INGLESE - Esercizi - Classe I

1,1 II plurale dei sostantivi
Scrivi il plurale dei seguenti sostantivi.
0. boy
boys
6. match
1. boat
2.
3.
4.
5.
7.
8.
9.
10.
bus
company,
guest
bush
11.
12.
13.
14.
book
nationality_
hamburger
key
watch
train
leaf _
toy
Scrivi il singolare dei seguenti sostantivi.
0. countries
cout^try
6. paths
11. beits
2. suitcases.
7. kicks
12. facilities.
3. galleries
8. actresses
13. bosses
4. armies
9. businessmen
14. sandwiches
1. rooms
5. judges
10. coaches
Scrivi il plurale dei seguenti sostantivi.
0. woman w o m e < ì
1. phenomenon
7. DVD _
13. cloth _
2. child
8. fish _
14. formula.
9. tooth_
15. ox
3. wife
4. roof
10. goose
5. mouse
11. thesis
6. shelf
12. sheep
16. criterion
Correggi i seguenti sostantivi plurali.
0. kiloes hCJlos
1. quizes
7. scarfs
13. halfes
2. dayes
8. chieves
14. fireman _
3. puppys
9. pianoes
15. geeses
4. wolfes
10. lockes
16. sofaes
5. showeres
1 1 . scenerys
17. playes
6. dictionaris
12. tabletes
18. streames.
Elimina il sostantivo che non fa parte del gruppo.
0. glasses • boxes • churches • tìes
1.
2.
3.
4.
cliffs • wives • roofs • dwarfs
child • people • man • woman
fish • salmon • sheep • dog
videos • discos • rodeos • potatoes
5.
6.
7.
8.
Ioaf • thief • chief • wolf
boys • strawberries • qualities • capacities
dates • investigations • data • witnesses
lady • monkey • display • motorway
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pronomi personali soggetto
Osserva i disegni e scrivi il pronome personale soggetto
0.
00^
Tkey
2.
1.
3..
Completa le seguenti frasi con il pronome personale soggetto appropriato.
0. Laura's Italian. Ske's from Rome.
1. My friend Christopher's from Boston.
's American.
2. Taylor and I are 16.
are classmates and
play in the same basketball team!
3. Kaitlin has got a bicycle.
4. A Have
got a ticket?
's red and blue and
B Yes, of course I have.
're late!
5. Where are Joshua and Hannah?
on time!
6. Daniel and Ryan, are
loves it!
can't understand why
ready for your test? Don't worry.
7. It's Rachel's birthday next Saturday.
hate it!.
8. My nickname'sSammy..
are never
. is easy.
's 20.
. prefer when they cali me Samuel.
Vocabulary in Progress | JOBS Sostituisci i soggetti sottolineati con il pronome personale soggetto corrispondente e traduci la frase ottenuta. Trova poi tutti i termini collegati all'area lessicale delle professioni.
0. Demi Moore is a beautiful actress.
S^e is a beautiful actress.
1. Brian Isayoung architect.
.Isayoung architect.
.are good dancers.
. is my father's secretary.
. are lawyers.
_ is my employer.
_ is a scientist.
_ is a carpenter.
plumbers?
Are
. is a housewife.
2. My parents are qood dancers.
3. Renée is my father's secretary.
4. Paolo and I are lawyers.
5. MrSullivan is my employer.
6. Margherita Hack is a scientist.
7. Linde Jeremy is a carpenter.
8. Are your cousins plumbers?
9. Myqrandmother is a housewife.
10. My wife and I are shopkeepers.
f L e p È oi^d hellissii^a,
attrice.
.are shopkeepers.
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Sottolinea la forma corretta del verbo be e riscrivi solo le frasi in cui be \\m i
II simplepresent di be
IH i l i
0. Arthur and Kylie are / is best friends.
1. Heis/are 18 next weel<.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Are/is you good at basketball?
Dasha and James are/is from the UK.
Kate is /are an Art teacher.
Are/Is your father Italian?
I are/am notworriedaboutmy test.
Leo, your pizzas are/is ready.
Are/ls you fond of animais?
Isis, are/is you OK?
A Howare/is you? B Fine, thanks.
Completa le frasi con il verbo be nella forma affermativa. Usa la forma contratta dove possibile.
0. Dominic
is
sicktoday.
1. You
Japanese.
2. Gale and June
from the UK.
6, Ludovica
eightyears old.
7. It
7o'clock.
3. Trilli
4. Oh no! I
8. I
9. We
cold and hungry.
sisters.
10. They
students.
5. He
asmartcat!
late for school.
anengineer.
Volgi le frasi dell'esercizio 11 prima nella forma negativa, poi in quella interrogativa. Usa la forma contratta
dove possibile.
0. Dominic is sicktoday. Voi^mic
isi^'t
sick today-
/ X s Vonr^mc
sick
today?
Componi delle frasi interrogative con il verbo be e poi volgile nella forma interrogativa-negativa.
0. Marta / hungry Xs Marta.
kui^c>ry?
1. it / late
/ Tsh't
Marta,
kunc^ry?
