ENGLISH FACTFILE - STUDENT'S BOOK 6 - UNIT 2

Rezolvarea exercitiilor de la  UNIT 2 din manualul de limba engleza pentru clasa a VI-a (anul 5 de studiu) intitulat PATHWAY TO ENGLISH – ENGLISH FACTFILE, Student’s Book 6, Editura Oxford University Press, Autori Alaviana Achim, Ecaterina Comisel, Felicia Dinu, Loretta Mastacan, Ruxandru Popovici si Elena Teodorescu, Editia 1997

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UNIT 2 : ONCE UPON A TIME

LESSON 1

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Ex.2 / page 16

a). Merlin is a famous magician.

b). He wants to take us (back in time) to the land of stories.

c). When he uses his magic wand we will hear a sound/ part of another story.

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Ex.3 / page 16

Pinocchio; Little Red Riding Hood; Cinderella

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Ex.4 / page 17

a). (The students may be able to mention more characters. Example: The King in Cinderella, who is the father of Prince Charming.)

b).

B. I’m young, thin and pretty. I’m depressed like an ordinary person. I spent my childhood in a forest. I love a handsome man who visited me in the forest. At the age of 17 I fell asleep in a castle.

A. Sleeping Beauty

A.               I’m little and thin. I’m wearing shorts, a shirt and a small hat. I’m made of wood. I have a long nose that becomes longer when I lie.

B.               Pinocchio

B.    I’m a small young girl and I always wear a red hood on my head. I like visiting my granny who is old and sick. I have to cross the woods to reach her house and take her some food.

A.   Little Red Riding Hood

A.   I’m tall, thin and pretty. I’ve got blond hair. But I’m not very nicely dressed. My stepsisters are. They have nice dresses but not me. I do a lot of work in the house: I clean the floor, I dust the rooms, I cook, I bake, I lay the table, I do everything my stepmother asks me to do.

B.    Cinderella

B.    I have long dark hair, black eyes and white skin. My lips are red like blood and I’m young and very beautiful. My stepmother hates me and that’s why I spent part of my life in a forest living with seven dwarfs.

A. Snow White

LESSON 2

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Ex.1 / page 18

a). fuel

b). lands

c). hole

d). floated

e). crew

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Ex.2 / page 18

b). Danger in Space

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Ex.3 / page 19

a). 2

b). 6

c). 5

d). 3

e). 7

f). 4

g). 1

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Ex.4 / page 19

a). the travelling

b). the explosion

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Ex.5 / page 19

a). The spaceship was shaking up and down when the crew went into the small compartment.

b). Haise’s heart was beating fast when he called the command module.

c). They were trying to understand the situation when one of them identified the cause of the problem.

d). The ship was losing electric power when Captain Lovell went to the window to see what was wrong.

e). The fuel was disappearing into space when the final radio instruction came from Earth.

f). They were talking about their terrible situation when the temperature dropped to -35 degrees C.

LESSON 3

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Ex.1 / page 20

A). What was Ted doing last bight when the lights went out?

B). He was feeding the dog.

A). And what were Mr and Mrs Johns doing?

B). They were having supper.

B). What was your aunt doing last night when the lights went out?

A). She was cooking.

B). And what were Sally’s friends doing?

A). They were playing cards.

A). What were your grandparents doing last night when the lights went out?

B). They were watching TV.

A). And what was Irene doing?

B). She was doing the washing up.

B). What was Tim’s cousin doing last night when the lights went out?

A). He was cleaning the house.

B). And what was your father doing?

A). He was shaving.

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Ex.2 / page 20-21

a). The crew will die.

b).

- first comes at the beginning of the paragraph;

- finally comes at the end;

- after that and next are in the middle without any special order.

c). first; after that/ next; next/ after that; finally.

d). No.

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Ex.3 / page 21

a). Only one was going = I! The others were coming from St. Ives.

LESSON 4

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Ex.1 / page 22

Robinson Crusoe is a book by Daniel Defoe. He was an English writer.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a book by Mark Twain. He was an American writer.

Gavroche et Cosette is a book by Victor Hugo. He was a French writer.

Wilhelm Tell is a book by Friedrich Schiller. He was a German writer.

Cuore is a book by Edmondo de Amicis. He was an Italian writer.

The Little Match Girl is a book by Hans Christian Anderson. He was a Danish writer.

LESSON 5

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Ex.1 / page 23

Grandpa Joe thinks Willy Wonka is a magician because everyone will start buying Wonka candy bars in the hope of finding a Golden ticket.