be: Present simple Forma negativa

1 Completa le regole.

Per ottenere la forma negativa si mette __________ dopo am, is, are . La forma negativa contratta è __________ per we, you, they e _________ per he, she, it. Per la prima persona si usa .

2 Riordina le parole e scrivi le frasi.

not / English / My / are / parents

My parents are not English.

1 brother / We / are / and / not / sister

2 not / Africa / Gibbons / from / are

3 a m / l / n o t / o f / f a m i l y / b i g / a / p a r t

4 friend / sociable / My / Yassin / isn't

5 competition / aren't / These / the / in / students

6 not / ten / I'm / my / like / brother / old / years

3 Sottolinea l'alternativa corretta.

China is / isn’t in Europe.

Lisbon is / isn't the capital of Portugal.

1 We are / aren't in Italy.

2 Orangutans are / is sociable.

3 Adult gibbons are / aren't welcome in their family.

4 I'm /I'm not a student.

5 Usain Bolt is / isn't Jamaican.

6 Cody Simpson is / isn't a teacher.

5 Abbina le domande alle risposte.

1 Is your family

English? 2 Are you twelve? 3 Am I in your class? 4 Is Mark shy? 5 Are Anne and Ros Italian? 6 Are we ready? 7 Is your mum clever?

a No, I'm not. I'm eleven.

b Yes, he is. But he is kind. c No, it isn't. We are from Milan. d Yes, we are. Let's start.

e Yes, you are. This is your desk.

f Yes, she is. She's an IT teacher. g No, they aren't. They're Greek.

6 Rispondi con risposte brevi che siano vere per te.

Are you in an English class? Yes, I am.

1 Are you British?

2 Are you sporty?

3 Is your school old? r 4 Are the students in your class clever?

5 Are your teachers kind?

6 Is Thor your favourite computer game?

Le parole interrogative

7 Cerchia l'alternativa corretta per completare la

regola. Le question words sono usate per formulare domande.

Possono essere pronomi

(Who? What? Which?) o avverbi (Where? When? How? How

old? Why?). Si trovano sempre

all'inizio / alla fine della frase interrogativa.

be: Present simple Forma interrogativa e risposte brevi

4 Completa le regole. La forma interrogativa di be si costruisce con: am / is / are + _______________ + ...? Le risposte brevi si costruiscono con: Yes, + pronome soggetto + am / is /________. No, + pronome soggetto + 'm not / ________ / aren't..

8 Un compagno ti telefona per fare un sondaggio. Scrivi le sue domande. Poi

rispondi in modo personale.

A Vuole sapere la tua età. How old are you?

B Di' che hai 12 anni. I’m 12 years old.

1 Vuole sapere da dove vieni.

2 Vuole sapere quando compi gli anni.

3 Ti chiede come stai.

4 Ti chiede qual è il tuo cantante preferito.

5 Ti chiede qual è il tuo sport preferito.

6 Vuole sapere chi è il tuo insegnante d'inglese.

Grammar

have got: Present simple have got: Present simple

Forma affermativa

1. Completa le regole. Il verbo have got significa `avere'. La forma affermativa

è _______________________ per I, we, you

they e _____________ per he, she, it .

2 Scrivi frasi con have got o has got.

He / a new tablet computer

He has got a new tablet computer.

1 I / a photo of my family

2 My sister / a lip balm in her bag

3 You / a portable console

4 Liz / a brother and a sister

5 We / curly, red hair

6 You / the same colour eyes as your brother

3 Riscrivi le frasi dell'esercizio 2, usando la forma

contratta.

He's got a new tablet computer.

Forma negativa

5 Completa le regole.

Per ottenere la forma negativa si mette not tra

have / has e _____ . Le forme contratte sono:

haven't got e _______ got.

6 Riscrivi le frasi dell'esercizio 4 alla forma

negativa contratta.

She hasn't got her tablet.

7 Scrivi the cosa hanno o non hanno questi ragazzi.

Kelly

Johnny X

Howie x

Johnny and Howie haven't got iPods

1 Kelly / an iPod

2 Kelly and Johnny / skateboards

3 Howie / a skateboard

4 Kelly / a skateboard / but / a cycle helmet

5 All three / cycle helmets

8 Osserva l'immagine e scegli l'alternativa

corretta.

