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ESAME DI STATO ANNO SCOLASTICO 2013-2014
Prova scritta di Inglese
Prova A: leggi il brano e rispondi alle domande
History: Winton’s children
A. In 1938, a 29-year-old man called Nicholas Winton was living and working in
London. One day he received a telephone call from a friend in Prague,
Czechoslovakia. Winton’s friend worked for the British embassy, and he was
helping to organize refugee camps for many families from Czechoslovakia. These
families were in danger because they were Jewish. Germany occupied part of
Czechoslovakia and Winton and his friend knew it could soon occupy the rest of
the country. Germany’s leader, Adolf Hitler, hated Jews.
B. Winton came from a Jewish family himself. He decided to go to Prague. He
wanted to help the families in Czechoslovakia before it was too late. There were a
lot of children in the refugee camps, and he decided to organize special trains to
take them to Britain, with the help of the British embassy. Winton returned to
London and started to raise money for their journey. He also had to find families
in Britain to look after the children.
C. In March 1939, Hitler invaded the rest of Czechoslovakia. That year, eight large
groups of children (669 children in total) left Prague. Most of them were Jewish
and they left by train. It was a long journey. The eight trains travelled from
Czechoslovakia through Germany, and then to Holland. Next the children travelled
by boat to England. On September 3rd 1939, there was a ninth train at Prague
station. It was ready to take children to England. Unfortunately, it never left Prague.
That day, the Second World War started. The Germans closed the borders.
Tragically, the train and the 250 children on it disappeared. For the rest of his life,
Winton was sorry that the train didn’t leave Prague one day earlier.
D. The 669 children started a new life in England. They lived with British families.
Back in Czechoslovakia, Hitler sent Jews and many other people to concentration
camps. Most of the families of Winton’s children died.
E. For years, Nicholas Winton never talked about his work. He didn’t even tell his
wife! Fifty years later, in 1988, his wife found documents, letters and photos and
Winton finally told his story.
F.
In September 2009, a special train left Prague station. On the train there were 22
of the original children, with their children and grandchildren. The train followed the
same route as in 1939, from Prague to London. At London Liverpool Street station,
after 70 years, they finally met 100-year-old Sir Nicholas Winton, the man who
saved their lives and so they could thank him for his great help.
Glossario:
refugee camps =
campi per rifugiati
look after = prendersi cura di
embassy =
ambasciata
Jewish /Jews
=
ebrei
journey = viaggio
raise money
borders
=
route
=
=
raccogliere fondi
confini
percorso
Verbi
can / could = potere / poteva
find / found / found = trovare
come / came / come = venire
know / knew / known = conoscere, sapere
leave / left / left = partire, lasciare
meet / met / met = incontrare, conoscere
send / sent / sent = mandare
1.
tell / told / told = dire, raccontare
Why did Winton’s friend phone him from Prague, in 1938?
A Because he wanted Winton to come to Prague.
B Because he wanted to tell Winton about Hitler’s plans.
C Because he wanted Winton to help him organize refugee camps for Jewish children.
D Because he wanted to come to London to visit Winton.
2.
Why did Winton go to Prague?
A Because he was Jewish.
B Because he wanted to raise money there.
C Because he wanted to visit his family there.
D Because he wanted to help the Czechoslovakian families.
3.
How did Winton intend to transport the children from Czechoslovakia to
Holland?
A By boat.
B By train.
C By plane.
D By car.
4.
How many children left Prague in 1939?
A 669
B 250
C7
D9
5.
Why didn’t the ninth train reach London?
A Because there weren’t any Jewish children left in Czechoslovakia.
B Because there wasn’t a boat waiting for them in Holland.
C Because there weren’t enough children to fill the train.
D Because the Second World War started and the Germans closed the Czechoslovakian
borders.
6.
What happened to the children on the ninth train?
A They stayed in Prague.
B They found new families.
C They disappeared.
D They started new lives.
7.
Where did the children live when they came to England?
A In refugee camps.
B In concentration camps.
C With British families.
D In eight groups on special trains.
8.
How did we hear about Winton’s story?
A He told newspapers about it.
B He told his wife about it.
C The children who came to England told their grandchildren about it.
D His wife found out about it fifty years later.
9.
Why did a special train make the same journey from Prague to London, in
2009?
A Because some of the original children wanted to celebrate the man and the journey that
saved their lives.
B Because 22 of the original children were living in Prague again.
C Because they wanted to come to Winton’s 100th birthday celebration.
D Because it was the only way to travel to London.
10. What is the main purpose of the text?
A To tell readers about the lives of the brave children who left Czechoslovakia.
B To tell readers about the terrible things that happen in wars.
C To tell readers about one man who saved the lives of many children.
D To tell readers about the way people used to travel in the past.
11. Where was N. Winton in 1938?
12. Was Winton from a Jewish family?
13. Why were Jewish people in danger?
14. What did Winton’s wife find?
15. Tell about a city/state you visited or that you are going to visit in the future.
Prova B: scrivi una lettera al tuo nuovo English pen-friend( cerca di
sviluppare il maggior numero di punti proposti,in ogni caso almeno 8).
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Give him/her some information about yourself and your family
(including pets).
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Give him/her some information about your town and/ or house.
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Talk about your typical day.
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Talk about rules in your school.
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Talk about your plans for the future (school and job).
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Tell him/ her about your favourite books/films/music (write about
the last you read/watched)
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Talk about your favourite sport and what sport you can or can’t do.
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Talk about your hobbies/housework.
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Talk about your last summer holidays.
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Talk about your next holidays.
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Invite him/her to visit you in Italy next summer.
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Make some questions.
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Make a comparison.
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Give advice to your new friend about something.
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Greet him/her