell many things. They make hot sandwiches with chicken
and white cheese. The cheese comes from their fat cow, Betsy. She is brown and makes good
milk.

My mother and her sister, my aunt, work everyday. My aunt has pretty brown hair and green
eyes. She is not young but not old. She wants a tall husband with a fast car.

My old grandfather comes everyday and talks for three hours. He has no teeth. He eats only
soft foods.

Big ÅÆ Small Old ÅÆ New

Tall ÅÆ Short Hard ÅÆ Soft

Fat ÅÆ Skinny Hot ÅÆ Cold

Pretty ÅÆ Ugly Easy ÅÆ Difficult

Old ÅÆ Young Light ÅÆ Dark

Fast ÅÆ Slow Sweet ÅÆ Sour

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COLORS
WHITE ◦ BLACK ◦ RED ◦ BLUE ◦ YELLOW ◦ GREEN ◦ PURPLE ◦ ORANGE ◦ BROWN ◦ GREY

2. Say the noun and your colleague must find a matching adjective
Spuneţi un substantiv colegului şi acesta trebuie sa găsească un adjectiv potrivit.

1. Feather_______________ 1. Wall ________________

2. Sugar ________________ 2. Horse _______________
3. Monkey ______________ 3. Giraffe _______________
4. Children ______________ 4. Homework ____________
5. English _______________ 5. Bed _________________
6. Rose_________________ 6. Priest________________
7. Tomato_______________ 7. Dog _________________
8. Sofa _________________ 8. Sister ________________

3. GAME: I SPY
I spy with my little eye something _________________.
Response: Is it a/the _______?

SUPERLATIVES & COMPARATIVES

1. My foot is big. 1. Coca-Cola is sweet.
2. My foot is bigger than your foot. 2. Coca-Cola is sweeter than Fanta.
3. My foot is the biggest foot. 3. Coca-Coal is the sweetest soda.

2. Answer the questions.

Răspundeţi la întrebări,

1. What animal is faster, a turtle or a rabbit?

_____________________________________________________
A B
2. What telephone is older, A or B?
_____________________________________________________

3. Who is the oldest person?

_____________________________________________________

4. Who is prettier, Angelina Jolie or Madonna?

_____________________________________________________

5. Who is the blondest person in the classroom?

_____________________________________________________

5. What is the biggest country in the world?

_____________________________________________________

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Grandmother Grandfather
THE FAMILY

Husband
Wife
Uncle Aunt

Mother Father

Daughter Son
Cousin

Granddaughter Grandson
Sister Brother

4. Read and complete the table with the family relations

Citiţi şi completaţi tabelul cu relaţiile de familie.

JANE JIM
........................... ............................

BILL LAUREN KEVIN KAREN

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

JOE YOU KELLY ALLISON

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

5. Look at the diagram of the family tree. Fill in the sentences

Priviţi diagrama arborelui genealogic. Completaţi propoziţiile

1. Joe is your ____________________. 4. Allison is your _________________ .

2. Karen is your __________________. 5. Bill is your ___________________ .
3. Jane and Jim are your ____________. 6. Kevin is your __________________ .

THE POSSESSIVE CASE

1. His bicycle Æ John’s bicycle
2. Her goose Æ Linda’s goose
3. His kangaroo Æ my father’s kangaroo
4. Her sausages Æ my grandmother’s sausages
5. Her wine Æ my mother’s sister’s wine

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5. Fill in the sentences

Completaţi propoziţiile

1. My children’s mother is ______________ . 6. My cousin's sister is _________________ .

2. My uncle's son is __________________ . 7. My cousin's mother is ________________ .
3. My son's daughter is ________________ . 8. My mother's mother is _______________ .
4. My mother's son is _________________ . 9. My father's brother is ________________ .
5. My grandparents' son is ______________ . 10. My mother's son is __________________ .

6. Match -A- with -B-.

Potriviţi -A- cu -B-.

—A—
My mother’s father
My father’s sister
My father’s son/daughter
My mother’s brothers
My uncle’s sons.
—B—
...is my aunt.
...are my uncles.
...are my cousins.
...is my grandfather.
...is me.

2. Answer the questions.

Răspundeţi la întrebări,

1. How is your uncle?

______________________________________________________________
2. Who is fatter, your father or your brother?
______________________________________________________________
3. Who is the youngest person in your family?
______________________________________________________________
4. How are you and your mother different?
______________________________________________________________
5. What color are your sister’s eyes?
______________________________________________________________
6. Describe your family.
______________________________________________________________
7. Who is your best friend? Why?
______________________________________________________________

GOOD BAD
She is a good student. He is a bad driver.
She is a better student than Jenny. He is a worse driver than Chris.
She is the best student in the class. He is the worst driver in the city.

