UniversitàdegliStudidiBari
LaboratoriodiLinguaInglese
Dott.GaryFriel
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CONTENTS
GRAMMAR&WRITTENEXERCISES
ThePresentSimpleTense
ThePresentContinuousTense
ThePastSimpleTense ThePresentPerfectSimpleTense Comparatives&Superlatives TheFuture
ThePresentPerfectContinuousTense
COMMUNICATIVEACTIVITIES
QuestionsandAnswers AllAboutYou…
WhatTimeIsIt?
MyWeekends TalkingAboutThePast Yes,IHave
TwoBrothers/Quiz
Steven’sPlans Intentions/Predictions GoingTo HowLong?
APPENDIX
Pronouns/AdverbsofFrequency IrregularVerbs
ModalVerbs/SitiUtili 2
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THEPRESENTSIMPLETENSE
Perparlarediqualcosacheèveroingeneraleodiazioniosituazioniricorrenti.
TOBE
(essere/stare)
italiano
POSITIVA CONTRATTA
NEGATIVA
INTERROGATIVA
iosono
Iam
I’m
I’mnot
AmI?
tusei
Youare
You’re
You’renot/Youaren’t
Areyou?
luiè
Heis
He’s
He’snot/Heisn’t
Ishe?
leiè
Sheis
She’s
She’snot/Sheisn’t
Isshe?
esso/aè
Itis
It’s
It’snot/Itisn’t
Isit?
noisiamo
Weare
We’re
We’renot/Wearen’t
Arewe?
voisiete
Youare
You’re
You’renot/Youaren’t
Areyou?
lorosono
Theyare
They’re
They’renot/Theyaren’t Arethey?
TUTTIGLIALTRIVERBI*
peresempio,TOWORK(lavorare)
italiano
POSITIVA
NEGATIVA
INTERROGATIVA
iolavoro
Iwork
Idon’twork
DoIwork?
tulavori
Youwork
Youdon’twork
Doyouwork?
luilavoro
Heworks
Hedoesn’twork
Doeshework?
leilavora
Sheworks
Shedoesn’twork
Doesshework?
esso/alavora
Itworks
Itdoesn’twork
Doesitwork?
noilavoriamo
Wework
Wedon’twork
Dowework?
voilavorate
Youwork
Youdon’twork
Doyouwork?
lorolavorano
Theywork
Theydon’twork
Dotheywork?
✎ LAFORMAINTERROGATIVA
A+S+V=?
(ausiliario+soggetto+verbo=domanda)
✎ 3°PERSONA
Heworks.
Hedoesn’twork.
Doeshework?
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*vedi:ModalVerbs
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1. Larispostabreveusal’ausiliarioDO(oDOES)perogniverbo(tranneilverboTOBE):
Doyoulikepopmusic?
DoesyourgirlfriendliveinBari?
Ø Yes,Ido.
Ø Yes,shedoes.
Ø No,Idon’t.
Ø No,shedoesn’t.
2. NelleformenegativeeinterrogativeilverboTOHAVE(avere)puòessereformato,
comequalsiasiverbo,conilverboausiliarioDO/DOES(preferitonegliStatiUniti)o
conGOT(piùcomuneinGranBretagna):
USA: Doyouhaveacar?Doeshehaveasister?Idon’thaveapen.Shedoesn’thavea
book.
GB: Haveyougotacar?Hashegotasister?Ihaven’tgotapen.Shehasn’tgotabook.
3. Seunadomandainiziaconunapreposizioneinitalianofinisceconlapreposizionein
inglese:
Ø Didovesei? =Whereareyoufrom?
Ø Conchivive?
=Whodoeshelivewith?
Ø Acosariferisce? =Whatdoesitreferto?
Ø Finoacheoralavorano? =Whattimedotheyworkuntil?
4. Quandoilsoggettononèconosciutononsiusailverboausiliarionellaforma
interrogativa:
Ø Chiabitaqua?
=Wholiveshere?
Ø Chesuccededopo? =Whathappensafter?
Ø Quantistudentisannolarisposta?=Howmanystudentsknowtheanswer?
5. Laformapositivadellaterzapersonasiformacosi:
verbo à
+s Sheplaystennis.
Eccezione:
do/go
à
+es Hedoesnothing./Shegoestochurch.
____s à
+es Shepassesallthetests.
____ch à
+es ShewatchesTV.
____sh
à
+es Itwashesfloors.
consonante+y
à
+ies Hestudiesalot.
have à
has Hehasacar.
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perché? ………………………………..chi?
………………………………..
quando? ………………………………..dichi? ………………………………..
