DISPENSA INGLESE CLASSE II

Centro Scolastico Paritario “Galileo Galilei”

Istituto professionale per i Servizi Alberghieri e della Ristorazione Via Ottaviano Augusto n.35 – Nola (NA)

PIANO DI LAVORO ANNUALE DI LINGUA INGLESE

CLASSE: II A

Docente: Santaniello Rosanna La seguente dispensa include: -spiegazioni di regole grammaticali -esercizi, ognuno con richieste differenti

-sezioni dedicate all’acquisizione di vocaboli riguardanti vari topics e in particolar modo l’area tematica di specializzazione -Reading: letture consigliate e comprensioni dei testi

-Writing: esercitazione nella scrittura

-attività quali Listenig and Speaking (ascolto e parlato)saranno svolte in classe con il docente al fine di sviluppare la capacità di interagire in modo costruttivo all’interno di lavori di gruppo facendo riferimento ad eventi pratici di attività.

Infine si troverà all’interno della dispensa testi con approfondimenti relativi usi,costumi e aspetti generali della Gran Bretagna.

Di seguito i contenuti che costituiscono il Piano di Studio suddivisi nelle tre aree tematiche

Strutture grammaticali Funzioni comunicative Aree lessicali Il verbo to be e to have (forma

affermativa, interrogativa e negativa) Ripasso present simple e present continous

Question words

Past simple dei verbi regolari e irregolari Preposizioni di luogo Past continous Used to Gerundio e infinito Il comparativo di maggioranza, minoranza e uguaglianza Il superlativo Verbi modali

Present perfect e past simple How long/for and since Il futuro con will, be going to, present continuous e present simple. Phrasal verbs

Present perfect, for and since Present prefect-past simple Present perfect continuous Reported speech

Conditionals

Parlare delle vacanze

Parlare di possibilità/impossibilità nel passato

Parlare della scuola

Fare paragoni ed esprimere preferenze

Parlare di intenzioni Fare delle previsioni certe Parlare del futuro

Taking phone calls Taking orders

Nationalities

Ordinal and cardinal numbers Thedate

Months

Days of the week L’abbigliamento La casa

Il tempo atmosferico Salute

Cibo e bevande

Aspetti culturali della Gran Bretagna

SIMPLE PRESENT o PRESENT PROGRESSIVE?

Il Simple Present si usa in tre principali tipi di azioni:

 ABITUDINI = azioni che avvengono o non avvengono regolarmente o insieme ad avverbi di frequenza come always, sometimes, never, ecc o per esprimere routine

 STATI = cose che non cambiano spesso o verità scientifiche

o opinioni

o condizioni fisiche o mentali

 FUTURO = azioni future riferite a mezzi di trasporto o a eventi con orari prestabiliti. Alcuni esempi aiuteranno a rendere più chiaro il concetto

Tipo di Azione Esempio Spiegazione

ABITUDINE Mike goes to class every day every day indica un'abitudine ABITUDINE It rains a lot in Milan significa che piove spesso ABITUDINE Sheila always talks about you always indica un'abitudine

ABITUDINE Bob spends Christmas with us ciò implica che Bob trascorre il Natale con noi _{ogni anno} STATO George lives in Florida questo è uno stato perché non cambia

STATO Mary has green eyes di solito il colore degl'occhi di _{qualcuno non cambia}

STATO Martin likes chocolate quando ci piace qualcosa, di solito ci piace _sempre STATO Ann believes in God opinioni e credi sono stati della mente che non _{cambiano spesso} FUTURO The train leaves at 10.00 c'è un orario di partenza riferito al

mezzo di trasporto train

USO del PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

Il Present Progressive si usa per tre tipi principali di azioni:

 AZIONE TEMPORANEA = qualcosa che avviene proprio adesso o in limitato periodo di tempo, ma che si fermerà in futuro, accompagnato da avverbi di tempo come now, at the moment, at present, just now, today, these days, this week, this year

 PROGETTO DEFINITO PER IL FUTURO= qualcosa di già programmato, di solito in un futuro vicino, accompagnato da avverbi di tempo come tomorrow, next week, next year, in 2 weeks

Tipo di Azione Esempio Spiegazione

AZIONE TEMPORANEA John is winning the game John sta vincendo ora, ma la partita _{non è ancora finita} AZIONE TEMPORANEA It's raining outside Sta piovendo ora, ma presto _{potrebbe smettere} AZIONE TEMPORANEA She's working in the library Lei ci sta lavorando proprio adesso

AZIONE TEMPORANEA Bob is spending Christmas with his parents

Bob sta trascorrendo Natale con i suoi ora, quest'anno, ma forse non l'anno prossimo

PROGETTO DEFINITO PER IL FUTURO

I'm playing football tomorrow

L'azione è già stata programmata PROGETTO DEFINITO

PER IL FUTURO He's leaving for Paris tomorrow Probabilmente ha già comprato i biglietti PROGETTO

DEFINITO PER IL FUTURO The Olympics are taking place here next year E' già programmato PROGETTO

DEFINITO PER IL FUTURO I'm having a party next week E' stato tutto organizzato

DISAPPROVAZIONE She is always complaining with _{her friends.} Non è apprezzabile che ci si lamenti _sempre IRRITAZIONE He is always scolding me! L'irritazione nasce dal fatto di essere sempre rimproverati

5 1. He usually _________________ to work by bus.

2. Tess ____________________ on the phone now. 3. Peter and Gina ___________________ hip-hop. 4. Mr. Andrews ____________________ fast food.

5. Be quiet! The baby ________________ in his bedroom. 6. Mary’s daughter ________________ in Boston at the moment 7. The film ____________ outstanding! You should watch it! 8. My father ________________ a documentary on TV. 9. I ___________________ working early in the morning. 10. They never __________________ attention to my words. 11. The train ___________________ at half past seven.

12. I ___________________ now, my parents must be worried! 13. Water _______________ at 0ºC.

14. The water ________________ on the cooker! Turn it off! 15. Harry sometimes ________________ tennis at the club. 16. Betty _________________ the flute now. She’s rehearsing! 17. My students rarely _______________ a word in English! 18. It rarely _______________ in summer.

19. Look! It ________________ cats and dogs! We can’t go out now.

20. I never _________________ before 7.30. 21. Are you sure this dress _______________ me?

22. Susan usually_________________ her homework in her bedroom.

23. The Earth ______________ around the Sun.

24. They _________________ difficulties at the moment.

25. Samuel always _______________ his homework before dinner but today he _________________ his Mum.

26. This week we __________________ on a trip to London. 27. Mary __________________ music and dancing.

28. We rarely ___________________ litter on the ground in London.

29. Alice ________ now _________ for you in the living room. 30. The phone always _____________ when I ______________ a bath.

