CINZIANOVIELLO
CIVILTÀ
BENEDETTAIMPROTA
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TEACHER’S BOOK
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INDICE-GUIDA PER L’UTILIZZO DEI MATERIALI
THE TEACHER’S BOOK CONTIENE
■ MATERIALI PER LO SVILUPPO/ POTENZIAMENTO
DELLE ABILITÀ DI SCRITTURA
■ TESTI ED ATTIVITÀ SUI SEGUENTI TEMI:
IL MONDO DEI RAGAZZI
LA CIVILTÀ E LA CULTURA ANGLO-SASSONE
L’ATTUALITÀ
LA LETTERATURA
I
IL MONDO DEI RAGAZZI
Ecco le proposte didattiche contenute nella guida:
■
ATTIVITÀ PER LO SVILUPPO/POTENZIAMENTO DELLE ABILITÀ DI SPEAKING E
WRITING SU ARGOMENTI DI VITA QUOTIDIANA
■ SPUNTI
■ SPUNTI
DI CONVERSAZIONE PER SOSTENERE L’ESAME DEL TRINITY
DI CONVERSAZIONE PER L’ESAME
DESCRIVERE L’EDIFICIO SCOLASTICO ..................................................................................... p. 5, 6
RACCONTARE UNA GITA SCOLASTICA ......................................................................................... p. 7
PARLARE DI SÉ E DELLE PRECEDENTI ESPERIENZE SCOLASTICHE ................................... p. 10
PARLARE DEI GUSTI DEI PROPRI AMICI IN MATERIA DI FILM ............................................. p. 14
PARLARE DEL FILM PREFERITO............................................................................................. p. 15, 16
PARLARE DEI GUSTI MUSICALI PROPRI E ALTRUI ...................................................... p. 19 , 21,22
PARLARE DELLA FESTA PREFERITA............................................................................................. p. 26
PARLARE DELLO SPORT PREFERITO........................................................................................... p. 39
PARLARE DI PREFERENZE IN MATERIA DI SPORT................................................................... p. 41
DESCRIVERE PERSONE............................................................................................... p. 126.127, 42, 43
DESCRIVERE LA PROPRIA CASA................................................................................................... p. 44
PARLARE DELLE VACANZE ESTIVE ............................................................................................. p. 45
PARLARE DEL TEMPO LIBERO.................................................................................................. p. 46,47
PARLARE DEGLI ANIMALI DA COMPAGNIA......................................................................... p. 49,50
PARLARE DEL PROPRIO FUTURO.................................................................................................. p. 51
PARLARE DELLA PROPRIA FAMIGLIA ......................................................................................... p. 52
PARLARE DELLE PROPRIE ABITUDINI......................................................................................... p. 53
PARLARE DELLE PROPRIE ABITUDINI ALIMENTARI ............................................................... p. 54
PARLARE DI LIBRI ................................................................................................................... p. 124,125
Le risposte fornite dai ragazzi possono essere spunto per la produzione di vari tipi di testo: da quello
narrativo a quello descrittivo, dalla lettera personale alla composizione su traccia. La raccolta dei lavori individuali, appositamente corredata di immagini, può far nascere un libro delle loro esperienze da presentare all’esame di Stato. La raccolta dei materiali di vari alunni, specie se diversi ed
ovviamente corredati anch’essi di immagini, potrebbe dar luogo a giornali murali o digitali.
II
LA CIVILTÀ E LA CULTURA ANGLO-SASSONE
■
ATTIVITÀ PER FAVORIRE IL CONFRONTO CON LA CIVILTÀ E LA CULTURA ANGLOSASSONE
■
SPUNTI DI CONVERSAZIONE PER L’ESAME
■
ATTIVITÀ E QUESTIONARI DA UTILIZZARE COME:
– Test per la verifica in classe delle conoscenze acquisite sui temi studiati (vedi testi libro dello studente)
– Esercizi di comprensione del testo
– Lavoro sul testo da svolgere a casa
ARGOMENTI DI CARATTERE VARIO
NATALE........................................................................................................................................... p. 24,25
PASQUA ............................................................................................................................................... p. 27
LO SPORT NEGLI STATI UNITI ........................................................................................................ p. 36
LO SPORT NEL REGNO UNITO........................................................................................................ p. 37
LO SPORT IN ITALIA ......................................................................................................................... p. 38
LE CASE AMERICANE ED INGLESI............................................................................................... p. 91
LE ABITUDINI ALIMENTARI IN GRAN BRETAGNA ................................................................... p. 93
ARGOMENTI DI GEOGRAFIA
GEOGRAFIA DEL REGNO UNITO ................................................................................................... p. 74
LONDRA .............................................................................................................................................. p. 75
IL GOVERNO BRITANNICO ............................................................................................................. p. 76
IL GOVERNO ITALIANO ................................................................................................................... p. 77
GEOGRAFIA DEGLI STATI UNITI............................................................................................... p. 78,79
IL GOVERNO DEGLI STATI UNITI .................................................................................................. p. 80
NEW YORK.......................................................................................................................................... p. 81
ARGOMENTI DI STORIA
LA RIVOLUZIONE INDUSTRIALE .................................................................................................. p. 82
GLI INDIANI D’AMERICA ................................................................................................................ p. 83
LA RIVOLUZIONE AMERICANA..................................................................................................... p. 84
LA GUERRA CIVILE........................................................................................................................... p. 85
LA PRIMA GUERRA MONDIALE..................................................................................................... p. 86
LA SECONDA GUERRA MONDIALE............................................................................................... p. 87
LA GUERRA FREDDA........................................................................................................................ p. 88
LA GUERRA IN VIETNAM .............................................................................................................. p. 89
L’ATTACCO ALLE TORRI GEMELLE .............................................................................................. p. 90
III
L’ATTUALITÀ
■
SPUNTI DI CONVERSAZIONE PER L’ESAME
■
ATTIVITÀ E QUESTIONARI DA UTILIZZARE COME:
– Test per la verifica in classe delle conoscenze acquisite sui temi studiati
(vedi testi libro dello studente)
– Esercizi di comprensione del testo
– Lavoro sul testo da svolgere a casa
L’ISTRUZIONE IN GERMANIA .......................................................................................................... p. 8
AVATAR ................................................................................................................................................ p. 11
IL CINEMA DEL TERZO MILLENNIO ............................................................................................. p. 17
VANTAGGI E SVANTAGGI DELLA TELEVISIONE ....................................................................... p. 23
L’UNIONE EUROPEA......................................................................................................................... p. 28
IN RETE................................................................................................................................................ p. 29
IL NUOVO SMARTPHONE ................................................................................................................ p. 31
LA TELEVISIONE IN 3D .................................................................................................................... p. 33
I SOGNI DEGLI ADOLESCENTI ....................................................................................................... p. 48
BENESSERE E ATTIVITA’ FISICA (QUIZ) ....................................................................................... p. 55
L’INQUINAMENTO ............................................................................................................................ p. 94
IV
LA LETTERATURA
■
SPUNTI PER L’ ANALISI DEI TESTI POETICI
■
SPUNTI PER L’ANALISI DEI TESTI IN PROSA
■
ATTIVITÀ E QUESTIONARI DA UTILIZZARE COME:
– Esercizi di comprensione del testo
– Lavoro sul testo da svolgere a casa
POESIE
NIGHT MAIL ....................................................................................................................................... p. 58
NURSE’S SONG .................................................................................................................................. p. 60
MY HEART’S IN THE HIGHLANDS................................................................................................. p. 63
NARRATIVA
LORD OF THE FLIES
EXTRACT 2.......................................................................................................................................... p. 65
EXTRACT 3.......................................................................................................................................... p. 66
EXTRACT 4.......................................................................................................................................... p. 68
EXTRACT 5.......................................................................................................................................... p. 70
MARLEY AND ME
THE PERFECT DOG............................................................................................................................ p. 72
SHAUN ................................................................................................................................................. p. 73
Le attività di avvio all’esame di testi poetici si propongono come elementare forma di riflessione sulla
struttura formale di brevi componimenti, di cui alcune caratteristiche appaiono facilmente evidenziabili.
Attraverso la presentazione di stralci da romanzi, che trattano temi cari ai ragazzi, si auspica di suscitarne l’interesse.
Le schede che accompagnano ciascuno dei brani scelti ne propongono un’analisi guidata, che potrebbe favorire una lettura meno superficiale ed offrire l’opportunità per un confronto in classe.
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MATERIALI PER LO SVILUPPO/ POTENZIAMENTO
DELLE ABILITÀ DI SCRITTURA
– SCHEDE-GUIDA ED ESERCIZI PER IMPARARE A SCRIVERE
EMAILS ..................................................................................................................................... p. 95, 96
– SCHEDE-GUIDA ED ESERCIZI PER IMPARARE A SCRIVERE
PAGINE DI DIARIO
UNA PAGINA DAL DIARIO DI NIGEL........................................................................................ p. 97,98
LA BARBIE ERA LA MIA PASSIONE ............................................................................................... p. 99
PRIMO GIORNO DI SCUOLA.......................................................................................................... p. 100
COMINCIA LA SCUOLA................................................................................................................. p. 101
QUANDO LA LETTURA DIVENNE IL MIO PASSATEMPO PREFERITO .................................. p. 102
PRIMO GIORNO DI VACANZA....................................................................................................... p. 103
– SCHEDE-GUIDA ED ESERCIZI PER IMPARARE A SCRIVERE
LETTERE INFORMALI E FORMALI
LAYOUT LETTERA INFORMALE ................................................................................................. p. 104
SCHEDA CON FRASI UTILI ............................................................................................................ p. 105
MODELLO DI LETTERA FORMALE ............................................................................................. p. 106
SCHEDA CON FRASI UTILI ............................................................................................................ p. 107
MODELLO DI LETTERA DI RECLAMO........................................................................................ p. 108
ESEMPI DI LETTERA
ODIO LA SCUOLA............................................................................................................................ p. 109
LA VACANZA PIÙ PIACEVOLE...................................................................................................... p. 110
LA PEGGIORE VACANZA DELLA MIA VITA ............................................................................... p. 111
VI
– SCHEDE LETTURE-GUIDA ED ESERCIZI PER IMPARARE
A SCRIVERE CARTOLINE
ESEMPIO DI CARTOLINA ............................................................................................................... p. 112
ESERCIZI PER SCRIVERE CORRETTAMENTE L’INDIRIZZO................................................... p. 113
– SCHEDE-GUIDA ED ESERCIZI PER IMPARARE A DESCRIVERE
LUOGHI E PERSONE
SCHEDA-GUIDA PER LA DESCRIZIONE DI UN LUOGO ................................................... p. 114,115
IMMAGINI DA DESCRIVERE ........................................................................................... p. da 116 a 122
PROPOSTE DI ATTIVITÀ................................................................................................................. p. 123
DESCRIVERE UN LIBRO.......................................................................................................... p. 124,125
DESCRIVERE L’ASPETTO FISICO DI UNA PERSONA............................................................... p. 126
SCHEDA PER LA PRATICA NELLA DESCRIZIONE DEL VOLTO.............................................. p. 128
DESCRIVERE LA PERSONALITA’ ................................................................................................. p. 127
Se non si forniscono tecniche è difficile che i ragazzi acquisiscano la consapevolezza di ciò che chiediamo loro e la capacità di farlo autonomamente.
– LETTURE-GUIDA ED ESERCIZI PER IMPARARE A RIASSUMERE UN TESTO
ESERCIZI ........................................................................................................................................... p. 129
JOE ...................................................................................................................................................... p. 130
SOPHIE COMES HOME ................................................................................................................... p. 131
A FRENCHMAN IN ENGLAND...................................................................................................... p. 132
JONATHAN SWIFT AND HIS SERVANT........................................................................................ p. 133
– VOCABOLARIO UTILE PER LA DESCRIZIONE DI LUOGHI
E PER CHIEDERE E DARE INDICAZIONI STRADALI ....................................... p. da 134 a 136
– VOCABOLI PER LA DESCRIZIONE DI IMMAGINI
( AL MARE - IN CAMPEGGIO) ........................................................................................ p. 140,141
VII
VII
PRESENTAZIONE
I TEMI: ATTUALITÀ INTERESSI E STILI DI VITA PER
CONFRONTARSI E PARLARE DI SE’
I moduli 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 7 - 8 -9 - 10 e 13 propongono unità di lavoro non solo finalizzate allo sviluppo /potenziamento delle
abilità di lettura, ma anche all’arricchimento lessicale ed allo sviluppo/potenziamento delle abilità di speaking, per mezzo
di tabelle ricche di vocaboli, aggettivi ed espressioni utili per parlare dell’argomento centrale del modulo. Essi trattano
temi scelti in base agli interessi dei ragazzi ed offrono loro, pertanto, il materiale linguistico necessario per parlare di se
stessi e delle proprie esperienze. La ricchezza e la varietà delle opzioni di scelta lessicale proposta consentono di soddisfare
un’ampia gamma di bisogni linguistici e di personalizzare il discorso su quel tema. Le attività che seguono le tabelle offrono,
invece, lo spunto per rinforzare l’uso del lessico presentato, proponendo confronti e sollecitando pareri sui vari tipi di sport
o di musica o di programmi televisivi ecc., indicati nelle tabelle. L’opportunità di reperire liberamente la lingua necessaria
per parlare di sé è strategia fondamentale per creare motivazione all’apprendimento e rendere i ragazzi consapevoli della
spendibilità delle loro acquisizioni linguistiche e della loro concretezza.
LE STRATEGIE: LA ROUTINE DI APPRENDIMENTO
I ragazzi vengono sollecitati ad operare continuamente confronti, ad esprimere opinioni ed infine a motivare le proprie scelte,
perché attraverso la sistematicità dell’esercizio acquistino la reale competenza non solo di porre domande o rispondere su
un argomento dato, ma anche di sostenere le proprie tesi con le opportune argomentazioni. (TRINITY-KET)
IL CULTURE LAB E IL GIORNALINO DEGLI STUDENTI
Il CULTURE LAB implica reali attività laboratoriali, a partire dalla raccolta di materiali. I materiali reperiti on line(opinioni,
abitudini, gusti, preferenze, ecc.), dopo essere stati presentati alla classe verranno poi selezionati, rielaborati, corredati di
immagini ed utilizzati per la redazione di un giornalino di classe che accolga e sintetizzi quanto appreso nell’unità di
lavoro, con il contributo della classe.
IL CULTURE LAB SI ARTICOLA IN 5 FASI:
1. Si invitano i ragazzi ad operare in gruppo ed in rete per raccogliere dati, informazioni ed opinioni su uno degli aspetti
del tema di studio, collegandosi con coetanei o visitando i siti utili. (Sul libro sono già presenti esempi di questionari
per le indagini).
2. Si chiede di organizzare i risultati della ricerca per poterli presentare alla classe in gruppi di lavoro.(Nella guida sono
presenti modelli per rielaborare i dati di un’inchiesta). Ciascun gruppo presenta il proprio lavoro sull’aspetto del tema
oggetto della propria indagine.
3. L’insegnante, o la classe stessa, operano da supervisore e collaborano al buon esito del lavoro consigliando e correggendo, ove dovesse occorrere, durante la presentazione del lavoro di ogni gruppo alla lavagna.
4. Si collabora in classe o a casa alla stesura dell’articolo sull’aspetto del tema esaminato in gruppo. In classe o a casa
verranno poi realizzate la rielaborazione e la sintesi delle informazioni raccolte.
5. Si raccolgono immagini relative all’articolo redatto e si compone la pagina di giornale al computer.
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LAVORARE IN RETE CON CHI?
Si potrebbe individuare una rete di collaborazione tra scuole presenti sullo stesso territorio o più semplicemente realizzare
un progetto di collaborazione tra classi della stessa scuola, o qualora entrambe le ipotesi fossero di difficile attuazione,
si potrebbe individuare una o più leadership all’interno della classe in grado di navigare in rete e reperire i dati necessari
sui social network. Se anche questa soluzione dovesse risultare difficile da realizzare, il lavoro di gruppo in classe, attraverso indagini all’interno di ciascun gruppo su uno degli aspetti del tema proposto, sostituirà le precedenti proposte.
L’assemblaggio dei lavori dei diversi gruppi consentirà comunque la stesura di articoli diversi e la redazione del giornale.
Il lavoro ottenuto potrebbe essere sfruttato per arricchire la gamma degli argomenti oggetto dell’esame di stato e degli
esami per le certificazioni esterne.
L’ARRICCHIMENTO CULTURALE
I moduli 0 - 5 - 6 – 11 – 12 -15 e 16 contengono brani di lettura utilizzabili per l’arricchimento ed il confronto culturale.
Alcuni dei temi proposti possono essere approfonditi sfruttando il materiale online o presente nella guida, secondo le
indicazioni suggerite dalle apposite icone.
LE ICONE PRESENTI NEL VOLUME PER LO STUDENTE
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
1. Indica i materiali utili allo sviluppo/potenziamento delle abilità di speaking (ESAMI TRINITY e KET).
2. Segnala la presenza di materiale presente tanto nella guida dell’insegnante che on line, utilizzabile come compito da
svolgere a casa o scheda da fotocopiare per la verifica in classe dell’abilità indicata.
3. Segnala il materiale reperibile on line
4. Affianca i testi che possono essere sfruttati per lo sviluppo/potenziamento dell’abilità di listening, come modello di
pronuncia ed intonazione, in quanto presenti nella versione audio, registrata da un madrelingua.
I MATERIALI PRESENTI NELLA GUIDA
La Guida contiene TEST per la verifica delle abilità di lettura e produzione scritta, questionari per lo sviluppo/potenziamento
dell’abilità di speaking attinenti agli argomenti già trattati nel volume per lo studente. Contiene inoltre brani di approfondimento su altri temi relativi alla civiltà ed alla cultura dei paesi di lingua inglese, modelli e schede per l’acquisizione di
tecniche per la stesura di brani descrittivi, narrativi, resoconti di un’inchiesta, recensioni di libri, film, compilation musicali
ecc., semplici storie da riassumere, esempi, suggerimenti e lessico per la composizione di lettere, email, cartoline ed un
ricco repertorio di immagini non solo da descrivere, ma da sfruttare per raccontare storie al presente, passato e futuro e per
comporre fumetti, ipotizzando dialoghi tra i personaggi.
IL MATERIALE ONLINE
Il materiale online è ricco, attraente ed efficace. Per far conoscere Londra e New York propone 19 micro filmati a tema
(i mezzi di trasporto, i monumenti, i parchi ecc.), corredati di testi, foto, glossario, curiosità ed esercizi che condurranno i
ragazzi in un eccezionale viaggio virtuale nelle due metropoli, consentendo loro di conoscerne le caratteristiche e viverne
le tipiche atmosfere. Materiali autentici per interessare e coinvolgere anche i meno motivati.
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Class
Date
Name
MY SCHOOL
Answer the following questions and choose the options that apply to your school.
1. What is the name of your school? .....................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................................
2. Where is your school situated? Tick ..................................................................................................................................
on top of a hill
in the town centre
on the outskirts of ..............................
in ......................................street
3. What does your school face? .............................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................................
4. What is your school flanked by? (on both sides - on one side, ...) ..................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................................
5. Is there a front/back garden? .............................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................................
6. Is the garden surrounded by a fence? ................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................................
7. What is the outside of your school like? (colour – architectural style – look – preservation, ...) ..................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................................
6. Is there a garage under/next to your school? Is there a parking space? Where? .............................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................................
9. What is the inside of your school like? (comfortable – tidy, ...) .......................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................................
10. What colour is the inside of your school painted? ...........................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................................
11. How many classrooms are there? What are they like (small – large – bright – dark, ...)? .............................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................................
12. Are there any labs? Is there a gym? Is there a video room? ............................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................................
13. Where are the administration offices? ..............................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................................
14. Are there any special features in your school? If yes, what?
.............................................................................................................................................................................................
15. Does your school offer a range of social and cultural activities, including excursions to places of historical and cultural
interest and cinema and theatre visits? ..............................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................................
16. Are students encouraged to join projects and to participate in various social, drama and sporting activities? ............
17. If you need extra help, can you apply for different kinds of short-time courses at basic level with options in Italian,
English or Maths? ..............................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................................
SHOOLDAYS - module 01 -
5
Class
Date
Name
MY SCHOOL
Look at the table, then describe your school.
