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Stay Connected Stay Connected è una nuova grammatica inglese destinata a studenti e studentesse della scuola secondaria di Secondo grado. Il manuale è dedicato allo sviluppo delle strutture morfosintattiche, delle abilità comunicative e delle competenze trasversali oggetto delle nuove indicazioni metodologiche a livello nazionale e europeo.

L’obiettivo è quello di condurre gradualmente i/le discenti dal livello A2 al livello avanzato C1, in conformità con il nuovo Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR, 2020).

Completa l’offerta il volume Stay Connected Companion, che presenta una guida completa alla preparazione degli esami di certificazione CAMBRIDGE, IELTS e della prova INVALSI. Stay Connected offre un corredo digitale composto da: • mappe grammaticali interattive • numerosi esercizi aggiuntivi di revisione grammaticale • Grammar quiz su Kahoot! per imparare divertendosi Il volume è articolato in Stages suddivisi nei livelli A2-B1, B2 e C1, facilmente riconoscibili grazie ai diversi colori.

STAGE 25 B2

B2 STAGE 25

n

25.1 Present conditional Condizionale presente

I verbi volitivi come to want, to like, to prefer non sono mai seguiti da una subordinata introdotta da that, ma richiedono la cosiddetta costruzione oggettiva o infinitiva la cui struttura è la seguente: soggetto + verbo + oggetto + infinito I’d like him to listen to me from time to time. Vorrei che lui mi ascoltasse qualche volta.

Per approfondimenti e altri usi dei verbi volitivi vedi forma affermativa estesa e contratta

forma negativa estesa e contratta

soggetto + would (’d) + infinito senza to

soggetto + would not (wouldn’t) + infinito senza to

She would like to work abroad.

A2 STAGE 9 B1 would + soggetto + infinito senza to 9.1 Prepositions ofsheplace Would like to work abroad?

Preposizioni di stato in luogo

forma interrogativo-negativa contratta

forma interrogativa

wouldn’t + soggetto + infinito senza to

Wouldn’t she like to work abroad?

short answers

preposizioni di stato in luogo

Presentazione delle strutture grammaticali con un approccio di tipo comparativo-contrastivo con la lingua italiana, accompagnate da tabelle riassuntive ed esempi contestualizzati.

in

in

at

a foto 2

on

su / sopra (con contatto) foto 3

Yes, + pronome esempi uso personale soggetto + would ‘Would you believe her?’ ‘Yes, I would.’ in the garden – in a shop • indica posizione in un luogo No, + pronome personale soggetto + wouldn’t circoscritto ‘Would you believe her?’ ‘No, I wouldn’t.’ in London – in Spain – • precede nomi di città e paesi, in South America nazioni, continenti question tags

Tess wouldn’t prefer to stay at home.

Would Tess prefer to stay at home? Wouldn’t Tess prefer to stay at home? dentro / all’interno on the left (of) a sinistra (di) 1 These trousers _________________________ (suit) you. (keep) a secret.

Sheil_________________________ fuori / all’esterno all over the floor su3tutto pavimento al2piano superiore all over mondo A voucher Youil_________________________ (be)the theworld best gift. in4tutto (enjoy) that film. _________________________ al piano inferiore in the background sullo sfondo primo / …lepiano in the foreground in primo piano 2alCompleta frasi con would o wouldn’t. a destra (di) by the sea / the lake vicino al mare / al lago 1 I _________________________ recommend that shop. The prices are prohibitive.

inside outside upstairs downstairs on the first / … floor on the right (of)

2 You _________________________ like Jordan’s curry. It’s fantastic.

EXTRA TOOLS

Ursula(sotto, _________________________ never watch this video. It’s too violent. n Above (su, al di sopra) e3 below al di sotto) sono sia preposizioni che avverbi e sono usati

affermativa, + wouldn’t +inpronome personale soggetto Baker Street • si Frase usa davanti a un indirizzo You would believe senza numero civico her, wouldn’t you?

Notapersonale in bed, ma: on the bed Frase negativa, + would + pronome soggetto You wouldn’t believe her, would you? at university – at work • indica un punto nello spazio at a – at the party italiano e si usa: riferimento alla funzione ncon Il present conditional corrisponde alconcert condizionale presente o all’attività che vi si svolge • per fare ipotesi o esprimere desideri nel presente o futuro at 221B Baker Street • precede il numero civico I’m sure they would host you with pleasure. Sono sicuro che ti ospiterebbero con piacere. seguito da indirizzo David would be glad to meet you.

David sarebbe contento di vedervi.

Nota at home, ma: in a house • per fare offerte o richieste in modo cortese on the table tè – on the wall • indica posizione contatto Would you like atea or coffee? Vuoi / Vorresti o caffè? con superficie orizzontale I’duna prefer some tea, please.

Preferirei del tè, per favore. o verticale • nel periodo ipotetico di 2° tipo (vedi pag. 342) • nel discorso indiretto (vedi pag. 456).

4 Tina is a loyalo friend.

She per indicare misure e livelli superiori inferiori in_________________________ scala verticale. break a promise.

Temperatures above 30 5 degrees are rare in thebe UK. (preposizione) It _________________________ a good idea to take a pullover. It can get cold.

An Australian businessman owns the flat below. (avverbio) 3 170 Completa i due mini-dialoghi con question tags o short answers. Poi ascolta e controlla. n La preposizione within viene usata come preposizione di luogo con il significato di ‘entro’, ‘nel iona … so you would go (‘oltre’, on holiday your own, (1) _________________________?

A F raggio di’. La preposizione di significato opposto è never beyond ‘al on di là di’).

No,go (2)beyond. _________________________. I’d feel lonely all the time.

Please stay within this circleirene and don’t

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Per favore rimanete entro questo e non oltre.

Fiona cerchio I don’t thinkandate so. You’d get to meet new people, (3)

irene

_________________________?

Yes, (4) _________________________, that’s true, but I’m sure I’d be homesick.

B Charles … she’d go out with me, (5) _________________________?

1 Completa le frasi con le preposizioni di yes, stato luogo in o at. . She definitely likes you.

GeorGe Oh (6)in_________________________ Charles And Mike wouldn’t mind, (7) _________________________ ? airport.

1 They meet _____ Amsterdam 7 I’m a cargo agent _____ the local every year.

GeorGe 2 Lawrence is ill _____ bed today.

Don’t worry, (8) _________________________ They split up weather. ages ago.

8 Please stay _____. home in this

3 My grandparents live _____ 3 Bond Street.

4 Abbina le frasi.

4 The Uffizi Gallery is _____ Florence.

9

_____

school we often work in pairs.

10 What’s _____ this package? A gift for me?

a this She evening. knows he’s a pathological liar.

1 swimming I wouldn’t pool. trust the weather 5 The children are _____ the Arianna is _____ a concert 11 forecast.

over

su / sopra (senza contatto) foto 4

2 Why don’t you ask Steve?12 There’s an old abbey b What would you do in my shoes?

6 There’s a hi-tech exhibition _____ the library. _____ our town.

Present conditional continuous 3 Kate wouldn’t believe Arthur. c He would lend you a hand.

There’s a shelf over my writing desk. si usa il present conditional enfatizzare in una situazione ipotetica •nsi Per usa in assenza diun’azione contatto in progresso corretta.

Poihappy ascolta e controlla.

2 65 Cerchia l’alternativa 4 Would Leo be with this proposal? d It’s not always reliable. continuous (condizionale presente progressivo) che si struttura nel modo seguente: Put a jacket over your shirt.

• si usa per indicare 5 Can youare give me a suggestion?

I don’t think he would.

1 The kitchen and the living room downstairs.

The bedrooms are on / in thee first floor. soggetto + would (’d) + be + forma in -ing qualcosa che copre (anche It’s a shame you here with us. You would be having a great time.

2 Outside / Under this shop you can find a box where you can leave your feedback. parzialmente) unaaren’t superficie 5 Completa le frasi con la forma corretta del present conditional dei verbi dati tra parentesi. È un peccato che tu non sia qui con noi. Ti divertiresti / Ti staresti divertendo molto.

3 We live against / opposite our auntie. She always waves hello when she sees us.

Nota overturned viene comunemente There arebe over 100,000 at the Pity she down the job. She would working in people California now.

1 It’sthere’s a lovely day. _________________________ / like) to have a swim in the lake?

4 Behind / Under that door a surprise for you. What is(you your/ not guess? usato comeche avverbio indicare popStarebbe festival. lavorando / Lavorerebbe a California ora.

Peccato abbia per rifiutato il lavoro.

2 It’s/ better to the catch a bus. ItLet’s _________________________ (take) us too long to go there on foot. ‘più di’, ‘una quantità superiore a’ 5 The hail is beating against next to windows. close the shutters.

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EXTRA TOOLS Volere – Preferire in the middle / between among near vicino centre (of) (genericamente) tra due del (anche tra molti n Il condizionale presente verbo ‘volere’ (want) si rende preferibilmente con:

under

sotto

insoggetto mezzo (a) / due + would like gruppi) + infinito al centro (di) She would like not to be so shy.

foto 5

foto 8

foto 9

opposite

in front (of)

behind

against

accanto / di fianco

di fronte / faccia a faccia

davanti / di fronte (a)

dietro

contro

foto 13

foto 14

foto 10

foto 11

foto 12

B car

On a plane

No swimming 4 A river

🏊

B sauna

B hotel

_________________________________________

Language in communication 27.2–27.3 What should / shouldn’t the driver have done?

A

1 B

C

D

E

F

_____ _____ _____

5

_____

Keep off the grass 5 A stadium

B park

_________________________________________

PUSH

TO OPEN

25.1 Present conditional

3 A shop door B shop window _________________________________________

Emergency department 6 A church

B hospital

_________________________________________

9.1 Prepositions of place

examples.

1-B

Breakfast served 2 A school

_________________________________________

1 Match the pictures with the on-road behaviour guidelines, then write sentences following the

_____

3 4

Without lots of rare species _________________________ (not / survive).

6 It’s a tragedy that some3 people livenature underreserves / over bridges in the 21st century.

4 A good detective like Sherlock Holmes _________________________ (find) the murderer easily.

7:30–9:30

next to / beside

1 2

Le schede Extra Tools offrono approfondimenti grammaticali.

3 Leggi gli avvisi e scrivi dove li puoi trovare scegliendo tra le alternative date. pottery course?

5 _________________________ (it / be) expensive to do an advanced FASTEN YOUR SEAT BELTS

Vorrebbe non essere così timida.

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Il ricco corpus di esercizi presenta attività estremamente varie con esempi di materiale autentico per favorire la contestualizzazione della regola.

The driver should have stopped at the amber light. or: The driver shouldn’t have driven through the amber light.

1 Don’t be an amber gambler. Remember, amber means stop.

2 Respect the speed limit and stop at a pedestrian crossing.

3 Look in the mirror, signal and manoeuvre before overtaking, and make sure that the road ahead is clear.

4 When it’s foggy, double the normal distance between you and the vehicle in front.

5 In icy weather, always clear the windows before driving off.

6 Far too many motorists drive around with headlights which don’t work properly. It’s not only illegal, it’s also very dangerous.

2 Complete the mini-dialogues with the appropriate verbs corresponding to the Italian ‘dovere’.

1 A: Did you know that Sue forgot to go to that job interview?

B: It’s my fault. I ___________________________________ given her a reminder.

A: No way! She ___________________________________.

2 A: The flight ___________________________________ at eight, but it’s been delayed.

B: Oh dear!

___________________________________

the night here?

A: Don’t worry. We ___________________________________ long.

3 A: My uncle plays golf with the mayor.

B: Really? He ___________________________________ very well.

A: Actually, they’ve known each other since primary school.

4 A: I want to show this cartoon to the kids.

B: They ___________________________________ three or four times.

A: Oh, I’ll choose another one then.

3 Complete the sentences giving suggestions with had better or had better not.

1 Daisy looks tired today.

3 Sam’s hair is too long.

5 Be careful! The oven is on.

2 It’s so cold today.

4 This carpet is very old.

6 She’s such a gossip.

MEDIATION 4

What would you say in English?

1 Martha è in ritardo. Dovrebbe essere arrivata ormai. Mandale un messaggio.

2 Di’ a Bob che sarebbe meglio che non mangiasse fragole se è allergico.

3 Rimprovera Diane perché non è stata gentile con una sua compagna.

4 Consiglia a David di non andare a fare arrampicate da solo. Potrebbe essere pericoloso.

5 Pensi che le persone dovrebbero avere più cura dell’ambiente.

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Tess would prefer (prefer) to stay at home.

Altri modi per indicare la posizione

1 A plane

2

388.

interrogativa e interrogativo-negativa.

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La sezione interamente in inglese Language in Communication si focalizza sull’aspetto veicolare della lingua al fine di condurre il/la discente verso una graduale autonomia espressiva.

pag.

A2 contratta, 9negativa 1 Metti i verbi tra parentesi al present conditional, poi riscrivi le frasiSTAGE alla forma

She wouldn’t like to work abroad.

Language in Communication include anche attività di Mediation allo scopo di esercitare l’abilità di interpretazione e trasposizione dalla lingua italiana a quella inglese e viceversa.

La sezione Try Your Skills, in lingua inglese, costituisce la parte più innovativa del manuale e mira a sviluppare indispensabili competenze trasversali. È il momento di mettere in azione le conoscenze acquisite, dimostrare consapevolezza, affinare abilità di ragionamento critico e collaborare in modo costruttivo.

Reflection and Revision: esercizi di completamento di regole grammaticali atti a stimolare consapevolezza di quanto appreso.

A2 STAGE 5 B1

TRY YOUR SKILLS AUSTRALIA FACT FILE

1 Complete the grammar rules with the words given in scrambled order. do / does

A2 B1

DIGITAL COMPETENCE 4 How much do you know about Australia? Find out information online to complete the chart.

REFLECTION AND REVISION

action

to have

ordinary

Interactive Maps: mappe concettuali interattive corredate di audio per il recupero e il ripasso.

Interactive Maps

got

1 You use the verb _____________________________________ (got) to refer to possession.

2 To have is also used as an ordinary verb without _____________________________________.

3 To have is used as an ordinary _____________________________________ verb to refer to different activities, like to have lunch, to have a good time, to have a chat, etc.

4 When used as an ordinary verb, to have forms questions and negatives with ____________________________________.

5 To have as an auxiliary or _____________________________________ verb is used to speak about health problems.

AreA ______________________________________________________ three lArGest Cities PoPulAtion _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ CAPitAl City _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Form oF Government ______________________________ three mAjor tourist AttrACtions nAtionAl lAnGuAGe _________________________________ _____________________________________________ CurrenCy ________________________________________________ _____________________________________________ 5 A CLASS CHALLENGE Work in pairs and answer the quiz questions in the least possible time to be the winner. You can use the internet for help.

2 Cross out the extra word in each sentence.

Civic Literacy

AUSTRALIAN ANIMALS

1 ‘Have you got a brother?’ ‘No, I haven’t got.’

KANgARooS

KoALAS

WALLAbIeS

Are they mammals?

What are their young called?

What do they eat?

Have they got a tail?

What do they use their tail for?

How long is their gestation period?

2 Doesn’t the hotel have got a private car park?

Digital Competence: percorsi di learning by doing che trattano temi di civiltà e cultura generale e argomenti di Educazione Civica. La ricerca fatta anche in coppia o in gruppo stimola lo scambio e l’approccio collaborativo.

3 Jerry’s got the toothache. He needs to go to the dentist’s.

4 We always have meat for dinner. Why don’t we have a fish for a change?

5 At the seaside I always have got a swim early in the morning.

TOWARDS CERTIFICATION 3 Choose the correct alternative to complete the text.

WoMbATS

DINgoeS

PLATyPUSeS

Are they carnivorous? Where do these marsupials have their pouch?

What do they look like?

Do they feed their young?

What kind of feet have they got?

How do they reproduce?

echIDNAS

eMUS

TASMANIAN DevILS

Have they got teeth? They are mammals, but do they give birth to live young?

Do these birds fly?

How fast can emus run?

Are they marsupials?

What is unique about their teeth?

The Great Barrier Reef The Great Barrier Reef in Australia is one of the seven wonders of the natural (1) _________________________________. It is so large that it’s visible from space.

Towards Certification: materiali che in modo progressivo familiarizzano con le tipologie degli esami di certificazione linguistica CAMBRIDGE, IELTS e la prova INVALSI.

The reef (2) _________________________________ brilliant, vivid corals which offer the most spectacular underwater experience imaginable. (3) _________________________________ are also many exotic animals that live around the reef, including dolphins, over 1,500 species of tropical fish, more than 200 types of birds, and approximately 20 types of reptiles.

Visitors have the opportunity to swim (4) _________________________________ these incredible creatures, or (5) _________________________________ them from the skies. For a reasonable price, you and your friends can have a (6) _________________________________ around the reef in a small plane or even a hot-air balloon!

Because of (7) _________________________________ unique beauty, both below and above the water’s surface, the reef is one of the most beloved (8) _________________________________ destinations.

For more information, visit www.gbrtourinfo.com.

1 A globe

B world

C Earth

D geography

2 A is

B have

C are

D has

3 A There

B These

C Those

D They

4 A with

B for

C under

D in

5 A fly

B control

C observe

D notice

6 A walk

B go

C dream

D trip

7 A his

B that

C its

D their

8 A stranger

B tourist

C country

D area

MEDIATION Describe the Great 6

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Barrier Reef to an Italian friend.

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43 Ivy and Noah are discussing about animals. Listen and complete the sentences with ONE word from the recording.

Write a brief description in English of two of your favourite Australian animals.

1 People eat spiders in certain regions of _________________.

2 Noah would not be comfortable with eating any _________________ animal.

3 Ivy points out that it is _________________ to eat penguins.

4 The word ‘penguin’ probably comes from a Welsh word meaning ‘_________________ head’.

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B2 STAGE 23

TRY YOUR SKILLS

Mediation: strategia per trasmettere, in italiano o in inglese, informazioni specifiche trovate online, riassumere contenuti di un testo oppure spiegare tabelle o grafici.

