1. Hi! We are a group of students of University of Macerata. We are attending the third year of "Scienze della formazione primaria" because we would like to become teachers!! Our group is composed by four people: Alessandra, Camilla, Chiara and Elisa.

2. Hi, I’m Camilla! I come from Chiaravalle but now I live in Macerata. I’m creative, careful, shy and I adore working with children. Hi, I’m Chiara! I live in Petriolo and I like playing the flute. I’m joyful, available, anxious before the exams and I love eating only sweets. Finally I'm Elisa, I come from Monte San Vito and, like Camilla, now I stay in Macerata. I'm friendly, sweet, agitated and i love playing all sports but also eating "lasagne"! Hi, I’m Alessandra! I live in Monte San Giusto and I love dancing! I’m sociable, nice, hasty and I address the situations in a rational way.

3. COMPOUND ADJECTIVES A compound adjective is an adjective that contains two or more words. Generally we put a hyphen between two or more words (before a noun) when we want to express a single idea (adjective) that describes something. Examples: - I live in a Spanish-speaking country. - Shakespeare is a well-known writer.

4. How are compound adjectives formed? NOUN + PRESENT PARTICIPLE: - I cooked some mouth-watering biscuits Ho preparato dei biscotti appetitosi NOUN + PAST PARTICIPLE: - Alessandra bought four sun-dried plumes Alessandra ha comprato quattro prugne secche Compound adjectives can be formed in several ways:

5. NOUN + ADJECTIVE: - Madonna is a world-famous singer Madonna è una cantante di fama mondiale NOUN + NOUN: - I’ve started a part-time job Ho iniziato un lavoro a tempo parziale

6. ADJECTIVE + PRESENT PARTICIPLE: - Camilla uses a long-lasting polish Camilla usa uno smalto a lunga tenuta ADJECTIVE + PAST PARTICIPLE: - Chiara has bought an old-fashioned watch Chiara ha comprato un orologio vecchio stile ADJECTIVE + NOUN: - It was a last-minute decision E’ stata una decisione dell’ultimo minuto

7. ADVERB + PRESENT PARTICIPLE: - Their love story is never-ending La loro storia d’amore è senza fine ADVERB + PAST PARTICIPLE: - New York is a densely-populated city New york è una città molto popolata

8. LET’S TRY TOGETHER!!

9. WELL-… BRAND-… SHORT-… OLD-… a)FASHIONED b)MANNERED c)NEW d)SIGHTED ADVERB + PAST PARTICIPLE NOUN + ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE + PAST PARTICIPLE EXERCISE N°1

10. WELL-MANNERED / BRAND-NEW / SHORT-SIGHTED / OLD-FASHIONED 1.Nancy is a ……………………… girl. She can’t even read what’s on the blackboard. 2.When Brian got his promotion, he bought a........................... car. 3.Look at Leila. She’s wearing an ……………………… skirt. She found it in her grandmother’s drawer. 4.Cathy is a …………………………… girl. She’s very polite. SHORT-SIGHTED BRAND-NEW OLD-FASHIONED WELL-MANNERED EXERCISE N°2

11. Thanks for your attention!