Numeri ordinali A eccezione dei primi tre, i numeri ordinali si formano aggiungendo -th al numero cardinale. Particolare attenzione va prestata alla scrittura per esteso dei primi dodici numeri, che si discostano dalla regola generale. 1 st first primo 2nd second secondo 3rd third terzo 4th fourth quarto 5th fifth quinto 6th sixth sesto 7th seventh settimo 8th eighth ottavo 9th ninth nono 10th tenth decimo 11th eleventh undicesimo 12th twelfth dodicesimo 13th thirteenth tredicesimo 14th fourteenth 15th fifteenth 16th sixteenth 17th seventeenth 18th eighteenth 19th nineteenth 20th twentieth 21st 22nd 23rd 24th twenty-first twenty-second twenty-third twenty-fourth 30th thirtieth 40th fortieth 50th fiftieth 60th sixtieth 70th seventieth 80th eightieth 90th ninetieth 100th one hundredth In ogni decina, a partire dal 20, ai primi tre numeri si aggiunge -st, -nd, -rd. A partire dal quarto numero si aggiunge -th. La y finale dei numeri cardinali diventa -ie nei numeri ordinali. twenty the twentieth L articolo determinativo the viene pronunciato anche quando non è scritto. Queen Elizabeth II si legge Queen Elizabeth the second. 1 Scrivi i numeri in cifra. 2 Scrivi i numeri in parola. 24th fifth 1 twenty-fourth 1 5th 2 thirty-second 2 12th 3 forty-sixth 3 26th 4 eleventh 4 45th 5 ninety-first 5 67th 6 fifty-third 6 73rd
La data La data si può scrivere in diversi modi, mettendo prima il mese o prima il giorno. In Europa si scrive prima il giorno, poi il mese e l anno: 12 October 1492 12th October 1492 12/10/1492 the twelfth of October, fourteen ninetytwo In America si scrive prima il mese, poi il giorno e l anno: October 12, 1492 October 12th 1492 10/12/1492 October the twelfth, fourteen ninety-two 2 Sottolinea la frase corretta. 1 a Her birthday is on 3rd October. b His birthday is on 3rd July. c Her birthday is on 3rd July. 2 1 Collega le date. 1 The ninth of July, nineteen ninety-eight 2 The thirtieth of May, two thousand 3 The fourth of June, eighteen twenty-eight 4 November the eleventh, eleven hundred 5 September the second, twenty seventeen 6 The twenty-eighth of August, eighteen eighty-eight a 11/11/1100 b 09/07/1998 c 02/09/2017 d 30/05/2000 e 04/06/1828 f 28/08/1888 b 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. a His birthday is on 5th January. b His birthday is on 5th August. c Her birthday is on 5th January. 3 a His birthday is on 22nd December. b Her birthday is on 22nd December. c His birthday is on 22nd May.
