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Summer homework classi seconde A.S. 2014/15

Unit 1

1 Scrivi gli opposti di questi aggettivi.

1 tall

2 straight

3 young

4 slim

5 shoulder-length

2 Sottolinea le espressioni di tempo e scrivi se il tempo

è il Present simple o il Present continuous.

1 Joe is speaking French at the moment.

2 They go to the cinema every Saturday.

3 We are going to a concert now.

4 She always cooks lunch on Sunday.

5 I’m painting my room this morning.

6 You drive to the golf club twice a week.

7 I watch TV on Sunday evenings.

3 Completa le frasi con il Present simple o il Present continuous

dei verbi tra parentesi.

1 We (go) to the cinema on Sundays.

2 I (study) French on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

3 Linda (sleep) at the moment.

4 Mr and Mrs Jones (leave) now.

5 My mum always (get up) early.

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4 Scegli l’alternativa corretta.

1 The rucksack is Sarah’s. It’s her / hers not my / mine.

2 I can’t find my key. Can I borrow your / yours? 3 Your / Yours dog is running after my / mine. 4 Our / Ours test is very difficult! How about you / yours?

5 They think that the idea is their / theirs. 6 A He / His sandwich is delicious.

B My / mine isn’t.

5 Scegli l’alternativa corretta.

1 Whose / Who’s pen is this? 2 Whose / Who’s hungry?

3 Whose / Who’s jacket is this? 4 Whose / Who’s that boy behind Tom? 5 Whose / Who’s calling me on my mobile?

6 Whose / Who’s scarf is that? 7 Whose / Who’s carrying my luggage?

Functions 6 Abbina le domande (1–6) alle risposte (a–e).

1 Can I close the window?

2 Can I have something to eat?

3 Can we go to the park?

4 Can I watch a DVD, mum?

5 Can I borrow your MP3 player?

a No, you can’t. It’s late. Go to bed. b Sure, I’m not using it.

c Yes, you can. It’s cold in here. d No, you can’t. It’s raining. e No, you can’t. It’s nearly dinner time.

7 Scrivi delle domande per queste figure, usando il verbo CAN

1 2 3

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1 Scrivi i nomi delle persone che suonano questi strumenti.

1 drums

2 trumpet

3 piano

4 guitar

5 violin

2 Completa le frasi con was o were.

1 you at the hockey match yesterday?

2 She very tired this morning.

3 the shoes expensive?

4 I born in Seattle in 1978.

5 Mark and Fred at basketball practice.

6 Massimo Troisi a famous actor.

3 Scegli l’alternativa corretta.

1 There were / was / had a fantastic concert at the O2 arena last Saturday. 2 We were / was / had at home yesterday morning. 3 I were / was / had a shower before breakfast.

4 The violinist were / was / had very tired after the concert. 5 My cousins were / was / had a great time on holiday. 6 We were / was / had an old Fiat five years ago.

7 Ben and Stuart were / was / had in France last summer. 8 Jane were / was / had long hair last year. Now it’s short. 9 I were / was / had very happy after the party.

10 They were / was / had lunch in a restaurant.

Unit 2

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4 Completa le frasi con le parole interrogative del riquadro.

Where How old When Why Who

1 A wasn’t he at school yesterday?

B Because he was ill.

2 A were you at the weekend?

B I was at my grandparents’ house in Devon.

3 A was the football match?

B On Tuesday.

4 A were you in 2007?

B I was 11.

5 A was at the party?

B My brother and his friends.

5 Completa la tabella con le espressioni di tempo del riquadro.

yesterday now last week today

at the moment last month 2 years ago this morning

Present Past

Functions 6 Scegli l’alternativa corretta: a o b.

1 I really like rock music. It’s cool.

a So do I. b So I don’t.

2 I hate opera.

a So do I. b Neither do I.

3 She doesn’t like rap.

a So do I. b Neither do I.

4 I think Leona Lewis is fantastic.

a Neither do I. b Really? I don’t.

5 I think Tiziano Ferro is boring.

a I do. b So do I.

