Contents
1 Bright Lights, Big City Focus on Grammar Grammar and Vocabulary Practice English in Context Vocabulary Builder Skills
2 Home Life
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3 My Ideal Holiday
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4 What’s in Fashion?
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5 You Are What You Eat… Focus on Grammar Grammar and Vocabulary Practice English in Context Vocabulary Builder Skills
6 They’ve Got Talent!
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7 Love, Love, Love…
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8 Out and About
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Is it Chance?
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10 Money
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11 Is Everybody Happy?
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12 That’s Entertainment!
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13 Dreams Can Come True…
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14 Back to the Future
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15 Mind and Body
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16 The Secrets of Success!
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Bright Lights, Big City Focus on Grammar
Present simple: to be Forma affermativa estesa
contratta
Forma negativa estesa
contratta
Forma interrogativa
Risposte brevi affermative
negative
I am
I’m
I am not
I’m not
Am I?
Yes, I am.
No, I’m not.
You are
You’re
You are not
You aren’t
Are you?
Yes, you are.
No, you aren’t.
He is
He’s
He is not
He isn’t
Is he?
Yes, he is.
No, he isn’t.
She is
She’s
She is not
She isn’t
Is she?
Yes, she is.
No, she isn’t.
It is
It’s
It is not
It isn’t
Is it?
Yes, it is.
No, it isn’t.
We are
We’re
We are not
We aren’t
Are we?
Yes, we are.
No, we aren’t.
You are
You’re
You are not
You aren’t
Are you?
Yes, you are.
No, you aren’t.
They are
They’re
They are not
They aren’t
Are they?
Yes, they are.
No, they aren’t.
• Il verbo to be corrisponde al verbo “essere” in italiano. • Le forme contratte si usano nella lingua informale. La forma contratta you aren’t, he isn’t, ecc. è più usata di you’re not, he’s not, ecc.
to be: usi particolari • Diversamente dall’ italiano, per esprimere l’età in inglese si usa il verbo to be e la sequenza: soggetto + to be + età + years old (years old può essere omesso)
• Il verbo to be è un verbo ausiliare. • In inglese, normalmente non si risponde ad una domanda solo con yes o no: il pronome personale soggetto e il verbo ausiliare della domanda vengono infatti ripetuti: Are they Italian? Yes, they are. Sono italiani? Sì. Is she your French teacher? No, she isn’t. È lei la tua insegnante di francese? No. • La risposta breve affermativa di to be non viene contratta: Are you Canadian? Yes, I am. Sei canadese? Sì. Are we late? Yes, you are. Siamo in ritardo? Sì. • La forma contratta si usa solo nelle risposte negative: Are they from Newcastle? No, they aren’t. Sono di Newcastle? No. Is he the new student? No, he isn’t. È lui il nuovo studente? No.
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How old are you? I’m 14 (years old). Quanti anni hai? Ho 14 anni. • Il verbo to be è usato per esprimere condizioni fisiche e stati d’animo; in molte di queste espressioni l’italiano usa il verbo “avere”. to be hungry / thirsty avere fame / sete to be cold / hot avere freddo / caldo to be right / wrong avere ragione / torto to be ashamed of avere vergogna di to be busy avere molte cose da fare to be afraid of avere paura di to be in a hurry avere fretta to be sleepy avere sonno • Il verbo to be è usato anche per definire la professione di una persona: My sister is an architect. Mia sorella fa l’architetto.
there is/there are Forma affermativa estesa
contratta
There is
There’s
There are
Forma interrogativa
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Demostratives Forma negativa estesa
• Si usano this (questo/a) e these (questi/e) per indicare oggetti o persone vicini a chi parla.
contratta
There is not
There isn’t
There are not
There aren’t
Risposte brevi affermative
negative
Is there…?
Yes, there is.
No, there is not. No, there isn’t.
Are there…?
Yes, there are.
No, there are not. No, there aren’t.
• Si usano that (quel, quello, quella) e those (quei, quegli, quelle) per indicare oggetti o persone lontani da chi parla.
• There is e There are traducono rispettivamente “c’è” e “ci sono”. • Si usa there is con i sostantivi singolari. Si usa there are con i sostantivi plurali. There is a pen on my desk. C’è una penna sulla mia scrivania. There are 25 students in this class. Ci sono 25 studenti in questa classe. • Nelle risposte affermative brevi non si usa la forma contratta. Are there many people? Yes, there are. Ci sono molte persone? Sì.
Quando si elencano più cose o persone, il verbo to be concorda con il primo nome dell’elenco: In my backpack there’s a torch, a book and my laptop. Nel mio zaino ci sono una torcia, un libro e il mio portatile. • There non si usa per indicare che una persona si trova in un determinato luogo in un determinato momento: Is Mrs Smith in? Mrs Smith è in casa?
• Gli aggettivi dimostrativi: – hanno la stessa forma sia al maschile che al femminile. This man is American, this woman is Canadian. Questo signore è americano, questa signora è canadese. – hanno la stessa forma per le persone e per le cose. This window is always closed. Questa finestra è sempre chiusa. That lady is Ms Smith. Quella signora è la Sig.ra Smith.
Osserva la traduzione di this e that nelle seguenti frasi al telefono: Who’s that? Is that Sam? Chi parla? Sei Sam? Hello, this is Mark. Pronto, sono Mark.
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Present simple: have got Forma affermativa estesa
contratta
Forma negativa estesa
contratta
Risposte brevi
Forma interrogativa
affermative
negative
I have (got)
I’ve got
I have not
I haven’t got
Have I?
Yes, I have.
No, I haven’t.
You have (got)
You’ve got
You have not
You haven’t got
Have you?
Yes, you have.
No, you haven’t.
He has (got)
He’s got
He has not
He hasn’t got
Has he?
Yes, he has.
No, he hasn’t.
She has (got)
She’s got
She has not
She hasn’t got
Has she?
Yes, she has.
No, she hasn’t.
It has (got)
It’s got
It has not
It hasn’t got
Has it?
Yes, it has.
No, it hasn’t.
We have (got)
We’ve got
You have not
We haven’t got
Have we?
Yes, we have.
No, we haven’t.
They have (got)
They’ve got
We have not
You haven’t got
Have you?
Yes, you have.
No, you haven’t.
They have not
They haven’t got
Have they?
Yes, they have.
No, they haven’t.
• have got è usato in inglese per esprimere possesso. We’ve got a big house in the country. Abbiamo una casa grande in campagna.
• I sostantivi che terminano in -f o -fe cambiano -f/-fe in -ves. leaf – leaves wife – wives
• Nelle risposte brevi got viene sempre omesso.
Irregular plurals
• have got è usato in inglese britannico, mentre l’inglese americano usa solo have. Nell’inglese americano la forma interrogativa Do you have …? è usata più frequentemente rispetto a Have you got…?
• Alcuni sostantivi formano il plurale in modo irregolare, conservando tracce di antiche declinazioni. Tra i più comuni: child – children person – people man – men woman – women foot – feet mouse – mice tooth – teeth fish – fish
! Attenzione a non confondere la forma contratta della 3ª persona singolare (’s) del verbo have got, con la 3ª persona singolare del verbo to be: Sue’s a vet and she’s got six dogs. Sue fa la veterinaria e ha sei cani.
