Engleza 1

LIMBA ENGLEZ 1
1. ARGUMENT :
English has become a global lingua franca over the past
several decades. To remain monolingual is to stunt your
educational development, to restrict your communication
and thinking abilities, and to deny yourself the ability to
fully appreciate and understand the world in which you
live. Learning another language opens up new
opportunities and gives you perspectives that you might
never have encountered otherwise. Personal, professional,
social, and economic considerations all point to the
advantages of learning foreign languages. Learning another
language gives the learner the ability to step inside the
mind and context of that other culture. Without the ability
to communicate and understand a culture on its own terms,
true access to that culture is barred. Why is this important?
In a world where nations and peoples are ever more
dependent upon on another to supply goods and services,
solve political disputes, and ensure international security,
understanding other cultures is paramount. Lack of
intercultural sensitivity can lead to mistrust and
misunderstandings, to an inability to cooperate, negotiate,
and compromise, and perhaps even to military
confrontation. Intercultural understanding begins with
individuals who have language abilities and who can
thereby provide one's own nation or community with an
insider's view into foreign cultures, who can understand
foreign news sources, and give insights into other
perspectives on international situations and current events.
For survival in the global community, every nation needs
such individuals. A person competent in other languages
can bridge the gap between cultures, contribute to
international diplomacy, promote national security and
world peace, and successfully engage in international trade.

As globalization and mobility and communications are bringing the world ever closer
together, ever more urgent is the need for global citizens to be competent in other
languages.
2. COMPETENE SPECIFICE CURSULUI PRACTIC DE LIMBA ENGLEZ
1. Cunoatere, nelegere, explicare i
Competene
specifice
interpretare
- dezvoltarea celor 4 competene
cursului
lingvistice: intelegerea textului, redactare
practic de
(eseuri,
comentarii,
scrisori
etc),
limba
comunicare
verbala,
inelegere
oral;
englez
adaptarea noiunilor dobndite la
limbajul specific profilului nefilologic.
2. Instrumental-aplicative
- abiliti analitice de culegere i procesare
a datelor lingvistice i paralingvistice i
interpretarea lor din perspectiv cultural i
intercultural;
- elaborarea unor fie de lucru personale;
- elaborarea de portofolii cu tematic dat;
- e-learning.
3. Atitudinale
- valorificarea optim i creativ a
competenelor de cunoatere i nelegere a
structurilor predate;
- cultivarea creativitii n aplicarea
competenelor lingvistice dobndite;
- promovarea unor atitudini educaionale
centrate pe valori i principii n practicile
finanelor internaionale;.
- manifestarea unei atitudini deschise fa
de colaborarea cu ali factori externi
(comunitatea local, instituii europene
etc.);
- participarea la formarea proprie a carierei
n concordan cu specializarea urmat.
3. ABILITI DOBNDITE DE STUDENT DUP

PARCURGEREA CURSULUI PRACTIC DE
LIMBA ENGLEZ
Cursul urmrete s sporeasc abilitile cursanilor de a
comunica n limba englez furniznd urmtoarele:
- cunotine de vocabular axate pe o anumit topic
(familie, ri i naionaliti, haine, culori, mobilier,
corpul uman i sntatea, alimente i buturi, activiti,
muzic i divertisment) mpreun cu un suport fonetic i exerciii de pronunie;

- la sfritul cursului cursanii vor putea citi fr mari dificulti de pronunie i nelegere
un articol de ziar n limba englez sau un text literar accesibil. ntreg suportul de curs este
bazat texte extrase din presa britanic, texte accesibile
i interesante;
- n ceea ce privete scrisul, orice cursant va putea n final s redacteze n limba englez o
scrisoare cu caracter formal sau informal i chiar un text descriptiv sau narativ;
- cunotinele de gramatic din acest curs vizeaz: timpurile verbale (prezentul simplu,
prezentul continuu, trecutul simplu, prezentul perfect i viitorul); comparaia adjectivelor i
adverbelor, pluralul substantivelor, verbe modale (can, cant ; have to, dont have to, etc.);
- nivel european B1 sau B2
4. BIBLIOGRAFIE OBLIGATORIE:
Barbu Adina, Chirimbu Sebastian ( 2007) : English
Language for Daily Use, Editura Fundaiei Romnia de
Mine, Bucureti
a.
Bondrea Emilia, Mihil Ramona (coord.), Chirimbu
Sebastian (co-autor) (2009): Aspecte ale civilizaiilor
europene, Editura Fundaiei Romnia de Mine, Bucureti
UNITATEA DE NVARE 1
IDENTIFICATION. MEETING NEW PEOPLE
Learning Units:
Identification, Going to the Office,
Nationalities, Friendschip
1.Introducere
In a Europe that will always be multilingual, learning
languages opens many doors to a better career, a chance to
study, work and / or live in one of the Member States.
Spoken language becomes part of identity and cultural
baggage of a person. Language is the most important
means of communication and understanding with peers,
learning and development effort in a foreign language
becomes an obligation of every European citizen,
implicitly to each student of a modern European
universities.
Europe is characterized by geographic diversity, but also
by cultural and linguistic diversity. Knowledge of foreign
languages sudden load reduction (and therefore English) is
a professional and cultural guarantees for the graduate.
2.Competenele specifice disciplinei (subsumate
prezentei teme/uniti de nvare)
- Dezvoltarea celor patru competene lingvistice:
nelegerea textului, redactare (comentarii, scrisori, eseuri etc.), comunicare verbal,

nelegere oral;
- Elaborarea unor fie de lucru personale, elaborarea unor
portofolii cu tematic dat;
- Cultivarea creativitii n aplicara competenlor
lingvistice dobndite;
- Adaptarea noiunilor dobndite la limbajul specific
profilul nefilologie (financiar-bancar);
- Valorificarea optim i creativ a competenelor
- Realizarea de interaciuni n comunicarea oral sau scris
n limba englez.
3.Timpul alocat
Timpul alocat parcurgerii temei n cadrul cursului practic

de limba englez: 1,5h
4.Coninutul temei 1
Exploatarea limbii engleze pe baza textelor didactice din
bibliografia obligatorie (propuse pe grade de dificultate).
Exploatarea limbii se va face prin intermediul discuiilor,
dezbaterilor, lucrului n grup i individual precum i a
exerciiilor.
4.1
Ten minutes to 8. I am going to the office. In front of the
elevator door, my neighbour greets me: Morning.
Morning, I reply absent-minted.
After 9 hours I meet his wife in the very place Ive met
him this morning. Afternoon, I say. Afternoon, she
answers.
7 oclock p.m. Id like to watch the news. But grandma has
a terrible headache.
Have to go to the chemists to buy some pills for her, I
say to myself.
Good evening, I say. The chemist asks me smilingly:
Good evening. What can I do for you?
I need something against a terrible headache, I answer.
She gives me a plastic bottle with some pills.
Twenty thousand, she adds.
Here you are. Thank you. Good night.
Good night, she says.
Our entire social life is marked by greetings. Peoples

greetings are connected with either certain moments of the
day or with certain events.
The greetings we utter in our everyday life are:
- 6-12 a.m. : Good morning to which we reply Good
morning. In the informal speech we use the short form
Morning.
- 12-6 p.m. : Good afternoon, which will be answered
the same way.
- After 6 p.m. : Good evening and Good night.
- No matter the hour we can say Hello when we meet
somebody and Goodbye when we leave a place or, more
informally, Hi and Bye
What do you say if you meet someone youve never met
before? Youll have to introduce yourself to the person
whom is sitting next to you at a workshop/symposium or
conference.
You will say your name and surname My name is
Elizabeth Parker.
You may be introduced to an unknown person by one of
your acquaintances: Robert, this is Elizabeth Parker.
Robert will say Hello, Elizabeth. You can answer:
Hello, Robert. The interest show by the speaker is
obvious in the question How are you?, which is
generally answered Very well, thank you, Fine, Not
bad.
A polite person says: Nice to meet you if you see that
person for the first time or Nice to see you, if you know
the speaker well.
If you arrive at a company for an appointment, your
introduction will be more official. Youll be expected to
say not only your full name, i.e. name and surname
Elizabeth Parker but also the reason why you are there.
My names Elizabeth Parker. I have an appointment with
Mr. White at 9.30 a. m., or Can I introduce myself?
Im Elizabeth Parker from the University.
If a person who knows both speakers is there he will say:
I dont think you know each other, do you? Elizabeth,
this is Robert Smith, our new marketing assistant
manager. Robert, this is Elizabeth Parker, the English
trainer Ive told you about .
If you introduce a person who is visiting your organisation,
be it school, college or office, to your colleagues, youll
say: Mr. White, may I introduce my colleague, Daniel
Green to you. Daniel, this is Ms. White.
After saying your name clearly, you add: How do you
do?, sentence which has no particular meaning, its
simply a greeting.
If you are welcoming a visitor, youll be more polite than

when welcoming an old friend:
Mr. Green? How do you do?
How do you do, Miss Parker?
Do come into my office. Im very pleased to meet you
again
Compare the above conversation, which is polite, formal
with the following quite informal one:
Hi, you must be Laura.
Oh, no, Liz, I havent seen you for ages!
Since we graduated. In the 1996. Makes 10 years ago.
How are things going?
4.2
Most of us have friends as close as family, whom, in a
difficult moment wed call at 3 a.m. for consolation or
advice because we know they wont reject us. Theyre
almost part of us, and we share we them our troubles and
triumphs. But while we love these Pour your heart out
friends, we also need the energy of our Lets party
friends. These friends care on a different level less
intense, less deep but they still care.
Such friendships are also important. With some friends
you want to be playful rather than deeply disclosing,
psychotherapists say. Its healthy to have lots of different
friends at different levels of intimacy because not only is it
impossible to be close to everyone, its also undesirable.
We need the full spectrum, as this is the only way we can
understand different parts of ourselves.
Of course, its bad to feel frustrated with friends who cant
or wont allow you to open up when you need to, but if we
accept our lite friends for what they offer us fun,
laughter then we can enrich our lives.
4.3
Although friendship is a common term in modern cultures,
it has not been studied much by social scientists. The word
is used in all societies, but it seems to have a deeper
meaning in Europe than in North America. In non-western
cultures friendship is the basis of structured social
relationships. In all cultures it can range from the relatively
casual, depending on shared activity, to deep and longlasting relations of mutual support.
The systematic study of friendship has two main strands.
The social-psychological study of the ways in which
children develop friendships usually focuses on the
correlation between types of friendship and chronological
age of the child. Studies of friendship among adults tend to
focus on class differences. Working-class friendship
choices are dominated by kinship links. The middle class

on the other hand have a more conscious choice of friends.
5.Concepte cheie ale temei 1
- Greetings and degrees of formality
- Friendship in modern cultures
- English Morphology ( tenses, adverbs, articles)
6.ntrebri de control i teme de dezbatere
6.1. Identify yourself using the following questions:
a)
What is your name?
b)
When and where were you born?
c)
Where do you live? Where are you living now?
d)
Who do you live with?
e)
What are your favorite newspapers and TV
programmes?
f)
What are your hobbies?
g)
Which zodiacal sign were you born under? Do
you know any of its main characteristics?
h)
Do you have a job?
6.2. Answer the following questions:
Do you know yourself well? Name three things youre
good at and three things you will definitely never be able
to do well.
Can you think of a few famous people you would like to
have dinner with? Motivate your choice.
Do you have many friends? Is there a person you can call
my best friend?
How important is family for you? Could you live far away
from you family for a long time?
Is starting a family one of your present objectives or would
you rather focus on learning and career?
7.
Itemi model pentru teste de (auto)evaluare

