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Indice
1 I sostantivi Il genere dei sostantivi ...................................................................................... 6
Il numero dei sostantivi .................................................................................... 6
Sostantivi numerabili e non numerabili ................................................ 7
Your turn ...................................................................................................................... 8
2 Gli articoli Gli articoli indeterminativi .............................................................................. 10

L’articolo determinativo.................................................................................... 10
Your turn ...................................................................................................................... 11
3 Gli aggettivi Gli aggettivi qualificativi .................................................................................... 12

Gli aggettivi per la descrizione fisica ...................................................... 12
Gli aggettivi di personalità .............................................................................. 13
Gli aggettivi di nazionalità .............................................................................. 14
Your turn ...................................................................................................................... 14
Revision 1-2-3 .......................................................................................................... 16
4 I possessivi Gli aggettivi possessivi ...................................................................................... 18

Il genitivo sassone ................................................................................................ 19
I pronomi possessivi .......................................................................................... 19
Your turn ...................................................................................................................... 20
5 I dimostrativi Gli aggettivi e i pronomi dimostrativi ...................................................... 24

Your turn ...................................................................................................................... 25
Revision 4-5 .............................................................................................................. 26
6 I numeri I numeri cardinali .................................................................................................. 28

I numeri ordinali ...................................................................................................... 28
Le date .......................................................................................................................... 29
Your turn ...................................................................................................................... 29
7 I pronomi I pronomi personali soggetto ........................................................................ 30

I pronomi personali complemento ............................................................ 31
I pronomi relativi .................................................................................................... 31
Your turn ...................................................................................................................... 32
Revision 6-7 .............................................................................................................. 36
8 Gli avverbi Gli avverbi di modo .............................................................................................. 38

Gli avverbi ed espressioni di frequenza .............................................. 39
Gli avverbi di luogo .............................................................................................. 40
Gli avverbi di intensità ...................................................................................... 40
Your turn ...................................................................................................................... 40
9 Gli indefiniti Gli aggettivi indefiniti .......................................................................................... 44

I pronomi indefiniti ................................................................................................ 46
Your turn ...................................................................................................................... 47
Revision 8-9 .............................................................................................................. 50
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Indice
10 Le preposizioni Le preposizioni di stato in luogo ................................................................ 52

Le preposizioni di moto da / a luogo .................................................... 53
Le preposizioni di tempo .................................................................................. 54
Your turn ...................................................................................................................... 55
11 Le question word .................................................................................................................................................. 60

Your turn ...................................................................................................................... 61
Revision 10-11.......................................................................................................... 62
12 Il comparativo Il comparativo di maggioranza .................................................................... 66

e il superlativo Il comparativo di uguaglianza ...................................................................... 67
Il comparativo di minoranza .......................................................................... 67
Il comparativo degli avverbi............................................................................ 68
Il superlativo relativo di maggioranza di aggettivi
e avverbi........................................................................................................................ 68
Il superlativo relativo di minoranza di aggettivi
e avverbi........................................................................................................................ 69
Il superlativo assoluto ........................................................................................ 70
Your turn ...................................................................................................................... 70
13 Le congiunzioni .................................................................................................................................................. 74
Your turn ...................................................................................................................... 75
Revision 12-13.......................................................................................................... 78
14 Forme verbali: il presente Verbo be ........................................................................................................................ 80

There is / There are ............................................................................................ 81
Your turn ...................................................................................................................... 81
Verbo have got ........................................................................................................ 82
Your turn ...................................................................................................................... 82
Present simple ........................................................................................................ 83
Your turn ...................................................................................................................... 85
Present continuous .............................................................................................. 87
Present simple o Present continuous ? ................................................ 88
Your turn ...................................................................................................................... 89
15 Forme verbali: l’infinito L’infinito ........................................................................................................................ 90

e la forma in -ing La forma in -ing (Gerundio) ............................................................................ 90
Your turn ...................................................................................................................... 91
Revision 14-15.......................................................................................................... 92
16 Forme verbali: il passato Past simple di to be .......................................................................................... 94

Past simple ................................................................................................................ 94
Your turn ...................................................................................................................... 95
Past simple dei verbi regolari e irregolari .......................................... 95
Your turn ...................................................................................................................... 95
Your turn ...................................................................................................................... 97
Past continuous ...................................................................................................... 98
Past simple o Past continuous ?................................................................ 99
Your turn ...................................................................................................................... 99
Present perfect ...................................................................................................... 99
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Present perfect o Past simple ? ................................................................ 101

Your turn ...................................................................................................................... 101
Used to .......................................................................................................................... 103
Your turn ...................................................................................................................... 103
Revision 16 ................................................................................................................ 104
17 Forme verbali: il futuro Going to ........................................................................................................................ 106

Your turn ...................................................................................................................... 107
Will .................................................................................................................................... 108
Your turn ...................................................................................................................... 109
Present continuous con significato futuro ........................................ 110
Your turn ...................................................................................................................... 110
Revision 17 ................................................................................................................ 112
18 Forme verbali: l’imperativo Your turn ...................................................................................................................... 114
19 Forme verbali: Zero conditional ...................................................................................................... 116

il periodo ipotetico First conditional ...................................................................................................... 116
Second conditional .............................................................................................. 116
Your turn ...................................................................................................................... 117
20 Forme verbali: i modali Esprimere capacità e chiedere permesso: can e could ............ 120
Your turn ...................................................................................................................... 121
Esprimere obbligo e proibizione: must e have to ........................ 122
Your turn ...................................................................................................................... 122
Chiedere / offrire aiuto e invitare: shall e will ................................ 124
Chiedere e dare consigli: should .............................................................. 124
Your turn ...................................................................................................................... 124
Esprimere una probabilità o una deduzione:
may e might ................................................................................................................ 125
Offrire qualcosa e invitare: would like to ............................................ 126
Your turn ...................................................................................................................... 126
Revision 18-19-20 .................................................................................................. 128
21 Forme verbali: il passivo .................................................................................................................................................. 130

Present simple: forma passiva .................................................................. 131
Past simple: forma passiva .......................................................................... 131
Your turn ...................................................................................................................... 132
22 Forme verbali: il discorso Cambiamenti da discorso diretto a discorso indiretto ................ 134
indiretto Say e tell ...................................................................................................................... 135
Riportare istruzioni e ordini .......................................................................... 135
Riportare le domande ........................................................................................ 135
Your turn ...................................................................................................................... 135
23 Forme verbali: le question tags .................................................................................................................................................. 140

Your turn ...................................................................................................................... 141
Revision 21-22-23 .................................................................................................. 142
Verbi irregolari ...................................................................................................... 144
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1 I sostantivi
Il genere dei sostantivi
• In inglese i sostantivi non hanno distinzione tra
genere maschile e femminile, ma un’unica forma
neutra.
Sono altri elementi all’interno della frase (per
esempio, i pronomi personali, gli aggettivi o i
pronomi possessivi) a dirci se si tratta di un
sostantivo maschile o femminile:
She’s our new teacher.
È la nostra nuova insegnante.
This is my cousin. His name is Luca.
He’s a student. She’s a student. Questo è mio cugino. Il suo nome è Luca.
• Ci sono però alcuni sostantivi che hanno una forma maschile e una femminile, per esempio i sostantivi
che indicano i legami familiari:
Maschile Femminile
father padre mother madre
son figlio daughter figlia
brother fratello sister sorella
grandfather nonno grandmother nonna
uncle zio aunt zia
nephew nipote niece nipote
husband marito wife moglie
Il numero dei sostantivi

• In inglese il plurale dei sostantivi in genere si forma
aggiungendo -s alla forma singolare:
singolare plurale
ruler rulers
budgie budgies budgie budgies
Ci sono però alcuni sostantivi che formano il plurale in un modo diverso.

