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Amalfi English CourseNov 5th2013 Feb 26 th 2014

Centro di Storia e Cultura Amalfitana Amalfi


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November 5th, 2013

Lesson 1

WELCOME QUIZ

1)2)3)4)5)

6)7)8)9)10)

personal pronouns possessive adjectives Verb to be Verb to haveI my am (I'm) Have (I've got)you your are (you're) have (you've got)he his is ('s) has ('s got)she her is ('s) has ('s got)it its is ('s) has ('s got)

InterrogativesWhat............?Where..........?Who


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Write at least 10 English words you know:

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Write some sentences using the table below:

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Write the missing words in the spider:


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November 7th,2013

Lesson 2

New words:shopkeeper beautician carabineer accountant bank clerk housewife pensioner

Personal introduction

Hello! My name is................., Hello!, I am.............................................I am a..................................... I am a .................................................I am ...................years old. I am .....................................years oldI am Italian. I am Italian.I am ............. (tall, not too tall, short) I am ...............................................................and.................... (thin, slim, not too thin) and...........................................................My eyes are........... (blue, green, brown, black) I have ...................................eyes andMy hair is................. (black, blonde, brown) ...................................................... ....hair

I am ...................... (shy, lively, bossy, moody I am........................................................lazy, good tempered,tidy,friendly, helpful)

Exercise: turn to your right and ask your partner: (write down the answers!)

What's your name? ............................................................What's your profession (job)? ...........................................................How old are you? ..........................................................What nationality are you? ..........................................................What colour are your eyes? .........................................................

What colour is your hair? .........................................................What sort of person are you? .........................................................

Exercise: now turn to your left and tell your partner about the partner on your right:

Her/his name is ........................................................She/he is..........................A ( An) .......................................................She/he is ..........................................years oldShe/he is ......................................................Her/his eyes are ......................................................Her/his hair is .....................................................

She/he is ...........(and you know what?): so am I, me too I am not............................................

What?What's up? What's the matter?What's on? So what?What about?What else? What a pity!

What for? What a bore!What next? What a shame3


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Listening test 1:

New words:penfriend pet cat dog- to listen (ascoltare) to write (scrivere) to come (venire) called

Adam What's that? Adam A Chinese what?

Eva It's a penfriend comic!Here's a good penfriend Eva A Chinese panda

for you! Adam Oh, right. What's her address?

Adam Is it a boy? Eva Listen and write it on your notebook:

Eva No, it's a girl. She's called diana My address is 1563 Ocean drive.....

Adam Dinah? Adam Wait a minute. Say that number again.

Eva No! Diana! Eva one-five-six-three, Ocean Drive, Atlantic

Adam Diana what? City, New Jersey 20094

Eva Diana Kovak. Adam Sat that again

Adam How old is she? Eva New Jersey: two-double o nine four, USA

Eva Tirteen! Adam U.S.A. Right. Read the letter again.

Adam Thirty! That's very old! Eva Hi! Mu name is Diana Kovak and I am 16

Eva No, thirteen, silly! Listen Hi, my name is years old. I am American and I come from

Diana Kovak and I am thirteen years old Atlantic City in New jersey. T home we have

Adam Is she English? Two pets. We have a cat called Kennedy and

Eva So, she's American. Listen: I am American. an old English sheep dog called Churchill. I

I come from Atlantic City in New Jersey! like animals. My favourite animal is a Chinese

Adam What else? Panda. My address is: 1563 Ocean Drive,

Eva She has two pets. Listen: At home we have Atlantic City, New Jersey, 20094, U.S.A.

two pets. We have a cat called Kennedy and

an old sheep dog called Churchill. I like

animals. My favorite animals is a Chinese

panda.

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November 12th, 2013Lesson 3

New words:railway station platform guard ticket collector flag whistle passengers restaurant suitcase = entrance hurry approach late

There is aTrain

boytaxi

policeman

In the stationoutside the entranceon the platformnear the restauranton the train

There areTwosomea lot of

Busesmentrains

people

In the stationoutside the entranceon the platform

near the restauranton the train

Now write two correct sentences from the following table

A Policemanman

is Approaching the little boyleaving the traindrinking teahurrying to the train

Some Menpeople

are Approaching the little boyleaving the traindrinking teahurrying to the train

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Role playTicket collector Are you catching this train, sir?Passenger Yes, I am!Ticket collector Please, hurry up!Passenger but I am hurrying!

Policeman What's the matter?Boy I'm waiting for my motherPoliceman Where is she?Boy She's buying a ticket, but she's a long time!

1) Is the passenger walking or running?2) What's he doing?3) What time is it?4) What time does the train leave?5) What's the guard doing?6) Is the other train arriving or leaving?7) What's there outside the station?8) What's there near the two men outside the restaurant?9) Where's the little boy sitting?10)Who's approaching him?

Write out the following paragraph. Choose the correct words

There/theyare two trains on the platform/in the station. Some people are/isopening the doors ofone of the trains and get off/ getting off.A man is hurrying past theplatform/ticket collector. Hewants to ride/catchthe train ti Greenfield and/buthe is running towards it. The clock/timeis 8.54and the train arrives/leavesat 8.55.It/Thereis a small boy on the platform. There/He is sittingon/ata large suitcaseand/buthe is crying. A policeman is arriving/approaching him. There are two menand a woman/womannear the restaurant. The two men are drinking tea/the teaand talking to a/thewoman.

What's the time? What time is it?

About you:I get up at...............- I have breakfast at ............... - I go to work at....................I have lunch at.......................I usually watch television at............................. ..I have dinner at............................................... - I go to bed at ................................

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November 14th, 2013

Lesson 4

English auxiliary verbs: to be, to have.Present: to be

Affirmative Negative Interrogative Short answersI am (I'm) I'm not Am I? Yes, you are/No,you aren't!

You, wethey

Are ('re) Aren't're not

Are you? Yes, I am/ No, I am not!Yes, you/we,/they are!

No, we/you/they aren't

He, she ,it Is ('s) Isn't's not

Is He, she, it ? Yes, he/she/it is No, he/she/itisn't!

Present: to have (got)

Affirmative Negative Interrogative Short answers

I,you,we,they Have ('ve) haven't Have I ? Yes, you, we, they have!No, you , we, they haven't!

He, she ,it Has ('s) Hasn't Has he,she,it? Yes he,she,it has!'No, he,she,it hasn't!

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Ordinary verbs: Simple present

Affirmative Negative Interrogative Short answers

I,you,we,they sing Don'tsing DoI, you, we,they sing

Yes, I,you,we,theydo

No, I,you,we,theydon't

He,she,it sings Doesn't sing Doeshe/she/itsing

Yes, he/she/it doesNo, he/she/itdoesn't

Ordinary verbs:gerundsinging=cantanto - going=andando - raining=piovendo - doing=facendo = drinking=bevendo(riflessione sul verbo)

It(neutro) il pronome che sostituisce un nome neutro. - si usa per parlare delle condizioni meteorologiche

per identificare qualcosa per parlare del tempo per parlare della distanza

ex: The book is on the table. It's an English book It's cold/it's raining Who is it? It's me! - Whatis it? It's a book!- What time is it? It's 5.00 o/clock! - What day is it? It's Thursday! - How far is itto Naples? It's 65 kilometres.

Questo e quello!!

this-theseEx: Is this your bag? No, this is not my bag!

Are these your books? Yes, these are my booksthat-those

Ex: Is that your bag? No, that isn't my bagAre those your books? Yes, those are my books

(riflessione sul dimostrativo)

Song:Oh, what a family what a funny family oh, what a funny family!We haven't any money - but we're really very funny and we're happy, just as happy as can be.Happy, just as happy as can be

My ------ is a kung fu teacher They call her China tea.my --- is a lighthouse keeper, out in the middle of the seaMy ------ 's in a cupboard in the garden------ Susie wears cabbage on her head.------- Charlie keeps his money in a bucket.----- Harry keeps a python in his bed.Oh, what a family.............................................

Up to you:describe your family, starting:My family is composed of..............................

New words: marito=husband moglie=wife figlio=son figlia=daughter figli=children

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November 19th,2013

Lesson 5

New words: picture, beach, sand, sandcastle, fan. Radio, noise, noisy, hot, quiet, lonely, crowded,look at, lie, sing, shout, fight.RoleplayBill I am tired, I need a holiday

Alan Yes, I want one too or: me tooBill Where do you want to go?Alan To the seaside of course.

