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ENGLIS$dn)ELEMENTARY Level

COURSEBOOK THREENivel ELEMENTAR

VOLUMUL 7

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lccfio 7Thot's life! Whot sholl we do?

Sceno l: Lel's go doncing!

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Focus

Comporolivul de superioritofeExercifii

Sceno 2: Stop moking stupid comporisons!

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Comporolivul de cAolirore gi de inferioritotc32 Exercifii

34 Vocobulor

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Thot's life! A speciol presentScenq l: I hove no ideq where I would like lo go...

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Superlolivul relqtiv de superioritoleExercifii

Scenq 2: You ore the besl friends in the world...Sd ?nfelegem

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Superlotivul relotiv de inferiorilolegi superlotivul obsolulExercifii

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Cinemo, ce posiune!55 Exercifii

Let's iolk66 E-leorning

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E-leorning, o noud metodd de o invdfo74 Exercifii

Troducereo episoodelorLecfio 7

Thot's life! Ce or trebui sd focem?Sceno l: Sd mergem sd donsdm!Sceno 2: Sd termindm cu comporofiile proslegti!

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Let's tolk87 E-leorning

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Scenq l: N-om idee unde vreou sd merg'..

Sceno 2: Suntefi cei mqi buni prieteni din lume...

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Thot's life!V/hot sholl we do?ln episodul ,,Thot's life!", cei cinci prieteni vorbescdespre cum sd-gi pelreoc6 seorq: unii vor sd meorgd locinemotogrof, ollii lo discotecd; vor oiunge Tn cele din urmdlo o infelegere?in secfiuneo de gromolicd invdfdm comporoiivul desuperiorilote, de egolitote gi de.inferioritote. Apoi vomvedeo voriofiile orlogrofice core survin lo unele odiectivecOnd formeozd comporotivul de superiorilote.

Lel's go duncing!

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Peler: Well guys, why don'l we go lo lhe cinemo tonighl?Anne: Thot's o greot ideo. Whol's on?

Peter: Well, lhere's the new film with-Schworzenegger. Thqtshould be good.Alice: You're ioking, right?

Peler: No, l'm not. Whot would you suggesi?Alice: How oboul going io ihe disco?

Peler: The disco? Are you crozy, Alice? Thol's nol evenmusic... Thot's simply noise!Alice: Come on, Peter! lt's Soturdoy night, we hqve to dosomelhing speciol... Something exciling ! And going doncingis surely more exciting thon going to lhe cinemo...

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Jock: I ogree wilh Alicel Let's go doncing!Anne: Whot obout o third choice?

Peler: I guess Anne is right! Why don'i we try to find o goodcompromise?Alice: Come on, guys! How boring ond old-foshioned youore!

Peler: ... And you ore more frivolous ihon I om, Alice!Jock: Come on guysl Don'l orgue now, pleose! Lef's voieon it! Well, Alice ond I wont to go doncing. Peter ond Annedon'i... How oboul you, Shoron?

Shoron: I don'i know... Well... The disco is probobly moreenlertoining lhon the cinemo...Alice: Greot! Okoy, guys... Three ogoinst two... Let's godoncing!

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I Wh"r" does Peler wsnt to go this evening?

tr o) To the cinemqtr b) To the discotr c) To o concerl

E Whot does Alice suggesl?tr o) To stoy oi home ond wotch o filmtr b) To go doncingtr c) To go for o pizzo

E Whot is Alice like occording lo Peier?

E o) Boring ond old-foshionedtr b) More frivolous thqn himtr c) Very stronge

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Comporqtivul de superioritqteFormo comporotivd e folositd peniru o siobili o diferenfdinlre doud persoqne sou doud lucruri, ori inlre doud grupuride persoone sou de lucruri. Trei sunt formele comporolivepentru odiective gi odverbe: de superioritote, de egolitolegi de inferioritole. Comporofio poote privi gi substontive 9iverbe. Sd ?ncepem cu comporotivul de superioritote, lo corese disting doud situofii.

ADJECTIVELE MONOSITABICEtr UNELE BtStLABtCE

Adiectivele gi odverbele monosilobice, odicd formotedintr-o singurd silobd, 9i odiectivele bisilobice (doud silobe)corg sg lermind Tn u-y", ,r-owt' , ,,-ett , ,,-er" , o-le" - dinirecore, spre exemplu, ,,hoppy" (fericit), ,,prally" (frumugel,grofios),,,simple"(simplu) etc. - formeozd comporolivulde superioritote prin oddugoreo sufixului ,,-er" le sfdrgitul_odiectivului sou ol odverbului, dupd cum se orotd in schemourm6loore:

cheop (ieftin/d) + -er ) cheoper moi ieftin/dsmoll (micld) + -er ) smoller moi mic/dhot (co/d/d) + -er ) hotter moi cold/dhigh Qnolt/d) + -er I higher mai inalt/dlote (f6rziu) + -er ) loter moi tdrziu

Cel de ol doileo lermen ol comporofiei e precedot intot-deouno de ,,thon" (decdf), cu urmdlooreo construcfie:

Adjocriv/odverb + -er + lhsn

London is sofer thqnNcw York

Your cor is cheoperlhqn mine

Todoy is holter thonyeslerdoy

They orrived loter thonI oxpecled

hoppy(fericit/d)

funny(distroctiv/d)

eosy (ugor)

I om hoppier thon you

His ioke wos funnierlhqn mine

- y * -ier ) hoppier mc,i fericif/d

- y * -ier ) funnier moi disfroctiv/d

- y * -ier ) eosier moi ugor

Londro e mqi sigurd decdtNew Yorkul

Mogino to esfe moi ieftinddec6t o meo

Azi e moi cold decdt ieri

Au sosit moi l1rziu decdt mdogfeptom

Eu sunl moi fericil decdf tine

Boncullui o fosf moi distraclivdecdt ol meu

vARrATil ORTOGRAFTCE PENTRU ANUMITEORUPURI DE ADJECTIVE

Dupd cum oi observoi din onumile exemple pe core locmoile-om ciiot, lo unele odiective, cdnd formeozd comporotivulde superiorilole, survin voriofii ortogrofice. Sd le vedemimpreund.

Adiectivele core se lermind in ,,-y'precedot de consoondformeoz6 comporotivul elimindnd ,,y" Fi oddugdnd sufixul

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English is eosier thonRussion

hot (coldlri)

sod (frisfl6)

lioly is hotter thqnScotlond

He is sqdder lhonyesterdoy

nice (drdguf/dl

sofe (sigurld)

+ -t t hotler mai cold/d

+ -d t sodder moi trist/d

Englezo e moi upoord decdtruso

lfolio esfe o lord moi coldddecdf Scofio

El esfe mai trist decdt ieri

Adiectivele monosilobice core se termind cu un ,,-e" mulformeqzd comporolivul de superioritole primind numoi,,-r", dupd cum pofi vedeo in schemo urmdtoore:

+ -r ) nicer moi drdguf/d

+ -r I sofer moi sigur/d'

The red hot is nicer thon Pdldrio rogie e moi drdguldthe green one decdf ceo verde

The countryside is sofer thqn Vialo lo ford esfe sigurd dec6tthe city vialo la orag

llSTut ADJECTIVETOR BISILABICE tl CEtEItuRtsltABlcE

Calelolte odiective 9i odverbe bisilobice nemenfionole onleriorpi ioote odiectivele 9i odverbele compuse din trei sou din moi

muhe silobe formeozd comporoiivul de superioritote pundnd

lnointeo odiectivului sou odverbului respectiv odverbul ,,more"(moi), dup6 cum pofiobservo din schemo urmdtoore:

lnlcresting (interesont/ d) ) more inleresting

difficult (greu, greo) I more difficult

exciting (emofionont/d) ) more exciting

tlowly (incet) ) more slowly

Ortogrofio odiectivului sou o odverbului nu se schimbd:

More + qdiectiv/sdverb + thsn

The new model is moreprocticol thon the old one

London is more expensivethon Modrid

This test is more difficultthqn the losl lest

Con you speok morc slowly,pleose?

mai inleresant/d

moi greu, moi greo

moi emofionont/d

mc'i incet

Modelul nou e moi prodicdecdt cel vechi

Londro e moi scumpd decdlModridul

fesful ocesfo esle moi greu

decdl ullimul

Pofi vorbi moi ror,le rog?

Fii qlent: pentru o nu repelo ocelogi substontiv, odeseo

dupd un odiectiv se odougd cuvintele ,,one" (docd se referdlo un substontiv lo singulor) gi ,,ones" (pentru subslontivelo plurol), ce corespund pronumelor demonstrotive dinromdnd ,,ocelo/oceeo (cel/ceo)" 9i ,,oceio/oceleo (cei/

cele)" (exemple: Which hol do you wont? The red one orlhe green one? ) Ce pdldrie vrei? Fe ceo rogie sou pe ceo

verde?; He prefers Germon cors rolher thon ltolion ones )EI preferd moginile germonein locul celor ifolienegfi).