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1 Scegli l’alternativa corretta: a, b, o c

1 She cuts people’s hair.

a a hairdresser

b an engineer

c a lawyer

2 He works in a school.

a an electrician

b a postman

c a teacher

3 She works in a hospital.

a an office worker

b an accountant

c a doctor

4 She writes for a newspaper.

a a factory worker

b a journalist

c an office worker

5 He works in a shop.

a a shop assistant

b a librarian

c a mechanic

2 Riscrivi questi verbi regolari al Past simple.

1 study 5 play

2 travel 6 phone

3 wash 7 stop

4 decide 8 tidy

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3 Completa la tabella con la forma base o il Past simple dei verbi.

Forma base Past simple

think 1

2 came

get 3

tell 4

5 drank

6 went

win 7

8 told

do 9

write 10

4 Metti le parole nell’ordine corretto per scrivere delle frasi.

1 my / I / yesterday / grandparents / visited

2 to / bus / travelled / school / they / by

3 dinner / made / Dad / pasta / for

4 after / finished / dinner / his / Peter / homework

5 Dr Who / last / Diana / watched / on / night / TV

6 ate / students / a / lunch / sandwich / for / the

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5 Completa la tabella con il Past simple dei verbi del riquadro.

give listen read see spend want write

1 Jack to music in his room last night.

2 I a lot of emails this morning.

3 My grandmother to be a jazz singer.

4 We a lot of money at the shopping centre.

5 I your brother yesterday.

6 The students Romeo and Juliet last month.

7 We Dad some books for his birthday.

Functions 6 Completa il dialogo con le parole del riquadro.

home What Excuse me sorry mind Where

A 1 , Sir.

B Yes, Rose. 2 is it?

A I’m 3 but I haven’t got my homework today.

B 4 is it?

A It’s at 5 .

B Never 6 . Bring it tomorrow.

B Thank you, Sir.

1 Abbina la prima parte della parola alla seconda per trovare

i generi cinematografici.

1 thril a ror

2 hor b ical

3 ac c tic

4 fant d ler

5 histor e oon

6 cart f edy

7 com g tion

8 roman h asy

Unit 4

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2 Completa la tabella con la forma affermativa, interrogativa,

o negativa del Past simple.

Affirmative Interrogative Negative

I saw Robert 1 2

3 Did you play tennis? 4

5 6

She didn’t go to the party

They visited Paris 7 8

9 Did we win the match? 10

3 Sottolinea il verbo al Past simple e riscrivi la frase alla forma negativa.

1 She got up early this morning.

2 Dad watched the rugby match on TV.

3 Eddie went to the cinema last night.

4 Fred and Matt met their friends this afternoon.

5 My parents worked all day this Saturday.

6 Emily left home at 8 o’clock this morning.

4 Usa le parole date per scrivere delle domande al Past simple.

Poi dai risposte brevi affermative ( ) o negative ( ).

1 Mary and Peter / go on holiday / last February ? ( )

2 you / study / for your English test ? ( )

3 Sam / meet Ellen / at the party? ( )

4 Mark / buy / a new computer? ( )

5 Laura / come to /school on Friday? ( )

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5 Completa le domande per le risposte al Past simple.

1 What ?

She listened to her new CD.

2 When ?

I bought my new bike on Saturday.

3 Where ?

He went to Madrid last summer.

4 Why ?

They went to the cinema because it was raining.

5 Who ?

She phoned her sister.

6 How ?

I travelled to London by train.

Functions 6 Completa il dialogo con le parole del riquadro.

tickets screen change What screening Yes, sure

A 1 time is the next 2 of Star Trek, please?

B It’s at half past eight.

A OK. Can I have two children’s 3 please?

B 4 . That’s £24.

A Here you are.

B Thank you. Here are your tickets and £1 5 .

A Which 6 is it on, please?

B It’s screen 4.

A Thanks very much.

1 Completa la tabella con i nomi dei mezzi di trasporto.

Land

1 t

2 m

3 t

4 b

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Sea

5 b

6 f

7 s

8 s

Air

9 h

10 p

11 s

12 c c

2 Abbina i luoghi (1–5) ai mezzi di trasporto corrispondenti (a–e).

1 airport a coach

2 train station b ferry

3 underground station c plane

4 port d train

5 bus station e tube

3 Completa la tabella con le espressioni di tempo che si riferiscono

al presente, al passato o al futuro.

usually two weeks ago every day next month now

last week yesterday at the moment tomorrow

last night in 2020

Present Past Future

4 Riscrivi le frasi al Present continuous sostituendo le parole

sottolineate con quelle tra parentesi.

