HELLO WORLD, I AM
An email from Italy
Dear Ryan,
How are you? I’m fine.
Here in Venice everything is OK. Venice is a wonderful place!
My friend is from Naples. Her name is Emilia and she is 12. She’s very nice: she is tall and slim, with big
blue eyes and long, curly black hair.
Emilia is a student at Leonardo da Vinci Secondary School: she’s good at English, but she’s got problems
in Maths! Her favourite subject is Art: her father is very good at painting. Her mother is an artist, too.
What about you?
Please, write me soon!
Robert
Xxxoooxxx
A new student
Tom
Mum
Luca
Mum
Luca
Emma
Tom
Luca
Emma
Luca
Mum, this is Luca. He’s a new student in my class.
Nice to meet you, Luca. Where are you from?
I’m Italian. My family is from Florence.
Your English is very good.
Thank you. My mum is an English teacher.
Really? Our mum is a French and German teacher.
This is my sister, Emma. She’s 16.
My brother’s 22. His name’s Marco. He’s really cool.
Really?
He’s at university in Italy.
Emma Oh.
Tom I’m really cool, too.
Emma Yeah, right!
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_________________________________________ vocabulary _____________________________________________
GREETINGS
hi – hello – good morning – good afternoon – good evening – good night – goodbye – bye bye – bye – see
you - see you tomorrow – see you later – see you soon - cheerio - welcome – welcome back – farewell –
have a nice day
THANK YOU
Thank you, thanks
You are welcome, welcome
it was my pleasure, it’s a pleasure, my pleasure
that’s ok, it’s ok, it’s all right
not at all
not a problem, no problem, no bother
don’t mind, never mind, don’t mention it
CONTINENTS COUNTRIES NATIONALITIES
North/South Africa – North/South African, Asia – Asian, Europe – European, Australia – Australian, USA American
Italy - Italian, Germany - German, France - French, Spain - Spanish, Britain - British, England - English,
Scotland - Scottish, Wales - Welsh, Ireland - Irish, Canada - Canadian, Holland - Dutch, China - Chinese,
Greece – Greek, Brazil – Brazilian, Japan – Japanese, Russia – Russian, Poland – Polish, Sweden – Swedish,
India - Indian
COLOURS
black - white – red – yellow – blue – green – orange – pink - brown – grey - purple – violet - fuchsia
gold – silver – light blue – light green – dark blue – dark green – sky blue
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____________________________________________ functions and structures _______________________________
Ask and say …
- Hello!
Introduce yourself
- Nice to meet you / how do you do
Introduce your best friend
- What’s your name? / My name is…
- How do you spell that/your name?
- What’s your surname? / My surname is…
- What’s your family name/last name? / My family name/last name is…
- What’s your full name?
- What’s your nickname? / My nickname is…
- What’s your telephone number? My telephone number is...
- What’s your mobile number? My mobile number is ... 0 (oh – UK/USA | zero – USA)
- What’s your email address? My email address is...
- What’s your address? My address is ... (street / town / postcode)
- How old are you? / I am … years old
- When’s your birthday? My birthday is on the … of …
- Are you Italian? / Yes, I am
- Where are you from? / I am from Venice
- What nationality are you? I’m ...
- How are you? I’m fine, I’m well, I’m not well, I’m not very well, thank you, not too bad
- And you? What about you? I’m fine too
- Tell me about your sister: what’s her name? How old is she? What’s she like?
- Who is your best friend? My best friend is …
- Tell me about your best friend: what’s her/his name? How old is he/she?
- What’s your favourite …? / My favourite…. Is …
- Who is your favourite singer / film star / footballer / football player? My favourite … is …
- See you
- Tell me about your family
- Tell me about your sister: what is her name? How old is she? What is she like?
- Is your brother tall? Are his fingers long?
- What colour are his eyes?
Family and best friends
- What’s your mother’s name?
- Who is it/this? This is / it is my mum / it’s me
- Who is your favourite singer / football player? Tell me about him / her
- Who is your best friend? Tell me about …
- What’s your favourite animal?
- How old is your pet?
- What colour is it?
- What colour are its eyes?
- Is it big or small?
- Where is it now?
- What colour is your t-shirt? It’s ...
- Is my t-shirt white? Yes, it is / No, it isn’t
- What colour are your/her/his trousers? They are …
- Are your glasses purple? Yes, they are / No, they aren’t
Pets
Clothes and accessories
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- What’s this/that? It’s a/an…
Possessions
- Is it/this a pen? Yes, it is / No, it isn’t
- What are these/those? They are ....