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Russell Shankland, Peace Corps Unit 8, “Everyday, I...”

Everyday, I...
OBJECTIVES:
⇒ Learn new verbs.
⇒ Discuss your daily routine.
⇒ Understand adverbs of frequency.
⇒ Question: “How often?”
⇒ Use “verb + infinitive” to express need and desire.

DAILY ROUTINE
MONDAY ◦ TUESDAY ◦ WEDNESDAY ◦ THURSDAY ◦ FRIDAY ◦ SATURDAY ◦ SUNDAY

1. Read the text, underline all the verbs, circle the adverbs and highlight the adjectives.
Cititi textul ,subliniati verbele, inconjurati adverbele si puneti in evidenta adjectivele.

I usually wake up at 7:00am. I have breakfast. I sometimes eat eggs and toast. I never drink coffee. After
breakfast, I wash my face and brush my teeth. I leave at 8:00am for my job at School Number Two. Every
Tuesday and Wednesday, I teach a class for adults. Tuesday’s class is bigger than Wednesday’s class. My
students are very intelligent. They learn how to talk about their daily life and their family.

After class, I go home and eat dinner. I often eat pizza. On Monday night, I like to watch television. I go
to bed at 11:00pm.

TO WAKE UP TO EAT TO DRINK TO WASH TO BRUSH TO LEAVE TO TEACH TO LEARN

I wake up eat drink wash brush leave teach learn
You wake up eat drink wash brush leave teach learn
He/She/It wakes up eats drinks washes brushes leaves teaches learns
We wake up eat drink wash brush leave teach learn
You wake up eat drink wash brush leave teach learn
They wake up eat drink wash brush leave teach learn

2. Complete the table below with your everyday activities.

Completeaza tabelul de mai jos cu activitatile tale zilnice.

7:00 AM 3:00 PM
8:00 AM 6:00 PM
9:00 AM 11:00 PM
1:00 PM

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ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY
3. Answer the questions.
Răspundeţi la întrebări,

1. How often do you wake up?

How often?
______________________________________________________
100% Always 2. How often do you eat eggs for dinner?
Usually ______________________________________________________
Often 3. How often does Mr. Russell teach this class?
50% Sometimes ______________________________________________________
Occasionally
4. How often do your children/students study English at home?
Seldom
0% Never ______________________________________________________

4. Answer the questions.

verb + infinitive
Răspundeţi la întrebări,
5. Match -A- with -B-.
everyday ◦ every Friday ◦ once a week ◦ twice a week Potriviţi -A- cu -B-.
in the morning ◦ after school ◦ before class
-A- -B-
I need… Cigarettes
1. What do you do every morning?
I need to… learn English
_________________________________________
2. When do we have our English class? He wants… candy
_________________________________________ He wants to… eat food
3. What does Russell do after our English class? watch television
_________________________________________
drink wine
4. Does Brad Pitt brush his teeth?
potatoes
_________________________________________

6. Use the verbs in the following forms: positive, negative and question.

1. WAKE UP + _________________________________________________________
- __________________________________________________________
?__________________________________________________________
2. GO TO BED + _________________________________________________________
- __________________________________________________________
?__________________________________________________________
3. LEARN + _________________________________________________________
- __________________________________________________________
?__________________________________________________________
4. LEAVE + _________________________________________________________
- __________________________________________________________
?__________________________________________________________

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Russell Shankland, Peace Corps Unit 9, “”Yesterday & Today”

Yesterday & Today

OBJECTIVES:
⇒ Talk about the calendar .
⇒ Learn weather vocabulary.
⇒ Use past simple form of “to be”
⇒ Introduce past simple form of regular verbs.

THE CALENDAR
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 2 WEEKS
Kids’ Day AGO
4 Football 5 6 7 English 8 9 Ballet 10
Game Conference LAST WEEK
11 12 Y 13 TODAY 14 15 Last Day 16 17
S TE RDA THIS WEEK
YE TOMORROW of School
18 Your 19 20 21 22 23 24
Birthday NEXT WEEK
25 26 27 Meeting 28 29 John’s 30
Wedding IN TWO WEEKS

2. Answer the questions.

1. Write the Romanian correspondent for the
following:
Scrieţi expresiil englezeşti corespunzǎtoare urmǎ-
toarelor expresii româneşti.
1. Ieri _______________________________
2. Acum trei sǎptǎmâni _________________
3. Luna trecutǎ________________________
4. Alaltǎieri __________________________
Răspundeţi la întrebări,
1. What day is today?
____________________________________
2. What day in next Thursday?
____________________________________
3. When is the John’s wedding?
____________________________________
4. When was the English conference?
____________________________________

How is today? How was yesterday?