6. yourcat/afraid
2. your daughter / thirsty
7. she/sleepy
3. the car engine / hot
8. we/late
4. Rachel and Catherine / bored
5. you/eariy
9. the twins/hungry
10. he/frightened
Rispondi alle seguenti domande con una 5/)orfa/i5iver affermativa o negativa.
0. AreyouGreek?
/ VeSj T ary\.
X t^Oj X"m i^iot.
1. Are your parents
teachers?
/
5. Are Nathan and Lucy
on holiday?
2. Is Rod from Liverpool?
X
6. Kate and Pat,
/
7. Am I in the right room?
/
/
8. Is Daniel from Jamaica?
X
3. Areyouangry
with me?
4. Is Daìsy sicktoday?
are you sisters?
X
/
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MÌO, what, where, when, why, whose, how
Completa le frasi con who, what, where, whose.
0. A Wko's
that girl? B My cousin, Alessia.
1. A
are you from? B West London.
2. A
's my pencil-case?
3. A
are those people over there?
4. A
motorbike is that? B Possibly Oliver's...
B No idea!
8 They are our opponents.
5. A Look, this is a photo of my boyfriend!
BOh,
6. A Is Maggie Guy your friend? B
? No, I don't know her.
7. A
are your books?
8. A
'syourfavourite actress?
's his name?
B Oh no, in Mum's car!
B Not sure... that's a hard question!
Formula le domande per le seguenti risposte.
0. He's from New York. Wkere's
ke
frotv\?
1. Kate Middleton? Prince William's wife.
5. Your mobile? It's on the desk.
2. Because l'm late!
6. Erm...The HungerGames.
3. She's upstairs, in the bedrooom.
7. On 8th October.
4. He's in love with my best friend.
8. Oh, it's my bag.Thanks!
È il primo giorno del corso di conversazione in lingua inglese. L'insegnante ha chiesto agli studenti di fare
conoscenza. Completa il dialogo.
RAUL Hi,(0)
Raul.d)
are you?
ANNA Oh, hi Raul, I (2)
Anna. (3)
RAUL l'm from Brazil. l'm (4)
. And you?
are you from?
ANNA l'm (5)
, from Warsaw.
RAUL Well, nice to meet you, Anna. Hey, Anna come and meet Pat!
Patrizia this (6)
Anna. She
(7)
from Germany.
ANNA No, (8)
. l'm (9)
Roland.
RAUL Whoops, sorryAnna!
ANNA lt(10)
okay.
PAT
RAUL
Where (11)
Rat?
(12)
me? (13)
Konigstein!
Konigstein? (14)
isthat?
PAT
(15)
RAUL
Oh, so you are (16)
from
's near Frankfurt.
.
Traduci le seguenti frasi. Usa la forma contratta e le shortarìswers, dove possibile.
1. A Jordan è un poliziotto? B Sì. 2. Nicole e Danielle non sono sorelle. Sono cugine. Nicole fa la fotografa e
Danielle la dentista. 3. A Chi è il tuo cantante preferito? B Justin Timberlake. 4. A Lei è il Sig. Johnson? B No.
5. A Chi sono quelle {those) persone? Perché sono qui? B Sono i nuovi clienti {customers) giapponesi. 6. A Di
dove siete? B Veniamo da Madrid. Siamo spagnoli. 7. A Rooney è un grande {great) calciatore. B No, non lo è!
8. A La famiglia Hemming viene da New York? B No, viene da Sydney.
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3 . 1 I pronomi personali complemento
Sostituisci le parole in blu con un pronome personale appropriato.
0. is Becl<y in the car with Bob? Xs ske m tke ca.r v^'-t.-.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
This is Billy's sister, Sally. Billy looks like Sally.
A Where are the registration forms? B Liam's got the registration forms.
A I love your new car! B Thanks, my parents gave the car to me.
The children are coming to the party with Luca and me.
John and I have really nice neighbours. We get on very well with Frank and Maggie.
Rob is always good with computers. Can I ask Rob to help me?
A Have you got the books with you? B No, I forgot the books, sorry!
Mark and I fly into Heathrow at 6 a.m. Can you and Rete come to collect Mark and me?
Completa le frasi con un pronome personale complemento.
0. A I thinkRrincess Kate is gorgeous.
1. Mum, help
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
B Really? I don't like ker
at ali!
with myscience project!
He's my favourite singer. I love
.
My big brother piays basketball really well! I love watching
.
Where's my mobile phone? I can't fìnd
.
Toby, the line is dreadful! I can't hear
. Speak louder!
They can't take the children with
to that restaurant.
Our Maths teacher always gives
Ioads of homework on Saturdays
Ludovica, be nice to my cat Lilli. l'm very fond of
.
Completa il testo su Nicholas e i suoi compagni con un pronome personale appropriato.
Nicholas, Tommy, John, Beatrice, Octavia and Valentina go to the same nursery school. (0) Tkey aren't ali
friends and there are some problems. Tommy likes Valentina but (1)
doesn't like (2)
.She likes
Nicholas but (3)
doesn't like (4)
ali the time. John likes ali the children. (6)
Beatrice but Beatrice likes (8)
.
