To be (simple present)

Personal pronouns
Adjectives
UNIT I
a
Vocabulary
George
[gc:gJ
Susan
['su:zn]
sister
['siste*]
girl
[ge:ll
nice
[naisl
pretty
['priti]
happy
['hapi]
my
[mail
Giorgio
Susanna
sorella
ragazza
simpatico
grazioso
felice
mio
who
[hu:]
too
[tu:]
here
[hia*]
and
[rend]
very
['veri]
to be
[bi:J
to see
[si:]
chi
anche
qui
e
molto
essere
vedere
Susan is my sister. She is a very
nice girl
And she is pretty,
Susan !
see you
George
20
Iounsfs in London. Stghfseeing and fresh air.
LTZZIE IS BUSY
Hello. Vy'ho are you?
I'm Simon Bates. This is my house. And who are
you?
My name is John Clark. I'm here to see your sister Lizzie.
Lizzie? She's away at the moment.
I
Where is she?
I'm not sure where she is. She's very busy today.
Why is she busy today?
Because she's with the travel agency. '
But where is she?
She's somewhere in town.
You're very vague. Is your mother at home?
Yes, here she is.
Good morning, Mrs Bates.
a
My name is John Clark and I'm here to see Liz-
zie. Where is she,
please?
She's with a
group of tourists
5
at the airport. She's very busy today. I'm
sorry.
John
Simon
John
Simon
John
Simon
,John
Simon
John
Simon
John
Simon
John
Mrs Bates
Uocabulary
house
[haus]
casa
home
[heum]
casa
garden
['ga:dn]
giardino
town
ltaunJ
citt
mother
['mzre*]
madre
brother
['bma*]
fratello
group
[gru:p]
gruppo
tourist
['tueristl
tu rista
airport
['ea-pc:t]
aeroport
clerk
[kla:k]
impiegato
this
[is]
questo
sure
["[ua*]
sicuro
busy
['bizi]
occupato
vague
[veig]
vago
sorry
['scri]
spiacente
efficient
[i'fiJent]
efficiente
away
[a'uei]
where
[uee*]
today
[ta'dei]
why
[uai]
because
[bi'kcz]
somewhere
['srrmuea*J
please
[pli:z]
at
lret]
in
[in]
of
[cv]
with
[ui]
but
[bnt]
now
fnaul
good morning
[gud'mc:niq]
not
[nctl
via
dove
oggi
perch
perch
da qualche parte
per favore
a
in
di
con, presso
ma
ora
buon giorno
non
1. at the moment
['meumant]
=
al momento. Le
preposizionl
inglesi non sono mai articolate. Ihe
[e]

I'articolo deteminativo inglese. 2. travel agency

['ei!ansi]
=
agenzia viaggi. 3. here she ls
=
eccola
qui.
4. Mrs
['misiz]
(Signora) precede il cognome. 5. Iourlsfs (turisti) il plurale
di tourist.
23
FROM THE COI{VERSATION TO THE PASSAGE
John Clark is here. He is here to see Lizzie. But Lizzie is away, she is busy.
Simon is at home. He is with John now, in the garden. But where is Lizze? She is at the
airport, busy with a group of tourists. She is a clerk
I
with a travel agency. She is a very
efficient
girl.
Oucstions
1. Where is John Clark?
2. Why is he here?
3. Where is Lizzie?
4. Where is Simon?
5. Where are Simon and John now?
6. Who is Lizzie busy with?
2
7. What is Lizzie?
8. Is she a very efficient girl?
Gatwick, one of the three London airports.
She is a cleft
--
impiegata (Fa l'impiegata). 2. Who ls Llzzle busy with?
-
Si osservi la posposizione
with nella frase, per
ottenere maggior scorrevolezza.
1.
di
24
ORRL DRILLS
Read aloud:
t
IT
1. I am Simon Bates.
2. This is my house.
3. Lizzie is my sister.
4. She is a very efficient girl.
5. She is away now.
6, She is with a group
of tourists.
7. She is somewhere in town.
8. She is very busy today.
9. John Clark is here to see Lizzie.
10. My mother is at home.
a
1. I'm Georqe.
2. What's
t
lour
name?
3. My name is John.
4. Are you here to see Susan?
5. Susan is my sister.
6. She's a very nice girl.
7. And she's pretty,
too.
8. George is a nice boy.
9. Susan is happy to see George.
10. And George is happy to see Susan.
F itt in the blank spaces."3
E
1. Who you?
2. I ..... George.
3. And who you?
4. My name John.
5. you here to see Susan?
6. Yes, I ..... .
7. She ...'.. very nice- girj,
8. And she pretty,
too.
9. Susan! George here to see you.
10. l'..... happy to see you,
George.
E
1 . L.... Simon Bates.
2. This my house.
1. Read aloud
[a'laud] =
Leggi ad alta voce.
blank spaces
[blreAkJ ['speisizl -
Riempi gli
3. And who you?
4. My name John Clark.
5. I ..... here to see your
sister.
6. She away at the moment.
7. I ..... not sure where she
8. She very busy today.
9. Why she busy loday?
10. Because she with a group of
tou rists.
tr
1. But where she?
2. She somewhere in town.
3. You very vague.
4. your mother at home?
5. Yes, here she
6. I ..... here to see Lizzie.
7. Where she, please?

