Piccadilly Catania. Workbook. Gruppo Elementary

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1 Piccadilly Catania Workbook Gruppo Elementary

2 Welcome to Piccadilly Catania English courses! This is your student workbook that you will need to bring to every lesson. We hope you enjoy the course and would like to thank you for choosing Piccadilly. Piccadilly - where English is just one stop away Piccadilly Catania Contents: 1. Alphabet, Numbers and Days page 3 2. Greetings, Introducing yourself page 5 3. Months, Dates, Seasons page 8 Expressions of time Past Simple 4. What did you do? page 17 Past Simple in use 5. Auxiliaries, Present simple page Hobbies and Free time page 25 Questions and negatives be and auxiliary verbs Do you like.? 7. Present continuous page Using the Present continuous page Articles and Prepositions of place page What are your plans? page 43 Using the Future 11. Futures page Daily Routines page Spoken English Understanding native speakers 14. Pronunciation workshop 15. Prepositions of time page Conversation 17. Present Perfect page For and Since with the Present Perfect page Recap 20. Recap

3 .Reading material page 68.Irregular verbs page THE ENGLISH ALPHABET Letter Letter name Pronunciation A a /eɪ/ B bee /biː/ C cee /siː/ D dee /diː/ E e /iː/ F ef (eff as a verb) /ɛf/ G gee /dʒiː/ H aitch /eɪtʃ/ haitch /heɪtʃ/ I i /aɪ/ J jay /dʒeɪ/ jy /dʒaɪ/ K kay /keɪ/ L el or ell /ɛl/ M em /ɛm/ N en /ɛn/ O o /oʊ/ P pee /piː/ Q cue /kjuː/ R ar /ɑr/ S ess (es-) /ɛs/ T tee /tiː/ U u /juː/ V vee /viː/ W double-u /ˈdʌbəl.juː/ X ex /ɛks/ Y wy or wye /waɪ/ Z zed /zɛd/ zee /ziː/ izzard /ˈɪzərd/

4 ENGLISH NUMERALS 0 zero (nought) 10 ten 1 one 11 eleven 2 two 12 twelve 20 twenty 3 three 13 thirteen 30 thirty 4 four 14 fourteen 40 forty (no "u") 5 five 15 fifteen (note "f", not "v") 50 fifty (note "f", not "v") 6 six 16 sixteen 60 sixty 7 seven 17 seventeen 70 seventy 8 eight 18 eighteen (only one "t") 80 eighty (only one "t") 9 nine 19 nineteen 90 ninety (note the "e") 21 twenty-one 900 nine hundred 25 twenty-five 1,000 one thousand 32 thirty-two 2,000 two thousand 58 fifty-eight 10,000 ten thousand 64 sixty-four 11,000 eleven thousand 79 seventy-nine 20,000 twenty thousand 83 eighty-three 21,000 twenty-one thousand 99 ninety-nine 30,000 thirty thousand 100 one hundred 85,000 eighty-five thousand 200 two hundred 100,000 one hundred thousand 999,000 nine hundred and ninety-nine thousand 1,000,000 one million 10,000,000 ten million 1,000,000,000 One billion DAYS OF THE WEEK Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday i.e. On Manday I am going to a party.

5 Greetings Introductions Jobs About me Inthissectionyouwilllearnhowtointroduceyourself,learnhowtogreet peopleandaskandanswerquestionsaboutothersandyourself. Hello! ismore formal Hi! isinformal Greetingswithpartsoftheday Pleasenotetheseareformal: GoodMorning fromthestartofthemorningtomidday GoodAfternoon frommidday GoodEvening from5pm GoodNight beforeyougotobed Goodbye ismoreformal Bye! ismoreinformal Seeyoulater ismoreinformal Seeyousoon ismore informal Nicetomeetyou/Pleasedtomeetyou Howareyou? bothformalandinformal Howisitgoing? moreinformal Howareyoudoing? Mynameis I m (andthisis ) I mfinethanks,andyou? It sgoingok I mdoingwellthankyou Whereareyoufrom? Howoldareyou? Whatdoyoudo? I mfrom /I m I m yearsold I ma. Student Lawyer Doctor/Intern ShopAssistant Secretary Waiter/Waitress Nurse Actor/Actress