. Nicholas likes Tommy and John. He plays with (5)
is very friendly to ali of (7)
. Octavia doesn't like
Completa le frasi con il pronome personale, l'aggettivo possessivo o il pronome possessivo appropriato.
0. Who is that girl? Is she a friend of you rs ?
1. A The weatheris really awful!
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
BYes,
is really cold today.
A Raquel can speakSpanish fluently. B I know.
mother's Spanish.
A IsMr Ball here today? BYes, that's
over there.
A My mobile battery is fiat. B No worries, use
! l'm not using it.
We enjoy our German classes but the grammar is quite hard for
.
I can't go online after dinner. My parents don't want
to.
A Let's have a pizza and watch a DVD! B Great idea! Come to
house!
Can you give
a lift to school today? It's raining hard.
is late and we must go home.
mum is waiting for
.
A Who is the girl with Betty? B
is
cousin.
A Who wants to play with
tablet? B
!
My neighbours like playing cards in
garden.
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11 simple present d\ got
Completa le frasi con/?fli^egofo/ifljgof e poi volgile nella forma ne:
: interrogativa-
negativa (IN). Usa la forma contratta dove possibile.
0. She's <^ot an australian friend. (IN) Iriasi^'t ske <^crt aj/\
1.
2.
3.
4.
I
two sisters and one brother. (N)
Those dogs
a red and blue ball. (I)
Our class
24 students in total. (I)
Ali the women in my family
green
eyes. (N)
->.£/• j : "
5. Sam
a bad headadie soday. r**5
6. Nicole and Paul
two young
children. (N)
7. IVly sister
8. You
a new car. (IN)
_ the new Coldplay CD! (0
Vocabulary in Progress | CLOTHES AND ACCESSORIES Completa il dialogo con le parole date, poi trova tutte le
espressioni collegate all'area lessicale dell'abbigliamento e degli accessori e traducile.
havon'tgot-(x2) • 'vegot(x3) • haven't(x4) • have... got • 'sgot(x2) • haven't... got(x2) • have got
ALESSIA
MUM
ALESSIA
MUM
ALESSIA
MUM
ALESSIA
MUM
ALESSIA
MUM
ALESSIA
MUM
ALESSIA
MUM
ALESSIA
MUM
ALESSIA
Mum, I can't go to the party on Saturday. I (0) kavei^'t cjot any decent clothes!!!
Oh don't be silly! You (1 )
so many nice things.
No, 1 (2)
! I (3)
old-fashioned clothes and I hate them!
(4)
you
a pretty dress or a short skirt?
No, I (5)
.
Whatabouta pair ofskinny jeans and ajumper?
Well... yes. I (6)
And (7)
No, I (8)
a pair of blackskinny trousers and a sleeveless jumper.
you
a pair of boots?
. Oh, Mum...
Come on! What about your sisters, they (9)
a pair of boots.
No, they (10).
..Lally(ll)
. lots of high-heeled shoes and Matilde
Ioads trainers but they (13).
boots.
(12)
Ok, what size are you?
38.
Perfect. You can wear mine.
Bleah... I can't wear my Mum's boots!
OK, let's go and buy some boots then.
Yes!!! Oh and Mum, (14)
you.
.any ethnicjewellery and a handbag?
Riordina le parole per formulare delle domande, poi completa con una short answer.
0. DVD / you / got / have / new / a (Ves) hiave you <^at a. v\e\^ VW?
1.
2.
3.
4.
you / a / new/ have/ rucksack/ got (Ves)
three/Sue/have/and/pets/Steve/got (A/o)
b r o w n / y o u r / g o t / b r o t h e r / h a s / h a i r (Ves)
Margaret/flu/got/has (A/o)
5.
6.
7.
8.
YeSj, X
krive.
your/has/new/Pete/got/a/PC/cousin (Ves)
our / have / passports / we / got (A/o)
Pat / fiat / got / a / has / in town (Ves)
relations/they / Spain / got / in / have (/Vo)
Traduci le seguenti frasi.
1. A Hai una gomma da masticare? B No, non ce l'ho. Mi dispiace. 2. Avete una macchina nuova! È bella. 3. Ti
sbagli! June e Martin non hanno una casa in campagna. Hanno una casa in montagna. 4. Mia madre e mio
fratello hanno gli occhi blu, ma io ho gli occhi marroni. 5. A Ho un forte mal di testa oggi. B Forse (maybe) hai
l'influenza. 6. Non ho l'automobile e non ho la patente (a driving licence).Ju hai la patente? 7. A Hanno dei (any)
bambini? B Sì. Hanno un figlio e una figlia e sono bellissimi. 8. Non ho il libro di inglese con me oggi, ma ho il
quaderno con tutti gli esercizi! 9. A Giulia ha un nuovo ragazzo? B Sì, non è molto bello ma è molto simpatico e
intelligente. 10. Charlotte non ha una casa molto grande ma ha un grande terrazzo con una vista meravigliosa.
