APTITUDINI DE COMUNICARE- SCRIERE

 

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Learn to fill in a questionnaire (Invata sa completezi un chestionar)

• Usually, questionnaires start like this: (De obicei, chestionarele incep in felul acesta:)

“Please, take the time to fill in this questionnaire and send it to Mr/Mrs/Ms …” (Va rog, faceti-va timp pentru a completa acest chestionar si trimiteti-l d-lui.d-nei/d-rei…)
And end like this: (Si incheiati in urmatorul fel:)
“Thank you for your time” (Multumesc pentru timpul dvs. acordat)

• Inside the questionnaire you will definitely find: (In interiorul chestinarului vei gasi cu siguranta:)

Your name (Numele tau)
Your address (Adresa ta)
Your e-mail address (Adresa ta de e-mail)
Your phone (Numarul tau de telefon)

• And then you will have the other questions, which can be open or close format questions. (Iar apoi vei avea celelalte intrebari, care pot fi intrebari in format deschis sau inchis.)

Learn to write short notes and messages (Invata sa scrii notite si mesaje)

You must be very precise and concise when writing a message or a short note in order to avoid ambiguity. The message must be clear and easy to understand. (Trebuie sa fii foarte precis si concis atunci cand scrii un mesaj si o notita pentru a evita ambiguitatea. Mesajul trebuie sa fie clar si usor de inteles.)
Short notes must not have a complicated structure, since complex sentences are very difficult to follow. (Notitele nu trebuie sa aiba o structura complicate, din moment ce propozitiile complexe sunt foarte dificil de urmarit.)
Short notes regarding a meeting: (Notite privind o intalnire:)
I arrived at 6 o’clock. There was nobody in the office. I then realized that the meeting was at 7 o’clock. I read a newspaper and drank a cup of coffee. (Am ajuns la ora 6. Nu era nimeni in birou. Atunci am realizat ca intalnirea era la ora 7. Am citit un ziar si am baut o cafea.)
A message which you leave to your child: (Un mesaj pe care-l lasi copilului tau:)
Hi, my dear. I had to go to an important meeting. Don’t wait for me. You find something to eat in the fridge. Do your homework and go to sleep at 10 o’clock. I’ll be back as soon as possible. (Buna, dragule. A trebuit sa plec la o intalnie importanta. Nu ma astepta. Gasesti ceva de mancare in frigider. Fa-ti tema si mergi la culcare la ora 10.)

Learn to write short letters or e-mails containing phrases to express asking, thanking, greeting, addressing (Invata sa scrii scurte scrisori sau e-mail-uri care contin expresii pentru a exprima interogatia, multumirile, salutul, adresarea)
Writing a short congratulations letter (Cum sa scrii o scurta scrisoare de felicitare)

Sample: (Mostra:)
Date (Data)
(Name and address of the receiver) (Numele si adresa destinatarului)
25 Riverside Street
Denver
(post code) (cod postal)

Dear Mr/Mrs/Ms …
Allow me the pleasure of congratulating you on your new job/ on your 10th anniversary/ on your buying a new house etc.
I am certain it is a great achievement and I look forward to congratulating you in person.
Best regards,
(Your name)
Draga D-le/D-na/D-ra…
Permiteti-mi sa-mi exprim deosebita placere de a va felicita pentru noul dvs. loc de munca/cu ocazia celei de-a 10-a aniversari/ cu ocazia achizitiei noii case etc.
Sunt convins ca este o realizarea mareata si astept cu nerabdare sa va felicit personal.
Cele mai bune urari,
(Numele tau)

 

Writing a complaint letter (Cum sa scrii o scrisoare de nemultumire)

1. In the first paragraph you must identify what the problem is and you must specify any particular information you believe it useful. (In primul paragraph trebuie sa identifici care este problema si trebuie sa specifici orice informatii particulare pe care le consideri de folos.)
2. In the second paragraph you should say what you would like to be done about it. (In cel de-al doilea paragraph trebuie sa spui ce ai vrea sa se faca in legatura cu acest lucru.)
3. In the third paragraph, you should thank the reader for his/her time. (In cel de-al treilea paragraph, trebuie sa multumesti cititorului scrisorii pentru timpul acordat.)
4. Finally, mention your phone number and e-mail address in order to be contacted. (In sfarsit, mentioneaza nr. tau de telefon, adresa de e-mail pentru a fi contactat.)