- Are they/these/those glasses? Yes, they are/No, they aren’t
- What colour is it? It’s ...
- Is it red? Yes, it is / No, it isn’t
- What colour are they? They are …
- Are they white? Yes, they are/No, they aren’t
- Is there a wallet in your bag? Yes, there is / No, there isn’t
- Are there any keys in your bag? Yes, there are/No, there aren’t
- How many … are there …? There are … 1/2/3 ...
- Where’s …? It’s …
- Where are …? They are …
- Is it my bag? Is it yours? Is it mine?
- Are they my glasses? Are they yours? Are they mine?
- There is/are … There isn’t/aren’t
- Whose is the watch?/Whose are the keys? I think it’s mine/I think they’re yours/ They’re Federico’s
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Tell me about …
- Hello!
- My name is… and my nickname is…
- My email address is...
- I am … years old
- My birthday is on...
- I’m from ... I’m (nationality)
- My favourite…. is …
- I am ... (physical description) (personality)
My best friend is John.
His surname is Smith and his nickname is Batman.
He is 12 years old.
He is tall and slim.
Tell me about yourself
Tell me about your best friend
In my family, there are … people: my mother, my father, my brother/sister and me.
My mother is Mary.
She is 30 years old.
Tell me about your family
She is tall and slim.
Now she is at home.
My favourite animal is …
Tell me about your favourite animal
It’s a pet/wild/farm animal
It’s from ...
It’s big/small/long/short
It’s brown/black ...
It’s got two wings, four legs, a big nose, a beak, a long tail, stripes, spots, horns, a trunk, a long neck, two
big ears
It can fly, run fast, walk, swim, climb, jump, crawl
It likes eating my sandwiches
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________________________________________ grammar _____________________________________________
ALPHABET AND SPELLING
Abcdef…
DEFINITE ARTICLE The
INDEFINITE ARTICLES A, an
PERSONAL PRONOUNS - POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
Personal pronouns (subject)
I
Possessive adjectives
my
you
he
your
his
she
her
it
we
its
our
you
your
they
their
REMEMBER! Gli aggettivi possessivi sono sempre posti prima del nome a cui si riferiscono. Sono invariabili per genere
e numero. Non prendono mai l’articolo.
My pen and your book are at school.
QUESTION WORDS
What, Who, When, Where, Why, How, Whose, Which sono parole interrogative. Corrispondono all’italiano che cosa,
chi, quando, dove, perché, come, di chi, quale.
La parola interrogativa viene sempre posta all’inizio della frase ed è seguita dal verbo e poi dal soggetto.
Where is Billy?
@ VERBS_________________________________________________________________________
BE: SIMPLE PRESENT
Forma affermativa
(intera e contratta)
Forma negativa
(intera e contratta)
Forma
interrogativa
Risposte brevi
I am (I’m)
you are (you’re)
he is (he’s)
she is (she’s)
it is (it’s)
we are (we’re)
you are (you’re)
they are (they’re)
I am not (I’m not)
you are not (you aren’t)
he is not (he isn’t)
she is not (she isn’t)
it is not (it isn’t)
we are not (we aren’t)
you are not (you aren’t)
they are not (they aren’t)
Am I?
Are you?
Is he?
Is she?
Is it?
Are we?
Are you?
Are they?
Yes, I am / No, I am not
Yes, you are / No, you aren’t
Yes, he is / No, he isn’t
Yes, she is / No, she isn’t
Yes, it is / No, it isn’t
Yes, we are / No, we aren’t
Yes, you are / No, you aren’t
Yes, they are / No, they aren’t
soggetto + am/is/are + …
Be ha due forme: una intera e una contratta. Normalmente si usa la forma contratta nella lingua parlata e nella lingua
scritta informale.
I’m Billy.
You’re Milly.
He’s my favourite friend.
REMEMBER! A differenza dell’italiano si usa il verbo be (essere) per esprimere l’età.
How old are you? I’m twelve.
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_________________________________________ activities _____________________________________________
1. CERCA 9 NAZIONALITÀ E RISCRIVILE ACCANTO ALLE BANDIERE CORRISPONDENTI.
PER OGNI AGGETTIVO SCRIVI, POI, IL NOME DEL PAESE CORRISPONDENTE.
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NATIONALITY
COUNTRY
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2. ORA COMPLETA CON I TUOI DATI.
My name’s ……………. I’m ……………. (age). I’m from ……………….. I’m ………………….. (nationality).
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3. RISCRIVI I NOMI DEI COLORI NELL’ORDINE GIUSTO.