6 1. Match the phrases below. One phrase has been completed for you. Howareyou? I mfromcanada Howoldareyou? It sgoingok Whatisyourname? I m26yearsold Whatdoyoudo? I mfinethanks How sitgoing? Pleasedtomeetyoutoo Whereareyoufrom? MynameisStephen Nicetomeetyou I madoctor. 2. Interview two people from your class. Write their information below: Name: Name: Age: Age: From: From: Job: Job: 3. Read the following conversation between three people: Mark:Hi!What syourname? Maria:I mmariaandthisislucy.what syourname? Mark:MynameisMark.So whereareyoufrom? Maria:I mfromcatania Lucy:AndI mfromaustralia.what about you? Mark:IwasborninGermanybutIliveinSyracuse.Whatdoyoudo? Lucy:I manurse Maria:AndI manitalianteacher.whatdoyoudomark? Mark:I mascientist.anyway,pleasedtomeetyou. LucyandMaria:Nicetomeetyoutoo!

7 4. Fill in the table below: Name From Job Mark Australia ItalianTeacher Istheconversationformalorinformal? 6. New Expressions So What about you? Anyway Read the following conversation between two people: David:GoodMorning Jenny:Hello!IwanttodoanEnglishcourseplease David:OK whatisyournameplease? Jenny:JennySmith J E N N YS M I T H David:Thankyou.AndhowoldareyouJenny? Jenny:I m16.doyouhaveeveningclasses? David:Yes.Youcanstarttomorrowifyouwant? Jenny.Great!Thankyou.Goodbye! David:Goodbye! 7. Questions WhatdidJennywant? Whendoesshewanttodothecourses? Istheconversationformalorinformal? 8. Homework Writeashortpresentation AboutMe.

8 3. Months January February March April May June July August September October November December i.e. In January it usually snows Seasons Winter Spring Summer Autumn i.e. In the Summer I go to the beach every day Dates In 2012 Juventus won the Italian league In lingua inglese gli anni vengono pronunciati due cifre alla volta. i.e nineteen ninety-five Tuttavia nel caso di anni compresi tra inizio secolo e i nove anni successivi si pronuncia la migliaia seguita da and e l'ultimo numero. i.e two thousand and one 2002 two thousand and two Inoltre nel caso di una data completa (giorno, mese e anno) la preposizione cambia In 25 th August 2012 Juventus won the Italian league On 25 th August 2012 Juventus won the Italian league

9 *Nonostante le date complete vengano pronunciate mettendo the davanti al giorno (in questo caso: on the 25 th August 2012 Juventus won the Italian league), nella forma scritta il the viene omesso. Expressions of time Past Present Future yesterday today tomorrow last week this week next week an hour ago now in an hour recently as we speak soon a little while ago at this moment in the near future a long time ago these days way off in the future in the past nowadays eventually this morning at this time later this evening

10 . IL PAST SIMPLE Verbi regolari Il Past Simple dei verbi regolari si forma aggiungendo ed all infinito senza to. Con I verbi terminanti in esi aggiunge solo d. I enjoyed thefilm. (da enjoy) Il film mi è piaciuto I loved themusic (da love) La musica mi è piaciuta molto. La forma del Past Simple è la stessa per tutte le persone FI loved, you loved, heloved, ecc.+ Ortografia I verbi in y preceduta da consonante cambiano y in ied: Try Tried Cry Cried I verbi che terminano con una sola consonante preceduta da una sola vocale accentata raddoppiano la consonante finale: Regret Regretted Fit Fitted Stop Stopped Verbi irregolari Alcuni esempi: Past Simple Participio Passato Eat FMangiare+ Ate Eaten Drink FBere+ Drank Drunk WakeFSvegliare/Svegliarsi+ Woke Woken I paradigmi dei verbi irregolari si imparano con lo studio e con l uso. Forme interrogative Le forme interrogative si formano con did + soggetto + infinito senza to