31. John ________________ an e-mail at the moment. 32. I _________________ rainy days!

33. David ________________ his hair every month. 34. Little Betty _______________ her drawing right now.

go talk love not like sleep study be watch hate pay leave leave freeze boil play play say rain rain get up suit do go have do / help go enjoy see wait ring / take write detest cut cut

PRONOMI RELATIVI

Who: usato per le persone in posizione di soggetto

Es: Henry, who is an engineer, lives in London. = Henry, che è ingegnere, vive a Londra. Whom: usato per le persone in posizione di complemento

Es: Marian, whom Henry knows well, is an architect. = Marian, che Henry conosce bene, è architetto. Which: usato per le cose e gli animali in posizione di soggetto o complemento

Es: Marian has got a cat which follows her everywhere. = Marian ha un gatto che la segue ovunque. That: usato per le persone, gli animali e le cose, in posizione di soggetto o complemento oggetto, mai con le preposizioni

Es: Marian is decorating a house that Henry bought. = Marian sta arredando la casa che ha comprato Henry. Whose: usato per le persone, gli animali e le cose con il significato di possesso

Es: Marian is decorating a house whose owner is English. = Marian sta arredando la casa il cui proprietario è inglese. Ricapitolando:

Pronomi

Relativi Uso Esempio

Who soggetto

-persone

That's the boy who lives next to the Smiths = Quello è il ragazzo che vive

affianco agli Smith.

Who(m) complemento

-persone

That's the man whom I saw yesterday = Quello è l'uomo che ho visto ieri

Which soggetto o complemento -animali cose

This is the book which I'm reading = Questo è il libro che sto leggendo I've got a dog which follows me

everywhere = Ho un cane che mi segue ovunque

That soggetto o complemento oggetto -persone animali cose

Here's the computer that I want to buy = Ecco il computer che voglio comprare

These are the students that are leaving for Madrid = Questi sono gli studenti che partiranno per Madrid

Whose possesso

-persone animali cose

That's the man whose wife works with

my daughter = Quello è l'uomo la cui moglie lavora con mia figlia

PREOPOSIZIONI RELATIVE

Ci sono due principali tipi di proposizioni relative:

1.

The desk in the corner, which is covered in books, is mine. = La scrivania all'angolo, che è ricoperta di libri, è la mia.

Non abbiamo bisogno di questa informazione (which is covered in books) per comprendere la frase. "The desk in the corner is mine" è una buona frase per conto suo

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Nota che le proposizioni relative non-restrittive sono incidentali, cioè sono tra virgole, e that non è usato in questo tipo di contesto.

1.

The package that arrived this morning is on the desk. = Il pacco che è arrivato questa mattina è sulla scrivania. Abbiamo bisogno di questa informazione (that arrived this morning) per comprendere la frase. Senza di essa, non sappiamo a quale pacco ci si sta riferendo. Nota che that è spesso usato nelle proposizioni relative restrittive, che non sono incidentali, cioè non sono separate dalle virgole e non viene usato mai come complemento indiretto, cioè assieme alle preposizioni.

Relative Clause: Fill in the gaps to complete the sentences. Select from: That, Which, Where, When, Whose, Who

1. Neil Armstrong is the Astronaut _________ was the first to walk on the moon. 2. A surgeon is a doctor ________ performs operations.

3. California is a state in America __________ governor is the famous actor Arnold Schwarzenegger. 4. The Volga is a river ________ is the longest river in Europe.

5. J.K. Rowling is an author _________ “Harry Potter” series of books are very popular. 6. A dictionary is a book _________ gives us the meaning of words.

7. Is there a restaurant around here _________ I can try Fugu?

8. Shakespeare was an English author _________ wrote “Romeo and Juliet”. 9. A hospital is a place _________ sick people go to become healthy again. 10. New Zealand is a country __________ has more sheep than people.

11. Graduation is an event __________ you celebrate graduating school or university. 12. Carnivores are animals _________ only eat meat.

13. A dentist is a person _________ checks and helps take care your teeth.

14. Ringo Starr is the drummer in the Beatles _________ name was Richard Starkey when he was born. 15. Stefani Germanotta is a singer __________ stage name is “Lady Gaga”.

16. August is the month __________ many Japanese return to their hometown for Obon.

17. To celebrate John’s Birthday they went to a restaurant __________ served his favourite food. 18. My car, ________ is very expensive, is a Mercedes Benz.

19. Brazil is the country _________ hosts the next Soccer World Cup in 2014. 20. I like movies _________ have happy endings

21. I dislike people who __________________________________________________________________________. 22. I like places where ___________________________________________________________________________. 23. I don’t like it when _________________________________________________________________________. 24. I like animals that ___________________________________________________________________________.

An interesting story – Rewrite the story using who, which, that where or and.

I was sitting in a café. I often go there for a drink after work. I called the waiter. I know him quite well. I asked for a cup of coffee. While I was waiting I looked at a newspaper. It was lying on the table. I started reading an article on the front page. It said: ‘Police are looking for a woman, Catherine. She has been missing from her home for two weeks.’ I looked at the photo. It showed a woman with dark curly hair, she had a round face. I recognized it at once. She was my new neighbor. She had moved in just 2 weeks before.

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MEALS – PASTI

Breakfast: colazione

Lunch: pranzo Dinner: cena

Supper: spuntino in tarda serata STARTERS – ANTIPASTI Flatbread and dips: pane e salse

Garlic bread: pane all’aglio (imitazione della nostra bruschetta)

Mixed platters: piatti misti

Prawn cocktail: cocktail di gamberi Soup: zuppa

MAIN COURSES – PIATTI PRINCIPALI Burger and chips: hamburger e patate fritte Chili con carne: chili con carne

Fish and chips: pesce e patate fritte

Ham, eggs and chips: proscutto, uova e patate fritte Lasagne: lasagne

Mixed grill: grigliata mista Pasta: pasta

Pie: sformato Pizza: pizza Roast: arrosto

Sausages and mash: salsicce e purè SIDE DISHES – CONTORNI Chips: patate fritte (in stile inglese) French fries: patate fritte (in stile europeo) Mash potatoes: purè di patate

Salad: insalata DESSERTS – DOLCI Cake: torta

Cheesecake: torta alla ricotta Chocolate fudge: torta al cioccolato Fairycakes: cupcakes

Ice cream: gelato Pancakes: crêpes

Sticky toffee pudding: torta alla caramella mou Tart: crostata FISH – PESCE Anchovies: acciughe Clams: vongole Cod: merluzzo Crab: granchio Lobster: aragosta Mackerel: sgombro Monkfish: rana pescatrice

Mullet: triglia Mussels: cozze Octopus: polipo Oysters: ostriche Prawn: gamberetto Salmon: salmone Sardine: sardina Sea bass: spigola Shrimp: gamberetto Sole: sogliola Stone bass: cernia Squid: calamaro Swordfish: pesce spada Tuna: tonno MEAT –CARNE Bacon: pancetta Beef:manzo Burger: hamburger Chicken: pollo Lamb: agnello Meatballs: polpette Pork: maiale