Bill There are a lot of people here. It's crowded!Father Don't you like this place?Bill I don't like crowded beachesFather Look! What are those boys doing?Bill They are fighting!

Use the sentence table to form two correct sentences about the pictures:

Bill wantsAlan needs a holiday

on a quiet beach

They all wantBill and Alan need a holiday

near the sea

Now form two correct sentences from the following table:

BillAlan

BillAlan

doesn't

don'tlike

a lot of noise

crowded beaches

A What's Bill looking at in Picture 1?B Is Bill talking to Alan or to the teacher?C Does Alan want a holiday?D Is the beach quiet or crowded in the picture in the classroom ?E Where's Bill in Picture 2F Is the beach crowded or empty?G Who is with Bill?

H What are the pupils doing in picture 1?I What are the boys doing in picture 2?J Why doesn't Bill like the beach?

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The paragraph below is about picture 1. Write it out and choose the best word for each number.Ex: There are a lot ofpupilsin the...........................

There are a lot of...............................(1) in the .....................(2). Some are playing happily butothers ............................................(3). Alan and Bill are........................................(4). The picturein the classroom shows a.........................................(5). There are only four people....................(6).

Bill doesn't like ........................(7). He wants a....................................................................... (8)

(1) (2) (3) (4)pupils picture are fighting fightingpeople beach fighting talkingpictures classroom fight studying

(5) (6) (7) (8)large school in the classroom a lot of noise studysunny beach near the wall his friend holiday

busy street on the beach the pictures in the classroom work

Now write a few sentences about Picture 2

...........................................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................................

sleeping fishing writing cooking - skiing listening reading singing - running

sailing - walking

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November 21st, 2013

Lesson 6

New words:front garden back garden entrance/hall sitting room dining room lounge living room kitchen stairs downstairs upstairs - landing - bathroom bedroom attic roof

This house is quite big. There are two floors. a garage and an attic. Downstairs on the groundfloor there is a sitting room, a dining room, a kitchen. Upstairs on the next floor there is a

bedroom, a bathroom and a toilet. In the roof there is an attic.

Questions:

1) how many rooms are there downstairs?2) How many rooms are there upstairs?3) Where is the kitchen?4) Where is the sitting room5) Where is the toilet?

Idioms

To be at homewith someone ( to be on friendly, familiar terms with someone)to make oneself at home (to act with freedom as at own home)To bring thehouse down( to receive great approval or applause from an audience)

FurnitureDining room:table, chair, cupboard Sitting room: sofa, armchair, coffee table, bookcase, cabinet,television kitchen:cooker, fridge, cupboard, sink, dish-washer bedroom: bed bedside table dressing table, wardrobe bathroom: tub (bath), washing basin , mirror, washing machine

Up to you

Describe your house:Is your home a house? A flat? A villa?

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Listening test.

1)Where are the ghosts?a)in schools b) in houses c) in chimneys

2) What part of England is James Farlow talking about?a) North East b) South West c) South East

3) Where is James Farlow?a) in a car b) outside a house c) at his house

4) What is the ghost?a) a man b) a woman c) a child

5) What is the time?a) seven o'clock b) nine o'clock c) ten o'clock

6) What can James see in the sky?a) the sun b) the full moon c) the crescent moon

7) How many rooms are there?a)13 b) 10 c) 32

8) Where is the sitting room?Dining room Library Kitchen

hall

a b c

9) Where is the box?a) on the table b) under the table c) near the table

10) What can James Farlow read on the box?a) MER b) MAR c) MEA

11) What is the woman doing?a) singing b) reading c) sleeping

Thieves in the sitting room

IThe people in the room

WeJohn and Peter

Do not know

What is happeningwho is there

where the thieves arewhen the visitors came

Questions:1) Are the two children watching television?2) Where are they?3) Who is sitting in the armchair?4)

What is the old woman doing?5) Where is the dog?

6) Is the cabinet in front of the sofa?7) What are the two men wearing over their faces?


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8) What is one man carrying?9) What is the other man doing?10) Do the people in the room know what is happening? 12


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November 26th,2013

Lesson 7

English verbs: simple past

To be: Affirmative Negative Interrogative Short answers

I, he, she ,it

we, you, they

Was

were

Wasn't

weren't

Was I,he,she,it?

Were You,we,they?

Yes,...........was

No............wasn't

Yes,..........wereNo,.........weren't

Ordinary verb: to love

I,you,he,she,it,we,they loved didn't love Did .........love Yes,............didNo,.............didn't

Ricorda:il tempo simple past in inglese traduce l'italiano imperfetto, passato remoto, e qualche volta anche il passato

prossimo.

Es: Era con il suo cane, nel parco:She waswith her dog in the gardenAmava molto gli animali: She lovedanimals very muchLavai il pullover tre volte: I washedthe pullover three times.Ieri sono stato male: Yesterday, I wassick

Listening test

New words: turn on/off - find/found can/could to have a rest lazy aerial let's go -go/went straighten wait bring/brought ladder climb try/tried out show by the way -


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Yesterday Mum wanted to watch television, but when she turned it on, she found it wasn't working.All she could get was some wavy lines.She asked her husband if he could do something about it, but he was busy reading his newspaperand smoking his pipe.She asked her daughter but her daughter was having a rest and was too lazy to get up.Then she asked her son, Kevin. OK, Mum he said - let's go and have a look at the aerial first

They went outside with the dog and looked up at the roof. Look mum, - said Kevin all I need todo is straighten the aerial. Wait a minute! He brought a ladder and climbed up on it, not noticingthat his dog was climbing after him. Up on the roof, he carefully straightened the aerial. Back downin the house they tried out the television again and found that it was still showing only wavy lines.My goodness said mum what's the matter now? I don't know said Kevin by the way,where's the dog? The dog of course was still sitting up on the aerial; that was what was causing theinterference.

? wavy? Busy? Roof? Of course?

Learn:To have a rest/napto have a shower/bathto have breakfast/lunch/dinner/supperto have tea/coffeeto have a snackto have a breakto have a talk/chatto have a walk/strollto have a holidayto have a good time

Useful notes1)Signore, Signora, Signorina + nome proprioMr....... (abbreviazione di Mister) Mrs............. (abbreviazione di Mistress) Miss.............altriment-Signore: Sir, (nei vocativi), Lord ( nostro Signore) gentlemanSignora: ladySignorina: young lady

2)

Molto :a lot of :I've got a lot ofbread I've got a lot offriends I've got lotsof booksMuch; I haven't got muchbread I haven't got manyfriendsvery he'svery lively!

3)verbi con pi significatito know (knew) sapere conoscereto leave (left) lasciare partireto think (thought) credere pensareto start iniziare mettere in mototo cry gridare piangereto play giocare suonare recitare

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Listening test:

new words: leg arm ears - gloves pants orange black white yellow to wear to beborn - to star - newsstand -

Decidete se le affermazioni sono corrette (Right) o sbagliate (Wrong)

1) It's pleasant and friendly R W2) It's got four legs R W3) It usually uses two legs as legs and two as arms R W4) It usually wears orange shoes R W5) It was born in 1938 R W6) Its parents are called Walt and Ub R W7) It can't speak R W8) It's a film star too R W

Animals with 2 or 4 legs?

Horse mouse bear dogbird pig duck catlion swan elephant penguin

Parts of the body: Accoppiate le parti del corpo della colonna A alle definizioni della colonna B

A Beyes we use them to play footballears we use them to hearmouth we use them to seelegs we use them to carry somethingarms we use them to write on the computerhands we use it to speak and eatfeet we use them to walk and run

What animal is it?

