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A cura di
NADIA TOSI
Centro IDA
ITE “Enrico Tosi” – Busto Arsizio
PRESENTATION 4
Verb TO BE 6
POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES 7
INDEFINITE ARTICLES 8
Grammar revision 9
AT THE GREENGROCER’S 10
SIMPLE PRESENT 12
PRESENT CONTINUOUS 18
SIMPLE PAST 20
IRREGULAR VERBS 21
Grammar revision 24
PAST CONTINUOUS 28
LISTENING ACTIVITIES 30
CLIL: HISTORY 34
Anne Boleyn
TRANSLATION 37
WRITE A DIALOGUE 41
Reading comprehension 1 42
Reading comprehension 2 44
Reading comprehension 3 46
A Me too.
C It’s ……………………………………….
E Not bad.
14. Mr. Tod is our teacher of Maths. …….. is nice but strict.
15. Mrs. Brown is your teacher of French. ……. is funny and clever.
16. .Mrs. Smith and the students are at school. ………. are studying together.
17. .Paul and I are at the cinema. ……… are watching an exciting film.
21. .Tom and his friens are at the seaside. ……….. are on holidays
22. .Maria and her friends are in the mountains. …….. are on holidays.
Hi Jim!
Hello from London and Bright Lights Academy! It IS/ARE A/AN fantastic school and I/ I’M very
happy here! The students IS/ARE from Germany, Italy, Spain, Nigeria and Senegal. MY/I best
friend is Luke. HE’S/ HIS cool. HIS/ THEIR friends are Michael and Jonh. IT’S/ THEY’RE cool,too!
Michael is my favourite. He’s British but HIS/ THEIR mum is Chinese. Oh, but one girl is horrible!
HER/HIS name is Ruby. Fortunately she ISN’T/ AREN’T in my class.
Write soon!
Love ,
Sommy
A Goodafternoon
B Goodafternoon. Can I help you?
A Yes, please.
I WANT A KILO OF …………………….
B ANYTHING ELSE?
A No, thanks.
How much is it?
B It ‘ s …………………
A Here you are
B YOUR CHANGE. Thank you Bye.
A Bye
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A Goodafternoon
B Goodafternoon. Can I help you?
A Yes, please.
I WANT TWO KILOS OF …………………….
B ANYTHING ELSE?
A Yes, please.
THREE KILOS OF ……………………..
How much are they?
B They’re …………………
A Here you are
B YOUR CHANGE. Thank you Bye.
A Bye
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EXERCISE 5: rewrite the sentences of exercise 3 into the negative form of simple present
EXERCISE 6: rewrite the sentences of exercise 4 into the negative form of simple present
EXERCISE 2: use the words to write sentences at the present continuous form.
1. you/write/an email
2. I/have/a shower
3. My dad/read/a book
4. David/get up/now
5. Hannah/sit/in the garden
6. The dogs/run/in the park
7. Adam/swim/in the swimming pool
8. They/wear/their school uniform
9. Mel/dance/in her bedroom
10. the taxi/stop/in front of the school.
EXERCISE 4: rewrite the sentences of exercise 1 into the INTERROGATIVE form of the present
continuous
EXERCISE 5: use the words to write sentences at INTERROGATIVE form of the present
continuous.
1. your teacher/eat/ a sandwich?
2. you/learn/Maths/at the moment?
3. his sister/wear/a red dress?
4. their brother/listen/to music?
5. you and your friend/speak/Italian?
6. Peter and his mum/go/shopping?
7. the cat/run/in the garden
8. the students/write/emails
9. mum and dad/buy/a new car
10. your dog/sleep/near the sofa
/red/ /red/
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EXERCISE 4: rewrite the sentences into the simple present or the simple past .Use the verbs into
the box.
Es 5: fill in the sentences with the simple present, the present continuous or the simple past of the
verbs in brackets.
1. I usually ______________ (do ) my homework in the afternoon.
2. She ________________ (listen) to the new LadyGaga CD at the moment.
3. My friends ________________ (give) that T-shirt to me for my birthday
4. Tom’s brother ________________ (buy) a new DVD last Monday
5. My friend Jenny _________________( send) me an e-mail three days ago.
6. Jim often ______________(take) a bus to the city centre.
7. last Sunday we _____________ (go) to the theatre in Rome.
8. Frida sometimes _____________(go) skiing in winter
9. Tom ____________(get) a new CD player for his birthday from his parents
10. Jerry’s cousins ______________(spend) their holiday in Tuscany last August
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11. We ___________ (watch) an interesting film on TV last night
12. Where are the children? They ____________(play) in the garden
13. Jim always __________ (have) a shower before going to bed.
14. My team never ______________ (win) important matches.
15. He _______________ (write) e-mails last night. Tot …../15
Ciao John,
grazie della tua e-mail dalla Svezia.
