LIMBA ENGLEZĂ
FRECVENŢĂ REDUSA
SUPORT DE CURS
CLASA A XIII-A
PROF. MARICI MARIUS
SPEAKING:
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1. What kind of work would you like to do in the future?
2. Speak about the importance of friendship in one’s life. You may give yourself as an example.
3. What is your favourite means of transport?
4. What does summer mean for you?
5. What do you do to keep fit?
6. What is your favourite season?
7. What is your favourite sport?
8. What do you think about hobbies?
9. What is your favourite free time activity?
10. What do you like to do over the weekends?
II
1. Describe your favourite movie.
2. Tell what you did yesterday.
3. Describe the house you live in.
4. Tell the story of the last movie you saw.
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5. Choose a building you like and describe it.
6. Speak about the happiest day in your life.
7. Speak about a favourite actor.
8. Speak about a funny moment in your life.
9. Describe the most interesting, funny and useful internet site.
10. Talk about the place you like the best.
III
1. Do you agree with the idea that children should be raised by their grandparents?
2. Which place would you prefer to live in: a small town or a big city?
3. What is your opinion about the way in which movies and television influence people's behaviour?
4. Are you against or for capital punishment?
5. What is better: to enjoy your money when you earn it or to save it for some time in the future?
6. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Grades (marks) encourage students to learn.
7. If you could go back to some time and place in the past, when and where would you go?
8. You have the opportunity to visit a foreign country for two weeks. Which country would you like to visit?
9. State your opinion about the negative aspects of using the Internet.
10. State your opinion about the importance of being well-mannered in one's life.
Reading:
TEXT 1
Read the text below. For questions 1-10, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to
the text.
"My aunt will be down presently, Mr. Nuttel", said a very confident young lady of fifteen; "in the meantime you
must try and put up with me."
Framton Nuttel endeavoured to say the correct something which should duly flatter the niece of the moment
without unduly discounting the aunt that was to come. Privately he doubted more than ever whether these formal
visits on a succession of total strangers would do much towards helping the nerve cure which has supposed to be
undergoing.
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"I know how it will be", his sister had said when he was preparing to migrate to his rural retreat; "you will bury
yourself down there and not speak to a living soul, and your nerves will be worse than ever from moping. 1 shall
just give you letters of introduction to all the people 1 know there. Some of them, as far as 1 can remember, were
quite nice."
Framton wondered whether Mrs. Sappleton, the lady to whom he was presenting one of the letters of introduction,
came into the nice division. .
"Do you know many of the people round here?" asked niece, when she judged that they had had sufficient silent
communion.
"Hardly a soul", said Framton. "My sister was staying here, at the rectory, you now; some four years ago, and she
gave me letters of introduction to some of the people here:' He made the last statement in a tone of distinct regret.
"Then you know practically nothing about my aunt?" pursued the self-possessed young lady.
"Only her name and address", admitted the caller. He was wondering whether Mrs. Sappleton was in the married
or widowed state. An undefinable something about the room seemed to suggest masculine habitation.
"Her great tragedy happened just three years ago:' said the child; "that would be since your sister's time:'
"Her tragedy?" asked Framton; somehow in this restful country spot tragedies seemed out of place.
"You may wonder why we keep that window wide open on an October afternoon," said the niece, indicating a
large French window that opened on to a lawn.
"It is quite warm for the time of the year:' said Framton; "but has that window got anything to do with the tragedy'
(Extract from "The Open Window", by Saki (H. H. Munro) from www.classicsshorts.com )
1. Mr. Nuttel
A has to take care of the young lady
B has to stay with the little lady while waiting for her aunt
C has to tolerate the young lady
D is the girl's guest
2. Framton Nuttel
A was embarassed by the situation
B was distant with the niece
C ignored Mrs. Sappleton
D flattered the young lady
3. Framton Nuttel
A considered the visits useful for the nerve cure
B wasn't sure the visits were useful for the nerve cure
C wanted the visits to help the nerve cure
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D was sure of the success of his visits
4. Framton Nuttel
A moved to a big rural mansion
B moved to a rural house
C moved to a rural retreat
D moved in with his sister
5. Framton Nuttel receive letters of introduction to
A all the people his sister knows
B all the families
C a few people
D the richest people in the area
6. Framton Nuttel
A knew Mrs SappIeton was from the nice category
B knew Mrs. Sappleton would receive him
C knew Mrs. Sappieton could help him
D didn't know whether Mrs. Sappleton was from the nice category
7. Framton Nuttel knew
A something about Mrs. Sappleton
B a lot about Mrs. Sappleton
C only the woman's name and address
D nothing about the woman
8. Framton Nuttel
A was sure a man lived in Mrs. Sappleton's house
B had a feeling that a man lived in Mrs. Sappleton's house
C wanted to know about the masculine presence in the house
D didn't see a man in the house
9. In the house
A the windows are opened on an October afternoon
B the windows are opened on a September afternoon
C the French window is opened on an October afternoon
D the French window is not opened in October
10. Mr. Nuttel
A looks at the French window
B wonders if the window has a connection with the tragedy
C wants to know if the window is French
D wants to know if the window has a tragic story
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TEXT 2
For the first time in my life I have been dumped by a friend. I should have seen it coming: the phone calls not
returned, the excuses about "not feeling very sociable right now", the emails that languished unreplied in the
ether. Yet the letter suggesting that the time had come for us to move on still came as a shock.
It didn't seem to fit in with our modern ideal of friendship. As growing numbers of us live alone, friends are
becoming more important. They are our families of choice, we're told, taking on·the roles of parents, spouse,
sibling and best friend.
