Welcome to Flash on English Flash on English è il tuo nuovo corso di lingua inglese per il biennio della Scuola Secondaria di II grado. In queste due pagine troverai alcune informazioni per imparare ad usare il tuo libro di testo.
Starter Unit è l’unità iniziale che ti
permette di ripassare quello che hai già imparato nella Scuola Secondaria di I grado.
Ogni livello di Flash on English contiene 16 unità per volume, organizzate in questo modo:
Doppio input linguistico Ogni unità si apre con una prima presentazione che sfrutta testi di varia tipologia (articoli, emails, reports). La seconda presentazione contiene il dialogo con la photostory, che segue la vita quotidiana di un gruppo di adolescenti londinesi alle prese con i problemi quotidiani e le aspirazioni future. Esempi di strutture grammaticali e funzioni sono presenti nei box Grammar e Functions, il cui contenuto conciso e chiaro permette di svolgere le attività in piena autonomia. Il box Flashpoint evidenzia costruzioni linguistiche particolari ma di uso comune.
La pagina di Vocabulary Workshop nel primo volume sviluppa e consolida il lessico dell’unità. La sezione di Spoken English avvicina gli studenti alla lingua reale parlata dagli inglesi. Flash on Grammar, una pagina dedicata alla presentazione delle strutture grammaticali che anticipa la sezione Focus on Grammar del Workbook.
P indica le attività utili per la preparazione alla certificazione PET
WB p. 8 rimanda agli esercizi del Workbook
La sezione Flash on Skills guida gli studenti allo sviluppo delle abilità linguistiche. Presente alla fine di ogni unità, si alterna in tre tipologie di testi differenti. Flash on Skills – CULTURE Testi di civiltà di stampo più tradizionale che richiamano l’attenzione a temi di natura socio-culturale. Flash on Skills – CLIL Un approccio mirato all’interdisciplinarietà con una selezione di argomenti attuali e vicini alla quotidianità degli studenti. Flash on Skills – LITERATURE Un ultimo approccio dedicato alla familiarizzazione con testi di natura letteraria, sia in prosa che in versi. Efficaci strategie di apprendimento sono presenti in ogni unità.
From Book to Film Una sezione dedicata all’analisi di film contemporanei a partire dal testo letterario da cui sono stati tratti. Propone un lavoro graduale e completo di ricezione e di produzione linguistica. Le clip analizzate si possono vedere sul DVD per la classe.
Lo Student’s FLIP-BOOK, che non prevede installazione, è un vero libro da sfogliare al computer. Contiene la versione digitale dello Student’s Book, tutto il materiale audio, le clips dei film della sezione From Book to Film e i link alla sezione Focus on Grammar del Workbook. Per migliorare la visibilità e focalizzare l’attenzione su un singolo elemento, si possono ingrandire i singoli esercizi, ascoltare i brani registrati e svolgere attività interattive.
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Contents Starter Unit p. 8 Unit
1
Bright Lights, Big City p. 24
2
Home Life
Grammar: be, have got, plural nouns, possessive ’s, possessive adjectives, there is/are, this/these/that/those, imperatives, a/an/the
Grammar
Vocabulary
Functions
to be have got Wh- questions + be Possessive adjectives Possessive ’s
Personal possessions The family
Talking about personal possessions Giving personal information
Present simple Prepositions of time Prepositions of place
Daily activities Rooms and furniture Verbs of daily routine
Talking about daily routines Describing a room
Adverbs of frequency Verbs of preference + -ing Object pronouns
Holiday activities Holiday accommodation Transport
Expressing preferences Asking for travel information
Present continuous Present continuous vs Present simple
Clothes and accessories Adjectives for clothes
Describing people’s clothes Shopping for clothes
Countable/uncountable nouns some/any How much/many...?, too much/many a lot of, a little, a few, not much/many, enough
Food and drink Containers and packages
Talking about food preferences Talking about quantities
can/can’t Degrees of ability good/bad at, interested in
Professions Hobbies and interests
Talking about abilities and interests
Past simple: to be was/were born can for permission be like
Life events Physical appearance Adjectives of personality
Talking about changes from past to present Describing appearance and personality
Past simple: affirmative, negative and interrogative forms Past simple: regular and irregular verbs
Adjectives in -ing and -ed Emotions
Talking about past events Expressing feelings
p. 32
Flashback 1-2
3
p. 40
My Ideal Holiday p. 42
4
What’s in Fashion? p. 50
Flashback 3-4
5
p. 58
You Are What You Eat... p. 60
6
They’ve Got Talent! p. 68
Flashback 5-6
7
p. 76
Love, Love, Love... p. 78
8
Out and About p. 86
Flashback 7-8
p. 94
Vocabulary: greetings and introductions, countries and nationalities, colours, the English alphabet, personal possessions, the family, classroom objects, classroom language, cardinal numbers, ordinal numbers, days of the week, months and seasons, the time
Pronunciation/ Spoken English
Skills
Study Skills
/h/
Culture - London calling
Recording vocabulary Reading for gist (1)
Reading A personal blog Listening A conversation about food Speaking A paragraph about a city Writing Ask and answer about a city /s/ /Iz/ /z/
CLIL - A land and its people
Exclamations: Wow!, Cool!, Wicked!, Bummer!