1) Cats love chasing a _ _ _ _ _ first letter.2) They are very big cats, live in the jungle _ _ _ _ _ _ second letter3) Sylvester and Garfield are _ _ _ _ first letter4) A famous Donald _ _ _ _ fourth letter5) They are very big, and have a long nose and big ears _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ first letter6) Be Beep and Willy _ _ _ _ _ _ third letter7) They live in the desert, have one or two humps _ _ _ _ _ _ third letter8) They live in the water, but aren't fish.They often follow ships_ _ _ _ _ _ _ second letter9) U10)They're known as the kings of the jungle _ _ _ _ _ fifth letter11)They live at the South Pole. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ second letter

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November 28th, 2013

Lesson 8

New words: to escape to land help tribe give/gave seed to grow maize settler toeat/ate turkey meat pie pumpkin bread Monday = Tuesday = Wednesday = Thursday Friday Saturday - Sunday

ThanksgivingThis holiday derives from an important historical event.To escape religious persecution a group of Puritans sailed from England on the ship Mayflower in1620.They landed in what is now Massachusetts and were helped by an Indian tribe, who gave themseeds to grow maize.In October 1621, after a terrible winter, the settlers celebrated the first Thanksgiving. With theIndians they ate wild turkeys, meat pies, vegetables, pumpkin and maize bread.Americans celebrate Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November and it is a family feast.

Game:

1) Four students go with Barbara and do some exercises while waiting to come to the tableagain.

2) One student comes back and the story is read to him/her3) He can ask two questions.4) Then another student comes and the first student tells the story; two questions can be

asked5) another student comes back and the second student tells the story. Two questions can be

asked.6) Last student comes back and the third student tells the story. Two questions can be asked.

Things added Things changed Things left out

And now let's have Thanksgiving tea party:new words: tea pot milk jug sugar basin tea cup and saucer tea spoon pumpkin pie kettle

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December 3rd, 2013

Lesson 9

New words:street - road - avenue - lane row crossroads junction roundabout gardens market = trade trading company

factory library police-station railway station post office cinema entrance direction ; main left right straight on -; turn bear pass run past.

A Where's the post office, please?

B It's in Fir Avenue near the flower gardensA Are there some shops near the gardens?B That's right. The post office is at the side of the shops. There's a big market on the other side of it.

A Excuse me. How can I get to the railway station from here?B You're now at the Ritz. Go along First StreetA Where's First StreetB It's that street over there. Go right along it to the en. Then turn left and go down Greenfield Road to the

roundabout. You'll see the entrance to the station opposite you..

a I am at Ann's house and I want to go to the school. Write two correct sentences from thesentence tables to tell me how to get there (use one sentence from each table)

b I am at John's House and I want to go to the factory. Write three correct sentences from thesentence tables to tell me how to get there (use one sentence from the first table and twosentences from the second table)

Go straight

Turn RightBear left

At the

Crossroadsend of the street

junction

The Post office

schoolfactory is

On the right

leftin front of you

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Let's practice!1) Is there a cinema or a factory opposite Ann's house?2) Which road runs past the London Trading Company?3) The library is on one side of First Street. What's on the other side?4) Does John live near the flower gardens or does Dick live near them?5) Are the shops near the school or near the post office?6) Where is the post office?7) Where is Dick's house?8) Where does Ann live?9) Do I go along Fir Avenue or North Street to reach John's house from the railway station?10)I am walking from Ann's house and I want to go to the shops. Do I turn left or right at the

police station?

a) I am at Ann's House. How can I get to1) the school 2) the market 3)the railway station?

(write a few sentences)

b) I am at the main entrance of the factory. How can I get to1) the post office 2) John's house 3)the library mainentrance

Useful notes1) Costruzione dito like(piacere)

La persona a cui qualcosa (o qualcuno)piace diventa soggettoin inglese. Il soggetto della fraseitaliana diventacomplementoI likeMary (Mi piace Mary) I like her (Mi piace) I liked that film (Mi piaciuto quel film)Mary likes potatoes (A Mary piacciono le patate)

2) Casa nei complementi di luogo:(a)quando casa usato in un complemento di luogo. Si usahomese si intende la casa del soggetto, ed in

tal caso nessun possessivo accomapagnahome. Il commplemento di moto a luogo rifiuta la preposizione to.He was not athome he wenthome he came fromhome

(b)quando la casa non del soggetto (e in tal caso il possessivo accompagna il nome casain italiano) si usahousepreceduta da opportuna preposizione e dal possessivo.We spent an eveningat his house - They cameto our house -

3) DIRE: To say viene usato:(a)quando introduce un discorso diretto. Si tenga presente che say sempre seguito dalla preoposizione to:He said to us:I want to stay here He said:What's the matter?(b)quando introduce un discorso indiretto, e non espressa lapersonaa cui si parla.He saidhe wanted to stay Is this what he said?To tellviene usato unicamente quando si introduce un discorso indiretto ed espressa la persona a cui si parla:He told me that you wanted to leave I told himthat we preferred to stay.

4) Osservazioni:To say a word dire una parola to tell a lie dire una bugiato say yes/no dire si/no to tell the truth dire la veritto say one's prayers dire le preghiere to tell a story dire una storiato say a number dire un numero to tell the time dire l'ora

Parole con pi significati:little I eat very little (mangio molto poco ) We have alittlegarden (abbiamo un piccolo giardino)way We make tea in thisway(facciamo il t in questo modo) she continued her way(continu per la sua strada)picture We bought a nice picture(comprammo un bel quadro) - There are a lot of picturesjn this book (ci sono

molte fotografie/figure in questo libro

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Look at the map and the list of places. Listen and follow the route on the map. As you follow writethe number of each place in the correct box on the map.

1 castle 2 church 3 hotel 4 activity centre5 restaurant 6 train museum ` 7 wild life park 8 cinema9 town hall 10 station 11 theatre

Hello and welcome to today's guided walk round Chilton. You are now outside Chilton Station on StationRoad. Opposite the station is the Railway Hotel.Walk past the Railway Hotel and turn left into Hill Street. On the left, between the Railway Hotel and OxfordRoad is St.Mary's Church, a 14thcentury church famous for its beautiful East window.Walk up Hill Street, past Oxford Road, until you get to Castle Street on the right. There's a ChineseRestaurant called the Golden Duck on the corner of Castle Street and Hill Street.Turn right into Castle Street and walk up the hill. At the top of the hill you can see the castle on your left.This is open from 10.00 in the morning until 4.00 in the afternoon.From Castle Street, turn right and walk down Museum Street Hill. Half way down the street on the left is the

old steam train museum. The museum is next to the bank. The museum is well worth a visit.Opposite the bank is the Market Square. There is a vegetable market here every Tuesday. On the north sideof the square is the famous Chilton Town Hall.Opposite the Town Hall on the south side is the old theatre, where this week you can see one ofShakespeare's most famous plays,Romeo and Juliet.On the east side of the square, is the ABC cinema, showing The Railway Children. The cinema is next to anIndian Restaurant called Taj Mahal.From the Market Square, go back into Museum Street and walk down the street as far as the bridge over theRiver Avon. Cross the bridge, turn left and follow the sign to the activity centre. At the activity Centre,there's a lake where you can go boating.Finally, walk by the river along the River Walk as far as the Wild Life Park, where you can see animals intheir natural habitat. You can also have your picnic in the picnic area by the river.From there it is only a short walk back to the station along Station Road. Enjoy your day in Chilton!

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December 5th,2013

Lesson 10

New words:village country bend clinic at the side of beside in the middle of - facing among across over round

beyond

Role play

A Where do you live, Ann?B Opposite the school! Where do you live?A We've just moved into the house near the river.B Is that your house next to those tall trees?A No, that's Mary's house.! I live near the church.B I know, you live in the old house near the bridge. It's just beyond the market.

A Where is the police station, please?B It's in the middle of the village.A Do I cross the bridge over the river?B No, that's the wrong way, Walk up this road and you'll reach a school. The police station is

behind the school.

A Wholives near the church?B Where does Mary live?C Where is the market?D Where are the shops?E What does Tom pass on his way to the clinic?F Whichroads cross the river?G Which way do I turn if I want to go to the market from Tom's house?H What are there round Bill's house?I How far is it from the village to the beach?J How far is it from Mary's house to the clinic?

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Use the sentence table to say six correct sentences about the map.

The police stationThe church isMary's house

There are Housestrees

In the middle of the villagebetween the shops and the marketalmost opposite Tom's housenext to Bill's house

near the riverfacing the market

Read complete sentences from the two lists. Put each part in List A with the correct part in List B

A BBill's house is over the riverThe shops in the village are on opposite sides of the riverIt's 43 miles next to the police stationMary's house and Tom's house are beside the cinemaThere are two bridges to NewbridgeThe market is opposite Mary's house

Useful notes

Verbi:to take/took: prendere: May I take this book?

