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LIMBA ENGLEZĂ ÎN AFACERIpentru

AFACERI INTERNAŢIONALE - AN I

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CUPRINS

Cuvânt înainte .............................................. 5

Chapter 1 - HOW TO PRESENTOURSELVES ............................ 7

Chapter 2 - DO YOU SPEAK FOREIGNLANGUAGES? ....................... 22

Chapter 3 - INTRODUCTIVE BUSINESSVOCABULARY ...................... 34

Chapter 4 - WORKING PLACE .................. 45Chapter 5 - GOING SHOPPING ................. 55Chapter 6 - INVITATION TO A BUSINESS

MEAL ...................................... 67Chapter 7 - AT THE HOTEL ....................... 78Revision Test 1 (chapters 1-7) ................... 93

Chapter 8 - AT THE BANK ........................ 96Chapter 9 - BUSINESS TRAVELLING ..... 106Chapter 10 - RENTING A CAR ................. 117Chapter 11 - MASS-MEDIA ....................... 131

Chapter 12 - AT THE DOCTOR ................ 139Chapter 13 – SPORTS ................................. 153Chapter 14 - TYPES OF BUSINESS

ORGANISATIONS ................ 166Revision Test 2 (chapters 8-14) ................ 175

References .................................................. 179


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Cuvânt înainte

Acest curs practic reprezintă o introducere în limbajul de specialitate şi conţine capitolenumerotate de la 1 la 14, conţinând un vocabularde bază si noţiuni de gramatică pentru începători.

Pentru fiecare capitol sunt afectate câte 4 ore destudiu, în total cumulându-se 56 ore de studiu.Cele 14 capitole au ca finalitate,

asimilarea, de către studenţii anului I, a unuibagaj de cunoştinţe generale despre limbajul despecialitate, precum şi a unor noţiuni gramaticale

de bază în limba engleză.Capitolele tratează teme care facilitează

introducerea în terminologia engleză despecialitate şi au ca scop familiarizarea cuvocabularul şi expresiile tipice fiecărei situaţii în

parte, precum şi punerea în practică acunoştinţelor, prin rezolvarea exerciţiilor şi atemelor de casă propuse.

Vocabularul si expresiile sunt însoţite detraducerea în limba română, problemele de


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gramatică sunt tratate în limba engleză şi

explicate prin exemple şi tabele edificatoare.Textele de specialitate în limba engleză din interiorul capitolelor, precum şi cele

încadrate ca şi lecturi suplimentare, se vorparcurge cu ajutorul dicţionarului, unde estecazul, şi se vor discuta în timpul orelor de curs,

studenţii sunt invitaţi să pună întrebări şi sacomenteze asupra lor.

Toate exerciţiile şi temele de rezolvatacasă, precum şi cele două teste de recapitulare,sunt pregătitoare pentru examinarea studenţilor

la sf ărşitul fiecărui semestru.Capitolele 1-7, împreună cu primul test derecapitulare, corespund primului semestru.Capitolele 8-14, împreună cu al doilea test derecapitulare, corespund celui de-al doileasemestru.

Examinarea se face la sfârşitul fiecăruisemestru în perioada sesiunii de examene şi vaconsta dintr-un test similar celor două testemenţionate mai sus.

Good Luck!


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Chapter 1

HOW TO PRESENT OURSELVES(CUM SĂ NE PREZENTĂM)

Vocabulary

Read the following formal greetings andintroduction expressions and try to retain them:

Moments of the day:

1 Bună diminea ţ a! - Good morning!2 Bună ziua! - Good afternoon!3 Bună seara! - Good evening!4 Noapte bună! - Good night!5 Salut! - Hello! / Hi!

6 La revedere! - Good-bye!Special Occasions:7 La Mul ţ i Ani! - Happy Birthday!8 Pa şte Fericit! - Happy Easter!9 An Nou Fericit! - Happy New Year!10 Cr ăciun Fericit! - Merry Christmas!


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How to introduce ourselves: 11 S ă mă prezint, mă

numesc…

- Let me introduce

myself, my name is...12 S ă vi-l prezint pe dl / dna

/ dra…- Let me introduce toyou, Mr. … /Mrs. … /Miss …

13 M ă bucur să vă cunosc /mi pare bine de

cuno ştin ţă!

- I am glad/pleased tomeet you!

14 Johm, ţ i-o prezint pe Aless.

- John, please meetAless.

15 Încântat (ă) decuno ştin ţă!

- It’s nice to meet you!

16 Bine a ţ i venit! - Welcome!17 Salut! /Buna ziua,

încântat (ă).- Hello, how do youdo? / How are you?

18 Încântat(ă) - How do you do?

19 Pe curând! - See you soon!20 Ne vedem data viitoare! - See you next time!21 Ţ inem legătura! - Keep in touch!

The Personal Pronoun(Pronumele Personal)

eu - I (întotdeaunacu majusculă)

noi - we

tu - you voi - youel - he ei - theyea - she ele - they

el/ea(obiecte/animale)

- it - they


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Let’s Start a Conversation

(Să conversăm)

Before you do that, just keep in mind thatin order to start expressing ourselves correctly inEnglish, first of all we need to know how two ofthe most important verbs in any language are

conjugated, notably the verb „to be” and the verb„to have” with their affirmative, negative,interrogative and contracted forms. On thefollowing pages, we will learn how useful thesetwo verbs can be, at the beginning of a simple

conversation.

The Verb „To Be” (Verbul „A fi”)

The Affirmative Form:

eu sunt - I am noi suntem - we aretu e şti - you are voi sunte ţ i - you areel este - he is ei sunt

- they areea este - she is ele sunt(ob./animale) - it is ei/ele sunt


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Contracted Form:I’m we’re

you’re you’rehe’s

they’reshe’s it’s

The Negative Form:

eu nu sunt - I am not noi nu suntem - we are nottu nu e şti - you are not voi nu sunte ţ i - you are notel nu este - he is not ei nu sunt

- they are notea nu este - she is not ele nu sunt- it is not ei/ele nu sunt

Contracted Form:I’m not we’re not / we aren’t

you’re not / you aren’t you’re not / you aren’the’s not / he isn’t

they’re not / they aren’tshe’s not / she isn’tit’s not / it isn’t

The Interogative Form:

sunt eu? - am I? suntem noi? - are we? e şti tu? - are you? sunte ţ i voi? - are you? este el? - is he? sunt ei?

- are they? este ea? - is she? sunt ele?- is it? sunt ei/ele?


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Exercises:

I. Write the contracted form of the verb TOBE (she’s / we aren’t … etc):

1 He is - 5 It is -2 They are - 6 I am not -

3 She is not - 7 You are not -4 I am - 8 She is -

II. Write the full form of the verb TO BE (sheis / we are not … etc):

1 We aren’t - 5 They aren’t -2 I’m - 6 It isn’t -3 You’re - 7 She’s -4 He’s - 8 We’re -

The Verb „To Have” (Verbul „A avea”)

The Affirmative Form:

eu am - I have noi avem - we havetu ai - you have voi ave ţ i - you have

el are - he has ei au- they haveea are - she has ele au

(ob./animale) - it has ei/ele au


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Contracted Form:I’ve we’ve

you’ve you’vehe’s

they’veshe’s it’s

The Negative Form:

eu nu am - I have not noi nu avem - we have nottu nu ai - you have not voi nu ave ţ i - you have notel nu are - he has not ei nu au

- they have notea nu are - she has not ele nu au- it has not ei/ele nu au

Contracted Form:I haven’t we haven’t

you haven’t you haven’the hasn’t

they haven’tshe hasn’tit hasn’t

The Interogative Form:am eu? - have I? avem noi? - have we?ai tu? - have you? ave ţ i voi? - have you? Are el? - has he? au ei?

- have they? Are ea? - has she? au ele?- has it? au ei/ele?


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Exercises:

I. Write the contracted form of the verb TOHAVE (she’s / we haven’t … etc):

1 He has - 5 It has -2 They have - 6 I have not -3 She has not - 7 You have not -4 I have - 8 She has -

II. Write the full form of the verb TO HAVE(she has / we have not … etc ):

1 We haven’t - 5 They haven’t -2 I’ve - 6 It hasn’t -3 You’ve - 7 She’s -

4 He’s - 8 We’ve -

How to Ask/Tell our Age(Cum să întrebăm/spunem vârsta)

Sometimes, when meeting other people,we might be asked about our age.

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whereas in English, we use the verb „to be” to

express age.

Read the following examples and noticethe difference:

1. Câ ţ i ani ai ? Tu ai 8 ani.

- How old are you? You are eight years old.2. Câ ţ i ani are ea? Ea are 5 ani.- How old is she? She is five (years old).3. Câ ţ i ani am eu? Eu am 23 ani.- How old am I? I am twenty-three (years old).

4. Câ ţ i ani avem noi? Noi avem 13 ani.- How old are we? We are thirteen (years old).5. Câ ţ i ani are el? El are 15 ani.- How old is he? He is fifteen (years old).

The ending „years old” may be left out

after expressing the actual age, when respondingat the classical question „How old are you?”