I've got / haven’t got short hair. Dad has got /

hasn't got a big nose. He has got / hasn't got a beard.

Mum has got / hasn't got curly hair. I've got / haven't

got a brother. He's got / hasn't got a skateboard. We've

got / haven't got a pet .

4 Che cosa hanno nella borsa? Guarda le

immagini e completa le frasi. She's got her tablet.

1 We _______ 2 They_______ 3 You_______

our________ the i r_______ your_________

_________ . _________ . _________ .

4 He _______ 5 She_______ 6 I_________ __________ her ________ a _________

_________ . ___________ . __________ .

Have got: Present simple Forma interrogativa e risposte brevi

9 Completa le regole. Le frasi interrogative si costruiscono con have /

____________ + soggetto + got +- ...?

Le risposte brevi si costruiscono con:

Yes, + pronome soggetto + _________ / _________ .

No, + pronome soggetto + ________ / _________ .

10 Scrivi domande con have / has got e risposte

brevi affermative (✓) o negative (X). they / an English lesson now ? Have they got an English lesson now?

Yes, they have.

1 they / a new computer ? (✓)

2 Sandra / a cycle helmet? (X)

3 Patrick / earphones? (✓)

4 Penny and Dave / sunglasses ? (✓)

5 they / lots of DVDs ?(X)

6 they / a big family ?(X)

11 Riscrivi le domande dell'esercizio 10, usando you

come soggetto e scrivi risposte che siano vere per te.

Have you got an English lesson now? Yes, I have. / No, I haven't.

Il genitivo sassone

12 Completa la regola. Per formare il genitivo sassone si mette il nome

della cosa posseduta / del possessore + 's + il nome della

cosa posseduta / del possessore.

13 Abbina gli esempi (1-3) alle spiegazioni

(A-C).

1 She's got a big car.

2 I've got Dad's laptop.

3 Ramon's very kind.

A ❑ is, terza persona singolare di be

B ❑ has, terza persona singolare di have

C ❑ la 's che esprime possesso

14 Scrivi che rapporto di parentela hanno.

Aylie - Lily and Mila

Aylie is Lily and Mila's mum.

1 Rose — Lily

2 John — Oscar

3 Zoe — Mila

4 Lily — Rob

5 Eric — Oscar and Rob

6 Ian — Mila

15 A che cosa corrisponde 's nelle frasi?

Scrivi is, has o 's.

She 's my mum is .

1 Are you Joanna's sister? ____

2 Mum, Sam's got my smartphone! _____

3 Where's my wallet? ____

16 Translation Traduci in inglese.

A Chi è quel ragazzo?

B È il fratello di Heidi.

A È molto alto!

B E ha i capelli rossi di Heidi.

A Ha una grande famiglia Heidi?

B Si, ha tre fratelli e una sorella.

A Hanno tutti i capelli rossi? B Si, ma solo Heidi ha gli occhi azzurri.

a/ an, the

a an the

Words starting with a consonant.

a boy, a tree, a house, a school,

a North American city, a year

Words starting with a vowel or

silent h.

an elephant, an egg, an idea,

an album, an hour, an honour.

Before singular and plural

nouns, when you talk about

something specific or something

you and others know about.

The hotel is nice.

The film starts at 8 p. m.

1 Write a or an.

2 Make sentences. Use the expressions in the box and a / an where necessary.

library foreign language sore throat apartment in New York American actor hairdresser

1 Jessica works in a library .

2 My brother is _______________________________.

3 Andrew lives in _____________________________ .

4 Ben Stiller is ________________________________.

5 Have you got _______________________________ ?

6 Lucy wants to learn ___________________________ .

3 Complete the sentences with a / an, the or X.

1 Canada is a very big country.

2 Eric lives in ___________ London.

3 Paul and Janet eat ____________ lunch at 1 p.m.

4 Where's _____________ cat?

5 Are you _____________ good student?

6 Sophie is _________ interesting person.

7 _____________ new teacher is really nice.

8 Peter has ___________ breakfast in bed on ____________ Sundays.

9 Susan is ___________ nurse.

10 There is ___________ art exhibition in ____________ town centre on __________ Sundays

4 Tick (✓) the correct sentences and correct the articles in the incorrect sentences. 1 ❑ We stay in an hotel when we go on the holiday.

