Test for the best

R O F TEST T S E B E TH

Claudia Badioli

INVALSI

Esercitazioni per la prova Nazionale di Inglese Scuola Primaria

CONTENTS UNIT

TOPIC

PAGE

1 LET’S START!

Presentations - Numbers Colours - The alphabet - Actions

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2 NOAH’S ARK

Animals

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3 THAT’S ME

Face and body - Adjectives

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4 HOME SWEET HOME

House and furniture - Prepositions

12

5 WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?

Clothes

14

6 FAMILY TREE

Family

16

7 TIME TO EAT

Food and drinks - Meals

18

8 LOTS OF TOYS

Toys

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9 LET’S GO TO SCHOOL

School objects - School

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10 ENJOYING SPORTS

Sports - Abilities

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11 I LIKE MY DAY

Daily routine - Parts of the day

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12 GETTING AROUND

Means of transport

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13 ACTIONS IN PROGRESS

Actions

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TEST INVALSI

PAGE

TEST A

34

TEST B

38

TEST C

43

TEST D

48

TEST E

52

TEST F

56

GLOSSARY

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R O F TEST T S E B E TH INVALSI

Esercitazioni per la prova Nazionale di Inglese Scuola Primaria

Test for the best INVALSI

ti aiuta nella preparazione alla prova Nazionale di

lingua inglese.

Nella prima parte puoi ripassare gli argomenti trattati nei cinque anni di scuola primaria attraverso attività sulle 4 abilità linguistiche. Trovi tutti gli ascolti sul sito: www.raffaellodigitale.it.

Esercitati durante tutto l’anno scolastico, così potrai arrivare preparato alla prova nazionale.

Ricorda, come dicono gli inglesi: “PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT”!

Attività di reading/writing Con queste attività impari a comprendere brevi testi, scrivere messaggi semplici per presentarti e comunicare attraverso lettere, email e cartoline...

Ripasso di lessico Qui puoi rinforzare la conoscenza del lessico.

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Enjoying sports

•

Sports

1 Look at the pictures and complete. badminton - football - table tennis - baseball - tennis - hockey - basketball

•

Abilities

3 Read. Write the name Mark or Alex below the right pictures.

Mark and Alex are twin brothers.

Mark is very good at sports. He can swim, ride a horse and play badminton.

He can’t play football.

Alex does some sports. He can play football and hockey. He can’t play tennis or baseball.

A. ............................. B. .............................

Attività di listening Questi esercizi ti aiutano a comprendere dialoghi, istruzioni, interviste, descrizioni...

E. .............................

2 Listen and draw lines.

C. .............................

F. .............................

D. .............................

A. ............................. B. .............................

C. .............................

D. .............................

E. .............................

G. .............................

H. .............................

G. .............................

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F. .............................

4 Read and complete.

Alice

Tom

Pat

From: ...............................

Subject: What’s your favourite sport?

To: May

Dear ..................., What’s your favourite sport?

My favourite sport is tennis.

I can swim but I can’t play basketball.

Love May

Dear May, My favourite sport is ...........................

I can ........................................................... but I can’t .................................................

Love .......................

Sam

5 Ann

From: May Subject: What’s your favourite sport?

To: ...............................

Eva

Read and answer.

A. Can you play football?

What about you?

B. Are you good at playing tennis?

C. Do you like sports?

D. What’s your favourite sport?

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Attività di speaking Con questi esercizi diventi bravo/a a parlare di te, di altre persone, di luoghi e oggetti familiari e a interagire con gli altri in lingua inglese utilizzando parole e frasi che già conosci.

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Non ricordi il significato di qualche parola?

Il glossary in fondo al libro ti può aiutare!

Nella seconda parte puoi testare le tue competenze attraverso 6 test.

Vediamo nel dettaglio la struttura di una prova.

Ciascun test è suddiviso in tre parti: Use of English, Reading, Listening.

STRATEGIE PER AFFRONTARE I TEST Use of English

Test A

Use of English

Test A

A1. Read this. Tick and write the correct word next to

A3. What are the people doing? Write.

numbers 1-9.

do homework - play computer games - read -

This is my sister Kim.

speak on the phone - make a cake - watch TV

She (1) ............... fifteen (2) ............... old. Kim is a student.

She (3) ............... Secondary School. Her favourite subject (4)

Mrs Cross

............... English. She goes to school (5) ................ bus.

Mr and Mrs Red

Bill

Use of English - Osserva attentamente le immagini e, se presente, aiutati con l’esempio.

- Rifletti sulle strutture linguistiche e sul lessico da usare.

- Se devi inserire un verbo, controlla bene qual è il soggetto!

In the afternoon Kim (6) ............... table tennis.

At 9:30 she (7) ............... a shower and then she (8) .................. to bed. We (9) ............... in the same bedroom.

1.

is

are

can

2.

year

old

years

3.

attend

attends

reads

4.

it’s

is

are

5.

by

with

on

6.

play

plaies

plays

7.

have

is

has

8.

goes

gos

go

9.

sleeps

sleep

sleepies

Mrs Wall

Pat and Tom

Mr Hand

A2. Make sentences.

A. at

Nick

Maths

good

is

...............................................................................................................................

B. from

the

they

Are

USA

Mrs Cross (1) ....................................................................................., Mr and Mrs Red (2) ................................... and Bill (3) ............................................ .

?

Mrs Wall (4) ......................................................................................, Pat and

...............................................................................................................................

C. not

Eva

English

Tom (5) ....................................................................................................... and

is

Mr Hand (6) .......................................................

...............................................................................................................................

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Test A

Test A

Reading/Writing - Fai attenzione al comando.

- Se ti viene chiesto di rispondere con una sola parola, non scrivere più del necessario.