But in order to express our age properly,we need to have a close look at the followingchart:


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The Cardinal Numeral

1 - one 11 - eleven 10 - ten2 - two 12 - twelve 20 - twenty3 - three 13 - thirteen 30 - thirty4 - four 14 - fourteen 40 - forty5 - five 15 - fif teen 50 - fif ty6 - six 16 - sixteen 60 - sixty7 - seven 17 - seventeen 70 - seventy

8 - eight 18 - eighteen 80 - eighty9 - nine 19 - nineteen 90 - ninety

10 - ten 20 - twenty 100 - one hundred

The Family

When getting acquainted with someone wehave just met, it may occur to talk about ourfamilies too. The verbs ‚to be” and „to have” andthe following list of words might be of great helpin this case.

1 părinţi - parents 10 bunici - grand -parents

2 mama - mother 11 bunică - grand –mother3 tata - father 12 bunic - grand –father4 fiica - daughter 13 nepoată - grand –daughter5 fiu - son 14 nepot - grand –son6 copii - children 15 nepoţi - grand –children7 copil - child 16 nepot - grand –child8 soră - sister9 frate - brother


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Notice that on the second column, there

are the same words, but with the prefix „grand”in front of them.

17 unchi - uncle18 mătuşă - aunt19 nepot - nephew

20 nepoată - niece21 verişor(ă) - cousin

Exercises:

I. Ask your colleague or partner, about his or

her age and then answer yourself to the samequestion. The rest of the students shall do, one byone, the same conversation exercise.

II. Read the Vocabulary at the beginning ofthe lesson and then practice, orally, some of

those expressions with your colleagues.

III. Ask your colleague the following question:1. How many brothers/sisters do you have?(Câ ţ i fra ţ i sau câte surori ai?)


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Or – sau:

2. How many cousins do you have? (Câ ţ iveri şori sau câte veri şoare ai?) Answer this way:

3. I have ____ brother(s) and ____ sister(s) /cousin(s). (Am ____ fra ţ i şi ____ surori / veri). Or – sau:

4. I don’t have any brothers/sisters/cousins.(Nu am nici fra ţ i, nici surori/veri şori)

IV. Note down the unknown words from the

following exercise and search them in thedictionary.Complete with: am, is or are and then translatethe sentences into Romanian:

1. The weather very nice today.

2. I ____ not your sister.3. This girl ____ very young.4. These boys ____ very tall.5. Alice and Tom ____ 9 years old. They ____twins.


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6. Look! There ____ Carol.

7. It __ hot in here. Can you open the window,please?8. This child ____ 5 years old.9. My uncle and I ____ great football fans.10. I ____ at home, but my father ____ at work.

V. Read the following basic conversation,along with its translation in the brackets.Underline the verbs “to be” and “to have” as youfind them in the text:

1. Good morning! How do you do! (Bună diminea ţ a! Îmi pare bine!)

- Good morning! How do you do! (Bună diminea ţ a! Îmi pare bine!) 2. Let me introduce myself, my name is Paul

Johnson. (Permite ţ i-mi să mă prezint, numelemeu este Paul Johnson.) - It’s a pleasure to meet you Mr. Johnson. (Suntîncântat ă să vă cunosc d-le Johnson.)


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3. What is your name, please? (Cum vă numi ţ i,

va rog?) - Let me introduce myself, I am Mrs. LauraBraden. (S ă mă prezint, eu sunt dna Laura

Braden) - I am pleased to meet you, too, Mrs Braden.(Încântat de cuno ştin ţă , de asemenea, d-na

Braden) 4. How old are you Mr. Johnson, if I may ask?(Ce vârst ă ave ţ i d-le Johnson, dacă-mi

permite ţ i?) - I am 45 years old and you? (Eu am 45 de ani

şi dvs.?) - I am 32 years old. (Eu am 32 ani) - Ohh you seem to be a lot younger, Mrs.Braden. (Ohh păre ţ i cu mult mai tânăr ă dna

Braden) - Thank you, you’re very kind. (Mul ţ umesc

sunte ţ i foarte amabil).5. Are you married Mr. Johnson? (Sunte ţ icăsătorit d-le Johnson?).


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- Yes, I have been married for twenty years now

and I have three sons. (Da, sunt căsătorit dedouă zeci de ani şi am trei fii.) - I also have three children: two daughters andone son. (Ş i eu am trei copii: două fiice şi un fiu) - Please send my best thoughts to your familyMrs. Braden. (Va rog trimite ţ i familiei dvs.

gândurile mele cele mai bune, dna Braden) - Thank you, I will. You do the same for me,please. (Mul ţ umesc, a şa voi face. La fel şi din

partea mea, vă rog.) 6. Where do you live Mrs Braden? (Unde locui ţ i

dna Braden?) - I live in England, here in London. And you?(Locuiesc în Anglia, aici la Londra. Ş i dvs?) - I live in America, New York, I am here withsome business. (Eu locuiesc în America, NewYork, sunt aici cu ni şte afaceri).

7. I’m sorry Mr. Johnson, but I’m afraid I have togo now; my plane for Paris has just arrived. (Îmi

pare r ău d-le Johnson, dar mi-e teamă că trebuie

să plec acum, avionul meu către Paris tocmai a

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Chapter 2

DO YOU SPEAKFOREIGN LANGUAGES?

(VORBIŢI LIMBI STRĂINE?)

Vocabulary:country = ţară question = întrebarenationality = naţionalitate word = cuvântforeigner = străin sentence = propoziţieforeign language = limbă străină what = cecapital = capitală Where from? = de unde?city, town = oraş What are? = ce/care sunt?

to speak = a vorbi Who is? = cine este?spoken = vorbit(ă) called = numit, chematto read = a citi to like = a-i plăceato answer = a răspunde to travel = a călători

Frequent Questions(Întrebări frecvente)

• Where are you from?= De unde sunteţi?

• What is your country?= Care este ţara dvs?

• What is your nationality?


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= De ce naţionalitate sunteţi?

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What language do you speak?= Ce limbă vorbiţi?

• Do you speak English?= Vorbiţi engleza?

• Do you like traveling?= Vă place să călătoriţi?

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What countries have you visited?= Ce ţări aţi vizitat?

Countries, Nationalities,Languages and Capital Cities

(Ţări, Naţionalităţi, Limbi şi Capitale)

Country Nationality Language Capital City Argentina Argentinian Spanish Buenos AiresAustralia Australian English CanberraBrazil Brazilian Portuguese BrasiliaCanada Canadian French /English OttawaChina Chinese Mandarin BeijingFrance French French ParisGermany German German BerlinGreat Britain/England

British English London

Greece Greek Greek AthensHolland Dutch Dutch Amsterdam


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Hungary Hungarian Hungarian BudapestItaly Italian Italian Rome

Japan Japanese Japanese TokyoMexico Mexican Spanish Mexico CityPortugal Portuguese Portuguese LisbonRomania Romanian Romanian BucharestRussia Russian Russian MoscowSpain Spanish Spanish MadridSweden Swedish Swedish Stockholm

Switzerland Swiss German /French / Italian Berne

The UnitedStates ofAmerica

American English Washington,D.C.

Turkey Turkish Turkish Ankara

Observations:

Spelling and Plural (Ortografie şi Plural)

1. In English, the names of nationalities andlanguages are always written with a capitalletter; for example:The French students learn German and

English.

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Italian s , the Romanian s , the Brazilian s,

the German s, etc), others are formed onlywith the definite article (the French, the British, the Portuguese, the Spanish, etc.)

3. The word “people” (popor) can be usedwith both groups (the Brazilian people;the British people), but when we refer to a

single person, for nationalities, with aplural form, we use simply a Brazilian, forexample, and for nationalities, with noplural form, we use the form: a French woman/man/person.

Exercises:

I. Read in a loud voice the countries,nationalities, languages and capital cities in the

table on the previous page and try to retain them.

II. Write the plural forms of all thenationalities given in the table on the previouspage.


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III. Complete the following sentences:

1.

Lisbon is the capital of __________2. Ankara is the capital of __________3. Canberra is the capital of __________4. Amsterdam is the capital of __________5. Bucharest is the capital of __________6. Berne is the capital of __________

IV. Complete the following sentences:1. I am _________ , I live in France and I

speak _________2. You are ____________ , you live in the

United States of America and you speak____________3. He is _________ , he lives in Mexico and

he speaks _________4. She is _________ , she lives in Brazil and

she speaks _________

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We are _________ , we live in Turkey andwe speak _________

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7. I am _________ , I live in England and I

speak _________8. Victoria is _________ , she lives in Russiaand she speaks _________

9. Jan is _________ , he lives in Sweden andhe speaks _________

10. They are _________ , they live in Japan

and they speak _________

V. Choose about 10 words from theVocabulary at the beginning of the lesson andform sentences with them.

VI. Write a dialogue of 12-15 lines: use thefrequent questions studied in this chapter and addthe proper answers to those questions.

