1.

Comment on the quotation:“Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues ,and can
moderate their desires more than their words”( Spinoza) „Bărbații nu guvernează nimic mai greu decât
limba lor și își pot modera dorințele mai mult decât cuvintele”

2.Read the article and fill in the gaps with a sentence a-e. There is one sentence you don’t need:

a) Finland, Brazil and France c) That makes the U.S. the only advanced nation in
guarantee six weeks of the world that doesn’t guarantee its workers annual leave.
time off. d) So, a long vacation can be undesirable, scary,
b) “I dream of taking a cruise unrealistic or just impossible for many U.S. workers.
or a trip to Europe, but e) Working makes Americans happier than
I can’t imagine getting away Europeans.
for so long.”
Why is America the ‘no-vacation nation’?
By A. Pawlowski, CNN
According to A. Pawlowski, if you like to take lots of vacations, the United States is not the place to work.
Besides some national holidays, the typical American worker gets two or three weeks off to relax and
see the world - much less than what people in many other countries have. Only 57% of U.S. workers use
all their vacation days, compared with 89% of workers in France.
Germany, Australia, Slovenia, Japan require employers to offer four weeks or more of paid vacation to
their workers. 1___ But about a quarter of all American workers don’t have it because employers in the
United
States are not obligated under federal law to offer any paid vacation. 2____ Most U.S. companies, of
course, do provide vacation to attract and keep workers. But many Americans do not want to be absent
from work because they think that they might look irresponsible or they worry they won’t be able to
manage their work after a vacation. Then, this is the way Americans work.3. ____ That may be because
Americans believe more than Europeans do that hard work is associated with success, wrote an
assistant professor at the University when they work, and Europeans feel happier through
leisure.” 4. ____ .
3. Look at the highlighted words. Circle the correct definition.

Besides a) next to b) in addition to c) except Provide a) take b) refuse c) give

Require a) demand b) hate c) understand Leisure a) time off b) labour c) happiness
Are not obligated a) have to do b) should do c)
don’t have to do
4. Complete with a word.
assignment, charity, allow, advantage, available, deadline.
The ... for entering the competition is tomorrow. • You can do each ... at your own speed. • One great
... of living in town is having the shops so near. • The extra money will ... me to upgrade my
computer. • An example of ... is a donation of ten dollars a month to a local food bank. • This
information is ... free on the Internet.
5. Use “it is/there is” in the spaces. In some sentences negative and interrogative forms, or the past or
future tenses are required.
a) ... autumn. ... many coloured leaves on the ground. b) ... nothing to be done about this.
c) ... still very early and ... nobody to be seen in the street . d) ... far from my house to the Institute.
e) ... so cold out-of-doors yesterday, but today... not so cold. I think ... warmer tomorrow.
f) ... grandmother who makes the decisions.
6. Open the brackets paying attention to the collective nouns. Use both variants where it is possible.
a) The crew (is, are) waiting for instructions from the
captain.
b) A flock of sheep (is seen/ are seen) in the field.
c) Our school team (is, are) winning.
d) The police (has caught, have caught) the murderer.
e) Swarms of bees (was flying, were flying) everywhere.
7.Complete the sentences with one of the following collective nouns.
class, media, team, press, staff, family, orchestra
1. The ________________ performs classical concerts throughout the year. 2. The ________________
presents a picture of chaos in our schools, but it is not like that at all. 3. The ________________ plays its
first match of the season at its home stadium. 4. The ________________ have all passed the final exam.
5. The ________________ are interested in the story of the most famous sports people. 6. The
________________ do not like the new manager. 7. My ________________ are very proud of my
success at the National Language Contest.
8.Look at these photos of the people using technology in different ways. Compare and contrast the
photos and give your ideas. Include the following points:

Technology used for fun and for work • Good and bad aspects for young people • The role of
technology in your life
e.g. Both photos show people using technology, but they are using it differently.
In the first photo ...
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..............................