My school is situated
in the town centre
on the outskirts of ...........................................................................
in ............................................................................................street
It is a
modern/old ............................................................-storey building
Its front wall faces
the street/square
The outside of my school is
(colour)
well preserved
The building is flanked by
houses/trees (on both sides - on one side, ...) .................................
The building backs onto*
an empty space
a parking area
the schoolyard
The inside of my school is
comfortable, tidy ............................................................................
Inside the main door there is
a large entrance hall ........................................................................
A long corridor leads to
the classrooms
the labs
the administration offices
My school has
a front/back garden
a swimming pool
a well-equipped gym
a studio/a canteen
a well-stocked library
an I.C.T./Arts and Crafts Lab
special rooms for each subject
Glossary:
*Il retro dell’edificio affaccia su
Well-equipped= ben attrezzato
Well-stocked= ben fornito
The administration offices are
on the ground/top floor
The classrooms are
large/small
bright/dark
In the classrooms you can find
large windows
maps
bins
blackboards
cabinets
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SHOOLDAYS - module 01 -
Class
Date
Name
My school trip
Complete the following conversation with information about your school trip. Change the words in
italics when necessary.
1. What is the best experience you have had this year?
- The best experience I have had this year was my four/seven-day school trip.
2. Where did you go?
- I went to .............................. I visited lots of beautiful places and saw many interesting things. It was great.
3. When did you leave?
- I left at 8.30 on .....................................
4. Where did the trip start?
- The trip started from school.
5. How did you get to your destinations?
- We always travelled by bus, but we also had long walks.
6. How long did it take you to do the first leg of the journey?
- It took about 12 hours to get to ...............................
7. What time did you arrive?
- I arrived at the hotel/the place at ...............................
8. What was the hotel like? Did you enjoy your stay?
- (No, I didn’t) I didn’t like the hotel. It was old and the rooms were not comfortable enough. They always
gave us the same food: chips and cutlets. The only good thing was the telephone. We made a lot of calls.
We played lots of tricks on the phone. It was lots of fun.
9. What was the most interesting thing you saw/did?
- The most interesting thing I saw/did was ...............................
10. What was the least interesting thing you saw/did?
- The least interesting thing I saw/did was ...............................
11. What did you use to do in the morning?
- In the morning we used to wake up early and have a quick breakfast, then we got onto the bus and started
the tour. At about one o’clock we used to have a lunch break at the hotel and then a very short rest. In the
afternoon there were always many things to do: visiting museums, taking photos, buying souvenirs. We kept
on getting on and off the bus until late in the evening. We were always in a hurry and I sometimes felt tired,
but I’d do it again.
12. When did you get back?
- I got back at .............................. on ...............................
Useful sentences:
- I bought a T-shirt with the name of the city written on it.
- I met a very special person. He/She was very friendly and nice. We had a great time together.
SHOOLDAYS - module 01 -
7
Class
Date
Name
EDUCATION IN GERMANY
Hi, my name’s Marlene Hildebrand, I’m 21 years old and I want to tell you about my school experience. When I
was three years old I went to a kindergarten called St Pankratius in Iserlohn, near Dortmund. I stayed there for three
years. We played a lot and had fun in our gym classes.
When I was six I went to an elementary school called Grundschule im Wiesengrund, where I learned how to read,
write and count. In Germany, elementary school takes four years. At the end, teachers decide which school is the best
for you based on your final report. If you have very good marks you can go to the Gymnasium or the Realschule,
otherwise you can go to the Hauptschule.
I went to the Gymnasium an der Stenner where I studied for nine years. Of course you do not have to attend all the
nine years, you can leave school after the 10th grade.
If you leave school before the 10th year, you don’t get the Abitur, the highest diploma you can get in Germany. I
attended school until the 13th grade, and did my Abitur which allows me to continue my studies.
The last three years (from 11th to 13th grade) of Gymnasium were the most interesting part of my schooltime. I took
both optional and obligatory subjects: I took classes in German, French, Maths and Religion. I worked hard and I
received quite a good Abitur at the end. And now? Well, after I received the “Abi” (that’s how we always refer to
it), I went to Berlin where I now live and study. But I still like to remember my time at school, in which I received a
good education, and which was filled with unforgettable experiences.
Answer the following questions.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
What school did Marlene attend when she was three years old? ........................................................................
How long did she stay there? ..............................................................................................................................
What did she do at St Pankratius School? ..........................................................................................................
What did she learn at elementary school? ..........................................................................................................
How long does elementary school last in Germany? ..........................................................................................
What can you do at the end of elemenary school? .............................................................................................
Where did Marlene go after elementary school? ................................................................................................
How long did she study there? ............................................................................................................................
What is the highest diploma called? ...................................................................................................................
When can you get it? ..........................................................................................................................................
When did Marlene finish high school? ...............................................................................................................
Which subjects did she study in the last three years? .........................................................................................
Write a similar letter where you talk about your own experience.
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SHOOLDAYS - module 01 -
Class
Date
Name
My Class
Give complete answers to the following questions.
1.
What class are you in? .........................................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
2.
How many students are there? How many boys? How many girls? ....................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
3.
What are your classmates like?.............................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
4.
Who is your favourite classmate? .........................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
5.
Why are you fond of him/her? ..............................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
6.
Who is the best student in your class? Why do you think he/she is the best? Does he get good marks? Is he
helpful and kind? Has he/she ever behaved badly? ..............................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
7.
Who is the trendiest girl? ......................................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
8.
What does she usually wear? ................................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
9.
Who is the most athletic boy? ..............................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
10. What sports does he play? Where? How often? What can he do? .......................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
11. What is the atmosphere like in your class? What are the best and worst moments? ............................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
12. Who are the classmates you usually get on with? Why? ......................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
13. What are the best/worst experiences you have had? ............................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
14. What are the most/least interesting things you have studied/done this year?.......................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
15. Will you miss your classmates when you leave school? Why? Why not? ...........................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
SHOOLDAYS - module 01 -
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Class
Date
Name
Past Experiences
Give complete answers to the following questions.
1. When and where were you born? Where do you live? .........................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................................................
2. How long have you lived there?............................................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................................................
4. Did you go to nursery school? ..............................................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................................................
5. What did you use to do there? ...............................................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................................................
6. What did you learn there? .....................................................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................................................
7. What is the happiest/saddest memory you have of that period? ...........................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................................................
8. When did you go to elementary school? ...............................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................................................
9. Did you like your first school day? Why/Why not? ..............................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................................................
10. How did you feel? .................................................................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................................................
11. Did you know anyone special when you were at elementary school? ..................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................................................
12. Why was he/she so important to you?...................................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................................................
13. What were your schoolmates like? .......................................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................................................
14. Did you do anything exciting when you were at elementary school? ..................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................................................
15. Did you take part in school competitions/dramas? When? ...................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................................................
16. What did you do? ..................................................................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................................................
17. Have you ever been on a school trip? ...................................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................................................
18. Where did you go? What did you visit/see?..........................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................................................
19. Did you enjoy your school trip? ............................................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................................................
20. What was your last day at elementary school like? How did you feel?................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................................................
21. Do you miss your mates/teachers? ........................................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................................................
22. Do you sometimes go and see them? ....................................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................................................
Use your answers to write a text, then prepare a presentation to the class.
Use the questionnaire to write a letter on the topic.
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SHOOLDAYS - module 01 -
Class
Date
Name
READING COMPREHENSION TEST
to winnow = separare
to have brushes = avere
contatti
duffel bag = sacca da viaggio
weird = magico
hiatus = interruzione
cumbersome = ingombrante /
scomodo
flattery = lusinga
tough = duro
to wowe = entusiasmarsi
clicks and clucks = schiocchi
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Class
Date
Name
“AVATAR” STARS RADICALLY TRANSFORM THEIR CAREERS
Answer the following questions.
1. What was Sam Worthington doing when he got his agent’s call? ........................................................................
2. What did he do next? Why? ..................................................................................................................................
3. Why was Zoe Saldana determined when the director James Cameron asked her to play a part in his film? .......
...............................................................................................................................................................................
4. What did she say about the director? ....................................................................................................................
5. What happened just 15 days after Avatar was released? .......................................................................................
6. Why does James Cameron seek “fresh faces” for his films? ................................................................................
7. What can low-profile actors do according to the director? ...................................................................................
8. What did Zoe and Sam do before taking the part of Neytiri and Jake in Avatar? .................................................
...............................................................................................................................................................................
9. Who did Zoe get in touch with before meeting Cameron? ...................................................................................
10. What did the actress do to get the role of Neytiri?................................................................................................
11. What did she learn? ...............................................................................................................................................
12. Why is Cameron “tough” according to Zoe? ........................................................................................................
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THEBIGSCREEN - module 02 -
Class
Date
Name
CLASS SURVEY
Ask your classmates’ favourites and fill in the table.
Favourites
Male classmates
results
Female classmates
results
total
e.g. adventures
.............//.............. .........7........... .............//.............. ..........4......... ........11.........
adventures
............................. ..................... ............................. ..................... .....................
love stories
............................. ..................... ............................. ..................... .....................
action films
............................. ..................... ............................. ..................... .....................
spy stories
............................. ..................... ............................. ..................... .....................
horror films
............................. ..................... ............................. ..................... .....................
thrillers
............................. ..................... ............................. ..................... .....................
detective stories
............................. ..................... ............................. ..................... .....................
comedies
............................. ..................... ............................. ..................... .....................
techno-thrillers
............................. ..................... ............................. ..................... .....................
pulp films
............................. ..................... ............................. ..................... .....................
cartoons
............................. ..................... ............................. ..................... .....................
westerns
............................. ..................... ............................. ..................... .....................
educational films
............................. ..................... ............................. ..................... .....................
digital-animation films
............................. ..................... ............................. ..................... .....................
- module 02 -THEBIGSCREEN
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Class
Date
Name
REPORT
Use your previous work and the hints given below to write a report about the films that boys and girls of your
age like and dislike.
Most of the boys watch
................................................. and ...............................................
................................................................................................ films
Boys prefer to watch films
at the cinema
at home
Almost all the girls in my class like
............................................................................. and
............................................................................. films
Girls watch their favourite films
at the cinema
at home
in the evening
while lunching/having dinner
Boys usually prefer more
relaxing
challenging
At the weekend boys usually like watching
films than girls
................................................. and .................................................
They can’t stand
................................................. and ..................................................
They consider both kinds of films stupid/boring.
Only a few boys like .....................................................................................................................................................
Most of the girls in my class are crazy about
...........................................................................................................
At the weekend girls like watching
................................................. and ..................................................
They are not too fond of
.............................................. and hate ..............................................
They think that ........................ and ................................ are awful/
not interesting/violent.
Only a few girls like
...........................................................................................................
The most popular kinds of films in my class are ...........................................................................................................
.................................. and ................................ are more popular than .......................................................................
......................................................................... is as popular as ..................................................................................
The least popular kind of film in my class is
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...........................................................................................................
THEBIGSCREEN - module 02 -
Class
Date
Name
REVIEWS
Hints for writing a review about a film you have seen.
The film “name of the film” is based on a/an
science fiction story
spy story
story about love affairs
adventure
historical events
.............................................................................................
written by (name of the author)
It was produced by
.............................................................................................
(name of the film – making company)
.............................................................................................
(name of the director)
and directed by
The film, starring (names of the leadings actors/
actresses) went on general release in (year) ………
It deals with
serious topics
social matters
funny subjects
entertaining subjects
scientific subjects
historical subjects
..........................................................................................
The main character is a ................................................ He/She has to ......................................................................
The events take place in ..............................................................................................................................................
Everything about the film was good/disappointing
.................................... and ..................................... scenes,
............................................................. actors, and ....................................................................................... storyline.
It is
the best
the worst
the most exciting
the most boring
the most enjoyable/the silliest
the most violent
the most disgusting
In my opinion (name of the film) must be considered
of the year
we have had in years
I have ever seen
the most succesful film that director
(name of the director) has ever made.
the least succesful film that director
(name of the director) has ever made.
- module 02 -THEBIGSCREEN
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Class
Date
Name
The best movie I have ever seen
Give complete answers to the following questions.
1. How often do you go to the cinema? ....................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
2. What kind of films do you like? ...........................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
3. What is the best film you have ever seen? When did you see it? .........................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
4. How long did the film last? ..................................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
5. Who wrote the story? ...........................................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
6. Who directed its screen adaptation? .....................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
7. When did the film go on general release? ............................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
8. What film-making company produced it? ............................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
9. What did it deal with? (serious topics – social matters – funny/entertaining subjects, …)..................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
10. What was it like? ..................................................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
11. What was the story like? ......................................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
12. Who was the main actor/actress? .........................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
13. Which role did he/she play? .................................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
14. Who were the supporting characters? ..................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
15. Were there any special effects? If any, which ones? Did you like them?.............................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
16. Were there any spectacular scenes? Which ones? ................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
17. What did you like best? ........................................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
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THEBIGSCREEN - module 02 -
Class
Date
Name
THE THIRD MILLENNIUM CINEMA
Technology and science have developped tremendously in the last few years, and the movie industry has benefited
from these great advantages. Modern cameras and computers create so many special effects that the movie set has
become the centre of all sorts of spectacular events, stunts and disasters. Extraordinary creatures of the imagination
like monsters and fairies, wizards and witches, elves and goblins, aliens and robots, have been created.
Thanks to modern technology anything can happen and seem real!
Science-fiction films such as Avatar (leading actors Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana) and digital-animation films
like Shrek Forever After have been highly appreciated.
In the last few years, films based on historical or mithological events, such as Chi Bi have also won great success.
Speaking of remakes we mustn’t fail to mention Robin Hood (played by Russel Crowe) and Tim Burton’s amazing version of Alice in Wonderland, starring Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway and Mia Wasikowska.
In this early third millennium a lot of movies have become famous through the world of magic and by use of special
effects. Two novels, adapted into the language of images, have done better than others and have become worldwide
blockbusters: the third and fourth episodes of the “Twilight” saga: Eclipse and Breaking Dawn.
Answer the following questions.
1. What advantages has the movie industry gained from developments in science and technology? .....................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
2. What kind of film is Avatar? ................................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
3. Who are the leading actors of the film Avatar? ....................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
4. What kind of film is Shrek for Ever After? ...........................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
5. Who stars in the film Shrek for Ever After?..........................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
6. What is the film about historical and mythological events mentioned in the text? ..............................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
7. What are the remakes the text refers to? ..............................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
8. What are the two novels that were successfully adapted to the big screen? ........................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
9. Have you seen one or more of the films mentioned above? .................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
10. Which one/ones? ..................................................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
11. If more than one, which one did you like best? ...................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
12. What did you like best? (Tick)
plot
setting
actress’ performance
special effects
leading character’s role
supporting character’s role
actor’s performance
- module 02 -THEBIGSCREEN
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Class
Date
Name
MUSICAL EVENTS IN LONDON AND NEW YORK
Answer the following questions.
1. What are London hot spots for rock and pop music? ...........................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
2. Can you name the trendiest restaurants where jazz music is played in London? ................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
3. What is home to the London Symphony Orchestra? ............................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
4. What are the two most important places for classical music? ..............................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
5. What sorts of live entertainment does New York offer? ......................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
6. Where do you have to go to enjoy the best in music and dance in New York? ...................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
7. Where do music lovers attend New York’s Philarmonic Orchestra performances? .............................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
8. What are the most famous theatres in your country? Where are they? ................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
9. Can you name the most important sports and entertainment venues of your city/country? ................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
10. What sorts of live entertainment does your city/country offer? ...........................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
11. Where are the most important cinemas located? ..................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
12. What are the trendiest restaurants? Where are they?............................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
13. What sorts of entertainment do young people prefer in your country? Where do they go? What do they do? ...
..............................................................................................................................................................................
14. Where do you have to go to attend concerts? .......................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
15. Have you ever seen a musical or a play? Where? When? ....................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
16. What was it like? Did you enjoy it? .....................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
17. What did you like best? ........................................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
18. What sorts of entertainment do you prefer? .........................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
Use your answers to write a text, then prepare a presentation to the class.
Use the questionnaire to write a letter on the topic.
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THEWORLDOFMUSIC - module 03 -
Class
Date
Name
REVIEWS
Talking about the best of the best in music.
A
The
The finest
pop
compilation I like best
rock
techno
...........................................................
contains songs by ...........................................................
Irish
American, ...........................................................
(name of the singer)
English,
............................................................................
has released a selection of the best songs from her/his album, brought out between ..................... and .....................
(year)
(year)
B
The .................... edition of ............................................... includes the biggest hits by ...............................................
(number)
(record company)
................................................................................................... are one of the most important bands of recent years
(name of a group)
The greatest hit that turned them into big stars was .....................................................................................................
They have consolidated their fame with legendary songs such as .................................... and ...................................
The band has also presented
video clips
a DVD
a live double CD
They have brought out an album of greatest hits and tracks like .................................................................................
and .................................................................................................................................................................................
ACTIVITY:Write a review about a compilation you have listened recently. Prepare a presentation to the class.
- module 03 - THEWORLDOFMUSIC
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Class
Date
Name
CLASS SURVEY
Ask your classmates’ preferences and fill in the table.
Sort of music
Male classmates
results
Female classmates
results
total
e.g. house music
.............//.............. .........7........... .............//.............. ..........4......... ........11.........
house
............................. ..................... ............................. ..................... .....................
heavy metal
............................. ..................... ............................. ..................... .....................
underground
............................. ..................... ............................. ..................... .....................
pop
............................. ..................... ............................. ..................... .....................
rock
............................. ..................... ............................. ..................... .....................
classical
............................. ..................... ............................. ..................... .....................
dance
............................. ..................... ............................. ..................... .....................
electropop
............................. ..................... ............................. ..................... .....................
synth
............................. ..................... ............................. ..................... .....................
hard rock
............................. ..................... ............................. ..................... .....................
country
............................. ..................... ............................. ..................... .....................
folk
............................. ..................... ............................. ..................... .....................
indie
............................. ..................... ............................. ..................... .....................
alternative
............................. ..................... ............................. ..................... .....................
rap
............................. ..................... ............................. ..................... .....................
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THEWORLDOFMUSIC - module 03 -
Class
Date
Name
REPORT
Use the hints in the chart below and the result of your survey to write a report. Prepare a presentation
to the class.
The types of music the boys and girls in my class like are
totally different
quite different
not different
Most of the boys like ......................................................................... and ...................................................................
Boys like ......................................................................... better than ..........................................................................
Almost all the girls in my class like ....................................................... and ..............................................................
Girls like .................................................................................. better than .................................................................
Boys usually prefer more
conventional
music than girls
alternative
Both at discos and parties boys usually like listening to ...........................................................................................
......................................................................................and ........................................................................................
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
They can’t stand ....................................................................... and ...........................................................................
They consider both sorts of music stupid/boring.
- module 03 - THEWORLDOFMUSIC
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Class
Date
Name
MY FAVOURITE MUSIC
Choose and tick.
How much do you like music?
I love music. Music is very important to me.
I don’t mind music. It’s not important to me.
Music doesn’t give me any particular emotion.
Music expresses feelings and gives me special emotions.
Give complete answers to the following questions.
1.
How often do you listen to music?
every day
often
sometimes
never
2.
What is your favourite kind of music? What is your favourite singer/band? .....................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
3.
What was his/her/their last hit? ..........................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
4.
Have you ever been to live concerts? When? Where?........................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
5.
Who was the star of the concert? ........................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
6.
What was the concert like? .................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
7.
How many songs did the star sing? (Name some titles) .....................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
8.
What is your favourite song? .............................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
9.
Are lyrics more or less important than music in the songs you like? .................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
10. Can you play an instrument? Which one? ..........................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
11. Do you take music lessons? Where? How often? ...............................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
12. Is there a music room in your school? ................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
13. Would you like to become a professional singer? Why? Why not? ...................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
14. What is the most important pop music event in Italy? When does it take place? Where? .................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
15. Are there any other musical events in your country? If so, where do they take place? When? .........................
............................................................................................................................................................................
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THEWORLDOFMUSIC - module 03 -
Class
Date
Name
Use your answers to write a text, then prepare a presentation to the class.
Use the questionnaire to write a letter on the topic.
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF TELEVISION
1.
Why is television important? ..............................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
2.
What are the programmes that allow people to know about distant countries and civilizations? ......................
............................................................................................................................................................................
3.
What do history programmes do? .......................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
4.
