O R A L P R A C T I C E Lessons 1 - 25 - Shenker

Grammar Notes
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6
5.7
5.8
5.9
Words and Expressions
revision of present tense of "to be"
revision of short answers with "am", "are", "is"
revision of "There is…" and "There are…"
revision of "have got"; short answers
revision of possessive ("genitivo sassone")
revision of personal pronouns (subject and object)
revision of possessive adjectives
demonstratives (adjectives and pronouns)
"be" + "hot", "cold", etc.
TRANSPORTATION (the underground, the subway, a taxi, a bus, a coach, a train, a plane, a ferry)
RELATIVES (aunt, uncle, nephew, niece, cousin, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law,
sister-in-law, brother-in-law)
EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AND NATIONALITIES (Denmark, Danish; Sweden, Swedish; Norway, Norwegian;
Finland, Finnish; Belgium, Belgian; Holland, Dutch; Ireland, Irish; Portugal, Portuguese;
Switzerland, Swiss)
EXPRESSIONS (What time is it? / It's five o'clock. / Are you sure? / Yes, I am. / Come on! / Hurry up!)
Examples in Grammar Notes
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6
5.7
5.8
I'm in the pub
Are we near the station? / Yes, we are
there is / there are
He's got a mobile phone
Have you got Bill's mobile number?
They're in the pub. Bill's got them
What time's our train?
this, these / that, those
You're right
Oral Practice 5
TABLE OF THE VERB "TO BE", PRESENT TENSE: AFFIRMATIVE, INTERROGATIVE, NEGATIVE, CONTRACTIONS
I'm late. / Are you tired? / He's not French. / Is she married? / It's early. / We aren't ready. / They're busy.
TABLE OF SHORT ANSWERS WITH "AM", "IS", "ARE" //Are you tired? / Yes, I am. / Am I late? / No, you're
not. / Is she married? / Yes, she is. / Is he French? / No, he isn't. / Is it interesting? / Yes, it is. / Are we
ready? / No, we aren't. / Are they busy? / Yes, they are.
Is there a market near here? / Yes, there is. / No, there's not. / No, there isn't. / Are there any French
students in your class? / Yes, there are. / No, there aren't.
TABLE OF "HAVE GOT": AFFIRMATIVE, INTERROGATIVE, NEGATIVE, CONTRACTIONS // I've got her passport.
/ Have I got her passport? / I haven't got her passport. / We've got enough money. / Have we got enough
money? / We haven't got enough money. / Have you got the tickets? / Yes, I have. / No, I haven't. / Has
she got a brother? / Yes, she has. / No, she hasn't. // Yes, I've got. / No, I haven't got.
Helen's husband / my son's girlfriend / the women's department / my parents' house / your friends'
address / our daughters' names / This is my friend's passport. / These are my friends' passports. // my
parent's house
TABLE OF PERSONAL PRONOUNS (SUBJECT AND OBJECT) // I'm a teacher. / Excuse me. // Are you ready? /
This present is for you. // He's my friend. / This watch is for him. // She's a little late. / This bag is for
her. // It's a nice day. / Have you got it in brown? // We're in London. / These books are for us. // Are
you Italian? / Is Bill with you? // They're at the party. / That's nice of them.
my / your / his / her / its / our / your / their / Who's that pretty girl? / Her name is Sue. / And who's
the man? / His name is Hugh. / Look at that cat! / Its eyes are blue!
This is a photo of my niece... / and these are my nephews. / That's my aunt... / and those are my cousins.
/ How much is this book? / These sweaters are Italian. / That watch is £99.99. / How much are those
black shoes?