- Leggi tutta la frase, prima di scegliere la parola corretta da inserire.

- Fai attenzione allo spelling delle parole.

- Se devi completare un brano fai una prima lettura per avere un’idea generale dell’argomento.

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Test A

Reading

Test A

A4. Read the email.

A5. Look, listen and write the names.

Listening

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Steve - Luke - Adele - Helen - Kate Alice@rainbow.uk Lindy06@unicorn.com Hi!

Dear Lindy, I’m your new pen friend. My name’s Alice.

I’m from Brighton, England.

I’m twelve years old and I attend Secondary School.

My favourite subject is Art: I like drawing very much.

I’ve got a brother, Matt, and a sister, Anna.

A.

My parents are both teachers.

......................................

B.

......................................

I can swim and ride a horse; I like playing basketball too, but I’m not very good at it.

My favourite band is One Direction, they’re great!

What about you? Do you like music?

Write to me soon.

Love, Alice C.

......................................

Complete the table.

AGE

FAMILY

SPORTS

MUSIC

D. 36

......................................

Test A

E.

......................................

Test A

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Listening - Prima di scrivere la risposta ascolta tutto.

- Non scoraggiarti se non completi subito le risposte. Hai sempre un secondo ascolto.

- Se devi colorare, prepara per tempo i pastelli sul banco.

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1

Presentations • Numbers •

Let’s start!

1 Read and answer.

Hello!

My name’s Anna.

What’s your name?

I’m nine.

How old are you?

My name’s .................................... .

I’m .................................... .

2 Listen and write the names.

1

aGe rc

2

_____

5

ugH o

____

02

3

I J l i

Dn a

____

6

4

___

7

Eav

___

x lA e

____

a yM

___

8

t

Mt a

____

3 Draw lines from the words to the numbers. There is one example. thirteen eight four

11 13 4

twelve ten 44

three

20

15

12 8 3

twenty fifteen eleven

10 6

six

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Colours

4 Look at the pictures and write the colours.

1y

___o_

2b_

__n

3b_u_ 4 gr

1

3

2

5

4

6

___

5p_

_p__

8

9

5 Listen and colour. There is one example.

6

7

Read and answer.

A. What’s your favourite colour?

10

6p_

_k

7r_

_

8w_i__ 9g_

_y

10 o _

_n__

03

What about you?

B. What colour are your eyes?

C. What colour is your hair?

D. What colour is your pencil case?

5

•

7 Write the letters. Listen and check.

A

B

C L

T

04

E

G

M

O

V

8 Listen and write the names.

W

I Q

R

Y

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And you?

How do you spell your name?

A. .....................................

B. ......................................

C. Mrs ..............................

9 Read the questions. Listen and write a name or a number.

A. What’s the girl’s name?

....................................

B. How old is she?

....................................

C. How many children are in her class? ....................................

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The alphabet

D. Who is her teacher?

Mr ..............................

E. How many fish has the girl got?

....................................

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•

Actions

10 Look at the pictures and draw lines.

to wear to clap a.

g.

to wave to kick to point at

f.

to draw to hold

b.

e. c.

d.

11 Make sentences.

A. the B. their C. at

waving are Your

at

is

hands good

She

They is

sister

boy

.............................................................

clapping

.............................................................

drawing

.............................................................

12 Read and complete. Follow the instructions.

A. Write a number. .........................

D. Write one word. ............................

B. Put a cross. ............................

E. Put a tick. ...............................

C. Draw a line. ............................

F. Write “no”. ...............................

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2

Noah’s Ark

•

Animals

1 Look at the pictures and complete. mouse - lizard - horse - hippo - frog - duck - giraffe snake - monkey - goat - elephant

A.

...........................

B.

C.

...........................

D.

...........................

E.

...........................

F.

...........................

G.

...........................

H.

...........................

I.

...........................

J.

...........................

K.

...........................

2

Read and answer.

A. Have you got a pet at home?

B. What’s your favourite animal?

C. Do you like snakes?

D. Is there a zoo in your town?

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...........................

What about you?

3R ead this. Choose a word from the box. Write the correct word next to numbers 1-5. There is one example.

TIGERS

big Tigers are ..................... animals. They have a long body, a short (1) ........................... and four legs; they have a long tail too. Tigers are (2) ........................... and brown.

They like meat; they don’t eat (3) ........................... .

They can swim very well; they can (4) ........................... too.

Children can see tigers at the (5) ........................... .

big

orange

run

grass

house

zoo

eyes

neck

4 Read the text again. Write “yes” or “no”.

A. Tigers have a long body.

.........................

B. They eat grass.

.........................

C. They can fly.

.........................

D. Tigers are big.

.........................

E. Children can see tigers at the zoo. .........................

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3

That’s me 1 Look and read. Put a tick

A. This is an ear.

B. This is a mouth.

E. This is an arm.

2

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or a cross

•

Face and body

in the box.

C. This is a face.

F. These are hands.

D. These are feet.

G. This is a leg.

Which alien are you? Ask and answer.

How old are you?

I’m ten.

Have you got purple eyes?

Yes!

Are you Alien Anna?

Yes!

Anna

10

Kim

13

Pat

Bill

14

Sam

9

Lucy

17

14

Tom

Ben

9

12

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Adjectives

3 Draw lines from the pictures to the words. g. happy funny

a.

big b.

small

f.

long e.

sad short

d.

c.

4 Look at the picture. Read the questions and write one-word answers.

A. Is there a dog? ........................................

B. Who has got a cat? The ........................................

C. What does the man use to kick the ball? His ........................................

D. How many happy people are there? .................................... .

E. Who is sad? The .................................... .

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4

Home sweet home

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House and furniture

1 Look at the picture below and complete. living room - kitchen - bedroom - bathroom 2 Listen and draw lines.

07

May

A.

