olga denti & luisanna fodde cdl economia e gestione aziendale unit 3 a.a. 2013/2014
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Olga Denti & Luisanna Fodde
FACOLTÀ DI SCIENZE ECONOMICHE, GIURIDICHE E POLITICHE
CdL Economia e Gestione Aziendale
UNIT 3
a.a. 2013/2014
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OUTLINE
Review of Lesson 1-2: a/an, the, plurals, this, these, that, those Wh- words
(what/which/when/where/how/who/why?)
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INDEFINITE ARTICLE: A/AN
We use a/an with a singular noun:a bus, a car, a dog, a fast car We use an with a noun starting with a
vowel (a, e, i, o, u): an African elephant, an elephant, an Indian
elephant, an old car, an umbrellaBUT sometimes the initial u is pronounced /ʌ/ (an
uncle, an ugly man), sometimes it is pronounced /ju:/ (a union, a university).
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DEFINITE ARTICLE: THE
We use the with singular and plural nouns
Unlike a/an, we use the to refer to something specific
Examples: The student is writing his exam Students study every day The students of this faculty come to
classes every day
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PLURAL NOUNS
In order to make the plural of a noun, we need to add an –s to the word end
Examples: door – doors window – windows girl – girls car – cars book – books
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HOWEVER,
Nouns ending with ch, sh, s, x, add –es: watches, successes, churches, boxes,
lashes Nouns ending in –y preceded by a
consonant go through a morphological change when adding –es:
countries, dictionaries, butterfliesBUT keys, boys
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IRREGULAR PLURALS
person/people*, man/men, woman/women, child/children**, tooth/teeth, foot/feet
* The regular form persons is mainly found in public notices, for example to indicate the number of people allowed in an elevator (BrE, lift)
** kid (plural: kids) is informal both for children and teenagers
Some nouns, especially those referring to animals, have a single form, both for the singular and the plural: sheep/sheep, fish/fish
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THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE: DETERMINERS
We use this/these for things near us: this is my pen, these are my trousers
We use that/those for things far away: that is an American car, those clothes are Italian
* This and that are singular, these and those are plural
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Today’s INPUT:a/an + jobs,Present Simple of verbs possessive ‘s, AdjectivesTelling time + RC on StressAdverbs of FrequencyPrepositions of time
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JOBS & PROFESSIONS
I’m a doctor – I work as a doctor She’s a nurse – She works as a nurse They are engineers – They work as
engineers
Listening p. 21 Ex. A(2.11)
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WHAT & WHERE?Job/Profession Workplace/Place of
employment
1) a lecturer a) a hospital
2) a clerk b) a law firm / a lawyer’s office
3) a surgeon c) a factory
4) a builder d) a library
5) a factory worker e) a university
6) a waiter (M) / a waitress (F)
f) a kitchen
7) an accountant g) an office
8) a lawyer h) a law court / a courthouse
9) a judge i) an office
10) an actor (M) / an actress (F)
l) a restaurant or a café
11) a librarian m) a building/construction site
12) a chef / a cook n) a theatre
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Job/Profession Workplace/Place of employment
1) a lecturer e) a university
2) a clerk g) an office
3) a surgeon a) a hospital
4) a builder m) a building/construction site
5) a factory worker c) a factory
6) a waiter (M) / a waitress (F)
l) a restaurant or a café
7) an accountant i) an office
8) a lawyer b) a law firm / a lawyer’s office
9) a judge h) a law court / a courthouse
10) an actor (M) / an actress (F)
n) a theatre
11) a librarian d) a library
12) a chef / a cook f) a kitchen
Olga Denti & Luisanna FoddePRESENT SIMPLE p. 124
Typically British? p. 16
What is typically British for foreigners?
NicolaeNo children under 12 in Pubs
AlexandraNo smoking in public places
CarlosStop when pedestrians crossing at zebra sign
MariliaPeople eat fast food regularly
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PRESENT SIMPLE p. 124
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PRESENT SIMPLE p. 124
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PRESENT SIMPLE p. 124
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The family p. 145
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POSSESSIVE S
We use ‘s with a person to talk about relatives and possessions: my brother’s car, my daughter’s school, my parents’ house
We don’t use ‘s with things: NOT the house’s roof BUT the roof of the house / the house roof
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ADJECTIVES
They always precede the noun they refer to: a beautiful dress, a pretty girl, a happy child
They are neutral and, therefore, they never take the plural: my gorgeous nieces, my nice neighbors, my new pencils, my wonderful friends
They don’t agree on number and gender
SOME COMMON ADJECTIVES
A big elephant and a small elephant.
A happy baby and a sad baby
MORE ADJECTIVES
A tall basketball player and a short basketball player
An old woman and a young girl
An old car and a new car
p. 146
WHAT TIME IS IT?
READING COMPREHENSION p. 30
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TELLING THE TIME: WHAT TIME IS IT?
It’s + time: it’s half past seven (BrE) v. it’s seven thirty (AmE) (7.30)
Also: What’s the time? At is used to introduce when: I get up
at 7 o’clock It’s five past nine (9.05), it’s twenty-five
to ten (9.35)
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1 one2 two3 three4 four5 five6 six7 seven8 eight9 nine10 ten
11 eleven12 twelve13 thirteen14 fourteen15 fifteen16 sixteen17 seventeen18 eighteen19 nineteen20 twenty
21 twenty-one22 twenty-two23 twenty-three24 twenty-four25 twenty-five26 twenty-six27 twenty-seven28 twenty-eight29 twenty-nine30 thirty
NUMBERS 1 - 30
31 thirty-one40 forty 42 forty-two 53 fifty-three64 sixty-four75 seventy-five86 eighty-six97 ninety-seven100 one hundred
Pronunciation: 13 thirTEEN (second syllable) BUT 30 THIRty (first syllable)
NUMBERS 31 - 100
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ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY
HOW OFTEN … ?E.g., How often do you go to the gym?
SAfVO: Subject + Adverb of frequency + Verb + Object
E.g., Jane always plays tennis on Saturdays
- I normally go twice a week.
W/ to be adverb goes after: to be + adv.
E.g., they are sometimes boring
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ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY
Never/hardly ever – the verb goes in the affirmative form:
e.g., She never watches TV, He hardly ever goes swimming
Adverbs of frequency: always, usually, never, hardly ever, sometimes, often, normally, usually
e.g., I usually play volleyball on Mondays and Thursdays
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PREPOSITIONS OF TIME
IN ATIn + part of the day (in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening)In + year (in 1983)In + month (in September)In + seasons (in the winter)
At + night, at + midnight, at + middayAt + lunchtimeAt + the weekendAt + hour (at 3 o’clock)At + holiday (at Christmas, at Easter, at new Year)
ON /On + date (on July 17th, on March 13th 1972)On + week day (on Monday)On + week day + part of the day (on Tuesday morning)On + my birthdayOn + Christmas Day, on + Easter Day
NextLastTomorrowToday
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EXERCISES & HOMEWORK
Exercises pp. 36-37
Connectors (and, or, but, because) and sequencers (then, before/after)
Homework: Write an article for a magazine: “My favourite day”. Follow the instructions on pg. 37. Send it to: [email protected]