Grammar zone Gli articoli determinativi Gli articoli determinativi italiani (il, lo, la, i, gli, le) si traducono con the. La pronuncia (dhe) cambia in (dhi) davanti ai nomi che iniziano per vocale. L articolo the non si usa: davanti a nomi di persona o nomi che indicano una categoria generica di cose o animali (the Mr Lee, I like the bananas, The birds fly) davanti ai nomi dei pasti davanti ai nomi di giochi o sport 1 Scrivi l articolo e leggi con la pronuncia corretta. 2 Scrivi l articolo quando è necessario. 1 The blue pen is under the desk. 2 book is on the desk. 3 I like apples. 4 chair is red. 5 I like videogames. 3 Segna con le frasi corrette. The Patrick is my father. Patrick is my father. I like football. I like the football. I have the breakfast every day. I have breakfast every day. Tomatoes are red. The tomatoes are red. The pen. apple. 4 Trova l errore e riscrivi la frase. 1 How old is the Pamela? How old is Pamela? 2 I eat the pasta for the lunch. car. bike. 3 The basketball is great! 4 Pat and the Lisa are my cousins. egg. bear. 5 I like the cheese. 109
Grammar zone Gli articoli indeterminativi Gli articoli indeterminativi italiani (un, uno, una) si traducono con a davanti a un nome che inizia per consonante; con an davanti a un nome che inizia per vocale. 1 Completa con a o an. 2 Inserisci a / an quando è necessario. an 1 Greg has got idea. 2 There is table in my bedroom. 3 I live in cottage. 4 Do you like bananas? 5 Can you do judo? a book egg 3 Segna con un le frasi corrette. Lilly likes a apples. Lilly likes apples. For breakfast I have milk. For breakfast I have a milk. He can ride horse. He can ride a horse. Can she ride a bike? Can she ride bike? 4 Scegli l articolo corretto e riscrivi la frase. arm window 1 There is a / an book on the table. There is a book on the table. 2 There is a / an egg in the fridge. 3 I have a / an red bike. 4 Look! A / An yellow car. 110 frog biscuit 5 There is a/an elephant in this photo.
Il nome Grammar zone Il plurale di un nome si ottiene aggiungendo una s al singolare. cat cats 1 Scrivi il plurale. Quando un nome termina con -y preceduta da consonante, forma il plurale togliendo la y e aggiungendo -ies (cherry cherries). videogames 3 Scrivi il plurale. 1 body 2 tummy 3 butterfly 4 story bodies In alcuni casi il plurale è diverso dal singolare (mouse mice). In alcuni casi singolare e plurale sono uguali (one fish two fi s h ). 4 Collega il singolare e il plurale. 1 child a reindeer 2 foot b children Quando un nome termina con -ch, -sh, -s, -x, -z forma il plurale aggiungendo -es (dress dresses) 2 Scrivi il plurale. 1 sandwich 2 bus 3 box 4 class sandwiches 3 reindeer c sheep 4 sheep d teeth 5 tooth e feet 5 Cancella il plurale sbagliato. 1 kiwi a kiwis b kiwies 2 rabbit a rabbits b rabbites 3 bag a bages b bags 4 desk a deskes b desks 5 eye a eyes b eys 111
Grammar zone Gli aggettivi qualificativi Gli aggettivi precedono sempre il nome a cui si riferiscono e mantengono la stessa forma al maschile, al femminile, al singolare e al plurale. Il superlativo assoluto si traduce con very + aggettivo (I m very happy, He s very tired). 1 Collega gli opposti. 1 happy a white 2 big b sad 3 long c cold 4 new d clean 5 black e small 6 dirty f beautiful 7 hot g old 8 horrible h short 2 Completa con un aggettivo. beautiful 1 It s a story. 2 It s a ice cream. 3 It s a fruit salad. 4 It s a jacket. 5 It s a car. 3 Riordina le frasi. 1 new / I ve got / a / ball. I ve got a new ball. 2 a / TV. / big / I ve got 3 your / I / orange / like / shirt. 4 like / I / don t / this / cap. / old 5 I ve got / a / cat. / beautiful 6 has got / She / hair. / long 4 Riscrivi usando il superlativo assoluto. 1 This kebab is good. This kebab is very good. 2 I m happy today. 3 Your skirt is long. 4 This cake is big. 5 This book is old. 6 My jeans are clean. 112
I pronomi - Gli aggettivi possessivi Grammar zone In inglese i pronomi personali soggetto devono sempre essere espressi. I si scrive sempre con la lettera maiuscola. I io we noi you tu you voi he egli they essi, esse she ella it esso, essa 1 Cerchia il pronome corretto. Gli aggettivi possessivi non vogliono mai l articolo e sono invariabili, cioè mantengono la stessa forma (my dog il mio cane, my house la mia casa, my parents i miei genitori, my shoes le mie scarpe). my mio, mia, miei, mie your tuo, tua, tuoi, tue his suo, sua, suoi, sue (di lui) her suo, sua, suoi, sue (di lei) its suo, sua, suoi, sue (di animali o cose) our nostro, nostra, nostri, nostre your vostro, vostra, vostri, vostre their loro he / she it / you she / they I / they we / he it / we 2 Completa con gli aggettivi possessivi. 1 I am Sophie. My name is Sophie. 2 She is Samantha. name is Samantha. 3 You are Liz and Sue. names are Liz and Sue. 4 They are Phil and John. names are Phil and John. 5 He is Gordon. name is Gordon. 6 We are Kelly and Ben. names are Kelly and Ben. 7 It is Fluffy. name is Fluffy. 113
