$) Preposizioni di luogo (1)

BEHINDHe's behind the desk.

ONThe cat is on the sofa.

INThe keys are in the bag.

UNDERThe paper bin is under the desk.

A differenza del!'italianoShe's in bed

Mary is in hospital.

The article is in the newspaper.

I live in Milan.Let's have lunch at Maria's.

He's sitting at the front/back of the class.

There's a cinema on the left.

The house is on this side of the street.

What's on at the cinema?

My flat is on the second floor.

We meet on the bus everY daY.

There's a film on television tonight.

There's a picture on the wall.

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NEXT TOBarbara is sitting next to AIan.

BETWEENThe dog is between two cats.

In front of nor. significa 'di fronte' ma 'davanti'.'Di fronte a'si dice oPPosite.

I'm standing in front of the cinema, opposite the bus stop.

Af si usa cotthome, work, school.When I'm at school, Mum is not at home. She's at work.

Quando io sono a scuola,lamammanon d in casa. E alavoro.

E aletto.Mary i in/all'ospedale.

L'articolo i sul giornale.

Vivo aMilano.Andiamo a pranzare d,a (= 6 casa di) Maria.

E seduto in prima/ultima fila in classe.

C'd un cinema a sinistra.

La casa d da/su questo lato della strada.

Cosa danno a/al cinema?

Il mio appartamento d al secondo piano.

Ci incontriamo sull'autobus/in autobus ogni giorno.

C'd un ftlm in televisione stasera.

C'i un quadro alla parete.

IN FRONT OFThere are two peoPle in frontof me.

OPPOSITEThere's a bus stop opPosite thecinema.

PREPOSIZIONI Dl LUOCO (1): UNTTA 6

I Osserva questa illustrazione e completa le frasi con una preposizione.

1 There's a fireplace ......!11........... the room.

2 There are two pictures .. the wall.

3 There are some papers .. the glass table.

4 There's a lamp .. the sofa.

5 There's a glass table ......... the sofa.

6 There's a mirror .. the pictures.

7 Larra is sitting .. James.

8 The child is sitting .. Laura.

9 The postman is ....................the door.

2 Formula domande e riposte usando la preposizione corretta, come nell'esempio.

1 Nadia?/her room

2 the rug?/the floor

3 the post office?/right

4 Spain?/Portugal and France

5 Vicki?/school

Scegli la preposizione corretta.

L Adam and Maria have a house att@tnecountry.2 T}:e cupboard is in/atthe room, on the left.3 What's in/onyowbag?4 I buy the bread at/to tbecorner shop.

5 Come and sit nextto/atme.

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Sostantivi pluraliLeggi gli esempi e completa le regole.

chair - chairsSostantivo singolare + -s.

bus - buses, brush - brushes,watch - watches, mix - mixesSostantivo singolare che finisce in -s, -ss,

-sh, -ch, -x + _.dictionary - dictionaries, family - familiesSostantivo singolare che finisce in

consonante + -y diventa _.4 life - lives 6

Sostantivo singolare che finisce in -f , -fe,

diventa _,__.

5 man - men, woman - women,child - childrenEsistono alcuni sostantivi plurali irregolari.

Scrivi il plurale di queste parole.

1 email emai/s 6 photo

2 match 7 party

8 pizza3 exercise

4 box 9 wife

10 class5 desk

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there is, there ore5 Leggi le regole e scegli I'alternativa corretta.

There's a pen on the desk.

1 There's d seguito da un sostantivosingolare/plurale.

There are two books on the shelf.2 There ore d usato davanti a un sostantivo

singolare/plurale.

Nota: La forma interrogativa si forma invertendothere + islare.

Completa le frasi con there is o there ore.

1 There are eight CDs on the shelf.

2 _a CD player on the table.3

-.

a lamp on the desk.

4 _two chairs, a bed and a wardrobe

5 _ new students in the class.

6 _ a DVD player in the corner.

this, that, these, thoseteggi le frasi e la regola e completala tabella.

Who is the boy in this photo?

These are my posters.

This, thot, these e those si usano sia comeaggettivi sia come pronomi dimostrativi.

Qui (vicino) 1 this

Ld (piD lontano) i thatqwesto/a these

those

Traduci le frasi con thls, that, these o those.

1 Questi non sono i miei libri.

3 Jim, questa d mia sorella Mandy.

Quei due ragazzi nel parco sono giocatoridi pallacanestro.

5 Chiudi quella porta, per favore.

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These aren't ,uv books

Quello d un poster di Elijah Wood?

3Preposizioni di luogoLeggi le frasi e traduci le preposizioni di luogo.

1 The sunglasses are in my bag.The band is in the studio.The chair is in the corner.in =-

2 The table is in the middle of the room.in the middle (ofl =

3 The poster is on the wall.The CD is on the table.ofl =-

4 The bag is under the chair.under

5 The printer is beside/next to the computer.beside/next to :

6 My house is near the school.fi€Or =

The TV is between the window and the door.between =

4 Osserva la tua aula e scrivi sei frasi per diredove sitrovano degli oggetti.

t kty desk is near the door.