1 I study French on Mondays. (English / tomorrow)

2 The students finish school at 4 p.m. every day. (2 p.m. / next Friday)

3 My parents go to the theatre every week. (a concert / tomorrow)

4 Mike plays computer games on Saturday mornings. (rugby / this Saturday)

5 We spend our holidays in Spain every year. (Turkey / next summer)

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5 Usa le parole date per scrivere domande con How long …?

+ take. Poi dai risposte seguendo i suggerimenti tra parentesi.

1 how long / drive / from London to Bristol? (three hours)

2 how long / walk / from your house to the supermarket? (ten minutes)

3 how long / fly / from London to Milan? (two hours)

4 how long / travel / from London to Manchester by train? (four hours)

6 Completa le frasi con i verbi del riquadro alla forma corretta

del Present simple o del Present continuous. Le espressioni di tempo ti saranno di aiuto.

go have (x2) meet play

1 I a saxophone lesson next Friday afternoon.

2 She a sandwich for lunch every day.

3 They football twice a week.

4 We to France next summer.

5 Joe his friends tomorrow morning.

Functions 7 Completa il dialogo con le parole del riquadro.

time shall idea instead Let’s Where Why meet

A What 1 we do tomorrow afternoon?

B 2 watch a DVD.

A I haven’t got any new films.

B 3 don’t we go swimming 4

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A That’s a great 5 .

B 6 shall we meet?

A Let’s 7 at the bus stop.

B At what 8 ?

A Let’s meet at two o’clock.

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1 Completa la tabella con le parole del riquadro.

bread cereal cheese chips coffee

cream crisps egg grapes lentils milk

oil onion pasta peas pineapple

potatoes rice salt & pepper sausages

spinach steak sweets tuna yoghurt

Carbohydrates Fruit & vegetables

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2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

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Protein Dairy products

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16

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18

19

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Condiments & others

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Unit 6

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2 Scrivi a o an davanti ai sostantivi numerabili e some davanti

ai sostantivi non numerabili.

1 beef 6 bread

2 milk 7 plum

3 apple 8 cheese

4 tomato 9 pear

5 water 10 egg

3 Completa le frasi con some o any.

1 Is there vinegar in the salad?

2 There aren’t plums on the table.

3 There are eggs in the fridge.

4 Have they got ham for the sandwiches?

5 I didn’t eat cheese all week.

6 I bought yoghurt at the supermarket.

4 Metti le parole nell’ordine corretto per scrivere delle frasi.

1 any / there / water / fridge / in / the / isn’t

2 lot / ice cream / a / people / of / like

3 this / many / we / need / make / do / ingredients / recipe / to ?

4 doesn’t / Paul / tea / drink / much

5 any / got / eggs / we / have ?

6 bread / I / much / eat / don’t

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5 Completa le frasi con much o many.

1 How eggs do you eat a week?

2 How water do you drink?

3 How yoghurts did you buy?

4 How pasta do you want?

5 How sugar do you put in your coffee?

6 Completa le frasi con a little o a few.

1 Let’s buy pears.

2 There are biscuits in the kitchen.

3 I need sugar for my tea.

4 We need milk for this recipe.

5 We need packets of crisps for the party.

Functions 7 Riordina le battute per fare un dialogo.

A OK. Would you like a drink, too?

A That’s £4.80, please.

A Can I help you?

B Yes, please. I’d like a cola.

B Yes, please. I’d like a pizza with ham, please.

1 Abbina le attività (1–8) ai luoghi in cui vengono svolte (a–h).

1 swimming

2 shopping

3 borrow books

4 send letters

5 catch a bus

6 save money

7 talk to a policeman

8 see a doctor a library b police station

c leisure centre d shopping centre e hospital

f bus station g bank h post office

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Grammar 2 Completa le frasi con must o mustn’t.

1 It’s raining, you take an umbrella.

2 It’s cold outside, you wear your coat.

3 Students interrupt the teacher.

4 It’s very late! You go to bed.

5 We be at school at 8 o’clock.

6 You talk during the exam.

3 Completa le parole con -one, -thing o -where.

1 Did you meet any interesting at the party?

2 There is some strange about Sam.

3 No is nicer than home.

4 Dad, there’s some at the door!

5 My shoes must be some .

6 I have no in my pocket.

4 Completa le frasi con everyone, everywhere o everything.

1 Mike and I go together.

2 Have we got we need for the party?

3 Oxford is a green city – there are parks .

4 in this class studies English.

