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Am creat acest blog cu gândul la voi, elevii mei.Cred ca două ore pe săptămână nu sunt suficiente pentru ca un profesor să reuşească să transmită cantitatea de informaţii, gânduri şi sentimente pe care doreşte să le împărtăşească cu elevii săi, fie în română fie în engleză :). Deşi nu poate înlocui comunicarea "face to face", realitatea virtuală poate ajuta. Sper din tot sufletul că vizitând acest blog veţi deveni mai buni, mai înţelepţi şi mai puternici.

duminică, 31 octombrie 2010

The words of the day

CUSHION = pernuţă

CUSHY = very easy and pleasant; needing little or no effort

e.g. Daddy found Mark a cushy job in an office

DUVET = plapuma

e.g.He snuggled down under the warm duvet

a duvet day = a day when you stay at home instead of going to work because you feel tired and want to rest but are not ill

e.g. Some firms allow their staff two duvet days a year.

e.g. I decided to have a duvet day.

BUNK BEDS = two small bed that are joined together with one above the other

sâmbătă, 30 octombrie 2010

The jokes of the day

A man takes his Rottweiler to the vet.
"My dog is cross-eyed, is there anything you can do for him?"
"Well," said the vet, "let's have a look at him" So he picks the dog up and examines his eyes, then he checks his teeth.
Finally, he says, "I'm going to have to put him down."
"What? Because he's cross-eyed?"
"No, because he's really heavy".

"Does your dog bite?"
"No."
(The man tries to touch dog. The dog bites him)
"Argh! I thought you said your dog doesn't bite!"
"This is not my dog."

vineri, 29 octombrie 2010

The words of the day

RUMINATE =

1
(formal) to think about something very carefully

e.g. How often do you ruminate about certain events in your life?
2
(biology) if an animal ruminates, it brings food back from its stomach into its mouth and chews it a second time

e.g. Cows ruminate for hours

QUAY = a hard surface next to a sea or river where boats can stop

It is pronounced /ki:/

BUFFET = a meal at which all the food is put on the table and people go and choose what they want

It is pronounced /'buffei/

buffet car = the part of the train where you can buy drinks, sandwiches, etc

CUMBERSOME = not simple, difficult or annoying to use

e.g. Applying for a teaching position in New Zeeland can be an extremely cumbersome job

duminică, 24 octombrie 2010

The words of the day

NET = to earn a particular amount of money after taxes or other costs have been removed e.g. The company netted over £5 million last year.
e.g. If you see that you can't afford to stay in Madrid, when you get your first check, you must subtract the cost of utilities and food from what you net and voila, you'll have the answer.
A CLOSE SHAVE = a situation in which you only just avoid doing something dangerous or unpleasant e.g. Phew, that was a close shave! He almost saw me MOONLIGHT = to have a second job in addition to your main job that you do not tell the tax authorities about e.g. My part-time job as a shop assistant didn't pay much so I had to moonlight to pay for my studies. TO WORK/PAY UNDER THE TABLE = A MUNCI/PLATI LA NEGRU e.g. = I've got another job offer but they pay under the table and I am afraid not to be caught moonlighting TEARAWAY = a young person who does dangerous, silly, or illegal things that often get them into trouble e.g. two tearaway brothers are suspected to have attacked and tortured a young man

vineri, 22 octombrie 2010

The quote of the day

" If freedom means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear " (George Orwell)

George Orwell is one of the most successful British writers of the 20th century. Among others, he wrote two incredible books: "Animal Farm" and "1984 " in which he deals with social injustice.

The jokes of the day

Marriage is a mutual relationship if both parties know when to be mute

My wife has a split personality, and I hate both of them

The Perfect Son.
A: I have the perfect son.
B: Does he smoke?
A: No, he doesn't.
B: Does he drink whiskey?
A: No, he doesn't.
B: Does he ever come home late?
A: No, he doesn't.
B: I guess you really do have the perfect son. How old is he?
A: He will be six months old next Wednesday.

Girl: You would be a good dancer except for two things.
Boy: What are the two things?
Girl: Your feet.

luni, 18 octombrie 2010

Surprising English

English is a vast language in terms of vocabulary. Yet, there are many basic and familiar words that can used in very surprising ways.I hope the few examples below make you find English even more fascinating than before. Enjoy it!

DOG (verb) = to cause trouble for someone over a long period of time

e.g. He has been dogged by persistent back problems.

e.g. Facebook has been hit with a string of controversies over privacy. In May, after a series of complaints from some users and privacy advocates, the company made wholesale changes to its privacy settings.Despite these changes, the privacy issue has continued to dog Facebook.