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4 . 3 II simple present
Osserva ì disegni, clie descrivono le attività abituali di alcune persone, e
letaicon un verbo appro-
priato al s//np/e present.
0. Paul rui^s
his dog.
in the park with
to work
2. Jane
in the morning.
00. We ea± lunch in the
school canteen.
1. The nnonkeys in the zoo
with the ball together!
. English.
3. You
Go and order our drinks!
4. I
_ at seven
o'clock.
Completa le frasi con la forma affermativa del simple present óei verbi tra parentesi.
0. Joshua C o m e s (come) from Hereford.
1. Ethan
(go) to school in centrai London.
2. My brother and 1
3. Abigail
4. My dog Emma
(love) old black and white fìlms.
(play) guitar and
(write) her own songs.
(sit) in that armchair near the fire.
5. My brother and sister-in-law
(live) in a pretty cottage in Wallingford.
6. We
(wear) tracksuits and trainers to gym.
. (take off) early in the morning.
7. Our piane to London.
8. Mymother
like) the French Impressionists.
Collega gli usi del simple present ai rispettivi esempi.
0.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
fatti scientifici o sempre veri
orari di servizi pubblici
trama di un film
istruzioni operative
titoli di giornali
azioni abituali nel presente
suggerimento o invito
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
You look bored. Why don't you go for a walk?
You open the file and click on this icon.
Water freezes at 0° Centigrade.
The Bank opensat 9.30 a.m.
Hurricane strikes in North America.
It tells the story about a special soldier.
We go to the swimming pool every day.
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W simple present
Volgi le frasi dell'esercizio 13 prima nella forma interrogativa, poi in quella imi i i i f i B i i l i i i i i
0. They go to work by car. Vo tkey
go to
work
by cor?
/ T>oir{-t tkey
^' ~~ - ' '•
•
Utilizza le parole date per formare frasi interrogative e interrogative-negative. Usa la forma coatratta
dove possibile. Fai attenzione all'ordine delle parole! Poi completa la short answer in base alUndicazioM
fornita.
0. t o w n / w o r k / i n / y o u
P o you work
Yes,X do.
towif\?
1. w e l l / t e n n i s / n o t / p l a y / h e
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
No,
make/you/she/angry
not/we/way/know/the
rock/and/like/Jacob/Hannah
Josh/at/help/home
speak / Ludovica / English / not
bark/dog/night/that/at
not/she/drink/fruitjuices
they/theirbeds/make/every day
the n e w s / y o u / w a t c h / o n tv
Yes,
No,
Yes,
No,
Yes,
No,
No,
Yes,
No,
Il tuo amico Samuel è molto curioso e chiacchierone. Completa le domande che ti rivolge con il verbo ausiliare
do I does e rispondi con una s/iorffl/75iver veritiera.
0.
Poes
Valentino Rossi like motorbikes?
1.
2.
you like watching tennis on TV?
your friends go to a gym to keep fit?
3.
4.
5.
your teacher listen to rhythm and blues songs?
the oldest member of your family like snails?
AvriI Lavigne come from Canada?
6.
7.
8.
your parents go skiing in the winter?
you live in the same road as your best friend?
Sebastian Vettel drive FI cars well?
9.
10.
YeSj ke
does.
your best friend tidy his / her room?
your neighbours sunbathe in their garden?
Traduci le seguenti frasi.
1. Mio fratello non va a scuola il {in) pomeriggio. Va a scuola la {in) mattina. 2. A Mark gioca a baseball il (on)
lunedì e il mercoledì sera? B Sì. 3. lo amo le patatine fritte {French fries), ma a mia sorella non piacciono molto! 4. Sarah non lavora in quella fabbrica {factory)'. Lavora in un ufficio. 5. A II fiume scorre (floiv) attraverso
{through) la tua città? B No. Scorre in periferia {the suburbs). 6. A Conosci la signora Grissom? B No. Chi è?
7. Non pratico {practise) sport perché sono pigra {lazy). 8. A Arrivi a scuola puntuale (on f/me)? B Sì, ma solo
quando vado a (to) scuola a piedi (on foof). 9. A La tua amica Annabel non studia economia {Economics and
Business) all'università? B No, non penso... Annabel studia giurisprudenza {Law). 10. Non andiamo spesso
al mare (fo theseaside) perché abitiamo lontano da esso {far from there), ma andiamo spesso al lago che {that)
è vicino alla nostra città.
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Utilizza le parole date per formulare domande, facendo attenzione al
II simple present
risposte. Usa
do I does dove necessario.
0. Who / meet / on Saturdays
1 meet my school friends.
Wko do yoo n<\eet oir\
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
She li ves in Texas.
It depends... on my mum!
My friends phone me ali the time.
They start at 8.00 a.m.
Sophia quite likes Brandon.
Me. l'm sick of pizza!
Where / your Aunt Rebecca / live
What time / get up / on Sundays
Who / phone / every afternoon
When / your lessons / start
Who/Sophia/like
Who / not want / pizza tonight
Heien è un'insegnante di inglese alla South Downs Comprehensive School. Leggi il brano e formula le domande
che ti servono per ottenere le informazioni sottolineate. Usa wh- question wordsedo/does. Fornisci poi le risposte.
