English English CourseCourse

Academic Year 2012.2013

Prof. Elena INTORCIA

Faculty of ENGINEERING

Yes, they are. / No, they Yes, they are. / No, they aren’t.aren’t.Yes, they are really angry!Yes, they are really angry!

Yes, I do. / No, I don’t./ Yes, I love Yes, I do. / No, I don’t./ Yes, I love sports.sports.

Short answers YesYes, + Subj. + Aux.

NoNo, + Subj. + Aux. (negative form)

Short answers YesYes, + Subj. + Aux.

NoNo, + Subj. + Aux. (negative form)

It’s 26th September, It’s 26th September, 2012.2012.

Saying the date

A: What’s the datedate today? B: It’s 3rd3rd October, 2012. written form

It’s the third of Octoberthe third of October, two thousand and twelve. spoken form

03/10/2012 BrE:BrE: the third of October

AmE:AmE: the tenth of March

Saying the date

A: What’s the datedate today? B: It’s 3rd3rd October, 2012. written form

It’s the third of Octoberthe third of October, two thousand and twelve. spoken form

03/10/2012 BrE:BrE: the third of October

AmE:AmE: the tenth of March

Ordinal numbersOrdinal numbers

11stst the the firstfirst22ndnd thethe secondsecond33rdrd thethe thirdthirdnumber + -th-th ex. four – thethe fourfourthth

How to read years How to read years

19921992 19 – 92: 19 – 92: nineteen ninety-two19021902 nineteen o /nineteen o /ǝʊǝʊ/ two/ two20122012 two thousand and twelve two thousand and twelve

OROR: twenty twelve: twenty twelve

Ordinal numbersOrdinal numbers

11stst the the firstfirst22ndnd thethe secondsecond33rdrd thethe thirdthirdnumber + -th-th ex. four – thethe fourfourthth

How to read years How to read years

19921992 19 – 92: 19 – 92: nineteen ninety-two19021902 nineteen o /nineteen o /ǝʊǝʊ/ two/ two20122012 two thousand and twelve two thousand and twelve

OROR: twenty twelve: twenty twelve

(They are) one hundred and (They are) one hundred and twenty seconds (long).twenty seconds (long).

I’m shy/extroverted/funny I’m shy/extroverted/funny ......

To be like >> character, personalityTo look like >> physical appearance

I’m tall and I’m tall and thin.thin.

Question form:Question form:auxiliary auxiliary ++ subject subject ++ verb verb ++ objectobject

didn’t/couldn’t

Can/Do

don’t

a/myis Serena/a student.

a/her

The indefinite article a/ana/an

a/an art. indet.: un, uno, unaun, uno, una

aa a pen, a CD player

anan an architect, an engineer

universityuniformwindowMP3honest

person

aaa

“a” davanti a consonante e ai suoni /w/ e /ju:/“an” davanti a vocale, ai suoni vocalici, e alla “h” muta

“a” davanti a consonante e ai suoni /w/ e /ju:/“an” davanti a vocale, ai suoni vocalici, e alla “h” mutaan

an/em pi:

θri:/

are some are some WOMENWOMEN in the in the car.car.

LEAVESLEAVES are falling off the are falling off the tree.tree.

BOXESBOXES KNIVES KNIVES are ...are ...

Are you tired / German / ...Are you tired / German / ...

Why Why don’t don’t you you watchwatch this this filmfilm

Where Where doesdoes she she livelive? ?

Would you like a coffee / some Would you like a coffee / some tea /...tea /...

How old are you? / What’s your How old are you? / What’s your favourite number? / How many favourite number? / How many books have you got? ...books have you got? ...

Do they study French?Do they study French?

I live in a small I live in a small villagevillage in the south of in the south of Italy. Italy.

country country >> nazione, Paesetown town >> città (piccola)city city >> città (grande)

I I lovelove travellingtravelling ((to travelto travel)) by by car.car.

I’ve been studyingI’ve been studying English for 8 English for 8 years.years.

Carlo Carlo can’tcan’t ((is not able tois not able to)) swim swim well.well.

goodgood adjectiveadjective

Questo tempo è usato per indicare un’azione iniziata nel passato e che ancora continua nel presente.

FormaForma

have been/has been + -ing formI have been workinghave been working all day long.

UsiUsi

o che si è appena conclusa.Ex.: I’m sorry I’m late. Have you been Have you been waitingwaiting long?

Present Perfect Continuous

IfIf you you studystudy a lot, you a lot, you will passwill pass the the exam.exam.

WhereWhere do you do you usually usually go go on on holidayholiday??

The English The English lecturelecture isis two hours two hours longlong..

lastslasts two hours. two hours.

was was bornborn

amam

to be bornto be born was/were was/were bornborn

ageage verb verb to to bebe

onon

I’ll go out/I’m going I’ll go out/I’m going outout

futurefuturepresenpresentt

pastpast

ThThee thethe

thethe

thethe + + adjectiveadjective: a : a categorycategory

bybybyby

withwithbyby

withwith

ininOnOn

inin atatinin

ininonon atat

ininatat

Prepositions of time

onon per indicare un giorno specifico

- giorni della settimana- parti del giorno + nome giorno- date- un giorno particolare

- on Monday- on Friday

morning- on Wednesday

3rd October- on Christmas

Day

atat per indicare un orario specifico

- le ore- gli orari dei pasti

- at ten o’clock- at midday/midnight- at breakfast (time) at lunchtime

inin per indicare un periodo specifico

- anni- mesi- stagioni - secoli - periodi storici- parti del giorno

- in 2012- in October- in autumn- in the 21st century- in the Renaissance- in the afternoon

MA

atat

con i seguenti periodi

- at Easter, at Christmas- at the weekend, at weekends- at night

Entrance Test: outcomesEntrance Test: outcomes

1 - 20: 1 - 20: WEAKWEAK

21 - 30: 21 - 30: LIMITEDLIMITED31 - 39: 31 - 39: POORPOOR40 - 49: 40 - 49: FAIRFAIR

50 - 60: 50 - 60: GOODGOOD

No. of students:No. of students: 9898

Entrance Test: outcome

01020304050

1-10 11-20 21-29 30-39 40-49 50-60

Final score

No.

of s

tuden

ts

4949%%

2929%%

1010%%7%7%4%4%1%1%

Grammar areas related to the Grammar areas related to the Entrance Test Entrance Test

AA >> >> Answering questionsAnswering questionsB B >> >> Completing sentencesCompleting sentencesC C >> >> Plural of nounsPlural of nouns D >>D >> Asking questions Asking questionsE E >>>> Translating Translating F F >> >> Correcting mistakesCorrecting mistakesG G >>>> Definite article Definite article thetheH-IH-I >> >> PrepositionsPrepositions

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I revise?

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