• I sostantivi che terminano per -s, -ss, -ch, -sh, -x, -z, -o al plurale aggiungono -es:
singolare plurale
bus buses
boss bosses
watch watches
dish dishes
box boxes
quiz quizzes
tomato tomatoes
bus buses
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Alcuni sostantivi di origine straniera che terminano in -o formano il plurale in modo regolare:
radio radios photo photos kilo kilos
stereo stereos euro euros kangaroo kangaroos
video videos piano pianos
• I sostantivi che terminano per -y preceduta da consonante trasformano la -y in -i e aggiungono -es:

singolare plurale
city cities
pony ponies
• I sostantivi che terminano per -f o -fe trasformano la -f in -v e aggiungono -es:

singolare plurale
scarf scarves
wife wives
Ci sono alcuni sostantivi che terminano per -f o -fe che formano il plurale in modo regolare, tra i più
comuni: chief – chiefs, cliff – cliffs.
• Alcuni sostantivi formano il plurale in modo del tutto irregolare:

singolare plurale singolare plurale
man men foot feet
woman women tooth teeth
child children mouse mice
person people
• Alcuni sostantivi invece non cambiano forma:

singolare plurale
fish fish
sheep sheep mouse mice
Sostantivi numerabili e non numerabili
There are three pumpkins. There’s some sugar.
• In inglese viene fatta la distinzione tra sostantivi che si possono numerare (countables) e sostantivi che
non si possono numerare (uncountables).
• I countables si riferiscono a oggetti, cose, persone che si possono contare in quanto definibili in singole unità,
per esempio un gatto / due gatti, un uovo / due uova. Questi sostantivi possono quindi avere la forma plurale:
I’ve got a cat. I’ve got two cats.
Ho un gatto. Ho due gatti.
There’s an egg in the fridge. There are six eggs in the fridge.
C’è un uovo nel frigo. Ci sono sei uova nel frigo.
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1 I sostantivi
• Gli uncountables sono sostantivi che si riferiscono a oggetti o cose che non si possono numerare, per
esempio la farina o lo zucchero, in quanto la loro struttura fisica non permette di isolarli in singole unità
(U 9 Gli indefiniti). Pertanto, i sostantivi non numerabili non possono avere la forma plurale:
Have we got some flour for the cake? Have we got some flours for the cake?
Abbiamo un po’ di farina per la torta?
• I sostantivi non numerabili possono essere resi numerabili citando il contenitore che li ‘contiene’,
per esempio:
I’ve got some water. Ho un po’ d’acqua.
I’ve got two bottles of water. Ho due bottiglie d’acqua.
Le parole più usate per rendere numerabili i sostantivi non numerabili sono:
bottle bottiglia cup tazza
glass bicchiere box scatola
can lattina jar vasetto
packet pacchetto slice fetta
carton cartone bar barretta
bowl scodella
Let’s have a glass of orange juice. Beviamo un bicchiere di succo d’arancia.

Your cups of coffee are on the table. Le vostre tazze di caffè sono sul tavolo.
We need two slices of cheese for the sandwich. Ci servono due fette di formaggio per il tramezzino.
Can I have a can of coke? Posso avere una lattina di cola?
Where are my bars of chocolate? Dove sono le mie barrette di cioccolato?
Where is the jar of marmalade? Dove è il vasetto di marmellata?
Your turn
1 Scrivi il plurale delle seguenti parole. 4 There’s only one bus. (three)
Ex. knife knives
.......................................... .....................................................................................................
1 sandwich .......................................... 5 We’ve got one match to play. (three)

2 day .......................................... .....................................................................................................
3 family ..........................................
4 potato ..........................................
3 Decidi se le seguenti parole si riferiscono
a componenti maschili o femminili della
5 bus ..........................................
famiglia e inseriscili nella colonna giusta.
6 Monday ..........................................
nephew aunt sister brother niece

2 Trasforma le frasi usando la parola fra
grandmother father uncle
parentesi.
Ex. I’ve got a radio. (two)
I’ve got two radios.
..................................................................................................... Masculine Feminine
1 She’s got a brother. (three) father
.....................................................................................................
2 They’ve got a friend. (some)

.....................................................................................................
3 You’ve got a cousin. (two)

.....................................................................................................
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I sostantivi
1
4 Indica se la forma plurale è corretta () o 8 Traduci queste espressioni.
sbagliata (). Poi correggi quelle sbagliate. Ex. una fetta di formaggio
Ex. 1 kilo 2 kiloes () 2 kilos
.......................................... a slice of cheese
.....................................................................................................
1 1 friend 2 friends ..........................................

1 un cartone di latte
2 1 man 2 mans ..........................................
.....................................................................................................
3 1 person 2 people ..........................................

2 una bottiglia di olio
4 1 tomato 2 tomatos ..........................................
.....................................................................................................
5 1 fox 2 foxes ..........................................

3 una scodella di cereali
5 Scrivi i plurali irregolari di questi .....................................................................................................
sostantivi. 4 una tazza di tè

1 tooth .......................................... .....................................................................................................
2 mouse .......................................... 5 una scatola di giocattoli

3 foot .......................................... .....................................................................................................
4 child ..........................................
9 Indica se queste frasi sono corrette ()
5 fish .......................................... o sbagliate (). Poi correggi quelle
6 sheep .......................................... sbagliate.
Ex. We haven’t got a salt.
6 Decidi se queste parole sono countable o (X) We haven’t got salt
.....................................................................................................
uncountable e completa la tabella.
1 I need two packet of crisps.
letter rice money salt bike .....................................................................................................
umbrella sand hat 2 There’s some flour in the cupboard.

.....................................................................................................
Countable Uncountable 3 I’d like a glass of coke.

.....................................................................................................
letter
4 Do you need moneys for the shopping?
.....................................................................................................
5 There’s a toothpaste on the carpet.

.....................................................................................................
6 I don’t eat meat.

.....................................................................................................
7 Completa le seguenti espressioni con le
parole nel riquadro.
10 Traduci le frasi.
glass can bowl jar cup 1 Ho tre zii.
bar slice 2 Mio cugino ha una moto.
3 Mi piacerebbe un uovo a colazione.
Ex. a bowl
................................. of soup 4 Ho bisogno di un pacchetto di farina.
1 a ................................. of chocolate 5 Ci sono quattro persone nel salotto.
2 a ................................. of marmalade 6 Ci sono due cavalli e tre pecore nel
3 a ................................. of water campo.
4 a ................................. of cake
5 a ................................. of coffee
6 a ................................. of coke
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2 Gli articoli
Gli articoli indeterminativi
It’s a watch. It’s an apple.
• A/an traducono ‘un, uno, una’ e si usano con i sostantivi singolari.

• A si usa con le parole che iniziano per consonante, per h aspirata (vale a dire che viene pronunciata) e
con le parole che iniziano con il suono /ju/:
a dog un cane a hotel un albergo a university un’università
• An si usa con le parole che iniziano per vocale e per h muta (che non viene pronunciata):
an artist an hour
• Ricorda che l’articolo indeterminativo si usa anche per parlare di professioni:
John’s a doctor. John è un dottore / fa il dottore.
L’articolo determinativo
• In inglese esiste un unico articolo determinativo che non varia per
genere (maschile e femminile) e numero (singolare o plurale): the. Have you
got a dog?
Inglese Italiano
the il, lo, la, l’, i, gli, le
the rabbit the rabbits the student the students

il coniglio i conigli lo studente gli studenti
the tortoise the tortoises the orange the oranges
la tartaruga le tartarughe l’arancia le arance Yes, I have.
It’s the dog
• L’articolo determinativo si usa quando ciò di cui si parla è già noto over there.
oppure è stato specificato in precedenza.
Nella vignetta, la ragazza usa l’articolo indeterminativo (a dog) perché è la prima volta in cui se ne parla
e indica un cane generico. Il ragazzo risponde usando l’articolo determinativo (the dog) perché fa
riferimento in modo specifico al proprio cane, in precedenza introdotto nel discorso dalla ragazza.
Compare
L’articolo the non si usa con:
– i nomi dei pasti: Lunch is at one o’clock.
Il pranzo è all’una.
– i giorni della settimana, i mesi e le ore: Our dance class is on Friday at five.
La nostra lezione di ballo è il venerdì alle cinque.
– le materie scolastiche: Maths is my favourite subject.
La matematica è la mia materia preferita.
– le lingue e i nomi singolari di nazioni: Italian is a musical language.
L’italiano è una lingua musicale.
Spain is in the South-West of Europe.
La Spagna è nel sud-ovest d’Europa.
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Your turn
1 Inserisci a o an davanti a questi 4 Inserisci a, an oppure the.