There is an example at the beginning (0).

1 Complete the grammar rules with the words given in scrambled order. how long

since verbs still negative length

Interactive Maps

affirmative

GENERATION Z AND SOCIAL MEDIA Generation Z – (0) young people between the ages of 13 and 21 – have (1) __________________ growing up with the internet and social media since they (2) __________________ born. The median member of this

1 The perfect forms are used with for and _______________________________ to express the duration of actions or states.

generation was two years old (3) __________________ Facebook was launched in 2004 and had already (4) __________________ their 4th birthday when Twitter emerged.

By the time Apple unveiled the first iPhone, they had been (5) __________________ to nursery school for

2 You do not use the -ing form with the perfect forms of duration with a _______________________________ meaning.

3 The perfect forms of duration are not used with _______________________________ that express concluded actions.

4

_______________________________

followed by the impersonal constructions is it / was it since…? is used to ask

quite some time. According to statistics, some have taken advantage of social media to create opportunities for (6) __________________ and have become very famous vloggers, but others have been experiencing forms of anxiety (7) __________________ FOMO (fear of missing out), which (8) __________________ cause significant stress and unhappiness.

about the _______________________________ of time since something happened.

5 For a long time is used in _______________________________ and negative sentences.

6 For long is used in interrogative sentences and ‘false negative sentences’. For example, the sentence ‘I haven’t been living there for long’ means that the person started living there a short time ago and is _______________________________

DIGITAL COMPETENCE 5 A generation can be defined as the group of individuals who were born and lived or are living at around the same time. The time gap between different generations is about 15-20 years. Search the internet to complete the table.

living there.

Birth years: 1928-1945 Birth years: (2) _____________ - _____________ Birth years (3) _____________ - _____________ Birth years: 1981-1996 Birth years: (5) _____________ - _____________ Birth years: 2011-2025

Builders, also called (1) ____________________ Baby boomers Generation X Generation Y, also called (4) ____________________ Generation Z (6) _________________________________________

2 Add the word that is missing from each sentence.

1 They arrived at Heathrow half an hour. They are coming here by shuttle.

2 Silvester got cramp because he had had any training for a long time.

3 This fitted carpet is terrible. How long is since we last changed it?

4 ‘How long has the baby crying?’ ‘She’s just started. She must be hungry.’

5 The boys had been spraying the statue for long when a passerby noticed them.

MEDIATION 6 Read the bar chart, then complete the description below.

6 They had been revising a few weeks, but didn’t feel ready for the exam.

SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS USED IN THE USA BY GENERATION Z AND GENERATION Y in 2020

TOWARDS CERTIFICATION 3 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the

84%

79%

70%

word given. Use between two and five words, including the word given.

65%

67%

55%

47%

32%

I haven’t received an email from Harvey for a long time. AGES It’s ages since Harvey sent me an email.

Facebook

1 It was three months since we had got news from Sandra. HEARD We ____________________________________ Sandra for three months.

YouTube

Instagram

40%

29%

Snapchat

35%

Twitter

2 When did you begin to play the violin? BEEN

most significant difference is in the use of

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(1) _______________________, which has dropped by almost 50% in just one generation, followed by Twitter which

They ____________________________________ the day before.

has lost (2) _______________________.

4 Don’t disturb the kids. They’ve just gone to sleep. LONG Don’t disturb the kids. They haven’t ____________________________________.

tastes / are always fighting.

with Snapchat and TikTok, with a rise of

2 Ivy and her parents don’t agree on anything /

(3) _______________________ and 16% respectively, which

It’s five years ____________________________________ Canterbury.

only agree on music.

makes them the third and fourth networks of choice

6 My last chat with Oliver was a long time ago. SPOKEN

3 When Ivy dyed her hair purple, her father told her

for Generation Z, right behind Instagram and YouTube.

I ____________________________________ Oliver for a long time.

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163 Listen to Ivy and Noah talking about the generation gap. Then choose the correct alternative.

1 Noah and his parents have totally different

On the other hand, the opposite trend can be noticed

5 We’ve been living in Canterbury for five years. MOVED

Gen Y (19-37)

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by Generation Y and Z in the USA in 2020. The

3 They had landed in Manchester the day before. BEEN

Gen Z (13-18)

19%

TikTok

The bar chart compares six social networks used

How ____________________________________ playing the violin?

she looked ridiculous / he liked the colour.

What seems not to have changed considerably is the

4 Noah says that fighting with parents is

use of (4) _______________________, whose percentage has declined by only 2%, and (5) _______________________, with

common among teenagers and helps them to

figures around 70+% for both generations.

grow up / to agree on everything.

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La sezione dedicata al livello linguistico C1 offre la possibilità di acquisire competenze morfosintattiche di grado avanzato. Gli argomenti sono presentati interamente in lingua inglese.

La sezione conclusiva di Lexical resources è dedicata all’arricchimento lessicale. Le attività sono mirate al potenziamento delle abilità linguistiche attraverso schede di visual vocabulary, collocations, phrasal verbs e words that are easily confused.

STAGE 37 C1

C1 STAGE 37

10 Sports

1 Kim has to speak English at work, ________________________________?

2 You’ll have to wake up early tomorrow, ________________________________?

3 They’d better go in a few minutes, ________________________________?

• in interrogative forms

6 Nobody helped her on that occasion, ________________________________?

in question tags You are an architect, aren’t you?

They won’t be here tomorrow, will they?

Your brother writes poetry, doesn’t he?

•

NB Generally speaking, positive sentences should be followed by a negative question tag, and negative sentences should be followed by a positive question tag, as in the examples above.

However, positive to positive is also possible: ‘I’m a professional athlete.’

‘Oh, you’re a professional athlete, are you?’

This can have two functions: it can indicate that you are surprised and impressed, or it can indicate that you don’t believe the person you are speaking to, or are at least sceptical.

Negative to negative, on the other hand, is never considered correct.

• in responses beginning with so, neither and nor ‘I love walking through the park in the early morning.’ ‘So do I.’ ‘I’m not planning to attend the event tomorrow.’ ‘Nor / Neither am I.’ It isn’t possible to read all of his books in one day, nor is it desirable.

5 I’m the next to be interviewed, ________________________________?

2 Reply to the statements as in the examples.

‘So do we.’

‘We hate getting up early in the morning.’ (we)

‘Nor / Neither am I.’

‘She’s not going to revise before the test.’ (I) 1 ‘They have got a football match today.’ (my brother)

‘______________________________.’

2 ‘Mrs Spencer can’t take criticism.’ (Miss Ross)

‘______________________________.’

3 ‘They must stay focused when they study.’ (we)

‘______________________________.’

4 ‘You are such a sweetheart.’ (you)

‘______________________________.’ ‘______________________________.’

on

up

here

so

2 As I opened the old cottage door, __________________ __________________ a bat! I was terrified. (fly)

• when a sentence begins with so + adjective / adverb So moving was the ending of the film that the audience was in floods of tears.

OR So movingly did the film end that the audience was in floods of tears. n Conditionals can also be expressed with a degree of formality using inversion, but only with should,

were and had.

Should you happen to see Laura, please tell her that I’m waiting outside. = If you (should) happen to see Laura, please tell her that I’m waiting outside.

__________________ __________________

judo

3

__________________

4

__________________ __________________

5

__________________

boxing

fencing running

enthusiastic __________________ the audience that the tenor gave another encore. (be)

were ✓

up in the sky

out

so

should

a cycling b canoeing c cross-country skiing d skiing e windsurfing f swimming g diving h ice skating i ping pong / table tennis j artistic gymnastics k horse riding l sailing 6

had

Were it possible, I’d move out of the suburbs tomorrow.

1

1

________________

rushed the dog the very moment I unlocked the gate.

2

________________

you need to reschedule, please contact us at least two days in advance.

3

________________

greater care been taken, a lot fewer mistakes would have been made.

4

________________

badly burnt was the book that barely a line of the text remained.

5

________________

are the skating shoes you wanted to borrow from Kathleen.

6

________________

flew the ball after the batsman struck it.

7

championship competition defeat draw foul game loser match

1 He looked out and there Gloria was, walking hand in hand with Brian.

2 Here your coffee, Jason. Would you like some milk with it?

3 The President were more popular, he’d stand a chance of being re-elected.

5 ‘What’s the matter with you?’ exclaimed she.

2

8

3

9

4

10

5

11

12

4 ‘The garden really needs some water. I wish it would rain.’ ‘So would I.’

37.1 Inversion (I)

B

6 cycling track / velodrome

f rugby player

b footballer

7 tennis court

g skier

3 swimming pool

c athlete

8 ski slopes

h racing car driver

4 ice rink

d swimmer

5 golf course

e ice skater

to be a runner-up to be good / bad at to come first to drop a division to give a penalty to lead the game to run / to hold a competition to support a team to take part in a competition to win a prize / a medal

9 rugby pitch 10 (motor) racing circuit

i tennis player j cyclist

essere secondo classificato essere / non essere bravo in arrivare, classificarsi primo retrocedere di categoria dare una penalità condurre il gioco organizzare una gara tifare per una squadra prendere parte in una gara vincere un premio / una medaglia

493

campionato competizione sconfitta pareggio fallo gioco perdente partita

to give up arrendersi / darsi per vinto

to join in sth unirsi / prendere parte con altri

to knock (sb) out sconfiggere, eliminare

to take up a sport iniziare a praticare uno sport

to warm up fare riscaldamento

to work out fare allenamento

5 Circle the correct alternative.

1 I’d take / give up sailing, but it’s pricey.

4 Always warm up / work out before the gym.

2 Let’s go / play windsurfing.

5 That horse race is held / joined in Derby.

3 We dropped a division / penalty.

6 I’ve supported / knocked out Inter all my life.

WORDS THAT ARE EASILY CONFUSED to lose to miss

WORDS RELATED TO SPORT

5 Find the mistake contained in each sentence and correct it.

Had you told me earlier, I might have been able to prevent the system from crashing. = If you had told me earlier, I might have been able to prevent the system from crashing.

A

a golfer

2 athletics track

2 Match the names of the sports with the pictures below.

the hot-air balloon while the children gazed open-mouthed. (go)

a hill near Füssen __________________ the magnificent Neuschwanstein Castle. (stand)

4 Complete the sentences with an appropriate word from the box. here

B

1 (football) stadium

weight lifting

the rain again! Are we ever going to enjoy a sunny day? (come)

Were he more polite, he might have more friends. = If he were more polite, he might have more friends.

492

A

out

1

NB If the subject is a personal pronoun there is no inversion.

There she stands Here we are

4 Match the places in A with the athletes in B.

appropriate tense.

‘What’s wrong with you?’ asked Mary. but: ‘What’s wrong with you?’ she asked.

• in inverted exclamations in the form of negative questions, to emphasise an assumed agreement

on the part of the person you are speaking to She’s brave! (non-inverted exclamation – I’m telling you that I think she’s brave) Isn’t she brave! (inverted exclamation – I am assuming that you also consider her brave)

5 I don’t really like football, but during the World Cup I watch all the _____________________ on TV. 6 He defeated his _____________________ in the final set and won the tournament.

wrestling

3 Complete the sentences with one of the adverbs in the box and the verb in brackets in the

• with reporting verbs but not when the subject is a pronoun

• after adverbs or adverbial expressions of place followed by intransitive verbs like be, come, go, etc. The verb is put before the whole subject without using do / does / did.

Here are the files you requested.

Here comes the bus.

The clock struck midday and off went the bell.

On the top of the hill stood a wonderful castle.

4 Cyclists pedal their bikes furiously when riding in a _____________________.

volleyball golf

basketball

‘______________________________.’

8 ‘The postman didn’t come today.’ (the milkman)

flag

tennis

‘______________________________.’

7 ‘They’ll have to catch a train tomorrow.’ (we)

1 The footballer committed a second clear _____________________ and the _____________________ sent him off.

2 It was a total _____________________. The final _____________________ was 0-5.

3 The Olympic Games is the world’s most important sports _____________________.

umpire

archery

‘______________________________.’

5 ‘I don’t fancy going out tonight.’ (I) 6 ‘Ian wouldn’t like this soundtrack.’ (Pete)

3 Complete the sentences with the correct words.

1 Look at the pictures and list your favourite sports.

COLLOCATIONS

4 She’d rather not stay in tonight, ________________________________?

PHRASAL VERBS

inversion: auxiliary or modal verbs followed by the subject or the use of do / does or did.

Inversion is generally used:

BASIC VOCABULARY

n Inversion involves reordering the syntax of a subject and a verb. There are two main kinds of

Are you here for the conference?

Have you seen my pearl necklace?

Do you often travel abroad?

LEXICAL RESOURCES

1 Complete the sentences with the correct question tags.

37.1 Inversion (I)

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B2 4 Read the text and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word for each gap.

REFLECTION AND REVISION

opponent race referee (football) score tournament umpire (tennis) victory winner

sfidante gara arbitro punteggio torneo arbitro vittoria vincitore

to play + a sport (with a ball) to play rugby to go + a sport (in -ing) to go cycling to do + other sports to do karate

perdere nel senso di smarrire e anche essere sconfitto perdere con riferimento a un mezzo di trasporto, oppure un programma, un’occasione; to miss significa anche sentire la mancanza di qualcosa o qualcuno to waste sprecare con riferimento al tempo, al denaro to support (sb / sth) sostenere / appoggiare / fare il tifo per qualcuno (sopportare = to bear, to stand, to put up with sb)

6 Complete the sentences with one of the verbs that are easily confused.

1 Nobody will _______________ your initiative.

3 If they _______________, they’ll drop a division.

2 You _______________ money on stupid things.

4 Hurry up! I don’t want to _______________ the bus.

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LEVEL A2 / B1 STAGE 1

STAGE 4

1.1 Personal subject pronouns

Pronomi personali soggetto 10

1.2 Present simple of the verb to be Presente indicativo del verbo to be

12

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15

1.3 There is – There are

C’è – Ci sono 16

Here... / There...

Ecco (qui) / Ecco (là) 17

1.4 Wh-questions

4.1 Present simple (I)

Presente indicativo (I) 54

4.2 Like – Need 57 4.3 Present simple (II)

Presente indicativo (II) 58 Language in communication

61

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Gli interrogativi 19 Language in communication

21

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STAGE 5

5.1 Present simple of the verb to have (got)

Presente indicativo del verbo to have (got) 64

5.2 Uses of to have as an action verb

Usi di to have come verbo d’azione 67 Language in communication

STAGE 2

2.1 Definite and indefinite articles

Articoli determinativi e indeterminativi 24

2.2 Plural nouns Plurale dei sostantivi 27 2.3 Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns

Aggettivi e pronomi dimostrativi 30

2.4 Nationalities

Nazionalità 32 Language in communication

34

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3.2 Possessive pronouns

Pronomi possessivi 42

3.3 Personal object pronouns

Pronomi personali complemento 44

6.1 Present continuous

Presente progressivo 72 Language in communication

77

6.2 Present simple vs present continuous

Presente indicativo vs presente progressivo 78 81

6.4 Reciprocal pronouns

Pronomi reciproci 83

6.5 Verbs with direct and indirect objects

Il doppio accusativo 85

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3.4 Uses of to be

Usi di to be 48 50

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Pronomi riflessivi e verbi riflessivi 82

Aggettivi possessivi 38

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6.3 Reflexive pronouns and reflexive verbs

3.1 Possessive adjectives

Language in communication

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Language in communication

STAGE 3

Language in communication

69

7.1 Cardinal numbers

Numeri cardinali 90 Language in communication

93

7.2 Measurements

Misure 94 Language in communication

97

7.3 The time

L’ora 98 Language in communication

101

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STAGE 8

STAGE 11

8.1 Ordinal numbers Numeri ordinali 104 8.2

How to express the date

Come esprimere la data 106

8.3 Prepositions of time

Preposizioni di tempo 108 Language in communication

111

Gli indefiniti some – any, no – none 144 Language in communication

147

11.2 Countable and uncountable nouns

Sostantivi numerabili e non numerabili 148 Language in communication

150

TRY YOUR SKILLS 112

TRY YOUR SKILLS 151

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STAGE 9

9.1

11.1 The indefinites some – any, no – none

STAGE 12

Prepositions of place

Preposizioni di stato in luogo 114

9.2 Other uses of prepositions of place

Altri usi delle preposizioni di stato in luogo 118 Language in communication

120

9.3 Prepositions of movement and direction

Preposizioni di moto e direzione 122

9.4 Prepositions used with means of transport and verbs of movement

Preposizioni di mezzo e verbi di movimento

124

9.5 Asking for and giving directions

Chiedere e dare indicazioni stradali 126 Language in communication

128

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157

12.2 Other indefinite determiners

Altri indefiniti 158

12.3 Both – Either, Neither – None 160 Language in communication

162

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STAGE 13

13.1 Quantifiers: very, much, many

Indefiniti di quantità 166

Language in communication

169

13.3 Quantifiers: little / few

10.1 Uses of the definite article the (I)

Usi dell’articolo determinativo the (I) 132 135

Indefiniti di quantità ‘poco’ / ‘pochi’ 170

13.4 Quantifiers: enough – quite / rather

Indefiniti di quantità ‘abbastanza’ – ‘piuttosto’

171

10.2 U se of the definite article the with geographical names (II)

Language in communication

Uso dell’articolo determinativo the con i nomi geografici (II) 136

10.3 Other uses of the definite article the (III)

Altri usi dell’articolo determinativo the (III) 138 140

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Indefiniti di quantità ‘troppo’ / ‘troppi’ 168

