Lesson One

The First Lesson HELLO! WHATS YOUR NAME? The United States of America

The United Kingdom

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The English Alphabet A a [e ] B b [bi:] C c [si:] D d [di:] E e [i:] F f [ef] G g [di:] H h [eIt] I i [aI] J j [deI] K k [keI] L l [el] M m [em] N n [en] O o [ou] P p [pi:] Q q [kju:] R r [:] S s [es] T t [ti:] U u [ju:] V v [vi:] W w [dbl - ju:] X x [eks] Y y [waI] Z z [zee]

Reading Rules:
Vocalele
= e cu gura deschis ca pentru a bag, head = the, a, worker = a bus a: = ar car, heart : = r girl i = i ear e = e air

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j = i yes, you w = u window = j pleasure [ple3] d = gi, ge joke = shop t = ci, ce chair = s cu limba ntre dini thin = z cu limba ntre dini the

oo [u] good, soon, afternoon ee, ea [i] see, sweet, team i, y [ai] I, hi, nice, night, bye o [ou] hello, a [] a, have a [ei] day ir [ :] - girl

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a un, o / air aer / bag geant / bus autobus / car autovehicul / chair scaun / ear ureche / girl fat / head cap / heart inim / joke glum / pleasure plcere / shop magazine / the articolul hotrt thin subire / window fereastr / worker muncitor, -oare / yes da / you tu, voi / ,

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Vocabulary Reinei!
Pronumele I eu/ se scrie ntotdeauna cu liter mare, chiar i la mijloc de propoziie.

- Hi! My name is Alex.

- Hello!

I am Ana. Whats your name?

- Nice

to meet you.

- - Pleased to meet you too.

- Hello! - How are you? - Im very well, thanks.

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Good morning! Good afternoon! Good evening! Hello! Hi! How are you?

Good bye! Bye-bye! See you! See you tomorrow! See you soon! Have a nice day! Good night! Sweet dreams!

Greetings Bun dimineaa! Bun ziua! Bun seara! Salut! Salut! Ce mai faci/facei? Farewell La revedere! Pa! Ne mai vedem! Ne vedem mine! Pe curnd! O zi bun! Noapte bun! Vise plcute!

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- Hi! - I am fine, thank you. And you?

Hello! I am Ana and. I am from Drokia. Maria is from Falesti. We are friends. Elena and Tamara are friends too. Elena is from Singerei and Olga is from Riscani. Today is our first day at work. We are happy to meet our coworkers. Hello! Im Ana. Whats your name? My name is Maria. Where are you from? I am from Drokia, and you? I am from Falesti. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you too. There are many people at work today. They are happy to meet new people and make new friends.

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Vocabulary
name prenume/ Singular surname nume/ This is your, yours al tu, a ta/ , Aceasta, acesta este my al meu, a mea/ That is , nice plcut/ Aceea, acela este meet a ntlni/ too de asemenea/ year an,-i/ from din, de la/ friend prieten/ day zi/ Plural today azi/ These are our al nostru, noastr / , Acestea, acetia a snt work lucru, munc / Those are happy fericit,/ Acelea, aceia snt coworker coleg de munc/ there are snt, se afl many muli, multe/ new nou/ people oameni/

Exercises: 1. Introduce yourself in pairs.

2. Fill in the spaces below: friends name is a 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. We are ____ Falesti. I am ____ worker. Olga and Ana are _____. My ____ is Ana. _____ is your name? Maria ____ a worker.

4. Fill in the blanks with this or these: 1. ____ book is very interesting. 2. ____ armchair is comfortable. 3. ____ students work very hard. 4. Are ____ pencils yours? 5. Is ____ exercise difficult? 6. Do ____ women work here? 7. Does ____ boy know you? 8. Is ____ girl your sister? 9. Do ____ stamps belong to her? 10. ____ castle is very old. 5. Write down the following words in alphabetical order and translate them: rainbow, volume, college, create, advice, bath, tooth, wake, space, work, friend, director, house, tree, money, food, computer, book, shift, result, desk, chair, pen.
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3. Make the contrast as it follows: pen / pencil: This is a pen and that is a pencil. 1. school / church 2. boy / girl 3. table / chair 4. door / window 5. teacher / student 6. wall / picture 7. man / woman 8. cow / horse 9. apple / pear 10. sugar / salt.

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6. Pay attention to the next dialogue. Practice it:

7. Match the pictures with the following dialogues:

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Find the words in B that have the same pronunciation as the words in A.

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