Do the British drink more tea or coffee? Grammar reflections Do the British drink more tea or coffee?

I drink You drink He, she, it drinks We drink They drink Verbi ordinari I drink You drink He, she, it drinks We drink They drink

( to sleep, to drink, to study, to go, to love, to work, to run etc.) Verbi ordinari ( to sleep, to drink, to study, to go, to love, to work, to run etc.) I cosidetti verbi ordinari (lexical verbs) rimangono invariati in quasi tutte le persone. Solamente la 3 pers.sing. varia e aggiunge una – s finale. Es. drinks.

Verbi ordinari – Rules Normally in the present tense we add S to the end of the verb in the 3rd person (He, She, It). Verb 3rd Person Speak Speaks Play Plays

Verbi ordinari – Rules Irregular Verbs 1. If the verb ends in SS, X, CH, SH or the letter O, we add + ES in the third person. Verb 3rd Person Kiss Kisses Fix Fixes Go Goes

Verbi ordinari – Rules If the verb ends in a Consonant + Y, we remove the Y and + IES in the third person. Verb 3rd Person Carry Carries Hurry Hurries

Verbi ordinari – Rules Now write the correct form in the 3rd.sing. pers. for the following verbs. - Make - Fix - Give - Watch - Die - Crash - Study - Deny

Verbi ordinari – Rules Now write the correct form in the 3rd.sing. pers. for the following verbs. ANSWERS - Makes - Fixes - Gives - Watches - Dies - Crashes - Studies - Denies

Verbi ordinari – Rules I verbi ordinari formano le frasi interrogative e le frasi negative con l’ausiliare. Es. Do the British drink more tea or coffee?

Verbi ordinari – Rules NB: NON possiamo formulare le frasi interrogative e le negative senza l’ausiliare. You like coffee? No! I not like tea. No!

Ex. Do you have a blu-ray player? Tense : present simple – Have Positive : I have a blu-ray player. Question: Do you have a blu-ray player? Negative: You don’t have a blu-ray player.

Ex. Does she have a blu-ray player? Tense : present simple – Have Third Person singular Ex. Does she have a blu-ray player? Tense : present simple – Have Positive : She has a blu-ray player. Question: Does she have a blu-ray player? Negative: She doesn’t have a blu-ray player.

NB. Nelle risposte brevi, ripetiamo solo l’ausiliare. Verbi ordinari NB. Nelle risposte brevi, ripetiamo solo l’ausiliare. Ex. Do you like coffee? Yes, I do. No, I don’t. Ex. Does Mark like tea? Yes, he does. No, he doesn’t.

Tense : present simple – Have Verbi ordinari Tense : present simple – Have NB. Il verbo have può utilizzare l’ausiliare. Ma bisogna scegliere se vogliamo usare ‘have’ o ‘have got’. Ex. Have you got an English grammar? OR Do you have an English grammar? Do you have got an English grammar?

Basic Grammar – Loi A. Unit 3 Verbi ordinari Let’s do some practice now!

Basic Grammar – Loi A. Unit 3 Verbi ordinari Let’s do some practice now! Ask your partner if he/she likes: Snorkelling Rock /Classical/ Punk Music Video Games Trekking Books

t Basic Grammar – Loi A. Unit 3 Verbi ordinari Now report about your partner: Ex. Francesca likes snorkelling Roberto doesn’t like …… Susanna likes… but doesn’t like ….

Basic Grammar – Loi A. Unit 3 MORE about JOBS What are their jobs?

t Basic Grammar – Loi A. Unit 3 MORE about JOBS What are their jobs?

Basic Grammar – Loi A. Unit 3 MORE about JOBS What are their jobs?

Basic Grammar – Loi A. Unit 3 MORE JOBS What are their jobs?

Basic Grammar – Loi A. Unit 3 MORE JOBS Note well A: What do you do? What’s your job? B: I am a personal assistant. /I work as a personal assistant. I’m personal assistant. No! I do the personal assistant. No!

t Basic Grammar – Loi A. Unit 3 Introducing Prepositions At, in, on My father works …… an office. She works ……. the evening. They have a stall …… the street. I love studying …… night. Nurses work ….. hospitals. I work …….. spring and summer. They work ……. a restaurant. They work ……… Nino’s restaurant. We start our lesson …… 4 pm. Her grandfather works …… a farm.

Basic Grammar – Loi A. Unit 3 Prepositions At, in, on My father works in an office. She works in the evening. They have a stall in the street. I love studying at night. Nurses work in hospitals. I work in spring and summer. They work in a restaurant. They work at Nino’s restaurant. We start our lesson at 4 pm. Her grandfather works on a farm.

Basic Grammar – Loi A. Unit 3 Making questions – Writing 1. ………………………………………..? I play hockey and do aerobics. 2. ………………………………………...? My favourite rock star is Bonovox. 3. ………………………………………...? Hip hop and rap. 4. ………………………………………...? My father works for a Swiss company in Milan. 5. ………………………………………...? She speaks three languages. 6. ………………………………………...? I come here on foot.

Basic Grammar – Loi A. Unit 3 Making questions – Writing 7. ………………………………………..? My sister studies at the weekend. 8. ………………………………………...? I usually go to Rome by plane. 9. ………………………………………...? That’s my Professor of Business Management. 10. ………………………………………...? It costs only 5 euros. 11. ………………………………………..? I love Japanese and Indian food. 12. ………………………………………...? They watch Doctor Who and the Throne of Games.

Basic Grammar – Loi A. Unit 3 Making questions – Writing 1. What sports do you do? I play hockey and do aerobics. 2. Who is your favourite rockstar? My favourite rock star is Bonovox. 3 What kind of music do you like? Hip hop and rap. 4. Where does your father work? Who does your father work for? My father works for a Swiss company in Milan. 5. How many languages does she speak? She speaks three languages. 6. How do you usually come here ? I usually come here on foot.

Basic Grammar – Loi A. Unit 3 Making questions – Writing 7. When does your sister study? My sister studies at the weekend. 8. How do you go to Rome? I usually go to Rome by plane. 9. Who’s that woman? That’s my Professor of Business Management. 10. How much does it cost? It costs only 5 euros. 11. What kind of food do you like? I love Japanese and Indian food. 12. What kind of films do they like watching ? They like watching Doctor Who and the Throne of Games.

Basic Grammar – Loi A. Unit 3 At the cafè Very useful social phrases Would you like something to drink? ( quando offriamo qualcosa a qualcuno/ quando prendiamo un ordine) Yes, please. Si, grazie. No, thanks. No, grazie. Can I have a cappuccino, please? I’d like a cappucino, please. I’ll have a cappuccino. - Here you are . = eccoti, ecco a voi . (soprattutto quando porgiamo o diamo le cose) - Here we are = eccoci

Basic Grammar – Loi A. Unit 3 Telling the time

Basic Grammar – Loi A. Unit 3 Telling the time: what time is it? What time is it OR What’s the time? It’s + time: Ex. 7.30 = It’s half past seven (BrE) It’s seven thirty (AmE) 9.05 = It’s five past nine 9.35 = It’s twenty-five to ten At is used to introduce when: I get up at 7 o’clock

Basic Grammar – Loi A. Unit 3 Prices

Basic Grammar – Loi A. Unit 3 Prices