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Amalfi English Course
Nov 5
th
,2013 Feb 26
th
, 2014





Centro di Storia e Cultura Amalfitana Amalfi













November 5th, 2013
Lesson 1

WELCOME QUIZ

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personal pronouns possessive adjectives Verb to be Verb to have
I my am (I'm) Have (I've got)
you your are (you're) have (you've got)
he his is ('s) has ('s got)
she her is ('s) has ('s got)
it its is ('s) has ('s got)

Interrogatives
What............?
Where..........?
Who


Write at least 10 English words you know:

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Write some sentences using the table below:

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..............................................................................................................................................................


Write the missing words in the spider:

November 7
th
,2013
Lesson 2

New words:
shopkeeper beautician carabineer accountant bank clerk housewife pensioner

Personal introduction

Hello! My name is................., Hello!, I am.............................................
I am a..................................... I am a .................................................
I am ...................years old. I am .....................................years old
I am Italian. I am Italian.
I am ............. (tall, not too tall, short) I am ...............................................................
and.................... (thin, slim, not too thin) and...........................................................
My eyes are........... (blue, green, brown, black) I have ...................................eyes and
My hair is................. (black, blonde, brown) ...................................................... ....hair
I am ...................... (shy, lively, bossy, moody I am........................................................
lazy, good tempered,tidy,
friendly, helpful)

Exercise: turn to your right and ask your partner: (write down the answers!)

What's your name? ............................................................
What's your profession (job)? ...........................................................
How old are you? ..........................................................
What nationality are you? ..........................................................
What colour are your eyes? .........................................................
What colour is your hair? .........................................................
What sort of person are you? .........................................................

Exercise: now turn to your left and tell your partner about the partner on your right:

Her/his name is ........................................................
She/he is..........................A ( An) .......................................................
She/he is ..........................................years old
She/he is ......................................................
Her/his eyes are ......................................................
Her/his hair is .....................................................
She/he is ...........(and you know what?): so am I, me too I am not
...........
...........
...........
...........
What?
What's up? What's the matter?
What's on? So what?
What about?
What else? What a pity!
What for? What a bore!
What next? What a shame
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Listening test 1:
New words:
penfriend pet cat dog- to listen (ascoltare) to write (scrivere) to come (venire) called


Adam What's that? Adam A Chinese what?
Eva It's a penfriend comic!Here's a good penfriend Eva A Chinese panda
for you! Adam Oh, right. What's her address?
Adam Is it a boy? Eva Listen and write it on your notebook:
Eva No, it's a girl. She's called diana My address is 1563 Ocean drive.....
Adam Dinah? Adam Wait a minute. Say that number again.
Eva No! Diana! Eva one-five-six-three, Ocean Drive, Atlantic
Adam Diana what? City, New Jersey 20094
Eva Diana Kovak. Adam Sat that again
Adam How old is she? Eva New Jersey: two-double o nine four, USA
Eva Tirteen! Adam U.S.A. Right. Read the letter again.
Adam Thirty! That's very old! Eva Hi! Mu name is Diana Kovak and I am 16
Eva No, thirteen, silly! Listen Hi, my name is years old. I am American and I come from
Diana Kovak and I am thirteen years old Atlantic City in New jersey. T home we have
Adam Is she English? Two pets. We have a cat called Kennedy and
Eva So, she's American. Listen: I am American. an old English sheep dog called Churchill. I
I come from Atlantic City in New Jersey! like animals. My favourite animal is a Chinese
Adam What else? Panda. My address is: 1563 Ocean Drive,
Eva She has two pets. Listen: At home we have Atlantic City, New Jersey, 20094, U.S.A.
two pets. We have a cat called Kennedy and
an old sheep dog called Churchill. I like
animals. My favorite animals is a Chinese
panda.
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November 12
th
, 2013
Lesson 3

New words:
railway station platform guard ticket collector flag whistle passengers restaurant suitcase =entrance
hurry approach late






There is

a
Train
boy
taxi
policeman
In the station
outside the entrance
on the platform
near the restaurant
on the train

There are
Two
some
a lot of
Buses
men
trains
people
In the station
outside the entrance
on the platform
near the restaurant
on the train
Now write two correct sentences from the following table

A Policeman
man
is Approaching the little boy
leaving the train
drinking tea
hurrying to the train
Some Men
people
are Approaching the little boy
leaving the train
drinking tea
hurrying to the train


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Role play
Ticket collector Are you catching this train, sir?
Passenger Yes, I am!
Ticket collector Please, hurry up!
Passenger but I am hurrying!

Policeman What's the matter?
Boy I'm waiting for my mother
Policeman Where is she?
Boy She's buying a ticket, but she's a long time!

1) Is the passenger walking or running?
2) What's he doing?
3) What time is it?
4) What time does the train leave?
5) What's the guard doing?
6) Is the other train arriving or leaving?
7) What's there outside the station?
8) What's there near the two men outside the restaurant?
9) Where's the little boy sitting?
10) Who's approaching him?

Write out the following paragraph. Choose the correct words

There/they are two trains on the platform/in the station. Some people are/is opening the doors of
one of the trains and get off/ getting off. A man is hurrying past the platform/ticket collector. He
wants to ride/catch the train ti Greenfield and/but he is running towards it. The clock/time is 8.54
and the train arrives/leaves at 8.55. It/There is a small boy on the platform. There/He is sitting on/at
a large suitcaseand/but he is crying. A policeman is arriving/approaching him. There are two men
and a woman/woman near the restaurant. The two men are drinking tea/the tea and talking to a/the
woman.

What's the time? What time is it?





About you:
I get up at...............- I have breakfast at ............... - I go to work at....................
I have lunch at.......................I usually watch television at............................. ..
I have dinner at............................................... - I go to bed at ................................


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November 14
th
, 2013
Lesson 4

English auxiliary verbs: to be, to have.
Present: to be

Affirmative Negative Interrogative Short answers
I am (I'm) I'm not Am I? Yes, you are/No,you aren't!
You, we
they
Are ('re) Aren't
're not
Are you? Yes, I am/ No, I am not!
Yes, you/we,/they are!
No, we/you/they aren't
He, she ,it Is ('s) Isn't
's not
Is He, she, it ? Yes, he/she/it is No, he/she/it
isn't!

Present: to have (got)

Affirmative Negative Interrogative Short answers
I,you,we,they Have ('ve) haven't Have I ? Yes, you, we, they have!
No, you , we, they haven't!
He, she ,it Has ('s) Hasn't Has he,she,it? Yes he,she,it has!'
No, he,she,it hasn't!




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Ordinary verbs: Simple present

Affirmative Negative Interrogative Short answers
I,you,we,they sing Don't sing Do I, you, we,
they sing
Yes, I,you,we,they
do
No, I,you,we,they
don't
He,she,it sings Doesn't sing Does he/she/it
sing
Yes, he/she/it does
No, he/she/it
doesn't


Ordinary verbs: gerund
singing=cantanto - going=andando - raining=piovendo - doing=facendo =drinking=bevendo
(riflessione sul verbo)

It (neutro)
il pronome che sostituisce un nome neutro. - si usa per parlare delle condizioni meteorologiche
per identificare qualcosa per parlare del tempo per parlare della distanza

ex: The book is on the table. It's an English book It's cold/it's raining Who is it? It's me! - What
is it? It's a book! - What time is it? It's 5.00 o/clock! - What day is it? It's Thursday! - How far is it
to Naples? It's 65 kilometres.

Questo e quello!!
this-these
Ex: Is this your bag? No, this is not my bag!
Are these your books? Yes, these are my books
that-those
Ex: Is that your bag? No, that isn't my bag
Are those your books? Yes, those are my books
(riflessione sul dimostrativo)

Song:
Oh, what a family what a funny family oh, what a funny family!
We haven't any money - but we're really very funny and we're happy, just as happy as can be.
Happy, just as happy as can be

My ------ is a kung fu teacher They call her China tea.
my --- is a lighthouse keeper, out in the middle of the sea
My ------ 's in a cupboard in the garden
------ Susie wears cabbage on her head.
------- Charlie keeps his money in a bucket.
----- Harry keeps a python in his bed.
Oh, what a family.............................................

Up to you: describe your family, starting: My family is composed of..............................

New words: marito=husband moglie=wife figlio=son figlia=daughter figli=children

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November 19
th
,2013
Lesson 5
New words: picture, beach, sand, sandcastle, fan. Radio, noise, noisy, hot, quiet, lonely, crowded,
look at, lie, sing, shout, fight.
Roleplay
Bill I am tired, I need a holiday
Alan Yes, I want one too or: me too
Bill Where do you want to go?
Alan To the seaside of course.

Bill There are a lot of people here. It's crowded!
Father Don't you like this place?
Bill I don't like crowded beaches
Father Look! What are those boys doing?
Bill They are fighting!

Use the sentence table to form two correct sentences about the pictures:

Bill wants
Alan needs

a holiday
on a quiet beach
They all want
Bill and Alan need

a holiday
near the sea

Now form two correct sentences from the following table:

Bill
Alan

Bill
Alan
doesn't


don't


like
a lot of noise


crowded beaches

A What's Bill looking at in Picture 1?
B Is Bill talking to Alan or to the teacher?
C Does Alan want a holiday?
D Is the beach quiet or crowded in the picture in the classroom ?
E Where's Bill in Picture 2
F Is the beach crowded or empty?
G Who is with Bill?
H What are the pupils doing in picture 1?
I What are the boys doing in picture 2?
J Why doesn't Bill like the beach?
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The paragraph below is about picture 1. Write it out and choose the best word for each number.
Ex: There are a lot of pupils in the...........................

There are a lot of...............................(1) in the .....................(2). Some are playing happily but
others ............................................(3). Alan and Bill are........................................(4). The picture
in the classroom shows a.........................................(5). There are only four people....................(6).
Bill doesn't like ........................(7). He wants a....................................................................... (8)

(1) (2) (3) (4)
pupils picture are fighting fighting
people beach fighting talking
pictures classroom fight studying

(5) (6) (7) (8)
large school in the classroom a lot of noise study
sunny beach near the wall his friend holiday
busy street on the beach the pictures in the classroom work

Now write a few sentences about Picture 2

...........................................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................................

sleeping fishing writing cooking - skiing listening reading singing - running
sailing - walking

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November 21
st
, 2013
Lesson 6

New words:
front garden back garden entrance/hall sitting room dining room lounge living room
kitchen stairs downstairs upstairs - landing - bathroom bedroom attic roof

This house is quite big. There are two floors. a garage and an attic. Downstairs on the ground
floor there is a sitting room, a dining room, a kitchen. Upstairs on the next floor there is a
bedroom, a bathroom and a toilet. In the roof there is an attic.

Questions:
1) how many rooms are there downstairs?
2) How many rooms are there upstairs?
3) Where is the kitchen?
4) Where is the sitting room
5) Where is the toilet?

Idioms

To be at home with someone ( to be on friendly, familiar terms with someone)
to make oneself at home (to act with freedom as at own home)
To bring thehouse down( to receive great approval or applause from an audience)

Furniture
Dining room: table, chair, cupboard Sitting room: sofa, armchair, coffee table, bookcase, cabinet,
television kitchen: cooker, fridge, cupboard, sink, dish-washer bedroom: bed bedside table
dressing table, wardrobe bathroom: tub (bath), washing basin , mirror, washing machine

Up to you

Describe your house:
Is your home a house? A flat? A villa?

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Listening test.

1)Where are the ghosts?
a)in schools b) in houses c) in chimneys
2) What part of England is J ames Farlow talking about?
a) North East b) South West c) South East
3) Where is J ames Farlow?
a) in a car b) outside a house c) at his house
4) What is the ghost?
a) a man b) a woman c) a child
5) What is the time?
a) seven o'clock b) nine o'clock c) ten o'clock
6) What can J ames see in the sky?
a) the sun b) the full moon c) the crescent moon
7) How many rooms are there?
a)13 b) 10 c) 32
8) Where is the sitting room?
Dining room Library Kitchen
hall
a b c

9) Where is the box?
a) on the table b) under the table c) near the table
10) What can J ames Farlow read on the box?
a) MER b) MAR c) MEA
11) What is the woman doing?
a) singing b) reading c) sleeping

Thieves in the sitting room
I
The people in the room
We
J ohn and Peter



Do not know
What is happening
who is there
where the thieves are
when the visitors came
Questions:
1) Are the two children watching television?
2) Where are they?
3) Who is sitting in the armchair?
4) What is the old woman doing?
5) Where is the dog?
6) Is the cabinet in front of the sofa?
7) What are the two men wearing over their faces?
8) What is one man carrying?
9) What is the other man doing?
10) Do the people in the room know what is happening? 12
November 26
th
,2013
Lesson 7
English verbs: simple past

To be:

Affirmative Negative Interrogative Short answers
I, he, she ,it

we, you, they
Was

were

Wasn't

weren't
Was I,he,she,it?

Were You,we,they?
Yes,...........was
No............wasn't

Yes,..........were
No,.........weren't



Ordinary verb: to love
I,you,he,she,it,we,they loved didn't love Did .........love Yes,............did
No,.............didn't

Ricorda:
il tempo simple past in inglese traduce l'italiano imperfetto, passato remoto, e qualche volta anche il passato
prossimo.