11 Did you enjoy the film? Did you drink all the milk? Ti/Vi è piaciuto il film? Hai/Avete bevuto tutto il latte? What did you do yesterday? Why did she leave? Che cosa hai/avete fatto ieri? Perché è partita/se ne è andata? Non si usa did quando Who/What ecc. Fungono da soggetto. Who phoned? Chi ha telefonato? Forme negative Le forme negative si formano con did not e l infinito senza to. Nel parlato e nei testi scritti informali did not si contrae in didn t. The coat didn t fit me. Carol didn t eat very much. Il cappotto non mi andava bene. Carol non ha mangiato molto. Il verbo be è irregolare. Il paradigma è: be (infinito) was/were (Past Simple) been (participio passato). Le voci del Past Simple sono: Forma affermativa: I/he/she/it was You/we/they/were Forma negativa: I/he/she/it was not (wasn t) you/we/they were not (weren t) Forma interrogativa: Was I/he/she/it? Were you/we/they? It was very cold last Sunday. Era/E stato molto freddo domenica scorsa. Where were you yesterday afternoon? Dov eri/dove sei stato ieri pomeriggio? Il verbo have è irregolare. Il paradigma è: have (infinito) had (Past Simple) had (participio passato). Di solito non si usa got nel Past Simple. Ann had a car when she was a student. Ann aveva la macchina quando era studentessa Did you write the report yesterday? Non, I didn t have time. Hai scritto la relazione ieri? No. Non ho avuto tempo. What time did you have supper last night? A che ora hai/avete cenato ieri sera?

12 Il Past Simple: Significato Il Past Simple descrive azioni, situazioni o stati determinati nel passato. Puo essere accompagnato da un complemento che indica un tempo c I enjoyed the film we saw last night. Mi è piaciuto il film che abbiamo visto ieri sera. We listened to some new CDs yesterday afternoon. Abbiamo ascoltato dei CD nuovi ieri pomeriggio. Il Past Simple descrive anche azioni abituali del passato. In tal case, si traduce con l imperfetto. Every day we got up early and went to the beach. Ogni giorno ci alzavamo presto e andavamo alla spiaggia.

13 Esercizi 1 Completa ogni frase con il Past Simple del verbo tra parentesi a) Tom (look)... out of the window. b) We (take)... the bus from the airport to the city centre. c) Laura (read)... the book all afternoon. d) Kate (close)... all the windows and doors. e) Sam (live)... in a cottage in the country. f) An old friend (come)... to see me yesterday. g) I (see)... an interesting film last night. h) Sue (wait)... for her friends for more than an hour. i) Ruth (bring)... her sister to my party. j) The bus (stop)... opposite the school. 2 A partire da ogni affermazione scrivi una domanda. a) Tim wrote a lot. (Tim)...? b) Sam got up early. (Sam)...? c) Helen wanted to make a phone call. (Helen)...? d) Paul found the missing money. (Paul)...? e) Bill missed the bus. (Bill)...? f) George ate a sandwich. (George)...? g) Jim opened the window. (Jim)...? h) Emma helped the teacher. (Emma)...? i) Alice won a prize. (Alice)......? j) Robert enjoyed the film. (Robert)...? 3 Completa le frasi con il Past Simple di be o have. Usa le parole tra parentesi a) Lord Nelson... a famous English admiral.

14 b) What (you)... for breakfast this morning? c) I (not)... many toys when I... a child. d) (you)... at home yesterday evening? e) The party... super. We... a lot of fun. f) Mother (not)... very happy with my school report. g) Rod... an accident yesterday. h) We... in the park when it started to rain. i) There (not)... many people at the conference. j) I liked that shirt, but I (not)... enough money to buy it. 4 Usa la forma negativa di ciascuno dei verbi elencati per scrivere una frase che abbia lo stesso significato della prima Close fit forget get up like miss pass sit down stop win a) David caught the train.... b) Paula remembered her homework.... c) The lesson continued.... d) John opened the door.... e) Jean failed the French exam.... f) Tim's new trousers were too big....

15 g) Terry stayed in bed.... h) Karen hated Chinese food.... i) Chris's team lost the match.... j) I stood up on the bus all the way home Trova gli errori nelle forme verbali e scrivi le frasi corrette a) Where did you went last night?... b) I didn't knew the answer.... c) Sue maked a lot of noise.... d) I didn't liked my new teacher.... e) Took you your medicine?... f) Helen comed home late last night.... g) I didn't got up early this morning.... h) What did you saw at the cinema...?