C.

...........................................

...........................................

Grace 1212

Alice

Dan

Nick

B.

D.

...........................................

...........................................

Mark

Sue

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Prepositions

3 Where’s the cat? Look and write.

A. The cat is .................

B. The cat is ..................

C. The cat is .................

the bath.

the bookcase.

the chair.

D. The cat is ......................

E. The cat is .......................

F. The cat is ........................

the cupboard.

the computer.

the beds.

4

Read and answer.

A. Do you live in a house or a flat?

What about you?

B. Have you got a TV in your room?

C. What colour is your kitchen?

D. Have you got a big bedroom?

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5

What are you wearing?

•

Clothes

1 Unscramble the letters and write.

1

r d s e s

7

2

e sa sl g s

3

r s t e r o u s

8

t

9

h

4

k a j c t e

a

o s s h e

.......................

5

r h t s i

10

i h s T- r t

hg b ad n a

11

6

r s i t k

c os s k

......................

..................... ......................

...........................

................

.......................

...........................

...........................

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......................

...........................

2 Listen and tick the box.

08

A. Which is Ben’s favourite shirt?

A

B

B. Which is Alex?

C

A

C. Where are Tom’s glasses?

A

B

B

C

D. What is there under the chair?

C

A

B

C

3 Make sentences.

A. wearing B. are C. shirt

4

blue

wearing I’m

a

He’s you

trousers What

?

wearing

Read and answer.

A. What clothes do you like to wear?

........................................................................ ........................................................................ ........................................................................

What about you?

B. How many shoes have you got?

C. What are you wearing now?

D. Have you got a hat?

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6

Family tree

•

Family

1 Read and write the names.

A.

.......................

E.

.......................

C. .......................

D. B.

.......................

.......................

F.

G.

.......................

.......................

Hi! My name’s Eva. This is a photo of my birthday party.

This is my dad Bill and this is my mum Lucy.

Look at the boy on the bike. He’s my brother Mark.

I’ve got a sister too: Kim. She’s the girl next to me. My grandma is under the tree.

Her name’s Anna. The man with the camera is my grandad Sam. Look at our cat! He’s under the table: his name’s Milk.

2 Look at the picture and read. Write “yes” or “no”.

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A. There are some balloons in the garden.

.........................

B. The cat’s name is Water.

.........................

C. Eva’s sister is next to mum.

.........................

D. Mum is taking a photo.

.........................

E. Grandma is wearing a skirt.

.........................

3 Look at the picture and complete. aunt - uncle - mum - dad brother - cousin grandfather - grandmother 7 Grace

8 Dan

9 Ann

Me ..................

..................

3 Ben ..................

4 Kim

5 Matt

6 Lucy

..................

..................

..................

..................

1 Nick

2 Sue

..............................

..............................

4 Read the questions. Listen and write a name or a number.

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A. W hat is the girl’s name? ......................................................

B. H ow old is she? .....................................................

C. W hat is her grandfather’s name? .....................................................

D. H ow old is her brother? .....................................................

5

Read and answer.

A. How many people live in your house?

What about you?

B. Have you got any brothers or sisters?

C. How many cousins have you got?

D. Is there a pet in your family?

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7

Time to eat

•

Food and drinks

1 Look at the pictures. Write the words.

coconut - watermelon - ice cream - pineapple cake - banana - chicken - pear 3

4

1 5

2 1

6 2

7 3

8 4

5

2 Listen and tick the box.

B. What does May eat for lunch?

2

1 C. What is May’s dinner?

1 1818

8

10

A. What does May have for breakfast?

1

7

6

2

2

•

Meals

3 Look at the pictures and complete.

4

Breakfast

Lunch

Dinner

eggs ..........................................

..........................................

..........................................

..........................................

..........................................

..........................................

..........................................

..........................................

..........................................

..........................................

..........................................

..........................................

Talk about the picture. Use: Who? What? Where? How many?

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8

Lots of toys

•

Toys

1 Look at the picture and complete. robot - boat - car - ball - plane - bike - train - doll

B. A.

D.

.......................

.......................

C.

.......................

E.

.......................

F.

G.

.......................

H.

.......................

.......................

2 What’s their favourite toy? Listen and write.

3

11

1 Alex

2 Kim

3 Nick

.................................

.................................

.................................

Read and answer.

A. Have you got a train?

B. What’s your favourite toy?

C. Where do you put your toys?

D. Do you like robots?

2020

.......................

What about you?

4 Look at the pictures, read the questions and write one-word answers.

Examples Where are the people?

toy At the ..................... shop

What colour is the kite?

purple It’s .....................

A. How many people are there?

..................................

B. Where is the robot?

On the ................................

C. Who is holding the ball?

The ......................................

D. How many presents are there on the table?

.......................................

E. Is the girl happy?

.......................................

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9

Let’s go to school 1 Look and read. Put a tick

A. This is a book.

or a cross

•

School objects

in the box.

B. This is a rubber.

D. This is a ruler.

C. This is a schoolbag.

E. This is a pencil.

2 What can you see in a classroom? Find the words and write.

A. .......................

L C O M P U T E R S

A M I B E L D O M L

F A J O O E O K G U

G O B O T F O I X H

E N D K F G R H U I

B D T C H A I R J K

L G O A B I W A L J

A R L S H F O L Q R

C F A E P E K F U D

K U D C A C M J N M

B B A C D T T L D N

O E O E J G X I E Y

A S P K T R V U S J

R H C N B E Z Q K A

B. .......................

F. .......................

E. .......................

C. .......................

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D P K F W I N D O W

D. .......................

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School

3 Read this. Choose a word from the box below. Write the correct word next to numbers 1-5. There is one example.

SCHOOLS

children go to learn.

