UNIVERSITATEA VALAHIA DIN T

PRACTICAL ENGLISH

FOR DISTANCE - LEARNING STUDENTS

Carmen ANTOHE

2005

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CONTENTS .............................................................................................3

CHAPTER ONE BASIC ENGLISH ................................................................4

Lesson one Introducing oneself (conversation)

Lesson two- Getting around (conversation)

Lesson three Nationalities-Countries (conversation)

Lesson four

Lesson five The family

Lesson six Weather

Lesson seven Meals

Lesson eight At the library

Lesson nine ?...........................................................................37

Lesson ten At a public meeting

CHAPTER TWO ENGLISH FOR GEOGRAPHERS

AND HISTORIANS .........................................................45

Lesson one Great Britain

Lesson two London

Lesson three The United States of America

Lesson four American Cities

Lesson five Australia

Lesson six Important People in Britain

Lesson seven Famous British Seamen

Lesson eight

Lesson nine Bucharest

Lesson ten Romania

CHAPTER THREE ENGLISH FOR ECONOMISTS

Lesson one Advertising

Lesson two How to Stage Successful Trade Fairs and Exhibitions

Lesson three Tourist Industry and Touristic Activity

Lesson four Foreign TradeComposition Development Trends

Lesson five The International Monetary Fund

Lesson six Economic Co-operation

Lesson seven Marketing Past and Present

CHAPTER FOUR SUPLIMENT ARY READINGS -ENGLISH AND

AMERICAN HOLIDAYS, LITERATURE AND CIVILIZATION

1. Hallowe en 2. Thanksgiving Day 3. Christmas 4. 5. Easter 6. William Shakespeare 7. American literature.................................................................................144 8. Habits and ways - Tea

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CHAPTER ONE - BASIC ENGLISH

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1. Lesson one Introducing oneself

2. Lesson two Getting around

3. Lesson three Nationalities-Countries

4. Lesson four

5. Lesson five The family

6. Lesson six Weather ........24

7. Lesson seven Meals

8. Lesson eight At the library ........33

9. Lesson nine

10. Lesson ten At a public meeting

: - Essential English

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superior economic

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- * * * - Speak English Nr. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6/ 1990

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LESSON ONE

CONVERSATION

INTRODUCING ONESELF (PREZENTARI)

FORMAL

J.D.: Excuse me. Who are you?

glish teacher, and who are you?

S.R.: Good morning. (Good afternoon; Good evening).

J.D.: Good evening. How are you?

J.D.: Very well, thank you./ Rather unwell.

S.R.: Good bye. See you later.

J.D.: Good night. See you tomorrow.

Nu se spune niciodat

VERY FORMAL

J.D.: Good morning, Professor Reynolds. Let me introduce myself. My

studying English language this term and English literature next term.

S.R.: Till tomorrow then.

INFORMAL

ad to know you. Where are you

from?

J.D.: Oh, how nice!

K.S.: See you soon.

J.D.: Bye-bye for now.

I. EXPLANATORY NOTES 1. Name = First name = Christian name = Given name: Jane, Jennifer, Robert,

Mary, Kenneth, Sandra etc.

Surname = Family name = Last name: Reynolds, David, Bush, Smith,

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2. How Do We Address People?

There are different ways of addressing people and of speaking:

Inform al or friendly between friends, teenagers, young people (classmates),

businessmen;

Formal between acquaintances and also for older people or people in higher

jobs.

Very formal for people we want to show respect to.

Excuse me, sir (madam, officer/constable

an audience).

formal). We can greet acquaintances or people we know whether they are older or

formal leve

marital status is not important). If the persons have titles, they are used in calling

- the highest

II . GRAMMAR 1.PERSONAL PRONOUNS (Pronume personale)

Desemneaz -un dialog (vorbitorul,

Person Nominative Dative Accusative

Singular 1st person

2nd

person

3rd

person

I

you

he, she, it

(to) me

(to) you

(to) him

(to) her

(to) it

me

you

him, her, it

Plural 1st person

2nd

person

3rd

person

we

you

they

(to) us

(to) you

(to) them

us

you

them

2. Verb TO BE present tense link verb

Affirmative Interrogative Negative Interrogative-

Negative

I am Am I? I am not Am I not?

You are Are you? You are not Are you not?

He, she, it is Is he, she, it? He, she, it is not Is he,she,it not?

We are Are we? We are not Are we not?

You are Are you? You are not Are you not?

They are Are they? They are not Are they not?

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I a teacher. / I a teacher.

You a student. / You a student.

He a policeman. / He not a policeman.

She an air hostess. / She an air hostess.

It an animal. / It an animal.

We workers./ We not workers.

You engineers. / You not engineers.

They taxi drivers. / They not taxi drivers.

Verbul TO BE substantiv (la

a

mother ; cu un adjectiv tired sau cu adverb de loc in the

room there .

EXERCISES

I. Substitute the nouns in the following sentences by the personal pronouns

in the correct case.

Model: I like this book. I like it.

1. I am very pleased with this test paper. 2. John arrives at the faculty early. 3. I

always give George good books to read. 4. Three students are talking about the

exam. 5. The assistant-lecturer is asking Henry a question. 6. The professor is

lending the student a book. 7. Students are very attentive during seminars. 8. I see

my coleague going to the library. 9. Give mother a glass of water, please. 10.

Read the lesson grandmother. 12. I want to give my

grandparents father tomorrow. 14. Look at Tom and me!

your friends. 16. Give the cat some milk.

II. Fill in the blanks using the personal pronouns in brackets in the correct

case:

1. This is a book for ... (he). 2. John always buys text-books for ... (they). 3. I

never speak to ... (she) during lectures. 4. I am putting ... (it) on the shelf. 5.

Every day, I see ... (you) in the classroom. 6. I pay attention to ... (it). 7. I tell ...

(she) not to be late. 8. She requests ... (they) to take part in the scientific session.

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LESSON TWO

CONVERSATION GETTING AROUND

1. (British version)

Liz: Hi, Jenny, How are you?

Jenny: Rather unwell this morning. And you?

Liz:

Jenny

paper, notebooks and a ball-

Liz: Yes, of course. Can you see that restaurant over there?

Jenny: The one on the corner?

Liz: Turn at the restaurant and keep straight on up to the next cross-roads; go

of th

Jenny

Liz:

writing paper, pads, envelopes, refills for your pen, erasers and even a marvelous

assortment of greeting cards and diaries. There are also glue, ink, thumbtacks

a.s.o.

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2. (American version)

Jenny

Policeman

Jenny: Is it on the left?

Policeman

Jenny: Thanks very much.

Policeman

VOCABULARY stationery

notebook blocnotes, carnet

ball-(point) pen pix

cross-road

writing paper pad tamp

envelope plic

refill mine de pix

eraser

diary jurnal (intim)

glue lipici

ink

thumbtack

Explanatory notes:

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block of flats / apartment house = bloc

2. : Thanks Thank you

Many thanks Thanks a lot Thanks again Thank you very much Thank you

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