1
Exams
States and their
nicknames
Reading
1
The nicknames usually come from features of the
state, or events in the state’s history.
3 Why is California called the Golden State?
Dialogue work
Making requests
2
Completa il dialogo con le parole del riquadro.
borrow can can can’t not now please
Jake
Mum
Jake
Mum
Jake
Mum
Jake
Mum
Other state nicknames come from important natural
features in that state. Arizona is the Grand Canyon
State and West Virginia is the Mountain State.
Michigan, in the north of the country, is on the border
with Canada. Parts of four of the five Great Lakes in
Canada are in Michigan too, and that is the reason for
its nickname, the Great Lakes State.
Some states get their nicknames from the state’s
important industries. New Jersey produces a lot of
flowers, fruit and vegetables, so it is called the Garden
State. Georgia is the Peach State because there are a lot
of peach farms there.
3
Dad
Lisa
Dad
Lisa
Dad
Lisa
Dad
A peach tree
Other nicknames have historical or political origins.
Delaware is called the First State because it was the
first state to sign the US Constitution in 1787.
Glossary
license plate targa
feature (n)
caratteristica
border confine
peach pesca
mine miniera
Mum, can I use the computer?
Not 1
. I’m using it.
Can I borrow your iPod, then?
2
now. You can 3
Can I go out with Leo?
Yes, you 4
.
And can I have some money, 5
No, you 6
, Jake!
it later.
?
Completa le domande e le risposte usando can,
can’t e i suggerimenti tra parentesi.
Lisa
California is the Golden State because there were a lot
of gold mines there in the 19th century.
ES
1 Which state has the nickname:
a the Sunshine State? Florida
b the Great Lakes State?
c the Peach State?
2 Why is New Jersey called the Garden State?
There are 50 states in
the USA. Every state has
its own symbol and a nickname. Some of these
nicknames are on the car licence plates in that state.
Florida, the Sunshine
State, for example, gets
its nickname from the
warm, sunny climate.
Hawaii’s nickname,
the Aloha State, comes
from the well-known
Hawaiian greeting Aloha! (Hello!)
Leggi il brano e rispondi alle domande.
Dad, (go / cinema tonight) can I go to the
cinema tonight?
1
()
.
(go / club after the film) 2
?
3
()
.
(call Rachel) 4
?
5
()
.
(borrow / phone) 6
?
( now / using it) 7
.
( use it / later) 8
.
Presentazione orale
4 Project
Prepara una presentazione orale sulla
tua regione italiana dicendo per che cosa è
famosa. Parla per circa 2 minuti. Prendi degli
T
appunti. Pensa a: ES
s
s
s
s
its location
its nickname (if it has one)
famous monuments
natural features
s
s
s
s
history
industries
sports teams
famous people
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2
Exams
What is Pixar?
Pixar is a computer animation studio in California.
Some of Pixar’s famous films are Toy Story, Finding
Nemo and Cars. These films are very popular with
young and adult audiences, and they make millions
of dollars.
In the beginning, the Pixar company made and sold
computers. Then they started to make animated
adverts for big companies. In 1995, they made the
film Toy Story. This was an important film because
it was the first full-length film to use computer
animation. It was incredibly successful and the
company followed it with Toy Story 2 in 1999.
Pixar films are famous for their amazing animation,
humour and the ‘big name’ actors who do the voices
of the characters. In 2003 Pixar won the Oscar for
best animated film (Finding Nemo) and then, in 2004,
they won the Oscar again for The Incredibles.
Dialogue work
Apologising and making excuses
2
Completa il dialogo con le parole del
riquadro.
doesn’t
don’t
I’m
sorry
Lily Amy, have you got my DVD?
Amy I’m really sorry. It’s at home.
Lily It 1
matter. I can get it after school.
Amy 2
sorry, but I’ve got a dance class
after school.
Lily 3
worry. I can get it at the weekend.
3
Usa le istruzioni per scrivere un dialogo. ES
Teacher
Chiede a Rebecca dove sono i suoi
compiti.
Rebecca
Si scusa e dice che ha dimenticato di
farli.
Teacher
Dice di non preoccuparsi. Può farli
adesso.
Rebecca
Si scusa e dice che il suo libro è a casa.
Teacher
Dice di non preoccuparsi. Può prendere
in prestito il libro di Sara.
In 2006, Pixar became part of Disney Studios. They
then started working on Toy Story 3, for 2010.
Glossary
company società
advert pubblicità
full-length per esteso
Reading
1
Completa le domande al Past simple
basandoti sulle risposte.