Schools are buildings where ........................

Children have lessons with (1) ........................... in classrooms.

In a classroom there are (2) ..........................., chairs, blackboards, a teacher’s desk, doors and windows.

Many schools have a (3) ........................... lab too.

Lots of them have a (4) ........................... where children can play outside. Schools are open in the morning and close at (5) ...........................

4

children

playground

night

teachers

television

bus

Read and answer.

desks

computer

What about you?

A. Are there windows in your classroom?

B. What colour is your schoolbag?

C. How many pencils are there in your pencil case?

D. Have you got computers at school?

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10

Enjoying sports

•

Sports

1 Look at the pictures and complete. badminton - football - table tennis - baseball - tennis - hockey - basketball

A. ............................. B. .............................

E. .............................

2 Listen and draw lines.

Alice

Tom

Ann

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C. .............................

F. .............................

D. .............................

G. .............................

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Pat

Sam

Eva

•

Abilities

3 Read. Write the name Mark or Alex below the right pictures.

Mark and Alex are twin brothers.

Mark is very good at sports. He can swim, ride a horse and play badminton.

He can’t play football.

Alex does some sports. He can play football and hockey. He can’t play tennis or baseball.

A. ............................. B. .............................

C. .............................

D. .............................

E. .............................

G. .............................

H. .............................

F. .............................

4 Read and complete.

5

From: May Subject: What’s your favourite sport?

To: ...............................

From: ...............................

Subject: What’s your favourite sport?

To: May

Dear ..................., What’s your favourite sport?

My favourite sport is tennis.

I can swim but I can’t play basketball.

Love May

Dear May, My favourite sport is ...........................

I can ........................................................... but I can’t .................................................

Love .......................

Read and answer.

A. Can you play football?

What about you?

B. Are you good at playing tennis?

C. Do you like sports?

D. What’s your favourite sport?

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11

I like my day

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Daily routine

1 Read and complete with the words in the box.

night

I have breakfast in the (1) .................................

morning

I play with my friends in the (2) .................................

evening

I have dinner in the (3) ................................. and

afternoon

I go to bed at (4) .................................

2 Draw lines from the picture to the sentence.

a.

b.

c.

I get up.

I have breakfast.

I have swimming lessons.

I have lunch.

I read a book. d.

I play with my friends.

I have dinner.

e.

I go to bed.

f.

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g.

h.

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Parts of the day

3 Listen and tick the box.

13

1

A

2

1

1

C

2

1

2

B

2

D

4 Now write your day.

5

In the morning

In the afternoon

................................................... ................................................... ................................................... ...................................................

................................................... ................................................... ................................................... ...................................................

In the evening

At night

................................................... ................................................... ................................................... ...................................................

................................................... ................................................... ................................................... ...................................................

Read and answer.

What about you?

A. What do you have for breakfast?

B. What do you do in the afternoon?

C. When do you go to bed?

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12

Getting around

•

Means of transport

1 Draw lines from the pictures to the words.

on foot by car by train by bike by bus by plane by motorbike

2 Complete the chart, then ask your friend.

How do you go...

to school

to the shop

to the park

Me My friend

..............................

3 Now write.

I go to school ................................................................................................................................................ .............................................................................................................................................................................

My friend ....................... goes to school ............................................................................................... .............................................................................................................................................................................

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4 Listen and tick the box.

A. What is Lucy doing?

1

2

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B. How is Matt going to the zoo?

3

1

C. What is Bill drawing?

1 5

2

2

3

D. How is Ann going to the park?

3

1

2

3

Read and write. Then talk about the picture.

A. Where’s Dad? B. She’s phoning. ......................... .........................

He’s in the shop.

C. To the park.

D. Come back!

......................... .........................

Hi, Grace!

Where are you going?

......................... .........................

What is she doing? ......................... .........................

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13

Actions in progress

1 Listen and draw lines.

15

Hugo

Eva

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•

Kim

Dan

Alex

Actions

2 Look at the picture, read the questions and write one-word answers.

Grace Sam

Eva

Nick

Pat

Mark Ann

A. Who is playing football?

............................................................................

B. Is Mark good at badminton?

............................................................................

C. What’s Sam playing?

............................................................................

D. Who is playing basketball?

............................................................................

E. Is Eva playing volleyball?

............................................................................

F. How many people are there?

............................................................................

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3 Look and read. Write “yes” or “no”.

A. There’s a T-shirt on the chair. .....................................................................................................

B. The girl is walking.

.....................................................................................................

C. The woman is holding a skirt.

.....................................................................................................

D. The girl is wearing jeans.

.....................................................................................................

4

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Talk about the picture.

TEST INVALSI Test A

Pag. 34

Test B

Pag. 38

Test C

Pag. 43

Test D

Pag. 48

Test E

Pag. 52

Test F

Pag. 56

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Use of English

Test A

A1. R ead the text. Tick and write the correct word next to numbers 1-9.

This is my sister Kim. She (1) ............... fifteen (2) ............... old. Kim is a student.

She (3) ............... Secondary School. Her favourite subject (4) ............... English. She goes to school (5) ................ bus.

In the afternoon Kim (6) ............... table tennis.

At 9:30 she (7) ............... a shower and then she (8) .................. to bed. We (9) ............... in the same bedroom.

1.

is

are

can

2.

year

old

years

3.

attend

attends

reads

4.

it’s

is

are

5.

by

with

on

6.

play

plaies

plays

7.

have

is

has

8.

goes

gos

go

9.

sleeps

sleep

sleepies

A2. Make sentences.