Why are science programmes important?...........................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
5.
How is TV generally considered by lonely and elderly people? .......................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
6.
What dangerous effects might a prolonged viewing cause? ...............................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
7.
What should children do ? ..................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
8.
What shouldn’t they do? .....................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
9.
What sort of films and TV programmes shouldn’t children watch? ...................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
10. What do statistics show?.....................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
11. What should parents do?.....................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
12. What measures could be adopted to prevent children from watching programmes unsuitable for them? .........
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
13. What do commercial breaks do? ........................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
- module 04 - WHATISON
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Class
Date
Name
MY CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS
Choose, then write about your family and country’s traditions.
What people do at Christmas
People decorate their houses with holly and mistletoe
People decorate Christmas trees with coloured lights and ornaments
Many families go to Church the evening before Christmas
Children wake up early to open presents which have been brought by Father Christmas
People usually have a big meal, consisting of traditional dishes
Friends exchange Christmas cards
People give presents to their relatives and friends
Father Christmas fills the Christmas stockings hung by children’s beds or fireplaces with sweets and small presents
Children write letters to Father Christmas
Children write Christmas cards to their parents
People unwrap their presents at midnight on Christmas Eve
People have a skiing holiday
People wear something red
People spend the weeks before Christmas ..................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................................................................
Windows overflow with ..............................................................................................................................................
Streets..........................................................................................................................................................................
To decorate their houses, people .................................................................................................................................
Children.......................................................................................................................................................................
On Christmas Eve families usually .............................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................................................................
On Christmas Day .......................................................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................................................................
I usually ......................................................................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................................................................
overflow with = traboccano di
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FESTIVALSANDFESTIVITIES - module 05 -
Class
Date
Name
WHAT DO THE BRITISH USUALLY EAT ON CHRISTMAS DAY?
Match each word to its English equivalent.
Arrosto d’oca
Tacchino
Patate arrostite
Carote e piselli
Cavoletti di Bruxelles
Sugo di carne
Dolcetti di Natale
Dolce di Natale a forma di budino
Salsa di mirtilli
Vino caldo zuccherato e aromatizzato
Cioccolata calda
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
l.
m.
Mulled wine
Hot chocolate
Christmas pudding
Mince pies
Roasted goose
Turkey
Carrots and peas
Cranberry sauce
Gravy
Brussel sprouts
Roast potatoes
Match the items to write the greetings cards.
Hope your Easter is filled with
I’ll never love anyone
Many kisses for you
Together with you
1.
2.
3.
4.
a.
b.
c.
d.
the way I love you.
all my dreams are coming true!
on your Name’s Day.
all the warmth you spread all around you!
Answer the following questions.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
What kind of festivity is it? (religious – family – national – pagan)
When is it? What does it celebrate?
How do the British decorate their houses?
What do the British do on Christmas Eve?
What do the British do on Christmas Day?
What do they eat? How do they spend the evening?
- module 05 - FESTIVALSANDFESTIVITIES
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Class
Date
Name
Describe your favourite festival.
The festival I like most is
the patron saint feast
the chestnut festival
Christmas Day/Easter Day
St Valentine’s Day
Carnival
It started in
early times
recent times
Since then the festival takes place
on (data della festa) ........................................................................................
every year
every ...................................................
The celebration includes a
party
masquerade parade
race / ride - horse / bicycle
The
exhibition
show
games/tournament
fireworks
annual
monthly
weekly
Refreshments
Traditional champagne
a live music concert
a buffet dinner
a dinner with dancing
People gather in the
streets
square
and
theatre
..................................................
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attract(s)
millions of spectators
hundreds of spectators
are provided
is served
There is also
Festivities begin
When
................................................................
see/watch ............................................
attend ..................................................
take part in ..........................................
visit .....................................................
at ................................................... and end at ................................................
FESTIVALSANDFESTIVITIES - module 05 -
Class
Date
Name
Fill in the spaces.
1.
The name Easter comes from ..............................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
2.
It is a (religious – family – national – pagan, ...) .....................................................................................festivity
3.
It occurs...........................and celebrates..............................................................................................................
4.
Pagan ceremonies took place ..............................................................................................................................
People ..................................................................................................................................................................
5.
Traditions include ................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
6.
Around Easter, people generally ..........................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
7.
On Easter Sunday ................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
8.
People generally eat (typical dishes – typical cakes, ...) ....................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
9.
There are particular customs in my family. We usually ......................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
10. On Easter Sunday, we .........................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
11. On Easter Monday, we ........................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
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Class
Date
Name
Answer the following questions.
1.
What is the European Union? ..............................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
2.
What happened on 7th February, 1992? ..............................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
3.
What happened in June 1999? .............................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
4.
How many states are there in the EU nowadays? ................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
5.
What do the states of the EU aim at?...................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
6.
What is the single currency adopted by most of the member states of the EU?..................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
7.
What are the most important bodies of the EU? Where are they located? ..........................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
8.
Which states signed the Maastrict Treaty? When? ..............................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
9.
When was the Chart of Fundamental Rights of the European Union signed? ....................................................
10. When did Spain and Portugal join the union?
........................................................................
11. Which states joined the union in 2007? ..........
........................................................................
........................................................................
........................................................................
........................................................................
........................................................................
........................................................................
........................................................................
........................................................................
........................................................................
........................................................................
........................................................................
........................................................................
........................................................................
........................................................................
........................................................................
........................................................................
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LET’SMAKEACHANGE - module 06 -
Class
Date
Name
On the Net
PEEPING TOMS are people on the Net who don’t really want to meet new friends, but secretly enjoy watching
the Net activity of other people.
NARCISSISTS
are self-centered people who greatly desire to show-off and brag about their physical appearance,
e.g., their muscles and their hair-styles.
SUSPICIOUS
only chat with a small circle of friends; they only place a few of their photos on the Net, and
they refuse to give any information about themselves.
WRITERS
and journalists publish their books, articles and magazines, painters exhibit their drawings, movie
directors present their films and musicians play their music, all on-line in order to promote their
works, increase their sales, or at least, their own popularity.
USERS
Here is a list of some of the most visited websites:
FACEBOOK
200 million people have used it to contact friends and find people
MYSPACE.COM 90 million people have used it; they are mostly artists, especially musicians, who want people
know about them and their work.
BADOO
15 million people have used it; it allows you input your own data so as to put you in touch with
people who have similar interests.
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Class
Date
Name
Answer the following questions.
1.
What do travellers look on the Net for?...............................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
2.
What do scientists find? .......................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
3.
What do reporters use the Net for? ......................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
4.
What do suspicious users do? ..............................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
5.
Why do stars and politicians use the Net? ...........................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
6.
Who uses the Net to publish their work? .............................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
Answer the following questions.
1.
What are the most known social networks? ........................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
2.
What can users do? ..............................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
3.
Who are the majority of the users? ......................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
4.
What services do social networks offer? .............................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
5.
What is one of the most visited websites? ...........................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
6.
What does the name Facebook derive from?.......................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
7.
Who founded the website? When? ......................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
8.
How many users does Facebook have? ...............................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
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HIGHTECHGENERATION - module 07 -
gee-whiz (slang ) = sorprendenti
carrier = gestore
Date
to take on = sfidare/ prendere il sopravvento
Class
Name
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Class
Date
Name
GOOGLE LAUNCHES
ITS OWN SMARTPHONE
TO TAKE ON APPLE
Answer the following questions.
1.
What is Google’s most advanced phone called? .................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
2.
What did Google do to sell it? .............................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
3.
Where is the phone available? .............................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
4.
How much does the phone cost with a two-year contract from T-Mobile? ........................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
5.
Which carriers will provide similar offers? .........................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
6.
How much is the phone without contract? ..........................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
7.
What are the screen and the processor of the new smartphone like? ..................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
8.
What does the phone include? .............................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
9.
What are the most advanced technological features of the new smartphone? ....................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
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HIGHTECHGENERATION - module 07 -
stampede = corsa all’accaparramento
forecasts = previsioni
Date
lifelike = realistico
Class
Name
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Class
Date
Name
3D GETS CLOSE
ENOUGH TO TOUCH
Answer the following questions.
1.
Who wrote the article? ...............................................
...................................................................................
...................................................................................
...................................................................................
...................................................................................
2.
Where was the article written? ............................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
3.
How is the classical television image defined in the article?...............................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
4.
What do TV networks and electronics manufacturers aim at? ............................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
5.
What does Jeffrey Katzenberg say? .....................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
6.
Who is Jeffrey Katzenberg?.................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
7.
What has he committed his studio to do? ............................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
8.
What is the effect of the 3D revolution on the market? .......................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
9.
How much will be the first 3D TVset ? ...............................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
10. How much will consumers spend on 3D TVs in 2018, according to the Display Search forecasts? ..................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
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HIGHTECHGENERATION - module 07 -
Class
Date
Name
KEYS
ACTIVITY: page 72 - Match the items in the two coloumns.
1. digital frame
3. is used for downloading material and using websites
2. media centre
1. shows images, e-mail messages, and online galleries by
using memory cards. Thanks to wi-fi it gets news, horoscope and weather report
3. Internet tablet
2. is a small pc which allows people to watch films and
photos, listen to music and surf the Net.
ACTIVITY: page 73 - Write the Italian definition of the words listed below.
laptop = computer “da grembo”(portatile)
palmtop = computer palmare
smartphone = cellulare “intelligente”
head mounted display = occhiali per la visione virtuale
touch pad = puntatore a tappeto
touch screen = schermo che si attiva al tocco delle dita
digital camera = macchina fotografica digitale
laser printer = stampante laser
browser = programma per la navigazione in internet
web camera = telecamera collegata alla rete
notebook = computer facile da trasportare
ink-jet printer = stampante a getto d’inchiostro
wi-fi (wireless fidelity) = sistema di
trasmissione su onde radio
keyboard = tastiera
banner = messaggio pubblicitario sul web
numeric key pad = tastierino con numeri
delete = cancellare/tasto per cancellare
toolbar = barra degli strumenti
default = (di default) predefinito
taskbar = barra delle funzioni
easter egg = animazione o messaggio nascosto
inserito dai programmatori del software
trackball = pallina per puntamento
firewall = sistema di protezione dai pirati informatici
hacker = pirata informatico
- module 07 - HIGHTECHGENERATION
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Class
Date
Name
Sport in the USA
Answer the following questions.
1.
What did American football develop from and where? ......................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
2.
Who plays football other than professional teams? ............................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
3.
How can football be considered? ........................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
4.
Who made football popular? ...............................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
5.
How many college football teams are there in America? ....................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
6.
How many spectators attend football games each year? .....................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
7.
Who invented basketball and when? ...................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
8.
Why did basketball gain popularity quickly? ......................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
9.
How many players are there in a basketball team?..............................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
10. What is the NBA? ................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
11. How many teams has the NBA got? ....................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
12. When does the NBA interrupt its season? Why? ................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
13. Who plays major league baseball? ......................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
14. How long does the baseball season last? .............................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
15. What does it include? ..........................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
16. What does the final series in the league playoffs determine? .............................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
17. What do the two pennant winners do? ................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
18. Why is baseball known as the “the national pastime”? ......................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
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SPORTWHATAPASSION - module 08 -
Class
Date
Name
Sport in the UK
Answer the following questions.
1.
What is the most typical British game? ...............................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
2.
Where is it played? ..............................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
3.
How many players are there in a cricket team? ...................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
4.
What is the most famous cricket club? Where is it located? ...............................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
5.
What are the golf sticks called? ...........................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
6.
Where was golf invented? Where is it played? ...................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
7.
When did golf become popular? .........................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
8.
Where is the world’s oldest golf club? ................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
9.
When was tennis introduced from France? .........................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
10. What is the main event of the lawn tennis season? .............................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
11. What do international events include?.................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
12. Who takes part in the competitions?....................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
- module 08 - SPORTWHATAPASSION
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Class
Date
Name
SPORTS
Sports play a fundamental role in both physical and psychological development of the child, especially at an early
age. In addition, sports create opportunities that teach children to rely on partners, to play together, and, especially
for ill-behaved children who lack self-control, to respect the rules of the game.
SPORTS IN ITALY
Professional athletes are heroes in Italy, and they earn very high salaries for their performances. Sport related activities are also a huge business, but in spite of all the money spent on sporting events, Italians prefer to stay at home and
sit in their comfortable armchairs rather than exercise. On Saturdays and Sundays, the majority of TV programmes are
devoted to sports, and Italians spend their free time watching soccer matches on TV without actually participating in
any sport whatsoever. This situation, however, is slowly changing, but even though there is an increasing number of
people who spend hours keeping fit and exercising, spectator sports are still the most popular ones in Italy.
Read through the two texts above then answer the following questions.
1.
Why is sport important? ......................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
2.
What does sport teach children? ..........................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
3.
How are professional athletes considered in Italy? .............................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
4.
What are their salaries like?.................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
5.
What is the contradiction regarding Italians’ attitude towards sport the text refers to? ......................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
6.
What do Italians do? ............................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
7.
Why is the situation changing? What is happening? ...........................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
8.
What are the most popular sports in Italy? ..........................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
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SPORTWHATAPASSION - module 08 -
Class
Date
Name
My Favourite Sport
Give complete answers to the following questions.
1.
Do you practise any team sports? ........................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
2.
Do you practise an indoor or outdoor sport? Where? (At school – at a sport centre, ...) ....................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
3.
Do you practise it in the winter, in the summer or all year long? ........................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
4.
Do you wear a special outfit? Do you need special equipment? .........................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
5.
What does your equipment consist of? ...............................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
6.
Is it cheap or expensive? .....................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
7.
How often do you play? ......................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
8.
Is your training hard? ..........................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
9.
What do you have to do? Give examples ...........................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
11. Do you take part in competitions? .......................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
12. Do you prefer individual or team sports? ............................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
13. Have you ever won any competitions? ................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
14. If so what? When? ...............................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
15. Have you ever played against teams from other clubs/towns? If so, what was it like?.......................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
16. Would you like to play for a big club or in a national competition? Give reasons. ............................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
17. Are sports played in your school? If so, what?....................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
18. Is there a gymnasium? Is it well-equipped? ........................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
19. Are there any other sporting facilities in your school? What? ............................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
20. Is P.E. considered as important as Italian or Maths in Italian schools? Why? Why not? ....................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
21. Do schools do enough in this area? Should they do more? What? Tick
schools should provide more sporting facilities
schools should devote more time to sports
schools should facilitate more sporting activities
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Class
Date
Name
CLASS SURVEY
Ask your classmates then fill in the table.
Favourites
Male classmates
results
Female classmates
results
total
e.g. tennis
.............//.............. .........7........... .............//.............. ..........4......... ........11.........
snorkeling
............................. ..................... ............................. ..................... .....................
diving
............................. ..................... ............................. ..................... .....................
swimming
............................. ..................... ............................. ..................... .....................
horse riding
............................. ..................... ............................. ..................... .....................
skiing
............................. ..................... ............................. ..................... .....................
cycling
............................. ..................... ............................. ..................... .....................
rollerblading
............................. ..................... ............................. ..................... .....................
skating
............................. ..................... ............................. ..................... .....................
go-karting
............................. ..................... ............................. ..................... .....................
hiking
............................. ..................... ............................. ..................... .....................
playing table tennis
............................. ..................... ............................. ..................... .....................
playing football
............................. ..................... ............................. ..................... .....................
playing water polo
............................. ..................... ............................. ..................... .....................
playing basketball
............................. ..................... ............................. ..................... .....................
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Horse riding
Basketball
Cycling
Rollerblading
Snorkeling
Skiing
SPORTWHATAPASSION - module 08 -
Class
Date
Name
REPORT
Use the hints below and the results of your survey to write a report. Then prepare a presentation to the class.
The sports the boys and girls in my class like are
totally different
quite different
not different
Most of the boys like
.........................................................................................
and ..................................................................................
Boys like
.......................................................................................
better than ......................................................................
Almost all the girls in my class like
.........................................................................................
and ...................................................................................
Girls like
.........................................................................................
better than .......................................................................
Boys usually prefer more
relaxing
sports than girls
challenging
At the weekend boys usually like
.........................................................................................
and ..................................................................................
They can’t stand
They consider both sports stupid/boring
.........................................................................................
and ..................................................................................
.........................................................................................
Only a few boys like
.........................................................................................
Most of the girls in my class are crazy about
On weekdays girls like
They are not too fond of
.........................................................................................
.........................................................................................
.........................................................................................
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41
Class
Date
Name
MY BEST FRIEND
Fill in the spaces with information about your best friend.
(Full name) is a friend of mine. She/He is from ................. and/but lives in .........................................
She/he is (age)..................................Her/His father is a...............................and her/his mother is a ...
........................................................... She/He has (sisters/ brothers) ..................................................
Name is (physical appearance) ............................................................................................................
She/He has ..............................................................................................................................................
She/he is (about her/his personality) ......................................................................................................
Her/His friend (name) says that she/he is a bit .......................................................................................
She/he can ..................................... and ............................................., but can’t ....................................
She/He is a talented ..................................She/He has a talent for ........................................................
She/he usually (daily routines) gets up at ..............................................................................................
She/He walks to school. Her/His mother drives her/him to school.........................................................
She/He gets back from school at ............................................................................................................
In the afternoon she/he usually ...............................................................................................................
She/he never ...........................................................................................................................................
She/he spends most evenings surfing the Net ................................................................................................
She/he likes ....................................... and ...................................., but doesn’t like ...............................
Her/His favourite hobbies are ................................................................................................................
She/He usually spends her/his freetime (playing video games/watching TV/playing football............)
She/he would like to ....................................................., but her/ his parents do not let her/him do the things she/he likes.
After middle school she/he will probably go to ....................................................................................
When she/he is an adult she/he would like to become a ........................................................................
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TEENWORLD - module 09 -
Class
Date
Name
PEOPLE - HEROES - RELATIVES
Give complete answers to the following questions.
1.
What is he/she like? (physical description and personality)? ..............................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
2.
What is her/his best quality? ................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
3.
What is her/his worst quality? .............................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
4.
What is important to him/her? .............................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
5.
What does he/she like doing? ..............................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
6.
What are his/her interests? ...................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
7.
What can he/she do? ............................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
8.
What sort of music, books, films, sports, Tv programmes, food....does he/she like?..........................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
9.
How does he/she usually spend his/her weekdays?.............................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
10. What does he/she do on Saturdays and Sundays? ...............................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
11. Would he/she change anything in his/her life? What? .........................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
12. What would he/she like to do? ............................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
13. What would he/she like to have? .........................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
14. What would he/she like to become when he/she is an adult? ..............................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
Use your answers to write a text, then prepare a presentation to the class.
Use the questionnaire to write a letter on the topic.
- module 09 - TEENWORLD
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Class
Date
Name
MY HOUSE
Give complete answers to the following questions.
1.
Where do you live? ..............................................................................................................................................
2.
Do you live in a flat or a house? ..........................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
3.
How long have you lived there? ..........................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
4.
Where is your house situated? Tick or complete
5.
What does your house face? ................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
6.
What is your house flanked by? (on both sides, on one side) .............................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
7.
Is there a front/back garden? ...............................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
8.
If yes, is the garden surrounded by a fence?........................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
9.
What is the outside of your house like? (colour – architectural style – look – preservation, ...).........................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
on top of a hill
in the town centre
on the outskirts of .......................................................
in .........................................................................street
10. Is there a garage under/next to your house? Is there a parking space? Where? .................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
11. What is the inside of your house like? (comfortable – tidy – , ...) .......................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
12. What colour is the inside of your house painted? ................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
13. How many rooms are there? What are they? .......................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
14. What is the largest room? What is the smallest room? ........................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
15. What is your favourite room? Why? ..................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
16. Where do you spend most of your time? What do you usually do? ...................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
17. In your house, what is the main meeting place for your family? ........................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
18. Are there any special features in your house? If yes, what? ...............................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
Use your answers to write a text, then prepare a presentation to the class.
Use the questionnaire to write a letter on the topic.
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TEENWORLD - module 09 -
Class
Date
Name
MY SUMMER HOLIDAYS
Answer these questions, then use your answers to write an account of what you did last summer.
1.
What did you do last summer? ............................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
2.
Have you been abroad? Have you been at home? ...............................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
3.
Did you go on a package holiday or a cruise? .....................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
4.
Did you do anything interesting? How did you spend your holidays? ................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
5.