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Comporotivul de superiorilote ol substontivelor se formeozdoddugdnd odverbul ,,more" inointeo numelor, otdl lo singulorc6t gi lo plurol. Construcfio e lo fel cu ceo folositd pentruodiective, cum se qrold in schemo urmdtoore:

More r subslonliv lo singulor/plurol f ihon

Jock hos more money Jock are moi mulli boni decdllhqn Peter Peter

COMIARATIVE NEREGUTATE

Urmdloorele odiective gi odverbe formeozd comporotivul

neregulot:

Anne hqs more friendsthqn her sister

He wolks more lhonyou (do)

Anne ore moi mul\i prietenidecdf soro ei

El merge pe ios moi mulldec6f fine

good (bunld) lI betterwcll (bine) )

bod (rdulreo) I worse

littls (micla) ) less

much (multld) II moremony (mul1ile) )

Wolking is bcllerlhon running

Todoy lhe weother is worselhon yesterdoy

moi bun/dmoi bine

moi rdu/rea

moi mic/d

moi muh/dmai mulli/multe

Sd mergi e moibine decdls6 olergi

Azi vremeo e rnoi reodecdt ieri

COMPARATIVUT DE SUPERIORITATEAt VERBETOR

Pentru verbe, comporolivul de superioriiote se formeozdosffel:

Verbul * more lhon

I work more lhon I should Eu muncesc moi mult decdlar lrebui

Cdnd ocfiuneo despre core se vorbegle e idenlicd cu o celuide ol doileo termen ol comporofiei, odicd qlunci cdnd eslevorbo de o comporo doud modolitali de o executo oceeogiocfiune, verbul celui de ol doileq lermen ol comporofiei esteinlocuit de ouxiliorul corespunzdtor (pentru o evito repetifiile)sou de numele propriu de persoond ori de un pronume incozul ocuzotiv:

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E momenlul sd exersezi pufin comporotivul de superioriiote.lncrorcd sd foci comporofiifolosind odiectivele pi odverbele#ormote dinlr-uno, din doud sou din moi muhe silobe.

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€ompleteozd propozifiile olegdnd formo corectd.

I Pater. donces ... thon Jock.El o)worsetr b) boderE c) bodder

E But he sings much ...E o) gooderE b) more wellE c) better

I P"t"r is ... thon Alice.E o) boringerE b) mosl boringEI c) more boring

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Southompton is forlher/ Soufhompfon e moi deporlefurther thon Brighton decdt Brighton

The elder brolher is ihree Frofele moi mare e cu frei oniyeors older lhon the oiher mai vdrslnic decdl celdlolt

Fii otent:- ,,furlher", in oforo semnificofiei ,,moi indepdrtot/moideporte" (cu core poote fi folosit ohernotiv cu ,,forther"),. oore gi pe ceo de ,,ulterior" (exemplu: Any further discussionis useless ) Orice discufie ullerioord e inulild);

- ,,elder" (moi vdrstnic) se folosegie numoi cu referire lopersoone gi moi oles lo membrii oceleiogi fomilii.

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Completeozd propozifiile trqducdnd odiectivele sou qd-

verbele lo comporotiv dinire poronteze.

E Pleose Alice, con you speok ..-................'?(moiincet)

El Peler, you ore even ......... thon Jock'

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E I know Alice, bui il's ................-.. if I do os l'm used to'(moi ugor)

E Come on, like this is(mult moi distroctiv)

Slop moking slupid compdrisons!

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Anno, Shoron gi Alice se pregdlesc sd iosd in orog.

Alicr: Here's my porty-hot! How do you like ir?

Annr: You look greoi! I envy you! Hots reolly suit you!

Allco: Well, I envy your room, Anne. But with oll this troffichow do you sleep?Anne: Oh, l'm used to it.

Shoron: Which disco ore we going to?Alice: ,,Porodise". lt's o new disco on King's Rood... ll'svery nice!

Anne: Did Tom ond you go there together?Alice: Yes, we went lost Soturdoy... We spent o nice nightlogether...

Anne: Moybe I osked the wrong question. You don't likeTom, do you?Alice: He's boring, very boring... Besides, he's on Aries!And he lolks loo much... Losl night. for exomple, he showedme oll the pictures of his holidoy in the Alps. He tolked foron hour obout the mounloins... Bui I hote the mounloins!

Shoron: Why do you soy thol? The mounloins ore beoutifulond spectoculor.Alice: I prefer the beoch... ll's more reloxing ondentertoining!

Shoron: Oh, I don'i know. I think the beoch is more boringlhon the mounloins.Anne: Why do you soy thot?

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Shqron: Well, think obout it. Lying on lhe beoch every doy.li's much more inleresting to be wolking in lhe countryside.Anne: Yes, bui ii's usuolly colder in lhe mountoins. I thinklhe beqch is olso more romonlic.

Alice: Girls! Stop lolking nonsense! How do I look?Shqron: You look very pretty, Alice!

Alice: Thonks, Shoron. Bul you look better thqn me.Shoron: No, how con you soy lhoi? You qre much morelonned thon I om.

Alice: Yes, bul you ore in better shope.Anne: And me? How do I look?

Shoron: You ore very pretty too, Anne.Anne: l'm sure l'm noi neorly os beouiiful os you!

Shqron: Come on, girls! Stop moking siupid comporisons!Let's iusl soy thot we ore oll different...

(Sosegte Jock cu doud cdmdgi in m6nd.)

Jock: Hey girls! Okoy, ore you reody? I need your odvice...Which shirt is belter, occording lo you? '

Alice:. The red one! lt's much better thon the blue one foro disco-night.Jqck: And you, Shoron? Whot do you ihink?

Shoron: Well, I think the red one is funnier, while the blueone is more professionol... I prefer the blue one.Jock: So, girls, which shirt should I pul on?

Aller: I lold you, the red one. Wilh lhot one on you'll lookFnorc mochol Yes, mocho, thot's lhe righi word!Jock: Reolly? Mocho? I like it! Okoy, l'll put on the red shi*!Do you ogree with Alice, Shoron? Aboui being mocho,lmcon...

thoron: Come on, Jock! ll's lote... The disco is woiling forurl

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E Wtry doesn'l Alice like Tom?E o) Becouse he is not good lookingtr b) Becouse he is boring ond tolks too muchE c) Becouse she is toller ihon him

E Whot does Shoron think obout the mountoins?tr o) Boring ond less reloxing thon lhe beochtr b) Less romonlic thon lhe counlrysidetr c) Beoutiful ond spectoculor

E Whicn shirt does Alice prefer?tr o)The blue one becouse il's more professionoltr b) The red one becouse il's much better for the discotr c) Neither

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Comporqtivul de egolitqte/ dr inferioritqte

€O'I,IPARATIVU t DE EGATITATEA! ADJECTTVETOR tr Ar ADVERBELOR

€emporotivul de egolitote ol odiectivelor gi ol odverbelorll formcozd in felul urmdtor:

Ar + odicctiv/odverb + ss

Hl'r or toll qs I om/me El este cdl mine de inolt

My tiater is os good os Soro meo esfe tot otdfmy molher de bund co mama meo

Lg formo negolivd, inoinle de odiectiv sou de odverb sepoole folosi ol6t,,nol os" cdt gi ,rnol so" (,,not" se poote legodl vorb, integrdndu-se in formele lui controse). Cel de oldollgo lermen ol comporofiei se inlroduce mereu cu ,,os".flna minte cd formo negotivd o comporotivului de egoliloiepoole inlocui odeseo perfeci, co sens, comporolivul deluperioritote sou de inferioritoie:

Nol qslnot so + odiecliv/odverb + ss

I con'l speok French Nu yorbesc froncezo lol otdtor fluently os you (con) de fluenl co line- You con speok French : fu yorbetli froncezo moirnore fluently thon I (con) fluenl decdl mine

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Rose nu e lol oldl dedegteopfd co tine= fu effi moi degteoptddecdf Rose

COMPARATIVUT DE EGATITATEIt 3UBSTANTIVETOR

hnlru subslontive, comporotivul de egolitote se formeozdar#rl:

Ar much * substontiv lo singulor + osAt mony f substontiv lo plurol + os

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Nst os/not so much + substqnliv lo singulqr + usNot ss/nol so mdny * substontiv lo plurol + os

Hr hos got os much moneytt I hqve/me

You reod os mony booksil ldo/me

She doesn'l eorn qs muchmoney qs she would like

Mory didn'l pick os mqnyflowers os I did

El ore lol otdlio boni cogi mine

fu cilegti lot ollleo cdrlicdl mine

Fo nu cdpfigd olllio bonicdl or vreo

Mory nu o cules ollleoflori cdle om cules eu

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Ff#rcl, cq sens, cu comporotivul de superioritole sou delnfurloritote,

trnno nrgotivd o verbului * ss/so much os

Ht doccn't sludy os much EI nu invold cdf eol! rhe does

= 3ho ctudies morelhEn ha does

: Eo invold mai muh co el

Thry didn't eot so much os Ei/ele nu au mdncol otdl cdllhry wonled ou vrul

GOIAPARATIVUT DE INFERIORITATE AT ADJEC-?lv!!oR, Ar ADVERBETOR tt AL SUBSTANTTVETORIA SINGULAR

€U odicctive, odverbe gisubstonlive lo singulor, comporoiivuldt lnferiorilole se formeozd pundnd ,,less" (moi pufin)tnElnleo respeclivelor pdrfi de vorbire. Al doileo termenel comporofiei este introdus de ,,thon" (decdt), lo fel co lo€omporotivul de superioritote. Privegte schemo urmdloore:

lor + odiectiv/odverb/substontiv lo singulor i lhqn

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COMPARATIVUT DE EGALITATE At VERBELOR.

