S Forma interrogativa Risposte brevi Am I? Yes, you are. No, you aren’t. Are you? Yes, I am. No, I’m not. Is he / she / it? Yes, he / she / it is. No, he / she / it isn’t. Are we / you / they? Yes, we / you / they are. No, we / you / they aren’t. Ricorda che: • nell’inglese parlato e nello scritto informale di solito si usa la forma contratta; • nelle risposte brevi affermative non si usa mai la forma contratta.
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Completa le frasi con la forma affermativa contratta del verbo be. She’s from Brazil. 1 My name_____ Robert. 2 I_____ from Britain. 3 We_____ in class 1B. 4 They_____ from South Africa. 5 It_____ two o’clock.
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Completa le frasi con la forma negativa contratta del verbo be. Poi ascolta e controlla. 1.16
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We are early, we aren’t late. I’ _____ Spanish, I’m Italian. Joanna _____ my sister. She’s my mum. You _____ from China. Marina _____ at home. She’s at school. Amy and Mike _____ in my class. We’re 12 years old. We _____ 10.
Completa le frasi con la forma interrogativa e le risposte brevi del verbo be. ‘Is Charlie from New York?’ ‘Yes, he is.’ 1 ‘ _____ Mae and Ben at home?’ ‘Yes, _____.’ 2 ‘_____ I late?’ ‘No, _____.’ 3 ‘_____ this music in your phone?’ ‘Yes, _____.’ 4 ‘_____ this your ID card?’ ‘No, _____.’ 5 ‘_____ dolphins mammals?’ ‘Yes, ________.’ 6 ‘_____ you and your friends at school on Saturdays?’ ‘No, _____.’
Grammar Bank, pp. 218-219
Workbook, p. 150
Gli aggettivi possessivi Ricorda che: • in inglese gli aggettivi possessivi sono invariabili; • non hanno l’articolo: my headphones = i miei auricolari • concordano sempre con il possessore, non con la cosa posseduta: Molly and her backpack = Molly e il suo zaino Zac and his mother = Zac e sua madre
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Sottolinea l’aggettivo possessivo corretto. 1 2 3 4 5 6
They’re from the USA. Their / Our family is American. I’m Claire and her / my friend is Janine. Paul and Samantha are in their / his class. We are French: France is your / our country. George and her / his family are in Morocco. Dear friends, welcome to my / their blog. Hi Philip, where is your / his backpack?
Le parole interrogative Who is he? ➝ Chi è lui? Which is your pen? ➝ Qual è la tua penna? What is it? ➝ Che cos’è? Where are you from? ➝ Di dove sei? When is the break? ➝ Quand’è la ricreazione? Why are you here? ➝ Perché sei qui? How are you? ➝ Come stai? How old are you? ➝ Quanti anni hai?
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Leggi le risposte e completa le domande con la parola interrogativa corretta.
‘Who is she?’ ‘My teacher.’ 1 ‘_____’s your name?’ ‘Francesca.’ 2 ‘_____ are you from?’ ‘Rome.’ 3 ‘_____ is your birthday?’ ‘In August.’ 4 ‘_____ is your favourite subject, Maths or Science?’ ‘It’s Science.’ 5 ‘ _____ is your favourite singer?’ ‘Adele.’ 6 ‘ _____ is your mobile awesome?’ ‘Because it’s a smartphone.’ 7 ‘_____ old are you?’ ‘I’m twelve years old.’ 8 ‘_____ are you?’ ‘I’m fine, thanks.’ nineteen 19