Corso di inglese base della cooperativa Cedocs di Bolzano

1. Corso base di inglese
LESSON 5
Questa unità è completamente dedicata allo studio della forma passata dei verbi e a parlare delle vacanze.
Nella parte d’inglese pratico impareremo invece a prenotare una stanza d’albergo.
Grammar and language
contents:
1) PAST SIMPLE VERB
TO BE - Form
2) PAST SIMPLE
REGULAR and
IRREGULAR VERBS -
Form
3) PAST SIMPLE - use
4) IRREGULAR VERBS
TABLE
5) PAST SIMPLE -
Pronunciation
Vocabulary – HOLIDAYS,
IN A HOTEL
Practical english –
BOOKING A HOTEL
Practice – esercizi
1.Listening:
a)‘MY LAST HOLIDAY’ –
dictation
b)‘ PAVILLON HOTEL’ –
gap fill exercise
c)‘THE CAT CAME BACK’
– song – practice the past
simple
2.Grammar
PAST SIMPLE – Was/were
–regular and irregular
3.Vocabulary
WRITE A HOLYDAY
REPORT (using past
simple)
(possible) Extras:
A holiday in London
http://www.youtube.c
om/watch?v=uALtfh5
B0ME
Checking in a hotel
conversation
http://www.youtube.c
om/watch?v=fkoKLxt
uIOA
checking out from a
hotel conversation
http://www.youtube.c
om/watch?v=hQIE_8
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6.1 PAST SIMPLE - VERB TO BE
+ SUBJECT + WAS,WERE
- SUBJECT + WAS NOT (WASN’T), WERE NOT (WEREN’T)
? WAS, WERE + SUBJECT
Positive
I was at school yesterday.
He/ She/ It was at school yesterday
We/ You/ They were at school yesterday
Negative
I wasn't in France last year.
He/ She/ It wasn't in France last year.
We/ You/ They weren't in France last year.
Question
Was I at home on Monday?
Was He/ She/ It at home on Monday?
Were We/ You/ They at home on Monday?
Short answers
Yes, I was./ Yes, we were.
No , they weren't.
No, he wasn't.
Yes, she was.

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6.2 Form of the Simple Past
Affirmative sentences:
Regular verbs: SUBJECT + INFINITIVE +ED
Irregular verbs: SUBJECT + 2nd COLUMN of the table of the irregular verbs
Use the same form of the verb every time regardless the subject. Si usa la stessa forma per tutte le persone singolari e
plurali… (I, you, she, we, etc.)
regular verbs irregular verbs
I played football.
You played football
She/he/it played football
We played football
You played football
They played football
I went to the supermarket.
You went to the supermarket.
She/he/it went to the supermarket
We went to the supermarket
You went to the supermarket
They went to the supermarket
Negative sentences:
Regular and Irregular verbs: SUBJECT + DID NOT (DIDN’T) + INFINITIVE
Use the auxiliary did (Simple Past of do) every time regardless the subject. Did si usa per tutte le persone.
regular verbs irregular verbs
I did not play football.
You did not play football
She/he/it did not play football
We did not play football
You did not play football
They did not play football
I did not go to the supermarket.
You did not go to the supermarket.
She/he/it did not go to the supermarket.
We did not go to the supermarket.
You did not go to the supermarket.
They did not go to the supermarket.
regular verbs (short form) irregular verbs (short form)
I didn't play football. I didn't go to the supermarket.

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6.2 Form of the Simple Past
Questions:
Regular and Irregular verbs: (QUESTION WORD) + DID + SUBJECT + INFINITIVE (QUASI)
Use the auxiliary did (Simple Past of do) every time regardless the subject.
regular verbs irregular verbs
Did I play football?
Did you play football?
Did she play football?
Did we play football?
Did you play football?
Did they play football?
Did I go to the supermarket?
Did you go to the supermarket?
Did she go to the supermarket?
Did we go to the supermarket?
Did you go to the supermarket?
Did they go to the supermarket?

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6.3 PAST SIMPLE – USE
1) action finished in the past (azioni completate nel passato)
I visited Berlin last week.
2) series of completed actions in the past (una serie di azioni successive nel passato)
First I got up, then I had breakfast

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6.3 PAST SIMPLE – USE
3) together with the Past Progressive/Continuous - The Simple Past interrupted an action which was in
progress in the past. (con il past continuous, il past simple interrompe un’azione che era in progresso al
passato)
They were playing cards when the telephone rang.
Signal words
yesterday, last week, a month ago, in 2002

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6.4 IRREGULAR VERBS TABLE (1)

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6.4 IRREGULAR VERBS TABLE (2)

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6.4 IRREGULAR VERBS TABLE (3)

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6.4 IRREGULAR VERBS TABLE (4)

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6.4 IRREGULAR VERBS TABLE (5)
* regular form (+ -ed) also possible.

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6.5 Pronunciation of the ending -ed in the Simple Past
In the Simple Past we add -ed to regular verbs. Be careful pronuncing the verbs:
1) verbs ending in -ed preceded by a voiceless consonant [p, k, f, ʃ, ʧ, s, θ]
-> speak [t].
The -e is silent. Example: I stop - I stopped [stɒpt]
2) verbs ending in -ed preceded by a voiced consonant [b, g, v, ʒ, ʤ, z, ð, l, m, n] or a vowel
-> speak [d].
The -e is silent. Example: I clean - I cleaned [kli:nd]
3) verbs ending in -ed preceded by [t] or [d]
-> speak [ɪd].
The -e changes to [ɪ]. Example: I visit - I visited [vɪzɪtɪd]

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Fine della lezione n.6