Olga Denti CdL Economia e Gestione Aziendale UNIT 6 a.a. 2014/2015

Olga Denti  Review of Unit 5: pp ,  Unit 6:  There is/there are  There was/there were  Houses & furniture 64, 151  Present continuous

Olga Denti  We use there is (singular)/there are (plural) to mean that something is present (c’è, ci sono) Examples:  There is a white car on this road. It’s a sports car.  There are some new shoes for you. They are here.

Olga Denti  We use there was (singular)/there were (plural) to mean that something was present (c’era, c’erano) Examples:  There was a big buffalo on the side of the road.  There were some beautiful flowers in that garden.

Olga Denti  Are there/Is there…?  Were there/was there…? Exercises on p. 133

Olga Denti  On, above, under, below, in, at, to, in front of, next to, opposite, near, behind, between  The book is on the desk. The skirt is above the knee. The cat is under the bed. The TV is below the picture. The restaurant is opposite the train station, next to the flower shop. The church is in front of the garden. The post office is behind the bus stop.  Exercise p

Olga Denti  We form the present continuous with the auxiliary verb to be and the gerund of the lexical verb: am, is, are + –ing  Ex. I am going to school, she is playing volleyball, they are eating lunch

Olga Denti Contracted forms Negative formsInterrogative forms Interrogative negative f. I’m leavingI’m not workingAm I eating?Aren’t I eating? You’re leavingYou aren’t working Are you eating?Aren’t you eating? She’s/he’s/it’s leaving She isn’t/he isn’t/it isn’t working Is she/he/it eating? Isn’t she/he/it eating? We’re leavingWe aren’t working Are we eating?Aren’t we eating? You’re leavingYou aren’t working Are you eating?Aren’t you eating? They’re leavingThey aren’t working Are they eating?Aren’t they eating?

Olga Denti  We use the present simple for:  Routine, habits (what we usually do)  General statements  Permanent situations  We use the present continuous for:  Situations happening at the moment, now (what we are doing now)  Temporary situations

Olga Denti 1. Oh no! it rains/it’s raining! 2. Do you often wear/are you often wearing jeans to work? 3. My uncle loves/is loving black and white films. 4. I’m sorry, Tania can’t come to the phone. She has/is having a bath. 5. Look at that man! He dances/He’s dancing in the street. 6. On Friday nights we watch/are watching a video. 7. I don’t usually go/I’m not usually going to school by train. 8. What do you read/are you reading? It’s a letter from Sonia. Do you want to read it?

Olga Denti  After reading the postcard on p. 73, write a postcard to your friend describing a city you like and your experience.