SLE-AM e-LEARNING ELEMENTARY ENGLISH unit one

Informal greetings

Informal greetings

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Listen, read and repeat Colonel Smith: Hi, Luigi. How are you?

Colonel Rossi: Fine thanks, Bill. And you?

Colonel Smith: Fine thanks.

Hello, Hi = Ciao! Salve!

Forma confidenziale di saluto.

How are you? = Forma di cortesia, rivolgendosi ad una o piĂš persone, per informarsi dello stato di salute. In inglese si usa questa unica forma sia quando si dĂ del "tu, voi" si dal del "loro, lei".

Colonel Rossi: How are you, Bill?

Colonel Smith: Fine thanks, and you?

Colonel Rossi: Very well, thanks.

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Possessive addjectives (2)

Possessive adjectives

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What's his name?

What's his job?

What's his rank?

What's your address?

Where's her brother?

What time is our appointment?

his, her, your,our etc. = possessive adjectives Personal pronouns

Possessive adjectives

I

my

you

your

he

his

she

her

it

its

we

our

you (plural)

your

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Nationalities

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Nationalities Matching exercise Match the items on the right with the items on the left.

Example: Brit_ _ _ + ...ish = British Check

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Nationalities -pronunciation

Nationalities - pronunciation

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Listen, read and repeat L'accento cade sul primo sillabo: British Danish

Polish Spanish

Turkish

Hungarian Norwegian

Italian

L'accento cade sul secondo sillabo: Canadian

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Nationalities - pronunciation (continued)

Nationalities - pronunciation (continued)

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Listen, read and repeat Altre nazionalitĂ : Dutch French

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Greek Czech

Years

Years

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Fiat Truck - 1915

M 15/42 - 1943

This is how we say years in English: 1999 = nineteen ninety-nine

1984 = nineteen eighty-four

1846 = eighteen forty-six

1732 = seventeen thirty-two

Can you say these years?

Listen and check:

1993 1915 1871 1811 Here are more years: 1900 = nineteen hundred

1800 = eighteen hundred

1907 = nineteen oh seven

1803 = eighteen oh three

2000 = two thousand

2001 = two thousand and one

2010 = two thousand and ten

2021 = two thousand and twenty-one

Now say these years.

Listen and check:

1901 1609 1400 2004

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Years

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Formal greetings

Formal greetings

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Listen, read and repeat Good morning, Sir. Good morning, Ma'am .

Good afternoon, Sir. Good afternoon, Ma'am.

Ma'am = Madam

A: Good morning. How are you?

B: Very well, thank you.

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Good evening, Sir. Good evening, Ma'am.

Writing and saying dates

Writing and saying dates

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You write: 1/1/01 You say: the first of January, two thousand and one Or alternatively...

You write: 1 January 2001 You say: the first of January, two thousand and one Here are more examples of how we write and say dates: ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

2 August - the second of August 3 May - the third of May 5 February - the fifth of February 25 December 1998 - the twenty-fifth of December nineteen ninety-eight 4/7/87 - the fourth of July, nineteen eighty-seven 10/3/48 - the tenth of March, nineteen forty-eight 23/9/84 - the twenty-third of September, nineteen eighty-four Now say these dates and listen to check that you said them correctly.

8 April

14 November

20 June

3/5/65

15/8/92

26/2/88

18/10/2000

31/4/2001

11/1/96

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The verb "TO BE"

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Verbo "to be" = Essere Presente indicativo: I you he, she, it we you they

am are is are are are

=

I'm you're he's, she's, it's we're you're they're

io sono tu sei, Lei è egli, ella, esso è noi siamo voi siete essi, esse, loro sono

Nella lingua parlata, ed in quella scritta che ne arieggi i modi, le voci del presente indicativo di "to be", si contraggono normalmente, come trascritto nella seconda colonna.

Forma interrogativa: La forma interrogativa del presente indicativo del verbo "to be", si ottiene invertendo l'ordine del soggetto e del verbo di quella affermativa.

Es.

I am Italian.

Am I Italian?

Io sono italiano Sono italiano?

I am you are he is she is it is we are you are they are my name is...

I'm you're he's she's it's we're you're they're my name's...

am I? are you? is he? is she? is it? are we? are you? are they? is your name...?

Forma negativa del verbo: Si forma aggiungendo la negazione "not" (= non) a quella affermativa:

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I am not you are not he, she, it is not we are not you are not they are not

io non sono tu non sei - Lei non è egli, ella, essi non è noi non siamo voi non siete - Loro non sono essi, esse non sono

La negazione "not" si può contrarre con il verbo "to be" e pertanto potremo aver due forme contratte: I am not you are not he is not she is not it is not we are not you are not they are not

I'm not you aren't he isn't she isn't it isn't we aren't you aren't they aren't

I'm not you're not he's not she's not it's not we're not you're not they're not

Da notare che alla prima persona singolare non esiste la forma "I amn't".

Risposta breve con "to be": Alle domande formulate con "to be", si risponde brevemente repetendo il verbo, affermativo o negativo, secondo i casi, preceduto, di solito, da "yes" o "no".