Today is sunny. Yesterday was rainy.
It is very hot. It was cold and wet.
It feels wonderful outside. It looked very dark outside.
I want to eat an ice cream cone. I wanted to stay inside and sleep.

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TODAY’S WEATHER
This is rain. This is a cloud. This is the sun.
It is _rainy__. It is _______. It is _______.

This is snow. This is a storm. This is wind.

It is _______. It is _______. It is _______.

This is ice. 3. Answer the questions.

It is _______. Răspundeţi la întrebări,
1. How was the weather two Saturdays ago?
____________________________________
TO BE - “a fi” - PAST TENSE 2. How was the weather 10 months ago?
____________________________________
I WAS WE WERE
3. How was the weather 12 weeks ago?
YOU WERE YOU (pl) WERE ____________________________________
HE/SHE/IT WAS THEY WERE 4. How was the weather last night?
____________________________________

4. Change sentences to the past tense.

1. I am a university student at Harvard.
_______________________________________________________________________
2. Rapid is my favorite football team from Romania.
_______________________________________________________________________
3. My parents are in Hawaii for vacation.
_______________________________________________________________________
4. We are outside in the rain.
_______________________________________________________________________

YESTERDAY’S WEATHER
Yesterday was rainy. Yesterday ___ _____. Yesterday ___ _____.
It rained. It _______. It _______.

Yesterday ___ _____. Yesterday ___ _____. Yesterday ___ _____.

It _______.

FOR REGULAR VERBS TO WASH, TO BRUSH, TO LEARN,

Add –ed to the end of the infinitive. TO NEED, TO WANT, TO ASK, TO TALK,
For example: Today, I work. TO STAY, TO WORK
Yesterday, I worked.

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5. Change the sentences to past tense.

Infinitive Today, I… Yesterday, I
‘To Learn’
“To Live”
“To Love”
“To Hug”
“To Kiss”

6. Change the sentences to past tense.

My cousin lives in Washington D.C. and works with your sister in the White House. He likes animals and
watches Animal Planet every night. On Animal Planet, they talk about frogs and their families. My cousin
calls his dog, Barney. He love Barney and uses a special brush to wash him.

Irregular Verbs
have > had know > knew leave > left find > found
do > does see > saw speak > spoke go > went
say > said come > came tell > told feel > felt
make > made think > thought

7. Change the sentences to past tense.

Fredrick J. Fredrick is a penguin but not a regular, everyday penguin. He looks different than most pen-
guins. First, he has thick, brown fur. Second, he knows English and tells very funny stories. At age four,
he leaves the North Pole and comes to Texas to find a job. Now, he works as a cowboy and makes a lot of
money. Sometimes, Fredrick J. Fredrick feels bad. Sometimes, he wants to go back to Antarctica and be a
regular penguin like his brothers and sisters.

8. Answer the questions.

Răspundeţi la întrebări,
1. Who was Fredrick J. Fredrick?
_______________________________________________________________________
2. What language did Fredrick J. Fredrick speak?
_______________________________________________________________________
3. Why did Fredrick J. Fredrick sometimes want to go back home?
_______________________________________________________________________

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For “to be”

Positive Form (+) Negative Form (-) Question Form (?)

I was. I was not. Was I?

You were. You were not. Were you?
He was. He was not. Was he?
We were. We were not. Were we?
You were. You were not. Were you?

They were. They were not. Were they?

For most verbs

Positive Form (+) Negative Form (-) Question Form (?)

I played. I did not play. Did I play?

You played. You did not play. Did you play?
He played. He did not play. Did he play?
We played. We did not play. Did we play?
You played. You did not play. Did you play?
They played. They did not play. Did they play?