STAGE 10

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Indefiniti composti 154

13.2 Quantifiers: too, too much, too many

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12.1 Indefinite compounds

174

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STAGE 14

14.1 Possessives (I)

Genitivo sassone (I) 178

14.2 Possessives (II)

Genitivo sassone (II) 182 Language in communication

185

14.3 Double possessive

Doppio genitivo 186

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CONTENTS LEVEL A2 / B1 STAGE 15

STAGE 18

15.1 Modal verbs

Verbi modali 190

15.2 Can

18.1 The superlative of majority and minority

Il superlativo relativo di maggioranza e minoranza 236

Potere 190

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193

15.3 May

Potere 194 Language in communication

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STAGE 19

15.4 Can vs May

Potere 198

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19.1 The past simple

Il passato 246

19.2 The past simple of to be

Il passato del verbo essere 246 Language in communication

16.1 The imperative

L’imperativo 204 208

16.2 Shall I / we…? 209 Language in communication

210

16.3 Must

Dovere 211 Language in communication

214

16.4 To have to (present simple)

Dovere 215 Language in communication

250

19.3 T he past simple affirmative form – regular and irregular verbs

STAGE 16

Language in communication

242

La forma affermativa del past simple – verbi regolari e irregolari 251 Language in communication

255

19.4 The past simple – negative, interrogative and interrogative-negative forms

Il past simple – forme negativa, interrogativa e interrogativo-negativa 256 Language in communication

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STAGE 20

20.1 The past continuous

Il passato progressivo 264 Language in communication

STAGE 17

20.2 Past continuous vs past simple 269

17.1 The comparative of superiority

Il comparativo di maggioranza 222

17.2 The comparative of equality

Il comparativo di uguaglianza 226

Like, as, like / such as 226 Language in communication

229

17.3 The comparative of inferiority

Il comparativo di minoranza 230 Language in communication

231

17.4 Other uses of the comparative

Altri usi del comparativo 232

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Language in communication

272

20.3 The -ing form after prepositions

Uso della forma in -ing dopo le preposizioni 273

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CONTENTS LEVEL B2 STAGE 21

24.4 The future in time clauses

21.1 T he present perfect simple – affirmative and negative forms Il passato prossimo –

forme affermativa e negativa 278

21.2 The present perfect simple – interrogative and interrogative-negative forms

Il passato prossimo – forme interrogativa e interrogativo-negativa 281

been – gone 281 Language in communication

284

21.3 Present perfect simple vs past simple 285 Language in communication

288

21.4 The present perfect continuous

Il passato prossimo progressivo 289

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Il futuro nelle subordinate temporali 329 Language in communication

331

24.5 Other future tenses with will

Altri tempi del futuro con will 332

24.6 Other ways of expressing the future

Altri modi di esprimere il futuro 334

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STAGE 25

25.1 Present conditional

Condizionale presente 338 Language in communication

341

25.2 Second conditional

Periodo ipotetico di 2° tipo 342

STAGE 22

Language in communication

345

22.1 The past perfect simple

25.3 Perfect conditional Condizionale passato 346

22.2 The verbs to say and to tell

25.4 Third conditional

Il trapassato prossimo 294 I verbi to say e to tell 297 Language in communication

299

22.3 The past perfect continuous

Il trapassato prossimo progressivo 300

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23.2 T he perfect forms with duration – interrogative and interrogative-negative

La forma di durata – interrogativa e interrogativo-negativa 312 315

23.3 The perfect forms with for a long time and for long La forma di durata con

for a long time e for long 316

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26.3 Might Potere 362 Language in communication

365

26.4 Idiomatic expressions with can or could

Espressioni idiomatiche con can o could 366

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STAGE 27

27.1 To have to Dovere 370 Language in communication

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27.2 Should – Ought to Dovere 374 27.3 Had better Dovere 377

STAGE 24

24.1 The future with to be going to

Il futuro con to be going to 320

24.2 The future simple with will

Il futuro semplice con will 322

24.3 First conditional

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26.2 To be able to Potere 358

La forma di durata – affermativa e negativa 306

Language in communication

351

26.1 Could Potere 354

23.1 T he perfect forms with duration – affirmative and negative

Language in communication

Language in communication

STAGE 26

STAGE 23

Language in communication

Periodo ipotetico di 3° tipo 348

326

Periodo ipotetico di 1° tipo 327

Language in communication

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27.4 Need Dovere 380 Language in communication

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LEVEL B2

CONTENTS LEVEL B2 STAGE 28

STAGE 32

28.1 To like – To prefer – To want

Piacere – Preferire – Volere 388 28.2 Wish Volere / Desiderare 391 Language in communication

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28.3 Would rather 394 Language in communication

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29.2 Other forms of the passive voice

Altre forme del passivo 405 407

29.3 Impersonal and personal passive forms

Forme passive impersonale e personale 408 Language in communication

410

29.4 ‘Si passivante’ and ‘si impersonale’ in English 411 Active verbs with a passive meaning

Verbi seguiti dalla forma in -ing e / o dall’infinito

446 Language in communication

448

32.3 Verbs of perception Verbi di percezione 449

452

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STAGE 33

33.1 Statements in reported speech

Affermazioni nel discorso indiretto 456 Language in communication

459

33.2 Questions in reported speech

Verbi attivi con significato passivo 411

Le interrogative nel discorso indiretto 460

TRY YOUR SKILLS 413

462

I modali nel discorso indiretto 463 Language in communication

STAGE 30

30.1 Relative pronouns Pronomi relativi 416 Defining relative clauses Subordinate relative restrittive 416 Language in communication

421

30.2 Relative pronouns Pronomi relativi 422 Non-defining relative clauses Subordinate relative non restrittive 422 Language in communication

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30.3 Exclamations Esclamativi 427

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33.4 Conditional sentences in reported speech

Il periodo ipotetico nel discorso indiretto 465

33.5 Reporting verbs with special constructions

Verbi introduttivi con costruzioni particolari 466 Language in communication

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STAGE 34

34.1 Countable and uncountable nouns

Sostantivi numerabili e non numerabili 472

STAGE 31

31.1 Causative verbs Far fare 432 31.2 To have / to get something done (by somebody)

Far / Farsi fare qualcosa (da qualcuno) 434 31.3 To do – To make Fare 437 Language in communication

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32.2 V erbs followed by the -ing form and / or the infinitive

Language in communication

29.1 The passive voice La forma passiva 400

Language in communication

Verbi seguiti dalla foma in -ing 444

32.4 ‘Sembrare’, ‘sentire’ and ‘sentirsi’ in English 451

STAGE 29 Language in communication

32.1 Verbs followed by the -ing form

440

34.2 Adverbs Avverbi 477 34.3 Too / Also / As well – Either

Anche – Neanche 480

34.4 Adjectives Gli aggettivi 481 Language in communication

485

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CONTENTS LEVEL C1 STAGE 35

STAGE 39

Will / Would as modal verbs 488 Used to vs Would

Participle clauses 505 Active sentences Passive sentences

STAGE 36

The personal pronoun it as a subject or preparatory object 490 STAGE 37

37.1 Inversion (I) 492 37.2 Inversion (II) 494

STAGE 40

40.1 Phrasal verbs (I) 509 Phrasal verbs with more than one meaning Phrasal verbs composed of three parts Transitive and intransitive phrasal verbs Separable – Non-separable phrasal verbs 40.2 Common phrasal verbs 511

STAGE 38

38.1 Linkers 497 Prepositions Conjunctions Fronted adverbials Idiomatic fronted adverbials Commonly confused linkers

STAGE 41

Phrasal verbs (II) 523 Register Phrasal verbs built around non-verbs Main phrasal verbs for C1

38.2 Text organisers 504

LEXICAL RESOURCES Basic vocabulary • Collocations • Phrasal verbs • Words that are easily confused 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

School and education 528 Family and relations 531 Jobs 532 Computers and technology 533 Towns and buildings 534 The weather 535 Rooms and furniture 536 The clothes shop 538 The human body and physical appearance 540

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

Sports 542 Shopping 544 Means of transport 546 Food and drink 548 Holidays 550 The arts 552 The environment 554 Hobbies and free time 556 Character traits and relationships 558 Law and order 560

APPENDIX

1 2 3 4 5 6

Nations and nationalities 561 Verbs and adjectives followed by prepositions 562 Other uses of prepositions 563 Phonetics 564 Punctuation 566 Irregular verbs 567

Analytical index

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A2 STAGE 1 B1 1.1 Personal subject pronouns Pronomi personali soggetto singolare

plurale

I

io

we

noi

you

tu

you

voi

he / she / it

egli / lui, ella / lei, esso/a

they

essi/e, loro

n Il pronome personale soggetto è sempre espresso in inglese.

We are in Holland. Siamo in Olanda.

She is my cousin. È mia cugina. n Il pronome personale soggetto di prima persona singolare è sempre scritto con la lettera

maiuscola anche quando non è all’inizio della frase.

Hello, I am Susan. Nice to meet you.

Ciao, sono Susan. Piacere di conoscerti.

n Il pronome I si colloca alla fine quando è in sequenza con altri nomi o pronomi personali soggetto.

You and I are friends.

Io e te siamo amici.

n Per la terza persona singolare ci sono tre pronomi personali soggetto:

• he si riferisce a persona o animale domestico di genere maschile My father is abroad. He is in Japan.

Nelson is my cat. He’s adorable.

Mio padre è all’estero. È in Giappone.

Nelson è il mio gatto. È adorabile.

• she si riferisce a persona o animale domestico di genere femminile My sister is 30. She’s a teacher.

Here’s Dolly. She’s a Labrador.

Mia sorella ha 30 anni. È un’insegnante.

Ecco Dolly. È un Labrador.

• it si riferisce a cosa o animale non domestico ed è anche soggetto impersonale This is my flat. It’s very small.

It’s cold today, isn’t it?

Questo è il mio appartamento. È molto piccolo.

Fa freddo oggi, vero?

n Il pronome you traduce sia tu che voi e viene anche utilizzato per rendere la forma di cortesia Lei.

You are a fantastic swimmer.

You two are French, aren’t you?

Excuse me, Mr Becker. Are you German?

Sei un nuotatore fantastico.

Voi due siete francesi, vero?

Mi scusi, signor Becker. Lei è tedesco?

EXTRA TOOLS I termini ‘signore’, ‘signora’, ‘signorina’ si rendono in inglese come indicato nella tabella. signore

signora

signorina

man / gentleman

woman / lady

young woman / lady

Mr + cognome ..., sir

Mrs + cognome ..., madam

Miss + cognome ..., madam

She’s a smart woman / lady.

Mrs Wood is my boss.

Are you ready to order, sir?

• Sir e madam si usano solo come vocativi, senza il cognome, dopo la virgola, per rivolgersi alle persone in segno di rispetto.

• L’abbreviazione Ms (/mɪz/ /məz/) si usa davanti al cognome di una donna quando non se ne specifica lo stato civile.

1 Completa la descrizione delle immagini con i soggetti he, she, it o they.

1 It is the Italian flag.

10

2

______________

is Bill Gates.

3

______________

is a horse.

4

______________

is a dancer.

STAGE 1 A2 B1

5

______________

are

6

skiers.

______________

is

7

a shark.

______________

are

8

clowns.

______________

is

a chef.

2 Sostituisci i soggetti tra parentesi con i pronomi personali adeguati.

(Grace) She is a rock star.

3

1 (Martin) ______________ is 42 years old.

4 (Mr Jackson) ______________ is a designer.

2 (Kate and Jim) ______________ are at the theatre.

5 (the car) ______________ is in the car park.

3 (Tim and I) ______________ are Swiss.

6 (Phil and you) ______________ are good students.

P1

Completa le frasi con il pronome personale soggetto. Poi ascolta e controlla.

1 Simon and I are twin brothers. We are 18 years old.

2 My dog Elvis is very lazy. _____________________ is always sleeping.

3 His daughter is often in a hurry. _____________________ is never on time.

4 Olaf is Swedish. Is _____________________ from Stockholm?

5 This book is fascinating. _____________________ is a gift from my uncle Paul.

6 ‘Who are the Simpsons?’ ‘_____________________ are my new neighbours.’

7 Good morning, Mrs Lincoln. Are _____________________ here for the lecture?

8 My name is Jake. _____________________ am your new classmate.

4 Abbina le frasi.

1 Dean is American. ✓

a They are in Tuscany.

1

e

2 We’re in Newquay.

b She is five years old.

2

_____

3 This is my cousin Jane.

c We are both 22 years old.

3

_____

4 Rose and Faye are my hamsters.

d It’s a seaside resort in Cornwall.

4

_____

5 My parents are on holiday.

e He is from North Carolina. ✓

5

_____

6 My sister and I are twins.

f They are so sweet.

6

_____

5 Trova l’errore nell’uso del pronome personale soggetto contenuto in ogni frase e correggilo.

1 My brother is called Luke. She’s a bartender.

He’s a bartender.

2 My wife and I are vets. They love animals.

____________________________________________________

3 I am from Paris. He is a wonderful city.

____________________________________________________

4 ‘Hey, Rod, are you with Ken?’ ‘Yes, they are together.’

____________________________________________________

5 My best friends are Sue and Jim. We’re from England.

____________________________________________________

6 ‘What is this insect?’ ‘He is a ladybird.’

____________________________________________________

6 Completa la tabella con i corrispondenti inglesi di signore, signora o signorina. signore

signora

signorina

1 ________________ Fimmel.

5 She’s an old ________________.

2 He’s a kind ________________.

6 Good night, ________________.

10 ________________ Loren is an editor.

3 That ________________ is 70.

7 Goodbye, ________________ Banks.

11 This ________________ is an astronaut.

4 Thank you, ________________.

8 Who’s that ________________?

12 Sorry, ________________.

9 Good afternoon, ________________ Randall.

1.1 Personal subject pronouns

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A2 STAGE 1 B1

1.2 Present simple of the verb to be Presente indicativo del verbo to be n Il verbo to be corrisponde all’infinito italiano ‘essere’. È un ausiliare e al present simple si coniuga

come illustrato nella tabella. forma affermativa estesa e contratta

forma negativa estesa e contratta

forma interrogativa

forma interrogativonegativa contratta

I am you are he is she is it is we are you are they are

I am (‘m) not you are (‘re) not / you aren’t he is (‘s) not / he isn’t she is (‘s) not / she isn’t it is (‘s) not / it isn’t we are (‘re) not / we aren’t you are (‘re) not / you aren’t they are (‘re) not / they aren’t

am I?

aren’t I?

are you?

aren’t you?

is he?

isn’t he?

is she?

isn’t she?

is it?

isn’t it?

are we?

aren’t we?

are you?

aren’t you?

are they?

aren’t they?

/ / / / / / / /

I’m you’re he’s she’s it’s we’re you’re they’re

n Le forme contratte sono tipiche della lingua parlata e della corrispondenza informale.

Per l’interrogativo-negativa non contratta si aggiunge not alla forma interrogativa: am I not…?, are you not…?, e così via. Questa forma non è comunemente usata. n Dopo i nomi propri o comuni che non terminano in -ch, -sh, -s, -x è possibile usare la forma

affermativa contratta ’s.

Jack is / Jack’s at the office today. short answers

ma: Douglas is in Greece.

(‘sì’, ‘no’)

In inglese non si è soliti rispondere a una domanda con un semplice Yes o No, ma si ricorre alle cosiddette short answers, o risposte brevi, che per il verbo to be hanno la seguente struttura: Yes, + pronome personale soggetto + ausiliare alla forma affermativa non contratta ‘Is Robert English?’ ‘Yes, he is.’

No, + pronome personale soggetto + ausiliare alla forma negativa contratta o non contratta ‘Are you American?’ ‘No, we aren’t.’ / ‘No, we are not.’

• La forma negativa contratta è la più usata.

• Se la risposta risulta più articolata, la short answer non è necessaria.

‘Are you Australian?’ ‘Yes, I’m from Sydney.’ / ‘No, I’m from Auckland in New Zealand.’ question tags

(‘è vero?’, ‘non è vero?’)

Le espressioni italiane ‘è vero?’, ‘non è vero?’ che servono per chiedere consenso o conferma rispetto a quanto detto nella frase precedente vengono rese in inglese con le cosiddette question tags che per il verbo to be si costruiscono nel seguente modo: Frase affermativa, + ausiliare alla forma interrogativo-negativa contratta Bill is your life coach, isn’t he?

I’m always on time, aren’t I?

Frase negativa, + ausiliare alla forma interrogativa Bill isn’t your life coach, is he?

I’m never on time, am I?

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STAGE 1 A2 B1 EXTRA TOOLS n The infinitive (l’infinito) in inglese si rende con to seguito dalla forma base del verbo.

La forma negativa si ottiene premettendo not all’infinito stesso. to be – not to be

to go – not to go

to play – not to play

n L’infinito non è mai preceduto da preposizioni.

Pleased to meet you.

I’m here to interview Mr Mason.

Piacere di conoscerti.

Sono qui per intervistare il signor Mason.

1 Completa le frasi con il present simple di to be alla forma affermativa estesa e contratta.

1 They are / They’re on a school trip.

4 Eve ____________ / Eve ____________ tired this morning.

2 He ____________ / He ____________ from Poland.

5 They ____________ / They ____________ at the beach.

3 She ____________ / She ____________ a pop star.

6 We ____________ / We ____________ ready to start.

2 Riscrivi le frasi dell’esercizio 1 con il present simple di to be alla forma interrogativa.

1 Are they on a school trip?

4

________________________________________________________________?

2

________________________________________________________________?

5

________________________________________________________________?

3

________________________________________________________________?

6

________________________________________________________________?

3 Scrivi frasi con il present simple di to be alle forme affermativa contratta, negativa contratta e interrogativo-negativa contratta. she – a journalist She’s a journalist. She isn’t a journalist. Isn’t she a journalist?