Es.

Are you a J - 3 Officer?

Yes, I am.

No, I'm not.

Is he a J - 3 Officer?

Yes, he is.

No, he isn't.

No, he's not.

Are we Staff Officers?

Yes, we are.

No, we aren't.

No, we're not.

Are they Duty Officers?

Yes, they are.

No, they aren't.

No, they're not.

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Formal greetings Short-answer quiz 1/3 1 Sono le 20.15.

Good ____________, Sir.

Formal greetings Short-answer quiz 2/3

2 Sono le 14.30.

Good ____________, Sir.

Formal greetings Short-answer quiz 3/3

3 Sono le 08.00.

Good ____________, Ma'am.

Introducing yourself

Introducing yourself

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Listen, read and repeat Colonel Rossi:

Hello, my name's Luigi.

What's your name?

Colonel Smith:

My name's Bill.

name's = name is what's = what is I'm = I am

Hello, I'm Major Smith.

Hello, I'm Colonel Rossi.

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Introducing a colleague

Introducing a colleague

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Listen, read and repeat Frank: Bob, this is Carla. Carla, this is Bob. Bob: Hello, Carla.

Carla: Hello, Bob.

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Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints!

Informal greetings Gap-fill exercise

Colonel Smith: How

you, Luigi?

Colonel Rossi: Fine

, Bill. And

Colonel Smith: Very

Top of Form

, thanks.

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Time - a.m. and p.m.

Time - a.m. and p.m.

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a.m. = in the morning

It's six o'clock.

It's seven a.m.

It's eight o'clock in the morning.

It's nine forty a.m. / in the morning.

12:00 = noon = midday

It's twelve o'clock.

It's noon.

It's midday.

p.m. = in the afternoon

It's two o'clock.

It's three twenty p.m.

It's five fifty-five in the afternoon.

p.m. = in the evening

It's six p.m.

It's nine o'clock in the evening.

It's ten twenty p.m. / in the evening.

24:00 = midnight

It's midnight.

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Time

The time (12 hour clock)

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What's the time?

It's one o'clock.

What's = what is

It's = it is

What time is it?

It's three oh five.

What's the time? = What time is it?

What's the time?

It's eight fifty.

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More ordinal numbers

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More ordinal numbers Matching exercise Match the items on the right with the items on the left.

Check

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The months of the year

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The months of the year Matching exercise Put the months in the correct order.

Check

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The Months of the Year - continued

The months of the year - continued

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Listen, read and repeat January

May

September

February

June

October

March

July

November

April

August

December

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Days of the Week

The Days of the Week - Introduction

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Listen, read and repeat the days of the week Appointments: Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

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Military time

Military time

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What time is it?

It's oh-eight-twenty-five hours.

(0825)

Listen, read and repeat 0100 hours = 1:00 a.m.

0400 hours = 4:00 a.m.

1200 hours = 12:00 a.m.

1700 hours = 5:00 p.m.

2200 hours = 10:00 p.m.

2400 hours = 12:00 p.m.

0128 hours (oh-one-twenty-eight hours) 0946 hours (oh-nine-forty-six hours) 1135 (eleven-thirty-five-hours)

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1/2.a Numbers

Numbers 1 - 20

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Move your mouse over the numbers

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Listen and repeat

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Nato members

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Ranks

Military ranks

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Ranks

Military Ranks

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Ranks

Military Ranks

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Ranks

Military ranks

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Listen and read

Captain Brown: Sergeant Major Tosti: Captain Brown: Sergeant Major Tosti: Captain Brown: Sergeant Major Tosti: Captain Brown: Sergeant Major Tosti:

What's your first name?

My first name is Vincenzo.

What's your surname?

My surname's Tosti.

Where are you from?

I'm from Italy.

What's your rank, Sir? I'm a Sergeant Major, Sir.

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A: What's your rank?

B: I'm a Sergeant Major NOT: My rank is Sergeant Major.

In inglese usiamo l'articolo a/ an quando parliamo di gradi militari e professioni: I'm a Sergeant.

He's a Corporal.

She's a dentist.

Ordinal numbers - pronunciation

Ordinal Numbers

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Listen, read and repeat 1st - first (= primo)

6th - sixth

2nd - second (= secondo)

7th - seventh

3rd - third

8th - eight

4th - fourth

9th - ninth

5th - fifth

10th - tenth

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Military units - continued

Military units - continued

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Listen, read and repeat

the 5th Artillery Regiment

the 9th Parachute Regiment

the 5th Air Cavalry Regiment

the 9th Tank Battalion

the 8th Bersaglieri Regiment

the 2nd Alpine Regiment

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Officer Ranks R.A.F

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Officer Ranks R.A.F Matching exercise

Match the items on the right to the items on the left.

Check

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Officer Ranks R.A.F

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Military units

Military Units

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Listen, read and repeat

a squad

a platoon

a company

a battalion

a brigade

a division

a corps

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The Alphabet

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Click on the letter and repeat

La tabella di sinistra contiene la lista delle 26 lettere dell'alfabeto inglese e sono posizionate in base al loro suono.