2 ❑ I eat an enormous bowl of cereal for breakfast in the morning.

3 ❑ My grandparents' house has got two floors and a attic.

4 ❑ Every Christmas me and the my friends go the ice-skating in town.

5 ❑ l love reading science fiction books.

6 ❑ ‘Let's watch the film tonight!' Great idea! A new Hunger Games film is on now.'

1 ___an_____ onion

2 __________ dog

3 __________ exercise

4 __________ horse

5 __________ eagle

6 __________ hour

7 __________ table

8 __________ address

9 __________ hospital

10 _________ uncle

11 _________ yacht

12 _________ insect

this, that, these, those

We use this (singular) and these (plural) for people and things that are close to the speaker.

We use that (singular) and those (plural) for people and things that are far away.

You can use the demonstratives this, that, these, those as adjectives or as pronouns.

1 Write this, these, that or those. 1 _____________ CD here

2 _____________ apples here 3 _____________ children over there 4 _____________ dress over there 5 flowers here

6 ___________ bicycle here

7 ____________ shoes over there

8 train over there 9 ____________ women here

10 house here

2 Complete the sentences with this or these. 1 Do you like t h i s skirt? 6 __________ biscuits are delicious.

2 exercise is difficult. 7 is a new tablet.

3 Are _____________ pens red? 8 Are _________ oranges organic?

4 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ letters are for you. 9 Is __________ my plate?

5 Is _____________ your mobile phone? 10 ____________ games are boring.

3 Complete the sentences with that or those.

1 Those girls are in my class. 2 Lucy l ives in ________ house. 3 Who is __________ boy? 4 ____________ trainers are really nice. 5 ____________ people are from Spain.

6 Is _____________ your dog?

7 ____________ people are my mates.

8 is a horrible film.

9 ____________ earrings are wonderful.

10 Are _____________ your friends?

4 Look at the pictures and complete the sentences. Use this, that, these or those plus the words in the box. dress sister cherries girls house shoes

1 That is my

house .

2 Do you like

_____________ ?

3 How much are

______________ ?

4 __________ is

my __________ .

5 Are __________

in your class ?

6 _________ cost

£40.

This book is

interesting

These books

are boring

That T-shirt’s

nice Those

trousers are

cool !

The possessive 's POSSESSORE

Mike

's COSA POSSEDUTA

's book

The dog 's food

Jim's parents are funny.

Dickens's novels are interesting.

Our daughters' school is near.

Martin and Martha's house is big.

1 Rewrite the sentences following the example. 1 It's her book. (Tina) It's Tina's book. 5 It's their puppy. (Anna and Rob)

2 They're his trainers. (Jeff) 6 It's their bedroom. (the girls)

3 It's his laptop. (Charles) 7 It's her house. (my sister)

4 They're her CDs. (Mary) 8 It's their suitcase. (my parents)

2 Look at the family tree and complete the sentences.

Fred and Mavis are married. They have got two daughters, Daisy and Christina, and a son, Jack. Jack is

married to Louise. They have got three children. Christina is married to Paul.

They have got a daughter, Emily.

1 Mavis is Fred’s wife. 2 Fred is Daisy, Jack and_________ father. 3 Daisy, Jack and Christina are Fred and ____________ children. 4 Jack is _____________ husband.

5 Emily is Christina and ____________ daughter . 6 Louise is _________________ aunt. 7 Emily is Ben, Robert and _____________ cousin. 8 Ben, Robert, Polly and Emily are Fred and ________________ grandchildren.

3 Use the prompts to make sentences with the possessive form.

1 daughter / Smiths The Smiths' daughter lives in Paris. 2 job / Andrew What's ____________________________ ? 3 toys / children Are these __________________________ ?

4 clothes / your sister I love ____________________________ . 5 birthday / my best friend It's ______________________ tomorrow . 6 cat / my neighbours That is ________________________ .

