LIMBA ENGLEZA

PENTRU INTREPRINZATORI SI OAMENI DE AFACERI

LESSON 16

THE HOUSE I LIVE IN

I live in a flat of a three storeyed house at the corner of the beautiful avenue. Our
house is made of brick. On top of the roof there are several chimneys and a TV
aerial.
The house has several storeys, that are the ground floor, the first floor, the
second floor, the top floor with the attics and the loft.
Below the ground floor is the basement where we have a cellar.
The house has a front and a back entrance. There is a large garden all around our
house. In front of the house there is a lawn, shrubs and some flowerbeds, while
at the back of the house there are some fruit and a vegetable garden.
At one side of the house there is a garage.
When I come home, I open gate, walk along the path to the front door and enter
the house. A staircase leads to the second floor when our flat is situated.

Mary: Where do you live in?

George: I live at 33, Roma Street.
Mary: Have you got a flat there?
George: Yes, we have. Weve recently got a flat there.
Mary: Have you already moved into your new flat?
George: Yes, we have.
Mary: Is your flat in a house or in a block of flats?
George: Its in a house.
Mary: Is it a manystoreyed house?
George: Its a three-storeyed house.
Mary: What floor do you live on?
George: I live on the second floor.
Mary: Do you grow any vegetables in your garden?
George: Of course, we do. We have a vegetable garden at the back of our house.
Mary: Where do you keep your car?
George: We keep the car in the garage which is at one side of the house.
Mary: Youve got al moderns conveniences in your house, havent you?
George: Yes, weve got electricity, gas, central heating, running water and
telephone.
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 VOCABULARY

to live a trai, a locui recently recent

avenue bulevard plantat cu copaci to get, got, got a capata
top partea de sus, varf to move a (se) muta
roof acoperis to grow, grew, grown a creste, a cultiva
chimney cos storey etaj (subdiviziune exterioara a
cladirii)
floor etaj (subdiviziune interioara a attics mansarda
cladirii)
loft - pod basement subsol
cellar pivnita lawn peluza, gazon
shrub arbust flower bed strat de flori
garden gradina side parte, latura
gate poarta along de-a lungul
path poteca to enter a intra
staircase scara to lead, led, led a conduce la
to keep, kept, kept a tine, a pastra to be, was, were, been a fi
to have, had, had - a avea TV aerial antenna de televiziune
that is adica groud floor parter
front entrance intrarea principala back entrance intrarea de serviciu
all aroud de jur imprejur fruit tree pomi fructiferi
block of flats bloc de apartamente modern conveniences confort modern
central heating incalzire centrala running water apa curenta

ADDITIONAL VOCABULARY

Exersati vocabularul aditional:

- What is your native town?

My native town is Bucharest, the city of gardens, a big and modern city.
- Is your house situated in an old or a new residential district?
Our house is situated in a new residential distruct with modern architectural
complexes.
- Are there only block of flats in this new residential district?
No, in the new residential district there are also schools, shops, restaurants,
playgrounds for children, public libraries, cinema halls, sport grounds, parks, etc
- Are all the houses in your street many-storeyed ones?
No, some of them have only one storey, while others have two storeys.
- What is the difference between the words storey and floor?
The word storey shows outside subdivisions of a building, while the words floor
shows its inside subdivision.
- Is your house made of wood, stone, brick or prefabricated panels?
 Our house is made of brick.

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GRAMAR

I. PARTICIPIUL TRECUT

(The Past Participle)

Reguli Exemple
1. Participiul trecut al verbelor regulate se formeaza adaugand to ask asked
terminatia ed la infinitivul scurt al verbelor
Cand se adauga terminatia ed,
- verbele terminate in epierd acest e final; to translate translated
- verbele monosilabice terminate intr-o consoana precedata de to stop stopped
o singura vocala scurta dubleza consoana finala
- verbele plurisilabice terminate intr-o consoana precedata de to prefer preferred
o singura vocala scurta dubleaza cosnoana finala numai daca
accentual cade pe ultima silaba
- verbele terminate in l dubleaza consoana finala indiferent travel traveled
de accent
- la verbele terminate in -y precedat de consoana se -y to try - tried
transforma in i
- la verbele terminate in -y precedat de vocala, y ramane to play played
neschimat

Terminatia ed se citeste astfel:

- d dupa sunetel vocalice si sunete consonantice sonore played
closed
called
opened
moved
lived
-t dupa sunete consonantice surde dressed
washed
asked
watched
stopped
- id dupa sunetele t si d translated

2. Participiul Trecut al verbelor neregulate este dat in tabelul to be been

de verbe neregulate to have - had
 II. TIMPUL PRESENT PERFECT, ASPECTUL COMUN

(The Prezent Perfect Tense, Common Aspect)

Afirmativ Negativ Interogativ

I have written I have not written Have I (not) written?
You have written You have not written Have you (not) written?
He has written He has not written Has he (not) written?
She has written She has not written Has she (not) written?
It was written It has not written Has it (not) written?
we have written We have not written Have we (not) written?
You have written You have not written Have you (not) written?
They have written They have not written Have they (not) written?
Forme Ive written, hes Ive not (I havent) Havent I written?
contrase written, etc. written, Hes not Hasnt he written? Etc.
written (he hasnt)
written etc