Es: Era con il suo cane, nel parco: She was with her dog in the garden
Amava molto gli animali: She loved animals very much
Lavai il pullover tre volte: I washed the pullover three times.
Ieri sono stato male: Yesterday, I was sick

Listening test

New words: turn on/off - find/found can/could to have a rest lazy aerial let's go -go/went straighten wait
bring/brought ladder climb try/tried out show by the way -



Yesterday Mum wanted to watch television, but when she turned it on, she found it wasn't working.
All she could get was some wavy lines.
She asked her husband if he could do something about it, but he was busy reading his newspaper
and smoking his pipe.
She asked her daughter but her daughter was having a rest and was too lazy to get up.
Then she asked her son, Kevin. OK, Mum he said - let's go and have a look at the aerial first
They went outside with the dog and looked up at the roof. Look mum, - said Kevin all I need to
do is straighten the aerial. Wait a minute! He brought a ladder and climbed up on it, not noticing
that his dog was climbing after him. Up on the roof, he carefully straightened the aerial. Back down
in the house they tried out the television again and found that it was still showing only wavy lines.
My goodness said mum what's the matter now? I don't know said Kevin by the way,
where's the dog? The dog of course was still sitting up on the aerial; that was what was causing the
interference.

? wavy? Busy? Roof? Of course?

Learn:
To have a rest/nap
to have a shower/bath
to have breakfast/lunch/dinner/supper
to have tea/coffee
to have a snack
to have a break
to have a talk/chat
to have a walk/stroll
to have a holiday
to have a good time

Useful notes
1)
Signore, Signora, Signorina +nome proprio
Mr....... (abbreviazione di Mister) Mrs............. (abbreviazione di Mistress) Miss.............
altriment-
Signore: Sir, (nei vocativi), Lord ( nostro Signore) gentleman
Signora: lady
Signorina: young lady

2)
Molto :a lot of : I've got a lot of bread I've got a lot of friends I've got lots of books
Much; I haven't got much bread I haven't got many friends
very he's very lively!

3)
verbi con pi significati
to know (knew) sapere conoscere
to leave (left) lasciare partire
to think (thought) credere pensare
to start iniziare mettere in moto
to cry gridare piangere
to play giocare suonare recitare
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Listening test:

new words: leg arm ears - gloves pants orange black white yellow to wear to be
born - to star - newsstand -

Decidete se le affermazioni sono corrette (Right) o sbagliate (Wrong)

1) It's pleasant and friendly R W
2) It's got four legs R W
3) It usually uses two legs as legs and two as arms R W
4) It usually wears orange shoes R W
5) It was born in 1938 R W
6) Its parents are called Walt and Ub R W
7) It can't speak R W
8) It's a film star too R W

Animals with 2 or 4 legs?

Horse mouse bear dog
bird pig duck cat
lion swan elephant penguin


Parts of the body: Accoppiate le parti del corpo della colonna A alle definizioni della colonna B

A B
eyes we use them to play football
ears we use them to hear
mouth we use them to see
legs we use them to carry something
arms we use them to write on the computer
hands we use it to speak and eat
feet we use them to walk and run

What animal is it?

1) Cats love chasing a _ _ _ _ _ first letter.
2) They are very big cats, live in the jungle _ _ _ _ _ _ second letter
3) Sylvester and Garfield are _ _ _ _ first letter
4) A famous Donald _ _ _ _ fourth letter
5) They are very big, and have a long nose and big ears _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ first letter
6) Be Beep and Willy _ _ _ _ _ _ third letter
7) They live in the desert, have one or two humps _ _ _ _ _ _ third letter
8) They live in the water, but aren't fish. They often follow ships_ _ _ _ _ _ _ second letter
9) U
10) They're known as the kings of the jungle _ _ _ _ _ fifth letter
11) They live at the South Pole. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ second letter




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November 28
th
, 2013
Lesson 8
New words: to escape to land help tribe give/gave seed to grow maize settler to
eat/ate turkey meat pie pumpkin bread Monday =Tuesday =Wednesday =Thursday
Friday Saturday - Sunday

Thanksgiving
This holiday derives from an important historical event.
To escape religious persecution a group of Puritans sailed from England on the ship Mayflower in
1620.
They landed in what is now Massachusetts and were helped by an Indian tribe, who gave them
seeds to grow maize.
In October 1621, after a terrible winter, the settlers celebrated the first Thanksgiving. With the
Indians they ate wild turkeys, meat pies, vegetables, pumpkin and maize bread.
Americans celebrate Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November and it is a family feast.

Game:

1) Four students go with Barbara and do some exercises while waiting to come to the table
again.
2) One student comes back and the story is read to him/her
3) He can ask two questions.
4) Then another student comes and the first student tells the story; two questions can be
asked
5) another student comes back and the second student tells the story. Two questions can be
asked.
6) Last student comes back and the third student tells the story. Two questions can be asked.


Things added

















Things changed Things left out
And now let's have Thanksgiving tea party:
new words: tea pot milk jug sugar basin tea cup and saucer tea spoon pumpkin pie kettle

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December 3
rd
, 2013
Lesson 9

New words:
street - road - avenue - lane row crossroads junction roundabout gardens market =trade trading company
factory library police-station railway station post office cinema entrance direction ; main left right
straight on -; turn bear pass run past.

A Where's the post office, please?
B It's in Fir Avenue near the flower gardens
A Are there some shops near the gardens?
B That's right. The post office is at the side of the shops. There's a big market on the other side of it.

A Excuse me. How can I get to the railway station from here?
B You're now at the Ritz. Go along First Street
A Where's First Street
B It's that street over there. Go right along it to the en. Then turn left and go down Greenfield Road to the
roundabout. You'll see the entrance to the station opposite you..

a I am at Ann's house and I want to go to the school. Write two correct sentences from the
sentence tables to tell me how to get there (use one sentence from each table)
b I am at J ohn's House and I want to go to the factory. Write three correct sentences from the
sentence tables to tell me how to get there (use one sentence from the first table and two
sentences from the second table)

Go straight

Turn Right
Bear left


At the
Crossroads
end of the street
junction


The Post office
school
factory

is
On the right
left
in front of you
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Let's practice!
1) Is there a cinema or a factory opposite Ann's house?
2) Which road runs past the London Trading Company?
3) The library is on one side of First Street. What's on the other side?
4) Does J ohn live near the flower gardens or does Dick live near them?
5) Are the shops near the school or near the post office?
6) Where is the post office?
7) Where is Dick's house?
8) Where does Ann live?
9) Do I go along Fir Avenue or North Street to reach J ohn's house from the railway station?
10) I am walking from Ann's house and I want to go to the shops. Do I turn left or right at the
police station?

a) I am at Ann's House. How can I get to
1) the school 2) the market 3)the railway station?
(write a few sentences)

b) I am at the main entrance of the factory. How can I get to
1) the post office 2) J ohn's house 3)the library main entrance

Useful notes
1) Costruzione di to like (piacere)
La persona a cui qualcosa (o qualcuno) piace diventa soggetto in inglese. Il soggetto della frase italiana diventa
complemento
I like Mary (Mi piace Mary) I like her (Mi piace) I liked that film (Mi piaciuto quel film)
Mary likes potatoes (A Mary piacciono le patate)

2) Casa nei complementi di luogo:
(a) quando casa usato in un complemento di luogo. Si usa home se si intende la casa del soggetto, ed in
tal caso nessun possessivo accomapagna home. Il commplemento di moto a luogo rifiuta la preposizione to.
He was not at home he went home he came from home
(b) quando la casa non del soggetto (e in tal caso il possessivo accompagna il nome casa in italiano) si usa
house preceduta da opportuna preposizione e dal possessivo.
We spent an evening at his house - They came to our house -
3) DIRE: To say viene usato:
(a) quando introduce un discorso diretto. Si tenga presente che say sempre seguito dalla preoposizione to:
He said to us: I want to stay here He said: What's the matter?
(b) quando introduce un discorso indiretto, e non espressa la persona a cui si parla.
He said he wanted to stay Is this what he said?
To tell viene usato unicamente quando si introduce un discorso indiretto ed espressa la persona a cui si parla:
He told me that you wanted to leave I told him that we preferred to stay.

4) Osservazioni:
To say a word dire una parola to tell a lie dire una bugia
to say yes/no dire si/no to tell the truth dire la verit
to say one's prayers dire le preghiere to tell a story dire una storia
to say a number dire un numero to tell the time dire l'ora

Parole con pi significati:
little I eat very little (mangio molto poco ) We have alittle garden (abbiamo un piccolo giardino)
way We make tea in this way (facciamo il t in questo modo) she continued her way (continu per la sua strada)
picture We bought a nice picture (comprammo un bel quadro) - There are a lot of pictures jn this book (ci sono
molte fotografie/figure in questo libro



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Look at the map and the list of places. Listen and follow the route on the map. As you follow write
the number of each place in the correct box on the map.

1 castle 2 church 3 hotel 4 activity centre
5 restaurant 6 train museum ` 7 wild life park 8 cinema
9 town hall 10 station 11 theatre


Hello and welcome to today's guided walk round Chilton. You are now outside Chilton Station on Station
Road. Opposite the station is the Railway Hotel.
Walk past the Railway Hotel and turn left into Hill Street. On the left, between the Railway Hotel and Oxford
Road is St.Mary's Church, a 14
th
century church famous for its beautiful East window.
Walk up Hill Street, past Oxford Road, until you get to Castle Street on the right. There's a Chinese
Restaurant called the Golden Duck on the corner of Castle Street and Hill Street.
Turn right into Castle Street and walk up the hill. At the top of the hill you can see the castle on your left.
This is open from 10.00 in the morning until 4.00 in the afternoon.
From Castle Street, turn right and walk down Museum Street Hill. Half way down the street on the left is the
old steam train museum. The museum is next to the bank. The museum is well worth a visit.
Opposite the bank is the Market Square. There is a vegetable market here every Tuesday. On the north side
of the square is the famous Chilton Town Hall.
Opposite the Town Hall on the south side is the old theatre, where this week you can see one of
Shakespeare's most famous plays, Romeo and Juliet.
On the east side of the square, is the ABC cinema, showing The Railway Children. The cinema is next to an
Indian Restaurant called Taj Mahal.
From the Market Square, go back into Museum Street and walk down the street as far as the bridge over the
River Avon. Cross the bridge, turn left and follow the sign to the activity centre. At the activity Centre,
there's a lake where you can go boating.
Finally, walk by the river along the River Walk as far as the Wild Life Park, where you can see animals in
their natural habitat. You can also have your picnic in the picnic area by the river.
From there it is only a short walk back to the station along Station Road. Enjoy your day in Chilton!
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December 5
th
,2013
Lesson 10
New words:
village country bend clinic at the side of beside in the middle of - facing among across over round
beyond



Role play
A Where do you live, Ann?
B Opposite the school! Where do you live?
A We've just moved into the house near the river.
B Is that your house next to those tall trees?
A No, that's Mary's house.! I live near the church.
B I know, you live in the old house near the bridge. It's just beyond the market.

A Where is the police station, please?
B It's in the middle of the village.
A Do I cross the bridge over the river?
B No, that's the wrong way, Walk up this road and you'll reach a school. The police station is
behind the school.

A Who lives near the church?
B Where does Mary live?
C Where is the market?
D Where are the shops?
E What does Tom pass on his way to the clinic?
F Which roads cross the river?
G Which way do I turn if I want to go to the market from Tom's house?
H What are there round Bill's house?
I How far is it from the village to the beach?
J How far is it from Mary's house to the clinic?
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Use the sentence table to say six correct sentences about the map.

The police station
The church is
Mary's house

There are Houses
trees
In the middle of the village
between the shops and the market
almost opposite Tom's house
next to Bill's house
near the river
facing the market

Read complete sentences from the two lists. Put each part in List A with the correct part in List B

A B
Bill's house is over the river
The shops in the village are on opposite sides of the river
It's 43 miles next to the police station
Mary's house and Tom's house are beside the cinema
There are two bridges to Newbridge
The market is opposite Mary's house

Useful notes

Verbi:
to take/took: prendere: May I take this book?
Portare He took his things inside
condurre Will you take us to the cinema

to meet ?met incontrare We met Susan in town
Incontrarsi We met at a party
conoscere I met the girl at a party
far la conoscenza di Pleased to meet you

Avverbi
first primo This is my first lesson
dapprima, prima First we went to the cinema

then poi Then we went home.
Allora There were a lot of trees then!
Nomi
people gente There were many people
persone There were three people
popolo The English-speaking peoples

child (pl children) bambini There are many children in the park
figlio,figlia They have four children


time tempo I have very little time
ora What's the time?
volta This is the second time.
C'era una volta.... Once upon a time.....


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December 10
th
, 2013
Lesson 11
New words:
space traveller people - rocket - Earth - planet - scene - building - square circle - top

machine - submarine - sky - aeroplane - water - lake gun - strange - unusual - surprised

friendly - get out of shine fly swim instead of like - different

Role play
A Look at those two strange people
B Both have short legs and long arms
A Take out your gun. Be careful.
B Look, sir. They want to speak to us.


