Read the text again and match the words in bold from the text to the following descriptions. Compare your answers with those of your classmate. not have;
1. important job;
2. special or very unusual;
3. character in a film or story who has special power and uses it to do good things and help other people;
4. extreme strength or abilities that most people do
5. invented/not real;
6. people who help others who are in difficult situations;
7. respect;
8. morally good and deserving respect
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Read the text again and match the words in bold from the text to the following descriptions. Compare your answers with those of your classmate.
Citiți din nou textul și potriviți cuvintele evidențiate cu scris îngroșat (bold) din text cu descrierile de mai jos. Comparați cu alegerile colegilor.
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1. important job - mission
sarcină împortantă - misiune
2. special or very unusual - extraordinary
special sau foarte neobișnuit - extraordinar
3. character in a film or story who has special power and uses it to do good things and help other people - superheroes
personaj dintr-un film sau dintr-o poveste, care are o putere specială și o folosește să facă bine și să ajute oamenii - super-eroi
4. extreme strength or abilities that most people don t have - superpower
putere extremă sau abilități extreme pe care majoritatea oamenilor nu o au - super-putere
5. invented/not real - fictional
inventat / ireal - fictiv
6. people who help others who are in difficult situations – life-savers
oameni care îi ajută pe alții aflați în situații dificile - salvatori de vieți
7. respect - admire
a respecta - a dmira
8. morally good and deserving respect - honourable
care este bun din punct de vedere moral și merită respect - onorabil
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READING - LECTURĂ
(Text preluat din manualul de clasa a VIII-a „English for life”, „Pupil’s book: From 8”, Galina Burdeniuc, Elisaveta Onofreiciuc, Silvia Rotaru [et al.] ; Editura Prut, Republica Moldova)
Everybody needs a hero: someone you admire and wish to resemble to. This might be a singer, an actor, a football player, a TV star, your father or mother or another member of your family. They have taught you a lesson, showed you how to fight for life; to stay courageous and strong.
When a boy reads Daniel Defoe’s book about Robinson Crusoe’s adventures often, it teaches him not to become desperate when tough times come. He admires his determination to survive and return home safe and sound.
The heroes of Greek mythology like Heracles, Ulysses and Perseus help a teenager never give up or fear, and try to challenge those who are stronger.
People often describe someone who has done something brave, such as saving someone’s life, as a hero. Firefighters are sometimes described as heroes because they often risk their lives to save others. But heroes don’t necessarily have to be life-savers. We sometimes describe a person with great intelligence or amazing abilities as “our hero” – this could be a musician or an athlete. These are people who don’t really have super-powers but they do something extraordinary.
Still, many of us have heard of superheroes like Superman, Spiderman and Wonder Woman. These fictional characters have special superpowers – amazing skills and abilities to be used for saving people and fighting against evil. But can they exist in real life? Do people who have dedicated their lives to doing good things for others live amongst us?
There is a man in Japan who has recently been described as a ‘superhero’. This is Chibatman – named after the city of Chiba where he comes from. His mission is to make the people of the city happy. Chibatman has been seen ‘flying’ through the streets of Chiba dressed a bit like Batman and riding his custom-built three-wheeled Chibatpod. But why? Is he just a bit crazy or has he honourable intentions? He said he had started doing this after a great earthquake hit the country and the people of the city forgot how to smile. He just wanted to help them bring their smile back.
Do you consider Chibatman a hero? Why? Why not? Chibatman on his custom-built three-wheeled Chibatpod.