Il genitivo sassone Grammar zone Si usa il genitivo sassone per indicare il possesso di un oggetto o le relazioni di parentela tra le persone. La frase si costruisce nel seguente modo: possessore singolare + s + cosa posseduta / persona Tom s collection. Eddy s father. possessore plurale + + cosa posseduta / persona The players uniforms. due possessori + s + cosa posseduta / persona Elisa and Martina s tent. Si usa whose per chiedere il possesso. La frase si costruisce nel seguente modo: whose + oggetto + verbo essere + aggettivo dimostrativo Whose pen is this? (al singolare) Whose pens are these? (al plurale) 2 Completa le domande. 1 Scegli la frase corretta. 1 This is a the my sister mobile phone. b my sister s mobile phone. 2 This is a my parents camera. b my parent camera. 3 These are a Tom s stamps. b Tom stamps s. 4 These are a Lilly shell. b Lilly s shells. 5 These are a Sam s football stickers. b Sam football stickers. 1 jumper / this Whose jumper is this? 3 trainers / these 5 sticker / this 2 glasses / these 4 collection / this 6 books / these
I partitivi Per indicare più di una persona, di un animale o di una cosa senza specificarne la quantità si usa l articolo partitivo some. There are some people at the restaurant. There is some cheese in the fridge. Nelle frasi interrogative e in quelle negative al posto di some si usa any. Do you have any questions? I haven t got any books. Nelle domande in cui si offre o si chiede di poter avere qualcosa si usa some. Can I have some pizza, please? 5 I haven t got videogames. 6 Have you got stickers? 1 Completa le frasi con some o any. 2 Sottolinea la frase corretta. 1 There is some 2 Have you got fruit on the table. pets? 1 There is any stickers on the table. There are some stickers on the table. 2 There are some books on the desk. There are any books on the desk. 3 There are any apples in the fridge. There aren t any apples in the fridge. 4 Are there any comics on the bookshelf? Are there some comics on the bookshelf? 5 Can I have some water, please? Can I have any water, please? 3 Riordina le parole e scrivi le frasi. 1 fruit / Can I have / some /? Can I have some fruit? 2 any sisters / haven t got / I 3 have got / I / some / badges 3 Can I have milk? 4 I have homework to do. 4 books / Are there / on the desk / any /?
L ordine degli aggettivi Grammar zone qualità dimensione forma età colore nice perfect beautiful great expensive small big short long large round square rectangular triangular wavy young old modern two-year-old dark blue yellow red light green pink nazionalità Australian English Italian Spanish American materiale plastic metal wooden glass woollen 1 Scrivi gli aggettivi nelle categorie giuste. 2 Scrivi gli aggettivi nell ordine giusto. beautiful purple Chinese old small big lovely young short modern blue British cotton yellow triangular square American European round wooden golden wonderful qualità beautiful, dimensione big, 1 2 cotton / large / grey / shirt A large grey cotton shirt. blue / woollen / nice / scarf forma square, età modern, colore yellow, 3 brown / wooden / beautiful / box nazionalità European, materiale golden, 4 glass / expensive / round / table
Verbo essere (to be) affermativa I am I m You are You re He/She/It is He s/she s/it s We are We re You are You re They are They re negativa I am not I m not You are not You aren t He/She/It is not He/She/It isn t We are not We aren t You are not You aren t They are not They aren t interrogativa Risposta breve affermativa Risposta breve negativa Am I? Yes, I am. No, I m not. Are you? Yes, you are. No, you aren t. Is he/she/it? Yes, he/she/it is. No, he/she/it isn t. Are we? Yes, we are. No, we aren t. Are you? Yes, you are. No, you aren t. Are they? Yes, they are. No, they aren t. 1 Completa. Usa la forma contratta. 3 Scrivi le domande. m 1 I very happy today. 2 She my best friend. 3 He my favourite singer. 4 They champions. 5 It hot and sunny today. 2 Riscrivi in forma negativa. 1 I am good at drawing. I m not good at drawing. 2 My birthday is in May. 1 Are you good at singing? Yes, I am. I m good at singing. 2? No, I m not afraid of monsters. 3? Yes, he is my brother. 4? No, we aren t. We are not English. 5? Yes, it is. Pizza is my favourite food. 4 Trova gli errori e riscrivi le frasi. 3 They are sad. 4 She is my grandmother. 1 They is fantastic. They are fantastic. 2 Are she generous? 5 We are your cousins. 3 They is funny. 6 They are brother and sister. 4 She am tall, thin and young.