1 he – a pilot 2 Bud – Irish 3 you – busy 4 they – dentists 5 the castle – closed 6 I – handsome

4 Ricostruisci le frasi. your / is / mother / Italian? Is your mother Italian?

5

1 isn’t / today / here / Claude

4 happy / to / are / be / we / here

2 isn’t / park / open / the / ?

5 Mr / Mrs / are / Fox / and / you / ?

3 ’m / I / free / now / not

6 at / home / are / we / not

P

2 Completa le frasi con la forma corretta del present simple di to be e il pronome personale soggetto dove necessario. Usa la forma contratta dove possibile. Poi ascolta e controlla.

1 ‘Where are my new shoes?’ ‘They’re under your bed.’

2 ‘Who ______________________ that man over there?’ ‘______________________ my Dutch colleague.’

3 Marco and I ______________________ on holiday. ______________________ in Capri.

4 ‘______________________ that film interesting?’ ‘No, ______________________ boring.’

5 No, my neighbours ______________________ from Madrid. ______________________ Portuguese.

6 ‘How old ______________________ your sister?’ ‘______________________ ten years old.’

6 Abbina le domande alle risposte corrette.

1 Is James your karate coach? ✓

a No, I’m a doctor.

1

d

2 Are you a nurse?

b Yes, she’s in my class.

2

_____

3 Are you from Berlin?

c No, she’s at the cinema.

3

_____

4 Isn’t Marion at your school?

d Yes, he is. ✓

4

_____

5 Is Helen at the pool?

e Yes, I am.

5

_____

1.2 Present simple of the verb to be

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A2 STAGE 1 B1 7 Guarda le immagini e rispondi alle domande con short answers.

1 ‘Are they cyclists?’

‘No, they aren’t.’

4 ‘Is she happy?’ ‘______________________________________’

2 ‘Is he French?’

3 ‘Is it raining?’

‘______________________________________’

5 ‘Are they police officers?’

‘______________________________________’

6 ‘Is it a sheep?’

‘______________________________________’

‘______________________________________’

8 Cerchia la question tag corretta.

1 Pam is English, isn’t she? / is she?

2 We are near the station, aren’t we? / are we?

3 Leonard isn’t married, isn’t he? / is he?

4 They aren’t at work, aren’t they? / are they?

5 I am early, aren’t I? / am I? 6 Question tags aren’t difficult, aren’t they? / are they?

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3 Completa le frasi con la forma adeguata del present simple di to be e i soggetti mancanti.

P Usa la forma contratta dove possibile. Poi ascolta e controlla.

1 We aren’t Croatian, we’re Serbian, from Belgrade.

2 ‘______________________ Spanish?’ ‘No, I______________________ Colombian.’

3 ‘Is ______________________ a bus driver?’ ‘No, he ______________________ a lorry driver.’

4 ‘______________________ you a professional skier?’ ‘No, ______________________.’

5 ‘Are ______________________ university students?’ ‘Yes, they ______________________.’

6 ‘Is Caroline Canadian?’ ‘No, ______________________.’

7 ‘Here’s a pen.’ ‘______________________ black?’ ‘Yes, ______________________.’

8 ‘______________________ you and Fred 18 years old?’ ‘Yes, ______________________.’

10 Cerchia l’alternativa corretta.

1 ‘Is Paolo from Milan?’ ‘Yes, he’s.’ / ‘No, he isn’t.’

2 I’m not / I’m a footballer. I’m a rugby player.

3 Ethan and I are here for the conference. We / They are in room 5.

4 The baby isn’t / is in the sitting room. She’s in the bedroom.

5 ‘Are you and David colleagues?’ ‘Yes, we / you are.’

6 Your name is Daniel Scott, isn’t it / aren’t you?

7 I and Phil / Phil and I are classmates.

8 Vic is an attractive young man. He’s / Is he a model?

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Language in communication 1.1–1.2 1 Complete the message with the correct forms of the present simple of to be.

Dear Tina, Hello from Italy! My family and I (1) are in Rome.

Rome (2) ______________ amazing! It (3) ______________ really beautiful.

The Colosseum and Fontana di Trevi (4) ______________ my favourite places. They (5) ______________ far from my hotel, but that (6) ______________ a problem. We (7) ______________ all just happy to be here.

Bye for now, Jenny

2

P

4 Choose the correct sentences to complete the dialogue.

There are three extra sentences which you do not need to use.

Then listen and check.

A Yes, I am. My school is in

Tony Hello, My name’s Tony. What’s your name?

B That’s interesting. I like

Alex Alex.

Tony That’s a nice name. How old are you, Alex?

Alex (1) _________________________________________________________________________________ Tony I’m 15. Are you a student?

Alex (2) _________________________________________________________________________________ Tony So you’re Scottish.

Alex (3) _________________________________________________________________________________ Tony I’m American. I’m from New York.

Edinburgh. musicals.

C No, I’m not. I’m from Scotland.

D I’m 16 years old, and you?

E Yes, I am. What nationality are you?

F Edinburgh is a beautiful

Alex (4) _________________________________________________________________________________

city and the festival is

Tony Yes, I am. My best friend is a singer. He’s in a musical.

wonderful, too.

Alex (5) _________________________________________________________________________________

G Oh, it’s a wonderful city.

Tony Oh, then this is for you, Alex. A ticket for this evening.

Are you here for the

Alex Wow! Thanks so much. I can’t wait to see it.

festival?

H Are you a film lover?

MEDIATION 3

Imagine you are Tony. Tell an Italian friend about your conversation with Alex in exercise 2.

4

Y ou meet a foreign girl in Rome and you start a conversation. Write a dialogue using the prompts given.

Tracy Stuart – American student – 16 – in Rome with parents favourite monument: the Colosseum

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1.3 There is – There are C’è – Ci sono n There is e there are corrispondono all’italiano ‘c’è’, ‘ci sono’. Le loro forme sono riportate nella

tabella. forma affermativa estesa e contratta

forma negativa estesa e contratta

forma interrogativa

forma interrogativo-negativa contratta

there is there’s

there is not there isn’t

is there?

isn’t there?

there are

there are not there aren’t

are there?

aren’t there?

n Come si vede nella tabella there are non ha la forma contratta.

There is / There’s a big pine tree in that garden.

There are four big pine trees in that garden.

C’è un grande pino in quel giardino.

Ci sono quattro grandi pini in quel giardino.

n There is e there are si accordano con il sostantivo da cui sono seguiti.

There is a pen and two books on the desk.

There are two books and a pen on the desk.

Ci sono una penna e due libri sul banco.

Ci sono due libri e una penna sul banco.

n Per chiedere o dire se c’è qualcuno in un luogo non si usano le forme there is e there are, ma

espressioni di questo tipo: Isn’t Luca here / there / at home / in?

Non c’è Luca (qui / lì / a casa)?

n There is e there are non si usano per parlare del tempo atmosferico.

It’s sunny today. C’è il sole oggi. n L’espressione There are … of us / you / them viene spesso usata in frasi che indicano quante

persone o cose ci sono in un gruppo.

There are five of us in my family. Siamo in cinque nella mia famiglia.

short answers

question tags

Yes, + there is / there are

There is / There are…, + isn’t / aren’t there

‘Is there a pianist in your band?’ ‘Yes, there is.’

There’s a pianist in your band, isn’t there?

No, + there isn’t / there aren’t

There isn’t / There aren’t…, + is / are there

‘Are there two pianists in your band?’

‘No, there aren’t.’

There aren’t two pianists in your band, are there?

EXTRA TOOLS n How much…? Quanto/a…? How many…? Quanti/e…?

‘How much milk is there in the fridge?’

‘There’s one bottle.’

‘Ce n’è una bottiglia.’

‘Quanto latte c’è nel frigorifero?’

‘How many contestants are there in the quiz?’

‘There are three.’

‘Quanti concorrenti ci sono nel quiz?’

‘Ce ne sono tre.’

• Come si vede negli esempi il ‘ne’ italiano non si esprime in inglese. Vedi 16

pag.

144.

STAGE 1 A2 B1 Here... / There... Ecco (qui) / Ecco (là) Le espressioni ‘ecco (qui)’, ‘ecco (là)’ si rendono in inglese come presentato nella tabella.

Here / There + verbo essere al present simple + sostantivo

Here / There + pronome personale soggetto + verbo essere al present simple

Here is your tablet.

There are your jeans.

Here I am.

There they are.

Ecco (qui) il tuo tablet.

Ecco (là) i tuoi jeans.

Eccomi (qui).

Eccoli (là).

n Per porgere qualcosa a qualcuno si usa l’espressione Here you are.

Here you are, madam.

Ecco a lei, signora.

1 Cerchia l’alternativa corretta.

1 There is / are a lot of chocolates in the box.

4 There is / are five glasses on the table.

2 Is / Are there a shopping mall near here?

5 There is / are a hotel and two B&Bs in town.

3 There isn’t / aren’t many tourists around.

6 How many students is / are there in your class?

2 Completa le frasi con la forma corretta di there is o there are.

1 There are two sheep in the field.

3

3 ______________________ three cars in

the cushion?

4 What ______________________ on the pitch?

2 ______________________ a puppy on

the street.

5 ______________________ one pear and

6 ______________________ a woman in

two apples in the bowl.

the waiting room.

P

5 Completa le frasi con la forma corretta di there is o there are, oppure con il present simple di to be e il soggetto adeguato. Usa la forma contratta dove possibile. Poi ascolta e controlla.

1 ‘How many stars are there on the American flag?’ ‘There are 50.’

2 I’m sorry, but ______________________ a train to Bath now. ______________________ one at 9 this evening.

3 ‘Where ______________________ my sunglasses, Mum?’ ‘______________________ in front of you!’

4 ‘______________________ a lake near here?’ ‘Yes, ______________________ very picturesque.’

5 ‘______________________ a pub in the village?’ ‘______________________ two. ______________________ on the same street.’

6

______________________

12 of us on this course. ______________________ all beginners.

7 The weather ______________________ nice today. ______________________ cold and windy.

8 ‘Why ______________________ so many people in town?’ ‘______________________ a parade this afternoon.’

4 Completa le domande con How much o How many.

1 How many players are there in your team?

4

______________________

roses are there in this bunch?

2

______________________

butter is there in this cake?

5

______________________

days are there in September?

3

______________________

meat is there in the freezer?

6

______________________

water is there in that bottle?

1.3 There is – There are

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A2 STAGE 1 B1 5 Trova l’errore contenuto in tre delle sei frasi e correggilo.

There are a horse and two ponies in the paddock.

Is there an Interactive Whiteboard in your classroom?

There is a horse and two ponies in the paddock. correct

1 There is a salesman in your office, Mrs O’Hara.

________________________________________________________________

2 Is there a dishwasher in your kitchen?

________________________________________________________________

3 Sorry, but Jennifer there isn’t here today.

________________________________________________________________

4 How much inhabitants are there in Great Britain?

________________________________________________________________

5 Hi, Sally. Is there Gordon at home?

________________________________________________________________

6 There are two swans on the river.

________________________________________________________________

6 Leggi l’email. Rispondi alle domande su Cirencester con short answers oppure completa le affermazioni con question tags.

Dear Amy, How are you? I am very happy because I live in a new town, Cirencester, in the Cotswolds.

It is a town with so much history. There are two big churches, a museum of Roman history and a beautiful university, but there aren’t many students here now. They are on holiday.

There is a big cinema, but there is no theatre.

There are a lot of restaurants and cafés too. Cirencester is a very green place with parks and play areas.

I hope you come to see me soon!

Lots of love, Yota 1 Is there a science museum? No, there isn’t.

5 There is a cinema,

2 There are two big churches, aren’t there?

6 Are there parks and play areas?

3 Is there a university? __________________________________

7 There isn’t a theatre,

4 There aren’t many students now, ___________________

8 Are there many places to eat?

_______________________________________ _____________________

___________________________________ _______________________

7 Riformula le frasi seguendo l’esempio.

They are here, at last. Here they are, at last.

1 Your trainers are there, Liz.

5 Hey, Jane! Your classmate is there.

2 Valery is there with Ian.

6 ‘Where’s my tablet?’ ‘It’s here.’

3 Hello! We’re here.

7 ‘Where are my shoes?’ ‘They’re here.’

4 Look! The cat is here.

8 The library is there.

8 Abbina le domande alle risposte.

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1 Here you are, Sophia. ✓

a Yes, there is.

1

d

2 Are there any shops in this building?

b There are 1,000.

2

_____

3 Where are you, kids?

c Here it is.

3

_____

4 Is there a bus stop here?

d Thank you. ✓

4

_____

5 Where is the newspaper?

e Here we are.

5

_____

6 How many grams are there in a kilo?

f No, there aren’t.

6

_____

STAGE 1 A2 B1

1.4 Wh-questions Gli interrogativi n Gli interrogativi ‘chi?’, ‘che cosa?’, ‘dove?’, ‘perché?’, ‘quando?’, ‘come?’, chiamati in inglese

wh-questions, si rendono come presentato nella tabella.

Who is the boy over there?

Who are you in class with?

Chi è il ragazzo laggiù?

Con chi sei in classe?

What is that noise?

What is the Italian word for ‘door’?

What star sign are you?

What kind of flower is this?

Che cos’è quel rumore?

Qual è la parola italiana per ‘door’?

Di che segno zodiacale sei?

Che / Quale tipo di fiore è questo?

Which?

Which of you is Jodie?

Which do you prefer, tea or coffee?

Chi / Quale di voi è Jodie?

Quale preferisci, tè o caffè?

Where?

Where is Michael?

Where are you from?

Dov’è Michael?

Da dove vieni?

perché?

Why?

Why are you in York?

Perché sei a York?

quando?

When?

When is the fancy dress party?

Quando è la festa in costume?

come?

How?

How are you?

Come stai?

chi? soggetto chi? complemento cosa? / che cosa? quale? di che? che? / quale? chi? / quale? (indica una scelta) dove?

Who?

What?

n How si usa anche per chiedere l’età.

How old is Rex?

Quanti anni ha Rex?

n Appartengono alle wh-questions anche How much? e How many? Vedi n Per l’interrogativo whose vedi

pag.

pag.

16.

38.

EXTRA TOOLS n ‘Perché’ si rende in inglese con why anche nelle interrogative indirette.

I don’t know why you are in York.

Non so perché sei a York.

• Nelle risposte ‘perché’ si rende con because.

I’m in York because I want to learn English.

Sono a York perché voglio imparare l’inglese.

1 Cerchia l’alternativa corretta.

2

1 What / Where nationality are you?

4 Why / What languages are of Latin origin?

2 How / What is the German word for ‘salad’?

5 Which / Why is that boy sad?

3 Where / Who is the sales manager with?

6 When / How old is your mother?

P6

Completa le frasi con una wh-question. Poi ascolta e controlla.

1 ‘________________________________________________ are you?’ ‘Fine, thanks and you?’

2 ‘________________________________________________ is Mr Harrison?’ ‘He’s away on business.’

3 ‘________________________________________________ do you prefer, the green or the red T-shirt?

4 ‘________________________________________________ kind of house is this?’ ‘It’s a cottage.’

5 ‘________________________________________________ is Halloween?’ ‘It’s in October.’

6 ‘________________________________________________ are you in Venice with?’ ‘With my uncle.’

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A2 STAGE 1 B1 3

P7

Completa le domande con gli interrogativi dati in ordine sparso. Poi ascolta e controlla.

Why

Who

How

Which

When

Where

What (x2)

1 ‘_________________________________________ old is she?’ ‘She’s 17 years old.’

2 ‘_________________________________________ is St Valentine’s Day?’ ‘In February.’

3 ‘_________________________________________ is he?’ ‘He’s my headmaster.’

4 ‘_________________________________________ nationality are they?’ ‘They are from Cuba.’

5 ‘_________________________________________ are you?’ ‘I’m in Los Angeles.’

6 ‘_________________________________________ kind of novel is it?’ ‘It’s a love story.’

7 ‘_________________________________________ are you unhappy?’ ‘Because the weather is bad.’

8 ‘_________________________________________ photo is best?’ ‘The one in colour.’

4 Ricostruisci le domande e le risposte.

1 your / what / name / is / ? // name / my / Peter / is

‘What is your name?’ ‘My name is Peter.’

2 birthday / is / when / your / ? // May / is / it / in 3 is / Carlos / from / where / ? // Spain / is / he / from 4 car / colour / is / what / your / ? // it / blue / is 5 English / what / mangiare / is / the / for / word / ? // to / is / it / eat 6 the / hall / the / who / people / are / in / ? // tourists / are / they

5 Scrivi wh-questions la cui risposta è sottolineata nelle frasi.

1 I’m on a diet because I’m overweight.

Q: Why are you on a diet?

2 They are from the USA.

Q: _________________________________________________________________

3 We’re here to see the show.

Q: _________________________________________________________________

4 Mrs Robinson is 55.

Q: _________________________________________________________________

5 The kids are at the funfair.

Q: _________________________________________________________________

6 Women’s Day is in March.

Q: _________________________________________________________________

7 My name is Beatrice.

Q: _________________________________________________________________

8 There are 11 players.

Q: _________________________________________________________________

6 Leggi il profilo dello studente e rispondi alle domande.

NAME:

Deleuze, Michel

NATIONALITY:

French

DATE OF BIRTH: ADDRESS:

21/04/2008

22 Brownhill Drive, Catford

PHONE NUMBER: CLASSROOM:

84456086

room 15

HISTORY TEACHER:

Mr Claire

1 When is the student’s birthday?

It’s in April.

2 What is the student’s address? ________________________________________________________________.

3 Where is the student from? ________________________________________________________________.

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4 What is the student’s first name? ________________________________________________________________.

5 Who is Mr Claire? ________________________________________________________________.

6 What number is the student’s classroom? ________________________________________________________________.

Language in communication 1.3–1.4 1

P8

C hoose the correct sentences to complete the dialogue. There are three extra sentences which you do not need to use. Then listen and check.

