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1 English Well Spoken tel: Lavagna- Whiteboard - I nostri insegnanti useranno questo documento durante le lezioni come se fosse una lavagna e così voi dopo la lezione potrete riguardare in parte quello che é stato fatto. In oltre ci possono essere messi i link che sono stati usati per i vari articoli video ecc.voi potete fare i commenti se desiderate. La lavagna comincia a pagina 3, le prime 2 pagine sono gli indici. Teachers please scroll down to page 3 for the first page where you need to write the date, your name next to teacher and the topic next to topic. The whiteboard starts on page 3 the first 2 pages are the contents so please do not write next to the blue underlined words below. The contents will automatically get updated - you must not write here - thank you Join Skype Meeting< This is an online meeting for Skype for Business, the professional meetings and communications app formerly known as Lync. Contents /11/2016 Chris introductory - pronunciation & conversation Chris general & phrasal verbs (also past tenses) 05/12/2016 Chris future tenses / general conversation 12/12/2016 Chris verb+ing (gerunds) & general conversation 19/12/2016 Chris

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8 12/12/2016 Chris verb+ing (gerunds) & general conversation How did your presentation go? Have you been to Barcelona yet? Gerund = verb+ing After prepositions and phrasal verbs, as the subject of a sentence, after some verbs (hate, don t mind) Negative = not+verb+ing CONVERSATION I can hear you, but I can t see you :) very enjoyable for my children 10:05 AM The child of my brother... nephew 10:08 AM MAURIZIO MEZZETTI Berlucchi 10:10 AM I could understand well... 7

9 and I could respond Now I will start Phase One, with my team in Italy 10:13 AM Now I have to ask my director FOR some money to realise my dream Is your video working today? What do you have on this week? What work do you have this week? 10:15 AM We will be discussing what I will be working on... and my targets FOR the next year 10:18 AM not only frontal meeting not only frontal speaking.. face-to-face the other person keeps quiet the discussion 10:21 AM this kind of meeting is better they thought that this kind of meeting was better they think that this kind of meeting is better 10:24 AM isn t efficient they go shopping 10:26 AM there are only two underground lines... like London during the rush hour rush hour' 10:29 AM in Rome it s always rush hour the service is bad buses, taxis, trains public transport I always travel (I always go) by car 10:31 AM I prefer buying differet things... I prefer to buy UNUSUAL gifts I can buy from home. without getting stressed fight the crowds 10:36 AM you could not move for people" smalller how much time do you get off over Christmas? I will finish on the 23rd of December 10:39 AM I ll have two weeks off 8

10 What plans do you have for New Year? 10:41 AM I hope to take a holiday IN June, and then one IN August specific day, or specific date.. use ON month, or year. use IN two times - twice 10:44 AM one time - once one of them :) 10:46 AM Norway the Nordic countries. Scandinavia 10:49 AM I haven t seen my friends since 2010 I have known her for 30 years 10:53 AM to remain there. I remain a lot of days I spend a lot of time How long will you spend there? How long will you stay there? 10:56 AM we should CHOOSE the right place The question I asked was... What are your plans for New Year? What are your plans for the new year? 10:59 AM I hope to see FIREWORKS a big fireworks display all the fireworks go off from the castle 11:03 AM how long do they last? how long does the display last for? phrasal verb - last for" 11:05 AM 15 11:08 AM The meeting lasted for... It took an hour It lasted for an hour to last - period of time 11:11 AM what was the duration? random questions 11:13 AM 9

11 certificate - exam tutor? oxygen tanks wetsuit 11:16 AM I love art but I don t know very much about it modern technology. modern equipment 11:23 AM adventurers - or, explorers without knowing 11:25 AM sea urchin 11:28 AM just the school to let them know I m not very good at remembering names Driving at night is very tiring I hate not being on time for things I like reading Do you like playing football? She will be working at the weekend 1. A gerund is a noun made from a verb by adding "-ing." The gerund form of the verb "read" is "reading." You can use a gerund as the subject, the complement, or the object of a sentence. Examples: Reading helps you learn English. subject of sentence Her favorite hobby is reading. complement of sentence I enjoy reading. object of sentence Gerunds can be made negative by adding "not." Examples: He enjoys not working. The best thing for your health is not smoking. 2. Infinitives are the "to" form of the verb. The infinitive form of "learn" is "to learn." You can also use an infinitive as the subject, the complement, or the object of a sentence. Examples: To learn is important. subject of sentence The most important thing is to learn. complement of sentence He wants to learn. object of sentence Infinitives can be made negative by adding "not." Examples: I decided not to go. The most important thing is not to give up. 10

