1 INGLESE COMPITI PER LE VACANZE Gli esercizi si riferiscono

INGLESE
COMPITI PER LE VACANZE
Gli esercizi si riferiscono alle units che abbiamo trattato quest'anno. Se hai dubbi nello
svolgimento, consulta la teoria sul tuo testo "Switch On", relativa all'unità di riferimento (Unit 5 – 8
Book 1 e Unit 2 Book 2).
VOCABULARY
1. Inserisci nella tabella le parole elencate.
sink • butter • ice cream • table • milk • cupboard • oven • yogurt • dishwasher • eggs • plates •
cheese
Kitchen
Fridge
oven
ice cream
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GRAMMAR
2. Completa le frasi con a/an o some/any.
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There isn’t any milk in the fridge.
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There is ................................ bread on the table.
2.
Are there ................................ biscuits in the cupboard?
3.
I have ................................ cup of tea for breakfast.
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Is there ................................ sugar?
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There is ................................ egg in the fridge.
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Are there ................................ bottles of wine?
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There’s ................................ wine in your glass.
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Spread ................................ butter on the bread slices.
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Cut ................................ apple.
10. Add ................................ spoon of sugar.
3. Completa le domande con how much o how many.
0. How much tea do you drink?
1. ...................... plates are there in the sink?
4. ...................... cheese do you eat?
2. ...................... milk do your children drink?
5. ...................... spoons of sugar do you add?
3. ...................... bread do you want?
4. Completa le frasi con there is/there isn’t o there are/there aren’t.
0. There is some fruit on the table.
1. ................................ some mushrooms on the plate.
2. ................................ any eggs in the fridge.
3. ................................ some orange juice on the table.
4. ................................ any sugar in your tea.
5. ................................ some glasses in the cupboard.
LANGUAGE USE
5. Completa la ricetta con i verbi elencati.
add • serve • fry • beat • cook • break
Bacon and eggs for a perfect English breakfast
Ingredients
2 slices of bacon
2 eggs
2 slices of bread
some butter
some salt and pepper
(0) Fry the slices of bacon in a pan with some butter.
(1) ................................ the eggs in a bowl and (2) ................................ them with a fork.
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(3) ................................ some salt and pepper. (4) .............................. the eggs for some
minutes.
(5) ................................ the eggs with the slices of bacon and the bread slice.
WRITING
6. Scrivi una risposta appropriata per ogni domanda.
1. What do you usually have at breakfast?
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2. What do you usually eat for lunch?
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3. How much fruit do you usually eat every day?
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4. How many CDs have you got?
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7. Scrivi una domanda appropriata per ogni risposta.
1. ...................................................................................................
I usually have meat and vegetables at dinner.
2. ....................................................................................................
No, there isn’t any milk in the fridge.
3. ....................................................................................................
Yes, there are some apples on the table.
4. ....................................................................................................
We need two slices of bread for the sandwich.
VOCABULARY
1. Inserisci nella tabella gli aggettivi elencati.
sad • excited • outgoing • happy • lonely • friendly • angry • bored
POSITIVE
NEGATIVE
outgoing
lonely
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2. Completa le espressioni con i verbi elencati.
surf • tidy • listen • do • play • make
0. listen to music
1. ............... gymnastics
2. ............... a room
3. ............... the Internet
4. ............... the bed
5. ............... basketball
GRAMMAR
3. Scrivi la forma corretta in -ing di questi verbi. Fai attenzione alle variazioni
ortografiche!
0. phone
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phoning
1. get
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2. run
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3. swim
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4. have
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5. study
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6. wear
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4. Completa le frasi con la forma corretta del verbo tra parentesi.
0. She hates tidying her bedroom. (tidy)
1. Angela doesn’t like ....................................................... shopping. (go)
2. My brother ....................................................... playing computer games. (love)
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3. I don’t mind ....................................................... the housework. (do)
4. Does Paul ....................................................... studying English? (like)
5. My friends ....................................................... dancing. (hate)
6. I ....................................................... swimming. (not like)
5. Completa queste frasi in modo appropriato.
0. I love playing football.
1. My best friend likes .................................
2. My dad enjoys .................................
3. I hate .................................
4. I don’t mind .................................
5. I like .................................
6. Completa le frasi con la forma affermativa, negativa o interrogativa del present
continuous.
0. She is wearing a beautiful dress. (wear)
1. .............................................. they ..............................................their homework? (do)
2. I .................................................. now. (not study)
3. Dad .................................................. (work)
4. We .................................................. breakfast. (have)
5. .................................................. Mum .................................................. dinner? (cook)
6. Lisa .................................................. her dog. (walk)
7. .................................................. you .................................................. to music? (listen)
8. My friend George .................................................. to the cinema. (not go)
LANGUAGE USE
7. Leggi l’intervista a Brian sul tempo libero. Inserisci nel dialogo le battute mancanti.
Fai attenzione: ci sono due battute in più.