A Good day. Our names are X and Y. What do you want?
B We want to learn something about you.
A we can speak all Earth languages. Why are you so surprised?
B Everything is very strange. All the buildings are so tall. Every tree has squares and circles
instead of leaves.

_ Is the planet like the earth or is it different from Earth?
Where are the space travellers?
What are they doing?
Are both X and Y attacking the men, or are they friendly?
What are the trees like?
How many arms have the strange creatures?
What is there on top of every building?
Where are the strange machines?
What are they like?
What are both the submarines doing?
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Write two correct sentences about the picture from each of the following tables


Both (the)
Boys

strange men
Are very friendly
have short legs
are talking to the space travellers
1.............................................................................................................................................................

2............................................................................................................................................................


All
The buildings
the trees
the machines
Are tall
have squares and circles
are very unusual

1.............................................................................................................................................................

2............................................................................................................................................................


building
Every tree
machine

Everything
Is tall
has squares and circles


is very unusual

1.............................................................................................................................................................

2..........................................................................................................................................................

Read the following description very carefully. It is not a correct description of the picture. Correct
the mistakes.
New words: ear mouth stick stone bird -

Six space travellers are getting into their rockets. The planet is full of low buildings: every building

is very long and wide. Two strange men are attacking the space travellers. Each man has two short

arms and three long legs. He also has three ears and two mouths. All the trees are very strange, too,

because they are full of sticks and stones. There are some birds swimming near the trees. There are

two submarines in a big lake and an aeroplane in the sky. Everything is very strange.

Useful notes
to ask chiedere, domandare He asked me the time
invitare He asked me to a party

to be fond of essere affezionato (a) She's fond of her cat
essere appassionato (a) He's fond of stamps

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In the picture some people are talking on the telephone. Some of them are happy, some of them are serious,
some of them are sad...........old................young........men............women.
I'm going to talk about three of them, see if you can identify which is which . The first one I'm going to talk
about is Tom. Tom is a young man, and he's wearing a dark jacket. He has short hair, it's difficult to tell if it's
dark or fair. Tom has obviously had some good news, or perhaps he's talking to his girlfriend or someone he
likes very much, because he's smiling, looks very pleased and happy. That's Tom. The next one I'm going to
talk about is Kate. Kate of course is a girl, or woman, not very old. She has hair which is not very short, but
also not very long, and Kate doesn't look happy at all. She looks very serious, perhaps someone is telling her
some bad news. She isn't talking, she has her mouth shut, and she's listening to someone talking to her. The
third one I'm going to talk about is Bob. Bob is an older man. He doesn't have much hair any more...and he's
wearing a suit. He looks worried, very worried ,he's talking about some problem which is rather difficult
for him to solve .

SAI?????
Chiedere il nome .......................................................................................................
Dire la tua et ........................................................................................................
Chiedere a qualcuno dove abita? ...........................................................................................................
Richiamare l'attenzione di qualcuno ...........................................................................................................
Chiedere dove si trova tale posto ..........................................................................................................
Dire il nome di almeno 10 animali .................................................................. ...............................
Almeno 15 vocaboli per cibi o bevande............................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................................................................................
5 preposizioni di luogo: The pen is (1)...................the table - (2) It's........the table -
(3) it's................ table (4) it's.......................the table - (5) it's...........the table
sai dire:1) ti sto dicendo la verit! ...........................................................................................................
2) sabato prossimo non lavoro...................................................................................................
3) Il lunedi pranzo con mia figlia...............................................................................................
Descrivere la tua camera da pranzo.................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................
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December 12
th
, 2013
Lesson 12
A visit to the doctor
new words:
doctor waiting room surgery patients walking-stick plaster bandage pain (a cold), (a)
cut handkerchief magazine couch painful wait lean hurt knock down bend over
take off wear off hardly



A Hello, Fred. What's wrong?
B A motorbike knocked me down . What's happened to you?
A I nearly cut my finger off!
B You must be careful.

A Good evening, Bob. What's the matter?
B I've cut my finger very badly. It's very painful.
A Let me take the bandage off!
B Please, don't hurt me!

Why are the people waiting in Picture 1?
Why is the woman using a walking- stick?
What's the man on the left got on?
What's the matter with the big boy?
What's the table full of?
Where's the big boy in picture 2?
What's he doing?
What's the doctor just done?
Why is he putting his glasses on?
What can you see in picture?
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Use the sentence table to write two correct sentences about Picture 1

The waiting room
Dr. Lawson's surgery

is

Crowded with
full of
Sick people
[patients
old men
children

1.............................................................................................................................................................

2.............................................................................................................................................................
Write two correct sentences about picture 2 from each of the following tables
Dr Lawson
Bob
Fred
the small boy


has
Put
got
cut
taken

On

of
His glasses
a large bandage
his finger
his coat

1.............................................................................................................................................................

2.............................................................................................................................................................
Dr Lawson
Bob
Fred
The small boy

Has
Put
got
cut
taken
His glasses
a large bandage
his finger
his coat

On

off

1...........................................................................................................................................................

2.............................................................................................................................................................
Complete this paragraph . Put one of the following words in each blank:
at - of - off - in - on - round - with
The first picture shows a doctor's waiting room. It is full ...........people. They are waiting to see
the doctor. One boy has his arm.....................plaster and he is trying to take.......... ......his coat
A man has a bandage............his head, a girl is holding a handkerchief...............front..................her
nose, and a woman is leaning...................walking stick. A big boy...............a bandage
.................his finger is opening the door...................................the doctor's surgery.
The second picture shows the boy.........................the doctor's surgery. The doctor has just taken the
boy's bandage..............and is looking..............his finger. He is putting.......................his
glasses......................because he cannot see the cut.................the end .................the boy's finger. It
is so small.

Useful notes:

To be hungry/thirsty aver fame/sete
to be cold/warm (hot) aver freddo/caldo
to be sleepy aver sonno
to be right/wrong aver ragione/torto
to be afraid aver paura
to be ashamed vergognarsi
to be in a hurry aver fretta

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The creature is called Timorensis Palaelagathos, or Timor for short. Timor has got very
large(1).............and (2)............and a small (3)...........but no mouth. Her (4).............which is large
and round like a football, sits on top of a very long (5)............. She has a large (6)............... and
short (7).................. She also has large (8) ..........and (9)........but the strangest thing about Timor
is that she has four (10).......................

Write the correct order for this telephone conversation

1)------2)---------3)---------4)--------5)-------6)---------7)---------8)--------

A) Two days? All right. Thank you for phoning, Mrs. Brown. Goodbye.

B) And she has to stay in bed for two days.

C) Oh, hello, Mrs. Brown. How are you?.

D) I'm fine, thanks, but Tina isn't very well. She's got a cold.

E) Good bye.

F) Hello. This is Mrs. Brown here. I'm Tina's mother.

G) A cold? Oh dear, I am sorry!

H) Hello. Greentrees School. 27

What's the matter?

A headache a sore throat a cold
a stomachache a temperature a cough

Let's laugh

A guy is out with friends and has a few drinks and is feeling a little frisky but, true to his wife, goes
home.
He finds her sound asleep in bed ,with her mouth wide open, so he gets two aspirins and drops them in her
mouth.
She starts to choke, but recovers and asks -
"What did you put in my mouth?"
He says, "Two aspirins."
She replies, "BUT I DON'T HAVE A HEADACHE!"
He says, - "That's all I wanted to hear".

At the doctor's
Doctor, doctor, when I get up in the morning, I'm always dizzy for half an hour.
Try getting up half an hour later.

Doctor, doctor, what's the best way to stop my nose running?
Stand on your head.
D)
Doctor, doctor, I keep seeing double.
J ust lie down on the couch.
Which one?

Doctor, doctor, my mind keeps wandering!
Don't worry, it's too weak to go very far

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C is for the candy trimmed around the Christmas tree,
H is for the happiness with all the family,
R is for the reindeer prancing by the window pane,
I is for the icing on the cake as sweet as sugar cane,
S is for the stocking on the chimney wall,
T is for the toys beneath the trees so tall,
M is for the mistletoe where everyone is kissed,
A is for the angels who make up the Christmas list,
S is for old Santa who makes every kid his pet,
Be good and he'll bring you everything in your Christmas Alphabet!




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December 17
th
, 2013
Lesson 13


New words:
step-ladder piece of wood ceiling wall floor can of paint brush wet lazy happy
puzzled to lie to kneel down to enjoy to cross to reach

Role play

Peter Why are you smiling, Mum?
Mrs. Green Because, I'm happy. You're helping your father.
Peter We're going to paint this room very quickly!
Mrs. Green Do you want a cup of tea?
Peter Yes,please! But we can't hold it. We've got a brush in one hand and a can of paint in
the other.
Mrs. Green The room is very nice now.
Mr. Green Yes, it looks very nice indeed!
Mrs. Green But how are you going to get out of the room?
Mr. Green What do you mean? Oh, dear! The paint's still wet. We can't move!

- What are Peter and his father doing in all the pictures?
- What part of the room is Peter painting in picture one?
- What's Mrs. Green doing in this picture?
- What's she doing in picture 2?
- Why can't Peter take the cup of tea?
- Where's Mr. Green sitting in this picture?
- What part of the room are they painting in Picture 3?
- Are they happy or miserable?
- What are they looking at in Picture 4?
What can't they do? Why not?



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Find the correct answer in Table B to each question in table A. Write out the four questions with the four answers
A

Why Is Mrs. Green happy?
Peter painting the room?
Why Can't Mr. Green take the cup of tea?
The get out of the room

B

Because
He want to help his father
the paint is still wet
Mr. Green and Peter are painting the room
he has a brush in one hand and a can of paint in the other

Now check your answers with the following table:
Mrs. Green is happy
Peter is painting the room
Mr. Green can't take the cup of tea

They can't get out of the room


Because
Mr. Green and Peter are painting the room
he wants to help his father.
He has a brush in one hand and a can of paint in
the other
the paint is still wet

J oin the correct part of the sentence in List B with each part in List A


A B
Peter's father is beginning and painting the floor
Peter's painting the room, too, but they cannot drink it
He is lying down on a piece of wood because there is wet paint on the floor
Mrs. Green is giving Peter and his father a cup of tea and painting the ceiling.
They cannot take the tea from her because he wants to help his father.
Peter and his father are kneeling down and they are looking puzzled.
They a re finishing painting the room to paint a room.
They cannot get out of the room because they are holding brushes and cans
of paint.



Complete these sentences:

1) The first thing I do, when I get up in the morning is..............................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................
2) J ust before I go to sleep........................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................
3) The moment I hear the phone ring..........................................................................................
.........................................................................................................................................................
4) As soon as I get home...............................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................................
5) J ust after having a bath/shower...................................................................................................
........................................................................................................................................................
(in groups of 3 -a,b,c,-, when all finish, b and c try to guess what a wrote, and then a and b try to
guess what c wrote, then a and c try to guess what b wrote)

quotation:
If culture was a house, then language was the key to the front door, to all the rooms inside
(Khaled Hosseini and the mountains echoed)
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Frank Martin does not work in an office. He works in a factory and he never comes late. Work
starts at 7.00 but he always gets there early. He's five minutes earlier today. Its 5 to 7 (6.55). His
wife always drives him to work.



Tom Atkins wants to marry Franks' daughter Susan. What do you do? Frank wants to know. I'm
a teacher. I teach languages Do you really love my daughter? Yes, I do. I love her and she loves
me. We want to get married!


Arthur and Deborah do not live in a small house. They live in a very large one. Arthur is a
businessman. He earns a lot of money. His wife is very young.
Deborah leads a very easy life. She never gets up before 9.00 and always has breakfast in bed. Do
you want you breakfast now? her maid wants to know. Yes, please. is Deborah's answer.


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Notice the position of often, always. Never

He
She
Never
always
Comes late
gets up before 9.00
has breakfast in bed

Exercise: Make these sentences into questions and then into negatives like this:
Harry works in an office
Does Harry work in an office?
No, Harry doesn't work in an office
1) Arthur and Deborah live in a small house
.........................................................................................................................................................
.........................................................................................................................................................
2) Deborah is old
.......................................................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................
3) Arthur and Deborah are poor
.......................................................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................
4) Tom and Susan want to get married next year.
............................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................
5) Harry often get to work late
...........................................................................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................
Invention Exercise:
Model:

I
Often
never
always
sometimes

Do that

Go to the theatre have tea with sugar - go to work by bus- read French magazines - go swimming
in winter read detective stories drink coffee with cream smoke Turkish cigarettes

Dictation
A and his had been to a . They were driving together. They had

had a . It was raining and the was . A

was crossing the . The swerved to avoid the . The

skidded on the .It crashed into a . The was killed.

His was seriously injured. Someone called for an ambulance. It rushed the to

Hospital. He was immediately taken to the operating theatre. The surgeon saw the and

shouted: My , my !Can you explain???

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January 7
th
, 2014
Lesson 14

What's the English for.....................?
Cane scarpa gettare cespuglio
bravo orgoglioso arrabbiato sorpreso

Bill Watch Toby. He's very clever.
Harry He's a silly dog
Bill No, he isn't. Watch him!
Harry What are you doing with that old shoe?

Bill Look, Toby is bringing back the shoe.
Harry He is clever!
Bill Oh, dear! This is a new shoe!
Harry And look at that man. Why is he angry with us?
Bill It is his shoe!

