UPSTREAM - INTERMEDIATE - UNIT 10

Rezolvarea exercitiilor de la UNIT 10 din manualul de limba engleza pentru clasa VIII intitulat UPSTREAM INTERMEDIATE – Student’s Book, Editura Express Publishing, Autori Virginia Evans si Jenny Dooley, Editia 2002

UNIT 10: Spread the news

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Exercise 1 a

KEEPING PEOPLE INFORMED

Exercise 2 b

I prefer reading hardbacks because the binding is strong and they last for a long time.

I prefer using e-books because they are easy to use.

UPSTREAM - INTERMEDIATE - UNIT 9

Rezolvarea exercitiilor de la UNIT 9 din manualul de limba engleza pentru clasa VIII intitulat UPSTREAM INTERMEDIATE – Student’s Book, Editura Express Publishing, Autori Virginia Evans si Jenny Dooley, Editia 2002

UNIT 9: Every Man to his Taste

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Exercise 1 a

The first extract suggests a calm, peaceful feeling; the second sounds dramatic and scary; the third is fast and exciting. the one which best matches how I feel about these sports is the third, because I think these sports are very exciting.

UPSTREAM - INTERMEDIATE - UNIT 8

Rezolvarea exercitiilor de la UNIT 8 din manualul de limba engleza pentru clasa VIII intitulat UPSTREAM INTERMEDIATE – Student’s Book, Editura Express Publishing, Autori Virginia Evans si Jenny Dooley, Editia 2002

UNIT 8: You Are What you Eat

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Exercise 1

UPSTREAM - INTERMEDIATE - UNIT 7

Rezolvarea exercitiilor de la UNIT 7 din manualul de limba engleza pentru clasa VIII intitulat UPSTREAM INTERMEDIATE – Student’s Book, Editura Express Publishing, Autori Virginia Evans si Jenny Dooley, Editia 2002

UNIT 7: Penny Wise, Pound Foolish

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Exercise 1

·   I usually go shopping once a week. I do my shopping at supermarkets and shopping centres, I pay in cash.

·       My parents usually go shopping twice a month. They do their shopping at supermarkets and shopping centres and sometimes my mother buys things online. My parents usually pay in cash but sometimes they pay by credit card.

·       My friends’ shopping habits are almost the same as mine.

UPSTREAM INTERMEDIATE - UNIT 6

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UNIT 6: Better Safe than Sorry

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Exercise 1

Mobile phone (C), credit card (D), ATM (A), laptop computer (B), satellite dish (F), robot (E)

I think a laptop computer is the most useful because it allows you the freedom to do things wherever you are.

I think a robot is the least useful because it is slow and clumsy.

My father uses his mobile phone and his laptop computer every day. I use my mobile phone all the time. My parents use credit cards quite often and they use ATMs quite a lot, too.

I use a microwave oven every day. I also use an answering machine.

UPSTREAM - INTERMEDIATE - UNIT 5

Rezolvarea exercitiilor de la UNIT 5 din manualul de limba engleza pentru clasa VIII intitulat UPSTREAM INTERMEDIATE – Student’s Book, Editura Express Publishing, Autori Virginia Evans si Jenny Dooley, Editia 2002

UNIT 5: Early to Bed …

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Exercise 1 a

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

UPSTREAM - INTERMEDIATE - UNIT 4

Rezolvarea exercitiilor de la UNIT 4 din manualul de limba engleza pentru clasa VIII intitulat UPSTREAM INTERMEDIATE – Student’s Book, Editura Express Publishing, Autori Virginia Evans si Jenny Dooley, Editia 2002

UNIT 4: Earth is Dearer than Gold

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Exercise 1 a

1.     heavy traffic, busy roads, traffic pollution

2.   crowded cities, smog, overpopulation, air pollution

3.   water shortage, poverty, Third World, developing countries

4.   trees, deforestation, rain forest, loggers

5.    factories, air pollution, industrial waste, smoke, filters, greenhouse gases

The title suggests that the earth is very precious and we should take good care of it. We should not destroy it in the ways shown in the pictures.

UPSTREAM - INTERMEDIATE - UNIT 3

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UNIT 3: Travel Broadens the Mind

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Exercise 1 a

A.   Russia

B.   Australia

C.   The Czech Republic

D.  Canada

-        In Russia you can visit museums and art galleries or enjoy a ballet performance.

-        In Australia you can swim in Crystal clear waters and sunbathe on sandy beaches. You can also see kangaroos.

-        In the Czech Republic you can visit museums or walk along the cobbled streets.

-        In Canada you can enjoy magnificent scenery, snowcapped mountains and huge lakes.

UPSTREAM - INTERMEDIATE - UNIT 2

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UNIT 2: While there’s life, there’s hope

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Exercise 1 a

1.     moving house

2.   having a baby

3.   graduation

4.   wedding

UPSTREAM - INTERMEDIATE - UNIT 1

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UNIT 1: My Home is my Castle

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Exercise 1

The proverb: “An Englishman’s home is his castle.”

An Englishman takes pride in his home.

Exercise 2 a

five storeys and a house on top: C

a fiberglass shark: D

brick walls: D

a thatched roof: A

a chimney: C

a rock on the roof: B

wooden stairs up to the front door: A

stone walls: B

a tiled roof: D

built underground: (none)

a castle: (none)

built on stilts: A