WRITING – scrivi una cartolina (minimo 100
parole - massimo 150).
You are on holiday in Florence and are sending a
postcard to your English friend, Wayne. In
your postcard to Wayne you should:
• Describe what you have seen
• Describe your hotel
• What you like the most about Florence
• Why he should visit Florence
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Look at the following situations.
Decide which is the best sentence
for each one.
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Future tenses:
will or going to?
Before we saw people using will and going to for
their intentions in the future.
So when do they use will and when do they use
going to?
Look back at the four correct sentences and see
if you can decide. Think about time.
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• We use will when we decide to
do something at the time of
speaking.
• We use going to when we have
already decided before we speak.
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Read what Julian is saying. Which room is he describing A,B or C?
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Now read what Val is saying. Which is her kitchen A,B or C?
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Look at this situation. Is James talking to
Tracey or Dorothy?
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Present continuous – future use
Did you choose Tracey or Dorothy?
In fact, both are possible.
The man could say:
‘I’m going to Paris now.’ to Tracey.
or…
‘I’m going to Paris tomorrow.’ to Dorothy.
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The present continuous works in
the present and in the future.
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Now look at this picture. Is she talking about every
day – or tonight. What do you think?
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Present simple – future use
Once again, both are possible. She
could say:
‘The Liverpool train leaves at seven
o’clock every evening’.
or…
‘The Liverpool train leaves at seven
o’clock tonight’.
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The present simple also works in
the present and in the future.
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countable and uncountable
nouns
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• most nouns add -s to form the plural
• there are irregular nouns like man / men, knife
/ knives, life / lives, loaf / loaves, person /
people, child / children, mouse / mice
• some nouns like sheep, fish, aircraft do not
normally add plural –s
• some nouns are always plural and have no
singular form: clothes (cloth is a material),
belongings, congratulations, goods, stairs,
surroundings, thanks, news
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• many nouns are uncountable, and do not have
plural -s, or have a different meaning when
countable or uncountable. Uncountable nouns
normally use a singular verb.
countable
trees
uncountable
electricity
countable
woods (small forests)
uncountable
wood (material)
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• many nouns have an uncountable general
meaning, and a countable particular meaning
which can have plural –s
• general
Few people are in favour of war.
• particular
There have been several wars between the two
countries.
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most uncountable nouns are things which we clearly
cannot count. We use zero article, or some.
Gas, liquid,
material
air
water
iron
paper
Grains etc.
rice
sugar
flour
coffee
Abstract ideas
health
time
fun
peace
Feelings
anger
pity
courage
boredom
Activities
travel
work
research
behaviour
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Other common nouns which do not
normally have plural -s, and use a singular
verb:
accommodation, advice, cash, clothing,
equipment, experience, furniture, hair,
information, knowledge, luggage, money,
rubbish, scenery, traffic, weather, work
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Other countables with specific
meaning:
• an iron
an object used to make clothes smooth
• a coffee, a beer etc
a cup or glass etc of a liquid
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some uncountable nouns have a
different countable word
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bread - a loaf
money - a note, a coin
travel - a journey, a trip
luggage - a bag, a case
work - a job
accommodation - a room, a flat etc
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a There are more than a thousand sheep /
sheeps on this farm.
b Please accept my thank / thanks for your
beautiful present.
c Helen is the only person / people I know with
three cars.
d There are two knife / knives in the top drawer.
e Alan hurt his leg when he fell down the
stair / stairs.
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f Kate decided to change her style and bought
new cloth / clothes.
g Paul found his belonging / belongings outside
in the street.
h Would you like to try a chocolate mouse /
mice?
i World Airways has bought 20 new aircraft/
aircrafts·
j We have already sent the good / goods you
ordered.
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Answers…
a sheep
b thanks
c person
d knives
e stairs
f clothes
g belongings
h mouse
i aircraft
j goods
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a Martin had some very strange ___when he stayed in the old castle.
A experience B experiences
b I've always enjoyed __, which is why I have worked abroad a lot.
A travel
B journey
c The teacher was upset at the children's __.
A behaviour
B behaviours
d Some people think that if they don't eat __, they will lose weight.
A bread
B loaf
e The computer printer has run out of __.
A paper
B papers
f In this part of the country, it isn't easy to find a __.
A work
B job
g Can you take my __upstairs, please?
A luggage
B luggages
h Kate is earning a lot of __in her new job.
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A money
B moneys
Answers…
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aB
bA
cA
dA
eA
fB
gA
hA
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Complete the sentence with a singular
or a plural form of be.
a The news __on Channel Five at nine o'clock.
b These loaves __ really fresh.
c I think that maths__ the most difficult subject.
d The coffees you ordered__ on the table over there.
e The works of Shakespeare__ still popular.
f Everyone says that money__ hard to come by these
days.
g The people I know__ all on holiday at the moment.
h The traffic_really terrible this evening.
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Answers..
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a is
b are
c is
d are
e are
f is
g are
h is
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