sostantivi. A
Ex. ................... dog is running in the middle
an orange
Ex. ................. the
of ................... street.
1 ................. ice-cream 1 There’s ................... chair in my room.
2 ................. house ................... chair is in front of the desk.
3 ................. sweater 2 Here’s ................... pen for you. Now you can
4 ................. parrot do ................... exercise.
5 ................. mouse 3 Mr and Mrs Kennedy have got ................... son
6 ................. heir and ................... daughter. ................... son’s three
7 ................. umbrella and ................... daugher’s five years old.
8 ................. hour 4 Is there ................... apple and ...................
9 ................. hat banana for the milkshake?
10 ................. ship 5 Prince Charles of Wales is ................... heir
to the English throne.
2 Leggi la descrizione di Mark e completala 6 A: Is there ................... hospital near here?
con a o an se necessario.
B: Yes, there is. ................... hospital is five
a doctor in 1) ............... large
Mark’s ............... hundred metres from here, on the left.
hospital in London. He’s 2) ............... nice person 7 I’ve got ................... uncle, ................... aunt and
and he’s very good-looking. He’s got 3) ............... two cousins.
blond hair, 4) ............... blue eyes and 5) ............... 8 There’s ................... bookshelf in ...................
really nice nose. He’s got 6) ............... sister sitting room.
and she goes to 7) ............... school like me.
Her name’s Frances and she’s got 8) ............... 5 Inserisci a, an oppure the solo se
very nice smile and 9) ............... lovely blond necessario.
hair. She’s got a boyfriend with 10) ............... An
Ex. ................... the
apple a day takes ................... doctor
ltalian name but I don’t remember it! away.
1 I’m going to ................... Greece on holidays
3 Inserisci the solo se necessario. this year.
The wedding is in
Ex. ................... X
................... April. 2 Have you got ................... TV in ................... kitchen?
1 ................... football match is on ................... 3 James’s father isn’t ................... teacher,
Friday. he’s ................... architect.
2 ................... school break is at ................... half 4 I’m sorry, ................... bike isn’t in ...................
past ten. garage. Where is it?
3 A: Where’s ................... Sweden? 5 ................... breakfast is served on the first
B: It’s in the North of Europe. floor.
4 What time is ................... History today? 6 He’s got ................... bike and ...................
5 ................... French isn’t my favourite subject. skateboard.
6 Where’s ................... pencil sharpener? 7 I’m very tired: I need ................... holiday.
7 Is ................... dinner ready? 8 ................... iPod is a good way to listen
8 ................... lions in the zoo are very old. to ................... music.
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3 Gli aggettivi
Gli aggettivi qualificativi
• Come dice il nome, gli aggettivi qualificativi
‘qualificano’ il sostantivo cui si riferiscono, vale
a dire forniscono delle informazioni in più.
• In inglese di solito gli aggettivi precedono

il sostantivo:
A good doctor
Un bravo dottore / Un dottore bravo
• Come in italiano, se l’aggettivo ha funzione

di predicato segue il verbo to be:
This T-shirt is small.
Tabitha’s a quiet cat, but Hannibal’s a nervous dog! Questa T-shirt è piccola.
Posizione degli aggettivi

• Quando ci sono più aggettivi che si riferiscono a un unico sostantivo, in inglese si deve seguire un ordine preciso:
dimensione età forma colore nazionalità materiale
A big new square plastic box
An old black British hat
Watch out!
• In genere gli aggettivi non si uniscono con and, ma si inserisce una virgola:
A small, new German car. Una nuova piccola macchina tedesca.
• Solo i colori vanno uniti da and:
A black and white horse. Un cavallo bianco e nero.
A green, yellow and red jumper. Un maglioncino verde, giallo e rosso.
Gli aggettivi per la descrizione fisica

body hair eyes
tall long brown
medium-height short green
short straight blue
thin wavy grey
plump curly black
fat blonde small
brown big
red
black
grey
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• Anche nel caso della descrizione fisica, gli aggettivi devono
seguire un determinato ordine:
altezza dimensione forma colore
A tall thin girl
long wavy red hair
big green eyes
A tall, thin girl with long wavy red hair and big green eyes.
Una ragazza alta e magra con i capelli rossi, lunghi e mossi,
e grandi occhi verdi.
Gli aggettivi di personalità
Paul’s hard-working, but his sister’s lazy.
• Ecco un elenco dei principali aggettivi per descrivere la personalità:

Inglese Italiano Inglese Italiano
ambitious ambizioso quiet tranquillo
cheerful allegro reliable affidabile
depressed depresso romantic romantico
friendly amichevole rude maleducato
generous generoso sad triste
hard-working laborioso, studioso selfish egoista
impatient impaziente sensible ragionevole, saggio Watch out!
impolite scortese sensitive sensibile, delicato Attenzione a non
jealous geloso shy timido confondere sensible
kind gentile, premuroso sociable socievole e sensitive.
lazy pigro sporty sportivo sensible =
loyal leale talkative/chatty loquace, chiacchierone ragionevole, saggio
mean avaro unfriendly ostile, freddo sensitive =
patient paziente unkind scortese, sgarbato sensibile, delicato
polite gentile, garbato unreliable inaffidabile
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Gli aggettivi di nazionalità

• Ecco un elenco dei principali aggettivi di nazionalità:
Paese Nazionalità Paese Nazionalità

Albania Albanian Japan Japanese
Argentina Argentinian Mexico Mexican
Australia Australian Morocco Moroccan
Austria Austrian New Zealand New Zealander*
Belgium Belgian Norway Norwegian
Brazil Brazilian Poland Polish
Canada Canadian Portugal Portuguese
China Chinese Romania Romanian
England English Russia Russian
Finland Finnish Scotland Scottish
France French South Africa South African
Germany German Spain Spanish
Great Britain British Sweden Swedish
Greece Greek Switzerland Swiss
India Indian The Netherlands Dutch
Iraq Iraqi The USA American
Ireland Irish Turkey Turkish
Italy Italian Wales Welsh
* Spesso i neozelandesi vengono familiarmente chiamati Kiwi.
Your turn
1 Riscrivi le frasi riordinando gli aggettivi. 2 Scrivi frasi di senso compiuto riordinando
Ex. I’ve got / black / long / curly hair le parole.
I’ve got long black curly hair. Ex. big / house / We / live in / a / red
.....................................................................................................
We live in a big red house.
.....................................................................................................
1 My brother’s got / straight / blond / long /
hair 1 like / I / apples / green / nice
..................................................................................................... .....................................................................................................
2 My sister’s got a / French / new / small / car 2 that / sky / beautiful / Look at / blue
..................................................................................................... .....................................................................................................
3 We’re watching a / German / new / great / 3 live / village / in / Italian / We / old / an

film .....................................................................................................
..................................................................................................... 4 like / real / roast beef / English / They

4 I like dogs with / round / big / brown / eyes .....................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................
5 I love those / red / London / tall / buses

