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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.

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

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

Le schede Extra Tools offrono approfondimenti grammaticali.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

Podcast Box, una novità importante di Stay

Connected, presenta materiali digitali per l’ascolto sotto forma di podcast. Attraverso conversazioni dinamiche e vivaci tra due adolescenti inglesi, Ivy e Noah, si va alla scoperta di curiosità e approfondimenti di uno degli argomenti introdotti nella sezione di Try Your Skills

Ogni episodio di Podcast Box serve a stimolare e potenziare la capacità di comprensione orale

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

23.1 The perfect forms with duration –affirmative and negative

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.

Mio padre è all’estero. È in Giappone. Nelson is my cat. He’s adorable.

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.

Mia sorella ha 30 anni. È un’insegnante. Here’s Dolly. She’s a Labrador.

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. Questo è il mio appartamento. È molto piccolo. It’s cold today, isn’t it?

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. Sei un nuotatore fantastico.

You two are French, aren’t you?

Voi due siete francesi, vero?

Excuse me, Mr Becker. Are you German? Mi scusi, signor Becker. Lei è tedesco?

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

man / gentleman woman / lady young woman / lady She’s a smart woman / lady

Mr + cognome Mrs + cognome Miss + cognome Mrs Wood is my boss. ..., sir ..., madam ..., madam 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. 2 is Bill Gates. 3 is a horse. 4 is a dancer.

5 are skiers.

6 is a shark.

7 are clowns.

2 Sostituisci i soggetti tra parentesi con i pronomi personali adeguati. (Grace) She is a rock star.

1 (Martin) is 42 years old.

2 (Kate and Jim) are at the theatre.

3 (Tim and I) are Swiss.

8 is a chef.

4 (Mr Jackson) is a designer.

5 (the car) is in the car park.

6 (Phil and you) are good students.

3 P 1 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. ✓

2 We’re in Newquay.

3 This is my cousin Jane.

4 Rose and Faye are my hamsters.

5 My parents are on holiday.

6 My sister and I are twins.

a They are in Tuscany.

b She is five years old.

c We are both 22 years old. 3

d It’s a seaside resort in Cornwall. 4

e He is from North Carolina. ✓ 5

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.

2 He’s a kind

3 That is 70.

4 Thank you,

5 She’s an old

6 Good night,

7 Goodbye, Banks.

8 Who’s that ?

9 Good afternoon, Randall.

10 Loren is an editor.

11 This is an astronaut.

12 Sorry,

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 / I’m I am (‘m) not am I? aren’t I?

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

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. ma: Douglas is in Greece

short answers (‘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?

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. Piacere di conoscerti.

I’m here to interview Mr Mason. 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.

2 He / He from Poland.

3 She / She a pop star.

4 Eve / Eve tired this morning.

5 They / They at the beach.

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?

2 ? 3 ?

4 ? 5 ? 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?

1 isn’t / today / here / Claude

2 isn’t / park / open / the / ?

3 ’m / I / free / now / not

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

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

6 at / home / are / we / not

5 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? ✓

2 Are you a nurse?

3 Are you from Berlin?

4 Isn’t Marion at your school?

5 Is Helen at the pool?

a No, I’m a doctor. 1 d

b Yes, she’s in my class. 2

c No, she’s at the cinema. 3

d Yes, he is. ✓ 4

e Yes, I am. 5

1.2 Present simple of the verb to be

7 Guarda le immagini e rispondi alle domande con short answers.

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?

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

1 ‘Are they cyclists?’ ‘No, they aren’t.’

2 ‘Is he French?’ ‘ ’

3 ‘Is it raining?’ ‘ ’

4 ‘Is she happy?’ ‘ ’

5 ‘Are they police officers?’ ‘ ’

6 ‘Is it a sheep?’ ‘ ’

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.

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

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.

Alex (4)

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

Alex (5)

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

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

MEDIATION

A Yes, I am. My school is in Edinburgh.

B That’s interesting. I like 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 city and the festival is wonderful, too.

G Oh, it’s a wonderful city. Are you here for the festival?

H Are you a film lover?