Portare He took his things insidecondurre Will you take us to the cinema

to meet ?met incontrare We met Susan in town

Incontrarsi We met at a partyconoscere I met the girl at a partyfar la conoscenza di Pleased to meet you

Avverbifirst primo This is my first lesson

dapprima, prima First we went to the cinema

then poi Then we went home.Allora There were a lot of trees then!

Nomi

people gente There were many peoplepersone There were three peoplepopolo The English-speaking peoples

child (pl children) bambini There are many children in the parkfiglio,figlia They have four children

time tempo I have very little timeora What's the time?volta This is the second time.

C'era una volta.... Once upon a time.....


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December 10th, 2013

Lesson 11

New words:space traveller people - rocket - Earth - planet - scene - building - square circle - top

machine - submarine - sky - aeroplane - water - lake gun - strange - unusual - surprised

friendly - get out of shine fly swim instead of like - different

Role playA Look at those two strange peopleB Both have short legs and long armsA Take out your gun. Be careful.B Look, sir. They want to speak to us.

A Good day. Our names are X and Y. What do you want?B We want to learn something about you.

A we can speak all Earth languages. Why are you so surprised?B Everything is very strange. All the buildings are so tall. Every tree has squares and circlesinstead of leaves.

_ Is the planet like the earth or is it different from Earth? Where are the space travellers? What are they doing? Are both X and Y attacking the men, or are they friendly? What are the trees like? How many arms have the strange creatures? What is there on top of every building? Where are the strange machines?

What are they like? What are both the submarines doing?

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Write two correct sentences about the picture from each of the following tables

Both (the)Boys

strange men

Are very friendlyhave short legs

are talking to the space travellers

1.............................................................................................................................................................

2............................................................................................................................................................

AllThe buildings

the treesthe machines

Are tallhave squares and circles

are very unusual

1.............................................................................................................................................................

2............................................................................................................................................................

buildingEvery tree

machine

Everything

Is tallhas squares and circles

is very unusual

1.............................................................................................................................................................

2..........................................................................................................................................................Read the following description very carefully. It is not a correct description of the picture. Correctthe mistakes.

New words: ear mouth stick stone bird -

Six space travellers are getting into their rockets. The planet is full of low buildings: every building

is very long and wide. Two strange men are attacking the space travellers. Each man has two short

arms and three long legs. He also has three ears and two mouths. All the trees are very strange, too,

because they are full of sticks and stones. There are some birds swimming near the trees. There are

two submarines in a big lake and an aeroplane in the sky. Everything is very strange.

Useful notesto ask chiedere, domandare He asked me the time

invitare He asked me to a party

to be fond of essere affezionato (a) She's fond of her catessere appassionato (a) He's fond of stamps

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In the picture some people are talking on the telephone. Some of them are happy, some of them are serious,some of them are sad...........old................young........men............women.I'm going to talk about three of them, see if you can identify which is which . The first one I'm going to talkabout is Tom. Tom is a young man, and he's wearing a dark jacket. He has short hair, it's difficult to tell if it'sdark or fair. Tom has obviously had some good news, or perhaps he's talking to his girlfriend or someone helikes very much, because he's smiling, looks very pleased and happy. That's Tom. The next one I'm going totalk about is Kate. Kate of course is a girl, or woman, not very old. She has hair which is not very short, but

also not very long, and Kate doesn't look happy at all. She looks very serious, perhaps someone is telling hersome bad news. She isn't talking, she has her mouth shut, and she's listening to someone talking to her. Thethird one I'm going to talk about is Bob. Bob is an older man. He doesn't have much hair any more...and he'swearing a suit. He looks worried, very worried ,he's talking about some problem which is rather difficultfor him to solve .

SAI?????Chiedere il nome .......................................................................................................Dire la tua et ........................................................................................................

Chiedere a qualcuno dove abita? ...........................................................................................................Richiamare l'attenzione di qualcuno ...........................................................................................................Chiedere dove si trova tale posto ..........................................................................................................Dire il nome di almeno 10 animali .................................................................. ...............................Almeno 15 vocaboli per cibi o bevande...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................5 preposizioni di luogo: The pen is (1)...................the table - (2) It's........the table -

(3) it's................ table (4) it's.......................the table - (5) it's...........the tablesai dire:1) tisto dicendo la verit! ...........................................................................................................

2) sabato prossimo non lavoro...................................................................................................3) Il lunedi pranzo con mia figlia...............................................................................................

Descrivere la tua camera da pranzo.................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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December 12th, 2013

Lesson 12

A visit to the doctornew words:doctor waiting room surgery patients walking-stick plaster bandage pain (a cold), (a)cut handkerchief magazine couch painful wait lean hurt knock down bend over

take off wear off hardly

A Hello, Fred. What's wrong?B A motorbike knocked me down . What's happened to you?A I nearly cut my finger off!B You must be careful.

A Good evening, Bob. What's the matter?B I've cut my finger very badly. It's very painful.A Let me take the bandage off!B Please, don't hurt me!

Why are the people waiting in Picture 1? Why is the woman using a walking- stick? What's the man on the left got on? What's the matter with the big boy? What's the table full of? Where's the big boy in picture 2? What's he doing? What's the doctor just done? Why is he putting his glasses on?

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Use the sentence table to write two correct sentences about Picture 1

The waiting roomDr. Lawson's surgery

is Crowded withfull of

Sick people[patientsold menchildren

1.............................................................................................................................................................

2.............................................................................................................................................................Write two correct sentences about picture 2 from each of the following tables

Dr LawsonBobFred

the small boyhas

Putgotcut

taken

On

of

His glassesa large bandage

his fingerhis coat

1.............................................................................................................................................................

2.............................................................................................................................................................

Dr LawsonBobFred

The small boy

HasPutgotcut

taken

His glassesa large bandage

his fingerhis coat

On

off

1...........................................................................................................................................................

2.............................................................................................................................................................

Complete this paragraph . Put one of the following words in each blank:at - of - off - in - on - round - withThe first picture shows a doctor's waiting room. It is full ...........people. They are waiting to see

the doctor. One boy has his arm.....................plaster and he is trying to take.......... ......his coat

A man has a bandage............his head, a girl is holding a handkerchief...............front..................her

nose, and a woman is leaning...................walking stick. A big boy...............a bandage

.................his finger is opening the door...................................the doctor's surgery.

The second picture shows the boy.........................the doctor's surgery. The doctor has just taken the

boy's bandage..............and is looking..............his finger. He is putting.......................his

glasses......................because he cannot see the cut.................the end .................the boy's finger. It

is so small.

Useful notes:

To be hungry/thirsty aver fame/seteto be cold/warm (hot) aver freddo/caldoto be sleepy aver sonnoto be right/wrong aver ragione/tortoto be afraid aver paurato be ashamed vergognarsito be in a hurry aver fretta

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The creature is called Timorensis Palaelagathos, or Timor for short. Timor has got very

large(1).............and (2)............and a small (3)...........but no mouth. Her (4).............which is largeand round like a football, sits on top of a very long (5)............. She has a large (6)............... andshort (7).................. She also has large (8) ..........and (9)........but the strangest thing about Timoris that she has four (10).......................

Write the correct order for this telephone conversation

1)------2)---------3)---------4)--------5)-------6)---------7)---------8)--------

A) Two days? All right. Thank you for phoning, Mrs. Brown. Goodbye.

B) And she has to stay in bed for two days.

C) Oh, hello, Mrs. Brown. How are you?.

D) I'm fine, thanks, but Tina isn't very well. She's got a cold.

E) Good bye.

F) Hello. This is Mrs. Brown here. I'm Tina's mother.

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What's the matter?

A headache a sore throat a colda stomachache a temperature a cough

Let's laugh

A guy is out with friends and has a few drinks and is feeling a little frisky but, true to his wife, goeshome.He finds her sound asleep in bed ,with her mouth wide open, so he gets two aspirins and drops them in hermouth.She starts to choke, but recovers and asks -"What did you put in my mouth?"He says, "Two aspirins."She replies, "BUT I DON'T HAVE A HEADACHE!"He says, - "That's all I wanted to hear".

At the doctor's

Doctor, doctor, when I get up in the morning, I'm always dizzy for half an hour.Try getting up half an hour later.