Reading An article about the Inuit Listening An interview with an Inuit boy Speaking A summary Writing Comparing cultures
/N/
Literature - Island adventures Reading Plot summaries Listening A conversation about books Speaking A summary of a book Writing Favourite books
/tS/ and /S/
Culture - Retail therapy
Exclamations with What (a/an)+ adjective
Reading An online article about shopping in Britain Listening A woman talking about an unusual shop Speaking Information for tourists Writing Report about shopping in your area
word stress
CLIL - GM Foods - What are the dangers?
Making a word web Identifying text types
Writing word definitions Identifying literary genres
Using a dictionary (1) Taking notes
Reading for gist (2)
Reading A text about GM foods Listening A doctor talking about GM foods Speaking A summary of a radio interview Writing A discussion about GM foods can/can’t Use of Really?
Stress on word suffixes
Literature - The Commitments Reading An extract from the book Listening An interview to a band Speaking A paragraph about a favourite band Writing A class discussion about forming a band
Culture - They’re coming out of the kitchen... Reading An article about famous British women Listening A description of a person’s life Speaking A biographical paragraph Writing A memory test
Past simple -ed Use of a bit
Listening for specific information
CLIL - Victorian London Reading A historical text Listening A radio programme Speaking A paragraph about life in the past Writing Unusual jobs
Making opposite adjectives Writing a short biography
Using a dictionary (2) Planning your writing
Contents Unit
9
Is it Chance?
Grammar
Vocabulary
Functions
Past continuous Adverbs of manner
Professions Crimes and criminals
Talking about temporary events in the past
Compounds of some, any, no, every Possessive pronouns Whose...? like and would like
Shopping At the restaurant
Asking for information Ordering in a restaurant
Comparatives Superlative of adjectives as + adjective + as and less
Shops Places in the town and in the country Prepositions of place
Making comparisons Talking about location
Wh- words as subject or object can, could and may Suggestions
Types of films Places of entertainment
Asking for and giving opinions Making suggestions
Present continuous for future plans be going to for future intentions
Prepositions of movement School subjects
Talking about plans and arrangements Talking about intentions
will for personal opinions and future predictions be going to for future predictions
Technology The weather
Expressing personal opinions about the future Talking about the weather
Present perfect Present perfect vs Past simple
Parts of the body Health problems Expressions with have
Giving advice Talking about life experience
Present perfect with just, already, (not) ... yet Present perfect with time expressions
Sports and games Expressions with do and make
Talking about recent events Talking about achievements and results
p. 96
10
Money p. 104
Flashback 9-10
11
p. 112
Is Everybody Happy? p. 114
12
That’s Entertainment! p. 122
Flashback 11-12
13
p. 130
Dreams Can Come True... p. 132
14
Back to the Future p. 140
Flashback 13-14
15
p. 148
Mind and Body p. 150
16
The Secrets of Success! p. 158
Flashback 15-16
p. 166
From Book to Film
p. 168
About a Boy (p. 168), Romeo + Juliet (p. 170), Frankenstein (p. 172), The Importance of being Earnest (p.174)
Pronunciation/ Spoken English
Skills
Study Skills
/´/ (1)
Literature - Frankenstein’s Monster
Writing example sentences Opening sentences
Reading Three episodes of a book Listening A student talking about Frankenstein Speaking Describing a scene of a book Writing Book themes /´/ (2) Apologising
Compound nouns
Culture - Pocket money
Annotating visual information
Reading An online article about pocket money Listening A radio presenter talking about British teens Speaking A survey about spending habits Writing A conversation about spending habits
CLIL - The smallest states
Reading for specific information
Reading Articles about small Countries Listening Two teenagers talking about their Countries Speaking A text about a foreign Country Writing Ask and answer about foreign Countries Linking Use of vague expressions
/I/ and /i…/
Literature - The Importance of being Earnest Reading A scene from the book Listening A scene from the play Speaking A dialogue of a play Writing A conversation about the play
Culture - Education matters Reading An article about Education in the UK Listening A radio presenter talking about British teens Speaking A survey about spending habits Writing A conversation about spending habits
/ø/ and /œ/ Use of hyperbole
CLIL - Energy and our future
Categorising words Listening for gist (2)
Predicting meaning
Reading An article about different types of energy Listening A discussion about nuclear energy Speaking A report about energy types Writing A memory test
Contractions with the Present perfect
Literature - ‘Pike’
-gh
Culture - Sport for all!