What's Bill picking up in Picture 1?
Where's Bill throwing the shoe?
What's his friend doing?
Is the dog running toward Bill or is it running after the shoe in Picture 2?
Are the boys following the dog or are they standing still?
What's the dog doing in Picture 3?
Is the shoe a new one or an old one?
Is the man in Picture 4 angry with the dog or proud of it?
Where is he going?
Why are the boys very surprised?

Read the following sentences. Write them out in the correct order.

He's throwing it into some bushes
but it is not the same shoe. It's a new shoe!
Bill is picking up an old shoe
It belongs to a man and he is very angry with Bill and Harry.
His dog is running after it.
The dog is bringing back a shoe and Bill is very proud.

Now write this story in a few sentences of your own 34

.

It's half past eleven. Deborah and her friends are not having lunch. They are having morning coffee.
They are talking about their husbands. One of them is wearing a very strange hat.

Frank is eating in the factory canteen. He always eats there. A lot of men are standing in a queue.
They are waiting for their lunch. It is raining outside


It is 11.00 o'clock. Susan is talking to Tom. He's phoning from Paris. Are you having a good time?
What's the weather like? Is it raining? she wants to know.

Frank and his wife are getting ready for bed. He can hear Susan downstairs. Who's she talking to?
he's asking


What's the weather like?
When it rains, the weather is
When it snows, the weather is
When there is a storm, the weather is
When there is wind, the weather is
What's the English for arcobaleno?

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January 9
th
,2014
Lesson 15


What's the English for................?

vetrina ladro errore
coraggioso rompere rubare

Bill Look, J oe. There's a thief over there.
J oe He's broken the shop window!
Bill he's stealing all the watches!
J oe Come on! Let's catch him!

Bill We saw you steal those watches!
Thief You've made a big mistake.
Bill No, we haven't! You've made a mistake!
Thief I'm acting in a film!
J oe We don't believe you. You're a thief!
Thief Look over there at those cameras. We're making a film. Now you've spoilt it.

Use the sentence table to write four correct sentences about the pictures
A policeman
Bill and J oe
They
No one

Saw
heard
the man
him
the two boys
them
hit someone
break the window
run away
steal the watches

Where were Bill and J oe in Picture 1?
What did they hear? What did they see?
What did the man do in Picture 2?
Why did the boys chase him?
What happened in picture 3?
What did the people in this picture do?
Why didn't the policeman in Picture 4 help the boys?
What did he do?
Why was the man in the chair very angry?
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It's half past two.
Tom and Susan got married this morning. They are having a party now. Susan's parents are there
and so are Tom's. The are drinking champagne, eating cake and having a good time. Only Tom's
mother is unhappy. Susan's father is making a speech.
It's 7.00 o'clock
Tom and Susan had a party this afternoon. Tom's parents were there and so were Susan's.
Everybody ate cake, drank champagne and had a good time. Only Tom's mother did not eat or drink
very much. She was unhappy. Frank made a speech.

Ricorda:
un'azione di routine si esprime con il Simple Present: I usually get up at 6.00
I have breakfast at 6.30
I always go by car to the office
un'azione che si sta svolgendo, si esprime con il Continuous Present They are having a party
They are drinking champagne
They are eating cake
un'azione passata si esprime con il Simple Past Tom and Susan had a party
Tom's parents were there
Frank made a speech

Make questions with What/Where/When using the following prompts:
meet/you/J ohn? Last Saturday
meet/you/J ohn About 11.30
meet/you/J ohn At the station
drink/you/at the party Champagne, of course
you/born In September 1965

Useful notes:

To spend (spent,spent) Passare, trascorrere We spent our holidays at home
spendere (denaro) He spent a lot of money

How nice! How kind! Che bello! Che gentile!
How beautiful she is! Com' bella!
How awful you are! Come sei tremendo!
How ever on earth! Come diamine!
How long did you stay there? Quanto (tempo) sei rimasto l?
How long is the ruler? Quant' lunga la riga?
The how and why. Il come e il perch.
Here's how! Salute! (nel brindisi)
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Italian, a linguistic passion!
How is Italian related to Ravello? Have patience and you'll soon find out!
We want to relive history with you.
In the middle of the 13
th
century many rich families lived in Ravello.
Nicola Rufolo My name is Nicola Rufolo. I am a a wealthy merchant
and I am trying hard to become a part of the royal
nobility.
Sigilgaida della Marra My family is noble and rich. We descend from the
Normans and are related to the Swabian royal family.
My name is Sigilgaida.

Nicola Rufolo Our families decided our marriage and I was happy to
become Sigilgaida's husband, because she is beautiful and
very educated and it's my passport to the court.
Sigilgaida This type of marriage won't be accepted by the future
generation, but, I can assure you that Nicola is a brave
man and I am very proud to be his spouse.
Nicola Sigilgaida I take thee as my spouse. In your honour this
palace will be completely rebuilt in a way that will
steal the attention of scholars, artists and connaisseurs in
the course of centuries
Sigilgaida We shall also donate a pulpit to the Cathedral
Nicola Your bust will be positioned over the trefoil door leading to
the pulpit itself.




















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Giovanni Boccaccio
My name is Giovanni Boccaccio
I was born in 1313 in Italy. My father was a prominent merchant. I attended
school in Florence and was taken into the family business at the age of 10. I was
sent to Naples to study business and law in 1327. At the Angevin Court the story of
the last descendants of the Rufolos and della Marras was still alive . They had
been condemned to death by Charles II accused of extortion and treason, so I
decided to visit Ravello and the beautiful palaces and churches.
My growing interest in literature drifted me away from studying law and I
dedicated myself entirely to literature. I returned to Florence in 1348 on the death
of my father. I met Francesco Petrarca and became his close friend. Following
Dante's example we wrote our works in Latin, but then decided to switch to the
vernacular the language spoken by the people.
During the 14th century the Tuscan dialect began to predominate, because of the
central position of Tuscany in Italy, and because of the aggressive commerce of its
most important city, Florence. Moreover, of all the Italian dialects, Tuscan departs
least in morphology and phonology from classical Latin, and it therefore
harmonizes best with the Italian traditions of Latin culture. Finally, Florentine
culture produced the three literary artists who best summarized Italian thought and
feeling of the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance: Dante, Petrarca, and myself
My masterpiece the Decamerone was completed in 1358 It is a collection of a
hundred stories narrated by seven women and three men who reside in a country
villa for ten days after escaping from the plague in Florence.
As I had been very much impressed by the Rufolos, I included the story of Landolfo
Rufolo, in the Decamerone. I wrote in vulgar ( from Latin volgus, people )
I attempted to burn my works, letters, manuscripts and my library. Petrarch
convinced me not to burn my belongings and offered to purchase them. However,
after my death, my literary works were presented to the monastery of Santo Spirito,
in Florence. I passed away on December 21st, 1375.













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January 14
th
, 2014
Lesson 16


What's the English for..............?
coda motore autista
stanco ripido camion

Dick We can't all get on this bus. Get out of our way!
Bobby But we were in the queue before you!
Dick We don't care. You'll have to wait for another bus.
Bobby Please let us get on the bus. We have to visit a friend in hospital.
Dick You can visit him tomorrow!

Bobby Look! There's the other bus. It's stopped up that hill!
Charles We're going to pass it.
Bobby Can you see those four boys?
Charles Ha, ha! They'll have to wait a long time now. Their bus has broken down.
Bobby Let's wave to them.

Use the sentence table to write four correct sentences about the pictures:
All the people
The three small boys
Bobby
Dick
The driver


Had to


Wait for another bus
stand in the queue
visit a friend in hospital
wait a long time in the bus
change the wheel

Where were the three small boys in picture 1?
Where were the four big boys?
What did the four big boys do in Picture 2?
Why did the conductor hold out his arm in Picture 3?
What had the three small boys to do?
How long had they to wait for the next bus?
Where was the bus in Picture 5?
What happened to number 26 bus?
What did the three small boys do in Picture 6?
Notice
to wait for to get on to get off to break down
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The story: choose the best word or phrase from the words in the brackets:

One day three small boys called Bobby, Charles and Peter went to visit their friend (in a hospital, in

hospital, in the hospital) They waited (a long time, long, long ago) for a bus. When the bus (arrived,

reached, came to), it was nearly full. Suddenly four big boys pushed (at the side of, among, in front of) them

and got (in, on, at) the bus.

We were in the (line, row, queue) before you Bobby shouted. We don't care-one of the big boys answered-

You'll have to wait for another bus!

After (an hour, half an hour, and hour and a half) the (next, near, after) bus came and the three boys got on,.

(On, In. During) their way (to hospital, to the hospital, to a hospital), they saw the first bus (at the bottom of,

half way up, at the top of )a hill in front of them. It's (broken off, broken up, broken down) -Charles cried-

now those four boys will have to wait a long time for another bus Bobby laughed!

Now write this story in your own words. Imagine that you are one of the small boys, Instead of 'you ' and
''they' use ' I' and 'we'
Picture 1
Arthur owns a factory. A newspaper man wants to write an article about it:
How many men work for you?
About 200
How much do they earn?
30 to 40 a week
How many hours do they work?
40 hours a week

Picture 2
Before Arthur started his own factory he worked in one. He started in 1048.He worked 48 hours a week or
more. He never earned more than 7 a week. He had another wife then. Her name was Joan and she sold
underwear in a department store. She worked 44 hours a week and earned 4. Life was not easy

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January 16
th
,2014
Lesson 17



Arthur started his own factory in 1960. He had to work 60 hours a week at first, but he earned 4.000 that year. Life was
not easier but it was better, He smoked 5 or 10 cigars a day and drove a large car. His wife had a car, too.

His first wife died in 1963. her children were young and his sister had to come and live with them. She had to look after
the children. He met Deborah in 1968 and married her the same year. Deborah is his second wife.

Useful notes
Come si traduce dovere in inglese?

He must study English, if he wants that job! )obbligo assoluto Presente
He has to study English. French and Spanish at the University ) Presente
She had to be there at 6.00 o'clock ) Passato.

Interrogative: Must he study English if he wants to get that job? - Does he have to study English, French and Spanish
at the University? - Did she have to be there at 6.00 o'clock?
Negative: He mustn't study English if he wants that job He doesn't have to study English, French and Spanish at
the University She didn't have to be there at 6.00 o'clock.

Role play
Susan we spent 12 last week. That's too much!
Tom That reminds me...........Did I tell you about the party?
Susan Party? What party?
Tom Well..you see. There's a tradition at the College. When a teacher buys a house he has to....he has to....
Susan has to give a party? Is that what you're going to say?
Tom Yes. I'm afraid so! So, we need some beer and wine and cheese for tomorrow evening!
Susan What? Tomorrow evening? Why didn't you tell me this before?
Tom Well., I suppose I forgot. I'm terribly sorry. I really am!
Susan Oh, well. I suppose if we have to give a party, we have to. Anyway, we have some beer already!
Tom Oh, how much?
Susan At least a dozen bottles. Perhaps more than that!
Tom How many? Only a dozen bottles? That isn't enough!
Susan What do you mean? How many people did you invite? Only three or four, I hope!
Tom ...more than that, actually. Now, don't worry about the money!
Susan What do you mean Don't worry about the money! Someone has to! You never worry about it! Now how
many teachers did you invite?
Tom Well, naturally , I had to invite all the teachers, and not some of them. I had to.
Susan All the teachers?But how many teachers are there at the college?
Tom Not many, really.......only 35!
Susan What? 35 teachers! Are you mad, Tom? It isn't just beer and cheese and wine we need. We need much more
than that! Much more!
Tom I don't understand. What do you mean?
Susan We need a bigger house!
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Correct these statements
statement: They spent 10 last week response: No, they spent 12!
They have to give a party because they bought a new car.
They have to give a party next week!
Tom often worries about money!
Tom invited only some of the teachers.
Susan thinks they need a bigger kitchen!

Now ask and answer the questions:
Ask when they have to give the party:

Ask why:

Ask what they need for the party

Ask questions with How much or How many:
a) teachers

b) bottles of beer and wine tomorrow:

c) cheese:

Invention exercise
You are talking to Tom Atkins about his job. He teaches languages at a Technical College.
Ask him questions with How much/How many... using the prompts.
Example
a) prompt: students/at the college this year
response How many students are there at the College this year?
b) prompt: homework/every evening
response How much homework do the students do every evening?

free time/every week

teachers/at the college this year

lessons/every day

students/your class this year

work in the evening

books in a month

now use the same prompts again to ask questions about: last year yesterday last week






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Con i nomi e i verbi indicati formare 3 frasi semplici sui foglietti e consegnarli.


to pour (versare) to eat (mangiare) - to break (rompere) to drink (bere) to toast (brindare)


Before After























Focus on Engklish Grammar (1)

Pronomi personalli soggetto
(si esprimono sempre) I you he she it we you they

aggettivo :
invariabile e precede il nome
l'aggettivo di nazionalit si scrive maiuscolo

aggettivi possessivi my your his her its our -your-their mai
l'articolo davanti al possessivo
his (di lui) His name's Tom-
her (di lei) her name's Sue

numeri cardinali one two three four five six - -seven - eight
nine ten - eleven twelve thirteen fourteen
fifteen sixteen seventeen eighteen - nineteen-
twenty twenty-one - twenty-two - thirty - fourty,
fifty sixty - seventy - eighty - ninety one hundred


Numeri ordinali First (1
st
) second (2
nd
)- third (3
rd
) fourth (4
th
)
fifth (5th)-sixth (6
th
) -seventh (7
th
) - eighth(8
th
) -
ninth(9
th
) tenth (10
th
)

C' ci sono There is There are/ Is there? Are there?/ there isn't
there aren't

Nomi
In inglese ci sono tre generi:
maschile: nomi si persone e animali di sesso maschile
femminile: nomi di persone e animali di sesso femmninile
neutro: nomi di cose o di animali di cui non si conosce il sesso.