Doctor, doctor, what's the best way to stop my nose running?Stand on your head.

D)Doctor, doctor, I keep seeing double.Just lie down on the couch.Which one?

Doctor, doctor, my mind keeps wandering!Don't worry, it's too weak to go very far

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C is for the candy trimmed around the Christmas tree,H is for the happiness with all the family,R is for the reindeer prancing by the window pane,I is for the icing on the cake as sweet as sugar cane,S is for the stocking on the chimney wall,T is for the toys beneath the trees so tall,M is for the mistletoe where everyone is kissed,A is for the angels who make up the Christmas list,S is for old Santa who makes every kid his pet,Be good and he'll bring you everything in your Christmas Alphabet!


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December 17th, 2013

Lesson 13

New words:step-ladder piece of wood ceiling wall floor can of paint brush wet lazy happy

puzzled to lie to kneel down to enjoy to cross to reach

Role playPeter Why are you smiling, Mum?Mrs. Green Because, I'm happy. You're helping your father.Peter We're going to paint this room very quickly!Mrs. Green Do you want a cup of tea?Peter Yes,please! But we can't hold it. We've got a brush in one hand and a can of paint in

the other.Mrs. Green The room is very nice now.Mr. Green Yes, it looks very nice indeed!Mrs. Green But how are you going to get out of the room?

Mr. Green What do you mean? Oh, dear! The paint's still wet. We can't move!- What are Peter and his father doing in all the pictures?- What part of the room is Peter painting in picture one?- What's Mrs. Green doing in this picture?- What's she doing in picture 2?- Why can't Peter take the cup of tea?- Where's Mr. Green sitting in this picture?- What part of the room are they painting in Picture 3?- Are they happy or miserable?- What are they looking at in Picture 4?

What can't they do? Why not?

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Find the correct answer in Table B to each question in table A. Write out the four questions with the four answersA

Why Is Mrs. Green happy?Peter painting the room?

Why Can't Mr. Green take the cup of tea?The get out of the room

B

BecauseHe want to help his father

the paint is still wetMr. Green and Peter are painting the room

he has a brush in one hand and a can of paint in the other

Now check your answers with the following table:

Mrs. Green is happyPeter is painting the roomMr. Green can't take the cup of tea

They can't get out of the room

Because

Mr. Green and Peter are painting the roomhe wants to help his father.He has a brush in one hand and a can of paint in

the otherthe paint is still wet

Join the correct part of the sentence in List B with each part in List A

A BPeter's father is beginning and painting the floorPeter's painting the room, too, but they cannot drink itHe is lying down on a piece of wood because there is wet paint on the floorMrs. Green is giving Peter and his father a cup of tea and painting the ceiling.They cannot take the tea from her because he wants to help his father.Peter and his father are kneeling down and they are looking puzzled.

They a re finishing painting the room to paint a room.They cannot get out of the room because they are holding brushes and cans

of paint.

Complete these sentences:

1) The first thing I do, when I get up in the morning is........................................................................................................................................................................................................................2) Just before I go to sleep..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

3) The moment I hear the phone ring...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................4) As soon as I get home....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................5) Just after having a bath/shower...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................(in groups of 3 -a,b,c,-, when all finish, band c try to guess what a wrote, and thena and b try toguess what cwrote, then a and c try to guess what b wrote)

quotation:If culture was a house, then language was the key to the front door, to all the rooms inside

(Khaled Hosseini and the mountains echoed)

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Frank Martin does not work in an office. He works in a factory and he never comes late. Workstarts at 7.00 but he always gets there early. He's five minutes earlier today. Its 5 to 7 (6.55). Hiswife always drives him to work.

Tom Atkins wants to marry Franks' daughter Susan. What do you do? Frank wants to know. I'ma teacher. I teach languages Do you really love my daughter? Yes, I do. I love her and she lovesme. We want to get married!

Arthur and Deborah do not live in a small house. They live in a very large one. Arthur is abusinessman. He earns a lot of money. His wife is very young.Deborah leads a very easy life. She never gets up before 9.00 and always has breakfast in bed. Doyou want you breakfast now? her maid wants to know. Yes, please. is Deborah's answer.

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Notice the position ofoften, always. Never

HeShe

Neveralways

Comes lategets up before 9.00has breakfast in bed

Exercise: Make these sentences into questions and then into negatives like this:Harry works in an office

Does Harry work in an office?No, Harry doesn't work in an office

1) Arthur and Deborah live in a small house..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................2) Deborah is old.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................3) Arthur and Deborah are poor.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................4) Tom and Susan want to get married next year.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................5) Harry often get to work late.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Invention Exercise:Model:

I Oftenneveralways

sometimes

Do that

Go to the theatre have tea with sugar - go to work by bus- read French magazines - go swimmingin winter read detective stories drink coffee with cream smoke Turkish cigarettes

DictationA and his had been to a . They were driving together. They had

had a . It was raining and the was . A

was crossing the . The swerved to avoid the . The

skidded on the .It crashed into a . The was killed.

His was seriously injured. Someone called for an ambulance. It rushed the to

Hospital. He was immediately taken to the operating theatre. The surgeon saw the and

shouted: My , my !Can you explain???

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January 7th, 2014

Lesson 14

What's the English for.....................?Cane scarpa gettare cespuglio

bravo orgoglioso arrabbiato sorpreso

Bill Watch Toby. He's very clever.Harry He's a silly dogBill No, he isn't. Watch him!

Harry What are you doing with that old shoe?Bill Look, Toby is bringing back the shoe.Harry He isclever!Bill Oh, dear! This is a new shoe!Harry And look at that man. Why is he angry with us?Bill It is hisshoe!

What's Bill picking up in Picture 1?Where's Bill throwing the shoe?What's his friend doing?Is the dog running toward Bill or is it running after the shoe in Picture 2?Are the boys following the dog or are they standing still?

What's the dog doing in Picture 3?Is the shoe a new one or an old one?Is the man in Picture 4 angry with the dog or proud of it?Where is he going?Why are the boys very surprised?

Read the following sentences. Write them out in the correct order.

He's throwing it into some bushesbut it is not the same shoe. It's a new shoe!Bill is picking up an old shoeIt belongs to a man and he is very angry with Bill and Harry.His dog is running after it.

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It's half past eleven. Deborah and her friends are not having lunch. They are having morning coffee.They are talking about their husbands. One of them is wearing a very strange hat.

Frank is eating in the factory canteen. He always eats there. A lot of men are standing in a queue.

They are waiting for their lunch. It is raining outside

It is 11.00 o'clock. Susan is talking to Tom. He's phoning from Paris. Are you having a good time?What's the weather like? Is it raining? she wants to know.

Frank and his wife are getting ready for bed. He can hear Susan downstairs. Who's she talking to?he's asking

What's the weather like?

When it rains, the weather isWhen it snows, the weather isWhen there is a storm, the weather isWhen there is wind, the weather is

What's the English for arcobaleno?

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January 9th,2014

Lesson 15

What's the English for................?

vetrina ladro errorecoraggioso rompere rubare

Bill Look, Joe. There's a thief over there.Joe He's broken the shop window!Bill he's stealing all the watches!Joe Come on! Let's catch him!

Bill We saw you steal those watches!Thief You've made a big mistake.Bill No, we haven't! You've made a mistake!Thief I'm acting in a film!Joe We don't believe you. You're a thief!Thief Look over there at those cameras. We're making a film. Now you've spoilt it.

Use the sentence table to write four correct sentences about the pictures

A policemanBill and Joe

TheyNo one

Sawheard

the manhim

the two boysthem

hit someonebreak the window

run awaysteal the watches

Where were Bill and Joe in Picture 1?What did they hear? What did they see?What did the man do in Picture 2?Why did the boys chase him?What happened in picture 3?What did the people in this picture do?Why didn't the policeman in Picture 4 help the boys?

What did he do?Why was the man in the chair very angry?

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It's half past two.Tom and Susan got married this morning. They are having a party now. Susan's parents are thereand so are Tom's. The are drinking champagne, eating cake and having a good time. Only Tom's

mother is unhappy. Susan's father is making a speech.It's 7.00 o'clockTom and Susan had a party this afternoon. Tom's parents were there and so were Susan's.Everybody ate cake, drank champagne and had a good time. Only Tom's mother did not eat or drinkvery much. She was unhappy. Frank made a speech.