Did you have picnics? Did you take any trips? Where did you go? ....................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
6.
Who did you go with? .........................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
7.
When did you leave? ...........................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
8.
How far from your hometown is the place where you went on holiday? ............................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
9.
How did you get there? ........................................................................................................................................
10. How long did it take you by car/boat/train/plane? ..............................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
11. How long did you stay there? ..............................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
12. What was the place like? .....................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
13. Do people return there regularly? Why? .............................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
14. Did you meet any old friends? Did you make many new friends?......................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
15. Did you meet boys and girls with interests similar to your own? .......................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
16. Did you enjoy your holiday? ...............................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
17. How did you use to spend your day? ...................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
18. What was the most enjoyable day you had? Why? What did you do? ................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
Use your answers to write a text, then prepare a presentation to the class.
Use the questionnaire to write a letter on the topic.
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Class
Date
Name
MY FREE TIME
Choose, tick, then give complete answers to the following questions.
1. How much free time have you got on weekdays?
- I usually have
a lot of free time
little free time
because I .....................................................................
because I ....................................................................
2. How much free time have you got on Saturdays and Sundays?
- At the weekends I usually have
much more time than weekdays, because I don’t have to ...................................................
less time than weekdays because I have to ..........................................................................
3. Do you enjoy your weekends?
I enjoy weekends because I always/often do something special. I (go out with my friends, go to the gym,
play video games, go to the mountains, ...) ........................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
I don’t enjoy weekends because I rarely/never do anything special. I................................................................
...........................................................................................................................................................................
4. How many hours a day do you spend doing your favourite activities? What do you do?
- I spend
about one hour .....................................................
more than two hours ........................................ (listening to music/playing video
games/chatting on the NET....)
less than two hours............................................
5. Who do you usually spend your free time with?
- I usually spend my free time with my
parents/family
friends
schoolmates
6. What do you like to do most? Give reasons.
- The pastimes I like most are ......................................................................................... and ...............................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
- (Your favourite pastime) ... is
great
interesting
funny
challenging.
7. Is there anything else you would like to do and you do not? What?
- I would also like to ........................................... and ..........................................................., but ........................
..............................................................................................................................................................................
8. Do you think pastimes should be relaxing or challenging? Are you lazy or active and energetic? .....................
...............................................................................................................................................................................
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Class
Date
Name
MY FREE TIME
Give complete answers to the following questions.
1.
How do you spend your free time when you are on holidays?............................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
2.
Are you a TV addict? How much does computer affect your life? .....................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
3.
Are you a sportswoman/sportsman? Can you play a sport? What? When? ........................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
4.
Is practising a sport better than watching it on TV? Why? .................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
5.
Do you find reading books boring or interesting? Why? .....................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
6.
Is listening to music as enjoyable as watching TV? ............................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
7.
Is going to the cinema better than going to an arcade?........................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
8.
What are the leisure activities you do not like? Why don’ t you like them? .......................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
9.
Is it better to spend one’s own free time alone or with friends? Why? ...............................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
Prepare a speech about your hobbies and the leisure activities you do not like.
Write a letter to a friend. Talk about your favourite pastimes and the activities you do not like to do. Ask for
information about what she/he enjoys doing in her/his free time.
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Class
Date
Name
DREAMS
Our dreams are about the things we would like to have, or the events we would like to happen. Most young people
dream of becoming rich and famous. An expensive car, a beautiful house, a successful career are some of the most
common dreams. My father dreams that I will get a good job. My mother wants my boyfriend to be loyal, friendly
and affectionate.
Teenage boys dream of becoming successful footballers. Teenage girls usually dream of becoming actresses, or
famous singers or dancers. That’s why TV programmes introducing talented young people into the world of show
business are a huge success.
I too like singing and acting very much. As a child I took part in a number of school dramas in which I tried to do
my best. They were unforgettable! I’m older now and my dreams have changed over the years. I don’t dream of
becoming a famous star anymore.
My dream is to fulfil myself. I don't exactly know how, but it would be nice to become a good doctor, engineer, or
lawyer. I hope I can be good at the job I choose. If I am good, I would feel proud of and confident about what I have
chosen to do.
Answer the following questions.
1.
What are the things that you would like to have? ...............................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
2.
What are the events that you would like to happen? ...........................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
3.
Have you ever dreamed to become rich and famous? When? ............................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
4.
What is the material thing you consider a must have? ........................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
5.
Have you ever dreamed to become a famous star?..............................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
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TEENWORLD - module 09 -
Class
Date
Name
PETS
Give complete answers to the following questions.
1.
Have you got a pet? ............................................................................................................................................
2.
Do you love your pet? .........................................................................................................................................
3.
What kind of pet is it? .........................................................................................................................................
4.
What colour is your pet? .....................................................................................................................................
5.
What is your pet’s name? ....................................................................................................................................
6.
How old is it? ......................................................................................................................................................
7.
Did you buy it or was it a present? ......................................................................................................................
8.
What does your pet eat? ......................................................................................................................................
9.
Do you feed your pet every day? How many times? ...........................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
10. Do you give your pet fresh water every day? ......................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
11. Where does your pet sleep? Does your pet sleep in a cage/dog’s bed? ...............................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
12. Why do you like it? .............................................................................................................................................
13. Has it anything you don’t like? ...........................................................................................................................
14. What can your pet do? .........................................................................................................................................
15. Does your pet get the exercise it needs? ..............................................................................................................
16. Do you provide your pet proper medical care when necessary? Have you ever taken it to a veterinarian? .......
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
17. Do you take your pet with you when you go on holiday? If you don’t, who takes care of it? ............................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
18. Have you ever heard about/seen animals kept in terrible conditions or suffering abuses? .................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
19. What do you think of people who treat animals cruelly? ....................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
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Class
Date
Name
PETS
Give complete answers to the following questions.
1.
Would you like to have a pet? Why? Why not? ....................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................
2.
What is your dream pet? I would like to have a:
dog
cat
hamster
goldfish
rabbit
turtle
............................................................................................................................................................................
3.
What would you like to do if you had a pet?
I’d take care of it
I would be gentle
I’d give it fresh water
I’d take it regularly to a veterinarian
I’d love it
I’d feed it every day
I’d give it the exercise it needs
I’d bring it with me on holiday
Use your answers to write a text, then prepare a presentation to the class.
Use the questionnaire to write a letter on the topic.
Cat
Dog
Parrot
Hamster
Goldfish
Rabbit
Tortoise
Bird
Canary
Use your answers to write a text, then prepare a presentation to the class.
Use the questionnaire to write a letter on the topic.
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Class
Date
Name
MY FUTURE
Give complete answers to the following questions.
1.
What would you like to do after Scuola Media? ................................................................................................
2.
What type of school will you go to next year? ....................................................................................................
3.
Why have you chosen this type of school? Are you interested in scientific subjects/Art and Design/Visual Arts/
Literature? ............................................................................................................................................................
4.
How long have you been interested in scientific subjects/Art and Design/ Visual Arts/ Literature? ..................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
5.
Why do you like these subjects? Have you got a particular aptitude for them?..................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
6.
Have you got more aptitude for works involving studying or practical skills? ...................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
7.
What would you like to become when you are an adult? ....................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
8.
How long have you been interested in the professional career you have chosen? ..............................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
9.
Have you ever had any direct experience in that field? ......................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
10. What would you need to do to get the job you have chosen? (stages – apprenticeship, ...) ................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
11. Where will you work? Why? ...............................................................................................................................
12. What will you do?................................................................................................................................................
14. What skills will you need?...................................................................................................................................
15. What aptitudes does the job you have chosen require? .......................................................................................
Useful expressions:
1.
I will need to be good at ......................................................................................................................................
2.
.......................................... it’s within my reach (...rientra nelle mie possibilità)
3.
I have an inclination for .......................................................................................................................................
Use your answers to write a text, then prepare a presentation to the class.
Use the questionnaire to write a letter on the topic.
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Class
Date
Name
MY FAMILY
Give complete answers to the following questions.
1.
How many people are there in your family? .......................................................................................................
2.
What’s your father’s name? How old is he? Where is he from? .........................................................................
3.
What’s your mother’s name? How old is she? Where is she from? ...................................................................
4.
Have you got any brothers or sisters? Are you an only child? ............................................................................
5.
What’s your sister’s name? How old is she? .......................................................................................................
6.
What’s your brother’s name? How old is he? ......................................................................................................
7.
Does your brother/sister go to school? What school does he/she attend? ...........................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
8.
What does your father/mother do? Where does he/she work? ............................................................................
9.
What time does your father/mother have to start to work? .................................................................................
10. What time does he/she leave home to go to work? How does he/she go to work? .............................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
11. What sort of jobs does your father/mother have to do? .......................................................................................
12. Does your father/mother like his/her work? ........................................................................................................
13. Where does your father/mother usually have lunch? ..........................................................................................
14. What time does your father/mother usually come back home from work?.........................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
15. How much free time does your father/mother have on week days? ....................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
16. How does your father/mother usually spend his/her free time? ..........................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
17. What’s your father like? (physical appearance – personality – aptitudes, ...)......................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
18. What’s your mother like? (physical appearance – personality – aptitudes, ...) ...................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
19. What are your brothers/sisters like? (physical appearance – personality – aptitudes, ...) ..................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
20. Who does housework? .........................................................................................................................................
21. What do you do most nights? ..............................................................................................................................
22. How do you usually spend your weekends? ........................................................................................................
Use your answers to write a text, then prepare a presentation to the class.
Use the questionnaire to write a letter on the topic.
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Class
Date
Name
MY ROUTINE
Give complete answers to the following questions.
1.
What time do you get up on weekdays? ..............................................................................................................
2.
What do you do first? And then? .........................................................................................................................
3.
What time do you have breakfast? What do you have? ......................................................................................
4.
What do you do in the morning? .........................................................................................................................
5.
What time do you leave home? ..........................................................................................................................
6.
How do you go to school? ...................................................................................................................................
7.
How long does it take you? .................................................................................................................................
8.
What time do your lessons start? .........................................................................................................................
9.
Have you got a break? What time? .....................................................................................................................
10. What do you usually do during the break? ..........................................................................................................
11. What do you do after the break? .........................................................................................................................
12. What time do you get back from school? ............................................................................................................
13. What time do you have lunch? What do you have? ...........................................................................................
14. What do you do in the afternoon?
I usually get a few homework and I can play ..................................................................................................
I usually get a lot of homework, so I can’t ......................................................................................................
I go to the gym every other day
I take dancing classes twice a week
I play football from ............... to ............... everyday
15. What time do you have dinner? What do you have? ...........................................................................................
16. What do you do after dinner?
I watch TV most evenings
I read a book until bedtime
17. What time do you go to bed? ................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
Use your answers to write a text, then prepare a presentation to the class.
Use the questionnaire to write a letter on the topic.
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Class
Date
Name
EATING HABITS
Give complete answers to the following questions.
1.
Do you usually eat in an adequate mealtime environment? ................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
2.
Do you usually eat at a fixed time and at the table? ............................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
3.
Does your family respect mealtimes? .................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
4.
Does your family use the telephone or watch television at mealtime? ...............................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
5.
Do you have a well-balanced diet? Why? Why not? ..........................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
6.
Do you have a variety of foods, or do you always ask for the same food? ........................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
7.
Do you refuse the foods you don’t like? .............................................................................................................
8.
Do you eat fruits and vegetables everyday? ........................................................................................................
9.
Do you eat any junk food? Which ones? How often? .........................................................................................
10. Do you start your day with a good breakfast? .....................................................................................................
11. What do you usually have for breakfast? ............................................................................................................
12. What do you usually have for lunch and dinner? ................................................................................................
13. What is your favourite food? What foods don’t you like? ..................................................................................
14. If you have a party, what foods would you definitely offer? What food or dishes would you prepare? .............
.............................................................................................................................................................................
15. Have you ever eaten excessively? If so, what?....................................................................................................
16. Are you worried about your weight? If so, are you doing something about it, such as a diet or exercise to prevent
excess weight gain? .............................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
17. Do you usually limit your sugar and fat intake? .................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
18. Do you usually eat little amounts of grain products? ..........................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
Use your answers to write a text, then prepare a presentation to the class.
Use the questionnaire to write a letter on the topic.
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HEALTHYORUNHEALTHY - module 10 -
Class
Date
Name
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Class
Date
Name
A CONTROLLED DIET
Answer the following questions.
1.
Is there anyone in your class who is on a diet? Who? .........................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
2.
How long has he/she been on a diet? ..................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
3.
Does he/she choose his/her food on the advice of a doctor? ..............................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
4.
Does he/she choose low-calorie food? Which? When? ......................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
5.
Does he/she choose diet drinks? Which? When? ................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
6.
Does he/she do exercises? How often?................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
7.
Does he/she limit television/computer time?.......................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
8.
Does he/she avoid snacks and sweets? ................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
9.
Does he/she reduce the amount of grain products? .............................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
10. Does he/she eat a variety of fruit and vegetables?...............................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
11. Does he/she limit his/her fat intake?....................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
12. Does he/she go to the doctor’s regularly to check up on his/her health? ............................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
Write an article about teenagers’ eating habits in your country.
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Class
Date
Name
BEDROOM IN ARLES
Read through Van Gogh’s letter to his brother Theo and colour the drawing below as the painter suggests.
“This time it simply reproduces my bedroom; but colour must be abundant... to suggest a certain rest or dream.
I have painted the walls pale violet. The ground with checked material.
The wooden bed and the chairs, yellow like fresh butter; the sheet and the pillows, lemon light green. The bedspread,
scarlet coloured. The window, green. The washbasin, orange; the tank, blue.
The doors, lilac. And, that is all. There is not anything else in this room with closed shutters.
The square pieces of furniture must express unswerving rest; also the portraits on the wall, the mirror, the bottle,
and some costumes. The white colour has not been applied to the picture, so its frame will be white, aimed to get
me even with the compulsory rest recommended for me.
I have depicted no type of shade or shadow; I have only applied simple plain colours, like those in crepes.”
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Class
Date
Name
NIGHT MAIL
1
This is the Night Mail crossing the Border,
bringing the cheque and the postal order,
Letters for the rich, letters for the poor,
The shop at the corner, the girl next door.
.........................................................................
5
Letters of thanks, letters from banks,
Letters of joy from girl and boy
Receipted bills and invitations,
To inspect new stock or to visit relations,
And applications for situations,
10 And timid lover’s declarations,
And gossip, gossip from all the nations,
News circumstantial, news financial,
Letters with holiday snaps to enlarge in,
Letters with faces scrawled on the margin,
15 Letters from uncles, cousins, aunts,
Letters from Scotland to the South of France,
Letters of condolence to Highlands and Lowlands,
Written on paper of every hue,
The pink, the violet, the white and the blue,
20 The chatty, the catty, the boring, the adoring,
The cold and the official and the hearth’s outpouring,
Clever, stupid, short or long,
The typed, and the printed and the spelt all wrong.
.....................................................................................
(assonance: o/e)
(end-line rhyme:oor)
(ellipsis: the word bringing is not repeated)
(internal rhyme:ks/oy)
(consonance: s)
(rhythmical / pattern)
Wystan Hugh Auden
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LITERATURE - module 14 -
Class
Date
Name
GUIDED ANALYSIS
Analyze the phonological aspects of the poem.
The poem was written for a Post Office film to celebrate the night mail-train running from England to Scotland.
There are ....................................................................................................................................... internal rhymes.
They are in the lines .................................................................................................................................................
There are ................................................................................................................................ end-line rhymes.
They are in the lines ......................................................................................................................................................
The repetition of the sounds is immediate in lines .......................................................................................................
and intermittent in lines ............................................................................................................................................
Number the different rhythmical patterns.
There are .................................................................................................................. different rhythmical patterns.
Say how many times each rhythmical pattern is used and in which lines.
Pattern number 1 occurs ..................................................... times, in lines ......................................................................
Pattern number ..........................................................................................................................................................
There are ............................................................................................................................................................ assonances.
They can be found in line .............................................................................................................................................
There are .................................................................................................................................................... consonances.
They can be found in lines .............................................................................................................................................
Analyze the grammar features of the poem.
Choose and tick:
The poem is predominantly/exclusively made up of:
sentences
non-sentences
exclamations
questions
The time used is the
present
past
present perfect
future
The sentence structure is mainly characterized by
subordination
coordination
juxtaposition
ellipsis
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
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Class
Date
Name
William Blake
William Blake, born in 1757, was one of the major lyrical
poets. He was a rebel and expressed his Romantic ideals
through his poetry. He was against industrialization, reason and science, rules and conventions as they imprison
man’s freedom. In 1783 he published Poetical Sketches
and in 1789 he published Songs of Innocence, where he
contemplated love, purity, and beauty and used a very
simple language. In 1794 he published Songs of Experience, where he expressed the contrast between good and
evil and used a more serious style.
NURSE’S SONG
(from: Songs of Innocence, William Blake)
When the voices of children are heard on the green
And laughing is heard on the hill
My heart is at rest within my breast
And every thing else is still.
Then come home my children the sun is gone down
and the dews of night arise;
Come, come, leave off play, and let us away
Till morning appears in the skies.
“No, no, let us play for it is yet day
And we cannot go to sleep;
Besides, in the sky the little birds fly
And the hills are all covered with sheep.
“Well, well, go and play till the light fades away
And then go home to bed”
The little ones leaped and shouted and laughed
And all the hills echoed.
dew = rugiada
fade away = scomparire
leap = saltare
Take three coloured pens and circle the end-line rhymes, the internal lines and the regular patterns of rhythm.
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LITERATURE - module 14 -
Class
Date
Name
GUIDED ANALYSIS
Analyze the phonological aspects of the poem.
The poem consists of ................................................. stanzas.
There are ........................................................ internal rhymes.
They are in the lines ...............................................................................................................................
There are ........................................................ end-line rhymes.
They are in the lines ...............................................................................................................................
The repetition of the sounds is immediate in lines .................................................................................
and intermittent in lines ..........................................................................................................................
Number the different rhythmical patterns.
There are ....................................................... different rhythmical patterns.
Say how many times each rhythmical pattern is used and in which lines.
Pattern number 1 occurs .......................................... times, in lines ........................................................
Pattern number ........................................................................................................................................
There are ...................................................... assonances.
They can be found in line .......................................................................................................................
There are ...................................................... consonances.
They can be found in lines ......................................................................................................................
Analyze the grammar features of the poem.
Choose and tick:
The poem is predominantly/exclusively made up of:
sentences
non-sentences
exclamations
questions
The time used is the
present
past
present perfect
future
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Class
Date
Name
GUIDED ANALYSIS
Analyze the meaning of the poem.
In the first two stanzas you can hear the nurse’s voice.
In the first stanza, her words convey a sense of
fear
nervousness
anxiety
peace
harmony with nature
Which words express better her feelings? ....................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
In the second stanza, she asks children to stop playing and come back home.
The tone she uses is
harsh
sweet
calm
worried
angry
In the third stanza, you can hear the children’s voice. They say that they
want to continue to play
are tired and want to go to bed
it is not late because sheep and birds are still awake
it is late and sheep and birds are already sleeping
In the first two lines of the fourth stanza, there is the nurse’s reply. She says that
children are allowed to keep on playing until sunset
children have to return home before sunset
The last two lines of the fourth stanza focus on the children’s joy and their perfect union with nature which shares
their happiness.
Which words convey the image of a joyful atmosphere?...............................................................................................
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
Which words in the stanza express best communion between nature and the children? .............................................
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
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LITERATURE - module 14 -
Class
Date
Name
Robert Burns
Robert Burns was born in Scotland in 1759 into a poor
farming family. He was a simple and passionate poet.
He was a poet of nature and a song writer. He used a
mixture of Scottish English and dialect and is considered
the national poet of Scotland.
He died in 1796.
My Heart’s in the Highlands
My heart’s in the Highlands, my heart is not here;
My heart’s in the Highlands a-chasing the deer;
Chasing the wild deer, and following the roe,
My heart’s in the Highlands, wherever I go.
Farewell to the Highlands, farewell tothe North.
The birth-place of valour, the country of worth;
Wherever I wander, wherever I rove,
The hills of the Highlands for ever I love.
Farewell to the mountains, high cover’d with snow;
Farewell to the straths and green valleys below;
Farewell to the forests and wild-hanging woods;
Farewell to the torrents and loud pouring floods.