Use of actually
Word building, nouns Listening for gist (1)
Creating visual images
Reading A poem Listening A radio programme Speaking A short poem Writing A discussion about a poem
Reading An article about the Olympics Listening A person talking about extreme sports Speaking A survey about spending habits Writing Ask and answer about sports
Writing a factual paragraph
Starter Unit Greetings and introductions 1
Read and complete with the words below. years
I’m
from
Hi
Hello! My name’s Michael Winters. I’m 16 and I’m ______ Manchester.
Hi, ______ Antonio Clark. I’m 16 years old and I’m from Liverpool.
Hello, my name’s Robyn MacGregor. I’m 16 ______ old and I’m from Edinburgh.
2 ______ , I’m Anna, Anna Harrison. I’m 16. I’m from London.
8
1.02 Listen and check.
3
True or false? Write T or F.
1 Antonio is 15 years old. 2 Michael is from Liverpool. 3 Anna is Italian. 4 Robyn is 16 years old.
___ ___ ___ ___
Starter Unit Introducing yourself and others
4
1.03 Listen and repeat.
11 Look at the situations in the photos and make dialogues. A
Paolo Hello, I’m Paolo. Monica Hi, my name’s Monica.
5
Now practise introductions with other students in the class. Use your own names.
6
1.04 Listen and repeat.
Luca Paolo, this is Monica. Monica Hi, Paolo. Nice to meet you. Paolo Hello, Monica.
B
7
Practise the dialogues in groups of three. Use your names. Take it in turns.
Greeting people Hello./Hi./Hey. Good morning. Good afternoon. Good evening.
Nice to meet you. Pleased to meet you. Good to see you.
How are you? How’s it going?
I’m fine, thank you. Fine, thanks. I’m OK, thanks. Very well. Alright. Not too bad.
My name’s… I’m…
be: affirmative and negative
12 Complete the chart. Affirmative
Saying goodbye Bye./Bye-bye. Goodbye.
I He/She/It You/We/They
See you. Good night.
I He/She/It You/We/They
Look at the tables and underline the formal expressions.
1.05 Listen and repeat.
A Hi, how are you? B I’m fine thanks. And you? A I’m OK.
10 Now practise the dialogue in ex. 9 with a partner. Change the words in blue to make new dialogues. Use the information in the tables to help you.
from Italy.
______ /’m not ______ /isn’t are not/______
from England.
Negative
8
9
am/’m is/____ ____ /’re
13 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb to be.
’m from France. 1 I____ 2 I _______ a doctor. 3 You _______ 21 years old. 4 She _______ from France. 5 We _______ in England. 6 They _______ actors. 7 She _______ Elizabeth Jones. 8 Silvia and I _______ friends. 9 Cate and Kristen _______ doctors.
14 Change the sentences above from affirmative to negative.
1 I’m not from France.
9
Starter Unit Countries and nationalities 1
1.06 Read and listen to the text.
2 _____________ 1 _____________
Hi, I’m Robert and I’m from England. She’s Kristen and she’s from the USA. We’re actors. What about you?
14 _____________ 13 _____________
2
Match the words below with the countries on the map.
3 the United Kingdom India Spain China Argentina Germany Portugal
France the USA Japan Mexico Italy Poland Australia
3
Correct the false sentences and write true sentences about the nationality of the famous people in the photos. 1 Robert Pattinson is from America. Robert Pattinson isn’t from America. He’s from England. 2 Julia Roberts is from the United Kingdom. 3 Freida Pinto is from China. 4 Jovanotti is from France. 5 Rafael Nadal is from Germany. 6 José Mourinho is from Spain. 7 Jackie Chan is from Japan. 8 Laura Esquivel is from Brazil.
10
12 _____________
4
1.07 Listen and repeat the countries and nationalities, then mark the stressed syllable in each word. America – American Australia – Australian Belgium – Belgian Britain – British Brazil – Brazilian Canada – Canadian China – Chinese Colombia – Colombian Croatia – Croatian
Finland – Finnish Germany – German Ireland – Irish Italy – Italian Japan – Japanese Portugal – Portuguese Scotland – Scottish Spain – Spanish Turkey – Turkish
Starter Unit 3 _____________ 4 _____________ 8 _____________ 5 _____________ 6 _____________
7 _____________
9 _____________
10 _____________
6
1.08 Add these countries to the chart in exercise 5 with the corresponding nationality adjectives, then listen and check your answers. 11 _____________
5
Now write the nationality adjectives in the correct column. -(i)an
-ish
America – American
Britain – British
-ese
other
China – Chinese
Greece – Greek
Sweden Norway Russia Switzerland Holland Poland the Czech Republic Slovakia Romania Malta
7
Complete these sentences with the correct nationality. Italian . 1 I’m from Italy. I’m ________ 2 Jean and I are from France. We’re ____________ . 3 Schumacher is from Germany. He’s ____________ . 4 Melina is from Greece. She’s ____________ . 5 Peter and Berta are from Holland. They’re ____________ . 6 Celtic and Rangers are from Scotland. They’re ____________ . 7 Pizza is from Italy. It’s ____________ . 8 Fish and chips are from Britain. They’re ____________ .