TRADUZIONE
1. Didovesei? 2. Dovevivi? 3. Conchivivi? 4. Conchiviveiltuoamico? 5. Comesichiamalui? 6. Èdifficile. 7. Nonavetemoltotempo. 8. Quantiannihanno?*
9. PerchéStefaniaèarrabbiata?
10. Mipiaccionoifilm. 11. Ritavaallavoroinmacchina.
12. Acheoratialzi?
13. Luinonfuma.
14. Sonolenovemenodieci. 15. Checosafatuopadre?
dove?
………………………………..quale? ………………………………..
cosa?
………………………………..come? ………………………………..
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*Numero8:SiusailverboTOBEininglese.
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THEPRESENTCONTINUOUSTENSE
Perparlarediazioniosituazioniincorsoinquestomomento,oquestoperiodo.
TOBE+…...ING
TOSTUDY
(studiare)
italiano
POSITIVA
iostostudiando
Iam tustaistudiando
Youare luistastudiando
Heis leistastudiando
Sheis studying
esso/astastudiando
Itis
noistiamostudiando
Weare
lorostannostudiando
Theyare
NEGATIVA
iononstostudiando
I’mnot You’renot/Youaren’t He’snot/Heisn’t She’snot/Sheisn’t studying
It’snot/Itisn’t
We’rearen’t/We’renot
They’renot/Theyaren’t
INTERROGATIVA
iostostudiando?
AmI Areyou Ishe Isshe studying?
Isit
Arewe
Arethey
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ESERCIZIOA
Whataretheydoing?
1.She_______________ 2.She_______________ 3.She_______________
onthephone.
dinner.
football.
4.He_______________
ESERCIZIOB
PresentSimpleorPresentContinuous?
1. Lookatthatdog.Itplays/isplayingwithacat!
2. Mymotheralwaysdrives/isdrivingtowork.
3. Icanhearababy.Itcries/iscrying.
4. Ihatemyneighbour.Helistens/islisteningtoloudmusicallnight,everynight.
5. He’snotinhisofficetoday.Heworks/isworkingathome.
TRADUZIONE
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Cosastaifacendo? Stapiovendo.
Suomaritononlavoraoggiperchéstamale.
Stoleggendounlibromoltointeressante.
“Dovevai?” ...............................................................................................
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“Vadoacasa.Sonostanco” ...............................................................................................
1.fare
2.piovere
3.marito
male
4.leggere
5.stanco
7
=todo
=torain
=husband
=ill
=toread
=tired
THEPASTSIMPLETENSE
Perparlarediazioniosituazionisuccesseinunperiodofinito.
TOBE
(essere/stare)
POSITIVA
NEGATIVA
INTERROGATIVA
Iwas
Iwasn’t
WasI?
Youwere
Youweren’t
Wereyou?
Hewas
Hewasn’t
Washe?
Shewas
Shewasn’t
Wasshe?
Itwas
Itwasn’t
Wasit?
Wewere
Weweren’t
Werewe?
Theywere
Theyweren’t
Werethey?
TUTTIGLIALTRIVERBI
...ed/didn’t/did?
Positiva: YesterdayIcookedlasagne. Negativa: Hedidn’thavemuchtime.
Interrogativa: Didtheystudyyesterday?
Soloiverbiregolari.
Tuttiiverbi.
✎ LAPRONUNCIA–VERBIREGOLARI
SoloquandoilverbofinisceconToDsipronuncial’ultimosillabo(-ED).
–“d”–
loved –“t”–
cooked
–“tid”–
wanted
–“did”–
needed
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questo/a ………………………………..
quello/a ………………………………..
TRADUZIONE
questi/e ………………………………..
quelli/e ………………………………..
1. Cosahaidetto?
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2. Nonhosentito.
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3. Siamoandatialcinemaieri.
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4. Conchiseiandatainvacanza?
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5. Doveseistatoierisera?
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7. AbitavanoaBarida2009a2012. .............................................................................................................
8. Ilsuoragazzovenneintaxi.
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9. Quantoavetepagato?
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10. Lorosonoandativiaalle9. .............................................................................................................
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12. SiamostatiacasadiJohnsabato. .............................................................................................................
6. Haivistolapartitadomenica?
11. Mièpiaciutalatorta.
13. Pauluscìpertelefonareasuamoglie.
14. Quantianniavevi? .............................................................................................................
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15. Miopadrenonavevaunatelevisioneincasaquandoerabambino..........................................................