Sample: (Mostra:)
Date (Data)
(Name and address of the receiver) (Numele si adresa destinatarului)
25 Riverside Street
Denver
(post code) (codul postal)

Dear Mr/Mrs/Ms …
I am writing on a matter which I am sure it will be of interest to you. The attitude of some of your employees is not something that honors you.
I am not asking to punish/fire them, but I would like to talk to them in order to revise their attitude towards customers.
Thank you for your time and I do believe in your fair judgement.
Sincerely,
(your name and e-mail address)

Draga D-le/D-na/D-ra…
Va scriu in legatura cu o chestiune care sunt sigur ca o sa va intereseze. Atitudinea unora dintre angajatii dvs. nu va onoreaza.
Nu va cer sa-I peepsiti/concediati, dar as vrea sa vorbesc cu ei pentru a le revizui atitudinea fata de clienti.
Va multumesc pentru timpul dvs. sic red cu tarie in judecata dvs. dreapta.
Al dvs.,
(numele si adresa de e-mail)

Grammatical elements: verb tenses – past tense  (Notiuni de gramatica:  timpurile verbale- trecutul simplu)

Form
Verb +ed or follow the irregular verb forms (sau urmariti formele neregulate ale unor verbe)
Affirmative: I worked on the computer until midnight.
(Am lucrat la calculator pana la miezul noptii.)
Negative: I didn’t see him when he arrived.
(Nu l-am vazut cand a sosit.)
Interrogative: Did you take the papers?
(Ai luat tu hartiile?)

The past tense simple usually expresses a completed action in the past and it often goes with adverbs of time.
(Trecutul simplu exprima de obicei o actiune incheiata in trecut si se foloseste adesea cu adverbe de timp.)
The past tense of the irregular verbs must be learnt by heart. (Formele de trecut ale verbelor neregulate trebuie invatate pe dinafara.)
List of common irregular verbs in English (there are many more but these are most commonly used):  (Lista verbelor neregulate uzuale in limba engleza- sunt mult mai multe dar acestea sunt cel mai adesea utilizate )