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

4 You 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

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. C’è un grande pino in quel giardino. There are four big pine trees in that garden. 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. Ci sono una penna e due libri sul banco. There are two books and a pen on the desk. 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

Yes, + there is / there are

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

No, + there isn’t / ther e aren’t

‘Are there two pianists in your band?’

‘No, there aren’t.’

EXTRA TOOLS

question tags

There is / There are…, + isn’t / aren’t there There’s a pianist in your band, isn’t there?

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

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

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

‘How much milk is there in the fridge?’ ‘There’s one bottle.’

‘Quanto latte c’è nel frigorifero?’ ‘Ce n’è una bottiglia.’

‘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 pag 144.

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 is your tablet. Ecco (qui) il tuo tablet. There are your jeans. Ecco (là) i tuoi jeans.

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

Here I am. Eccomi (qui). There they are. 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.

2 Is / Are there a shopping mall near here?

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

4 There is / are five glasses on the table.

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

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

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

4 What on the pitch?

5

6

3 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?

2 butter is there in this cake?

3 meat is there in the freezer?

4 roses are there in this bunch?

5 days are there in September?

6 water is there in that bottle?

1.3 There is – There are

1 There are two sheep in the field.

2 a puppy on the cushion?

3 three cars in the street.

one pear and two apples in the bowl.

a woman in the waiting room.

5 Trova l’errore contenuto in tre delle sei frasi e correggilo. There are a horse and two ponies in the paddock. There is a horse and two ponies in the paddock. Is there an Interactive Whiteboard in your classroom? 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.

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

3 Is there a university?

4 There aren’t many students now,

7 Riformula le frasi seguendo l’esempio. They are here, at last. Here they are, at last.

1 Your trainers are there, Liz.

2 Valery is there with Ian.

3 Hello! We’re here.

4 Look! The cat is here.

8 Abbina le domande alle risposte.

1 Here you are, Sophia. ✓

2 Are there any shops in this building?

3 Where are you, kids?

4 Is there a bus stop here?

5 Where is the newspaper?

6 How many grams are there in a kilo?

5 There is a cinema,

6 Are there parks and play areas?

7 There isn’t a theatre,

8 Are there many places to eat?

5 Hey, Jane! Your classmate is there.

6 ‘Where’s my tablet?’ ‘It’s here.’

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

8 The library is there.

a Yes, there is. 1 d

b There are 1,000. 2

c Here it is. 3

d Thank you. ✓ 4

e Here we are. 5

f No, there aren’t. 6

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.

chi? soggetto chi? complemento Who? Who is the boy over there? Chi è il ragazzo laggiù? Who are you in class with? Con chi sei in classe? cosa? / che cosa? quale? di che? che? / quale?

What? What is that noise? Che cos’è quel rumore? What is the Italian word for ‘door’? Qual è la parola italiana per ‘door’? What star sign are you? Di che segno zodiacale sei? What kind of flower is this? Che / Quale tipo di fiore è questo? chi? / quale? (indica una scelta) Which? Which of you is Jodie? Chi / Quale di voi è Jodie? Which do you prefer, tea or coffee? Quale preferisci, tè o caffè? dove? Where? Where is Michael? Dov’è Michael? Where are you from? 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?

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 pag. 16

n Per l’interrogativo whose vedi pag 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.

1 What / Where nationality are you?

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

3 Where / Who is the sales manager with?

4 Why / What languages are of Latin origin?

5 Which / Why is that boy sad?

6 When / How old is your mother?

2 P 6 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.’

3 P 7 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: 21/04/2008

ADDRESS: 22 Brownhill Drive, Catford

PHONE NUMBER: 84456086

CLASSROOM: 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?

4 What is the student’s first name?

5 Who is Mr Claire?

6 What number is the student’s classroom?

1 P 8 Choose 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 It’s nice and modern.

Trevor How many students are there?

Judy (1)

Trevor Are the classrooms large?

Judy (2)

Trevor Is there a gym?

Judy (3)

Trevor What laboratories are there?

Judy (4)

Trevor Is there a canteen?

Judy (5)

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.

A There are two. And there’s a tennis court.