Grammar zone Verbo essere (be) affermativa negativa interrogativa Risposta breve affermativa Risposta breve negativa I am I m I am not I m not Am I? Yes, I am. No, I m not. You are You re You are not You aren t Are you? Yes, you are. No, you aren t. He/She/It is He/She/It s He/She/It is not He/She/It isn t Is he/she/it...? Yes, he/she/it is. No, he/she/it isn t. We are We re We are not We aren t Are we...? Yes, we are. No, we aren t. They are They re They are not They aren t Are they? Yes, they are. No, they aren t. 1 Cerchia la forma corretta. 1 I am / is happy. 2 David is / am my cousin. 3 He isn t / aren t a doctor. 4 Where are / is your book? 5 How old are / am you? 6 You are / is my friend. 2 Completa. Usa la forma estesa. 1 They my friends. 2 You wearing a nice shirt. 3 She my sister Alexia. 4 We not wearing a jacket. 5 I not very tired. 6 It a horrible spider. 114 are 3 Riscrivi usando la forma contratta. 1 We are brother and sister. We re brother and sister. 2 She is my grandmother. 3 I am a student. 4 What is your name? 5 You are not a champion. 4 Completa la risposta breve. 1 Are you angry? No, I m not. 2 Is she your cousin? No, 3 Is it your favourite food? Yes, 4 Are you happy today? Yes, 5 Are they sad? No,
Verbo avere (have got) Grammar zone affermativa negativa interrogativa Risposta breve affermativa Risposta breve negativa I have got I ve got I have not got I haven t got Have I got? Yes, I have. No, I haven t. You have got You ve got You have not got You haven t got Have you got? Yes, you have. No, you haven t. He/She/It has got He/She/It s got He/She/It has not got He/She/It hasn t got Has he/she/it got? Yes, he/she/it has. No, he/she/it hasn t. We have got We ve got We have not got We haven t got Have we got? Yes, we have. No, we haven t. They have got They ve got They have not got They haven t got Have they got? Yes, they have. No, they haven t. 1 Cerchia la forma corretta. 1 I have / has got a big dog. 2 You have / has got a nice cap. 3 He have / has got a new videogame. 4 Have / Has you got a scooter? 5 Have / Has she got a bike? 6 You have / has got good friends. 2 Completa. Usa la forma estesa. have got 1 Butterflies six legs. 2 He long black hair. 3 Martina big blue eyes? 4 Giraffes short necks. 5 Birds long trunks. 6 snakes long legs? 3 Riscrivi usando la forma contratta. 1 My sister has got a new computer. My sister s got a new computer. 2 We have got a new teacher. 3 Giraffes have not got big ears. 4 He has got a new TV. 5 They have got a beautiful car. 4 Completa la risposta breve. I have 1 Have you got a cat? Yes,. 2 Have you got a dog? No,. 3 Has she got a skirt? Yes,. 4 Has he got blue eyes? No,. 5 Have they got a car? Yes,. 115
Grammar zone Presente semplice (present simple) affermativa negativa interrogativa Risposta breve affermativa Risposta breve negativa I like You like I don t like You don t like Do I like? Do you like? Yes, I do. Yes, you do. No, I don t. No, you don t. He/She/It likes He/She/ It doesn t like Does he/she/ it like...? Yes, he/she/ it does. No, he/she/ it doesn t. We like They like We don t like They don t like Do we like? Do they like? Yes, we do. Yes, they do. No, we don t. No, they don t. Il verbo can non aggiunge mai la -s alla terza persona singolare. 1 Cerchia la forma corretta. 1 I like / likes fruit salad. 2 You like / likes kebabs. 3 She like / likes sushi. 4 Do / Does you like meat? 5 Do / Does he like rice? 6 I don t / doesn t like milk. 2 Completa con la forma affermativa. Usa i verbi drink, have, play, read, run. 1 I bananas. 2 We dinner at home. 3 He milk in the morning. 4 She volleyball. 5 It very fast. 6 They books. 116 like 3 Riscrivi usando la forma contratta. 1 We do not eat meat. We don t eat meat. 2 He does not like fruit salad. 3 You do not play football. 4 They do not have tea for breakfast. 5 She does not watch TV. 6 We do not listen to rock music. 4 Completa la risposta breve. I do 1 Do you like apples? Yes,. 2 Does he play the drums? No,. 3 Do they read books? Yes,. 4 Do you like hot dogs? No,. 5 Do they eat pasta? Yes,.
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