Grammar zone Ordine degli aggettivi - Preposizioni di tempo

Gli aggettivi rimangono sempre uguali al singolare e al plurale (a young boy, two young boys).Gli aggettivi precedono sempre il nome a cui si riferiscono (She’s got new jeans).Nella descrizione degli oggetti si indica prima la dimensione, l’età e poi il colore (It’s a big, old, red car).Nella descrizione delle persone si segue questo ordine: grandezza, corporatura, età: She is a tall, thin, young girl.

Le preposizioni di tempo on, at e in si usano così: • on si usa davanti ai giorni della

settimana (on Monday, on Wednesday);si usa anche davanti a holiday(on holiday).

• at si usa davanti alle ore (at 5 o’clock,at midnight, at midday) e davantia night (at night).

• in si usa davanti alle parti del giornotranne night (in the morning, in theafternoon, in the evening), davanti aimesi e alle stagioni (in April, in winter).1 Riordina le parole e riscrivi le frasi.

2 Completa.

3 Completa.1 I’ve / eyes / green / got

2 tall / and / He's / fat

3 She’s / hair / short / got / curly

4 They’ve / grey / got / jeans / old

She’s , and .

He’s , and .

1 I have music lessons Fridays.

3 My birthday is January.

2 She has breakfast 7.30.

4 I play with my friends the afternoon.

I’ve got green eyes.

on

They haven’t got green eyes.1 They have got green eyes.

2 He has got a dog.

3 You have got straight hair.

4 I have got spiky hair.

5 She has got a fringe.

1 Riscrivi in forma negativa contratta.

1 she / ponytail

2 you / cat

3 he / curly hair

4 they / a dog

5 you / freckles

Has she got a ponytail?

3 Scrivi le domande.

Grammar zone Verbo avere (have got)

Forma affermativa

Forma negativa

Forma interrogativa

Risposta breve affermativa

Risposta breve negativa

I have gotI’ve got

I have not gotI haven’t got

Have I got…? Yes, I have. No, I haven’t.

You have got You’ve got

You have not gotYou haven’t got

Have you got…? Yes, you have. No, you haven’t.

You have got You’ve got

You have not gotYou haven’t got

Have you got…? Yes, you have. No, you haven’t.

He/She/It has got He’s/She’s/It’s got

He/She/It has not gotHe/She/It hasn’t got

Has he/she/it got…?

Yes, he/she/it has. No, he/she/it hasn’t.

We have gotWe’ve got

We have not gotWe haven’t got

Have we got…? Yes, we have. No, we haven’t.

They have gotThey’ve got

They have not gotThey haven’t got

Have they got…? Yes, they have. No, they haven’t.

1 She curly hair.2 He straight hair.3 she freckles?4 You a ponytail.5 you glasses?6 She blue eyes.

has got2 Completa. Usa have got o has got.• La forma estesa (I have) si usa

soprattutto nella lingua scritta formale.• La forma contratta (I’ve got) si usa

nella lingua sia scritta sia parlata.• Nella forma negativa, la negazione not

va tra il verbo have e got.• Nella forma interrogativa il soggetto va

tra il verbo have e got.

1 am / tall / I

2 old / you / are / How / ?

3 You / old / aren’t

4 is / honest / My / best friend

5 ten / She / is

6 generous / They / are

I am tall.

1 I clever.2 You kind.3 He generous.4 We cool.5 They funny.

’m

1 Completa con la forma affermativa contratta.

1 you / tall 2 I / clever 3 they / young 4 he / thin 5 she / old 6 it / short

1 I short.2 You sad.3 She my sister.4 He my cousin.5 We old.6 They scared.

Are you tall?

’m not

3 Scrivi le domande.

4 Completa con la forma negativa.2 Riordina le parole e riscrivi le frasi.

Verbo essere (to be) Grammar zone

Forma affermativa

Forma negativa

Forma interrogativa

Risposta breve affermativa

Risposta breve negativa

I am I’m

I am not I’m not

Am I…? Yes, I am. No, I’m not.