Prepositions of place

2 Look at the pictures and complete the sentences with a preposition of place.

1 There are some shoes ________ the bed.

2 There is a tree ________ the house.

3 The TV is _____________ the bookshelf.

4 The cupboard is _____________ the sink.

5 Sam is sitting ______________ Emily. Emily is ________ Rose.

6 The mouse is _____________ the cat.

7 Gatwick airport is ______________ London.

8 There is a shark ____________ the boats.

2 Look at the pictures and complete the sentences with on, under, next to, behind, in front of. 1 There is a dog on the armchair. 2 There is a vase with flowers __________ the table. 3 The table is ___________ the sofa. 4 The remote control is __________ the table. 5 The lamp is ___________ the sofa. 6 There is a painting ___________ the wall. 7 There is a cat ___________ the armchair. 8 The fireplace is ___________ the TV.

1 Complete the sentences with in, at or on.

1 A Where’s the salt? B It’s on the table. 2 Ann lives ________ Madrid. 3 Let’s meet _______ the cinema tonight. 4 My cat likes to sleep __________ the sofa. 5 The children have lunch ___________ school.

6 There’s some cheese and ham ___________ the fridge. 7 Kate has lots of pictures of pop singers ___________ the wall in her bedroom. 8 A Where’s Peter? B He’s _________ work.

4 Correct these sentences. Some sentences have more than one mistake!

1 ‘Where’s your bike?’ ‘It’s on the garden.’ _______ 2 I’ve got lots of posters above my bedroom wall. ________ 3 I love sitting opposite the TV watching my favourite programmes! _________ 4 In our road , house number 23 is behind number 21 and 25,

but in front of number 24. _________ ________ 5 ‘ Is there a terrace on your house?’ ‘No, but there’s a cellar in it. ‘ ________ ________ 6 ‘Where were you yesterday afternoon?’ ‘I was in the dentist.’ _________

5 Put the words into the correct order to make sentences or questions.

6 Use the prompts to answer the questions.

7 Follow the instructions and draw the objects.

1 There’s a pencil case on a

desk.

2 There’s a poster above a bed. 3 There are some clothes in a

wardrobe.

4 There’s a school bag under a

bed.

5 There’s a chair in front of a

desk.

6 There’s a diary in a drawer.

1 the / house / opposite / my / stops / bus ___________________________________________

2 table / the / under / shoes / your / those / are / ? ____________________________________________

3 bed / the / on / dog / your / sleep / does / ? _______________________________________

4 don’t / near / I / school / live / my _________________________________________ 5 friend / class / my / I / sit / next to / best / in / usually _________________________________________ 6 TV / front in of / don't / stand / the / ! ________________________________________

1 Where do you wear a ring? (finger) ___________________________________________

2 Where are your parents right now? (work) ____________________________________________

3 Where do you have PE lessons? (gym) _______________________________________

4 Where’s the title of this page? (the text) _________________________________________ 5 How do people stand when they queue? (each other) _________________________________________ 6 How do you hold a pen when you write? (finger and thumb) ________________________________________

Possessive adjectives SUBJECT PRONOUNS POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

I you he she it we you they

my mine your yours his his her hers its its our ours your yours their theirs

1 Underline the correct possessive adjective.

1 He's my brother. His I Her name is Brian. 5 Is this its I my pen?

2 Sally brushes his / her teeth every morning. 6 Anna has a cat. Your / Its name is Snowy.

3 What's your I its surname, madam? 7 We are Lucy and Chris. We live with 4 Josh and Craig are German. Their I My father is our l her parents.

from Berlin. 8 Thomas, Daniel! Where are your / his

schoolbags?

2 Complete the sentences with the correct possessive adjectives. 1 I wash my hands before dinner. 4 B r i t i s h p e o p l e l o v e p e t s v e r y m u c h !

2 Mary has long hair and _____ eyes are 5 We a lways park _______ car in the garage.

blue. 6 Tom and sister Katy are twins. 3 I have a beautiful Siamese cat; _ _ _ _ f u r 7 C h i l d r e n ! W h e r e a r e _ _ _ _ _ s c h o o l b o o k s ?

is beige and very soft. 8 Here ' s my key! Where ' s ______ key, dad?

3 Replace the subject pronouns with possessive adjectives.

1 My sister's name is Chloe. 4 Which is Paul's house?

Her name is Chloe. Which is _________ house?

2 Tricia and my bikes are in the garage. 5 You are eating the dog's food!

__________ bikes are in the garage. You are eating ___________ food! 3 Are you going to John and Julie's party? 6 Is that Sophie and your mum over there?