Tula and I had been firm friends for nearly ten years. We met at a singing workshop and took to each other
immediately. She was warm and vivacious, and we shared an enthusiasm for grappling with life's conundrums
over glasses of wine or long walks in the country. She helped me to move house and, when her long-term partner
walked out, I put the kettle on and supplied tissues.
But life changed for both of us: I got married and she responded to her newly single status by developing a fresh
set of social networks. Then she took a long holiday, reviewed her life and decided what to keep and what to
throw out. In her letter she described our friendship as a "borderline" case and suggested it might be time we "let
each other go."
I'm all for letting go of bad habits and boxes of old school exercise books. I've even deleted the names of
acquaintances not seen for one year to the next from my address book.' But surely close friends are not consumer.
goods to be discarded or replaced at he first hint of trouble. We are encouraged to believe that friends will
be around for ever. "You've got a friend", sang Carole King and "I'll be there for you" promissed the theme tune
of "Friends". Such sentiments have sunk deep into the collective unconsciousness, or into mine, at least.
So, what did I do with Tula's letter? I re-read it umpteen times, agonized over where I'd gone wrong. And then I
wrote back. "Yes, you're right", I wrote, "things have changed. But aren't we good enough friends to hang in
there?" Since then we have exchanged a couple of e-mails. A walk has been suggested. It would be easy not
to make the effort and let this friendship go, but "Stay" is a charming word in a friend's vocabulary!"
(Extract from "End of the Friendship" by Jane Munro The Times/Jane Munro 2006, first published in The Times
on 04.03. 06)
1. The author
A knew her friend would dump her
B didn't expect to be dumped by her friend
C didn't want to be dumped by her friend
D ·wanted to dump her friend
2. The ending point of the friendship was represented by
A the not returned phone calls
B the unreplied emails
C different excuses
D a letter
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3. Tula's break up letter
A was unexpected
B was expected
C was quite long
D was rather short
4. Tula and the author had been friends
A for ten years .
B since the age of ten
C for almost ten years
D for life
5. The long-term-partner dumped
A Tula
B the author
C it doesn't say
D a young lady
6. When the author married, Tula
A went on holiday to the seaside
B was happy
C was the same person she was before
D met new people
7. The author considers close friends
A can be replaced
B are like consumer goods
C can't be replaced
D useful
8. The idea of friends being around for ever can be found
A in moves soundtracks .
B songs
C movie soundtracks and songs
D books
9. In her letter the author
A gives up her friendship with Tula
B doesn't give up her friendship with Tula
C is distant
D doesn't want Tula back
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TEXT 3
There was a man who had two sons; and the younger of them said to his father, "Father, give me the share of
property that falls to me". And he divided his living between them. Not many days later, the younger son gathered
all he had and took his journey into a far country, and there he squandered his property in loose living. And when
he had spent everything, a great famine arose in that country, and he began to be in want. So he went and joined
himself to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed swine.
And he would gladly have fed on the pods that the swine ate; and no one gave him anything. But when he came to
himself he said, "How many of my father's hired servants have bread enough and to spare but perish here with
hunger! I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, "Father, I have sinned against Heaven and before
you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me as one of your hired servants:'
And he arose and came to his father. But while he was yet at a distance, his father saw him and had compassion
and ran, embraced him and kissed him. And the son said to him: "Father, I have sinned against heaven and before
you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son."
But the father said to his servants: "Bring quickly the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and
shoes on his feet; and bring the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and make merry; for this my son was dead,
and is alive again; he was lost, and is found". And they began to make merry.
Now his elder son was in the field; and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. And
he called one of the servants and asked what this meant.
And he said to him: "Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fatted calf, because he has received
him safe and sound." But he was angry and refused to go in. His father came out. And entreated him, but he
answered his father, "Look, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed your command; yet you
never gave me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends. But when this son of yours came, who has
devoured your living with harlots, you killed for him the fatted calf!"
And he said to him, "Son, you are. always with me, and all that is mine is yours. It was fitting to make merry and
be glad, for your brother was dead, and now is alive; he was lost, and is found."
("The Parable of The Prodigal Son", in The Gospel of Luke, The New Testament of The Bible, 15: 11-32)
1. The father gave the share of property to
A the elder son
B none of his sons
C the younger son
D both his sons
2. When the younger son spent all his money he
A gave food to the swine
B bought swine to make profit
C ate swine
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D killed swine
3. The younger son intends to
A make money again
B ask for his father's forgiveness
C ask for much money from his father
D steal from his father
4: The younger son is willing to
A administrate his father's money
B be his brother's right hand
C work as a servant
D what his brother tells him to do
5. The younger son receives from his father
A money
B a robe and a ring .
C some shoes, a robe, a ring and money
D shoes, a robe and a ring
6. The elder son
A is happy for his brother
B is angry
C wants to make merry with his family
D goes to the party
7. The elder son
A disobeyed his father in the past
B made merry with his friends
C didn't disobey his father in the past
D wanted his share
8. The elder son complains
A he didn't get a kid from his father
B about his father's attitude
C about crucial things
D about nothing
9. The parent
A didn't care about the elder son
B didn't care about the younger son
C loved his sons
D loved the younger son more
10. The parent is happy because
A the younger son came back
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B of the party
C the younger son came back and has changed
D the younger son has changed
Writing
1. Write a story about an interesting experience you lived.
2. Write a description of a place you visited and liked very much.
3. Write an informal e-mail to a friend providing information about a new product.
4. Which movies do you prefer? Those that make you think or those that make you laugh?
5. Would you prefer to be self-employed, work for someone else, or own a business?
6. Write a cover letter applying for a teaching job. Don't use your real name.
7. Write a letter of apology to a friend.
Listening and Grammar
La ore se vor face subiecte de listening şi gramatică.
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