Plurale dei nomi nice boys pretty girls (+s)
ma: potato/potatoes match/matches dish/dishes
box/boxes glass/glasses baby/babies wife/wives
scarf/scarves
e man/men, woman/women, child/children
foot/feet tooth/teeth

Articolo determinativo
il,lo,la,i,gli,le The (non si usa davanti ai possessivi)

Articolo indeterminativo
un,uno,una A book an animal an hour a year a
European

Articolo partitivo Some (afferm) any (neg.-int.) - no (neg)

Aggettivi dimostrativi This boy, these boys that girl, those girls

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January 21
st
, 2014
Lesson 18

Susan is going to bake a cake. She has some eggs, butter, sugar and milk. She wants to use only a
few eggs and a little butter. She always uses a lot of sugar. She hasn't got any chocolate. She needs
some. It's going to be a chocolate cake.
Arthur ordered a steak with some salad and potatoes. The waiter brought him some salad with his
steak a few seconds ago but he did not bring himany potatoes. Arthur is telling him to bring some
now. There are only a few people in the restaurant. Perhaps it is not very good.
Study this:


There is a
Piece of bread
packet of butter
bottle of milk
cigarette
detective


Over there


There is some

Bread
butter
milk
tobacco


Over there



There are some
Pieces of bread
packets of butter
'bottles of milk
cigarettes
detectives


Over there
Now use one of these three models for these words:

Oil warm clothes hot water tins of oil warm jacket
tomatoes hot coffee sandwich sandwiches glass of wine

Study the use of any in

a) negative sentences b) Questions



There

Is not
any


are not
any
Food
wine
money

sandwiches
potatoes
cigars



left


Is there any


Are there any
Food
wine
money

sandwiches
potatoes
cigars



left?
Use these tables to make sentences with these words:

I didn't use They didn't want Did she buy
Have you got Did you get She didn't buy
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Mrs.Brown Oh dear. There's a fly near our food.
J ohn Let me kill it.
Mrs. Brown There isn't anything to hit it with.
J ohn I'll hit it with an old newspaper.


J ohn It's landed on something outside the window. I'll hit it now.
Mr.Gregg What are you doing?
J ohn I'm very sorry, Mr.Gregg I wanted to kill a fly.
It landed on something outside the window.
Mr. Gregg Yes, it landed on my head and you hit my head but you missed the fly! It's over there
now.
Use the two sentence tables to write correct sentences about the pictures:
There was

Mrs. Brown saw
Something
someone
somebody
outside the window

near their food
it was a fly

Mr. Gregg

There wasn't

J ohn didn't see
Anything
anyone
anybody
Outside the window

in the room

Now write two correct sentences from the following table
J ohn
Mr. and Mrs. Browm
Someone

hit
Something
Mr. Gregg's head
the fly

with
A stick
a newspaper
his hand

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What did Mr. and Mrs. Brown and their children begin to do?
Was the table near the window or a long way from it?
What did the fly do in Picture 1?
What did J ohn try to do in Picture 2?
Where did the fly land in Picture 3?
What did J ohn do?
What did the others do?
Who appeared in Picture 4?
What happened to Mr. Gregg? Why was he angry?
Did J ohn kill the fly?

Each blank in the following sentences shows that one word is missing. Write out the sentence,
filling in each blank with the correct word from the list below:

someone anyone somebody anybody =something anything

Was there ..............................near the food?
Yes, there was................near the food. It was a fly.
Did J ohn pick..............................up?
Yes he picked.....................up. It was a newspaper
Was there.....................outside the window?
Yes, there was............................outside the widow. It was Mr. Gregg
Did J ohn hit.....................with the newspaper?
Yes, he hit.................with it. It was. M. Gregg's head.

Read this story about the picture:

The Browns are sitting near the window and having a meal. They cannot eat because there is a big
fly. John picks up an old newspaper to kill the fly but he misses it. The fly lands on something
outside the widow and John hits it with the newspaper. But he doe not hit the fly: he hits Mr.Gregg's
head!

Now write the story in the past. Begin:

The Browns were sitting near..........................

Now imagine you are J ohn. Write this story in a few sentences of your own.













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Focus on grammar (2)
Verbs
to be: Present I am (I'm); you, we, they are ('re); he,she,it is ('s)
Simple past I, he she it was; you, we, they were
perfect I, you, we, they have('ve) been; he,she,it has ('s) been
pluperfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been
Imperative Be...............!
Short answers: Are you English? - Yes, I am! No, I am not!
Agreement I am a teacher! So am I
I am not tired! Neither am I!
Question tag! He's at home, isn't he? - Yes, he is!
She isn't American, is she?? - No, she isn't

Espressioni con il verbo essere o be hungry/to be thirsty (aver fame/aver sete)
to be cold/to be warm (aver freddo/aver caldo)
to be right/to be wrong (aver ragione/aver torto)
to be sleepy (aver sonno)
to be afraid (aver paura)
to be ashamed ( vergognarsi)
to be in a hurry (aver fretta)


To have Present I, you, we, they have ('ve) got ; he, she it has('s) got
Simple past I, you, he, she, it, we, they had
perfect I, you, we, they have('ve) had: he, she, it has ('s) had
pluperfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had had
Imperative Have...........................
Short answers: Has she got an umbrella? Yes she has! No, she hasn't!
Agreement She's got an umbrella! - So have I
She hasn't got an umbrella! - Neither have I
Question tag She's got an umbrella, hasn't she? - Yes, she has
She hasn't got an umbrella, has she? - No she hasn't

Il verbo to have si usa per formare i tempi
passati di tutti i verbi. he has worked she has gone
Il verbo to have ha anche il significato
di dovere We have to study if we want to speak English!
He had to buy a new car!
Il verbo to have si usa in moltissime locuzioni!
ormai comune usare il verbo to have
come un verbo ordinario, che nella frase
interrogativa e nella frase negativa si
avvale dell'ausiliare do/does per il presente
edid per il passato.

Espressioni con il verbo avere: to have breakfast/lunch/dinner (far colazione/pranzare/cenare)
to have a bath/a showe (fare un bagno/una doccia)
to have a break (fare una pausa)
to have a walk (fare una passeggiata)
to have a good time (divertirsi)
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January 22
nd
, 2014
lesson 19

Boccaccio's story (2
nd
day - 4
th
story)

Landolfo: Giovanni Boccaccio visited my hometown in the 14
th
century and in
his masterpiece, the Decameron, he tells my story. He calls me
Landolfo, but my real name is Lorenzo.I am Nicola and Sigilgaida
Rufolo's grandson.
The story starts with the description of my hometown, which is worth
listening to.

Scarce any part of Italy is reputed so delectable as the sea-coast between Reggio and
Gaeta; and in particular the coast which overlooks the sea by Salerno, and which the
dwellers there call the Coast of Amalfi, is studded with little towns, gardens and
fountains, and peopled by men as wealthy and enterprising in mercantile affairs as are
anywhere to be found. In one of these towns, to wit, Ravello, rich as its inhabitants are
to-day, there was formerly a merchant, who surpassed them all in wealth, Landolfo
Ruffolo by name, who not content with his wealth, but desiring to double it, came nigh to
losing it all and his own life to boot.
Reader 1 The new king of Naples, Charles I, to whom the Rufolos had
given money, made them governors and harbour masters of
Barletta, and they obtained the right to collect the customs dues and
accumulated great wealth. Charles II being envious of the new
enormous patrimony of the Rufolos, charged them with
extortion and treason and condemned them to death. Lorenzo
paid for his ransom and could go back to Ravello.
Landolfo In his story, Boccaccio, says that I turned a pirate because I
wanted to become rich again. In fact I intended to sail to the
near East with goods to sell.
Anna Rufolo Landolfo, I heard you want to leave Ravello and sail to the Near
East, where you'll sell what is left of our belongings.
Landolfo Yes, mother! You know how rich we were, and how poor we are
now. I'll come back rich and powerful. Don't cry! Say a prayer
for me, and I'll soon be back!
Anna My dear son, be careful! God be with you all the time! I'll spend
long hours on the terrace looking at the sea, hoping to see your
ship sailing back home.
Landolfo Take care, mother! Look after yourself, and have patience: I'll
be back!
Reader 2 Landolfo started his voyage to Cyprus, where he sold all his
goods. With the money he bought a light bark such as corsairs
use, took to scouring the seas as a pirate preying on all the ships he
met at the sea. A year had scarce gone by before he had taken so many
ships from the Turk that not only had he recovered his fortune, but
was well on the way to doubling it.

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Landolfo I'm on my way back to Ravello. I am now rich and I'm looking
forward to living a peaceful life.

Reader 1 In Boccaccio's mind Landolfo's piracy represented the Rufolo's
extortion when collecting customs in Barletta.

Reader 2 Unfortunately Landolfo's bark met the Fleet of the Maritime
Republic of Genoa, and he was forced on board and robbed of
all his money.

Reader 1 In Boccaccio's mind Landolfo's capture represented Lorenzo's
arrest.

Reader 2 A tremendous sea storm destroyed the fleet and the crew
drowned.

Landolfo Good job I can swim, but the sea is very rough! And I need
something to hold on.
There, there! Over there! I can see there is something floating!
It's a piece of wood, no, it's a piece of furniture. It's a chest!
Thank God, I can grab it and hold on it!
How many hours have passed? I have no idea. I'm tired! I'm
dead tired!
Oh, there's a beach!
Woman Who's there? A shipwrecked person! Oh, my God. He's dead!
No, he's alive!
Come on, leave this piece of furniture! Leave it, why do you hold
it so tight!
Landolfo It's my safety. I could float all the time thanks to it! Where am I?
What place is this?
Woman You are on the island of Corfu.. Come to my home. You badly
need a wash, some dry clothes and some warm food.
Landolfo Thank you, thank you. You're so kind. I think I'll lie down and
have a good sleep.
Woman Keep your chest near you. Don't part with it.

Reader 2 While the woman is away Landolfo opens the chest and finds it
is full of precious stones.

Landolfo I think I've fully recovered and I want to go back to Ravello, my
mother is waiting for me. You can keep the chest, but please give
me a sack, where I can put my miserable clothes

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Anna Oh, my dear son! Oh my dear son! How happy I am to see you
back! Welcome home!
Landolfo I am happier! We can now live in peace. All our money
problems do not exist anymore.
I have to send some money to a good woman in Corfu, who
saved my life, when I was shipwrecked on the beach. Then I
want to send some money to Trani, where I landed coming from
Corfu. Some people from Ravello live there and they gave me
new clothes and a horse to ride back!
Reader 2 The story has a happy ending. Lorenzo Rufolo really recaptured his
wealth, thanks to the jewels that his mother had saved and kept aside
during her life.
Focus on language
Particular verbs Listening to................ ascoltare
Studded with......... costellato di
I'm looking forward to living mi aspetto di vivere
I need something ho bisogno di qualcosa
to wait for aspettare

expressions Be careful! Stai attento
Take care! Abbi cura!
Look after yourself! Riguardati
God be with you (goodbye)! Dio sia con te!






