5 I tidied my room and I put in the cupboard.

6 Nobody’s here. Where is ?

5 Scegli l’alternativa corretta: a, b o c.

1 Do you want to drink?

a somewhere

b something

c someone

2 There isn’t in the fridge. I must go shopping.

a anyone

b anything

c anywhere

3 Did she invite to her party?

a everyone

b everywhere

c everything

4 Megan has a test tomorrow. She can’t go .

a anybody

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b everywhere

c anywhere

5 Let’s do nice at the weekend.

a nothing

b something

c somewhere

6 We can’t park in the city centre.

a somewhere

b something

c anywhere

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a Somewhere

b Everything

c Nobody

Functions 6 Complete il dialogo con le parole del riquadro.

A 1 . How do I get to the 2 , please?

B Go to the 3 of this road. Then 4 right. Go 5

and then

6 the third 7

on the left. It’s 8 the church.

A Thanks.

turning end straight on take

opposite Excuse me turn hospital

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LET’S READ…

Music and my family by Ben Cohen

We all love music in my family, but that’s because we’re from New Orleans. New

Orleans is famous for its great music.

My grandma was a musician in the Boston Symphony Orchestra. She plays

the piano beautifully. She always listens to classical music and she listens to opera,

too. I think opera is terrible! Some classical music is OK. I sometimes listen to it when

I’m doing my homework, because it helps me to work well.

My mum always listens to pop music at home. She loves old pop songs by Madonna

and Kylie Minogue. Mum goes to the gym three times a week and she takes an MP3

player with her. She doesn’t listen to pop music at the gym. She listens to old rock

bands like Aerosmith and Bon Jovi. She thinks they help her to run quickly!

My brother Aaron is seventeen and he plays the electric guitar really well. Aaron plays

the guitarin a school rock band. The band’s name is The Stone Monkeys. He’s also

learning to play the electric violin. He’s practising all the time at the moment, but he

isn’t very good. There’s one goodthing about the electric violin – you can turn off the

speakers and play it quietly!

My sister Kelly is thirteen. She doesn’t play an instrument, but she’s crazy about

music. When her friends visit, they sit in her room and listen to her CDs. She spends

all of her pocket money on music. She also buys a lot of songs on the Internet. At the

moment her favourite singers are Duffy and Leona Lewis.

My dad is crazy about jazz. There are lots of jazz concerts in New Orleans. In fact,

New Orleans is famous for jazz. All the tourists go to the jazz clubs on Bourbon Street.

My dad’s got a very big collection of jazz CDs and the autographs of some famous

musicians. Last year we were in New York for Christmas. Dad’s favourite jazz musician

was at the Cotton Club – a famous jazz club in Harlem. Dad had a fantastic night, but

we were all bored after fifteen minutes.

And what about me? I’m fourteen years old and I like a lot of different bands. I like

Busted and McFly. I also like rap singers like Ray J and Kayne West, but they’re not

my favourite singers. At the moment I’m doing my homework and listening to my

favourite band, The Kings of Leon. I think they’re incredible!

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1 Leggi il brano e segna ( ) il riassunto corretto.

a Ben’s family all like the same kind of music, and they all play musical instruments.

b Ben’s family live in a very musical city, but they don’t like the same type of music.

c Ben only likes pop music, but all the other people in his family listen to jazz.

2 Rileggi il brano e scrivi il nome corretto accanto alla definizione.

1 a famous jazz club in New York

2 an instrument you can play in silence

3 a place to do sport

3 Tutte queste frasi sono false. Rileggi il brano e correggile.

1 Ben hates all classical music.

2 He listens to pop music in the kitchen. 3 His mother listens to Madonna and Kylie Minogue at the gym. 4 Ben’s brother Aaron can’t play any musical instruments.

5 Kelly buys a lot of CDs in music shops. 6 Ben’s family had a great time at a jazz concert last year.

4 Leggi il brano ancora una volta e rispondi alle domande. 1 What was Ben’s grandma’s job?

2 When does Ben listen to classical music? 3 Why does his mum listen to rock bands? 4 What instrument does Aaron play very well?