My heart’s in the Highlands, my heart is not here;
My heart’s in the Highlands a-chasing the deer;
Chasing the wild deer, and following the roe,
My heart’s in the Highlands, wherever I go.
a-chasing the deer = a caccia di cervi
roe = cerva
I rove = Io vaghi
staths = valli
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Class
Date
Name
GUIDED ANALYSIS
Analyze the phonological aspects of the poem.
The poem consists of ................................................. stanzas.
Each stanza is made up of .......................... lines.
There are a lot of repeated words.
They are: .................................................................................... In the lines ........................................ you can find
the word ...................................................
In the lines ............................................................... there is the word ............................................................................
..................................... In the lines .............................................................. you can find the word ..............................
..........................................................................................................................................................................................
There are ........................................................................................................................................... end-line rhymes.
They are in the lines .....................................................................................................................................................
Number the different rhythmical patterns.
There are ....................................................... different rhythmical patterns.
Say how many times each rhythmical pattern is used and in which lines.
Pattern number 1 occurs .......................................... times, in lines .............................................................................
Pattern number ..............................................................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
There are ................................................................................................................................................... assonances.
They can be found in line .............................................................................................................................................
There are ................................................................................................................................................. consonances.
They can be found in line .............................................................................................................................................
Analyze the grammar features of the poem.
Choose and tick:
The poem is predominantly/exclusively made up of:
The time used is the
sentences
non-sentences
exclamations
questions
present
past
present perfect
future
subordination
coordination
juxtaposition
ellipsis
........................................................................................................................................................................................
........................................................................................................................................................................................
The sentence structure is mainly characterized by
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LORD OF THE FLIES BY WILLIAM GOLDING
Extract 2
Piggy and Ralph arrive at the place where the other boys (except from Simon) are having a
party. Here is the description of the place and the party.
Long before Ralph and Piggy came up with Jack’s lot, they could hear the party.
There was a stretch of grass in a place where the palms left a wide band of turf
between the forest and the shore. Just one step down from the edge of the turf was
the white, blown sand of above high water, warm, dry, trodden. Below that again
was a rock that stretched away towards the lagoon. Beyond was a short stretch of
sand and then the edge of the water. A fire burned on the rock and fat dripped from
the roasting pig-meat into the invisible flames. All the boys of the island, except
Piggy, Ralph, Simon, and the two tending the pig, were grouped on the turf. They
were laughing, singing, lying, squatting, or standing on the grass, holding food in
their hands. But to judge by the greasy faces, the meat-eating was almost done;
and some held coconut shells in their hands and were drinking from them. Before
the Party had started a great log had been drugged into the centre of the lawn, and
Jack painted and garlanded, sat there like an idol. There were piles of meat on green
leaves near him, and fruit, and coconut shells full of drink.
lot = gruppo di persone
turf = erba bassa
blown... high water = sabbia dove l’alta marea non arrivava
trodden = appiattita
dripped from = sprizzava da
tending = che si occupavano
squatting = si accovacciavano
greasy = unte
List the descriptive elements of the place and the activities the boys are doing during the party in the table below.
the place
the party
.........................................................................................
.......................................................................................
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Answer the following questions.
1.
Where was Jack?
2.
What was he doing?
3.
What did he look like?
4.
What was there near him?
5.
What image do the words referring to Jack and the things around him convey? (power, strength, charisma,
richness, wealth, abundance)
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LORD OF THE FLIES
Exract 3
Ralph and Piggy decide to join the group.
At this moment the boys who were cooking at the fire suddenly hauled off a great
chunk of meat and ran with it towards the grass. They bumped Piggy who was burnt,
and yelled and danced. Immediately, Ralph and the crowd of boys were united and
relieved by a storm of laughter. Piggy once more was the centre of social derision,
so that everyone felt cheerful and normal.
Jack stood up and waved his spear.
“Take them some meat.” The boys with the spit gave Ralph and Piggy each a succulent chunk. They took the gift, dribbling. So they stood and ate beneath a sky of
thunderous brass that rang with the storm-coming.
Jack waved his spear again.
“Has everybody eaten as much as they want?”
There was still food left, sizzling on the wooden spits, heaped on the green platters. Betrayed by his stomach, Piggy threw a picked bone down on the beach and
stooped for more.
Jack spoke again, impatiently.
“Has everybody eaten as much as they want?”
His tone conveyed a warning, given out of the pride of ownership, and the boys
ate faster while there was still time. Seeing there was no immediate likelihood of a
pause, Jack rose from the log that was his throne and sauntered to the edge of the
grass. He looked down from behind his paint at Ralph and watched the fire as he
ate. He noticed without understanding, how the flames were visible now against the
dull light. Evening was come, not with calm beauty but with the threat of violence.
Jack spoke.
“Give me a drink.”
Henry brought him a shell and he drank, watching Piggy and Ralph over the jagged
rim. Power lay in the brown swell of his forearms: authority sat on his shoulder
and chattered in his ear like an ape.
“All sit down.”
hauled off = strapparono via
bumped = urtarono
relieved = liberati
spit = spiedo
chunk = pezzo
dribbling = con l’acquolina in bocca
thunderous brass = ottone (trombone) tuonante
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sizzling = che friggeva
heaped = accumulata, ammassata
likelihood = probabilità
sauntered = si diresse con comodo
jagged rim = contorno dentellato
swell = rigonfiamento (muscolo)
forearms = avambracci
Class
Date
Name
GUIDED ANALYSIS
Answer the following questions.
1.
What did the boys do when they saw Ralph and Piggy? .....................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
2.
What did Jack do? What did he say? ...................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
3.
What did the boys with the spit give Ralph and Piggy? ......................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
4.
What was Ralph and Piggy’s reaction? ...............................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
5.
What was the sky like? ........................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
6.
What did Jack say repeatedly to show that he dominated the others? ................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
7.
Which sentence focuses on Piggy’s attitude towards food? ...............................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
8.
What were the boys doing when Jack rose from the log? ...................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
9.
What did the evening look like? ..........................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
10. Who did Jack look at? .........................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
11. What did Jack ask for? ........................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
12. What did Henry do? ............................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
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LORD OF THE FLIES
Extract 4
Jack turns the boys fear of the beast and the storm to his advantage and enacts a ritual dance
to take control of them.
The hunters were looking uneasily at the sky, flinching from the stroke of the drops.
A wave of restlessness set the boys swaying and moving aimlessly. The flickering
light became brighter and the blows of the thunder were only just bearable. The littluns began to run about, screaming.
Jack leapt on to the sand.
“Do our dance! Come on! Dance!”
“He ran stumbling through the thick sand to the open space of rock beyond the
fire. Between the flashes of lightning the air was dark and terrible; and the boys
followed him, clamorously. Roger became the pig, grunting and charging at Jack,
who sidestepped. The hunters took their spears, the cooks took spits, and the rest
clubs of fire-wood.
A circling movement developped and a chant. While Roger mimed the terror of the
pig, the littluns run and jumped on the outside of the circle.
uneasily = con inquietudine
flickering = tremolante
flinching from = scansando
leapt = fece un balzo
restlessness = agitazione
stumbling through = incespicando nella
swaying = che tentennavano
charging at = attaccando
moving aimlessly = muovendosi senza scopo
sidestepped = si fece da parte
Complete with information from the text.
Who
what he/they did
the hunters .......................................................................
.......................................................................................
Jack .................................................................................
.......................................................................................
the littluns........................................................................
.......................................................................................
Roger ...............................................................................
.......................................................................................
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GUIDED ANALYSIS
Take two coloured pens and underline the visual and auditiory elements describing the storm, then list them
in the table.
visual elements
.........................................................................................
.........................................................................................
.........................................................................................
.........................................................................................
.........................................................................................
auditiory elements
.......................................................................................
.......................................................................................
.......................................................................................
.......................................................................................
.......................................................................................
Choose and tick:
The hunters’ behaviour shows their
joy
uncertainty
worry
The littluns’ behaviour reveals
fear
insecurity
weakness
self-confidence
Roger is
secure
excited
irrational
sensible
Nature seems to announce
a period of calm
an imminent danger
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LORD OF THE FLIES
Extract 5
Piggy and Ralph, afraid of both the storm and the beast, join the group and take part in the
tribal dance.
“Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood!”
The movement became regular while the chant lost its first superficial excitement
and began to beat like a steady pulse. Roger ceased to be a pig and became a hunter,
so that the centre of the ring yawned emptily.
There was the throb and stamp of a single organism.
The dark sky was shattered by a blue-white scar. An instant later the noise was on
them like the blow of a gigantic whip. The chant rose a tone in agony.
“Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood!”
Again the blue-white scar jagged above them and the sulphurous explosion beat
down. The littluns screamed and blundered about, fleeing from the edge of the
forest, and one of them broke the ring of biguns in his terror.
“Him! Him!”
The circle became a horseshoe. A thing was crawling out of the forest. It came
darkly, uncertainly.
The shrill screaming that rose before the beast was like a pain. The beast stumbled
into the horseshoe.
“Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood!”
The blue-white scar was constant, the noise unendurable. Simon was crying out
something about dead man on a hill.
“Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood! Do him in!”
The hunters in their blind excitement, like fierce cannibals, killed their friend Simon,
who was the only boy to know the truth about the cruel beast. In fact he had discovered
that the thing the hunters had supposed to be a beast was a dead parachutist and he
had come and tell them.
steady pulse = battito ininterrotto
yawned emptily = rimase vuoto
throb = il pulsare
stamp = il battere dei piedi
shattered = infranto
scar = cicatrice
The chant rose in agony = la cantilena divenne angosciante
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blunder about = si sparpagliarono
fleeing = fuggendo
Him! Him! = È LUI! È LUI! (la bestia)
shrill = lacerante
stumbled = entrò barcollando
unendurable = insopportabile
Class
Date
Name
GUIDED ANALYSIS
Choose and tick:
The passage is predominantly/exclusively made up of
long sentences
short sentences
exclamations
questions
The time used is the
present
past
present perfect
future
The sentence structure is mainly characterized by
subordination
coordination
juxtaposition
ellipsis
The words the author uses convey a sense of
fear
nervousness
anxiety
peace
harmony with nature
List the words expressing the situation
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
The boys are
afraid
subjugated (plagiati)
enchanted (stregati)
foolish
excited
irrational
sensible
List the words expressing their mood and feelings
.........................................................................................................................................................................................
.........................................................................................................................................................................................
Nature seems to announce
a period of calm
an imminent tragedy
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Name
THE PERFECT DOG
(From Marley and Me)
In the summer of 1967, when I was ten years old, my father caved in to my persistent pleas and took me to get my
own dog. Together we drove in the family station wagon far into the Michigan countryside to a farm run by a woman
and her ancient mother.
The farm produced just one commodity: dogs. Dogs of every imaginable size and shape and age and temperament.
They had two only things in common: each was a mongrel and each was free to a good home. “Now, take your
time, son,” Dad said: “Your decision today is going to be with you for many years to come”. I immediately raced to
the puppy cage. “You want to pick one that’s not timid”, my father coached. “Try rattling the cage and see which
ones aren’t afraid”.
I grabbed the chain-link gate and yanked on it with loud clang. The dozen or so puppies reeled backward, collapsing on top of one another. Just one remained. He was gold with a blaze on his chest and he charged the gate
yapping fearlessly. He jumped up and excitedly licked my fingers through the fencing. I brought him home in a card
box and named him Shaun.
Shaun was spirited but controlled, affectionate but calm.
He gave me the childhood every kid deserves.
caved in = cedette
pleas = richieste
commodity = prodotto
mongrel = bastardino
coached = mi suggerì
Try rattling = prova scuotendo
I grabbed... clang = afferrai la catena che teneva legato
il cancello e le diedi un fragoroso
strattone
reeled = barcollarono all’indietro
blaze = macchia bianca
yapping = abbaiando
Answer the following questions.
1.
How old was the protagonist when he got his first dog? ...................................................................................
2.
Where did his father drive him to? ...................................................................................................................
3.
What was the characteristic of the dogs in the farm? ........................................................................................
4.
What did the boy do when his father told him to choose his favourite puppy? ................................................
5.
What did his father suggest? ..............................................................................................................................
6.
What did the boy do? .........................................................................................................................................
7.
What was the dogs’ reaction? .............................................................................................................................
8.
Which one was chosen? .....................................................................................................................................
9.
What was the puppy like? What did it do? ........................................................................................................
10. What did the protagonist say about his dog’s character? ...................................................................................
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SHAUN
(adapted from Marley and Me, Ch. 1)
He was one of those dogs that give dogs a good name. He effortlessly
mastered every command I taught him and was naturally well-behaved.
I could drop a crust on the floor and he would not touch it until I gave the
okay. He came when I called him and stayed when I told him to. We could
let him out alone at night, knowing he would be back after making his
rounds. Not that we often did, but we could leave him alone in the house
for hours, confident he wouldn’t have an accident or disturb a thing. He
raced cars without chasing them and walked beside me without a leash.
He could dive to the bottom of our lake and emerge with rocks so big they
sometimes got stuck in his jaws. He loved nothing more than riding in the
car and would sit quietly in the backseat beside me on family road trips,
content to spend hours gazing out the window at the passing world. Perhaps
best of all, I trained him to pull me through the neighborhood dog-sled-style
as I sat on my bicycle, making me the hands-down envy of my friends.
Never once he led me into hazard.
He was with me when I smoked my first cigarette (and my last) and when
I kissed my first girl.
He was right there beside me in the front seat when I snuck out my older
brother’s Corvair for my first joyride.
mastered = imparava
well-behaved = beneducato
raced cars = gareggiava con le auto
without chasing them = senza rincorrerle
leash = guinzaglio
got stuck = si incastravano
gazing = guardando
dog-sled-style = come un cane da slitta
hands-down envy = oggetto di invidia
snuck out = (p. di sneack) presi di nascosto
joyride = fuga/gita in automobile
Take three coloured pens to underline the words describing the dog’s appearance and personality and what
he could do, then list them in the table below.
Shaun’s appearance
Shaun’s personality
Shaun’s skills
.........................................................
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Date
Name
THE UK
Answer the following questions.
1.
How many countries make up the UK? .............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
2.
What is the capital of each country? ..................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
3.
What are the most important industrial towns in Britain? .................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
4.
What are the most famous university towns? ....................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
5.
What seas surround the British Isles? ................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
6.
What are the most important groups of islands? ................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
7.
What are the highest mountain ranges? .............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
8.
What is the highest peak? Where is it? ..............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
9.
What is the longest river? ...................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
10. Where does it flow? ............................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
11. What is the most famous river? ..........................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
12. Where does it flow? ............................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
13. What is Loch Ness famous for? Where is it? .....................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
14. What is the British currency? .............................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
15. What is the British flag called? ...........................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
16. What is the official religion? ..............................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
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Class
Date
Name
LONDON
Answer the following questions.
1.
Where is London situated? .................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
2.
Why is London considered one of the major cities in Europe? .........................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
3.
Who founded London? ......................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
4.
What was London called by the Romans? .........................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
5.
What did London become after the Roman period? ..........................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
6.
What are London’s most famous Gothic buildings? .........................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
7.
Which river flows through London? ..................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
8.
What are London’s major landmarks? ................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
9.
What can London boast about? ..........................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
10. What is the easiest and quickest way for getting around London? ....................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
11. What colour are the famous double-decker buses? ............................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
12. What colour are London taxis? ..........................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
13. What is London’s most important airport? Where is it? ....................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
14. What are London’s most famous parks? ............................................................................................................
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Class
Date
Name
THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT
Answer the following questions.
1.
What is the British form of Government? ..........................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
2.
Who is the head of State? ...................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
3.
What is her/his name? ........................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
4.
How long has she/he been ruling? ......................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
5.
Which elements make up the British Parliament? .............................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
6.
What is the supreme body of the British Parliament? .......................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
7.
How many members seat in the House of Commons? ......................................................................................
...........................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
8.
Who is the current British Prime Minister? .......................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
9.
How long has he/she been leading the British Government? ............................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
10. Who appoints the Prime Minister? ....................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
11. What are Britain’s main political parties? ..........................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
12. Which Party is presently leading Britain? .........................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
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Class
Date
Name
THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT
Answer the following questions.
1.
What is the Italian form of Government? ..........................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
2.
What are Italy’s main political parties? .............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
3.
Which Party is presently leading Italy? .............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
4.
Who is the head of State? Who is the current President? ..................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
5.
When was he elected? ........................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
6.
Who makes up the Italian Parliament? ..............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
7.
Who is the current Italian Prime Minister? ........................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
8.
How long has he been in power? .......................................................................................................................
................................................................................
9.
Where does the Camera dei Deputati meet? .........
................................................................................
................................................................................
................................................................................
10. What is the seat of the Senate? ...............................
................................................................................
................................................................................
11. What is the seat of the Italian Government? ..........
................................................................................
................................................................................
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Date
Name
THE USA
Answer the following questions.
1.
What is the largest state? Where is it? ................................................................................................................
2.
Write down the names of ten States ..................................................................................................................
3.
Write down the names of ten capitals . ...............................................................................................................
4.
What oceans wash the American coasts? ...........................................................................................................
5.
Which country borders with the USA in the north? ...........................................................................................
6.
Which country borders with the USA in the south? ...........................................................................................
7.
What is the highest mountain? Where is it? .......................................................................................................
8.
What are the longest rivers? Where do they flow? .............................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
9.
What is the capital of the USA? .........................................................................................................................
10. What are the biggest metropolises? ....................................................................................................................
11. Where is the seat of the government of the USA? .............................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
12. What is the official residence of the President of the USA? ..............................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
13. What is the name of the current president of the USA? .....................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
14. Write down the names of the largest American lakes. .......................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
15. Where are Hollywood, Beverly Hills and Disneyland? .....................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
16. Where is the Golden Gate? ................................................................................................................................
17. Where does the largest Chinese community live? .............................................................................................
18. What is the largest and most famous American metropolis on the eastern coast? .............................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
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Date
Name
THE USA
Answer the following questions.
1.
How many geographycal areas does the USA include? What are they? ...........................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
2.
Where is the Mainland located? .........................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
3.
Where is Alaska? ................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
4.
How many Hawaiian islands are there? Where are they located? .....................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
5.
How many regions does the Mainland consist of? What are they? ...................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
6.
What is the Grand Canyon? Where is it found? .................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
7.
Where is Yellowstone? What is it? .....................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
8.
What are the longest rivers in the USA? ............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
9.
What are the biggest metropolises on the Atlantic Coast? ................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
10. What are the most densely populated towns in the Great Lake region? ............................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
11. What Are the biggest metropolises on the Pacific Coast? ..................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
13. What is the second highest peak after Mt. Mc Kinley? Where is it? .................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
14. What is the lowest area in the USA? Where is it found? ...................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
15. What are the largest American plains? Where are they located? .......................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
16. What does the western region consist of? ..........................................................................................................
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Date
Name
THE USA GOVERNMENT
Answer the following questions.
1.
What is the USA form of government? .............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
2.
How many states make up the Union? ...............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
3.
What is the capital city and the the seat of government of the USA? ................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
4.
What branches is government divided into?.......................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
5.
What does Congress consist of? .........................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
6.
How many members make up the House of Representatives?...........................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
7.
How many Senators are there? ...........................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
8.
What do Representatives and Senators do? ........................................................................................................
9.
Who is the head of the state and government? ...................................................................................................
10. Who elects the president of the USA? ................................................................................................................
11. When is the president of the USA elected? ........................................................................................................
12. What are the president’s tasks? ..........................................................................................................................
13. What is the USA president’s official residence?.................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
14. When does the president enter his official residence? ........................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
15. What are the major political parties? ..................................................................................................................
16. What are the symbols of the Democratic Party and the Republican Party? ......................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
17. Where does Congress meet? ..............................................................................................................................
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Date
Name
NEW YORK
Answer the following questions.
1.
How is New York commonly defined? ...............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
2.
What is New York also called? ..........................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
3.
Where does the Statue of Liberty stand? ............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
4.
What does New York’s transport system include? .............................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
5.
How many buses are there? ................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
6.
What colour are taxis? ........................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
7.
How many airports are there? What are they? ..................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
8.
Where is the New York Stock Exchange? ..........................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
9.