Ricorda:un'azione di routine si esprime con il Simple Present: I usually get up at 6.00

I have breakfast at 6.30I always go by car to the office

un'azione che si sta svolgendo, si esprime con il Continuous Present They are having a party

They are drinking champagneThey are eating cakeun'azione passata si esprime con il Simple Past Tom and Susan had a party

Tom's parents were thereFrank made a speech

Make questions with What/Where/Whenusing the following prompts: meet/you/John? Last Saturday meet/you/John About 11.30 meet/you/John At the station drink/you/at the party Champagne, of course you/born In September 1965

Useful notes:

To spend (spent,spent) Passare, trascorrere We spent our holidays at homespendere (denaro) He spent a lot of money

How nice! How kind! Che bello! Che gentile!How beautiful she is! Com' bella!How awful you are! Come sei tremendo!How ever on earth! Come diamine!How long did you stay there? Quanto (tempo) sei rimasto l?How long is the ruler? Quant' lunga la riga?The how and why. Il come e il perch.

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Italian, a linguistic passion!

How is Italian related to Ravello? Have patience and you'll soon find out!

We want to relive history with you.

In the middle of the 13thcentury many rich families lived in Ravello.

Nicola Rufolo My name is Nicola Rufolo. I am a a wealthy merchant

and I am trying hard to become a part of the royalnobility.

Sigilgaida della Marra My family is noble and rich. We descend from the

Normans and are related to the Swabian royal family.

My name is Sigilgaida.

Nicola Rufolo Our families decided our marriage and I was happy to

become Sigilgaida's husband, because she is beautiful and

very educated and it's my passport to the court.

Sigilgaida This type of marriage won't be accepted by the futuregeneration, but, I can assure you that Nicola is a braveman and I am very proud to be his spouse.

Nicola Sigilgaida I take thee as my spouse. In your honour this

palace will be completely rebuilt in a way that will

steal the attention of scholars, artists and connaisseurs in

the course of centuriesSigilgaida We shall also donate a pulpit to the Cathedral

Nicola Your bust will be positioned over the trefoil door leading to

the pulpit itself.

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Giovanni Boccaccio

My name is Giovanni Boccaccio

I was born in 1313 in Italy. My father was a prominent merchant. I attended

school in Florence and was taken into the family business at the age of 10. I was

sent to Naples to study business and law in 1327. At the Angevin Court the story ofthe last descendants of the Rufolos and della Marras was still alive . They had

been condemned to death by Charles II accused of extortion and treason, so I

decided to visit Ravello and the beautiful palaces and churches.

My growing interest in literature drifted me away from studying law and Idedicated myself entirely to literature. I returned to Florence in 1348 on the death

of my father. I met Francesco Petrarca and became his close friend. Following

Dante's example we wrote our works in Latin, but then decided to switch to the

vernacular the language spoken by the people.

During the 14th century the Tuscan dialect began to predominate, because of thecentral position of Tuscany in Italy, and because of the aggressive commerce of its

most important city, Florence. Moreover, of all the Italian dialects, Tuscan departsleast in morphology and phonology from classical Latin, and it therefore

harmonizes best with the Italian traditions of Latin culture. Finally, Florentine

culture produced the three literary artists who best summarized Italian thought and

feeling of the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance: Dante, Petrarca, and myself

My masterpiece the Decamerone was completed in 1358 It is a collection of ahundred stories narrated by seven women and three men who reside in a country

villa for ten days after escaping from the plague in Florence.

As I had been very much impressed by the Rufolos, I included the story of Landolfo

Rufolo, in the Decamerone. I wrote in vulgar ( from Latin volgus, people )

I attempted to burn my works, letters, manuscripts and my library. Petrarchconvinced me not to burn my belongings and offered to purchase them. However,

after my death, my literary works were presented to the monastery of Santo Spirito,

in Florence. I passed away on December 21st, 1375.

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January 14th, 2014

Lesson 16

What's the English for..............?coda motore autistastanco ripido camion

Dick We can't all get on this bus. Get out of our way!Bobby But we were in the queue before you!Dick We don't care. You'll have to wait for another bus.Bobby Please let us get on the bus. We have to visit a friend in hospital.Dick You can visit him tomorrow!

Bobby Look! There's the other bus. It's stopped up that hill!Charles We're going to pass it.Bobby Can you see those four boys?Charles Ha, ha! They'll have to wait a long time now. Their bus has broken down.Bobby Let's wave to them.

Use the sentence table to write four correct sentences about the pictures:

All the peopleThe three small boys

BobbyDick

The driver

Had to

Wait for another busstand in the queue

visit a friend in hospitalwait a long time in the bus

change the wheel

Where were the three small boys in picture 1?Where were the four big boys?What did the four big boys do in Picture 2?Why did the conductor hold out his arm in Picture 3?What had the three small boys to do?How long had they to wait for the next bus?Where was the bus in Picture 5?What happened to number 26 bus?What did the three small boys do in Picture 6?Notice

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The story: choose the best word or phrase from the words in the brackets:

One day three small boys called Bobby, Charles and Peter went to visit their friend (in a hospital, in

hospital, in thehospital) They waited (a long time, long, long ago)for a bus. When the bus (arrived,

reached, came to), it was nearly full. Suddenly four big boys pushed (at the side of, among, in front of)them

and got (in, on, at)the bus.

We were in the (line, row, queue)before you Bobby shouted. We don't care-one of the big boys answered-

You'll have to wait for another bus!

After (an hour, half an hour, and hour and a half)the (next, near, after)bus came and the three boys got on,.

(On, In. During) their way (to hospital, to the hospital, to a hospital), they saw the first bus (at the bottom of,

half way up, at the top of )a hill in front of them.It's (broken off, broken up, broken down)-Charles cried-

now those four boys will have to wait a long time for another bus Bobby laughed!

Now write this story in your own words. Imagine that you are one of the small boys, Instead of 'you ' and''they' use ' I' and 'we'

Picture 1

Arthur owns a factory. A newspaper man wants to write an article about it:How many men work for you?

About 200

How much do they earn?

30 to 40 a week

How many hours do they work?

40 hours a week

Picture 2Before Arthur started his own factory he worked in one. He started in 1048.He worked 48 hours a week or

more. He never earned more than 7 a week. He had another wife then. Her name was Joan and she sold

underwear in a department store. She worked 44 hours a week and earned 4. Life was not easy

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statement: They spent 10 last week response:No, they spent 12! They have to give a party because they bought a new car. They have to give a party next week! Tom often worries about money! Tom invited only some of the teachers. Susan thinks they need a bigger kitchen!

Now ask and answer the questions:

Ask when they have to give the party: Ask why: Ask what they need for the party Ask questions with How much or How many:

a) teachers

b) bottles of beer and wine tomorrow:

c) cheese:

Invention exerciseYou are talking to Tom Atkins about his job. He teaches languages at a Technical College.Ask him questions with How much/How many... using the prompts.Examplea) prompt: students/at the college this year

response How many students are there at the College this year?

b) prompt: homework/every eveningresponse How much homework do the students do every evening?

free time/every week teachers/at the college this year lessons/every day students/your class this year work in the evening books in a month

now use the same prompts again to ask questions about: last year yesterday last week

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Con i nomi e i verbi indicati formare 3 frasi semplici sui foglietti e consegnarli.

to pour (versare) to eat (mangiare) - to break (rompere) to drink (bere) to toast (brindare)

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Pronomi personalli soggetto(si esprimono sempre) I you he she it we you they

aggettivo :

invariabilee precede il nomel'aggettivo dinazionalit si scrive maiuscolo

aggettivi possessivi my your his her its our -your-their mail'articolo davanti al possessivohis (di lui) His name's Tom-her (di lei) her name's Sue

numeri cardinali one two three four five six - -seven - eight nine ten - eleven twelve thirteen fourteen

fifteen sixteen seventeen eighteen - nineteen-

twenty twenty-one - twenty-two - thirty - fourty,fifty sixty - seventy - eighty - ninety one hundred

Numeri ordinali First (1st) second (2nd)- third (3rd) fourth (4th) fifth (5th)-sixth (6th) -seventh (7th) - eighth(8th) -

ninth(9th) tenth (10th)

C' ci sono There is There are/ Is there? Are there?/ there isn't there aren't

NomiIn inglese ci sono tregeneri:maschile: nomi si persone e animali di sesso maschilefemminile: nomi di persone e animali di sesso femmninileneutro: nomi di cose o di animali di cui non si conosce il sesso.

