Build up to B1

Freckles = lentiggini
Curly hair = capelli ricci
Straight hair = capelli lisci
Wavy hair = capelli mossi / ondulati
Beard = barba
Moustache = baffi
Bald = calvo
Glasses = occhiali
Fair skin = pelle chiara
Dark skin = pelle scura
Tall = alto
Short = basse
Thin = magro
Fat = grasso

Plump = paffutella
Round face
Oval face
Friedly = nice = simpatico
An only child = figlio unico
Schoolmate = compagno di scuola
Good-looking = bell’aspetto

 What is she/he/your mum/your friend (…) like? = qual è il suo aspetto fisico?

Look like = sembrare, assomigliare

Ex. The girl looks like her mother = la bambina assomiglia a sua mamma.

 To be good at something = essere bravo a fare qualcosa

I am good at Maths

 To be OF average height = altezza media

Ex. He is of average height

Articles: definite and indefinite

Definite  THE = articoli determininativi (il, lo, la, i, gli, le)

Indefinite  A, AN = articoli indeterminativi

*A or AN?

A si usa quando dopo c’è un sostantivo che inizia con una consonante
 AN si usa quando dopo c’è un sostantivo che inizia con una vocale, oppure quando c’è un H muta

N.B. se la prima U si legge /ju:/  allora devo usare A e non AN

A University

Monday, 3rd of October 2022

DATES: day of the week, the + ordinal number + of + month

It’s a quarter to seven = 6:45

It’s a quarter past six = 6:15

It’s half past six = 6:30

MUST = OBLIGATION (obbligo forte)  SANZIONE MUSTN’T = MUST NOT = PROHIBITION

obligatory, obligated to this by law (legge) prohibition, not permitted, not allowed

You must stop at red lights. You mustn’t smoke in this classroom.
You must study to pass your exams.

*UGUALE PER TUTTE LE PERSONE

*UGUALE PER TUTTE LE PERSONE
I/YOU/SHE… MUSTN’T
I/YOU/SHE… MUST

IMPERATIVES

Affermativo = forma base del verbo Negativo = don’t + forma base verbo
Come here! = Vieni qui! Don’t come here! = Non venire qui
Go straight (indicazione stradale) = Vai dritto Don’t go straight = Non andare dritto

*l’imperativo esiste solo di due persone: you (tu) & you (voi)

*davanti all’imperativo non serve il soggetto  si forma con la forma base del verbo oppure don’t
+ forma base del verbo

Si usa principalmente per:

 Dare ordini  Come here!

 Dare istruzioni / indicazioni  Open your book / Turn right

 Signs  Push = Pull

 Avvertimenti  Don’t touch, it’s hot! = Non toccare, è caldo!

  Inviti  Come to the cinema! = Vieni al cinema

 Consigli  Don’t drink too much coffee! It’s bad for your health.

VOCABULARY

LIBRARY = BIBLIOTECA

BOOKSHOP = LIBRERIA

RULER = RIGHELLO

STADIUM = STADIO

AUTUMN = AUTUNNO

DECEMBER = DICEMBRE

HEADPHONES = CUFFIE / AURICOLARI

HIGHLIGHTER = EVIDENZIATORE

INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD = LAVAGNA INTERATTIVA

BALD = CALVO

BEARD = BARBA

FAIR SKIN / DARK SKIN = PELLE CHIARA / PELLE SCURA

MOUSTACHE = BAFFI

ON THE CORNER = ALL’ANGOLO

GO PAST THE CROSSROADS = ATTRAVERSA L’INCROCIO

N.B.

 In inglese si mettono prima gli aggettivi e poi i nomi

He is a nice boy = Lui è un bel ragazzo

ADJECTIVES AND THEIR OPPOSITE

OLD – YOUNG (person)

LONG – SHORT

OLD – NEW (object)

INTERESTING – BORING

PLUMP (= paffutello) – SLIM

SHORT – LONG

FAT – THIN

WAVY (ondulato) – STRAIGHT

HOT – COLD

LIGHT – DARK

LINK VOCABULARY

https://quizlet.com/_c349rk?x=1jqt&i=4p3c9d

PLURAL NOUNS

- Regular nouns  il plurale si forma aggiungendo -s alla fine della parola: books, girls,
objects, bubles…

- Nouns ending in -s, -ss, -ch, -sh, -o, -x, -z  il plurale si forma aggiungendo -es alla fine
della parola: glasses, peaches, fishes…

- Noun ending in -y  il plurale si forma aggiungendo -ies alla fine della parola: diaries,
companies, objects…

FREQUENT MISTAKES

MAN (uomo) – MEN (uomini)

WOMAN (donna) – WOMEN (donne)

CHILD (bambino/a) – CHILDREN (bambini)

PERSON (persona) – PEOPLE (persone)

People are beautiful.