11
Starter Unit be: questions and short answers
1
Complete the table.
5
Complete the blanks with the nationality of these motorcycle drivers.
GRAND PRIX MOTORCYCLE RACING
Questions I he/she/it you/we/they
______ Is Are
Position Name from the USA?
Short answers Yes, I am./No, I’m not. Yes, he/she/it ______ ./No, he/she/it isn’t. Yes, you/we/they ______ ./No, you/we/they ______ .
2
Make three questions and answers from these prompts. 1 France / Italy / Rome Are you from France? No, I’m not. Are you from Italy? Yes, I am. Where are you from in Italy? I’m from Rome. 2 Spain / France / Marseilles 3 Switzerland / Germany / Berlin 4 Mexico / Argentina / Buenos Aires 5 England / Scotland / Glasgow 6 Greece / Russia / Moscow 7 Holland / Belgium / Brussels
3
1.09 Listen to the phone conversation and fill in the gaps with a word or phrase. A Hi, where are you now? Are (1) _________ out? B No, I’m not. I’m in my bedroom. (2) _________ are you? A (3) _________ on the bus. B Where’s Laura? A (4) _________ at home. B Where (5) _________ your mum and dad? A They’re at work. B (6) _________ Paolo with you? A No, he’s not.
4
Now practise the dialogue in exercise 3 with a partner. Change the words in blue to make new dialogues. Use these prompts. in the kitchen in the living room in the park in town at school on the train at the cafeteria at the cinema Valeria
Julia Paolo and Morena Silvio and Marco
1
Valentino Rossi
2
Mike Hailwood
3
Angel Nieto
4
Michael Doohan
5
Anton Mang
6
Eddie Lawson
7
Stefan Dörflinger
Nationality
6
Look at the results board and ask and answer.
A Who’s he? B Valentino Rossi. A Where’s he from? B He’s Italian./He’s from Italy.
7
1.10 Listen and complete the dialogue.
A What (1) __________ your name? B Javier Bardem. A Are you from Argentina? B No, I’m (2) __________ . A Where are you from? B I’m from (3) __________ . A Ah, you’re Spanish. B Yes, I am. And you? (4) __________ your name? A I’m Julia Roberts. B Are you from Canada? A No, (5) __________ not. B Where are you from? A I’m from the USA. B Ah, you’re (6) __________ .
8
Now in pairs, practise the dialogue.
9
Imagine you’re a famous celebrity from another country. Choose a name, a country and a nationality and complete the form. Your name Country Nationality
10 Can your partner guess which celebrity you are? Ask and answer. Use the dialogue in exercise 7 to help you.
12
Starter Unit Colours
The English alphabet
1
4
Write the names of the colours. brown white
purple green orange blue pink red grey
Complete the missing letters.
yellow black
___
1 _________ black
___
___
___
2 _________ 3 _________
___
4 _________ ___
5 _________
___
6 _________
___
___
___
7 _________ 8 _________ 9 _________ 10 ________
5
1.12 letters.
6
11 ________
2
1.11 Which flag is it? Listen and write the number. A
C
E
B
D
F
Now listen and check. Repeat the
Which letters rhyme, or have got the same sound? Write them in the correct groups. Which letters don’t go in any of the groups? A
H__
B
C______
F
L____
I
_
Q
__
7
Work in pairs, ask and answer.
A What’s your surname? B Rogers. A How do you spell it? B R-O-G-E-R-S.
Game!
8 G
I
3
H
J
Play hangman. Think of a word for a country. Write it on a piece of paper. Your partner guesses the word, letter by letter.
A E? B Yes. A I? B No!!
Now describe a flag. Can your partner guess it?
13
Starter Unit Personal possessions have got – all forms
1
1.13 Listen and read the dialogue, then complete the chart. Official Passenger Official Passenger
Have you got a laptop? No, I haven’t. But I’ve got an MP3. Have you got liquids, water or shampoo in your bag? Yes, I have…
Affirmative I/You/We/They He/She/It
Negative have got/______ has got/’s got
an MP3.
I/You/We/They He/She/It
2
1
I/you/we/they he/she/it
got
an MP3?
mobile comb watch
camera sunglasses laptop
Marco
MP3 player iPod wallet
Sara
2
Look at the pictures in ex. 2 and, in pairs, take turns to ask and answer questions with have got.
A Has Sara got a mobile? B Yes, she has.
B Has Marco got an iPod? A No, he hasn’t.
6
6
Fill in the information about you, then ask and answer with a partner.
4
3
Yes, I have./No, I __________ . Yes, he has./No, he hasn’t.
5
Match the words with the pictures.
an MP3.
Short answers
Questions ______ Has
have not got/ haven’t got __________ / hasn’t got
you
partner
a mobile? a CD player? 7 5
a radio? a watch? a camera?
1.14 Listen and check your answers.
Who am I, Marco or Sara?