Wkere
does
lAelei^ live?
Ske lives
ii^
Bdsthovrhe.
HeIen is a teacher and she lives in (0) Eastbourne. She (1 ) drives to work in the morning and she stops on
the way (2) for a coffee. She teaches (3) English at the locai (4) Secondary School. HeIen doesn't teach
(5) on Saturdays so she goes (6) to the gym to work out in the morning. On (7) Saturday evenings HeIen
sees her friend Matthew. Matthew loves (8) HeIen but she doesn't love him!
Ashiey e Jason sono compagni di banco. Ashiey è molto stanca e Jason cerca di capire il perché. Completa
dialogo scegliendo tra i seguenti verbi.
doesn't • log • efe (x2) » sound • spend « ' m e see • don't
play • go (x5) < is • have • chat • do (x3)
JASON
ASHLEY
JASON
ASHLEY
JASON
ASHLEY
JASON
ASHLEY
JASON
ASHLEY
JASON
0 3
Hi Ashiey, how (0) a,re you today?
I (1)
just really tired.
Oh, why?
. a very busy day for me.
Well, yesterday was Monday. And Monday (2)
(3)
you (4)
to school on Mondays?
. a private Maths lesson
to school. And then at 2 p.m. I (6) _
Yes, of course I (5)
_ to the gym for volleyball practice.
and at 3.301 (7)
very tiring. (10)
you (11)
.anything else?
It (8)
(9)_
Yes, after gym 1(12)
And after dinner we (14)
home and (13)
my homework until dinner time.
onto the internet and (15)
with our friends on
scrabble with each other online.
Facebook and we (16)
Who's we?
Emily, my best friend. We (17)
hours together.
Ah... I (18)
! That's why you (19)
tired. (20)
to bed earlier!
Traduci le seguenti frasi.
1. A A che ora prendi le tue pillole (p/V/s)? B Di solito le prendo prima di pranzo. 2. A Quando vai a fare
jogging? B Quando torno dal lavoro, intorno alle 18.00. 3. A Chi vuole una tazza di caffè? B Julie. Lei ama
il caffè! 4. A Con chi corri tutti i giorni? B Corro con Austin. 5. A Dove compra questi biscotti tua mamma?
B Non li compra. Li fa mia nonna. 6. A Che cosa fai tutti i giorni quando esci (get out of) da scuola? B Vado a
fare una passeggiata in campagna per respirare (breathe) aria pulita.
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II simple present di have
Componi delle frasi affermative usando le parole date e have nella forma corretta.
0. Stie/short brown hair. Ske Las skort
1.
2.
3.
4.
browi^
The inspector/ a badge on his pocket.
Nina and Ray / a new kiosk at the beach.
Julie/a new interest.
Mum and Dad / new ideas for the garden.
kcdr.
5.
6.
7.
8.
I/a terrible headachel
We / sixteen guests for the New Year s Ève party!
Thegym/anexcellentinstructor.
You / a brilliant mind.
Volgi le frasi dell'esercizio 17 nella forma negativa, interrogativa e interrogativa-negativa.
0. ske
doGSir\±
'Doesir\'±
ske
kave
skort
hrowt/\ / "Do&s ske
kave
skort
bro\Yir\
kave
skort
brov/ir\
/
Componi delle frasi negative usando le parole date e have nella forma corretta.
0. Our children/not/pets at home. Pur
ckildreir\
kave
pets
at
kome.
1. W e / n o t / a useful guidebook.
5. She / n o t / a dictionary.
2. They / not / a positive attitude.
3. W e / n o t / a n interpreterfortheconference.
4. You / n o t / t o e a t i t i f you don't like it.
6. You / not / generous friends.
7. I / not / big feet!
8. Ella and Daniel / n o t / a n appointment.
Patty si prenderà cura della gattina della sorella Laura mentre lei è via e sta leggendo il biglietto con le istruzioni lasciate da Laura. Completa quanto dice Patty usando have to/don'thave to per esprimere obbligo o assenza
di necessità. Il segno v indica le istruzioni obbligatorie, il segno x quelle non obbligatorie.
Ok, here I am. Let's see Laura's note!
Hi'Pa.-ttY,
riere's tke list.
A tlck ^ea.s it is .it.i yoo do it cj.d . cross
^ e ^ s it is^'t ^.csscry...
hot if you w^t
v^«,i't for ker to coirle bnck V
. Let rrilly out i^ tke eve^m5 X
. c / e ^ rrilly s Htter tr^y e.ery ^or^^^S
r^d
ev/6«.'^5 X. or o^ly oi^ce a. dny V
. ^rusk rrilly every day X
. o p e . tke Mo^s
dori^S tke day so rnlly
cojrs ^ e t some air V
. C/ose tke wi>.dows a± ^i^kt beca.ose
it IS cold V
. stav o^er iri^k^ V
r^Jws for looms '^-^
ev^oy yourself.
iCisses, UX-ura,
XXX
^''"y^ ^'"^
^
Now in the morning, I (0)
kave to
let Trilly out for a walk and I (1 ).
wait for her to come back.