Trevor Hello, Judy. Tell me about your new school.

Judy

A There are two. And there’s a tennis

It’s nice and modern.

court.

Trevor How many students are there?

Judy

(1) ______________________________________________________________________

floor.

Trevor Are the classrooms large?

Judy

B No, there are two on the ground

(2) ______________________________________________________________________

C Yes, and a coffee bar for snacks too.

Trevor Is there a gym?

D There are about 1,000.

Judy

E Yes, they are 1,000.

(3) ______________________________________________________________________

Trevor What laboratories are there?

Judy

(4) ______________________________________________________________________

Trevor Is there a canteen?

Judy

(5) ______________________________________________________________________

F Yes, and they are bright and airy.

G There are three for physics and two for chemistry.

H Yes, it’s a multimedia library.

Trevor Your school is very well equipped!

2 Paul and Max meet in London. Complete their conversation.

Paul Hi, Max! Max Oh, hello Paul. (1) _______________________________________?

Paul I’m all right, thanks. And you?

Max I’m fine, thank you.

Paul (2) _______________________________________ here in London?

Max I’m here for a TV programme casting call.

Paul Really? (3) _______________________________________?

Max It’s a new general knowledge quiz.

Paul That’s great! But tell me, (4) _______________________________________ for?

Max It’s for young students.

Paul (5) _______________________________________ the audition?

Max It’s this afternoon.

Paul Wow! (6) _______________________________________ aspiring contestants are there?

Max I don’t know but quite a lot, I guess.

Paul OK, then. Good luck!

Max Thank you.

MEDIATION 3

W rite a Facebook message to a Scottish friend. Tell him / her about your school, using the prompts given in Italian. dov’è la tua scuola

se c’è un bar oppure una mensa

se è grande o piccola

quanti studenti ci sono nella tua classe

quali laboratori ci sono

qual è la tua materia preferita e perché

quante palestre ci sono

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A2 STAGE 1 B1

TRY YOUR SKILLS

REFLECTION AND REVISION 1 Complete the grammar rules with the words given in scrambled order. question tag she we it there is (x2) Mr they aren’t

Interactive Maps

1 The subject pronoun for a female person is ___________________________________.

2 The subject pronoun ___________________________________ is used to refer to objects or things.

3

___________________________________

is the subject pronoun for the first person plural.

4 Mrs is placed before a surname for a married woman, and ___________________________________ is used for a man.

5 The negative contraction of they are not is ___________________________________.

6 There are is followed by a plural noun, and ___________________________________ is used with a singular noun.

7 The positive short answer for ‘Is there…?’ is ‘Yes, ___________________________________’.

8 A ___________________________________ is used to ask for confirmation at the end of a sentence.

2 Add the word that is missing from each sentence.

1 Peter and are close friends. We’re in the same

3 ‘Hey, kids, where are you?’ ‘Here are.’

4 There a canteen and two coffee bars in my

class.

2 ‘Bruce is from Belgium, is he?’ ‘Yes, he’s from

school.

5 I’m in London study English.

Brussels.’

3 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first, using no more than three words.

1 This is a menu with special dishes.

There are special dishes on this menu.

2 I’m Fred Webb. Pleased to meet you.

My ______________________ Fred Webb. Pleased to meet you.

3 There are 12 stars on the EU flag. Correct? There are 12 stars on the EU flag, ______________________?

4 I’m sorry, but the pub is closed today.

I’m sorry, but the pub ______________________ open today.

5 Where are you from, Jane?

What ______________________, Jane?

TOWARDS CERTIFICATION 4 Read Victoria’s email and fill in the gaps. Use only ONE word for each gap.

Dear Ross, How’s life (1) in Berlin? I’m in Cardiff, the capital (2) ______________________ Wales. It’s an interesting (3) ______________________ and the Welsh National Museum is wonderful. My new (4) ______________________ from Scotland, Moira MacAdam, is here too.

(5) ______________________‘s an expert in Welsh history.

My next trip is to the famous castle in Caerphilly.

Lots of love, Victoria

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A2 B1 DIGITAL COMPETENCE 5a Complete the chart with the correct information about the United Kingdom (UK).

You can use the internet for help.

United Kingdom

Great Britain British Isles England

a ____________

b ____________

c _____________

d ____________

Cardiff

Northern Ireland/Ulster

e ____________

5b Use the information in the chart above to complete the text.

The British Isles are a group of islands off the northwestern coast of Europe. The main islands are Great Britain and Ireland. Great Britain and (1) ______________________, also called Ulster, form the United Kingdom (UK). There are three countries in Great Britain: England, (2) _____________________ and (3) _____________________.

(4) _____________________ is the capital city of both (5) _____________________ and the UK. Edinburgh, Cardiff and (6) _____________________ are the capitals of (7) _____________________, Wales and (8) _____________________ respectively.

Southern Ireland is an independent republic called Eire. The capital city is Dublin.

MEDIATION 6

R ead the instructions on how to use the internet safely, then give a brief account in Italian of the suggestions given.

Civic Literacy

Be safe and responsible when surfing the web Each Stage of Stay Connected encourages students to use the internet for research purposes. Here are a few quick tips and reminders about being safe and responsible when going online.

Do not give out your own personal details, such as mobile phone number, personal email address or social network details to strangers.

Do not download any material unless you know that the source can be trusted.

To avoid fake news or heavily biased reporting, use international reputed sources such as Wikipedia, Reuters, the Associated Press, the BBC, and Politico.

Do not download, upload or distribute any material that could be considered offensive, illegal or discriminatory.

Podcast Box 7

Make sure that you are using a fully updated virus scanner.

Episode 1

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9 Here is the first episode of ‘Living English’. The presenters introduce themselves and speak about the goals of their podcast. Listen and find out: their names – their ages – where they come from 23 23

A2 STAGE 2 B1 2.1 Definite and indefinite articles Articoli determinativi e indeterminativi n Gli articoli determinativi italiani ‘il’, ‘lo’, ‘la’, ‘i’, ‘gli’, ‘le’ si rendono in inglese con the, che è invariabile

sia in genere che in numero, cioè vale per persone, animali e cose ed è sia singolare che plurale.

The teacher is in a meeting.

The teachers are in a meeting.

The cat is on the sofa. The cats are on the sofa.

The door is open.

The doors are open.

P 101 The si pronuncia: /ðə/ davanti a consonante, h aspirata, e ai suoni consonantici /ju/ o /wʌ/ the goldfish the house the university the one-way street

/ði/ davanti a vocale, h muta o suono vocalico the apple

the heiress

the NBC TV network

Le parole inglesi che iniziano con h muta sono: hour (ora) – honour (onore) – heir (erede) – honest (onesto) e tutti i loro derivati. n Gli articoli indeterminativi italiani ‘un’, ‘uno’, ‘una’ si rendono in inglese con a o an che sono

invariabili nel genere, cioè valgono per persona, animale, cosa al femminile o al maschile.

• a si usa davanti a parole che iniziano con consonante, h aspirata e ai suoni consonantici /ju/ o /wʌ/ a policeman a housewife a uniform a one-year-old baby

• an si usa davanti a vocale, h muta o suono vocalico an egg an hour an FBI agent

EXTRA TOOLS Per indicare la professione si usa l’articolo indeterminativo.

I’m a hairdresser.

Herbert is an engineer.

Faccio il parrucchiere. / Sono un parrucchiere.

Herbert fa l’ingegnere. / Herbert è ingegnere.

Position of the adjective Posizione dell’aggettivo n In inglese, l’aggettivo è invariabile in genere e in numero. Quando la sua funzione è attributiva,

l’aggettivo precede il sostantivo a cui si riferisce.

Thomas is a chatty boy.

Is she a generous girl?

They are kind people.

Thomas è un ragazzo chiacchierone. È una ragazza generosa?

Sono persone gentili.

n Quando la sua funzione è predicativa, cioè si trova dopo il verbo essere, l’aggettivo cambia la sua

posizione.

The film is boring.

Is the film boring?

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Il film è noioso. È noioso il film?

Scegli la pronuncia corretta dell’articolo the. Poi ascolta e controlla.

1 the USA

/ðə/ n

/ði/ n

4 the M&M company

/ðə/ n

/ði/ n

2 the employees

/ðə/ n

/ði/ n

5 the helicopter

/ðə/ n

/ði/ n

3 the cinema

/ðə/ n

/ði/ n

6 the underground

/ðə/ n

/ði/ n

STAGE 2 A2 B1 2 Cerchia l’articolo indeterminativo corretto.

1 a / an pen

8 a / an honour

15 a / an E

2 a / an orange

9 a / an MP

16 a / an hand

3 a / an heiress

10 a / an iPhone

17 a / an iceberg

4 a / an journalist

11 a / an unit

18 a / an window

5 a / an university

12 a / an robot

19 a / an alarm bell

6 a / an umbrella

13 a / an one-to-one lesson

20 a / an woman

7 a / an utensil

14 a / an euro

21 a / an yacht

3 Identifica la parola non adeguata all’articolo indeterminativo.

1 an n accident 2 a

n desk 3 a n idea 4 an n Italian

✓video n n hot dog n banana n tiger

5 a

n island n artist n country n object

n wall 6 an n instruction 7 an n key 8 a n dessert

n elephant n hour n uncle n union

n yogurt n horse n interview n underpass

4 Cerchia l’articolo corretto.

1 There is the / a big poster in my bedroom.

6 Barry is a / an honest guy.

2 He is an / a heir to a fortune.

7 Japan is a / the country in Asia.

3 Is there the / a post office in this village?

8 Who is the / a guest in room 20?

4 My aunt drives a / the sports car.

9 The / A people here in Bonn are friendly.

5 There’s a / an hospital near my school.

10 He works for a / an European company.

5 Completa le frasi con a, an o the.

1 J.K. Rowling is _____________ famous British writer.

5 My best friend Nicholas is _____________ architect.

2 Who is _____________ director of this documentary?

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3

7 Yemen is _____________ hot country in the Arabian

____________

leader of my country is not very

popular. cake?

P 12 Paul

new history teacher is very strict.

Peninsula.

4 Would you like _____________ piece of chocolate

6

_____________

8 My family owns _____________ restaurant and two pubs.

Completa il dialogo con a, an o the. Poi ascolta e controlla.

Do you live in (1) a house?

Vincent No, I live in (2) _____________ apartment with (3) _____________ Australian friend. And you?

Paul

Can you see (4) _____________ house over there?

Vincent You mean (5) _____________ house with (6) _____________ red door?

Paul

Yes, that’s where I live. It’s (7) _____________ beautiful building but very expensive.

Vincent Do you have (8) _____________ housemate?

Paul

No, but I have (9) _____________ pet. It’s (10) _____________ Eskimo dog!

7 Trova l’errore contenuto in quattro delle sei frasi e correggilo.

What is the Spanish word for ‘amico’?

correct

Paulo is medical student.

Paulo is a medical student.

1 My grandfather is a 80-year-old man.

4 Copenhagen is Danish capital.

2 I think this is an horrible place.

5 There is a magnolia tree in my garden.

3 Are you a musician?

6 Who is manager here?

2.1 Definite and indefinite articles

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A2 STAGE 2 B1 8 Scrivi che cosa è raffigurato nelle immagini seguendo l’esempio.

Metropolitan Museum

2 city / European

3 museum / American

4 two newspapers / English

There’s a bus in

_________________________________

_________________________________

_________________________________

the picture. It’s a red

_________________________________

_________________________________

_________________________________

bus.

_________________________________

_________________________________

_________________________________

1 bus / red

Rhys Owain

Glenys 5 bike / expensive

6 two dictionaries / German

7 three names / Welsh

_______________________________________________

_______________________________________________

_______________________________________________

_______________________________________________

_______________________________________________

_______________________________________________

9 Riscrivi le frasi seguendo l’esempio.

Franz is a doctor. He’s young.

Franz is a young doctor.

1 Sandy is a footballer. He’s Irish.

_____________________________________________________

2 It’s a spy book. It’s exciting.

_____________________________________________________

3 There’s a lamp on the table. It’s yellow.

_____________________________________________________

4 She’s a singer. She’s successful.

_____________________________________________________

5 There’s a carpet in my study. It’s nice.

_____________________________________________________

6 The Excelsior is a hotel. It’s expensive.

_____________________________________________________

10 Riordina i suggerimenti dati per scrivere frasi complete. Aggiungi gli elementi necessari. boy / Jerry / clever

Jerry is a clever boy.

1 there / small / bedroom / my / wardrobe

_____________________________________________________

2 over there / man / actor / popular

_____________________________________________________

3 classroom / large / your / ?

_____________________________________________________

4 it / podcast / interesting / ?

_____________________________________________________

5 view / wonderful / from / here

_____________________________________________________

11 Utilizza le parole date per scrivere mini-dialoghi, come negli esempi.

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cottage / romantic

beaches / sandy

A: Is the cottage romantic?

A: Are the beaches sandy?

B: Yes, it’s a romantic cottage.

B: Yes, they’re sandy beaches.

1 dish / low-calorie

3 candidates / brilliant

2 airline company / international

4 verbs / irregular

STAGE 2 A2 B1

2.2 Plural nouns Plurale dei sostantivi n Normalmente i sostantivi inglesi formano il plurale aggiungendo una -s al singolare.

actor

actors

car

cars

toy

toys

n Il plurale dei sostantivi terminanti in -y preceduta da consonante è -ies (la y scompare).

city

cities

lady

ladies

n I sostantivi terminanti in -s, -ss, -ch, -sh, -x, -z, -o aggiungono -es.

virus box

viruses boxes

kiss quiz

kisses quizzes (z raddoppia)

match tomato

matches tomatoes

dish

dishes

n I seguenti sostantivi terminanti in -o aggiungono -s.

• parole abbreviate • sostantivi terminanti in -o preceduta da vocale • termini musicali

disco (da discotheque) tattoo tattoos soprano sopranos

discos

n Alcuni sostantivi terminanti in -o formano il plurale aggiungendo -s o -es. Tra questi:

archipelago, fresco (affresco), grotto (grotta), mango, mosquito (zanzara), tornado, volcano. archipelago

archipelagos / archipelagoes

n I seguenti sostantivi terminanti in -f / -fe formano il plurale in -ves.

half (metà) halves leaf (foglia) leaves life (vita) lives loaf (pagnotta) loaves knife (coltello) knives

self (stesso) selves shelf (scaffale) shelves thief (ladro) thieves wife (moglie) wives wolf (lupo) wolves

n Alcuni sostantivi terminanti in -f / -fe formano il plurale sia in -fs che in -ves.

Tra questi: dwarf (nano) dwarfs / dwarves scarf (sciarpa) handkerchief (fazzoletto) handkerchiefs / handkerchieves

scarfs / scarves

n In inglese i cognomi formano il plurale seguendo le regole sopra illustrate, ad eccezione di quelli terminanti in -y, -f / -fe, -o, -man.

the Simpsons (the Simpson family) ma: the Kennedys (the Kennedy family)

the Foxes (the Fox family) the Portsmans (the Portman family)

n Le lettere dell’alfabeto, le abbreviazioni e i numeri cardinali con funzione di sostantivi scritti in

cifre formano il plurale aggiungendo -s. four Fs

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three kms

the 90s (the nineties)

L a pronuncia dei suffissi del plurale -s / -es varia a seconda del suono finale della parola.

Si pronunciano • /s/ con i suoni /f/, /k/, /p/, /t/, /θ/ roofs cooks steps nets cloths

• /iz/ con i suoni /s/, /z/, /ʒ/, /dʒ/, /t∫/, /∫/ buses sizes massages bridges peaches flashes

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A2 STAGE 2 B1 Sostantivi con plurali irregolari n Alcuni sostantivi hanno forme diverse per il plurale. Tra questi ricorda:

ox (bue) oxen person (persona) people tooth (dente) teeth woman (donna) e composti

child (bambino) children foot (piede) feet goose (oca) geese man (uomo) e composti men mouse (topo) mice

women

• Per il dispositivo di puntamento del computer si usa anche il plurale mouses.

• Person può avere anche il plurale persons in ambito ufficiale o formale.

Sostantivi invariabili al plurale n Alcuni sostantivi sono invariabili, hanno cioè la stessa forma sia per il singolare che per il plurale.

Il verbo che li accompagna si accorda secondo il caso. Tra questi ricorda: aircraft crossroads deer fish means

salmon series sheep species trout

velivolo/velivoli incrocio/incroci cervo/cervi pesce/pesci mezzo/mezzi

It’s a dangerous crossroads.

They’re dangerous crossroads.

salmone/salmoni serie pecora/pecore specie trota/trote

È un incrocio pericoloso.

Sono incroci pericolosi.

• Esiste anche il plurale fishes con riferimento a diverse specie di pesci.

Sostantivi che hanno solo il singolare n Alcuni sostantivi hanno solo la forma singolare, perciò il verbo che li accompagna si coniuga alla

terza persona singolare. Tra questi ricorda: accommodation advice furniture hair hardware homework housework

information informazioni luggage / baggage bagaglio/bagagli money denaro/soldi music musica news notizie software spaghetti / pasta / lasagne

alloggio consiglio/consigli mobilio/mobili capelli compiti faccende domestiche

There is a lot of homework for tomorrow.

This lasagne is delicious.

Ci sono molti compiti per domani.

Queste lasagne sono deliziose.

n Le parole cattle (bestiame), people (gente / persone) e the police (la polizia) sono sempre

accompagnate dal verbo al plurale.

The people here are very sociable.

Per altre regole sui sostantivi, vedi

La gente qui è molto socievole. pagg.

148, 183 e 475.