16 6 Compleata le frasi con il Past Simple dei verbi tra parentesi a) When (you, arrive)..... in this country? b) Jack (not turn on) the television. c) Pat (leave)... his coat in the hall. d) How many pages (you write)...? e) What (the teacher say)...? f) (you tell)... Tim the answer? g) (you go)... to the basketball match yesterday? h) Ann (not know)... the other girl's name. i) Which books (you take)... to school? j) (Jane phone)... you last night?

17 Holidays ThePastSimpleinUse KeyExpressions Lastyear/month/week In+year/month Thesummerholidays Themountains Holidayhouse Iwentbymyself/withmy family/friends Museums Itrained/Itwassunny/Itwas cloudy Ihada great/good/average/terribletime! Yesterday Iwentto Thebeach Acampingholiday Agroup/familyholiday Itwas fantastic/terrible/hot/cold/exciting/boring Onthefirstday Inthemorning/afternoon/evening Atnight Ienjoyedit/myself Ihatedit! Spend+time For day(s)/week(s)/month(s) Read the example below and then describe your last holiday Giovanni: LastyearinJulyIwenttoParis.Iwentwithmyfamilytovisitsomemuseums andtovisitmysisterwholivesthere. Onthefirstdayitrained,butitdidn t matterbecausewevisitedthelouvre.itwasenormous!wespentalldaythere, andintheeveningwewenttoarestaurantinthecitycentre.iatecoqauvin, whichisatypicalfrench dish. Ihadagreattime! WheredidGiovannigoonholiday? Whodidhegowith? Inline2,whatdoes there referto? Whatdoyouthinkdishmeans? Now describe your last holiday. Remember to keep your phrases short! Ask your partner where he/she went on his/her holiday using the questions below. Write their answers in the spaces provided: Wheredidyougo? Whodidyougowith? Howlongdidyougofor? Whatdidyoudo? Didyouenjoyit?

18 Readthefollowextractsanddecidewhichhotelstheywentto. Julian: Lastyear,IwenttoSpaintorelaxonthebeach.Iwentbymyself,butImetmy friendswholivethere.thehotelwasfantastic,ithadaswimmingpoolandwifi inmyroom.thestaffwerereallygreatandtheyspokeinenglishsoicould understand them. Anna: InSeptemberIwentonagroupholidaytoMorocco.Thehotelwasreallycheap andfullofyoungpeople.thehotelhelpedusbookahikingtourintheatlas Mountainsandgaveus informationaboutthecity.wehada really greattime. Emma: Iremembermyholiday.Itwasin1998andIwentbymyselftoLondon.Iwanted topracticemyenglishandiwantedtostayinacheapplacewhereicouldmeet people.thehotelwasreallydirty,andthefoodwasterrible.theweatherwas OK,butitwasnothotlikeitisinSicily.Ihadaterribletime! Joshua: InthesummerholidaysIwenttoAustraliawithmyfamilyforamonth.Thehotel wasdisappointing,thewebsitesaidtheyhadinternetaccessbutwhenwe arriveditwasbroken.onthewebsite,thehotelsaidtheroomswere spacious butwhenwegottheretheyweretiny!intheendwechangedourhotelandhad agoodtime. 1. Doyouwanta cheap place tostayintheuk?cometothehotelritssin Londonwhereyou don t have to spendalotofmoneytovisitthecity. Wehavelotsofclientssoyoucanmeetnewpeople.Youcanenjoyour traditionalbritishcuisineandsleepinourtidyrooms. 2. Atourfourstarresidenceonthebeachyoucanenjoyfreewifiinyour bedroomandourbeautifulswimmingpool.allourstaffspeakenglishand canhelpyouwithanything fromhikingtobiking!give us a call! 3. Doyouwantaplacenearthebeachwhereyoucanrelaxandsurf the net? Searchforusontheinternet OzHotel,whereyoucansleepinour spaciousandwell designedrooms. 4. Ifyouareastudent,book aroominouryouthhostel.ourstaffwillgive youinformationaboutthecityandcanbookyourhikingtourinthe nearby mountains.ifyouareonagroupholiday,thisistheperfectplace foryou!

