lunedì 3 giugno 2013

Action verbs

(work in progress)





http://www.elflearning.jp/elftube/viewvideo/32/body-and-actions/actions-1-phrases-1




Another video

Another video for you. This is an exam (Trinity, grade 2)
Ma ricorda che è una conversazione e le domande sono sempre diverse ogni volta! Esercitati a rispondere.

Ecco le domande
Greetings (What's your name? How are you? How old are you? My birthday is in July.When is it yours?)
Where do you live? Do you live in a house or in a flat?
Describe your house. How many rooms are there in your house?
(Looking at a picture) What's this one?
Do you  have a kitchen?
Tell me about your bedroom. What is it in your bedroom?
Do you  have any toys?
Who lives in your house?
And how old is your mother?
(looking at a picture) What's this? Where is 41, 39, 27?
Do you have any pets?
Do you have any good friends? Tell me about one friend.
Look at my friend Bob. Where is Bob? (It's in the box, ecc)
Take the pen. Put it next to the clock.
(Looking at some pictures) Look at these pictures. What are they doing? What is he doing?
Is he washing? Is she sleeping? Is she dancing? Is she sitting in a chair?
Thank you. Good bye.

domenica 2 giugno 2013

Videos

Qui puoi vedere alcuni esempi di esami grade 2 (Trinity). Ma ricorda di esercitarti: gli esami sono un poco più difficili di come appaiono qui.  Here you can watch some videos. There are two exams.  



Here are the questions.
Ecco le domande. Come risponde Dathri? Come risponderesti tu? Esercitati!
Hello. Come in. Hello. My name is  Alex. What's your name?
How old are you?
Today, what is the day today?
Is it Saturday, today?
Where do you live?
Do you live in a house or flat?
How many bedrooms are in your house?
Tell me about your bedroom. What is it in your bedroom?
Is there a computer in your bedroom?
Is there a television in your bedroom?
Is there a television in your house? Where is it?
Here it's a house. Is this a kitchen?  And this room? and this room? (pointing to different rooms)
Who lives in your house with you?
How old is your father?
So, he is 36 years old (pointing to 44)
What number is this? (pointing to different numbers from 1 to 50)
Who is your best friend? Tell me about her.
Does she have long hair?
Have you  got any pets?
I have a pet. I have a pet dog. This is my dog. Its name is ...Tell me about my dog.
Is my dog sleeping?
This is your pen. Is it mine?
This is my clock. Where is my pen?
Put my pen besides the clock / in front of / under the clock.
(Looking at a picture) Here there are some people. She is swimming? Is he swimming? Is he listening to music?
(Dathri describes what other people are doing)
The boy, is he running?
Here are some animals. Touch a big animal, a small animal, a beautiful animal
Is this a cat?
Do you have a question for me?
Thank you very much. Good bye.
____________

Another video for you ...
Ascolta con attenzione le domande. Quali errori fa la piccola Ana?

Cerca di rispondere in maniera più completa alle domande che fa l'esaminatore: non ti limitare a dire solo Yes or No, ma usa le short answers e dai informazioni aggiuntive. Ricordati: è una conversazione. Più parli, più dimostri di conoscere la lingua inglese. ;)

sabato 1 giugno 2013

Possible questions grade 1-3

Here there are some possible questions to practise your speaking. Remember: the questions are about grade 1-2-3 of  the Trinity exam! Click on the presentation.
Qui trovi alcune delle possibili domande sugli argomenti che dovresti conoscere. Ricorda che le domande vanno dal livello 1 a quello 3 del Trinity exam. Clicca sulle frecce per avviare la presentazione.  Esercitati a rispondere.

mercoledì 29 maggio 2013

Listen and answer

Ascolta le domande per argomento e prova a rispondere. Sono alcuni degli argomenti più importanti
Listen and answer.
Grade 2:
01. Introducing yourself
02. My family
03. Where do you live
04. My friends
05. My clothes
06. My pet
07.Calendar
Ascolta anche le domande che appartengono al livello superiore del tuo esame. Sei in grado di rispondere a qualcuna di queste?
Grade 3
Routine and times
Free time
My school
My town
14. The weather

lunedì 27 maggio 2013

My bedroom

Possible questions and answers
Q: Tell me about your bedroom.
A:  My bedroom is small / large.  There is
Q: What is in your bedroom? What can you see from your window?
A: In  my bedroom, there is my bed, a bedside table, a desk with a chair, a wardrobe with my clothes, a bookcase, many shelves with books on, a lamp, a carpet, many posters on the wall. I have a computer on my desk. I haven't a tv in my bedroom. I can see Mount Etna from my window.
Q: Is there a balcony in your bedroom?
A: Yes, there is.
Grammar: prepositions
Vocabulary:
 
Video:
 
Description:
Ecco una piccola descrizione che puoi usare come esempio. Esercitati e scrivi la descrizione della tua stanza. Here there is a short description you can use as an example. Describe your bedroom, now!
My bedroom is great! It's very big and there is a lot of furniture in it. Everything is pink in my bedroom! I've got a small bed,a  bedside table, a desk with a chair, a wardrobe and a bookcase. There is a blue carpet under my bed.. The bed is next to the wardrobe . There is a big poster behind my bed. There's a computer and a lamp on my desk. I've got many books in my bookcase. There is a Tv between the desk and the wardrobe. It 's in front of my bed.  I haven't got any shelves in my room. There is a big window. I really like my bedroom! I play with my friends and I study there.


giovedì 23 maggio 2013

Household objects and furniture

 Possible  Questions and answers
Q. Describe your house.
A. I live in a  big house. There
Q: Have you got a fridge in your kitchen?
A: Yes, I have. It  is in front of the door. It is between the sink and the cooker. It is near the table.
Q: Look at the picture. Point to the fridge.
Q: Is there a bed in your bathroom?
A: No, there isn't. It is in my bedroom.
Q: Where is the tv in your house?
A: There are two TVs. One is in my parents' bedroom and one is in the sitting room.
Q: Where is .....?
A: (using prepositions of place)

Vocabulary
In the kitchen, there is ...
In the bathroom, there is...
In the living room, there is / there are
In the hall, there is...
In the study, there is
In the laundry, there is ...

Videos:
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