Plurals
Imperatives • L’imperativo alla seconda persona singolare e plurale corrisponde alla forma base del verbo. • La forma negativa si costruisce ponendo don’t (do not) davanti alla forma affermativa.
• Il plurale dei sostantivi si forma, generalmente, aggiungendo una -s al singolare. book – books boy – boys
• L’imperativo alla prima persona plurale si ottiene mettendo let’s (let us) davanti alla forma base del verbo.
• I sostantivi che terminano in -s, -ss, -ch, -sh, -z, -x formano il plurale aggiungendo -es: glass – glasses match – matches wish – wishes box – boxes
• Si usa l’imperativo per: – dare un ordine. Stand up! Alzatevi! – dare istruzioni. Turn left and take the first on the right. Gira a sinistra e prendi la prima a destra. – fare richieste. Pass me the wine, please. Passami il vino, per favore. – fare proposte. Let’s go to the disco tonight. Andiamo a ballare stasera. – offrire. Have a piece of this cake. It’s delicious! Prendi un pezzo di questa torta. È deliziosa! – mettere in guardia. Be careful! Fate attenzione! – fare un augurio. Have a nice trip! Buon viaggio!
• I sostantivi che terminano in -o formano il plurale aggiungendo -es, tranne quelli che sono abbreviazioni o di origine straniera: tomato – tomatoes potato – potatoes photo – photos kilo – kilos • I sostantivi che terminano in -y formano il plurale in due modi diversi: – se la -y è preceduta da vocale aggiungono –s. toy – toys – se la -y è preceduta da una consonante, trasformano la -y in -i e aggiungono –es. lady – ladies
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Articles The definite article • The (il, lo, la, gli, le, l’) è l’unico articolo determinativo, invariabile per genere e numero. • L’articolo the si usa davanti a un nome in senso specifico e determinato. Un nome ha un senso determinato e preciso quando ciò a cui si riferisce: – è reso chiaro dal contesto. Can you pass me the vinegar, please? (Quale? Quello che è sul tavolo vicino a te, ad esempio.) Puoi passarmi l’aceto?
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non è nuovo, ma è stato precedentemente introdotto. A boy and a girl are sitting in front of me. I know the girl, but not the boy. (Quale ragazzo? E quale ragazza? Quelli citati in precedenza.) Un ragazzo e una ragazza sono seduti davanti a me. Conosco la ragazza, ma non il ragazzo.
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è reso determinato da quanto segue nella frase. The story of his life is very interesting. (Quale storia? La sua.) La storia della sua vita è molto interessante.
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l’oggetto preso in considerazione è unico. There are a lot of clouds in the sky today. (Quale cielo? L’unico che esiste.) Ci sono molte nuvole in cielo oggi.
• L’articolo the si usa: – davanti ai nomi di mari, catene montuose, fiumi, deserti. the Mediterranean Sea il Mare Mediterraneo the Appenines gli Appennini the Thames il Tamigi the Sahara il Sahara
– davanti ai nomi di nazioni formate da diversi stati. the USA gli Stati Uniti the Netherlands i Paesi Bassi – davanti ai cognomi per indicare l’intera famiglia. The Simpsons are her new neighbours. I Simpson sono i suoi nuovi vicini di casa.
• L’articolo the non si usa: – per indicare categorie di oggetti o persone in senso generico. I like animals. Mi piacciono gli animali. – per indicare concetti astratti. Time is money. Il tempo è denaro.
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davanti ai nomi di continenti, nazioni, regioni, isole, se al singolare. France and Great Britain are in Europe. La Francia e la Gran Bretagna sono in Europa.
– davanti ai nomi che indicano la lingua. We study Spanish. Studiamo lo spagnolo. – davanti ai giorni della settimana. The party is on Saturday night. La festa è sabato sera.
The indefinite article • L’articolo indeterminativo a/an (un, uno, una, un’) non cambia alla forma maschile, femminile e neutra. • Si usa a/an davanti ai sostantivi numerabili singolari per indicare uno/una fra tanti/e: a camera una macchina fotografica (fra tante) a girl una ragazza (fra tanti) • A si usa davanti a: – consonante a room – “h” aspirata a hotel – suoni consonantici / j / / w / / y / a university a young man •
An si usa davanti a: – vocale an apple – “h” muta an hour
• Le parole che hanno la “h” muta sono: hour (ora) honest (onesto) heir (erede) honour (onore)
L’articolo indeterminativo si usa anche con i nomi di professioni: What’s your job? I’m a lawyer. Che lavoro fai? Faccio l’avvocato.
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Possessive adjectives Aggettivo possessivo
Pronome personale soggetto I you
he she it we you they
my your his her its our your their
il mio, la mia, i miei, le mie il tuo, la tua, i tuoi, le tue il suo, la sua, i suoi, le sue (forme di cortesia) il suo, la sua, i suoi, le sue (di lui) il suo, la sua, i suoi, le sue (di lei) il suo, la sua, i suoi, le sue (di cose o animali) il nostro, la nostra, i nostri, le nostre il vostro, la vostra, i vostri, le vostre il loro, la loro, i loro, le loro
• Gli aggettivi possessivi indicano una relazione di possesso. • Gli aggettivi possessivi non sono mai preceduti dall’articolo determinativo e si trovano sempre davanti al nome cui si riferiscono: My pen is over there. La mia penna è laggiù. • Sono invariabili in genere e numero, ad eccezione della 3ª persona singolare dove si distingue tra maschile, femminile e neutro: Ann has her iPod. Ann ha il suo iPod. Her friends are in China. I suoi amici sono in Cina. Charles has his new bag. Charles ha la sua nuova borsa. • Le tre forme della 3ª persona singolare concordano sempre con il possessore: This is John. His sister is a student. His brother is a student too. Questo è John. Sua sorella è studentessa. Anche suo fratello è studente. This is Kate. Her father is an engineer. Her mother is a teacher. Questa è Kate. Suo padre è ingegnere. Sua madre è insegnante.
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, Possessive s • Il genitivo sassone indica una relazione di possesso quando il possessore è una persona o un gruppo di persone. nome del possessore + ’s + cosa posseduta Jennifer’s brother The neighbours’ house
Il fratello di Jennifer La casa dei vicini
• Nel genitivo sassone il nome del possessore seguito da un apostrofo e da una -s precede il nome della cosa posseduta che perde l’articolo. That’s my father’s car. È la macchina di mio padre. • Nell’uso di questa costruzione occorre ricordare che: – ai nomi plurali che finiscono in -s si aggiunge solo l’apostrofo. Here are the students’ books. Ecco i libri degli studenti. – ai plurali irregolari che non finiscono in -s si aggiunge normalmente ’s. The children’s books are on their desks. I libri dei bambini sono sui loro banchi. – se più persone posseggono la stessa cosa oppure se il nome del possessore è un nome composto, solo l’ultima parola prende ’s. Mark and Helen’s parents have a big car. I genitori di Mark e Helen hanno una macchina grande. (Mark e Helen sono fratello e sorella.) Jane’s and Robert’s parents work together. I genitori di Jane e quelli di Robert lavorano insieme. (Jane e Robert non sono fratello e sorella.) •
Il genitivo sassone non si usa per esprimere una relazione di possesso tra cose. In questo caso, si ricorre alla preposizione of. Look at the roof of my house! Guarda il tetto della mia casa!