Le lettere di ogni riga hanno tutte lo stesso suono di base.

Esempio: A H J K -- hanno tutte lo stesso suono di base.

B C D E G P T V (Z) -hanno tutte lo stesso suono di base.

N.B. La lettera zeta si pronuncia differentemente tra - Inglese Americano (AmE) ed - Inglese Britannico (BrE)

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Reading Name: Rank: Country: Assigned Age: Job: Address: Married:

Kevin Dougherty Major United States 2nd Battalion, 10th Infantry 35 Instructor Fort Benning Yes

Good morning, gentlemen. I'm Kevin Dougherty. I'm from the United States. I'm a Major. I'm assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 10th Infantry. I am 35 years old. I'm an instructor. My address is Fort Benning. I am married.

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Ranks

More numbers

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Listen, read and repeat 20 - twenty

60 - sixty

30 - thirty

70 - seventy

40 - forty

80 - eighty

50 - fifty

90 - ninety

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Numbers 21-99

Numbers 21 - 99

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Listen, read and repeat 21 twenty-one

24 twenty-four

27 twenty-seven

22 twenty-two

25 twenty-five

28 twenty-eight

23 twenty-three

26 twenty-six

29 twenty-nine

89 eighty-nine

67 sixty-seven

92 ninety-two

46 forty-six

33 thirty-three

58 fifty-eight

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To be - presentation

To be - il verbo essere

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Listen, read and repeat

Hello. My name's Marco. I'm an officer at the SLEE, the Italian Army Foreign Language School.

In this photo I'm with Mary and Bob. They're teachers at the SLEE. Mary is a Spanish teacher. She's from Madrid.

Bob is an English teacher. He's from Toronto.

In the photo we're at the bar at work.

Il verbo essere in inglese I

am

He She It

is

We You They

are

from Canada.

I'm He's She's It's We're You're They're

= = = = = = =

I am He is She is It is We are You are They are

Nota: in inglese "tu" e "voi" sono entrambi espressi da "you".

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To Be - negative

To Be - negative

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He isn't from Germany.

He's from Italy.

They aren't from France.

They're from Canada.

To make negative sentences with TO BE, we simply put NOT after the verb. Below are the forms of present tense TO BE, in the negative, and their contractions.

I am not You are not He is not She is not from Canada.

It is not We are not They are not

I'm not You aren't He isn't She isn't from Canada.

It isn't We aren't They aren't

N.B. The contraction "I amn't" does not exist.

Examples: I'm not from France.

She's not married.

They're not in the army.

You're not in the photo.

It's not my computer.

We're not at work.

Bob's not here.

Switzerland is not in Nato.

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To Be - Questions & Short Answers

To Be - Questions & Short Answers

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To Be - Questions & Short Answers Is he Brian Cooper?

Yes, he is.

Is he from the USA? No, he isn't.

Is he an army officer?

Yes, he is.

Is he twenty-eight?

No, he isn't.

SURNAME: Cooper FIRST NAME: Brian FROM: Bath, England JOB: Army Officer AGE: 59

SURNAME: Simpson FIRST NAME: Kevin FROM: Melbourne, Australia JOB: Accountant AGE: 36

SURNAME: Cliff FIRST NAME: Susan FROM: Sydney, Australia JOB: Accountant AGE: 27

Is she Susan Cliff? Yes, she is.

Is he Douglas Reeves? No, he isn't.

Are they from England? No, they aren't.

Are they accountants? Yes, they are.

Is Susan thirty-seven years old? No, she isn't.

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To Be - Questions & Short Answers

Are you from Italy?

(Yes, I am. / No, I'm not.)

Are you in the army?

(Yes, I am. / No, I'm not.)

Are you thirty years old?

(Yes, I am. / No, I'm not.)

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To Be - Questions

To Be - Questions

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La forma interrogativa del verbo essere si ottiene invertendo soggetto e verbo, non si usano mai verbi ausiliari con il verbo essere.

Seguono degli esempi.

Affirmative Sentences

Questions

I am fifty-one years old.

You are British.

He is Colonel Franks.

She is a teacher.

It is cold.

We are sure.

They are from Ireland.

Am I fifty-one years old?

Are you British?

Is he Colonel Franks?

Is she a teacher?

Is it cold?

Are we sure?

Are they from Ireland?

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To Be - "Wh" Question Words

To Be - "Wh" Questions

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Elencate di seguito ci sono le "WH" "question words". (parole che iniziano con WH necessarie per porre le domande.)

"Wh" word + TO BE + Subject...?

Who...?

What...?

When...?

Where...?

Why...?

How...?

= = = = = =

Chi...?

Che cosa...?

Quando...?

Dovè...?

Perchè...?

Come...?

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To Be - Wh Questions

To Be - Wh Questions

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To Be - Wh Questions

Where is the Pentagon?

It's in Virginia.

Where are the pyramids?

They're in Egypt.

What is it?

It's a whistle.

What are they?

They're handcuffs.

When is Christmas?

It's on December twenty-fifth.

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To Be - Wh Questions

Who is he?

He's Albert Einstein.

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