Università della Terza Età di Novara
LINGUA INGLESE – Base
Dott. Raimondi Andrea
Welcome to
lesson nr. 5
Revision
My name is/ I am…
GREETINGS
How are you?
Very well, thanks
Fine, thanks
Good, thank you.
VERB TO BE (Affermativa, negativa, interrogativa)
What is your job/profession?
How old are you? - Numbers
Presentation
‘m
sister
live
want
language
Plurals
Regola generale (per la maggior parte dei nomi):
SINGOLARE + S
one pen >>> two pens
one dog >>> four dogs
Nomi in -ch, -x, -s, -sh = SINGOLARE + ES
church >>> churches /-iz/
box >>> boxes
kiss >>> kisses
dish >>> dishes
Plurals
Nomi in -Y (preceduta da una consonante) = - IES
lady >>> ladies
party >>> parties
Nomi in -Y (preceduta da una vocale) = + S
boy >>> boys
toy >>> toys
Plurals
Irregolari
man >>> men
woman >>> women
child >>> children
foot >>> feet
tooth >>> teeth
mouse >>> mice
sheep >>> sheep
cars
classes
cities
women
families
addresses
people
boys
sandwiches
universities
What time is it ?
It is (it’s) four/five/one/… o’clock (=ora piena)
to
4:40 =
it’s twenty to five
past
2:10 =
it’s ten past two
What time is it ?
Can you tell me the time, please?
4:15 = It is (it’s) a quarter past four
10:30 = It is (it’s) half past ten
2:45 = It is (it’s) a quarter to three
0:00 = It is (it’s) midnight
12:00 = It is (it’s) midday / noon
10:02 = It is (it’s) about ten o’clock