B No, there are two on the ground floor.

C Yes, and a coffee bar for snacks too.

D There are about 1,000.

E Yes, they are 1,000.

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.

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 Write 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 è grande o piccola quali laboratori ci sono quante palestre ci sono

se c’è un bar oppure una mensa quanti studenti ci sono nella tua classe qual è la tua materia preferita e perché

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

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.

Interactive Maps

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 class.

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

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

4 There a canteen and two coffee bars in my school.

5 I’m in London study English.

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

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

Northern Ireland/Ulster British Isles

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

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 download any material unless you know that the source can be trusted. Do not download, upload or distribute any material that could be considered offensive, illegal or discriminatory.

Episode 1

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

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

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

7 P 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

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.

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1 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. Faccio il parrucchiere. / Sono un parrucchiere. Herbert is an engineer. 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. Thomas è un ragazzo chiacchierone. Is she a generous girl? È una ragazza generosa? They are kind people. 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 Il film è noioso. Is the film boring? È noioso il film?

1 P 11 Scegli la pronuncia corretta dell’articolo the. Poi ascolta e controlla.

2 Cerchia l’articolo indeterminativo corretto.

1 a / an pen

2 a / an orange

3 a / an heiress

4 a / an journalist

5 a / an university

6 a / an umbrella

7 a / an utensil

8 a / an honour

9 a / an MP

10 a / an iPhone

11 a / an unit

12 a / an robot

13 a / an one-to-one lesson

14 a / an euro

3 Identifica la parola non adeguata all’articolo indeterminativo.

1 an n accident n video n island

2 a n desk n hot dog n artist

3 a n idea n banana n country

4 an n Italian n tiger n object

4 Cerchia l’articolo corretto.

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

2 He is an / a heir to a fortune.

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

4 My aunt drives a / the sports car.

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

5 Completa le frasi con a, an o the.

1 J.K. Rowling is famous British writer.

2 Who is director of this documentary?

3 leader of my country is not very popular.

4 Would you like piece of chocolate cake?

15 a / an E

16 a / an hand

17 a / an iceberg

18 a / an window

19 a / an alarm bell

20 a / an woman

21 a / an yacht

5 a n wall n elephant n yogurt

6 an n instruction n hour n horse

7 an n key n uncle n interview

8 a n dessert n union n underpass

6 Barry is a / an honest guy.

7 Japan is a / the country in Asia.

8 Who is the / a guest in room 20?

9 The / A people here in Bonn are friendly.

10 He works for a / an European company.

5 My best friend Nicholas is architect.

6 new history teacher is very strict.

7 Yemen is hot country in the Arabian Peninsula.

8 My family owns restaurant and two pubs.

6 P 12 Completa il dialogo con a, an o the. Poi ascolta e controlla.

Paul 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.

2 I think this is an horrible place.

3 Are you a musician?

4 Copenhagen is Danish capital.

5 There is a magnolia tree in my garden.

6 Who is manager here?

1 bus / red

There’s a bus in the picture. It’s a red bus.

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. cottage / romantic

A: Is the cottage romantic?

B: Yes, it’s a romantic cottage.

1 dish / low-calorie

2 airline company / international

beaches / sandy

A: Are the beaches sandy?

B: Yes, they’re sandy beaches.

3 candidates / brilliant

4 verbs / irregular

7 three names / Welsh

2 city / European

5 bike / expensive

6 two dictionaries / German

3 museum / American Metropolitan Museum

Rhys Glenys Owain

4 two newspapers / English

8 Scrivi che cosa è raffigurato nelle immagini seguendo l’esempio.

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 viruses kiss kisses match matches dish dishes box boxes quiz quizzes (z raddoppia) tomato tomatoes

n I seguenti sostantivi terminanti in -o aggiungono -s

• parole abbreviate disco (da discotheque) discos

• sostantivi terminanti in -o preceduta da vocale tattoo tattoos

• termini musicali soprano sopranos

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 self (stesso) selves leaf (foglia) leaves shelf (scaffale) shelves life (vita) lives thief (ladro) thieves loaf (pagnotta) loaves wife (moglie) wives knife (coltello) knives 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) scarfs / scarves handkerchief (fazzoletto) handkerchiefs / handkerchieves