Asking and telling the time • Ecco alcuni modi per chiedere l’ora in inglese: What’s the time? What time is it? Have you got the time? What time do you make it? Che ore sono? • Nelle risposte si usa sempre il pronome it. What’s the time, please? It’s two o’ clock. Che ore sono? Sono le due. • Quando la lancetta dei minuti si trova nella metà destra del quadrante si usa l’espressione: minuti passati + past + ora It’s eleven past eight. Sono le otto e undici.
Invece, quando la lancetta si trova nella metà sinistra del quadrante si usa l’espressione: minuti che mancano + to + ora successiva It’s twenty to six. Sono le sei meno venti.
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• La tabella riporta alcune espressioni utili:
07:00
It’s seven o’clock.
12:00
It’s twelve o’clock/noon/midday.
03:10
It’s ten (minutes) past three. It’s three ten.
09:15
It’s a quarter past nine. It’s nine fifteen.
11:05
It’s five (minutes) past eleven. It’s eleven oh five.
06:30
It’s half past six. It’s six thirty.
04:50
It’s ten (minutes) to five. It’s four fifty.
10:45
It’s a quarter to eleven. It’s ten forty-five.
00:00
It’s midnight.
WORDLIST Personal belongings cashcard comb diary digital camera key laptop map mobile phone MP3 player notebook passport pen pencil pound coin ticket wallet
tessera bancomat pettine diario macchina fotografica digitale chiave computer portatile cartina cellulare lettore MP3 quaderno passaporto penna matita moneta da un pound biglietto portafoglio
In town airport art gallery carriage department store double-decker bus first/second class inspector library FF museum park public places restaurant shop supermarket theatre
aeroporto galleria d’arte vagone grandi magazzini autobus a due piani di prima/seconda classe controllore biblioteca museo parco luoghi pubblici ristorante negozio supermercato teatro
transport university
trasporti università
Family members aunt brother children cousin daughter father (dad) grandfather grandmother husband mother (mum) nephew niece parents son step brother step sister twin uncle wife
zia fratello figli cugino figlia padre (papà) nonno nonna marito madre (mamma) nipote (maschio) nipote (femmina) genitori figlio fratellastro sorellastra gemello zio moglie
Nationalities African Asian British Chinese English Greek Irish Italian Japanese Polish Scottish Spanish
africano asiatico britannico cinese inglese greco irlandese italiano giapponese polacco scozzese spagnolo
Jobs actor actress assistant director designer director producer script writer teacher technician writer
attore attrice assistente regista stilista regista produttore sceneggiatore insegnante tecnico scrittore
Others Nouns animation animazione course corso (recording) studios studi (di registrazione) tap rubinetto Adjectives cold different excellent experienced hot huge informal professional proud small trendy
freddo diverso eccellente con esperienza caldo enorme informale professionale orgoglioso piccolo alla moda
Adverbs by the way especially
a proposito soprattutto
FF = false friend
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Grammar and Vocabulary Practice Grammar have got
to be
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Completa le frasi con la forma corretta di have got.
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have got a big family and a dog too. 1 We __________ 2 I am at film school. I _____________ lessons every day. 3 My sister _____________ a job in London. 4 My dad _____________ a fantastic digital camera. 5 You _____________ good shops near your house. 6 My school _____________ very good teachers. 7 London is a great city, it _____________ a lot of interesting things to do. 8 Oh no, I _____________ lessons early tomorrow morning.
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1 Are you from near here? 3 Yes, I am. 2 Is Daniel a good actor? 7 No, he isn’t. 3 Are your friends happy with their course? 3 _____________ 4 Are we in the same class? 3 _____________ 5 Is your new CD good? 3 _____________ 6 Are London buses cheap? 7 _____________ 7 Am I in your film? 7 _____________ 8 Are we in the photograph? 7 _____________
Abbina l’inizio di ciascuna frase alla conclusione corretta.
1 I haven’t got any other hobbies 2 We’ve got lessons tomorrow afternoon 3 My teacher is great because 4 I walk to school because 5 My sister gets lost in London because 6 I’ve got an MP3 player and 7 We’re not interested in that school because 8 My school is interesting because
a she has got lots of good ideas. b she hasn’t got a map. c it’s got students from all over the world. 1 d because I haven’t got the time! e I listen to it all the time. f it hasn’t got courses for directors. g but we’re free in the morning. h I haven’t got money for a bus ticket.
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Scrivi delle frasi complete usando la forma corretta di have got e le parole date. 1 We / not / a good camera. We haven’t got a good camera. 2 your friends / a car? _________________________________________ 3 Sorry, I / not / a pen. _________________________________________ 4 My street / lots of shops and a cinema. _________________________________________ 5 you / courses for actors in your school? _________________________________________ 6 your school / a bar? _________________________________________ 7 My teacher / a laptop. _________________________________________ 8 All the students / mobile phones. _________________________________________
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Completa le frasi con la forma corretta di to be. 1 Frank speaks German because he__ ’s from Austria. 2 ______ you Jenny’s sister? 3 Where ______ your students? In the bar? 4 My parents ________ (not) from here, they are from Yorkshire. 5 My name ________ (not) Miguel, it’s Michael. 6 What ______ your favourite courses? 7 Where ______ the restaurant?
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Rispondi alle domande con le risposte brevi corrette.
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Scegli l’alternativa corretta, a o b, per completare le frasi.
1 She’s got a laptop in ____ her bag. a her b our 2 Sarah is David’s mother and Paul is ___ father. a your b his 3 Here are Andy and Stuart with ___ grandmother. a my b their 4 Where is my wallet? It’s not in ___ pocket. a my b his 5 Julia’s got a new cat. ___ name’s Fluffy. a Their b Its 6 Hi, we are Sam and Chris and we live with ___ parents. a our b your
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Vocabulary Personal possessions
The family
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Completa le frasi con le parole della Unit 1.
1 My aunt Debbie lives with her daughter, my ________ cousin Julie. 2 Thomas is married, his ____________ is from Wales. 3 Peter is identical to his ____________ brother Mike. 4 Martin has got a new ____________ and she’s very nice. He’s happy his father is married again. 5 My mum’s dad, that is my ____________ , has got a laptop and mobile phone! And he’s 85! 6 My uncle Julian is great, he’s always got presents for his nieces and ____________ . 7 My cousin studies at film school and lives with his parents, my uncle Brian and my ____________ Lorna. 8 I haven’t got brothers or ____________ .