VII. Answer the following questions:

1. What are the countries where the firstlanguage is English?

2. What language is spoken in Sweden?3. What are the people from Greece called?


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4. What is the capital city of Russia?

5.

What languages are spoken inSwitzerland?6. What are the countries where the first

language is French?7. Who speaks Portuguese?8. What language is spoken in China?

9.

What are people from Israel called?10. What country are you from? What is your

nationality and what language do youspeak?

11. What are the countries that you would like

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Homework

I. Look up in the dictionary for othercountries, nationalities and their languages andwrite them in your notebook.

II. Complete the following sentences, withthe name of the people from the country given inthe brackets, using the correct form of the pluralfor each nationality:

Example: She’s spoken with many Italians. (Italy)

They’ve travelled a lot with the Spanish. (Spain)

1. I do a lot of business with _____________

(Germany)2. _____________ women are usually very

elegant and fashionable. (France)3. He’s always found ____________ very

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4. Do you think that _____________ are

reserved? (Britain/England)5. _____________ are disciplined. (Japan)6. We met a lot of ___________ on our

European tour last year. (Holland)

III. Describe, in a few lines, a trip abroad thatyou particularly enjoyed, write about thatcountry and the people there, about theirlanguage, etc.

IV. Write a dialogue of 12-15 lines, using thefrequent questions studied in this chapter.


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Supplementary reading

(Lectură suplimentară)

My Friend Peter1

My friend's name is Peter. Peter is from

Amsterdam, in Holland. He is Dutch. He ismarried and has two children. His wife, Jane, is

American. She is from Boston in The United

States. Her family is still in Boston, but she now

works and lives with Peter in Milan.

They speak English, Dutch, German and

Italian! Their children are pupils at a local primary school. The children go to school with

other children from all over the world. Their

daughter, Flora, has friends from France,

Switzerland, Austria and Sweden.

Their son, Hans goes to school withstudents from South Africa, Portugal, Spain and

1 Beare, K., 1997, Reading Comprehension for Beginners- My Friend Peter , About.com Guide to ESL,http://esl.about.com


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Canada. Of course, there are many children

from Italy. Imagine, French, Swiss, Austrian,

Swedish, South African, American, Italian,

Spanish and Canadian children all learning

together in Italy!

Answer the following questions:

1. Where is Peter from?a. Germany b. Holland c. Spain d. Canada

2. Where is his wife from?

a. New York b. Switzerland c. Boston d. Italy3. Where are they now?a. Madrid b. Boston c. Milan d. Sweden

4. Where is her family?a. America b. England c. Holland d. Italy

5. What are the children's names?

a. Greta and Peter b. Anna and Frankc. Susan and John d. Flora and Hans

6. The school is:a. international b. Big c. small d. difficult


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True or False?

1.

Jane is Canadian. ____2. Peter is Dutch. ____3. There are many children from different

countries at the school. ____4. There are children from Australia at the

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Chapter 3

INTRODUCTIVE BUSINESSVOCABULARY

(VOCABULAR INTRODUCTIV ÎN

DOMENIUL AFACERLOR)

trade - comerţ supplier - furnizormarket - piaţă warehouse - depozit

price - preţ payment - plată to increase,

to rise- a creşte Brand

image- imaginea mărcii

to go down - a scădea sales - vânzărito deposit - a depozita income - venit

loan - împrumut customer - clientto withdrawn - a retrage price list - catalog preţuriexchange rate - rata de

schimbto negotiate,

to bargain- a negocia,a se tocmi

plastic money

credit cards

- cărţi de

credit

expensive - scump

account - cont cheap - ieftinaccountant - contabil offer - ofertă

small business - întreprinderemică

corporation,concern

- întreprindere,firmă

invoice - factură delivery - livrarereceipt - chitanţă free - gratuit

transaction - tranzacţie discount - reducere


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financial - financiar turnover - cifră de afaceriorder - comandă goods - bunuri

branch,subsidiary

- sucursală,filială

services - servicii

staff - personal interest rate - rata dobânzii

• Read the following text, put down all the

unknown words in your notebook and then discuss them in class with your

colleagues and teacher:

The study of a foreign language is mainlybased, at the beginning, on the learning of a widerange of simple basic sets of words.Accumulating a simple English vocabulary willallow a better understanding of the written andspoken language. This will also help the studentsstart forming simple sentences of their own and

consequently, they will be able to initiate andsustain a simple, formal or informal,conversation.

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office letters or contracts, it is always imperative

to specify the precise and correct date (day,month, year) on the contract that has beenagreed upon and the time (the exact hour) andplace where a certain meeting shall take place.

In such important situations, any confusionbetween the days of the week, the months of the

year or any spelling and grammar mistake is notonly inexcusable, but can also prove to beirreparable for that specific business context: thecontract could be declared null and void, thebusiness meeting cancelled, consequences which

could even lead to the loss of big sums of moneywithin the framework of a company.To avoid situations like that, we need to

study the sets of words mentioned above.Read the sets of words on the following

pages and try to retain them as quickly as

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The Days of the Week

(Zilele săptămânii)

Sunday - Duminică Thursday - joiMonday - luni Friday - vineriTuesday - mar ţ i Saturday - sâmbăt ă Wednesday - miercuri

In English language countries the days ofthe week are Sunday, Monday, Tuesday,Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Most business and social calendars in theUnited States and Canada mark Sunday as the

first day of the week, although in the UnitedKingdom, Australia, South Africa and SouthAmerica, Monday is considered the first day ofthe working week.

The Months of the Year(Lunile anului)

January -Ianuarie July -IulieFebruary -Februarie August -August

March -Martie September -Septembrie


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April -Aprilie October -OctombrieMay -Mai November -NoiembrieJune -Iunie December -Decembrie

The Seasons (Anotimpurile)

primăvar ă - spring toamnă - autumnvar ă - summer iarnă - winter

THE PLURAL OF NOUNS(Pluralul substantivelor)

a) Generally, the plural of nouns is formedby adding an S at the end:

Singular - one Plural - two or more

a flower ( o floare) - some flowers ( niş te flori) a week ( o să pt ămână) - six weeks (6 să pt ămâni) a bab y (un bebelu ş) - two babies (2 bebelu şi) a nice place(un loc frumos)

- many nice places ( multe locuri frumoase)


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b) The plural is es for words that end in:

-s; -sh; -ch; -x; -o

1 bus (1 autobuz) - 2 buses (2 autobuze) 1 dish (1 farfurie) - 2 dishes (2 farfurii) 1 church (1 biserică) - 2 churches (2 biserici) 1 box (1 cutie) - 2 boxes (2 cutii) 1 potato (1 cartof) - 2 potatoes (2 cartofi)

1 tomato (1 ro şie) - 2 tomatoes (2 ro şii)

c) The plural is ies for words that end in:-y preceded by a consonant

1 baby (1 bebelu ş) - 2 babies (2 bebelu şi) 1 party (1 petrecere) - 2 parties (2 petreceri)

1 dictionary(1 dic ţ ionar)

- 2 dictionaries (2 dic ţ ionare)

- Ydisappears in the plural formBUT! If -y is preceded by a vowel, we add justan –s for the plural form

1 day (1 zi) - 2 day s (2 zile) 1 boy (1 băiat) - 2 boy s (2 băie ţ i) 1 key (1 cheie) - 2 key s (2 chei)


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d) The plural is ves for words that end in:

-f ; - fe1 shelf (1 raft) - 2 shelves (2 rafturi) 1 knife (1 cu ţ it) - 2 knives (2 cu ţ ite) 1 leaf (1 frunză) - 2 leaves (2 frunze) 1 wife (1 so ţ ie) - 2 wives (2 so ţ ii) 1 life (1 via ţă) - 2 lives (2 vie ţ i) 1 wolf (1 lup) - 2 wolves (2 lupi)

e) Some nouns do not add an S in theplural form, but their spelling changes:

1 man (1 bărbat) - 2 men (2 bărba ţ i) 1 child (1 copil) - 2 children (2 copii) 1 foot (1 picior) - 2 feet (2 picioare) 1 mouse (1 şoarece) - 2 mice (2 şoareci) 1 woman (1 femeie) - 2 women (2 femei) 1 goose (1 gâscă) - 2 geese (2 gâ şte) 1 tooth (1 dinte) - 2 teeth (2 din ţ i) 1 person (1 persoană) - 2 people (2 pers./oameni)


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Exercises

I. Write the plural of the following nouns.Then read them loudly and say what they meanin Romanian:

1 transaction 14 leaf

2 businessman 15 child3 market 16 delivery4 rise 17 umbrella5 watch 18 person6 country 19 family7 knife 20 holiday

8 businesswoman 21 service9 address 22 city10 sheep 23 branch11 tooth 24 subsidiary12 money 25 warehouse13 loan 26 price

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III. Put in is or are and translate into

Romanian:

1 ____ the firm open?

2 ____ the firms open?

3 My office ____ empty. Where ____

everybody?4 My tea ____ cold.

5 My prices ____ low.

6 Where ___ my coffee?

7 Where ___ my contracts?

8 Where ___ the employees?

9 Your coat ___ dirty. Take it off.

10 Your offer ____ really good.

11 Who ____ those businessmen? They’re the

managers.