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) the Foxes (the Fox family) ma: the Kennedys (the Kennedy 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 three kms the 90s (the nineties)

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La 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

• /z/ in tutti gli altri casi

boys heroes items measures pears

Sostantivi con plurali irregolari

n Alcuni sostantivi hanno forme diverse per il plurale. Tra questi ricorda:

child (bambino) children

foot (piede) feet

goose (oca) geese

man (uomo) e composti men

mouse (topo) mice

ox (bue) oxen

person (persona) people

tooth (dente) teeth

woman (donna) e composti 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 velivolo/velivoli

crossroads incrocio/incroci

deer cervo/cervi

fish pesce/pesci

means mezzo/mezzi

salmon salmone/salmoni

series serie

sheep pecora/pecore

species specie

trout trota/trote

It’s a dangerous crossroads. È un incrocio pericoloso. They’re dangerous crossroads. 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 alloggio

advice consiglio/consigli

furniture mobilio/mobili

hair capelli

hardware

homework compiti

housework faccende domestiche

information informazioni

luggage / baggage bagaglio/bagagli

money

denaro/soldi

music musica

news

software

notizie

spaghetti / pasta / lasagne

There is a lot of homework for tomorrow. Ci sono molti compiti per domani. This lasagne is delicious. 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. La gente qui è molto socievole.

3 Forma il plurale dei seguenti sostantivi terminanti in -o.

4 Scrivi il plurale dei seguenti sostantivi irregolari.

5 Distingui i sostantivi invariabili al plurale (I) da quelli che hanno solo

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

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.

2 There are cherries in the basket.

3 There’s a sheep in the field.

4 There is a cloud in the sky.

5 They’re firefighters.

6 He’s a friendly person.

7 They’re old jackets.

8 The sandwich is tasty.

9 She is a Greek tourist.

10 There is a trout in the river.

8 P 14 Completa le frasi con is o are. Poi ascolta e controlla.

1 your baggage in here?

2 My feet painful.

3 Your hair messy today.

4 Where the children?

5 The information useful.

6 Who the musicians in the band?

7 His advice very good.

8 Where the cattle?

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

1 The news are interesting today.

2 There are four fish in that aquarium.

3 Tomatos are good for your health.

4 Your furniture are fashionable.

5 Why is the police here?

6 Italian lasagne is my favourite dish.

7 There are no knifes in the kitchen.

8 Mike has three puppys at home.

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. These are sunflowers.

n That e those indicano lontananza da chi parla. 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?

EXTRA TOOLS

(the) one – (the) ones

Hi, is that you, Paul? Yes, it’s me.

Hello. This is Mrs Foreman speaking.

Oh, hello, Mrs Foreman.

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. Di tutti i miei amici, Ben è quello che mi piace di più. I don’t use plastic glasses, only paper ones 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 right

That’s interesting

That’s a good idea

That’s fine

That’s a fair point

You’re late. That’s why I’m annoyed. Sei in ritardo. Ecco perché sono irritata.

‘The answer is C.’ ‘That’s right.’ ‘La risposta è C.’ ‘È giusto.’

1 P 15 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.

2 That tree over there is very rare.

3 Is this a bread knife?

4 That child is five years old.

5 What is that thing called in Italian?

6 This is a picture of my grandparents.

7 Who is that woman over there?

8 This souvenir is from Portugal.

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

1 That sheep are so cute.

2 This puzzles are very easy

3 Pass me those highlighter, please.

4 What is these building?

5 That birds over there are seagulls.

6 Hello, Paul, that is Anna speaking.

7 Those is the best restaurant in town.

8 These story is really impressive.

4 P 16 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

2.4 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

China – Chinese

Malta – Maltese

Portugal – Portuguese

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

France – French

Ireland – Irish

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

Denmark

Finland

Great Britain

Poland

Scotland

Spain

Sweden

Turkey

Nazionalità

Danish Finnish British Polish Scottish Spanish Swedish Turkish

Popolo

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

n Gli aggettivi di nazionalità si scrivono sempre con la lettera maiuscola.