.....................................................................................................
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3
3 Aggiungi un suffisso per creare l’opposto 2 This school report’s really .............................. –
dei seguenti aggettivi. I’m not very happy about it.
unfriendly 3 That film is so .............................. – everybody
Ex. friendly ...............................................
dies in the end.
1 polite ...............................................
4 Brrr… I’m really .............................. – what’s
2 kind ...............................................
the temperature in here?
3 happy ...............................................
5 Tom’s really .............................. – he can solve
4 patient ...............................................
algebra problems in seconds.
5 sensitive ...............................................
6 reliable ............................................... 6 Completa ogni frase con un aggettivo

e un sostantivo scelti dal riquadro.
4 Completa le frasi con gli aggettivi nel
riquadro. hot Italian sad bag day great
cold drink food holiday
mean lazy sporty generous heavy film
hard-working talkative sad
Ex. It’s so hot – let’s get a cold drink
............................................
Ex. Jake talks a lot – he’s very
from the fridge.
talkative
............................................... .
1 Love Story is a very ............................................... –
1 Max isn’t very happy today – in fact he’s
it makes me cry every time.
very ............................................... .
2 ............................................... is famous all over the
2 Sally gives gifts and money to all her
world – especially pizza and spaghetti.
friends and family – she’s a very
3 Have a ............................................... and see you
............................................... person.
3 They work a lot – 10 hours a day usually when you come back.
– they’re very ............................................... . 4 You’ve got a really ............................................... –
4 She gets up at 10.30 and then does what’s in it?
nothing all day – she’s very 5 Phew! It’s a really ...............................................
............................................... . today: 30°C!
5 She’s never spends any money and never
7 Traduci.
offers you a drink – she’s really
............................................... . 1 È un ragazzo alto e magro.
6 They play sport every day and go to the 2 Dov’è la mia nuova giacca verde?
gym three times a week – they’re very 3 Amo le macchine lunghe e grigie.
............................................... . 4 Sono giorni difficili per noi.
5 Samira è sempre allegra e socievole.
5 Completa le frasi con gli aggettivi nel 6 Ho i capelli lunghi e neri.
riquadro.
7 La Dolce Vita è un vecchio film italiano.
sad heavy cold late bad
intelligent
Ex. Oh no – the train’s late

.............................. – what
are we going to do?
1 Wow – this bag’s really .............................. –
what’s in it?
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4 Completa le frasi con i sostantivi
Revision uncountable nel riquadro.
UNIT 1
• I sostantivi news flour hair water coffee
• Gli articoli sand information money
• Gli aggettivi
Ex. Have you got news
......................... about the
accident?
1 Scrivi il plurale dei seguenti sostantivi. 1 Hello, I’d like some ......................... about
UNIT 1
friends holidays in the UK.
Ex. friend ...........................................
2 I need some ......................... for the cake.
1 journey ...........................................
3 Can you put some ......................... on the
2 knife ...........................................
flowers?
3 father ...........................................
4 Have you got any ......................... to buy some
4 city ...........................................
sweets?
5 leaf ...........................................
5 She’s got long dark ......................... .
6 watch ...........................................
6 Do you want some ......................... ?
7 bus ...........................................
7 I’ve got ......................... in my shoes!
2 Scrivi il singolare dei seguenti sostantivi. 5 Riordina le parole per creare espressioni
UNIT 1 di quantità.
Ex. men man
........................................... UNIT 1
1 people ........................................... Ex. piece / of / cake / a
a piece of cake
...................................................................
2 teeth ...........................................
3 children ...........................................
1 sugar / bowl / of / a
...................................................................
4 mice ...........................................
2 of / cup / tea / a
5 fish ...........................................
...................................................................
6 leaves ...........................................
3 chocolate / bar / a / of
7 diaries ...........................................
...................................................................
4 cereals / of / packet / a
3 Completa la tabella con le parole nel
...................................................................
riquadro.
UNIT 1 5 a / water / of / glass
...................................................................
wine table luggage toothpaste 6 pizza / of / slice / a
bag apple sugar toy spaghetti
...................................................................
oil cat book egg furniture
6 Inserisci a, an oppure some.
Countable Uncountable UNIT 2
wine an
Ex. I’d like ..................... apple, please.
1 Can I have ..................... water, please?
2 We need ..................... milk for the cake.
3 Have you got ..................... pen in your bag?
4 There’s ..................... problem.
5 Would you like ..................... meat?
6 My friends have got ..................... big house.
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7 Inserisci a, an oppure the. 10 Completa le frasi con gli aggettivi nel

UNIT 2 riquadro.
a man and .............
Ex. There’s ............. a woman UNIT 3
standing in front of my house.
heavy blue quiet comfortable
1 Has anyone got ............. pen for me? long friendly hot late difficult
2 She’s ............. nurse in ............. large hospital.
3 There’s ............. packet of biscuits in ............. Ex. Oh no! The train’s – again! late
.........................
fridge. 1 It’s really ......................... in the South of Italy.

4 I’ve got ............. big poster of Milan on 2 Mmmm – this chair’s really ......................... .
............. wall. 3 Your sister’s got ......................... eyes!
5 I’ve got ............. cousin in Rome. 4 This exercise is really ......................... .
6 I’d like to go to ............. United States. 5 You’re very ......................... today – what’s the
7 Have you got ............. watch? problem?
8 I want to be ............. sports teacher. 6 Your suitcase is ......................... – what’s in it?
7 She’s very ......................... and has got lots
8 Scegli la forma corretta. of friends.
UNIT 2 8 I don’t like ......................... hair.
Ex. The Spain / Spain is beautiful.
1 I want to be a doctor / doctor one day. 11 Scrivi l’aggettivo con il significato
2 I really like studying the History / History. contrario.
3 Do you want a newspaper / newspaper UNIT 3
Ex. tall short
...........................................
from the shop?
1 happy ...........................................
4 She’s got nice face / a nice face.
2 lazy ...........................................
5 I like studying the English / English. 3 thin ...........................................
6 Would you like a milk / milk or a water / 4 mean ...........................................
water ? 5 old ...........................................
7 I’ve got a dog / the dog and a cat / the cat. 6 big ...........................................
8 I like a house / the house over there. 7 easy ...........................................

8 straight ...........................................
9 Treviso’s in North / the North of the Italy /
Italy. 12 Correggi gli errori. Ci possono essere più
errori in una frase.
9 Riscrivi le frasi riordinando gli aggettivi. UNITS 1-3
UNIT 3 Ex. There are only three knifes on the table.
Ex. new / beautiful / car / She’s / got / a There are only three knives on the table.
.....................................................................................................
She’s got a beautiful new car.
..................................................................................................... 1 My friends aren’t talls.
1 got / I’ve / friendly / dog / big / a .....................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................
2 These spaghetti are fantastic!
.....................................................................................................
2 sister / ’s got / My / short / hair / wavy
3 I live in the flat in a centre of town.
..................................................................................................... .....................................................................................................
3 got / I’ve / beautiful / dress / French / a 4 I’ve got short blond hairs.
..................................................................................................... .....................................................................................................
4 He / friendly / face / round / ’s got / a 5 Ms Hughes is a French teacher good.

.....................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................
6 My brother’s got an English black
5 wearing / black / long / She’s / jacket / a beautiful sports car.
..................................................................................................... .....................................................................................................
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Gli aggettivi possessivi
Is it your bike? Aggettivi possessivi

my (il mio, la mia, i miei, le mie)
your (il tuo, la tua, i tuoi, le tue)
his (il suo, la sua, i suoi, le sue) – di lui
her (il suo, la sua, i suoi, le sue) – di lei
its (il suo, la sua, i suoi, le sue) – di esso
our (il nostro, la nostra, i nostri, le nostre)
your (il vostro, la vostra, i vostri, le vostre)
No it isn’t. My their (il loro, la loro, i loro, le loro)
bike is white.
• A differenza dell’italiano, in inglese gli aggettivi possessivi sono invariabili. Hanno quindi un’unica forma
per il maschile e per il femminile, per il singolare e per il plurale:
It’s my book. È il mio libro.
It’s my pencil. È la mia matita.
They’re my books. Sono i miei libri.
They’re my pencils. Sono le mie matite.
• Inoltre, concordano con il possessore e non con la cosa posseduta, e questo aspetto è importante per la
terza persona singolare:
This is Tom. Sandra is his sister.
Questo è Tom. Sandra è sua sorella. (la sorella di lui)
This is Sandra. Her brother is Tom.
Questa è Sandra. Tom è suo fratello. (il fratello di lei)
• Its si usa solo per gli oggetti inanimati e per gli animali non domestici:
Look at the giraffe! Its legs are really long!
Guarda quella giraffa! Le sue gambe sono lunghissime!
Watch out!
Attenzione a non confondere its (aggettivo possessivo) con it’s (che può corrispondere a it is o it has got):
Look at that rabbit: its ears are really long! Guarda quel coniglio: le sue orecchie sono veramente lunghe!
Look at that rabbit: it’s got really long ears! Guarda quel coniglio: ha delle orecchie veramente lunghe!
Look at that rabbit: it’s really big! Guarda quel coniglio: è veramente grosso!
Compare
A differenza dell’italiano, in inglese l’aggettivo possessivo non è mai preceduto dall’articolo:
our friend il nostro amico
their teacher il loro insegnante
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• In inglese si usa ’s per esprimere possesso,
seguendo questa struttura: That’s Paul’s
possessore + ’s + cosa posseduta skateboard.
That’s Paul’s skateboard.
Quello è lo skateboard di Paul.
• Quando i possessori sono due o più persone,