19 Auxiliaries (Verbi Ausiliari) In lingua inglese I verbi ausiliari hanno le seguenti proprietà. Formano le frasi negative al presente e al passato senza l'aggiunta di don't, doesn't e didn't i.e. She isn't a bad person I wasn't happy Formano le frasi interrogative al presente e al passato senza l'aggiunta di do, does e did i.e. Are you ready? Can you swim? Were you there? Per formare il presente e il passato hanno generalmente delle forme proprie i.e. John is tall Mike had a dog when I was a child

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21 La forma negativa si costruisce con do not e il verbo all'infinito senza to. Alla terza persona singolare si usa does not nello stesso modo. I do not work she does not work Io non lavoro lei non lavora Nel parlato e nei testi scritti informali si usano le forme contratte don't e doesn't. I don't work she doesn't work Quando si usa? Realtà che sono sempre vere/ verità assolute The sun rises in the east Il sole sorge a est. Azioni abituali Every day I wake up at 7.30 Ogni mattina mi alzo alle 7:30.

22 IL PRESENTE (PRESENT SIMPLE) forma3interrogativa LeCformeCinterrogativeCdelCPresentCSimpleCsiCcostruisconoCconCdo3seguitoCdalCsoggettoCe dalcverbocall'infinitocsenzacto.3allacterzacpersonacsicusacdoes3invece: Do you3work?3 Does he3work? Forma3interrogativa3negativa: Don't you3work? Doesn't he3work? SiCusaCdo/does anchecnellecdomandecchecinizianocconcwhen,3what,3why,3where,3how etc...: What do you3want?3 Where does she3live? Tuttavia,CseCWho/What etc..cfungonocdacsoggettocnoncsicusacdo/does: Who lives here?3 Which of you speaks English? Quando usiamo il Present Simple? PerCesprimereCazioniCabituali Every3day3I3get up at37:303am. PerCesprimereCunaCveritàCassoluta The3sun3rises in3the3east PerCcomunicareCfattiCpersonali John3loves ice-cream. ConCilCPresentCsimpleCsiCusanoCspessoCgliCavverbiCdiCfrequenza:

23 always--> I always get up at 7:00. often--> Pat often goes to the cinema. usually --> It usually rains when I go on holiday! sometimes--> We sometimes eat pizza for lunch. rarely --> Jane rarely listens to jazz. never --> My bus never arrives on time. Il verbo have, spesso seguito da got, corrisponde al verbo avere in italiano con accezione di possesso: Forma affermativa: I/you/we/they have (got) he/she/it has (got) Forma negativa: I/you/we/they haven't (got) he/she/it has't (got) Forma interrogativa: have I/you/we/they (got)? Has he/she/it (got)? Secondo le regole del British English, come riportato quì sopra, essendo have un verbo ausiliare come be non necessita nella costruzione di negative e interrogative di do e does tuttavia nell'inglese americano il verbo have viene usato come un verbo qualunque e usa per tanto do e does nelle negative e nelle interrogative. *Nota Bene: il verbo have è ausiliare solo quando esprime possesso! Esempio: I haven't a car --> possesso I don't usually have lunch --> uso particolare (fare colazione) Exercises Put the verbs into the correct form.

24 1. I (to like) lemonade very much. 2. The girls always (to listen) to pop music. 3. Janet never (to wear) jeans. 4. Mr Smith (to teach) Spanish and French. 5. You (to do) your homework after school. Simple present with 'have' and 'be' Fill in the correct form of the verbs. 1. We (to have) a nice garden. 2. She (to be) six years old. 3. Simon (to have) two rabbits and five goldfish. 4. I (to be) from Vienna, Austria. 5. They (to be) Sandy's parents. Negative Sentences Make negative sentences. 1. My father makes breakfast. 2. They are eleven. 3. She writes a letter. 4. I speak Italian. 5. Danny phones his father on Sundays. Questions Make questions. 1. you / to speak / English 2. when / he / to go / home 3. they / to clean / the bathroom 4. where / she / to ride / her bike 5. Billy / to work / in the supermarket