1 I’ve got a mobile and a comb. 2 I’ve got an MP3. I haven’t got an iPod. 3 I haven’t got a comb. I’ve got a watch. 4 I haven’t got a camera. I’ve got sunglasses. 5 I haven’t got a mobile phone. I’ve got a laptop. 6 I’ve got a wallet. I haven’t got a comb.
14
Have you got
9
3 4
a bike?
8
_______ Sara _______ _______ _______ _______ _______
a laptop?
A Have you got a mobile? B Yes, I have./No, I haven’t.
7
Write sentences about you and your partner with have got/haven’t got. 1 I’ve got a mobile. Laura hasn’t got a mobile.
Starter Unit Plural nouns
8
Si può dire Elvis’ o Elvis’s, Charles’ o Charles’s.
Complete the chart.
9
Singular
Plural
baby
babies
child
___________________
tooth
teeth
foot
___________________
shoe
___________________
man
___________________
woman
women
box
boxes
person
___________________
mouse
___________________
watch
___________________
11 Look at the pictures and complete the sentences with the possessive form of the names below. Batman Prince Charles Elvis James Bond
1 2 3 4 5 6
Valentino Rossi Bono Vox
She’s __________ mother. It’s __________ car. It’s __________ mask. It’s __________ motorbike. They’re __________ glasses. It’s __________ gold suit.
A B
1.15 Listen and check your answers.
10 Complete the sentences with words from exercise 8. 1 Tim Robbins has got two __________ , John and Miles. 2 Human beings have got two hands and two __________ . 3 Two __________ have got four hands and four feet. 4 New __________ haven’t got teeth. 5 We’ve got 28-32 __________ . 6 The managers in that company are all __________ , there isn’t one woman! 7 She hasn’t got __________ on her feet, she’s got sandals. 8 Our French and English teachers are __________ , Miss Joanna Smith and Miss Anna Jones. 9 There are 20 __________ of chocolates in this cupboard. 10 Mickey, Jerry and Stuart Little are famous __________ .
C
D
Possessive ’s Per esprimere appartenenza si usa il genitivo sassone.
E
Dopo un sostantivo singolare si aggiunge ’s. That’s Jimi Hendrix’s guitar. Dopo un sostantivo plurale terminante in s si aggiunge solo l’apostrofo. My grandparents’ house is in Rome.
F
Dopo un sostantivo plurale non terminante in s si aggiunge ’s. These are my children’s toys.
15
Starter Unit The family 1
1.16 Listen and read the texts, then complete the family trees.
father
__________
Mamie sister Gummer ________
mother
grandfather
__________
sister
________
Mamie Gummer
__________
brother ________
Mamie Gummer is an actress. Her mother is Meryl Streep, the famous actress. Her father is Don Gummer. She has got two sisters, Louise and Grace Gummer; Grace is also an actress. Her brother is Henry, a singer and songwriter.
mother
________
father ________
Jack Henry
grandmother __________
aunt
________
brother ________
uncle
________
half-sister ________
Jack Henry Robbins
Jack Henry Robbins is an actor. He is from a family of actors and musicians. He is the son of two famous stars. His father’s name is Tim Robbins, the actor and his mother is Susan Sarandon, the actress. Jack Henry’s grandfather, Gil, is a musician. His grandmother, Mary, is an actress. Jack Henry has got a brother, Miles Robbins. He’s a singer in a rock band. He’s got a half-sister, Eva Amurri. Eva is an actress and she’s the daughter of an Italian director, Franco Amurri, and Susan Sarandon. His aunt, Tim Robbins’ sister, Adele, is an actress. His uncle, David Robbins, Tim Robbins’ brother, is a musician.
16
Starter Unit 2
Read the information in exercise 1 again and complete the sentences with the words below.
father son brother uncle husband grandfather grandson nephew
mother daughter sister aunt wife grandmother granddaughter niece
1 Miles is Jack Henry’s _____________ . 2 Don Gummer is Meryl Streep’s _____________ . 3 Susan Sarandon is Eva Amurri’s _____________ . 4 Adele is Tim Robbin’s _____________ . 5 Adele is Jack Henry’s _____________ . 6 Jack Henry is Adele’s _____________ . 7 Meryl is Don’s _____________ . 8 Jack Henry is Gil’s _____________ . 9 Mary is Jack Henry’s _____________ . 10 Gil is Miles’ _____________ .
3
1.17
Listen and check your answers.
Game!
4
Who am I? Choose a person from exercise 1. Don’t tell your partner. Answer your partner’s questions. Can he/she guess who you are?
A Have you got children? B Yes, I have. A Have you got two children? B No, I haven’t. A Have you got a son called Jack Henry? B Yes, I have. A You’re Tim Robbins. B Yes, I am.