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1. dire =tosay
8.venire =tocome
2. sentire
=tohear
9.pagare =topay
3. andare
=togo
10.via
=away
4. invacanza =onholiday
11.latorta =thecake
5. ierisera
=yesterdayevening
12.lacasadiJohn =John’shouse
6. vedere
=tosee
13.uscire =togoout
lapartita
=thematch
moglie =wife
7. abitare
=tolive
15.bambino =littleboy
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THEPRESENTPERFECTSIMPLETENSE
1. Perparlarediazionisuccessenelpassato,mainunperiodochecontinua.
L’informazionenonèdefinitivamaèverosolofinora.
2. InGranBretagna,quandosiamopiùinteressatialleconseguenzeattualidiun’azione
successainpassato,enonquando/doveecc.èsuccessa.
(NegliStatiUniti,però,ilPastSimpleèspessousatoinvecedelPresentPerfect.)
HAVE/HAS+IlPARTICIPIOPASSATO
Positiva: Ihavewrittenfiveemailsthisweek.
iohoscritto...
Negativa: Hehasn’teatenanythingtoday. luinonhamangiato...
Interrogativa:
Haveyouseenthefilm‘Lincoln’? avetevisto...
✎ NelPassatoProssimoitalianol’ausiliariopuòessereavereoessere.NelPresentPerfect
inglesel’ausiliarioèsempreavere(haveohas).
✎ L’usodelPresentPerfectinglesenoncorrispondesemprealPassatoProssimoitaliano.
✎ SiailPastSimplecheilPresentPerfectvengonousatiperdescrivereazionisuccesse
nelpassato.MailPastSimplesiriferisceadazionisuccesseinunperiododitempo
finito,mentreilPresentPerfectsiriferisciadazionisuccesseinunperiododitempo
checontinua.
Periododitempofinito Periododitempochecontinua
(PastSimple:___ed/didn’t/did?) (PresentPerfect:have/has+P.P.)
YesterdayIsmoked3cigarettes. TodayIhavesmoked3cigarettes.
Lastweekhedidn’tcallme.
Thisweekhehasn’tcalledme.
Lastmonthdidyouseeanyfilms? Thismonthhaveyouseenanyfilms?
Lastyeartheydidn’twrite. Thisyeartheyhaven’twritten.
✎ IlPresentPerfectèusatoconiseguentiavverbiditempo:already(già–usatoinfrasi
affermativeeinterrogative),yet(ancora–infrasinegative/già–infrasiinterrogative),
just(appena).
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ESERCIZIO
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
PastSimpleorPresentPerfect?
a)IsawJohnyesterday.
b)IhaveseenJohnyesterday.
a)DidyouevereatIndianfood?
b)HaveyouevereatenIndianfood?
a)Sarawon£5,000lastmonth.
b)Sarahaswon£5,000lastmonth.
a)Ididn’treadHarryPotter.
b)Ihaven’treadHarryPotter.
a)Wegotupat6.30today.
b)Wehavegotupat6.30today.
6.
7.
8.
9.
a)Theyweren’thereafewminutesago.
b)Theyhaven’tbeenhereafewminutesago.
a)BarackObamastudiedLawatuniversity.
b)BarackObamahasstudiedLawatuniversity.
a)Whendidshecall?
b)Whenhasshecalled?
a)HowmanyOscarsdidTomCruisewin?
b)HowmanyOscarshasTomCruisewon?
10. a)HowmanyOscarsdidFrankSinatrawin?
b)HowmanyOscarshasFrankSinatrawon?
TRADUZIONE
1. Hofattotreesamiquest’anno.
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2. Nonholettoilgiornaleoggi.
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3. NonsonomaistatoinAmerica. ...............................................................................................
4. Quantevoltehaivistoquestofilm?
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5. Abbiamostudiatol’ingleseascuola.
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6. Nonavetemaistudiatoquestaregola. ...............................................................................................
7. Quandoseiarrivato?
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8. JustinBiebernonhamaifattounconcerto
...............................................................................................
aBari.
9. MichaelJacksonnonhamaifattounconcerto ...............................................................................................
aBari.
10. Ohno,hopersolemiechiave!
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1.fareunesame
=todoanexam
2.leggereilgiornale
=toreadthenewspaper
4.vedereunfilm
=toseeafilm
6.regola
=rule
8.fareunconcerto
=todoaconcert
10.perdere
=tolose
chiave
=keys
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COMPARATIVES
AGGETTIVO ESEMPIO
1sillaba
poor
COMPARATIVO
poorer(than...)
italiano
piùpovero(di...)
2sillabe+y
happy
happier(than...)
piùfelice(di...)
2sillabeo
più
boring
interesting
piùnoioso(di...)
moreboring(than...)
moreinteresting(than...) piùinteressante(di...)
✎ Altreformedelcomparativo:
§
Lessaggettivothan... FlorenceislessbeautifulthanRome.