You are You’re

You are not You aren’t

Are you…? Yes, you are. No, you aren’t.

You are You’re

You are not You aren’t

Are you…? Yes, you are. No, you aren’t.

He/She/It is He’s/She’s/It’s

He/She/It is notHe/She/It isn’t

Is he/she/it...? Yes, he/she/it is. No, he/she/it isn’t.

We areWe’re

We are notWe aren’t

Are we...? Yes, we are. No, we aren’t.

They are They’re

They are notThey aren’t

Are they…? Yes, they are. No, they aren’t.

Grammar zone Presente semplice (present simple)

• Si usa per azioni abituali.• Nella forma affermativa si aggiunge -s

al verbo alla 3a persona singolare.• Nella forma interrogativa si usa do

prima del soggetto, does alla 3a

persona singolare.• Nella forma negativa si usano do not

(forma estesa) e don’t (forma contratta),does not (forma estesa) e doesn’t (formacontratta) alla 3a persona singolare.

• Il verbo have può essere usato comequalunque altro verbo al presentesemplice. In questo caso non si usa got.

I like I don’t like Do I like…? Yes, I do. No, I don’t.You like You don’t like Do you like…? Yes, you do. No, you don’t.

You like You don’t like Do you like…? Yes, you do. No, you don’t.

He/She/It likes He/She/It doesn’t like

Does he/she/it like...?

Yes, he/she/it does.

No, he/she/it doesn’t.

We like We don’t like Do we like…? Yes, we do. No, we don’t.

They like They don’t like Do they like…? Yes, they do. No, they don’t.

Forma affermativa

Forma negativa

Forma interrogativa

Risposta breve affermativa

Risposta breve negativa

1 He like / likes milk.2 She like / likes hamburgers.3 Do / Does you like my ponytail?4 Do / Does he like music?5 I don’t / doesn’t like tomatoes.

1 We at 7:30.

2 He at 7:15.3 I milk for breakfast.4 She lunch at 12:45.5 They to bed at 9:30.6 He to bed at 9:00.

1 Cerchia la forma corretta.

2 Completa con la forma affermativa. Usa get up / gets up, go / goes, have / has.

get up

We have dinner at seven.1 have / We / at / dinner / seven

2 pasta / have / Do / you / for / lunch / ?

3 like / Does / she / hot dogs / ?

4 milk / for / breakfast / I / don’t / have

5 doesn’t / She / lunch / have / at / school

3 Riordina le parole e riscrivi le frasi.

1 Does he like singing? Yes, . 2 Do you like cycling? Yes, .3 Do you like skating? No, .4 Does he like reading? No, .5 Do you like writing? Yes, .

he does4 Scrivi le risposte.

There is / There are Grammar zone

• There is significa c’è (There is a library).• There are significa ci sono (There are

two restaurants).• Nella forma negativa not segue il verbo

essere (There is not = isn’t a toy shop).• Nella forma interrogativa il verbo

essere precede there (Is there aclothes shop?).

• Le risposte brevi si formano con Yesoppure No seguito da there e dal verboessere affermativo o negativo.

There isThere are

There isn’tThere aren’t

Is there...?Are there...?

Yes, there is.Yes, there are.

No, there isn’t.No, there aren’t.

Forma affermativa

Forma negativa

Forma interrogativa

Risposta breve affermativa

Risposta breve negativa

1 Completa.

2 Guarda l’immagine, completa le domande e rispondi.

1 two shirts on the bed.

3

five books on the desk.

2

a toy shop next to the restaurant.

4

a mouse in the library.

There are 1 three cars?

2 two dolls?

3 a scooter?

4 three drums?

5 two balls?

Are there

Grammar zone Can

• Si usa can per esprimere ciò che si sae non si sa fare.

• Can non aggiunge la -s alla terzapersona: è uguale per tutte le persone.

• Can è seguito dalla forma base delverbo senza il to.

