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English Course Academic Year 2012.2013. Faculty of ENGINEERING. Prof. Elena INTORCIA. Entrance Test. Yes, I do. / No, I don’t./ Yes, I love sports. Yes, they are. / No, they aren’t. Yes, they are really angry!. Short answers Yes , + Subj. + Aux. No , + Subj. + Aux. (negative form).
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English CourseAcademic Year 2012.2013 Faculty of ENGINEERING Prof. Elena INTORCIA
Yes, I do. / No, I don’t./ Yes, I love sports. Yes, they are. / No, they aren’t.Yes, they are really angry! Short answers Yes, + Subj. + Aux.No,+ Subj. + Aux. (negative form)
It’s 26th September, 2012. Saying the dateA: What’s the date today? B: It’s 3rdOctober, 2012. written form It’s the third of October, two thousand and twelve. spoken form03/10/2012 BrE:the third of OctoberAmE:the tenth of March
Ordinal numbers1st thefirst2nd thesecond3rd thethirdnumber + -th ex. four – the fourthHow to read years 1992 19 – 92: nineteen ninety-two1902 nineteen o /ǝʊ/ two2012 two thousand and twelve OR: twenty twelve
(They are) one hundred and twenty seconds (long). I’m shy/extroverted/funny ... I’m tall and thin. X To be like >> character, personalityTo look like >> physical appearance
Can/Do didn’t/couldn’t don’t Question form:auxiliary + subject + verb + object
a/my is Serena/a student. a/her
“a” davanti a consonante e ai suoni /w/ e /ju:/ “an”davanti a vocale, ai suoni vocalici, e alla “h” muta The indefinite article a/an • a/anart. indet.:un, uno, una a a pen, a CD player an an architect, an engineer a university uniform window MP3 honest person a a an /em pi: θri:/ an
are some WOMEN in the car. LEAVES are falling off the tree. KNIVES are ... BOXES
Are you tired / German / ... Why don’t you watch this film Where does she live?
Would you like a coffee / some tea /... How old are you? / What’s your favourite number? / How many books have you got? ... Do they study French?
I live in a small villagein the south of Italy. country >> nazione, Paese town >> città (piccola) city >> città (grande)
I lovetravelling(to travel) by car. I’ve been studying English for 8 years. Carlo can’t(is not able to)swim well. good adjective
Present Perfect Continuous Forma havebeen/hasbeen + -ing form I have been working all day long. Usi • Questo tempo è usato per indicare un’azione iniziata nel passato e che ancora continua nel presente. o che si è appena conclusa. Ex.: I’m sorry I’m late. Have you been waiting long?
If you study a lot, you will pass the exam. Wheredo you usually go on holiday? The English lectureis two hours long.lasts two hours.
was born x to be born was/were born am x age verbto be
x past future present x on x x I’ll go out/I’m going out
The the the the + adjective: a category
by by with by with
in On at in in in on at in at
Entrance Test: outcomes 1 - 20: WEAK 21 - 30: LIMITED 31 - 39: POOR 40 - 49: FAIR 50 - 60: GOOD
No. of students: 98 1% 4% 7% 29% 49% 10%
Grammar areas related to the Entrance Test What should I revise? A>> Answering questions B >> Completing sentences C >> Plural of nouns D >> Asking questions E >>Translating F >> Correcting mistakes G >>Definite article the H-I >>Prepositions
CLAUS www.claus.unisannio.it • FREE English courses • REGISTRATION: by26th October either at the CLAUS or online (see website) obligatory • Two courses (2o hourseach, two-hour lecture twice a week)will be offered: • from 8th November to 7th December • from 13th December to 25th January