Plurale dei nomi nice boys pretty girls (+s)ma:potato/potatoes match/matches dish/dishes

box/boxes glass/glasses baby/babies wife/wives

scarf/scarvese man/men, woman/women, child/children

foot/feet tooth/teeth

Articolo determinativoil,lo,la,i,gli,le The (non si usa davanti ai possessivi)

Articolo indeterminativoun,uno,una A book an animal an hour a year a

European

Articolo partitivo Some (afferm) any (neg.-int.) -no(neg)

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Lesson 18

Susan is going to bake a cake. She hassomeeggs, butter, sugar and milk. She wants to use only afeweggs and a littlebutter. She always uses a lot of sugar. She hasn't got anychocolate. She needssome. It's going to be a chocolate cake.

Arthur ordered a steak with somesalad and potatoes. The waiter brought him some salad with hissteak a fewseconds ago but he did not bring himanypotatoes. Arthur is telling him to bring somenow. There are only a fewpeople in the restaurant. Perhaps it is not very good.

Study this:

There is a

Piece of breadpacket of butterbottle of milk

cigarettedetective

Over there There is some

Breadbutter

milk

tobacco

Over there

There are some

Pieces of breadpackets of butter

'bottles of milkcigarettesdetectives

Over there

Now use one of these three models for these words:

Oil warm clothes hot water tins of oil warm jackettomatoes hot coffee sandwich sandwiches glass of wine

Study the use of any in

a) negative sentences b) Questions

There

Is notany

are notany

Foodwine

money

sandwichespotatoes

cigars

left

Is there any

Are there any

Foodwine

money

sandwichespotatoes

cigars

left?

Use these tables to make sentences with these words:

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Mrs.Brown Oh dear. There's a fly near our food.John Let me kill it.Mrs. Brown There isn't anything to hit it with.John I'll hit it with an old newspaper.

John It's landed on something outside the window. I'll hit it now.Mr.Gregg What are you doing?John I'm very sorry, Mr.Gregg I wanted to kill a fly.

It landed on something outside the window.Mr. Gregg Yes, it landed on my head and you hit my head but you missed the fly! It's over there

now.

Use the two sentence tables to write correct sentences about the pictures:There was

Mrs. Brown saw

Somethingsomeone

somebody

outside the window

near their food

it was a fly

Mr. Gregg

There wasn't

John didn't see

Anythinganyone

anybody

Outside the window

in the room

Now write two correct sentences from the following tableJohn

Mr. and Mrs. BrowmSomeone

hit

Something

Mr. Gregg's headthe fly

with

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What did Mr. and Mrs. Brown and their children begin to do? Was the table near the window or a long way from it? What did the fly do in Picture 1? What did John try to do in Picture 2? Where did the fly land in Picture 3? What did John do? What did the others do? Who appeared in Picture 4? What happened to Mr. Gregg? Why was he angry? Did John kill the fly?

Each blank in the following sentences shows that one word is missing. Write out the sentence,filling in each blank with the correct word from the list below:

someone anyone somebody anybody = something anything

Was there ..............................near the food?Yes, there was................near the food. It was a fly. Did John pick..............................up?

Yes he picked.....................up. It was a newspaper Was there.....................outside the window?

Yes, there was............................outside the widow. It was Mr. Gregg Did John hit.....................with the newspaper?

Yes, he hit.................with it. It was. M. Gregg's head.

Read this story about the picture:

The Browns are sitting near the window and having a meal. They cannot eat because there is a bigfly. John picks up an old newspaper to kill the fly but he misses it. The fly lands on something

outside the widow and John hits it with the newspaper. But he doe not hit the fly: he hits Mr.Gregg's

head!

Now write the story in the past. Begin:

The Browns were sitting near..........................

Now imagine you are John. Write this story in a few sentences of your own.

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Focus on grammar (2)Verbsto be: Present Iam (I'm); you, we, they are ('re); he,she,it is ('s)

Simple past I, he she it was; you, we, they wereperfect I, you, we, they have('ve) been; he,she,it has ('s) been

pluperfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been

Imperative Be...............!Short answers: Are you English? - Yes, I am! No, I am not!Agreement I am a teacher! So am I

I am not tired! Neither am I!Question tag! He's at home, isn't he? - Yes, he is!

She isn't American, is she?? - No, she isn't

Espressioni con il verbo essere o be hungry/to be thirsty (aver fame/aver sete)to be cold/to be warm (aver freddo/aver caldo)to be right/to be wrong (aver ragione/aver torto)to be sleepy (aver sonno)to be afraid (aver paura)to be ashamed ( vergognarsi)to be in a hurry (aver fretta)

To have Present I, you, we, they have ('ve) got ; he, she it has('s) gotSimple past I, you, he, she, it, we, they had

perfect I, you, we, they have('ve) had: he, she, it has ('s) hadpluperfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had hadImperative Have...........................Short answers: Has she got an umbrella? Yes she has! No, she hasn't!Agreement She's got an umbrella! - So have I

She hasn't got an umbrella! - Neither have IQuestion tag She's got an umbrella, hasn't she? - Yes, she has

She hasn't got an umbrella, has she? - No she hasn't

Il verboto havesi usa per formare i tempipassati di tutti i verbi. he has worked she has goneIl verbo to haveha anche il significatodi dovere We have to study if we want to speak English!

He had to buy a new car!

Il verbo to havesi usa in moltissime locuzioni! ormai comune usare il verbo to havecome un verbo ordinario, che nella fraseinterrogativa e nella frase negativa siavvale dell'ausiliare do/does per il presenteedidper il passato.

Espressioni con il verbo avere: to have breakfast/lunch/dinner (far colazione/pranzare/cenare) to have a bath/a showe (fare un bagno/una doccia)

to have a break (fare una pausa)to have a walk (fare una passeggiata)

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January 22nd, 2014

lesson 19

Boccaccio's story (2ndday - 4thstory)

Landolfo: Giovanni Boccaccio visited my hometown in the 14thcentury and in

his masterpiece, the Decameron, he tells my story. He calls meLandolfo, but my real name is Lorenzo.I am Nicola and Sigilgaida

Rufolo's grandson.

The story starts with the description of my hometown, which is worthlistening to.

Scarce any part of Italy is reputed so delectable as the sea-coast between Reggio andGaeta; and in particular the coast which overlooks the sea by Salerno, and which the

dwellers there call the Coast of Amalfi, is studded with little towns, gardens and

fountains, and peopled by men as wealthy and enterprising in mercantile affairs as are

anywhere to be found. In one of these towns, to wit, Ravello, rich as its inhabitants areto-day, there was formerly a merchant, who surpassed them all in wealth, Landolfo

Ruffolo by name, who not content with his wealth, but desiring to double it, came nigh to

losing it all and his own life to boot.

Reader 1 The new king of Naples, Charles I, to whom the Rufolos had

given money, made them governors and harbour masters of

Barletta, and they obtained the right to collect the customs dues and

accumulated great wealth. Charles II being envious of the new

enormous patrimony of the Rufolos, charged them with

extortion and treason and condemned them to death. Lorenzopaid for his ransom and could go back to Ravello.

Landolfo In his story, Boccaccio, says that I turned a pirate because I

wanted to become rich again. In fact I intended to sail to thenear East with goods to sell.

Anna Rufolo Landolfo, I heard you want to leave Ravello and sail to the Near

East, where you'll sell what is left of our belongings.

Landolfo Yes, mother! You know how rich we were, and how poor we are

now. I'll come back rich and powerful. Don't cry! Say a prayer

for me, and I'll soon be back!

Anna My dear son, be careful! God be with you all the time! I'll spendlong hours on the terrace looking at the sea, hoping to see your

ship sailing back home.Landolfo Take care, mother! Look after yourself, and have patience: I'll

be back!Reader 2 Landolfo started his voyage to Cyprus, where he sold all his

goods. With the money he bought a light bark such as corsairs

use, took to scouring the seas as a pirate preying on all the ships he

met at the sea. A year had scarce gone by before he had taken so many

ships from the Turk that not only had he recovered his fortune, but

was well on the way to doubling it.