Pork chop: bistecca di maiale Sausages: salsicce Steak: bistecca Turkey: tacchino Veal: vitella FRUIT – FRUTTA Almond: mandorla Apricot: albicocca Apple: mela Banana: banana Blackberry: mora Blueberry : mirtillo Cherry: ciliegia Chestnut: castagna Clementine: mandarino Coconut: cocco Cranberry: ribes Grapefruit: pompelmo Grapes: uva Hazelnut: nocciola Kiwi:kiwi Lemon: limone Mango: mango Melon: melone Orange: arancia

Passion fruit: frutto della passione Peach: pesca

Pear: pera Pineapple: ananas Plum: prugna

Pomegranate: melograno Raspberry: lampone Strawberry: fragola Walnut: noce

Water melon: anguria VEGETABLES – VERDURA Aubergine: melanzana Bean: fagiolo Broccoli: broccoli Cabbage: cavolo Cauliflower: cavolfiore Carrot: carota Celery: sedano

Cherry tomato: ciliegino Chickpea: cece

Courgette: zucchina Cucumber: cetriolo Fennel: finocchio Garlic: aglio

Green bean: fagiolino Lentil: lenticchia Lettuce: lattuga Mushroom: fungo Onion: cipolla Pea: pisello Pepper: peperone Potato: patata Pumpkin: zucca Radish: radicchio Tomato: pomodoro Turnip: rapa DRINKS – BEVANDE

Ale: birra rossa o scura (tipicamente inglese o irlandese) Americano: caffè in stile americano

Apple juice: succo alla mela Beer: birra

Cappuccino/Latte: cappuccino Cider: sidro

Cocktail: cocktail Coffee: caffè Coke: Coca Cola

Diet Coke: Coca Cola Light Espresso: espresso

Fanta: Fanta

Fruit juice: succo di frutta Hot chocolate: cioccolata calda Lemonade: limonata

Milk: latte

Milk shake: frullato

Orange juice: succo d’arancia Pineapple juice: succo d’ananas Slush: granita

Spirits: liquori

Squash: concentrato di frutta da mischiare all’acqua Tea: tè

Water: acqua Wine: vino

Do you know what to say when you are eating out? Below there are some examples of useful language used in this situation.

W

/ W

C

Taking notes about the order:

 Would you like to order?  Can I help you?

 Are you ready to order?

 Are you going to try any of our…?

Offering Food

 Would you like a / an / some…?  What about a / an / some…?  Can I get you a / an / some…?  Won’t you go for a / an / some…?

Asking about preferences:

 Do you prefer…?  How would you like it?

Asking about drinks:

 What would you like to drink?  Anything to drink?

 To drink?

Ordering a meal:

 Excuse me, waiter, we’d like to order.  We are ready to order now.

 I’d like a / an / some…and…  I want a / an / some…and…  I’ll go for a / an / some…  Please bring me a / an / some…

To accept / refuse the offer:

 Yes, please.

No, thanks. I’d like/ prefer a / an / some…

Deciding about drinks:

 I’d like…

 Could you bring me.., please?

Asking about the bill:

 Could I have the bill, please?  Could you bring me the bill, please?

A. Put the following events in the correct order:

_______ have the main course _______ ask for the bill _______ sit down

_______ look at the menu _______ book a table _______ have the starter

_______ decide to go out for dinner _______ pay the bill

_______ tip the waiter _______ have a dessert

B. Complete the restaurant menu with words from the box.

C. These are sentences commonly used in a restaurant when ordering a meal. Put the words in the correct order.

1. pay / can / with / I / a debit card?

______________________________________________________________________

2. a table / we’d / like / for two.

______________________________________________________________________

3. have / the soup of the day / first / I’ll.

______________________________________________________________________

4. the menu / have / please / we / can?

______________________________________________________________________

5. have / please / can / the bill / we ?

______________________________________________________________________

6. vegetables/ what / like / you / would?

______________________________________________________________________

7. coffee / like / some / you /would?

______________________________________________________________________

8. course / the salmon grill / for / I’d / main / like / my

______________________________________________________________________

9. to drink / what / like / you /would?

______________________________________________________________________

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Menu

Starters

Drinks

Main Courses

Desserts

mushroom soup mineral water roast chicken grilled fish shrimp cocktail roast beef ice cream coke plum pudding pasta coffee orange juice chocolate cake

Look at the menu and complete the dialogue.

(Waiter = W)

W: Are you ____________ to order? A: Yes, I think so.

W: What ________________________________? A: Can I______________________________? B: I’d____________________________________. C: Can I ___________________________________? W: Ok. Any ____________ orders?

A: ______________________________________ . B: ______________________________________? C: ______________________________________ . W: Right. Would__________________________drink? A: Yes, three_________________, please.

W: All right.

Twenty minutes later…

W: Was everything OK? Would you like a _____________?

A: Yes, please. I´d______________________________. B: Can I ____________________________________? C: No dessert for me, thanks. Just a cup

of______________. W: OK. Here’s the bill.

That’s___________________________ 12

ORDERING FOOD AT A

RESTAURANT

-Four Seasons Pizza £ 4.00 -Margherita Pizza £ 3.50 -Lasagne £ 5.25 -Spaghetti bolognese £ 3.75 -Cheeseburger £ 2.60 -Chicken sandwich £ 4.25 -Bacon and eggs burger £ 3.00 -Roasted sausages £ 4.90 -Fish and chips £ 6.30 SIDE ORDERS -Onion rings £ 2.50 -Chips £ 1.45 -Baked potato £ 1.00 -Garlic bread £ 1.50 -Soup £ 2.00 -Tomato salad £ 1.15 -Lettuce salad £ 1.00 -Carrot and egg salad £ 2.00 DESSERTS -Ice cream £ 3.00 -Cheesecake £ 4.20 -Chocolate cupcake £ 2.65 -Brownies £ 2.00 -Apple tart £ 4.30 DRINKS -Fizzy drinks £ 2.00 -Orange juice £ 1.30 -Mineral water £ 1.00 -Sparkling water £ 1.00 -Beer £ 3.00 -White / Red wine £ 3.20 -Coffee £ 1.00 -Tea £ 1.00

EDUCATION IN THE UK

The education system is divided into nursery (ages 3–4), primary education (ages 4–11), secondary education (ages 11– 18) and higher education (ages 18+).

Full-time education is compulsory for all children aged between 5 and 16, either at school or otherwise, with a child beginning primary education during the school year he or she turns 5. At the age of 16, students sit national exams at the age of 16 known as GCSES. An exam in each subject is taken so you normally leave school with 10 GCSES which are graded from A* - F.

Students may then continue their secondary studies for a further two years (sixth form), leading most typically to A-level

qualifications, although other qualifications and courses exist, including Business and Technology Education Council

(BTEC) qualifications or apprenticeships. The leaving age for compulsory education was raised to 18 by the Education and Skills Act 2008. The change will take effect in 2013 for 16-year-olds and 2015 for 17-year-olds. Public schooling and sixth form education is paid for by taxes. England also has private schools and boarding schools where students go to school and live in residency there.