Sottolinea la parola corretta in ciascuna frase. 1 Have you got a digital camera / cashcard for your bank? 2 Check you’ve got your passport / diary for the airport! 3 I’ve always got an MP3 player / the keys to my house in my bag. 4 Where is Curzon Street? Have you got a mobile phone / map? 5 This is a photograph / ticket I’ve got of the class for the school magazine, it’s great! 6 I’ve got Word, Excel and Google on my laptop / CD. 7 I’m not good with technology, I’ve got a pen / wallet and paper, not a laptop. 8 Have you got a pencil / watch? Write the name of this director on a piece of paper.
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Ora usa le parole che NON hai usato nell’esercizio 7 per completare queste frasi. 1 I’ve got all my favourite music on my ___________ MP3 player . 2 My sister has got a ____________ for the concert this evening. 3 I’ve got a new memory card for my ____________ . 4 Have you got a ____________ please? What time is it? 5 I’ve got all my photos on a ____________ . It’s great! 6 I write my ideas for my film course in my ____________ every day. 7 He’s got all his money in his ____________ . 8 I’ve got a text message on my ____________ .
10 Completa il testo con le parole nel riquadro. grandmother uncle stepmother stepsister cousins daughter twin
My family is great but a bit complicated. I live with my mum, and her mother, my (1) _____________ grandmother . I’ve got (2) _____________ brothers, and a (3) _____________ , Wendy. She lives with my dad and his second wife, my (4) _____________ . Her name is Marta, she’s very nice, and Wendy is her (5) _____________ . Nearby are my (6) _____________ and aunt, and their four children, my (7) _____________ Grant, Jackie, Dan and Teresa. We often see them at weekends.
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English in Context 1 Completa la mail di Josie con le parole nel riquadro.
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Alessia vuole iscriversi in palestra. Completa il dialogo con le frasi nel riquadro.
‘s got are (x2) our aren’t haven’t got ‘ve got (x2) they’re ‘m their has
Hi Neil, are you? How (1) ____ Thanks for your message. Well, I’m English and I (2) _____________ 15. I (3) _____________ brothers and sisters, but I (4) _____________ lots of friends - 255 friends on this site! My two best friends (5) _____________ Olivia and Harry. (6) _____________ twins. (7) _____________ dad is a film director and they (8) _____________ a huge house with a swimming pool! (9) _____________ school is in Cambridge. It’s fantastic! It (10) _____________ two gyms and a cinema! (11) _____________ your school got a cinema? My parents are teachers at my school, but they (12) _____________ my teachers. Write soon, Josie
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Scrivi frasi vere su di te sul modello della mail di Josie, usando le forme corrette dei verbi to be e have got.
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fourteen and I ________________ ’ve got one sister . 1 I ’m ___________ 2 My best friends _________________ and they _______________________________________ . 3 My school _________________ and it _______________________________________ . 4 My town/city _________________ and it _______________________________________ . 5 My mum ______________________________ _______________________________________ . 6 My dad ________________________________ _______________________________________ .
Yes, I have. It’s Sassone – S-a-s-s-o-n-e. Is that in Italy? What’s your address in Brighton? Have you got a phone number in Brighton? I’m from Naples.
Receptionist Alessia Receptionist Alessia Receptionist Alessia Receptionist Alessia Receptionist Alessia Receptionist Alessia Receptionist Alessia Receptionist
What’s your first name? My name’s Alessia. What’s your surname? It’s Sassone – S-a-s-s-o-n-e. (1) __________________________ Where are you from Alessia? (2) __________________________ (3) __________________________ Yes, that’s right. What’s your home address? Via Della Scala, 25, Naples 8013 (4) _________________________ , It‘s 32 Drew Lane. (5) _________________________ , No, I haven’t but I’ve got a mobile. That’s OK. What’s your mobile number? Alessia It’s 3475623895. Receptionist Have you got an email address? Alessia (6) _________________________ , It’s asas@hotmail.com
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Ora rispondi alle seguenti domande su di te.
1 What’s your name? _________________________________________ 2 Where are you from? _________________________________________ 3 What’s your address? _________________________________________ 4 Have you got a mobile phone? _________________________________________ 5 What’s your phone number? _________________________________________ 6 Have you got an email address? _________________________________________
Sum Up! 5
C’è un errore in ogni frase. Trovalo e correggilo.
1 Henri is France. Henri is French. 2 Your brother is happy at his new school? _________________________________________ 3 Have Tim got a red car? ____________________ 4 Britney Spears is a singer. Your songs are famous. _________________________________ 5 We’ve got a new dog. Their name’s Goldie. _________________________________________ 6 Thats a nice phone. _______________________ 7 Open the your books. ______________________ 8 Our teacher are great. _____________________
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7 Completa i dialoghi con le espressioni nel riquadro.
by the way that’s right and you you know sorry no problem
1 A I come from Manchester. ________ And you ? B Me? I’m from Italy.
2 A My dad’s got a B&B, _______________ , a small hotel. B Yeah, I know, Bed and Breakfast.
3 A London’s great, really nice. _______________ , where are you from? B Me? I’m from Spain.
4 A Please, be careful, my coffee! My dress! B _______________ , are you OK?
5 A I am so sorry, please forgive me. B It’s OK, _______________ .
6 A You’re from Scotland, aren’t you? B Yes, _______________ . I’m from Glasgow.
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Completa il dialogo sottolineando l’alternativa corretta. Joey
Bianca Joey Bianca Joey Bianca Joey Bianca Joey Bianca
Are you in (1) Mr Thompson class / the class of Mr Thompson / Mr Thompson’s class? Yes, (2) I am / I’m / am I. Have you got the homework? Yes, I have, but it’s on (3) the my laptop / my laptop / mine laptop. (4) Have you got / You’ve got / Got you it with you? Yes, it’s in my bag, just a second. That bag’s (5) large / grand / huge! What have you got in there? Three books, two pens, a notebook and (6) his / my / your laptop of course. That’s a small computer. Has it got a DVD player? (7) The course / On course / Of course.
Translate!
8 Traduci le seguenti frasi in italiano.
1 My school has got a cafeteria. _________________________________________ 2 Our teacher’s French. _________________________________________ 3 This isn’t my notebook. _________________________________________ 4 I haven’t got a passport. _________________________________________ 5 Is he English? _________________________________________ 6 Lena’s 16. _________________________________________
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Vocabulary Builder Compound nouns (1) 1
Osserva le seguenti parole tratte dalla Unit 1 del tuo Student’s Book. recording studio passport cashcard script-writer Sono sostantivi composti, cioè due parole che si uniscono per formarne una nuova. Il primo sostantivo funge da aggettivo e descrive il secondo. Si possono scrivere come una parola unica, due parole distinte oppure separate da un trattino (-).
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Forma nuovi sostantivi composti con le parole nel riquadro. Usa il dizionario per aiutarti. book number card shelf man security birthday point
1 phone ________ book 2 phone ________ 3 ________ pass 4 book ________
5 camera ________ 6 cash ________ 7 ________ card 8 ________ board
Compound nouns (2) 3
Osserva le seguenti parole tratte dalla Unit 1 per descrivere i rapporti familiari:
stepsister
stepbrother
Sono sostantivi composti che usano la parola step. Usiamo half e -in-law per descrivere altri tipi di rapporti familiari. Half precede il nome (prefisso), come in half sister, mentre -in-law lo segue (suffisso), come in brother-in-law. Half sister significa che tu e tua sorella avete solo un genitore in comune, ad esempio lo stesso padre, ma madri diverse. Brother-in law indica invece il marito di tua sorella.