FirenzeèmenobelladiRoma.
§
Asaggettivoas...
FlorenceisasbeautifulasRome. FirenzeèbellaquantoRoma.
§
Notasaggettivoas... FlorenceisnotasbeautifulasRome.
FirenzenonèbellaquantoRoma.
SUPERLATIVES
AGGETTIVO ESEMPIO
1sillaba
poor
SUPERLATIVO
thepoorest
italiano
ilpiùpovero
2sillaba+y
happy
thehappiest
ilpiùfelice
2sillabao
più
boring
interesting
themostboring
themostinteresting
ilpiùnoioso
ilpiùinteressante
✎ Altraformadelsuperlativo:
§
Theleastaggettivo
It’stheleastexpensive.
Èilmenocostoso..
✎ Cisonotreeccezioniaquesteregole:
AGGETTIVO
COMPARATIVO
SUPERLATIVO
good
better(than...)meglio(di...) thebestilmigliore
bad
worse(than...)peggio(di...) theworstilpeggiore
far
further(than...)piùlontano(di...) thefurthestilpiùlontano
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THEFUTURE
1. PRESENTCONTINUOUS
- Peresprimereunprogrammaprecisoperilfuturo,perrealizzareil
qualesiègiàfattoqualcosa.
Positiva:
I’mhavingapartyonSaturday.
Negativa:
Wearen’tstayinginahotel.
Interrogativa:
Areyougettingmarriedinchurch?
2. TOBE+GOINGTO+VERB
- Peresprimerel’intenzionedifarequalcosa.
- Peresprimereunaprevisionechesifasullabasediunaconstatazione.
Positiva:
I’mgoingtogetupearly.
Negativa:
Sheisn’tgoingtocookthisevening.
Interrogativa:
Aretheygoingtocomewithus?
3. WILL
- Previsioni*:
Idon’tthinkhewillwin.
*particolarmentedopoiverbitosuppose(supporre),toexpect(aspettarsi),tothink(pensare),
tobelieve(credere)ecc.
- Offerte:
- Promesse:
I’llhelpyou.
Iwon’ttellanyone.
- Suggerimenti:
Shallwegotothecinema?
Yes!Let’sgonow!
- Decisioni
presenelmomento
incuisiparla:
I’llhaveabeer,please.
Positiva
I’ll
You’ll
He/She/It’ll
We’ll
You’ll
They’ll
Negativa
Iwon’t
Youwon’t
He/She/Itwon’t
Wewon’t
Youwon’t
Theywon’t
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Interrogativa
ShallI?/WillI?
Willyou?
Willhe?
Shallwe?/Willwe?
Willyou?
Willthey?
THEPRESENTPERFECTCONINUOUSTENSE
1. Peresprimereun'azionecheèiniziatonelpassatoecontinuanelpresente,nellefrasi
conFORoSINCEenelledomandeconHOWLONG(coniverbichepossonoessere
coniugatineitempiprogressivi*).
Esempio:
Howlonghasitbeenraining?
Daquantotempostapiovendo?
Ithasbeenrainingfortwohours.
Piovedadueore.
2. Peresprimereun'azionecheèappenaterminata,chesièprolungataperuncerto
tempoelacuiconseguenzaèevidenteinquestomomento.
Esempio:
Ihavebeenworkingveryhard.I'mexhausted!
Holavoratomolto.Sonoesausto!
(Hoappenafinitodilavorareelaconseguenzaèevidente:sonoesausto.)
HAVE/HAS+BEEN+ILGERUNDIO(…ing)*
Positiva: Theyhavebeensleepingsince9o’clock.dormonodalle9.
Negativa: Wehaven’tbeenwaitingforlong.
nonaspettiamodamolto.
Interrogativa:
Howlonghashebeentalking? daquantotempostaparlando?
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*Tuttiiverbihannola…ingform,manontuttiiverbipossonoessereutilizzatineitempi
progressivi.Iverbicheindicanounostatodifatto,unacondizioneincuicisitrovaenon
un'azionedinamica,nonvengonoutilizzatineitempiprogressivi.
Iprincipaliverbichenonvengonoutilizzatineitempiprogressivi(stateverbs)sono:
•
•
•
•
•
•
Towant(volere)
Tolike(piacere)
Iverbicheindicanosentimenti(tolove,amare-tohate,odiareecc…)
Iverbidipercezione(tohear,udire-tosee,vedereecc…)
Iverbicheindicanoattivitàintellettuale(toknow,sapere-tounderstand,capireecc…)
Iverbicheindicanopossesso(tohave,avere-toown,possedere)
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FOR =daunperiododitempo. (I’veknownJohnfor2days/3weeks/4months/5years.)