1 Forma il plurale dei seguenti sostantivi facendo attenzione alle variazioni ortografiche.

1 shoe

4 lion

7 valley

10 PC

13 sandwich

2 church

5 orange

8 canary

11 DVD

14 gate

3 strawberry

6 rally

9 window

12 stamp

15 match

2 Forma il plurale dei seguenti sostantivi terminanti in -f / -fe.

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1 knife

4 chef

7 scarf

10 self

2 shelf

5 gulf

8 loaf

11 pouf

3 roof

6 sheriff

9 bluff

12 half

STAGE 2 A2 B1 3 Forma il plurale dei seguenti sostantivi terminanti in -o.

1 igloo

4 tomato

7 soprano

10 volcano

2 hero

5 photo

8 piano

11 fresco

3 mosquito

6 studio

9 echo

12 rodeo

4 Scrivi il plurale dei seguenti sostantivi irregolari.

1 child

3 goose

5 tooth

7 businessman

2 postman

4 policewoman

6 mouse

8 foot

5 Distingui i sostantivi invariabili al plurale (I) da quelli che hanno solo il singolare (S).

1 furniture

S

5 means

_____

9 luggage

2 aircraft

I

6 music

_____

10 advice

_____

_____

3 deer

_____

7 salmon

_____

11 species

_____

4 crossroads

_____

8 accommodation

_____

12 housework

_____

6 Forma il plurale dei seguenti sostantivi e inseriscilo nella colonna corretta. fireman ✓ ray quiz wife pencil kilo card door key wish life city copy apple way thief ranch university sailor box wolf foot butterfly cliff video goose potato half

-s

-es

-ies

-ves

irregolari

firemen

7 Riscrivi le frasi al singolare o al plurale.

They’re easy exercises.

It’s an easy exercise.

The shelf is full of books.

The shelves are full of books.

1 There’s a mouse in the garden.

6 He’s a friendly person.

2 There are cherries in the basket.

7 They’re old jackets.

3 There’s a sheep in the field.

8 The sandwich is tasty.

4 There is a cloud in the sky.

9 She is a Greek tourist.

5 They’re firefighters.

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10 There is a trout in the river.

Completa le frasi con is o are. Poi ascolta e controlla.

______________

your baggage in here?

5 The information ______________ useful.

2 My feet ______________ painful.

6 Who ______________ the musicians in the band?

3 Your hair ______________ messy today.

7 His advice ______________ very good.

4 Where ______________ the children?

8 Where ______________ the cattle?

9 Trova l’errore contenuto in sei delle otto frasi e correggilo.

1 The news are interesting today.

5 Why is the police here?

2 There are four fish in that aquarium.

6 Italian lasagne is my favourite dish.

3 Tomatos are good for your health.

7 There are no knifes in the kitchen.

4 Your furniture are fashionable.

8 Mike has three puppys at home.

2.2 Plural nouns

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2.3 Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns Aggettivi e pronomi dimostrativi this

questo, questa

these

questi, queste

that

quello, quella, quel

those

quei, quegli, quelle

n This e these indicano vicinanza a chi parla.

This is a sunflower.

n That e those indicano lontananza da chi parla.

These are sunflowers.

That’s a sunflower.

Those are sunflowers.

n I dimostrativi this – these e that – those sono invariabili nel genere e sono usati sia come aggettivi

che come pronomi. n Solo that può essere seguito dalla forma contratta affermativa del verbo. n I dimostrativi this e that vengono anche usati per introdurre una conversazione telefonica.

Hello, is that Abbey School?

Yes, it is. How can I help you?

Hi, is that you, Paul?

Yes, it’s me.

Hello. This is Mrs Foreman speaking.

Oh, hello, Mrs Foreman.

EXTRA TOOLS (the) one – (the) ones n La funzione di (the) one, (the) ones è quella di evitare la ripetizione di un sostantivo singolare numerabile o di uno plurale espresso in precedenza. In questo caso nella trasposizione italiana assumono il significato di un dimostrativo.

Of all my friends, Ben is the one I like best.

I don’t use plastic glasses, only paper ones.

Di tutti i miei amici, Ben è quello che mi piace di più.

Non uso bicchieri di plastica, solo quelli di carta.

n I dimostrativi non sono mai seguiti da un aggettivo senza il sostantivo, ma one e ones possono sostituire il sostantivo.

‘Which cap do you prefer?’ ‘This red one.’

‘Quale berretto preferisci?’ ‘Questo rosso.’

Espressioni con that n Il dimostrativo that viene usato al posto del pronome personale it in alcune espressioni.

Tra queste ricorda: That’s why That’s interesting

That’s right That’s a good idea

You’re late. That’s why I’m annoyed.

‘The answer is C.’ ‘That’s right.’

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That’s fine That’s a fair point Sei in ritardo. Ecco perché sono irritata.

‘La risposta è C.’ ‘È giusto.’

STAGE 2 A2 B1 1

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Completa le frasi con i dimostrativi adeguati. Poi ascolta e controlla.

1 Who is __________________________________________ tall man there outside the pub?

2

__________________________________________

tracks on this playlist are really awesome.

3

__________________________________________

flowers in that pot are not for sale.

4

__________________________________________

is my glass and __________________________________________’s yours.

5 What is __________________________________________ stain on the ceiling?

6 What size are __________________________________________ trousers over there?

7 Here you are. __________________________________________ are the exercises for homework.

8 Who are __________________________________________ people on the other side of the street?

2 Riscrivi le frasi al plurale.

1 This is my new classmate.

5 What is that thing called in Italian?

2 That tree over there is very rare.

6 This is a picture of my grandparents.

3 Is this a bread knife?

7 Who is that woman over there?

4 That child is five years old.

8 This souvenir is from Portugal.

3 Trova l’errore nell’uso dell’aggettivo dimostrativo contenuto in ogni frase e correggilo.

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1 That sheep are so cute.

5 That birds over there are seagulls.

2 This puzzles are very easy.

6 Hello, Paul, that is Anna speaking.

3 Pass me those highlighter, please.

7 Those is the best restaurant in town.

4 What is these building?

8 These story is really impressive.

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Completa le conversazioni telefoniche con this o that. Poi ascolta e controlla.

1 ‘Hello, is that 012690766?’ ‘No, this is 012690666.’

2 ‘Hello, ______________ is Mrs Davis. Is ______________ Dr Watson?’ ‘Yes, speaking.’

3 ‘Is ______________ you, Richard?’ ‘I’m sorry, ______________ is James. I’m afraid Richard is out.’

4 ‘Hello, is ______________ Greenwich Library?’ ‘No, ______________ is Eltham Library.’

5 ‘Hi, ______________ is Beth, is ______________ you, Sally?’ ‘Hi, Beth, yes it’s me.’

5 Ricostruisci le domande e le risposte.

1 Eve / that / you / is / hello? // ’s / me / it / yes

‘Hello. Is that you, Eve?’ ‘Yes, it’s me.’

2 is / picture / this / in / what / the / ? // a / it / is / from / butterfly / South Africa 3 Kidman / that / hello / is / Mr / ? // is / now / Mr / sorry / Kidman / busy / but 4 are / the / those / park / in / children / why / ? // on / they / because / are / holiday 5 bags / your / these / are / ? // no / bags / my / there / over / are 6 Transport for London / is / that / hello / ? // Victoria / this / Station / is / no

6 Completa le frasi con (the) one, (the) ones.

1 Do you like small dogs or big __________________________________________?

2 I don’t like these shoes. I prefer those black __________________________________________.

3 In this old photo Sue is __________________________________________ in jeans.

4 Which are your car keys? These or __________________________________________ on the table?

5 We need two blue pens and a black __________________________________________.

6 My wife doesn’t like red roses, but she adores pink __________________________________________.

2.3 Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns

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2.4 Nationalities Nazionalità n Gli aggettivi di nazionalità non hanno delle regole precise per la loro formazione, ma si possono

dividere in quattro gruppi. aggettivi terminanti in -an, -ian, -ean, -i

The USA – American Germany – German Mexico – Mexican

Canada – Canadian Hungary – Hungarian Iran – Iranian

Chile – Chilean (North / South) Korea – Korean Zimbabwe – Zimbabwean

Iraq – Iraqi Israel – Israeli Thailand – Thai

• L’aggettivo viene usato al plurale per indicare il popolo e al singolare per indicare l’abitante.

America (The USA) – the Americans – an American

• In questo gruppo anche Greek: Greece – the Greeks – a Greek

aggettivi terminanti in -ese

• L’aggettivo viene usato come sostantivo invariabile per indicare il China – Chinese Malta – Maltese Portugal – Portuguese

popolo. Per riferirsi all’abitante, l’aggettivo è seguito da un sostantivo come person, man, woman...

China – the Chinese – a Chinese person • In questo gruppo anche Swiss: Switzerland – the Swiss – a Swiss person

aggettivi terminanti in -ch, -sh

• L’aggettivo viene usato come sostantivo invariabile per indicare il popolo.

France – French Ireland – Irish

Per riferirsi all’abitante, l’aggettivo è seguito da un sostantivo come person, man, woman, boy, girl...

France – the French – a French person • In questo gruppo anche Dutch: The Netherlands – the Dutch – a Dutch person

forme diverse (che variano per aggettivi e sostantivi)

Nazione

Nazionalità

Popolo

Abitante

Denmark Finland Great Britain Poland Scotland Spain Sweden Turkey

Danish Finnish British Polish Scottish Spanish Swedish Turkish

the Danes the Finns the British the Poles the Scots the Spaniards / the Spanish the Swedes the Turks

a Dane a Finn a Briton a Pole a Scot a Spaniard a Swede a Turk

n Gli aggettivi di nazionalità si scrivono sempre con la lettera maiuscola. n Per riferirsi al popolo si può usare l’aggettivo di nazionalità al plurale con l’articolo, oppure al

singolare seguito dalla parola people senza articolo.

The Americans – American people

The Swedes – Swedish people

n L’aggettivo si usa per indicare la lingua quando questa coincide con la nazionalità.

English – the English language n Per chiedere la nazionalità si possono usare le domande:

What nationality are you / is he / …? oppure Where are you / is he / … from?

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STAGE 2 A2 B1 1

17 Completa le frasi con l’aggettivo di nazionalità o il nome della nazione. Poi ascolta e P controlla.

1 My boyfriend Gustav is Swedish. He is from the capital of ______________________.

2 One of my aunts lives in Canberra, the capital of Australia, but she isn’t ______________________.

3 Mrs Merkel, my ______________________ teacher, is from Berlin, the capital of Germany.

4 ‘Is your ______________________ cousin here in Italy?’ ‘No, she is at home in Madrid.’

5 His favourite band is ______________________. They are very popular in Seoul, the capital of South Korea.

6 ‘What nationality is Ruben?’ ‘He’s from the Netherlands. He’s ______________________.’

7 I’m ______________________. I’m from a small town in the north of Turkey.

8 ‘Where is Doris from?’ ‘She’s Swiss, she’s from Lausanne in ______________________.’

2 Cerchia l’alternativa corretta.

1 Those men are from Poland / Polish.

5 Dylan is a popular Wales / Welsh name.

2 Our Norway / Norwegian uncle is in town.

6 Bangkok is a Thailand / Thai city.

3 Greece / Greek is a very ancient language.

7 My neighbour is from Chile / Chilean.

4 A kilt is a typical Scottish / Scot skirt.

8 My e-pal is Albanese / Albanian.

3 Guarda le immagini e utilizza i suggerimenti per scrivere frasi seguendo l’esempio.

Glenn Gould

Frida Kahlo

1 pianist from Canada

Kierkegaard

2 painter from Mexico

This is Glenn Gould, a famous Canadian pianist.

Johann Strauss

3 philosopher from Denmark

_____________________________________

_____________________________________

_____________________________________

_____________________________________

James Joyce

4 composer from Austria

Anna Pavlova

5 writer from Ireland

6 dancer from Russia

_____________________________________

_____________________________________

_____________________________________

_____________________________________

_____________________________________

_____________________________________

4 Scrivi la nazionalità e l’abitante degli stati elencati.

Argentina

Cuba

Japan

Iraq

Tunisia

Egypt

Argentinian an Argentinian

Bolivia

Jordan

Kenya

Morocco

Peru

Finland

Pakistan

Vietnam

Senegal

Portugal

Malta

Maltese a Maltese person

2.4 Nationalities

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Language in communication 2.1–2.4 1

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18 Choose the correct sentences to complete the dialogue. There are three sentences which you do not need to use. Then listen and check.

Rose Hi, Josh. I’m back from the shops.

Josh Hi, Rose. I’m here in the kitchen.

Rose (1) _______________________________________________________________________ Josh What’s inside? The whole supermarket?

Rose (2) _______________________________________________________________________ Josh …and what’s in the big one?

Rose (3) _______________________________________________________________________ Josh Oh, I see.

Rose (4) _______________________________________________________________________ Josh Who are the headphones for?

Rose For Mike.

Josh Oh yeah, these are perfect for him. And what’s that?

Rose (5) _______________________________________________________________________ Josh Who is it for?

Rose For me. For a relaxing bath after all my shopping.

A No, it’s in that green box.

B Look! There are books, candles, a pair of headphones, …

C Christmas presents.

There’s a sale in town.

D And there’s a lot of food too.

E Phew, I’m tired. These bags are heavy.

F It’s a bottle of bubble bath.

G That? Oh, it’s a bottle of French perfume.

H Ha! Ha! No, the food is in this small bag.

2 Describe the pictures following the example.

In the picture there are two men. I think they are in Pisa.

In fact, they are near the Tower of Pisa, a famous Italian landmark. In my opinion they are German tourists.

1

2

3

MEDIATION Give a brief account in Italian of the conversation between Rose and Josh in exercise 1.

3 4

What would you say in English?

1 Fai ascoltare una canzone a un compagno. Digli che questa è la tua canzone preferita.

2 Un amico ti chiede il nome dei fiori in un prato. Spiega che quelli rossi sono papaveri.

3 Dane ti ha invitato alla sua festa. Vuoi sapere quante persone ci sono. Chiediglielo.

4 Holly vuole andare al cinema. Chiedile se il film è interessante.

5 Greg vuole prendere un libro in biblioteca. Digli che quello è un libro noioso.

6 Trudy vuole parlare con tuo fratello. Dille che non c’è. È al supermercato con tua mamma.

7 Vuoi sapere qual è la capitale della Svizzera. Chiedilo a tua sorella.

8 Spiega a un amico che il tuo e-pal non è irlandese, è gallese.

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TRY YOUR SKILLS

STAGE 2 A2 B1

REFLECTION AND REVISION 1 Complete the grammar rules with the words given in scrambled order.

-es nationality Italians verb French people that noun child -s foot these

Interactive Maps

1 The attributive adjective is placed before a ____________________.

2 The predicative adjective is placed after a ____________________.

3 This and ____________________ are used to describe things near the speaker.

4

____________________

and those describe things far from the speaker.

5 The regular plural forms of a noun add ____________________ or ____________________ to the singular.

6 Feet and children are irregular plurals of the words ____________________ and ____________________ respectively.

7 The adjective of ____________________ ending in -an is also used to indicate the inhabitant.

8 It is possible to say the French or ____________________, Italian people or the ____________________.

2 Choose the odd one out and give reasons.

1 A horse

B hour

C house

2 A cherries

B bays

C keys

3 A species

B trout

C news

4 A reef

B loaf

C wolf

5 A German

B Welsh

C Canadian

3 Add the word that is missing from each sentence.

1 Joe is amazing snowboarder.

2 How many offices are in this building?

3 Emma, your homework for tomorrow difficult?

4 Police are in the area to look for a thief.

5 What colour your evening dress?

4 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first, using no more than three words.

1 This T-shirt is beautiful. Is it for me?

Is

this beautiful T-shirt

for me?

2 Kitesurfing is a sport. It’s exciting.

Kitesurfing is _________________________________________________________________________________ sport.

3 What’s this picturesque village called?

What _________________________________________________________________________________ of this picturesque village?

4 That hotel has got a swimming pool. It’s olympic-size.

There _________________________________________________________________________________ swimming pool in that hotel.

5 Krista is Finnish, isn’t she?

Krista _________________________________________________________________________________ Finland, isn’t she?

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A2 STAGE 2 B1

TRY YOUR SKILLS

TOWARDS CERTIFICATION 5 Complete the text with the words given in scrambled order. Add plural endings when necessary. museum shoe pasta advice ✓ money card restaurant literature visitor dish building bus

EDINBURGH: SCOTLAND’S CROWN JEWEL If you visit Scotland, the best place to start is its magnificent capital city: EDINBURGH. Here is some (1)

advice

for people visiting for the first time.

Culture

Shopping

Edinburgh is home to hundreds of beautiful

A famous place for shopping in Edinburgh

historical (2) ______________________. Edinburgh

is the Waverly Mall. For (8) ______________________

Castle and Holyrood Palace receive millions

there is the popular Bookmarket, for clothes

of (3) ______________________ every year. The capital

you can find (9) ______________________ and T-shirts

city is also famous for its many monuments,

in Damaged Society, and for suits go to

such as the Scott Monument in Princes Street

Gleneagles of Scotland. Make sure you have

Gardens. Edinburgh also offers some of the

a lot of (10) ______________________ – some of the

UK’s best (4) ______________________, including the

shops are quite expensive!

Scottish National Gallery.

Eating

Transport

There are many wonderful (5) ______________________

Travelling around Edinburgh is easy thanks to

in Edinburgh. You can experience authentic

the (11) ______________________ and trains available

Scottish (6) ______________________ in the pubs

everywhere. Be sure to buy a travel

around the city, or try one of the Italian

(12) ______________________ if you intend to visit the

places, where you can find some of the best

city in one day.

pizzas and (7) ______________________ in the UK!

6 You want to find an e-pal for a cultural exchange. Choose one of the following foreign students and write your first email to him / her. Complete the model following the prompts given in brackets.