Abitante

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

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?

Un elenco di nazioni e nazionalità si trova a pag 561.

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

2 Our Norway / Norwegian uncle is in town.

3 Greece / Greek is a very ancient language.

4 A kilt is a typical Scottish / Scot skirt.

3 Guarda le immagini e utilizza i suggerimenti per

5 Dylan is a popular Wales / Welsh name.

6 Bangkok is a Thailand / Thai city.

7 My neighbour is from Chile / Chilean

8 My e-pal is Albanese / Albanian

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

scrivere frasi seguendo l’esempio.

1 pianist from Canada This is Glenn Gould, a famous Canadian pianist.

Glenn Gould

4 composer from Austria

Johann Strauss

5 writer from Ireland

James Joyce

2 painter from Mexico

Frida Kahlo

6 dancer from Russia

Anna Pavlova

3 philosopher from Denmark

Kierkegaard

1 P 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.

2 Describe the pictures following the example.

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.

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.

MEDIATION

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

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.

1 Complete the grammar rules with the words given in scrambled order. -es nationality Italians verb French people that noun child -s foot these

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

2 A cherries B bays

3 A species B trout

4 A reef B loaf

5 A German B Welsh

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?

house

wolf

Canadian

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?

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

Edinburgh is home to hundreds of beautiful historical (2) . Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood Palace receive millions of (3) every year. The capital city is also famous for its many monuments, such as the Scott Monument in Princes Street Gardens. Edinburgh also offers some of the UK’s best (4) , including the Scottish National Gallery.

eating

There are many wonderful (5) in Edinburgh. You can experience authentic Scottish (6) in the pubs around the city, or try one of the Italian places, where you can find some of the best pizzas and (7) in the UK!

shopping

A famous place for shopping in Edinburgh is the Waverly Mall. For (8) there is the popular Bookmarket, for clothes you can find (9) and T-shirts in Damaged Society, and for suits go to Gleneagles of Scotland. Make sure you have a lot of (10) – some of the shops are quite expensive!

transport

Travelling around Edinburgh is easy thanks to the (11) and trains available everywhere. Be sure to buy a travel (12) if you intend to visit the city in one day.

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

name: Shanti

age: 15

city: Mumbai

languages: Marathi, Hindi, English

FaVouRite subJects: maths, history inteRests: dance, video games

JAPAN

name: Daichi

age: 16

city: Osaka

languages: Japanese, English

FaVouRite subJects: science

inteRests: judo, baseball

Civic Literacy

name: Abdel age: 13 city: Rabat languages: Arabic, French FaVouRite subJects: science

inteRests: English, reading

Dear (name),

name: Hernando age: 17 city: Cuzco languages: Spanish FaVouRite subJects: PE (physical education)

inteRests: football, music, English

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

MEDIATION

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

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

Podcast Box

Episode 2

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

1 what Ivy is very interested in.

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’.

3.1 Possessive adjectives Aggettivi possessivi

my mio our nostro your tuo your vostro his suo (di lui) her suo (di lei) its 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. Questa è la mia bicicletta. Are those your car keys? 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. Quello è Charlie e quello è suo figlio. That’s Mrs Peters with her husband. Quella è la signora Peters con suo marito. This is my hamster. Its name is Sean. 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.’ ‘Come si chiama?’ ‘Si chiama Louise.’

‘What’s your job?’ ‘I’m a postman.’ ‘Che lavoro fai?’ ‘Faccio il postino.’

n L’aggettivo possessivo può essere seguito dall’aggettivo / pronome own:

• con 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. Jeremy non pettina mai i (suoi) capelli. Take off your coat. Togliti il (tuo) cappotto.

I always have a scarf in my handbag. 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? Di chi sono queste valigie?

Whose sister is Martha? 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?

1 Completa le frasi con his, her, its o their.

1 Who’s that lady? What’s name?

2 These are the Woods. Eric is son.

3 That’s the castle. gardens are great.

4 Greg is in Kent with family.

5 Those sheep are with lambs.

6 Molly is on a trip with class.

2 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.’