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Focus on grammar (3)
Verbi difettivi:
verbo potere Present I, you, he, she, it, we, they can or may
Simple past I, you, he, she, it, we, they could or might
Conditional I, you, he, she, it, we, they could or might
Short answers: Can you speak English? - Yes, I can No I can't!
Agreement I can swim! - So can I
I can't swim Neither can I
Question tag You can speak English can't you? - Yes, I can!
You can't speak English, can you ? - No, I can't
verbo dovere Present I, you, he, she, it, we, they must
Conditional I, you, he, she, it, we, they should or ought

I verbi difettivi hanno tre caratteristiche importanti: -
alla terza persona singolare del presente non prendono la s
Non si avvalgono del do/does, did nelle interrogazioni o nelle negazioni
l'infinito del verbo che segue perde il to

I verbi regolari: Present I, you,we, they live; he, she, it lives
Negative I, you, we, they don't live he, she, it doesn't live
Interrogative Do, I, you, we, they live? Does he, she, it live?
Simple past I, you, he, she, it, we, they lived
Negative I, you, he, she, it, we, they didn't live
Interrogative Did I, you, he, she, it, we, they live?
Perfect I, you, we they have lived; he, she, it has lived
Negative I, you, we, they haven't lived; he, she, it hasn't lived
Interrogative Have I, you, we, they lived? Has he, she, it lived?
Pluperfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had lived
Negative I, you, he, she, it, we, they hadn't lived
Interrogative Had I, you, he, she, it, we, they lived?
Short answers: Do you like coffee? - Yes, I do! No, I don't!
Agreement I like coffee! - So do I!
I don't like coffee! - Neither do I!
Question tag You like coffee, don't you? - Yes, I do!
You don't like coffee, do you? - No, I don't!
I verbi ordinari irregolari bisogna impararli a memoria

Verbs with no change
cost cost cost costare
cut cut cut tagliare
hurt hurt hurt far male
put put put mettere
shut shut shut chiudere
Verbs with one change
bring brought brought portare
build built built costruire
buy bought bought comprare
find found found trovare
get got got ottenere
hear heard heard sentire
leave left left partire
make made made fare
meet met met incontrare
read read read leggere
say said said dire
sell sold sold vendere
send sent sent mandare
sit sat sat sedere
sleep slept slept dormire
spend spent spent spendere
tell told told dire

Verbs with two changes
begin began begun
cominciare break broke
broken rompere
come came come venire
do did done fare
drink drank drank bere
drive drove driven guidare
eat ate eaten mangiare
give gave given dare
go went gone andare
know knew known sapere
run ran run correre
see saw seen vedere
sing sang sung cantare
speak spoke spoken parlare
swim swam swum nuotare
take took taken portare
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January 23
rd
. 2014
lesson 20


What's the English for................?

aeroporto angolo serpente coperchio
pesante facchino rubare bosco

Dave X Look at that man with the big basket. He seems very rich!
Mr. Y If you talk to him, I'll steal the basket.
Dave X That's a good idea! There's probably a lot of money in it!
Mr. Y Be careful! There's a policeman with a whistle over there.

Mr. Raj Stop, thief! Stop, thief!
Policeman What's happened, sir?
Mr. Raj That man with the dark glasses and that boy are thieves. They've just stolen my basket
Policeman We'll catch them, sir. What was there in the basket?
Mr. Raj A snake!

Use the sentence table to write six correct sentences about the pictures:


An Indian
The boy and the man
A policeman


with
a basket
some cases
dark glasses
a snake
a whistle
arrived at the airport
was talking to someone
drove quickly away
had a big surprise
tried to stop the thieves


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What was the Indian doing in Picture 1?
Who was watching him?
Who spoke to the Indian in Picture 2?
What did the man do?
What did the man and the boy do in Picture 3?
What did the policeman do in Picture 4?
Where did the man and the boy go in this picture?
What did the car pass in Picture 5?
Where were the man and the boy in picture 6
Why were they surprised and frightened?

Write out the story and complete each sentence with one of the groups of words at the end of the paragraph:

One day an Indian with..........................................arrived at an airport. It was too heavy to..........................., so he put it
down and began to look for a porter. J ust then he noticed.............................................The boy came up to him
and...............................At the same time, a man with............................................picked up his basket. Then the man and
the boy ran away. The Indian hurried to a policeman with......................and.......................... But it was no use. The boy
and the man got into a car and......................................
The car passed..............................and then went towards......................When it reached the
wood.....................................and the man and the boy got out. They opened the basket and, to their
surprise,..................................................

a small boy it stopped a zoo carry a whistle a basket they saw a snake drove off a wood dark glasses
tried to stop the thieves began to talk to him



This is a department store. It is open six days a week, from 9 to 5.30. It is closing now. The shoppers are all leaving and
the sales people are counting money. The man in the jacket by the door is a detective. He's watching everybody.


It's 6.00 o'clock now. The store closed half an hour ago. All the shoppers left the store half an hour ago. The detective
watched them. Then the sales people counted their money and went home, too. The last one left fifteen minutes agi.
That was at 5.45.

Invention Exercise (remember first and last mean first time and last time)
Make sentences using the prompts:
ex: she first/Buckingham Palace/3 years She first saw Buckingham Palace 3 years ago
She last/London/3 weeks
The first/the cinema/25 years
We last/champagne/at a party/on New year's Eve
I first/a novel by Doris Lessing/3 years
He first/a pipe/10 years
Arthur last/a new car/2 months




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January 28
th
2014
Lesson 21
What's the English for...............?
ponte ufficio postale fiume viaggio

pescare andare in bicicletta andare a cavallo

Mary How long does it take you to get to school, Tom?
Tom I leave home at eight and arrive at school at 10 to nine.
Mary It takes you fifty minutes, nearly an hour. It's a long time.
Tom Yes, I go by bus and it's usually very slow.

Anna Do you often go fishing?
Peter Yes, I do. But I have to cycle a long way to the river.
Anna I go swimming on Sundays and I have to go by train to the beach.
Peter We''ll have to get a car

Use the sentence tables to write correct sentences about the pictures


It takes
Peter
Mary
Anna
Tom
three quarters of an hour
fifty minutes
forty minutes
over half an hour


to reach
to get to
school
the shops
the river
the sea
I
we


have to
cycle to the river
walk to the shops



Tom
Mary
Anna
Peter



has to go to

school
the beach



by

train
bus
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How does Tom travel to school?
How long does it take Mary to reach the shops?
What has Peter to cycle over on his way to the river?
Why does Ann go to the beach?
What time does Tom leave home to go to school?
What does Mary pass on her way to the shops?
How long does it take Tom to reach school?
How long does it take Anna to get to the beach from her home?
Who makes the longest journey?
Who has the shortest journey?

It takes Tom fifty minutes to get to school. He leaves home at eight o'clock and arrives at school at ten minutes to nine.
He goes by bus and crosses a big bridge on the way to school

Describe Mary's journey in the same way. Use the following in place of the words in italics
Mary thirty-five minutes the shop half past nine the shop five past ten on foot passes a post office the shop.
Now describe Peter's journey in the same way
Describe Anna's journey to the beach.

Write about your walk to the library. What time do you leave home? What time do you arrive here? How long does it
take you? What do you pass on the way to the library?

Complete the dialogue:
Lina Thanks for giving me a lift to the library, Rita.
Rita That's ok. How ....................usually get to the library?
Lina I never........................car. I usually walk.
Rita How long...................................you?
Lina It ......me about 1o minutes.
Rita Here we are! I must leave the car in the parking lot.. I'll reach you soon.

Match the questions with the correct answers:
Where's the library? At half past four.
How do you get there? No never.
How long does it take you? It's not very far.
.Do you ever go by bike? About 15 minutes.
What time do you usually go? On foot.

What language do they speak in Finland?

Finnish is a member of the Finnic group of the Uralic family of languages. The Finnic group also includes Estonian
and a few minority languages spoken around the Baltic Sea.Several theories exist as to the geographic origin of
Finnish and the other Uralic languages. The most widely held view is that they originated as a Proto-Uralic
languagesomewhere in the boreal forest belt around the Ural Mountainsregion and/or the bend of the middle
Volga. The strong case for Proto-Uralic is supported by common vocabulary with regularities in sound
correspondences, as well as by the fact that the Uralic languages have many similarities in structure and grammar.
Prior to the Middle Ages, Finnish was an oral language. Even after, the language of larger-scale businesswas
Middle Low German, the language of administration Swedish, and religious activities were held in Latin,
leaving few possibilities for Finnish-speakers to use their mother tongue in situations other than daily chores.
Che lingua parlano in Finlandia?
Il finlandese fa parte del gruppo finnico delle lingue della famiglia Uralica. Tale gruppo include anche l'estone e altre
lingue minori parlate nella regione baltica.. Esistono delle teorie sull'origine del Finlandese e delle altre lingue uraliche.
La pi accreditata quella che vuole il Finnico come lingua Proto-Uralica parlata nella foresta boreale intorno ai monti
Urali e/o nella regione del medio Volga. A confermare tale teoria c' il vocabolario comune con corrispondenze
fonetiche; come pure le lingue Uraliche hanno grande somiglianza nella struttura e nella grammatica.
Prima del Medio Evo, il Finlandese era una lingua orale. La lingua pi diffusa per gli affari era il Medio Basso
Germanico , la lingua dell'amministrazione era lo Svedese, e le celebrazioni religiose erano in latino lasciando poche
possibilit a coloro che parlavano Finlandese di usare la propria lingua nella quotidianit.


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Focus on grammar (4)
Pronomi e aggettivi interrogativi

What What is it? - What's your name? - What are you doing?
What's up? - What's the weather like? - What time is it?
What's on? What about? - What else? - - What next?

Which Which bag do you prefer? - Which is which?

Who Who is it? - Who did you meet? - Who gave this to you?

Whose Whose house is this? - (It's Bob's!))

Where Where is Fiesole? - Where are you going? - Where are you from?

When When were you born? - When did you go to Rome? -

Why Why are you here? (because we want to learn English!)

How How are you? - How do you do? -
How far is it? (It's only 2 kms far!)
How long is the table cloth? (it's 2 meters long!)
How long does it take you to go home?
How wide is the table? (It's one meter wide)
How tall are you? (I'm 1.70 m. tall)
How high is Mount Everest?
How much does it cost how much bread have you got? -
How many students are here?
How old is she?

How clever! how nice!

Personal pronoun Subject Complement
Io I me,mi me
Tu,voi you te, ti, ve, vi, voi you
egli he lo, lui, gli him
ella she la, lei, le her
esso/a it lo, la it
noi we ce, ci, noi us
essi/e they li, le loro them

N.B.il pronomeus si abbrevia 's per formare l'imperativo della prima persona plurale. Es: let's go!!

Posessive Adjectives Pronouns
mio my mine
tuo your yours
suo di lui his his
suo di lei her hers
suo di cosa its
nostro our ours
loro their theirs
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Let's have fun!

Anna, a friend of mine, told me what happened to her when she first went to England. She spoke no
English, and the only person that she knew was aunt Gio.
Anna asked Gio what to say in English to get something to eat. J ust say : egg and chips
Anna went to a cafe. A waiter came to her table. Egg and chips said Anna.
Five minutes later, a delicious plate of egg and chips was in front of her. Anna was delighted and
went back to the same cafe three times a day for a while.
She began to get tired of egg and chips and she asked her aunt for another
suggestion. J ust say: tea and toast said Gio.
Anna returned to the cafe. Tea and toast Anna said. Milk and sugar in the tea? asked the waiter
Tea and toast repeated Anna
I know! Do you want milk and sugar in the tea?
Tea and toast said Anna becoming confused.
The waiter became very angry. Look! Will you please tell me if yo want milk and sugar in the tea!
Anna looked at him Egg and chips she said finally.


Up to you!

Role play this story changing the type of food. Choose:

Fish and chips - cheese and biscuits - peas and carrots - beef steak - steak and kidney pie -
milk shake fruit salad apple tart- figgy pudding - smoked salmon - bread and butter egg and
bacon.

Verb to get
to get to ( arrivare) to get back (ritornare) to get in /into(entrare)
to get across (attraversare) to get out (uscire) to get away (scappare)
to get up (alzarsi) to get on/off (salire/scendere) to get down (scendere )

to get tired to get bored to get annoyed(seccarsi)
to get used (abituarsi) to get engaged/married to get angry
to get rich/poor to get drunk to get wet
to get warm/cold


Useful notes:
Aggettivi con pi significati:
nice simpatico, piacente, bello, buono, gustoso, gentile
bad cattivo, disonesto, brutto, forte, marcio
short corto, breve corto (di statura)

Aggettivi con pi traduzioni
bello beautiful, lovely, handsome (di uomini), fine (di tempo) nice
grande great (non in senso materiale) , large, big, tall (statura)
piccolo little (nei diminutivi), small (dimensione)
alto high (misura), tall (statura)

presto early (di buon'ora, in anticipo) soon (fra poco, subito) quick
(rapidamente, alla svelta to be quick =far presto)
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January 30
th
,2014
Lesson 22
What's the English for..............?
ciclista campanello curva incidente
sbadato atterrare decollare scontro

Ted Oh dear. This lorry's going very slowly!
Peter I'm going to ring my bell.
Ted I'm going to pass it.
Peter Well, I'm not going to wait. I'm going to pass it, too.

Lorry Driver There are two cyclists behind us!
Friend What are they doing?
Lorry Driver They are going to pass us and just on this bend!
Friend They're very foolish. They'll have an accident.

Use the sentence table to write four correct sentences about the pictures:
Ted
The lorry driver
The motorcycle
The plane

is going to
land
pass the lorry
have an accident
take off

Ted and Peter
The cyclists

are going to
land
pass the lorry
have an accident
take off

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Is the road in the picture straight?
Where are the cyclists in the picture?
Are the two boys careful or careless?
What are they going to do?
What's going to happen?
What are the two men on the motorcycle looking at?
What's the plane going to do?
Who's standing behind the cycles and the lorry?
What's he going to do?

Put the verbs in the brackets in the correct tense: use either going to (..) or is/are (...)ing

There are two cyclists in the picture. They are near a lorry and ................ (pass) it. The lorry
........................(travel) very slowly round a bend. A motorcycle............................. (approach)
them round the corner, but the two boys cannot see it. One of the men on the
motorcycle................................ (point) at a plane. The plane .............................(land) soon. The
motorcyclist ...........................................(drive) carelessly and there ................(be) an accident


The spacecraft is going to land on the moon in a few seconds. It is not going to stay there very long. It is going to take
off again in 24 hours. Are the astronauts going to stay inside the spacecraft? Or are they going to walk on the moon?