si mette ’s solo dopo l’ultimo possessore:
Mark is Ian and Kelly’s father.
Mark è il padre di Ian e Kelly.
• Se il possessore è un nome proprio che termina per -s, si aggiunge ’s dopo il nome:
That’s Chris’s house. Quella è la casa di Chris.
• Se il possessore è un nome plurale, che quindi termina per -s, allora si aggiunge solo ’ dopo il nome:
Here’s my parents’ car. Ecco la macchina dei miei genitori.
Watch out!
Quando il nome ha un plurale irregolare, si aggiunge comunque ’s:
It’s the children’s toy. È il giocattolo dei bambini.
• Quando si risponde a una domanda con Whose (Di chi, U 11 Le question words), è possibile sottintendere
il sostantivo:
‘Whose iPod is it?’ ‘It’s Mick’s (iPod).’ ‘Di chi è l’ iPod?’ ‘È di Mick.’
Watch out!
Non confondere la ’s per esprimere possesso con la terza persona singolare dei verbi to be e to have:
The teacher’s bag. La borsa dell’insegnante.
The teacher’s English. L’insegnante è inglese.
The teacher’s got a car. L’insegnante ha una macchina.
I pronomi possessivi
No, it isn’t.
Aggettivi possessivi Pronomi possessivi Is it your bike? Mine
is white.
my mine
your yours
his his
her hers
its its
our ours
your yours
their theirs
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• Il pronome possessivo sostituisce l’aggettivo possessivo e il sostantivo:

‘No, it isn’t. My bike is white.’
‘Is it your bike?’ ‘No, it isn’t. Mine (= My bike) is white.’
• Come gli aggettivi possessivi, anche i pronomi possessivi non sono mai preceduti dall’articolo e
concordano con il possessore:
That’s Sheila’s bike. It’s hers. Quella è la bici di Sheila. È sua (di lei).
That’s Ted’s car. It’s his. Quella è la macchina di Ted. È sua (di lui).
• His e its hanno la stessa forma come aggettivi e come pronomi possessivi.
Your turn
1 Completa le frasi con l’aggettivo 3 Scrivi l’aggettivo possessivo corretto

possessivo corretto. facendo riferimento alle parole scritte in
my
Ex. I’m going to visit .................... parents. neretto.
their car
Ex. Mr and Mrs Bowles leave ...............
1 Are you going to visit .................... parents?
2 You are going to visit .................... parents. in front of the house.
3 He’s going to visit .................... parents. 1 Hal and I like ............... History teacher.
4 They’re going to visit .................... parents. 2 New York’s famous for ...............
5 She’s going to visit .................... parents. skyscrapers.
6 Pete’s going to visit .................... parents. 3 I’d like to write to Alice – have you got
7 Amanda’s going to visit .................... parents. ............... email address?
8 The Simpsons are going to visit .................... 4 I love spaghetti with pesto – it’s ...............
parents. favourite dish.
9 We don’t like ............... new neighbours. 5 I really like your new car – particularly
10 The team wants to change ............... coach. ............... colour.
11 I’d like to visit ............... relatives in Canada. 6 Sonia’s 14 and ............... sister’s 15.
12 They don’t like ............... new French teacher. 7 Bobby likes pizza – it’s ............... favourite
13 Anne likes ............... brother a lot food.
14 Do you want to see ............... rooms?
4 Completa le frasi con my, our, his, your,
2 Scegli l’aggettivo possessivo corretto. her, their oppure its.
Ex. It’s your / my / his birthday today – I’m 15. Ex. I’d like to phone Claire but I haven’t got
1 I hope Robert enjoys her / his / their her
............... number.
holiday.
2 That’s my uncle and that’s his / her / 1 Do you like ............... new job?
their wife over there. 2 I’m friend with Frank but I don’t know
3 Joe and Mike are footballers but his / her ............... brother very well.
/ their sister is a volleyball player.
3 We like volleyball – it’s ............... favourite
4 Annie and I play in the same team, but
her / our / their sister plays in another sport.
team. 4 They want us to come to ............... party
5 Mark’s a teacher and our / her / his tomorrow night.
wife’s a teacher, too.
6 I really love Picasso. He’s my / their / 5 Oh no – I can’t find ............... keys as usual!
his favourite artist. 6 What a lovely dog – ............... fur is so soft.
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5 Completa le frasi con un aggettivo 8 Osserva le figure e rispondi alle domande
possessivo e un sostantivo dal riquadro. con il genitivo sassone.
name homework coat friends

party house
Ex. We live in Worcester Park, Surrey –

our house
.................................. is at the top of the street.
1 They want to invite me to .................................. .
2 I always finish .................................. so I can
relax on Sunday.
Sally
3 He’s from around here but I don’t know
.................................. .
4 Jill and .................................. all go to the same

school.
5 It’s really cold out – make sure you put
.................................. on.
6 Correggi l’aggettivo possessivo.

Ex. Amanda’s tall but his brother’s short. Judith
Amanda’s tall but her brother’s short.
.....................................................................................................
1 We’ve got blue eyes but their parents

have got brown eyes.
2 I’m 15 and his brother’s 14.
3 I know them but I don’t remember our
names.
4 She’s 14 and his name’s Emily.
5 You’ve got a good mark in their English test!
7 Completa il brano con l’aggettivo Kate

possessivo corrispondente al pronome Ex. Whose shoes are these?
personale dato tra parentesi.
They’re Sally’s.
...................................................................
my (I) best friend.
This is a picture of ...............
1) ............... (she) name’s Karen and on the left 1 Whose poster is this?
you can see Karen’s boyfriend, but I ...................................................................
honestly don’t remember 2) ............... (he)

2 Whose handbag is this?
name.
In this picture me and Karen are celebrating ...................................................................
3) ............... (we) birthdays – 4) ............... (I) 3 Whose jeans are these?

birthday’s on June 12th and 5) ............... (she)
...................................................................
birthday’s the day after, on the 13th.
These are my uncle and aunt in Canada and 4 Whose poster is this?
on the left you can see 6) ............... (they) two
...................................................................
children, 7) ............... (I) favourite cousins.
That’s Marcia on the left and 8) ............... (she) 5 Whose tennis racket is this?
brother on the right. ...................................................................
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9 Osserva l’albero genealogico e completa 11 Unisci le tre frasi in una sola.

le frasi usando il genitivo sassone come Ex. Mary has got a sister. Her husband has
nell’esempio.
got a car. It is nice.
Mary’s sister’s husband’s got a nice car.
.....................................................................................................
Tom = Barbara 1 Steve has got a brother. His brother’s got
a bike. It’s a really nice bike.
.....................................................................................................
David Jonathan Ann = Chris
2 Chris has got a sister. She’s got a
boyfriend. Her boyfriend’s very good
Charles Sarah looking.
.....................................................................................................
3 I’ve got children. They’ve got bikes.