Verbo avere (have got) Grammar zone affermativa I have got I ve got You have got You ve got He/She/It has got He s/she s/it s got We have got We ve got You have got You ve got They have got They ve got negativa I have not got I haven t got You have not got You haven t got He/She/It has not got He/She/It hasn t got We have not got We haven t got You have not got You haven t got They have not got They haven t got interrogativa Risposta breve affermativa Risposta breve negativa Have I got? Yes, I have. No, I haven t. Have you got? Yes, you have. No, you haven t. Has he/she/it got? Yes, he/she/it has. No, he/she/it hasn t. Have we got? Yes, we have. No, we haven t. Have you got? Yes, you have. No, you haven t. Have they got? Yes, they have. No, they haven t. 1 Completa. Usa la forma contratta. 3 Trova l errore e riscrivi la frase. ve got 1 I twenty stickers. 2 He a lot of stamps. 3 She a lovely cat. 4 You a very nice shell collection. 5 They a surprise for you. 6 She a photo of my favourite actor. 1 He have got blue eyes. He has got blue eyes. 2 My grandad haven t got a dog. 3 You has got a beautiful badge collection. 4 I has got a new guitar. 2 Riordina le parole e scrivi le frasi. 1 you / got / Have / some fruit /? Have you got some fruit? 2 They / sunglasses / new / have got 3 a very good / I ve got / memory 4 a smartphone / got /? / Have you 5 a horse / I / got / haven t 5 She haven t got spiky hair. 4 Scrivi le domande. 1 Has she got a ponytail? Yes, she s got a ponytail. 2? Yes, I have. I ve got a new bike. 3? No, I haven t. I don t like dogs. 4? Yes, they have. They ve got a new car.
Presente semplice (present simple) affermativa I play I don t play Do I play? Yes, I do. No, I don t. You play You don t play Do you play? Yes, you do. No, you don t. He/She/It plays negativa He/She/It doesn t play interrogativa Does he/she/it play? Risposta breve affermativa Yes, he/she/it does. Risposta breve negativa No, he/she/it doesn t. We play We don t play Do we play? Yes, we do. No, we don t. You play You don t play Do you play? Yes, you do. No, you don t. They play They don t play Do they play? Yes, they do. No, they don t. 1 Riscrivi in forma negativa. 1 I play volleyball every Saturday. I don t play volleyball every Saturday. 2 I get up at half past seven. 3 Trova l errore e riscrivi la frase. 1 They often goes to the cinema. They often go to the cinema. 2 She usually wash her dog. 3 He plays the guitar. 3 He sometimes write emails. 4 She likes painting. 4 He don t like football. 5 We go to school by bus. 5 They doesn t watch TV every day. 2 Riscrivi in forma interrogativa. 1 You like hamburgers. Do you like hamburgers? 2 He washes his dog every Saturday. 3 She plays baseball. 4 They visit their grandparents on Mondays. 5 They go to the cinema every Sunday. 4 Scegli la risposta corretta. 1 Does he play the piano on Saturday? a Yes, he does. b Yes, he do. 2 Do you often visit your grandparents? a Yes, they do. b Yes, I do. 3 Do you wash your dog? a Yes, I do. b Yes, it does. 4 Does he watch TV every day? a No, he doesn t. b Yes, I do. 5 Does she play football? a Yes, she does. b No, he doesn t.
Presente progressivo (present continuous) Grammar zone Il present continuous si usa per descrivere azioni che si svolgono mentre si parla. Si costruisce con il presente del verbo essere + -ing form del verbo. I m reading a lovely story. I m watching a detective film. She s sitting in the garden. They re taking photos. La -ing form si ottiene aggiungendo -ing alla forma base del verbo. read+ing reading watch+ing watching Se il verbo termina con una vocale seguita da una consonante, la consonante si raddoppia e si aggiunge -ing. sit+t+ing sitting Se il verbo termina con una o più consonanti seguite dalla lettera e, si rimuove la e e si aggiunge -ing. take+ing taking 3 we / dance 4 I / swim 2 Completa. m ing 1 I wear my new jeans today. 2 Mary study in her room. 3 Paul play the piano. 4 At the moment, it rain. 5 We eat pasta. 6 You read a new book. 1 Osserva e scrivi le frasi. 3 Riscrivi al present continuous. 1 They watch TV. They re watching TV. 2 I write stories. 3 He eats vegetables. 4 She rides her horse. 5 They listen to music. 1 they / play They re playing. 2 she / watch TV 6 We wash our dog in the garden.