V1 Base Form Forma de baza	V2 Past Simple Trecutul simplu	V3 Past Participle Participiul trecut	Translation Traducere
awake	awoke	awoken	A (se) trezi
be	was, were	been	A fi
beat	beat	beaten	A bate
become	became	become	A deveni
begin	began	begun	A incepe
bend	bent	bent	A apleca
bet	bet	bet	A paria
bid	bid	bid	A paria
bite	bit	bitten	A musca
blow	blew	blown	A sufla
break	broke	broken	A sparge
bring	brought	brought	A aduce
broadcast	broadcast	broadcast	A transmite
build	built	built	A construi
burn	burned/burnt	burned/burnt	A arde
buy	bought	bought	A cumpara
catch	caught	caught	A prinde
choose	chose	chosen	A alege
come	came	come	A veni
cost	cost	cost	A costa
cut	cut	cut	A taia
dig	dug	dug	A sapa
do	did	done	A face
draw	drew	drawn	A desena
dream	dreamed/dreamt	dreamed/dreamt	A visa
drive	drove	driven	A conduce
drink	drank	drunk	A bea
eat	ate	eaten	A manca
fall	fell	fallen	A cadea
feel	felt	felt	A simti
fight	fought	fought	A lupta
find	found	found	A gasi
fly	flew	flown	A zbura
forget	forgot	forgotten	A uita
forgive	forgave	forgiven	A ierta
freeze	froze	frozen	A ingheta
get	got	gotten	A lua
give	gave	given	A da
go	went	gone	A merge
grow	grew	grown	A creste
hang	hung	hung	A spanzura
have	had	had	A avea
hear	heard	heard	A auzi
hide	hid	hidden	A ascunde
hit	hit	hit	A lovi
hold	held	held	A tine
hurt	hurt	hurt	A rani
keep	kept	kept	A tine
know	knew	known	A stii
lay	laid	laid	A aseza
lead	led	led	A conduce
learn	learned/learnt	learned/learnt	A invata
leave	left	left	A pleca
lend	lent	lent	A da cu imprumut
let	let	let	A lasa
lie	lay	lain	A minti
lose	lost	lost	A pierde
make	made	made	A face
mean	meant	meant	A semnifica
meet	met	met	A intalni
pay	paid	paid	A plati
put	put	put	A pune
read	read	read	A citi
ride	rode	ridden	A calari
ring	rang	rung	A suna
rise	rose	risen	A (se) urca
run	ran	run	A fugi
say	said	said	A spune
see	saw	seen	A vedea
sell	sold	sold	A vinde
send	sent	sent	A trimite
show	showed	showed/shown	A arata
shut	shut	shut	A inchide
sing	sang	sung	A canta
sit	sat	sat	A (se) aseza
sleep	slept	slept	A dormi
speak	spoke	spoken	A vorbi
spend	spent	spent	A petrece
stand	stood	stood	A sta
swim	swam	swum	A inota
take	took	taken	A lua
teach	taught	taught	A invata
tear	tore	torn	A sfasia
tell	told	told	A spune
think	thought	thought	A gandi
throw	threw	thrown	A arunca
understand	understood	understood	A intelege
wake	woke	woken	A trezi
wear	wore	worn	A purta
win	won	won	A castiga
write	wrote	written	A scrie

For practice, go to the following links: (Pentru a exersa accesati urmatoarele link-uri:)
http://www.cartoonenglish.tv/index.php/lessons/begginnig/530-irregular-verbs-1.html
http://www.cartoonenglish.tv/index.php/lessons/begginnig/530-irregular-verbs-2.html
http://www.cartoonenglish.tv/index.php/lessons/begginnig/530-irregular-verbs-3.html
http://www.cartoonenglish.tv/index.php/lessons/begginnig/530-irregular-verbs-4.html

 

Learn to write about everyday facts (Invata sa scrii despre subiectele de zi cu zi):

• Writing about parking areas (Zonele de parcare)

As in all big cities, parking in inner city (or downtown) can be limited. In some parking areas, there are coin operated parking meters with maximum time limit. (Ca in toate orasele mari, numarul locurilor de parcare in interiorul orsului (sau in centru) poate fi limitat. In unele zone de parcare exista parcometre care functioneaza cu monezi, avand limita de timp admisa.)
Writing about the public transport  (Transportul in comun)
The town has an efficient bus system which offers you comfort and support. You can rely on it. Besides, there are a lot of taxi companies which have a very quick response when calling them. (Orasul are un sistem eficient de autobuze care iti ofera confort si sprijin. Te poti bizui pe el. In plus, sunt o multime de companii de taxi care raspund cu promptitudine la apel.)

• Writing about banks in a city (Bancile dintr-un oras.)

Most banks are open from 8 o’clock until 4 o’clock, Monday to Friday. On Saturday, they are open until 1 o’clock. On Sundays, all the banks are closed. (Majoritatea bancilor sunt deschise de la ora 8 pana la ora 4, de luni pana vineri. Sambata, sunt deschise pana la ora 1. Duminica, toate bancile sunt inchise.)