Pentru verbe, comporotivul de egolitole se formeozd qstfel:

Verb + os much os

lf you ore thirsty, you con Docd fi-e sefe, pofi beo

drink os much os you wont cdf (de mull) vrei

Cdnd ocfiuneo despre core se vorbegte este ideniicd cu

o celui de ol doileo termen de comporofie, odicd oluncicdnd se pune problemo sd compori inlre doud modolitalide o foce oceeogi ocfiune, verbul celui de ol doileo termen ol

comporofiei esle inlocuit de ouxiliorul corespondent (pentruq evilo repetifiile) sou de numele propriu de persoond oride un pronume ?n cozul qcuzotiv:

He eols qs much os ldo (me) EI md.ndncd la fel de muhca m,ne

She con sleep os muchos I con

Eo reugegle sd doormdcdf mine

I om bss generouslhon him

l'lg eorns less moneylhsn ldo/me

Eu sunl moi pulin generosdec6f el

El cdgtigd moi pulini bonidecdt mine

Anne drives less Anne conduce moi pulindongerously thon Jock periculos decdt Jock(dorc)in propoziliile negolive, comporotivul de egolitote se

consiruiegle folosind verbul lo formo negotivd urmot fie de

,ros much os", fie de ,,so much os". fine minie cd formonegotivd o comporotivului de egolitote poote inlocui odeseo

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Comporotivul de inferiorilole se formeozd cu verbe in felulurmdtor:

Verb+less+thon

Cdnd ocfiuneo despre core se vorbegle este identic6 cuo celui de ol doileo lermen ol comporofiei, odic6 otuncicdnd trebuie sd se focd o comporofie intre doud modolitAlide o foce o oceeogi ocfiune, verbul celui de ol doileo termenol comporofiei se lnlocuiegle cu ouxiliorul respectiv (pentruo evito repetifiile) ori cu numele propriu de persoon6 sou cuun pronume Tn cozul ocuzotiv:

tll etrnt: comporolivul de inferioritote e odeseo inlocuit de€el de egolitote in formo lui negolivd (exemplu: Todoy is less

€eld lhon yesterdoy : Todoy is not os cold os yesterdoy )Ail e nroi pulin frig decdt ieri : Azi nu e ogo frig co ieri).

I hcva fcwer friends thonFFy :lalcr

I beught frwer books thonlcrt weak

Eu om moi pulini prielenidecdt soro meo

Eu om cumpdrot moi pulinecdrli decdt sdptdmdnolreculd

You work less thonldo (me)

Peler reods less thqnJock (does)

Tu lucrezi moi pulin decdlmine

Pefer cifegte moi pulin decdlJock

COMPARATIVUT DE INFERIORITATEAt SUBSTANTIVELOR tA PTURAL

Substonlivele lo pl u rol formeoz6 com porotivu I de inferioritoteoddugdnd,,fewer" (moi pufini/e) inoinleo substontivelor.Cel de ol doileo lermen ol comporofiei este introdus mereude ,,lhon" (decdt), dupd cum orotd schemo ce urmeozd:

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Acum inceorcd sd foci exercifiifolosind diferile comporoliveqle unor odieclive, odverbe, verbe 9i substoniive lo singulor

9i lo plurol.

EXERCITIUL 3

Compleleozd propozifiile olegdnd formo corectd de

comporofie.

E Shoron is ... Alice.tr o) os pretty ostr b) os prettier os

E c) more pretty os

E But Alice is ... os Anne.tr o) less intelligenttr b) not os intelligenttr c) so intelligent

E ls Jock ... os Peter?

E o) more good lookingtr b) not os good lookingtr c) os good looking

E Con Peler donce ... Jock?

tr o) os well os

tr b) os betler ostr c) os better thqn

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! Eo cdgtigd moi pufin decdt Jock.

! Muncegte tnsd toi oldt cdt Shoron.tllllll.r')...".

! Shoron nu invofd cdi or vreo.

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besides Tn oford de; moimult, in plusblue olbostruchoice olegere, opfiunecold frigcomporison com porof ie,

onologie, similitudinecompromise compromiscountryside sot, ford,mediu ruroldonce (to) o donsodifferent diferit/6, felurit/d,diverVddisco discotecddisco-nighl seord lodiscotecdenlerloining distroctiv/d,noslim/d, simpotic/6envy (to) q invidioeven 9i, ?ncd, pdnd ti, chior(in prop. negotive: nici

mdcor, nicicum)frivolous frivol/ 6, superficiol/dlqst trecut/d

lie (to) o sto intins, o z6ceo

neorly oproopenoise zgomol, ga169ie,

vocorm, lormdnonsense proslii, tdmPeniiold-foshioned de moddveche, invechit/dporty-hol pAlArie depelrecereprobobly probobilprofessionol profesionolromonlic romonticshope formd, condiliesimply pur gi simplusleep (to) o dormispeciol speciol/dspectoculor spectoculos/oos6, extroordinor/dspend (to) o petrece; o se

dedico; o chehui, o consumo,o zvdrli (fig.)

suggest (to) o sugero,o propunesuit (lo) o-i veni bine cu

surely sigur, certlonned bronzoVdlhird ol treileo, o lreiotrqffic lrofic, migcoreused obignvil/d cu;folosit/d, de m6no o douovole on (lo) o voio, o olegewhile in timp ce

Thot's life!llclio I

A speciol presentln ecort episod, Alice q primil un codou foorle deosebit de

=lce ai, Tol6l eio vo duce s6 viziteze un orol europeon, insd

Earel Alice nu poote sd se hol6roscd intre Progo, Vieno 9iModrid,ln recfiuneo de gromotic6 invdfdm superlolivul reloiiv deluparioritote gi de inferioritote ql odiectivelor gi ol odverbelor.€ompordm superlotivul obsolut in englezd gi in romdnd.

I hqve no ldea where I would like lo go..,

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Allcs e cu prietenul ei Tom gi rdsfoiegfe un pliont deeilitorii.

Allcr: So, Tom... Which do you think is lhe best?Tom: Hmm, I lhink Progue is the mosl interesting.

Allcr: Are you sure? I lhink Vienno is more exciting thonFrogue.Tom: Yes,"but ii's certoinly lhe most expensive tour.

Allce: lt doesn'l mofter... My fother is going to poy foraverythingl And whot oboul Modrid? I think it's proboblylhe mosl exciting...Tom: Why do you soy thot?

Alice: Well... The night-life... l'm sure there ore o lot ofdiscos.Tom: Thot's true, but il's certoinly the hotlest city.

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Alice: You're o good friend, Tom, bul"' You're so boring!

I Jon't reolly coi oboul the weolher"' I iust wont lo enioy

myself! Thisirip is my fother's birthdoy present lo me' I wont

to'go fo Europe's most interesting city, bul olso to the mosl

rp"liol ond the most enlertoining one!

ioit f see... Well, I think oll three ore interesling cities!

(Sosegte Anne.)

Anne: Hi guYs, whot ore You doing?

Alice: MyToth"t is going io give me o trip for my birthdoy'

So l'm choosing where I would like to go"'

Anne: Oh, reolly? Thot's greot! Are you going olone?

Alice: No, my fother promised lo come with me"'

Anne: Well, do you olreody hove on ideo of where you

wont to go?Atice: N'ot yetl I con'l moke up my mind between Vienno'

Progre oni Modrid... Tom wos moking some ,,precious"

suggestions."

Tom: Bul she isn'l toking my odvice"' As usuol!

line: Well, I think Progue is probobly the oldest city'

but Vienno is the most ir*eresting one' There ore q lol-of

importont meetings in Vienno, ond lots of museums' loo'

Alice: Well, Modrid olso hos o lol of museums' Do you

ogree with thot?Airne: yes, thoi,s true... But Modrid is certoinly the hottest city!

Alice: Oh my God, Anne! You ore like Tom! You both tolk

nlnr"nr"t t tt',int you two should go oul logether"' I think

you would gel on well'.'Ann", Alic!, whot ore you tolking obout? You're ioking'right?

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Anna,,,Annrr Come on, Alice! Stop being foolish... You oreEffibettossing usl

Allfrr Reolly? There's no need lo be oshomed! Listen, l'mpelng lo leove you two olone, now! So you con get to know

€Ceh othcr belter... Bye!

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Verific6 docd oi infeles diologul, rdspunz6nd lo intreb6rile

core urmeozd. Dqcd oi dificultali, pofi prividin nou episodul

pe DVD sou pofi consulto vocobulorul de lo sfdrgitul lecfiei'

E Wny does Alice think thot Modrid is the mosl exciting city?

El o) Becouse lhere ore o lot of museums

t1 b) Becouse ii is q very old townE c) Becouse of the night-life

E Whot is Alice's fqther going lo give her for her birthdoy?

tr o) A irip to o Europeon citY

tr b) A compulerE c) A dress

E Who is Alice going with?tr o)With no onetr b)With her fothertr c)With Tom

E Whot does Alice ihink obout Anne ond Tom?

tr o) They ore perfect for eoch othertr b) They ore both very inlerestingtr c) They ore very different from eqch other

Fosus

luprrlotivul relotiv de superiorilqteF*me :uperlolivd se folosegte penlru o foce o comporofie

Flre P:ruoone 9i lucruri, ori intre grupuri de persoone sou

* lperurl, Superlolivul unui odiectiv sou ol unui odverb*flmE o cslilote sou o corocteristicd lo cel moiinolt nivel.