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Osserva l’albero genealogico e scrivi T (true) o F (false). Correggi le frasi false. Jonathan Susannah
Sally William
Robert
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Frank
Catherine Mark
Valerie Linda Pete
1 Mark is Susannah’s son-in-law. T 2 Robert is Frank’s stepbrother. F – half brother 3 Becky is Ben’s half sister. 4 Maria is Ben’s stepsister. 5 Ben is Becky’s half brother. 6 Julie is Maria’s stepmother. 7 Jonathan is Sally’s father. 8 Linda and Valerie are sisters-in-law. 9 William and Mark are half brothers. 10 James is Catherine’s brother-in-law.
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Guarda di nuovo l’albero genealogico e completa la mail di Valerie con le parole nel riquadro. sister-in-law stepsister son half brother stepfather husband cousins brother-in-law
Hi Caterina, I’m really happy I’ve got a friend in Italy. Thanks for writing to me about your family. This is my family in the photograph! I’m in the middle, Valerie. I’ve got two great parents, my mum and dad, Catherine and Mark. I’ve also got a big sister, Linda. She’s married. My (1) _______________ brother-in-law’s name is Pete. Pete and Linda haven’t got children. I’ve got an uncle William, and an aunt, his wife Sally. Sally is my mum’s (2) _______________ and he’s great! My uncle has got two sons, Robert and Frank. They’re my favourite (3) _______________ . Then I’ve got my aunt Julie. She’s my mum’s sister and she has a complicated family! Julie is married to uncle James and she’s got a daughter Maria, with his first wife. Julie’s got her daughter Becky with her first (4) _______________ , Andrew. Becky has got a (5) _______________ , Ben and a (6) _______________ , Maria. James is Becky’s (7) _______________ . My grandparents live in my town, they are Jonathan and Susannah. They are fantastic. They help Sally and their (8) _______________ William a lot with their little boy Frank. Do you understand all this?!! Write soon! Valerie
Andrew Julie
James Janet
Becky Ben Maria
Skills Reading 1
Alice scrive per il giornale online della scuola. Sta intervistando una delle sue compagne di classe sul suo film preferito. Leggi le sue risposte. Chi è KS? 1 What’s your favourite film? My favourite film’s Twilight it’s the film of the book Twilight by Stephanie Meyers. 2 ______________________________________ It’s an excellent film! 3 ______________________________________ Yes, I have! Twilight is a saga - I’ve got all four books: Twilight of course, New moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn. 4 ______________________________________ Yes, it is. It’s a Romeo and Juliet story with a difference, but it’s not the usual love story. Bella (Kristen Stewart) is 17 and is a normal teenager. Her boyfriend, Edward (Robert Pattinson) is different. He’s young and he’s got a teenager’s life, but he’s also got supernatural powers. Oh yes, he’s a vegetarian vampire! But it’s not a vampire story. Bella’s best friend Jacob is also interesting. He’s half human and half wolf! 5 ______________________________________ The director’s name’s Catherine Hardwicke, she’s from Texas.
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Leggi di nuovo le risposte e inserisci le domande di Alice al posto giusto. Is it a good film? What’s your favourite film? What’s the director’s name? Have you got the book? Is it a film just for girls? Are the actors good? Has Robert Pattinson got a girlfriend? He’s very nice. Has it got a good soundtrack? Is it a good story?
Writing 3
P Scrivi un paragrafo sul tuo film preferito. Usa l’articolo di Alice come modello. My favourite film is...
6 ______________________________________ Well, yes, I suppose a lot of Twilight fans are girls. Robert Pattinson is special of course. There’s also a lot of action in the film so it’s not just a film for girls. 7 ______________________________________ Kristen Stewart is interesting and Robert Pattinson is great, but he’s a bit too serious at times. His American accent is very good. He’s not American. His parents are both British and he’s from London. 8 ______________________________________ It’s got a great soundtrack. I’ve got the CD. The photography is fantastic too. There are a lot of beautiful forest scenes and the special effects are very good. 9 _______________________________________ Sorry Alice, but I think he has got a girlfriend, and her initials are KS.
Listening 4
2 Ascolta l’intervista e decidi di quale film stanno parlando. Scrivi Speaker 1 o Speaker 2 accanto ai titoli A e B.
A Harry Potter _______________ B High School Musical _______________
5 Ascolta di nuovo e completa la tabella sui personaggi. name
Troy
surname
Bolt
age nationality parents
wolf: lupo
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Home Life Focus on Grammar
Present simple
Forma affermativa
Forma negativa estesa
contratta
Forma interrogativa
Risposte brevi affermative
negative
I work
I do not work
I don’t work
Do I work?
Yes, I do.
No, I don’t.
You work
You do not work
You don’t work
Do you work?
Yes, you do.
No, you don’t.
He / She / It works
He / she / it does not work
He / she / it doesn’t work
Does he / she / it work?
Yes, he / she / it does.
No, he / she / it doesn’t.
We work
We do not work
We don’t work
Do we work?
Yes, we do.
No, we don’t.
You work
You do not work
You don’t work
Do you work?
Yes, you do.
No, you don’t.
They work
They do not work
They don’t work
Do they work?
Yes, they do.
No, they don’t.
• Si usa il Present simple per descrivere azioni abituali e per parlare di fatti sempre veri. I go to school every day. Vado a scuola tutti i giorni. Mice eat cheese. I topi mangiano il formaggio. • La forma affermativa del Present simple si forma con l’infinito del verbo principale senza to. • La forma affermativa è uguale per tutte le persone tranne che per la terza persona singolare, in cui si aggiunge -s alla forma base del verbo: Tom works in a factory. Tom lavora in fabbrica. • Nella forma affermativa della terza persona singolare ci sono delle variazioni ortografiche: – se il verbo termina con -ch, -sh, -ss, -x, -zz oppure -o, si aggiunge -es. Sara watches TV in the afternoon. Sara guarda la TV al pomeriggio.
– se il verbo termina in -y preceduta da consonante, la -y si trasforma in -i e si aggiunge -es. Se la -y è preceduta da vocale, si aggiunge semplicemente -s. My brother studies French. (➝ study) Mio fratello studia il francese. Tim plays tennis at the weekend. (➝ play) Tim gioca a tennis nel fine settimana.
• Nella forma negativa e interrogativa si usa l’ausiliare do.
Nelle risposte brevi non è sufficiente dire “Sì!” / “No!”, è necessario ripetere l’ausiliare do/does. Do they like maths? Yes, they do. / No, they don’t. A loro piace la matematica? Sì. / No.