25 Daily Routines and Free Time Key Vocabulary Wakeup/Getup 0800 Eighto clock HaveBreakfast 0830 Eightthirty Haveashower/bath 0915 Ninefifteen Gotowork/university at 1020 Twentypastten HaveLunch 1.35pm Twenty fivetotwo Gohome 2.40pm Twentytothree Havedinner 6.45pm QuartertoSeven Gotobed/sleep 10.50pm TentoEleven 1 st Person Conjugation Iwakeupat Ihavebreakfastat Igotowork/universityat Ihavelunchat Igohomeat Ihavedinnerat Igotobed/sleepat 1. In pairs, ask each other about your daily routines. Write the answers on the next page. Forming a question Whattimedoyougetup? Whendoyouhavebreakfast/lunch/dinner? Whendoyougohome/touniversity/tobed/tosleep? 1

26 Followtheexamplesbelow,thentrytowriteoutyourownphrases: (Example) Carmelo getsupat 0830 hasbreakfastat goestoworkat 2. Listen to and read Maria s routine. Then answer the questions below the text. Maria: Inormallywakeupateighto clock.ihaveashowerthenihavebreakfast.ioften eatabowl of cerealandiusuallydrinkacupofcoffee.then, Igotoworkat thirty.ineverhavelunchbefore1o clockintheafternoon,becausei msobusy atwork.igohomeatseveno clock,andihavedinnerateight.ireadabookthen Igotobedatteno clockbecausei msotired. WhattimedoesMariawakeup? Whatdoesshehaveforbreakfast? WhydoesMarianeverhavelunchbefore1o clock? WhatdoesMariadobeforeshegoestobed? HowdoesMariafeelattheendoftheday? 2

27 Stefano: Igetupat10.30andnormallyhavetorunto catch the bus becauseiamalways running late. Iarriveatuniversityataround 11o clock.ihavealatelunchat3 o clockforacouple of hours. AfterlunchIgohometostudy.Ihavedinnerand thenget ready to go out. Imeetmyfriendsinthecitycentreuntil midnight whenigohomeandgostraight to bed. WhydoesStefanohavetoruntocatchthebus? WhendoesStefanogohome? WheredoesStefanomeethisfriends? Whatdoeshedowhenhegoesbackhomeatnight? 3

28 IL PRESENT Continuous Il Present continuous si forma con il presente di be seguito dal verbo in -ing. I am relaxing? he is relaxing? I verbi in -e perdono la -e quando si aggiunge -ing: like liking decide deciding write writing I verbi monosillabici che terminano con una consonante preceduta da una sola vocale raddoppiano la consonante quando si aggiunge -ing: sit sitting swim swimming dig digging I verbi in -ie cambiano -ie in -y. lie lying tie tying die dying Quando usiamo il Present Continuous? Per esprimere azioni che accadono al momento What are you doing? We are playing cards Per riferirsi a un'azione prossima nel futuro e già stabilita I am going to the beach tomorrow Con always quando ci si lamenta di azioni o situazioni ricorrenti e fastidiose You are always forgetting your keys!

29 Esercizi 1 Completa le frasi con il Present Continuous dei verbi tra parentesi adfsamfhdrinkdf /////////////////////fsomefmilk/ bdfyoufhnotfflistendf ////////////////////ftofmev cdfwhyfhyoufflookd////////////////////////fatfmeflikefthat? ddfmikefhnotffstaydf ////////////////////fatfthisfhotel/ edfyoufhsitdf ////////////////////////////////finfmyfplacev fdfwefhhavedf ///////////////////////////////fafgoodftime/ gdfifcan2tftalkfnow/fifhwashdf /////////////////////////////fmyfhair/ hdfwhofhtalkd/////////////////////////////? idfwhatfhyoufwritedf ///////////////////////? jdfitfhsnowd////////////////////////////fnow/ 2 Volgi le seguenti frasi alla forma interrogativa. adfi2mfmakingftoofmuchfnoise/f ////////////////////////////////////////? bdfhelenfisfreading/f /////////////////////////////////////////? cdfyoufarefhavingfafgoodftime/f ///////////////////////////////////////////? ddfitfisfsnowing/f //////////////////////////////////////////? edfyoufarefwaitingfinfthefrightfplace/f ////////////////////////////////////////? fdfyoufarefsittingfhere/f ///////////////////////////////////////////////? gdfdavidfisfenjoyingftheffilm/f ///////////////////////////////////////////? hdfthefbusfisfstopping/f //////////////////////////////////////////////? idftomfandfjimfarefstudying/f //////////// ///////////////////////? jdfthosefgirlsfarefspeakingffrench/f //////////////////////////////////////? 3 Da ogni coppia scegli la parola scritta correttamente. adfwriting/writtingf bdfhaving/haveingf cdfwasheing/washing