A. at

Nick

Maths

good

is

...............................................................................................................................

B. from

the

they

Are

USA

?

...............................................................................................................................

C. not

Eva

English

is

...............................................................................................................................

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Test A

Use of English

Test A A3. What are the people doing? Write. do homework - play computer games - read speak on the phone - make a cake - watch TV Mrs Cross

Mr and Mrs Red

Mrs Wall

Pat and Tom

Bill

Mr Hand

Mrs Cross (1) ....................................................................................., Mr and Mrs Red (2) ................................... and Bill (3) ............................................ .

Mrs Wall (4) ......................................................................................, Pat and Tom (5) ....................................................................................................... and Mr Hand (6) .......................................................

Test A

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Test A

Reading

A4. Read the email.

Alice@rainbow.uk Lindy06@unicorn.com Hi!

Dear Lindy, I’m your new pen friend. My name’s Alice.

I’m from Brighton, England.

I’m twelve years old and I attend Secondary School.

My favourite subject is Art: I like drawing very much.

I’ve got a brother, Matt, and a sister, Anna.

My parents are both teachers.

I can swim and ride a horse; I like playing basketball too, but I’m not very good at it.

My favourite band is One Direction, they’re great!

What about you? Do you like music?

Write to me soon.

Love, Alice

Complete the table.

AGE

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Test A

FAMILY

SPORTS

MUSIC

Test A A5. Look, listen and write the names.

Listening

16

Steve - Luke - Adele - Helen - Kate

A.

......................................

C.

D.

B.

......................................

......................................

......................................

E.

......................................

Test A

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Use of English

Test B

B1. Read and tick the correct option. a. is A.

Where

a. Yes, he is.

b. are

Dad?

B.

c. am

Is it sunny? b. Yes, it’s. c. Yes, it is.

a. they’s

a. Spanish.

C.

We are

D.

b. Spain.

Hugo and Sam b. are c. you’re

c. from Spanish.

a. Their

a. He’s E.

This is Ann. b. It’s

tall.

my sister.

c. She’s

F.

b. There

are friends.

c. They

B2. Read and draw lines from questions to answers.

A. W ho is your English teacher?

B. W hat’s your favourite colour?

C. Why are you sad?

D. Where is Mum? E. When’s your birthday?

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Test B

1. B ecause I’m ill.

2. S he’s in the living room.

3. It’s on 16th February.

4. I t’s blue.

5. M rs Green.

Test B

Use of English

B3. Complete the postcard. Choose the words in the box.

1. Spain / Spanish

5. at a B&B / in a supermarket

2. it’s sunny / it’s sun

6. near / far

3. a run / a great time

7. swimming / running

4. in a café / in the sea

8. fun / boring

Dear Amy, I’m on holiday here in (1) ......................... and (2) ......................... .

I’m having (3) ..................................................... !

To: Amy Pritchett At the moment I’m sitting (4) ...........................

420, Lamb Street writing postcards.

London W1 We are staying (5) .................................... .

It’s not (6) ........................ from the beach.

We go (7) ........................ in the pool everyday.

It’s really (8) ......................... !

I hope you are well.

See you soon!

Louise

B4. Make sentences.

A. brother

green

a

has

bike

got

Our

................................................................................................................................

B. new

you

got

shoes

Have

?

................................................................................................................................

C. has

tail

got

a

It

not

long

................................................................................................................................

Test B

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Reading

Test B

B5. Read the text.

LONDON ZOO London Zoo is located in central London, on the north side of Regent’s Park.

It houses more than seven hundred species of animals from all over the world. Many films and television programmes use London Zoo as a film set.

It has different areas. If you want to see lions and tigers, for example, you can go to the “Big Cats” area.

These big cats are predators but they also love to rest!

They can sleep up to 20 hours a day.

In the “Into Africa” area people can visit some of the most amazing African animals: hippos, zebras, giraffes, elephants and warthogs.

“Animal Adventure” is the part of the zoo where children have great fun. Lots of domestic animals, such as goats, donkeys and sheep, live here.

Tick the correct option.

A. L ondon Zoo is a. on the south side of Green Park. b. on the south side of Regent’s Park. c. on the north side of Regent’s Park.

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Test B

Test B

Reading

B. At London Zoo there are a. more than thirty species. b. more than seven hundred species. c. more than one thousand species.

C. You can see lions and tigers a. in the “Into Africa” area. b. in the “Big Cats” area. c. in the “Gorilla Kingdom”.

D. Lions can sleep a. up to 20 hours a day. b. up to 30 hours day. c. all day.

E. At the “Into Africa” area you can see a. gorillas, lions and tigers. b. butterflies, penguins and lizards. c. warthogs, hippos and zebras.

F. At the “Animal Adventure” area a. children cannot enter. b. children can play tennis. c. children can have great fun.

Test B

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Test B

Listening

B6. Listen and tick the right option.

A. Age 11 years old

a.

volleyball

b.

12 years old

b.

music and volleyball

c.

13 years old

c.

chatting online

a.

Irish

b.

Scottish

c.

British

C. Family a.

only child

b.

sister

c.

brother and sister

D. Friends

Test B

E. Hobbies

a.

B. Nationality

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17

a.

Debbie

b.

Katy

c.

Julie

F. Favourite things a. a mobile phone and a tablet b.

a tablet and a T-shirt from London

c.

a tablet and a T-shirt from Paris

Test C

Use of English

C1. Read, look and write. There is one example.

Example

B. Nick and Sam often write

I like playing songs and I can

about their day. They also

drive. have got a guitar and a car I ........................................................

like surfing the net.

Nick and Sam .......................... ....................................................... .......................................................

