Language for Life Staff

Language for Life Staff

lunedì 28 aprile 2014

Volete praticare l'ingelese guardando un telefilm o programma?

English Conversation: Guardate solo il telefilm

Lesson 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loNGxjKkMgE




Lesson 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wE9LOKTT-E



Lesson 3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de_nb969txM



Lesson 4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00oRxjpPgGY



Lesson 5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-7d6CMJz6M















Advance Students

Listen to this song by A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera - Say Something ... If you are able to understand the complete song write a brief summary with the details. Enjoy!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2U0Ivkn2Ds


Ripasso del presente semplice

La regola del Simple Present:

Simple Present


General Information:
Renzi is the current Prime Minister of Italy

An action hapenning one after another:
Roberto rides his bike and then he takes a shower.

Habits:
I go to English lessons every Wednesday



Timetable / Scheduled:




mercoledì 23 aprile 2014

Adverbs of Frequency




      +                                                                                                                                                     -                                           

     Always
              

      Usually/    
      Normally
      Regularly
       

 

      Often

 

      Sometimes

 

 

      Occasionally

 

      Rarely/
      Seldom

 
 

 

      Hardly ever

 

 

 

      Never

 

      100%                                                                                                                                        0%



 
·         Formula:  Subj. + adverb of frequency + verb ……..
·         When you have the verb to be the formula: Subj. + to be + adverb of frequency ….
·         These adverbs can be placed at the beginning, end or the usual spot: Often, Usually, Occasionaly & Sometimes

Exercises:

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/adjectives_adverbs/adverbs_of_frequency.htm

http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-adverbs-frequency.php

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-games/adverbs-frequency

Phrasal Verbs - 15 most used

1. “Call off”: to stop–”call off the search”–and used when phoning in to work. “I called off today because I’m sick.”

2. “Look up”: search for. “I’ll go online and look up ‘phrasal verbs’.” “Look me up the next time you’re in town.”

3. “Get away with”: escape blame/punishment. “He sure got away with that”, or “the crook got away with 50 dollars”.

4. “Pull through”: used in discussing health–”The surgery was rough, but he pulled through”, or “the victim of the chicken attack pulled through with no lingering injuries”.

5.  usually refers to relationships–”Fred and Matilda are going to break up”–but variations can be used to show an emotional state. “When Matilda dumped Fred, he was pretty broken up about it.”

6. “Blow out”: a tire flattens while driving–”Mel had a blowout on the way to work”–and it indicates a lopsided sports score. “It was a blowout; the Packers beat the Bears 24 to 3.” It is also used to indicate anger: “Ed broke Bob’s window, and Bob had a complete blowout when he saw it”.

7. “Give in/give up”: relent or surrender. “She didn’t want to go, but the kids pestered her until she gave in.” “The robber gave up when the cops cornered him.”

8. “Put up with”: endure, such as “Tom put up with many jokes when he rode his ostrich to work”.

9. “Look down on”: a person who feels superior to others is said to “look down on” them. “Dog owners sometimes look down on cat owners, which is silly, because cat owners sometimes look down on dog owners.”

10. “Turn into”: become something else–”caterpillars turn into butterflies”. It is also used in driving: “after you pass the park, turn into the school parking lot”.

11. “Carry on”: continue. “After the accident, the police told the bystanders to carry on.” It is also a rant–”when she spilled her milk, she carried on about it for hours”.

12. “Look after”: attend to–”babysitters look after children”, or “please look after that task I gave you”.

13. “Pass out”: faint–”Bennie became dizzy and passed out”–or “to give”: “Frankie passed out newspapers”.

14. “Put off”: postpone. “He put off painting and cut the grass first.” It is also used to describe an aversion: “Norm was stranded in the woods for 3 days with only a box of candy bars, so he’s put off by chocolate for now”.

15. “Look forward to”: anticipate. “I look forward to meeting with you,” or “kids look forward to the holidays”.

- See more at: http://www.grammar.net/phrasalverbs


Exercises:

http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-phrasal-verbs.php

passed away - morire , do without - vivere senza  , look forward to - non vedere l'ora, called off - cancellare, made up - fare la pace, carried away - farsi prendere la mano, break out -
 , run out - finire, put up with - soportare, keep u p - seguire.

Simple Present vs Present Continuous


Simple Present
 
Present Continuous
General Information:
Renzi is the current Prime Minister of Italy
 
An action that is happening now:
I am reading Vaticanum il Manoscritto Esoterico and every page captures the reader.   
An action hapenning one after another:
Roberto rides his bike and then he takes a shower.
 
Actions happenning simultaneously:
Fernando is watching the tv while Erminia is preparing lunch.
Habits:
I go to English lessons every Wednesday
 
Something happening for a limited period :
Mariella is going to teach Luca’s class this week.  
Timetable / Scheduled:
The train leaves at 9 P.M.
 
Future Action :
My sister is cooking dinner this Friday.   
 
 
Repetition and Irritation:
She is always coming to work late.
I don’t like her because she is always pretending to be something she isn’t.   
 
 
 

Exercises:

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs2.htm

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1438

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_progressive2.htm

Will vs. Going to


Will
 
Going to
Future intentions: used when the decision is made at the time...spontaneous
i.e. It started to rain, I will take you home after class.
 
Future intentions: used when referring to decisions made already in the past about a future action.
i.e. George, I am not able to come to dinner this Friday. I am going to my grandfather’s birthday party.  
 
 
 
Future predictions: used bases on personal judgement, opinion intuition  
i.e. You will enjoy Venice.
 
Future predictions: used bases on evidence
i.e. My sister is going to graduate in July.
 
 
 




Exercises:

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/will_going_to_future.htm

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3135

https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/preint/grammar/grammar_06_012e?cc=it&selLanguage=it

martedì 22 aprile 2014

Telefilm: Extra English

Scrivete su un foglio le nove parole in questo episode:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSD61eRnQwE







 

Movie: quanto puoi capire?

Ascoltate una o 2 canzoni in inglese prima di guardare il film dopo (subito dopo) guardate il film.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3Kladw6KQI

Ordinal Numbers


 
….ty
Keep the first number and only second number is ordinal
1st  first
20th twentieth
21st twenty - first
2nd second
30th thirtieth
32nd thirty - second
3rd third
40th fortieth
43rd forty-third
4th fourth
50th fiftieth
54th fifty-fourth
5th fifth
60th sixtieth
65th sixty-fifth
9th ninth
70th seventieth
76th seventy-sixth
13th thirteenth
80th eightieth
87th eighty-seventh
18th eighteenth
90th ninetieth
98th ninety- eighth
 
 
 



Exercises:

http://www.esolcourses.com/content/exercises/beginners/unit1/vocab/numbers/ordinal/11-20/wordmatch.html

http://www.english-room.com/ordinal_01.htm

http://www.prof2000.pt/users/tereza_n/ordinals.htm