30 d) diging/digging e) lieing/lying f) riding/rideing g) takeing/taking h) readding/reading i) flying/flyeing l) decideing/deciding m) useing/using n) waitting/waiting 4 Scegli la soluzione corretta. a) Jean is swimming/swiming in the ppol at the moment. b) Why you are/are you putting on your coat? c) Hurry up! We're/Wer'e waiting for you. d) Clare not is/is not doing her homework at the moment. e) What you are/are you reading? f) Look outside! Its/It's raining! g) Paula is studying/studing economics in Germany. h) Bob is watching/is Bob watching television? i) I can't come now. I'm writting/writing a letter. j) Jack is'nt/isn't having a very good time. 5 Esprimi il futuro mettendo i verbi al Present Continuous a) What (you do)... this evening. b) I (not come)... to school tomorrow! c) Tina (go)... to Italy next week? d) (you have)... a party this week? e) We (not go)... home on the bus after school. f) (Mrs Simpson teach)... us today? g) Catherine and George (not arrive)... tomorrow. h) (Tom go)... to the football match tomorrow? i) Ann (not work)... on Friday j) (you leave)... this afternoon?

31 6 Compleata le frasi scegliendo tra i verbi elencati come cook do get go have leave meet stay work a) I've enjoyed my holiday here, but..... home tomorrow b) Mark a party on his birthday. c) Some friends... to stay with me next week. d)... anything tonight? Would you like to come to the cinema? e) What time... in the morning? Do you want me to take you to the airport? f) Don't forget. You... dinner this evening. It's your turn! g) I can't see you at I... some friends at that time. h) Helen and Mike... married in June. i)... tomorrow? Or have you got a free day? j) I haven't got any lessons tomorrow, so I... at home. 7 Traduci in inglese a) Io esco, tu vieni? b) Il Milan gioca a Liverpool mercoledì prossimo. c) Dov'è Philip? è in camera sua. Dorme d) Ciao, Bill. Che fai qui? Aspetti qualcuno? e) Stanno costruendo una chiesa nuova. f) Cosa fate domani sera? g) Tim mangia continuamente caramelle. h) Il direttore è fuori. Sta pranzando con Mr. Swan. i) Lisa parte la settimana prossima. j) Piove. Non hai un ombrello?

32 EDB Elementary Group WVL?. Present Simple ( The Abstract Present ) We use it to talk about: Habitual actions Emotions or thoughts Keywords: Adverbs of frequency Always. normally. usually. often. sometimes. hardly ever. never Once twice three times a day week month year Everyday. every week. every month. every year Structure: Affirmative: Subject I base form of verb ji play. you eat. he she it runs etcn+ Negative: Subject I do does I not I base form ji do not don t eat fish. He does not doesn t eat fish etcn+ Interrogative: Question word I do does I subject I base form jdo you play football? Does she go to school? EtcN+ Present Continuous ( The Concrete Present ) We use it to talk about: Actions that take place while we are speaking Temporary actions Keywords: At the moment. now Verbs that cannot be formed in the Present Continuous: State: be. cost. mean. fit. suit Possession: have. belong Senses: feel. hear. touch. taste. see Obligation: need Feelings: hate. hope. like. love. prefer. regret. want. wish Brain work: believe. work. know. understand Introductory clauses for direct speech: answer. ask. reply. say?