Essentials

6 Leggete questo brano per compito a casa.

Dimostrativi. One e ones

This is my son.Questo d mio figlio.

That is my car.

Quella i la mia macchina.

singolareplurale

ThisismytxotherTom.

I pronomi dimostrativi sono identici agli aggettivi.Do you like this or do you want that?Ti piace questo o vuoi quello?

One e ones

One (singolare) e ones (plurale) si usano dopo gliaggettivi, the, this/thatper evitare di ripetere ilsostantivo.

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These biscuits are for you.Questi biscotti sono per voi.

Who are those people?Chi sono quelle persone?

Gli aggettivi dimostrativi (questo, quello) in inglese si traducono conthis e thatper le forme singolari e these e those per quelle plurali.

thisthese

thatthose

A differenza dell'italiano, in inglese non ci sono differenze di generegrammaticale.this girlquesta ragazza

This si usa nelle presentazioni al posto del pronome personale.This is mybrotherTom. Lui i mio fratello Tom.

This e that si usano nelle conversazioni teletonickre in questo modo.Hello, this is Vicki. Is that Barbara? Pronto, sono Vicki. Sei Barbara?

this boy these womenquestoragazzo queste donne

these menquesti uomini

'Which is your car?''The one in ftont of the chemist's.''Qual ? la tua macchina?''Quella davanti alla farmacia.'

'What kind of doughnuts would you like?''The small ones.''Che tipo di ciambelle desidera?'

'Quelle piccole.'

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Completa con this, that, these o those.

is my mid-term report. .... girl overis Samantha.

there What countryis.................

Hi, .............. is Bridget.Is ........... Mark?

2 Singolare o plurale? Scegli l'alternativa corretta.

I love ...... shoes. Tom, ..... is Linda.

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@Trnese hotel is comfortable but very expensive.How much is that/those T-shirt?Ihke this/these gloves. How much are they?Who are that/those people?

Excuse me, are this/these your papers?

Who lives in that/those big house?

3 Scegli l'alternativa cortetta.

SaraBarbaraSaraBarbaraSaraBarbaraSara

WaiterSaraWaiterSara

Look at (L) these@ dark clouds! It's going to rain.Oh, no! Let's go into (2) this/that caf6 over there.(3) ThislThafs a good idea. Let's have some tea.Great, it's tea time.Mmm. $) fhislThattea is lovely.And (5) these/those biscuits are delicious!I know they make wonderful doughnuts in (6) this/these caf6..

Excuse me, I'd like a doughnut. X5,fi-Certainly, madam. A cream doughnut or a chocolate (7) one/ones? (6 * [s-Achocolate(8)one/ones,please. (ftxf\# treIs (e) fhis one/these one oK? ' Lhjs5;P)**Lovely, thanks. iL:

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there is, there oreOsserva di nuovo la figura dell'esercizio 7.

Scrivi frasi con lhereS o There ore ei sostantivi fra parentesi.

language Practice

I unguage in context1O Leggi il dialogo e scegli la parola corretta

per ogni spazio: A, B o C.

A ls' that a2

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B ldon't3 .4

of London?1 T/rere are two po,gters. (poster)'s the poster?

this, that, these e those9 Completa i dialoghi con this, thot, these o

those.

A lt's u_-*--- io the door.

B There u-_-=.-- two posters 7

the door!

A Um .,. it's the big one, between thet_.

B Oh, '--_ big poster. 1o

Dublin

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(printer)

(computer)

(pen)

(book)

(desk)

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A this

A window

A understand

A What

A beside

AisA beside

A rug

AaA This

@rratB board

B know

B Where

B next

B are

B underB maps

BanB That

C ihose

C poster

C sorry

C Who

C between

CbeCinC floor

C the

C These

Q rranslation tipln inglese ricorda di mettere l'aggettivo prima

delsostantivo.

CEuntappeto azuro. Thare? o blue rug.

fl rranstation11 Nicola d a Edimburgo per frequentare un

corso d'inglese. Alloggia con una famigliascozzese. Traduci in inglese sul quadernoi! suo blog.

La casa d mollo gnande e ci sono cinque camere

da letto. La mia camena d gialla con un anmadio

verde e una TV nell'angolo. Ci sono due finestne

e sotto una finestra c'd una scrivania. I miei

dizionani e libni d'inglese s0no sulla scrivania.

Non sono I'unico studente in questa casa. C'd

una studentessa fnancese. Si chiama Edith ed

E un tipa ganza.

Ripasso 1

I Completa questo dialogo usando le parole nel riquadro.

is - He's - It's - There's - ere - are - There are - fue you - I'm not - I'm - They're -'m

Bob

Louise

Bob

Louise

Andrew

Bob

Louise

Andrew

Bob

Louise

Hi, Louise! How (1) ......... 9.e........... you?

I (2) .......... fine, thanks. And you?