!C'ker dlrlincfie intre superlotivul relqtiv 9i cel obsolut. inglmul €ez s€ doregte exprimoreo nivelului moxim ol unei

QpIH€'ll, pur lnsd in comporofie cu un oli termen 9i, co otore,

= her dhlincfie inlre superlotivul reloliv de superioritote gi

* lnfrrloritota. Se vorbegle, in schimb, despre superloliv

*relst c6nd grodul moxim ol unei qnume colitdfi este

ffrrd s6 se focd nici o comporofie. Sd incepem sd

ruperlolivul reloliv de superioritole.

AClrsllvala 9i odverbele monosilobice, odicd formote dintr-oSlngura cilob6, 9i odiectivele bisilobice (doud silobe) core

i€ lrrmlnd in u-1", n-ew", ,,-et', ,,-er"n ,-le" - de exemplu,

,heppy" (fericit), upraW" (frumugel, grofios), ,,norow"(S€mtl, ,,nice" (drdgufl, ,,cleve{ (isfef, inteligenf), ,,simple"

{lmp,u} elc, - formeozd superloiivul relotiv de superioritoleed6ugdnd lo sfdrgitul odiectivului sou ol odverbului sufixul

x=ztlh, Superlotivul relotiv e mereu precedot in englezd deerlieolul hotdrdt ,,lhe",' dup6 cum orot6 schemo urmdtoore:

ehrop (iaftinld) + -est ) lhe cheopesl cel/ceo moi ieftin/d

hcl (t'trle//d) + -esl ) the hottesl cel/ceo mai cold/d

high (fnoll6) + -est ) the highesl cel/ceq moiinoll/d

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quick (ropidld) + 'esl I the quickest cel/ceo moi ropid/6

smort (infelige nt/dl + -esl ) lhe smortesl cel/ceq moi inteligent/d

PREPOZITII PENTRU AL DOItEA TERMEN

Lo superlotivul reloliv, ol doileo iermen ol comporofiei

e introdus de uno dinire urmdtoorele prepozifii:

in (in, din): docd ol doileo iermen se referd lo un loc sou

lo un grup

of (de): docd se referd lo un onumit numdr de persoone sou

de lucruri, ori lo o Perioodd de timP

qmong ffntre, dintre): docd se referd lq un onumit num6r

de persoone sou de lucruri

lhot (core): in fofo unei propozifii relotive' Adeseo ,,lhoi"e omis

Deci consirucfio propozifiei e urmdlooreo:

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Homburg is the cleoneslciiy in Germony

It's the smqrleslbottle-opener in the world

Shoron is lhe prettiestqmong the girls Jock knows

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Shoron e ceo moi drdgufddi ntre felele cunoscutede Jock

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UNETE GRUPURI DE ADJECTIVE

Angmlto odieclive, c0nd formeozd superlotivul relotiv de

Jlptrloritotc, suferd voriofii ortogrofice, in mod onologRl gce ce so inldmpld lo grodul comporotiv.

a Adllctivele core se termind in ,-y" precedoi de consoone

€fm:sz6 superlolivul reloliv de superioritote elimindnd ,,y" gi

pftmlnd rufixul ,,-iesl", dupd cum oroi6 schemo urmdtoore:

@py (foricitld) - v + -iest ) lhe hoppiesl cel/ceo moi feicit/d

foAny (dl*rocrrv/d) - y 4 -iesl ) the funniest cel/ceo moidistrocfivd

Ey (uprluloord) - y + -iesl ) the eosiesl cel/ceo moi ugor/ugoord

F€|ry ftsomotos) - y + -iest ) the noisiesl :J:X#i:"r,

fffhn ir lhc hoppiest John este ceo moi fericitdp:fron I know persoond pe core o cunosc

Thgi'r lhe funniesl thing! Acelo e cel moi dislrqctiv lucru!

Thol'l lhe eosiest thing Acelo e cel moi ugor lucru pepu could do core l-di puleo foce

! Adioctivele monosilobice core se termind cu o singurd

Cgnrcond precedotd de o vocold dubleozd consoono finoldhcinlc de o primi sufixul ,-e*", dup6 cum pofi observo inrehemo urmdloore:

hal (cold/d ) + -t ) the hollest cel moi cold

r€d (trisfld) + -d t the soddest cel moi lrisl

Modrid is the holtest city Madridul este orogul cel cold

Todoy is the soddest doy Azi e ziuo ceo moi lrisfdof lhe yeor din on

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nice (drdgu!/dl + -st t the nicest cel/a mai drdgul/6

sofe (sigurld) + -st t the sofesl cel/o moi sigur/d .

This dress is the nicest Rochio oslo e ceoof the shop mai drdgufd din mogozin

It's lhe sofesl district E cel mai sigur cortierin London din Londro

RESTUL ADJECTTVELOR BISILABICE tl CELEPTURISITABICE

Celelolte odiective 9i odverbe bisilobice nemenfionoteonlerior gi toole odiectivele 9i odverbele formote din treisou din moi multe silobe formeozd superlotivul relotivde superioritole oddugdnd inointeo odiectivului sou oodverbului,,the most" (cellceo moi), dupd cum pofi observoin schemo urmdtoore:

interesling ) the mosl interesting cel/s mai inleresqnl/d

difficult ) the mosl difficull cel/o moi usor/ugoord

exciling ) the mosl exciting cel/a moi emofionont/d

effeclive ) lhe most effeclive cel/o mqi eficsce

economicol ) the mosl economicql cel/q moi ieftin/d

beoutiful ) the most beoutiful cel/o moi frumos/oosd

revolulionory ) lhe mosl revolulionory cel/a mqi revolulionor/d

Conslrucfio propozifiei devine urmdtooreo:

The mosl + odiectiv/qdverb * oflinlomong

f,tlAn te lhr mort expensive Milono e cel mcii scurnp orotfl ln lialy din ltolio

tgren ic lhe moaliFErerilng p€rson I know

Xav Yerk ir thr moslg€illng r,ily in the USA

Koren e ceo rnoi inferesonfdpersoond pe core o cunosc

New York e oropul cel moipolpilont din SUA

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Hffa€tenrale odiective gi odverbe formeozd superlotivuldetiv ln tttocl neregulot;

Q€€d {burrld)

nEll {blne)

kd (r6s, rao)

lHle {nrlrlo)

Fg€h laiu,,/6)m€ny (rnulli/multel

cel/cea moi bun/dcel moi bine

cel/o mc,i rdu/reocel/o moi mic/d

cel/o mqi mull/dcei /cele moi mulli/ multe

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the best

the worslthe leqst

the most

Fgelball is lhe best sporl Fotbolul e cel moi bun sportin lhr world din lume

fhcl'l lhr worst restouront Acelo e cel moi proslln lcwn restouront din oras

lll ghnt: cdnd ,,most" gi ,,mosl of" ou semnificofio ,,ceoItlFti nrurn porle din" se folosesc fdrd orticolul hotdrdl ,,ihe"(erenrlrle: Most people lhink so ) Ceo moi more portedlnftp ocrrneni ogo cred; Most of the glosses were broken )i=en rrrui rnore porfe dintre pohore s-ou sporf).

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Urm6ioorele odiective ou o formd dubld de superlotiv relotiv:

for (indepdr- 1 rhe forthest cel/o moi indepdrlot/d

wial I the furthest el/o moiindepdrffi/d; ertrem

old 1 the oldest cel/o moi bilrAn/d

bilran/a\ f me eldesl cel/o moi vdrstnic/d

the neorest cel/a moi oProoPeneor I - - cel/o moi oproope; urmdlorul/(oproope; J the nexr urmlloorea

r lhe lotesl cel/o mai recenl/6lote (tdrziu) l rn" lort cel/o din urmd , ultimul/o

John,s going to morry John se vo cdsdtori cu fala

fvtr. gr";'t "ldest

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E tnornonlul sd exersdm pufin cu superlotivul relotiv detuperioritote. inceorcd sd construiegti propozifii lo superlotivfulprind odiectivele gi odverbele formote din uno, din doudi€u din moi muhe silobe.

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€empleteozd propozifiile cu prepozifio sou formo superlotivdFFIFCIO.

I Ginostrq is ihe smollesl port ... the world.El e) of

Eb) tn

El €) onrong

I h ir olso ...Elel the prettyest

El bl ttre prettiest

E? s) ttt, most pretty

! Gunouo is one of ... porls in lloly.Elaf biggestEl b) tho bigsestEl ef the most big

E ort rt rsn l ...tr af the imporlontesttr bl the more imporlonlEl c) lho most importonl

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He wos the losl to come

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lJllimele vegti sunt foorleincuroiotoore

El o sosil ultimul

Fii olent:-,rhe furlhest", tn oford de semnificofio ,,cel moi

deoorie" (similor cu ,,the forthest"), inseomnd 9i "extrem"l-;i; eliest" se folosegle numoi cu. referire lo persoon

gi moi oles lo membrii oceleiogifomilii;' ,rthe loiesl" inseomnd ,,cel moi recent"' odicd ultimul

oriin" cronologicd. Ultimul in ordine de succesiune

Tn schimb, ,,the lost"l

-r" "-pt"tiile de timp, ,,next" 9i ,,losl" se folosesc fdr6..o

("*"rnptr, nexl week; lost summer ) sdpt6mdno vi

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Compleieozd propozifiile cu formo corecld de superloiiv

o odiectivului sou o odverbului dintre poronieze.

