mercoledì 26 dicembre 2018

19 - PHRASAL VERBS

Phrasal Verbs
Take up =  start doing something /hobby
Give up  =  stop doing something / hobby
Go on = continue
Look after =  watch someone

Look up (in the dictionary)
Look for - something
Search on the Internet
Drop off  = give someone a lift(to somewhere)
pick up = give some a lift (from somewhere)




18 - VOCABULARY PRACTICE ONLINE - Musical Instruments and HOME


Musical instruments
The pianoforte   
The keyboard
The drums
The guitar
The saxophone
The clarinet
The French horn
The harp
The trumpet
The trombone
The cymbals
The tambourine


17 - WHAT'S THE WEATHER LIKE?


WHAT .... LIKE ?

What’s your mother like? She’s friendly.
What does your mother look like? She’s tall and slim.
She’s got long, brown hair and blue eyes.


What’s the weather like?

The weather forecast says it will rain tomorrow. It won't (will not) be sunny.

It’s sunny.
It’s rainy. It’s raining.
It’s cloudy.

Noun
Adjective
sun
sunny
cloud
cloudy
rain
rainy
snow
snowy
storm
stormy
thunder
thundery
wind
windy
lightning
---
fog
foggy
mist
misty
ice
icy
boiling  =  very hot   warm   cool  cold   very  cold =  freezing

dry

humid

wet

Watch the video and write new weather terms:
 



martedì 11 dicembre 2018

16 - FUTURE TENSES


FUTURE
In English, the future tense is different from Italian. The “future” form depends on what the action or state is at the time of speaking. (For example, is it programmed? Is it an intention? Is it an idea you have? Is it on a timetable?)
Present Simple                 
Present Continuous
Be going to
Will

-habitual action
I visit my grandmother every weekend.

-future: timetable (orario stabilito)
The bus to my grandmother leaves on Saturday at 8 in the morning.

Naples plays against Juve this Saturday afternoon.


-action happening at the moment.
I’m going to school now.

-programmed future
I’m visiting my grandmother this weekend. (My grandmother knows. I called and made plans with her.)

-future intention
I’m going to visit my grandmother this weekend.
(I want to go but I did not call my grandmother.)

-evident
Look at those clouds. It's going to rain. 

-predictions
In 2030 cars will fly.
Tomorrow it will rain.

-promises
I’ll call you this weekend.

-decision made the moment speaking
(At a restaurant) I’ll have the hamburger and chips.
What are you doing this weekend?
I don’t know. I think I will go to the cinema.
 I might go to the cinema.
I will probably go to the cinema.  

-personal ideas in the future
I (don’t) think
I’m (not) sure
I’m (not) certain
I don’t think I will go to the cinema this weekend.
I think I will visit my grandmother this weekend.

may/might – probability
I may/might go to the cinema this weekend.
probably  /  definitely – use only with “will”  (before the main verb)
I will probably go to the cinema on Saturday. (personal)
I will definitely go to the cinema on Saturday. (personal)
Perhaps / Maybe (Forse) – use only with “will” (at the beginning of the sentence)
Perhaps I will go to the cinema on Saturday.
Maybe I will go to the cinema on Saturday.
Tomorrow I’m leaving for London. My plane leaves at 7 in the morning.
Present Continuous because my future action is programmed. Present simple because the plane has a timetable.






PRACTICE ONLINE:

FUTURE EXPLANATIONS




30 - CONDITIONALS

Zero Conditional – something that always happens If + present simple, present simple If I eat a lot of chocolate, I feel sick. If...