Choose the answer which you think is the best according to
the texts 4.2 and 4.3:
1. In the text 4.2, the writer considers that relationships
with lite friends: a) are valuable but not fully satisfying;
b) offer more than laughter and enjoyment; c) can be relied
on in difficult times.
2. In the text 4.2, the writer is : a)describing a problem; b)
presenting an opinion; c) reporting on research.
3. According to the text 4.3, friendship : a) is always
closely linked to family ties; b) has different meanings in
different cultures; c) has the same meaning in all cultures.
4. According to text 4.3, what are the two main strands in
the study of friendship? a) a sociological and psychological
approach b) working class and middle class friendships; c) patterns of friendship for
children and adults.
8.
Rezumat
Our entire social life is marked by greetings. Peoples
greetings are connected with either certain moments of the
day or with certain events.
Most of us have friends as close as family, whom, in a
difficult moment wed call at 3 a.m. for consolation or
advice because we know they wont reject us. Theyre
almost part of us, and we share we them our troubles and
triumphs.
9.Tem de cas
Se recomand rezolvarea tuturor itemilor i exerciiilor din Unit 1 ( English Language for
Daily Use)
Realizarea unui portofoliu : Adressing formulas and greetings in situations of
communication in daily life.
10. Bibliografie recomandat
b.Barbu Adina, Chirimbu Sebastian ( 2007) : English Language for Daily Use, Editura
Fundaiei Romnia de Mine, Bucureti
c.Bondrea Emilia, Mihil Ramona (coord.), Chirimbu Sebastian (co-autor) (2009): Aspecte
ale civilizaiilor europene, Editura Fundaiei Romnia de Mine, Bucureti
d.Chirimbu Sebastian, Barbu-Chirimbu Adina (2010): English its up to you! (exerciii de
limb i civilizaie englez) , Editura Docucenter, Bacu bibliografie facultativ pentru
grile i exerciii.
UNITATEA DE NVARE 2
EDUCATION.CAREER
Learning Units:
Oxford Scholarships, Secondary Educationwhere to?, Teleworking, CV and Covering
Letter
1.
Introducere
by cultural and linguistic diversity. Knowledge of foreign
languages sudden load reduction (and therefore English) is
a professional and cultural guarantees for the graduate. The
CV with the application letter is our business card that we
can open a door to a new job.
We need to know to highlight relevant skills and
experience and especially to use a sample CV (Europass /
European CV) with a standardized logical structure.
Finding a job is the next step to integrate the labor market.
2.
-
Competenele specifice disciplinei (subsumate prezentei teme/uniti de nvare)

Dezvoltarea celor patru competene lingvistice: nelegerea textului, redactare (comentarii,
scrisori, eseuri etc.), comunicare verbal, nelegere oral;
Elaborarea unor fie de lucru personale, elaborarea unor portofolii cu tematic dat;
Cultivarea creativitii n aplicara competenlor lingvistice dobndite;
Adaptarea noiunilor dobndite la limbajul specific profilul nefilologie (financiar-bancar);
Valorificarea optim i creativ a competenelor lingvistice dobndite;
Realizarea de interaciuni n comunicarea oral sau scris n limba englez.
3.
Timpul alocat
Timpul alocat parcurgerii temei n cadrul cursului practic de limba englez: 2h
4.
Coninutul temei 2
Exploatarea limbii engleze pe baza textelor didactice din bibliografia obligatorie (propuse
pe grade de dificultate). Exploatarea limbii se va face prin intermediul discuiilor,
dezbaterilor, lucrului n grup i individual precum i a exerciiilor.
4.1
Oxford University and its undergraduate colleges are launching a new scholarships scheme
and a major fundraising campaign to assist the process of widening participation. The
Oxford Scholarships will be the most comprehensive scheme of this kind to be offered by
any UK university and, when fully operational, will distribute almost 1million a year.
Undergraduates whose tuition fees are paid in full by their local authority will be eligible to
apply for Oxford Scholarships of at least 2,000. The scheme will be introduced for UK
and EU undergraduate students taking up places at Oxford every autumn; it is estimated that
around 400 students will be eligible for a scholarship every year. Each scholarship will be
worth 1,000 monthly in a students first year and $ 500 monthly in each subsequent year
of the course.
Launching the scheme Dr. Colin Lucas, Vice-Chancellor, said : Oxford is a world class
centre of learning. To maintain this standard, it needs to attract the brightest and best
students, whoever they are and wherever they live. The University wants to do all it can to
remove barriers which might prevent students with potential from applying for a place at
Oxford.
4.2
Secondary education is vitally important for young people. School plays an essential role in
preparing them for adulthood. However, there are a number of problems associated with
secondary education and the situation could be greatly improved if these problems were
solved.
First of all, it is frequently reported that classrooms are

overcrowded, with as many as forty students per class. The
result is that it is difficult for the students to follow what is
going on in the lesson. A maximum number of twenty-five
per class would assure a more suitable environment in the
classroom and the students would be able to concentrate
better and learn more.
Secondly, a frequent complaint heard from school students
is that their lessons are boring. Although some teachers
might say that it is the students fault rather than the
teachers, it is logical that not everyone will be equally
interested in all school subjects. One solution would be to
allow students to exercise a certain amount of choice
regarding their lessons. Since they choose to attend a
subject, the students will pay more attention in class.
Finally, too many young people leave school without the
necessary qualifications to find a job. The authorities in
education should make sure that the subjects taught in
schools are of value in the outside world. It means that
schools should place greater emphasis on vocational skills
which could be adapted for use in a job. This way people
will still be educated and at the same time their
qualifications would be suitable to allow them to embark
on a career.
To sum up, there are a number of ways to improve the
standards of secondary education. No system is ever
perfect but such measures would help young people benefit
from the best educational opportunities.
4.3
Would you like to be a teleworker? Teleworkers are people
who work for companies but not in companies. They do
company work at home, usually on computers.
Teleworkers communicate with their supervisors by
telephone, fax or e-mail. They usually transfer information
from their own computer to the office computer by
electronic means.
Teleworking is becoming more and more popular in
Britain and the USA; (in the USA it is called
telecommuting). At the moment, about 15% of the working
population employed by companies work at home, but
experts estimate that this will rise to more than 20% in the
next ten years.
There are many reasons for this increase. The biggest
advantage for companies is that teleworking reduces their
running costs. Fewer employees at work mean less office
space. Also, computers are now quicker and easier to use,
and the price has fallen sharply. For a company which
needs more manpower, one of the cheapest solutions can
be to train employees in computer skills and to give them a
personal computer to use at home. More than that, fewer people going to the office in the
morning mean less traffic jams which is very important in large crowded cities.
But before you apply for a job as a teleworker, you should ask yourself if it is really the best
situation for you. One employee who works for a big paper recycling company, hasnt
enjoyed at all his last three months at home. I often fall asleep in front of the computer
because I dont have anybody to talk to, he says. So, at
lunchtimes, I often go to the nearest fast food restaurant
which is just at the end of my road, and then the afternoon
is gone!. Next week hes starting a new job in a company
where there are five people in one small office. I cant
wait! he says.
4.4
When you have decided to find a job, the first step is to
read the ads for vacancies in different newspapers,
magazines, on specialised internet sites or to contact a
recruitment agency. Then, after you have selected some
position that might suit your wishes and experience you
need to write an Application Letter and a Curriculum
Vitae.
The letter is written by a student of marketing who
graduated an economic college and also worked for eight
months as a market research trainee for a company in
Bucharest.
- Education (primary, secondary, university)
- Identifying new jobs
- The Curriculum Vitae and the covering letter
- English Morphology ( Future Tenses, expressing
intentions and hopes)
6.1 Answer a few questions connected to the topic:
a.Do you remember which was your favorite subject in
school?
b.What about the subject you liked the least?
c.What would you appreciate at a teacher? What attitudes/
behavior of the teacher might prevent you from learning?
d.What useful things do you expect to learn in the next
three years?
e.Why is it important for you to learn English / a foreign
language in general?
f. How do you feel about working and being a student at
the same time?
g.What kind of job would you like to have as a student?
h.Have you ever been to an interview? Why do you think
you were / were not successful?
i. When applying for a job, the first step is usually to send an Application Letter (or
Covering Letter) and a Curriculum Vitae. What are the role and function of each?
7.Itemi model pentru teste de (auto)evaluare