Ithe ...... holidoy I hove ever hod wos in ltoly.

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E Firstly becquse it wos(reloxing)

E Secondly becouse ltoly is .. counlry in Europe'(friendly)

E But il's not .'...:-.... .

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Tinarii sunf cu tofii in sufrogerie, ocosd lo Anne.

Hay, Peter... Did you see lhe motch yeslerdoyI

ich motch?

Which motch? Aiox vs. Juvenlus.Those leoms ore boring...

trcuse me, excuse me! Aiox is the best footboll clubworldll'm ofroid I don't hove o clue.

I know lhot only music mqfters... Anywoy... ln yourr,,, Which is the best teom?I don't know! I heord Arsenol is ihe besi one of oll

Thty've got the most oggressive ployers, the mostcooch, the toughesl goolkeeper.

Frtor, Peter... You ore so mistoken!Okoy, whol's so greol obout Aiox?

Flrsl of oll, tfeir defence is superb. lt's much morethon Arsenol's. Still...

lntrdin sufrogerie vorbind lo felefon.)

Ihrr No... But you promised me! You're olwoys busy! No,lCOn't wont lo go qnymore! Anywoy, thonks doddy! Thonks

fuf your. present! You ore the worst foiher in the world! Don'tffirrlr, l'm gonno hove o greoi birthdoy, ollthe some! Yes,

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Jock: ls everything okoY, Alice?

nli.", No, nothin-g is okoy! My fother keeps on being the

sqme...

Anne: Come on, Alice! Don't cry, pleose! Tell us whot

hoppened!aiillt W"f f , you know... I iold you"' My fother decided to

gl;; ;" o riip for my birthdoy... Well, he promised io come'

iith -"... And iust now he told me thot he. con'l onymore"i

Becouse he hos some imporlont work to do"' As usuol!

Shoron: Don'l be ongry with him! Even if he hos somethi

lrnfi*o"t to do, you ion leove for your trip onywoysl

Alice: No, I don'f wqnt to go onYmore!

Jock: Well, don't worry Alice! We ore going to give o

porty for you. lsn'l thot true, guYs?

Peler: AbsolutelY!

Anne: Of course!.liit, yo, ore the most brilliont, the smorlest ond

funniest roommoie we've ever hodl Even if sometimes

ore o bit lory... You need o speciol porty!

Alice: Thonks o lot! You ore ihe best friends in the world"

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docd oi inteles sceno, rdspunzdnd lo urmdioorele

Whlctr is the besi fooiboll teom in the world occordingIsekl

JuvcntusAloxArronol

does Peter think thqt Arsenol is the best?

hcouse lhey hove more moneylmouse they hove o superb defencelrcquse they hove the mosl oggressive ployers

ir Alice crying?ltcouse she orgued with Annehouse her fother soid thot he con't go with her on

ttcouse she is in love with Jock

ore lhe friends going to do for Alice's birthdoy?Hove o greot portyHove o holidoy with herluy the biggest ond besl present possible

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Superlolivul relotiv de inferioritqte

9i superlolivul qbsolut

SUPERLATIVUL RELATIV DE INFERIORITATEni lotEcrtvEtoR tl AL ADVERBELoR

Superlotivul relotiv de inferioritole se formeozd iniroducdnd

i#"r". odiectivelor sou o odverbelor ,,the leost" (cel/cea

moi pulin). Cel de ol doileo lermen ol comporofiei este

i"it"i"t de uno dintre prepozifiile ,,o1", "in" ' "omong"';"; ;" ?ntdmpld lo superlotivul de superioritole' Observd

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Elly (inlr-odevdr): foorte folosit in limboiul fomilior

FFfmrly (oxfrem de): folosit emfotic

lpitf (nreli degrobd): pufin moi occenluol decdl,,very"

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undonce Film Festivoletl vanit lo oceosfd edilie o emisiunii ,,Tolk Cinemo".

nu toli gfiu de Sundonce Film Festivol, festivolulde filme independenle. Lucy sfd de vo,rbd despre

lubiect cu experlul de cinemo Sonieev Gupto, core nepovasfeo gi formecul lui. Hoideli sd vedern impreundco c vorbo.

Good morning, good morningl Welcome to thisI rdilion of ,,Tolk Cinemo". Here in the studio withtenicev Gupto, our cinemo expert. Good morning,

Good morning!

Wlll Sonieev, whot ore you tolking qboul todoy?Todoy I wqnt to tqlk oboul the Sundqnce Film

tEunds interesting! l've heord of the Sundoncewhol exoctly is it?

Wcll, to pul it simply Sundonce is o festivol forfilms ond people interesled in lhem.

Fk, con you exploin whol on ,,independent film" is?lndependent films, sometimes they're colled

I orc films lhot don't come from the molor HollywoodThcy're produced ond finqnced by the directors

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Lucy: Well, the Sundonce Festivol sounds fun. lt's smollerond younger lhqn other film fesiivols... lhere oren't lots ofHollywood slors... ihe owords oren'l os prestigious os theOscors. But it's on imporiont festivol! Right, Sonieev?Sonieev: Right! And don't forgel, il's greot fun!

Lucy: Ok, thonk you, Sonieev, ond goodbye.Sonieev: Goodbye.

Lucy: Goodbye ond see you nexi week for onoiher editionof ,,Tolk Cinemo"!Lucv: There's onother importont dilf"*l:,"- here: Hollywood

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ilrffi:-iiifestivol in the worl<

becouse it promotei *it-" *"ik'ot mqny young directors'

LucY: When did this festivol stort?

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"i- *".iof meetings for film students!

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Verificd docd oi infeles, rdspunzdnd lo urmdtooreleinlrebdri:

llthe Sundonce is o festivol onlyforAmericon independentfilms.E TrueE Folse

H lndies ore films produced in lndio.E TrueE Folse

H Hollywood films moke o lot of monoy bocouse they oredistributed oll over the world,E TrueE Folse

H the Sundonce Festivol ir rlmllEr ia lha €rcors nighr inLos Angeles.E TrueE Folse

E the first Sundonce Feativsl tgek Ffre llE yaerr ogo.E TrueE Folse

E A person in o film is colled ...E o) o siortr b) o choroctertr c) o director

E An independent film is sometimes colled ...tr o) on indietr b) on lndiotr c) o blockbuster

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Cinemo, Ge posiune!

De cdte ori nu ne-om trezit ciiind ritlul unuifilm englezesc oriomericon fdrd sd gtim cine ero regizorul (director)ori regizorulosistent (ossisfonf direcror)? sd descoperim impreunE rolullor gi s6 incercdm sd ne imbogdfim vocobulorul pentru oputeo vorbi corecl despre cinemotogrqf. Sa vedem cdlevocuvinte despre subiect:

Chorocter

Actor

Aclress

Mqin chorocter

Who wos the moinchorocter in thot film?

Supporting octor

Who gol lhe prizeos besi supportingoclor?

Direclor

Director qssistonl

Blockbuster

His loiest filmis o blockbusler

Personoj

Actor

Actrild

Prologonist, personoiprincipol

Cine ero prologonisfulfilmului?

Actor ln rol secundor

Cine o primil premiul pentrucel mai bun oclor ln rolsecundor?

Ragiror

,Asisfant dc rcAie

Morc luccos

Ultimulluifilm o fost unrnort Succer

Hollywood blockbuster

Mony people likecommerciql films becousethey ore eosy io wqtch

lndies

Story / story-line

I didn't like the story-lineof thot film, it wos ioohord to follow

Sd vedem ocum cdtevofilm:

To ploy o chorocler

To ploy q role / o pod in

I love the chorocterRobert Redford ployedin thot movie!

To direct

To produce

To finonce

Film de lo Hollywood. Produs

de o cosd de producfie demore succes din Hollywood,odeseq ocest gen de filme considerol comerciol(commerciol film).

Multor persoone le placfil mele comerciole Penlrucd sunl ugor de vizionol

Filme independenfe

Poveste, inlrigd

Nu mi-o pldcut inlrigo oceluifilm, ero prec: greude urmdril

verbe utile cdnd vorbim desPre

A interpreto un personoj

Ainterpieto un rol

Ador personoiul interPrelolde Robert Redford in filmulocela!

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To feolure fomous slqrs

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Noffing Hill feotures HughGront ond Julio Roberls

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lndependent filmLow-budget produclion

lndependent films qrelow-budget productionrfinonced ond producedby directors themselves

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High-budget films orefinonced by moiorHollywood sludios

Unele filme sunf produsegi finanlate de regizori

Filmul ocelo core-/i plocemuh e regizot de un regizornecunoscul

A oveo un rol importont/o juco

A prezcnta sloruri foimoose

ln filmclc de lo Hollywoodtunt prottnla multe storurifolmosnln Nofrlng Hill joocd HushGrqnl pl Julle Roberts

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EXERCTTIUt I

Alege cuvdnlul corect in ocesl exercifiu:

E the person who directs the oclors is colled ...tr o)rhe producertr b) the direclor

H Hollywood blockbusiers ore colled '.'E o) commerciqlfilmstr b) indiesE c) stors

E An independenl film is ... to produce thon o Hollywood

blockbusler.E o) more cheop[1 b) cheoper

E George Clooney is ... ihon Brod Pitt.

tr o) more oldtl b) older

H Sondro Bullock is ... octress.

tr o) the funniesttr b)funniest

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tro)bytr b)from

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Eric: Hello, welcome to this week,s edition of ,,Lel,s lolk,,,lhe.Soturdqy evening debote with our commenlotors Tomond Morie.Tom ond Morie: Good evening.