Are you going to ___________ party? Is that ____________ mum over there?

4 Read the sentences about going on holiday. Choose the correct option for each space (A, B or O.

1 Every year my mum and dad don't know where to go on holiday.

A my B their C your

2 Mum wants us to go away with __________ sister's family.

A her B his C our

3 But Dad prefers a quiet holiday on _______ own, just the four of us.

A your B their C our

4 Then Grandma and Grandpa decide to plan ______ summer visit to us just when we want to go away.

A they B their C theirs

5 And my bro ther Sam says he doesn ' t want to go anywhere w i thout_______ g i r l f r i end! A he B her C his

6 So I say I don't want to leave the cat on _________ own! A her B its C their

7 I hope family is better at organizing holidays! A you B your C yours

Personal object pronouns SUBJECT PRONOUNS OBJECT PRONOUNS 1 Underline the correct pronoun.

I

you

he

she

it

we

you

they

me

you

him

her

it

us

you

them

1 Are these cakes for us / we?

2 A Where is Katy? B She / Her is at school.

3 The teacher always gives them / they

homework.

4 Please listen to she / her.

5 I / Me like ice cream. 6 This CD is for he / him.

7 Susan always helps me / I . 8 I often go to lunch with she / her

2 Complete the sentences with he, him, she, her, they or them.

1 A Does your father speak English? B ________ are very late!' B Yes, he speaks English. 3 A I don't like this actress.

2 A Where are your friends? B Really? I like __________

3 Complete the sentences with the correct subject or object pronoun.

4 Replace the underlined words with a subject pronoun and an object pronoun.

1 Mr and Mrs Simms don't like rock concerts. They don't like them.

2 Daniel plays with his dogs. .

3 Pass the newspaper to Rose, please. .

4 Does Thomas argue with Lisa?

.

5 Rita has a present for Chris and you. .

6 Those flowers are for Sonia and me. .

7 Karen reads her brothers a story every evening.

.

8 My friends and I take the dog for a walk every day. .

1 Julie knows Sally. She knows her . 2 John studies with Paul and Joe. studies with . 3 Mark plays basketball with Sue and Amy. plays basketball with . 4 Mary eats two sandwiches for lunch. eats for lunch. 5 Mr and Mrs Smith live near my school. live near .

6 John and I see Sarah and you every day. see every day. 7 A Where are the children?

B I can’t see . 8 A I don’t know that man?

B Do you know ? 9 A Where’s Ann?

B is in Madrid this week. 10 Daniel and I like travelling. love it!

How much? / How many? To ask questions about quantity we use: How much...? How many...?

We use much with singular (uncountable) nouns:

A How much food is there? B There are two hamburgers and a pizza. We use many with plurals:

A How many CDs have you got? B I’ve got fifty CDs.

Note!

We use How much...? to ask about the price of singular and plural nouns.

A How much is the yellow dress? B It's £45.

A How much milk do you want? B Two cartons, please. A How many days are there in a year? B There are 365. A How much are the trainers? B They're £59.99

1 Complete the sentences with much or many.

1 How many CDs have you got? 4 How _____________appointments have you got 2 How __________________ classrooms are there in your today? school? 5 How ___________ sugar do you want? 3 How __________________ coffee do you drink per day? 6 How ____________ time is there?

2 Write questions using How much...? and How many...?

1 homework / your sister

How much homework has your sister got?

2 money /you

?

3 cheese / in the fridge

?

4 DVDs / you

?

5 furniture / in your house

?

6 traffic / on the road

is there ?

7 rooms / house

?

8 friends / your sister

?

3 Use the prompts to write questions. Then choose the answers from the words in the box.

seven fifty about one / two litres one hundred about five / six litres twenty

1 days / in a week ‘How many days are there in a week?’ ‘Seven.’

2 milk teeth / children ?

.

3 blood / in a person’s body?

?

.

4 cents / in a euro

?

.

5 states / in the USA

?

.

6 water / we need to drink / every day

?

.

there is / there are

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE There is a table. There is an apple. There are four desks.

There isn't a table. There isn't an apple. There aren't four desks.

INTERROGATIVE SHORT ANSWERS Is there a table? Are there two books on the table?

Yes, there is. / No, there isn't. Yes, there are. / No, there aren't.