33 EDB ElementaryGroupW3L1 Structure Affirmative:Subject+be+gerund(verb+ing) (Iamplaying,Sheisplaying,Weareplayingetc.) Negative:Subject+be+not+gerund (Iamnotplaying,heisnotplayingetc.) Interrogative:Be+subject+gerund (AmIplaying?Aretheyplaying?) Exercises Present Perfect versus Present Continuous 1. Circle the correct form of the verbs A)Doyouusuallycycle/Areyouusuallycycling toschool? B)Ineed/amneedingsomecashtobuysomenewclothes C)Shehopes/ishopingshedoeswellinthistest D)OnThursday,weoftenaregoing/gotothecinema E)Mariaiswanting/wantstoimproveherEnglish F)Howoftenareyouplaying/doyouplayfootball? G)Howmuchdoesitcost/isitcosting? H)Whatdoyoudo/areyoudoingatthemoment? J)Sheiswanting/wantstoliveabroad K) Iamnotdoing/don tdoanythingatthemoment,hesays/issaying L)Iamnotknowing/donotknowtheanswertothisquestion M)Sometimes,theyeat/areeatingdinnertogether N)Doyou/areyoubelievinginGod? O)Henormallyisnotreading/doesnotreadthatmanybooks 2

34 EDB ElementaryGroupW3L1 2. Complete the sentences. Put the verbs in brackets in the present simple or present continuous form. A)We (prefer)totravelbyplanethanbycar B) (Do)henormallyactlikethat? C)Ican ttalkrightnow,i (do)myhomework D)What (be)areyoudoingatthemoment? E) Whattimeisit? she (ask) It sfouro clock he (reply) F)I msorry,ican tcallyou,i (drive)atthemoment G) Howoften (you,go)outclubbing? H) (it,rain)atthemoment? I)I (go)skiingtwiceayear,inthewinter J)She (like,not)eatingmeat,she savegetarian K) (You,be)workingatthemoment? L) (You,be)busy? M) (They,be)goingclubbingtonight,theyhavetostudy. O) often (She,go)toUniversityby foot. 3

35 Gli Articoli Nomi senza articolo Di solito, i gruppi nominali che indicano categorie generali non sono preceduti dall'articolo the. Nomi plurali *Confronta Non numerabili *Confronta Dogs are not allowed in this shop I cani non possono entrare in questo negozio I like wild flowers Mi piacciono i fiori selvatici The Dogs next door bark all night I cani del vicino abbaiano tutta la notte Milk is good for you. Il latte fa bene I like still mineral water Mi piace l'acqua naturale minerale The milk on the top shelf is fat-free. Il latte sul ripiano in alto è senza grassi Questo gruppo comprende tra l'altro - Idee astratte War is a terrible thing - Alimenti I love chocolate. I don't like orange juice.

36 - Lingue Spanish is spoken by about 300 million people. -Materiali This chair is made of plastic and leather. - Verbi sostantivati Learning a foreign language is not a child's play. Luoghi ed edifici per I quali si intende la funzione che svolgono. *Confronta Ecco alcuni dei casi più frequenti: Jim is in prison Jim è in prigione My company is repairing the prison La mia ditta sta riparando la prigione be in/go to hospital, prison, bed, class, court, work, school, church, university, sea Nazioni, stati e città. be at home, go home Mary comes from France. Mary viene dalla Francia. Great Britain is a big island. La Gran Bretagna è una grande isola. N.B. Le nazioni che hanno un nome plurale o che comprendono più paesi sono precedute da the the Netherlands the Philippines the United Kingdom the USA Vie e strade. I bought this dress from a shop in Bond Street. Ho comprato questo abito in un negozio di Bond Street. N.B. Si usa the solo difronte a High Street (La strada principale di una città)

37 I nomi di persona anche preceduti da titoli. Carol Mr Parker Lady Coventry N.B. Si usa the solo con of: The minister of Communications I nomi dei pasti in generale Dinner is at 7.30 La cena è alle 7:30 Ma: At the end of the conference there was a dinner. Alla fine del convegno ci fu una cena The dinner they serve here is really fantastic La cena che servono quì è veramente eccellente. Nomi geografici We visited Lake Vittoria. It's in East Africa. Abbiamo visitato il lago Vittoria. È nell'africa orientale Mezzi di trasporto in generale We went there by bus/ by car/ by train. Ci siamo andati in autobus/auto/ treno. N.B. Ricordati che andare a piedi si dice: to go on foot L'articolo indeterminativo a/an L'articolo indeterminativo a/an si riferisce a un solo elemento, oppure a qualcosa di indefinito, non specificato.