SINCE=dauntempospecificonelpassato(fin’ora).
(I’veknownJohnsince9o’clock/Tuesday/December/2010.)
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Matchthequestionswiththeanswers
collegareledomandeconlerisposte
TOBE
(essere/stare)
1.______________________________________________________________?
MynameisBen.
2.______________________________________________________________?
I’m23yearsold.
3.______________________________________________________________?
I’mfromDublin.
4.______________________________________________________________?
I’mastudent.
5.______________________________________________________________?
No,I’mnot.
6.______________________________________________________________?
I’mfine,thanks.
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§
§
§
§
§
Areyoumarried?
Howareyou?
Howoldareyou?
What’syourjob?
What’syourname?
Whereareyoufrom?
OTHERVERBS
(altriverbi)
7.______________________________________________________________?
London.
8.______________________________________________________________?
Withtwofriends.
9.______________________________________________________________?
Onebrother.HisnameisSteven.
10._____________________________________________________________?
Yes,Ihave.HernameisTina.
11._____________________________________________________________?
Jazz.
12._____________________________________________________________?
Everyevening.
13._____________________________________________________________?
Mymotherisahousewife.My
fatherisretired.
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§
§
§
§
§
§
Haveyougotagirlfriend?
Haveyougotanybrothersorsisters?
Whatdoyourparentsdo?
Wheredoyoulive?
Whatmusicdoyoulike?
Whodoyoulivewith?
Howoftendoyouwatchtelevision?
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1.
What____________________yourname?
Mynameis...
2.
Howold____________________you? Iam...
3.
Where____________________youfrom?
Iamfrom...
Ilivein...
Igotouniversityin...
6.
____________________yougotanybrothersorsisters?
Yes,Ihave.I’vegot.../No,Ihaven’t.
7.
Whattypeofmusic____________________you____________________to?
Ilistento...
4.
Where____________________youlive?
5.
Where____________________yougotouniversity?
8.
Whattelevisionprograms____________________you____________________?
Iwatch...
9.
____________________you____________________anymusicalinstruments? Yes,Ido.Iplay.../No,Idon’t.
10. Whatlanguages____________________you____________________? Ispeak...
Iplay.../Igo.../None.
Ilike...
11. Whatsports____________________youpractice?
12. Whatfood____________________you____________________?
13. Where____________________youusually____________________onholiday?
Iusuallygoto.../Istayathome.
14. What____________________yourhobbies?
Myhobbyis.../Myhobbiesare...
15. Whattime____________________you____________________inthemorning?
Igetupat...
16. What____________________you____________________forbreakfast?
ForbreakfastIhave...
Icometouniversity...
Ihavelunch...
IntheeveningIusually...
Iusuallygotobedat...
17. How____________________you____________________touniversity?
18. Where____________________you____________________lunch?
19. What____________________you____________________intheevening?
20. Whattime____________________you____________________tobed?
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TO
PAST
MINUTES
TO
PAST
HOUR
It’sthree
o’clock.
It’saquarter
pastsix.
It’stenpast
seven.
It’shalfpast
ten.
It’saquarter
totwo.
It’sfiveto
four.
EverydayBengetsupat1)______________.Hehasashowerandhegets
dressed.Hehas2)______________forbreakfastandthenhegoestothe
universityby3)______________.Hearrivesattheuniversityat
4)
______________andhisfirstlessonstartsat5)______________.
At1.15he6)______________withhis7)______________inthe8)______________.
Intheafternoonheusually9)______________inthe10)______________.
At11)______________hegoeshome.Afterdinnerheusually
12)
______________.Hegoestobedat13)______________.
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get
OnFridayeveningsI____________________homeatabout5.30intheafternoonandIjust
____________________.Idon’tusually____________________,butmygirlfriend____________________to
myhouseandshe____________________dinnerforme.She____________________aprofessional
chefandshe____________________tocook.Afterdinnerwe____________________tomusicorwe
____________________afilmonTV.
OnSaturdaymorningsI____________________at9.00andI____________________myhouse.Inthe
afternoonI____________________football.ThenintheeveningIsometimes____________________to
thecinemawithmyfriends.
OnSundaymorningsI____________________inbedlate.Idon’t____________________until11.00!
SometimesintheafternoonI____________________mybrother.He____________________inthe
countryand____________________twochildren.I____________________playingwithmynephew
andniece.
1. Usethecorrectformoftheseverbstocompletethespaces.
usarelaformagiustadiquestiverbiperriempireglispazi
toget
togetup(x2)
tovisit
tostay
towatch
toenjoy
tolisten
toclean
tocome
togoout
tolive
togo
tocook
tohave
tolove
tobe
toplay
torelax
2. Writethequestions.
scrivereledomande
1. Question: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………?
Answer:
Atabout5.30intheafternoon.