1 Look at the picture of a shop window and write sentences with There is / There are and the objects

you can see. You can use the words in the box to help you.

T-shirt jeans umbrella book tie sandals skirt hat

1 There are two ties in the shop window.

2 .

3 .

4 .

5 .

6 .

7 .

8 .

2 Complete the sentences with There is, There are, It's or They're. 1 There are two cinemas in town. 7 _________ an interesting story. 2 a beautiful day. 8 time to go. 3 a chair in the corner. 9 an apple and some oranges 4 children in the street. in the fruit bowl. 5 something in my eye. 10 lots of clothes shops in town. 6 nice people.

3 Complete the sentences with There's, There are, It's / He's / She's or They're.

1 There’s a fox in the park. 2 two pairs of socks and a T-shirt on the floor. 3 an excellent teacher and she’s pretty too. 4 several boys playing football outside. 5 an adorable dog.

6 many good restaurants in my town but all expensive. 7 my grandmother. 8 a great film on TV tonight. 9 a delicious cake in the kitchen. 10 my brother. 11 someone at the door. 12 Her name is Sarah. English.

4 Write questions using the prompts. Then answer for yourself using short answers.

1 many theatres / your town 3 many supermarkets / your town Are there many theatres in your town? 4 a computer / in your house

Yes, there are. / No, there aren't. 5 ten students / in your English class

2 a DVD player / your bedroom 6 an airport / in your town

Some, any (1)

11 Completa la regola. • Some e ................................. hanno lo stesso significato. • Corrispondono a “un po' di, alcuni e del / dello / della / degli” • ............................. si usa nelle frasi affermative. • ............................... si usa nelle frasi negative e interrogative.

12 Scegli l'alternativa corretta.

There are some / any sandwiches in the fridge.

1 Are there some / any students in the classroom?

2 I haven't got some / any T-shirts in my chest of

drawers.

3 There are some / any people in the hall.

4 Has the school got some / any toilets upstairs?

5 There aren't some / any pillows on the beds.

6 Their house has got some / any bedrooms

downstairs.

14 Guarda la vecchia stanza di Nick e quella nuova

e trova le differenze. Poi scrivi delle frasi

usando some o any e le parole suggerite. curtains • shelves • wardrobes •

pictures • boxes • books

13 Completa i dialoghi con some o any.

1 A Have you got any video games?

B Yes, I've got games in my

room next to my games console.

2 A I haven't got felt tips.

B I've got a lot. Here are felt tips

for you! 3 A Are there cupboards in your classroom?

B Yes, there is one and we've got

shelves. We've got

posters on the walls, too.

4 A Have you got boxes in

your room?

B Yes, I’ve got boxes under my bed.

In Nick's new room:

There are some curtains.

1 There ........................................

2 There .......................................

3 There .......................................

4 There .........................................

5 There ........................................

15 Scrivi delle domande e rispondi

In Nick's new room:

Are there any curtains?

No, there aren't. / Yes, there are. 1 ……………………………….shelves?.......................

2 ……………………………….wardrobes?..................

3 ………………………………pictures?......................

4 … … … … … … … … … . boxes?..........................

5 ……………………………

books?..........................

Summing up

Grammar in context

1 Completa il dialogo con: some (x2), any, is (x2), isn't, are (x2), aren't.

Becky This is a photo of my room - all the

furniture is new!

Amy It's cool. You've got some new pictures, too.

Becky Yes, and there a new wardrobe and a chest of drawers.

Amy there cupboards?

Becky Yes, they're next to my desk. There ___________ my school things in the cupboards.

Amy there a TV?

Becky No, there , but I've got my laptop on my desk. There any shelves but I've got a bookcase.

Amy What colour are the curtains?

Becky They're blue and the carpet's green. I've got green pillows and a blue duvet on the bed.

2 Scrivi le domande per le risposte suggerite.

A Is there a mirror in Becky's room?

B A mirror? No, there isn't.

1 A Where …………………………………………….. ?

B The chest of drawers is next to the desk.

2 A ………………………………………………………….

B A laptop? Yes, there is.

3 A ………………………………………………………… ?

B Yes, there are. There are blue curtains.

4 A ………………………………………………………… ?

B Yes, there's a duvet. It's blue.