Eric: Tonight l'd like to heor your ihoughts obout e_leorning.You know when I wos o teenoger I holed school oriJsludying, os you con imogin" ry -ro,

resuhs *"r""t,lfgood so I couldn,t go to univeisity. Now l,d like to studvphilosophv ond t'm rhinking of to[ing o disLice r"r;"-i;,1course using my computer ond thc lnllrnct,Morie: Well, e-leorning, lho ,,e,, maont ,,€lectronic,, so,,e-leorning" is ,,eleclronic leqining,,, lhia i, o n"* oiJconveni-ent w-gt of studying, Mony univcrrilics qround theworld now offer dislonce lcorning drgroc courses vio thelnlernet. You con toke o courlr from o

-univoruity in EnglonJ

or in the Stotes without leoving your hom€,

Tom.: Thoi's true, bui you ncad lo hqvg o lol of motivotionto toke on e-leorning courso.Eric: Why?

Tom: Well, good time monogcmtnt rkllll ora v€ry importontfor successful e-leorning. you mutln;f wgil, tirr.,", y", i"rrstudy. o little every doy! lt isn,f olwoyl tsryf asp€ciolly if youwork!

Morie: Ok, e-leorning courses con be more difficult,trodilionol courses con be befier, but there ore monyodvonloges io studying for o degree ot o dislonce.

Eric: Whot ore these odvontoges? ln foct let,s tolk oboui theodvonioges ond the disodvontoges of e-leorning.Morie: Ok, one odvonloge, you con study when you likeond where you like.

Eric: I see, so il's o flexible woy of leorning?Morie: Exocllyl Another odvontoge is thot e-leorning givespeople o second chonce to toke o university course, withoutgiving up your iob! You con study ond work oi the sometime!

Tom: l'm sorry, Morie, I don't ogreel When you work it conbe very difficult to find time to siudy. Besides, students confeel lonely ond isoloted when they study by themselves.Morie: Woit o minule, this is where lhe ,,e,', the ,,electronic,,port helps. There's lots of inleroclion with other sludents ondcourse tulors. Some courses use virtuol clossrooms to teochsmoll groups. You con see your tulor ond oiher studentson yor.ir computer screen. You con tolk with lhem ond uselext chot or e-moil ond discussion forums too. Todoy moslcourses includes study skills informolion on how to studywell of o dislonce.

Tom: Ok, but some course moleriols con be reolly boringiust like reoding ,,books online" ond some e-lutors ore veryinexperienced ond don't know how to teoch in this new woy.And remember thol drop out rotes ore high for e-leorningcourses.

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Eric: Ok, ok! I see thot you both hove strong opinions onthis lopic. This discussion is very interesting but l,m ofroidwe've run oul of time! So, e-leorning the new independenlwcy of $udying with odvontoges ond disodvontoges! Myphilosophy course? l'll hqve to think. So, goodby" to owcommentqtors Morie ond Tom.Tom ond Morie: Goodbye.

Eric: And goodbye to you ond see you next time on ourdiscussion group ,,Lel's tolk".

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Verificd docd oi Tnfeles, rdspunzdnd lo urmdlooreleinirebdri:

E Not mony universities offer e-leorning courses.

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H Troditionol courses ore sometimes better thqn e-leorningcourses.E TrueE Folse

E You should stop working when you toke on e-leorningcourse.E TrueEI Folse

E lf you toke on e-leorning course you con chot with your

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E-leqrning, o noud metoddde q invdfoUnul dintre mqrile ovontoie ole noilor metode este ocelocd permit economie de timp. Un exemplu strdlucit estee-leorning, o melodologie de studiu core ifi permile sdurmezi cursuri (chior universitore) comod, de ocosd, ?nfuncfie de iimpul qi de exigenfele tole. findnd cont deoctuolitoleo subiectului, cu siguronfd este inieresont sdexqminezi terminologio giformele de exprimore ole oceslui,,nou mod de o studio".

TO TAKE A COURSE

Cdnd vrem s6 spunem cd urmdm un curs lo oricore molerie,folosim expresio ,,lo loke o courSc" (o urmo un curs):

lf you tqke on Englishcourse, you will improveyour English o lot

To toke on e-leorningcourse

To tqke o distont leorning A urmo un curs lo disfonfdcourse

I om going to toke o distonl lntcnlionez sd urmez un cursleorning course but I still lo disfonfd, lnsd nu m-omhoven't decided which one decis lncd pa core

TO GO TO UNIVERSITY

Acum, olte cdlevo expresii folosite in mediul gcolor 9i

in lumeo universiiord. Amintegte-fi moi oles cd ,,o mergelq universilole" se spune ,,lo go lo universily":

When lhey go to university, Cei moi mulli oornenimosl people study full-tim e sludiozd lol limpul cdnd

merg la universilote

Fii otenf: propozifio ,,1'm ol university" orotd cd studiez lo

universitoie penlru licenfd

Dacd urmezi un curs deenglazd, ili vei imbundldlimulf cunoogtereo limbii

A urmo un curs eJeorning

To be ol university

To study ol university

To study for o degree

I wonted to $udylonguoges ot university

With e-leorning coursespeople study for o degreeot distonce

My friend Soroh is studyingBiology ot university

She goes lo university

She's ot university

A fi lo universilofe

A studio lo universitole

A studio penlru o licenld

Voiom sd sfudiez limbi slrdinelo universifote

Mullumild eJearning,oomenii igi pot luo licenlostudiind de lo disfonfd

Prieteno meo Soroh sludiozdbiologio Io universitole

Eo merge lo universifote

Eo esle lo universilote(sl u di ozd I o u niver sitote)

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She's studying for odegree in Biology

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fie ,,o degree in BiologY".

Acum sd vedem cdtevo subsiontive:

Eo ?nvofd penlru o-gi luodiplomo (licenfo) in biologie

Curs e-leorning

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Procenl (rald) ol celor core se

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Procentul (roto) celor core nu

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TO DROP OUT + OF

Termenul ,,drop oul" este gi verb 9i se troduce cu ,,o obon-

dono un c,Jrs", ,,o nu terminq un curs". Acesi verb e insofit

de prepozilie ,,otl", dupd cum pofi vedeo din exemple:

To drop oul of school Aobondono gcoolo

To drop oul of university A obondono cursurileuniversilore

He dropped out of school El o obondonot gcoolo dupd

ofler six monlhs gose luni

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to study ot horn" ond send de ocosd 9i sd frimifi prin

your work to your course inlernel tulorelui tdu ceeo ce

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E She's ... o Sponish course ot the momenl.tr o)tokingtr b) studying

E lf you toke o distonce leorning course:tr o) you con siudy from hometr b) you study for o long lime

E A university course is colled ...tr o) o degreetr b) o subiectE c) o iuior

E When you don'l finish o course you ...tr o) drop oultr b)toke o degree

H the number of people who don'f finish o courseis colled ...tr o)the drop rotestr b) the drop out roies

!I E-leorning course ore more difficult...lroditionolcourses.tr o)fromtr b)thon

E She studies full-time ol o university. She's ... university.tro) intrb)ol

E l'm toking o Biology degree. I go ... university.tr o)totrb)ot

E Does she go ... ?

tr o) to the universitytr b)to university

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Thot's life!Ce or trebui sd focem?Sfi mergem sd dsnsfrm!

SCENA I

Peler: Ei bine, copii, hoi sd mergem lo cinemogrofdiseord.Anne: E o idee foorte bund. Ce ruleoz6?

Peler: Ei bine, esle noul film cu Schworzenegger. Ar trebuisd fie bun.Alice: Glumegti, nu?

Peler: Nu, nu glumesc. Tu ce propui?Alice: Ce zicefi sd mergem lo discotecd?

Peler: Discoiecd? Ai Tnnebunit, Alice? Aio nici mdcor nue muzicd'.. E pur 9i simplu zgomot!Alice: Hoi, Peterl E sdmbAtA seoro, lrebuie sd focemcevo deosebit... Cevo polpilont! $i sd mergi lo dons estecu siguronfd moi polpitont decdt sd mergi lo film...

Jock: Sunl de ocord cu Alice! Sd mergem sd donsdm!Anne: Ce spunefi de o o treio voriontd?

Peler: Cred cd Anne ore dreptole! Hoi sd incercdm sdgdsim un compromis bun.Alice: Hoidefi, copii! CAt suntefi de pliciicopi 9i dedemodofi!

Peter: ...$i iu egti moifrivold decdt mine, Alice!

Jcck: Hoi, copii! Nu v6 certofi, vd rog! Sd supunem lo vot!

Ei bine, Alice gi cu mine vrem sd mergem s6 donsdm. Peier

giAnne nu vor... Tu ce vrei sd foci, Shoron?

Shoron: Nu gtiu... Ei bine... Discotecq este probobil moi

distroctivd decdt cinemoiogroful...Alice: Minunot! Bine, copii... Trei lo doi... Hoi sd mergem

sd donsdm!