Reguli Exemple
I. Formare I have asked am intrebat
Ca toate timpurile perfecte Present I have written am scris
Perfect se formeaza cu ajutorul
verbului auxiliar to have. Dupa cum
il arata si numele, Present perfect se
formeaza din timpul present al verbului
de conjugat
II. Intrebuintare
Timpurile perfecte exprima
anterioritatea.
Denumirea timpului perfect arata
fata de care moment anume este
anterioara actiunea. De exemplu
Present Perfect exprima o actiune
anterioara fata de present, Viitorul
Perfect exprima o actiune anterioara
fata de un viitor etc.
Prezent perfect este folosit pentru a
exprima o actiune trecuta care are
legatura cu prezentul. Aceasta legatura
cu prezentul se manifesta fie prin
consecintele pe care le are in present
aceasta actiune trecuta, fie prin faptul
ca actiune continua in present.
Prezent Perfect exprima prin urmare:
1. o actiune terminata in trecut, dar
care are consecinte in present:
Uneori ca in exemplul de mai sus
momentul cand a avut loc actiunea nu
este precizat. Alteori insa, actiunea este
asociata cu o anumita perioada de
timp:
a) actiunea a avut loc intr-o perioada
de timp care nu s-a incheiat inca si deci
actiunea se poate repeta in cadrul
aceluiasi interval de timp indicat de
adverbul de timp definit sau de
locutionea adverbiala: today (astazi),
this week (saptamana aceasta), this
year (anul acesta) etc.
b) momentul actiunii este indicat
printr-un adverb de timp nedefinit si
frecventa: ever (vreodata), never
(niciodata), often (adesea), seldom
(rareori), already (deja), lately (recent),
just (tocmai), always (intotdeauna), yet
(inca) etc. Aceste adverbe se aseaza
intre auxiliary si verbul de conjugat
2. o actiune care a inceput in trecut si
continua in present:
a) momentul din trecut cand a inceput
actiunea este marcat cu ajutorul
prepozitiei since;
b) durata actiunii este indicate cu
ajutorul prepozitiei for.
NB: I have got poate fi timpul
present perfect al verbului to get sau in
limbaj colocvial poate inlocui forma I
have
We have moved into a new flat.
Ne-am mutat intr-un apartament nou.
(Ne-am mutat cu catva timp in urma,
dar acum locuim in acest apartament).
I have typed two letters today Astazi
am batut la masina doua scrisori
(intervalul de timp nu s-a incheiat inca,
actiunea se mai poate repeta, deci mai
pot dactilografia cateva scrisori tot
astazi)
I have never written my homework
during the classes, I have always
written it at home.
Niciodata nu mi-am scris temele in
clasa; intotdeauna mi le-am scris acasa.
I have been a student since September.
Sunt student din luna Septembrie.
I have been a student for several
months - Sunt student de cateva luni.
We have recently got a flat in this
block of flats Am primit de curand un
apartament in acest bloc.
I have got (Ive got) a new English
book. Am o carte noua de engleza.
 II. Echivalentii verbelor modale

(Modal verbs substitutes)

Reguli Exemple
Verbele modale defective nu au toate
timpurile. La timpurile pe care nu le au
se inlocuiesc dupa cum urmeaza:
can = to able to I have never been able to read this
to be capable to book. Nu am putut niciodata sa citesc
aceasta carte.
may = to be permitted to They have seldom been permited to
to be allowed to smoke in that room. Rareori li s-a
permis sa fumeze in camera aceea.
must = to have to We havent yet had to hand in the
to be obliged to paper. Nu a trebuit inca sa predam
to be compelled to lucrarile.

EXERCISES

I. Raspundeti la urmatoarele intrebari:

1. Where do you live? 2. Is your house a many storeyed one? 3. What is the
house made of? 4. What can you see on top of its roof? 5. What is there in the
basement? 6. How many entrances has the house? 7. What is there all around the
house? 8. What can you see in front of the house? 9. What is there at its back?
10. Where do you keep your car? 11. On what floor is your flat situated? 12.
What are the modern conveniences in your house?

II. Completati spatiile libere cu prepozitii sau adverbe, acolo unde este cazul:
1. I live ..5, Paris Street. 2. .. the back .the house there are some fruit
trees. 3. . front .the house there is a lawn. 4. Have you already moved .
your new flat? 5. When I come home I walk.the paththe front door and
enter . the house. 6. I live . a flat a three-storeyed housethe corner .a
beautiful avenue. 7 one side .the house there is a garage. 8. the ground
floor is the basement. 9. What floor do you live ? 10. Our flat is situated the
second floor. 11. Our house is made brick. 12. top the roof there is a
T.V. aerial. 13. There is a large garden our house. 14. A staircase leads the
second floor.

III. Completati spatiile libere cu:

a) substantive
1. Below the ground floor is the where we have a . 2. Weve got all modern
in our house. 3. At one of the house there is a garage. 4. A staircase leads
to the second . 5. When I come home I open the . 6. What do you live
on? 7. On of the roof there is an aerial.

a) verbe
1. Do you any vegetables in your garden? 2. We the car in the cancer. 3.
We on the second floor. 4. The house is of brick 5. A staircase to the
second floor. 6. Have you already . into your new flat? 7. Weve recently a
flat in a new block of flats.