Ex. Tom’s Barbara’s husband.
..............................................
They’re blue.
1 David’s .............................................. and .....................................................................................................
.............................................. brother.
4 I have a cousin. My cousin has got a
2 Ann and Chris’s .............................................. friend. The friend is a football player.
names are Charles and Sarah. .....................................................................................................
3 Jonathan’s .............................................. and 5 Jane has got a son. Her son has got an
.............................................. uncle.
iPod. It’s new.
4 Sarah’s .............................................. sister. .....................................................................................................
5 Ann ’s .............................................. names are 6 They have got an uncle. He’s Australian.
David and Jonathan. He’s an actor.
6 Sarah’s .............................................. .....................................................................................................
granddaughter.
7 Ann and Chris are .............................................. 12 Decidi se in queste frasi ’s corrisponde
and .............................................. parents. a is, has oppure al genitivo sassone.
Ex. Harry’s car is great.
10 Riscrivi queste frasi usando il genitivo genitivo sassone
..............................................
sassone, ove possibile. 1 She’s got lots of time.
Ex. That’s the book of Daniele. ..............................................
That’s Daniele’s book.

..................................................................................................... 2 He’s our new classmate.
1 What’s the name of this church? ..............................................
..................................................................................................... 3 His Dad’s an engineer.

2 Do you like the colour of my dress? ..............................................
..................................................................................................... 4 Janet’s birthday is on August 8th.

3 Paris is the capital of France. ..............................................
..................................................................................................... 5 Alice’s friends are Italian.

4 Roma’s the favourite team of Simon. ..............................................
..................................................................................................... 6 Andrea’s the best in the class.

5 Sign the document at the bottom of the ..............................................
page.
.....................................................................................................
6 Can you come to the party of Marisa?

.....................................................................................................
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13 Completa le frasi con i pronomi 16 Riordina le parole per creare frasi di
possessivi. senso compiuto.
mine .
Ex. It’s my book. It’s ............. Ex. bike / Whose / that / is ?
1 These are your CD’s. They’re ............. . Whose bike is that?
.....................................................................................................
2 These are our presents. They’re ............. . 1 Today / ’s / brother / it / birthday / my / ’s

3 Are these your DVD’s? Are they ............. ? .....................................................................................................
4 It’s his jacket. It’s ............. . 2 girlfriend / Richard / Italian / ’s / ’s

5 These are her new shoes. They’re ............. . .....................................................................................................
6 It’s their car. It’s ............. . 3 turn / it / is / Whose ?

.....................................................................................................
14 Completa le frasi come nell’esempio. 4 mine / pen / Is / yours / or / this ?
hers
Ex. Is that Rachel’s car – I thought ............. .....................................................................................................
was green. 5 are / classrooms / These / our
1 Is that your coat? I thought ............. was .....................................................................................................
black?
2 Is that my ticket? I thought ............. was 17 Correggi l’errore in ogni frase.
at home. Ex. It’s watch Steve’s.
It’s Steve’s watch.
3 Is that his bike? I thought ............. was a .....................................................................................................
racing bike. 1 These are mine shoes not yours.

4 Is that our hotel room? I thought ............. .....................................................................................................
was a big room. 2 These are my mothers cousins.

5 Is that John’s house? I thought ............. was .....................................................................................................
a cottage. 3 These are not our.

6 Is that their computer? I thought ............. .....................................................................................................
was brand new. 4 They plane arrives at 9pm.

7 Is that Michelle’s school bag? I thought .....................................................................................................
............. was red and blue. 5 Philip’s Ken’s and Sonia’s son.
.....................................................................................................
15 Scegli l’opzione corretta. 6 This is brother’s Mark.
Ex. These aren’t my / mine trainers – my / .....................................................................................................
mine are red.
1 We’ve got ours / our holiday next week – 18 Traduci le frasi.
when is your / yours?
1 Vorrei la tua macchina.
2 Can I borrow yours / your Mp3 player?
Mine / My isn’t working. 2 Ti piace la nostra nuova casa?
3 Can you help Emily with her / hers 3 Roma è famosa per i suoi monumenti
homework? antichi.
4 My / Mine team is better than your /
4 John e i suoi fratelli sanno giocare molto
yours.
5 They’ve got their / theirs tickets for the bene a tennis.
concert. 5 Judith è molto simpatica. Le sue amiche
6 A: I haven’t got my / mine shorts. le vogliono molto bene.
B: It’s OK – you can borrow my / mine.
6 Di chi sono queste scarpe?
7 Those toys are our / ours.
7 Non mi piacciono i tuoi capelli.
8 Mia nonna abita a Bournemouth.
9 Ecco a Lei. Questo è il suo conto.
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5 I dimostrativi
Gli aggettivi e i pronomi dimostrativi
What’s this?
It’s an e-dog.
What are They’re flying

those? saucers!
Aggettivi dimostrativi
singolare plurale
vicino a chi parla this these
lontano da chi parla that those
• Si usano this e these per indicare qualcosa di vicino a chi parla.
• Si usano that e those per indicare qualcosa di lontano da chi parla.
• Gli aggettivi dimostrativi si possono usare anche con la funzione di pronomi:

That is the new sports centre. Quello è il nuovo centro sportivo.
• Gli aggettivi dimostrativi hanno la stessa forma al maschile e al femminile, e si usano indifferentemente
per indicare persone o cose:
This is my school bag. Questa è la mia cartella.
Those are my brothers. Quelli sono i miei fratelli.
• Si usa spesso this e these nelle presentazioni, per introdurre una nuova persona / delle nuove persone:
Mum, this is my new schoolmate, Sandra. Mamma, questa è la mia nuova compagna di classe, Sandra.
Mr Lee, these are the new waiters. Sig. Lee, questi sono i nuovi camerieri.
Watch out!
Si usa that quando si risponde al telefono e si vuole conoscere l’identità di chi ha chiamato:
Who’s that? Chi è?
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5
Your turn
1 Osserva le figure e completa le frasi con 3 Scrivi A se i seguenti dimostrativi sono

this, that, these, those. aggettivi oppure P se sono pronomi.
Ex. I can’t accept this. P
.........
those
Ex. Look at ...................
1 That film’s really boring. .........
mountains – they’re
so beautiful. 2 This book’s quite difficult to read. .........
3 What’s this? .........

1 What do you think of 4 Who’s that girl? .........
................... jacket?
5 When does that fast train leave? .........
2 Ooh – look at ...................!
3 Excuse me, are ................... seats free? 6 I can’t swim without these. .........
4 Who are ................... girls over there – do you

know them? 4 Completa i seguenti mini dialoghi con
this, that, these, those.
those
Ex. A: Excuse me how much are ...............
trousers over there in the window?
B: They’re £35.00.
1. A: Sorry I’m late.
B: ...............’s OK!
2 A: Hi Jake, ............... is Andy.
B: Oh, Hello Andy how are you?
A: Fine, thanks.
1 2 3 A: Joe – ............... is my sister Nancy.
B: Hello Nancy, nice to meet you
4 A: You’re Mike’s sister aren’t you?
B: Yes, ...............’s right.
5 A: Jamie, come and have a look at ...............
goal by Beckham!
B: Wow, what a shot!
6 A: I’ll take that shirt there and ...............
sweater here.
B: Fine – that’ll be £40.00.
3 4
5 Traduci queste espressioni.
Ex. quelle persone those people
..........................................................
2 Scegli l’opzione corretta.
1 queste cose ..........................................................
Ex. I really like this / these / those ice-cream.
1 Who are that / these / those people over 2 questa volta ..........................................................
there? 3 queste scarpe ..........................................................
2 Why’s this / these / those tea so cold? 4 quella giacca ..........................................................

