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LESSON 1
a. Hi
b. Good morning Mr Ross
c. Good morning Mr Ross
d. Hallo, John
e. Good evening Mr White
f. Hallo
g. Good Bye!
h. Bye Bye Bob
i. Night
l. Good night
A: Hi I'm Marco. What's your name?
B: Hallo Marco! My name's Betty
A: Betty this is Marina. She is my sister.
B: Hallo Marina!
C: Hallo Betty.
B: Where are you from Marina?
C: I'm from England.
A: See you later Betty.
C: Good bye
B: Bye bye
Present Simple del verbo "TO BE" ("essere")
I am
you are
he / she / it is
we are
you are
they are
Numeri (1-12)
1 one
2 two
3 three
4 four
5 five
6 six
7 seven
8 eight
9 nine
10 ten
11 eleven
12 twelve
What's your telephone number?
What's your phone number?
What's your mobile phone number?
My telephone number is ....
Accepting or refusing?
How to offer a cup of coffee to someone else:
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| Formal | Would you like a cup of coffee? |
| Informal | A cup of coffee? |
| Very informal | Coffee? |
Yes / No
How to accept or decline a cup of coffee:
Accepting |
Refusing |
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| Formal | Yes, please. | No, thank you. |
| Informal | Yes, I'd like some. | No, thanks. |
| Very informal | I'd love one. | No, thanks. |
How do you take
it?
Saying how you would like your coffee...
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Black with sugar, please. |
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White, no sugar, please. |
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White with sugar, please. |
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Black, no sugar, please. |
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A little milk, but no sugar, please. |
Mr Bean is in the staff room at school. He is making a cup of coffee. Miss Smith comes in ...
Mr Bean: |
Hello, Miss Smith. Would you like a cup of coffee? I'm just making some. |
Miss Smith: |
Oh, yes please, that would be lovely. |
Mr Bean: |
How do you take it? |
Miss Smith: |
With milk and sugar please. |
Mr Bean makes the coffee |
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Mr Bean: |
Here you are. |
Miss Smith: |
Thank you. |
Their colleague Mr Martin comes in |
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Miss Smith: |
Good morning Mr Martin, coffee? |
Mr Martin: |
Oh, great! Yes please, I'd love one. |
Mr Bean: |
Milk and sugar? |
Mr Martin: |
A little milk and no sugar, please. |
Appearances
Height |
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| How tall is he? | He is tall. | He is short. | He is medium height. |
| + | He is very tall. | He is quite short. | - |
Build |
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She is skinny. (negative)  |
She is fat. (negative) |
| She is thin. (negative) |
She is overweight. . (negative) |
She is slim. (positive)  |
She is plump. (neutral)  |
| She is slender. (positive) |
She is stocky. (neutral) |
Type of hair |
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| She has long hair. | She has short hair. | He has no hair. | She has medium length hair. | She has medium length hair. | She has short hair. | |
| + | She has long, black hair. | She has short, black hair. | - | She has medium length , blonde hair. | She has medium length, red hair. | She has short, blonde hair. |
| ++ | She has long, straight, black hair. | She has short, straight, black hair. | - | She has medium length, straight, blonde hair. | She has medium length, wavy, red hair. | She has short, curly, blonde hair. |
| + | She wears glasses. | |||||
Type of complexion |
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| He is asian. He has light-brown skin. | She is black. She has dark skin. | He is white. He has fair skin. | She is white. She has slightly tanned skin. | She is white. She has very pale skin. |
Describing people's features |
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| eyes - right eye | left eye | nose left nostril | right nostril |
mouth upper lip | lower lip |
ears - right ear | left ear | |
General |
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| beautiful (women only) |
handsome (men only) |
pretty (girls only) |
good looking (men/women/boys) |
ugly (men and women) |
 Halle Berry is a very beautiful woman. |
 Hugh Jackman is a very handsome man. |
 Here is a pretty girl. |
 David and Victoria Beckham are a good looking couple. |
 Quasimodo is quite ugly. |
| attractive (men, women, boys or girls) | ||||
| Halle Berry, Hugh Jackman, David Beckham and Victoria Beckham are all attractive people. | ||||
Hair |
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| blonde/fair hair | brown hair | red hair | black hair | grey hair |
Eyes |
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| grey eyes | green eyes | blue eyes | brown eyes | ||
Mouth |
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The other features |
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| moustache | beard | chin | forehead | nostrils | ||
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| eyebrows | cheeks | fringe | lips | teeth | ||
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| "What colour hair does she have?" | She has fair hair. or She has blonde hair. |
| "What colour hair has he got?" | He's got brown hair. |
| "What colour eyes has she got?" | She's got blue eyes. |
| "What colour eyes has he got?" | He's got brown eyes. |
| "Does she have long hair?" | "Yes, she does." |
| "Has he got long hair?" | "No, he hasn't. He's got short hair." |
| "Does she have a round face?" | "No, she doesn't. She has a long face." |
| "Does he have a round face?" | "Yes, he does." |
| "Has she got a large nose?" | "No, she hasn't. She's got a small nose." |
| "Does he have a big nose?" | "Yes he does. He has a very big nose." |
| "Does she have a thin mouth?" | "No, she doesn't. She has a full mouth" |
| "Does he have small ears?" | "No, he doesn't. He has large ears." |
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I'm medium height. |
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I have hazel eyes. |
hazel = green + brown | |
I have medium length, straight, brown hair. |
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I wear glasses. |
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all the time |
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I'm slightly overweight. |
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I have a pale complexion. |
Esercizi:
1. Riordina le seguenti battute:
- Hi Bob where are you from?
- My name's Mary
- Mr Taylor, this is my friend Louise
- Oh, so you are English
- I'm from Liverpool, England
- Hello, Louise
- Good morning, Mr Taylor
- Hello, John!
- Hello, my name's Bob. What's your name?
2. Writing: Describe your own country
(It can be short or long as you want)
your questions - what don't you understand?