Match the two halves of these expressions to make some questions about education. Then
you can answer the questions orally.
a) In which school subjects did you always use to get
1.university?
b) When was the last time you failed an
2.low marks?
c) How easy is it to get a
3. in a foreign language?
d) Have you ever taken a course
4. on to further education?
e) What qualifications do you need if you want to go
5. exam?
f) What sort of things do you think it is best to learn
6. grant?
g)What time of day do you find it hardest to pay
7. by heart?
h) How do you apply for a place at
8. attention in class?
8.
Rezumat
Nothing is totally certain about the future. We can try to foresee events, we can make plans
and state our intentions but we can never be sure what will actually happen. Too many
young people leave school without the necessary qualifications to find a job. The
authorities in education should make sure that the subjects taught in schools are of value in
the outside world. It means that schools should place greater emphasis on vocational skills
which could be adapted for use in a job. This way people will still be educated and at the
same time their qualifications would be suitable to allow them to embark on a career.
9.
Tem de cas
Daily Use)
Realizarea unui portofoliu : Job interview and its difficulties

a. Barbu Adina, Chirimbu Sebastian ( 2007) : English Language for Daily Use, Editura
b.Bondrea Emilia, Mihil Ramona (coord.), Chirimbu Sebastian (co-autor) (2009): Aspecte
c. Chirimbu Sebastian, Barbu-Chirimbu Adina (2010): English its up to you! (exerciii de
limb i civilizaie englez), Editura Docucenter, Bacu bibliografie facultativ pentru
grile i exerciii.
UNITATEA DE NVARE 3
HOME. ENVIRONMENT
Learning Units:
A Famous Palace, Perfect Hollidays Locations, Asking/Giving Directions
1.
Introducere

by cultural and linguistic diversity. London ese one of the
most visited European capitals. Originally, this was a
Celtic settlement that the Romans made it the capital of the
province Britannia. London today is the center of British
government. In the Westminster area can be identified as
landmarks: the Houses of Parliament, House of Commons
and House of Lords. Downing Street is the most famous
street in London home since hosting the Prime Minister (at
No.10) and the Ministry of Finance (at No.11). Europe`s
most beautiful ceremony takes place before-Buckingham
Palace guard change. If the British flag is flown at the
Palace, the Queen is at home at that time. During the unit
you will discover some of the habits Palace.
2. Competenele specifice disciplinei (subsumate
nelegerea textului, redactare (comentarii, scrisori, eseuri
etc.), comunicare verbal, nelegere oral;
n limba englez.
3. Timpul alocat
4. Coninutul temei 3
exerciiilor.
4.1
A Famous Palace
There are two addresses in London that the whole world
knows. One is 10, Downing Street, where the Prime
Minister lives. The other is Buckingham Palace. This
famous royal residence, first built in 1703, is in the very
centre of London.
The palace is two places, not one; it is a family house, where children play and grow up; a
place that survived many fires and that King George VI
refused to leave during the second World War, even after it
had been bombed. It is also an official place where
presidents, kings and politicians go to meet the Queen.
Buckingham Palace is like a small town, with a police
station, two post offices, a hospital, a bar, two sports clubs,
a disco, a cinema and a swimming pool. There are 600
rooms and three miles of red carpet. Two men work full
time to look after the 300 clocks. About 700 people work
in the Palace.
When the Queen gets up in the morning, seven people look
after her. One starts her bath, one prepares her clothes and
one feeds the Royal dogs. She has eight or nine dogs and
they sleep in their own bedroom near the Queens
bedroom. Two people bring her breakfast. She usually has
coffee from Harrods, toast, ham and eggs. Everyday for
fifteen minutes, a piper plays Scottish music outside her
room and the Queen reads The Times. Every Tuesday
evening, she meets the Prime Minister. They talk about
world news and have a drink.
When the Queen invites a lot of people for dinner, it takes
three days to prepare the table and three days to do the
washing-up. Everybody has five glasses: one for red wine,
one for white wine, one for water, one for port and one for
liqueur. During the first and second courses, the Queen
speaks to the person on her left and then she speaks to the
person on her right for the rest of the meal. When the
queen finishes her food, everybody finishes, and it is time
for the next course.
4.2
Conversation between a stranger and a resident:
Stranger:
Excuse me.
Resident:
Yes?
Stranger:
I I was wondering if you could help me.
Resident:
Well, Ill try.
Stranger:
I need to find out where the town centre is.
Now I see theres a sign up there that points to the left.
Resident:
Ah well, let me see er it all depends if
youre on foot or going by car.
Stranger:
Ah no, Im walking.
Resident:
Well, you turn to the right and then carry
straight on.
Stranger:
Ah, right, thanks! Er I wonder if you could
tell me if theres a good hotel in town that I can use.
Resident:
Oh, let me think a moment um yes,
there are two hotels theyre in the High Street one on
each side of the road.
Right, well, I expect Ill manage to find one of

those. I wonder if you could tell me anything about the
castle in town, where it is, I mean
Resident:
Um, well, its actually further on er
down the High Street and then you cross over the bridge
and its on the other side of the river.
Stranger:
I see, I see. Could you tell me a bit more about
it? Is it interesting? Is it old?
Resident:
Im not really sure. Ive never actually been
there myself. It yes, I think its quite old, I think its
about um 500 years old something like that.
Stranger:
Worth worth visiting, you think?
Resident:
Well, its one of the tourist attractions of the
town .
Stranger:
I see, I see.
Resident:
Ive no idea, Im afraid. As I say, Ive never
been there.
Stranger:
I see. Do you happen to know when its open?
Resident:
Im not really sure. I think it depends on what
time of year you go.
Stranger:
Well, right, thank you, thank you.
Resident:
Er, excuse me, I hope you dont mind my
asking, but where you come from? Your English is very
good.
Stranger:
Oh, I come from Romania.
Resident:
What a coincidence! I and my family are
visiting your country next month!
Stranger:
4.3
The Danube Delta- a perfect holiday location
Pack up your boots, mosquito spray, fishing rod and worms
and come to see the wetland paradise of the Danube Delta.
Get off the beaten track and spend a dream holiday in
Europes most spectacular nature destination, the Danube
Delta.
A UNESCO World Heritage Site, a delight for fishing and
bird-watching passionates, the Danube Delta comprises
5,640 sq.km of marshland, forests, lakes, channels and
rivers and is one of the richest and most diverse wildlife
sanctuaries in the world. A home for hundreds of species
of birds, fish and plants, the Danube Delta was designated
Man and Biosphere Reserve and its unspoiled beauty,
coupled with its rich bird, animal and plant life makes it
ideal for nature lovers and ecotourists; The area is also an
ideal for travellers who want to escape from city life to a
calm and remote natural environment.
The Danube Delta is probably the first location in Europe
for ornithologists. For anglers, the lakes and channels of
the delta offer year round sport with more than 150 species
of fish including carp, pike, zander, cat-fish and the royal sturgeon.
Trip Tips. Dont forget to take rubber boots, rain hat and
coat, warm clothes, blankets (in autumn), flash light, knife,
first-aid kit and mineral water. Dont try to spend the night
outdoors, especially in summer, when mosquitoes
proliferate. Dont drink the Danube water if you have no
choice, then decant and boil it. Dont venture on marshes
and channels unless someone who knows the places well
escorts you.
Cuisine. The Delta restaurants prepare food using classical,
local and international recipes. Try specific menus: spiced
carp, fish grill, fried fish with garlic sauce, plachie (fish
cooked with onion and oil), frog legs. Local people also
use minced fish meat to cook meat balls, stuffed green
peppers and sarmale (cabbage rolls). Fishing in the Danube
Delta Reserve is allowed only for holders of a Fishing
Permit, issued by the local authorities in Tulcea.
Dont miss Niculitel. Located in the northern part of the
Tulcea county, the Niculitel Vineyard is famous for its
grapes; the white ones, and the white wine as well, are
considered to be the best in the country.
Paleochristian monument Niculitel martyricon (open
Tuesday to Sunday, summer 8.00 to 16.00 hrs; winter
9.00 hrs to 18.00 hrs, Monday closed) is in the northern
part of the locality, at the foot of the Piatra Rosie hill.
Within this area are vestiges of villae rusticate and a
crematorium from the Roman era of the second century.
A suggested journey
Day 1: Bucharest to Niculitel (Paleochristian basilica, wine
testing) to Tulcea (The Ethnographic Museum, The Natural
History Museum and Aquarium, The Danube Delta
Museum. Accomodation;
Day 2: Tulcea to Murighiol , the violet lake, to Uzlina
(accommodation at Cormoran Hotel or Pensiunea Tamarin)
Day 3: Lake Uzlina and Lake Isac (home to large pelican
colonies) to Murighiol and on to Ivancea (one of the
Deltas largest geese nesting areas). Accomodation in
Sfantu Gheorghe.
Day 4: Sfantu Gheorghe to Tulcea and then to Maliuc.
Accommodation.
Day 5: Maliuc to Mila 23 and to Crisan and then to Sulina.
Accommodation.
Day 6: Sulina to Bucharest.
5. Concepte cheie ale temei 3
- British Civilization- Buckingham Palace
- Great touristic attractions
- English Morphology ( Past Tenses, the Article)
6.
ntrebri de control i teme de dezbatere
a.
h.
i.
j.
k.
7.
Answer a few questions connected to the topic:

Why is Buckingham Palace two places, not one?
b.How old is Buckingham Palace?
c.Why is it like a small town?
d.How does the Queen begin her day?
e.What sort of music does the piper play? Do you happen
to know which is the national Scottish clothing?
f. How long do the employees at the palace work for an
official dinner ?
g.Who does the Queen speak to during a meal?
When was the last time you went on a trip? Where did
you go?
Do you have a favourite holiday destination?
What makes a perfect holiday destination?
If you won a trip at a contest would you rather choose to
visit to visit a large city or a desert island?

7.1 Past Simple or Past Progressive? Write the verbs in
brackets in the correct form:
a) He ___________ (step) over the mat while he
___________ (cross) the room.
b) He ___________(lose) the key while he
_____________ (walk) in the park.
c) She ___________(not hear) the phone because she
_____________ (listen) to the radio.
d) He ____________ (burn) his hand while he
______________ (cook) the dinner.
e) I _____________ (dress) when they _____________
(rush) into the room.
f)The dog ___________ (start) to bark because someone
______________ (try) to get into the house.
g) She ______________ (iron) when her husband
_______________ (come) in.
h) They _____________ (dig) the garden when it
_______________(begin) to rain.
i) The driver ______________ (sleep) when the car
______________ (crash) into the wall.
j) I ___________ (look) the other way when they
______________ (steal) my bag.
k) She _____________(meet) them while she
______________ (shop).
l) He _____________(tell) us to be quiet because Susan
______________ (study) for an exam.
m) It ___________ (get) dark when we ______________
(get) to the town.
n) Joan ______________ (wash) up the dishes while I
_____________ (sleep).
o)
What ______________ (you-do) in the library when I _________________ (see) you?
7.2 Supply the definite article the where necessary.

