16th January 2024
English course by Ex Prof. Maurizio Righi – ITCG Niccolini Volterra
Check your homework:
Note A
Bugs are similar to Beetles
but they’re a completely different type of insect.
The main difference is that beetles have chewing mouthparts ( apparato boccale da masticare), where bugs have a piercing beak (becco penetrante) https://www.wordreference.com/enit/piercing
called a rostrum which acts like a hypodermic needle ( ago ipodermico) which they use to suck juices from plants or animals.
Cockroach = blatta
Note B:
Dick is a nickname most often for Richard, which likely originated in the Middle Ages as rhyming slang for “Rick”,
as did William → Will
Robert → Rob
Bill → Bob
HOMEWORK n 1, Watch this clip
Cockroaches a cash cow for Chinese farmer who breeds them for food and medicine (1.39)
Now answer this question:
Would you like tasting this delicious food?
Why yes?
Why not?
Translate into English:
A | B |
Hello! Silver Airways . This is Steven speaking. May I help you? | I’d like to book two round trip tickets to Evansville.(Indiana) |
Ok, Sir and what’s your name? | Richard Green, I’ll be travelling with my wife June. |
Ok then. That is Richard Green and June Green. | Yes |
Ok, Where will you be flying from? | Chicago.(Illinois) You have flights out of Chicago, don’t you? |
Yes, Mr Greene, Chicago is one of our main Hubs ( snodi) . we have two daily flights between Chicago and Evansville. The morning flights departs at 7:15. It is a direct flight but stops at Rapid City (South Dakota) | Do you have no stop flights ? ( voli senza scalo) |
Yes, we have a non stop flight Chicago – Evansville every afternoon at 16: 25 | Oh, really would prefer travelling in the morning.Don’t you have any no stop flights in the morning? |
No, I’m sorry Sir. Just the one flight with the brief stop in Rapid City and you will not have to change planes. | Ok we ‘ll take the morning flight Friday June 21st. |
Ok, one moment please. Ok sir we have flight seats available. Do you have a seating preference? | Yes, I’d like to have a seat on the aisle. My legs are pretty long. |
Ok, Sir, I know what you mean. Do you know your return date? | Is it possible for me to leave my return date open? |
Yes sir, we cal leave the return date open, but the return portion of the ticket must be used ( si deve usare) within 30 days . | Ok, that will be no problem. |
Ok, your tickets come to 558 dollars. How would you like to pay for them? | I’ll have my secretary come pick them up. She can pay for them,then. (Lei provvederà a pagarli) |
Ok, the tickets have to be paid one week before departure or your reservation (prenotazione) will be cancelled(annullata) | I’ll send my secretary over this afternoon. |
That will be fine. Does she know where our officec are located? | Yes, she’s been there before. |
Ok, then Sir . I have two round –trip tickets in the names of Dick and June greene. The Chicago- Evansville flight. That portion of the ticket is confirmed for Friday, June 21st at 7:15. | That is correct. |
The return portion has been left open. The total price comes to 558 dollars and we should expect your secretary to pick the tickets up at the office this afternoon. | Thanks very much. |
Our pleasure Sir: I hope you enjoy flying with Silver Airways. ( A regional company from florida) | Good Bye. |
https://context.reverso.net/traduzione/italiano-inglese/voli+diretti
Now watch the clip
English Conversation: Making a flight reservation (3.52)
FAR FARE/ Watch the clip
I VERBI CAUSATIVI in INGLESE!! make, get, let, have (10.18)
GET + MAKE +LET+ HAVE
I got James to do the washing up | Convincere (Persuade someone to do something) |
I made James do the washing up | Costringere (force someone to do something) |
A) Let me seeI’ll let you play on the computer if you do your homework. B) Let’s go to the cinema | Permesso (Permission/ give permission) (Suggerimento) |
Have – used only formally:I’ll have my secretary send the email = farò mandare la mail dalla mia segretaria. We’ll have the porter bring your bags to the room = Faremo portare le vostre borse alla vostra stanza dal facchino. | Someone else is doing something for you |
Quando nella forma passiva non dobbiamo specificare chi deve fare l’azione uso indifferentemente in modo informale:Eg= mi stanno tagliando i capelli.
I’m having my haircut now
I’m getting my haircut now.
HOMEWORK N 2:
Translate into English:
A | B |
Salire a bordo, | |
Arrivi, | |
Prendere l’aeroplano, | |
Controllare I bagagli | |
Assistente di volo | |
Servizio di check in, | |
Tabellone di partenza, | |
Decollare, | |
Atterrare | |
Atterraggio morbido, | |
Ritiro/riconsegna bagagli | |
Carta d’imbarco | |
Pilota |