Oh and I (2)
let her out in the
evening.
That's good! I (3)
clean her
littertray every morning, oh... but
I (4)
clean it once a day.
I (5)
but I (6)
some air and I (7)
brush her every day
open the Windows for
remember
to dose them in the evening because it gets cold.
Oh no, I don't believe it!!!
I (8)
to stay here every night!
Now I know why she didn't phone me with the
instructions!
Glossary ^ let out = far uscire;
^sfoy over n/g/if= rimanere per la notte
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Osserva i disegni e usa i seguenti verbi per completare le frasi. Poi trasformale nella forma negativa, interrogativa e interrogativa-negativa.
sunbathe • ski • cross • take • shoot • walk • deliver • give
0. Jessy is skiiir\'^ fast.
OO.Judy and Sally a r e
crossiir\<^ the road.
1 . Leo and Eva.
2. Mariah
on the beach.
3. The postman.
4. The photographers
a letter.
0. a^essy
a photo of the car.
is mot skiih'^ fast.
00. zyudy avsd Sally
AreiKt
5. The politician.
Uudy
areiKt
ajr\d SaJly
/ X s :JessY
crossiir\^
a speech.
skiii^^ fast?
the ball!
/ i:sy\'± xjessy
tke. road- / Are Uuditk
crossiiri<^ tke
6.The player.
amd Sally
skiii^^
fast?
crossiir\<^ tke
road?
/
road?
James parla con Chioe degli impegni che ha domani. Completa il dialogo con i seguenti verbi a\present continuous.
study • help • take • joke • wetk • take part • train • meet (x2)
CHLOE
James, (0) are you walkiif\<^ to school with me tomorrow morning?
JAMES
No, l'm not. 1(1)
CHLOE
Oh! Why?
JAMES
1 (2)
CHLOE
You (5)
We (4)
the bus.
hard for the Maths test. Emily (3)
me.
. together before school tomorrow. So I have to be there early.
_ ! Why (6)
in the afternoons? The test is
next Friday!
JAMES
foran
Because l've got fencing practice every afternoon. I (7).
important competition.
CHLOE
Oh, I see! When's the competition?
JAMES
It starts next Saturday, but our team (8)
CHLOE
Oh well, as they say... break a leg!'
. on Sunday.
Glossary ' Breakaleg! = modo di dire per augurare buona fortuna
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7.6
yimote present e il present continuous
Completa le frasi con l'ausiliare appropriato.
0. Who Is she looking at?
00. Where ofo you g o t o play tennis?
1. Where _
they going on holiday?
you play the electric guitar?
2. How well
. you looking so despondent?
3. Why
_you say "How are you?" in Italian?
4. How
your family prefer, dogs or cats?
5. Which
6.
7.
8.
9.
When
Where
What
Why
10. When
they usually have dinner?
he going with his girifriend?
she got in her suitcase?
they always laughing at her?
. we have our next history test?
Riordina le parole per formare frasi corrette.
0. you / do / spaghetti / lasagna / or / like / you / prefer / do / ?
Vo
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
you like- spa.^kei±i
or do you prefer
lasit^l^rt?
weekends /always/ Lucio /wears / jeans/ and /T-shirts / a t / .
how / it / does / cost / to / much / rent / speed-boat / a / ?
she / today / isn't / athletics / doing / .
children / watch / television / afternoon / in / often / the / .
driving / Owen / is / work / this / to / morning / .
I / sorry / are / can't / am / understand / what / you / saying /1 / .
Paula sta correndo per la strada quando incontra il suo amico Luke. Completa il loro dialogo.
LUKE
Hi, Paula, where (0) are you go/Mg (you / go) in such a hurry this morning?
PAULA Oh, hi, Luke. I (00) "m go/^og (go) to the shopping centre and l'm very late.
LUKE
Oh, (1)
PAULA No, of course I (2)
So why (3).
LUKE
(you / usually /go) to the supermarket at 7.30 in the morning?
(do)!
. (you / run) then? You are ali out of breath.
. (take part) in a demonstration today. We (5)
. (campaign)
PAULA 1(4)
in the shopping centre this morning against cruelty to animais.
What again? You (6)
(seem) to be campaigning for animais every weekend!
LUKE
PAULA You (7)
(know) 1 am a member of the RSPCAModay we (8)
LUKE
(inform) people about how dogs (9)
(die) in hot cars.
I always (10).
.(give) mydog some water and I (11).
. (leave)
the Windows open.
. (overheat) quickly.
PAULA That's just it - it's not enough! Dogs (12)
(need) some more
LUKE
OK, OK! I (13)
(come) with you... I (14).
Information!
Glossary ^ RSPCA = Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animais.
Traduci le seguenti frasi.