6
Rewrite the sentences with the correct possessive adjective. My hair is dark. 1 I’ve got dark hair. _____ 2 Tom’s got brown shoes. ______ shoes are brown. 3 You’ve got a new mobile phone! ______ mobile is new! 4 You’ve got black bags. ______ bags are black. 5 We’ve got a nice teacher. ______ teacher is nice. 6 They’ve got a house in Rome. ______ house is in Rome. 7 Jamie has got a pet mouse. ______ pet is a mouse. 8 I’ve got two cousins in Canada. ______ cousins are in Canada.
7
Complete the email with personal pronouns and possessive adjectives.
Hi, Rosa! I Thanks for the message. (1) __’m from Italy and (2) _______ full name is Paolo Lambertini. I’ve got a brother and a sister. (3) _______ brother is Marco and (4) _______’s 13 years old. (5) _______ sister is Laura and (6) _______’s 16 years old. We’ve got a dog. (7) _______ name is Whitie because (8) _______’s white! (9) _______ mum and dad are teachers. (10) _______ are called Mario and Claudia. My best friends are Maria and Marcello. (11) _______ are brother and sister. (12) _______ house is next door to our house. (13) _______ parents are good friends, too.
Possessive adjectives
5
Complete the chart. Subject pronouns
Possessive adjectives
I you he she ______ we ______
my ______ his ______ its ______ their
17
Starter Unit My school life 1
Complete the dialogue with the words below. class
is
name
nice
hi
A Rod, this is Laura. B (1) ________ , Laura. I’m Rod. C Nice to meet you. B (2) ________ to meet you, too. What class are you in? C I’m in (3) ________ 10A. B Yeah? My cousin (4) ________ in that class! C What’s his name? B She’s a girl. Her (5) ________’s Julie Macintosh. C Julie Macintosh? She’s nice.
2
3
Practise the dialogue from exercise 1 in groups of three. Change the words in blue to make new dialogues.
1.18 Now listen and check.
Classroom objects
4
Match the things in the picture with the words below. whiteboard desk textbook eraser locker pencil case bin board pen
pencil folder
sharpener notebook
1
2
6
3 4 5
7 8 9
11 10
5 18
1.19 Now listen, check your answers and repeat the words.
12
Starter Unit there is/are
6
9
Ask and answer with a partner about things in your classroom.
Complete the chart.
A What’s this? B It’s a whiteboard. A What’s that? B It’s a desk.
Affirmative
Negative
There is a man at the door.
There isn’t a cinema in my town.
There are two girls in my science class.
There _________ two books in my bag.
10 Choose the correct answer, this, that, these or
Questions
Short answer
______ there an apple in the cupboard?
Yes, there is./ No, there _________ .
Are there five dogs or four?
Yes, there _________ ./ No, there aren’t.
1 This/Those is a red pen, not a blue pen. 2 That/This is Marco’s desk in the centre of the classroom. 3 That/Those are our new textbooks on the desk there. 4 Is this/these your sharpener, Louise? 5 The computer is in that/these cupboard. 6 My homework exercise is in this/those notebook, not the yellow notebook.
7
What things are there in your classroom? Write true sentences. Use there is/are.
1 whiteboard 2 desk 3 computer 4 eraser 5 bag 6 pencil
7 sharpener 8 locker 9 bin 10 board pen 11 folder 12 chair
1 There isn’t a whiteboard, there’s a blackboard.
those.
11 Work with a partner. Student A, look at the things in picture A. Which words do you not know in English? Make questions with this, that, these, those to ask your partner. Student B, look at the objects in picture B and make similar questions. A
this/these, that/those
camera
Si usano this/these per indicare oggetti o persone vicini a chi parla, that/those per indicare oggetti o persone lontani da chi parla.
Read the dialogues.
B
Teacher What’s that? Pupil That’s a desk.
pencil case
suitcases
CDs
What’s this? This is a whiteboard.
Teacher What are these? Pupil These are textbooks. Teacher What are those? Pupil Those are bins.
scissors
Teacher Pupil
watch
pen drive
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backpack
A Excuse me, what’s this? B That’s a pencil case.
B Excuse me, what’s that? A This is a backpack.
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Starter Unit Imperatives
Game!
Affirmative
Negative
Go!
Don’t go!
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Student A, choose examples from exercise 4 and give your partner commands. Student B, listen and mime the command.
Si usa l’imperativo per dare ordini o istruzioni. Open the door! Don’t write on your textbook.
Classroom language
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Complete the sentences with the words from the list. sit
open
write
close (x2)
look
put
work
Open the door. 1 _______ 2 _________ in your notebook. 3 _________ in pairs. 4 _________ your book. 5 _________ down. 6 _________ at the board. 7 _________ your hands up. 8 _________ your eyes.
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Make the commands in exercise 1 negative.
1 Don’t open the door.
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1.20 Listen and repeat.
1 Stand up. 2 Sit down. 3 Put your hands up. 4 Open your books! 5 Close your books. 6 Open your bags. 7 Close your bags. 8 Put your left hand up. 9 Switch the light on. 10 Touch your hair. 11 Take your coat off. 12 Stop the CD player.
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Match the following expressions with their Italian translations.