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Prepositions of time Le preposizioni che si riferiscono a precisi momenti nel tempo sono: in, at e on. • At si usa: – davanti alle ore del giorno. Ms Smith goes to the dentist’s at three. Ms Smith va dal dentista alle tre. – davanti alle festività. We usually have turkey at Christmas. Di solito mangiamo il tacchino a Natale. – davanti ai nomi dei pasti. I always meet her at lunch. La incontro sempre a pranzo. – nelle espressioni at night, at dawn, at sunset. • In si usa davanti: – alle parti del giorno. I get up early in the morning. Mi alzo presto al mattino. – ai mesi, alle stagioni, agli anni e ai secoli. in December, in winter, in 1989, in the 15th century. a dicembre, d’inverno, nel 1989, nel XV secolo. • On si usa davanti: – ai giorni della settimana, alle date e a certe ricorrenze seguite da day. on Saturday, on December 10, 1948, on Valentine’s day. il sabato, il 10 dicembre 1948, il giorno di San Valentino. ! Attenzione ai seguenti usi: at Christmas nel periodo di Natale on Christmas day il giorno di Natale • Le preposizioni from … to traducono “da … a”. I always have a break from 12.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Faccio sempre una pausa dalle 12.30 all’una.
Prepositions of place Le preposizioni di luogo indicano una posizione nello spazio, oppure esprimono un’idea di movimento. • Si usa la preposizione at: – per indicare un punto o un luogo preciso. We are at the bus stop. Siamo alla fermata dell’autobus. – davanti al numero civico negli indirizzi. ‘The Club’ is at 40 High Street. ‘The Club’ è al numero 40 di High Street. – nell’espressione at home. • Si usa la preposizione in: – per indicare la posizione all’interno di un ambiente o di uno spazio chiuso. There is a bottle of milk in the fridge. C’è una bottiglia di latte nel frigorifero. – negli indirizzi privi di numero civico. ‘The Club’ is in High Street. ‘The Club’ è in High Street. – con i nomi di città, stati, continenti e punti cardinali. Naples is in the South of Italy. Napoli è nel sud Italia.
• Si usa la preposizione on: – quando una cosa si trova sopra un’altra e c’è contatto tra le due. There’s a bottle of wine on the table. C’è una bottiglia di vino sul tavolo. – con i piani di un edificio. Sarah lives on the ground floor. Sarah abita al pianterreno. – nelle espressioni on the left/right, on TV, on the phone, on the radio. • Si usa la preposizione under quando ciò di cui si parla si trova sulla stessa verticale: There’s a magazine under your bedside cabinet. C’è una rivista sotto il tuo comodino. • La preposizione near traduce “vicino a”. The supermarket is near the cinema. Il supermercato è vicino al cinema.
WORDLIST Jobs artist busker dancer musician
artista suonatore ambulante ballerino musicista
Daily activities to do one’s homework to get dressed to get up to get on to go home to go out to go to bed to go to work to have breakfast to have dinner to have lunch to have a shower to make breakfast to start school to study to watch TV to work
fare i compiti vestirsi alzarsi salire andare a casa uscire andare a dormire andare al lavoro fare colazione cenare pranzare fare la doccia preparare la colazione iniziare la scuola studiare guardare la TV lavorare
Houses and accommodation armchair poltrona attic mansarda B&B bed and breakfast bathroom bagno bed letto bedroom camera da letto bedsit monolocale
bookcase carpet chair chimney cupboard desk door fence fireplace fridge garden gate hall hob kitchen lamp landlady to live living room oven roof sofa bed utility room wardrobe washing machine window
libreria tappeto sedia comignolo armadietto scrivania porta recinto camino frigorifero giardino cancello ingresso fornello cucina lampada padrona di casa abitare, vivere salotto forno tetto divano letto lavanderia armadio lavatrice finestra
Time afternoon evening midday morning summer winter (all) year
pomeriggio sera mezzogiorno mattino estate inverno (tutto l’) anno
Others Nouns costume heat light statue
costume, maschera calore luce statua
Adjectives brave FF cosy dangerous easy interesting living ordinary strange traditional typical unusual
coraggioso accogliente pericoloso facile interessante vivente comune strano tradizionale tipico insolito
Verbs to dance to laugh to move to paint to play to see to sing to tease to tell stories
ballare ridere muoversi, traslocare dipingere suonare vedere cantare prendere in giro raccontare storie
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Grammar and Vocabulary Practice Grammar Present simple
4 Riordina le seguenti parole e scrivi le frasi.
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Completa le frasi con i verbi nel riquadro nella forma affermativa.
get up take have go work (x2) live (x2)
1 In the morning I ______ get up at half past seven. 2 My brother ______ an unusual job. He plays the violin. 3 We ______ in a small flat in the city centre. 4 I ______ a bus to work. 5 My brother ______ to work by bike. 6 I ______ all day from half past eight to half past five. 7 My brother ______ in the evenings and at weekends. 8 Our parents ______ in a different city.
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Scrivi frasi simili alle seguenti, ma nella forma negativa.
1 I like my job. My sister _________________ doesn’t like her job . 2 I play the piano. My brother ______________________________ . 3 We live in a house. They ___________________________________ . 4 My sister sees her friends on Saturday. I ______________________________________ . 5 My mum makes my breakfast for me. My dad ________________________________ . 6 They eat typical Italian food. We ____________________________________ . 7 My mother works in town. My aunt ________________________________ . 8 I sing in the bathroom! My brother ______________________________ .
3 Scrivi le domande utilizzando le parole date. Poi aggiungi le risposte brevi nella forma affermativa e negativa.
1 you / get up / early? Do you get up early? Yes, I do. No, I don’t. 2 your sister / live / in a bedsit? _________________________________________ 3 you / come / from here? _________________________________________ 4 your mother / have / an interesting job? _________________________________________ 5 your brother / listen / to his MP3? _________________________________________
6 teenagers / sleep / a lot? _________________________________________
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1 early / on / I / up / Saturdays / get I get up early on Saturdays. 2 live / in / do / attic / you / an / ? _________________________________________ 3 she / to / school / walk / doesn’t _________________________________________ 4 jobs / love / parents / their / my _________________________________________ 5 lot / friend / a / smile / doesn’t / my _________________________________________ 6 dad / listen / pop / does / your / to / music / ? _________________________________________ 7 clothes / don’t / her / I / like _________________________________________ 8 work / the / we / afternoon / in _________________________________________
Prepositions of time 5
Completa le frasi con in, on e at.
1 He does his homework ______ in the evening. 2 I get up ______ 7 o’clock. 3 My parents don’t work ______ Sundays. 4 He goes to bed ______ midnight. 5 We don’t go to school ______ summer. 6 They’ve got lessons ______ Saturday. 7 She goes home ______ half past five. 8 My birthday is ______ winter.
Prepositions of place
Homes, rooms and furniture
6 Guarda il disegno e completa le frasi con in,
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Abbina le definizioni alle parole corrette.
on, under e near.