1. A Perché ridi? B Sto leggendo una pubblicità [advertisement) davvero divertente. 2. Heather manda un
sacco di [a lotof) e-mail ogni giorno e spesso si dimentica di allegare (attach) i documenti. 3. A Che cos'è
questo odore terribile? B Sto bollendo dei cavoli (some cabbage) e cuocendo dell'agnello (some lamb). Non
ti piacciono questi ingredienti (ingredients)! 4. Jeanna, non andare vicino al cane! Gioca con un osso (bone)
e non gli piace avere gente intorno (around)\. A Che cosa succede? B Quei poliziotti stanno arrestando
(arrest) quell'uomo. 6. A A che ora arriva il tuo capo (get in)l B Generalmente arriva alle 9, ma oggi non
viene. 7. A Che cosa c'è in quella gabbietta (little cage)l B C'è un uccellino con una zampa rotta (a broken leg).
Lo porto dal veterinario. 8. Daisy guarda sempre i cartoni in TV, ma oggi guarda un film.
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W simple post dei verbi regolari e irregolari
Completa le frasi con la forma affermativa del simple post dei verbi tra parentesi.
0. Scarlett
called
(cali) me yesterday.
1. Leo
. (enjoy) himself at the party.
2. The detective.
(solve) the case
very quicl<ly.
3. They
_ (offer) me a good job.
4. We
. (travei) a lot last year.
(study) hard last year
(stop) suddenty.
(reveal) the truth toc late
8. There was a fire in the school and everybody
(panie).
5. Luca
6. The car _
7. She
Completa l'elenco con la forma base o il simplepast dei seguenti verbi.
forma base / simple post
butlt
0. build
cry
00.
1. eat
2. qo
f.
cried
3. buv
4. start
5.
6.
drank
wrote
forma base / simple post
7. read
8. help
9. prefer
forma base / simple post
10. forget
11.
18.
19. take
20.
21.
22.
12. come
13.
14. hear
rang
annoyed
15. develoD
16.
17.
felt
worked
fought
forma base / simple past
23. do
24. stop
25. break
26. get
27. answer
woke
swam
28.
29.
said
thought
regretted
30.
lied
Completa le frasi con la forma affermativa del simple past dei verbi tra parentesi.
0. IVlacey erngJled
her assignment. (email)
1. I
her number. (know)
2. The flight
on time. (arrive)
3. Jack and I
4. Kelly.
Jen our secret, (teli)
. a really pretty dress. (wear)
5. Nicholas
.ali the lettuce. (eat)
6. She
to bed early. (go)
7. Sam and Nick
lunch together. (have)
8. We
Spanish well once, (speak)
Completa la biografia dell'artista Justin Timberlake con la forma affermativa del simple past dei seguenti verbi,
J
become • meet • sell • bo born • obtain • goon
qo on • continue • form • star • open
finance • donate • found • create • play
ustin Timberlake (0) WHS borir\n January
31, 1981 i n Memphis. He (1)
famous
as a contestant on Star Search and then he
(2)
to star i n the television series The
New Mickey Mouse Club, where he
(3)
his future bandmate JC Chasez.
Together, they (4)
the boy band
' N Sync'. However, he (5)
success
in 2002, w i t h his solo album Justified,
which (6)
about seven million
copies worldwide.
Timberlake (7)
. his success w i t h his
two restaurants i n New York, Destino and
Southern Hospitality.
Last but not least, Timberlake is very active i n
charitable pursuits. I n 2002 he (11 )
the
"Justin Timberlake Foundation" which
12)
music education programs i n
schools; i n 2007 he
(13)
i n a golf
tournament to raise
funds for Hospitals for
Children and, for the
same cause, i n 2009 he
second solo album, Future Sex/Love Sounds. Justin
Timberlake also has an acting career. He
(8)
i n such films as The Social Network
and Bad Teacher. Loved by his fans, Timberlake
(9)
a fashion label and (10)
(14)
over 9 million
doUars. Handsome,
talented and full of
good feelings...
what else?
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1 1 . 2 W sinìplepost dei verbi regolari e irregolari
Completa le frasi con la forma negativa del simple past àe\i verbi.
study • go • make • do • stop • play • take • drink • cut
0. You d.idir\t study
Maths yesterday.
1. He
into the room so as not to wake her.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
videogames online ali night!
ali the orange juice yesterday evening.
very well in her English test.
. a short holiday last month.
_ the cake for my birthday last year.
We
Jayden
Marsha_
They
Mum
The dog.
The car
its paw on that broken glass.
. at the traffic lights.
Volgi le frasi dell'esercizio 10 nella forma interrogativa e interrogativa-negativa del simple past.
0. Vid you study
Hatks
yesterday?
/ VidiKt
you study
Ha.tks
yesterday?
Utilizza le parole date per comporre delle frasi al simple past.
0. Kai / not eat / anything / at lunch / . iCa.i didi^'t
1.
2.
3.
4.
eat aj^ytkm<^
5.
6.
7.
8.
they / meet / their friends / yesterday / .
you / get up / at 7 a.m. / last Sunday / ?
we / not leave / by train / two days ago / .
Chioe / have / a holiday / last summer / ?
at
lui^ck.
she / not read / my message / yesterday / ?
Jack / hear / a strange noise / last night / .
he / not come / to the cinema / with you / ?