INDIA

JAPAN Name: Shanti Age: 15 City: Mumbai Languages: Marathi, Hindi, English Favourite subjects: maths, history Interests: dance, video games

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Name: Daichi Age: 16 City: Osaka Languages: Japanese, English Favourite subjects: science Interests: judo, baseball

Civic Literacy

MOROCCO Name: Abdel Age: 13 City: Rabat Languages: Arabic, French Favourite subjects: science Interests: English, reading

y

A2 B1

PERU Name: Hernando Age: 17 City: Cuzco Languages: Spanish Favourite subjects: PE (physical education) Interests: football, music, English

Dear __________________ (name), I’m an Italian student from __________________ (town / village). My name __________________ and __________________ old. I’d like to have an e-pal for a cultural exchange.

From your profile I see that you are __________________ (age) and live in __________________ (country).

You speak __________________ (language/s) and your favourite subject/s __________________. You are interested in __________________

and that’s great!

My favourite school subject/s __________________ and my hobbies __________________.

Bye for now.

Cheers, __________________

PS: two photos attached

DIGITAL COMPETENCE 7 Make a list of the countries that are members of the EU (European Union). Use the internet if you don’t know the answer.

8 Choose one of the EU countries you would like to visit and complete the chart.

Country

__________________________________________________________

Capital city _______________________________________________________ Other cities

______________________________________________________

Form of government Official language(s) Currency

________________________________________

__________________________________________

__________________________________________________________

Podcast Box 11

Episode 2

P

19 Listen to the second episode of ‘Living English’ and find out:

1 what Ivy is very interested in.

MEDIATION S peak to an Italian friend about Edinburgh using 9 the information in the reading passage in exercise 5.

10

T ell your English teacher and classmates about the country of the EU you would like to visit.

2 where in Italy Noah’s parents have got a flat.

3 the name and age of Noah’s Japanese e-pal.

4 the meaning of the Japanese phrase ‘o-genki desu ka’.

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A2 STAGE 3 B1 3.1 Possessive adjectives Aggettivi possessivi my

mio

our

nostro

your

tuo

your

vostro

his her its

suo (di lui) suo (di lei) suo (di cosa / animale)

their

loro

n Gli aggettivi possessivi si usano per esprimere possesso o relazione e hanno le seguenti

caratteristiche: •

sono invariabili in genere e numero, non sono mai preceduti dall’articolo e sono sempre seguiti da un nome

This is my bike.

Are those your car keys?

•

Questa è la mia bicicletta.

Quelle sono le tue chiavi dell’auto?

alla terza persona singolare concordano con il genere del possessore

That’s Charlie and that’s his son.

That’s Mrs Peters with her husband.

This is my hamster. Its name is Sean.

Quello è Charlie e quello è suo figlio.

Quella è la signora Peters con suo marito.

Questo è il mio criceto. Il suo nome è Sean. / Si chiama Sean.

n Gli aggettivi possessivi si usano anche per chiedere il nome e la professione.

‘What’s her name?’ ‘Her name is Louise.’

‘What’s your job?’ ‘I’m a postman.’

‘Come si chiama?’ ‘Si chiama Louise.’

‘Che lavoro fai?’ ‘Faccio il postino.’

n L’aggettivo possessivo può essere seguito dall’aggettivo / pronome own: •c on il significato di alone, ‘da solo’, ‘senza compagnia o aiuto’, preceduto dalla preposizione on

Beth is often on her own on Saturdays.

•

Beth è spesso da sola il sabato.

per enfatizzare il concetto di possesso

Joe is only 18, but he has got his own car.

Joe ha solo 18 anni ma ha una macchina tutta sua.

Con la stessa funzione si usa anche la struttura of + aggettivo possessivo + own.

Joe is only 18, but he has got a car of his own. n Gli aggettivi possessivi sono usati al posto dell’articolo the per indicare parti del corpo, articoli di

vestiario, oggetti personali.

Jeremy never combs his hair.

Take off your coat.

I always have a scarf in my handbag.

Jeremy non pettina mai i (suoi) capelli.

Togliti il (tuo) cappotto.

Ho sempre una sciarpa nella (mia) borsetta.

Whose…? Di chi…? n Whose corrisponde all’interrogativo italiano ‘di chi...?’ ed è generalmente seguito dalla cosa

posseduta o dalla persona in relazione.

Whose suitcases are these?

Whose sister is Martha?

Di chi sono queste valigie?

Di chi è sorella Martha?

n In presenza di un dimostrativo sono possibili due costruzioni.

Whose black dress is this? / Whose is this black dress?

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STAGE 3 A2 B1 1 Completa le frasi con his, her, its o their.

2

1 Who’s that lady? What’s _______________ name?

4 Greg is in Kent with _______________ family.

2 These are the Woods. Eric is _______________ son.

5 Those sheep are with _______________ lambs.

3 That’s the castle. _______________ gardens are great.

6 Molly is on a trip with _______________ class.

P 20

Scegli l’aggettivo possessivo corretto. Poi ascolta e controlla.

1 Carol, this is __________ nephew Jim. He is an engineer.

A your

B my

C his

2 Antonia, please remember to bring __________ passport.

A our

B its

C your

3 A green tree frog can change __________ colour.

A his

B her

C its

4 Mr Walker is my boss. __________ office is on the first floor.

A Your

B Her

C His

5 We live in England, but __________ parents are from Wales.

A their

B our

C your

6 Devin and Mary need to finish __________ work.

A its

B our

C their

7 My mother has a problem with __________ scooter.

A her

B his

C your

3 Abbina le persone nelle immagini al lavoro che svolgono, poi scrivi domande e risposte seguendo gli esempi.

1-f ‘What’s her job?’ ‘She’s a pilot.’

2-e ‘What’s their job?’ ‘They’re cooks.’

1 f

3

a firefighter b dentist

2 e

4

5

6

7

c postman d optician e cook ✓ f pilot ✓ g waiter

4 Utilizza i dati nelle tabelle per scrivere frasi contenenti un aggettivo possessivo.

Mark is a student. His favourite hobby is reading. student

favourite hobby

student

favourite hobby

Mark ✓

reading ✓

Paul

dancing

Frank and Matt

playing tennis

Tony and you

listening to music

Jennifer

singing

I

collecting vinyl

you

cycling

Tori and I

jogging

3.1 Possessive adjectives

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A2 STAGE 3 B1 5 Completa le frasi con gli aggettivi possessivi adeguati.

1 Do you know Gloria? ______________________ hair is blue.

2 ‘Who is the man on your screen?’ ‘He’s ______________________ husband.’

3 That’s Arthur. ______________________ brother Kirk is my best friend.

4 They are always together in ______________________ free time.

5 We are here with ______________________ grandparents Thomas and Glenda.

6 This is a map of Italy with ______________________ major mountains and lakes.

6 Scrivi domande con whose utilizzando gli elementi dati. this / white / cap

Whose is this white cap? – Whose white cap is this?

1 these / pencils

4 this / smartphone

2 this / green / highlighter

5 those / old / slippers

3 that / big / van

6 these / apples

7 Ricostruisci le frasi.

8

1 are / and / here / rucksacks / our / boots

4 my / is / budgie / this / its / that / and / ’s / cage

2 father / is / whose / Douglas / Mr / ?

5 job / is / Mrs / what / Campbell / your / ?

3 these / T-shirts / are / whose / pink / ?

6 birthday / is / today / it / whose / ?

P 21

Abbina le domande alle sei risposte corrette. Poi ascolta e controlla. a Our headmaster.

1 What’s the name of your parrot? ✓

b No, she’s a beautician.

1

c

2 What’s her job?

c It’s Pirate. ✓

2

_____

3 I’m sure this is not my tablet.

d It’s from South America.

3

_____

4 Whose toy rabbit is this?

e It’s mine. It’s my lucky charm.

4

_____

5 Isn’t she a hair stylist?

f She’s a journalist.

5

_____

6 Who’s Mr Tierney?

g Whose is it then?

6

_____

h No, it’s her job.

9 Trova l’errore contenuto in ogni frase e correggilo.

1 Patricia is not happy. His son is always out.

___________________________________________________

2 The river is beautiful, but his waters are polluted.

___________________________________________________

3 Are the children in her bedrooms?

___________________________________________________

4 Clean the teeth before going to bed.

___________________________________________________

5 This tree loses their leaves in winter.

___________________________________________________

6 ‘Who are those men?’ ‘Our names are Will and Carl.’

___________________________________________________

10 Riscrivi le frasi utilizzando own come nell’esempio.

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1 Poor Miss Granger. She’s always alone.

Poor Miss Granger. She’s always on her own.

2 Jackson is happy when he’s alone.

_____________________________________________________________________

3 Nobody lives with Alison.

_____________________________________________________________________

4 They want to be alone tonight.

_____________________________________________________________________

5 Are you at home alone?

_____________________________________________________________________

6 I have got a room all to myself.

_____________________________________________________________________

Language in communication 3.1 1

P

22 Complete Marnie’s email to her boyfriend with suitable possessive adjectives. Then listen and check.

Hi Nick, This is a picture of me and (1) ___________ friend Becky in Corsica.

(2) ___________ holiday is fantastic! The locals are so friendly, and the food is delicious. Every day we have (3) ___________ breakfast outside in the garden. The waiter is so funny. (4) ___________ name is Frank.

This island is unbelievably pretty. The beaches are beautiful and the weather is always sunny.

I hope you are having a good time in New York. Please write soon and tell me how (5) ___________ holiday is going. Becky is fine. She sends (6) ___________ love.

Miss you!

Lots of love, Marnie xxxxxx

2 Complete the mini-dialogues.

1 A: Are you Welsh, Brenda?

4 A: ___________________________________________________________?

B: No, but my mother’s Welsh.

B: Juan? Oh, he’s from Spain.

A: What’s her name?

A: ___________________________________________________________?

B: Cerys Jones.

B: He’s a DJ.

2 A: ____________________________________________, Mr Caine?

5 A: ___________________________________________________________?

B: I’m an architect.

B: It’s my puppy.

A: ___________________________________________________________?

A: ___________________________________________________________?

B: It’s in the town centre.

B: It’s Birdie.

3 A: ___________________________________________________________?

6 A: ___________________________________________________________?

B: No, this isn’t our umbrella.

B: She’s my cousin.

A: ___________________________________________________________?

A: ___________________________________________________________?

B: I don’t know.

B: She’s ten.

MEDIATION 3

What would you say in English?

1 Hai trovato un diario sul tuo banco. Chiedi di chi è.

2 Chiedi a Monica di che nazionalità è suo padre.

3 Di’ alla mamma che non sei a casa da solo. C’è Colin con te.

4 Vuoi sapere da un compagno se sua sorella fa la veterinaria. Chiediglielo.

5 Di’ a un’amica che Alex è in Francia con i suoi amici.

6 Di’ a Doris che la vostra insegnante di tedesco è di Bonn.

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A2 STAGE 3 B1

3.2 Possessive pronouns Pronomi possessivi aggettivi possessivi

my

your

his

her

its

our

your

their

pronomi possessivi

mine

yours

his

hers

–

ours

yours

theirs

n I pronomi possessivi sono invariabili in genere e numero, non sono mai preceduti dall’articolo e

non sono mai accompagnati da un nome. Alla terza persona singolare concordano con il genere del possessore.

Is this wallet yours?

These passports are theirs, not ours.

Ann hasn’t got a tablet, so this isn’t hers.

È tuo questo portafoglio?

Questi passaporti sono i loro, non i nostri.

Ann non ha un tablet, perciò questo non è il suo.

n Contrariamente a quanto avviene in italiano, in inglese gli articoli, i numerali, gli indefiniti e i

dimostrativi non sono mai seguiti direttamente da un possessivo. Le costruzioni utilizzate sono le seguenti: con il pronome possessivo

con l’aggettivo possessivo

articolo

a good friend of mine un mio caro amico

one of my good friends

numerale

two cousins of hers due suoi cugini

two of her cousins

indefinito

some students of his alcuni suoi studenti

some of his students

that aunt of theirs quella loro zia

non è possibile

dimostrativo

1 Rispondi alle domande con un pronome possessivo come nell’esempio.

Is this my red pen?

Yes, it’s yours.

1 Are those your keys?

4 Is that her bag?

2 Is this their caravan?

5 Are these his credit cards?

3 Is that my woollen cap?

6 Are those our videogames?

2 Riscrivi le frasi trasformando i possessivi da aggettivi in pronomi e viceversa.

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This is her scooter.

This scooter is hers.

Those coats are ours.

Those are our coats.

1 Is this her sweater?

4 That is his website.

2 This pencil case isn’t mine.

5 These trainers aren’t theirs.

3 Those are our bicycles.

6 Is that garden yours?

STAGE 3 A2 B1 3

P 23

Scrivi mini-dialoghi seguendo l’esempio. Poi ascolta e controlla.

your / sunglasses / yellow A: Whose sunglasses are these?

B: They are your sunglasses.

A: Well, they are yellow sunglasses, so they aren’t mine.

1 your / umbrella / black and white

4 her / scarf / silk

2 our / burgers / veggie

5 their / suitcases / leather

3 his / jacket / dark blue

6 her / skirt / designer

4 Cerchia l’alternativa corretta.

1 I really enjoyed that your book / that book of yours.

2 One mine relatives / A relative of mine is a famous photographer.

3 What do you think of that son of theirs / that their son?

4 These of our pets / These pets of ours make such a mess!

5 This is a workmate of his / a his workmate.

5 Riformula le parti sottolineate delle frasi quando è possibile.

6

1 Some teachers of ours are on strike.

Some of our teachers are on strike.

2 That student of mine is an ice skater.

riformulazione non possibile

3 A colleague of hers writes detective stories.

_________________________________________________________________

4 What’s your opinion of that house of theirs?

_________________________________________________________________

5 Some friends of mine work with children.

_________________________________________________________________

6 Those cousins of yours are a lot of fun.

_________________________________________________________________

7 Two hotels of ours are in central London.

_________________________________________________________________

8 These paintings of his are very interesting.

_________________________________________________________________

P 24

Completa le frasi con un aggettivo o un pronome possessivo. Poi ascolta e controlla.

1 I like this museum. __________________________________ collection is magnificent.

2 Whose are these socks? Are they __________________________________, Joe? 3 Jennie and __________________________________ housemate live in Hill Road.

4 I’m in Egypt. An uncle of __________________________________ is the director of a luxury resort.

5 Minnie and __________________________________ husband are so nice.

6 Vincent says it’s not __________________________________ fault, and Susan says it’s not __________________________________.

7

P

25 Completa le frasi con un pronome personale soggetto, un aggettivo possessivo o un pronome possessivo. Poi ascolta e controlla.

1 ‘Whose Biro is this?’ ‘It’s __________________________________. Pass it to me, please.’

2 We eat lunch at one o’clock after __________________________________ morning classes.

3 This is an incredible building. What is __________________________________ called?

4 Maria and I are both lawyers. I love my job, but she is unhappy with __________________________________.

5 My flat is in Barton Street. And you? Where is __________________________________?

6 I like most sports, but not baseball or cricket. __________________________________ are so boring!

7 We have two children. __________________________________ names are Donna and Harry.

8 ‘Why is Rachel so upset?’ ‘Because she can’t find __________________________________ wallet.’

3.2 Possessive pronouns

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A2 STAGE 3 B1

3.3 Personal object pronouns Pronomi personali complemento pronomi personali soggetto pronomi personali complemento

I

you

he

she

it

we

you

they

me

you

him

her

it

us

you

them

me, mi

te, ti

gli, lo, lui

le, la, lei

lo, la

ci, noi

vi, voi

loro

n I pronomi personali complemento riportati nella tabella sono usati con funzione di complemento

oggetto diretto dopo un verbo e con funzione di complemento indiretto dopo una preposizione.

This present is for Peter.

This present is for him.

Questo regalo è per Peter.

Questo regalo è per lui.

Sarah knows Sheila and Luke.

Sarah knows them.

Sarah conosce Sheila e Luke.

Sarah li conosce.

Common prepositions Preposizioni semplici preposizioni semplici

about / on

for

with

di, su per (argomento)

con

to

of

a di (specificazione) (termine)

Oliver isn’t here with you. Where is he?

I miss Josephine. I’m very sad without her.

from

without

da (provenienza)

senza

Oliver non è qui con te. Dove è?

Mi manca Josephine. Sono molto triste senza lei.

1 Sostituisci le parole tra parentesi con un pronome personale complemento adeguato.

1 Liam knows (I) ______________ so well.

6 Here are tickets for (you and Sam) ______________.

2 I love (Harry) ______________ very much.

7 Mary is out with (Daniela) ______________.

3 This DVD is for (Pam and me) ______________.

8 Tell us about (your trip) ______________.

4 Give the book to (Ian and Jed) ______________.

9 There’s a gift for (you and me) ______________.

5 It’s a big box. What’s in (the box) ______________?

10 The lecture is on (The Cubists) ______________.

2 Cerchia il pronome personale complemento adeguato.

1 Phil is on the tennis court. Who is the girl with her / him?

2 Cambridge is a city not far from London. It is about 80 km from it / him.

3 Life is hard here without us / you. I hope you visit them / us soon.

4 Ann is not sure what to do. Can you talk to him / her?

5 This letter is not for me / you. That’s your name on the envelope!

6 Come to us / me if you need tutoring. I know a lot about this subject.

7 I am sorry to inform you / them that your car isn’t ready yet.

8 Your elderly neighbours need your support. Please help us / them.

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STAGE 3 A2 B1 3 Completa le frasi con pronomi personali complemento adeguati.

1 There’s Tommy. Who’s with ________________________________?

2 Those plants are nice. Do you like ________________________________?

3 Where’s my laptop? Have you got ________________________________?

4 There’s a client to see ________________________________, Mrs Chapman.

5 We’re in Naples. Tess is here with ________________________________.

6 This is Grace. What do you think of ________________________________?

4

P

26 Completa le frasi con un aggettivo possessivo, un pronome possessivo, un pronome personale soggetto o complemento. Poi ascolta e controlla.