a) ____ Monday is ____ first day of ____ week.
b) ____ fresh air is very good for young children.
c) ____ air on ____ mountains is good.
d) Many students dont find ____ mathematics interesting.
e) Im going to study ____ history of England next year.
f)____ history is always interesting.
g) A classroom must have ____ good light, but ____ light in this room is very poor.
h) ____ water in my glass in not cold.
i) I always drink ____ cold water.
j) We obtain ____ coal from ____ mines and ____ oil from ____ oil-fields.
k) We generally spend ____ summer holiday in ____ Europe.
l) Both my friends live on ____ River street.
m) ____ Mississippi River is ____ longest river in ____ world.
n) Many ships cross ____ Atlantic Ocean.
o) They go from ____ France to ____ United States.
p) ____ air in large cities is polluted.
q) For many people ____ breakfast is ____ most important meal of ____ day.
r)I always have ____ eggs for ____ breakfast.
s)We drink ____ coffee out of ____ cups.
t) ____ coffee in this cup is too sweet for me.
8.
Rezumat
If you go to a foreign country you may need to ask people for directions if you are not sure
how to get somewhere. The opposite situation is also possible: you may be stopped in the
street by a foreigner and asked for directions. In both cases understanding and using phrases
such as: go straight, turn right / left, take the second street right, take bus 90 for three stops,
take tram 21 for five stops, get on / off the bus, etc is very useful.
A conversation often depends on question to keep it going in the direction you want it to go.
The one who asks the questions in a conversation usually controls the conversation. Various
techniques may be necessary to get different sorts of information from different people.
9.
Tem de cas
Se recomand rezolvarea tuturor itemilor i exerciiilor din
Unit 3 ( English Language for Daily Use)
Proiect:Write a short essay about your best or your worst
holiday. Start by telling what you are going to write about,
then in a paragraph or two describe the holiday, then
mention why you liked it so much / why you didnt like it
at all. In the end you can state your intentions for the
future: what you are going to do to repeat a marvelous
experience or, on the contrary, to avoid a nightmare
holiday.
10.
Bibliografie recomandat

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UNITATEA DE NVARE 4
TRAVELLING. ACCOMODATION
Learning Units:
The Channel Tunnel, Lets visit Europe!, In an airport, At the reception
desk
1.Introducere
Channel Tunnel is an undersea rail tunnel, 50 km long,
linking the south-eastern France, western England, the
Channel Tunnel. The tunnel was built in cooperation by the
governments of Britain and France. It is the second longest
rail tunnel in the world, surpassed only by Japans Seikan
tunnel. A journey through the tunnel takes 20 minutes. A
total trip shuttle is 25 minutes, including traveling to turn
the train loop. Eurostar trains travel much slower than the
rest of the journey through the tunnel (160 km / h to 300
km / h top speed), to allow inserting the shuttle and avoid
problems caused by friction with the air inside the tunnel.
n limba englez.
3.Timpul alocat
4.Coninutul temei 4

exerciiilor.
4.1
The Channel Tunnel (or, in short, the Chunnel) is not just
one tunnel; it consists of three tunnels, each thirty miles
(about 50 km) long. It is the second largest tunnel in the
world. The longest is the Seikan Tunnel in Japan, but the
Channel Tunnel has a longer under-sea section. Fifteen
thousand workers participated in the construction (ten
died in accidents) and 1,200 companies supplied
equipment. It cost ten billion pounds to build.
One team began drilling in France and the other in
England. The biggest problem for the builders was
ensuring that the tunnels met at exactly the same place
under the sea in the middle of the Channel. The drilling
machines were the heaviest ever made, each weighing up
to 575 tons. In the opinion of Roger Dobson, Director
general of the Institute of Civil engineers in the period
when the Tunnel was built, it is the greatest engineering
project ever.
The tunnel itself is an average of 45 m below the sea-bed
and has 220 km of railway track. It has the most
sophisticated railway control system in the world, and is
the busiest railway track in Europe, with one train every
three minutes.
4.2
In an airport.
Conversation 1:
A: Ah!. MA 348 to Madrid. Thats our flight.
B: Was it gate 6 or 16?
A: I couldnt hear well either. I think it was 6.
B: Listen, there it is again. It is gate 6.
A: OK, come on!
Conversation 2:
A: Can I see your passport please?
B: Yes, of course. Here you are.
A: Where are you travelling?
B: To London, Im attending a two-day seminar on
market research.
A: Its OK, Sir. Thank you very much.
Conversation 3:
A: Can I have your ticket please?
B: Yes, of course. Here you are.
A: Do you have just one suitcase? This bag is hand

luggage.
B: Thats fine. Smoking or non-smoking?
A: Non-smoking, please.
B: OK, madam. Here is your boarding pass. Have a nice
flight.
Conversation 4:
A: Can I have your tray, madam?
B: Yes, here you are.
A: Thank you. And can you fasten your seat belt? We land
in ten minutes.
B: Yes, of course.
Conversation 5:
A: Excuse me, I think thats my suitcase.
B: Im sorry, my suitcase is red too.
A: Maybe that one is yours?
A: Yes, it is. Thank you very much.
Conversation 6:
A: Hello! Are you Mihai Ionescu from Romania?
B: Yes, I am. And I suppose you are Mr. Smithson from
Best Fashion Ltd, arent you?
A: Yes, I am. Youre right. Welcome to England, Mr.
Ionescu. Was your flight good?
A: Yes, it was, thank you for asking.
B: Lets go, Ill see you off at your hotel. The company car
is waiting for us outside.
4.3
Budapest
Budapest has a population of over two million people. One
in every five Hungarians lives there. The River Danube
divides the city into two parts. On the west bank there are
the woods and hills of Buda and the old town. On the east
bank there is the bigger and more modern Pest, the
business and shopping centre. From Buda there are
wonderful views of Pest and the river. Six bridges join
Buda and Pest.
For nearly a thousand years Buda and Pest were two
towns. Then in 1873 they joined and became one city,
Budapest. Until 1939 Budapest was one of the most
important cultural capitals of Europe. Then World War II
started. In 1945 the city was in ruins and the Communists
took control. In 1956 the people tried to free themselves.
They pulled down a statue of Stalin and fought the
soldiers, but they were not successful. Communist rule did
not end until 1989.
Budapest is very unusual because it has two completely

different parts. You can choose the peace and quiet of
Budas woods or the excitement of Pest where there are
good theatres, restaurants, bars and shops.
The public transport system in Budapest is one of the best
and cheapest in the world. You can travel easily by
underground, bus, tram and taxi.
You can visit the Old City, suspended on a hill and visible
from all the parts of the town or Vaci Utca, the most
famous commercial street, always full of tourists.
The healthiest thing to do is to visit one of the thirty spa
baths and swimming pools. The mineral waters of
Budapest are famous and a very popular way to relax.
Prague
Prague has a population of over one million people. It is
not the biggest city in Europe but it is certainly one of the
most beautiful. It is built on seven hills, on the banks of the
river Vltava. Fifteen bridges cross the river. The most
famous is Charles Bridge, which joins Prague Castle and
the old town. The view of the castle from the river is very
famous.
Prague did not become a capital until October 1918, after
World War I, when Czechoslovakia became an
independent country. Twenty years later, in 1938, it lost its
independence again, before World War II. After the war, in
1948, the Communists took control. In 1968, the people
tried to free themselves and fought the soldiers in
Wenceslas Square, but they were not successful.
Communist rule did not end until 1989.
Some people say that Prague is the most beautiful city in
the world. They call it The Golden City and The
Mother of Cities because it still has many beautiful
medieval buildings and statues. Perhaps the most popular
building is The Old Town hall with its amazing 15th
century astronomical clock.
People also call Prague Europes school of music. There
are many concert halls and every May there is a famous
music festival: Prague spring. There are also theatres and
many old pubs, wine bars and restaurants. There is also an
underground transport system and the roads have been
modernized, but traffic is still a problem. It is often better
to walk and feel the atmosphere of the pretty little streets.
- European cities
- Positive and negative aspects of travelling
- English Morphology ( Present Perfect, Comparison of
Adjectives)

a.Answer a few questions connected to the topic:
- How do you travel to and from the faculty? Is it time
consuming?
- How do you usually travel when you go on holiday?
- Do you like flying or are you afraid of it? Say why.
- What was your most/ least enjoyable way of travelling?
Where were you going?
- If you wanted to know a region/ a country better how
would you travel?
b.Can you enumerate a few hotels in Bucharest? Which
would you recommend to a foreign friend and why?
c.When you reach your destination and want to book in,
what exactly do you have to do?
d.Arrange the following criteria of choosing a hotel in
order of their importance for you: location, price, breakfast
included, swimming pool, discounts, sightseeing tours,
room design, fame.
e.Imagine you are a hotel receptionist. What would you
recommend a foreigner to visit in a one day sightseeing
tour of Bucharest? Work in pairs.
f. As quickly as you can, think about:
- something you never travel without;
- the thing you miss most about home when you travel;
- where you would go for a romantic holiday;
- a place youve always wanted to visit.

1. Choose the appropriate beginnings or endings for the
sentences below.
a) He qualified as a doctor (since 1980 / a few years
ago).
b) I have written a lot of poems (over the last ten years /
last year).
c) (Look! / Last week) the oil prices have gone up
again.
d) (They have paid the rent / They paid the rent) three
days ago.
e) Jimmy has finished his dinner (a minute ago /
already).
f)She fell asleep (since 2 oclock / at 2 oclock).
g) (Listen! / A moment ago) someone has gone into the
house.
h) She has been in Greece (since June / in June).
2. Underline the correct alternative.
a) They (are repairing / have been repairing) the car at

the moment.
b) (He is working / He has been working) for UNESCO
since 1980.
c) (It is snowing / It has been snowing) for days.
d) (Mary has been sleeping / Mary is sleeping) all
afternoon.
e) They are spending their holidays in Spain (for a week
/ at the moment).
f)How long (have you been living / are you living) in
London?
g) The children (are playing / have been playing) now.
h) The police have been waiting for you (for two hours /
now).
i) Our guests (are leaving / have been leaving) today.
j) Look! The bus (is coming / has been coming).
3. Put the verbs in brackets into Present Perfect Simple or
Present Perfect Progressive.
a) She ____________________ any letters today. (nottype)
b) They______________________ than film before.
(not see)
c) I wonder where Peter __________________ . (be)
d) His clothes are dirty. He ___________________ to
repair the car. (try)
e) They ___________________ watches for more than
twenty years. (sell)
f)Fire ___________________ out on board of an oil
tanker in the Aegean Sea. (break)
g) She __________________ spaghetti. (never-eat)
h) They are tired. They __________________ all day.
(walk)
i) Mrs. Park __________________ the pub for seven years
now. (run)
j) Look! My watch ___________________ . (stop)
k) The line is still busy. She ____________________on
the phone for hours. (talk)
l) He ____________________ non-stop in the office all
day. (work)
m) We ____________________the Browns for many
years. (know)
n) The coach from Athens ___________________ .
(just-arrive)
o) I wonder how long he __________________ English.
He speaks it very well. (learn)
4. Put the verbs in brackets in either the Present Perfect
Simple or the Present Perfect Progressive and put in for or
since.
a) How long (you-drive) ____________________ this car? ____________ two years.

