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DVD
Culture
Transport and the environment
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Before you watch
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Riguarda il DVD. Completa le frasi. ES
1 There are about 33 million
in Britain.
Abbina le parole alle foto.
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2 One of the main problems in cities is air
.
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3 It is difficult to travel around because of the
.
4 To help make cycling safer, there are special
cycle
5 You should wear
.
clothes and
you must wear a helmet when you cycle.
6 Some towns have cycle
for
people to leave their bikes.
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After you watch
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Completa il riassunto con le parole del
riquadro.
cheaper worse dangerous bicycles
pollution 33 million lanes
traffic jams helmet
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traffic lights
a cycle route sign
a cycle park
a helmet
There are over 300 thousand kilometres of roads in
the UK, and about 33 million cars. In many cities
the air 1
is quite bad, and
there are many 2
. People are
worried that pollution and traffic will get
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in the future.
One way to solve the problem is to use
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. Cycling is
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, cleaner and better for the
environment, than any other form of transport. But
because there is so much traffic, cycling can be
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. So to help more people
cycle safely in the UK there are special cycle
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in many places. If you are
careful, wear bright clothes and always wear a
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, cycling is a great way to
travel.
Segna () l’opzione corretta.
Which form of transport…
car
bicycle
...is cheaper?
...causes less pollution?
...is safer?
...causes more traffic jams?
While you watch
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Guarda il DVD. Rispondi alle domande.
1 Why is cycling sometimes dangerous?
2 How does cycling help the environment?
3 How many kilometres of cycle routes are there in
the UK?
4 What other things are there to help cyclists?
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Scrivi un breve paragrafo (35 – 50 parole)
sui trasporti in Italia. Prima di cominciare,
prendi degli appunti usando le seguenti
domande per aiutarti.
t Do many children in your class cycle to school?
t Are traffic jams and air pollution problems in
Italian cities?
t What other ways do people travel to help the
environment in Italy?
DVD
Functions
Culture
0
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While you watch
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Guarda il DVD. Decidi se le frasi sono
True (T) o False (F). Correggi le frasi false.
Sydney is on the south west coast of Australia.
F – It’s on the south east coast.
1 The monorail runs around the harbour area
only.
2 It is open until midnight on Friday nights.
Sydney, Australia
3 Sydney Harbour Bridge is 154 m high.
Before you watch
1
Qual è il famoso edificio che si vede nella
foto?
2
Trova le seguenti cose nelle foto. Abbina le
parole alle foto.
4 You can’t climb to the top of the bridge.
5 Sydney Opera House has five stages.
ferry
monorail
After you watch
bridge
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Rispondi alle domande. Usa le tue risposte
e le informazioni dell’es. 3 per scrivere un
breve paragrafo su Sydney.
1 Why is Sydney an important city in Australia?
2 Why is Sydney a good place to live?
3 What kinds of performances can you see at
the Sydney Opera House?
4 What did the architect of the Sydney Opera
House want the roof to look similar to?
5 Name two ways in which you can travel
around the city and harbour area.
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Scrivi un breve paragrafo (35–50 parole)
su una famosa città italiana. Prima di
cominciare, prendi degli appunti usando le
seguenti domande per aiutarti.
t
t
t
t
t
t
What is the name of the city?
In which part of Italy is this city?
What do you know about its history?
What are the main attractions?
Have you ever been there? When?
What did you like / dislike about it?
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DVD
Culture
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Riguarda il DVD. Rispondi alle
domande. ES
1 When was Ian Fleming born?
2 Where is Eton College?
3 What was the name of Ian Fleming’s villa?
4 What was the first James Bond film called?
5 Who was Sean Connery?
Famous authors: Ian
I Fl
Fleming
i
6 When did Daniel Craig become Bond?
Before you watch
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Osserva le foto. Sapresti rispondere ad una
delle seguenti domande?
After you watch
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1 What nationality was Ian Fleming?
1964 thirteen Jamaica London 1908
British Secret Service Casino Royale journalist
Second World War Eton
2 Which famous school did he go to?
3 What famous character did he create?
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Completa il riassunto con le parole del
riquadro.
Abbina le parole alle definizioni.
1 boarding school
d
Name: Ian Fleming
2 formal
Ian Fleming was born in London, in the year
1
. He went to 2
at
3
the age of
. After school,
he became a 4
. During
the 5
he worked for the
6
. He then wrote his first James
Bond book, which was called 7
,
8
. He died
at his holiday house in
in 9
, at the age of 56.
3 journalist
4 character
5 role
a a part in a film
b a person who writes for a newspaper
c smart, not casual
d a school, where students study and live, and
only go home during holidays
e a person created for a book or film
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While you watch
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Guarda il DVD. Numera gli eventi nella
vita di Ian Fleming nell’ordine corretto.
He worked for the British Secret Service.
He went to Eton College.
He wrote Casino Royale.
The Second World War began.
He bought ‘Goldeneye’, a villa in Jamaica.
He became a journalist.
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Scrivi un breve paragrafo (35 – 50 parole) su
un personaggio famoso di un film o di un
libro italiano. Prima di cominciare, prendi
degli appunti usando le seguenti domande
per aiutarti.
t What is the character’s name?
t Who created this character?
t What kind of films or books does this
character appear in?
t Do you like him / her? Give your reasons.
DVD
Functions
Culture
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5 Tim Berners-Lee invented the Internet on his
own.
6 Computers need wires to connect to the
Internet.
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Riguarda il DVD. Rispondi alle
domande. ES
1 When was Tim Berners-Lee born?
The father of the Internet
2 Where did he first get the idea of developing a
computer language?
Before you watch
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Sapresti rispondere a queste domande?
3 Why is he called the father of the World Wide
Web?
1 What does ‘www’ stand for?
2 When was the first website made?
4 When was he voted the most important British
man?
3 Who is Tim Berners-Lee?
5 Where does he live now?
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Abbina le parole alle definizioni.
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2
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blog
website
to share
online
wifi
c
After you watch
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a
b
c
d
available on the Internet
to use something that other people also use
an online diary
computers that don’t need wires to connect to
the Internet
e a collection of pictures and text with an
Internet address
1 Who uses the Internet today?
2 What important work did Tim Berners-Lee do
in Geneva?
3 How did his invention help people?
While you watch
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4 Name two ways in which the Internet has
changed over the last few years.
Guarda il DVD. Decidi se le frasi sono
True (T) o False (F). Correggi le frasi false.
Tim Berners-Lee was born in Oxford.
F – He was born in London.
1 He studied Maths at university.
2 He worked on computers in Geneva.
3 The language that computers use is called
WWW.
Rispondi alle domande. Usa le tue risposte
e le informazioni degli es. 3 e 4 per scrivere
un breve paragrafo su Tim Berners-Lee e
Internet.
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Scrivi un breve paragrafo (35–50 parole)
su un personaggio italiano famoso per il
suo lavoro in campo tecnologico. Prima di
cominciare, prendi degli appunti usando le
seguenti domande per aiutarti.
t What is this person’s name?
t What do you know about their early life?
t How did they contribute to technology?
4 The first website was online in 2005.
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