UNIT
3
Grammar, functions and vocabulary
Computers
1
Scrivi i nomi degli oggetti negli spazi.
3
Abbina le parole ai numeri della figura.
cursor
icon
1
folder
toolbar
menu
1
2
2
3
4
5
6
5
4
3
First conditional
4
7
2
8
Tom I’m really hungry. Have you got anything
to eat?
Completa le frasi.
1 I often
the evenings.
2
the Internet in
me an email soon!
3 You can
those documents –
we don’t need them anymore.
4 I don’t usually
because it wastes paper.
5
documents
your work before you finish or
you’ll lose it.
6 I can
very well – I use all my
fingers and I don’t make many mistakes.
7 You can
some really good
games from this website.
8 I can
ten minutes.
Completa il dialogo al cinema con la forma
corretta dei verbi fra parentesi.
a DVD of a film in about
9 To open a document you have to
the icon twice.
10 To protect information on your computer
it’s a good idea to use a password and
every time you use it.
Amy No, I haven’t. But if you 1
(lend) me £5, I 2
(go) and
buy some crisps and popcorn from the
shop.
Tom Yes, but if I 3
I4
the weekend.
(lend) you £5,
(not have) any money for
Amy Mmm… But I 5
(be able to)
pay you back tomorrow if you
6
(can) wait until then.
Tom All right. Here you are.
Amy Thanks… oh… the film’s about to start.
If I 7
(go out) now, I
8
(miss) the beginning of the
film.
Tom OK. I’ll go then. If I 9
(not
have) something to eat, I 10
(get) really hungry during the film.
Amy OK, but hurry up.
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Grammar, functions and vocabulary
when, as soon as, unless
5
Talking about purpose
Completa le frasi usando i verbi nel riquadro.
watch TV
wake up early
buy a CD player
arrive
study hard
leave school
UNIT 3
7
rain
go skiing
1 I’ll go to the seaside tomorrow unless
.
Abbina le domande alle risposte.
1
What’s a memory stick for?
2
What’s a compass for?
3
What’s a telescope for?
4
What’s a torch for?
5
What’s a stopwatch for?
2 When I get home,
.
3 She’ll get a job as soon as
.
4 If it snows at the weekend, I
a It times how fast someone is running.
.
b It shows you which direction you are facing.
5 I’ll get to school on time tomorrow if
c It stores computer files.
.
d You look at distant objects with it.
6 As soon as I have enough money,
.
e You use it to see in the dark.
.
Adesso usa le risposte per scrivere delle
definizioni con for. Scrivile sul quaderno.
7 I’ll send you a postcard when
A memory stick is for storing computer files.
8 He’ll learn to speak English well if
.
Translation
Defining relative clauses •
who, which, that, whose
6
8
Completa il testo con who, which, o whose.
Poi scrivi nello spazio il nome della persona
che viene descritta.
She’s an actress 1
started her career
in Spain, but has become an international star
for the films 2
she’s made in the
USA. She was born in Madrid on 28th April, 1974
and Madrid is the city 3
appears in
many of her early films. Belle Époque and Jamón,
Jamón are the two Spanish films 4
helped her become well known. Although she’s
made many films in Europe, Vanilla Sky, with
Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz, was the film
5
changed her career, as it was
spectacularly successful. She’s also famous as
the film star 6
had a relationship
with Tom Cruise when his marriage to Nicole
Kidman ended. She’s a friend of Pedro Almodóvar.
Almodóvar is a Spanish film director
7
films have had enormous success
all over the world. Volver, by Almodóvar, is the
film 8
marked the actress’s return to
Spain after a number of years in Hollywood. She
now makes films both in the USA and Spain and
acts both in Spanish and English.
The name of this actress is
Traduci le frasi in inglese. Scrivile sul
quaderno.
1 È l’uomo che inventò la televisione.
2 Ti telefonerò appena arrivo a casa.
3 Si usa una stampante per stampare i
documenti dal computer.
4 Se sei in ritardo ti aspetterò.
5 Questo è il libro che ho letto il fine settimana
scorso.
6 Andrò a fare un giro in bici domani mattina
se non piove.
7 Lei sarà molto contenta quando riceverà il
regalo.
8 Sono andati al bar che si trova accanto alla
stazione.
Translation
Ricordati che, per parlare dello scopo di
qualcosa, in inglese si usa for più la forma in
-ing oppure to più la forma base. Non si usano
mai for e to insieme.
Il coltello si usa per tagliare le cose.
You use a knife for cutting things.
o You use a knife to cut things.
non You use a knife for to cut things.
.
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