I'm OK. This (3) ...... my cousin Andrew. (4) ........................ from

Ireland. He and his family (5) ............ here for the holidays.

Hi, Andrew. Nice to meet you.

(6) ............. really great to meet Bob's friends. (7) ............. all so nice!

That's right. (8) ............. a lot of friendly people in our class.

(9) ............. tired Andrew?

No (10)

What about a drink, then? (11) .......... thirsty.

Great! Let's go. (12) .......... a nice bar down the street.

2 Inserisci a/an o the negli spazi vuoti.

1 ................. Nile is one of ................. longest rivers in ................. world.

2 Kate is genius and always knows all ................. answers.

3 Paul lives in old house on ................. small island.

4 Rita had job as engineer in ................. international company.

5 Suddenly there was ................. strange noise from kitchen.

6 If you go to ................. supermarket, can you buy me packet of biscuits?

7 There's burglar in................. garden! CaIl................. police!

8 John first crossed Atlantic on ................. cruise-ship.

3 Sostituisci le parole sottolineate con one o ones.

1 Which painting do you prefer? The blue painting or the red pat4tiftg

2 That restaurant is expensive, but this restaurant is even more expensive. ..........

3 My car is the car parked next to the bank.

4 I like the satin shoes, but I'[ take the leather shoes.

5 These books are interesting, but those books are cheaper

6 I enjoy old films, but they prefer modern films.

7 I'm going to buy an ice cream. Would you like an ice cream? ...............

8 'Which book is yours?' 'This book.' ................

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Ripasso 1

1 Completa questo dialogo usando le parole nel riquadro.

is.- He's - Itfs - There's - e#e - are - There are - Are you - I'm not - I'm - They're -'m

Bob

Louise

Bob

Louise

Andrew

Bob

Louise

Andrew

Bob

Louise

Hi, Louise! How (1) .........9!9.......... you?

| (2) .......... fine, thanks. And you?

I'm OK. This (3) ...... my cousin Andrew. (4) ........................ from

Ireland. He and his family (5) ............ here for the holidays.

Hi, Andrew. Nice to meet you.

(6) ............. really great to meet Bob's friends. (7) ............ all so nice!

That's right. (8) ............ a lot of friendly people in our class.

(9) ............. tired Andrew?

No (10)

What about a drink, then? (11) ........... thirsty.

Great! Let's go. (12) ........,.. a nice bar down the street.

Inserisci a/an o the negli spazi vuoti.

1 ................. Nile is one of ................. longest rivers in ................. world.

2 Kate is genius and always knows all ................. answers.

3 Paul lives in old house on ................. small island.

4 Rita had ................. job as ................. engineer in ................. international company.

5 Suddenly there was ................. strange noise from kitchen.

6 If you go to ................. supermarket, can you buy me packet of biscuits?

7 There's burglar in ................. garden! Call ................. police!

8 John first crossed Atlantic on ................. cruise-ship.

Sostituisci le parole sottolineate con one o ones.

1 Which painting do you prefer? The blue painting or the red pAin_ti4g

2 That restaurant is expensive, but this restaurant is even more expensive. ..........

3 My car is the car parked next to the bank.

4 I like the satin shoes, but I'11take the leather shoes.

5 These books are interesting, but those books are cheaper. ...............

6 I enjoy old films, but they prefer modern films.

7 I'm going to buy an ice cream. Would you like an ice cream? ...............

8 'Which book is yours?' 'This book.' ................

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RIPASSO 1: UNITA IO

4 Riempi questi spazi conthis, that, these o those.

is too small.

look very comfortable.

Hi, ................. is my boyfriend Lee.

pizzalast night was fantastic!

Can you see ................. hills in the distance?

Do you think man over there is a police officer?

Do you know cinema at the corner of the street?

8 ................. people over there on the left are my parents.

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Have you got a biggerbag?

chairs over there don't

c there is

can

c mine

4 There's a

aonnice photo of L.A. . . .. today's newspaper.

bin catthis is husband.b his c her

a Whose b Who's c Which

7 Hello, is Neil. Is ............... Matthew?a that, this b this, that c that, that

8 .................. ice cream flavour would you like?a Who b Which c What

In alcune di queste righe c'B un errore. Trovalo e correggilo.1 Hello, I'm Fin. My real name is Finley, but my family call me Fin.2 I'm nine and I am onJunior School. I love my school and3 my classmates. They're really nice, Gemma especially.4 She's blonde, with blue eyes. Look, this is the photograph5 of the my class. Gemma is this one. Isn't she pretty?6 These one on the left is Becky - she's very good at Maths!7 These two boys are twin brothers. This boy sitting next me8 is Ben. Where are my teachers? Here they are.9 Mrs Elliot is the woman standing behind tb Ben and

10 Mrs Scott ... no, Mrs Scott is not here. I don't know why!

5 Scegli l'opzione corretta. d!il1 My grandfather ............. 85 years old.

als b has

2 They're hour late.athe ba

3 That drinkis ........ .

a my b your

5 This is Mary anda its

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