2. Question: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………?
Answer:
Hisgirlfriend.
3. Question: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………?
Answer:
Hisfriends.
4. Question: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………?
Answer:
Inhisfavouriterestaurant.
5. Question: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………?
Answer:
Two.
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YOU
1.
Where____________________youborn?
Iwasbornin...
2.
When____________________youborn?
Iwasbornon...
3.
Where____________________youliveasachild?
Ilivedin...
4.
Where____________________youlivenow?
Ilivein...
SCHOOL
5.
Where____________________yougotoschool?
Iwenttoschoolin...
6.
How____________________yougotoschool?
Iwenttoschoolonfoot/by...
7.
Whattypeofschool____________________yougoto?
Iwenttoa...
8.
____________________youlikeschool?
Yes,I.../No,I...
9.
What____________________yourfavoritesubject?
Myfavoritesubjectwas...
YESTERDAY
10.
Whattime____________________you____________________yesterday?
Igotupat...
11.
____________________you____________________touniversity?
Yes,I.../No,I...
12.
Where____________________you____________________lunch?
Ihadlunch...
13.
Who____________________you____________________lunchwith?
Ihadlunchwith...
14.
What____________________you____________________fordinner?
FordinnerIhad...
15.
What____________________you____________________intheevening?
IntheeveningI...
16.
Whattime____________________you____________________tobed?
Iwenttobedat...
THEBESTHOLIDAYOFYOURLIFE
17.
Where____________________you____________________?
Iwentto...
18.
Who____________________you____________________with?
Iwentwith...
19.
How____________________yougetthere?
Iwentby...
20.
Howlong____________________youstayfor?
Istayedfor...
21.
What____________________theweatherlike?
Itwas...
22.
____________________youlikethefood?
Yes,I.../No,I...
23.
____________________itexpensive?
Yes,it.../No,it...
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Haveyouever
beentoAmerica?
Yes,Ihave.
Whendidyougo
Iwenttheretwo
there?
yearsago.
Usetheverbsintheboxtocompletetheconversations.
usareiverbinelboxpercompletareleconversazione
tobreak
tolive
tobuy
tomeet
todrink
tosing
todrive
tosleep
toeat
tospend
tolike
tosteal
eaten
1. A:Haveyouever_____________sushi?
6.A:Haveyouever_____________yourarm?
B:Yes,Ihave.
B:Yes,Ihave.
like
A:Didyou_____________it?
A:Howdidyou_____________it?
liked
B:Yes,I_____________italot.
B:I_____________itskiing.
2. A:Haveyouever_____________afamousperson?
7. A:Haveyouever_____________abroad?
B:Yes,Ihave.KateMoss.
B:Yes,Ihave.
A:Wheredidyou_____________her?
A:Whendidyou_____________abroad?
B:I_____________herinRome.
B:I_____________inFranceasachild.
3. A:Haveyouever_____________morethan€5,000?
8. A:Haveyouever_____________aFerrari?
B:Yes,Ihave.
B:Yes,Ihave.
A:Whatdidyoubuy?
A:WhoseFerrarididyou_____________?
B:I_____________acar.
B:I_____________myuncle’sFerrari.
4. A:Haveyouever_____________toomuchtequila?
9.A:Haveyouever_____________inpublic?
B:Yes,Ihave.
B:Yes,Ihave.
A:Wheredidyou_____________toomuchtequila?
A:Wheredidyou_____________?
B:I_____________toomuchtequilaatmysister’sparty. B:I_____________inakaraokebar.
10. A:Haveyouever_____________anything?
5. A:Haveyouever_____________inahammock*?
B:Yes,Ihave.
B:Yes,Ihave.
A:Howdidyou_____________?
A:Whatdidyou_____________?
B:I_____________verywell.
B:I_____________somesweetswhenIwas
achild.
*hammock=amaca
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COMPARATIVES
Ben
BenandStevenarebrothers.
