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CdL Economia e Gestione Aziendale UNIT 6. Facoltà di Scienze Economiche, Giuridiche e Politiche. a.a. 2013/2014. Review of Unit 5: pp. 54-57, 62-63 Unit 6: There is / there are There was / there were Houses & furniture 64, 151 Present continuous. Outline.
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CdL Economia e Gestione Aziendale UNIT 6 Facoltà di Scienze Economiche, Giuridiche e Politiche a.a. 2013/2014
ReviewofUnit 5: pp. 54-57, 62-63 • Unit 6: • Thereis/there are • Therewas/therewere • Houses & furniture 64, 151 • Presentcontinuous Outline
Weusethereis (singular)/there are (plural) tomeanthatsomethingispresent (c’è, ci sono) Examples: Thereisa whitecar on this road. It’s a sportscar. There are some newshoesforyou. They are here. Thereis, there are
Weusetherewas (singular)/therewere (plural) tomeanthatsomethingwaspresent (c’era, c’erano) Examples: Therewasa big buffalo on the side of the road. Thereweresome beautiful flowers in that garden. Therewas, therewere
Are there/Is there…? Were there/was there…? Exercises on p. 133 Question forms
On, above, under, below, in, at, to, in front of, next to, opposite, near, behind, between The book is on the desk. The skirt is above the knee. The cat is under the bed. The TV is below the picture. The restaurant is opposite the train station, next to the flower shop. The church is in front of the garden. The post office is behind the bus stop. Exercise p. 66-67 Prepositions of place
We form the present continuous with the auxiliary verb to be and the gerund of the lexical verb: am, is, are + –ing Ex. I am going to school, she is playing volleyball, they are eating lunch Present continuous
We use the present simple for: • Routine, habits (what we usually do) • General statements • Permanent situations • We use the present continuous for: • Situations happening at the moment, now (what we are doing now) • Temporary situations Present simple or present continuous?
Oh no! it rains/it’s raining! Do you often wear/are you often wearing jeans to work? My uncle loves/is loving black and white films. I’m sorry, Tania can’t come to the phone. She has/is having a bath. Look at that man! He dances/He’s dancing in the street. On Friday nights we watch/are watching a video. I don’t usually go/I’m not usually going to school by train. What do you read/are you reading? It’s a letter from Sonia. Do you want to read it? exercises
After reading the postcard on p. 73, write a postcard to your friend describing a city you like and your experience. homework