Just a few things....

Today's post is a sort of revision of what we studied in the last unit!

First of all (prima di tutto), functions! Yesterday someone told me he/she was still confused about the use of CAN, COULD and MAY when asking for permission, so, if you didn't get it yet,  here you have a video about it.

In the video, Alex adds "Do you mind"... He says that it's even more (ancora più) formal than MAY, it would be our "Ti dispiace se..."

Another issue (problema) is the use of MUSTN'T and DON'T/DOESN'T HAVE TO....

Remember:

• MUST expresses obligation imposed by the speaker, while HAVE TO expresses external obligation

Teacher: "You must complete this essay by Friday"
Student: "We have to complete this essay by Friday"

•       It's more common to use HAVE TO in questions instead of MUST 

                Does he have to do the test tomorrow?          

•       Use HAD TO instead of MUST in the past tense      

                 I had to pay a fine (multa) two days ago.                                          

For their negative forms you can have a look at the picture below:

And last but not least (in ultimo ma non per importanza): house cleaning vocabulary! Did you tidied up your room this morning?  I did! 🙋


Alex will teach us some of the most common verbs and nouns used to talk about house cleaning:

Did you find this post useful (utile)?

Love is in the air....

In a few days it will be the most
romantic day of the year...
St. Valentine's Day!




I know the boys of the class will react like this...

... but we don't care girls, right? 😉

Everyone knows it is celebrated on February 14th  , but how did St. Valentine become associated to love and romance? Let's watch this video to find it out (scoprirlo)!

So... can you answer  to the following questions in the comments?

1. When did St. Valentine live?
2. What strange law did the Emperor Claudius make and why?
3. How did St. Valentine break the law?

Did you know that in the UK they spend about £503 on cards, flowers, chocolates and other gifts for Valentine's day? But that's not the only interesting fact about this day that you should ( dovreste) know!

In Japan, Valentine's Day is a day when women give dark chocolate
to men. While (mentre) the rest of the world's men are expected to give presents to their special ladies, it's the other way around (tutto al contrario) in Japan!
Don't worry though (tuttavia) because men are expected to give gifts of white chocolate to women on March 14th. This is known as White Day!

People are increasingly (sempre di più) buying Valentine's Day presents for their pets! Americans spent about  $700 million on presents for their petson Valentine's Day in 2015. 

In Finland, Valentine's day is more of a day for friends. It is a time to get together with your friends, have a small party and enjoy each other's company. people also give cards and small gifts to their friends but this doesn't have a romantic meaning. It shows you care about your good friends. 

And finally, love is deeply (profondamente) related to music.... 

do you agree (siete d'accordo)?

According to you, what's the most romantic song ever?