• La forma negativa è can’t.• Nella forma interrogativa can precede

sempre il soggetto.• Le risposte brevi si formano con

Yes oppure No seguito dal pronome personale e da can / can’t.

I can. I can’t. Can I…? Yes, I can. No, I can’t.You can. You can’t. Can you…? Yes, you can. No, you can’t.

You can. You can’t. Can you…? Yes, you can. No, you can’t.

He/She/It can. He/She/It can’t. Can he/she/it…? Yes, he/she/it can. No, he/she/it can’t.We can. We can’t. Can we…? Yes, we can. No, we can’t.

They can. They can’t. Can they…? Yes, they can. No, they can’t.

Forma affermativa

Forma negativa

Forma interrogativa

Risposta breve affermativa

Risposta breve negativa

Can you ride a horse?

They can swim.

1 ride / a / horse / you / Can

2 Can / the / piano / you / play

3 you / swim / Can

4 do / judo / Can / he

5 Can / play / volleyball / she

6 they / Can / ride / horse / a

1 They can’t swim.

2 I can’t play the guitar.

3 You can’t play football.

4 We can’t sing.

5 They can’t dance.

2 Riordina le parole e scrivi le domande.

3 Riscrivi in forma affermativa.

1 Completa.

1 I play the guitar.

2 He play basketball.

3 She sing. 4 They dance.

can

Presente progressivo (present continuous) Grammar zone

Forma affermativa

Forma negativa

Forma interrogativa

Risposta breve affermativa

Risposta breve negativa

I’m playing I’m not playing Am I playing? Yes, I am. No, I’m not.

You’re playing You aren’t playing Are you playing? Yes, you are. No, you aren’t.

You’re playing You aren’t playing Are you playing? Yes, you are. No, you aren’t.

He/She/It’s playing He/She/It isn’t playing

Is he/she/it playing?

Yes, he/she/it is. No, he/she/it isn’t.

We’re playing We aren’t playing Are we playing? Yes, we are. No, we aren’t.

They’re playing They aren’t playing Are they playing? Yes, they are. No, they aren’t.

1 He’s eating a kebab.He isn’t eating a kebab.

1 He laughing.2 I eating pizza.3 You singing a new song.4 They playing football.5 We writing an email.

’s1 Completa.

2 Riscrivi in forma negativa.

2 She’s riding her new bike.

3 I’m drinking orange juice.

4 They’re eating a chocolate cake.

5 We’re playing cards.

1 Yes, I’m drinking cola.

2No, we aren’t eating pizza.

3Yes, she’s laughing.

4Yes, he’s playing the drums.

5No, they aren’t reading a book.

Are you drinking cola?

3 Scrivi le domande.

• Si usa per indicare un’azioneche si sta svolgendo.

• È formato dal verbo essere seguitodalla forma base del verbo + -ing(They are playing, she is singing).

• Se il verbo termina con e si toglie la ee si aggiunge -ing: (dance dancing)

• Alcuni verbi raddoppiano l’ultimaconsonante prima di aggiungere -ing:(swim swimming, run running)

1 Collega ogni domanda alla risposta corretta.

Le WH-questions si usano per chiedere un’informazione precisa e iniziano sempre con una delle seguenti parole:What (Che cosa…? / Quale…?) Who (Chi…?)Where (Dove…?)When (Quando…?) Why (Perché?)

Grammar zone WH-questions

1 When is the party?2 Where is the party?3 What time is the party?4 Who is Alex?5 Why are you happy?

a Because I love parties.b He’s Sylvia’s brother.c It’s tomorrow.d At Sylvia’s house.e At four o’clock.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. c

1 ’s your favourite food? 2 ’s your best friend?3 is my school bag?4 are you sad?5 is your birthday?

What2 Completa.

It’s on Friday.1 When is the party?

2 What time does it start?At .

3 Where is the party? Martina’s .

3 Osserva l’invito e rispondi.

Day: on FridayTime: 6:30Place: at my house15, Station Road

Come to my

birthdayparty!