Questo inverno sono andato in vacanza con la mia famiglia a Cortina. Abbiamo
alloggiato in un hotel molto confortevole. Io e mio padre andavamo a sciare
tutti i giorni. Mia sorella e mia madre invece andavano a fare compere o a bere
una cioccolata calda. Hoo conosciuto due ragazze tedesche e un ragazzo
olandese. Erano molto simpatici. Ho parlato inglese tutti i giorni
Scrivimi presto e mandami delle foto della tua vacanza svedese.
Ciao
Tim
EXERCISE 2: use the words to write sentences at the past continuous form.
11. you/write/an email
12. I/have/a shower
13. My dad/read/a book
14. David/get up/now
15. Hannah/sit/in the garden
16. The dogs/run/in the park
17. Adam/swim/in the swimming pool
18. They/wear/their school uniform
19. Mel/dance/in her bedroom
20. the taxi/stop/in front of the school.
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Clothes shopping
Get smart – vol.1 pg.103 – CD 4.26
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Shop assistan Can I help you?
You Yes, please. Can I try on those shoes?
Shop assistant Of course. What size are you?
You I’m a size 5.
Shop assistant Ok. Do they fit you?
You yes,they do. Thanks. I’ll take them. How much are they?
Shop assistant They’re £18.
You Can I pay by credit card?
Shop assistant Credit cards is fine.Thanks Bye
You Bye
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Sara Do you like the new Lily Allen CD?
Paul Yes, I do. What do you think of it?
Sara I think it’s brilliant.
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Making arrangements
Get smart – vol.2 pg.57 – CD 2.44
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You Excuse me. Could you tell me the way to the nearest chemist’s, please?
Man/woman Yes, take the second turning on the left. It’s opposite the newsagent’s on High Street.
Anne Boleyn
Anne Boleyn was born in about 1501. There were three children in the family. Anne’s sister was
Mary and her brother was Gorge.
Anne’s family was quite rich and Anne was very ambitious. When she was only a teenager, Anne
was a Lady-in-waiting for Queen Claude of France.
When she was about 20 years old, Anne was in England again … this time at the court of the king.
Henry VIII was young, slim, tall and very good-looking. His wife was Katherine of Argon, a
princess from Spain. She was attractive and intelligent but she wasn’t beautiful. Katherine and the
King were very happy together for many years but their first child was a girl, not a boy. The King,
of corse, wanted a boy…
Anne was Katherine’s Lady-in-waiting and she was very different to the queen. Anne was young
and she had a lot of carisma: she wasn’t beautiful but she was slim and elegant and her eyes and
hair were very dark. She was very popular with men and Henry VIII was in love with her
Anne wanted to be queen but of corse Henry already had a wife. For the love of Anne, he decided
to divorce Katherine. This was a very big decision because divorce was not allowed in the Catholic
religion. So Henry became a Protestant and England became a Protestant country!
Anne finally became Queen of England in 1533 but her story doesn’t have a happy ending. In fact,
the king beheaded her in May 1536. she was not a popular queen and she had a lot of enemies in
England. She was queen for only 3 years, the second of the six wives of Henry VIII but she was
very important in the history of England. This is because, many years after Anne died, her
daughter became Queen Elizabeth I … but that’s another story.
A RE 1 SON
B REGINA 2 PRINCESS
C MARITO 3 SISTER
D MOGLIE 4 PRINCE
E FIGLIO 5 BROTHER
F FIGLIA 6 WIFE
G FRATELLO 7 KING
H SORELLA 8 HUSBAND
I PRINCIPESSA 9 QUEEN
L PRINCIPE 10 DAUGHTER
Ex.2: Translate
MAGRO ……………………………..
ATTRAENTE ………………………
ALTO ……………………………….
VECCHIO ………………………….
BASSO …………………………….
GIOVANE ……………………….…
GRASSO …………………………..
INTELLIGENTE …………………….
BELLO ………………………………..
ELEGANTE …………………………… Tot ……/10
Mary’s mother
16) Mark e Jane stanno andando al mercato. Loro vanno al mercati di mercoledì.
17) Quando mia sorella canta, io ascolto, ma è terribile.
18) Mio papà sta cercando le chiavi dell’automobile mentre noi stiamo aspettando in cucina.
19) I nostri amici stanno spingendo la loro automobile. È vecchia! Compreranno una nuova
Ford sabato pomeriggio.
20) Oggi gli studenti di francese sono contenti. La loro insegnante è ammalata.
21) I vostri amici americani arriveranno lunedì sera alle 9.00. Abiteranno con voi per una
settimana.
22) A gennaio sciano in Italia. I ragazzi stanno sciando (in questo momento)
23) Quando i commessi parlano coi clienti, sono molto gentili e simpatici.
24) La mattina mi alzo alle 6.30 e bevo un caffè nero bollente per svegliarmi.
25) I nostri amici stanno ballando e saltando mentre John e io suoniamo il piano e la chitarra.
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26) Mia cugina Joan vende gelati d’estate e cioccolata calda in inverno.
27) Mio marito ascolta una pessima musica quando guida.
HAVE/HAS
CAN/CAN’T
1) A Buon giorno. Posso aiutarla?
B No, grazie. Sto solo guardando.
2) A Buon giorno. Posso aiutarla?
