Live the present
Which tense would you use to define a habitual action or universal truths?
Make a simple sentence (use the word "Get up")
Present simple
What are the past tense of the following verbs:
Live
Study
Stay
Stop
Prefer
Rebel
And infer (deduci) the conjugation rule.
Lived
Studied
Stayed
Stopped
Preferred
Rebelled
Who are the key members of a cusine brigade?
Head chef, under chef, station chefs and roundsman
How do you form the Future with Will.
Write it in the Positive, Negative, Interrogative, Negative Interrogative forms
Affermative:
Subj+Will+Verb (infinitive)+Obj;
Negative:
Subj+Will Not (won't)+Verb (infinitive)+Obj;
Interrogative:
Will+ Subj+Verb (infinitive)+Obj;
Negative Interrogative:
Won't+ Subj (Will+ Subj+Not)+ Verb (infinitive) + Obj;
“You ___ wear a helmet when you ride a motorbike in Italy. It’s the law.”
Choose one between Must and Have to
“You HAVE TO wear a helmet when you ride a motorbike in Italy. It’s the law.”
Have to -> external obligation
Suppose you work in a theater and need to create a flyer/playbill (locandina), which tense would you use to write its timetable?
Make a simple sentence.
(Use the word "Start")
Present simple
When do you use the past simple?
Make a simple sentence
It's used for past actions that have no particular influence on the present.
What's the name of the chef's hat?
Toque
How do you form the Future with Be Going To.
Write it in the Positive, Negative, Interrogative, Negative Interrogative forms.
Affermative:
Subj+Be Going To+Verb (infinitive)+Obj;
Negative:
Subj+Be (Not) Going To+Verb (infinitive)+Obj;
Interrogative:
Be+ Subj+Going To + Verb (infinitive)+Obj;
Negative Interrogative:
Be +Not+Subj+Going To + Verb (infinitive)+Obj;
"I ______ get better at public speaking for my presentation"
Choose between Must and Have to
"I MUST get better at public speaking for my presentation"
MUST -> internal obligation
Translate into English the following sentence:
"Stanno decorando (decorate) il mio appartamento, perciò vivo coi miei genitori.
They're decorating my flat, so I'm staying with my parents.
Present continuous to define temporary actions.
Write the Past Participle of the following verbs:
- Run;
- Read;
- Understand;
- Come;
- Cost;
- Write
- Run;
- Read;
- Understood;
- Come;
- Cost;
- Written
Translate into Italian the piece of heavy equipment named 'Blast chiller'
Abbattitore
Explain all 3 different types of future tenses we have in English.
Make at least one example each.
Future with Will:
- Decisions taken on-the-spot/at the moment;
- Forecasts/Opinions
Future with Be Going To:
- Intentions;
- Actions on the verge to happen
Future with ING:
- Certain future actions established in the past based on agreements or schedules.
“My house is ___ (big) than my cousin’s, but it’s also ___ (old).”
“My house is BIGGER than my cousin’s, but it’s also OLDER”
Explain all the scenarios in which you'd use the present simple and those which you'd use the present continuous.
(At least 2 per tense)
P. Simple:
- Habitual/permanent situation;
- Schedules and timetables
- Universal/global truth
P. Continuous:
- Underway actions
- Temporary situations
- Certain future plans
- Recurrent actions
What do the Present Perfect and the Past Simple differ in?
Make 2 sentences showing the differences
Past Simple: Finished actions
Present Perfect:
- Actions occurred in an indefinite time;
- Actions started in the past, but extend themselves all the way to the present;
- Actions happened in an unfinished time.
- Actions preceded by It's the first/second/third time...
What's the pan used to sauté food and sauces?
The Sauteuse
"Dave keeps saying that he ______ (not get married), but I am sure he___________ (get married) sooner or later"
Translate and choose the correct type of future.
"Dave keeps saying that he IS NOT GOING TO GET MARRIED(not get married), but I am sure he WILL GET MARRIED (get married) sooner or later"
This lesson is boring!
This lesson is the most boring (ever)!
Name the verb categories that don't use the -ING form (at least 2)
-Mental states: Know, understand, believe...
- Emotions/Will: Like, love, want...
- Stable characteristics: Seem, appear...
- Possession: Own, have, belong to...
- Involontary perceptions thru 5 sense: see, hear...
- Michael______ (fail) his English exam once again.
- Oh no! ______ (He, not, study)?
- No, he ___ (Be sure) of his language mastery and ____ (think) that studying ______ (Be) a waste of time.
And infer (deduci) the rule.
- Michael's failed his English exam once again.
- Oh no! Didn't he study/did he not study?
- No, he was sure of his language mastery and thought that studying was a waste of time.
Is there any reason why red and white meat have darker and lighter colours?
It's due to (dovuto a/causato da) myglobin. The darker the richer in iron protein it is.
What_______(your parents say) when you tell them you ______ (not go) home for Chritmas?_________ (they get) upset?
-They _________ (probably not be) particularly pleased, but my brother__________ (spend) Christmas with them, anyway.
What WILL YOUR PARENTS SAY(your parents say) when you tell them you AREN'T GOING (not go) home for Chritmas? WILL THEY GET (they get) upset?
-They PROBABLY WON'T BE (probably not be) particularly pleased, but my brother IS SPENDING (spend) Christmas with them, anyway.
“Tomorrow will be ___ (bad) than today, so we ___ be prepared to do our best.”
“Tomorrow will be WORSE than today, so we HAVE TO be prepared to do our best.”