A. Brenda likes skateboarding.

C. M ark loves riding a bike.

She also likes taking photos.

He also likes playing football.

Brenda .......................................

Mark ...........................................

......................................................

......................................................

......................................................

.....................

Test C

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Use of English

Test C

C2. Read and tick the correct option. a. Good morning, how are you?

A.

Good morning!

b. Goodbye! c. See you! a. on

B.

My birthday is

b. in

8th December.

c. at a. I’m fine.

C.

b. I’m 11 years.

How old are you?

c. I’m 11 years old. a. they’re D.

Bob and Steve

b. are

at home.

c. you’re

C3. Read, choose and write the correct option.

A.

B.

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Test C

........... do you live?

C.

........... is your job?

a.

Where

a.

Who

b.

When

b.

What

c.

What

c.

Why

........... is Christmas?

D.

........... are they happy?

a.

What

a.

What

b.

Who

b.

Why

c.

When

c.

Where

Test C

Reading

C4. R ead the text.

THIS IS ALEX Alex is Scottish. He lives in Glasgow and he is twelve years old.

He attends Secondary School.

His favourite subject is Science: he loves nature very much!

Alex lives with his family: his mother Rachel, his father Steve and his older brother Pat. He has a pet too: Ginger, a fat cat.

In the morning Alex gets up early, at half past six. He washes his face, he gets dressed and tidies up his bedroom.

Then he has breakfast; he usually has toast and marmalade, orange juice and an apple. At eight o’clock Alex goes to the bus stop and at quarter to nine he is at school.

He comes back home at three o’clock.

On Monday and Wednesday afternoons he goes horse riding and on Thursdays he goes swimming.

Alex plays basketball too, but only on Saturdays: he is very good at sports!

Tick the correct option.

A. Where is Alex from? a. He is from England. b. He is from Italy. c. He is from Scotland.

Test C

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Reading

Test C

B. How many people are there in his family? a.

Four people.

b.

Two people.

c.

Six people.

C. What does he have for breakfast? a.

He has eggs, oranges and milk.

b.

He has toast, jam and orange juice.

c.

He has toast, marmalade, orange juice and an apple.

D. Has Alex got a cat? a.

No, he hasn’t.

b.

Yes. It is a dog.

c.

Yes, he has.

E. How does he go to school? a.

By bus.

b.

On foot.

c.

By car.

F. What subject does he love?

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Test C

a.

He loves nature.

b.

He loves Science.

c.

He loves History.

Test C C5. Listen and tick.

Listening

18

A.

B. a. Mark

b. Miguel

a.

b.

a.

b.

C. a.

D.

b.

E. a.

b.

C6. Now complete.

His name’s (1) ................................... .

He’s (2) ................................... . He’s from (3) ................................... .

He’s got a (4) ................................... .

He’s got a pet: a (5) ................................... .

Test C

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Use of English

Test D

D1. Read and draw lines. Then complete the sentences.

A. You .....................

E. They ....................

in the morning.

TV.

get up

B. He .....................

do

lots of

have

vegetables.

starts

F. We ........................ the guitar.

go teaches C.

watch

G. You .....................

eats

homework at

play

home.

School ................. at 9 o’clock.

H. Mr Brown

D. I ............. to

.............................

school on foot.

English.

D2. Make sentences.

A. you

How

are

old

?

................................................................................................................................

B. I

ten

am

old

years

................................................................................................................................

C. a

It

black

is

dog

................................................................................................................................

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Test D

Test D

Use of English

D3. Read and tick the correct option. a. foot A.

My

b. feets

are big.

c. feet

a. good B.

This is an

b. interesting

book.

c. history a. sunny.

C.

What a beautiful day! It’s hot and

b. sun. c. foggy.

a. Yes, it is.

D.

Happy birthday!

b. No, thank you! c. Thank you!

D4. R ead and complete with personal pronouns.

Draw lines to the correct answers.

A. Is ....................... your brother?

1. I ’m here.

B. A re .......................... sad?

2. I ’m from Italy.

C. Is .......................... your sister?

3. No, we’re happy.

D. Where are ...................... from?

4. Y es, she is!

E. Where are .......................... ?

5. Y es, it is.

F. Is .......................... your bike?

6. N o, he isn’t.

Test D

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Test D

Reading

D5. R ead and complete. Use the words in the box next to numbers 1-10. starts - goes - works - likes - favourite - cooks doesn’t - loves - wears - goes Grace is a cook: she (1) ....................... her job very much.

She (2) ....................... in a restaurant: she (3) ................. a big white hat and a white uniform; she (4) ................. delicious dishes! Grace (5) ....................... working at 9 o’clock in the morning and she (6) ..................... back home at 3 o’clock in the afternoon. She (7) ..................... work in the evening.

At home Grace watches TV: her (8) ........................ programme is “Bake Off UK”.

She (9) ........................ to bed at midnight. Before sleeping, she (10) ..................... reading a cookery book.

D6. Read and draw lines.

A. I work in a school.

My pupils are very nice.

florist shop assistant

and pies. Children love my food.

vet

F. I work in a

B. I treat sick

cook

factory.

animals.

waiter

C. I help people in a shop.

I love my job!

D. I sell fruit and vegetables.

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E. I sell bread, cakes

Test D

teacher factory worker baker mechanic greengrocer

It is hard work.

G. My shop is full of flowers and plants.

H. I work in a restaurant, but I don’t cook.

Test D D7. Listen and tick.

Rome

Listening

19

Paris

London

Madrid

D8. Now complete.

A.

In Rome it’s ........................................ and .................................. .

B.

In Paris it’s ......................................... and ................................... .

C.

In London it’s ....................................... .