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Alice: lotd pdldrio meo de petreceri! i1i ploce?

Anne: Ardfi minunot! Te invidiez! Pdldriile ifi vin foqrtebine!

Shoron: Ei, gdndegte-ie lo qsto. Sd zoci pe ploi6 in fiecore

zi. E mult moi inleresonl sd te plimbi lo !o16.Anne: Do, Tnsd de obicei e moi frig in munfi. Cred cd ploio

este gi moi romonlicd.

Alice: Fetelorl inceiofi cu prosliile! Cum ordt?Shoron: Egti foorte drdguf6, Alice!

Alice: Mulfumesc, Shoron. Dor tu or6fi moi bine co mine.

Shoron: Nu, cum pofi sd spui osto? Tu egti mult moi

bronzold decdt mine.

Alice: Do, Tnsd tu egti moiin form6.Anne: $ieu? Cum ordt?

Shoron: Egti foorte drdgu!6 9i tu, Anne.Anne: Sunt sigurd cd nu suni nici pe iumdtote otdt de

frumoosd co tinel

Shoron: Hoifetelor! Sd lermindm cu comporofiile prostegti!

Sd zicem cd suniem ioote diferite...

(Sosegte Jockcu doud cdmdgiin mdnd.)

Jock: Hei, fetelor! Ok, suntefi goto? Am nevoie de sfotul

vosiru... ce pdrere ovefi, core cdmogd e moi potrivitd?

Alice: Ceo rogie! E mult moi potrivitd decdt ceo olboslrdpentru o seord lo discolecd.Jock: $i lu, Shoron? Ce crezi?

Dor cum pofi sdAlice: Bine, eu ifi invidiez comero, Anne.dormi cu tol troficul 6sto?Anne: Ah, sunt obignuitd.

Shqron: Lo ce discotecd mergem?Alice: Lo ,,Porodise". Este o discotecdRood... E foorte drdgufd!

noud pe King's

Anne: Tom gi cu line ofi mers ocolo impreund?Alice: Do. Am fost sdmbdto trecul6... Am petrecut o seord

drdgufd impreund...

Anne: Poote om pus o inlrebore gregitd. Nu-fi ploce Tom,nu-i o9o?Alice: E plictisilor, foorte plictisitor... [n plus, esle 9i Berbec!

$i vorbegte preo mult... De exemplu, oseord mi-o ordtollooie fotogrofiile pe core le-o fdcui in voconfd, in Alpi.A vorbit o ord despre munfi... Dor eu urdsc munfii!

Shoron: De ce spui osio? Munfii sunt frumogi 9i spec-

toculopi.Alice: Prefer ploio... E moi reloxontd 9i moi distroctivd!

Shqron: Oh, nu giiu. Cred cd ploio esle moi plictisitoore

dec6t munfii.Anne: De ce spui osto?

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Shoron: Ei bine, cred c6 oio rogie este moi nosiimd, pe cdnd

ceo olbostrd esle moi oficiold... O prefer pe ceo olbosir6.

Jock: Deci, fetelor, ce cdmogd sd-mi pun?

Alice: Ji-om spus, pe ceo rogie. Cu oio ordfi moi mocho!

Do, mocho, 6sto e cuvdnlul potrivit.Jock: Serios? Mocho? imi ploce! OK, o s6-mi pun cdmogo

rogie! Shoron, egti de ocord cu Alice? Despre foptul cd sunt

mocho, vreou sd zic...

Shqron: Hoide, Jock! E tdrziu... Discoteco ne o9teopl6!

Lecfio 8

Thot's life!Un codou deosebit

\-o* idee unde vresu sfi merg...

SCENA I

Alice: Deci, Tom... core crezi c6 esle ceo mqi bun6?

Tom: Cred c6 Progo este ceo moi interesonld.

Alice: Egti sigur? Cred cd Vieno esle moi polpitonld decdt

Progo.Tom: Do, dor este cu siguronfd cel moi scump tur.

Alice: Nu conieozd... Totdl meu pldtegte iot! $i ce zici de

Modrid? Cred cd probobil este cel moi polpiiont...Tom: De ce spui osto?

Alice: Ei bine... viofo de noopte... Suni sigur6 cd exist6

o mullime de discoteciTom: Este odevdrol,. insd cu siguronfd este orogul cel

cold.

Alice: Egti un prielen bun, Tom, dor... egti otdt de plictisitor!

Mie nu-mi preo posd de vreme... vreou door sd md siml

bine! Aceostd excursie este codoul pe core mi-l foce loto

de ziuo meo. Vreou sd merg tn cel moi inleresonl orog din

Europo, dor giin cel moi deosebit 9i moi distrociiv!Tom: infeleg... Ei bine, cred cd toole trei sunl oroge

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Anne: Hei, copii, ce focefi?Alice: Toi6l meu imi foce codou o excursie de ziuo meo.Ago cd oleg locul unde mi-or pldceo sd merg...

Anne: O, serios? Minunot! Te duci singur6?Alice: Nu, tolo mi-o promis cd vine cu mine...

Anne: Ei bine, oi deio o idee unde vrei s6 mergi?Alice: Nuincd!Nu reugescsd md holdrdscinlreVieno, Progogi Modrid... Tom imi dddeo nigte sugestii ,,prefioose"...

Tom: Dor nu-mi oscultd sfoturile... Co de obicei!Anne: Ei bine, sunt de pdrere c6 Progo esle probobil orogulcel moi vechi, insd Vieno este cel moi inleresont. in Vienoou loc o mullime de reuniuni importonte, dor exisid gi multemuzee.

Alice: Ei bine, giin Modrid existd o mullime de muzee. Egtide ocord cu osto?Anne: Do, este odevdrol... insd Modrid esle cu siguronfdorogul cel moi cold!

Alice: Dumnezeule, Anne! Egti co Toml Amdndoi vorbiliprostii! Cred c6 voi doi or trebui sd iegifiimpreund... Credcd v-ofi infelege bine...Anne: Alice, despre ce vorbegli? Glumegti, nu?

Alice: Ei bine, nu chior! Cred cd Tom esle perfect pentrutine, Anne.Anne: Hoide,.Alice! inceteozd cu prostiile... Ne foci s6 nesimfim prostl

Alice: Serios? Nu trebuie sd vd simfifi prosi! Ascultofi, ocumvd los singuril Ago vd pulefi cunoogte moi bine... Po!

Suntefi cei msi buni prieleni din lume...SCENA 2

Jock: Ei, Peter... oiv6zut meciul ieri-seord?Peler: Ce meci?

Jock: Ce meci? Aiox contro Juventus.Peler: Echipele oleo sunt plictisitoore...

Jock: Pordon, pordonl Aiox este cel moi bun club de fotboldin lumelPeler: M6 tem cd hobor n-om.

Jock: $tiu cd pentru tine conleozd door muzico... Oricum...Dupd pdrereo 1o... core esle ceo moi bun6 echipd?Peler: Nu gtiul Am ouzit c6 Arsenol este ceq moi bun6echipd o tuturor timpurilor. Au cei moi ogresivi iucdlori, celmoi importont ontrenor, cel moi tore po,ior.

Jock: Peter, Peter... cdt de mult gregegiilPeler: Ok, ce e otdt de extroordinor lo Aiox?

Jock: in primul rdnd, opdroreo lor este superbdl E mult moiinieligenld decdt ceo o luiArsenol. Totugi...

(Alice inlrd in sufragerie vorbind lo telefon.)

Alice: Nu... Dor mi-oi promis! Egtiintotdeouno ocupotl Nu,dor nu moi vreou sd merg! Oricum, mersi toli! Mullumescpentru codoulidul Egti cel moi r6u totd din lumel Nu-tifoceprobleme, o sd om o zi minunoid oricuml Do, cu prieteniimei... Ei chior md iubescl po!

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rdmdn6 neschimbot...

pl6nge, te rog! Spune-ne ce s-o

Shqron: Nu le sup6ro pe el! Chiqr doc6 el ore cevo

imporlonl de fdcut, tu pofi pleco oricum in excursie!

Alice: Nu, nu moivreou sd md duc!

Jock: Ei bine, nu-!i foce probleme, Alice! O sd orgonizdm

o peirecere more pentru tine. Nu-i o9o, copii?Peler: Absolut!

Anne: Bineinfeles!Jock: Egti-ceo moi strdlucitd, ceo moi degteoptd 9i ceo

moi omuzontd colegd de comerd pe core om ovut-o noi

vreodold! Chior docd egti pufin lenegd cdieodotd... Merifi

o pelrecere deosebitd!

Alice: Mulfumesc multl Suntefi cei moi buni prieteni din

lume...

Programe de leleviziune

Cinemo:Sundonce Film FestivolLucy: Bund dimineofo, bund dimineofo! Bine olivenit loedilio

din oceostd sdptdmdnd o ,,Tolk Cinemo". Aici, cu mine in

studio, este Sonieev Gupto, experlul nostru in cinemqlogrofie'

Bund dimineofo, Sonieev.

Sonieev: Bund dimineofo.

Lucy: Ei bine, Sonieev, despre ce veivorbi ostdzi?

Sonieev: Azi vreou sd vorbesc despre Festivolul de filmSundonce!