What are the New York boroughs? .....................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
10. What is the most important borough? ................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
11. What connects Manhattan to the mainland? ......................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
12. What rivers separate Manhattan from the mainland? .........................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
13. Who were the first inhabitants of Manhattan? ....................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
14. What was the island called by the Dutch? ..........................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
15. Who called the place New York?........................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
16. Why is New York also called the “Salad Bowl”? ..............................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
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Date
Name
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
Answer the following questions.
1.
What did England become in the 18th century? ................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
2.
What did England import from its colonies? .....................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
3.
What did the British navy do at that time? .........................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
4.
What was founded? ............................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
5.
What happened during Queen Victoria’s reign? .................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
6.
What did Robert Fulton do? ...............................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
7.
What did George Stephenson do? When? ..........................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
8.
What did medical advances produce? ................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
9.
What kind of change was there in society at that time? .....................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
10. When did Queen Victoria die?............................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
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Class
Date
Name
THE NATIVE AMERICAN INDIANS
Answer the following questions.
1.
Who were the first inhabitants of America? .......................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
2.
Where did the Native American Indians come from? ........................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
3.
When did they come to America? ......................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
4.
Who gave them the name of “Indians”? Why? ..................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
5.
How did they live? .............................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
6.
Can you name any Indian tribes? .......................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
7.
What did archaeologists find? ............................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
8.
Which people created vast empires? ..................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
9.
Which people made advanced studies in astronomy? .......................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
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Date
Name
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Answer the following questions.
1.
What was the situation of the American colonies around 1700? .......................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
2.
Why did the British control become more and more intolerable? .....................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
3.
What did King George III do? What happened in 1773? ...................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
4.
What were the consequences of King George’s decision? ................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
5.
What happened then? .........................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
6.
When did the first Continental Congress meet? .................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
7.
What did the representatives of the colonies do? ...............................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
8.
When did the second Congress meet? Where? ..................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
9.
What did Colonel George Washington do? ........................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
10. When was the Declaration of Independence signed? .........................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
11. When was it adopted? .........................................................................................................................................
12. What happened between 1777 and 1781? ..........................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
13. What happened then? .........................................................................................................................................
14. When was the peace treaty signed? ....................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
15. When was the American Constitution adopted? ................................................................................................
16. Who was the first President of the United States of America? ..........................................................................
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Class
Date
Name
THE CIVIL WAR
Answer the following questions.
1.
What happened in the early years of the 18th century? .....................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
2.
Why did slavery spread in the Southern States? ................................................................................................
3.
How were the slaves forced to live? ..................................................................................................................
4.
What was the attitude of the American colonies towards slavery? ....................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
5.
What were the agricultural differences between the Northern and the Southern States? ..................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
6.
Why did the question of slavery become so important? ....................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
7.
What did the state of South Carolina do in 1860? ..............................................................................................
8.
What happened later on? ....................................................................................................................................
9.
Who was the President of the Southern States Confederacy? ............................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
10. What happened in March 1861? And then? .......................................................................................................
11. What did the Civil War aim at? What did it become later? ................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
12. Who won the war? Why? When? .......................................................................................................................
13. What did Abraham Lincoln do in 1863? ............................................................................................................
14. What did Congress do? .......................................................................................................................................
15. What did the black people obtain later? .............................................................................................................
16. When did the black people obtain the right to vote? ..........................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
17. What happened when President Rutherford Hayes came to power? .................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
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Date
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THE FIRST WORLD WAR
Answer the following questions.
1.
Why were there contrasts among the nations in the early years of the 20th century? .......................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
2.
What did some European nations form to protect themselves against enemy nations? .....................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
3.
What countries made up the Triple Entente? ......................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
4.
What countries made up the Tiple Alliance? ......................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
5.
What did France want? .......................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
6.
What did Russia and Austria compete for? ........................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
7.
What happened on 28th July 1914? ...................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
8.
What happened after? .........................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
9.
What did Russia, France and England do? .........................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
10. What did Germany and Japan do? ......................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
11. When did Italy enter the war? ............................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
12. What happened in 1917? ....................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
13. Why did the USA later enter the war? ...............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
14. When did the First World War end? ...................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
15. What did the victorious nations do? ...................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
16. Why were Austria and Germany excluded? .......................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
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Date
Name
THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Answer the following questions.
1.
What was the attitude of Germany towards the nations who had won the First World War? ...........................
............................................................................................................................................................................
2.
What did Hitler do before carrying out his expansion programme? ..................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
3.
What country did he occupy while Italy was invading Albania? .......................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
4.
What was the reaction of France and Great Britain when Hitler invaded Poland in 1939? ...............................
............................................................................................................................................................................
5.
What did Hitler do next? ....................................................................................................................................
6.
What was the situation in Europe in 1941? .......................................................................................................
7.
What happened on December 7th 1941? ...........................................................................................................
8.
What did the United States do? ..........................................................................................................................
9.
From 1942 on the situation changed, what happened? ......................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
10. What happened on April 25th 1945? ..................................................................................................................
11. What did the United States do to stop Japan fighting? .......................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
12. How many People died in the Second World War? ............................................................................................
13. Who took part in the Summit at Yalta in February 1945? Why did they meet? .................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
14. What happened in Europe after the Second World War? ..................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
15. What happened in Germany in 1961? ................................................................................................................
16. Which countries made the political and military alliance called NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)?
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
17. Which countries signed the Warsaw Pact? .........................................................................................................
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Date
Name
THE COLD WAR
Answer the following questions.
1.
What does the name Cold War refer to? .............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
2.
What did the United States and the Soviet Union compete for? ........................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
3.
When did the tension begin between the two superpowers? ..............................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
4.
How long did the Cold War last? ........................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
5.
When did the Cold War end? ..............................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
6.
What brought the Cold War to an end? ..............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
7.
Who is Fidel Castro? ..........................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
8.
What did he do in 1959? ....................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
9.
What did the United States try to do? ................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
10. What happened after the unsuccessful American intervention? .........................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
9.
What did the competing blocs do? .....................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
10. What happened in 1961? ....................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
11. How many people died? .....................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
12. When was the Berlin wall knocked down? ........................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
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Class
Date
Name
THE WAR IN VIETNAM
Answer the following questions.
1.
What did the United States do in 1969? .............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
2.
How long did the French-Vietnamese conflict last? ...........................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
3.
What was North Vietnam politically in 1964? ...................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
4.
What was South Vietnam politically? ................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
5.
Why did the war break out between the two countries? ....................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
6.
How long did the conflict last? ..........................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
7.
When did the United States intervene? Why? ....................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
8.
How many American soldiers were killed? ........................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
9.
How many Vietnamese died during the war? .....................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
10. When did the war end? .......................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
11. What happened in 1976? ....................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
12. What was the capital of the new-born republic? ................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
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Date
Name
THE WORLD UNDER THREAT
Answer the following questions.
1.
What happened on September 11th, 2001? ........................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
2.
Why did thousands of people die? .....................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
3.
Were there other terrorist attacks on the same day? Where? .............................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
4.
What happened a few months later? ..................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
5.
Who was considered responsible for the attacks? ..............................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
6.
Why did the USA start the crusade against al-Qaeda? ......................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
7.
How many missiles and bombs were dropped on Afghanistan? ........................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
8.
Was the leader of al-Qaeda captured? ................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
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ENGLISH AND AMERICAN HOUSES
Although today large blocks of flats have been built everywhere and cities have very similar suburbs it is still possible
to distinguish the traditional houses of a country from those built elsewhere in the world. They often have typical
features and architectural style. The first typical American house was the Saltbox. It was built in New England in the
17th century. The Saltbox was comfortable with a sloping roof and rooms both downstairs and upstairs.Traditional
American houses built in colonial, Georgian, neoclassical, Dutch or Italian style have wooden or brick walls, a sloping roof and bedrooms both upstairs and downstairs. The traditional American house called Foursquare was built
in the 19th century. It has four square rooms upstairs, three rooms and a hall downstairs. Attached to the front there
is the most typical feature of the American house: a large veranda where people sit and chat with their neighbours.
The typical English houses are detached, semi-detached and terraced with a front and a back garden, a colourful front
door, a colourful garden gate and lacy curtains at the windows. They have one or two rooms, a kitchen and a toilet
downstairs and one or more bedrooms and a bathroom upstairs. Detached and semi-detached houses were built in
the late Victorian Age. Long rows of terraced houses can be found in the suburbs of every English town.
Answer the following questions.
1.
How can we distinguish the traditional houses of a country from those built elsewhere? .................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
2.
What was the first typical American house called? ............................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
3.
Where was it built? When? .................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
4.
What was it like? ................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
5.
What is the Foursquare? .....................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
6.
When was it built? ..............................................................................................................................................
7.
What is the main feature of the traditional American house?.............................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
8.
What are the most typical English houses? ........................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
9.
What are they like? .............................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
did you know?
New England is the name of a region in the northeastern part of the United States. The region is made up of six
states. The three New England northern states are Maine, New Hampishire, and Vermont. The three southern New
England states are Massachussets, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
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MEALS IN BRITAIN
Many people think that having a good breakfast is an excellent way to start a day. So they try to do their best. Some
of them have a mid-morning break, but the types of food and drink they eat can be quite different according to where
they are.
If you have a school break you usually eat a “packed snack” or just a piece of fruit. If you have a break at work, you
can choose from a large variety of snacks, sandwiches and cakes.
Lunch in Britain is usually at about one o’clock. Don’t be surprised if it’s that early!
British lunch is a light meal generally made up of just one course (meat with vegetables or fish with salad or potatoes)
plus milk, tea or beer as a beverage.
Children usually have their midday meal in the school canteen, if they haven’t got time to go back home for lunch.
After the midday meal comes teatime in the late afternoon or in the early part of the evening and if you have the
chance to participate in this old tradition, you may enjoy hot or cold fish, sausages or cheese dishes and biscuits or
cakes together with your hot “cuppa”, of course!
Dinner, the main British meal, is usually eaten at home together with the family and served at about six thirty or
seven. You have a choice of soup, fish and potatoes or salad, meat and vegetables, pudding and fresh fruit. If you had
a substantial meal at midday your next meal will be lighter (supper).
British eating habits are changing just like in many other countries of the world and new trends are spreading. The
traditional “Full English Breakfast” is disappearing. It has a revival from time to time and is still served in good
hotels around the world.
Good hotels usually set out a hot buffet made up of almost all of the courses traditionally included in the “Full
English Breakfast”.
Next to milk, coffee and croissants (for guests who
appreciate the typical continental breakfast) you can
find kippers with brown bread and butter or
porridge with brown sugar and cream
or milk. You can choose
from the main course between fried or scrambled
eggs, bacon or sausages,
grilled or fried tomatoes
or black pudding. You can
finish your substantial
breakfast with toast
and marmalade and one
or more cups of your
favourite flavour of tea.
school canteen = mensa scolastica
cuppa = cup of tea
to set out = esporre
courses = portate
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kippers = aringhe affumicate
substantial = sostanziosa
flavour = fragranza, aroma
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Date
Name
MEALS IN BRITAIN
Answer the following questions.
1.
What do many people think about breakfast? ....................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
2.
What do children eat at mid-morning break? .....................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
3.
What do grown-up people snack on? .................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
4.
What time is lunch in Britain? ...........................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
5.
What kind of meal is it? What does it include? ..................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
6.
Where do children have their midday meal? ......................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
7.
Which meal comes after lunch? .........................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
8.
Which foods do the British eat at teatime? ........................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
9.
What is the main meal in Britain? ......................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
10. What does dinner usually include? ....................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
11
What is the “Full English Breakfast” made of?..................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
12. Do the British still have their old typical breakfast? ..........................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
13. Where can you still have it? ...............................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
14. How many meals do the British usually have? ..................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................
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POLLUTION
Since the second half of the 20th century overpopulation and industrial and economic growth have brought about
many serious environmental problems. Toxic waste and chemicals, released into the atmosphere from factories and
cars, have caused dangerous effects. Carbon dioxide from fossil fuels and other gases, especially CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons) produce global warming and deplete the ozone layer. Some scientists say that world climate is changing
and the planet is becoming hotter. More and more land is becoming dry and unsuitable for growing plants; glaciers
are melting and the waters of the oceans are continuing to rise. Ultraviolet rays, that pass through the atmosphere
due to the hole in the ozone layer, are considered responsible for the increase of skin cancer. Pollution is destroying
wildlife on Earth. Acid rain damages plants and trees and in many places the balance between plants, animals and
their environment has changed. Acid rains have already killed forests in the Czech Republic and lakes in Sweden. In
these forests no trees can grow and no fish can live in the lakes. Lots of natural habitats are disappearing and some
species of plants and animals such as lynx, wolves and vultures are endangered.
Deforestation has turned large areas of the Earth, where once luxurious plants and trees grew, into rapidly expanding
deserts. Nowadays, scientists express concern about life on Earth and more and more people are concerned with the
preservation of the environment and improving the quality of life.
A global ecological effort should be made to save the planet and environmental problems should be tackled in a
radical and efficient way. Renewable resources, such as wind, water and sunlight should replace oil, gas and coal,
the traditional energy resources still in use. Recycling should reduce the need for waste dumps.
Answer the following questions.
1.
How long have overpopulation and industrial and economic growth been bringing about environmental problems? ...........................................................................................................................................................................
2.
What causes dangerous effects on the atmosphere? ...................................................................................................
3.
Have you ever heard about disasters caused by hurricanes or other weather phenomena?.......................................
4.
What do scientists say about the world’s climate? ....................................................................................................
5.
What consequences of global warming are mentioned in the text? ...........................................................................
6.
What is the main consequence of the hole in the ozone layer? ..................................................................................
7.
What are some of the effects of pollution on our planet? ...........................................................................................
8.
What damage does acid rain produce? .......................................................................................................................
9.
What is happening to natural habitats? .......................................................................................................................
10. What species of animals are endangered? ..................................................................................................................
11. What does deforestation cause? ..................................................................................................................................
12. What should people do to save the planet? .................................................................................................................
13. Have you ever heard about hurricanes and other disasters caused by the weather? What? .....................................
14. When did they happen? Where? .................................................................................................................................
15. What damage did they produce? ................................................................................................................................
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EMAILS
Tips:
avoid formal opening and closing and choose from the more informal forms listed below
Hi...
Hi there!
See you soon
Love
messages should be relatively short
write the subject in the subject line
use a smiley to indicate the tone of your email
do not use capital letters
use asterisks before and after the words you want to emphasize
Abbreviations
BTW
by the way = a proposito
FYI
for your information = per tua informazione
IMO
in my opinion = secondo me
IOW
in other words = cioè
NRN
no reply necessary = non è necessario che tu risponda
OTOH on the other hand = d’altra parte
Emoticons
surprised
angel
get lost
confused
sad
laughing
furious
depressed
devil
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EMAILS
Read the email messages, then write a similar one describing what you are going to do next weekend.
Hi Gary,
just a short note about my plans.
Tomorrow I’m going to Regent’s Park by tube for some fun and recreation. I’ll rent
a boat and take photos of the birds nesting on the island. I’ll take a picnic hamper.
I’m sure it will be exciting! What are you planning to do next weekend? BTW,
don’t forget we’ve a tennis match at 7:30 Saturday evening.
Jane
Hi Sam,
FYI I’m going to visit New York’s Guggenheim Museum on Friday. I’ll take one
of the legendary yellow taxi cabs into the upper East side of Manhattan to 1071
Fifth Avenue. I am sure I will recognize the museum’s big white building with its
large glass dome.
I’m going to see both the sculpture collection and works by many famous artists.
I’m sure it will be a very interesting cultural experience.
Jill
TIPS: Answer, then arrange your email. Use abbreviations and add emoticons.
What are you going to do? ................................................................................................................................................
Where will you go? ...........................................................................................................................................................
Who will you go with? ......................................................................................................................................................
Do you think the weather will be nice? ...........................................................................................................................
When will you leave home? .............................................................................................................................................
What will you do? .............................................................................................................................................................
Do you think you’ll have fun? What will you do? .........................................................................................................
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DIARY PAGES
A PAGE FROM NIGEL’S DIARY
When summer came, we often cruised around the Ionian islands. In August 1994 we started renting a beachfront
house with a beautiful patio on the Isle of Corfu. Since that time my summer holidays became unforgettable. I spent
hours and hours playing with my brothers and friends on the beach. We didn’t lie on the sand in the sun because we
could not stop playing, and we often got a sunburn, even though my mother had rubbed sun cream onto our back
and shoulders before we went out in the sun.
Other times we got a bad cold. The sea in front of us was a magnetic attraction. Since we were four years old we
never tired of carrying water from the sea to the beach umbrella. We liked playing on the sand and stay wet all day.
We had brightly coloured buckets and spades and plastic moulds of many shapes. We used to spend the day moulding
starfish out of sand or making sand castles under the beach umbrella.
We also liked to pick up seashells and shiny bits of glass (dressed by the sea) while walking on the beach. Sometimes dad played marbles with us, but his marble never rolled along the track. He always missed his target and we
laughed heartily.
Dad tried to devise all sorts of ways of making us dry off, but we would not hear of staying in the sun.
Once he thought up a game to play: we had to close our eyes and sit on our bath towel, while he was counting to one
hundred. The prize for the most persevering was the biggest ice-cream.
He was only able to count to fifty, before we rushed into the sea.
When we got older, we started eying the girls on the beach and playing water polo and beach volleyball... everlasting matches!
When there were high waves we were in seventh heaven! We happily dived into the sea and swam races with our
friends. We loved to be tossed by the waves. We were mad with joy! Nothing could be more exciting.
Mum was scared to death. ”Come out!”, she shouted repeteadly. Nobody listened. We got out of the water only when
we were really exausted.
Then I had the first crush...
sunburn = scottatura
to rub = spalmare/frizionare
wet = bagnato fradicio
dressed = levigati
eying = lanciare occhiate
swim races = fare gare di nuoto
to be tossed by the waves = essere in balìa delle onde
crush = cotta
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Class
Date
Name
DIARY PAGES
Answer the following questions.
1.
How did Nigel spend his summer holidays before 1994? .........................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
2.
What happened in August 1994? ...............................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
3.
What didn’t he and his friends like to do when they were on the beach? .................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
4.
What did his mother do to protect him and his brothers from a sunburn? ................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
5.
Why didn’t they lie down on the beach to sunbathe? ................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
6.
What were their favorite pastimes? ............................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
7.
Did they sometimes become ill? What happened? ....................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
8.
Did Nigel’s father play with him? ..............................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
9.
What did Nigel’s father think up to make the children dry off? ...............................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
10. When did the boys start eying the girls? ....................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
11. According to the children what was the most exciting thing to do at the seaside? ..................................................
.....................................................................................................................................................................................
12. Did Nigel’s mother agree with them? Why? What did she do? ................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
13. What was the children’s reaction to Nigel’s mother’s behaviour? ............................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
14. Have you ever had experiences similar to those in the passage? What were they? If different from those, what were
they? ............................................................................................................................................................................
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Class
Date
Name
DIARY PAGES
BARBIE DOLL
WAS MY PASSION
When I was a child I used to spend my free time watching
cartoons. It was quite funny, but once something new happened that changed the way I would spend my afternoons.
When I was five my mother gave me a Barbie doll as a
birthday present. I was astonished and since then I started
loving clothes and accessories.
I had a great time dressing my doll as a top model.
In a short time I got a collection of them. I spent school
holidays organizing fashion parades with my friends pretending that our Barbies were top models. Naomi Campbell and Claudia Shiffer were mythical heroines! We had
lots of small Barbie dresses, shoes, boots, hats and caps...
our Barbies had both a very elegant, expensive wardrobe
and a casual wardobe. Our dolls could change their wardrobe every season and on many occasions, and we had to
choose the nicest and most original outfits.
Read, then write a similar diary page. Talk about the things you did when you were a child.
1.
How did you use to spend your free time when you were a child?...........................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
2.
What was your favourite pastime? .............................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
3.
How many hours a day did you spend doing your favourite leisure activity? ..........................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
4.
What were your favourite toys? .................................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
5.
Who did you use to spend your free time with? ........................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
6.
What were the leisure activities you disliked? ...........................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
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Class
Date
Name
DIARY PAGES
FROM JILL’S DIARY: FIRST SCHOOLDAY
It’s 9.15 a.m. Our daily school assembly is over. We talked about school trips and extra-curricular activities. Each
department has organized a lot of trips. Other than visiting museums, art galleries and other places of interest regularly planned every year, we are going skiing in Italy and practising water sports in France. How lucky we are! And
if that’s not enough we are going to put on a show in our studio. It will be amazing! I’d never miss the contests
which usually take place in the indoor swimming pool area of my school, on the tennis courts and sports fields. We
have got special rooms to study and special places for each subject and for each activity. If I could I would stay in
school all my life. It’s so exciting!