All public schools in England are required to follow the National Curriculum, which is made up of twelve subjects. The core subjects—English, Mathematics and Science—are compulsory for all students aged 5 to 16. A range of other subjects, known as foundation subjects, are compulsory in one or more school years. They include Art & Design,

Citizenship, Design & Technology, Geography, History Information & Communication Technology, Modern Foreign Languages, Music and Physical Education

Higher education often begins with a three-year bachelor's degree (some courses are 4 years for example modern languages has a compulsory year abroad) Postgraduate degrees include master's degrees and PhDs that usually take at least three years. Universities require a Royal Charter in order to issue degrees, and all but one are financed by the state via tuition fees, which cost up to £9,000 a term for English, Welsh and EU students. Oxford and Cambridge are the most famous universities in England and only accept exceptional students.

QUESTIONS

1. What are the four levels of the English education system? 2. At what age do children have to start school?

3. What changes have been made to the school leaving age? 4. What are boarding schools?

5. What are the core subjects?

6. How many years is a bachelor’s degree? Are there any exceptions? 7. How much does a degree cost?

Discuss the differences between the English and Italian education systems.

Past simple

Il Past simple può essere tradotto in italiano con l'imperfetto, il passato prossimo e il passato remoto dell'indicativo, o con l'imperfetto del congiuntivo

La sua forma è la stessa con tutti i soggetti: per i verbi regolari si aggiunge -ed alla forma base. Ad esempio:

 fill - filled

 boil - boiled

 work - worked

 play - played

Nella seguente tabella sono elencate le variazioni

VERBI COME COSTRUIRE IL _{SIMPLE PAST} ESEMPIO

che terminano in e aggiungere -_{del verbo}d alla forma base _{- dated}live - lived date che terminano in consonante + y cambiare y in i, poi aggiungere -ed try - tried cry - cried che terminano con

1 vocale accentata + 1 consonante (ma non w o y)

raddoppiare la consonante, poi aggiungere -ed

stop stopped unzip unzipped prefer

-preferred transmit - transmitted che terminano con 1

vocale + l raddoppiare la aggiungere -led, poi travel - travelled label- labelled

Questo tempo verbale si usa per:

 Azioni passate avvenute in un periodo di tempo completamente trascorso definito con espressioni di tempo come yesterday, last week, last summer, five minutes ago, when I was a child ecc

Es: She played tennis last Sunday = Ha giocato a tennis domenica scorsa (oggi non è più domenica, quindi il periodo di tempo è completamente trascorso) In 2003 we lived in the USA = Nel 2003 abitavamo negli Stati Uniti (Oggi non siamo più nel 2003 e non abitiamo più negli Stati Uniti)

 Azioni svoltesi nel passato in sequenza

es: Yesterday morning I got up very early, had breakfast, took the bus and got to the office = Ieri mattina mi sono alzato molto presto, ho fatto colazione, ho preso l'autobus e sono arrivato in ufficio.

Altri verbi irregolari si dividono in 3 principali categorie

verbi che non cambiano

cost – cost cut- cut hit - hit fit - fit

verbi che cambiano la loro vocale

come - came drink - drank get

- got sit - sat

verbi che cambiano completamente

bring - brought catch - caught

go - went take - took

Nella tabella che segue sono elencati i paradigmi dei principali verbi irregolari inglesi. La tabella è composta da 4 colonne:

 nella prima colonna è presente l'Infinitive (Infinito) del verbo, composto dalla forma base preceduta dal to

 nella seconda colonna è elencato il paradigma del Past simple

 nella terza colonna quello del Past Participle (Participo Passato) che viene usato per i tempi composti e per la formazione della voce passiva

 nella quarta colonna la traduzione in italiano del verbo.

Infinitive Past Simple Past Participle Italiano

to arise arose arisen sorgere

to be (am, is, are) was, were been essere

to bear bore borne portare/sopportare

to beat beat beaten battere

to become became become diventare

to begin began begun incominciare

to bend bent bent piegare/piegarsi

to bet bet bet scommettere

to bite bit bitten mordere

to bleed bled bled sanguinare

to blow blew blown soffiare

to break broke broken rompere/rompersi

to breed bred bred allevare/generare

to bring brought brought portare

to build built built costruire

to burn burned, burnt burned, burnt bruciare

to cast cast cast gettare

to catch caught caught prendere/acchiappare

to choose chose chosen scegliere

to come came come venire

to cost cost cost costare

to creep crept crept strisciare

to cut cut cut tagliare

to deal dealt dealt trattare

to dig dug dug scavare

to dive dived, dove dived tuffarsi

to do did done fare

to draw drew drawn disegnare

to dream dreamed, dreamt dreamed, dreamt sognare

to drink drank drunk bere

to drive drove driven guidare (auto)

to eat ate eaten mangiare

to fall fell fallen cadere

to feed fed fed nutrire

to feel felt felt sentire/sentirsi

to fight fought fought combattere

to find found found trovare

to flee fled fled fuggire

to fly flew flown volare

to forbid forbade forbidden proibire

to forget forgot forgotten, forgot dimenticare

to forgive forgave forgiven perdonare

to freeze froze frozen gelare

to get got gotten, got ottenere/diventare

to give gave given dare

to go went gone andare

to grind ground ground tritare

to grow grew grown crescere/coltivare

to hang hung hung appendere

to have had had avere

to hear heard heard udire

to hide hid hidden nascondere

to hurt hurt hurt ferire

to keep kept kept tenere/conservare

to kneel knelt, kneeled knelt, kneeled inginocchiarsi

to know knew known conoscere/sapere

to lay laid laid deporre/posare

to lead led led condurre/guidare

to learn learnt, learned learnt, learned imparare

to leave left left partire

to lend lent lent prestare

to let let let lasciare/permettere

to lie lay lain giacere/trovarsi

to light lighted, lit lighted, lit accendere

to lose lost lost perdere

to make made made fare/costruire

to mean meant meant significare

to meet met met incontrare

to pay paid paid pagare

to put put put mettere

to quit quit quit smettere

to read read read leggere

to ride rode ridden cavalcare

to ring rang rung suonare/squillare

to rise rose risen sorgere/alzarsi

to run ran run correre

to say said said dire

to see saw seen vedere

to seek sought sought cercare

to sell sold sold vendere

to send sent sent mandare/spedire

to set set set porre

to shake shook shaken scuotere

to shed shed shed versare

to shine shone shone brillare/splendere

to shoot shot shot sparare

to show showed shown mostrare

to shrink shrank shrunk, shrunken restringersi

to sing sang sung cantare

to sink sank sunk affondare

to sit sat sat sedersi

to sleep slept slept dormire

to slide slid slid scivolare

to speak spoke spoken parlare

to spend spent spent spendere/trascorrere

to spread spread spread diffondere/stendere

to spring sprang sprung saltare

to stand stood stood stare in piedi

to steal stole stolen rubare

to stick stuck stuck attaccare/attaccarsi

to sting stung stung pungere

to stink stank stunk puzzare

to strike struck struck, striken colpire

to strive strove striven lottare

to swear swore sworn giurare

to sweep swept swept spazzare/scopare

to swim swam swum nuotare

to swing swung swung dondolare

to take took taken prendere/portare

to teach taught taught insegnare

to tear tore torn strappare

to tell told told dire/raccontare

to think thought thought pensare

to throw threw thrown gettare

to tread trod trodden calpestare

to understand understood understood comprendere

to wake woke woken svegliare/svegliarsi

to wear wore worn indossare/logorare

to win won won vincere

to wind wound wound avvolgere

to wring wrung wrung torcere

to write wrote written scrivere

La frase negativa e interrogativa del Simple Past si forma con l'ausiliare did seguito dalla forma base del verbo principale.

