14th December 2022
cold, cloudy
Wednesday
REPHRASING
https://www.intercambioidiomasonline.com/2018/07/16/pet-b1-rephrasing-in-pdf/
Try our 20 new rephrasing questions in PDF by filling in the gaps with 1-3 words:
- The name of the book is “Stonehenge”.
The book IS NAMED “Stonehenge”.
- People say that Rafa Nadal is the best.
It IS SAID that Rafa Nadal is the best.
- The car was fixed in the garage.
They FIXED THE CAR in the garage.
- It is the first time that I have heard that word.
I have NEVER HEARD that word before.
- I haven´t finished my sandwich yet.
I am STILL EATING my sandwich.
- It is amazing to finish a marathon in under 4 hours.
FINISHING a marathon in under 4 hours is amazing.
- I want to go to the cinema later.
I feel like GOING to the cinema later.
- I have decided to take the B1 exam in May.
I have opted( FOR) MYSELF to take the B1 exam.
- The house is too small.
The house isn’t BIG ENOUGH.
- He eats far too much.
He should eat LESS.
- His brother is the tallest in the team.
His brother is TALLER THAN the others in the team.
- Ian, a friend of mine, is super cool.
MY FRIEND Ian is super cool.
- He said that he is keen on swimming.
“I AM KEEN on swimming” he said.
- She is a talented singer.
She is GOOD at singing.
- I need my housemates for financial support.
I RELY on my housemates for financial support.
- I generally go to the cinema once a week.
Once a week, I ALWAYS go to the cinema.
- I hardly ever go out any more.
I ALMOST never go out these days.
- Not all people enjoy eating fish.
Not every ONE ENJOYS eating fish.
- Every day, things seem to be getting worse.
Things look like they are getting worse and worse, all THE TIME.
- I am eager to learn to speak English fluently.
I WANT TO learn to speak fluent English.
to feel like + Ving = a avea dispozitie sa .../ a avea chef sa ...
* They often feel like doing nothing .
to be keen on + smth = a fi atasat de ceva / a-ti placea ceva
* During winter , he is keen on skating and skiing .
reliable = de incredere
to rely (ed) on = a se baza pe ....
* You rely on your parents until you get a job .
hardly ever = foarte rar ( + , ? )
* He hardly ever visists his relatives.
eager = dornic
* Nobody is eager to stay in cold.
DE EXPLORAT IMPREUNA
https://www.intercambioidiomasonline.com/2018/02/12/ebooks-key-word-transformations/
HOMEWORK
Ana's and Miruna's compositions to check
Everybody , comment under , with a composition beginning with :
2. " I couldn't believe it when I opened the door ! "
I couldn't believe it when I opened the door ! It was Santa Claus which put the presents under the Chsritmas tree.
ReplyDeleteIt was Christmas Eve. Outside the sky was dark like ash and it was snowing with white flakes as milk's foam. All the children were going home from sleighing.
I and my family were going to the kitchen to have the Christmas dinner. My grandma made the best cabbage rolls and the famous cake. We had eaten all. After we finished all the dishes we went in the living room to play soma board games.
I was old enough to know that Santa Claus didn't exist but something in me still belived, so I went with that thinking at sleep.
Anyway at 2 am i heard some noises from downstairs. At first I didn't pay attention to them but then they were very loud.
I fast ran downstairs and I was surprise to see that Santa Claus was fighting with my cat to put the presents undet the Christmas tree.I was shocked. I couldn't belive it that Santa claus exist. I took down the cat and I let the Santa to put the gifts under the tree. Until he left, he said: ,,DON'T TELL ANYBODY. IT'S OUR LITTLE SECRET'' .
In the morning the presents were under the tree. Everyone was happy but nobody knows our little seceret.
maria
Homework - Ana
ReplyDelete"A sad story with happy end"
I couldn't believe it when I opened the door! In the bathroom, my brother was dead in the bathtub. I was panicked and I didn't know what to do. I decided to call the police. They came very fast. They also came with a doctor and a criminologist.
I found out my brother was killed by his best friend, after they found fingerprints and after they verified his phone.
I felt that I couldn't live in that apartment anymore. I went to my friend to sleep at her for some days. All the nights I couldn't close an eye.