What did the Pixar company first make?
The Pixar company first made computers.
important?
1 Why
Toy Story was important because it was the
first long computer-animated film.
2 When
?
Pixar made the second Toy Story film in 1999.
3 How many
in 2003 and
2004?
Pixar won two Oscars in 2003 and 2004, for
Finding Nemo and The Incredibles.
4 When
of Disney?
Pixar became part of Disney in 2006.
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Presentazione orale
4 Project
Scegli un cartone o un film animato
e prepara una presentazione orale. Prendi
degli appunti usando le seguenti domande per
aiutarti. Parla per circa 2 minuti. ES T
s What is it called and where did you see it?
s What is it about?
s What did you like / dislike?
3
Exams
THE LONDON
UNDERGROUND
Reading
1
1 When did London first get an underground
transport system?
In the 1830s, the only way to get from London’s
new main railway stations to the city centre was
on foot or horse-drawn cab. London needed to
have a faster form of transport, so work began on
the London Underground.
2 Why did the city need an underground
system?
3 What was the name of the first line?
London was the first city to have an underground
transport system. The first line, the Metropolitan
Line, opened in 1863.
4 Who designed the tube map?
A man called Harry Beck designed the original
Underground map in 1933, and it is still almost
exactly the same today. He invented the system
of different colours for the different lines. Harry
Beck did all this work for very little money. He
isn’t very well-known. There is only a small notice
about his work, at Finchley Central station.
Today the London Underground (its nickname is
‘the tube’) covers 408 km of railway, and nearly
3,000,000 people travel on it every day. There are
12 lines and 275 stations.
The Tube has a very interesting history. During the
Second World War, lots of Londoners slept in the
Underground stations at night, because they used
the stations as bomb shelters.
Leggi il brano e rispondi alle domande. ES
5 Why did people sleep in the Underground
stations during the Second World War?
6 What happened to Anne Naylor, the ghost
that people hear at Farringdon Station?
Dialogue work
Making arrangements
2
Completa il dialogo con le parole del
riquadro.
can’t
Gemma
Pete
Gemma
Pete
Gemma
Pete
The Underground can have a strange atmosphere.
Some people say that there are lots of ghosts
there. Farringdon Station’s famous ghost is
13-year-old Anne Naylor. She was murdered
in 1758 in the place where the station is now.
People say that you can hear her screams when
the last train leaves the station each night.
Glossary
horse-drawn cab carrozza a cavalli
well-known noto
notice targa (di merito)
bomb shelter refugio antiaereo
was murdered fu assassinato
scream (n) urla
Gemma
Pete
Gemma
Pete
3
like idea let’s don’t
shall shall time
meet
What shall we do?
1
play computer games.
No, I don’t 2
computer
3
games.
we go to the
cinema?
I’m sorry. I 4
. I haven’t got
any money.
Why 5
we play tennis?
OK. That’s a great 6
.
7
Where shall we
?
Let’s meet in the park.
What 8
shall we meet?
At three o’clock.
OK. Fine.
Riscrivi il dialogo completo dell’es. 2
cambiando le espressioni sottolineate.
Presentazione orale
4 Project
Prepara una presentazione orale sui
mezzi di trasporto che usi solitamente. Parla
per circa 2 minuti. ES T
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4
Exams
The High
m
School ro
Reading
1
The high school prom in the USA is
a formal party at the end of the final school year.
High schools can have two proms: a junior prom for
students who are finishing their 11th Grade, and a
senior prom for students who are leaving high school.
For most students, prom night is a very exciting night.
US High school year
th
1
2
3
Students known as:
9 Grade (age 14 – 15)
Freshman
10th Grade (age 15 – 16)
Sophomore
11th Grade (age 16 – 17)
Junior
12th Grade (age 17 – 18)
Senior
The word prom comes from promenade ball, a type
of formal dance in the 19th century. High school
proms began in the early 1900s. At first they were
quite simple events, but with the arrival of the
car in the 1920s, they became more formal and
extravagant. In the 1980s, it became an important
part of growing up in the USA.
On prom night, boys usually wear dinner jackets
and bow ties and girls wear ball gowns. The boys
often give the girls small bunches of flowers, called
corsages. The girls wear these on their arm or their
dress. At the prom the students eat, drink and dance.
During the evening they choose a Prom King and
Queen – the most popular boy and girl from the
senior year. The Prom King gets a crown, the Queen
gets a tiara and they have a special dance together.
Traditionally, prom night is a very romantic evening.