Writing

3 Amy sta parlando della sua camera con Becky. Segui le istruzioni per scrivere il dialogo.

Becky chiede a Amy se c'e un televisore in camera sua.

Is there a TV in your room?

1 Amy risponde di sì e dice che ha anche un computer portatile. …………………………………………………………………….

2 Becky chiede se ci sono due letti. …………………………………………………………………….

3 Amy risponde di sì e dice che ha delle foto sul muro. …………………………………………………………………….

4 Becky chiede se ci sono delle sedie. …………………………………………………………………….

5 Amy risponde di no ma dice che c'e un divano piccolo. …………………………………………………………………..

6 Amy dice che non ci sono delle tende. ……………………………………………………………………..

4 Scrivi delle frasi dicendo quello che c'è e non c'è nella tua camera. Usa le parole suggerite.

lamp • armchair • bed • pictures • shelves • curtains • carpet • books

There's a lamp but there isn't an armchair.

Present simple

Forma affermativa

1 Completa le regole.

La forma affermativa del Present simple si ottiene con: I, you, we, they + forma del verbo. he, she, it + forma base + .

2 Abbina gli esempi agli usi del Present

simple.

1 We live near the school. 2 Chocolate comes from the cacao tree. 3 I play the piano every day. A ❑ az ion i ab i tua l i

B ❑ s ituazioni permanenti

C ❑ fatt i the sono sempre veri

3 Completa il testo con il Present simple dei

verbi tra parentesi.

My family is very musical. Dad plays (play) the piano, Mum (play) the cello and my brother and sister (sing). I (have) violin lessons every day after school and I ________ (practise) two hours in the evenings and all day on Sundays. But I'm not happy. I _______ (prefer) football! All my friend _______ (go) to football matches at the weekend and I (stay) at home. Is this fair?

4 Completa le frasi sulla giornata di Patrick con il

Present simple dei verbi appropriati.

go (x2) do walk have (x2) get (x3)

I get up at 7 a.m.

1 I a quick shower. 2 My sister and I ____ breakfast at 7.30. 3 We _______ to school at 8 o' clock. 4 School is near so we . 5 My sister ______ home from school at

2.30 p.m. 6 I ____ home at 4 p.m. after my piano lesson. 7 We our homework before dinner. 8 We _ to bed at 9 p.m.

Present simple

Variazioni ortografiche

5 Scrivi la terza persona singolare. have

he has

1 fancy he ______

2 go it _______

3 finish she ______

4 catch he ______

5 miss she _____

6 stay he ______

6 Che cosa fa Mara il lunedì? Completa le frasi. Mara

finishes school at 4 p.m.

1 She ________ at school at 8.15 a,m.

2 She ______ lunch at 1 p.m.

3 She __________ shopping with her friends.

4 She _________ the bus at 7 p.m.

5 She _________ dinner with her family.

6 She _________ to bed at 10 p.m.

Present simple Forma negativa

7 Completa le regole.

La forma negativa estesa del Present simple si ottiene con: soggetto + ausiliare ________+ not + forma base del verbo. La forma negativa contratta si ottiene con: I, you, we, they + + forma base he, she, it + _______ + forma base.

8 Correggi le affermazioni.

They speak Greek in Paris. (French) They don't speak Greek in Paris. They speak French.

1 English students go to school from Friday to Sunday. (from Monday to Friday)

2 Andy Murray plays football. (tennis) 3 J.K. Rowling writes in Italian. (English) 4 President Obama has four children, (two) 5 Giovanni Allevi plays the guitar. (piano) 6 They drive on the right in London. (on the left)

Avverbi di frequenza

9 Cerchia l'alternativa corretta per

completare le regole. L'avverbio di frequenza segue / precede il verbo be.

L'avverbio di frequenza segue / precede gli altri verbi.