Soggetto Ausiliare Forma Base Esempio

FORMA INTERROGATIVA

Anche le interrogative vengono formate usando l'ausiliare did. Questa volta però, l'ausiliare viene posto davanti al soggetto.

Ausiliare Soggetto Forma Base Esempio

Did I work Did I work?

-Specchietto per la pronuncia di –ed nei verbi regolari All voiceless sounds take /t/

Voiceless sounds are made by pushing air through your mouth; no

sound comes from your throat.

Voiced sounds take /d/ Voiced sounds come from your throat. If you touch your neck when

you make a voiced sound, you can feel your voice box vibrate

“T”, and “D” sounds take /ed/ The sound /ed/ adds a whole syllable

to a word

Examples of voiceless sounds :

“K”, “P”, “S”, “Ch”, “Sh”, “F” “V”, “N”, “B” and all vowel sounds.Examples of voiced sounds: “L”, Example: Looked →look/t/ = onesyllable Needed →need/ed/ = two syllables EXAMPLES: looked → look/t/ clapped → clap/t/ EXAMPLES: smell → smell/d/ saved → save/d/ EXAMPLES: decided → decide/ed/ needed → need/ed/

Say the following words out loud and the put them in the correct columns according to the sound of the adjective or regular past 'ed': amazed asked boasted covered danced delighted drained laughed listened looked naked opened packed placed played pleased pointed reiterated screamed shouted stopped tripped wanted wasted /t/ /d/ /Id/

PAST SIMPLE TENSE

A.

Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple:

2. He _____________ (become) one of my friends when we ___________ (be) at school. 3. Patrick ______________ (begin) playing football when he ____________ (be) eight years old. 4. He _______________ (break) a leg last year when he ______________ (fall).

5. His mother _________________ (bring) him a present. She _____________ (buy) him a computer game. 6. He ________________ (can / not) believe it! It ______________ (cost) his mother a fortune!

7. Linda ________________ (catch) a bus for school last Tuesday, but she ____________ (arrive) late anyway.

8. William and Betty ________________ (go) shopping and _________________ (cut) some expenses when they __________________ (decide) to go to a low cost shop.

9. They ___________________ (come) home at 8 o’clock yesterday, but they ___________ (have) dinner two hours later. They __________ (eat) and ____________ (drink) before leaving again for the concert.

10. When I _____________ (swim) in the river last night, I almost _______________ (freeze)! 11. We _____________ (hear) some strange noises when we _____________ (get) there.

12. Susan _____________ (do) her homework after having tea. She _____________ (know) all the answers and she ___________________ (understand) all the exercises.

13. Last year I _____________ (go) to Paris on holiday. I ________________ (think) it __________ (be) the best holiday I’ve ever had! I ______________ (take) some photos and _______________ (send) them home by e-mail.

B. Rewrite the following sentences in the negative and interrogative forms: 1. Peter hid his marks from his dad.

Neg:__________________________________________________________________

Int:___________________________________________________________________

2. Tom drew a beautiful drawing.

Neg:__________________________________________________________________

Int:___________________________________________________________________

3. Yesterday she dreamt with her cat.

Int:___________________________________________________________________

4. Chris felt sick last morning.

Neg:__________________________________________________________________

Int:___________________________________________________________________

5. We found your keys two days ago.

Neg:__________________________________________________________________

Int:___________________________________________________________________

6. She flew to London last weekend.

Neg:__________________________________________________________________

Int:___________________________________________________________________

7. My parents forbade me to go camping.

Neg:__________________________________________________________________

Int:___________________________________________________________________

8. They forgot to clean the mess.

Neg:__________________________________________________________________

Int:___________________________________________________________________

9. Charles did a great job.

Neg:__________________________________________________________________

10. Rose was very late for school.

Neg:__________________________________________________________________

Int:___________________________________________________________________

11. Mary walked to school.

Neg:__________________________________________________________________

Int:___________________________________________________________________

12. The Smiths sold their house last year.

Neg:_______________________________________

___________________________________________

Int:________________________________________

C. Complete the table:

INFINITIVE PAST PAST PARTICIPLE TRANSLATION

Fight Get Learn Leave Lose Make Pay Put Read Ride Ring Run Say See Send Show Sing Sit Sleep Speak Spend Teach Tell Wake

Write

1) What nationality do you think Marilina is? Justify your answer. 2) Who do you think she went to London with?

3) What was the problem with the flight?

4) Where did they go immediately after arriving in London? 5) What comments does Marilina make about the hotel? 6) What was the weather like in London when they arrived?

7) What did the teacher do? There were 16 students; how much did she pay for the umbrellas? 8) Where did they go first and what did Marilina think about it?

9) What did Miss Belviso say about the Crown jewels? Do you think she was being serious? 10) What is special about the ravens at the Tower?

11) What did Marilina have for lunch and what did she think about it? 12) How did they get to Covent Garden?

13) What was everyone doing at Covent Garden? 14) Where did they have their evening meal 15) Who came out of the kitchen and why? 16) Did Marilina tell the cook the truth?

17) Do you agree with what Marilina told the cook? What would you do in that situation?

18) When did Marilina write this postcard and who did she write it to?

19) How many items can you name on the visual?

Read the postcard and answer the questions.

Hi Mum and Dad, January 14th ₂₀₁₆

I hope you are well. We arrived OK this morning but the flight was thirty minutes late. We went straight to the hotel and checked in. It is very nice, but it is noisy. We can hear a lot of traffic noise. The weather was bad. It was raining, but we didn’t care. Our teacher bought us all an umbrella! She got them from a market stall for £3 each! Our first visit was to the Tower of London. It is awesome! We saw the beefeaters and the ravens which never leave the Tower. Inside, we saw the Crown Jewels. Signora Belviso said she would like some of the Queen’s diamonds! We sat down at a street café for lunch and I had pizza. It was as nice as the pizza back home! Later, we took the tube and travelled to Covent Garden. There were lots of people there and they were all looking at the lovely market stalls.

Later, we came back here to the hotel and we had dinner. They gave us roast beef and Yorkshire pudding. The cook came out of the kitchen to talk to us. She said that her Yorkshire pudding was the best in the whole of the UK. I told her I thought it was really delicious, but I didn’t really like it! Much more tomorrow! Bedtime for me now,

I) Read the text carefully

2) Right or wrong ? Justify your answers by quoting the text

(quote= citer)

I) Read the text carefully

2) Right or wrong ? Justify your answers by quoting the text

(quote= citer)

PREPOSIZIONI DI BASE

Nelle seguenti tabelle viene mostrato come usare le preposizioni on, in, e at in contesti diversi.