Lacey / not explain / to me / the whole story / .
Rispondi alle seguenti domande in modo personale con una frase di almeno cinque parole.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Who told you which page to work on?
How did you getto school yesterday?
Where did you spend your last Christmas?.
Why did you decide to do this exercise?
When was the last time you read an English book? .
What time did you get up last Sunday morning?
How old was your mother on her last birthday?
How long did it take you to do your homework today?.
Formula delle domande con la parola interrogativa data, in modo da ottenere come risposta la parte sottolineata
della frase.
0. Somebody gave Florence a new pencil-case.
00. I gave my pen to June. Wko
did you <jive your
1. Somethinq smelied off in yourfridqe.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Wko <^ave Vloreif\ce
Joshua wrote a letter to somebody.
Somebody phoned me late last night.
Harry broke an ornament at Libby's house.
Oliver and Evie went somewhere for the hols!
6. Jessica took my coat home by mistake.
7. The passengers clapped_as the piane landed.
8. Emily said somethinq horrible to Grace.
a if\ew
peirtcil-case?
peir\
What_
Who _
Who _
What_
Where.
Who _
What_
What
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11.2
i ccst dei verbi regolari e irregolari
Correggi le seguenti frasi.
0. Slie hadn't got time to talk to me. &ke didi^'t kave tinf\e to izaJk -to *vve1.
2.
3.
4.
Why didn't you the gardening yesterday?
Hadn't you a black sports car?
You're wrong! Clarissa didn't had long hair!
l'm sure they didn't their duty!
5.
6.
7.
8.
They didn't beworried.TheyKiweuiisef!
We didn't any test last week.
A Did you have a yellow shirt? B N a l h a d h t .
We hadn't either coffee or tea.
Hilary, Laurie e Paul sono rientrati al lavoro dopo le ferie e parlano delle vacanze appena trascorse. Completa il
dialogo con il simple past dei verbi tra parentesi.
PAUL
HILARY
PAUL
HILARY
PAUL
HILARY
PAUL
LAURIE
(0) Did you kave (you /have) a good holiday?
Yes, thankyou. I (1)
(go) to Greece with some friends.
What (2)
(it/be) like? (3)
[
(you/enjoy) yourselves?
Yes, we (4)
(relax) and I (5)
(not/do) anything, just the beach
and sunbathing. And you, Paul, where (6)
(you/spend) your holidays?
I (7)
(go)to Australia with mywife.
To Australia!! Wow! What a cool place to go! How long (8)
(you /stay) there?
Well, we only (9)
(stay) for two weeks this time but we are hoping to go again
in December. But... Laurie... What's wrong? Why that long face?
Well, I (10)
(not/have) a rea! holiday! I (11)
(stayj at home and
(12)
(look after) everybody. You know, it's difficult to get away with three children...
Peter deve scrivere una relazione sugli eventi accaduti nel 1994, l'anno in cui è nato, e chiede aiuto al padre.
Completa il dialogo con il simple past Ae\i verbi.
end • beat • go • be born • happon • release • begin (x2) • die (x2) • listen
PETER
DAD
PETER
DAD
PETER
DAD
PETER
DAD
PETER
Dad, what (0) kappeir\ed in 1994? I have to write a project report on events in that year.
Let me think... 1994... first of ali you (1 )
!
Come on Dad, it's not a report about me! For example, (2)
{any wars) that year?
1994... I remember that there was stili the war in Bosnia - it (3)
in 1995 - and a
dreadful war (4)
. in Rwanda. 800,000 people (5).
.in just a few months.
That's awful. Wars are always such a tragedy. Well... I also have to include something light-hearted.
For example music? What music (6)
(teenagers) to? Were the Beatles stili around then?
No, that was ages before - when I was a child! In 1994 young people (7)
to the
concerts of the "new Beatles", a group calied Oasis.They (8)
their first album and it
was top of the charts.
And what about sport? Was there the World Cup that year?
Yes, there was... Brazil (9)
Italy in the final. But the most important sport event in
1994 was a tragedy. Ayrton Senna, one of the greatest FI racing drivers (10)
in an
accident at Imola.
Yeah, I remember seeing replays of the accident on TV. What a shame! Well, thanks dad. Now l've
got Ioads of things to look up and write about.
Traduci le seguenti frasi.
1.11 padre di Pete non gli ha concesso (allow) di uscire ieri. 2. Nelly e Rob hanno annunciato (announce) il loro
fidanzamento {engagement) lo scorso sabato. 3. Non capisco perché hanno rifiutato {refuse) la mia richiesta
per {application for) un prestito {Ioan). 4. Lei ha detto al marito della sua decisione di lavorare part-time e lui ha
approvato {apprové). 5.1 miei amici hanno organizzato la festa in poco tempo. 6. A Hai comprato i biglietti per
il concerto, ieri? B No, non erano più {anylonger, alla fine della frase) disponibili {available). 7. Ho visto Sabrina
due ore fa. Era con un uomo calvo {bald). 8. A Come ti sei rotto la gamba? B Sono scivolato {slip) sul ghiaccio.
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