Presente progressivo (present continuous) La forma negativa del present continuous si costruisce con il presente del verbo essere + not + -ing form del verbo. I m not reading. We re not dancing. 1 Riscrivi in forma negativa. 1 I m wearing my new jacket. I m not wearing my new jacket. 2 Tina is studying in her room. 3 Joe is working at the moment. 4 My dad is playing videogames. 5 They re doing their homework. 2 Riscrivi in forma negativa. 1 He / wash his car He s not washing his car. 2 They / make a cake 3 I / sleep La forma interrogativa si costruisce a partire dalla forma affermativa, invertendo il soggetto e il verbo essere. Am I singing? Are you singing? Is he / she / it singing? Are we singing? Are you singing? Are they singing? 3 Trasforma in forma interrogativa. 1 They are going to the cinema. Are they going to the cinema? 2 Deborah is watching TV. 3 Trevor is doing his homework. 4 Laura and Sally are sleeping. 5 Mum is making a cake. 4 Scrivi le domande. 1 they / play / basketball Are they playing basketball? 2 they / make a cake???? 4 She / run 3 she / study / History 5 You / go to the cinema 4 you / eat / a sandwich 6 We / play the guitar 5 you / write / an email
Presente semplice / Presente progressivo Grammar zone Il present simple, usato per esprimere azioni abituali e per affermazioni di tipo generale, è spesso accompagnato da avverbi di frequenza come always, usually, often, sometimes, never, every day, every week Il present continuous, usato per esprimere azioni che si svolgono nel momento in cui si parla, è spesso accompagnato da espressioni come now, today, at the moment. 1 Inserisci i verbi al present simple o al present continuous. 2 Trova l errore e riscrivi la frase. 1 I usually going to school by bus. I usually go to school by bus. 2 Are you go to school on foot? 3 She doesn t usually drinking milk. 4 We always going on holiday by train. 5 He s play in the park at the moment. 6 I m eat a delicious pizza now. 3 Scegli la forma corretta. goes s going 1 Max usually to school by bike, but today he to school by bus. 2 She usually the guitar, but today she the piano. 1 Lara in her bedroom. a study b is studying 2 Alex usually football. a plays b is playing 3 They now. a sleep b are sleeping 4 I often to the cinema. a go b going 5 I my new jeans today. a wear b am wearing 3 They usually TV, but today they to a party.
Il comparativo di maggioranza Il comparativo di maggioranza (più di) si forma con aggettivo + -er (se l aggettivo è corto) oppure con more + aggettivo (se l aggettivo è lungo). tall taller beautiful more beautiful Il secondo termine di paragone è introdotto da than. Philip is taller than Daniel. The phone is more expensive than the videogame. Alcuni comparativi sono irregolari: bad (cattivo) worse (peggiore) good (buono) better ( migliore) far (lontano) farther (più lontano) 3 It s interesting! It s. 4 1 Completa le frasi. 1 This cake is big. This cake is. 2 bigger It s comfortable! It s. 2 Riordina le parole e scrivi le frasi. 1 more expensive / The bike / is / than the videogame The bike is more expensive than the videogame. 2 is better / Your hamburger / than my sandwich 3 This movie / is / than the football match / more interesting 4 taller / I m / Henry / than This car is fast. This car is.
The Alphabet of Nations Grammar zone AUSTRALIA BRAZIL CANADA DENMARK EGYPT FRANCE GERMANY HUNGARY ITALY JAPAN KENYA LEBANON MEXICO NORWAY OMAN PANAMA QATAR RUSSIA SOUTH AFRICA THAILAND UNITED KINGDOM VIETNAM WEST SAHARA A - Australia A - Australia B - Brazil X YEMEN ZIMBABWE 1 Canta il chant. 70 2 Gioca.