1 We’re in a café. Gordon and Kate are here with ______________________.

2 Oh, dear! Where’s ______________________ credit card? Please help me find ______________________.

3 All the students have ______________________ books. Where is ______________________, Judith?

4 Arnold is very clever. ______________________ studies maths at Oxford University.

5 ‘Is this your rucksack?’ ‘Yes, that’s ______________________, thank you.’

6 ‘Our sons are 13 and 15. How old are ______________________?’ ‘______________________ are 16 and 19.’

7 ‘Where are Nicole and Arthur?’ ‘______________________ are in ______________________ office.’

8 We love ______________________ local cinema. ______________________ shows both new and old films.

5 Completa i fumetti con risposte contenenti una preposizione e un pronome personale complemento.

1 Is this jigsaw for me?

Yes, it’s for you.

4 Is this

the seaside with

No,

without Lorna?

________________.

your cousins?

Yes, they ________________.

5 Is this article

present from the Coopers?

3 Are you at

2 Is John happy

No,

6 Is this

about Lady

________________.

Gaga?

Yes,

parcel addressed

Yes, it’s

________________.

to Greg?

addressed ________________.

6

P

27 Abbina le frasi della colonna A con quelle della colonna B usando le preposizioni date in ordine sparso. Poi ascolta e controlla.

A

B

1 Agatha is very angry

for

2 Ross and I are tired

with

3 Rocketman is a biopic

a their parents. b the great composer Mozart. c my boyfriend.

about

4 This is a memorial

of

5 These red roses are

without

6 The city is famous

from

7 The twins are on holiday

d the singer Elton John. e her boss. f your behaviour. g its museums.

to

7 Completa le frasi con la preposizione semplice corretta.

1 Wow! I like coffee ______________ fresh cream.

4 There’s a postcard ______________ Norway.

2 What’s that documentary ______________?

5 This poem is dedicated ______________ lovers.

3 My dream is a world ______________ war.

6 The pub is at the end ______________ the road.

3.3 Personal object pronouns

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A2 STAGE 3 B1 8 Guarda le immagini e completa le frasi in modo adeguato usando preposizioni semplici.

1 The young man is _______________.

It’s an Alsatian.

2 This is a good book ______________________.

3 T he title ______________________ is ______________________.

Merry Christmas Simon!

Love Mum X

4 This is a cup ______________________ tea ______________________ milk.

1 The Christmas present is ______________________.

6 T he mug is a souvenir ______________________.

9 Completa le frasi con un pronome personale soggetto o complemento, oppure con una preposizione semplice.

1 ‘Would ______________________ like rice or pasta?’ ‘Pasta for ______________________, please.’

2 Look at these orchids. ______________________ are a rare species. Do you like ______________________?

3 ______________________ is impossible to log in ______________________ a password. Have you got ______________________?

4 This barbecue is great fun. It’s a pity Rob isn’t here with ______________________.

5 Look at this selfie ______________________ Fred and Valerie. Guess who’s the boy between ______________________.

10 Trova qual è l’elemento mancante in ogni frase e inseriscilo. Può essere un pronome personale soggetto, un aggettivo possessivo, un pronome personale complemento, oppure una preposizione semplice.

1 No, family and I never have lunch together.

2 I have an important message your manager.

3 ‘Who is Bobby?’ ‘He’s my best friend. I live with.’

4 My father never uses email. He writes letters a pen.

5 We have a lot of pretty flowers in garden.

6 Happy birthday! I have a surprise for.

7 Well done, Floss. I like your essay the environment.

8 ‘What time is?’ ‘About 7.30.’ ‘It’s time to get up.’

11 Trova l’errore contenuto in ogni frase e correggilo.

1 It is hard for me to see without my glasses. Please help me find it.

2 ‘Are you interested in physics, Val?’ ‘Yes, it’s their favourite subject.’

3 My parents are in Greece with some of theirs friends.

4 I’m not a fan of big cities. We are so loud and chaotic.

5 ‘Who are these people in the photo?’ ‘My uncle Geoffrey and her son.’

6 One their daughters is at university in Scotland.

7 ‘Please contact we via email, not by phone.’ ‘OK, no problem.’

8 I haven’t got a blue scarf. I’m sure this isn’t my.

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Language in communication 3.2–3.3 1

P

28 Complete Mert’s email with subject personal pronouns, object personal pronouns, possessive adjectives or possessive pronouns. Then listen and check.

Dear Jason, How are you? I’m fine and happy here. I’m sending you two photos.

The first is a picture of (1) ____________ with (2) ____________ mates in London where (3) ____________ are on a school trip. Every day we meet (4) ____________ tutor and visit the many spectacular buildings and monuments.

The tall girl with the red hat is a close friend of (5) ____________.

(6) ____________ name is Carrie and (7) ____________ studies English with me. The two guys are Marco and Ahmed. (8) ____________ English is very good. I learn a lot of vocabulary from (9) ____________!

In the second picture (10) ____________ are in front of Tate Modern.

(11) ____________ is a very popular museum. (12) ____________ favourite painting is by Picasso, and Carrie says that (13) ____________ is by Dalí.

At the weekend we chat to (14) ____________ families online and then go to the pub. Carrie is a bit unhappy about the weather, but I’m OK with (15) ____________.

Bye for now.

Mert

2 Complete the mini-dialogues.

1 A: ________________________________________________________?

B: No, it isn’t ours. We haven’t got a guitar.

2 A: I need a hairdryer.

B: Ask Lucy. She can lend you _________________.

3 A: ________________________________________________________?

B: It’s mine. It’s a nice ring, isn’t it?

4 A: ________________________________________________________?

B: Sorry, kids. These hotdogs are for Dad.

MEDIATION 3

Summarise the content of Mert’s email in Italian.

4

What would you say in English?

1 Un compagno ha trovato un berretto. Ti chiede di chi è. Rispondi che non è tuo.

2 Incontri un’amica con un bel cucciolo. Chiedile se è suo e come si chiama.

3 In un messaggio tua sorella vuole sapere dove sei. Rispondile che sei in un pub con una tua amica.

4 Di’ a un amico che c’è un programma interessante sul cibo giapponese in TV. 5 Tu e tuo fratello siete affamati. Chiedi alla mamma che cosa c’è per voi da mangiare.

6 Ti hanno chiesto se il regalo che hai comprato è per la tua ragazza. Rispondi che non è per lei.

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A2 STAGE 3 B1

3.4 Uses of to be Usi di to be n Il verbo to be si usa per:

chiedere ed esprimere l’età

‘How old are you?’ ‘I’m 16 (years old).’

chiedere e parlare della salute

‘How are you?’

‘I’m fine / (very) well, thank you / thanks and you?’

‘I’m not very well.’

‘I’m unwell / sick / ill.’

c hiedere e indicare la provenienza o la nazionalità

‘Where is Diana from?’

‘She’s from France.’ / ‘She’s French.’

chiedere e indicare la professione

‘What’s his job?’

‘He is an electrician.’

chiedere ed esprimere l’ora

‘What time is it?’ / ‘What’s the time?’

‘It’s 5 o’clock.’

chiedere ed esprimere il prezzo

‘How much is this perfume?’

‘It’s £86.’

chiedere e parlare del tempo atmosferico

‘What’s the weather like?’ / ‘How’s the weather?’

‘It’s cold, but sunny.’

n Il verbo to be si usa anche in alcune espressioni idiomatiche che in italiano sono rese con il verbo

avere. to be afraid (of) / scared (of) / frightened (of) to be ashamed (of) to be cold to be hot to be in a hurry to be hungry to be lucky / unlucky to be patient (with) to be right to be sleepy to be successful (in / at) to be thirsty to be wrong

avere paura vergognarsi, aver vergogna avere freddo avere (molto) caldo avere fretta avere fame avere fortuna / sfortuna avere pazienza avere ragione avere sonno avere successo avere sete avere torto

E nelle seguenti espressioni: to be different from / to to be early to be fond of to be interested (in) to be in time to be late to be like to be sorry to be on strike to be on time to be up

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essere diverso da essere in anticipo essere affezionato, piacere essere interessato / interessarsi essere in tempo / in orario essere in ritardo assomigliare a (caratterialmente) essere dispiaciuto essere in sciopero essere puntuale essere in piedi (fuori dal letto)

STAGE 3 A2 B1 EXTRA TOOLS n Le espressioni inglesi per chiedere ‘Che cosa c’è?’, ‘Qual è il problema?’, ‘Cosa c’è che non va?’

sono: What’s the matter (with...)?

What’s wrong (with…)?

What’s the problem?

What’s up?

Ricorda che l’espressione I’m afraid si usa anche con il significato di ‘mi dispiace’ / ‘temo’ per riferire brutte notizie o scusarsi.

Stella isn’t better, I’m afraid.

I’m afraid it’s not possible to help him.

Stella non sta meglio, mi dispiace.

Temo non sia possibile aiutarlo.

1 Completa le domande.

1 ‘How is your son?’ ‘Fine, thanks.’

4 ‘______________________?’ ‘I’m a librarian.’

2 ‘______________________?’ ‘It’s foggy today.’

5 ‘______________________ ?’ ‘It’s 11 o’clock.’

3 ‘______________________ these pears?’ ‘£2 a kilo.’

6 ‘______________________ from?’ ‘Julie is Swiss.’

2 Completa le frasi con una delle espressioni idiomatiche di to be.

1 Jenny _____________________________________. Is there an orangeade for her?

2 They _____________________________________. They’re late for the performance.

3 Sorry, Willy. I _____________________________________ of my behaviour at the party.

4 The baby _____________________________________. It’s time to put him to bed.

5 Brr. I _____________________________________. Is there a hot cup of tea for me?

3 Abbina le domande alle risposte.

4

1 Are you fond of this song?

a No, I like them.

1

_____

2 Is Philip up?

b No, I’m in time for the show.

2

_____

3 Are you scared of mice?

c No, it is wrong.

3

_____

4 Is the answer right?

d Yes, I like it.

4

_____

5 What’s the matter, Tim?

e No, he’s still in bed.

5

_____

6 Are you in a hurry?

f I’m hungry, Mum.

6

_____

P 29

Cerchia l’alternativa corretta. Poi ascolta e controlla.

1 ‘The official language of the USA is English.’ ‘You are right / wrong. The USA has no official language.’

2 ‘Our puppy is ashamed / frightened of cars.’ ‘Oh, poor thing! I’m sorry / ashamed to hear that.’

3 ‘What’s up, Martin? You look terrible.’ ‘I’m so sick / sleepy. I need to see a doctor!’

4 ‘Why are all those people standing there?’ ‘They are on strike / in a hurry.’

5 Luisa isn’t like / different her parents. They are very outgoing, but she is quite shy.

5 Ricostruisci le domande e le risposte. the / ’s / matter / with / what / you / ? // very / not / I / today / well / am ‘What’s the matter with you?’ ‘I am not very well today.’

1 are / thirsty / you / ? // ’s / hot / yes, / this / in / it / room 2 Sarah / like / sister / her / is / ? // she / no, / completely / is / different 3 you / interested / painting / are / in / ? // photography / also / I / like / and / yes, 4 old / nephew / your / how / is / ? // is / he / 20 / today 5 the / is / wrong / with / what / kids / ? // scared / are / of / thunderstorm / they / the

3.4 Uses of to be

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Language in communication 3.4 1

P 30

Write the correct questions. Then listen and check.

My sister? She’s sixteen.

How old is your sister?

1 That Echo Dot? Oh, it’s £50.

5 It’s a bit cloudy.

2 Luis? He’s from Portugal.

6 They are tourist guides.

3 I think she’s a receptionist.

7 It’s exactly 9 o’clock.

4 Anthony isn’t very well, I’m afraid.

8 No, we’re early. Relax.

2 Look at the pictures and answer the questions.

1 What are they fond of?

2 Is she up?

3 What’s the matter with him?

17 + 8 = 26 Geography

4 Is the total right?

5 Are they on strike?

6 What is she interested in?

3 Complete the mini-dialogues with idiomatic expressions of to be.

1 A: Why isn’t Carl here for lunch with us?

B: He __________________________________________________________________________ today.

2 A: What’s the problem, Patrick?

B: There’s a spider. I ____________________________________________________ spiders.

3 A: Where’s Benin? Is it in Africa?

B: You _________________________________________! It’s a country in West Africa.

4 A: What’s wrong with Sal and Caroline?

B: They _______________________________________________________________. It’s bedtime.

MEDIATION 4

Y ou meet an English friend to go to a concert together. Write your conversation following the prompts given in Italian.

Saluta e scusati per il ritardo. Spiega che c’è uno sciopero degli autobus.

Risponde che non c’è problema. Il concerto allo stadio è alle 7.30.

Chiedi se gli piace questo stadio.

Risponde di sì e aggiunge che è un posto fantastico per vedere un gruppo musicale.

Di’ che ha ragione, è il suo preferito.

Dice che è presto e c’è tempo per uno snack.

Pensi che sia una buona idea.

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STAGE 3 A2 B1

TRY YOUR SKILLS REFLECTION AND REVISION 1 Complete the grammar rules with the words given in scrambled order.

Interactive Maps

to be wrong without adjective verb what’s the weather like noun to be cold 1 A possessive __________________________ is always placed before a noun.

2 There is never a __________________________ after a possessive pronoun.

3 Object pronouns are used after a __________________________ or a preposition.

4 The opposite of to be right is __________________________ and to be hot is the opposite of __________________________.

5 The opposite of the preposition with is __________________________.

6 One of the questions to ask about the weather is ‘______________________________________?’

2 Complete the table. personal subject pronouns possessive adjectives possessive pronouns object personal pronouns

I

__________

he

__________

it

__________

__________

they

__________

your

__________

her

__________

__________

your

__________

mine

__________

__________

__________

–

ours

__________

__________

__________

you

__________

her

__________

__________

__________

them

3 Add the word that is missing from each sentence.

1 No water for me, thanks. I’m thirsty.

___________________________________________________________________

2 George is my e-pal. He’s Switzerland.

___________________________________________________________________

3 ‘Are you frightened snakes?’ ‘No, I like them.’

___________________________________________________________________

4 Helen is very different her twin sister.

___________________________________________________________________

5 I’m afraid I’m not interested your offer.

___________________________________________________________________

6 These marshmallows are not yours, they mine.

___________________________________________________________________

4 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first, using no more than three words.

1 You’re Danish, aren’t you?

You ____________________________________________________________________ Denmark, aren’t you?

2 Who is the owner of this cottage? ____________________________________________________________________

this?

3 She’s in London with Bill, isn’t she?

Bill is in London ___________________________________________________________________, isn’t he?

4 The entrance ticket costs £20.

The price ____________________________________________________________________ entrance ticket is £20.

5 This is not your pen, Roy. It’s mine.

This pen ____________________________________________________________________, Roy. It’s mine.

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A2 STAGE 3 B1

TRY YOUR SKILLS

TOWARDS CERTIFICATION 5 Complete the post with the missing words. Write only ONE word in each gap.

Today I want to tell (1) _________________ about a farm near my house. It’s (2) _________________ very big, but it is a paradise for animal lovers because its horses, cows and sheep are free in the fields.

The (3) _________________ is open to the public at weekends and (4) _________________ are always a lot of families. It is possible (5) _________________ visitors to pet and feed baby (6) _________________ like rabbits, pigs, geese and goats. The attractions also include a tractor ride.

The (7) _________________ of the farm are Ron and Jessica Bishop. (8) _________________ children Benji, 14, and Zoe, 12, are (9) _________________ at the local comprehensive school. Ron is a vet and (10) _________________ wife Jessica is (11) _________________ artist. She makes beautiful souvenirs by hand. You can buy stickers, posters and mugs (12) _________________ use as presents or to remember a day in a really special place.

DIGITAL COMPETENCE 6 Here are some photos of celebrities and their names given in scrambled order. Match the names to the photos, then complete the profile chart with the correct information. You can use the internet if you don’t know the answers.

1 Dua Lipa

5 Shakira

2 Eminem

6 Novak Djokovic

3 Harry and Meghan

7 Cristiano Ronaldo

4 Ferragnez

8 Blake Lively

a

c

52

b

d

e

g

f

A2 B1

h

name

real name or stage name

nationality

well known as…

favourite food

Eminem

stage name

American

(1) ____________________

tacos

Shakira

(2) ____________________

Colombian

pop star

(3) ____________________

(4) ____________________

real name

(5) ____________________

footballer

fish

Novak Djokovic

real name

(6) ____________________

tennis player

(7) ____________________

(8) ____________________

(9) ____________________

American

actress

melted cheese and chocolate soufflé

Dua Lipa

(10) ____________________

British

(11) __________________

chips

Ferragnez

(12) ____________________

(13) ____________________

influencers

Italian food

(14) ___________________

real names

(15) ____________________

royal couple

pasta and roast chicken

7 Write about Shakira, Dua Lipa and Harry and Meghan using the prompts given. Follow the example. (name/s) is/are well known as ____________________. (name/s) ____________________ is/are ____________________ real name/s / stage name/s. (name/s is/are) ____________________ (nationality). ____________________ favourite food is ____________________.

Eminem is well known as a rapper.

Eminem is his stage name.

Eminem is American. His favourite food is tacos.

Podcast Box 10

MEDIATION 8 9

S ummarise the content of Charlotte’s post in Italian.

W rite a post about one of the celebrities (singer, film star, footballer, etc.) you particularly like and admire. Search the internet to find information about him / her.

Episode 3

31 Listen to Ivy and Noah talking about P famous people. Match the beginnings of the sentence (1–5) with the sentence endings (A–E).

1 Noah wants

A a famous person she

2 Noah asks Ivy

B to get to know Ivy.

3 Ivy likes Chris Martin

C not to talk about

doesn’t like.

politics.

4 Ivy doesn’t

D but Noah doesn’t

mention like his music.

5 Noah thinks

E about her favourite

it is best celebrity.

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