Sue, however, adores the delicious
meals, fantastic chocolate cakes
and wonderful vegetarian
menus that are served at
dinnertime in the school
canteen. She doesn’t go
home for dinner and
she has become a
big glutton.
studio = teatro
contests = gare
glutton = goloso
Read, then write a similar diary page. Talk about the things you did on your first schoolday.
1.
What time you got up ..................................................................................................................................................
2.
When you arrived at school ........................................................................................................................................
3.
Who you met ...............................................................................................................................................................
4.
What your schoolmates looked like ...........................................................................................................................
5.
What you did ...............................................................................................................................................................
6.
What your new classroom was like ............................................................................................................................
7.
How many terms you had ...........................................................................................................................................
8.
Which school subjects you studied .............................................................................................................................
9.
What your first schoolday was like ............................................................................................................................
10. What homework you got ............................................................................................................................................
11. What time your first schoolday finished .....................................................................................................................
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Class
Date
Name
DIARY PAGES
FROM MARK’S DIARY: SCHOOL BEGINS
A thick fog is coming down. It’s quite cold. There’s a dark sky. When autumn comes I’m always in a bad mood. I
stop being cheerful and relaxed and don’t feel like doing anything. For two beautiful months I was active and happy,
but today is the first day of my school year and I have to leave my hobbies and friends behind, take out my books and
stay at home.The people on the street look worried, hurried and unfriendly and long lines of cars jam the roads and
intersections. I know my school year will be hard. There are lots of things I have to do. I’ll have busy days studying
and taking basketball classes. I’ll also spend boring evenings in front of the TV. The only good thing is that I can
meet my schoolmates. This is the year for closer friends, and to get my English certificate!
Read, then write a similar diary page.
1.
Talk about the weather ...............................................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
2.
Talk about your mood ................................................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
3.
Say how you felt during the summer .........................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
4.
Talk about what you did when you were on holiday .................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
5.
Talk about what you have to do now ........................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
6.
Say what your future plans are ..................................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
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Class
Date
Name
DIARY PAGES
FROM PAUL’S DIARY: WHEN READING BECAME MY FAVOURITE HOBBY
I learnt how to read when I was about five. I was at nursery school and my teacher used to tell us fairy-tales. I liked to listen
to her very much. Since she was not only a good reader but also a real actress, she used to act while reading. She used facial
expressions and gestures, she changed her voice according to the character she was interpreting.
She was such an excellent reader we stayed in silence until she had finished the story. Coloured books full of attractive
pictures were everywhere in the classroom.You could find them on your desk, on the shelf of your cupboard, in the big
basket next to the teacher’s desk.You could open them and enjoy their contents. Once I took the one with a funny pirate
on its cover. First I just glanced at it, but it appeared to be so interesting that I began to turn over the pages. Learning how
to read was as natural as eating or drinking. When I realized that I could do it I felt so excited I cried with joy. I kept on
reading and reading it over and over again. I felt as if I was the protagonist of the story and started telling it and acting as
my teacher did.
Read, then write a similar diary page.
1.
Say when you started to love your favourite leisure activitiy ..................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
2.
Say where you were and what you were doing ........................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
3.
Say how you felt ........................................................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
4.
Say how much time you spent doing it .....................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
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Class
Date
Name
DIARY PAGES
FIRST DAY OF THE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
The sun is shining. There’s a clear blue sky and when this weather sets in a good mood descends on me and I stop being
uptight. For ten long months I have been continually in a state of anxiety. But now it is finished. Today is the first day
of the school holidays I don’t have to get up early, I can leave my books and go outdoors.
The streets are enlivened by good-humoured people walking or sitting in the sun eating and drinking. Small old-fashioned
funfairs are crowded with excited kids. I hope my summer holidays will be intense. There are lots of things I’m going to
do. I’m often going on picnics at the beach. I’ll have wonderful days cycling and playing sports. I’ll also spend fantastic
evenings with friends and exploring the city. This is the summer to meet new people and have great fun.
sets in = comincia
uptight = nervoso
Read, then write a similar diary page.
1.
Talk about the things you will do ..............................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
2.
Talk about what your mood is when you are on holiday ..........................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................................................................
3.
Talk about what you do not need to do when you are on holiday .............................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
4.
Talk about the things you can do when you are on holiday.......................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
5.
Talk about what you are going to do and you’ll probably do ...................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
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LETTER LAYOUT
Your address
The date
22nd June, 2010
The opening salutation
Dear Pat,
The body of the letter.........................................................................
.............................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................
................................................................. The complementary close.
The signature
With love, John
Hints for writing informal letters.
1.
Write your address at the top (right-handside).
2.
Write the date.
3.
Write the opening salutation.
4.
Start with one of the expressions in box 1, page 105.
5.
Use your answers to tell your friend about the stated topic (see the pertinent questionnaire in the book).
6.
Choose one of the introductory questions (box 2, page 105).
7.
Use the most relevant questions about the topic from the ones suggested (see the pertinent questionnaire in the book).
8.
Choose the complementary close you prefer from box 3, page 105.
9.
Put your signature at the bottom (right-handside).
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LETTERS
Box 1 - Useful expressions to start informal letters.
How are you?/What’s new?/How are you doing?
I was so glad to have your letter!/I was so pleased to get your postcard.
Thanks so much for writing/inviting me.
Thanks a lot for sending me your invitation/photo.
I’m glad to hear that...
I’m so thrilled to read about...
I was so disappointed to hear that...
I haven’t written any letters in months because I have been so busy.
I’m very sorry I haven’t written to you before now.
I’m writing to tell you about...
I’m writing because I’m a little worried about...
I’m writing to thank you for your present...
I’m writing to invite you to my party.
I’m writing to congratulate you for your school results/the prize you have won.
I hope you have a good time.
Have you been anywhere exciting?
What have you been doing lately?
Box 2 - Introductory questions on the topic.
What about you?
What about your...?
I’d like to know what you think about...
I’d like to know how you usually spend...
I’d like to know what your favourite...is/are.
I’d like to know what you did last...
I’d like to know what your... is/are like.
Just a quick note to answer you about...
Box 3 - Useful expressions to end informal letters.
Don’t forget to write/drop me a line.
I must finish now, see you on... (date).
Bye for now and take care.
I’d love to see you.
I wish to hear from you very soon.
I’ll write again.
I’ll look forward to hearing from you.
I’ll send you a postcard from...
All the best/Best wishes.
Kisses/Yours.
Love/With love.
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LETTER MODEL
FORMAL LETTER OF APPLICATION
your phone
number
your address
the date
the company’s address
Dear Mr .../Dear Mrs ...,
I am writing to apply for the job of ............................................ I saw your advertisement in today’s
(name of the newspaper or magazine). I am a... (personal information). I am very interested in the job
and I have the necessary qualifications (give details).
I have a degree in....................................................................................................................................
I can........................................................................................................................................................
I have worked as a ....................................for........................................................................................
I enclose a copy of my curriculum vitae.
If you need more information, please contact me.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours sincerely
(your signature)
...............................................................................
(your name in CAPITALS)
Use the letter model to write a letter of application.
LETTER OF COMPLAINT
(your address)
(the date)
(name of the addressee)
(address of the addressee)
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing to complain about .................................................................................................................
Firstly it is .................................................................................................................................................
Secondly ....................................................................................................................................................
I have to say that I am not satisfied with....................................................................................................
I would appreciate if you would resolve the issue as soon as possible.
I look forward to hearing from you .
Yours faithfully
(your signature)
Use the letter model to write a letter of complaint.
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JOB APPLICATION: Useful sentences.
I am writing to apply for the post of...
I would like to apply for the position of...
I have a strong interest in...
personal qualities and achievements
I am hardworking, systematic and meticulous in my approach to work.
I am a fair and broad-minded person.
I have excellent communication skills.
I have gained valuable experience in working with...
I have gained experience in a lot of aspects of...
I have worked as a ... for ... years/months.
I see myself as being well-organized and self-motivated.
I am ambitious, patient, diplomatic, creative...
I have remarkable leadership skills.
I have an inclination for...
willingness to apply for a job
I now wish to find a post which ... / a more permanent position/ a full-time position.
I would like to further my career.
I am looking for a post which gives me an opportunity to further my career.
I am looking for a post which gives me an opportunity to use my skills.
I would accept a job with good money prospects.
I would accept a job different from my educational area.
I would work for a big company.
I would like to work as a full-time (interpreter/agent/shop assistant in a big store/worker for a
big factory).
I would like to work at home/outdoors.
I would like to get a job which reflects my skills.
I would like to get a job requiring....
I wouldn’t accept a repetitive job.
I would like to produce something/provide a public service/use the computer/make decisions/
give orders/take orders...
willingness to attend an interview
I look forward to having the opportunity to discuss this further with you.
I would very much appreciate the opportunity to discuss further my suitability for the post.
closing
Yours sincerely.
I am still undecided as to what job/career I want to do.
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Useful expressions to write formal letters.
LETTER OF COMPLAINT
opening
complaint about services
I am writing to express my dissatisfaction with the service I received from the staff at .... in ...
I am writing to draw your attention to ...
complaint about transport
I am writing to complain about the journey I undertook from ... to ... on (date).
complaint about holiday accomodation
I am writing to complain about the accomodation I was forced to accept in ...
complaint about faulty appliances
I recently bought a ... from your store in .... . When I tried to use it, I discovered that it was
faulty. I have returned it to your shop on (date) and on (date). Firstly to request a replacement
appliance, then a refund.
action you wish to be taken
I hope this matter can be resolved quickly, and ...
I would like to request a full reimbursement of the amount paid.
I look forward to your reply within 14 days, and ...
I look forward to an offer of compensation within 14 days.
I would like to have the ........................ repaired/replaced.
I have to urge you to replace the ...
I demand a refund.
I think you should.
I think it would be better to ...
I would be grateful if you could ...
Please ...
closing
Yours sincerely
Yours faithfully
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Class
Date
Name
LETTERS
I HATE SCHOOL
Dear Lauren,
I feel very sad because my holidays are over and I have
to go back to school. I hate school. My classmates are
not nice. Most of them are quite bored and keep their
sunglasses and caps on at school. They play all sorts of
pranks and frequently someone bullies someone else.
Some of them sing and whistle while teachers are giving
lessons. Teachers say that there is a high “truancy rate”
and so they are always tired and angry. That’s why they
always assign detention and additional work every day!
I am not a bad guy but last year I did something dishonest. I cheated on the English test, and when my teacher
realized what I had done he shouted at me. I had to stay
at school until 5.00 p.m. It was such an awful day I’ll
never forget it! I feel very upset. Please, Lauren, help
me! What shall I do?
I’m waiting for your reply.
With love
Steve
Answer the following questions.
1.
Why does Steve feel sad? ...........................................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................................................................
2.
Why does he hate school? ..........................................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................................................................
3.
Why do his teachers worry? .......................................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................................................................
4.
What was the worst thing Steve did last year? ..........................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
5.
What did his teacher do when he realized it? ............................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
6.
How did Steve feel? ...................................................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
Write a similar letter where you talk about your own experience.
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Class
Date
Name
LETTERS
THE MOST ENJOYABLE HOLIDAY
Dear Claire,
I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed my holidays. Where
did I go? I went to a youth hostel in England. Did you
get my card? I stayed there for two weeks and enjoyed
every moment of my stay. I never got homesick. It was a
busy holiday. I had to wash my clothes, cook and do the
washing up, but there were no adults organizing our day
or anything: it was just fun.
The food was good and the atmosphere very friendly. I
enjoyed meeting boys and girls with interests similar to
my own and the hours I spent with them at the nearest
recreation centre made my holiday unforgettable. I have
such happy memories I cannot wait for next summer to
arrive. I’ll never forget all those guys. It was one of the
most enjoyable holidays I have ever had.
I wish you had been there!
With love
Kate
Answer the following questions.
1.
Where did Kate spend her holiday? ...........................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
2.
How long did she stay there? .....................................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
3.
Did she enjoy her holiday? .........................................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
4.
What sort of holiday was it? ......................................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
5.
What did she have to do? ...........................................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
6.
What was the atmosphere like? What about food? ....................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
7.
What did she enjoy doing? .........................................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
8.
What does she say about her holiday? .......................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
Write a similar letter where you talk about your own experience.
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Class
Date
Name
LETTERS
THE WORST HOLIDAY OF MY LIFE
Dear Richard,
my one-week holiday is over at last! And I’m very happy to be
at home again. I had the worst holiday of my life this year. I
went to Mudstone, a small and noisy town 13 kilometres from
Blackpod. It takes 3 hours by car to get there. Mudstone is such
an awful place. I will never go there again! Never! There are
neither interesting sights, nor beautiful landscapes. Absolutely
nothing worth seeing. People are not friendly and life is quite
unbearable for anyone over 10 and under 85! I stayed in a small
hotel with my family. I’ll never forget the cramped rooms with
their little windows looking out onto a noisy street. I did nothing special. We just had picnics and went to the cinema. I’m not
used to such a boring life and I really missed you. I hope we
can go somewhere better next year. Where did you go for your
holidays? Did you go anywhere exciting?
Write and tell me.
kisses
Ted
Answer the following questions.
1.
Why is Ted happy to be at home again? ....................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
2.
Where did he spend his holiday? ...............................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
3.
What was the place like? ............................................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
4.
How long did it take him to get there? ......................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
5.
Why didn’t he like the place? ....................................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
6.
What were the people like? What about life? ............................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
7.
Where did he stay? .....................................................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
8.
What did he do? ..........................................................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
Write a similar letter where you talk about your own experience.
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Class
Date
Name
Read the postcard and put the jumbled pieces into the correct order.
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Nancy Dyce
Unforgettable trip!
The first week at the seaside in
Capri. Then a few days in Venice
travelling around and visiting
lots of interesting places. We’re
back in Florence again. Everything here is worth seeing. We
miss you all very much.
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Florence, 8th August
Class
Date
Name
POSTCARDS
Rewrite the following addresses into the correct order.
England
W1 London
318 Oxford St.,
Ashley Mason
W11 London
Notting Hill Gate
100 Pembridge Rd.,
Audrey Lynch
UK
Los Angeles
Carol Hamilton
3152 W Sixth St.,
California
USA
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Write a postcard from a tourist resort. Talk about the weather and the place.
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Class
Date
Name
DESCRIPTION OF A PLACE
Look at the table, then describe the place where you usually spend your summer holidays.
The place is a
Smart town
lively metropolis
quiet small town
popular ski/seaside resort
lovely little mountain/country village
It’s full of
atmosphere
interesting sights
wonderful attractions
beautiful gardens
It has a variety of
sandy beaches
beautiful mountains/parks
It boasts some of the trendiest
clothes shops
cafés and restaurants
There are plenty of
large shopping areas
People are
very friendly
not very friendly
nice
kind
not very kind
You may
have
visit
a great time
really enjoyable experiences
picnics
lots of places of historic interest
fascinating places
stroll around
sunbathe and swim
rent a boat
take local buses for journeys
play many sports
go for
bike rides
long walks
Glossary:
go to the
theatre
cinema
lively = movimentato
to boast = vantare
to stroll around = passeggiare
attend concerts
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Name
DESCRIPTION OF A PICTURE, PAINTING, PHOTO, POSTER
In the picture is/are depicted... (a beautiful park, two rooms, ...) ............................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................................................................
In the foreground you can see a/some ......................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................................................................
In the top left/right corner there is/are ........................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................................................................
In the middle of the picture .....................................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................................................................
In the background ....................................................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................................................................
On the left/right there is/are .......................................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................................................................
At the top/bottom of the picture you can see .............................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................................................................
Describe things and objects (size – colour, ...) and say where they are (There is a big, blue armchair next to the
bookcase, ...) ..............................................................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................................................................
Are there any people? How many? Who are they? Where are they? .........................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................................................................
What are they wearing? ..............................................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................................................................
What are they doing? (The elderly man on the left is sitting on the sofa. He is reading a book) ..............................
.....................................................................................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................................................................
What do they look like? (The man looks tired, cheerful, sad, thoghtful, ...) ..............................................................
.....................................................................................................................................................................................
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IMAGE BANK
DESCRIPTION
Use the advised model to describe the picture.
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DESCRIPTIONS
ACTIVITY A
Describe what is happening
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Give an overall idea of the picture
Describe things and objects
Say exactly where they are
Talk about colour and size
Talk about the people in the picture
Say how many people there are
Say exactly where they are
ACTIVITY B
1.
2.
3.
Say what the people in the picture look like
Describe what they are wearing
Describe what they are doing
ACTIVITY C
What are the people in the picture saying?
1.
2.
3.
Choose two from the people in the picture
In pairs write a short dialogue
Say what the people you have chosen would say in the situation depicted
ACTIVITY D
Narrate past and future events
Talk about the situation depicted as if it had happened in the past
Talk about what will happen
ACTIVITY E
Personal experiences
Think of the situation depicted, have you got any similar direct experiences to report to the class?
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Class
Date
Name
REVIEWS
Hints for writing a review about a book you have read.
The book ........................................................... is a/ an
(name of the book)
science fiction novel
spy story
story about love affairs
adventure
historical novel
written by ...................................................................
(name of the author)
The book was published in ............................................ It deals with
(year)
serious topics
social matters
funny subjects
entertaining subjects
scientific subjects
current events
...........................................................................
a) The main character is a ................................................. c) The series of events take places in ...............................
b) He/She has to .............................................................................................................................................................
Everything about the book was good/ disappointing .......................................................................................... and
(adjective) ......................................................................... plot (adjective), .......................................................................
........................................................................characters.
It is the
best/the worst
the most exciting/ the most boring
the most enjoyable/the silliest book
the most violent
the most disgusting
of the year
we have had in years
I have ever read
In my opinion ................................. must be considered
the most succesfull book that
(name of the book)
............................................... has ever written.
(name of the author)
the least succesfull book that .......... has ever written.
(name of the author)
Write a review about a book you have read recently. Prepare a presentation to the class.
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Class
Date
Name
REVIEWS
Look at the table, then talk about the most interesting book you have ever read.
In my opinion the most interesting book that has appeared over the last years is ....................................................
Choose and tick:
It is a collection of
spy
detective
love
horror
science fiction
stories
It is a
fantastic
realistic
science fiction
novel
It is a
fairy-tale
thriller
The author/authoress describes
........................................................................................
........................................................................................
..........................................................................................
He/ she deals with
love affairs
magical events and imaginary creatures
fictional stories about crimes and criminal activities
stories about secret information, spy organizations and
secret agents’ activities
stories about events that take place in the future or in
other parts of the Universe
scary stories
unusual, exciting journeys or events
He/ she gives
practical examples
personal anecdotes
It contains
focuses on
teaches readers to
shows how to
........................................................................................
........................................................................................
........................................................................................
........................................................................................
Write a review about a book you have read recently. Prepare a presentation to the class.
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DESCRIPTION OF A PERSON
Hints for describing people (my best friend, family
members, my hero, book/film characters, the people
in a picture...).
1. HEIGHT = altezza
2. BUILD = corporatura
3. COMPLEXION = carnagione
4. HAIR = capigliatura
2 He/She is...
3 His/Her complexion is...
4 His/Her hair is...
His/Her face is... His/Her eyes are...