12 3. Both gerunds and infinitives can be used as the subject or the complement of a sentence. However, as subjects or complements, gerunds usually sound more like normal, spoken English, whereas infinitives sound more abstract. In the following sentences, gerunds sound more natural and would be more common in everyday English. Infinitives emphasize the possibility or potential for something and sound more philosophical. If this sounds confusing, just remember that 90% of the time, you will use a gerund as the subject or complement of a sentence. Examples: Learning is important. normal subject To learn is important. abstract subject - less common The most important thing is learning. normal complement The most important thing is to learn. abstract complement - less common Infinitive + to After adjectives, to express a reason or purpose, after some verbs (want, need, learn) Negative infinitive = not to + verb My flat is very easy to find Liam is saving money to buy a new car My sister has never learned to drive 11

13 19/12/2016 Chris general CONVERSATION yesterday I played tennis a lot of different foods in general (OR) generally 11:31 AM a local (provincial) conference it was a bit dull (boring) 11:33 AM in my first job, as a sales rep it s nice to CATCH UP with people phrasal verb, that means to see people and exchange news 11:36 AM whereabouts is that? med-ee-ee-val 11:38 AM 12

14 it s very well organised paintings - pictures local crafts - hand-made objects (things made by local people) 11:41 AM crafts crafts = collective noun 11:44 AM my main office is in Florence it s a big campus IN the evening 11:47 AM when do you finish? when do you stop working, and start your holiday? when do you go back? 11:50 AM I haven t booked anything (I haven t planned anything) I hope to visit Sicily, or Venice, perhaps I like to play tennis I like to shop 11:53 AM gerund I hope to visit I hope to go I want to play (talking about the future) 11:55 AM My flat is very easy to find Liam is saving money to buy a new car My sister has never learned to drive 11:58 AM Driving at night is very tiring I hate not being on time for things I like reading 13

15 Do you like playing football? She will be working at the weekend 12:02 PM Gerund = verb+ing After prepositions and phrasal verbs, as the subject of a sentence, after some verbs (hate, don t mind) Negative = not+verb+ing 12:05 PM where, besides your hometown, would you like to live? 12:10 PM to work hard who is the most creative person you know? 12:14 PM way of living our way of life architecture - architects 12:18 PM what was the last thing that made you laugh? 12:21 PM what was the last thing that made you LAUGH? to see a person fall 12:24 PM what is the best present you ve ever received it s possible to wear it everywhere 12:26 PM steel the strap 12:29 PM do remember your first date? DATE - a social or romantic appointment or engagement. 12:32 PM jumping into the sea, from a very high rosk deep 14

16 very clear water 12:36 PM is voting important? ROCK jumping from a cliff 12:39 PM the last jump, I made head first Is votig important? VOTING they want to have a lot of power 12:42 PM frustrating 12:45 PM not too much sauce, or too MANY spices Thai food 12:49 PM food rich IN protein the right mixture - the right BALANCE of foods vegan 12:51 PM when will the next lesson be? 15

17 09/01/2017 Chris general CONVERSATION It has the volcano to keep it warm 4:34 PM Twice Have you had your planning meeting for this year yet? 4:37 PM in April 4:40 PM to organise some research in this field 4:43 PM I gained 2 kilos (or, I put on two kilos) 4:46 PM they organised a winter wonderland it was UNUSUAL 4:50 PM my children want TO SEE Assasins Creed AT the cinema 16

18 we WATCH a movie on tv we SEE a movie at the cinema 4:55 PM I m going to watch the football at the stadium I don t have a favourite team 4:58 PM he is Number 1 in the world married TO (not married with) tournament 5:00 PM not constant - not consistent he s not a consistently good player one day he s at the top of his game 5:02 PM next day, he s at the bottom of his game 5:05 PM tournament (tourneo) they play on grass at Wimbledon 5:07 PM HIGH - HIGHER - HIGHEST the temperature is very high the temperature is higher here FAST - FASTER - FASTEST the ball is faster on hard ground than on grass 5:10 PM cement I prefer playing on hard ground the ball is slower trajectory 5:12 PM How good are you, at tennis? are you a good player? we call it five-a-side football :) 17

19 he broke his knee 5:16 PM he had to stop playing soccer 5:19 PM AT THE MOMENT - not in this moment' 5:23 PM when you are a young person / when you are young you are wiser, when you are older you should make less less / fewer mistakes 5:26 PM grandchildren what will be bad about getting older? they should give advice on the right direction to take... 5:29 PM they have a lot of knowledge they can teach us a lot of things 'listen carefully - to listen very well 5:32 PM what are you most afraid of, about getting old? my biggest fear about getting old 5:34 PM I don t mind my hair going white to strengthen eyesight 5:38 PM If you exercise your brain. if you train your brain 5:41 PM the data about the efficacy of the drug didn t meet the objective they change our way of living 5:45 PM they change our perception of life 5:47 PM 18

20 it s impossible TO TREAT it without drugs it s a CHEMICAL IMBALANCE in our brain you need to rebalance it 5:53 PM diagnosis 5:56 PM either depressed, or bi-polar DEPRESSION - the illness DEPRESSED - what someone is he has depression - he is depressed 5:59 PM you are knowledgeable 19

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