1 Open the window, please. 2 Close the door. 3 Write the answers in your notebook. 4 Please, be quiet. 5 Don’t shout. 6 How do we say that in English? 7 I don’t understand. 8 Where’s your homework? 9 May I leave the room? 10 How do we spell…? 11 Clean the board, please. 12 Can you repeat that, please?
a Non gridare. b Non capisco. Come si scrive…? c d Pulisci la lavagna, per favore. e Posso uscire? f Chiudi la porta. 1 g Apri la finestra, per favore. h Scrivi le risposte sul quaderno. i Puoi ripetere, per favore? j Dove sono i tuoi compiti? k Come si dice questo in inglese? l Per favore, non fate confusione.
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___ T ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Read the English sentences in exercise 5 again. Underline the imperative forms. Who normally says these things, the teacher or the students? Write T, S or B (both).
Starter Unit a/an/the
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Find the words in the text. Underline the articles a, an, the in the text and the nouns they refer to.
Si usa l’articolo indeterminativo a/an per parlare delle professioni. She’s a doctor. He’s an engineer. I’m a pupil. Si usa l’articolo determinativo the per indicare persone od oggetti specifici. Give me the pen. (questa penna) Give me a pen. (non importa quale) Quando un sostantivo è introdotto per la prima volta si usa a/an, ma se viene citato di nuovo si usa the. There’s a dog in the park. The dog is black.
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Write a or an in front of these nouns.
1 _____ teacher 2 _____ pupil 3 _____ aunt 4 _____ uncle 5 _____ architect 6 _____ actress 7 _____ toothbrush 8 _____ house 9 _____ MP3 10 _____ mobile phone 11 _____ apple 12 _____ folder
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Complete the description. the park there is (2) ___ a man. (3) ____ In (1) ____ man is old. He has got (4) ____ dog. (5) ____ dog is big and black. There is (6) ____ woman. (7) ____ woman is young. She’s got (8) ____ dog, too. (9) ____ dog is small and white. In (10) ____ park there is (11) ____ girl. (12) ____ girl has got (13) ____ tennis racket and an MP3. She hasn’t got (14) ____ ball. The weather in (15) ____ park is nice. It’s sunny.
10 Now write a description about you and your city.
Hi, I’m from ______________ . ______________ is a city/town in ______________ . ______________ is near ______________ . It is a ______________ city. It’s got ______________ . I am a pupil in ______________ school. The school is ______________ . It is ______________ . Our house is in ______________ . My mum is ______________ . My dad’s ______________ . I love ______________ . My favourite ______________ is ______________ .
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Starter Unit Cardinal numbers 1
Write the numbers in words.
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
_____ one ________ ________ ________ ________
________ ________ ________ ________ ________
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1.21 Mark the stressed syllables on these numbers, then listen and check.
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 30 40
3
50 60 70 80 90 100 101 102 200 300 900 1000
eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen seventeen eighteen nineteen twenty thirty forty
fifty sixty seventy eighty ninety a hundred a hundred and one a hundred and two two hundred three hundred nine hundred a thousand
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1 Days in a week: __________ 7, seven . 2 Weeks in a month: ____________ . 3 Months in a year: ____________ . 4 Days in a month: ____________ . 5 Letters in the Italian alphabet: ____________ . 6 Pupils in your class: ____________ . 7 Pictures on the wall: ____________ . 8 Desks in the classroom: ____________ . 9 Windows in the classroom: ____________ . 10 Doors in the classroom: ____________ .
My fact file
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1.23 Listen to the dialogue and complete Andy’s answers. Sam Andy Sam Andy Sam Andy Sam Andy Sam Andy Sam Andy Sam Andy
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Write these numbers in figures.
a thirty-three b eighty-eight c twenty-two d seventy-six e twenty-six
______ ______ ______ ______ ______
Landline: _______________________
f forty-three ______ g ninety-nine ______ h sixty-one ______ i fifty-two ______ j forty-six ______
Home address: __________________ email: __________________________
1.22 Which numbers do you hear? Listen and underline the number.
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Complete the information about you.
Mobile number: _________________
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1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 5 a 6 a 7 a 8 a 9 a
What’s your mobile number? It’s 6974201720. And your landline? (1) 1 ___ 03 66447 ___ . What’s your home address? (2) _________ , George Street, Norwich NR ___ 1LT, UK. Are you on Facebook? Yeah, I’ve got (3) _________ Facebook friends. Wow! And what’s your email? andy.maxwell@quickwebnet.uk Thanks. What’s your favourite colour, Andy? Red. Okay, and your favourite number? 7.
1.21 Listen again and repeat the numbers.
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Write the answers in numbers and words.
ten thirty forty fifty sixty seventeen eighteen nineteen two hundred
b two b thirteen b fourteen b fifteen b sixteen b seventy b eighty b ninety b ten hundred
Favourite colour: ________________ Favourite number: _______________
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Practise the dialogue in exercise 7 with a partner. Use the information you wrote in exercise 8.