Fred Collins is going to get a very nasty shock in a few seconds. He does not know that his wife came in only a few
seconds ago and is standing behind him. What is she going to do? What do you think the girl with Fred is going to do?

Dictation: A picnic in the country (B)
It is spring _ _ _ _ _ _, the Browns _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to spend a day _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. They are going
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ place for picnicking.
Mrs Brown _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ prepare a basket _ _ _ _ _ _ nice things _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ is going _ _ _ _ _ _ in the stream, while _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is going _ _ _ _ _ _ a book in the _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ .
They are going _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ at half past four..


Dictation: A picnic in the country ( A)
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ at last, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ have decided _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the country. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ to their favourite _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is going to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ full of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to eat.
Mr. Brown _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to fish _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, _ _ _ _ _ Mrs. Brown _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to read _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ shade of a tree.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to be back _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _


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February 4
th
,2014
lesson 23

What's the English for...............?
secchio marciapiede scala a pioli
pacco nuvola scivolare

Betty If you aren't careful, you'll fall, Mr. Lawson
Mr. Lawson Well, if I fall, I'll land on top of you!
Betty Oh, dear! That 'll be terrible! Be careful!
Mr. Lawson I'll try! But if you don't go away, I will fall.

Betty Don't cross the road yet, Tony!
Tony Why not? I can't see any car.
Betty But I can see a car. If you cross now, the car will knock you down.
Tony Well, I'll be late if I wait here too long!
Betty You've got a lot of time.

Use the sentence table to write two correct sentences about the picture:


if

the man knocks the bucket over
it falls
he'll hurt Betty
the dog will frighten the boy
the boy will run across the road
it'll land on Betty

Now write four sentences from the following table
There' ll be an accident
the girl will fall down
the man and woman will get wet
the boy will run across the road


if
it rains
the boy runs across the road
the dog attacks him
she walks on the banana skin
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Where's the bucket?
What' ll happen if it falls?
What' ll happen if the man up the ladder falls down?
What's the girl with the dog doing?
What' ll happen if the dog escapes?
Where' s the bus?
What' ll happen if the girl steps on the banana skin?
What' ll happen if a car hits the boy on the bicycle?
What are the man and the woman at the table doing?
What' ll they do if it begins to rain?

Look at the picture and complete each of the sentences:
If the man falls from the ladder he'll hurt himself
if the bucket falls off the ledge(davanzale) .........................
If the dog escapes ..........................
if the boy crosses the road now ..........................
the girl will slip if .........................
The boy will drop all his parcels if .........................
The man and the woman will get wet if .........................

There are only a few minutes left in this match between Liverpool and Manchester. Manchester are winning by three
goals to two, but they have not won yet. Liverpool might score again and if they do, the result will be a draw. If that
happens, the Manchester fans will be very unhappy. The players are very tired. They will be very happy when the match
is over.
Make one sentence for each of the situations. Use: I'll (do).....if.............. or I'll (do)....when.....
Ex:
Situation Sally is going to arrive at 10.30. You'll be at the bus station to meet her
Response I'll meet her when she arrives
Cigars are definitely going to go up in price. You'll stop smoking
.......................................................................................................
It might snow tomorrow. You'll stay at home then.
......................................................................................................
The weather might be better. You'll go out then.
.....................................................................................................
You know a telegram is coming. You'll tell me the news then.
.............................................................................................
You are working in the garden. It might rain soon. You'll go indoors then.
................................................................................................................


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Focus on grammar (5)
Verbi
Future to be going to (esprime un azione intenzionale o incombente):

What are you going to do this afternoon?
We are going to study!!
I'm not going to stay at home!
It's going to rain!!

shall/will ('ll) (esprime un'azione futura in senso generale, per predire
eventi per indicare una decisione presa per fare
delle promesse):

I think, it'll rain tomorrow
I'll work all day tomorrow
I'll stay with you next time

shan't won't (sono le forme contratte negative!)
'll la forma contratta di shall (per la prima persona I,we) e will

Quando si hanno due futuri, uno nella frase principale,
un altro nella secondaria introdotta da if, when, unti, as
soon as solo il verbo della principale esprime il futuro,

If you pass your exam, you'll go to the seaside
When he arrives, he'll find his friends at home

Condizionale should/would ('d) (esprime un'azione ipotetica)

I should buy a new car!
Susan would like to give a party

ATTENZIONE alle frasi ipotetiche!!!

If he comes he will see them
If he came hewould see them
If he had come he would have seen them

ATTENZIONE al future in the past

- Disse: Verr (disse che sarebbe venuto:
He said he would come)
Gli promisi: Andr (Gli promisi che sarei andato: I promised him I
should go)






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Let's learn some Finnish!

Tervetuloa!

Finnish has 15 declensions! We are relieved that Italian, originating from Latin, has lost the only 6
declensions!
Finnish is spoken by 5 million people, who speak Swedish and English as well: therefore it's very
rare to find students learning Finnish.
To honour our Finnish partners, we'll try to learn some of the most common sentences.
We are sure that our efforts will be highly appreciated by the people we are going to meet during
our forthcoming visit to Helsinki!


Hello! Hei! Hi! Moi
Good morning! Hyv huomenta! Good evening Hyv iltaa!
Good night! Hyv yt! See you! Bye! Nkemiin
How are you? Mit kuuluu? Fine, thanks! Hyv, kiitos kysymst.
What's your name? Mik nimesi on? My name is ___ Nimeni on ___.
Where are you from? Mist olet kotoisin? I'm from ____. Olen ___.
How old are you? Kuinka vanha olet? I'm ____ years old Olen __ vuotta vanha.
Yes Kyll No Ei
Please Kiitos
Here you are! Tss ole hyv!
Thank you. Kiitos. Many thanks Kiitos oikein paljon.
Don't mention it. Ole hyv.
I'm sorry. Olen pahoillani. I beg your pardon Anteeksi.
It's all right Ei se mitn. It's OK Ei haittaa.
Careful! Varo!
I'm hungry. Minulla on nlk. I'm thirsty. Minulla on jano.
I'm tired. Olen vsynyt I'm not feeling well Olen kipe.
I don't know En tied
Can you help me? Voisitko auttaa minua?
Do you speak English? Puhutko englantia? Can you speak_ _? Puhutteko _[kielt]_?
I can't speak _ _. En puhu _[kielt]_. I don't understand. En ymmrr




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February 6th, 2014
Lesson 24

What's the English for.......................?
gelato merci aumento
commesso/a abbastanza vuoto

Manager Sorry. You haven't given me enough money!
Leela I've given you fifty cents.
Manager An ice cream costs eighty cents!
Leela But it only cost fifty cents yesterday!
Manager There's been an increase in prices. The price of everything has gone up!

Ann Look. There's a new shop over there. It's just opened.
Leela Yes, and everything is cheaper.
Ann The other shop is empty.
Leela I'm not going to buy ice cream there again.


Use the sentence table to write correct sentences about picture 1 and picture 2

Leela
The fat man

Leela and Ann
has


have

just
already
joined the queue
paid for the ice cream
seen another shop
sat down
gone to the new shop

Why are the children in Picture 1 queuing?
Where have they come from?
What have the girl and the boy just done?
What's the shop assistant doing?
Has the shop increased or reduced the prices of goods?
What are the men near the school doing?
Why aren't there any children at the shop in Picture 2?
What's there on the other side of the road?
Where are the children?
Why is the fat man no longer happy?
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Write out the following paragraph about pictures 1 and 2. Choose the best word for each number.:

In picture 1 there is a (1)outside the shop. A lot of children from the (2)

school are (3)things in the shop (4) it is the only shop in the

village. The shop has just (5)the (6) of everything and so the

children are not happy. In Picture 2 there are two shops. Another shop has just (7)

and all the children have gone there because everything is (8)

(1)queue (2) nearly (3) paying (4) but (5) gone up (6) number (7) opened (8) cheaper
line nearby selling because risen money begun fewer
row near buying then increased price built free
Look at these two sentences:
1) They have already cleaned their shoes 2) They cleaned them this morning.

In which of the following sentence can we put has?
She................................just boiled an egg
She........................... boiled it a minute ago
She.............................. never been to Rome.
He................................already painted that bookcase
She...............................emptied the basket this morning.
She.............................. just dusted the sideboard

Dictation: dictate your sentences to your partner and write down the sentences dictated to you:

Mr. Hill How long have you lived here?
Mr West ............................................
Mr. Hill Twenty years! That's a long time!
Mr. West ...........................................
Mr. Hill Then why do you want to sell it?
Mr. West ...............................................
................................................
Mr. Hill How much does this house cost?
Mr. West ...............................................
Mr. Hill That's a lot of money!
Mr. West ..............................................
Mr. Hill Well. I like the house, but I can't decide yet. My wife must see it first.
Mr. West .......................................................................................


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Write out the following paragraph about pictures 1 and 2. Choose the best word for each number.:

In picture 1 there is a (1)outside the shop. A lot of children from the (2)

school are (3)thing in the shop (4) it is the only shop in the

village. The shop has just (5)the (6) of everything and so the

children are not happy. In Picture 2 there are two shops. Another shop has just (7)

and all the children have gone there because everything is (8)

(1)queue (2) nearly (3) paying (4) but (5) gone up (6) number (7) opened (8) cheaper
line nearby selling because risen money begun fewer
row near buying then increased price built free

Look at these two sentences:
2) They have already cleaned their shoes 2) They cleaned them this morning.

In which of the following sentence can we put has?
She................................just boiled an egg
She........................... boiled it a minute ago
She.............................. never been to Rome.
He................................already painted that bookcase
She...............................emptied the basket this morning.
She.............................. just dusted the sideboard

Dictation: dictate your sentences to your partner and write down the sentences dictated to you:

Mr. Hill ..................................................
Mr West I have lived here for twenty years
Mr. Hill .................................................
Mr. West Yes, I have been here since 1947
Mr. Hill ...............................................
Mr. West Because I have just retired. I want to buy a house in the country.
Mr. Hill .............................................
Mr. West Six thousand pounds.
Mr. Hill .............................................
Mr. West It's worth every cent of it!
Mr. Hill ......................................
Mr. West Women always have the last word


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February 11
th
, 2014
Lesson 25

What's the English for..........?
attrezzi disordinato elegante
ungere schizzare camicia

Dick Look! Here are our friends. Their bicycles aren't as clean as ours.
Paul Yes, they're dirtier than ours.
Dick But just look at us. We're very dirty now.
Paul And our friends are cleaner than we are

Paul That car's going very quickly. It's splashing our bicycles!
Dick They're now as dirty as the other bicycles are.
Paul And we spent so long cleaning them!
Dick Never mind. Look! This lorry's splashing the others.
Paul Now their shirts and shorts are as dirty as ours!
Dick I think they are even dirtier than ours.

Use these two sentence tables to write six correct sentences about the pictures:
Dick's

Their
bicycle
shirt
bicycles
shirts
is

are
dirtier
cleaner
newer
smarter

than the other boys'
bicycles

shirts
Now pretend you are Dick. Write two sentences about the big boys' clothes and bicycles

Your

bicycles
clothes

are
better
dirtier
cleaner
older


than
mine
his
ours
theirs
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Where are the two boys in Picture 1?
What are they doing?
Is the big car as clean as the small one?
What are the two boys doing in picture 2?
Are their clothes as clean as the other boys' clothes?
Are their bicycles cleaner than the other bicycles?
Why are the boys dirty?
What are the boys doing in Picture 3?
Why are the big boys laughing?
Are the big boys' shirts cleaner than the two boys' shirts in Picture 4? Why not?

Write out the story. Put the correct word from the following list in each space:
clean big dirty tidy untidy
cleaner bigger dirtier tidier untidier

In Picture 1 Paul and Dick are cleaning their bicycles in a garage. The two bicycles are
very.................and the garage is..................... There are two cars outside the garage: the small
car is................than the large one.
In Picture 2 Paul and Dick are greeting their friends. Their friends are...............than Paul and Dick
and their clothes are........................However their bicycles are not as....................as Paul's bicycle
Picture 3 shows the boys on a country road. A car is passing the two boys and splashing their
bicycles. Now their two bicycles are as.............................as the others. The other boys laugh at
them but in Picture 4 a lorry is splashing them. Now their shirts and shorts are even.................
than Paul's clothes and Dick's clothes.

One of these men is a tractor driver. The man with the shovel is an ordinary worker. They both
have to work hard, but one of them has to work harder than the other. Which of them do you think it
is? The man with the shovel, by the way earns less money than the tractor driver.

