Lesson Two

The Second Lesson

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
- I am from Moldova.
And you?

- Where are you from?

- I am from Russia.

Romania

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Country ara /

Moldova

- Nice to meet you.

Nationality
naionalitatea/
Moldovan moldovean /

Romanian roman /

France

French francez /

Germany

German german /

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Italy

Romanian romna /

Romanian romna /

Russian rusa /
English engleza /

English engleza /

French franceza /

German germana /

Italian italiana /

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Great Britain

Russian rus /
American American /

British britanic /

Russia
U.S.A./America

Language limba /

Italian Italian /

Exercises:
1. Fill in the spaces below speaking about yourself:
- Where are you from?
- I am from ___________.
- What nationality are you?
- I am ____________.
- What language do you speak?
- I speak __________.
2. Fill in the text with names of nationalities and languages:
Ion is from Moldova. He speaks Romanian. Ions mother is also from Moldova.
She is . She speaks Romanian. Ions Father is from Russia. He speaks . He
understands Romanian but it is difficult for him to speak. Ions best friend is
from Romania. He speaks and because he lived in America for 2 years.
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A: Hello. Are you here at the conference?

B: Yes, we are.
A: Thats nice. Im Paul and this is Fred.
B: Glad to meet you.
A: Why are you in London?
B: Im here on business.

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A: Excuse me, where are you from?

B: Im from Russia.
A: Are you here as a tourist?
B: Yes I am.
A: Whats your name?
B: My name is Nick. Im an engineer.

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3. Practice the following dialogues:

A: Hello, Ann.
B: Hello, Pete. How are you?
A: Fine, thank you. And you?
B: Not bad,but my husbands not well today.
A: Oh, Im sorry to hear that.

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A: Who is this lady?

B: Mrs. Brown, my boss. She is a lovely person, very easy to work with, very
fair.
A: Excuse me, who is that gentleman?:
B: Thats Mr. Herbert.
A: Nice to meet you. Where is he from?
B: He is from Germany.
A: Whats his job?
B: He is the director of our company.
A: Sorry to interrupt you.
B: Thats all right.
A: Where is the bus stop, please?
B: Its over there on the right.
A: Thank you.
B: Not at all.

Present Simple: Verb to BE a fi/

Nr.
Sg./.

Pl./.

Pers.
1
2
3
1
2
3

+
I am
you are
he, she, it is
we are
you are
they are

I am not
you are not
he, she, it is not
we are not
you are not
they are not

?
Am I?
Are you?
Is he, she it?
Are we?
Are you?
Are they?

Pl./.

+
I have
you have
he, she, it has
we have
you have
they have

Days of the week

I have not
you have not
he, she, it has not
we have not
you have not
they have not

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Sg./.

Pers.
1
2
3
1
2
3

?
have I?
have you?
Has he, she it?
have we?
have you?
have they?

Seasons

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Present Simple: Verb to HAVE a avea/

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What day is it today?

Today is Monday.

What season is it now?

It is Spring.

Read and learn the poems:

Solomon Grundy
Mondays child is fair of face
Solomon Grundy,
Born on a Monday,
Christened on a Tuesday,
Married on a Wednesday,
Took ill in Thursday,
Worse on Friday,
Died on Saturday,
Buried on Sunday,
This is the end
Of Solomon Grundy.

Mondays child is fair of face,

Tuesdays child is full of grace,
Wednesdays child is full of woe,
Thursdays child has far to go,
Fridays child is loving and giving,
Saturdays child works hard for living,
But the child that is born on Sunday
Is jolly, good, and sweet like honey.

Exercises:
1. Put the sentences in the negative and interrogative forms:
1. Ion is a teacher. ________________ ________________
2. The workers are in the section. _____________________
_____________________________
3. We are happy. ________________ _________________

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4. Maria is from Chisinau. ______________________

________________________

5. We are at home. _________________ _______________

6. They are at the market. _____________________
_______________________

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7. There is a car in the yard. _______________________

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8. My friend is an engineer. ____________________

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________________________

2. Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb to be:
1. I a pupil. 2. My father not a teacher, he a scientist. 3. your aunt a
doctor? - Yes, she . 4. they at home? - No, they not at home, they at
work. 5. My brother a worker. He at work. 6. you an engineer? - Yes, I
7. your sister a typist? - No, she not a typist, she a student. 8. your
brother at school? - Yes, he . 9. your sister at school? - No, she not at
school. My sister at home. 10. this your watch? - Yes, it . 11. She an
actress. 12. This my bag. 13. My uncle an office-worker. He at work.
3. Ask the questions as in the model:
Example: Are you a fireman? Yes, I am. (No, Im not. Im a dentist.)
Is Ion a waiter?

Yes, he is. (No, he isnt. He is a taxi driver.)

1. Is Tony Blair a policeman? ___________________________________.

2. Are you a businessman/businesswoman?
_________________________________________________________.
3. Is Vladimir Putin a singer?
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________________________________________________________.
4. Is Madonna a dentist?
_________________________________________________________.
5. Are you a student?
_________________________________________________________.
6. Is Julia Roberts an actress?

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_________________________________________________________.

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4. Fill in the spaces below: my, are,there is, his, has, us, is, there are, her,
have, mine.
1. family is big. I a brother and two sisters. 2. This Andrei. He a
dog. His name Frisk. 3. Diana a teacher. She lessons every day.
schedule is very busy. 4. We friends since childhood. 5. These my books.
These books are . 6. We dinner together. 7. Does he children? 8.
people in the street. 9. a car in front of the house. 10. Tell (we) about your
plans.
5. Translate the sentences:
1. People are always busy. _______________________________________

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2. Lena is free today. ___________________________________________

3. Diana is on duty today. _______________________________________
4. All workers are present. _______________________________________
5. Somebody is absent. _________________________________________
6. The woman is sorry. _________________________________________
7. Andrew is married. __________________________________________
8. We are young. ______________________________________________
9. They are old ________________________________________________
10. The boy is happy. ___________________________________________
11. We are glad to see you. ______________________________________
12. The director is angry. _______________________________________
13. Yes, you are right. _________________________________________
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14. No you are completely wrong. ________________________________

15. The work is done. __________________________________________
16. People are hungry. _________________________________________
17. Is anybody thirsty? _________________________________________
18. We are fond of foreign languages. _____________________________

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19. He is going to study German. _________________________________

6. Match the expressions:

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a. (a fi de serviciu)
b. (a fi nsetat)
c. (a fi pasionat de ceva) -
d. (a lua cina)
e. (a fi liber)
f. (a fi bucuros)
g. (a lua o gustare)
h. (a fi ocupat)
i. (a fi greit)
j. (a se termina) -
k. (a fi fericit)
l. (a fi tnar)
m. (a fi prezent)
n. (a fi btrn)
o. (a fi suprat)
p. (a lua micul dejun)
q. (a lua prnzul)
r. (a fi cstorit) \
s. (a avea dreptate)
t. (a fi flmnd)
u. (a-i prea ru)
v. (a avea de gnd s) -

w. (a fi absent)

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1. __ To be busy
2. __ To be happy
3. __ To be on duty
4. __ To be present
5. __ To be absent
6. __ To be sorry
7. __ To be married
8. __ To have supper
9. __ To be old
10. __ To be glad
11. __ To be free
12. __ To be angry
13. __ To be right
14. __ To be wrong
15. __ To have breakfast
16. __ To be fond of
17. __ To be thirsty
18. __ To be hungry
19. __ To be going to
20. __ To be over
21. __ To have lunch
22. __ To be young
23. __ To have a snack

7. Listen to the following dialogues: