1 Grammar rules

A going to (1): intenzioni B going to (1): intenzioni

Affirmative and negative Interrogative and short answers
Forma affermativa Forma interrogativa
Forma contratta Am I going to play?
I’m going to play Are you going to play?
you’re going to play Is he going to play?
he’s going to play
Is she going to play?
she’s going to play
it’s going to play Is it going to play?
we’re going to play Are we going to play?
you’re going to play Are you going to play?
they’re going to play Are they going to play?

‘m Am
forma base forma base
Soggetto + ‘re going to + Are + soggetto going to +
del verbo del verbo?
‘s Is

Si usa going to per parlare di: Risposte brevi

– qualcosa che si intende fare Affermative Negative
She’s going to study medicine at university. Yes, I am. No, I’m not.
– una decisione già presa in merito a qualcosa Yes, you are. No, you aren’t.
che avverrà in un momento futuro Yes, he / she / it is. No, he / she / it isn’t.
He’s going to do an apprenticeship. Yes, you / we / they are. No, you / we / they aren’t.

Forma negativa 1 Le risposte brevi affermative si formano con:

Forma contratta Yes, + pronome soggetto + am / are / is.
I’m not going to play
you aren’t going to play 2 Le risposte brevi negative si formano con:
he isn’t going to play ‘m not .
she isn’t going to play No, + pronome soggetto + aren’t.
it isn’t going to play isn’t.
we aren’t going to play 3 In genere si usa la forma contratta del verbo
you aren’t going to play be nelle risposte brevi negative con going to.
they aren’t going to play Are you going to be a teacher? Yes, we are.
Are you going to sing a song? No, I’m not.
’m not forma
Soggetto + aren’t going to + base del
isn’t verbo C going to (2): previsioni
• Si usa going to anche per parlare di
In genere si usa la forma contratta di be una previsione imminente o che molto
con going to. probabilmente si avvererà, in quanto basata
I’m not going to make a boring film. su dati certi o molto probabili.
Look at the clouds. It’s going to rain.

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D Relative pronouns:
who, which and that
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I pronomi relativi si usano per collegare due frasi evitando
di ripetere un nome o un pronome. La prima frase di solito è
Jobs
una proposizione principale. La seconda frase, introdotta dal accountant contabile
pronome relativo, si chiama proposizione relativa. architect ​architetto
Ann’s the new student. She started school last week. builder ​operaio edile
Ann’s the new student who / that started school last week. carpenter ​falegname
chef ​cuoco
This is my new computer. I bought it second-hand.
This is my new computer which / that I bought second-hand. doctor ​dottore
electrician ​elettricista
Persone engineer ​ingegnere
The film is about young people. They live in the UK. factory worker ​operaio
The film is about young people who / that live in the UK. farmer ​agricoltore
fire fighter ​pompiere
1 Si usano i pronomi relativi who / that per le persone.
hairdresser ​parrucchiere
She’s the girl who‘s got a pet spider. journalist ​giornalista
Miss Spencer’s the teacher that took us to Greece last year. lawyer ​avvocato
mechanic ​meccanico
Oggetti / Animali
nurse ​infermiere
They talked about the film. It was on YouTube. office worker ​impiegato
They talked about the film which / that was on YouTube. pharmacist ​farmacista
She’s got a rabbit. It lives in the garden. pilot ​pilota
She’s got a rabbit which / that lives in the garden. plumber ​idraulico
2 Si usano i pronomi relativi which / that per le cose o gli animali. police officer ​
agente di polizia
That’s the shopping which Sarah did before.
shop assistant ​commesso
This is the new video game that I got for my birthday. taxi driver ​tassista
teacher ​insegnante
E Verb + infinitive / -ing form vet ​veterinario
Verbo + infinito Verbo + forma in -ing waiter / waitress ​
cameriere / cameriera
I love
web developer ​
I enjoy sviluppatore web
I hope
I like
I want to go going
I don’t mind Adjectives
I’d like
I prefer boring ​noioso
I hate creative ​creativo
1 Alcuni verbi sono seguiti dall’infinito di un altro verbo, mentre dangerous ​pericoloso
altri reggono la forma in -ing. difficult ​difficile
Kelly wants to be a doctor. exciting ​emozionante
He likes messing around with cars. interesting ​interessante
repetitive ​ripetitivo
2 I verbi che esprimono preferenza o avversione (like, love, hate,
ecc.) sono di solito seguiti dal verbo alla forma in -ing oppure dal satisfying ​soddisfacente
complemento oggetto. stressful ​stressante
I love doing lots of different things. well-paid ben pagato /
retribuito
I hate hospitals.
3 Osserva infine la differenza tra like e ’d like:
I like making videos.
She’d like to be a paediatrician.

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