12 Who ____ that businesswoman? She’s my

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business partners.

14 This ____ a small business. It ____ a familybusiness.

15 Where ____ my invoices?

Homework

I. Complete the following sentences usingone of the question forms listed below and add is or are:

Where (unde), How (cum), Who (cine), Why (dece), How old (câ ţ i ani), What (ce), How much

(cât cost ă)

1. ______________ my customers? In youroffice.

2.

______________ the time, please? Quarterpast ten.

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4. ______________ that product? Not so

expensive, it costs 5 euro.5. ______________ our new businesspartners? Mr. Johnson and Mr. Harry.

6. ______________ your manager? 47 yearsold.

7. ______________ the banks closed on

Monday? Because it’s New Year’s Eve.8. _____________ you from? London.9. _____________ this paper on your desk?

An invoice.10. _____________ that woman in your

office? My lawyer.

II. Write a short summary, of maximumseven lines, to tell briefly what you did each dayduring the last week. Use the vocabulary studied

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Chapter 4

WORKING PLACE(LOCUL DE MUNCĂ)

Vocabulary

Read the following sets of wordsrepresenting different jobs, institutions andmeans of transport. Then, tell your colleagueswhich one of these jobs is yours, what institutionyou work in and tell by what means of transportyou go to your working place. If your job orinstitution does not figure in these charts, addthem yourself.

JOBS

I am a/an... („an” is used for words that beginwith a vowel)

1 muncitor - worker 9 contabil - accountant2 doctor - doctor 10 arhitect - architect3 pompier - fireman 11 poli ţ ist - policeman


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4 electrician - electrician 12 avocat - lawyer5 inginer - engineer 13 judecător - judge

6 profesor - teacher 14 notar - notary7 mecanic - mechanic 15 director - manager8 operator pc - pc operator 16 secretar ă - secretary

INSTITUTIONS

I work in a/an ...1 fabrică - factory2 spital - hospital3 şcoală - school4 întreprindere - corporation / company5 universitate - university6 aeroport - airport

7 gar ă - train station8 facultate - faculty9 muzeu - museum

10 teatru - theatre11 poli ţ ie - police station12 farmacie - pharmacy13 tribunal - tribunal / Court14 primărie - City Hall15 bancă - bank16 po şt ă - post-office17 vamă - customs-house18 hotel - hotel19 cinema - cinema20 restaurant - restaurant


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MEANS OF TRANSPORT

I go to work by ...1 tren - train 6 barcă - boat2 metrou - subway 7 tramvai - tramway3 autobuz - bus 8 ma şină - car4 avion - plane 9 motociclet ă - motorcycle5 vapor - ship 10 camion - truck

The Definite and Indefinite Article(Articolul hotărât şi nehotărât)

When talking about our job or place ofwork, we need to learn how to use the indefinitearticle (a/an) and the definite article (the)

„a / an” - The Indefinite Article

(Articolul nehotărât)

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Examples:

- I am a secretary. (Sunt secretar ă) - I work in a bank. (Lucrez într- o bancă) „an” - used with vowels (a,e,i,o,u); it expressesnot a specific object, but one of a number of thesame objects.Examples:

- I am an electrician. (Sunt electrician) - I work in an airport. (Lucrez într-un aeroport)

„the” - The Definite Article(Articolul hotărât)

„the” – it expresses a specific object that boththe person speaking and the listener know.Examples:- I like the offer. (Îmi place ofert a) - But I don’t have the permission to send the

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Exercises

I. Read the following two examples andcomplete the chart for the rest of the nouns withthe definite or indefinite article:Examples:

număr - number portocală - orangenumărul - the number portocal a - the orangeun număr - a number o portocală - an orangenumerele - the numbers portocalele - the oranges numere - numbers portocale - oranges

1. inginer profesoar ă

inginerul profesoar a un inginer o profesoar ă inginer ii profesoarele ingineri profesoare

2. aeroportul bancă un aeroport banc a aeroport o bancă

aeroporturile băncile aeroporturi bănci

3. avion sear a avioane o sear ă

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4. furnizor să pt ămână furnizorul să pt ămân a

un furnizor o să pt ămână furnizorii să pt ămânile furnizori să pt ămâni

5. ora ş capitală ora şul capital a

un ora ş o capitală ora şele capitalele

ora şe capitale

6. veri şor mătu şă veri şori mătu ş a un veri şor o mătu şă veri şorii mătu şile veri şorul mătu şi

7. avocat secretar ă avoca ţ i secretar a

un avocat o secretar ă avoca ţ ii secretarele avocatul secretare

II. Translate the following sentences intoEnglish, by placing the right indefinite article infront of the nouns.

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Example:

1. Ce sunt eu? Eu sunt profesor. = What amI? I am a teacher. (use the inversion of theverb „to be” with the subject to form the

question) 2. Ce eşti tu? Tu eşti inginer.

3.

Ce este el? El este avocat.4. Ce este ea? Ea este studentă.5. Ce este el ? El este un tren. = What is it? It

is a train. (use „it” for objects) 6. Ce este ea? Ea este o bancă.

7.

Ce suntem noi? Noi suntem piloţi.8. Ce sunteţi voi? Voi sunteţi arhitecţi.9. Ce sunt ei? Ei sunt pompieri.10. Ce sunt ele? Ele sunt secretare.

III. Translate the following sentences into

English, by placing the right indefinite article infront of the nouns.

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Example:

1. Ce am eu? Eu am o firmă. = What have I?I have a company. (use the inversion of theverb „to have” with the subject to form the

question) 2. Ce ai tu? Tu ai o factură.

3.

Ce are el? El are un depozit.4. Ce are ea? Ea are o reducere.5. Ce are el ? (vaporul). El are un căpitan.= What has it? It has a captain. (use „it” forobjects)

6.

Ce are ea? (ma şina). Ea are un şofer.7. Ce avem noi? Noi avem o întreprinderemică.

8. Ce aveţi voi? Voi aveţi o contabilă.9. Ce au ei? Ei au un cont.10. Ce au ele? Ele au un catalog de preţuri.


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Homework

I. Choose about 15 words from thevocabulary studied in chapter 4 and formsentences with them, using the definite andindefinite article.

II. Translate the following sentences intoEnglish, by placing the right indefinite article infront of the nouns. Give Yes/No short answers tothe questions, according to the examples.

1.

Sunt eu notar? Da, sunt. Nu, nu sunt. =Am I a notary? Yes, I am. No, I’m not.

2. Eşti tu electrician? Da, eşti. Nu, nu eşti. =3. Este el mecanic? Da, este. Nu, nu este. =4. Este ea asistentă? Da, este. Nu, nu este. =5. Este el un avion? Da, este. Nu, nu este. =

Is it a plane? Yes, it is. No, it isn’t.6. Este ea o livrare? Da, este. Nu, nu este. =7. Suntem noi parteneri de afaceri? Da,

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8. Sunteţi voi poliţişti? Da, sunteţi. Nu, nu

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Chapter 5

GOING SHOPPING(LA CUMPĂRĂRTURI)

Vocabulary

Expressions with the word “shop”:

shop assistant, seller – vânzător, vânzătoare;shop window – vitrină;shopping centre, mall – centru comercial;window shopping – a da o raită pe la vitrine, f ără

a cumpăra ceva;shopping list – listă de cumpărături;to go shopping – a merge la cumpărături;to do the shopping – a face cumpărăturile

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butcher’s – măcelărie;

chemist’s, pharmacy – farmacie;boutique, fashion store – magazin de haine;bookshop – librărie;

Useful verbs when going shopping:to go - a merge to like - a plăcea

to buy - a cumpăra to take - a luato want - a dori, a vrea to wear - a purtato need - a avea nevoie to cost - a costato help - a ajuta to open - a deschide

to dress - a se îmbrăca to close - a închideto try - a încerca, a proba to sell - a vinde

to change - a schimba to pay - a plătito look for - a căuta to check - a verifica

to leave - a lăsa, a pleca to wait - a aştepta

Things that you can buy from different shops:1. CLOTHES

1 haină - coat 11 căma şă - shirt2 rochie - dress 12 şosete - socks3 bluză - blouse 13 sacou - jacket4 plover - jumper 14 pantofi - shoes5 fust ă - skirt 15 pălărie - hat6 pantaloni - trousers 16 fular - scarf7 costum - suit 17 mănu şi - gloves8 curea - belt 18 pelerină - raincoat9 cravat ă - tie 19 ghete - boots10 geant ă - hand-bag 20 tricou - T-shirt


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2. FOOD1 pâine - bread 11 vin - wine

2 unt - butter 12 smântână - sour cream3 supă - soup 13 brânză - cheese4 zahăr - sugar 14 pe şte - fish5 sare - salt 15 pui - chicken6 piper - pepper 16 friptur ă - pork (steak)7 lapte - milk 17 ou - egg8 cafea - coffee 18 omlet ă - omelette

