mercoledì 27 maggio 2009

EXERCISE

Correct any mistakes in the phrases. (Workbook, pag. 40)

-I didn't use to like Callum, but now he is one of my best friends.
- I usually go swimming, before I go to work.
- He used to be very overweight but than he went on a diet. Now he's very slim.
- Did you use to argue with your sister when you were little?
- My wife doesn't usuallydrive to work. She normally walks or goes by bus.
- Where did you use to work beforfe you came here?
- Do you usually get home before 8.00?



Complete the sentences with usually or the correct form of used to. (Workbook, pag. 41)

- We never used to eat out but now we go to a restaurant twice a week.
- We usually visit my parents on Sundays if I'm not working.
- Did you use to wear a uniform when you went to school?
- I used to go to the gym three times a week, but now any more. I'm too busy.
- He didn't use to like children, but now he's the perfect father.
- Do you usually work late on Fridays?
- He used to be very patient, but now he's really impatient.
- Did they use to go to the beach a lot when they were kids?
- We don't usually have a long holiday, but this year we're going to Australia for six mounths.

mercoledì 13 maggio 2009

The Sydney Opera House (Summary)

The Sydney Opera House is one of the most famous architectural wonders of the modern World,is situated close to Sydney Harbour Bridge, in Australia.It was started in 1959 and completed in 1973 by the Danish architect Jorn Utzon,was inaugurate by the Queen Elizabeth.The cost was $120 million instead of $7 million,the first prediction.It's recognizable both for its roof shells.

Countable/Uncountable Nouns

COUNTABLE: an apple, an iron, a coffee,a chicken, a work (of art), a toast (brindisi), a fruit,

UNCOUNTABLE: apple (substance),bread, furniture, iron (metal),nformation, business, luggage, cold (the temperature), toast (for breakfast).

Examples:

a)
Let's have a coffee!
b)Is there apple in this cake?
c)The country is so silent and peaceful!
d)Picasso's most famous work is Guernica.