b) They (not-have) __________________ a holiday____________ their son died.
c) Although he studies very hard, he (not make) ________________ much progress
_________ last year.
d) That dog (lie) _________________ under the bed _________ hours.
e) We (wait) _________________ for them___________ 10 oclock this morning, but
they (not-turn) ___________________ up yet.
f)The fire (burn) __________________________ yesterday morning.
g) Although he (learn) ________________________ French _________ five years, he
cant speak it very well.
h) I (not-wind) ______________ up this watch ________ ages.
i) ______________ he arrived here, he (write)
___________________her four letters.
j) He (think)______________________ of marriage
___________ his sister got married.
5. Supply the definite article the where necessary.
u) ____ Monday is ____ first day of ____ week.
v) ____ fresh air is very good for young children.
w) ____ air on ____ mountains is good.
x) Many students dont find ____
mathematics
interesting.
y) Im going to study ____ history of England next year.
z) ____ history is always interesting.
aa) A classroom must have ____ good light, but ____
light in this room is very poor.
bb) ____ water in my glass in not cold.
cc) I always drink ____ cold water.
dd) We obtain ____ coal from ____ mines and ____ oil
from ____ oil-fields.
ee) We generally spend ____ summer holiday in ____
Europe.
ff) Both my friends live on ____ River street.
gg) ____ Mississippi River is ____ longest river in ____
world.
hh) Many ships cross ____ Atlantic Ocean.
ii) They go from ____ France to ____ United States.
jj) ____ air in large cities is polluted.
kk) For many people ____ breakfast is ____ most
important meal of ____ day.
ll) I always have ____ eggs for ____ breakfast.
mm) We drink ____ coffee out of ____ cups.
nn) ____ coffee in this cup is too sweet for me.
6.Rezumat
Traveling is a common daily human activity. People travel
to different places using various means of transportation
everyday for various purposes.
Traveling may help to improve your knowledge or understanding of a specific culture.

7.Tem de cas
Daily Use)
Realizarea unui portofoliu :
Write an e-mail to the Shakespeare Hotel in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, to find out
about their prices, discounts and facilities. You are thinking of spending a fortnight there
together with your family. Also imagine a reply e-mail.
8.Bibliografie recomandat
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UNITATEA DE NVARE 5
THE HUMAN BODY. HEALTH
Learning Units:
The Human Body, Beaty in the eye of the beholder, Living in the modern
world, Talking to a doctor
1.Introducere
Health is a priority for European citizens and at the same time, the European Union. When
traveling within the European Union, is necessary to have
access to reliable advice and medical care and high quality.
Although each EU country is free to decide its policy on
health which they consider to be the most appropriate
national realities and traditions of all Member States share
common values. These include the right of everyone to
receive the same high standards of public health and equal
access to quality care. It is therefore natural to work
together to meet common challenges, from population
aging, to obesity. The EU has pledged to take account in its
policies, the health issues.
- Cultivarea creativitii n aplicara competenlor lingvistice dobndite;

n limba englez.
3.Timpul alocat
4.Coninutul temei 5
exerciiilor.
4.1
IS BEAUTY IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER?
Is there such thing as the perfect face? Is beauty something
you can measure?
Recent scientific evidence suggests that the answer is
yes. A new science, the science of attraction, has come to
the conclusion that beauty is objective and quantifiable and
not, as the romantics believe, in the eye of the beholder.
For more than a century it was believed that a beautiful
face was appealing because it was a collection of average
features. Using a computer system, scientists have
challenged the theory. In a key experiment, photographs of
women were ranked for their attractiveness by a number of
volunteers. Two composite pictures were then created: one,
the average of all pictures; the other made from those
considered most attractive. Although the faces looked very
similar at first glance, a significant number said they
preferred the composite of most attractive faces.
The conclusion was that the most attractive shape was not
average. If you look at famous film stars and supermodels,
most of them have ideal features larger than normal eyes,
higher arched eyebrows, slightly smaller noses,
cheekbones are a little more prominent. Even popular
cartoon characters such as Betty Boop, Yasmin from
Aladdin and Bambi have big eyes, small turned-up
noses, big mouths and small chins. And if these features
are exaggerated , the attractiveness rating goes up even
more. Julia Roberts is a good example of this.
But what have scientists discovered about mens faces? Do
men with large eyes, high cheekbones and a small chin
have the same irresistible appeal? Researchers were a bit
shocked at the result of their experiment. They expected

the most attractive male face to have the classic square jaw
and strong cheekbones, but instead, women seem to prefer
men with gentle faces. Although there is more pressure on
females to be perfect, research suggests that men and
women look for the same things, for example expressive
features such as arched eyebrows and a big smile were
associated with attractiveness in men. Scientists have
thought of an evolutionary reason to explain why so many
women now prefer baby faced stars such as Leonardo
DiCaprio or Tom Cruise. Women like a man with a
feminine face because he is more likely to have higher
levels of the female hormone oestrogen and therefore to
make a kinder and more trustworthy husband and father.
4.2
HOW DANGEROUS IS IT TO LIVE IN THE MODERN
WORLD?
Every day is full of dangers. You wake up in the morning,
rush to the window and take a deep breath. Dont! Hasnt
anyone told you about the air being polluted with lead from
petrol? Next you go to the bathroom. After touching the
lavatory tap your innocent-looking hands are covered in
bacteria, which even a good wash wont entirely remove.
Then you get dressed. Good heavens! Dont you realise
that all that nylon wont let your skin breathe?
With a rash beginning to appear on your skin you hurry to
the kitchen for breakfast. Eating should be good for you,
shouldnt it? Of course it is, if you dont have tea or coffee
which are bad for your heart, or something fried which will
fill your stomach with cholesterol. Of course, after that you
go to clean your teeth. Put down that nylon toothbrush at
once! It will ruin your gums. Do you have the courage to
weigh yourself? Horrors! Youre at least a few kilos
overweight which will contribute to sending you to grave
earlier.
Then, you make your way to the car, knowing that
(according to statistics) theres a good chance that either
you or one of your nearest and dearest will be involved in
an accident sometime during your life. After a very
stressing journey on a road filled with polluting gases, you
reach work and get into the lift. Get out at once and climb
up the stairs, unless you want a heart attack tomorrow.
When you finally reach your office you collapse into a
chair and light a cigarette to calm your nerves. A what?
How dare you? Your colleague Ms Brown blonde hair
and perfect make up - comes in, ready for a busy day. Do
you think shes heard about the cancer that can be caused
by hair dyes and eye-liners?
At last lunch comes. You join your mates for a sandwich.

White bread? A low fiber diet is not good at all. You have
just one more drink, which will help your liver fail. You
spend the afternoon fighting a battle with high blood
pressure and chronic indigestion and give a sigh of relief as
5.30 arrives.
A nervous wreck, you reach home and crawl to an
armchair, to watch TV for the rest of the evening. Soon
youll have to wear glasses as the watching TV for so long,
after spending your day in front of the computer will
definitely ruin your eyes.
But do not fear, civilisation is here. Are we really happier
in our modern technological world than our ancestors who
knew nothing of these things? Is it any surprise that there
were no psychologists or psychiatrists before? Im sure
they didnt need any.

- The perfect face
- Livng in a modern world
- English Morphology ( Plural of Nouns, Present Perfect)
- How often in your opinion should a healthy person go to
the doctor?
- Have you ever been seriously ill?
- Have you ever kept a slimming diet?
- How often do you practise a sport? Which is that?
- What should a balanced diet consist of?
- In groups of three or four can you think of the main
reason why so many people, especially in urban areas,
become a) obese; b) overstressed?
- Do you think people are becoming more health
conscious?
- How do you feel about growing older?
- With which age(s) would you associate the following:
wrinkles, nappies, baldness, a mortgage, expecting a baby,
being promoted, grades and exams.
b. Complete the following sentence and explain your
answer: I wish I could look like..
7.

Complete the following sentences using a verb (in an
appropriate tense) which denotes a part of the body.
Example: You have no money. Face the facts, you cant go

on spending money as though you were a millionaire.
a) I ran out of petrol on the motorway, so I had to
_____________ a lift to the nearest petrol station.
b) In the final minutes of the match Smith
_____________ the ball into the back of the net.
c) She_____________ the material gently; it felt as
smooth as silk.
d) The bank robber was ______________ with a knife
and a gun.
e) Could you ______________ me the book on the table
next to you?
f)She _______________ the car carefully out of the garage
and drove off.
g) After her husbands death, she had to
______________ the responsibility for the debts.
Body Knowledge Quiz
Your body is a marvellous machine. Understanding how to
keep it in good shape for the rest of your life is very
important. Try this quiz to test your body knowledge.
a) What is the aerobic system? A. an exercise video,
record or tape. B. oxygen and carbon dioxide. C. the heart,
lungs and blood circulation.
b) The happy hormones that are released during
exercise are called A. endorphins. B. morphine. C.
progesterone
c) A balanced diet should include: A. calories, fibre and
sugar. B. carbohydrates, protein and fat. C. cereals,
caffeine and glucose.
d) Which of the following activities are best for keeping
supple? A. yoga, gymnastics and karate. B. rowing, horseriding and jogging. C. walking, water-skiing and windsurfing.
e) To keep healthy you should exercise at least: A. one
hour every day. B. twenty minutes three times a week. C.
one hour three times a week.
8.
Rezumat
For more than a century it was believed that a beautiful
face was appealing because it was a collection of average
features. Using a computer system, scientists have
challenged the theory. In a key experiment, photographs of
women were ranked for their attractiveness by a number of
volunteers. Two composite pictures were then created: one,
the average of all pictures; the other made from those
considered most attractive. Although the faces looked very
similar at first glance, a significant number said they
preferred the composite of most attractive faces.
Are we really happier in our modern technological world than our ancestors who knew
nothing of these things?
9.
Tem de cas
Daily Use)
How would you get dressed in the following circumstances: a family picnic, a job interview,
an ordinary day at the faculty, a wedding reception, an evening out with your new
boyfriend/ girlfriend.