D.

In Madrid it’s ....................................... and ................................. .

Test D

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Use of English

Test E

E1. Complete with the verb “have got”.

My name’s Zoe. I’m 12 years old.

I (1) .......................... a brother and a sister.

My sister Mia (2) .......................... long curly hair and green eyes.

My brother Nick (3) .......................... beautiful blue eyes.

We (4) ......................... a dog and a cat.

My brother and sister love music. They (5) .......................... lots of CDs. I (6) .......................... a friend in France.

Her name’s Nicole. Her family (7) .......................... a big house in Paris. Lucky her!

E2. Complete with a personal pronoun.

A.

Ben is my uncle. .............................. is 45 years old.

B.

This is Anna. .............................. is my best friend.

C.

Mark and I are twelve. .............................. are twins.

D.

You are from England. .............................. are English.

E.

My tablet isn’t here. .............................. is in my bag.

F.

I love elephants. .............................. are very big.

G.

A nnie and Nick aren’t from London. .............................. are from New York.

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Test E

Kathy is Australian. .............................. is from Sydney.

Test E

Use of English

E3. Look and write the dates. What’s the date?

A. It’s the nineteenth of March.

E. ...........................................................................

B. ...........................................................................

F. ...........................................................................

C. ...........................................................................

G. ...........................................................................

D. ...........................................................................

H. ...........................................................................

E4. Write the plural form.

A. brush

.........................

G. flower .........................

B. g lass

.........................

H. puppy

.........................

C. box

.........................

I. pony

.........................

D. f oot

.........................

J. watch

.........................

E. f ox

.........................

K. tooth

.........................

F. cow

.........................

L. c hair

.........................

Test E

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Reading

Test E

E5. Read the text.

TOMMY LOVES FOOTBALL! Hi! I’m Tommy. I’m from London and I’m eleven.

My parents are British, they are from Yorkshire, in England.

My favourite football team is Arsenal.

My best friend is Joe. His favourite team is Tottenham.

Arsenal and Tottenham are London football teams. Joe and I are in the school basketball team.

My hobbies are computer games and music.

My favourite things are my England football scarf and my tablet.

Joe’s favourite things are his computer games and his mobile phone.

Tick the correct option.

True A. Tommy is Irish.

B. H is parents are from Yorkshire.

C. His parents are 43 years old.

D. J oe is Tommy’s brother.

E. J oe and Tommy are in the school basketball team.

F. T ommy’s hobbies are volleyball and swimming.

G. H is favourite things are his football scarf and his tablet.

H. J oe’s favourite things are his computer games and his mobile phone.

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Test E

False

Doesn’t say

Test E

Listening

E6. L isten to Oliver’s daily routine, then choose the right option.

20

You can choose more than one.

A. I get up at

E. I have lunch

a. 7:15

a. at school

b. 7:30

b. at home

c. 7:45

c. at the restaurant

B. For breakfast I have

F. After school I go

a. tea and cereal

a. to homework club

b. coffee and toast

b. to music class

c. milk and biscuits

c. to music club d. to art club

C. I go to school

G. After dinner I

a. by bike

a. listen to music

b. on foot

b. play the guitar

c. by bus

c. chat with my friends d. play video games

D. School starts at

H. I go to bed

a. 8:45

a. at 8:30

b. 8:55

b. at 9:25

c. 8:15

c. at 10:00

Test E

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Use of English

Test F

F1. Complete with a preposition. on - behind - between - next to - under

A.

There’s a bone ............................ the table.

B.

There’s a bone ............................ the chair.

C.

There’s a bone ............................ the ball.

D.

There’s a bone ............................ the robot.

E.

There’s a bone ............................ the doll and the train.

F2. Match questions and answers.

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A. Who’s she?

1. S he’s from Spain.

B. W hat’s her name?

2. S he’s my friend.

C. H ow old is she?

3. It’s on 2nd August.

D. W hen’s her birthday?

4. S he’s 11 years old.

E. W here is she from?

5. H er name’s Blanca.

Test F

Test F

Use of English

F3. Look at the pictures and complete with the right words.

Dear Leo, I’m in London. The weather is changeable here.

In the morning it’s

(1) ................................,

in the afternoon it’s

(2) ................................; sometimes

it’s

(3) ......................... Now it’s

and I’m wearing a

(5) .................., a

and a pair of red

(6) ...................

(7) ................................

My favourite season is because it’s

(4) ..............................

(8) ................................

(9) ................................ and I can swim

and play outside.

Love, Steve

F4. Read the letter again and complete.

A.

In London the weather is ........................................

B.

S teve ................................... a coat, a ......................... and a pair of red .................................

C.

. ....................... favourite season is .................................

Test F

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Reading

Test F

F5. Read the text.

AN INTERVIEW WITH EMILY Interviewer: Hi Emily! I have some questions for you.

Emily: Well... I’m ready!

Interviewer: What time does school start?

Emily: It starts at 8:30.

Interviewer: What subjects do you like?

Emily: I like English and History but my favourite subject is Music.

Interviewer: Where do you have lunch?

Emily: I always have lunch in the school canteen with my friends.

Interviewer: What do you do after school?

Emily: I usually go to homework club and I play with my friends. I go home at 5:30.

Interviewer: What do you do at the weekend?

Emily: On Saturday I meet my friends.

On Sunday afternoon I usually go to the cinema with my parents.

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Test F

Test F

Reading

Tick the correct option.

