Università della Terza Età di Novara
LINGUA INGLESE – Base
Dott. Raimondi Andrea
Welcome to
lesson nr. 2
Ripasso
My name is Andrea Raimondi
I am Andrea Raimondi
What’s your name?
GREETINGS
How are you?
Very well, thanks
Fine, thanks
Good, thank you
name is
Where
I’m
I’m
your
are
from
Brainstorming !
Verb to be
I
am
= I’m
You
He
She
It
are
We
You
They
are
are
are
= You’re
= He’s
= She’s
= It’s
= We’re
= You’re
= They’re
is
She is/She’s Kamal Yasmina
She is/She’s from Egypt
She is/She’s a student
She is/She’s ninenteen
They are/They’re Ilona and Làszlo…
They are/They’re from Hungary
They are/They’re teachers
Ilona is twenty-six
Làszlo is twenty-eight
 What is your job/profession?
I am a teacher
I am a doctor
I am a housewife
I am a retired doctor/…
I am retired.
 Are you married?
Yes, I am.
No, I am single/…
 How old are you?
I am 37 / 19 / 63 / . . .
EXCUSE, SORRY, PARDON
Excuse (me)= chiedo scusa, perdoni, scusi
1) Per attirare l’attenzione di qualcuno:
Excuse me, are you Mr. Rossi?
2) Per scusarsi quando si sta per uscire, ecc.:
Excuse me, Mr. Bianchi. I’m back in a moment.
3) Per dire educatamente che non si è d’accordo:
Excuse me, but I don’t think that…
(I’m) Sorry / Pardon / I beg your pardon = scusi, mi spiace
1) Quando si urta qualcuno per sbaglio o si fa
qualcosa per errore: Sorry/Pardon/…
2) Quando si chiede di ripetere: Sorry? Pardon?
3) Se si è dispiaciuti per qualcosa:
I’m sorry that you don’t feel well. Sorry about that.
Introducing yourself
Per vedere un breve video, per capire
come presentare se stessi, clicca sul
seguente link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBNQQ0ZFZbg&list=SP0A0C8
CFFE9712B76
(Assicurati di essere collegato/a a internet. Si aprirà una nuova
finestra sul sito Youtube.)
Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year!
See you in 2013.