3 These / That / This questions are really 5 questi commenti ..........................................................
difficult – can you help me?
4 Can you pass me this / that / those 6 quel cane ..........................................................
knife, please?
5 Come and have a look at those / that /
these photos.
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4-5
4 Completa il brano con his, her, hers,
Revision their.
UNIT 4
• I possessivi
• I dimostrativi
his
I’ve got a brother and ................... name’s
Michael. He lives with his wife and
1) ................... name’s Zoe. They’ve got two
1 Completa le frasi con my, his, her, its, very nice children and 2) ................... names
our, their. are Jack and Rebecca. They’ve got a big
UNIT 4 house and 3) ................... children love playing
Ex. I like Samantha but I don’t like her
...................
in the garden. They’ve got two bicycles –
friends. Jack’s is black and Rebecca’s is blue.
1 They speak good English but ................... Rebecca really likes 4) ................... because it’s
French isn’t very good. new but Jack prefers 5) ................... because
2 Bob’s a dancer and ................... sister’s it’s a BMX sports bike.
a singer. They’ve got a dog – 6) ................... name’s
3 We really like ................... Art teacher. Chip and it’s a very friendly dog. Mike and
4 She’s not happy with ................... result. Zoe like walking with 7) ................... children
5 I don’t know ................... cousins very well. and dog in the evening.
6 I love London and ................... famous Michael sometimes has a drink with
monuments. 8) ................... brother Alfie and Zoe often
7 My friends don’t like ................... new History meets 9) ................... sister Chloe in town.
teacher.
8 This is my dog. ................... name is Leo.
5 Correggi le frasi facendo riferimento al
2 Completa la tabella. brano dell’esercizio 4.
UNIT 4 UNIT 4
my mine Ex. Michael’s son’s name’s Rebecca.
your Michael’s son’s name’s Jack.
.....................................................................................................
his 1 Zoe’s husband’s name’s Alfie.

.....................................................................................................
her
2 Michael’s Zoe’s wife.
our
.....................................................................................................
yours 3 Jack’s Alfie’s brother.
theirs .....................................................................................................
4 Michael and Zoe’s dog’s name’s Chloe.

3 Scegli l’alternativa corretta.
.....................................................................................................
UNIT 4
Ex. Hey – they’re not your books, they’re my / 5 Chloe’s Zoe’s brother.
mine . .....................................................................................................
1 This is Jenny’s bag – yes it’s definitely 6 Alfie’s Mike’s son.
her / hers.
.....................................................................................................
2 I don’t like mine / my new jeans.
3 Give it to me – it’s my / mine.
4 If you haven’t got any food you can have
some of our / ours.
5 This is her / hers favourite jacket.
6 This is Mike and Jenny’s car – Yes I’m
sure it’s their / theirs.
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Revision
6 Riscrivi le frasi usando il genitivo 4 correct / exercises / aren’t / These

sassone. .....................................................................................................
UNIT 4 5 that / What / name / the / ’s / of / film
Ex. This is the book of Marcel.
This is Marcel’s book. / new?
.....................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................
1 I can understand the text message of Fiona.
6 these / jeans / like / I / new
.....................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................
2 Here’s the school bag of Jamie.
7 cups / those / Can / pass / you / me?
.....................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................
3 This is the school report of my son.
..................................................................................................... 9 Completa le frasi con this, that, these o
4 I don’t know the email of Rhianne. those.
..................................................................................................... UNIT 5
that film yesterday.
Ex. I didn’t enjoy ...................
5 You can take the umbrella of my Mum.
.....................................................................................................
1 What was ................... noise outside?
6 I like the films of Clint Eastwood. 2 I’m really enjoying ................... match.
.....................................................................................................
3 Look we’ve got a postcard from ...................
7 Do you know the address of Tomas and girls we met in France.
Janice? 4 Hi ................... is Joe, is Silvia at home?
.....................................................................................................
5 Who’s ................... old lady crossing the
road? – I think I know her.
7 Scegli l’alternativa corretta. 6 Who are ................... people sitting in your
UNIT 5 car over there?
Ex. I don’t like this / these / those film.
1 Who’s that / this / those man on the 7 Will you come to the party ...................
other side of the road? evening?
2 Why’s this / these / those tea so cold?
3 Are those / these / this your new friends 10 Indica se le frasi sono corrette () o
sbagliate () e correggi quelle sbagliate.
over there?
UNITS 4-5
4 These / That / This questions are really
Ex. This is sister’s Tom.
difficult – can you help me?
) This is Tom’s sister.
(.....................................................................................................
5 Can you pass me this / that / those
knife, please? 1 That’s my Dad’s car.
6 Come and have a look at those / that / 2 These are shoes Jenny.
these photos. 3 Give that back – it’s mine.
4 You’ve got my email address but
8 Scrivi frasi di senso compiuto riordinando
le parole. I haven’t got your.
UNIT 5 5 Why are you looking at these shop?
Ex. boyfriend / That / my / ’s / new 6 Whose are those pens?
That’s my new boyfriend.
.....................................................................................................
7 Is that our bike?
1 cakes / delicious / These / are 8 Are this mine or yours?
.....................................................................................................
2 understand / I / word / this / don’t

.....................................................................................................
3 doing / people / What / those / are?

.....................................................................................................
twenty-seven 27
6 I numeri
I numeri cardinali Compare
Per separare le centinaia / migliaia dalle decine
1 one 22 twenty-two in inglese si usa la virgola e non il punto:
2 two 23 twenty-three 4,700 four thousand seven hundred
3 three 24 twenty-four 4.700 quattromilasettecento
4 four 25 twenty-five Viceversa, in inglese si usa il punto quando
5 five 26 twenty-six si tratta di numeri non interi:
6 six 27 twenty-seven 3.2 three point two
7 seven 28 twenty-eight 3,2 tre virgola due
8 eight 29 twenty-nine
9 nine 30 thirty
10 ten 31 thirty-one
• I numeri di telefono di solito si leggono per
11 eleven ... ...
singole unità, tranne quando lo stesso numero
12 twelve 40 forty
è ripetuto. In tal caso si dice double + numero.
13 thirteen 50 fifty
Lo zero viene letto oh /əυ /:
14 fourteen 60 sixty
15 fifteen 70 seventy 0127 55398 oh – one – two – seven –
16 sixteen 80 eighty double five – three – nine – eight
17 seventeen 90 ninety
• Le operazioni si leggono così:
18 eighteen 100 a / one hundred
19 nineteen 1,000 a / one thousand 9 + 7 = 16
20 twenty 10,000 ten thousand nine plus seven is / equals sixteen
21 twenty-one 1,000,000 a / one million 10 – 3 = 7
ten minus three is / equals seven
• Le unità si uniscono alle decine con il trattino (-): 15 : 5 = 3
fifteen divided by five is / equals three
51 fifty-one 88 eighty-eight
8 x 4 = 32
• Hundred, thousand e million sono invariabili e eight multiplied by four is / equals thirty-two
non prendono la forma plurale:
five hundred cinquecento
seven thousand settemila I numeri ordinali
three million tre milioni
• Per trasformare i numeri cardinali in ordinali in
• Quando si parla di quantità imprecisate si genere si aggiunge il suffisso -th sia al numero in
possono usare hundreds of e millions of: cifre che al numero in lettere:
There were hundreds of people at the concert 6th sixth (sesto)
last night. 7th seventh (settimo)
C’erano centinaia di persone al concerto ieri sera. 8th eighth (ottavo)
The government is spending millions of pounds
to build this bridge. • Fanno eccezione:
Il governo sta spendendo migliaia di sterline per 1st first
costruire questo ponte. 2nd second
3rd third
• Si usa sempre and tra hundred e le decine o unità:
one / a hundred and twenty-five (125) e i loro composti:
three thousand five hundred and twelve (3,512) 21st twenty-first
one million six hundred thousand four hundred 32nd thirty-second
and five (1,600,405) 53rd fifty-third
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6
• Ci sono poche altre irregolarità ortografiche: Le date
5th fifth • In inglese le date si scrivono usando i numeri
9th ninth ordinali per il giorno:
12th twelfth
3rd January 2005
• Le irregolarità ortografiche degli ordinali si • Gli anni prima del 2000 si leggono a coppie di
ripetono anche nei decimali: numeri:
5th fifth 1978 = 19 - 78 nineteen seventy-eight
75th seventy-fifth
Dall’anno 2000 in poi si leggono per esteso:
• I decimali sostituiscono -y con -ie prima di 2007 two thousand and seven
aggiungere -th del numero ordinale: • Ricorda che in inglese le date possono essere lette
twenty in due modi:
twentieth 21st October 2003
ninety – The twenty-first of October two thousand and three
ninetieth – October the twenty-first two thousand and three
Your turn
1 Abbina ogni numero (1-10) al suo equivalente in lettere (a-j).