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UNITATEA DE NVARE 6
FOOD. EATING OUT
Learning Units:
Eating in Britain/ Inviting. Accepting/refusing an invitation. Apologising/
Romanian traditional dishes/ Making arrangements for a party
1.
Introducere
English believes that their kitchen is special in its own way. For English cuisine of the
French had a great effect, and the time when India was part
of the English, they brought all sorts of spices they use also
today. Europe can thank England for many gourmet dishes,
and sandwiches between them can count. They were
invented by Lord Sandwich in a hurry during a game of
chess. It then began to expand this worldwide usually. Also
from England began the custom of tea. Tea began to
expand in Europe in the seventeenth century, but started
here and puddings and pies. The English have a wellknown gastronomic tradition that begins with the already
acclaimed English breakfast. They begin their day with a
glass of fresh fruit juice and so-called porridge. But
nowadays it is fashionable to be eat muesli. Then comes
the toast, which is eaten with butter, honey, jam, as
everyone wants. The jam is used orange marmalade, but on
the board can find strawberry or peach jam. The most
popular breakfast dish is ham and eggs, or baked ham with
eggs, or bacon and eggs, or eggs fried with bacon. After
breakfast, can not deprive you consume black tea with milk
or cream but no sugar added to it. It is interesting that in
England there are cafes in 1652 but no one starts the day
with coffee. Fast food restaurants in England are called fish
and chips. This dish appeared in England in the nineteenth
century and is highly sought after and today.
2.
-
Competenele specifice disciplinei (subsumate

Dezvoltarea celor patru competene lingvistice:
Elaborarea unor fie de lucru personale, elaborarea unor
Cultivarea creativitii n aplicara competenlor
Adaptarea noiunilor dobndite la limbajul specific
Valorificarea optim i creativ a competenelor
Realizarea de interaciuni n comunicarea oral sau scris
n limba englez.
3.
Timpul alocat
4.
Coninutul temei 6
exerciiilor.
4.1
EATING IN BRITAIN
A traditional English breakfast is a very big meal
sausages, bacon, eggs, tomatoes, mushrooms. But
nowadays many people just have cereal with milk and
sugar, or toast with marmalade, jam, or honey. Marmalade
and jam are not the same! Marmalade is made from
oranges and jam is made from other fruit. The traditional
breakfast drink is tea, which people have with cold milk.
Some people have coffee, often instant coffee, which is
made with just hot water. Many visitors to Britain find this
coffee disgusting!
For many people lunch is a quick meal. In cities there are a
lot of sandwich bars where office workers can choose the
kind of bread they want brown, white or a roll and then
all sorts of salad and meat or fish to go in the sandwich.
Pubs often serve good, cheap food, both hot and cold.
School children can have a hot meal at school, but many
just take a snack from home a sandwich, a drink, some
fruit, and perhaps some crisps.
Tea means two things. It is a drink and a meal. Some
people have afternoon tea, with sandwiches, cakes, and, of
course, a cup of tea. Cream teas are popular. You can have
scones (a kind of cake) with cream and jam.
The evening meal is the main meal of the day for many
people. They usually have it quite early, between 6.00 and
8.00 p.m. and often the whole family eat together.
On Sundays many families have a traditional lunch. They
have roast meat, either beef, lamb, chicken, or pork, with
potatoes, vegetables and a sauce.
The British like food from other countries, too, especially
Italian, French, Chinese and Indian. People often get takeaway meals you buy the food at the restaurant and then
bring it home to eat. Eating in Britain is quite international!
4.2
LETS HAVE A PARTY!
The characters in the following dialogue have decided to
throw a party and they are making arrangements. Read the
text and the answer the questions.
Anne:
Listen, everyone! Id like to make a
suggestion Now, how about having a party soon? Not
not this weekend its too soon, but say next
Saturday. Well?
Brenda:
Why not?
Charlie:
Yes, sure.
Anne:
Well, what do you think, Brenda?
Brenda:
Well yeah, but why do you want to have
one?
Anne:
Oh, I dont know really how shall I put it?
Well, weve been together for quite a long time, havent
we? The four of us in the flat. Well, its nearly five
years, I think, isnt it?
Charlie:
Yeah, about five years, youre right.
Brenda:
It must be.
Anne:
I think thats worth celebrating Dont you
agree, Charlie?
Charlie:
Yes, I do actually. I think itd be a good idea.
But er there are one or two points Id like to make,
actually. Um quite strongly. First is: invitation only.
Everyone should have no more than two or three guests,
otherwise well get crowded. OK? . And the other thing is:
everyone brings a bottle, otherwise itll cost a fortune .
Brenda:
And another thing: I think we should have
food, otherwise its just going to be a drinking party
Charlie:
Yeah, yeah, sorry to interrupt. If we are going
to have food, the thing is I want to know whos going to
prepare it. I mean its all very well saying have food but
its again a lot of work and a lot of money
Brenda:
If I could just come in here Ive just got a
new recipe book and Id kind of like a chance to try out a
few things, you know. So
Charlie:
Great!
Brenda:
Ill do the food.
Charlie:
Well, that sounds great. Marvellous. Thats
lovely.
Anne:
Derek, youre being very quiet. What have
you got to say?
Derek:
Well you know although it should be a
lot of fun I think its going to be a lot of hard work, as
well.and the thing is, you see, what worries me is er
um
Charlie:
What?
Derek:
the clearing-up afterwards.
All: Ahh! Aha!
Derek:
I really detest clearing up. So if we were to get
that sorted out
Anne:
Well, lets see now. I think Ive got quite a
good idea to solve that one.
Charlie:
Mm?
Anne:
If we wait till the very end, theres going to be
a few people left over and we can ask them to do the
clearing-up before they go home.
Charlie:
Great!
5.
-
Concepte cheie ale temei 6

Traditional dishes (eating habits)
English Morphology ( Modal verbs)
6.
ntrebri de control i teme de dezbatere
a.
Answer a few questions connected to the

topic:
- Name two or three things that you eat/ drink almost every
day. Are they healthy?
- Name two or three things that you never eat/ that you eat
very rarely. Is it a good choice? Should you eat these
things more often?
- How often do you eat out? Who accompanies you?
- Do you have a favourite restaurant? Which are the
reasons why you go there?
- Have you ever tried to eat exotic food/ sea food?
- Whats the weirdest thing youve ever eaten?
b. Answer the following questions:
- Do you happen to know the difference between the British marmalade and the Romanian
one?
- Have you ever tried to drink tea with milk? How did you find it?
- What are the differences between meals in Britain and meals in Romania? Read the text
again and for each paragraph comment on what is different from meals in your country.
Read the following sentences and say what can / could
expresses in each case.
a) Mary is a very good chess player. She can beat all her
friends. ____
b) Till the age of 10, I couldnt ride a bicycle. ____
c) He cant have left. ____
d) Can I talk to you for a minute? ____
e) We could try moving the desk to the other side of the
room. ____
f)Could you help me with this exercise? ____
g) David can swim very well. ____
h) Can I open the window? Theres a too much smoke in
here. ____
i) It cant be true. ____
j) I cant speak French. ____
Restate the sentences as in the example to show possibility.
Ex. :Perhaps he knows the answer. He may know the
answer.
a) Perhaps
John
is
at
home.
_________________________________________
b) Perhaps
they
are
at
a
party.
_____________________________________________
c) Perhaps
he
has
some
money.
______________________________________________
d) Perhaps they sell maps in that shop.
_________________________________________
e) Perhaps
the
lights
are
out.
_______________________________________________
f)Perhaps his phone number is in the book.
_____________________________________
8.
Rezumat
Eating is inseparable element of life. But in many countries
it's something more than just appeasing energetic demands.
It's part of culture, developed by many hundred years old
tradition. That's why we have so many different eating
habits and kitchen in different countries. Influenced by
climate conditions and affected by richness of natural
resources, they achieve nowadays appearance.
9.Tem de cas
Daily Use)
Realizarea unui portofoliu : A traditional English breakfast
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UNITATEA DE NVARE 7
ENTERTAINMENT.SPORTS AND HOBBIES.
Learning Units:
Favourite pastime./ Making a date/ Sports and hobbies/
Agreeing and disagreeing
1.Introducere
Sport in the United Kingdom plays an important role in
British culture, and many people make an emotional
investment in their favourite spectator sports. The most
popular sport is association football, except in Northern
Ireland, where Gaelic games are the most popular sports,
and Wales, where rugby union is generally perceived from
outside as being the national sport, although there are more
registered football clubs than rugby clubs. Cricket is
popular in England and Wales, but is less popular in the
other home nations. Rugby union and rugby league are the
other major team sports, with union generally more popular
in the south of England and league traditionally associated
with the north. Major individual sports include athletics,
golf, motorsport, and horseracing. Tennis is the highest
profile sport for the two weeks of the Wimbledon
Championships, but otherwise struggles to hold its own in
the country of its birth. Many other sports are also played
and followed to a lesser degree. The United Kingdom has
given birth to a range of major international sports
including: Association football, rugby (union and league),
cricket, golf, tennis, badminton, squash, rounders, hockey,
boxing, snooker, billiards and curling. It has also played a
key role in the development of sports such as Sailing and
Formula One.
2.Competenele
specifice
disciplinei
(subsumate

n limba englez.
3.Timpul alocat
4.Coninutul temei 7
exerciiilor.
4.1
MATERIAL GIRL
Her look is ever changing. The white-painted face, with
lips like a strawberry is framed by a straight curtain of
dark glossy hair. So it is difficult to believe that this is
Madonna, the woman who sums up the idea of
independence in the post-feminist era, posing as a silent,
submissive girl.
But to take Madonna at face value is to misunderstand one
of the most complex and clever female stars of the past two
decades. She is the mistress of reinvention; and behind
every change of image always total, always perfect down
to the last detail is a carefully thought strategy to get the
attention that she wants.
From the moment the Detroit convent girl left for New
York more than twenty years ago with a burning ambition
to be the worlds most famous woman, she has shown an
amazing talent for transformation.
She was named the new face of Max Factor make up
quite an achievement at the age of forty. She desperately
wanted the role of Eva Peron in the film Evita, so she
showed director Alan Parker she was the perfect choice by
adopting an uncanny resemblance to the Argentinian
presidents wife.
Her life has been a perpetual amazement to her fans. She