10 Riordina le parole e scrivi le frasi. always / 8 a.m. / catch / I / bus / at I always catch the bus at 8 a.m.

1 always / go / Mondays / school / I / on / to

2 never / have / lessons / music / We 3 usually / sport / does / She / Thursdays / on

4 often / I / Sunday / on / afternoons / am / home / at

5 sometimes / They / match / on / watch / a / TV

6 never / He / on / is / Saturday / free / mornings

Preposizioni di tempo: at, on, in

11 Completa la tabella con le preposizioni di

tempo e le parole "anni, date, mesi, ore".

at ____________ at five o’clock

festività ____ Christmas

fine settimana ______ the weekend

on giorni della settimana

________ Monday

________ Friday evening

____________ on 10th June

in parti del giorno ____________ /

the morning /

the afternoon /

the evening

____________ in March

stagioni ___ spring

____________ in 2013

12 Completa le frasi con at, on, in.

Flora's birthday is on 29th April.

1 My friends always meet ____________ 4 p.m. after school.

2 I prefer to study ____________ the morning.

3 We get lots of presents ___________ Christmas.

4 They have long school holidays___________ summer.

5 Easter is __________ March or _________ April.

13 Round up! Cerchia l'alternativa corretta.

Hi Jess,

How are your music lessons? I know you play / plays the saxophone in your school orchestra. I

play the violin but I don't / doesn't play in an orchestra. I'm not very good and my

music teacher is never /always happy with my performance. Mum wants / want to buy me a

new violin at / on 9th June because it's my birthday. A very bad idea! I want a new iPod. I prefers / prefer listening to rock but mum doesn't / don't agree. Write soon, Jess, and tell me about your

orchestra!

Love,

Chesney

14 Translation. Traduci in inglese.

1 Non sono mai libera sabato sera perché suono nell'orchestra della scuola.

2 Qualche volta andiamo al cinema nel weekend.

3 Rajiv arriva sempre a scuola in orario ( = on time) perché non perde mai l'autobus.

4 Fatima si esercita spesso con il flauto, ma non suona mai ai concerti.

5 Jeff e Katie di solito giocano a tennis nel pomeriggio.

6 Siamo sempre stanchi quando finisce la scuola.

Present simple Forma interrogativa e risposte brevi

1 Completa le regole.

La forma interrogativa del Present simple si costruisce con: I, you, we, they + forma base del verbo. he, she, it + forma base del verbo.

Le risposte brevi si costruiscono con: Yes, + pronome soggetto + / .

No, + pronome soggetto + / .

2 Completa le domande e le risposte brevi.

Spend

time with

friends

Go to the

circus

DJ at the

local

station

Cathy ✓ ✓ x

Matt x ✓ x

Jackie ✓ x ✓

'Does Cathy spend time with her friends?' `Yes,

she does.'

1 ' _______ Cathy and Matt often go to the

circus?' _____________ .

2 ' _______ Cathy and Matt work as DJs at

the local radio station? ____________ .

3 ' _______ Jackie work as a DJ?'

_______________ .

4 ' _______ Matt spend time with his friends?'

_________________ . 5' Jackie often go to the circus?'

_______________ .

3 Abbina le domande (1- 6) alle risposte (a- f). 1 Which book do you a They are

want to read? exciting.

2 What do you do in b Frankenstein.

your free time? c To the

3 When do you watch cinema.

TV? d I ride my bike 4 What do you collect? and read

5 Why do you like horror stories. horror stories? e After dinner.

6 Where do you go f Football with your friends? cards.

How often...? + espressioni di frequenza

4 Completa le regole.

Le domande sulla frequenza delle azioni iniziano con _______________________ . Per rispondere si possono usare espressioni come once day, twice _______week, three times _______ month / year.

5 Con che frequenza fa queste cose Jim? Scrivi domande e risposte.

morning afternoon evening

Monday bike comics music

Tuesday bike / music

Wednesday bike / music

Thursday bike / music

Friday bike comics music

Saturday football / music

Sunday football museum music

go to school by bike

'How often does Jim go to school by bike?' ‘He goes to school by bike five times a week.'

1 read comics 3 play football

2 visit a museum 4 listen to music

II verbo like

6 Cerchia l'alternativa corretta per

completare la regola.

Jessica likes novels. A Jessica piacciono i romanzi. Il verbo like ha come soggetto / oggetto la persona a cui piace qualcosa e come soggetto / oggetto ciò che piace.

7 Translation Traduci in inglese.

1 Ti piace il tennis?

2 Non mi piacciono i film dell'orrore.

3 A Maurice non piace lo sport.

4 Ci piacciono i romanzi fantasy.

5 Vi piace la vostra scuola?

6 Le piacciono i concerti classici.