Learn to indicate chronological order of events (Invata sa indici evenimentele in ordine cronologica)

In order to have a chronological order of the activities you performed or the ones you witnessed it is important to use words that make your statement clear: (Pentru a avea o ordine cronologica a activitatilor pe care le-ai facut sau la care ai fost martor este important sa folosesti cuvinte care sa-ti faca afirmatia clara:)
In the morning/in the afternoon/in the evening/at night (Dimineata/dupa-amiaza/seara/noaptea)
In the very morning = early in the morning (dis de dimineata)
From 8 o’clock until 11 o’clock ….(or any other periods of time) (de la ora 8 la 11…)
Then… (apoi…)
After that… (dupa aceea…)
Subsequently… (prin urmare)
Previously… (mai inainte)
In the end… (la sfarsit…)
Finally… (in concluzie)

Learn to connect simple sentences (Invata sa legi propozitii simple )

There are many connectors that can ease your discourse (they are also called discourse markers). Among them, the most common examples are: (Sunt multi conectori care iti pot usura convorbirea. Printre ei cele mai obisnuite exemple sunt:

• When you want to explain something,  you can use: (Cand vrei sa explicit ceva, poti folosi)

I mean (vreau sa zic)
Actually (de fapt)
In fact (de fap; in realitate)
As a matter of fact (de fapt)
In other words (cu alte cuvinte)

• When you want to enumerate different ideas or indicate stages you can use: (Cand vrei sa enumeri diferite idei sau sa indici faze poti utiliza:)

First of all (in primul rand)
To begin with/ to start with (ca sa incep; pentru a incepe; de inceput)
Second (in al doilea rand)
Then …/ next… (apoi, dupa…)
After that… / Later … (dupa aceea…/mai tarziu…)
Lastly … / finally (in sfarsit, in fine, in cele din urma…/in concluzie)

• When you want to add something to your ideas you previously mentioned you can use: (Cand vrei sa adaugi ceva ideilor tale pe care le-ai mentionat anterior poti utiliza:)

Moreover (in plus, pe deasupra, afara de aceasta; de altfel)
Furthermore (afara de aceasta, in plus; de altfel)
In addition (in plus)
And (si)
Also (de asemenea)
As well as that (precum si asta)
Besides (in afara de)
On top of that (si unde mai pui ca)
Another thing is (alt lucru este ca)

• When you want to exemplify you can use: (Cand vrei sa exemplifici poti folosi:)

For example (de exemplu)
To illustrate (pentru a ilustra/demosntra)
For instance (de exemplu)
In particular (in special)

• When you want to sum up and conclude you can use: (Cand vrei sa rezumi si sa conchizi poti folosi:)

On the whole (in total; in general)
In general (in general)
Broadly speaking (in linii mari vorbind)
In summary (pe scurt)
To summarize (pentru a rezuma)
To conclude (pentru a conchide)
In conclusion (in concluzie)

• In order to present contrasting points/situations you can use: (Pentru a prezenta ouncte de vedere/situatii care contrasteaza poti folosi:)

But (dar)
On the contrary (din contra)
On the other hand (pe de cealalta parte)
However (totusi, cu toate acestea)
Even so (chiar si asa)
Still (totusi)
Although (desi, cu toate acestea)

 

Exercitii

• Descrie chronologic, 5 activitati pe care le faci in fiecare zi. Foloseste: in the morning(dimineata),  then(apoi), after that(dupa aceea), from (hour) to (hour)(de la ora pana la ora), finally(in concluzie)
• Continue the following sentences: (Continua urmatoarele propozitii)

• On the whole, we … (In general, noi…)
• For example, some of our colleagues …(De exemplu, unii dintre colegii nostril…)
• As a matter of fact, he …(De fapt, el…)

• Write the past simple and the past participle forms of the following irregular verbs: (Scrie trecutul simplu si formele de participiu trecut ale urmatoarelor verbe neregulate)

Make
Spend
Let
Grow
Sit
Write
Read
Give
Break
Choose

• Now, try to make a sentence with the above verbs in the simple past form. (Acum, incearca sa faci o propozitie cu verbele de mai sus la trecutul simplu)
• Write a short complaint letter regarding the lack of playgrounds in your town (addressed to the mayor of the city), according to the above given model. (Scrie o scurta scrisoare de nemultumire privind lipsa de spatii de joaca din orasul tau (adresata primarului orasului), conform cu modelul de mai sus.)

 

 

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