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Landolfo I'm on my way back to Ravello. I am now rich and I'm looking

forward to living a peaceful life.

Reader 1 In Boccaccio's mind Landolfo's piracy represented the Rufolo's

extortion when collecting customs in Barletta.

Reader 2 Unfortunately Landolfo's bark met the Fleet of the Maritime

Republic of Genoa, and he was forced on board and robbed of

all his money.

Reader 1 In Boccaccio's mind Landolfo's capture represented Lorenzo's

arrest.

Reader 2 A tremendous sea storm destroyed the fleet and the crew

drowned.

Landolfo Good job I can swim, but the sea is very rough! And I need

something to hold on.

There, there! Over there! I can see there is something floating!It's a piece of wood, no, it's a piece of furniture. It's a chest!

Thank God, I can grab it and hold on it!

How many hours have passed? I have no idea. I'm tired! I'm

dead tired!

Oh, there's a beach!Woman Who's there? A shipwrecked person! Oh, my God. He's dead!

No, he's alive!

Come on, leave this piece of furniture! Leave it, why do you hold

it so tight!

Landolfo It's my safety. I could float all the time thanks to it! Where am I?What place is this?

Woman You are on the island of Corfu.. Come to my home. You badly

need a wash, some dry clothes and some warm food.

Landolfo Thank you, thank you. You're so kind. I think I'll lie down and

have a good sleep.

Woman Keep your chest near you. Don't part with it.

Reader 2 While the woman is away Landolfo opens the chest and finds it

is full of precious stones.

Landolfo I think I've fully recovered and I want to go back to Ravello, my

mother is waiting for me. You can keep the chest, but please giveme a sack, where I can put my miserable clothes

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Anna Oh, my dear son! Oh my dear son! How happy I am to see you

back! Welcome home!

Landolfo I am happier! We can now live in peace. All our money

problems do not exist anymore.

I have to send some money to a good woman in Corfu, who

saved my life, when I was shipwrecked on the beach. Then I

want to send some money to Trani, where I landed coming from

Corfu. Some people from Ravello live there and they gave me

new clothes and a horse to ride back!

Reader 2 The story has a happy ending. Lorenzo Rufolo really recaptured his

wealth, thanks to the jewels that his mother had saved and kept aside

during her life.

Focus on language

Particular verbs Listening to................ ascoltareStudded with......... costellato diI'm looking forward to living mi aspetto di vivereI need something ho bisogno di qualcosato wait for aspettare

expressions Be careful! Stai attentoTake care! Abbi cura!Look after yourself! Riguardati

God be with you (goodbye)! Dio sia con te!

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Focus on grammar (3)Verbi difettivi:verbo potere Present I, you, he, she, it, we, they can or may

Simple past I, you, he, she, it, we, they could or mightConditional I, you, he, she, it, we, they could or mightShort answers: Can you speak English? - Yes, I can No I can't!Agreement I can swim! - So can I

I can't swim Neither can IQuestion tag You can speak English can't you? - Yes, I can!

You can't speak English, can you ? - No, I can'tverbo dovere Present I, you, he, she, it, we, they must

Conditional I, you, he, she, it, we, they should or ought

I verbi difettivi hanno tre caratteristiche importanti: -alla terza persona singolare del presente non prendono la sNon si avvalgono del do/does, didnelle interrogazioni o nelle negazionil'infinito del verbo che segue perde il to

I verbi regolari: Present I, you,we, they live; he, she, it lives

Negative I, you, we, they don't live he, she, it doesn't liveInterrogative Do, I, you, we, they live? Does he, she, it live?Simple past I, you, he, she, it, we, they lived

Negative I, you, he, she, it, we, they didn't liveInterrogative Did I, you, he, she, it, we, they live?Perfect I, you, we they have lived; he, she, it has lived

Negative I, you, we, they haven't lived; he, she, it hasn't livedInterrogative HaveI,you, we, they lived? Has he, she, it lived?Pluperfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had livedNegative I, you, he, she, it, we, they hadn't livedInterrogative Had I, you, he, she, it, we, they lived?

Short answers: Do you like coffee? - Yes, I do! No, I don't!Agreement I like coffee! - So do I!I don't like coffee! - Neither do I!

Question tag You like coffee, don't you? - Yes, I do!You don't like coffee, do you? - No, I don't!

I verbi ordinari irregolari bisogna impararli a memoria

Verbs with no changecost cost cost costarecut cut cut tagliarehurt hurt hurt far male

put put put mettereshut shut shut chiudere

Verbs with one changebring brought brought portarebuild built built costruirebuy bought bought comprare

find found found trovareget got got ottenerehear heard heard sentireleave left left partiremake made made faremeet met met incontrareread read read leggeresay said said diresell sold sold venderesend sent sent mandaresit sat sat sederesleep slept slept dormirespend spent spent spenderetell told told dire

Verbs with two changesbegin began begun

cominciare break brokebroken romperecome came come veniredo did done faredrink drank drank beredrive drove driven guidareeat ate eaten mangiaregive gave given darego went gone andareknow knew known sapererun ran run correresee saw seen vederesing sang sung cantarespeak spoke spoken parlareswim swam swum nuotaretake took taken portare

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lesson 20

What's the English for................?

aeroporto angolo serpente coperchiopesante facchino rubare bosco

Dave X Look at that man with the big basket. He seems very rich!Mr. Y If you talk to him, I'll steal the basket.Dave X That's a good idea! There's probably a lot of money in it!Mr. Y Be careful! There's a policeman with a whistle over there.

Mr. Raj Stop, thief! Stop, thief!Policeman What's happened, sir?Mr. Raj That man with the dark glasses and that boy are thieves. They've just stolen my basket

Policeman We'll catch them, sir. What was there in the basket?Mr. Raj A snake!

Use the sentence table to write six correct sentences about the pictures:

An IndianThe boy and the man

A policemanwith

a basketsome casesdark glasses

a snakea whistle

arrived at the airportwas talking to someone

drove quickly awayhad a big surprise

tried to stop the thieves

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What was the Indian doing in Picture 1? Who was watching him? Who spoke to the Indian in Picture 2? What did the man do? What did the man and the boy do in Picture 3? What did the policeman do in Picture 4? Where did the man and the boy go in this picture? What did the car pass in Picture 5? Where were the man and the boy in picture 6 Why were they surprised and frightened?

Write out the story and complete each sentence with one of the groups of words at the end of the paragraph:

One day an Indian with..........................................arrived at an airport. It was too heavy to..........................., so he put itdown and began to look for a porter. Just then he noticed.............................................The boy came up to himand...............................At the same time, a man with............................................picked up his basket. Then the man andthe boy ran away. The Indian hurried to a policeman with......................and.......................... But it was no use. The boyand the man got into a car and......................................The car passed..............................and then went towards......................When it reached thewood.....................................and the man and the boy got out. They opened the basket and, to their

surprise,..................................................

a small boy it stopped a zoo carry a whistle a basket they saw a snake drove off a wood dark glasses tried to stop the thieves began to talk to him

This is a department store. It is open six days a week, from 9 to 5.30. It is closing now. The shoppers are all leaving andthe sales people are counting money. The man in the jacket by the door is a detective. He's watching everybody.

It's 6.00 o'clock now. The store closed half an hour ago. All the shoppers left the store half an hour ago. The detectivewatched them. Then the sales people counted their money and went home, too. The last one left fifteen minutes agi.That was at 5.45.

Invention Exercise (rememberfirstand lastmeanfirst time and last time)Make sentences using the prompts:ex: she first/Buckingham Palace/3 years She first saw Buckingham Palace 3 years ago

She last/London/3 weeks The first/the cinema/25 years We last/champagne/at a party/on New year's Eve I first/a novel by Doris Lessing/3 years He first/a pipe/10 years Arthur last/a new car/2 months

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January 28th2014

Lesson 21

What's the English for...............?ponte ufficio postale fiume viaggio

pescare andare in bicicletta andare a cavallo

Mary How long does it take you to get to school, Tom?Tom I leave home at eight and arrive at school at 10 to nine.Mary It takes you fifty minutes, nearly an hour. It's a long time.Tom Yes, I go by bus and it's usually very slow.

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