Are you interested in fashion? • How often do you go to parties?
• What are your favourite clothes?
• What do you like doing after school? • Do you like playing football?
• Do you like going out with your friends? • What sports do you like doing?
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A:
(1) .......................................................................................?
Brian: I love doing sports.
A:
(2) .......................................................................................?
Brian: I like horse riding and playing tennis. In winter, I love snowboarding.
A:
(3) .......................................................................................?
Brian: I don’t mind football. I sometimes play with my friends, but I prefer watching football
matches on TV.
A:
(4) .......................................................................................?
Brian: Well, I’m an outgoing person. I like going to parties. I love dancing.
A:
(5) .......................................................................................?
Brian: No, I’m not. I hate going shopping. I never buy clothes.
A:
Thank you Brian.
Brian: You’re welcome.
READING
8. Leggi il testo e indica se le frasi sono vere (T) o false (F). Correggi quelle false.
Hi, I’m John. I’m wearing my favourite clothes today. I usually wear them to go out with my
friends. I wear a red shirt and cool blue jeans. I’m also wearing my favourite trainers: they are red
and white. Don’t you think I look cool?
1. John is wearing formal clothes today.
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2. He usually wears these clothes to go to school.
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3. His shoes are red and white.
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4. He doesn’t like his look.
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5. He hates his blue jeans.
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WRITING
9. Scrivi un breve paragrafo per descrivere il tuo look.
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• Che cosa indossi di solito
• Che cosa non indossi mai
• Il tuo capo di abbigliamento preferito
• Il tuo colore preferito
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VOCABULARY
1. Completa le frasi con i nomi delle stanze della casa.
0. My parents sleep in their bedroom.
1. My dad is reading the newspaper on the sofa in the ................... .
2. We’re having dinner in the ................... .
3. Mum is cooking in the ................... .
4. I’m having a shower in the ................... .
5. My brother always parks his car in the ................... .
GRAMMAR
2. Completa il dialogo con can o can’t.
A: (0) ................ you play a musical instrument?
B: Yes, I (1) ......................... , but I (2) ......................... sing.
A: (3) ......................... you dance?
B: No, I (4) ......................... . And you?
A: Yes, I (5) ......................... . I love dancing the tango.
3. Completa le frasi con can o can’t e i verbi elencati.
read • use • do • make • sing • ride
0. I can read French books, but I can’t speak French.
1. I love cooking. I ............................................ delicious cakes.
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2. She’s a very good dancer, but she .............................................
3. He ............................................ lots of sports: he plays tennis, basketball and football.
4. I don’t like animals, but I ............................................ a horse.
5. My mum ............................................ a computer. She always asks me to help her.
4. Scrivi on, in o at accanto alle espressioni di tempo.
0. The match is on Sunday.
1. My birthday is ................ the 14th of July.
2. We like skiing ................ winter.
3. We have a big lunch ................ Christmas Day.
4. I never work ................ the weekend.
5. My lesson starts ................ 9 o’clock.
6. I play basketball ................ Mondays and Thursdays.
5. Osserva le immagini e completa le frasi con on, under, next to, between, in front of.
0. The bike is in the garage.
1.The bike is ................. the tree.
2. The bike is ................. the two cars.
3.The bike is ................. the house.
4. The bike is ................. the car.
5.The bike is ................. the car.
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WRITING
8. Scrivi un breve testo per descrivere la tua casa.
• Rooms
• Where you usually have lunch or dinner
• Where you usually do your homework
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READING
9. Leggi il testo e scegli l’alternativa corretta.
A lot of students use bicycles as a cheap way of getting around in small towns in the UK.
Bicycles are very common in Oxford and Cambridge. Cycling in central London is dangerous. On
the website of the London Cycle Campaign you can find information about cycling in London. You
can have free maps from bus or tube stations. Watch out: in central London you can’t take your
bike on tube trains.
Some parts of the UK are hilly: it’s difficult to ride a bike in these areas. You can see the National
Cycle Network: it’s a set of routes in the UK. Local British people often complain about the way
foreign students ride bicycles.
1. Cycling is a cheap way of getting around
a. in small towns.
b. in large cities.
c. in Oxford.
2. Bicycles are very common
a. in the north of the country.
b. in Oxford.
c. in London.
3. You can find information about cycling
a. on trains.
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b. on buses.
c. on websites.
4. In Central London you can’t
a. travel with your bike on tube trains.
b. ride your bike.
c. use cycle routes.
5. British people are not happy about
a. the way people ride bicycles.
b. the way students from other countries ride bicycles.
c. riding bicycles.