9. Answer the questions.

Răspundeţi la întrebări,
1. Did it storm last Tuesday?
_______________________________________________________________________
2. Did the sun come out yesterday?
_______________________________________________________________________
3. When did you live in Australia?
_______________________________________________________________________
4 Was it icier this winter or last winter?
_______________________________________________________________________

10. Form questions with the verbs.

Formulaţi întrebări cu verbele.
1. TO RAIN_________________________________________________
2. TO TALK ________________________________________________
3. TO MAKE ________________________________________________
4. TO GO __________________________________________________
5. TO SNOW _______________________________________________
6. TO BE __________________________________________________

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Russell Shankland, Peace Corps Unit 10, “”Describing People”

Describing People
OBJECTIVES:
⇒ Learn physical characteristics.
⇒ Learn how to describe the face.
⇒ Write a story in past simple tense.
⇒ Ask questions in the past simple tense.

PARTS OF THE FACE

nose ear eye hair mouth head face

1. What color eyes do you have? ________________________________________________

2. What color hair does to Madonna have? _________________________________________
3. How is Pinocchio’s nose? ___________________________________________________

short long straight curly blonde brown red

How is their hair?

Mr. Russell Julia Roberts

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

bald head freckles braces scar muscles

tattoo wart glasses beard mustache

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WANTED
4. Read the story below:

There was a horrible crime last night at 11:30 p.m. A

thief broke into the Mayor’s Office. She stole nine hun-
dred dollars and a box of fresh cherries. She left no
fingerprints. She had a gun. Police said she was not
tall but not short . They didn’t know more informa-
tion.

TO STEAL > STOLE (a fura)

TO BREAK > BROKE (a sparge)
TO DRAW > DREW (a desena)

5. You were a witness. You saw the thief. Draw a

picture of the thief in the box.

6. With a partner, make an alibi for last night at 11:30p.m. Write it below:

_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
7. Ask the other groups questions about last night.
Noun Adjective Ex: What did you do last night?
Where did you go?
Freckle Æ Freckled
Were you in the Mayor’s Office?
Scar Æ Scarred
Mustache Æ Mustached
Beard Æ Bearded 8. Form sentences with the following adjectives:
Tattoo Æ Tattooed
Eye Æ Eyed 1. Bearded ____________________________________
Hair Æ Haired 2. Eyed_______________________________________
Mouth Æ Mouthed
3. Scarred _____________________________________
Head Æ Headed
Face Æ Faced 4. Mouthed ____________________________________

9. Guess the definitions:

A. green-eyed monster B. two-faced C. big-mouthed D. pig-headed E. bright-eyed

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Russell Shankland, Peace Corps Unit 11, “”Eating Out”

Eating Out
OBJECTIVES:
⇒ Learn vocabulary for food
⇒ Read a restaurant menu
⇒ Practice ordering food at a restaurant

1. Look, listen and repeat to the vocabulary below.

doughnut salami pancakes chicken hamburger coffee

steak toast ham soup tea French fries

muffin rice pasta omelet salad pie

cereal bacon & eggs corn cookies shrimp cake

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2. Write foods for each category.

BREAKFAST MEAT DRINKS

____________________________ ____________________________ ___________________________
____________________________ ____________________________ ___________________________
____________________________ ____________________________ ___________________________
____________________________ ____________________________ ___________________________

SIDE DISHES DESSERTS

____________________________ ____________________________
____________________________ ____________________________
____________________________ ____________________________
____________________________ ____________________________

3. Read the menu below.

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4. Answer the questions.

Răspundeţi la întrebări,
1. What is the name of this restaurant?
______________________________________________________________________
2. What kind of food do they have?
______________________________________________________________________
3. What is the most expensive food?
______________________________________________________________________
4. What comes in the Combination Plate #2?
______________________________________________________________________

5. Dialogue

Can I take your order?

I need more time.

Take your time.

What soup? We have
beef soup, vegetable
soup and tomato soup.
Excellent choice! Would do you like
potatoes or rice with your chicken?
Okay, I am ready. I
would like a bowl
of soup.
Vegetable soup, please, and I’d like
the baked chicken.

How are the potatoes cooked?

We’ve got baked potatoes, mashed
potatoes, country potatoes and
French fries. French fries. And can I get an ice tea
to drink?
Certainly!

6. From the menu on page 41, order your dinner.

_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________

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7. Complete the table below.

Present tense Past tense

a găti

a prăji

a fierbe

a coace

a amesteca

A frige la grătar

8. Answer the questions.

1, How can chicken be?

______________________________________________________________________
2. What can be fried?
______________________________________________________________________
3. What is the healthiest way of cooking?
______________________________________________________________________

9 . Create your own restaurant and write the menu.

SALADS & SOUPS

MAIN DISHES

DESSERTS

SIDE DISHES
DRINKS

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