For this reason, it can be stressful: some students
feel they have to find a date for the special night. For
seniors, the prom is the last time that they see their
school friends before graduation, when they begin
their lives as adults. Perhaps this is why the prom is
such an important part of teenage life in the USA.
Leggi il brano e scegli l’alternativa corretta.
4
5
6
Students go to a junior / senior prom when
they finish their eleventh grade.
High school proms started as simple /
expensive events.
With the arrival of the car, proms became
more stressful / extravagant events.
For boys, the usual dress is a dinner jacket and
corsage / bow tie.
At the prom, teachers / students choose a
Prom King and Queen.
They give the Prom King a crown / tiara.
Many students worry because they have to /
don’t have to find a date for the prom.
Dialogue work
Talking about obligation
2
Completa il dialogo con le forme corrette del
verbo have to.
Tim
Dan
Tim
Dan
Tim
Do you have to (you) do any jobs at
home?
Yes, 1
.I2
tidy my
bedroom and put the rubbish out.
3
(you) do the washing-up?
No, 4
, but I 5
load
6
the dishwasher. My sister
do
lots of things too.
Really? My sister 7
(not / have to)
do anything! I 8
do everything!
Presentazione orale
3 Project
Scegli una festa importante a cui
hai partecipato e prepara una presentazione
orale. Prendi degli appunti usando le
seguenti domande per aiutarti. Parla per
T
circa 2 minuti. ES
s What was the occasion?
(a wedding, a birthday party, etc.)
s When and where was it? Who was there?
s What did people eat and drink?
s What other things happened?
Glossary
dinner jacket smoking
bow tie cravattino a farfalla
ball gown vestito da ballo
bunch of flowers
mazzo di fiori
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crown corona
tiara diadema
date accompagnatore/rice
5
Exams
Dialogue work
To:
[email protected]
From:
[email protected]
Subject:
My date with Emily!
Making a phone call
2
Dear Rob,
Help! I’m really confused. Yesterday was the
most embarrassing day of my life! Did I tell
you about Emily? She’s a girl in my class and
I really like her. Last week I asked her to come
out with me and she said yes! I was nervous,
but really pleased, too.
I arranged to meet her at the cinema at
half past three. The first problem was that the
bus was late and I got to the cinema at four
o’clock. Emily was still there, but she was a bit
annoyed. Because I was late, there were no
more tickets for the new James Bond film. We
were both disappointed, but we bought tickets
for a different film. It was a war film and it was
terrible! We were really bored. We left before
the end and we went to a pizzeria instead. We
had our pizzas and then it was time to pay.
But then I couldn’t find my wallet, so I had to
borrow money from Emily! She was really fed
up about that and when we left the restaurant,
she said I was the most annoying person in
the world. I was really shocked! It wasn’t my
fault I lost my wallet! Do you agree that girls
are strange?
Joe L
Completa la telefonata con le parole del
riquadro.
call can can here is is it
it’s leave moment please
Rick
Mr Davis
Rick
Mr Davis
Rick
Mr Davis
Rick
3
Usa le istruzioni per scrivere un dialogo.
Mrs Blake Saluta. Chiede di parlare con Cathy.
Robert
Reading
Leggi l’e-mail e numera gli eventi nell’ordine
corretto.
They watched a film.
Joe arrived at the cinema.
They had a pizza.
Emily arrived at the cinema.
Joe asked Emily to go out with him.
Joe didn’t have his wallet.
They left the cinema.
Emily paid for the pizzas.
Chiede chi parla.
Mrs Blake Si presenta. Dice che è l’insegnante
di tennis di Cathy. Spiega che Cathy
ha lasciato la sua borsa al campo da
tennis dopo la lezione.
Robert
1
Hello! It’s Rick here. 1
I speak to Beth, please?
Sorry, Beth isn’t 2
at the
3
. Do you want to
4
a message?
5
Yes, please.
that her dad?
7
Yes, 6
.
8
Oh, hi, Mr Davis.
you
ask Beth to 9
me back,
10
?
Yes, sure. Bye, Rick.
Bye.
1
Dice che ha capito. Chiede a Mrs Blake
di aspettare un attimo. Chiama Cathy e
le dice che la telefonata è per lei.
Presentazione orale
4 Project
Prepara una presentazione orale
su un giorno in cui hai provato una delle
seguenti emozioni: embarrassed / fed up /
frightened / nervous / proud. Prendi degli
appunti usando le seguenti domande per
aiutarti. Parla per circa 2 minuti. ES T
s What happened at the start?
s What made you feel embarassed / fed up, etc?
s What happened in the end?
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