1=very likelly
2=possible
3=impossibile
a.
Visit family on
Easter
b.
Women become
priests
c.
Marry a different
person
d. Your brother/friend
come out as gay
e. Go to the hills on
Easter Monday
f.
Berlusconi be honest
g.
Ukraine keep Crimea
h. Russia invade
Ukraine
i.
The next president of the US be a woman
j.
Borsellino not be killed
Pick up
Drop off
My
husband drops the kids off in the morning and I pick them up in the afternoon.
Withdraw
/ deposit
I can
only withdraw 500 euros a day.
The
best team withdrew at the last minute so we won.
Wrapping
paper
Head,
shoulder, knees and toes
Every
rose has its thorn
Socket
/ plug
Heart
Were,
girl, hurt
Railing
Comfortably
numb
Cage free
eggs – organic eggs
Ash tray
Look
at the pulpit you’re preaching from
Wedding
gown
Sun dress
Cellar
Basement
Bookshelves
Cloth
napkins
Wardrobe
Closet
“One thing I love about America are the closets”.
You a
toll at the toll booth. The toll for the George Washington Bridge is $13.
5 boroughs:
the Bronx (mainland), Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island
I’m
going to the doctor’s.
I’m
going to the Bronch’s.
Cloakroom
Locker
room
Stamp
collection.
Sheet
Jaws
Twisted/sprained
ankle
Eyebrow,
eyelashes, monobrow
Thursday, April 3rd
The dog ate my homework.
Present Perfect
Life experiences – I have toured India.
How long have you lived in Arcella?
I have lived in Arcella for 2 years.
How long have you been married?
I have been married for 13 years/since 2001.
When did you get married?
I got married in 2001.
How long have you known your fiance’?
I have known Priscilla for 6 years.
Where did you meet her?
I met her at her brother’s house.
What was the occasion?
A dinner.
When do you stop knowing someone? When they die. When their heart stop beating.
The police do an important job.
I’ve met many foreigners in my life.
Be nosy.
When = simple past
When did you get married? = get married
In 1996.
How long have you been married? = be married
Since 1996.
Bottom of the line
Parts of the car
|
verbs
|
People
|
Front seat
Back seat
Horn
Headlights
Turn signal
Hazard lights
Windows
Doors
Tires
Chains
Side mirrors
Blind spot
Rear view mirror
Steering wheel
Power steering
Gear
Reverse
Automatic
Manual
Clutch
Brakes
Accelerator
Shopping bags
Car seats
A lot of trash and crumbs
|
Blink
Shift
Push down
|
Back seat driver
Driver
Passenger
Pets
Mechanic
|
A vacuum cleaner
Clubs
Diamonds
Hearts
Spades
Tuesday, April 1st
Spaghetti harvest
Large spaghetti
plantations in the Po valley
My name is Sarah Guth.
Sarah with an h, G U T H.
Cell phone
A b c d e f g h i j k l m
n o p q r s t u v w x y z
ei
|
i
|
e
|
ou
|
iu
|
ai
|
ar
|
A
H
J
K
|
B
C
D
E
G
P
T
V
Z
|
F
L
M
N
S
X
|
O
|
Q
U
W
|
i
y
|
r
|
Clockwise
Counter clockwise
Emergency
First Aid kit
selfie
an MRI
an LIM = an interactive
whiteboard
erasable markers, you
don’t want to use permanent markers
BRAIN SURGERY
A = ei
E = i
I = ai
O = ou
U = iu
R = are
Guilty faces
Have you ever been to
Russia?
No, I haven’t.
Paris?
Yes, I have. I went many
years ago.
Who did you go with?
I went with my
girlfriend.
Was it romantic?
BUCKET LIST
Bungee jumping
|
|
Tour of India
|
|
Go to Berlin
|
|
Take a trip around the world
|
|
Take a tour of South America
|
|
Learn to speak English well
|
|
Run the New York marathon
|
|
Take a walking tour of the world
|
|
Buy a small house in the hills
|
|
Play with the Chicago Bulls
|
I’ve done bungee jumping.
I haven’t gone to Berlin.
I would like to but I
haven’t yet.
I haven’t run the
marathon and I don’t want to at all.
March Madness
1964 Duke vs. UCLA the
tallest player was 6 ft 5 in
Today all of the players
are taller than 6 ft 5 in
Time flies when you’re
having fun.
How long is your commute?
Is that door to door?
lamericaana@gmail.com
Some grammar vocabulary:
·
Sentence – a complete thought
(subject + verb + …. Full stop)
·
Clause – dependent clause “because I
live in Padova”
·
Phrase – “a big book” (noun phrase), “flying
fast” (verb phrase)
·
Direct object – I ate an apple. “I like pizza
very much.”
·
Indirect object – preposition “I gave
it to her.”
·
Adjective (possessive) – describes a
thing
o My,
your, his, her, our, your, their
·
Adverb – describes a verb
·
Pronoun (possessive)
o Mine,
yours, his, hers, ours, yours, theirs
Make fun of – to tease
Essere e avere
Present simple – do/does
Simple past
– did
Present continous – be
Past continous – was/were
Present perfect – I have lived here for 10 years.
Past perfect – had
Education = giu
Graduate, graduation
Picture
= ciu/a
Architecture
Who has the right of way?
Whoever is already in the roundabout?
You have to yield.
Dovresti
dare la precedenza a chi è già dentro.
You are supposed to yield.
Zebra crossing (UK), crosswalk, pedestrian crossing
I’m in Piazza Mazzini.
Go right, cross the street, go past the Viennese
Pastry Shop, cross the street, you have the Carmine Church on your left. Cross
the bridge (Ponte Mulino) go straight on, cross the street with the traffic light,
go straight on until you reach the big clock tower on your right. Go straight
until you reach a coffee bar on your left. This is via Marin. Go straight ahead
on via Marin, go past a piazza on your left, then a fountain on your left, go
straight, past a church on your right until you reach via 8 Febbraio on your
left. Cross via 8 Febbraio, there is a large building on your left. This
Palazzo Bo. Enter through the second door on your left. On your right there are
some parked cars, then some stairs. On the door you will see the word ‘Aule’.
Go through the door, turn right and the Aula Informatica is the last door on
the left.
Tuesday, March 4th
Accounting
PhD
administrative assistant
What do you do?
I am a language teacher. I teach English as a foreign language.
Where do you come from?
I come from Baltimore, Maryland.
(That’s out of left field.)
When did (come) get to Italy? How long have you been in Italy?
In 1992. Financial aid
Field trip.
To commute. A commuter.
Go back, come back home
The older one is 10, and the younger one is 15 months (a year and a half).
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YOUR NEEDS
- To talk with foreigners
- To be sure of the grammar – writing, email, phone
Mountain
T + vowels + n = glottal stop
Britain
Manhattan
Button
Cotton
Curtain
Internet
Toronto Raptors
Università university
A bad cold I have a cough. I have a stuffed/runny nose. When you have a runny nose you have to constantly blow your nose.
Watery/red eyes
Drowsy eyes
Sore throat
My knees hurt. My head hurts. (= headache)
Backache
Sore leg muscles
Calf (talk, walk)
Thigh
Breasts
It’s easy to sprain your ankle.
Achille’s heel
Toes
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