1 Usually two people sleep in this. 2 It is at the top of the house. 3 You park your car or bicycle in here. 4 You study at this. 5 Two or three people sit here. 6 When it is cold, you use this. 7 You open this to go into the house. 8 You put your washing machine in this room.
a door b chimney 1 c double bed d sofa e desk f fireplace g utility room h garage
1 There’s a desk ______ near the window. 2 There’s a laptop _____________ the desk. 3 There’s a bag _____________ the desk. 4 There is a notebook and a comb _____________ the bag. 5 There are pens _____________ the laptop. 6 There’s a book _____________ the pens. 7 There’s a wallet _____________ the chair. 8 There’s money _____________ the wallet.
Vocabulary
Daily activities 7
Completa le frasi con le parole nel riquadro.
go to bed have a shower get up watch TV start school go home have lunch do homework
1 I ______ get up early, at 6.10 a.m. 2 I _____________ at 8.30 a.m. The first lesson is English. 3 I _____________ from eight to eleven in the evenings. I love films! 4 I _____________ from school at half past three. 5 I _____________ at 1 p.m., usually a sandwich or pasta. 6 I _____________ from four to six. I study before dinner. 7 I _____________ very late, at 2 a.m. 8 I _____________ at 7.15 a.m. then I get dressed.
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Completa il dialogo con le parole della Unit 2. La lettera iniziale è già data per aiutarti. Katie Jill Katie Jill
Katie Jill Katie Jill Katie Jill Katie Jill
Hello Jill, do you like your new house? Yes, I love it! I have a fantastic edroom in the attic! (1) b_______ That’s interesting! Is it big? Yes! I’ve got a big (2) a_____________ , you know I love reading. I sit there to read. It’s very cosy. I have a beautiful (3) l_____________ near it for when it’s dark. And sometimes I sit on the floor, I’ve got a fantastic (4) c_____________ . And your books? You’ve got a lot of books. Yes, I’ve got four (5) b_____________ for them! Four? Wow! And your clothes? I’ve got a huge (6) w_____________ . What other things have you got? Well I’ve got a (7) b_____________ to sleep in of course, but I haven’t got a (8) t_____________ . I don’t watch it. I prefer my books. That’s nice. Yes, it’s my ideal bedroom.
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English in Context 1 Rachel e Jacob sono migliori amici. Leggi la
descrizione che ciascuno fa dell’altro e completa le frasi con la forma corretta dei verbi nel riquadro. work get up live not sing
laugh listen sing not like
3 Simone è in vacanza a casa della famiglia
Stuart. Completa il dialogo con le parole nel riquadro.
Rachel lives in the house next door. We’re really She (1) _______ different. She’s a very happy person: she smiles and (2) _____________ a lot. She’s a great singer, she (3) _____________ in a band. I (4) _____________ , but I (5)_____________ to music on my MP3 all the time. She (6) _____________ sports, she likes watching films and reading. She’s crazy, she (7) _____________ early every Saturday because she (8) _____________ in the theatre café.
Simone Andy Simone Andy Simone Andy Simone Andy Simone Andy
do like listen not get up study not do walk play
Jacob does a lot of sport. He is in the school rugby He (1) ______ team and he (2) _____________ every Friday evening. I (3) _____________ sports, but I (4) _____________ a lot. He hasn’t got a job, so he (5) _____________ early at the weekend. We are very different. He (6) _____________ to his MP3 a lot. I haven’t got an MP3, or a laptop! He (7) _____________ school, and he (8) _____________ a lot and he helps me with my maths homework.
2 Completa la mail di Lucy con le parole ed espressioni nel riquadro.
really huge on There’s (x2) cosy it’s got (x2) I’ve got my ideal home near In my there are
Hi Kate, How are you? We are finally in our new house. It’s It’s got 10 rooms. It’s (2) _____________ . great! (1) ______ My mum loves the kitchen. (3) _____________ a state-of-the-art oven and hob where mum makes dinner. (4) _____________ a utility room (5) _____________ the kitchen. (6) _____________ bedroom there’s a sofa bed for guests and (7) _____________ my own bathroom! My favourite room is the living room. (8) _____________ a fire place, a sofa and (9) _____________ two armchairs. I do my homework (10) _____________ the sofa. It’s really (11) _____________ ! I love this house, it’s (12) _____________ ! Write soon Love Lucy
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cool cosy does not don’t play what about you
It’s a nice room. cosy but it Yes, it’s OK. It’s very (1) _____ hasn’t got a TV. That’s OK. I (2) _____________ watch TV! I hate it. It’s really stupid. So what do you do after school? Well I’m in a band, I play the guitar. That’s wicked! (3) _____________ ? What do you do after school? Oh, I study, we have exams this year. But I play an instrument too. The violin. At the weekends I (4) _____________ in the city centre. You get lots of money. (5) _____________ ! Yeah, but my dad really (6) _____________ like the idea!
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Simone sta parlando con un suo amico americano. Completa il dialogo con la forma corretta dei verbi tra parentesi.
Josh Simone Josh Simone Josh Simone Josh Simone Josh
Do you like How are you (1) __________ Edinburgh? (you like) Yes, I (2) _____________ (like) it. It’s great. And what about the Stuart family, are they nice? Yes, and Andy’s cool, but I (3) _____________ (not see) him much. Why’s that? I (4) _____________ (get up) early, and he’s in bed. He (5) _____________ (study) late in the evening and I’m in bed. Lessons (6) _____________ (start) at eight. When (7) _____________ (you go out)? I (8) _____________ (go out) at the weekend. That’s OK then!
Sum Up! 5
Riordina le lettere e scrivi le parole. Dan Robbins has an unusual life. He doesn’t make any money and he lives in a camper in a field in fence (efnce) Devon. It’s very cosy. There’s a (1) _______ and a (2) _____________ (gtea) so it’s very private. His camper’s got a huge (3) _____________ (gradne) with vegetables in it but there isn’t a (4) _____________ (aegrga) because he hasn’t got a car. There’s a (5) _____________ (chminye) on the roof! In the camper there’s a (6) _____________ (hecitkn) where Dan makes dinner and a very small (7) _____________ (btharmoo) with a shower. There’s a (8) _____________ (liomorving) with an armchair and a bed. This is where Dan reads and sleeps.
6 Dan ha un blog. Usa le parole nel riquadro per completare le domande dei suoi lettori. are (x2) give have up your parents go out your
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This is a chair for Mrs Brown at number 34 Acacia Drive. She’s 72 years old and she makes fantastic cakes and is a great friend! Dan 24th May 18.45
Comments Simona, Milan, Italy 1 you from Devon? Are you from Devon? Molly, Ontario, Canada 2 do like your way of life? _____________ Toby from Texas, USA 3 do you a job? _____________
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7 Ora leggi le risposte di Dan e sottolinea l’alternativa corretta.
1 Yes, I am, but my mum and dad live / lives in London. 2 My mum loves / she loves it, but my dad tease / teases me. 3 No, I doesn’t / don’t, but I work everyday. I make furniture. 4 No, they doesn’t / don’t. They give / gives me clothes, food, things like that. 5 Yes, I do. I get up at seven and then I do / make breakfast. 6 Yes, it is. There are / is a living room with an armchair. 7 No, I don’t. I don’t goes / go to pubs or restaurants, my friends visit me. We listens / listen to music and sing / sings! 8 Yes, I am. My life isn’t easy / brave but it’s really fresh / cool.
