Ud3_1 Possessive Adjectives

Titolo della lezione: Possessive Adjectives

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Demonstrative Adjectives:

this / that ; these / those

Possessive Adjectives Demonstrative Adjectives: this / that ; these / those

Demonstrative Adjectives

Singular :

this (questo, -a)

that (quello, -a)

This is my house. This is the invoice.

That is the girl. That’s the book I want.

Plural :

those (quelli, -e)

these (questi, -e)

These boys are my children. These apples are fresh.

Those girls are late. Those oranges are old.

Demonstrative Adjectives – 2 Special use

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Al telefono: Hello, This is Mary. Is that Sam? Alla porta: Who is that? Is that you, Tom? Presentare qualcuno: A. Chris, this is Peter Jones, my boss. B. Hello Peter, pleased to meet you. C. Hello. ‘that ‘ – ciò che qualcuno ha appena detto o che è successo: I don’t understand that. Sorry! I’m sorry, I didn’t call you.

- That’s all right. (non importa).

Personal Pronouns – Singular Possessive Adjectives Person

Personal Pronoun

Possessive Adjective

First

I am an office worker.

This is my office.

Second

You are an architect.

This is your studio.

Third

He is a doctor. She is a nurse. Pip is the dog.

This is his clinic. This is her bag. This is its bowl. (ciotola)

Personal Pronouns – Plural Possessive Adjectives Person

Personal Pronoun

Possessive Adjective

First

We are computer operators. We are accountants.

These are our computers. These are our registers.

Second

You are drivers. You are customers.

These are your cars. These are your invoices.

Third

They are policemen. They are my parents.

These are their uniforms. This is their apartment / flat.

Descriptive Adjectives - 1

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boring (noioso) difficult (difficile) dirty (sporco) dishonest (disonesto) expensive (dispendioso) inefficient (inefficente) negative (negativo) old-fashioned (vecchio stile) unpleasant (sgradevole) weak (debole)

interesting easy clean honest cheap efficient positive modern pleasant strong

Descriptive Adjectives - 2

1 (dis - )

dishonest ; disagreeable disrespectful 2 (in - ) inefficient ineffective 3 (un-) unpleasant unrealistic untidy

Descriptive Adjectives – 3 too / enough / very 1 (too )

dishonest (He’s too dishonest for the job.) (troppo) long; short; expensive; boring It is too short. They are too boring. 2 (very) efficient (She’s a very efficient worker.) (molto) flexible; fast; high

3 (enough) (abbastanza)

pleasant (They’re pleasant enough.) big; tall; small