9 ceai - tea 19 salat ă - salad10 şuncă - ham 20 pr ă jitur ă - cake

3. FRUITS1 măr - apple 8 nucă - walnut2 par ă - pear 9 portocală - orange3 strugure - grape 10 lămâie - lemon4 cirea şă - cherry 11 alune - nuts

5 caisă - apricot 12 banană - banana6 prună - plum 13 ananas - pineapple7 piersică - peach 14 că p şună - strawberry

4. VEGETABLES1 cartofi - potatoes 8 ciuperci - mushrooms2 ceapa - onion 9 dovleac - pumpkin

3 fasole - beans 10 ardei - pepper4 morcov - carrot 11 vinete - eggplants5 ro şie - tomato 12 castravete - cucumber6 mazăre - peas 13 varza - cabbage7 spanac - spinach 14 usturoi - garlic


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DETERMINERS

(DETERMINANŢI)Demonstrative Determinants

●„This” - used to talk about things, persons thatare near us (here); it has the same form for both

genres and it means: acesta, aceasta;- its plural form is „these”, which means:ace ştia, acestea.●„That” - used to talk about things, persons thatare farther away from us (there); it has the sameform for both genres and it means: acela, aceea;- its plural form is „those”, which means: aceia,acelea.

singular → pluralacesta aceştia

here this theseaceasta acestea

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Exercises

I. Put in this or these and translate intoRomanian:

1 This seller - acest vânzător 6 _____ shoes2 These shops 7 ______ skirt3 ______ coat 8 ______ shirts4 ______ socks 9 ______trousers

5 ______ hat 10 ______ suit

II. Put in that or those and translate intoRomanian:

1 That wine - acel vin 6 _______ eggs2 Those salads 7 _______ fish

3 ______ coffee 8 _______ cakes4 _______ teas 9 _______ plates5 _____ cheese 10 _______ soup

III. Translate into English:

librăria aceea strugurii aceştiapiersica aceasta lămâile aceleaprunele acelea aprozarul acestaperele acestea căpşunile aceleamărul acela cartofii aceiavarza aceea ardeii aceiausturoiul acela roşiile acelea


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IV. Role play: read the next few dialoguestogether with your colleague and notice thetypical questions and expressions used in ashop: 2

1. Good afternoon! Can (May) I help you? – Bună ziua! Pot (îmi permite ţ i) să vă ajut? - Yes, I’m looking for… - Da, caut … - No, I’m just looking, thank you. – Nu, mă uitdoar, mul ţ umesc.

- I’m being served, thank you. I’m waiting foryour colleague – Sunt deja servit, mul ţ umesc. Oa ştept pe colega dvs.

2. What are you looking for? – Ce anumecăuta ţ i?

Are you looking for something special? –C ăuta ţ i ceva mai special?

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- Yes, in fact I do. I’m looking for a special gift

for my friend’s birthday. - Da, de fapt chiar cautun cadou mai special pentru aniversarea prietenei mele. - No, not very special, I’m looking for my dailyfacial cream. – Nu, nu foarte special. Caut cremamea de zi, pentru fa ţă.

- Where can I find it? – Unde o pot găsi? - Over there, on the second shelf – Acolo pe aldoilea raft.

3. How much does this product cost? – Cât

cost ă acest produs?- Not too much. It’s not very expensive. It costsonly 3 euro. – Nu prea mult. Nu este foartescump. Cost ă doar 3 euro. - Yes, you’re right. It’s really cheap! – Da ave ţ idreptate. Este chiar ieftin!

4. What sizes do you have for that product? – Ce mărimi ave ţ i la produsul acela? - We have all sizes: big, small, medium. – Avemtoate mărimile: mare, mică , medie.


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5. Where’s the changing room (bathroom)please? – Unde este cabina de probe (toaleta) vă rog? - It’s there on the left side of our shop. – Esteacolo, în stânga magazinului nostru.

6. Have you decided to buy something?– V-a ţ i decis să cumpăra ţ i ceva?- Yes, I’ll take this. – Da, o voi lua pe aceasta. - No, sorry, I’ve changed my mind. – Nu, îmi

pare r ău, m-am r ă zgândit.

7. Excuse me, where’s the cash desk? –Scuza ţ i-mă , unde este casieria? - It’s right over there on the right. – Este chiaracolo pe dreapta.

8. Do you accept cheques / credit cards? – Accepta ţ i cecuri sau căr ţ i de credit? - Yes, of course. – Da, bineîn ţ eles.


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- No, I’m sorry. I’m afraid you’ll have to pay in

cash. – Nu, îmi pare r ău. M ă tem că va trebui să plăti ţ i cu numerar.

V. Write a short dialogue of your own.Imagine you are in a shop and you need help tobuy some products. Use the questions and

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Homework

I. Put a number on the left of each of thesesentences to indicate a logical order of thiswoman’s actions. 3

Then copy the whole text in your notebookand translate it into Romanian:

She took off her skirt.

She paid for the new skirt.

She went back to the shop assistant.

She put her shoes back on.

She tried on the skirt.

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She took off her shoes.1.

Alicia went to the changing room.

She took it off.

She put her skirt on again.

II. Complete the following sentences with asuitable verb (infinitive form). Use the list of

verbs studied in this chapter. Translate thesentences into Romanian.

Example:1. I go to the boutique to buy clothes.- Ma duc la magazin să-mi cumpăr haine.

2. You go to the cash desk _______ for yourproducts.3. He goes to the changing room _________ apair of trousers.


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4. She likes _________ shopping.

5. We wait for the shop assistant __________ us.6. You need ________ the shopping. There’snothing left in the fridge.7. They want _________ the shirts for smallerones.8. I go to the greengrocer’s __________ some

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convenient - convenabilappointment - întâlnire oficială

date - întâlnire personală to have dinner - a servi cina

guest - invitatto suggest - a sugera

to refuse - a refuza7 o’clock sharp - ora 7 fix

early - devremelate - târziuWhat a pity! - Ce păcat!

MEALS(Mesele zilei)

Micul dejun - breakfast Masă de prânz / Dejun - lunch

Masă de sear ă / dineu - dinnerCină /supeu - supper

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In order to express the date, you need to

take a good look at how the ordinal numeral isformed.

The Ordinal Numeral(Numeralul ordinal)

1st The first2nd The second

3rd The third4th The fourth5th The fifth6th The sixth7th The seventh8th The eighth

9th

The ninth10th The tenth

Then notice the two possibilities ofexpressing the date:

The Date(Data)

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January 1st,

1971

January the first, nineteen

seventy-one Example 223r June 1945 The twenty-third of June,

nineteen forty-five

or June 23r ,

1945

June the twenty-third,

nineteen forty-fiveEither you place the day before the month

or vice versa, but always use the ordinal numeralto tell the day. When reading the years: read thefirst two figures (remember the numbers from 11

to 20) and then the last two figures.

Exercises:1 aug 1998 -

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Always be punctual at a meeting. Respect

the time that both you and your partner havepreviously established.

The Time(Ora)

For time comprised in the first half of theclock, use „past” as in the following examples:

01:00 It is one o’clock.01:05 It is five minutes past one (o’clock).

01:10 It is ten minutes past one (o’clock). 01:15 It is a quarter past one (o’clock).

It is fifteen minutes past one (o’clock). 01:30 It is half past one (o’clock).

It is thirty minutes past one (o’clock).

For time comprised in the other half of theclock, use „to” as in the following examples:03:00 It is three o’clock.02:55 It is five minutes to three (o’clock). 02:50 It is ten minutes to three (o’clock).


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02:45 It is a quarter to three (o’clock).

It is fifteen minutes to three (o’clock). 02:30 It is (half) thirty minutes to three(o’clock).

Exercise: Write the time indicated below.

05:00 -

05:05 -

05:20 -

04:55 -

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Useful questions and expressions4

1.

Asking for an appointment

I’d like to make an appointment. – A ş dori să stabilesc o întâlnire.

Yes, certainly. I think it would be a good idea. – Da, desigur. Cred că ar fi o idee bună.

I’ll just have a look in my diary. – Va trebui să-mi consult agenda.

2. Suggesting a date

What day would suit you? – În ce zi v-arconveni?

Are you free on the 2nd of May? – Sunte ţ i liber pe 2 mai?

Might I suggest tomorrow morning at half pastnine? – A ş putea să vă sugerez să ne vedemmâine diminea ţă la ora 09:30?

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3. Accepting the invitation

That suits me fine. – Îmi convine.Yes, I’d like that. – Da, mi-ar plăcea.I could manage later in the morning. – Da, a ş

putea să ajung mai târziu diminea ţă

4. Refusing the invitation

I’m afraid I’m at a conference all day. – M ă temcă în acea zi sunt la o conferin ţă. I’m sorry, but I can’t make it on the 2nd of May.

– Îmi pare r ău, dar nu pot veni pe 2 mai. I would have loved it, but I already have anappointment tomorrow morning. – Mi-ar fi f ăcut

plăcere, dar am deja stabilit ă o întâlnire mâine

diminea ţă.

