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7. Making an Appointment

Ascultaţi dialogul următor:

A: Good morning! This is Jane Green. I am calling to make an appointment with Mrs.
Federick.
B: Good morning Mrs. Green. This is Ann Johnson, Mrs. Frederick’s assistant. When would
you like to see Mrs. Frederick?
A:This afternoon if it would be possible.
B: Let me see if Mrs. Frderick is free this afternoon.
A: I will hold the line.
B: Mrs. Green, Mrs. Frederick would like to speek to you in person to arrange the details of
the meeting. Is that Ok?
A: Of course. I will wait to put me through.
.........................................................
A: Hello Jane! How are you?
B: Hello Kate! I am fine, thank you. Are you available this afternoon so we can meet and
discuss the details of our project?
A:Yes. I was about to call you to set a meeting. I’ve received the draft of the project and I
think you brought up a very interesting point in the comments you’ve made to it. So I am
looking forward to discuss that in detail with you.
B: Excellent. So we can meet at the restaurant down the street from your office later this
afternoon? Let’s say at 3 o’clock?
A:Yes, at 3 o’clock is fine. See you then.

Citiţi cu voce tare dialogul de mai sus.

1. Reascultaţi dialogul şi completaţi spaţiile goale cu expresiile lipsă din prima parte a
acestuia.
”Good morning! ........ Jane Green. I am calling to make an ............ with Mrs. Federick.”
”Good morning Mrs. Green. This is Ann Johnson, Mrs. Frederick’s .......... When would you
like ......... Mrs. Frederick?”
”This afternoon if it ...............”
”............... if Mrs. Frderick is free this afternoon.”
”I will ............”
”Mrs. Green, Mrs. Frederick would like to speek to................. to arrange the details of the
.......... Is that ok?”
”Of course. I will wait ..................”

2. Citiţi cu voce tare întreg dialogul de mai sus.

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Grammar point!

Verbul “TO BE” (a fi)

Indicativ prezent

Forma afirmativă:
I am (I'm) - Eu sunt
You are (You're) - Tu eşti
He is (He's) - El este
She is (She's) - Ea este
It is (It's) - El/Ea este
We are (We're) - Noi suntem
You are (You're) - Voi sunteţi
They are (They're) - Ei/Ele sunt

Forma interogativă:
Am I? - Sunt eu?
Are you? - Eşti tu?
Is he? - Este el?
Is she? - Este ea?
Is it? - Este el/ea?
Are we? - Suntem noi?
Are you? - Sunteţi voi?
Are they? - Sunt ei/ele?

Forma negativă:
I am not (I'm not) - Eu nu sunt
You are not (You aren't) - Tu nu eşti
He is not (He isn't) - El nu este
She is not (She isn't) - Ea nu este
It is not (It isn't) - El/Ea nu este
We are not (We aren't) - Noi nu suntem
You are not (You aren't) - Voi nu sunteţi
They are not (They aren't) - Ei/Ele nu sunt

Verbul “TO HAVE” (a avea)

Indicativ prezent

Forma afirmativă:
I have (I've) - Eu am
You have (You've) - Tu ai
He has (He's) - El are

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She has (She's) - Ea are

It has (It's) - El/Ea are
We have (We've) - Noi avem
You have (You've) - Voi aveţi
They have (They've) - Ei/Ele au

Forma interogativă:
Have I? - Am eu?
Have you? - Ai tu?
Has he? - Are el?
Has she? - Are ea?
Has it? - Are el/ea?
Have we? - Avem noi?
Have you? - Aveti voi?
Have they? - Au ei/ele?

Forma negativă:
I have not (I haven't) - Eu nu am
You have not (You haven't) - Tu nu ai
He has not (He hasn't) - El nu are
She has not (She hasn't) - Ea nu are
It has not (It hasn't) - El/Ea nu are
We have not (We haven't) - Noi nu avem
You have not (You haven't) - Voi nu aveţi
They have not (They haven't) - Ei/Ele nu au

Verbul “TO DO” (a face)

Indicativ prezent

Forma afirmativă:
I do - Eu fac
You do - Tu faci
He does - El face
She does - Ea face
It does - El/Ea face
We do - Noi facem
You do - Voi faceţi
They do - Ei/Ele fac

Forma interogativă:
Do I? - Fac eu?
Do you? - Faci tu?

