Corso di inglese base della cooperativa Cedocs di Bolzano

1. Corso base di inglese
LESSON 7
In questa unità imparerete l’uso del ‘c’è’ e ‘ci sono’ e quali parole in inglese sono considerate ‘countable’ e
quali ‘uncountable’. Impararete inoltre a decrivere la vostra casa e a come affittare una casa per le vacanze.
Grammar and language
contents:
1)COUNTABLE AND
UNCOUNTABLE
2)SAME - ANY
3)MUCH - MANY
4)THERE IS THERE ARE -
THERE WAS THERE WERE
Vocabulary – MY HOUSE
Practical english –
RENTING A HOLIDAY
APARTMENT
Practice – esercizi
1.Listening:
a)‘MY HOUSE’ – dictation
b)‘ IT’S MY HOUSE’ – DIANA
ROSS- song– gap fill exercise
2.Grammar
a)countable and uncountable
– some any
b)much and many
c)there is, there are
d)there was, there were
e)there, their or they're

2. Corso base di inglese - Lezione n. 1
7.1 Countable and uncountable nouns.
There are countable and uncountable nouns in English.
Countable nouns:
You can count them and combine them with numbers, e.g one, two or three. (sostantivi numerabili, cioè che si possono contare,
davanti ai quali si può mettere un numero)
examples:
one pencil (una matita)
two pencils (due matite)
three pencils
etc.
Uncountable nouns:
These nouns can't be combined with numbers. (sostantivi non numerabili, cioè che non si possono contare. Sono sostantivi
davanti ai quali non può essere messo un numero)
examples:
Milk (latte) is uncountable NB: Si possono contare i litri di latte, i bicchieri di latte ma davanti alla parola "milk" non posso mettere
un numero.
Money (denaro) is uncountable. NB: Posso contare le monete, le banconote, i dollari ma davanti alla parola "money" non posso
mettere un numero.
NOTE:
Some nouns can be either countable or uncountable. We recommend using a dictionary. (Alcuni sostantivi possono essere
entrambi, consigliamo di consultare un dizionario)
Example hair - hairs
You've got some hairs on your T-shirt. (There might be 5 or 6 of them.)
Your hair looks lovely. (Here you think of the hairstyle.)

3. Corso base di inglese - Lezione n. 1
7.2 Some and any
SOME (Alcuni, un po’ di, dei/delle)
We use it for:
affirmative statements  There is some milk in the fridge. (C'è del latte nel frigo)
offers, requests  Would you like some coffee? Can I have some milk?
ANY (alcuni, un pò di, dei/delle)
We use it for:
negative statements  There isn’t any milk in the fridge. (Non c'è del latte nel frigo)
questions  Do you have any milk in your fridge? (Hai del latte nel tuo frigo)

4. Corso base di inglese - Lezione n. 1
7.3 There is / There are
There is C’è
There are Ci sono
Form Example
Positive There is (there's)
There are
There is a book on the
desk.
There are some books
on the desk.
Negative There is not (there
isn’t)
There are not (there
aren’t)
There isn't any snow.
There aren't any
students in the
classroom.
Interrogative Is there…?
Are there…?
Is there anybody at
home?
Are there any letters
for me?
Short answers Yes, there is/are
No, there isn't/aren't
Is there a good
restaurant near here?
Yes, there is.
No, there isn't.

5. Corso base di inglese - Lezione n. 1
7.3 There is / There are
La stessa costruzione può essere utilizzata anche per gli altri tempi del verbo to be:
Form Example
Simple Past There was/were
There was/were not
Was/Were there…?
There was a good film
on TV last night.
(C'era un bel film alla
televisione ieri sera)

6. Corso base di inglese
Fine della lezione n.5