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Exercises

I. Role play: imagine that your colleague isyour business partner; you would like to invitehim/her at the restaurant. Use the words and theexpressions studied in this chapter in order tostart a conversation.

II. Choose about 15 words from theVocabulary at the beginning of the chapter andform sentences with them.

Homework

Write a dialogue of 15- 20 lines making anappointment for a business dinner: use the

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(Lectură suplimentară)“Making an appointment”

David Brown is making an appointment

with his bank manager. 5

D. Brown: I think it would be a great idea if wemet to discuss this further.

John Barry: Yes, I agree. Just see my Personal

Assistant for an appointment.

D. Brown: I’d like to make an appointment to

see Mr. Barry, please.

Personal Assistant: I’ll just have a look in his

diary. What day would suit you?

D. Brown: Might I suggest Tuesday morning?

Personal Assistant: I’m sorry; he already has an

appointment in the morning. Would some time inthe afternoon be convenient?

D. Brown: Yes, I could manage early in the

afternoon…

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Mr. Barry, would you like to meet for lunch?

J. Barry: Yes, I’d like that… I’m sorry, I wouldhave loved to but I can’t make it on Tuesday.

Let’s try on Wednesday. Are you free on

Wednesday?

D. Brown: I’m afraid I’m at a conference all

day. Would Thursday suit you?

J. Barry: That suits me fine I think, I’ll just check

with my assistant…

D. Brown: Where would be the most convenient

for you?

J. Barry: We could meet at the bank at aboutnoon, and there’s a very good Italian restaurant

just around the corner.

D. Brown: That sounds perfect. I’ll have time to

sort out the figures and bring along a complete

file with me.

J. Barry: I look forward to seeing you onThursday, then. Goodbye!

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Chapter 7

AT THE HOTEL

(LA HOTEL)

Businessmen use to travel a lot to take careof their company affairs. They may sign acontract in London today, and tomorrow theyhave to be in New York to sign another one orattend to an annual international congress. Someof them spend a good part of their lives in hotelrooms.

This chapter unveils a little bit of thisdynamic world.

Vocabulary

to make a booking,to reserve

- a face o rezervare

full board - pensiune completă a single / double

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bath / shower /bathroom

- baie / duş / sală debaie

front room - cameră cu vederespre stradă

check-in/out - sosire/plecareto settle the account - a face plata

all-in tariff, allinclusive

- inclus în preţ

conference room - sală de conferinţă conference facilities - aparatură pentruconferinţă

special group/weekend rates

- tarife speciale degrup / weekend

accommodation - cazareto require - a solicita

provided services - servicii oferitefully booked - toate camerele

rezervateavailable - disponibil

registration form - formular de înregistrare

reception desk - recepţiebell-boy - valetnight porter - paznic de noapte

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Typical questions and expressions 6

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How to make a booking

1. Havana Hotel here, how can I help you?( Hotelul Havana. Cu ce vă pot ajuta?) - I would like to book (reserve) one room in the

name of Donson. ( A ş dori să rezerv o camer ă penumele Donson). 2. Certainly, Sir. What date? ( Desigur, domnule.Pe ce dat ă?) - The 18th of April for two nights. ( De pe 18aprilie pentru două nop ţ i). 3. I’m sorry, we’re fully booked on the 19th ofApril. ( Îmi pare r ău, toate camerele suntocupate pe 19 aprilie). - Could you tell me the price, please? ( Îmi pute ţ ispune pre ţ ul, vă rog?)

- That’s 50.30 € per room per night. (Face 50.30€ de camer ă , pe noapte.)

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Including breakfast and VAT. ( Mic dejun şi TVA

inclus).

• How to ask for a confirmation

1. Could you hold the room until 8.45 pm?(Pute ţ i re ţ ine camera până la ora 8.45 pm?)

2. Could you please confirm this booking bypost? ( Îmi pute ţ i vă rog confirma aceast ă rezervare prin po şt ă?) 3. For a late/early check-in we’ll require adeposit. ( Dacă sosi ţ i mai târziu/devreme este

necesar ă o garan ţ ie).- You will receive by fax a cheque as agreed forthe deposit. (Ve ţ i primi prin fax copia unui cec

pentru deposit, conform celor convenite). 4. Please let me know as soon as possible if youcan provide the accommodation required. (V ă rog să mă anun ţ a ţ i cât mai rapid dacă ne pute ţ i

oferi condi ţ iile de cazare solicitate).

- No problem, Sir. We look forward to meetingyou. ( Nu vă face ţ i probleme, domnule. V ă a ştept ăm cu plăcere).


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• Check-in

1. Good morning Mr. Donson, have you got areservation? (Bună ziua d-le Donson a ţ i f ăcut orezervare?) - I’ve got a reservation for two nights includingbreakfast. (Am f ăcut rezervare pentru două nop ţ i,

mic dejun inclus). 2. Ok, could you please fill in the registrationform? (Ok, pute ţ i completa formularul deînregistrare, vă rog?)

3. Here’s your key/key-card, room 224 on the

second floor. (Iat ă cheia / cartela dvs., camera224 la al doilea etaj).

4. What time do you serve meals? (La ce or ă seservesc mesele?) - Breakfast is served between 7.30 – 10am, lunchbetween 12.30 – 2pm and dinner as from 7pm.(Micul dejun se serve şte între orele 7.30 – 10am,

prânzul între 12.30 – 2pm şi cina începând cu

ora 7pm). 5. Would you like a wake-up call? (Dori ţ i să fi ţ itrezit printr-un apel telefonic?)


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- Yes, please ring at 7.45 tomorrow morning

until I answer. (Da, suna ţ i vă rog la ora 7.45mâine diminea ţă , până vă r ăspund).

• Check-out

1. I’d like to check out and to settle my account,

please. (A ş dori să plec şi să plătesc, vă rog). - Certainly, which room were you in? (Desigur,în ce camer ă a ţ i stat?) 2. What time do we have to vacate the room? (Lace or ă trebuie să eliber ăm camera?)

- Please vacate the room before 12am. (V ă rog să elibera ţ i camera până la prânz). 3. Did you use the telephone or the mini-bar?(A ţ i utilizat telefonul sau minibarul?) 4. How would you like to pay? (Cum a ţ i dori să

plăti ţ i?) - With my company payment card. (Cu cartea decredit a firmei mele). 5. Sign here please. Have a good trip. (Semna ţ iaici vă rog. Drum bun).


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Exercises

I. Choose about 15 words from theVocabulary at the beginning of the chapter andform sentences with them.

II. Read once again the typical questions and

expressions presented above, underline all theunknown words and discuss them in class.

III. Connect the beginning of the phrases inthe left column with the corresponding ending

from the right column:

a) Good morning, LeedsHotel,

1. a double / single /twin?

b) I’d like to book 2. we’re fully booked.c) Certainly, what 3. could you hold the

room?d) Would that be full 4. rates?e) Would you like a suiteor

5. a confirmation byfax?

f) How much does it cost 6. how can I helpyou?

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h) I’m afraid 8. at 11am and 5pm.i) Could you send me 9 breakfast and all

taxes j) I won’t arrive before7pm

10. conferencefacilities

k) For all reservations,we require

11. date?

l) Do you offer weekend 12. per night, please?

m) We will need full 13. a room.n) We should likerefreshments

14. a cheque for thedeposit.

o) Please find enclosed 15. board or halfboard?

IV. Role play: imagine that your colleagueworks as a receptionist at a hotel; you travel toEngland for business purposes and you need tomake a reservation for several nights in Londonas you must attend to a conference there.

Use the words and the expressions studiedin this chapter in order to start a dialogue withthe receptionist and make the necessaryarrangements, for your accommodation inLondon.


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DETERMINERS

(DETERMINANŢI)

Possessive Determinants

In chapter number five of this book, we

learned about the role of the demonstrativedeterminers in the English language. Thischapter proposes furthermore, the study of thepossessive determiners also very important forthe cohesion and coherence of expression whenwe want to dialogue with someone.

The words: my, your, his, her, its, our and their, are used before nouns to showownership. They are called possessivedeterminers.

Read the examples of the following chartand their translation and discuss in class thedifferences between the two languages:

I I like my job - Mie îmi place meseria mea.

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he He likes his job - Lui îi place meseria lui.she She likes her job. - Ei îi place meseria ei.

we We like our jobs. - Nouă ne plac meseriile noastre.

you You like your jobs - Vouă vă plac meseriilevoastre.

they They like their jobs. - Lor le plac meseriile lor.

it The dog (it) likes its food.

- Lui îi place mâncarea lui.

Exercises

I. Complete the sentences according to the

model. Use the corresponding possessivedeterminers and translate into Romanian:

Ex: He works with his colleagues. (El munce ştecu colegii lui).

1. They work with _____ colleagues.2. We work ______ _____ colleagues.3. Katy works _____ _____ colleagues.4. I ______ with ____ colleagues.5. Joshua _____ _______ ____ colleagues.


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6. Do you work ______ ______ colleagues?

7.

Most employees ____ _____ ____colleagues.