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Does he? - Face el?

Does she? - Face ea?
Does it? - Face el/ea?
Do we? - Facem noi?
Do you? – Faceţi voi?
Do they? - Fac ei/ele?

Forma negativă:
I do not (I don't) - Eu nu fac
You do not (You don't) - Tu nu faci
He does not (He doesn't) - El nu face
She does not (She doesn't) - Ea nu face
It does not (It doesn't) - El/Ea nu face
We do not (We don't) - Noi nu facem
You do not (You don't) - Voi nu faceţi
They do not (They don't) - Ei/Ele nu fac

Grammar point!

Prezentul simplu (The Simple Present Tense)

• Mod de formare:
Afirmativ
Subiect + Verbul la infinitiv
* (la persoana a III-a singular se adaugă terminaţia ”-s” sau ”-es”)

Exemple:
I live in Bucharest.
He reads the newspaper every morning.

Negativ
Subiect + do/does (pers. III, sg.) + not + Verbul la infinitiv
*Formele contrase don't (do + not) si doesn't (does + not) se folosesc frecvent.

Exemple:
I do not (don’t) live in Bucharest.
He does not (doesn’t) read the newspaper every morning.

Interogativ

Do / Does (pers.III, sg.) + Subiect + Verbul la infinitiv

Exemple:

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Do you live in Bucharest?

Does he read the newspapers every morning?

• Reguli pentru adăugarea terminaţiei “-s” sau “–es” la persoana a III-a singular.
- Majoritatea verbele din limba engleză primesc “-s” la persoana a III-a singular afirmativ.

Exemple:
I work-he works
I sing- she sings
I sleep- he sleeps

- Verbele care se termină în - ss, -sh, -ch, -x, -o, primesc terminaţia “-es” la persoana a
III-a singular afirmativ.

Exemple:
I kiss- he kisses
I push- she pushes
I catch-he catches
I box- he boxes
I go- she goes

- Verbele care se termină în y precedat de o consoană, litera y se înlocuieşte cu litera i, şi

apoi se adaugă terminaţia “-es”.

Exemple:
I study – He studies
I cry – He cries

- Verbele care se termină în y precedat de o vocala, pimesc terminaţia “-s”.

Exemple:
I play-she plays
I stay-he stays

• Modul de folosire a Prezentului Simplu:

- activităţi de rutină (zilnice, saptamanale, lunare, anuale)

Exemple:
I go to the mountains every year in August.
We have lunch at 1. 30 every afternoon.

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- obiceiuri, hobby-uri
Exemple:
In the summer, they go to the seaside.

- situaţii permanente
Exemplu:
He lives in Bucharest. I work as a teacher.

- pentru a exprima acţiuni care respectă un anumit program

Exemple:
The train for Bucharest lives at 12.15 on Sunday.

- situaţii emotionale
Exemple:
He hates dogs.

- adevăruri general valabile

Exemple:
The earth moves around the sun.
Water boils at 100°C.

• Expresii temporale care se folosesc cu Prezentul Simplu: every day/ week/ month/
year etc., every morning/ evening/ afternoon/ night, usually, always, sometimes,
often, never, in the morning/evening/night etc.

3. Selectaţi forma corectă a verbelor din paranteză:

1. I (study/studies) English every day.
2. John also (study/studies) English every day.
3. Ann (go/goes) to the theatre very often.
4. I seldom (go/goes) to the movies.
5. William (carry/carries) his important papers in a briefcase.
6. Frank (plays/play) the piano very well.
7. I always (try/tries) to come to the English class on time.
8. I (want/wants) to learn English.
9. Mr. Brown (teach/teaches) English and Italian.
10. The bank director (travel/travels) very often.

4. Schimbaţi forma verbului din afirmativ în negativ şi interogativ:

1. He works on Sunday.

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2. I arrive at work on time.

3. We need more practice in English.
4. The dog hates the cat.
5. She gets up early every morning.
6. I eat dinner at home.
7. They like Italian food.
8. He wants more spare time.
9. The buses stop on this side of the road.
10 She reads many books in English.
11. Marry arrives late at work.
12. He sells shoes.

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