1.

Preposizione Sostantivo Esempio

in car, truck I went to Oxford in my car. = Sono andato a Oxford in _auto.

on bus, train, ship, plane, bicycle, foot, horseback

I went downtown on the bus. = Sono andato in centro città con l'autobus.

We travelled to Cambridge on the train. = Siamo andati a Cambridge in treno.

2.

Preposizione Sostantivo Esempio

in Periodi di tempoMesi, Anni

She arrived in February. = E' arrivata a febbraio.

I was born in 1978. = Sono nato nel 1978. I'll be home in three days. = Sarò a casa tra tre giorni.

at Orari del giorno, Età, Weekend

I'll call you at 7.30. = Ti chiamo alle 7.30

I left my hometown at 25. = Ho lasciato la mia città natale a 25 anni.

He left at the weekend. = E' partito nel fine settimana.

3.

Preposizione Sostantivo Esempio

on

phone TV/television

radio Internet

I spoke to him on the phone yesterday. = Gli ho parlato al telefono ieri.

I watched a nice programme on tv yesterday evening. = Ho visto un bel programma in tv ieri sera.

Have you heard the news on the radio? = Hai sentito la notizia alla radio?

I surf on the Internet every day. = Navigo in Internet ogni giorno.

ALTRE PREPOSIZIONI

Preposizioni di TEMPO Esempio

by (entro, per) I'll be back by 10. = Sarò di ritorno per le 10.

since (da) - momento preciso I have lived in London since 2001. = Vivo a Londra dal 2001.

for (da) - lasso di tempo I have been waiting for her for two hours! = La aspetto da due ore! from .. to (da .. a) Lessons are from 9 to 12. = Le lezioni sono dalle 9 alle 12.

till - until (fino a) You can park your car here until 5. = Puoi parcheggiare l'auto fino alle 5.

Preposizioni Uso Esempio

about (circa, di,

riguardo) complemento d'argomento Tell me about your trip. = Raccontami del tuo viaggio. by (con / da) complemento di mezzo

complemento d'agente

I go to work by bus. = Vado al lavoro in autobus. "Imagine" was written by John Lennon. = "Imagine" è stata scritta da John Lennon.

from (da) complemento di _provenienza Where are you from? = Da dove vieni? of (di) complemento di _{specificazione} This is the picture of our new house. =_{Questa è la foto della nostra nuova casa.}

with (con) complemento di compagnia I'm going out with my friends. = Esco con gli amici.

PREPOSIZIONI DI LUOGO

Le preposizioni di luogo sono usate quando si descrive il luogo di un oggetto (persona, animale o cosa) relativo ad un altro oggetto.

Le preposizioni di luogo si possono dividere tra quelle di STATO IN LUOGO e quelle di MOTO A/DA LUOGO.

PREPOSIZIONI DI STATO IN LUOGO Tra le più importanti preposizioni di stato in luogo ci sono AT e IN:

Uso Esempio

AT

con riferimento ad un luogo preciso George is at the door. = George è alla porta.

con gli indirizzi completi di numero civico George lives at 35, King's Road. = George vive al 35 di King's Road.

con riferimento alla funzione specifica di un

luogo e non allo spazio George is at school. = George è a scuola.

IN

con riferimento ad un luogo chiuso o circoscritto George is in the kitchen. = George è in cucina. con gli indirizzi (vie, piazze) senza numero

civico

George lives in King's Road. = George vive in King's Road. con città, regioni, nazioni, continenti, catene

montuose, arcipelaghi e grandi isole George lives in London in England. = George vive a Londra in Inghilterra.

Questa tabella illustra altre importanti e comuni preposizioni di stato in luogo:

Preposizioni Esempio

on

(su/sopra, con contatto) The book is on the desk. = Il libro è sulla scrivania. over

(più di/su/sopra/al di sopra, senza contatto)

The plane is flying over the city. = L'aereo sta sorvolando la città.

above*

(sopra/al di sopra/più in alto di)

There is a spider hanging above your head! = C'è un ragno che pende sulla tua testa!

under

(sotto) The cat is under the sofa. = Il gatto è sotto il divano. around There aren't any chairs around the table. = Non ci sono (intorno a) sedie attorno al tavolo.

near

(vicino/vicino a) The chair is near the table. = La sedia è vicina al tavolo. next to, beside, by

(affianco/accanto a) The supermarket is next to the bank. = Il supermercato è accanto alla banca. behind

(dietro a/di)

The car park is behind the school. = Il posteggio auto si trova dietro la scuola. in front of

(davanti a/di fronte a) The school is in front of the car park. = La scuola si trova davanti al posteggio auto. opposite (dirimpetto/faccia

a faccia/dall'altra parte) The newsagent's is opposite the baker's. = L'edicola è dirimpetto il fornaio.

across

(dall'altra parte di) The butcher's is just across the road. = Il macellaio è proprio dall'altra partedella strada. in the middle of

(nel centro di/nel mezzo di) The carpet is in the middle of the room. = Il tappeto è al centro della stanza. between

(tra/fra 2)

The church is between the underground station and the hospital.= La chiesa è tra la stazione della metro e l'ospedale.

among

(tra/fra molti-più di 2) My jacket is among those ones. = La mia giacca è tra quelle.

*above si usa, a differenza di over, anche quando una cosa non è direttamente sopra un'altra, sopra lo stesso asse verticale

Es: Their house is above the lake. = La loro casa si trova in alto sul lago.

Inoltre above si usa in espressioni riguardanti le temperature, l'altezza sul livello del mare, e con average (above average = al di sopra della media)

Es: Today's temperature is above zero. = La temperatura di oggi è sopra lo zero

Ecco un esempio di descrizione di una stanza usando frasi con preposizioni di stato in luogo:

In this bedroom there are two beds; between the two beds is a bedside-table and there is a lamp on it; in the middle of the room is a carpet; there is a poster above one of the beds and there is a wardrobe next to the poster; the wardrobe is also near the window; under the window is a desk and near the desk is a chair; the chair and the desk are opposite il bedside-table.

PREPOSIZIONI DI MOTO A/DA LUOGO

Preposizioni Esempio

across

(attraverso/per, uno spazio aperto con una visione completa)

They went across the desert. = Attraversarono il deserto.

through (attraverso/per, uno spazio chiuso, tridimensionale, con una visione non completa)

They went through the tunnel. = Attraversarono la galleria.

from

(da) He comes from London. = Viene da Londra. to

(a/in) We're going to the theatre. = Andiamo al teatro. out of

(fuori da) They're coming out of the cinema. = Stanno uscendo dal cinema. into

(in/dentro-luogo chiuso) She is going into the bank. = Sta entrando in banca. LOOK AT THE PICTURE AND COMPLETE

THE SENTENCES USING IN, ON

UNDER, BEHIND, NEXT TO, BETWEEN, OPPOSITE.

1- THE CAT IS ...THE CHAIR AND THE SMALL TABLE.