DOG (verb) = to follow someone closely in a way that annoys them

e.g. Photographers dogged the princess all her adult life.

HOUSE(verb) = to give someone a place to live

e.g. A large number of families are still waiting to be housed

HOUSE (verb) = to be the place where something is kept, or where an activity is carried out

e.g. The club is housed in a magnificent 16th-century building

PAMPER (verb)= to look after someone very well, especially by making them feel very comfortable or by giving them nice things

e.g. She had a whole evening in which to pamper herself

e.g. This cruise ship is famous for papering its passengers

FOX (verb)= to make you confused and be impossible for you to understand or solve

e.g. We were foxed by the problem

WOLF DOWN = to eat something very quickly

e.g. The girls wolfed down the pizza in minutes

RABBIT ON = to talk about something for a long time so that people feel bored or annoyed

e.g. What are you rabbiting on about?

SNAKE = to move in or have a series of long curves

e.g. The path snakes through the bushes up the hill.

Amazing Bird Fishes Like A Human

Never in my life have I imagined that a bird can think critically!!!! The smartest fisherman I have ever seen. Like one of the guys said in the comments :"This bird is smarter than me.I would just eat the bread and be hungry in 5 minutes". HA HA HA! Really cool clip!!!

I also recommend watching:

Brutus the fishing dog
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYSPQqUvNO0&feature=related

Dog Catches Huge Fish

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg5capd2fmQ&feature=related

sâmbătă, 16 octombrie 2010

The words of the day

TREACHEROUS = someone who is treacherous pretends that they support you but secretly tries to harm you, for example by helping an enemy

e.g. treacherous behaviour/thoughts

TREACHEROUS= very dangerous, especially because the dangers are not obvious

e.g. Is it wise to go out in this treacherous weather?

e.g. a treacherous road/path/journey

PERIL = DANGER

PERILOUS = DANGEROUS

The jokes of the day

Two cows are standing in a field. One says to the other "Are you worried about Mad Cow Disease?" The other one says "No, It doesn't worry me, I'm a horse!"

You have to stay in shape. My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was 60. She's 97 today and we don't know where the hell she is.
Ellen DeGeneris

I went into MacDonalds yesterday and said "I'd like some fries".
The girl at the counter said "Would you like some fries with that".
Jay Leno

sâmbătă, 9 octombrie 2010

The words of the day

RINSE = to wash something quickly, especially in flowing water, in order to remove soap or dirt

e.g. I’ll just rinse my hands.

e.g. Ella rinsed her hair thoroughly.

CALLOUS

A callous person does not feel any emotion when they see other people in trouble or in pain

used about people’s behaviour

e.g. a callous disregard for human life and the environment

adv. callously

noun callousness

To make a better idea for what callousness means read this article at

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The quote of the day

Every man dies. Not every man really lives.
William Wallace (in the movie Braveheart)

miercuri, 6 octombrie 2010

The words of the day

SLUDGE = thick soft mud

a thick soft substance that remains when liquid has been removed from something in an industrial process

SCOURGE = something that causes a lot of trouble or harm

e.g. the effort to keep the scourge of drugs off our streets

e.g. Hungary fights toxic sludge. Agigantic waste reservoir burst and a red scourge suddenly flooded a small city. Now the wave of toxic waste threatens to spead down the Danube.

CLUTTER =to put too many things in a place so that it looks untidy

His bedroom was cluttered with books and papers.

for more see
http://news.yahoo.com/video/world-15749633/new-sighting-of-ufo-over-china-22306325;_ylt=AteBK4wzwOwuq47.OB8cq8Sz174F;_ylu=X3oDMTE3Y284ZGN2BHBvcwMxBHNlYwNtb3N0LXBvcHVsYXIEc2xrA25ld3NpZ2h0aW5nbw--#video=22319787

luni, 4 octombrie 2010

The jokes of the day

A: Do you want to hear a dirty joke?
B: Ok
A: A white horse fell in the mud.

A snail walks into a bar and the barman tells him there's a strict policy about having snails in the bar and so he kicks him out. A year later the same snail re-enters the bar and asks the barman "What did you do that for?"

The words of the day

take something in your stride

to not be upset or troubled by something

I told her what had happened and she took it all in her stride.

Japan issued a travel alert for Europe on Monday, joining the United States and Britain in warning of a possible terrorist attack by al-Qaida or other groups, but tourists appeared to be taking the mounting warnings in stride