Tuesday, 20 April 2021

Week 10 ; 19th-23rd April

CLASS 1;  20th April 

GOING PLACES   

Objective ; reading comprehension / relative clauses


Warmers 

Song 3

verbs with ' can ' : can read , can make 

uncountable noun : money

some things used when travelling : money, passport 


Song 4 

ordinal number : first 

adjectives : crazy , famous 

a  synonym for ' taxi ' - cab 


Page 89 listen and read the text 

ex 5 / 88 

Correct the sentences :

  • 1. Many people in the 1990s left Riace because they didn’t like it any more.
  • 2. The refugees didn’t have to do anything to get food and accommodation.
  • 3. The refugees already spoke Italian.
  • 4. New houses were built for the refugees.
  • 5. About a hundred immigrants live in Riace now.
  • 6. More local people are leaving Riace.
  • 7. Many politicians have criticised Lucano’s ideas.
  • 8. Lucano won the 2010 ‘World Mayor’ award.

Page 90 
ex 2
  • I don’t understand people  decide to go and live in another country.
  • Sometimes people don’t like strangers  come and live in their town.
  • A stranger is just someone  isn’t your friend yet.
  • Sometimes it’s just a person’s appearance  makes us like them or not.
ex 3 
Join the sentences to make one sentence by including a non-defining relative clause. Put commas in the correct places.
  • The people were tired. They had come a long way.
    The people, who had come a long way, were tired.

  • The locals gave them food. The locals were kind.
  • The locals, who were kind ,  gave them food. 

  • Rome is an exciting place. It is my favourite city.
  • Rome, which is my favourite city ,  is an exciting place. 

  • I’ve been reading a book by William Boyd. Boyd is one of my favourite writers.
  • I’ve been reading a book by William Boyd, who is one of my favourite writers.

  • My neighbour Rubens has been living here for ten years. Rubens is from Guatemala.
    My neighbour Rubens, , who is from Guatemala,  has been living here for ten years. 

CLASS 2;  21st April 

GOING PLACES   

Objective ; relative clauses/ listening 


Warmers 

Song 5

superlative : the best 

present perfect verb : you've only heard 

passive verb : are stained 

adverb : quickly 

to stain (ed) = a pata 

Song 6

adverbs of frequency : never; always ; ever 

verbs in the past : wanted ; came; walked ; did; was


5/ 90 What does this refer to in each of the second sentences below? Rewrite the pairs of sentences as one sentence.

  • A lot of tourists visit. This is good for the town.
    A lot of tourists visit, which is good for the town.

  • Some people go and live in another country. This is not always easy.
  • Some people go and live in another country, which  is not always easy.

  • You have to learn new customs. This can be challenging.
  • You have to learn new customs, which can  can be challenging. 

customs = obiceiuri 
challenging = provocator 

  • Some people are nervous about strangers. This makes life difficult for new arrivals.
    Some people are nervous about strangers, which  makes life difficult for new arrivals. 

  • Sometimes there are differences in culture. This often results in misunderstandings.
  • Sometimes there are differences in culture, which  often results in misunderstandings.

misunderstanding = neintelegere 


ex 6 / 90 interactive

audience = public 
the staff = personal angajat 
to employ (ed) = a angaja
employer = angajator
employee = angajat 
crew = echipaj 
residents / inhabitants = locuitori 
immigrants = emigranti 





Listening 

wildebeest = antilopa gnu 

tern = randunica de mare 


ex 2/ 91  Correct the sentences 

  • 1. Grey whales swim to Alaska to have their babies there.
  • Grey whales swim to California or Mexico  to have their babies there.

  • 2. Grey whales can be found near Alaska in the winter.
  • Grey whales can be found near Alaska in the summer . 

  • 3. The Mara River is at the beginning of the wildebeests’ journey.
  • The Mara River is at the end  of the wildebeests’ journey.

  • 4. The Mara River is full of hippos.
  • The Mara River is full of crocodiles. 

  • 5. Arctic terns do their journey only once in their lifetime.
  • Arctic terns do their journey ever year.

  • 6. People know how the terns always arrive at the same place.
  • People don't know how the terns always arrive at the same place.


Grey whales travel 18, 000 km. 
Wildebeests travel 2, 000 km. 
Arctic terns travel 70, 000 km. 


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