2-THE PENCILS ARE... GLASS 3- THE SCHOOL BAG IS ...THE TABLE

4- THE CHAIR IS ...THE BED 5- THE TRAINERS ARE...THE BED AND THE TABLE.

6- THE BOOK IS ...THE TABLE. 7- THE RUG IS ...THE FLOOR. 8- THE DOG IS ...THE DOOR. 9- THE PICTURE IS ...THE WINDOW.

10- THE SMALL TABLE IS ...THE BED. 11- THE BIG TABLE IS ...THE CHAIR.

ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS 1- WHERE ARE THE TRAINERS? 2. IS THE DOG ON THE BED?

3- ARE THERE THREE BOOKS ON THE TABLE? 4- IS THERE A SCHOOL BAG UNDER THE TABLE? 5- WHERE IS THE BEDSIDETABLE?

6- IS THE RUG UNDER THE BED? 7-WHERE IS THE CAT?

8-HOW MANY BEDS ARE THERE IN THE BEDROOM?

LOOK AT THE PICTURE AND WRITE TRUE (T) OR FALSE (F) 1-THE BOOKS ARE UNDER THE TABLE

2-THERE IS A LAMP ON THE SMALL TABLE 3-THERE IS A RUG UNDER THE BED

4-THE TRAINERS ARE UNDER THE WINDOW 5-THERE ARE TWO TABLES IN THE BEDROOM 6-THERE IS A WINDOW NEXT TO THE DOOR 7 THERE IS A DOG BEHINDTHE DOOR 8-THE CAT IS IN FRONT OF THE BED

9-THERE IS A PICTURE BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE WINDOW 10-THE SCHOOL BAG ISN’T ON THE BED

Forming the Past Continuous Tense

To form the verb in the Past Continuous Tense you need the correct form of ‘to be’ (was or were) and the –ing (Gerund) form of the verb.

I He She Itwasreading a book.

watching TV. going to the cinema.

playing basketball. raining.You

We Theywere

Spelling rules

Mostly the verb gets an –ing in the Present Continuous Tense. E.g.: starting, playing, looking, skiing …

If the verb is monosyllabic, it

ends with a vowel + consonant, and the vowel is short (pronunciation) then the consonant at the end of the verb doubles. E.g.: run  running

If the verb ends with –l, it

doubles. E.g.: travel  travelling

If the verb is multisyllabic, and 2nd _{point holds true of the}

last syllable then the consonant at the end of the verb doubles. E.g.: permit, admit

If the verb ends with a mute –

e, you have to leave it out.

E.g.: make  making

There are verbs ending with – ie, like ‘lie’. In the Gerund form the ‘ie’ changes into ‘y”.

e.g.: lie  lying

Other verbs: die, outlie, tie, untie, …etc.

Exceptions

There are some verbs that we don’t use in the past continuous tense. (Because they aren’t action verbs.)

e.g.: like, love, hate, smell, seem, believe, understand, realise, belong, know, want, need, depend, suppose …

Task 3 - Write the correct forms (Past Continuous) of the verbs on the lines from this list.

to cookto singto drinkto washto hideto watchto plantto waterto playto write

1) When I saw him he ___________________________ some milk. 2) You ___________________________ football when you broke

your leg.

3) Steve ___________________________ TV when the lights went out.

4) We ___________________________ when the guests arrived. 5) Mum ___________________________ up when someone

knocked at the door.

6) Nelly ___________________________ songs on the concert. 7) John and Jim ___________________________ behind a tree

when they were playing hide-and-seek.

8) I ___________________________ the flowers when you came in.

9) You ___________________________ a test at 10 am yesterday. 10) They ___________________________ some seedlings

yesterday afternoon.

Task 1 - Form the Gerund form of the following verbs.

1) get  ___________________ 2) open  __________________ 3) take  __________________ 4) travel  _________________ 5) do  ____________________6) lie  ____________________ 7) run  ___________________ 8) make  __________________ 9) cut  ___________________ 10) eat  ___________________

Task 2 - Fill in the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the Past Continuous Tense.

1) They ___________________________ in the lake yesterday afternoon. (swim)

2) He ___________________________ on the coach. (sleep) 3) I ___________________________ a book. (read)

4) We ___________________________ breakfast at 7 am yesterday. (have)

5) Sarah ___________________________ the fence. (paint) 6) The kids ___________________________ the picture. (colour) 7) You ___________________________ about the accident. (talk) 8) The dog ___________________________ all last night. (bark) 9) We ___________________________ to the radio yesterday

morning. (listen)

10) Pete ___________________________ his car last weekend. (wash)

Task 4 – Rewrite the sentences into Past Continuous and use the given phrases. e.g.: The boys are fighting in the schoolyard. (at 3

pm yesterday)

 The boys were fighting in the schoolyard at 3 pm yesterday.

1) They climbed the mountain. (when he fell off) ______________________________________ ______________________________________ 2) My dad’s waiting for me. (at 4 pm yesterday) ______________________________________ ______________________________________ 3) You have a shower every day. (when the telephone rang)

______________________________________ ______________________________________ 4) I’ll go home. (when I had a puncture)

______________________________________ ______________________________________ 5) The kids played in the sands. (yesterday)

______________________________________ ______________________________________ 6) You’ve put on some warm clothes. (when I came in)

______________________________________ ______________________________________ 7) Tom rides a bike on Mondays. (when I saw him) ______________________________________ ______________________________________ 8) They’re cleaning the windows now. (when it started to rain)

______________________________________ ______________________________________ 9) He will take notes. (from 2 to 4 yesterday) ______________________________________ ______________________________________ 10) Mum’s ironed the laundry. (yesterday afternoon)

______________________________________ ______________________________________ 11) The students studied Maths two days ago. (yesterday)

______________________________________ ______________________________________ 12) I am staying with my friend this week. (last week)

______________________________________ ______________________________________

Task 5 – Write sentences using the given words and the verbs in Past Continuous.

e.g.: I * write * a letter * while * you * read.  I was writing a letter while you were reading.

1) Mum * vacuum-clean * while * dad * wash * the car.

_______________________________________ _______________________________________ 2) The kids * draw * pictures * while * the parents * do * the gardening.

_______________________________________ _______________________________________ 3) Eve and Dora * skip * the rope * while * the others * play * hide-and-seek.

_______________________________________ _______________________________________ 4) Marge * lie * in the sun * while * Dave * swim * in the sea.

_______________________________________ _______________________________________ 5) John * build * a sandcastle * while * his mum * solve * crossword puzzles.

_______________________________________ _______________________________________ 6) Sally * colour * some pictures * while * her sister * paint * a tree.

_______________________________________ _______________________________________ 7) I * eat * some biscuits * while * I * wait * for you.

_______________________________________ _______________________________________ 8) The dog * sleep * under the bed * while * Sue * bake * a cake.

_______________________________________ _______________________________________ 9) It * get * dark * while * I * talk * on the phone. _______________________________________ _____________________________________ 10) Tim * play * the piano * while * his parents * listen * to it.

_______________________________________ _______________________________________ 11) Mandy * tidy * the room * while * mum * wash * the clothes.

