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Look at the words on the left and match them with the definitions on the right.

1. bilingual 2. official 3. population 4. at present 5. official documents 6. parliament 7. communicate 8. sectors 9. British colony

the people living in a country now understand each other legal (law) a country which is not Britain but is ruled by Britain can communicate well in 2 languages passport, driving license… a place where people decide new laws parts / areas

SOME FACTS ABOUT THE USE OF ENGLISH IN MALTA

• Malta is a bilingual country. This means that it has 2 official languages – English and Maltese. English is spoken by over 90% of the Maltese population.

• Maltese and English became the official languages of Malta in 1936,. Before that year, the official language of Malta was Italian.

• At present, all official documents should be printed in Maltese and in English.

• Although Maltese is used in most sectors of public life, including parliament, most Maltese people communicate using both languages. Italian is very often spoken as a third language by most Maltese people.

• Malta was a British colony for over 150 years (until 1964) and this explains why the English language is so important to the Maltese people.
  

 

Find examples of different WORD CLASSES from the text

NOUN	ADJECTIVE	VERB	ADVERB

MALTA, INDIA AND AFRICA WERE BRITISH COLON_________

How does this plural NOUN end??

 

Plural Forms

Rule 1

NOUN + -S

Examples: Language + s = LANGUAGES

Document + s = DOCUMENTS

Rule 2

NOUN + -ES

Examples: Watch + es = WATCHES

Switch + es = SWITCHES

Rule 3

AFTER THE NOUN, DROP THE –Y AND ADD –IES

Examples: Country - y + ies = COUNTRIES

City - y + ies = CITIES

 

 

 

CAN YOU FIND OTHER EXAMPLES?

 

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Choose the best form of the verb TO BE to fill in the blanks

IS AM ARE

1. Fabio ______________ from Italy.

2. My friends _______________ at home.

3. I ____________ 25 years old.

Choose the best verb to fill in the blanks

STUDY NEED GOES LIVE WANT WORK

1. I _____________ in a bank.

2. I _____________ a taxi to take me home.

3. I _____________ close to the school.

4. Many students _______________ English in Malta every summer.

5. I _____________ to buy some medicine from the pharmacy.

6. Which bus ______________ to Mdina, please?

 

Fill in the blanks with the present simple form of the verb in brackets, and then try to guess which English-speaking country is being discussed. Choose the country from the options below.


Example: 

1. These people drink (to drink) lots of tea. This country is England.

 

Brussels America Canada Jamaica Australia Holland India

1. Aborigines and kangaroos ________________ (to live) here. This country is _______________.

2. This country _______________ (to be) famous for tulips and it _______________ (to produce) 70% of the flowers in the world. This country is __________________.

3. Niagara Falls (on the Niagara River) ________________ (to be) found in this country. This country is ___________________.

4. This country ___________________ (to be) the largest democracy (form of government) in the world, the sixth largest country in the world, and it _________________ (to have) one of the oldest civilizations of the world. This country is ________________________.

5. It ____________________ (to take) about 2 hours by Eurostar (bullet train) from this city to London. This city is ____________________.

6. Christopher Colombus discovered this country in 1494 and named it Santiago. It ____________ (to have) no borders because it is an island in the Caribbean Sea. This country is __________________.

7. ______________________ (not to eat) your hamburger and speak with other people when you are in this country. This country is _________________.

DO NOT EAT your hamburger and speak with other people when you are in America

TO FORM THE NEGATIVE FORM OF THE PRESENT SIMPLE WE NEED:

 

DO / DOES + NOT + THE INFINITIVE FORM OF THE VERB

Example:  I do not like milk. Tom does not drink coffee. The boys do not play football. NOTE THE SHORT FORM OF DO NOT AND DOES NOT IS OFTEN USED IN SPEAKING. DO NOT - DON’T DOES NOT - DOESN’T

 

Example: I don’t like milk.

Tom doesn’t drink coffee.

The boys don’t play football.

 

 

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Choose the present simple or present continuous form of the verb in brackets to fill in the blanks

 1. I _____________ (to have) brown hair and blue eyes.
 2. I ______________ (to come) from Germany, but I _______________ (to live) in Malta at the moment
 3. Tom _____________ (to work) in a hospital.
 4. He_____________ (to be) a nurse.
 5. Paul _____________________ (to play) tennis now.
 6. In her free time Jane ______________ (to enjoy) reading.
 7. My birthday ___________ (to be) on the 26th of February.
 8. Linda and her friends ___________________(to go) to the cinema every Saturday.
 9. I normally _______________(to finish) work at 5pm.
10. Peter _________________(to like) horror movies, but Jane _______________(to prefer) romantic comedies 

 

AT THE RESTAURANT

Booking a table on the phone:


Client:      Good morning.  I would ________ (to like) to make a reservation please.
Waiter:     Sure.  _______________ (to tell) me.
Client:       I ______________ (to want) to book a table for two for next Saturday if possible.
Waiter:     Yes, of course.  Do you _______________(to prefer) to sit in a smoking or non-smoking area?
Client:      Non-smoking, please.
Waiter:     So it’s a table for two in a non-smoking area.  What time will you _______________(to come)?
Client:      ________________(to be) 9.00 fine?
Waiter:    Yes, perfect.  One last question…under which name shall I ____________ (to book) you?
Client:      Oh yes, I almost forgot.  The name ______________ (to be) Smith.
Waiter:     Fine Mr. Smith.  So we will _____________ (to see) you this Saturday at 9pm.
Client:       Thanks a lot.  Goodbye.
Waiter:      You ____________ (to be) welcome.

 

 

 Useful verbs and adjectives:

    * BOILED – in water e.g. boiled eggs, boiled potatoes
    * FRIED - in oil or butter e.g. French fries, fried eggs
    * GRILLED – similar to barbeque e.g. grilled meat
    * ROASTED - in the oven using oil e.g. roast beef
    * BAKED - in the oven without oil e.g. cakes, baked rice


Meat can be cooked in different ways. You must be careful to choose the style you prefer!

    * RARE – cooked quickly and red inside
    * MEDIUM-RARE - cooked longer but still red in the middle
    * MEDIUM – cooked more and pink
    * WELL-DONE – cooked very well


Fill in the blanks with words or phrases from the box below



menu menu served taste tip bill dessert bottle starter wine list order dessert main course wine list




Waiter: Good evening Sir. Are you being ______________?

Customer: Not really. Could we have a _____________ please?

Waiter: Sure. Would you also like a _______________ in case you would want to order some wine?

Customer: Yes please.

...waiter comes back with the __________ and the ______________ and after some time he returns to take the order…

Waiter: Are you ready to ______________ Sir?

Customer: Yes, I would like a _______________ of your best red wine, and a soup as a ___________.

For the _________________ I would like roast beef with fries, please.

Waiter: How would you like the meat?

Customer: _________________. I don’t like to see any red in my roast beef.

Waiter: Fine, and would you also like any ________________.

Customer: Sure. That’s the best part of the meal! I’ll have chocolate cake, please.

…the waiter returns with the wine…

Waiter: Would you like to __________________ the wine, Sir?

Customer: Yes please…..mmmm…it’s delicious.

...at the end of the meal…

Customer: May I have the __________, please?



The waiter was very nice to the customer throughout the meal, so Mr. Smith decided to leave him a good ____________.

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