11 - PREPOSITIONS OF TIME

PREPOSITIONS OF TIME

on	in	at
days of the week on Monday on Tuesday afternoon dates on (the) 28th (of) October on Christmas Day	parts of the days in the morning/ afternoon/evening months of the year in January years in 1999 in the 17th century seasons in (the) spring/ summer/autumn/winter	at the weekend at lunchtime at 5 o’clock/midday/midnight at night festivals at Christmas/   Easter/New Year

10 - WHAT'S THE TIME?

What's the time?  /  What time is it?

It's one o'clock. 1:00  
It's two o'clock. 2:00 
It's twelve o'clock.  12:00
It's five past one.  1:05
It's ten past one. 1:10
It's a quarter past one. 1:15
It's half past one. 1:30


It's twenty-five to two. 1:35
It's twenty to two. 1:40
It's a quarter to two.  1:45
It's ten to two. 1:50
It's five to two. 1:55

9 - ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY

ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY

ALWAYS
USUALLY
OFTEN
SOMETIMES
HARDLY EVER
NEVER

Adverbs of frequency go before the main verb, but after the verb "be".

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/adjectives_adverbs/adverbs_of_frequency.htm

8 - PRESENT SIMPLE

FORM of PRESENT SIMPLE

work Affirmative                    Negative                 Interrogative
I work                                     I don't work             Do I work...?  Yes, you do. / No, you don't.
You work                               You don't work         Do you work....?   Yes, I  do.  / No, I don't.

He works                                He doesn't work       Does he work...?  Yes, he does. / No, he doesn't.
She works                              She doesnìt work      Does she work...?  Yes, she does. / No, she doesn't.
It works                                  It doesn't work          Does it work...? Yes it does. / No, it doesn't.
We work                                We don't work           Do we work...? Yes, you do. / No, you don't.
You work                               You don't work          Do you work...? Yes, we do.  / No, we don't.
They work                             They don't work        Do they work...? Yes, they do. / No, they don't.

7 - ADJECTIVES vs. PRONOUNS

Demostrative adjectives and pronouns

this (close)                 that (far)              - sing.

these                           those                   - plural

This is my pen.  These are my books.

That is her pen.  Those are her / his books.

This pen is mine. - adj (this)  /  pronoun (mine)

This is my pen.  -  pronoun (this) / adj (my)

Possessive adjectives and pronouns

my                      mine

your                   yours

his                       his

her                      hers

its                        ---

our                     ours

your                   yours

their                   theirs

Subject pronoun              Object pronoun

I                  am                      me

You             are                      you

He                                          him

She                                        her

It                                           it

We                                        us

You                                       you

They                                     them

6 - Uncountable Nouns

Some Italian plural nouns are uncountable nouns in English, for example:

homework -  Homework is important to improve your English.
housework - I have some housework to do.
luggage - The luggage is in the hall.
money -  Money is power.
everyone  - Everyone is happy.
furniture  - There is a lot of furniture in this room.
information -  I have some information / a piece of information
advice  -  I need some advice.

5 - INTERNATIONAL PHONETIC ALPHABET

Go to the official IPA website to listen to IPA sounds:

http://www.internationalphoneticalphabet.org/ipa-sounds/ipa-chart-with-sounds/


For more information about IPA, go to Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet

4 - PLURAL NOUNS and INDEFINITE ARTICLE (A/AN)

Plural nouns

-s	-es	-ies	-ves	Irregular
books /s/ pens /iz/ Radios Monkeys Keys	-x, -s, -sh, -ch, -z, consonant+o boxes buses wishes watches fezes potatoes	Conosonant + y Families Pregnancies	-f, -fe Wolves Shelves Wives	Man>men Woman>women Person>people

Indefinite article

a / an

a  + nouns with consonant sounds

an  + nouns with vowel sounds

__an__   hour                               a hotel

__a__   university /ju:/                 an umbrella

__an__   F B I agent /ef/              a flag