Translate!
8 Traduci le seguenti frasi in italiano.
1 Tom lives in the city centre. _________________________________________ 2 Does your dad make a lot of money? _________________________________________ 3 Jasmine’s job is really unusual. _________________________________________ 4 We have dinner at half past seven. _________________________________________ 5 Do you do your homework after school? _________________________________________ 6 Has your house got a fireplace? _________________________________________ 7 Tom doesn’t have breakfast. _________________________________________ 8 I don’t get up early. _________________________________________
Tania, Dublin, Ireland 4 do people you money for your furniture? _____________ Sonia, Warsaw, Poland 5 do you get early? _____________ Georgia, Brisbane, Australia 6 is camper cosy? _____________ Alex, Lisbon, Portugal 7 do you with your friends? _____________ Ben, London, UK 8 you happy ? _____________
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Vocabulary Builder Compound nouns (3) 1 A
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Unisci le parole nei riquadri A e B per formare delle parole composte riferite alla casa. Alcune parole sono usate nel tuo Student’s Book mentre altre sono nuove. Usa il dizionario per aiutarti. bed (x2) house (x2) home arm book city
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work (x2) wife centre room chair sit case
bedroom 2 _____________ 1 _____________ 3 _____________ 4 _____________ 5 _____________ 6 _____________ 7 _____________ 8 _____________
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Completa le frasi con le parole dell’esercizio 1.
bedroom 1 I have a _____________ and I sleep there with my brother. 2 I like to do my _____________ for school in my bedroom. 3 My sister has a very small flat, just one room. It’s really a _____________ . 4 We live in the _____________ , there is a lot of traffic. 5 I’ve got an enormous _____________ for all my books and CDs. 6 I love to sit in a big _____________ to watch TV. 7 My mum doesn’t go to work, she’s a _____________ . 8 She cleans and cooks, she does all the _____________ .
Usa alcune delle collocations dell’esercizio 3 per completare il seguente testo.
have + noun phrases 5
Osserva le espressioni con have tratte dalla Unit 2 e rispondi alle domande.
have a break have a car
a) In which phrase does ‘have’ mean possess? _____________
b) Translate the other three phrases into Italian.
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Completa le espressioni con do o make.
1 ______ do housework 3 ______ breakfast 5 ______ money 7 ______ homework
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2 ______ a job 4 _______ a course 6 ______ clothes 8 ______ furniture
have a shower have breakfast
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In inglese ci sono molte espressioni con have in cui il verbo non esprime possesso, ad esempio have breakfast significa “fare colazione”. In italiano si usa spesso un verbo diverso da “avere” per queste espressioni, ad esempio have a shower si traduce con “fare la doccia”.
Collocations: make and do Alcuni sostantivi richiedono il verbo make e altri il verbo do. In generale, si usa make quando si produce qualcosa e do quando si svolge un’azione. In alcuni casi, invece, è necessario imparare delle espressioni fisse che prendono il nome di collocations.
I am so tired! I work and work and work. make breakfast early and then I go to school. I (1) ______________ I work all day at school, and then I come home and (2) _____________ for the next day. And there’s more! I (3) _____________ to help my mum too because she works. My dad has got a great job, he (4) _____________ for people’s houses. I want to work in the afternoon after school and (5) _____________ . Then I can use it to pay for lessons and (6) _____________ , I want to learn to play the guitar and have a band. But I finish my homework and late and I haven’t got any money. No chance for the moment!
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Sostituisci le parole in grassetto con le espressioni nel riquadro.
have a break have a go
have a word with have time have lunch have a coffee
1 From 7.30 to 10.30 in the evening I’m free to have time watch television. _____________ 2 We always eat at 1 o’clock. _____________ 3 I play the guitar. It’s really easy. Why don’t you try? _____________ 4 They have lessons from 8.30 to 10.30 but then they stop for 10 minutes. _____________ 5 She isn’t very happy. Why don’t you talk to her? _____________ 6 I drink coffee in the morning and after lunch. _____________
Skills Reading 1
Leggi l’articolo su Jasmine Stevens. Cosa ha intenzione di fare alla fine dei sei mesi?
Jasmine Stevens is 25, and she’s from Bristol in England. She’s got a very exciting job. What does she do? Well, she’s the Global Tourism Ambassador for Hamilton Island, a tropical island on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. Her job is to encourage tourists to visit the island. She lives in a beautiful villa with a view of the sea. It’s got three bedrooms, two living rooms, and a swimming pool. ‘The furniture is really nice’, says her boyfriend, Mario. Jasmine’s bedroom’s got a big bed and a TV and there’s a huge TV in the living room. But Jasmine doesn’t watch TV very much, she doesn’t have time. Why? What does Jasmine do every day? ‘Well, it depends. Everyday is different. I get up at around seven; I swim in the pool, have a shower and have a big breakfast. I start work at about half past eight. I explore the island, and write about it; I’ve got an incredible computer. I write a blog and a photo diary, and answer my letters.’ That’s not all she does. Jasmine also talks to the people that live and work in Hamilton. And she works with local marine biologists – there are over 30,000 different kinds of fish on the island. There are a lot of animals to see on Hamilton, and Jasmine visits the parks and takes photos for her photo diary. Her favourites are the koala bears and the kangaroos. She loves animals and wants to work in a safari park in Australia when this job finishes. She doesn’t only talk to people on the island; she also travels to other countries to talk about her experiences. Jasmine laughs ‘I don’t work long hours – just two or three hours a day, so my job isn’t tiring! I’m happy. It’s the perfect job and they give me a lot of money to do it!’ Jasmine makes 70,000 pounds a year. ‘There are lots of things to do and see here. It’s a fantastic place. Come and visit me on paradise island!’
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Correggi le informazioni errate nelle seguenti frasi.
1 Jasmine lives in a small house in the country. Jasmine lives in a villa by the sea. 2 The house hasn’t got a TV. _________________________________________ 3 Her boyfriend doesn’t like the furniture. _________________________________________ 4 Jasmine watches a lot of TV. _________________________________________ 5 Jasmine writes for a magazine. _________________________________________ 6 Jasmine doesn’t like animals. _________________________________________ 7 Jasmine doesn’t visit other countries. _________________________________________ 8 Jasmine doesn’t make much money. _________________________________________
Writing
3 Scrivi un articolo sulla vita quotidiana di un personaggio famoso.
He/She is _____________ old. He/She lives _____________ . The flat/house is _____________ . It’s got/It hasn’t got _____________ . He/She gets up _____________ . He/She works _____________ hours a day. He/She wants to _____________ .
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3 P Ascolta l’intervista con Mario e completa le frasi con le informazioni corrette.
encourage: incitare photo diary: un diario online con foto marine biologist: biologo marino
1 Mario _________ gets up at half past six. 2 He _____________ breakfast. 3 He opens the shop at _____________ . 4 The shop assistant arrives at _____________ . 5 He _____________ at half past one. 6 He _____________ at quarter past two. 7 He _____________ at seven. 8 He _____________ on Mondays and Fridays at _____________ .
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