Greetings Hello Hi Good morning / afternoon / evening Nice / pleased / lovely to meet you See you soon / later Good bye / bye bye
Presentations This is my family brother sister wife son husband father mother grandfather grandmother
House It s the bedroom bathroom living room dining room kitchen
Personal dates What s your name? I m / My name is I m Snoopy! Where are you from? I m from How old are you? I m years old What about your family friends school house hobbies
What s your favourite sport? What sport do you practise? What s your favourite player? Do you live with your family? Are you married? What s your telephone number / e-mail? What do you do in your free time? Do you like +ing? What kind of music do you prefer? My favourite sport is tennis!!! I like playing tennis
Informations about life in family What shall we do tonight? How are you? I m fine, thanks What shall we do tonight? Would you like to go to..? / Let s go to the cinema What / how about going to the theatre? I d like to go to.. What are you doing tonight?
Do you know a good restaurant? We are organizing a party, would you like to come? Yes, I d like / No, I m afraid not Where shall we go? What time can we meet? Where can we meet? I ll fetch you Let s come with our / I ll go later
What time can I get up? do you usually have meals? Shall I come back home at night? Can I have the door-key? May I use the telephone? Can I help you? Do you mind making my bed? setting the table? tidying my room? doing the washing up?
If I am not here at don t wait for me Let s meet / where can I find you? I m looking forward to ing Excuse me, I m late Come and see me! What s on at the cinema tonight?
Personal needs I can t eat I don t like I must take some medicines for / I need...
Information about place How can I go to / where is the school? centre? supermarket? shop? cinema?
Let s go to the disco or Why not to go to the park? to the cinema. I m hungry why don t we go to a restaurant or to a pizza hut?
What about going to the stadium? No, I d like to go to the theatre Shall we go to the swimming pool?
Who are we going out with? with my family With my girlfriend and my friends
When shall we go out? We are going out this evening. I can t go on Sundays. I prefer going tomorrow afternoon
How are you? Fine thanks So and so Not very well I m bad
How can we go? There is a bus at five o clock and at eight there is a train I can go with my car or mymotorbike. Let s go by bike or on foot
Hello! 01156780 speaking! HI! It s John. Can I speak to Mary please?
Yes, hold on please. Yes it s me. Hi John! No, I m sorry. She isn t at home. Call you later.
Now I must go. See you soon! Ok, bye bye!
Hi, it s me, Paolo. (very informal) This is Mr. Rossi This is Paolo Rossi from Computer Industry Paolo Rossi speaking Paolo Rossi here My name is Paolo Rossi This is Paolo Rossi s secretary I m calling for Mr. Rossi I m calling on behalf of Mr. Rossi
I d like to speak to someone about placing an order, please. John Smith please Can/could I speak to John Smith, please? I d like to speak to John Smith, please? Is John Smith there, please? Extension 428, please I d like to speak to the person who is responsible for shipping, please Can you connect me to the person who is in charge of credit approval? Could you give me the person who deals with international shipping, please?
Can you put me through to the Customer Service Department, please? I must have misdialed, excuse the call, please. Sorry, wrong number. Where is a public telephone? How does one use this telephone? Where can I get a phone-card? Can I call Italy from this phone?
How much does a three minute call to Italy cost? What is the prefix for? Centralino Scatto Tariffa Festiva Telefonata Intercontinentale Urbana Operator Unit Tariff/ rate Weekend rate Call Intercontinental call Local call
What time does the train leave / arrive? The train leaves / arrives at 6:00 pm Many thanks!!!
What time does the train pass?? I don t know
Sorry Can you inform me when we get to Paris? Yes of course
Where can I buy the ticket?
One ticket, please Shall I pay a supplement? It s 218,50 yes, you can How much is the ticket for Paris? Single or return?
I d like to confirm / cancel / change my booking Do I need to neserve? Is there a reduced rate for the weekend? Ok Yes, it is Yes, there is. No, there isn t
Where is the left-luggage office? It is in front of the bar! Where can I find the luggage?