B Sì, grazie. Posso provare quella gonna rossa?
3) Possiamo provare quei pantaloni verdi?
4) Potete provare quel cappotto lungo giallo
5) Non potete provare questi stivali marroni
6) Possono provare quelle due magliette azzurre.
7) Posso avere due bottiglie di olio
8) Possiamo avere un pacchetto di biscotti?
9) I nostri figli possono avere tre barrette di cioccolato
SIMPLE PAST
1) Quando avevo dieci anni suonavo il piano
2) Quando abitavo a Venezia la mia casa era molto piccola
3) Quando i miei genitori erano al mare giocavano sempre a carte con gli zii
4) Domenica siamo andati al cinema
5) Quando nevica di solito vengo a scuola con la mia amica. Ieri era ammalata. Sono andata
al lavoro in macchina ma alla sera sono tornata a casa a piedi.
6) Quando ero giovane andavo in vacanza al mare coi nonni e scrivevo sempre lunghe lettere
ai miei genitori a Milano.
7) Tre giorni fa Danny è andato al mercato con sua nonna.
8) Quando i miei figli sono tornati da scuola, erano affamati e hanno mangiato un panino al
formaggio e bevuto un succo di frutta.
9) Quando ero a Roma ho visitato il Colosseo.
10) Lunedì scorso sono andato al parco. Ho corso e mi sono rilassato.
11) John e Anna son tristi perché hanno divorziato due mesi fa.
12) Il re e innamorato della regina. Sono una bella coppia.
13) Peter e sua sorella sono due bei bambini. Sono magri e alti.
14) Pane e pasta non sono permessi nella mia dieta (diet)
15) Tua figlia è molto intelligente e studia sempre, mio figlio non studia mai ma è intelligente.
16) Le carte (cards) non sono permesse a scuola. Gli studenti non giocano mai a carte in
classe.
17) Quanti libri ci sono sui vostri banchi?
18) Non ci sono libri ma solo quaderni.
………………. Ok?
C) Yes. …………….….. ok
How much ………………?
S a ) $ 45
C) Can I ……………………………..?
S a) Credit ……………………………
C) Bye
S a) …………………..
SAN FRANCISCO
San Francisco in a big city in California. It is built on a peninsula that separates the Pacific Ocean
from San francisco Bay. In the bay there are many islands; one of these is Alcatraz, a legendary
federal prison which can now be visited as a museum.
San Francisco is famous for its bridge, the Golden Gate Bridge, and for the incredible numbers of
hills. You can go up and down the hills by cable cars.
LOS ANGELES
Los Angeles is the largest city in California but it is not the capital. Sacramento is the capital of
California.
Hollywood is the historic home of the old movie studios and Beverly Hills is still the home of the
movie stars. The Hollywood Boulevard Walk of Fame honours the people who have made their
mark in film, music and stage with a marble star laid within the sidewalk.
Near Los Angeles on the Pacific Ocean there are many famous beaches; such as Santa Barbara,
Venice Beach and Mallibu.
SPORTS
Sports play an important part in the life of the Englishmen. Many of the world‘s famous sports
began in England, including cricket, football, tennis and rugby.
Cricket is England’s national sport. It is played on Sundays from April to August. Teams are made
up of 11 players each.
Football, which is also called “soccer”, is the most popular sport in England. The formation of the
football association in England was in 1863. the most famous English football teams are
Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool.
Rugby is similar to football but it is played with an oval ball. For many years rugby was only played
by the upper classes but now it is popular all over the country.
Tennis is another popular sport and it is played by many people. Every town has numerous public
tennis courts. In Britain tennis is played in almost all secondary schools.
Badminton is a racket sport similar to tennis. The aim is to hit a shuttlecock over the net. The
game is played by two or four people.
Scotalnd is the home of golf. There are over 400 golf courses in Scotland.
Similar to basketall, netball is played by two teams of seven players. Only women and girls usually
play it.
THE USA
The USA is in the North America. It’s between Canada in the north and Mexico in the south. It’s a
very big country and there are four different time zones between the east and west coast. There’s
an hour’s time difference between each zone. When it’s 5 p-m- in New York, it’s only 2 p.m. in San
Francisco!
There are 50 states in the USA. They include Alaska and Hawaii. Alaska is a very big state. In
winter, it’s very cold and the temperature is sometimes –20°C! Hawaii is very different: it’s warm
all year round. The minimum temperature in winter is aout 20°C and in summer the maximum is
about 32°C.
The capital of the USA is Washington DC. It’s on the east coast. The name of the city comes from
the first American President, George Washington. Today washington is a very important political
centre. The American President lives in Washingtonin the White House. His address is 1600
Pennsylvania Avenue.
The USA borders two important oceans. The Pacific Ocean is on the west coast and the Atlantic
Ocean is on the east coast. San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego are all important cities on
the west coast and New York and Boston are major cities on the east coast.
The American flag is called Stars and Stripes. It’s got 50 stars and 13 stripeson it. The stars
represent the 50 states of the USA and the stripes represent the 13 original states of the USA.