Unit 2 What’s your name?

This man is Danish. His name is Nils. What is your name? This man is Danish. His name is Nils. 2

This woman is Russian. Her name’s Olga. What is your name? This woman is Russian. Her name’s Olga.

This girl’s Indian. Her name is Rashmi. What is your name? This girl’s Indian. Her name is Rashmi.

This boy is Brazilian. His name’s Joaquim. What is your name? This boy is Brazilian. His name’s Joaquim.

Grammar 1 This man is Danish. His name is Nils. This woman is Russian. Her name’s Olga. This girl’s Indian. Her name is Rashmi. This boy is Brazilian. His name’s Joaquim. his = il suo, la sua, i suoi, le sue di lui her = il suo, la sua, i suoi, le sue di lei

Introductions “Hello. My name’s Mike. What’s your name?” “Hi, Mike. My name’s Ben, Ben Taylor. What’s your surname?” “It’s Clarke.”

Grammar 2 Nella prima unità abbiamo visto che il pronome you sta per i pronomi allocutivi tu, lei (forma di cortesia) e voi. Anche la forma possessiva your è un vocabolo multiuso: la tua chiave = your key le vostre chiave = your keys i suoi documenti, sig.ra Verdi = your documents, Mrs Greene i tuoi documenti, Barbara = your documents, Barbara il vostro contratto = your contract il tuo contratto = your contract il suo contratto, sig. Bianchi = your contract, Mr White. ENGLISH IS EASY!

Grammar 3: contracted forms I am from Chile = I’m from Chile She is Nigerian = She’s Nigerian He is Japanese = He’s Japanese What is your name? = What’s your name? This girl is Indian = This girl’s Indian My name is Robert = My name’s Robert Si usano le contrazioni nell’inglese parlato e nei testi scritti informali ma di solito non nei testi accademici o formali.

Questions and Answers 1 “Excuse me. Is your name Smith?” “No, it isn’t. It’s Cuccureddu.” “And what’s your first name, Mr Cuccureddu?” “Efisio.” “Are you from Scotland, Silvia?” “No, I’m not. My surname’s MacTavish but I’m English.” “Good morning, Ms Clinton.” “Good morning. But please call me Hillary.” “Thankyou, Hillary. And my first name’s Mario.”

Questions and answers 2 “Hello. Are you Spanish?” “No, we aren’t. We’re Mexican.” “Is your first name English?” “No, it isn’t. Padraig is an Irish name.” “Good morning, Miss Jackson.” “Good morning, Mr Brown. Or good afternoon. It’s 2.30.” “Are Helmut and Ludwig German?” “No, they aren’t. They are from Austria.”

Grammar 4: negative forms of to be I am not = I’m not you are not = you aren’t he is not = he isn’t she is not = she isn’t it is not = it isn’t we are not = we aren’t they are not = they aren’t

Short Answers We only say: Yes, + subj + to be (long form) No, + subj + to be (short form)

Come rivolgersi alle persone 1 Con un interlocutore maschile: Mr + surname Con un’interlocutrice: Ms + surname Con un’interlocutrice sposata o vedova: Mrs + surname* Con un’interlocutrice nubile o giovane: Miss + surname* * Molte persone considerano la distinzione tra Mrs e Miss un fenomeno linguistico discriminatorio e ormai superato. L’opzione politicamente corretta è Ms + cognome. Mrs, Miss e Mr (Mister) si scrivono sempre con l'iniziale maiuscola. “Mister” si scrive sempre abbreviato “Mr”. Mrs deriva dall'antica forma Mistress. Sia Mrs che Miss e Mr non sono mai preceduti dall'articolo e sono sempre seguiti dal cognome mai dal nome. Nell'uso moderno oltre a Mrs e Miss esiste una forma, Ms, che non precisa lo stato civile della donna. Like Miss and Mrs., the term Ms. derived from the female English title for all women, Mistress. It fell into disuse but was revived in the 20th century. Either Mss. or Mses. may be used as the plural

Greetings QUANDO INCONTRI QUALCUNO QUANDO LASCI UNA PERSONA Hello Hi (informal) Good morning Good afternoon Good evening Goodbye Bye/Bye-bye (informal) Good night

Numbers 31 – 100 31 thirty-one 40 forty 42 forty-two 53 fifty-three 64 sixty-four 75 seventy-five 86 eighty-six 97 ninety-seven 100 one hundred A pronunciation difficulty: 13 thirTEEN 30 THIRty 18 eighTEEN 80 EIGHty Accento sulla seconda sillaba accento sulla prima sillaba

Opposites Some common adjectives A big dog and a small dog. A rich man and a poor man.

Opposites More adjectives A young woman and an old woman. A tall man and a short woman.

Grammar 4: adjectives L’aggettivo precede il sostantivo: Brazil is a big country. Roberto Benigni is a funny man. L’aggettivo ha un’unica forma. Non c’è concordanza di genere e numero tra il sostantivo e l’aggettivo: An intelligent boy. An intelligent girl. Some intelligent boys. Some intelligent girls.* English is easy! * Il plurale boys significa sempre ragazzi maschi. Non viene usato in modo generico per riferirsi sia ai maschi sia alle femmine. La forma generica e idiomatica è “boys and girls”.

Possessive ‘S My brother's name’s …… My father’s name’s…….. Regole: si può mettere l’articolo prima del possessore quando quest’ultimo lo consente: i nomi propri, gli aggettivi possessivi, gli avverbi di tempo e i titoli di cortesia non possono essere mai preceduti da articolo.

The “how many” quiz How many states are there in the USA? How many planets are there in the Solar System? How many players are there in a rugby team? How many bones (ossa) are there in the adult human body? How many teeth are there in a human’s mouth? How many colours are there in a rainbow (arcobaleno)? How many species of apes (scimmie) are there? How many characters are there in written Chinese? Check your answers on the next slide.

Answers There are fifty states in the USA. There are eight planets in the Solar System: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter,Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Astronomers now say that Pluto is not really a planet. There are two types of rugby: rugby union with 15 players in a team and rugby league with 13 in a team. There are 206 bones in the adult human body. There are 32 teeth in the mouth of a person who has all his/her teeth. According to Newton, there are seven colours in the spectrum of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. There are 18 ape species (humans included). There are 80,000+ characters in written Chinese! In practice, 3,500 are frequently used.