1. Dott.ssa Loi Alessandra

2. Revision of unit 3 and unit 4 Loi A. 2016-2017
GRAMMAR - Correct or wrong?
Look at the sentences and decide if they correct or wrong.
In the morning I run for a hour and a half.
How long your break is at uni?
I relax at weekends.
Tom and Jerry wives are very nice.
My husband surfes the net everyday
She enjoys run in the park.
How many people you know?
I don’t like mice. I prefer geese.
I have a lot of baggages!
Can you please give me a piece of advice?

3. SIMPLE PRESENT
WHY DO WE USE THE PRESENT SIMPLE? The Present Simple is used to express: 1. Habitual actions: I get up at 7.30 (HABIT) 2. A fact which is always true: Vegetarians don’t eat meat. 3. A fact which is true for a long time: I live in Cagliari, Tom works in a bank (STATE)

4. Structure SVO – I love pizza! SAnVO – I don’t like pizza!
ASVO? – Do you like veggies?
She drives to work – She doesn’t drive to work.
He goes to the gym – He doesn’t go to the gym.
I have a brother – I don’t have OR
I haven’t got a brother
YES – I haven’t got any scissors (possession)

5. Therefore, positive and negative forms:
The Present Simple
Therefore, positive and negative forms:
I / You / We / They live near here.
I / You / We / They don’t live near here.
He/ She / It lives near here.
He/ She / It doesn’t live near here.

6. The Present Simple Questions/ Interrogative Form:
Where do I/ you/ we /they live?
Where does she/ he /it live?
Short answers:
Do you like John? Yes, I do.
Does she speak French? No, she doesn’t.

7. The Present Simple Contractions: the verb do is normally contracted
in the negative and negative interrogative:
E.g. I don’t work, he doesn’t work, don’t I work?, doesn’t he work?

8. The Present Simple EXCEPTIONS (Spelling):
1.Verbs ending in ss, ch,sh x and o add es, instead of s alone, to form the third person singular:
I kiss, He kisses I watch,he watches I go,She goes I finish, he finishes
2. When y follows a consonant we change the y into i and add es: I copy, he copies
But verbs ending in y following a vowel obey the general rule: I say, he says

9. Practising questions and answers
What/name? Name
How old/? Age
Work/study? Occupation
Where/live? Town
/have a car? Yes – No
What languages/speak? Languages
What music/like? Music
What food/like? Food
What sports/play? Play

11. Exercises p. 129 n.
3 A a, b;
3 B a, b;
3 C a, b.

12. Telling the time: what time is it?
It’s + time: it’s half past seven (BrE) v. it’s seven thirty (AmE) (7.30)
Also: What’s the time?
At is used to introduce when: I get up at 7 o’clock
It’s five past nine (9.05), it’s twenty-five to ten (9.35)

13. What time is it?
READING COMPREHENSION p. 30

14. Prepositions of time IN AT
In + part of the day (in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening)
In + year (in 1983)
In + month (in September)
In + seasons (in the winter)
At + night, at + midnight, at + midday
At + lunchtime
At + the weekend
At + hour (at 3 o’clock)
At + holiday (at Christmas, at Easter, at new Year) ON /
On + date (on July 17th, on March 13th 1972)
On + week day (on Monday)
On + week day + part of the day (on Tuesday morning)
On + my birthday
On + Christmas Day, on + Easter Day
Next
Last
Tomorrow
Today

15. Prepositions of place

16. Adverbs of frequency HOW OFTEN … ?
SAfVO: Subject + Adverb of frequency + Verb except for the verb to be. In this case, the adverb goes after to be
E.g., Jane always plays tennis on Saturdays; they are sometimes boring
How often do you go to the gym? I normally go twice a week.

17. Adverbs of frequency
Never/hardly ever – the verb goes in the affirmative form: e.g., She never watches TV, He hardly ever goes swimming
Adverbs of frequency: always, usually, never, hardly ever, sometimes, often, normally
I usually play volleyball on Mondays and Thursdays

18. More activities

19. More activities

20. More activities INSERT THE ACTIVITIES IN THE CORRECT COLUMN