Steven
1. Benis_____________________________________________thanSteven.
(+young)
2. Benis_____________________________________________thanSteven.
(+handsome)
3. Benis_____________________________________________thanSteven.
(+friendly)
4. Benis_____________________________________________asSteven.
(=intelligent)
5. Benis_____________________________________________asSteven.
(−elegant)
SUPERLATIVES
1. River
_________________
(long)
2. University
_________________
(old)
3. Building
_________________
(tall)
4. Religion
_________________
(ancient)
5. Man
_________________
(rich)
6. City
_________________
(populated)
7. Film
_________________
(expensive)
8. Record
_________________
(successful)
9. Planet
_________________
(near)
10. _______________________________________________________________________________________
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morning - take car to mechanic
afternoon - dentist
evening - dinner at Jane’s
morning - swimming
afternoon - poker game
evening - dinner with Emma
morning - gym
afternoon - shopping
evening - cinema with Mary
morning - tennis with Fiona
afternoon - French lesson
evening - theatre with Angela
morning - golf with Anna
afternoon -meet new Au Pair
evening - dinner with Susan
isa
1. LookatSteven’sagendafortheweekandanswerthesequestions.
guardarel’agendadiSteveperquestasettimanaerispondereaquestedomande
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
PAR
ith L
w
S
I
WhatishedoingonMondaymorning?
WhereishegoingonTuesdayevening?
WhoishehavingdinnerwithonWednesdayevening?
Whenisheplayingpoker?
WhatlanguageishestudyingonFriday?
2. Lookattheseanswersandwritethequestions.
guardarequesterisposteescrivereldomande
6. Question: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………?
Answer:
AtJane’s.
7. Question: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………?
Answer:
Shopping.
8. Question: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………?
Answer:
Anna.
9. Question: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………?
Answer:
ThenewAuPair.
10. Question: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………?
Answer:
Attheweekend.
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INTENTIONS
Thisevening...
1. Catchabus/train
__________
2. Cook __________
3. Study
__________
4. Goout
__________
__________
6. Gotobedearly __________
__________
2. FemalePresident
__________
3. Themoon __________
4. Cash __________
5. Cancer
__________
6. Nuclearwar
__________
5. Watchafilm
PREDICTIONS
Duringmylifetime...
1. Petrol
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Completethesentenceswithgoingto+oneoftheseverbs:
completarelefrasicongoingto+unodiquestiverbi
put
shave
notjump
play
noteat
notrain
buy
stay
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Writetheinformationaboutyourself:
scrivereleinformazionisudite
1. Thestreetwhereyoulive.
Ilivein…
2. Yourbestfriend.
Mybestfriend’snameis…
3. Somethingyouarewearing.
Iamwearing…
4. Anobjectwhichisimportanttoyou.
My…
5. Asportyoupractice.
Iplay/go…
6. Abarorrestaurantyouoftengoto.
Ioftengoto…
7. Anewspaperormagazineyouregularlyread.
Iregularlyread…
8. Abookyouarereadingatthemoment.
Iamreading…
9. Somethingyoucando.
Ican…
10. Somethingyouarelearningtodo.
Iamlearningto…
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APPENDICE
PRONOUNS
Pronomi
SOGGETTO
OGGETTO
ME
AGGETIVO
POSSESSIVO
MY
PRONOME
POSSESSIVO
MINE
I
YOU
YOU
YOUR
YOURS
HE
HIM
HIS
HIS
SHE
HER
HER
HERS
IT
IT
ITS
ITS
WE
US
OUR
OURS
YOU
YOU
YOUR
YOURS
THEY
THEM
THEIR
THEIRS
ADVERBSOFFREQUENCY
gliavverbidifrequenza
ALWAYS
sempre
USUALLY/NORMALLY
disolito/normalmente
FREQUENTLY/REGULARLY
frequentemente/regolarmente
OFTEN
spesso
SOMETIMES
avolte
OCCASIONALLY
occasionalmente
RARELY/SELDOM
raramente
HARDLYEVER/ALMOSTNEVER
quasimai
NEVER
mai
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APPENDICE
IRREGULARVERBS
iverbiirregolari
VERB
BE
BEAT
BECOME
BEGIN
BITE
BLOW
BREAK
BRING
BUILD
BURN
BUY
CATCH
CHOOSE
COME
COST
CUT
DO
DRAW
DREAM
DRINK
DRIVE
EAT
FALL
FEEL
FIGHT
FIND
FLY
FORGET
GET
GIVE
GO
GROW
HANG
HAVE
HEAR
HIDE
HIT
HOLD
HURT
KEEP
KNOW
LEARN