_______________________________________ _______________________________________ 12) We * do * the homework * while * dad * watch * a football match.

_______________________________________ _______________________________________

PAST CONTINUOUS OR PAST SIMPLE

form of the verbs in brackets.

1 The plane ____________________(fly) to Paris when it crashed.

2 The students _________________(wait) for the bus when it started to rain.

3 We __________________(cross) the street when the traffic lights turned red.

4 The children ____________________(play) games when their mother called them.

5 Sue __________________(wash) the dishes when the phone rang.

6 My father ___________________(cook) lunch when I got home.

7 Mary ____________________(slice) the bread when she cut her hand.

8 My brother _________________(jump) on the bed when my mum walked in.

Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or past continuous. 1 When the teacher ___________________(come) into the room, two boys

____________(play) football.

2 Peter __________________(turn on) the TV, but nothing _________________(happen). 3 When Helen ________________(walk) to school, she ______________(see) the old man again.

4 While we _________________(run) in the park, Mary __________________(fall over). 5 At 7.00 Tony _______________(get) out of bed, and __________________(go) into the bathroom.

6 While Kate __________________(drink) some milk, she _______________(drop) the glass. 7 While I _________________(listen) to music, I _______________(hear) the doorbell. 8 I _________________(break) my pen while I _______________(do) my homework.

Choose the correct words in each sentence.

1 Jim was breaking / broke his leg when he was playing golf.

2 When I arrived, I was going / went into the kitchen.

3 I was seeing / saw an old friend while I was waiting for the bus.

4 While I had / was having a bath, the phone rang.

5 Anna was meeting / met Judy while she was doing some shopping.

6 While Joe was cooking / cooked lunch, Clare arrived.

7 Someone was taking / took Peter’s bag while he was making a phone call. 8 While Maria was walking home, she was loosing / lost her money.

Next time you’re in a public place, take a look around you, and count how many people are

using their phones. I can tell you now that it is probably more than half, whether you’re on public

transport, in a café or simply walking down the street.

I’m not saying that I am not an example of this, but it always amazes me how people can

spend so much time on their phones without actually talking to anyone in particular. With the

constant upgrade of technology we can now do practically anything on a device which can fit in the

palm of our hands. But has it gone too far? Do we spend too much time on our mobiles and not

enough time talking to people ‘in real life’?

For example, I recently visited London and travelled on the tube while I was there. Apart

from the people asleep, almost everybody else was on their phones, and because of the nature of the

tube, it is difficult not to see exactly what they are all doing. Of course, being underground it is

difficult to get any signal, which rules out texting or using the internet, but there is still plenty you

can use your phones for. People were playing games, reading articles and listening to music, and I

am sure that as soon as they emerged from the train station they would start texting or calling or

checking their emails. There is a constant connection to everyone in the world, as long as you have a

mobile phone in your hand.

Recently, my smart phone broke and had to be sent off to the warehouse for repair for a

week or so. In the meantime I had to use a really old, basic phone just to keep me in touch with my

family and friends. All I could do on this phone was send text messages, make calls and play one

game. And I loved it. I loved being free from the internet, and I really didn’t mind not having

constant updates about what my friends were doing or what the latest celebrity story was. It was

quite refreshing and it allowed me to spend more time taking in my surroundings – I could enjoy

my time in London more, for example, and I could watch the people around me and really see what

was going on.

However, I knew that as soon as I got my smart phone back I would be one of those people

once again, obsessed with finding out what everyone is doing and wasting my time playing games

or checking social network sites. Perhaps I should just go back to using the basic phone and forget I

ever got my smart phone back.

Article By,

Bethan Morgan

Friday, 14 June, 2013 - 18:54

Vocabulary:

No. Words

Meanings

1.

amazes

2.

particular

3.

emerged

4.

keep in touch

5.

refreshing

6.

obsessed

Reading Comprehension:

1. What did the writer notice while travelling in the tube to London?

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

2. What is the difference between a basic phone and a smart phone?

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

3. What is the disadvantage of using smart phone?

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

4. How did the writer spend his time at London without his smart phone?

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

5. Are you one of those people who is constantly on their phone? Do you think mobile

phones are taking over our lives?

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

CHOSE THE RIGHT ANSWER

PRACTICE ONE: MAKING AN APPOINTMENT. RECEPCIONIST: Thank you for calling Maple Dental Clinic. Sylivia

a) speaking, b) speaks c) calls How can I help you?

PETER: Hi Sylivia! a) This be b) It´s c) I am Peter Jennings calling, How are you today? RECEPCIONIST: I´m fine Mr. Jennings, how are you?

PETER: Well, actually, I have a bit of a sore tooth. I was hoping Dr. Morris would have some time to see me this week.

RECEPCIONIST: I´m a) afraid b) scared c) worried he´s booked this week. I can put you in for 2pm next Tuesday. How does that sound?

PETER: That would be great.

RECEPCIONIST: I´ll give you the address of our new office. PETER: Oh, that´s right, you moved.

RECEPCIONIST: Yes, we moved downtown. Do you have a a) pen handy b) the handy pen c) the available pen?

PETER: Could you hold on a a) buzz b) moment c) time please ?...OK, Sylvia, go ahead. RECEPCIONIST: OK, we are at 723 Baltic Avenue. Suit 004.

PETER: a) If you could , b) Please, can you, c) Would you mind spelling that for me?

RECEPTCIONIST: Sure, that´s seven-twenty-three Baltic- B a) for Bear, b) asif Brave, c) as in Bravo, A-as in Alpha, L as in Lima, T-as in Tango, I as in India, and C- as in Charlie. And it´s suit zero, zero, four.

PETER: OK, great, see you on Tuesday then.

RECEPCIONIST: OK, a) Great for, b) Pleased to, c) Thanks for calling. PETER: Thanks, bye.

PRACTICE TWO: TAKING A MESSAGE LESLIE: a) Hello? b) Hi? c) Yes?

CAMERON: Hi! Is this Leslie?

LESLIE: Yes, a) who are you?, b) who´s this?, c) and you?

CAMERON: It´s Cameron here. Is Maria a) inside, b) in, c) where ?

LESLIE: No, she just a) came, b) gone, c) stepped out for a moment. Can I take a message?

CAMERON: Yes thanks, a) could you, b) would you mind, c) can you be ask her to meet me at Capitol 4 movie theatre at 7pm tonight?

LESLIE: Sure, just let me write that down. Oh, Cameron, could you a) hold off,b) hold on, c) hold for a second? I have to take another call.

CAMERON: No problem.

LESLIE: Hi, sorry about that. Now could you please a) say again, b) repeat, c)review that information? CAMERON: Sure, it´s the Capitol 4 theatre at 7 o´clock.

LESLIE: OK, I´ve got it. Is there anything else? CAMERON: No, that´s great.

LESLIE: Okay. Oh-UH, there´s my other line again. I´d better a) call, b) run, c)hang on.

CAMERON: Okay, thanks again. Bye for now LESLIE: a) bye bye, b) see you, c) see you again