II. Complete the sentences according tothe model. Use the corresponding possessivedeterminers and translate into Romanian:

Ex: I’m going to book my room. = Am de gândsă îmi rezerv camera.

1. She’s going to settle ______ account.

2.

We’re going to fill in _____registration form.3. He’s going to book _____ room.4. They’re going to cancel _____

reservation.5. Are you going to vacate _____ room?


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Homework

I. Complete the sentences according to themodel. Use the corresponding possessivedeterminers and translate into Romanian:

Ex: I like my room. = Mie îmi place camera mea.

1. Do you like _____ room? =2. Does your client like ____ room? =

3.

Mrs. Clark is checking out and shewould like to pay ____ account.4. Mr. Donson has to vacate _____ room

until 12am.5. Here’s _____ key-card, Sir.6. I’d prefer to pay with ____ company

credit card.

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in another city, taking into consideration that

your company will organize an internationalconference there.

You will find the information, from thefollowing supplementary reading text, veryuseful.


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AdvertisementBest facilities at the “Bavaria Hotel”7

We have an excellent range of rooms to

offer on the business market, which provide a

variety of sizes for different applications. Thisleaflet contains the floor areas, power and

telephone connections, capacities and travel

details. However, if you have any special

requirements, our Manager or receptionist will

be pleased to help.

Advanced booking is essential as the“Bavaria Hotel” is used commercially all year

round.

The restaurant: this room is ideal for banquet,

buffet or formal settings, as well as a large

meeting room for conference or seminaractivities.

The Well room: this is a room with plenty of

light for smaller business meetings which can be



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serviced easily for bar and catering

requirements.The writing room: a small private room off the

main lounge/reception area, ideal for small

board, committee or sales meetings, interviews,

etc.

Seminar equipment includes: flip charts and

pencils, television and video, OHP (overhead projector) and screen, beamer, fax machine,

computer with Internet facilities.

The bedrooms: all forty bedrooms (single, twin

and double) are comfortably furnished and are

en-suite with Sky T.V., radio, direct dialtelephone and courtesy tea and coffee. Laundry

and dry-cleaning facilities are available.

Other hotel facilities: indoor heated

swimming pool, gymnasium and steam room,

private enclosed car-park, express checkout and

free airport shuttle. Disabled facilities includinglift. Golf, equestrian and fishing facilities are

available nearby.


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REVISION TEST I

Chapters 1 to 7

I. Translate the following words intoEnglish:

1 curând 11 contabil2 unchi 12 sacou3 limbă 13 brânză

4 ţară 14 convenabil5 scump 15 a amâna6 întreprindere 16 rezervare7 primărie 17 cazare8 aniversare 18 comerţ

9 străin 19 inginer10 disponibil 20 a vinde

2 pts.


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II. Translate the following questions and

phrases into English:

1. Să mă prezint, ma numesc John Davidson.2. Câţi ani aveţi?3. De unde sunteţi?4. Ce limbi străine vorbiţi?

5.

Îmi pare rău, dar mi-e teamă că trebuie să plec acum.

6. O persoană care locuieşte în Elveţia, senumeşte elveţian.

7. Aş dori să negociez preţul acesta.

8.

Vă oferim catalogul nostru de preţuri.9. Cine sunt noii noştri parteneri de afaceri?10. Ce ai tu? Tu ai o factură.11. Eu sunt avocat şi lucrez la tribunal.12. Tony merge la servici cu autobuzul.13. Femeilor le place să meargă la

cumpărături.14. Cât costă acest produs?15. Aş dori să stabilesc o întâlnire.16. Aş putea să vă sugerez să ne vedem joia

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17. Mă tem că în acea zi sunt la o conferinţă.

18.

Vă rog să mă anunţaţi cât mai rapid dacă ne puteţi oferi condiţiile de cazaresolicitate.

19. Îmi pare rău, toate camerele sunt ocupate în acest weekend.

20. Am f ăcut rezervare pentru două nopţi, mic

dejun inclus.4 pts.

III. Write an imaginary dialogue of maximum10 lines (questions and answers).

Choose one of the following situations:

1. Make a hotel reservation for a conferencethat your company organizes in someother country.

2. Invite your business partner to have lunch

with you.3. You’re a shop assistant and you help some

customers decide what products are bestfor them.

3 pts


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Chapter 8

AT THE BANK(LA BANCĂ)

•

Introductive financial and bankingterms

bank account - cont bancarbank draft - bilet la ordin

bank statement - extras de contbanker - bancher

bankruptcy; bankrupt - faliment; falitshare; shareholder - acţiune, acţionar

bond - obligaţiunepay cash/by cheque - a plăti în numerar /

prin cecforeign currency - valută

exchange rate;quotation - rata de schimb; cursstockbroker - agent de bursă

falling/rising market - piaţă înscădere/creştere

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cashier’s desk; tocash

- casierie; a încasa

savings - economiicheque to bearer - cec la purtător

rubber cheque - cec f ără acoperireto deposit - a depune

to withdraw - a retrageinterest rate - rata dobânzii

to borrow - a lua cu împrumutto loan, lend - a da cu împrumutto issue/write a

cheque- a emite/scrie un cec

to mortgage - a ipotecapay back, reimburse - a rambursa

• Typical questions and expressions 8

1. I have a cheque to the value of 2.000€ on yourbank. (Am un cec în valoare de 2.000 € asuprabăncii dvs.)

2. I want to cash this traveller’s cheque. It ispayable at sight. (Doresc să încasez acest cec decălătorie. Este plătibil la vedere).

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- I am sorry it is not yet due / overdue / not

covered. (Îmi pare r ău nu este încă scadent / esteexpirat / nu are acoperire). 3. Will you, kindly, note on the back the sumreceived and the date of the payment? (Fi ţ iamabil şi scrie ţ i pe verso suma primit ă şi data

efectuării plăţ ii).

- Your signature, if you please. (Semnătura dvs.vă rog).

4. Where is the currency exchange counter? I’dlike to exchange some foreign currency. (Undeeste casa de schimb valutar? A ş dori să schimb

ni şte valut ă). How much do I get for 850$? (Cât primesc pentru 850$?) 5. What sum do you wish to deposit? (Ce sumă dori ţ i să depune ţ i?) - I should like to deposit the sum of 2.700 €. (Aş

dori să depun suma de 2.700 €).6. How much is the interest you pay? (Cedobând ă plăti ţ i?) - It depends… between 3 and 5 per cent a year.(Depinde… între 3 şi 5 % pe an).


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7. The depositor may withdraw any sum of

money from any branch office of our bank.(Depunătorul poate retrage orice sumă de laoricare sucursală a băncii noastre). 8. Fill in this form and present your identity card,please. (Completa ţ i acest formular şi prezenta ţ icartea de identitate, vă rog).

• Idioms (expresii idiomatice, proverbe):- Marry into money (A se căsători din interes). - Time is money. (Timpul înseamnă bani). - Money begets money. (Banul la ban trage).

- Money never smells badly. (Banii n-au miros). - A penny saved is a penny gained. (Un baneconomisit e un ban câ ştigat). - Money can’t buy happiness. (Banii n-aduc

fericirea). - It’s money down the drain. (Sunt bani arunca ţ i

pe fereastr ă). - The penny dropped. (I-a că zut fisa). - To be in (rolling) the money. (A înota în bani). - To pay somebody hush- money. (A cumpărat ăcearea cuiva).


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THE GENITIVE

(Genitivul)

In chapter number seven of this book, westudied the possessive determiners. This unit

proposes a quick overview on the role of thegenitive in the English language, the genitivebeing used to show possession, ownership, aswell. In English there are two types of genitive:

a) For possessors (human beings) we use:

The Synthetic Genitive - It is placed afterthe owner and consists of an apostrophe,followed by an „s”: ’S. If the noun (the owner) isin the plural form or if it ends in „s”, only the

apostrophe is added: ’ Read the following examples:

contul lui Nick - Nick’s accountbiroul directorului - the manager’s office

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Plural: plata angajatelor - the employees’ paymentîmprumutul fam. Palmer - the Palmers’ loaneconomiile d-lui Roberts - Mr. Roberts’ savings

ipoteca fam. Cliff - the Cliff s’ mortgagedepunerea doamnei Cliff - Mrs. Cliff ’s deposit

semnătura d-rei Smith - Miss Smith’s signature

b)

For possessors (objects, abstract things,animals) we use:

The Prepositional Genitive (“of the”) Itis placed between the object (feature, property)

possessed and its owner.

Read the following examples:

falimentul băncii - the bankruptcy of the bankac ţ iunile companiei - the shares of the company

cheia seifului - the key of the strong roomdosarul procesului - the file of the process

cursul dolarului - the quotation of the dollarcăderea pie ţ ei - the fall of the market


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Exercises:

I. Translate the following constructions,using the correct genitive:

plata angajaţilor -

banii clientului -obligaţiunile acţionarilor -valoarea cecului -casieria doamnei Palmer -semnătura domnului Cliff -sucursala băncii -

cecul domnişoarei Smith -datoria Cliffilor -dobânda depunătorului -

II. Role play: imagine that you need towithdraw a sum of money from the bank and

your colleague works as a cashier there.Use the words and the expressions studied in thischapter in order to start a dialogue with the bankclerk.