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

a firefighter

b dentist

c postman

d optician

e cook ✓

f pilot ✓

g waiter

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

2 this / green / highlighter

3 that / big / van

7 Ricostruisci le frasi.

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

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

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

4 this / smartphone

5 those / old / slippers

6 these / apples

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

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

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

8 P 21 Abbina le domande alle sei risposte corrette. Poi ascolta e controlla.

1 What’s the name of your parrot? ✓

2 What’s her job?

3 I’m sure this is not my tablet.

4 Whose toy rabbit is this?

5 Isn’t she a hair stylist?

6 Who’s Mr Tierney?

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.

a Our headmaster.

b No, she’s a beautician.

c It’s Pirate. ✓

d It’s from South America.

e It’s mine. It’s my lucky charm.

f She’s a journalist.

g

h

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

Riscrivi le frasi utilizzando own come nell’esempio.

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.

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?

B: No, but my mother’s Welsh.

A: What’s her name?

B: Cerys Jones.

2 A: , Mr Caine?

B: I’m an architect.

A: ?

B: It’s in the town centre.

3 A: ?

B: No, this isn’t our umbrella.

A: ?

B: I don’t know.

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.

4 A: ?

B: Juan? Oh, he’s from Spain.

A: ?

B: He’s a DJ.

5 A: ?

B: It’s my puppy.

A: ?

B: It’s Birdie.

6 A: ?

B: She’s my cousin.

A: ?

B: She’s ten.

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.

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? È tuo questo portafoglio?

These passports are theirs, not ours. Questi passaporti sono i loro, non i nostri. Ann hasn’t got a tablet, so this isn’t hers 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

dimostrativo that aunt of theirs quella loro zia non è possibile

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?

2 Is this their caravan?

3 Is that my woollen cap?

4 Is that her bag?

5 Are these his credit cards?

6 Are those our videogames?

2 Riscrivi le frasi trasformando i possessivi da aggettivi in pronomi e viceversa. This is her scooter. This scooter is hers. Those coats are ours. Those are our coats.

1 Is this her sweater?

2 This pencil case isn’t mine.

3 Those are our bicycles.

4 That is his website.

5 These trainers aren’t theirs.

6 Is that garden yours?

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

2 our / burgers / veggie

3 his / jacket / dark blue

4 Cerchia l’alternativa corretta.

4 her / scarf / silk

5 their / suitcases / leather

6 her / skirt / designer

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.

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.

6 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.’

3.3 Personal object pronouns Pronomi personali complemento

pronomi personali soggetto I you he she it we you they

pronomi personali complemento

me me, mi you te, ti him gli, lo, lui her le, la, lei it lo, la us ci, noi you vi, voi them 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 di, su (argomento)

for per with con of di (specificazione)

to a (termine)

from da (provenienza)

without senza

Oliver isn’t here with you. Where is he? Oliver non è qui con te. Dove è? I miss Josephine. I’m very sad without her. 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.

2 I love (Harry) very much.

3 This DVD is for (Pam and me)

4 Give the book to (Ian and Jed)

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

6 Here are tickets for (you and Sam)

7 Mary is out with (Daniela)

8 Tell us about (your trip)

9 There’s a gift for (you and me)

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

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 present from the Coopers? No,

2 Is John happy without Lorna?

No,

5 Is this article about Lady Gaga? Yes,

3 Are you at the seaside with your cousins?

6 Is this parcel addressed to Greg?

Yes, they Yes, it’s 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.

1 Agatha is very angry

2 Ross and I are tired

3 Rocketman is a biopic

4 This is a memorial

5 These red roses are

6 The city is famous

7 The twins are on holiday

for with about of without from to

7 Completa le frasi con la preposizione semplice corretta.

1 Wow! I like coffee fresh cream.

2 What’s that documentary ?

3 My dream is a world war.

a their parents.

b the great composer Mozart.

c my boyfriend.

d the singer Elton John.

e her boss.

f your behaviour.

g its museums.