From the night when I went back home nightmares started. When I was alone, at night, I felt like someone was looking at me. After a few hours, I fell asleep and I was sleeping for twelve hours. The next day I started to be threatened. I decided to move at my sister. I went with her to pack my things.After a week to stay with her, I was feeling more calm.
I went to the supermarket, when I saw the man who killed my brother. I called the police and I followed him until the police arrived.
The police caught him. I moved alone in a new apartment and I tried to forgot what happened those terrible months.
HOMEWORK
ReplyDeleteI couldn’t believe it when I opened the door! There was the most beautiful birthday surprise of my life ever. Everything was like a dream. At first, I thought I was dreaming, but I wasn't. Until then, my day was boring but when I came from outside because I took out the garbage, it became my best birthday.
My day started so bad because nobody sent me a message or called me to say "Happy birthday!". I was sad but I continued my day with shopping and relaxing. I went with my sister, to the mall but we didn't buy anything. When we arrived home I thought my parents were planning something but I didn't think so.
Then my mom told me that I have to tidy up my room because it was a mess. I thought that it was part of the plan. I went to the kitchen and I felt that they were hiding something.
After about two hours I took out the garbage and when I came back all my friends were waiting for me with presents and confetti. I entered the house and started to cry. Until then, I didn't know how it was to have a surprise party.
We danced, sang, played games and enjoyed the party. The birthday party lasted until the next day. I liked it so much, I didn't think that I would have a party like this.
When I heard that my parents had this brilliant idea I was proud of them. It was a special16th birthday which I will never forget.
Miruna
Catalina
ReplyDeleteI couldn’t believe it when I opened the door! The cottage yard was all covered in white. It looked like I was living in a fairytale. The cars, the tracks, the trees, the fences, the whole town was looking like a white carpet.
Little snowflakes were slowly falling down the roof recalling me of some white rose petals. One of the petals landed on the top of my nose. It seemed like my grandma’s soft touches.
The big white carpet now had a dot, after that two, after that three, as long as I was walking more in the yard the dots kept on multiplying. The snow was extremely soft which made me feel like I was sinking in it.
After the wind had blown for a second, snow floated from all the branches of the trees creating a nostalgic feeling. All the white spots created a beautiful winter painting.
All of a sudden my moment was stopped by my little brother who was running fast towards me. He fell down. I gasped and quickly walked to him just to find out he was doing a little angel in the snow. He looked so amused of what he had done. It looked comfortable so I just laid down next to him.
I remembered about the sleds. I got up and looked for them all over the place. They were nowhere to found so I thought they are in the basement. After I had walked down the stairs I heard a strange murmur. I gulped scared and stepped further quietly. I switched on the light to see my father with his lantern, bent down. He seemed more surprised to see the light working than to see me down there.
My dad showed me the sleds and got them out because they were kind of heavy for me to carry. When we got them outside and my brother saw us, he immediately ran to us and took his sky-blue sled. I went after him at the hill and started sliding and climbing it.
After an hour of sliding down the hill with our sleds, we went back and ate some cookies made by my mom. The table was full of different type of cookies, chocolate cookies, milk cookies and a lot of other tasty ones. She also gave us some natural fruit shake as sort of a present.
After three days of staying in the holiday cabbage, we closed its door for the last time and left with some beautiful memories and all the morning views memorized.
...WAS NOWHERE TO BE FOUND ...I thought they WERE in the basement....COTTAGE
ReplyDeleteMiruna's
ReplyDeleteWhen we arrived home I thought my parents were planning something but IT WASN'T LIKE THAT / I WAS WRONG ...
aNA'S
ReplyDeleteI found out my brother HAD BEEN killed by his best friend, after they
HAD found fingerprints and after they HAD verified his phone...I fell asleep and I was IN BED for twelve hours...I FELT more calmLY ...I tried to forgEt what HAD happened those terrible months.
My grandma HAD made the best cabbage rolls... We ATE EVERYTHING ...still beliEved, so I went with that thOUGHT IN MY HEAD TO BED ... I was surpriseD..I couldn't beliEve it that Santa Claus existED...nobody knEW our little secret.
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