1 6.9 a eight hundred and twenty-four
2 3,115 b three point one five
3 824 c six million nine hundred thousand
4 8,204 d eight thousand two hundred and four
5 8.24 e three hundred and fifteen
6 6,900 f eight hundred and twenty-four thousand
7 6,900,000 g three thousand one hundred and fifteen
8 824,000 h six thousand nine hundred
9 3.15 i eight point two four
10 315 j six point nine
1 j
........ 2 ........ 3 ........ 4 ........ 5 ........ 6 ........ 7 ........ 8 ........ 9 ........ 10 ........
2 Scrivi i numeri in parole. 4 Scrivi le date in parole.

Ex. 3,018 three thousand and eighteen Ex. 21/08/2009 August the 21st two
1 159,000 thousand and nine / The twenty-first of
2 3,000,000 August two thousand and nine
3 6.35 1 31/05/2008
4 6,101 .....................................................................................................
5 10.95
6 367 2 20/10/1999
7 114,200 .....................................................................................................
3 11/07/2007
3 Scrivi le seguenti operazioni per esteso. .....................................................................................................
Ex. 5 x 3 = 15 Five times three equals fifteen. 4 05/02/2005

1 60 : 3 = 20 .....................................................................................................
2 18 + 19 = 37
5 30/01/2001
3 20 x 15 = 300
.....................................................................................................
4 57 : 19 = 3
5 34 + 132 + 57 = 223 6 11/08/1982
6 3,000 – 2,185 = 815 .....................................................................................................
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7 I pronomi
I pronomi personali soggetto
Inglese Italiano
I io
you tu
he egli
she ella
it esso/a
She’s my mother
we noi
and they’re my twin
you voi brothers.
they essi/e, loro
Compare
A differenza dell’italiano, in inglese il soggetto va sempre espresso:
They’re Spanish. Sono spagnoli.
• Il pronome I è sempre maiuscolo, anche quando non è a inizio frase:

John and I are thirteen years old. John ed io abbiamo tredici anni.
Compare
A differenza dell’italiano non esiste distinzione di cortesia tra ‘tu’ e ‘Voi / Lei’, ma si usa in entrambi
i casi you:
You’re welcome, Mr Smith. Lei è il benvenuto, Sig. Smith.
• Il pronome they non ha distinzione di genere, si usa quindi sia al maschile che al femminile, o con
significato neutro:
Dave and George are Scottish. They’re from Glasgow. Dave e George sono scozzesi. Sono di Glasgow.
Alison and Molly are from Cardiff. They’re Welsh. Alison e Molly sono di Cardiff. Sono gallesi.
Watch out!
Gli animali domestici sono di solito considerati parte della famiglia, quindi si usano i pronomi he / she
e non it:
This is our dog, Alfie. He’s so cute. Questo è il nostro cane, Alfie. È così simpatico!
30 thirty
7
I pronomi personali complemento
Mark’s so nice.
Pronomi personali Pronomi personali Do you like him?
soggetto complemento
I me
you you
he him
she her
it it
we us
you you
they them
• I pronomi personali complemento si trovano:

– dopo un verbo: We meet Ann and Beth at the cinema. U We meet them at the cinema.
Incontriamo Anna e Beth al cinema. U Le incontriamo al cinema.
– dopo una preposizione: Sue studies with Alan. U Sue studies with him.
Sue studia con Alan. U Sue studia con lui.
• You (singolare e plurale) e it non cambiano da pronome personale soggetto a complemento oggetto.
I pronomi relativi
Pronomi relativi
persona who / that / whom
cosa which / that
luogo where That’s the teacher
who comes with us
• I pronomi relativi sono invariabili per genere on the school trip.
e numero e servono a unire due proposizioni:
I know the footballer who / that scored the goal.
Conosco il calciatore che ha segnato il gol.
The iPod which / that he bought is very expensive.
L’iPod che ha comprato è molto costoso.
He doesn’t like the flat where he’s living now.
Non gli piace l’appartamento in cui vive ora.
• Who si usa quando il pronome è il soggetto della frase relativa. Whom si usa quando il pronome ha
funzione di complemento oggetto e c’è un altro soggetto espresso nella frase relativa:
She’s the girl who had the best marks at the exams. È la ragazza che ha ottenuto i voti migliori agli esami.
She’s the girl whom Carlo invited to the cinema. È la ragazza che Carlo ha invitato al cinema.
• Quando il pronome relativo that / which svolge la funzione di soggetto va sempre espresso:
That’s the apple tree which / that gives lots of apples every summer.
Quello è l’albero di mele che dà tante mele ogni estate.
• Quando invece il pronome relativo that / which svolge la funzione di complemento oggetto, può anche
essere omesso:
Here’s the meat (which / that) I’ve bought at the market. Ecco la carne che ho comprato al mercato.
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2 Gli articoli Gli articoli indeterminativi .............................................................................. 10

3 Gli aggettivi Gli aggettivi qualificativi .................................................................................... 12

4 I possessivi Gli aggettivi possessivi ...................................................................................... 18

5 I dimostrativi Gli aggettivi e i pronomi dimostrativi ...................................................... 24

6 I numeri I numeri cardinali .................................................................................................. 28

7 I pronomi I pronomi personali soggetto ........................................................................ 30

8 Gli avverbi Gli avverbi di modo .............................................................................................. 38

9 Gli indefiniti Gli aggettivi indefiniti .......................................................................................... 44

10 Le preposizioni Le preposizioni di stato in luogo ................................................................ 52

11 Le question word .................................................................................................................................................. 60

12 Il comparativo Il comparativo di maggioranza .................................................................... 66

14 Forme verbali: il presente Verbo be ........................................................................................................................ 80

15 Forme verbali: l’infinito L’infinito ........................................................................................................................ 90

16 Forme verbali: il passato Past simple di to be .......................................................................................... 94

Present perfect o Past simple ? ................................................................ 101

17 Forme verbali: il futuro Going to ........................................................................................................................ 106

18 Forme verbali: l’imperativo Your turn ...................................................................................................................... 114

19 Forme verbali: Zero conditional ...................................................................................................... 116

21 Forme verbali: il passivo .................................................................................................................................................. 130

23 Forme verbali: le question tags .................................................................................................................................................. 140

Verbi irregolari ...................................................................................................... 144

Il numero dei sostantivi

Ci sono però alcuni sostantivi che formano il plurale in un modo diverso.

• I sostantivi che terminano per -y preceduta da consonante trasformano la -y in -i e aggiungono -es:

• I sostantivi che terminano per -f o -fe trasformano la -f in -v e aggiungono -es:

• Alcuni sostantivi formano il plurale in modo del tutto irregolare:

• Alcuni sostantivi invece non cambiano forma:

Sostantivi numerabili e non numerabili

There are three pumpkins. There’s some sugar.

Let’s have a glass of orange juice. Beviamo un bicchiere di succo d’arancia.

1 sandwich .......................................... 5 We’ve got one match to play. (three)

nephew aunt sister brother niece

2 They’ve got a friend. (some)

3 You’ve got a cousin. (two)

1 1 friend 2 friends ..........................................

3 1 person 2 people ..........................................

5 1 fox 2 foxes ..........................................

5 Scrivi i plurali irregolari di questi .....................................................................................................

sostantivi. 4 una tazza di tè

2 mouse .......................................... 5 una scatola di giocattoli

umbrella sand hat 2 There’s some flour in the cupboard.

Countable Uncountable 3 I’d like a glass of coke.

5 There’s a toothpaste on the carpet.

6 I don’t eat meat.

It’s a watch. It’s an apple.