High Spirits 2: Exams - Oxford University Press

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Exams
The High
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Reading
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The high school prom in the USA is
a formal party at the end of the final school year.
High schools can have two proms: a junior prom for
students who are finishing their 11th Grade, and a
senior prom for students who are leaving high school.
For most students, prom night is a very exciting night.
US High school year
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Students known as:
9 Grade (age 14 – 15)
Freshman
10th Grade (age 15 – 16)
Sophomore
11th Grade (age 16 – 17)
Junior
12th Grade (age 17 – 18)
Senior
The word prom comes from promenade ball, a type
of formal dance in the 19th century. High school
proms began in the early 1900s. At first they were
quite simple events, but with the arrival of the
car in the 1920s, they became more formal and
extravagant. In the 1980s, it became an important
part of growing up in the USA.
On prom night, boys usually wear dinner jackets
and bow ties and girls wear ball gowns. The boys
often give the girls small bunches of flowers, called
corsages. The girls wear these on their arm or their
dress. At the prom the students eat, drink and dance.
During the evening they choose a Prom King and
Queen – the most popular boy and girl from the
senior year. The Prom King gets a crown, the Queen
gets a tiara and they have a special dance together.
Traditionally, prom night is a very romantic evening.
For this reason, it can be stressful: some students
feel they have to find a date for the special night. For
seniors, the prom is the last time that they see their
school friends before graduation, when they begin
their lives as adults. Perhaps this is why the prom is
such an important part of teenage life in the USA.
Leggi il brano e scegli l’alternativa corretta.
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Students go to a junior / senior prom when
they finish their eleventh grade.
High school proms started as simple /
expensive events.
With the arrival of the car, proms became
more stressful / extravagant events.
For boys, the usual dress is a dinner jacket and
corsage / bow tie.
At the prom, teachers / students choose a
Prom King and Queen.
They give the Prom King a crown / tiara.
Many students worry because they have to /
don’t have to find a date for the prom.
Dialogue work
Talking about obligation
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Completa il dialogo con le forme corrette del
verbo have to.
Tim
Dan
Tim
Dan
Tim
Do you have to (you) do any jobs at
home?
Yes, 1
.I2
tidy my
bedroom and put the rubbish out.
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(you) do the washing-up?
No, 4
, but I 5
load
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the dishwasher. My sister
do
lots of things too.
Really? My sister 7
(not / have to)
do anything! I 8
do everything!
Presentazione orale
3 Project
Scegli una festa importante a cui
hai partecipato e prepara una presentazione
orale. Prendi degli appunti usando le
seguenti domande per aiutarti. Parla per
T
circa 2 minuti. ES
s What was the occasion?
(a wedding, a birthday party, etc.)
s When and where was it? Who was there?
s What did people eat and drink?
s What other things happened?
Glossary
dinner jacket smoking
bow tie cravattino a farfalla
ball gown vestito da ballo
bunch of flowers
mazzo di fiori
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crown corona
tiara diadema
date accompagnatore/rice