THIS = questo/a
THESE = questi/e

THAT = quello/a
THOSE = quelli/e

o PRONOMI PERSONALI SOGGETTO

I, you, he/she/it, we, you, they

o AGGETTIVI POSSESSIVI

My, your, his/her/its, our, your, their

o PRONOMI POSSESSIVI

Mine, yours, his/hers/its, ours, yours, theirs

PRESENT SIMPLE: VERBS 3RD PERSON

- Regular verbs  la terza persona si forma aggiungendo -s alla fine del verbo: leaves

- Verbs ending in -s, -ss, -ch, -sh, -o, -x, -z  la terza persona si forma aggiungendo -es alla
fine della parola: finishes

- Verbi che finiscono in -y e sono preceduti da una vocale  la terza persona si forma
mantenendo la -y e aggiungendo la -s: plays

- Verbi che finiscono in -y e sono preceduti da una consonante  la terza persona si forma
sostituendo la -y con -ies: studies

Play  plys

Study  studies

N.B.

TO DO è il verbo all’infinito  al present simple il TO scompare!!!!

Example:

 She __GETS UP__ (to get up) at seven o‘clock.

Studiare i vocaboli e grammatica della build up + unità 1

OBJECTS PRONOUNS go:

- dopo il verbo principale

- dopo una preposizione

me, you, him/her/it, us, you, them

He tells me that she was his sister.

He gives a lift to her.

Alcuni verbi hanno due objects: una cosa (direct object) oppure una persona (indirect object). Ci
sono due possibili ordini:

1 person + thing  non si può usare dopo i verbi: explain, dictate, confess, introduce, reply, repeat,
say

He gives her a lift

2 things + to + person  importanza alla persona.

He gives a lift to school to her

Orario
Prepositions of time and place
Cardinal numbers
Traduzioni

Adverbs of frequency
Object pronouns

Daily routine
I usually wake up at 6am then I go to the bathroom, I take a shower. I go to school at eight o’clock,
I hang out with my friends, then I go back home at 2pm. When arrive I eat lunch and I usually do
my homework. Sometimes I take a nap, then I have dinner at half past seven. After dinner I usually
watch TV or check a magazine, then around 11pm I go to bed.

At the weekend I usually wake up at 10am then I go to the bathroom, I take a shower. I go to the
gym at eleven o’clock, then I hang out with my friends. I arrive at home at 2pm and when arrive I
eat lunch and I usually do my homework. Sometimes I take a nap, then I have dinner at half past
seven. After dinner I usually watch TV or check a magazine, then around 9pm I go out with my
friends. I come back at midnight, and I go to bed at 1pm.

Appearance
My name is Giulia, I am fifteen years old, and I live in Pontenure. I am tall and slim, and I have
long straight hair and brown eyes. I have fair skin and I don’t wear glasses.

Healthy habits

During our live is important to follow a heathy lifestyle. There are some healthy habits that we
should follow, for example: eat healthy food, drink some water, limit television and computer use,
be active for one hour a day, be king to yourself and others, get plenty of sleep and eat “junk” food
and sweets only occasionally.

Free time activities

During my free time I chat with my friends on the phone, I download music and films, I play the
videogames, I meet up with my friends in Piacenza or I work out in the gym.

Monday, the 14th of November 2022

Kevin / p. 13

Kevin is a student, and, in this text, he is telling us what he usually does in the mornings. He wakes
up at twenty-five past six a.m. (6:25), and he doesn’t have a lie-in, because it’s Monday and he has
to go to school. Then, he has a shower, and he gets dressed quickly (velocemente). Kevin doesn’t
have time to have breakfast. He just drinks a cup of tea and eats a slice of toast on the bus, then he
runs to catch the bus on time. He has to hand-in (consegnare) a homework and the is worried
(preoccupato) about it.

He gets to school; the bell rings and the lessons start. He has a short break and a snack in the middle
of morning, and he has lunch in the school canteen.

When he gets home, he thinks of music because music is very important for him. He plays the
guitar every day and he play Saturday mornings.

Kevin also plays rugby on Mondays and Thursdays. He says that he does his homework in the
afternoon or in the evening.

On Monday evenings he listens to some music his room, something calm (qualcosa di tranquillo)
and this is his secret to have more energy for the week.

What’s is his secret/Kevin’s secret to have more energy during the week?
On Monday evenings he listens to some music in his room, something calm.

Why his Monday is busy?

Repeat what he does.

Kevin doesn’t sleep eight hours a night, but he sets the alarm for the same time every morning.
His sister doesn’t want to wear her school uniform

Describe your perfect day. Tell me five things you do, or you need to do

I get up at half past eleven, I eat biscuits and I drink an orange juice. At eleven o’clock I go to the
sport centre, and I stay there for an hour. At twelve o’clock I go home for lunch; I eat a piadina
with hamburger, tomatoes, salad and some sauces. After lunch I sleep an hour and then I go with
my friends in the city centre. I do shopping and I buy a lot of clothes and then I go home. At nine ‘o
clock I get dressed for the disco; at half past ten I leave home and I go to the disco with my friends.
At the end of the evening, I go home… this is my perfect day.