A. Emily starts school at a. 8:05 b. 7:30 c. 8:30

D. A fter school she usually goes a. to the gym b. to homework club c. to the cinema

B. S he likes

E. O n Saturday she

a. History and English

a. meets her friends

b. English and Maths

b. goes to the cinema

c. E nglish and

c. stays at home

Geography

C. S he usually has lunch

F. O n Sunday she

a. at her grandmother’s

a. reads a book

b. at home

b. plays tennis

c. i n the school canteen

c. g oes to the cinema

Test F

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Listening

Test F

F6. Listen and put a tick (can) or a cross (can’t).

Neil

A.

Jason

B. a. play chess

a. ride a horse

b. play football

b. swim

c. sing

c. act

Emily

C.

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Test F

21

Sara

D. a. dance

a. do gymnastics

b. play basketball

b. play tennis

c. ski

c. paint

GLOSSARY A (to) act recitare afternoon pomeriggio alien alieno alphabet alfabeto amazing meraviglioso animal animale apple mela arm braccio (to) attend frequentare aunt zia

B badminton badminton bag borsa ball palla balloon palloncino banana banana baseball baseball basketball basketball bath vasca bathroom bagno beautiful bellissimo bed letto bedroom camera da letto before prima behind dietro between tra big grande bike bicicletta birthday compleanno black nero blackboard lavagna

blue blu boat barca body corpo book libro bookcase libreria (mobile) bookshop libreria (negozio) both entrambi boy ragazzo bread pane breakfast colazione British britannico brother fratello brown marrone building edificio burger hamburger bus autobus butterly farfalla

C cake torta camera macchina fotografica canteen mensa car macchina carrot carota cat gatto chair sedia changeable variabile (to) chat chiacchierare chess gioco degli scacchi Christmas Natale (to) clap applaudire

classroom classe clock orologio (to) close chiudere clothes indumenti cloudy nuvoloso coconut noce di cocco cold freddo (to) come venire (to) come back tornare computer computer (to) cook cucinare cookery di cucina cousin cugino cupboard credenza curly riccio

D dad papĂ December dicembre desk scrivania dinner cena dish piatto (to) do fare dog cane doll bambola donkey asino door porta (to) draw disegnare dress abito (to) drink bere (to) drive guidare duck anatra

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E ear orecchio (to) eat mangiare egg uovo elephant elefante evening sera eye occhio

F face viso factory worker operaio family famiglia February febbraio feet piedi fish pesce/i flat appartamento florist fioraio flower fiore (to) fly volare food cibo foot piede football calcio friend amico frog rana fruit frutta full pieno fun divertimento funny divertente

G garden giardino (to) get dressed vestirsi (to) get up alzarsi giraffe giraffa girl ragazza glasses occhiali 62

Glossary

(to) go andare goat capra grandad nonno grandfather nonno grandma nonna grandmother nonna grass erba great fantastico green verde greengrocer fruttivendolo grey grigio guitar chitarra

H hair capelli hand mano handbag borsa da donna happy felice hat cappello helicopter elicottero (to) help aiutare hippo ippopotamo hockey hockey (to) hold tenere home casa homework compiti (to) hope sperare horse cavallo hot caldo hour ora house casa (to) house ospitare hundred cento

I ice cream gelato

in in, dentro Irish irlandese

J jacket giacca jam marmellata January gennaio job lavoro juice succo di frutta July luglio (to) jump saltare June giugno

K (to) kick calciare kitchen cucina kite aquilone

L lamp lampada (to) learn imparare leg gamba (to) like piacere lion leone (to) listen to music ascoltare la musica (to) live vivere living room sala / soggiorno lizard lucertola located collocato long lungo (to) love amare lunch pranzo

M (to) make fare man uomo March marzo meat carne mechanic meccanico men uomini mice topi midnight mezzanotte milk latte Monday lunedĂŹ monkey scimmia more than piĂš di morning mattino mother madre motorbike moto mouse topo mouth bocca mum mamma

N neck collo next to accanto a nice piacevole, gradevole night notte north nord nose naso November novembre

O old vecchio older piĂš vecchio on su, sopra only solo (to) open aprire orange arancione

P (to) paint dipingere parents genitori park parco pear pera peas piselli pen penna pencil matita pencil case astuccio penguin pinguino people persone, gente person persona pet animale domestico (to) phone telefonare photo foto pineapple ananas pink rosa plane aereo (to) play giocare playground parco giochi (to) point indicare potato patata present regalo pupil alunno purple viola (to) put mettere

R rainy piovoso (to) read leggere red rosso (to) rest riposare restaurant ristorante (to) ride a bike andare in bicicletta (to) ride a horse andare a cavallo

robot robot room stanza rubber gomma ruler righello (to) run correre

S sad triste same stesso Saturday sabato scarf sciarpa school scuola schoolbag zaino Scottish scozzese Secondary School scuola secondaria (to) sell vendere sheep pecora/e shirt camicia shoe scarpa shop negozio shop assistant commesso short corto shower doccia side lato (to) sing cantare sister sorella (to) sit sedersi skirt gonna (to) sleep dormire small piccolo snake serpente snowy nevoso sock calzino sofa divano soon presto south sud Spain Spagna Glossary

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Spanish spagnolo (to) speak parlare (to) spell dire lettera per lettera sport sport (to) start iniziare (to) stay restare (to) stop fermarsi street strada subject materia sunny assolato (to) surf the net navigare in internet (to) swim nuotare

T table tavolo table tennis ping pong (to) take a photo fare una foto tall alto (to) teach insegnare teacher insegnante team squadra tennis tennis Thursday giovedĂŹ tiger tigre tired stanco toast toast tomato pomodoro too troppo town cittĂ toy giocattolo train treno (to) treat prendersi cura tree albero 64

Glossary

trousers pantaloni T-shirt T-shirt twin gemello

U uncle zio under sotto up to fino a usually di solito

V vegetables verdure very molto vet vetrinario

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