mercoledì 24 ottobre 2007
Halloween - Grammatica - Podcast
Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting survival English on how to prepare for a Halloween party.
Before starting, let me first explain that the lesson is divided into two parts:
PART ONE: you’ll be learning the different uses of the word “would.”
PART TWO: you’ll be listening to some useful sentences on how to throw a Halloween party!
So let’s start!
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martedì 23 ottobre 2007
Halloween - Grammatica
La lezione di oggi ti illustrerà i vari usi di WOULD.
Would (la forma condizionale e passata di will) assolve diverse funzioni:
Fare richieste cortesi: Would you sign here, please? (Potrebbe firmare qui, per favore?)
Fare offerte e inviti (con like): Would you like to come to my Halloween party? (Vorresti venire alla mia festa di Halloween?) Would you like some chocolate? (Vorresti un po’ di cioccolata?)
Fare ipotesi (periodo ipotetico): If I were a witch, I would turn my ex into a toad. (Se fossi una strega, trasformerei il mio ex in un rospo.)
Parlare di comportamenti caratteristici e usanze nel passato:
Poor citizens would beg for food on All Saints’ day.
(I poveri elemosinavano il cibo il giorno di Ognissanti.)
People would wear masks when they left their homes after dark.
(La gente indossava delle maschere quando usciva di casa dopo il tramonto.)
Parlare di fatti che al momento di parlare non erano ancora accaduti (futuro nel passato): They thought that the ghosts would mistake them for fellow spirits. (Credevano che i fantasmi li avrebbero scambiati per spiriti.)
Nel discorso indiretto, per riferire intenzioni future espresse al passato:
“I will come to the party” -OR- She said she would come to the party.
(“Verrò alla festa” -O- Ha detto che sarebbe venuta alla festa.)
mercoledì 20 giugno 2007
Moda - Vocabolario - Trascrizione
Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting English vocabulary on how to describe clothes and people that wear them.
Before starting, let me first explain that you’ll be listening to some useful fashion words. You’ll then hear a short explanation of these words, followed by an example of how they are used.
So let’s start!
martedì 19 giugno 2007
Moda - Vocabolario - Podcast
Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting English vocabulary on how to describe clothes and people that wear them.
Before starting, let me first explain that you’ll be listening to some useful fashion words. You’ll then hear a short explanation of these words, followed by an example of how they are used.
So let’s start!
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lunedì 18 giugno 2007
Moda - Vocabolario
Leggendo questa lezione imparerai alcuni vocaboli legati al mondo della moda.
A fashion is a style of clothing or a behaviour that is popular at a specific time.
If something becomes popular, it comes into fashion. When something is no longer popular, it goes out of fashion.
There are different words used to define people who pay attention to style, or things that are very popular or original: fashionable, trendy, stylish, groovy, cool, hip, funky.
Trend-setters are those who create a new style and make it popular, whereas fashion victims or trend victims are those people who want to be fashionable at all costs and spend a lot of money on trendy items, even if these don’t suit them.
Fashion designers are people who design clothes and present them at fashion shows, where models wear them.
mercoledì 11 aprile 2007
Moda - Lettura - Trascrizione
Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting English that will help you decide if you are a fashion victim.
Before starting, let me first explain that the lesson is divided into two parts:
PART ONE: you’ll be listening to some useful English expressions, that are useful while you’re having a little shopping therapy. You’ll then hear a short explanation of these words, followed by an example of how they are used.
PART TWO: you’ll be listening to some information that will advise you on how to shop, and how not to be a fashion victim.
So let’s start!
martedì 10 aprile 2007
Moda - Lettura - Podcast
Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting English that will help you decide if you are a fashion victim.
Before starting, let me first explain that the lesson is divided into two parts:
PART ONE: you’ll be listening to some useful English expressions, that are useful while you’re having a little shopping therapy. You’ll then hear a short explanation of these words, followed by an example of how they are used.
PART TWO: you’ll be listening to some information that will advise you on how to shop, and how not to be a fashion victim.
So let’s start!
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lunedì 09 aprile 2007
Moda - Lettura
Come evitare di essere vittima delle mode? Scoprilo leggendo la lezione di oggi
Are you tired of looking like (somigliare a) everybody else? Here are a few simple tips to avoid being a fashion slave (schiavo della moda).
First, don’t pay attention to every "What's hot" (cosa va di moda) list that you find on magazines.
They are mostly part of marketing strategies used by fashion designers (stilisti) to boost (incrementare) sales.
If you follow these fashion forecasts (previsioni), you‘ll end up looking like all the people who read them too!
Don’t spend a fortune on a plain (comune), grey cotton t-shirt from a designer store.
If you are going to splurge on (spendere una follia per) some designer item, make sure it is something that you can’t find anywhere else.
Don’t buy expensive blue jeans; they all look the same (uguali). Look for plain vintage (d’epoca) jeans, then add your own personal touch.
Be a chameleon (camaleonte)! Let your style change with your mood (umore). If you put your personality into your wardrobe (guardaroba) you can save (risparmiare) a lot of money, and no one else will look like you.
Adapted from www.elsegundousd.com
sabato 31 marzo 2007
Moda - Frasario - Trascrizione
Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting survival English on fashion and shopping for clothes.
Before starting, let me first explain that the lesson is divided into two parts:
PART ONE: you’ll be listening to some useful phrases you’ll then hear a short explanation of these words, followed by an example of how they are used.
PART TWO: you’ll be listening to a couple having a little shopping therapy.
So let’s start!
venerdì 30 marzo 2007
Moda - Frasario - Podcast
Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting survival English on fashion and shopping for clothes.
Before starting, let me first explain that the lesson is divided into two parts:
PART ONE: you’ll be listening to some useful phrases you’ll then hear a short explanation of these words, followed by an example of how they are used.
PART TWO: you’ll be listening to a couple having a little shopping therapy.
So let’s start!
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giovedì 29 marzo 2007
Moda - Frasario
In questa lezione troverai alcune frasi usate per parlare di moda e abbigliamento.
I like that shirt, but green doesn’t suit me
OR Green doesn’t make me look nice.
That T-shirt is a bargain! Only ten pounds!
OR That T-shirt doesn’t cost much.
Oh, no! My favourite skirt doesn’t fit me anymore!
OR I can’t wear my favourite skirt anymore, it’s too tight (or too large).
You look so funky in that jacket!
OR that jacket really suits you.
Do I look fat in these jeans?
I like Nicole Kidman, she’s so stylish!
OR I think Nicole Kidman is very elegant.
Who’s your favourite fashion designer?
sabato 10 marzo 2007
Moda - Grammatica - Trascrizione
Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting survival English on how to describe clothes and current fashions.
Before starting, let me first explain that the lesson is divided into two parts:
PART ONE: you’ll be learning how to use adjectives correctly in English.
PART TWO: you’ll be listening to some useful sentences on how to talk about your favourite clothes.
So let’s start!
