Session 8

 

13th November 2024 

chilly, rainy 

Wednesday 

Will or be going to ? 

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/will-or-be-going-to-exercise-1.html

ex 3/ 21 AB 

1. are going to

2. will become

3. will replace 

4. will be 

1. is going to 

2. is going 

3. will find 

4. might learn 

Folosim " might " in loc de " will " cand suntem nesiguri in privinta acelei actiuni . 

Ex. He might be on time, who knows ?

ex 2/ 21 

1. Which language has the largest number of speakers in the world ?

Mandarin Chinese has the largest number of speakers in the world. 

2. Which is the most important language in the world ?

English is the most important language in the world . 

3. In which areas of our lives is English important ?

English is important in business, science, technology , the media and tourism as well as being the language of the Internet .

4. Why did so many people learn English in the 18th and 19th  centuries ?

People learnt English in the 18th and 19th centuries because Great Britain colonised many parts of the world . 

5. Why did English become even more dominant after the Second World War ? 

English became even more dominant after the WWII because when the British Empire started to decline the USA became a global superpower. 

6. What's Global English ? 

Global English is simplified, standardised form of English . 

7. What are advantages and disadvantages of Global English ? 

The advantage is that it is easier for people all over the globe to understand each other but in the same time the language will become poorer being the subject of globalisation . 

8. What is Spanglish ?

Spanglish is a mixture of Spanish and English . 

9. How popular is Spanish in the USA ?

In the USA about 40 million people speak Spanish . 

10. What happened to past global languages like Latin and French ? 

They lost their importance because of historical events . 

to be - past tense 

I was

You were

He/ she/ it was

We were

You were

They were

2/ 24 

TALL

GLASSES

STRAIGHT 

WAVY 

MOUSTACHE

BEARD 

 SPIKY 

PLUMP 

7/ 27 

1. What time was he in the cafe ?

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Homework 

words x 2 - page 24 

PAGES 25, 26 AB

ex 1/ 25

1. He is still in school because he had a test after school. 

2. It is half past four . 

3. His test was at 3.30.

4. There were some students in the library at 3.30. 

5. Tom's test was in the language class.