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III. Connect the beginning of the phrases in

the left column with the corresponding endingfrom the right column.Translate the sentences into Romanian.

a) Good afternoon, Mrs.Donson,

1. the interest you pay?

b) I have a cheque 2. I’ll give you thenecessary information.c) Yes, would you liketo

3. opened at this bank?

d) I’d like to depositanother

4. any sum of moneyfrom any branch.

e) Ok, fill in 5. at the cashier’s desk,please.

f) How much is 6. how can I help you?g) It has been recentlysettled

7. if you please.

h) Can I draw 8. I’ll wait in the banklobby.

i) Certainly, you candraw 9. deposit or make awithdrawal? j) Your identity card 10. money on demand?k) Check the money 11. this form, please.l) Can I have anotheraccount

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M) Yes, of course, 13. 500$ at interest.n) Thank you sir, 14. at 7% per year.

IV. Fill in the blanks according to the modeland translate into Romanian.

Ex.: Tom is Mrs. Cliff ’s boss. (Tom este şefuldoamnei Cliff).

1. Katy ___ Mr. Palmer_ colleague.2. Mr. Cliff ___ Tony_ supervisor. =3. Mrs Palmer ___ Clare_ mother. =

4.

The Cliffs ___ Tom_ friends. =5. _______ is the Palmers_ daughter.6. He ___ the Cliffs_ son.7. The Palmers ___ Clare_ parents.8. ___ Mr. Palmer Tom_ father?

9.

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Homework

I. Choose about 15 words from theVocabulary at the beginning of the chapter andform sentences with them.

II. Translate the following sentences into

English:1. Cine sunt ei? Ei sunt părinţii fetei. =2. Cine sunteţi dvs. ? =3. Sunteţi dvs. doctorul Palmerilor? =4. Este el fratele doamnei Cliff? Nu, nu este.

5.

Este ea studenta domnişoarei Smith? =6. Nu, nu este studenta domnişoarei Smith.

Ea este verişoara ei. =

III. Write an imaginary dialogue with a bankclerk, at the cashier’s desk, where you try todeposit a sum of money in your bank account.Use the words and the expressions studied in thischapter in order to start a dialogue with the bankclerk and to find out the information you needfor this bank operation.


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Chapter 9

BUSINESS TRAVELLING(CĂLĂTORII DE AFACERI)

Vocabulary

Business/Economy class;first/second class - clasa business/economică; întâi / a douaa single ticket - bilet dusa return ticket - bilet dus-întors

a long/short flight - zbor lung/scurt jet lag;

time difference- obosela diferenţei defus orar ; decalaj orar

stopover - escală

traveller’s cheque - cec de călătoriedeparture - plecare, decolare

cancellation fee - taxă de anulare arezervării

insurance - asigurareto book a seat - a rezerva un loc

high-speed train - tren de mare viteză customs office - vamă

hand luggage; suitcase - bagaj de mână; valiză overweight;

scales- greutate excedentară;cântar

unauthorized goods - obiecte neautorizateto pack the bags - a-şi face bagajele

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departure lounge/gate -sală /poartă de îmbarcarecontrol tower; runway - turn de control; pistă

non-smoking carriage - vagon de nefumătoriplatform - peron

passenger - pasagerdouble-decker - autobuz supraetajat

dining/sleeping car - vagon restaurant/dedormit

stewardess; flight attendant - stuardeză; însoţitoare debord / tren / vas

pilot, engine driver,captain

- pilot, mecanic delocomotivă, căpitan

harbour, ship, deck - port, navă, punteseat/life-belt;

life-boat- centură de siguranţă;barcă de salvare

track - linie, cale ferată trip, journey - excursie, călătorie

Typical questions and expressions9

• Travelling by plane1. Which terminal does flight AE805 go from?

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- Your flight will be called in about half-an-hour.

(Zborul dvs. va fi anun ţ at în aproximativ jumătate de or ă). 2. Where do I check-in? (Unde facînregistrarea?) - The check-in desk is over there. (Biroul deînregistrare este acolo.)

- You must check-in 60 minutes beforedeparture. (Trebuie să vă înregistra ţ i cu 60 deminute înainte de plecare). 3. Go to the departure lounge in time. (Merge ţ idin timp în sala de îmbarcare).

- Could I have your ticket and your passport?(Îmi pute ţ i da biletul şi pa şaportul dvs?) - Here is your boarding card. (Pofti ţ i biletul dvs.de îmbarcare). 4. Have you got anything to declare, Sir? (Ave ţ ivreun obiect de declarat?)

- Do I have to declare my camera? (Trebuie să declar aparatul meu foto?) 5. Could you open your briefcase? (V ă rog să deschide ţ i servieta).


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6. Go through the green channel, please. (Trece ţ i

prin poarta verde, vă rog). 7. Go through customs and immigration beforethe duty free shops. (Trece ţ i prin vamă şi pe labiroul de imigrare înainte să ajunge ţ i la

magazinele duty-free –f ăr ă taxe). 8. Please fasten your seatbelt and extinguish all

cigarettes. (V ă rugăm să vă pune ţ i centurile desiguran ţă şi să stinge ţ i ţ igările). 9. We are preparing for take-off / landing. (Ne

pregătim de decolare / aterizare).

•

Travelling by train1. What time does the next train for Madridleave? (La ce or ă pleacă următorul tren spre

Madrid?) 2. Is this train going to Lyon, please? (Acest trenmerge spre Lyon, vă rog?) 3. Which platform for London, please? (La care

peron sose şte trenul spre Londra, vă rog?) 4. Where will the carriage be on the platform?(Unde va fi vagonul pe peronul respectiv?)


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5. Is there a waiting room? (Exist ă o sală de

a şteptare?) 6. Upon arrival there are connecting trains. (Lasosire, exist ă trenuri care asigur ă legătura). 7. We can get a train right through to Paris.(Putem lua un tren direct spre Paris).

OBJECT PRONOUNS(Pronumele personal cu funcţia de

complement direct)

The object of a verb receives the action ofthe verb. The personal pronouns me, you, him,her, it, us and them can all be used as the objectof a verb.

Look at the following two sentences:

- Paul needs these two tickets.- He wants to buy them.In the first sentence, the noun “tickets” is

the object of the verb needs. In the secondsentence, the pronoun “them” is the object of theverb buy.


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Here are some more examples that show

personal pronouns used as objects of verbs. Inthe first chart, you will notice the subject role ofthe personal pronoun, while in the second chartyou will notice the transformation of the personalpronoun when it becomes an object.

SubjectI I like Ann. - Eu o plac pe Ana.

you You like Ann. - Tu o placi pe Ana.he He likes Ann. - El o place pe Ana.she She likes Ann. - Ea o place pe Ana.we We like Ann. - Noi o placem pe Ana.you You like Ann. - Voi o place ţ i pe Ana.

they They like Ann. - Ei o plac pe Ana.

Object

Ann likes me. - Ana mă place pe mine. -meAnn likes you. - Ana te place pe tine. -you

Ann likes him. - Ana îl place pe el. -himAnn likes her. -Ana o place pe ea. -herAnn likes us. -Ana ne place pe noi. -usAnn likes you. -Ana vă place pe voi. -youAnn likes them. -Ana îi place pe ei. -them


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Examples:

- This ticket isn’t for you. It’s for me. = Acestbilet nu este pentru tine. E pentru mine. - Where’s the engine driver? I want to talk tohim. = Unde este mecanicul de tren? Vreau să vorbesc cu el . - Who is that lady? Why are you looking at her?

= Cine este acea doamnă? De ce te ui ţ i la ea? - We’re going to the airport. Do you want tocome with us? = Noi mergem la aeroport. Vreisă vii cu noi? - They are going to the railway station. Do you

want to go with them? = Ei se duc la gar ă. Vreisă mergi cu ei?- I want that suitcase. Please give it to me. =Vreau valiza aceea. V ă rog sa mi- o da ţ i.- I want those life-boats. Please give them to me.= Vreau acele bărci de salvare. V ă rog să mi le

da ţ i.- Diane never travels by plane. She doesn’t likeit. = Diana nu călătore şte niciodat ă cu avionul.

Nu îi place ( avionul ).


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Exercises

I. Complete the sentences with:him/her/them… and translate into Romanian:

1. I don’t know those stewardesses. Do youknow them? (Eu nu le cunosc pe acele

stuardeze. Tu le cuno şti?) 2. I don’t know that pilot. Do you know

_____?3. I don’t know those passengers. Do you

know ____?

4.

I don’t know Fred’s wife. Do you know____?

5. I don’t know his friends. Do you know____?

6. I don’t know the woman in the black coat.Do you know ____?

7. I don’t know Mr. Stevens. Do you know____?

8. I don’t know those people. Do you know____?


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II. Complete the sentences. Use: I/me,

he/him, she/her, they/them… and translate intoRomanian:

Ex: I want to see her, but she doesn’t want tosee me. = Eu vreau

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