A What’s your mobile number? B It’s 348 2891639. A And your landline? B It’s…
Starter Unit Ordinal numbers
The time
10
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1.24 Listen and circle the numbers you
hear.
21st
22nd
32nd
33rd
43rd
13th
30th
sixth tenth third twelfth
___ ___ ___ ___
1.26 Listen and write the number next to the clock.
11 Write the figures next to the words.
eighth eleventh fifth first
___ ___ ___ ___ 1st
fourth ninth second seventh
___ ___ ___ ___
Per esprimere l’ora si usa sempre il verbo al singolare e si mettono prima i minuti e poi le ore. It’s five (minutes) past three. It’s twenty (minutes) to ten.
Days of the week 12 Complete the sentences with the correct ordinal number.
1 The 2 The 3 The 4 The 5 The 6 The 7 The
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_______ day _______ day _______ day _______ day _______ day _______ day _______ day
of of of of of of of
the the the the the the the
week week week week week week week
is is is is is is is
Sunday. Saturday. Tuesday. Friday. Thursday. Wednesday. Monday.
1.25 Listen and check your answers.
Normalmente si usano le ore da 1 a 12 e quindi per specificare se si parla di mattino o pomeriggio si aggiunge a.m. (ante meridiem) o p.m. (post meridiem). It’s 4 a.m. in Los Angeles now. (Sono le 4.) It’s 4 p.m. in Los Angeles now. (Sono le 16.)
17 Match the times to the clocks. A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
Months and seasons 14 Complete the chart. Month
Short Form
Days
Season
1
January
Jan.
31
winter
2
__________
Feb.
28/29
__________
3
March
Mar.
______
spring
4
April
Apr.
30
__________
5
May
May
______
__________
6
June
Jun.
30
summer
7
__________
Jul.
31
__________
18 Work in pairs. Ask and answer these times,
8
August
Aug.
31
__________
then write them in words.
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September
Sep.
30
__________
10 October
Oct.
31
autumn
11 __________
Nov.
30
autumn
12 December
Dec.
31
__________
a 12.15 b 6.35 c 11.10 d 8.20 e 9.05 f 3.45
A What time is it, please? B It’s a quarter past twelve.
15 In pairs, ask and answer.
A When’s your birthday? B It’s on the fourth of July.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
It’s It’s It’s It’s It’s It’s It’s It’s
half past two. nine o’clock. twelve minutes to twelve. a quarter to three. twenty-five past one. ten to ten. a quarter past seven. five minutes to six.
a quarter past twelve ___________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________
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Contents
1 Bright Lights, Big City Focus on Grammar Grammar and Vocabulary Practice English in Context Vocabulary Builder Skills
2 Home Life
Focus on Grammar Grammar and Vocabulary Practice English in Context Vocabulary Builder Skills
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
He has not
You haven’t got
Have you?
Yes, you have.
No, you haven’t.
He has (got)
He’s got
She has not
He hasn’t got
Has he?
Yes, he has.
No, he hasn’t.
She has (got)
She’s got
It has not
She hasn’t got
Has she?
Yes, she has.
No, she hasn’t.
It has (got)
It’s got
You have not
It hasn’t got
Has it?
Yes, it has.
No, it hasn’t.
We have (got)
We’ve got
We have not
We haven’t got
Have we?
Yes, we have.
No, we haven’t.
They have (got)
They’ve got
They have not
You haven’t got
Have you?
Yes, you have.
No, you haven’t.
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? –
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. –
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.
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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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.
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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 ___ A 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
Family
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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 ____________ .
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 ____________ .
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. 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 ________________________________ _______________________________________ .
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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.
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7 Completa i dialoghi con le espressioni nel
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? _________________________________________
riquadro.
Sum Up!
3 A London’s great, really nice. _______________ , where are you from? B Me? I’m from Spain.
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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. _____________________
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.
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)
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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 (-).
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.
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Forma nuovi sostantivi composti con le parole nel riquadro. Usa il dizionario per aiutarti.
sister-in-law stepsister son half brother stepfather husband cousins brother-in-law
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
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
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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
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Susannah
Sally
William
Catherine
Robert
Frank
Valerie
Mark
Linda
Andrew
Pete
Julie
Becky
James
Ben
Janet
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?
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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
love story: storia d’amore soundtrack: colonna sonora supernatural powers: poteri soprannaturali special effects: effetti speciali 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 am to 1 pm. 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 1pm, 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
Recent posts
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
_____________ _____________ _____________
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. It’s Italian’, says her boyfriend, Mario. He’s from Italy! 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. _________________________________________
encourage: incitare swimming pool: piscina explore: esplorare photo diary: un diario online con foto local: del luogo marine biologist: biologo marino
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 Ascolta l’intervista con Mario e completa le frasi con le informazioni corrette.
1 Mario _________ gets up at half past six. 2 He _____________ breakfast. 3 He opens the shop at _____________ . 4 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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