4 There’s a postcard Norway.

5 This poem is dedicated lovers.

6 The pub is at the end the road.

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 The title is

4 This is a cup tea milk.

1 The Christmas present is

6 The 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.

Merry Christmas Simon! Love Mum X

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

MEDIATION

3 A: ?

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

4 A: ?

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

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.

3.4 Uses of to be Usi di to be

n Il verbo to be si usa per:

chiedere ed esprimere l’età

chiedere e parlare della salute

chiedere e indicare la provenienza o la nazionalità

chiedere e indicare la professione

chiedere ed esprimere l’ora

chiedere ed esprimere il prezzo

chiedere e parlare del tempo atmosferico

‘How old are you?’ ‘I’m 16 (years old).’

‘How are you?’

‘I’m fine / (very) well, thank you / thanks and you?’

‘I’m not very well.’

‘I’m unwell / sick / ill.’

‘Where is Diana from?’

‘She’s from France.’ / ‘She’s French.’

‘What’s his job?’

‘He is an electrician.’

‘What time is it?’ / ‘What’s the time?’

‘It’s 5 o’clock.’

‘How much is this perfume?’

‘It’s £86.’

‘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) avere paura to be ashamed (of) vergognarsi, aver vergogna to be cold avere freddo to be hot avere (molto) caldo to be in a hurry avere fretta to be hungry avere fame to be lucky / unlucky avere fortuna / sfortuna to be patient (with)

avere pazienza to be right

avere ragione to be sleepy avere sonno to be successful (in / at)

avere successo to be thirsty

avere sete to be wrong

avere torto

E nelle seguenti espressioni:

to be different from / to essere diverso da to be early essere in anticipo to be fond of essere affezionato, piacere to be interested (in) essere interessato / interessarsi to be in time essere in tempo / in orario to be late essere in ritardo to be like assomigliare a (caratterialmente) to be sorry essere dispiaciuto to be on strike essere in sciopero to be on time essere puntuale to be up essere in piedi (fuori dal letto)

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 the problem?

What’s wrong (with…)? 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. Stella non sta meglio, mi dispiace. I’m afraid it’s not possible to help him. Temo non sia possibile aiutarlo.

1 Completa le domande.

1 ‘How is your son?’ ‘Fine, thanks.’

2 ‘ ?’ ‘It’s foggy today.’

3 ‘ these pears?’ ‘£2 a kilo.’

4 ‘ ?’ ‘I’m a librarian.’

5 ‘ ?’ ‘It’s 11 o’clock.’

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.

1 Are you fond of this song?

2 Is Philip up?

3 Are you scared of mice?

4 Is the answer right?

5 What’s the matter, Tim?

6 Are you in a hurry?

a No, I like them.

b No, I’m in time for the show.

c No, it is wrong.

d Yes, I like it.

e No, he’s still in bed.

4 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

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.

2 Luis? He’s from Portugal.

3 I think she’s a receptionist.

4 Anthony isn’t very well, I’m afraid.

2 Look at the pictures and answer the questions.

5 It’s a bit cloudy.

6 They are tourist guides.

7 It’s exactly 9 o’clock.

8 No, we’re early. Relax.

1 What are they fond of?

17 + 8 = 26

4 Is the total right?

2

3

5 Are they on strike?

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

6 What is she interested in?

4 You 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.

Is she up?

What’s the matter with him?

Geography

1 Complete the grammar rules with the words given in scrambled order. 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 I he it they

possessive adjectives your her your possessive pronouns mine

– ours

object personal pronouns 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.

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

2 Eminem

3 Harry and Meghan

4 Ferragnez

5 Shakira

6 Novak Djokovic

7 Cristiano Ronaldo

8 Blake Lively

d

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.

MEDIATION

8 Summarise the content of Charlotte’s post in Italian.

9 Write 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.

Podcast Box

Episode 3

10 P 31 Listen to Ivy and Noah talking about famous people. Match the beginnings of the sentence (1–5) with the sentence endings (A–E).

1 Noah wants A a famous person she doesn’t like.

2 Noah asks Ivy B to get to know Ivy.

3 Ivy likes Chris Martin C not to talk about 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.