KNIP
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HITEW
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DER
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UBEL
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WEOLYL
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EURPPL
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GRAONE
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EIOLVT
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WRONB
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EGREN
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KLABC
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EGYR
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4. COMPLETA TUTTE LE FORMULE DI SALUTO CHE CONOSCI.
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G__ DB__ __
H__ LLO
B__ __ B__ __
G__ __ D MO__ NIN__
B__ __
G__ __ D AFTE__ N__ __ N
S__ __ YOU
G__ __ D __ V__ NING
S__ __ YOU TOMORRO__
G__ __ D N__ __ __ T
S__ __ YOU L__ TE__
5. SOSTITUISCI LE PAROLE IN GRASSETTO CON I PRONOMI PERSONALI.
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2.
3.
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6.
Billy and Milly are friends. They are friends.
Earth is our planet. ________ is our planet .
Billy and Milly are in the space. ________ are in the space.
Milly is on the spaceship. ________ is on the spaceship.
The grass is on the green planet. ________ is in the space.
Billy is with Milly. ________ is with Milly.
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6. COLLEGA FUNZIONE COMUNICATIVA E STRUTTURA LINGUISTICA.
FUNZIONE
Saluta.
Chiede e risponde sul nome.
Chiede e risponde sullo spelling del nome.
Chiede e risponde sul cognome.
Chiede e risponde sul soprannome.
Chiede e risponde sul nome completo.
Chiede e risponde sul numero di telefono.
Chiede e risponde sull’indirizzo email.
Chiede e risponde sull’indirizzo.
Chiede e risponde sull’età.
Chiede e risponde sul compleanno.
Chiede e risponde sugli interessi.
Chiede e risponde sulla nazionalità.
Chiede e risponde sul migliore amico.
Chiede e risponde sulla salute.
Saluta.
STRUTTURA LINGUISTICA
- What’s your address?
- My address is ... (street / town / postcode).
- What’s your email address?
- My email address is ...
- Are you Italian?
- Yes, I am.
- Where are you from?
- I’m from Venice.
- When’s your birthday?
- My birthday is in …
- What’s your surname/family name?
- My surname/family name is…
- How are you?
- I’m fine /well / not well thank you.
- See you / Bye.
- What’s your name?
- My name is…
- Hello! / Good morning! / Hi!
- Nice to meet you (informal).
- How do you do (formal).
- Who is your best friend?
- My best friend is …
- What’s your nickname?
- My nickname is…
- What’s your full name?
- My full name is …
- How do you spell your name?
- How old are you ?
- I’m … years old.
- What’s your favourite …?
- My favourite…. is …
- Who is your favourite singer / film star / footballer / football
player?
- My favourite … is …
- What’s your telephone/mobile number?
- My telephone/mobile number is ...
7. UTILIZZANDO LO SCHEMA PROPOSTO COMPLETA LA TUA DESCRIZIONE PER LA TUA PAGINA WEB.
Name: My name’s …..
Age: I was born in …. I’m …… years old
Town: I live in …….
Nationality: I’m …..
Job: I’m a …..
Languages: I speak ……
Favourite music: My favourite music is …
Favourite films: My favourite films are …
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8. RISCRIVI LE DOMANDE. POI RISPONDI.
1. name what’s your? What’s your name? My name is __________________________
2. you Italian are? _____________________________________________________
3. from are where you? _________________________________________________
4. your when’s birthday? ________________________________________________
5. best who is friend your? _______________________________________________
6. nickname what’s your? ________________________________________________
7. full what’s name your? ________________________________________________
8. you spell how name your do?___________________________________________
9. you old are how? ____________________________________________________
10. favourite your what’s colour? ___________________________________________
9. COMPLETA LE FRASI.
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See you tomorrow.
What are ______?
This is Milly. _______ favourite animal is dog.
Nice to _______ you.
I’ _____ Italian.
How old ______ she?
What ____ their names?
_____ do you spell your name?
10. SCRIVI SE LE FRASI SONO CORRETTE [C] O INCORRETTE [I].
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2.
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My favourite colours is red and blue.
You are Italian?
She’s from the space.
This is Milly. He is my best friend.
I have 10 years old.
Is it a spaceship?
I’m from Italian.
There is animals on the yellow planet.
11. TROVA L’INTRUSO.
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see you – meet - cheerio – welcome
gold – silver – sky – light blue
France – Germany – Dutch - Italy
I – we – his – he
the – a – and – an
A–T-K–J
You – we – they – my
Am – and - is – are
12. PER OGNI QUESTION WORD SCRIVI DUE DOMANDE CON RELATIVE RISPOSTE.
What - Who - When – Where - How – Why - Whose
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