He/She has got a... nose and a... mouth
long = lungo
short = piccolo
snub = schiacciato
pointy = appuntito
straight = diritto
hooked = uncinato
upturned = all’insù
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PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
1
Tall = alto
fairly tall = abbastanza alto
not very tall = non molto alto
short = basso
fairly short = alquanto basso
not very short = non molto basso
of average height = di altezza media
2
1 He/She is...
plump = paffuto
thin = magro
long = allungato
square = squadrato
small = piccolo
round = tondo
A
small = piccoli
big = grandi
slanting = a mandorla
blue = blu
dark = scuri
green = verdi
brown = castani
wide = largo
small = piccola
thin = sottile
full lips = labbra
carnose
fleshy mouth = bocca
carnosa
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of powerful build = di corporatura possente
rather fat = piuttosto grasso
plump = grassottello, paffuto
of average weight = di peso medio
medium = di corporatura media
slim = sottile
fairly slim = piuttosto sottile
spare of build = di corporatura gracile
thin = magro
fattish = grassoccio
stocky = tarchiato
3
fine = bella
dark = scura
fair = chiara
olive complexion = carnagione olivastra
4
curly= riccia
straight = liscia
wavy= ondulati
bald = calvo
medium-lenght = media lunghezza
shoulder-lenght = alle spalle
a fringe = frangetta
in a bun = a chignon
ponytail = a coda di cavallo
crew cut = taglio a spazzola
B
Positive adjectives
PERSONALITY
optimistic = ottimista
generous = generoso
nice = simpatico
active = attivo
helpful = pronto ad aiutare
self-confident = che ha fiducia in sè
courageous = coraggioso
sincere = sincero
precise = preciso
spontaneous = spontaneo
tolerant = tollerante
independent = indipendente
friendly = affabile, socievole
curious = curioso
patient = paziente
extroverted = estroverso
quiet = tranquillo
cheerful = allegro
sympathetic = comprensivo
intelligent = intelligente
responsible = assennato
kind = gentile
easygoing = accomodante
good-looking = di bell’aspetto
gorgeous = bellissimo/a
handsome = bellissimo
pretty = graziosa
attractive = attraente
beautiful = bella, stupenda
APTITUDES
He/she has an aptitude for manual work
is a talented musician/workman/athlete
is a talented singer, actor/actress
has an aptitude for inventing things and has
clever and original ideas
He/she has a talent for practical activities
can build and repare things
has a talent for activities requiring reasoning
can plan and supervise activities
can’t dance
is hopeless at singing
has a hard time with....
needs some practice in...
is not good at playing sport
Negative adjectives
lazy = pigro
indifferent = indifferente
pessimistic = pessimista
envious = invidioso
arrogant = arrogante
mischievous = dispettoso
aggressive = aggressivo
jealous = geloso
sly = furbo, malizioso
shy = timido
insecure = insicuro
coward = vigliacco
introverted = introverso
wicked = malvagio
self-conceited = presuntuoso
selfish = egoista
vain = vanitoso
unfaithful = sleale
exhibitionist = esibizionista
ugly = brutto
plain = insignificante, bruttina
LIKES, DISLIKES, HOBBIES
He/she likes/dislikes
playing team / individual sports
watching football matches on TV
watching soap operas / watching reality shows
listening to music / playing musical instruments
playing board games / videogames / cards
singing / dancing / acting
painting
reading / writing poems
hanging out with friends / going to the cinema
going to the disco
collecting things
gardening
cooking / performing lab experiments
He/she is very interested/not very interested in
sociology
anthropology
psychology
photography
technology
sport...
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DESCRIPTIONS
Choose from table A (pag 126) and describe the characters.
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Class
Date
Name
PRE-SUMMARY ACTIVITIES
Complete the sentences with the appropriate connector.
AT FIRST – WHEN (2) – ALTHOUGH (2) – SO – BUT (2) – THEN (2) – WHILE – BECAUSE – AFTER – BEFORE – AND (2)
1.
Almost all of the boys and girls in my class like reality shows, ............... I find them awful trash.
2.
............... the washing machine is very expensive, it doesn’t work.
3.
............... they arrived, lunch was served.
4.
The test was difficult, ............... of its complexity.
5.
............... he was very insecure, ............... he became self-confident.
6.
There were no medicine, ............... she thought to go to the nearest chemistry, ............... it was closed.
7.
They stood a few minutes in front of the closed door, ............... decided to ring the bell.
8.
It was about eleven, ............... his father got home.
9.
Paul opened the door ............... let me in.
10. ............... there were brilliant actors ............... the storyline was interesting, the film was unsuccessful
11. ............... she was having a shower, the phone rang.
12. ............... going to bed I always read a book.
13. ............... having done homework, I play video-games until bedtime.
Complete the passage by adding the appropriate connector. Use: BUT – AND – FIRST – WHEN – THEN – WHEN
............... Harry came into the Chamber of Secrets, he was attracted by the statue of a Giant ....................................
he saw that Ginny was laying on the floor, between the Giant’s feet.
He soon ran to the girl ............... grabbed her shoulders. ............... he turned her over, he
realised that she was very pale and cold, ............... wasn’t dead.
Grabbed = afferrò
Number the following sentences.
.......... He received a blow on his head.
.......... Oliver asked again for some more soup.
.......... Oliver was punished.
.......... The master called the headteacher.
.......... The master looked at the boy for a few seconds.
.......... Oliver Twist asked for some more soup for the first time.
Use the sentences above to make a text by adding the following connectors.
SO – THEN – FINALLY – WHEN
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Class
Date
Name
PRE-SUMMARY ACTIVITIES
Make a summary of the story.
1. Underline the sentences you consider essential for the comprehension of the story.
2. List them.
3. Eliminate detailes.
4. Use reported speech.
5. Use connectors.
JOE
Joe began climbing the tree. He reached up to the first branch with both hands, then swung his legs up to grip it. He
grunted loudly as he lifted himself onto the branch. From there he still couldn’t see into the garden next door, so he
climbed up a little higher. He stopped to have another look through the leaves. He could see most of the lawn now,
but his ball was nowhere in sight.
Joe decided to climb just a bit further even though the tree was swaying in the breeze.
The branches were getting rather thin now too. He reached up with his hand and moved his leg forward, then suddenly... CRACK...
Joe felt himself falling. Leaves were brushing against his face, branches were scraping his arms, then... BUMP...
He had reached the bottom. He felt himself all over and looked at his arms and legs. There were a few scratches and a
few bruises were going to appear soon, but he was still alive.There was only one thing to do, he thought to himself...
He reached up to the first branch with both hands then swung his legs up to grip it.
(from Andrew Brodie Publications-English Today)
Sentences useful for the comprehension of the story.
1. ................................................................................................................................................................................
2. ................................................................................................................................................................................
3. ................................................................................................................................................................................
4. ................................................................................................................................................................................
5. ................................................................................................................................................................................
Summary of the story.
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Class
Date
Name
PRE-SUMMARY ACTIVITIES
Make a summary of the story.
1. Underline the sentences you consider essential for the comprehension of the story.
2. List them.
3. Eliminate details.
4. Use reported speech.
5. Use connectors.
SOPHIE COMES HOME
Music still blared out from the open window. Sophie knocked on the door for the third time, this time beating it with
her fists.”Let me in”, she shouted. The sudden stop to the loud music took Sophie by surprise. She stepped back from
the door and looked up towards the upstairs window. Nick appeared extremely cross.
“Have you forgotten your key again?”he said.
“Yes”, she replied in a voice which showed her crossness.
“Well that’s your own hard luck then”, he said, “ because I’m not letting you in”.
He disappeared from the window and before she had time to shout the music started again even louder.
“NICK...NICK...PLEASE!”
The music again stopped abruptly.
“What did you say?”said the voice from above.
Sophie hesitated. “I said please actually”. Her voice wasn’t much louder than a whisper.
Again Nick vanished but this time the music didn’t start and within a few seconds the front door was open with Nick
smiling behind it.
“Thank you very much,”Sophie said as she walked in. Nick fell to the floor in a pretend faint.
(from Andrew Brodie Publications-English Today)
Sentences useful for the comprehension of the story.
1. .................................................................................................................................................................................
2. .................................................................................................................................................................................
3. .................................................................................................................................................................................
4. .................................................................................................................................................................................
5. .................................................................................................................................................................................
Summary of the story.
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Class
Date
Name
PRE-SUMMARY ACTIVITIES
Make a summary of the story.
1. Underline the sentences you consider essential for the comprehension of the story.
2. List them.
3. Eliminate details.
4. Use reported speech.
5. Use connectors.
A FRENCHMAN IN ENGLAND
A Frechman was once travelling in England. He could speak English fairly well, but his vocabulary was limited. Once,
for example, he was eating in a small country hotel and he wanted to order some eggs, but he couldn’t remember
the word for eggs.
Fortunately he saw a rooster walking in the yard. “What is the name of that bird?” he asked first. “It is called a
rooster,” the waiter said.
“What is a rooster’s wife called?” the Frenchman asked. “She is called a hen”, the waiter answered.
“And what are the hen’s children called?” the Frenchman asked. “They are called chickens,” the waiter told him.
At last the Frenchman asked “What are chickens called before they are born?”
“They are called eggs,” the waiter said.
So the Frenchman said: “Fine! Please bring me two with some coffee and some toast.”
(by Mesut Mutlu)
Sentences useful for the comprehension of the story.
1. .................................................................................................................................................................................
2. .................................................................................................................................................................................
3. .................................................................................................................................................................................
4. .................................................................................................................................................................................
5. .................................................................................................................................................................................
Summary of the story.
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Class
Date
Name
PRE-SUMMARY ACTIVITIES
Make a summary of the story.
1. Underline the sentences you consider essential for the comprehension of the story.
2. List them.
3. Eliminate details.
4. Use reported speech.
5. Use connectors.
JONATHAN SWIFT AND HIS SERVANT
The following story is about Jonathan Swift, who was a famous English writer. One morning, when Swift was getting dressed, he found that his shoes were covered with mud. He called his servant to him and said: “My shoes are
covered with mud. Why didn’t you clean them? You are supposed to clean them every night.”
“I thought it was useless to clean them in such bad weather,” the servant said.
“They will only be dirty again shortly.”
Later that day, when the servant appeared for his dinner, there was no food on the table for him. He went to Swift
and asked the reason for this.
“I thought it was useless for you to eat,” Swift said, because you will only be hungry again shortly.”
(by Mesut Mutlu)
Sentences useful for the comprehension of the story.
1. .................................................................................................................................................................................
2. .................................................................................................................................................................................
3. .................................................................................................................................................................................
4. .................................................................................................................................................................................
5. .................................................................................................................................................................................
Summary of the story.
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GOING ROUND THE CITY - WORD BANK
NEGOZI
SHOPS
LUOGHI
PLACES
neg. di abbigliamento
agenzia di viaggi
artigianato locale
alimentari
antiquariato
articoli per animali
articoli da regalo
albergo
barbiere
bar
neg .di scarpe
profumeria
cartoleria
computer
casalinghi
centro commerciale
centro estetico
edicola
elettrodomestici
farmacia
ferramenta
neg. del fiorista
neg. del fotografo
neg. del fruttivendolo
gelateria
friggitoria di pesce e patatine
tavola calda
giocattoli
gioielleria
grande magazzino
lavanderia
libreria
pescheria
macelleria
ottico
panetteria
parrucchiere
pelletteria
pellicceria
pub
ristorante per carne alla griglia
supermercato
tabaccheria
neg. di souvenir
cassa
padiglione
sgabello
camerino
scaffali
banco
vetrina
carrello
cestino per rifiuti
ascensore
porte automatiche
porte scorrevoli
porte girevoli
clothes shop
travel agency
local craft shop
food shop
antique shop
pet shop
gift shop
hotel
barber shop
bar
shoe shop
perfumer’s
stationery shop
electronic equipment
household shop
shopping centre
beauty centre
newsagent’s
electrical shop
chemist’s
hardware shop
florist’s
photographer’s
greengrocer’s
icecream shop
fish and chip shop
fast food restaurant
toy shop
jeweller’s
department store
laundry
bookshop
fishmonger’s
butcher’s
optician’s
baker’s
hairdresser
leather shop
furrier’s
pub
steak house
supermarket
tobacconist’s
souvenir shop
counter
stand
stool
changing room
shelves
counter
shop window
shopping trolley
waste bin
lift
controlled doors
sliding doors
rolling doors
acquario
ambasciata
banca
canale
caseggiato
centro sportivo
centro storico
cinema
cimitero
commissariato
comune
consolato
convento
discoteca
edificio
fontana
galleria d’arte
galleria di negozi
giardino botanico
chiesa
giardino zoologico
grattacielo
monumento
mura della città
museo
ospedale
palestra
palazzo reale
parco
piazza
pista ciclabile
ponte
ristorante
riva del canale/fiume
rovine
scavi
sito archeologico
sobborghi
stadio
statua
stazione ferroviaria
strada principale
teatro
teatro lirico
tomba
torre
ufficio postale
università
viale
cabina telefonica
lampione
marciapiedi
pensilina
segnale stradale
semaforo
strisce pedonali
fermata dell’autobus
aquarium
embassy
bank
canal
block of flats
sports centre
historical centre
cinema
cemetery
police station
town hall
consulate
convent
disco
building
fountain
art gallery
shopping arcade
botanical garden
church
zoo
skyscraper
monument
city walls
museum
hospital
gymnasium
royal palace
park
square
cycle path
bridge
restaurant
canal/river bank
ruins
excavations
archeological site
suburbs
stadium
statue
railway station
high street
theatre
opera house
tomb
tower
post office
university
avenue
telephone box
street lamp
pavement
bus shelter
traffic sign
traffic lights
zebra crossing
bus stop
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Name
ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS
1.
Excuse me, do you know what bus/train goes to ...? .................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................................................................
2.
Do number ... and ... take the same route? .................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................................................................
3.
Which one goes directly to ...? ...................................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................................................................
4.
Which one goes along ... street? .................................................................................................................................
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5.
How do I get to ...? .....................................................................................................................................................
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6.
Where is ...? ................................................................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
7.
How can I get to ...? ....................................................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................................................
8.
Is it far? .......................................................................................................................................................................
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9.
How long does it take to get to …? ............................................................................................................................
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10. Can you tell me the way to ..., please? .......................................................................................................................
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11. Where is the nearest ...? ..............................................................................................................................................
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12. Can you tell me where the ... is? ................................................................................................................................
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13. Is there a ... near here? ................................................................................................................................................
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14. How far is it to ...? ......................................................................................................................................................
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15. Do you know where the ... is? ....................................................................................................................................
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16. Can I get there by car/train/bus/on foot? ....................................................................................................................
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GIVING DIRECTIONS - WORD BANK
Non è lontano, è a soli dieci minuti a piedi. Non puoi sbagliare
You can take the number ... bus
Puoi prendere il pullman numero...
You can get there by bus
Ci puoi arrivare con il pullman
It’s a five minutes’ ride
E’ una corsa di cinque minuti
go up the stairs
salire le scale
go down the path
andar giù per il sentiero
go through the wood
attraversare il bosco
go as far as the traffic lights
arrivare fino al semaforo
climb over ...
arrampicarsi su..., salire
go out of the tunnel
uscire dal tunnel
catch the train up to ... street
prendere il treno per via...
walk across the wooden boardwalk
percorrere a piedi la passerella di legno
take the train from ... street
prendere il treno da via...
walk to ...
andare verso...
jump on the number...train travelling to ...
prendere il treno numero...che viaggia verso…
walk from ... to ...
andare a piedi da ... a ...
round the corner
girare l’angolo
take the ferry to ...
prendere il battello per...
take the number ... train to ...
prendere il treno numero...per..
go through the tunnel
attraversare il tunnel
walk towards the station
andare verso la stazione
go round the ...
girare attorno al...
walk along the ...
camminare lungo il/la...
get out of the car
scendere dall’auto
get into/onto the car
salire in macchina
get on/onto the bus-train-plane
salire sul bus-treno-aereo
get off the bus-train-bycicle-plane
scendere dal bus-treno-bici-aereo
go on board a ship
salire a bordo di una nave
take the first turning on the left/right
prendere la prima traversa a sinistra/destra
it’s about half way down on your left/right
è all’incirca a metà strada sulla sinistra/destra
it’s on your right/left past the ...
è alla tua destra/sinistra dopo il/la...
turn right/left at the corner into ... street
girare a destra/sinistra su via ...
walk down ... street as far as the newsstand
percorrere via ... fino all’edicola
turn right/left into ... street. It’s on your left/right
girare a destra/sinistra su via....È alla tua sinistra/destra
walk down ... street and it’s on the left at the other end of the street andare giù per via..., ed è a sinistra dall’altro capo della strada
you can take either number ... or number ... they both go to ... puoi prendere o il bus numero..., o il bus numero... entrambi vanno a...
keep straight on
continua diritto
go straight
vai diritto
go back
torna indietro
it’s a long way
ci vuole molto
the journey’s end
la fine del viaggio
the journey out
il viaggio di andata
the journey back
il viaggio di ritorno
It isn’t far, it’s only ten minutes’ walk.You can’t miss it
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AT THE SEASIDE - WORD BANK
Abbronzarsi
to get – got tanned
Andare a fare un pinic
to go – went – gone for a picnic
Andare in barca
to go – went – gone sailing
Andare a pesca
to go – went – gone fishing
Andare alla deriva
to drift
Capovolgersi
to capsize
Fare castelli di sabbia
to make – made – made sandcastles
Fare immersioni subacquee
to do – did – done scuba diving
Fare surf
to go – went – gone surfing
Fare windsurf
to go – went – gone windsurfing
Galleggiare
to float
Giocare con secchiello e paletta
to play with bucket and spade
Giocare sull’altalena
to play on the sea-saw
Navigare/veleggiare
to sail
Noleggiare un pedalò / motobarca / acquascooter
to rent a pedalo / motor boat / jet ski
Nuotare
to swim – swam – swum
Nuotare con maschera e boccaglio
to snorkel
Scottarsi
to get – got – got badly sunburnt
Sguazzare in acqua
to paddle
Spruzzare
to splash
Stare a galla
to tread – trod – trodden water
Tuffarsi
to dive
BEACHWEAR - WORD BANK
Costume da uomo
trunks
Costume da donna
swimming costume
Cappello
sun-hat
Occhiali da sole
sunglasses
Costume a due pezzi
two pieces/bikini
Costume intero
one piece costume
Pantaloni corti
shorts
Sandali
sandals
Infradito
flip flop / thongs (americ)
Asciugamani
bath towel
Crema/olio protettivo
protection lotion/oil
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AT THE CAMPSITE - WORD BANK
bacinella
small basin
bricco del caffè
coffeepot
bricco del latte
milk jug
camper
camper/van
corda/spago
string
tenda
tent
tenda canadese
ridge tent
tenda a casetta
frame tent
tenda a forma di igloo
igloo tent
palo da tenda
tent pole
thermos
thermos bottle
fune per stendere la biancheria
washing line
lavori
duties
sacco da montagna
rucksack
sacco a pelo
sleeping bag
roulotte
caravan
padella
frying pan
pentolame
pots and pans
piatti
dishes
provviste
supplies
posate
cutlery
tendone per ripararsi
awning
tavolo pieghevole
folding table
sedia pieghevole
folding chair
fornello da campo
camp stove
frigorifero portatile
portable fridge
torcia elettrica
torch
servizi igienici
washing facilities
mescolare
to stir/to give a stir
fare escursioni a piedi
to hike
andare a fare un picnic
to go for a picnic
montare una tenda
to put up a tent
pulire
to clean
riordinare
to clear up
spazzare
to sweep
smontare una tenda
to take down a tent
scarponi da escursione
hiking boots
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IDIOMS
l’Il fight tooth and nail (pag 13) = Combatterò con le unghie e con i denti
I’m up to it (pag.13) = Ne sono all’altezza
What a gas! (pag. 36) = Che FORZA!
What is all this fuss about? (pag. 36) = Che cos’è tutto questo chiasso?
...that noise makes me dizzy (pag.36) = ... quel rumore mi stordisce
born with a silver spoon/born lucky (pag. 44) = ...nato con la camicia
What a bore! (pag.81) = Che noia!
As far as I’m concerned (pag. 91) = Per quanto mi riguarda
I’m on cloud nine / I’m over the moon = Sono al settimo cielo
I go bananas = Divento pazzo
Small beer = Poca cosa
It’s a piece of cake = È molto facile
Devil-my-care = Me ne infischio
You’re as fit as a fiddle = Sei in gran forma
Nothing to write home about = Niente di speciale
Stop crying blue murder = Smetti di gridare come un forsennato
A pain in the neck = Un/una rompiscatole
Pull yourself together = Controllati
Don’t pull his/her leg = Non prenderlo/la in giro
It’s my cup of tea = È proprio quello che fa per me
I have cold feet = Ho paura
It’s the last straw = È la goccia che ha fatto traboccare il vaso
Don’t turn a blind eye = Non far finta di non vedere
By the skin of his teeth = Per un pelo
It’s going to the dogs = Sta andando alla malora
I feel blue = Mi sento depresso
She’s green with envy = È verde per l’invidia
He’s red with rage = È rosso per la rabbia
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