Fill the correct form of the word in brackets in these sentences:
Ex Maria sings.................. than Julia does (good) - Maria sings better than Julia does
He plays the violin much...................J ohn does (good)
Margaret types...............than Mary does (fast)
He's a..........................driver. He had another accident last week. (careless)
This suitcase is..............than I thought (heavy)
The new chair is extremely............(comfortable)
Haven't you got a .......book than that (interesting)?
They say that men drive ...and .........than women do (fast) (careless)


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Focus on grammar (6)

L'aggettivo in inglese invariabile, si mette sempre prima del nome. L'aggettivo di nazionalit si
scrive sempre con la lettera maiuscola.
Grado positivo
usati come nomi: The old (i vecchi) the young (i giovani)
the rich (i ricchi) the poor (i poveri)
the ancients (gli antichi) the moderns (i moderni)
the whites (i bianchi) the blacks (i neri)
nomi usati come aggettivi gold watch (orologio d'oro) cream cake (dolce alla crema)
tea cup (tazza da t) apple tree (melo)
Grado comparativo:
Maggioranza: + -er, (more) You are taller than.... She is more intelligent than.......
Minoranza : less.......than She is less tired than I
Uguaglianza: as....as (not so....as) He's as poor as you I'm not so tall as Sheila

Grado superlativo
Assoluto This dress is very smart The lesson is very boring
Relativo di maggioranza: + est (the most) Sheila was the most intelligent and the prettiest. girl in the village
Relativo di minoranza: the least Jane was the least tired

Attenzione:
Positivo
good,well
bad, badly, ill
little
much, many
far
old
late
near
Comparativo
better
worse
less
more
farther (further=ulteriore)
older (elder=maggiore)
later (latter+il secondo di 2)
nearer
Superlativo
the best
the worst
the least
the most
the farthest (the furthest)
the oldest (the eldest)
the latest (the last)
the nearest (the next+prossimo)


Useful notes:
Rather sooner better

Rather than traducepiuttosto che: Rather than refuse to help you, he would borrow money
...would rather +infinito =preferirei I would rather come tomorrow = preferirei venire domani

Sooner than traduce piuttosto che Sooner than marry that man she would do anything
.......would sooner +infinito He would sooner die than do something dishonest

...had better +infinito +sarebbe meglio You had better mind your own business

Last Next
I met him last week I'll see you next week - The next time I go to England, I'll visit the Zoo
The next day (il giorno seguente)
Next they went to the bar (successivamente andarono al bar)
Next, please (il prossimo, prego!)


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Let's learn some Estonian
Estonian is the official language of Estonia, spoken natively by about 1.1 million people in
Estonia and tens of thousands in various migrant communities. The two different historical
Estonian languages (sometimes considered dialects), the North and South Estonian languages, are
based on the ancestors of modern Estonians' migration into the territory of Estonia in at least two
different waves, both groups speaking considerably different Finnic vernaculars Modern standard
Estonian has evolved on the basis of the dialects of Northern Estonia.
Estonian belongs to the Finnic branch of the Uralic languages, along with Finnish, Karelian, and
other nearby languages. The Uralic languages do not belong to the Indo-European languages.
Estonian is distantly related to Hungarian and to the Sami languages.
Estonian has been influenced by Swedish, German (initially Middle Low German, which was the
lingua franca of the Hanseatic League and spoken natively in the territories of what is today known
as Estonia by a sizeable community of Baltic Germans), later Estonian was also influenced by
standard German and Russian, though it is not related to them genetically.

Hello! Tere! Good morning ! Tere hommikust!
Good evening! Tere htust! Good night! Tere d!
Yes! J ah! No! Ei!
Excuse me! Vabanda! I'm sorry! Vabandust!
Thank you! Tnan! - aith! Please! Palun!
You're welcome! Palun! Goodbye! Head aega ! Ngemist!
How are you? Kuidas lheb? Fine, thank you! Hsti, aith!
What's your name? Mis on sinu/teie nimi? My name's..... Minu nimi on.............
Nice to meet you! Vga meeldiv! I can't speak Estonian! Ma ei rgi (palju) eesti kelt!
Do you speak English? Kas te rgite inglise kelt? I don't understand! Ma ei saa aru!
Help! Appi! Aidake! Watch out! Olge ettevaatlik!
Where is the toilet? Kus on tualett?








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February 13th, 1024
Lesson 26
What's the English for..........?
Calzoncini da bagno Costume da bagno marea
riva traguardo acclamare

Helen Look at that boy over there.
Dick Where?
Helen There at the corner where the new shops are. That's strange. He's wearing
swimming trunks. Hasn't he any clothes to wear?
Helen I don't know, but he looks silly!

Mr. Wise That big boy's won the race!
Mr. Grant Which big boy?
Mr. Wise He's near the winning post.
Mr. Grant I can see him now. Why is he wearing swimming trunks?
Mr. Wise Perhaps he hasn't any shorts to wear.

Use the sentence table to write three correct sentences about the pictures
Dave
The runners

hadn't

any



anything
trousers
dry clothes
shoes
swimming
trunks



to


put on
wear

Now write three correct sentences from the following table:

The
tide
sea
water
soon
slowly
quickly

reached
The spot

the place

where
The big rock was
Dave's clothes were
he left his clothes


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Where was Dave in Picture 1?
Did he put on his clothes or take them off in this picture?
What was he wearing?
What did he do in Picture 2?
Did the tide come in or go out?
Where were Dave's clothes in Picture 3?
Why did he walk in the town in his swimming trunks in Picture 4?
What did he see in this picture?
What did he do in Picture 5?
Why did the people cheer him in Picture 6?

Write out this story. Complete each sentence with the following groups of words.
Anything to wear looked for his clothes
the tide coming in because he had his swimming trunks on
he crossed the finishing line where his clothes were.

Yesterday Dave went swimming. He changed into his swimming trunks near a big rock on the
beach and he left his clothes there. Then he went into the sea and began to swim. He did not
see........................................................................Soon the tide reached the big
rock................................................When Dave came out of the sea he...............................................
They had gone! Poor Dave hadn't .....................................He began to walk home, but he felt
silly......................................................................Then he saw a cross country race. Suddenly he had
an idea. He joined the race! No one laughed at him then.
Everyone cheered when .......................................................................

Tom's younger brother, Peter, flew back from Canada today. His plane landed only a few minutes
ago. When the custom office asked him if he had anything to declare, Tom told him he hadn't. The
customs officer does not believe him:Would you show me what's in that suitcase? he is asking

You Arrived back from holiday yesterday. Before you went on holiday, you left a book at a friend's
house and you want him to bring it back as soon as possible. Write a letter asking for it. Begin your
letter like this:
Dear.....
I flew back from France last night after a wonderful holiday. When I came through the Customs
.........................
Now continue this letter using as many of the following prompt words and phrases as you can:

Customs officer/anything to declare/'show/suitcase'/no money/people/offer/lift/kind of them/more
about holiday/see you/remember/book/your house?//bring/tomorrow?//
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Dictation
John died and went straight to Hell. Great long tables. Bowls of delicious food. John was amazed
by this sight. Even more amazing were the spoons that lay beside the bowls. They were a full metre
and a half long.
When you tried to eat with them you couldn't get into your mouth. So everybody in Hell sat looking
at the delicious food and starving.
John asked if he could go up and have a look at Heaven. Up he went. Again great long tables laid
with delicious food. Again great long spoons. He asked someone what the difference between
Heaven and hell was. The answer he got was very clear: In Heaven we use spoons to feed each
other!

Revision exercises

1) Write 3 true sentences about yourself, using the simple present and frequency adverbs
Ex: My sister always drinks wine with her meals
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2) Write 3 sentences about things that are happening or about what other people are doing now

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3) Write 3 true sentences about things you did, people you met, or places you went to yesterday

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4) Write 3 true sentences about things you have to do today or tomorrow and 3 sentences about
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February 18
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Lesson 27


Last week Mrs Mills went to London. She does not know London very well and she lost her way.
Suddenly she saw a man near a bus stop. I can ask him the way she said to herself.
Excuse me she said Can you tell me the way to King Street, please?
The man smiled pleasantly. He did not understand English. He spoke German. He was a tourist.
Then he put his hand into his pocket and took out a phrase book. He opened the book and found a
phrase. He read the phrase slowly: I am sorry he said I do not speak English!

Invention Exercises:
1) Use the prompts to make sentences.
Example: Prompt: to London yesterday Response: I went to London yesterday
late yesterday morning
fish for breakfast yesterday
television yesterday evening
out for a walk last Saturday
a good time at the party last night
the news on the radio last night
football last Wednesday afternoon
3 bottles of champagne last night

2) Make questions with What/Where?when did............. to which the following prompts are
possible short answers.
Example: Prompt: on the train Your question could be: Where did you meet him?
Last Saturday
About 11.30.
To the opera
At the station
In London
In September 1965
A new hat
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Lady Have you any shoes like these?
Salesman What size?
Lady Size five.
Salesman What colour?
Lady Black.
Salesman I'm sorry. We haven't any!
Lady But my sister bought this pair last month.
Salesman Did she buy them here?
Lady No, she bought them in the U.S.A.
Salesman We had some shoes like those a month ago, but we haven't any now.
Lady Can you get a pair for me, please?
Salesman I'm afraid that I can't. They were in fashion last year and the year before last. But they are not in
fashion this year
Salesman These shoes are in fashion now.
Lady They look very uncomfortable.
Salesman They are very uncomfortable. But women always wear uncomfortable shoes!!

this week last week the week before last a week ago
this month last month the month before last a month ago
this year last year the year before last a year ago

Useful notes:

AT 1.00 o'clock half past three a quarter to nine
Christmas the week end
night
ON Monday my birthday Easter Day
Thanksgiving 14
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February
IN J anuary March 2014
Spring in the morning

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Lesson 28





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Focus on grammar (7)

Pronomi

Relativi Who (riferito a persona) quando soggetto: The boy, who is coming here
Whom (riferito a persona) quando complemento: The boy, whom you met

Whose (riferito a persone o cose) per indicare il possesso.The boy whose
father is a lawyer

Which (riferito a cose) quando soggetto o complemento The shoes,
which you see in the window, are Italian (ma si pu anche omettere)

Significa anche il che, la qual cosa He is sayin he is rich, which is
not true)

That (riferito a persone o cose, solo nelle frasi in cui il pronome
essenziale)

Significa anche: che congiunzione, il quale, la quale, I quali, quello/quella e
ci

What significa tutto quello che

Indefiniti

Body One Thing Where
Some Somebody
(qualcuno)
Someone Something
qualcosa
Somewhere
da qualche parte
Any Anybody
qualcuno, chiunque
Anyone Anything
qualcosa,niente
Anywhere
da qualche parte
NO Nobody
(nessuno)
No one Nothing
(niente)
Nowhere
(in nessun luogo)
Every Everybody
(ognuno, tutti)
Everyone Everything
(tutto)
Everywhere
(dappertutto)
Riflessivi
myself (I enjoy myself)
yourself (you enjoy yourself)
himself (he enjoys himself)
herself (she enjoys herself)
itself
ourselves (we enjoy ourselves0
yourselves you enjoy yourselves)
themselves (they enjoy themselves)

Alcuni verbi sono riflessivi in italiano e non in inglese:
To realize (accorgersi) to fall asleep (addormentarsi) to get up (alzarsi)
to fall in love (innamorarsi0 to complain (lamentarsi) to worry (preoccuparsi
to wake up (svegliarsi) to stop (fermarsi) to inquire (informarsi)


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February 25
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Lesson 29

What's the English for.......?
scogliera nido stretto ripido
spaventato salvare fingere saltare

Charlie Look up there! There's a boy lying on that narrow ledge.
Timothy Where? I can't see anyone.
Charlie He's half way up the cliff.
Timothy Yes, I can see him now. Let's climb up there at once!

Charlie We've almost reached you. Don't worry!
Peter You'll never get me off this ledge.
Charlie There are three other climbers coming up behind me. It won't be hard.
Peter You've all come to help me! Look, I'm not hurt. It's just a joke.!

Use the sentence table to write five correct sentences about the pictures:



There


Is

are
a boy
a climber
someone

four men
some climbers
a lot of people
Walking ion the beach
lying on a narrow ledge
shouting for help
climbing up the cliff
coming to rescue him
watching the rescue

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Where was the boy in picture 1?
What was he doing?
Where were the four men?
What did they do in picture 2?
What did the boy do in picture 3?
Where was he in picture 4?
What happened in picture 5?
What did they do in picture 6?
Was he really hurt or not?
What did the four men on the beach do?

Read the following story about a shepherd boy and a wolf:
One day there was a boy looking after some sheep. Suddenly he stood up and began to cry:Wolf!
Wolf! The peoplein the nearby village heard him and ran across the field to help him. But when
they reached the boy, hesat down and laughed at them.
It's just a joke! he cried There's no wolf attacking the sheep!
The villagers were angry with him and returned to their village. A few moments later they heard the
boy shout again. This time, however, therereally was a wolf killing the sheep. But the villagers did
not take any notice of the boy. It's another joke! they said angrily.

Now write this story but change the words in italics. In this way you can make your new story
describe the pictures.

Useful notes
Come tradurre il verbo fare in inglese?

To do businessman to make a mistake
to do a favour to make noise
to do justice to make a confession
to do exercise to make money
to do a job to make peace/war
to do good/harm to make love (to)
to do one's best to make a speech
to do one's duty to make a surprise
to do one's homework to make an enquiry
to do the housework to make a bet
to do the washing up to make a choice
to do the dishes to make fun
to do the shopping to make a journey
to do with/without to make the bed
to have something to do to make oneself at home

Osservazione
to do away with uccidere to make for dirigersi verso
to do in uccidere to make out capire, scorgere
to do out pulire, vuotare to make after rincorrere
to do over riverniciare to make up truccarsi, inventare,
to do up restaurare to make up one's mind decidersi
to do with accontentarsi to make up for rifarsi di, compensare
to make off scappare
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