Lury: Pore interesont! Am ouzil de Festivolul Sundonce,

ce esle, moi exoci?Sonieev: Ei bine, simplu spus, Sundonce este un festivol

ol filmelor independente 9i ol oomenilor interesofi de ocesteo'

Lucy: Ok, pofi sd explici ce esle un film ,,independent"?Sonieev: Filmele independente, numite uneori ,,indies", sunt

filmele core nu provin din studiourile principole hollywoodiene'

Sunt produse gifinonfote chiqr de regizori 9i sunl, in generol,

producfii cu bugei redus. Dor, bineinfeles, osto nu inseomnd cd

sunl moi pufin Lpreciote decdi filmele comerciole normqle'

Lucy: BineTnfeles ! Fi I mele i ndependente pot fi foo rte i niereso nie

gi troteoz6 odeseo probleme contemporone.

ionieev: Exoct! Nu pofi comporo filmele independente cu

proiucfiile hollywoodiene comerciole! Suni doud lucruri

complet diferitei Ei bine, filmele de lo Hollywood s.unl moi

specioculoose. Sunl in generol producfii cu bugel ridicol, ior

bqniivin de lo studiourile de lo Hollywood, nu de lo regizori!

Au moi mulfi boni de cheltuit, o9o cd pot ongoio mori storuri'

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Lucy: Moi exisid o olta diferenfd importontd: filmelehollywoodiene sunt dislribuite in lool6 lumeo. Ago incoseozdotdt de mulli boni lo box officel Nu-i ogo, Sonieev?Sonieev: A'Fq e, Lucy! Pe de oltd porte, filmele independentecdgtigd in generol premiul criticilor de film, dor incoseozdmoi pulin lo box office.

Lucy: Ok, hoi sd ne inloorcem lo Festivolul Sundonce!Sonieev: Ei bine,'ocest festivql nu ore nimic in comun cunoopleo Oscorurilor din Los Angeles! insd este cel moiimporlonl festivol de film din lume pentru filme independente.Este importonl deoorece promoveoz6 munco muhor regizoritineri.

Lucy: Cdnd o luot fiinfd festivolul?Sonieev: Robert Redford o orgonizol primulfestivol ocum 25de oni. Festivoluligi io numele de lo Sundonce Kid, personoiulinlerpretol de Robert Redford in filmul Bufch Cossidy qnd theSundonce Kid. Astdzi, Sundonce esteimpdrfitin doud secfiuni.Secfiuneo principold se numegte ,,Americon Compeiition"gi esle pentru filmele gi documenlorele omericone. A douosecfiune este ,,World Cinemo Competition" gi esle pentrutoote celelolte filme. $tii, Sundonce este foorie distroctiv. Pel6ngd filme, suni gi pelreceri gi concerte gi, de osemeneo,Tntdlniri speciole pentru studenfii lo cinemoiogrofie!

lury: Ei bine, Feslivolul Sundonce pore distroctiv. Este moimic gi moi tdndr decdt olte festivoluri cinemoiogrofice... nusunl preo mulie storuri hollywoodiene... premiile nu sunt lo felde presligioose co Oscorurile. Dor esie un feslivol importontlNu-i ogo, Sonieev?Sonieev: A9o e! $i nu uiio, e foorte distroctiv!

Lucy: Ok, mullumesc, Sonieev, gi lo revedere.Sonieev: Lo revedere.

Lucy: Lo revedere gi ne vedem sdpidmdno viitoore lo o qltdedilie din ,,Tolk Cinemo!"

Let's to lk:E-leqrning

Eric: Bund, bine ofivenil lo edifio din oceosid sdpt6mdnd o

,,Let's tolk", dezbotereq de sdmbdtd seoro cu comentoloriinoglriTom gi Morie.Tom giMorie: Bund seoro.

Eric: in seoro oceosto og vreo sd v6 oud pdrerile despre

e-leorning (cursuri eleclronice). $tifi, cdnd erom odolescent,urom sd merg lo gcoold gi sd invdf, gi, dupd cum vd putefi

inchipui, rezultotele exomenelor mele nu ou fost preo

bune, ogo cd nu m-qm putut duce lq universilote. Acummi-or pldceo sd studiez filosofio gi md gdndesc sd urmezun curs elecironic lo distonfd, folosindu-mi colculotorul 9i

iniernelul.Morie: Ei bine, e-leorning, ,re" ?nseomnd ,,electronic",deci ,,e-leorning" inseomnd ,,invdfdmdni electronic"l esle o

modoliioie noud pi convenobild de studiu. Multe universildfidin intreogo lume oferd ocum cursuri cu diplom6, lo distonfd,pe internet. Pofi urmo un curs ol unei universitdfi din Angliosou din Stqtele Unite fdrd sd pleci de ocos6.

Tom: A9o esle, insd trebuie sd fii foorte motivot pentruo urmo un curs electronic.Eric: De ce?

Tom: Ei bine, obilitoteo de orgonizore o iimpului este foqrieimportontd penlru o urmo cu succes un curs electronic. Nu

trebuie sd pierzi timpul, trebuie sd studiezi un pic in fiecorezi! Nu e inloldeouno ulor, moi oles docd lucrezi!

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Eric: Core sunt ocesle ovontoie? De fopl, hoi sd vorbimdespre ovontoiele gi dezovonloiele cursurilor electronice lodistonf6.Morie: Ok, un ovonloi, pofi studio cdnd gi unde vrei.

Eric: inleleg, deci este o modoliiote flexibild de studiu?Mqrie: Exoct! Un oh ovonioi este cd oceste cursurielectronicedou oomenilor o o douo gonsd de o frecvento o focuhote,fdrd sd renunfe lo serviciu! Pofi ?nvdfo 9i te pofi duce loserviciu in ocelogi timp!

Tom: Scuzd-m6, Morie, nu sunl de ocord! C6nd lucrezi,poote fi foorle dificil s6-fifocitimp s6 invefi. in plus, studenfiise pot simfiinsingurofi gi izolofi cdnd studiozd singuri.Mqrie: Siqi un pic, exoct oici le oiut6 ocel ,,e,,, porteo,,eleclronic6". Existd o interocfiune ompld cu olli studenligi cu tutorii de curs. Unele cursuri ou sdli de closd virtuoleunde li se predd grupurilor mici. Pofi vedeo tutorele gi olfisludenfi pe ecronul computeruluitdu. Pofivorbi cu eigi pofifolosi choiul sou e-moilul giforumurile de dezboteri. Astdzi,moioritoteo cursurilor includ informolii despre oplitudinilede sludiu, despre cum sd invefi bine lo dislonfd.

Tom: Ok, dor moteriolele de lo unele cursuri pot fi foorteplictisitoore, co gi cum oi citi ,,cdrfi on line", ior unii tulorinu ou deloc experienfd 9i nu gliu sd predeo dupd oceostdmetodd nou6. $i line minte cd proceniul de obondon esleridicot lo cursurile elecironice.

Mqrie: Do, sunt de ocord cu unele dintre lucrurile pe corele spui, dor moteriolele multimedio bune ole unor cursuripot fi foorte slimulolive, pentru cd folosesc moteriole oudiogi video, dor gi iexte pentru o predo!

Eric: Ok, ok! Vdd cd omdndoi ovefi pdreri solide despre oceslsubiect. Discufio oceoslo e foorle interesonfd, insd md lemcd nu moi ovem limplAgodor, e-leorning. nouo modolitoleindependentd de siudiu cu ovonloie gi dezovontoie! Cursulmeu de filosofie? Trebuie sd md moi gdndesc. Lo revederecomeniolorilor nogtri Morie gi Tom.

Tom giMorie: Lo revedere.

Eric: $i voud lo revedere. $i ne vedem doto viitoore logrupul nosiru de dezboleri ,,Let's iolk".

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Lecfio 7THAT'S IIFE! WHAT SHALL WE DO?

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Exerci;ii (pog. l9)

EXERCTTTUt 1

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EXERCTTTUL 2I ) more slowly2) sodder3) eosier4) much funnier

Scens 2: Stop moking stupid comporisons!

Sd infelegem (pog. 24)'l) Folse; 2) b; 3) c; 4) b

Exercifii (pog. 32)

EXERCTTIUt 3l)o;2)b;3)c;4)o

EXERCTTTUt 41) Alice sleeps much more thon me/l do.2) She eqrns less thon Jock (does).

3) But she works os much os Shoron (does).

4) Shoron doesn't sludy os much os she would like.

Lecfio 8THAT'S LIFE!A SPECIAT PRESENT

Scens l: I hsve no ides where I would like to go...

Sd infelegem (pog. 38)1l c; 2l o; 3) b;4) o

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EXERCTTTUL 2'l) best2)ihe mosl reloxing3) the friendliest4) the roiniest

Scena 2: You ore lhe best friend, in rf,* world...

Sd infelegem (pog. 49)1lb; 2l c; 3) b; 4) q

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EXERCTTTUL 41) Wrong (Right; Poris is the loveliesl town thot I know)2) Wrong (Right; I think London is lhe most interesting of ollthe Europeon lowns)3) Risht4) Wrong (Right; Certoinly Rome is the oldesl of oll theEuropeon copitols)

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Sundance Film Festival

Sd infelegem (pos. 60)'l) Folse; 2) Folse; 3) True; 4) Folse; 5) True; 6) b; 7) o;8)o

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E-leorning

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