1. Facoltà di Scienze Economiche, Giuridiche e Politiche
Inglese
Facoltà di Scienze Economiche, Giuridiche e Politiche
CdL Economia e Gestione Aziendale UNIT 6
a.a. 2013/2014

2. Review of Unit 5: pp. 54-57, 62-63 Unit 6: There is/there are
Outline
Review of Unit 5: pp , 62-63
Unit 6:
There is/there are
There was/there were
Houses & furniture 64, 151
Present continuous

3. There is, there are
We use there is (singular)/there are (plural) to mean that something is present (c’è, ci sono)
Examples:
There is a white car on this road. It’s a sports car.
There are some new shoes for you. They are here.

4. There was, there were
We use there was (singular)/there were (plural) to mean that something was present (c’era, c’erano)
Examples:
There was a big buffalo on the side of the road.
There were some beautiful flowers in that garden.

5. Question forms Are there/Is there…? Were there/was there…?
Exercises on p. 133

6. Prepositions of place
On, above, under, below, in, at, to, in front of, next to, opposite, near, behind, between
The book is on the desk. The skirt is above the knee. The cat is under the bed. The TV is below the picture. The restaurant is opposite the train station, next to the flower shop. The church is in front of the garden. The post office is behind the bus stop.
Exercise p

7. Present continuous
We form the present continuous with the auxiliary verb to be and the gerund of the lexical verb: am, is, are + –ing
Ex. I am going to school, she is playing volleyball, they are eating lunch

8. Contracted forms
Negative forms
Interrogative forms
Interrogative negative f.
I’m leaving
I’m not working
Am I eating?
Aren’t I eating?
You’re leaving
You aren’t working
Are you eating?
Aren’t you eating?
She’s/he’s/it’s leaving
She isn’t/he isn’t/it isn’t working
Is she/he/it eating?
Isn’t she/he/it eating?
We’re leaving
We aren’t working
Are we eating?
Aren’t we eating?
They’re leaving
They aren’t working
Are they eating?
Aren’t they eating?

9. Present simple or present continuous?
We use the present simple for:
Routine, habits (what we usually do)
General statements
Permanent situations
We use the present continuous for:
Situations happening at the moment, now (what we are doing now)
Temporary situations

10. exercises Oh no! it rains/it’s raining!
Do you often wear/are you often wearing jeans to work?
My uncle loves/is loving black and white films.
I’m sorry, Tania can’t come to the phone. She has/is having a bath.
Look at that man! He dances/He’s dancing in the street.
On Friday nights we watch/are watching a video.
I don’t usually go/I’m not usually going to school by train.
What do you read/are you reading? It’s a letter from Sonia. Do you want to read it?

11. homework
After reading the postcard on p. 73, write a postcard to your friend describing a city you like and your experience.