10. Ora rileggi il testo e rispondi alle domande.
1. Where do young people often use bikes to get around?
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2. Is it a good idea to ride the bike in Central London?
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3. Where can you find free maps about cycling?
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4. Is it easy to ride a bike everywhere in the UK?
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5. What is the National Cycle Network?
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GRAMMAR
1. Completa le domande con how long, how heavy, how fast, how old, how much.
0. How long is the River Thames?
1. ............................ is your sister?
2. ............................ is it?
3. ............................ is your car?
4. ............................ is this road?
5. ............................ is this rucksack?
2. Completa l’elenco di regole con can o can’t e i verbi elencati.
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have • smoke • listen • eat • pay • buy
0. At the airport: You can buy duty free items.
1. In
a
museum:
You
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in
the
museum,
you
..................................................... a snack at the cafeteria on the first floor.
2. At school: You ..................................................... to your mp3 player during the lessons.
3. A the station: You ..................................................... by cheque, but you can pay by credit
card.
4. On the plane: Passengers ..................................................... on the plane.
3. Riordina le parole per formare delle domande.
0. coffee / I / a / can / have ? Can I have a coffee?
1. red / use / can / I / a / pen?
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2. have / Oxford / a / I / ticket / can / to ?
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3. your / can / phone / use / mobile / I ?
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4. take / train / my / I / cat / the / can / on ?
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5. by / pay / I / cheque / can ?
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4. Scegli la risposta corretta.
1. Why are you running?
a. Because I’m late.
b. I can run.
2. How many passengers are there?
a. There are ten people.
b. They are on the plane.
3. Can Steve swim?
a. No, he isn’t.
b. No, he can’t.
4. What do you do?
a. I study English.
b. I’m a teacher.
5. Who wants to drink a cup of coffee?
a. I can’t drink coffee.
b. I want to work in a café.
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VOCABULARY
1. Completa le frasi con i nomi dei materiali elencati. Fai attenzione: ci sono due nomi in
più.
glass • leather • metal • cotton • window • plastic • wood
1. A park bench is made of .............................. .
2. A bag is made of .............................. .
3. A bracelet is made of .............................. .
4. A bottle is made of .............................. .
5. A credit card is made of .............................. .
2. Scrivi accanto ad ogni definizione il nome corretto.
0. It’s a place where you have a shower. ........................................
1. It’s a person who takes care of a building. ..................................
2. It’s a place where students have lunch. ......................................
3. It’s a thing that students wear to school. ....................................
4. It’s a place where people go to do some shopping. .......................
5. It’s a person who is the head of the school. ................................
GRAMMAR
3. Completa le frasi con who, which o where.
1. A bus driver is a person ................ drives for his job.
2. A fork is a thing .............................. you use to eat.
3. A mall is a place .............................. you can go shopping.
4. I’ve got a bike .............................. can go very fast.
5. Madrid is the city .............................. I live.
4. Completa il dialogo con la forma corretta del past simple del verbo to be.
A Where (1) .............................. you yesterday afternoon?
B Yesterday afternoon? I (2) .............................. at my cousin’s party.
A (3) .............................. your sister Sarah with you?
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B No, she (4) .............................. . She (5) .............................. on a school trip.
A Who else (6) .............................. there?
B Oh, there (7) .............................. ten people more. You know, apart from aunts and uncles
there (8) .............................. my friend Alison. She’s great! We (9) .................. together at
primary school. Oh, and there (10) ................ her twin brother, too. He’s so funny. The party was
OK.
5. Riscrivi le frasi dal presente al passato. Ricordati di cambiare anche le indicazioni di
tempo, se necessario.
The exam is today. The exam was yesterday.
1. The weather is good today…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. You are late for the lesson!................................................................................................
3. She is a beautiful woman……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. My grandparents are from Russia………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Rachel and her boyfriend are at the cinema………………………………………………………………………………………
6. I’m at the pub with Paul, now…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
7. The bank is closed this morning…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. We are very hungry…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. Completa le frasi con was/were oppure wasn’t/weren’t.
1. Harry ................. happy because it ................ his birthday.
2. ................. the dog out this morning?
3. Where ................. Peter and Richard last night?
4. ................. you at the pub yesterday?
5. The concert ................. very long but the musicians ................. great.
6. Why ................. you at home yesterday? ................. the school closed?
7. All your friends ................. at the party. Where ................. you?
8. Tim and his sister ................. at the theatre on Sunday. They don’t like opera.
9. Who ................. with you at the cinema?
10. It ..................... cold. The temperature ................. about 25°.
7. Trasforma le frasi prima nella forma interrogativa, poi in quella negativa.
0. The train was late. Was the train late? The train wasn’t late.
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1. My mum was at home yesterday.
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2. Bob and Kate were married in 2001.
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3. We were on holiday.
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4. The hotel was expensive
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