8. She with a group of tourists.

9. She very busy today.
10. I ..... sorry.
E
1. are you?
2.
'm
George.
3. Susan is sister.
4. She's a very girl.
,
5. Yes, ..... nice.
6. is Susan !
7. George is .r,r. to see you.
8. George.
9. I'm to see you, George.
10. And I'm happy to see....., Susan.
ft
1. your name?
2. ..i.. is John,
.John
Clark.
3. are you?
4. is Simon.
5. sister here?
6. She's somewhere
7. She's today.
8. She's in town.
9. She's with a tourists.
10. She's a girl.
2. What's forma contratta di what is. 3. Fill in the
spazi vuoti.
25
GRRft'Ift,IRR
PRONOMI PERSONALI
1. Il pronome I si scrive con la lettera maiuscola, solitamente in
forma
corsitta (5).
2. Il pronome yo
corrisponde a tutti i casi di seconda persona singolare e plurale (tu,
voi, Lei, Loro).
3. I pronomi di terza
persona singolare sono tre: he, she, it. He il pronome
di
genere maschile, sfte
quello di genere
femminil
e il quello di genere neutro. In inglese
sono normalmente di genere neutro i nomi di cosa.
4. I pronomi personali non vengono mai sottintesi in inglese, a differenza dell'italiano.
VERBO ESSERE
(TO BE',l
t. L'infinito di un verbo caratterizzato dal to che lo precede (to
be
:
essere).
2. La coniu
gazione del
presente indicativo di to be varia a seconda delle persone,
a
differenza di
quanto solitamente accade
per la coniugazione dei normali verbi inglesi.
3. Nelle
forme
interrogative il verbo essere
pecede il soggetlo.
Quest'ultimo
pu essere
vn pronome personale (mai sottinteso) od vn nome.
Is he here? qui (eeliX Is Simon here? qui Simon?
I
4. Una risposto breve
(short answer), formulata con tes o No, pu
completarsi con il
soggetto interessato nella domanda (espresso con il pronome personale),
e l'ausiliare (to
be nel nostro caso). Le
forme
contratte seguono solitamente No.
Are you here to see Susan?
Yes, I am
Is Susan your sister?
No, she isntt
26
Sei qui a trovare Susan?
S
Susan
,tua
sorella?
No
I
[ail
you
uu:I
he
[hi:]
she
Ui:l
io
tu, Lei
egli
ella
ir
[it]
we
[ui:]
you
uu:l
they
[ei]
esso, essa
noi
voi
essi, esse
presente ndcativo
I am
[rem]
you are
[a:]
hel
she
I
ir
lizl
ir)
we are
[a:]
you are
[a:]
they are
[a:]
am I?
are
you?
Cne?
is ] she?
[itr
are we?
are
you?
are they?
sono?
sei?
?
siamo?
siete?
sono?
sono
sei