was married to the actor Sean Penn for a short period and
the had numerous affairs to more or less famous men.
When she finally decided to settle down she married
British director Guy Ritchie and has become a genuine
English lady.
All her albums were a success and fans of all ages still fill
the worlds largest stadiums when she has concerts.
4.2
HAS TECHNOLOGY RUINED CHILDHOOD?
Today parents are increasingly worried about the safety of
their children, and because of this, they are not letting their
children out to play. As a result, children are no longer
playing outside but shutting themselves in their rooms and
losing themselves in individualistic activities such as
television viewing and computer games.
Yet, if they had the chance, they would rather get out of the
house and go to the cinema, see friends or play sport. In
fact, when asked what their idea of a good day was, only 1
in 7 said that they would turn on the television.
British teenagers have always reterated to their bedrooms,
leaving the younger children to play in communal spaces
such as the sitting room, garden or kitchen; However,
children from the age of 9 are now turning to their
bedrooms as a place to socialise.
Bedroom culture is a phenomenon of the past 20 years with
families getting smaller and homes getting more spacious;
increasing prosperity has also contributed to the rise of the
bedroom culture.
Of British children aged 6 to 17, 72% have a room they do
not have to share with a sister or brother, 68% have their
own music installation, 34% have an electronic games
device, 21% have a DVD and 25% have their own PC.
On average children devote 5 hours a day to screen media.
1 child in 100 can be classed as a real screen addict, a child
who spends a worrying 7 hours or more watching TV or
playing computer games.
Although children generally have a few favourite
programmes, they mostly use television to kill tome when
they are bored and have nothing special to do. As a result
of the bedroom culture, it is becoming rarer for children
over the age of 10 to watch television with their parents.
Once in their rooms, children tend to stay up watching
television for as long as they wish. Consequently it is
getting harder to control childrens viewing, while because
of both television and PCs reading skills are expected to
suffer.
Childrens health can also be damaged because of spending
too much time indoors, in front of the computer or the TV.
A growing number of children and adolescents are

becoming obese, and they start having health problems
because they do not practise any sport. Maybe schools and
local communities should involve more, to offer the
youngest members of our society safe places to play and to
practise a sport regularly.
- Entertainment
- Sport
- Hobbies
- English Morphology ( Modal verbs 2, Determiners)
- Whats your favourite pastime? How do you relax?
- How can you spend your free time in the city/
town/village where you live?
- How would you entertain a foreigner whose host you are
for a weekend?
- What do you understand by active entertainment?
- Tell the rest of the class about your favourite indoor/
outdoor activity.
- What is the entertainment industry?
b. Answer the following questions:
- According to the text, which are the main causes why
children spend more time indoors?
- How would you define bedroom culture?
- What do the following percentages refer to: 68%, 25%,
72%, 21%, 34%?
- As a teenager, how much time did you use to spend in
front of the computer or watching television? Do you think
it was too little/ too much? How much time do you spend
now in front of a screen?
- Why are young people becoming obese ?

Fill in the blanks must, cant (couldnt), neednt.
a) A. Johns bought six bottles of beer.
B. He ____________ have bought any. Weve got a lot
of beer at home.
b) A. We called on you yesterday evening but you
werent in.
B. Im sorry. I ____________have been at the
hairdressers.
c) A. The prisoner ____________have escaped through the window because the door is
locked.
B. Well, he ____________ have gone out through the window. Its barred.
d) A. They ____________ have hurried. They had
plenty of time for the game.
B. Yes, but they ____________ have forgotten what
time the game started.
e) A. She was carrying a handbag when she went into
the office but she hasnt got it now.
B. She ____________have left it inside.
f)A. I saw a tiger near the river.
B. You ____________have seen a tiger. There arent
any in this country.
g) A. You____________ have sent me a letter. I was
going to phone you anyway.
B. I didnt know that. I ____________ have known.
h) A. Weve sent for the doctor.
B. You ____________ have sent for him. I feel
perfectly well.
i) A. Perhaps, he walked home.
B. No, he ____________ have done that. His legs
were badly hurt.
j) A. Ive just watered the flowers in the garden.
B. You ____________ have watered them. Its going
to rain very soon.
Ask for permission to a) leave the class earlier; b) smoke in
the office; c) t open the window in a train; d) use
somebody elses computer in order to check your mail.
Choose the correct determiner:
a) There is (little, few) mineral water in the fridge.
b) I dont usually eat too (much, many) fruit.
c) We have received (much, many) valuable information.
d) She made (little, few) mistakes in her homework.
e) I have only (little, a little) money left, I cant buy those
shoes now.
f) I have (few, a few) things to do before leaving.
8.Rezumat
Entertainment consists of any activity which provides a
diversion or permits people to amuse themselves in their
leisure time.
Sport in the United Kingdom plays an important role in
British culture, and many people make an emotional
investment in their favourite spectator sports.
9.Tem de cas
Realizarea unui portofoliu : My favourite pastime.

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UNITATEA DE NVARE 8
MEDIA. COMMUNICATION
Learning Units:
IN SEARCH OF THE REAL GOOGLE/ SOCIAL NETWORKS/ DESCRIBING THINGS/
MOBILE PHONES A CURSE OR A BLESSING?
1.Introducere
Media of the United Kingdom consist of several different
types of communications media: television, radio,
newspapers, magazines, and Internet-based Web sites. The
UK also has a strong music industry. The UK has a diverse
range of providers, the most prominent being principle
public service broadcaster, the British Broadcasting
Corporation (BBC). The BBC's competitors include ITV
plc, which operates 11 of the 15 regional television
broadcasters that make up the ITV Network; News
Corporation, who operate a number of leader national
newspapers through News International such as The Sun
and The Times as well as holding a large stake in satellite
broadcaster British Sky Broadcasting and various other
media holdings. Regional media is covered by local radio,
television and print newspapers.

Dezvoltarea celor patru competene lingvistice:
Elaborarea unor fie de lucru personale, elaborarea unor
Cultivarea creativitii n aplicara competenlor
Adaptarea noiunilor dobndite la limbajul specific

Valorificarea optim i creativ a competenelor
Realizarea de interaciuni n comunicarea oral sau scris
n limba englez.
3.Timpul alocat
4.Coninutul temei 8
exerciiilor.
4.1
IN SEARCH OF THE REAL GOOGLE
Its time to make some big decisions, so the Google guys
are putting on their white lab coats that they wear
whenever they talk with their employees about new
products. Google paid crazy money to attract top talents
and this is the recruits chance to show the investments
were worth it. For a few hours teams of engineers will
come forward with their best ideas, hoping to impress the
most powerful men in Sillicon valley.
After eight years in the spotlight running a company that
Wall Street values at more than $100 billion, Google cofounders Sergey Brin and Larry Page are still in their early
30s.
Page, 33 has a Muppets voice and a rocket scientists
brain. He grew up in Michigan, obsessed with inventing
things. In college he built a functioning ink-jet printer out
of lego pieces. Pages father was a computer science
professor and his mother taught computer programming.
When he isnt working, Page spends his time staying fit
(his latest passion is windsurfing) and playing with his
gadgets. Born in Russia and raised in Washington, Brin 32,
is no less clever. He has also been precocious all his life.
His father teaches applied probability and statistics at the
University of Maryland; his mother works for NASA.
Besides computers, Brins other love is gymnastics, and he
studied flying trapeze at a circus school in San Francisco.
Brin and Page meant to name their creation Googol (the
mathematical term for the number 1 followed by 100
zeroes) but someone misspelled the word as Google. They
raised money from professors and venture capitalists, and
moved off campus to turn Google into a business. Perhaps
their biggest stroke of luck came when they tried to license
their technology to other search engines, but no one met

their price, and they built it up on their own.
Spending a day at the Google headquarters in Mountain
View , California is a unique experience. Set up in 1998in
a Silicon Valley garage Google developed in an amazing
rhythm. Googles search engine devised by Brin and
Page when they were Ph.D candidates at Stanford was
better than the rest and, without any marketing, spread by
word of mouth. Search became Google; Google became a
verb. The world fell in love with the fun, effective, fast
technology and its boy-wizard founders. Ultimately, the
company even found a business model advertising and
last year made a profit of nearly $1.5 billion on revenue of
$6.1 billion.Can Google cope with the huge success? Its
biggest challenge seems to be itself and the handling of the
huge communication empire it has become. Only the future
will give us an answer.
4.2
MOBILE PHONES A CURSE OR A BLESSING?
I remember it well. There was a time in the past when I
could go to lunch without having to answer calls from my
boss, my wife, my children and my bank manager. There
used to be a time when notions such as peace and privacy
actually had a literal meaning. And when there was
somebody you didnt want to speak to, never mind the
reasons, you had the freedom not to answer. Excuses were
easy: I was out, I was sleeping, the phone was off the hook,
and so on; Its all changed now. None of those old
defences work. The callers simply ask you something like
but didnt you see my unanswered calls on your mobile?
Just think about this phrase for a moment: to see
someones unanswered calls. No running away from it,
youd have to be deaf and blind not to get in touch with a
person. And even then, if youve got one of those mobile
phones with vibration alert, you are still in trouble.
Im not a technophobe, Im really not. But life has proved I
was tragically wrong about mobile phones. Its just a
temporary fashion, itll go away, I used to say. That was
fifteen years ago. The people that walked around in the
streets talking on those clumsy-looking devices were few
and they looked ridiculous to everyone else. Now its the
other way round. If you dont have a mobile phone youre
the strange guy and the others look at you as though youre
walking around without any trousers.
4.3
HOME PHONES STILL USEFULL
Both scientific and sociological research clearly indicate
that, although the Internet has changed the way people
work, the more old-fashioned ways of communication are not being threatened by the new
technologies.
According to statistics, a person who uses the Net at home to send and receive e-mails talks
on the phone for 19 minutes on Sunday just one minute and a half less than someone who
does not use the Internet.
Psychologists say it has to do with how impersonal the
Internet is, as opposed to the much greater capacity of the
human voice to convey a persons emotions. Only the
greatest writers can put their feelings on paper, he says,
and when people talk to friends or relatives they want
them to know how they feel.
Things are very different at workplace. It is estimated that
corporate telephone usage in the UK has fallen by more
than 40%) since 1995, indicating that the Internet is seen as
a more effective way to communicate with colleagues or
with business partners.
- Media
- Communication
- English Morphology ( Passive)
6. ntrebri de control i teme de dezbatere
1. How is communication different now from what it was
a) 20 years ago; b) 50 years ago; c) 150 years ago; d) 1000
years ago?
2. What new communication devices do you think will be
invented in the next 25 years?
3. The Internet is among the most important inventions of
the 20th century. What are its main uses? What do you, as a
student, use it for?
4. However there is no such thing as perfection. Can you
think of some negative aspects of the Internet?
7. Itemi model pentru teste de (auto)evaluare

Choose a newspaper (preferably an English one) and
complete the following sentences:
The main story today is about
_________________________________
The editorial is about
___________________________________________
There are readers letters on page ____ and they deal with
the following topics
_________________________________________________________________
The most interesting article is about