Can you tell me where the international/ domestic flights are? What time is the next flight for Milano due to leave Can you tell me where the Alitalia check-in desk is for the flight for Milano? -A return -An open return -A one-way single ticket for Milano
I d like a smoker s/ nonsmoker s/ central/ widow/ aisle seat, please Are there any special rates? Is there a connecting flight for Milano?
How long do you think it will take to go to?
I have not received my lunch tray! When are we due to land? I can t manage to fasten my safety belt! I d like something for air sickness/ nausea, please!
My luggage is lost / stolen/ damaged
Have you got the time of the bus? What is the bus / train / plane for Turin???????
May I have a tube map? Yes, it s 5!
How many stops are there to the airport? Does this train/ bus/ stop at the airport? What is the line for the airport? Sorry, I must get off! How long does it take to get to the station? Shall I change train? Is this seat empty? Sorry, but this seat is reserved!
I d like to hire a car How much is the hiring? Where shall I find a taxi?? Where shall I pay?
How much does the street cost? Is this the route for Paris? What is the address?
I have a reservation May /shall I pay in advance? Do you organize tours? Is there a message for me? May I leave a message?
I m sorry, the hotel is full May I leave my luggage here? I had a wonderful time, thanks!
How long does it take to get to the station? I m late!
Where is the chemistry s? It s: in Park Road on the corner opposite in front of near next to behind the
Excuse me I have lost my group! Can you tell me what period does it date back? This statue was built in 1500 by an Italian architect And the science museum What time does it open? How much is the entrance? It opens at eight o clock The entrance is free..
What time does the next visit start? At five p.m. You can take photos inside the museum the visit takes us about an hour
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I m great at.. I m good at.. I m not very good at.. I m hopeless at.. Can Can you / are you good at typing? using a computer? talking to people? speak and foreign languages? making decisions? working to deadlines? working in a office? working with your hands sorting out problems? working under pressure? being a leader?
Prerequisites I m interested in -writing -working in an office -travelling -helping people -working with other people -working on my own -working indoors / outdoors -giving presentations -working with numbers I m good at -working as part of a team -using my initiative -dealing with people -maths -using a computer -working to deadlines -making decisions -working under pressure -sorting out problems
Personal qualities I m good with my hands I ve good at comunication skills I m.. -patient -caring -inquisitive -creative -dedicated -reliable -ambitious -tolerant -calm -understanding -indipendent -coscientious -self-confident
Which languages are you studying? How long have tou been studying them? What are your hobbies? How long have you been doing them? Do you belong to a team? How long have you been a member of it? Have you got a part-time job? How long have you been doing it? Less than a year 1-2 years More than/ over 2 years
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Can I help you? Yes, I d like to buy
a shirt a dress a coat a jumper a t- shirt a skirt a tracksuit a pair of jeans shorts
What size are you? small S medium M large L extra large - XL
What colour do you like? I d like Blue red orange black brown white green pink gray yellow purple
How much is it? It s
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I really like long dress! I really don t like blue jeans and t-shirt. What about shoes? I love highheeled! You re right, but I like flipflop too.
What do you think about my new hair cut? Thank you! Do you prefer curly or straight hair? Ehm, to be honest I don t like that colour. I prefer straight hair, but short! Ok I will tell it to my hairstylist!
Do you think this jacket go with this skirt? I think that can be better along brown tailored jacket. I would like also wide, dark brown velvet lapels. Yes, please. I have also a pair of brown leather low-heeled ankle boots. Would you like to try on them?
Well, It s 40 pounds. What did tou buy? I bought a hat, a pair patterned tights and a coat for my husband. Yes, of course, because you are one of my friends! Can you make me a discount?
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TV Programs What s on?
In the Morning 8.00 a.m. NEWS 11.30 a.m. documentary films
After Lunch 2.00 p.m. Cartoons.Dragon Ball 2.30 p.m. The Simpson or The Griffin 4.00 p.m. music programs.mtv or All Music
In the Evening 6.oo p.m. a sport program Controcampo 7.30 p.m. a Quiz
When the Night Falls 9.00 p.m. Films or Cabaret 11.05 p.m. Le Iene
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What s the weather like?