essere/stare
battere
diventare
incominciare/iniziare
mordere
soffiare
rompere
portare
costruire
bruciare
comprare
prendere
scegliere
venire
costare
tagliare
fare
disegnare
sognare
bere
guidare
mangiare
cadere
sentire
lottare
trovare
volare
dimenticare
ottenere
dare
andare
crescere
appendere
avere
sentire
nascondere
colpire
tenereinmano
ferire/faremale
tenere
sapere/conoscere
imparare
PASTSIMPLE
PASTPARTICIPLE
was/were
beat
became
began
bit
blew
broke
brought
built
burntorburned
bought
caught
chose
came
cost
cut
did
drew
dreamtordreamed
drank
drove
ate
fell
felt
fought
found
flew
forgot
got
gave
went
grew
hung
had
heard
hid
hit
held
hurt
kept
knew
learntorlearned
been
beaten
become
begun
bitten
blown
broken
brought
built
burntorburned
bought
caught
chosen
come
cost
cut
done
drawn
dreamtordreamed
drunk
driven
eaten
fallen
felt
fought
found
flown
forgotten
got
given
gone
grown
hung
had
heard
hidden
hit
held
hurt
kept
known
learntorlearned
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VERB
PASTSIMPLE
PASTPARTICIPLE
lasciare/partire
LEAVE
prestare
LEND
permettere/lasciare
LET
stendersi/sdraiarsi
LIE
accendere/illuminare
LIGHT
perdere
LOSE
fare
MAKE
significare
MEAN
incontrare
MEET
pagare
PAY
mettere
PUT
leggere
READ
telefonare/squillare
RING
alzarsi/sorgere
RISE
correre
RUN
dire
SAY
vedere
SEE
vendere
SELL
mandare
SEND
splendere
SHINE
sparare
SHOOT
mostrare
SHOW
chiudere
SHUT
cantare
SING
sedersi
SIT
dormire
SLEEP
odorare
SMELL
parlare
SPEAK
spendere/passare
SPEND
stareinpiede
STAND
rubare
STEAL
nuotare
SWIM
prendere/portare
TAKE
insegnare
TEACH
strappare
TEAR
dire/raccontare
TELL
pensare
THINK
gettare
THROW
capire
UNDERSTAND
svegliarsi
WAKE
indossare
WEAR
vincere
WIN
scrivere
WRITE
left
lent
let
lay
lit
lost
made
meant
met
paid
put
left
lent
let
lain
lit
lost
made
meant
met
paid
put
read(pronunciato“red”)
rang
rose
ran
said
saw
sold
sent
shone
shot
showed
shut
sang
sat
slept
smeltorsmelled
spoke
spent
stood
stole
swam
took
taught
tore
told
thought
threw
understood
woke
wore
won
wrote
read(pronunciato“red”)
rung
risen
run
said
seen
sold
sent
shone
shot
shown
shut
sung
sat
slept
smeltorsmelled
spoken
spent
stood
stolen
swum
taken
taught
torn
told
thought
thrown
understood
woken
worn
won
written
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APPENDICE
MODALVERBS
Iverbimodali
Iverbimodaliesprimonoilmodoincuiilsoggettosiponeneiconfrontidell’azioneche
compie.
Iverbimodaliininglesesono:CAN,MUST,MAY,WILL,SHALL,WOULD,SHOULD,OUGHT
• Tuttiiverbimodalisicomportanodaverbiausiliari,cioèseguonoilmodellodelverbo
tobeperquantoriguardalacostruzioneinterrogativaenegativa,l’usodiforme
contratteelerispostebrevi.
• Nellaformanegativasonoseguitidanot.
• Nellaformainterrogativaprecedonoilsoggetto.
• IlverbochesegueunverbomodalevanellaFormaBase(l’infinitosenzato)tranne
ought.
• AllaterzapersonasingolaredelPresentSimplenonprendonolas.
Positiva: Icanswim. Hecandrive.
Negativa: Ican’tswim. Hecan’tdrive.
Interrogativa:
Canyouswim?
Canhedrive?
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SITIUTILI
englishgratis.com –spiegazioniinitalianodellagrammaticainglese.
english-grammar-lessons.com –spiegazionedellagrammaticaingleseconrelativiesercizi.
englishpage.com –spiegazionedellagrammaticaingleseconrelativiesercizi.
bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish
–notiziaconspiegazionedeivocaboliusati.
learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/listen-and-watch–videoepodcastperstudentidiinglese.
guardian.co.uk
–giornaleinglese
independent.co.uk –giornaleinglese
italianinsider.it
–giornaleitalianoinlinguainglese
thelocal.it –giornaleitalianoinlinguainglese
britalypost.com
–giornaleitaliano/ingleseinlinguainglese
YouTube
–lezionivideodilinguainglese
youtube.com/user/HamiltonHouseELT
youtube.com/user/languageplanettoluca
youtube.com/user/realenglish1
youtube.com/bbclearningenglish
youtube.com/user/BritishCouncilLE
youtube.com/user/freeenglishlessons
youtube.com/user/EnglishLessons4U
youtube.com/user/duncaninchina
youtube.com/user/MinooAngloLink
youtube.com/user/JenniferESL
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