___________________________________
There is some scandal on page ____, a crossword on page
____. A cartoon on page ____ and some ads on page ____
.
The most interesting business story is about
_________________________ and the largest sports
article is about
_______________________________________ .
The most striking photograph shows
___________________________________ .
There are advertisements for
__________________________________________ .
Say what these headlines mean. Use complete sentences as

in the examples.
Ex.: FIRE IN LONDON DISCO. SIX KILLED.
There was a fire in a disco in London and six people
were killed.
CAR ACCIDENT IN LEEDS. DRIVER KILLED.
_________________________________________________________________________
EARTHQUAKE IN PERU, TWENTY TRAPPED IN RUINS.
_________________________________________________________________________
GAS EXPLOSION IN PARIS RESTAURANT, TWO INJURED.
_________________________________________________________________________
FIRE IN ATHENS SUPERMARKET, GUARD KILLED.
_________________________________________________________________________
BATTLE IN BAGHDAD STREETS, SIX AMERICAN SOLDIERS WOUNDED.
_________________________________________________________________________
AIR RAID IN IRAQ. MILITARY CAMP BOMBED.
_________________________________________________________________________
HIJACK IN BRITISH AIRLINES. TWO TERRORISTS SHOT DEAD.
_________________________________________________________________________
BURGLARY IN LONDON FLAT. REMBRANDT PAINTING STOLEN.
_________________________________________________________________________
8. Rezumat
Nearly every website receives the vast majority of its daily visitors from Google, the
dominant search engine for the past 10 years with no clear challenger in site. The reason for
Googles dominance is no different than other products and services that are dominant; they
all provide the best results, the best customer experience, the best reliability and the best
confidence in the product, service or company.
9. Tem de cas
Why do you think the press (and the media in general) are
called the fourth power in a state? (by the way, which are
the other three?)

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UNITATEA DE NVARE 9
INTODUCTION TO THE EUROPEAN UNION
Learning Units:
EU history/ The European Unions symbols/ The structure of the
European Union- institutions
1.
Introducere
The European Union (EU) is not a federation like the United
States. Nor is it simply an organization for co-operation
between governments, like the United Nations. It is, in fact,
unique. The countries that make up the EU (its member
states) remain independent sovereign nations but they pool
their sovereignty in order to gain a strength and world
influence none of them could have on their own.
Pooling sovereignty means, in practice, that the member
states delegate some of their decision-making powers to
shared institutions they have created, so that decisions on
specific matters of joint interest can be made democratically
at European level.
The EU's decision-making process in general and the codecision procedure in particular involve three main
institutions:
- the European Parliament (EP), which represents the EUs
citizens and is directly elected by them;
- the Council of the European Union, which represents the

individual member states;
- the European Commission, which seeks to uphold the
interests of the Union as a whole.
2.Competenele specifice disciplinei (subsumate prezentei
teme/uniti de nvare)
- Dezvoltarea celor patru competene lingvistice: nelegerea
textului, redactare (comentarii, scrisori, eseuri etc.),
comunicare verbal, nelegere oral;
- Cultivarea creativitii n aplicara competenlor lingvistice
dobndite;
- Adaptarea noiunilor dobndite la limbajul specific profilul
nefilologie (financiar-bancar);
- Valorificarea optim i creativ a competenelor lingvistice
dobndite;
n limba englez.
3.Timpul alocat
Timpul alocat parcurgerii temei n cadrul cursului practic de
limba englez: 1,5h
4.Coninutul temei 9
exerciiilor.
4.1
INTRODUCTION TO THE EUROPEAN UNION
Historic Steps
The idea of a united Europe was at first just a dream in the
minds of philosophers and visionaries. Victor Hugo, for
example, imagined a peaceful United States of Europe
inspired by humanistic ideals.
After World War II a few courageous statesmen (Konrad
Adenauer, Winston Churchill, Alcide de Gasperi, Robert
Schuman) decided to put an end to international hatred and
rivalry in Europe and to build a long lasting peace.
Robert Schuman (French Foreign Affairs Minister) took up
an idea originally conceived by Jean Monnet and on 9 May
1950 proposed setting up a European Coal and Steel
Community (ECSC), which was a big success. It was the
start of an extraordinary and ever tighter cooperation among
European states.
Todays European Union is the result of half a century hard

work. In no other region of the world have sovereign
countries pooled their sovereignty to this extent and in so
many areas of crucial importance to their citizens. The EU
has created a single market in which people, services, goods
and capital move around freely.
Founding Treaties
The ground rules of the European Union are set out in a
series of treaties:
The Treaty of Paris, which set up the above mentioned
European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) in 1951,
signed by six European states: France, The Federal Republic
of Germany, Italy, Belgium, The Netherlands and
Luxembourg, considered the EU founding members.
The Treaties of Rome, which set up the European Economic
Community (EEC), replacing the former ECSC) and the
European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) in 1957.
The EEC came as a natural continuation of ECSC, as the six
member states decided to enlarge and deepen their
cooperation. The EEC was based on a common market in
awide range of goods and services. Customs duties between
the six countries were completely removed on 1 July 1968
and common policies notably on trade and agriculture
were also set up during the 1960.
The founding treaties were subsequently followed by the
Single European Act (1986) signed in Luxembourg and The
Hague, by the Treaty on European Union (Maastricht, 1992)
which makes the name European Union official, the Treaty
of Amsterdam and the Treaty of Nice. All of these treaties
have created very strong legal ties between the EUs member
states and have offered a legal frame for important European
matters such as EU institutions functioning procedures , the
rights of European citizens, trade, defence policies, the
European Currency Unit, etc.
4.2
Enlargement
So successful was the EEC initiated by France The Federal
Republic of Germany, The Netherlands, Italy, Belgium and
Luxembourg that Denmark, Ireland and The United
Kingdom decided to join the Community. This first
enlargement from six to nine members took place in 1973.
New social, regional and environmental policies were
introduced and the European Regional Development Fund
(ERDF) was set up in 1975. In 1981 Greece joined the
Community, followed by Spain and Portugal in 1986. The
future European Union was thus being built little by little.
Three more countries, Austria, Finland and Sweden joined
the EU on 1 January 1995. The Union now had 15 members
and was on the way for its most spectacular achievement yet
replacing its national currencies with a single European

currency, the euro. On 1 January 2002, euro notes and coins
came into circulation in 12 EU countries (euro area). The
euro is now a major world currency, having a similar status to
the US dollar.
Soon after the European Union grew to 15 members another
12 countries began knocking at its door. The EU welcomed
this opportunity to help stabilise the European continent and
to extend the benefits of European unification to the young
democracies in Central and South-Eastern Europe. For ten of
the candidate countries negociations were completed in
Copenhagen, at the end of 2002 and starting from may 2004
the EU enlarged to 25 members, by welcoming the Czech
Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia,
Latvia, Lithuania, Cyprus and Malta as full members.
Romania and Bulgaria became EU members on 1 January
2007, after the implementation of all the 31 chapters of the
Community Acquis.
4.3
The European Unions Symbols
The idea of a citizenss Europe is very new. Making it a
reality means, among other things, obtaining popular support
for symbols that represent shared European identity. That is
why the European Union has a very special anthem
Beethovens Ode to Joy, from Symphony 9, a Celebration
Day 9 May and a flag (a circle of 12 golden stars on a blue
background).
Things like the introduction of the euro, the European model
of passport (in use since 1985) and the EU model driving
licences also contribute to the creation of a sense of
belonging to a common space.
We are not bringing together states, we are uniting people
said Jean Monnet back in 1952.
More than half a century of integration has had an enormous
impact on the history of Europe and on the mentality of
Europeans. The member state governments, whatever their
political colour know that only by joining forces and pursuing
a shared destiny can their ancient nations continue to make
economic and social progress and maintain their influence in
the world.
4.4
The Support Offered by the EU to the Candidate Countries in
Central and Eastern Europe
The aid offered to by the EU to the Central and East

European candidate countries consists of three main
financial instruments:
PHARE (Poland and Hungary Aid for
Reconstruction of Economy), created in 1989 for Poland
and Hungary and later extended to all the states in the
region. It is the most general programme, offering
assistance and non-reimbursement funds for a wide range
of domains.
ISPA (Instrument for Structural Policies for preAccession) was created in 2000 and offers financial
support in the field of transports and environmental
protection.
SAPARD (Special pre-Accession Programme for
Agriculture and Rural Development) is a financial
instrument set up in 1999 and aimed at supporting the
agriculture and rural areas of the candidate countries.
- EU history
- Romanian impersonal expressions translated into English
by a passive form
1.How would you define the European Union?
2.Do you happen to know how many countries have joined
the European Union so far?
3.Everybody is talking about the community acquis? Can
you tell what it is?

Now turn the following sentences into the passive taking
care to retain the preposition / particle immediately after
the verb:
a) Everybody looked for my glasses but couldnt find
them.
__________________________________________________________________ .
b) Everybody laughed at him.
__________________________________________________________________ .
c) The family have called for the doctor.
__________________________________________________________________ .
d) All the newspapers will comment upon the Prime Ministers resignation.
__________________________________________________________________ .
e) They are speaking about the trade fair .
__________________________________________________________________ .
f) The two parties have arrived at an agreement.
__________________________________________________________________ .
3. Some Romanian impersonal expressions are

translated into English by a passive form. Read the
following pairs of sentences and then translate:
S-a anuntat o schimbare de program = A change in
the agenda was announced.
S-a ajuns la o intelegere. = An agreement was arrived
at / reached.
a) In aceasta tara se vorbeste engleza.
__________________________________________________________________ .
b) Orice problema se va anunta presedintelui.
__________________________________________________________________ .
c) Luna viitoare se vor inchide ultimele capitole ale acquis-ului.
__________________________________________________________________ .
d) Nu se cunoaste inca data urmatorului val de aderare.
__________________________________________________________________ .
e) In acordul cu tarile candidate s-a introsus o clauza de salvgardare.
__________________________________________________________________ .
f) Se spera ca aderarea va avea efecte pozitive asupra economiei.
__________________________________________________________________ .
8.Rezumat
The foundations of a united Europe were laid on
fundamental ideas and values to which the Member States
subscribe and which are translated into practical reality by
the Communitys operational institutions.
9.Tem de cas
In teams of four choose a European institution and make a
presentation of it (history, functions, members) in about 2
3 pages.
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shocked at the result of their experiment. They expected

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ntrebri de control i teme de dezbatere

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prezentei teme/uniti de nvare)

Her life has been a perpetual amazement to her fans. She

A growing number of children and adolescents are

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Realizarea unui portofoliu : My favourite pastime.

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