siamo
siete
sono
ORRL RND URITTN DRILLS
Fill in the blank spaces with adjectives or
nou ns:
E
1. I am
2. What's your .....?
3. My name is
4. George is my
5. Susan is my
6. You are very
7. Susan is a girl.
8. George is a boy.
9. Susan is to see George.
10. And George is .....
,
too.
a
1. ls John you r ...,.?
2. ls George .....?
3. ls Susan .....?
4. ls Susan your .....?
5. ls George brother?
6. ls Susan sister?
7. Are they .....?
8. Are George and Susan to see
you?
9, Are they to be here?
10. ls everybody here?
Fill in the blank spaces with personal
pronou ns:
E
1. Who are .....?
2. am George.
3. Who is .....?
4, is John.
5. Who is .....?
6. is Susan.
7, Who are .....?
8. are Simon and Lizzie.
9. am happy to see you.
10. And are happy to see you.
Fill in the blank spaces with to be:
tr
1. My name George.
2. Susan my sister.
3. I ..... happy to see you.
1. Replace the nouns with personal pronouns
these questions
28
4. Where Susan?
5. Here she.....,
6. you happy to see Susan?
7. Yes, I
8. We happy to see you.
9. You very nice.
10. Everybody nice here.
Replace the nouns with personal
pronouns:
I
tr
1. Where is Simon?
2, Where is Lizzte?
3. Where is John?
4. Where are John and Simon now?
5. Where is Mrs Bates?
6. ls Lizzie busy?
7. Who is Lizzie busy with?
8. Why is Simon here?
9. Where is Susan?
10. Where are Susan and Lizzie?
E
1. Simon is here.
2. Lizzie is away.
3. John is here to see Lizzie.
4. John and Simon are in the garden.
5. Lizzie is at the airport.
6. Here is Simon.
7. Here is Susan
8. Here is John.
9. Here is Lizzte,
10. Here is Mrs Bates.
Ans wer fhese
questions:
2
3l
1. Where is John Clark?
2. Who is he here to see?
3. Where is Lizzie?
4. Where is Simon?
5. Who is he with now?
6. Where are Simon and John now?
7. But where is Lizzie?
8. Who is she busy with?
9. What is she?
10. ls Ltzzie an efficient girl?
=
sostituisci i nomi con pronomi personali.
2. Answer
tr
..... is John Clark? He is in the garden ..... Simon. But he is here to ..... lizzie, not Simon. Lizzie
is ..... . She is ..... with the travel agency. She is a ...., with a travel agency. But where ..... Lizzie?
She is ..... in town. Very vague. She is with a ..... of tourists at the airport. She is very ..... today.
Fill in the blank spaces.'
q
John..... with George. George is to see Susan. Susan is a very
Here Susan ! She is to see George, and George is happy to
py,
is happy.
Correct the following conversation:
I
Itr
Hello! Everybody is here?
Lizzie is somewhere in town.
She is busy with the travel agency?
Yes, very busy.
She is a girl very efficient. But where is
she?
She is away.
You are very vague. Your mother is at
home?
girl. And she is too.
Susan. And John is hap-
George
John Everybody is happy here.
@
Simon Hello! Who are you?
John
Simon Why are you here?
John
Simon She's busy today.
John
Simon She's somewhere in town.
John
Simon Yes, here she is.
John
Mrs
Bafes She's very busy at the airport.
Translate into English:
3
IE
1. Ciao. Chi sei?
2. Sono Simon.
.3.
E tu chi sei?
4. Sono John.
5. Sono qui a trovare
a
tua sorella.
6. E molto occupata oggi.
7. Perch occupata oggi?
8. Perch all'agenzta.
9. Dove?
10. Da qualche parte in citt.
Yes, here is she.
Good morning. I am
Where is she?
She is at the airport
l'm sorry.
here to see Lizzie.
with a group of tourists.
Complete the open dialogue:2
Itr
Jahn Who are
you?
George
John. My name is John.
George
John Yes, I am. Where is Susan?
George
Susan Hello, George !
George
Susan I'm happy to see you, George.
John qui. E qui a trovare Lizzie. Lizzie via. Ha
con John. Ma dov' Lizzie? all'aeroporto con
un'agenzia viaggi. una ragazza molto efficiente.
da fare.
5
Simon a
un g ruppo di tu risti.
casa. Ora e in giardino
Fa I'impiegata presso
'1
. Correct the following conversation
-
Correggi la conversazione seguente.2. Complele the open
dialogue
=
Completa il dialogo aperto. 3. Translate inlo English
=
Traduci in inglese. 4. a trcvarc
=
to
see. 5. ayer da fare
=
to be busy.
29