5 What instrument is he learning to play? 6 What does Ben’s sister do when her friends visit? 7 What type of music does Ben’s dad like?

8 What’s Ben doing at the moment?

Focus on you 5 Rispondi alle domande in modo personale.

1 Do you listen to one type of music or different types?

2 What is your favourite type of music? Why? 3 What are your favourite bands and singers?

Writing 6 Rispondi alle domande in modo personale per completare il dialogo.

Al Hi there. What’s your favourite band?

You 1

Al Really? Why do you like them?

You 2

Al Do you play a musical instrument?

You 3

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Al Yeah, You’re just like me. What music programmes do you watch on TV?

You 4

Al That’s cool. I’m from America, and we have lots of music shows on TV.

Do your parents take you to concerts?

You 5

Al Really? My parents take me to the Summer Stage concert in the summer.

It’s in Central Park. Do you have lots of music events in your town?

You 6

Al That’s interesting. Well, it’s time for dinner. See you later.

7 Rispondi alle domande sul ruolo della musica nella tua famiglia.

1 What types of music do your mum and dad like? (type of music, musicians and bands)

2 What about other people in your family? (brothers, sisters, grandparents…) 3 Who can play an instrument in your family? What instrument do they play? 4 Do you buy music magazines or have posters of musicians on your walls?

What magazines or posters are they? 5 What types of music do you listen to and when do you listen to it?

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Chicago is full of great restaurants, but what do people in

Chicago eat at home? We asked two young people to tell us.

I always eat a big breakfast before I go to

school. I usually eat eggs, cornflakes or

toast, but sometimes I have tyropita.

Tyropita is a traditional Greek breakfast. It’s

a pie with cheese and eggs. Greek people

usually drink coffee for breakfast, but I don’t

like coffee. I always have milk.

I always have lunch at school. Lunch at our

school cafeteria is horrible! But it’s OK,

because Mum makes me sandwiches. Some

of my friends eat a lot of crisps and sweets

as snacks at school, but I always eat fruit. I

usually take two apples to school with me

and some grapes or a few plums.

Today is Wednesday and I finish school late,

because I play rugby. I’m always hungry on

Wednesday evenings! Tonight my mum is

making yemista. It’s my favourite Greek

food. Mum and Dad are vegetarians, so

Mum makes it from red peppers, courgettes

and aubergines. My grandma also makes

yemista, but with meat. It’s delicious, but

don’t tell my mum!

Spiros Georgiakis, 12

I don’t eat breakfast at home because I

get up late, but my mum gives me a baozi

to eat on the school bus. A baozi is bread

with meat or vegetables inside it. Chinese

people cook the bread with steam, and it’s

really nice. My mum usually makes baozi

with chicken or mushrooms.

A lot of my Chinese friends bring Chinese

food to school, but I don’t. I really like the

school food and I always eat lunch in the

cafeteria. The burgers and pasta are great!

Sometimes they make Chinese food, too.

In the evening my dad cooks dinner. Mum

doesn’t have dinner with us, because she

finishes work very late. Dad is a great cook

and my favourite meal is Cantonese meat

cake. He makes it with pork and lettuce.

When Mum comes home she sometimes

gives us chocolate cake and a little milk. In

China, people don’t eat a lot of cake. But

we’re different – we’re Chinese Americans.

Jiao Chen, 14

Glossary

pie pasticcio steam vapore aubergines melanzane

1 Leggi il brano e scrivi la parola corretta accanto alla definizione

corrispondente.

1 You make this with bread and meat or vegetables.

2 You make this with vegetables or meat.

3 You make this with pork and lettuce.

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4 You make this with cheese and eggs.

2 Rileggi il brano. Decidi se le frasi sono True (T), False (F), o se non

sono nel brano (?). Correggi quelle false.

1 Tyropita is a traditional Greek breakfast.

2 Spiros eats crisps and sweets at school.

3 Spiros and his sister are vegetarians.

4 You can make yemista with meat or with vegetables.

5 Jiao’s school starts very early in the morning.

6 Jiao eats her breakfast at home.

7 She likes to eat Italian food.

8 Jiao comes home before her mum.

3 Leggi il brano ancora una volta e rispondi alle domande.

1 What does Spiros usually have for breakfast? 2 What food does he usually take to school?

3 How do Chinese people cook a baozi? 4 Who cooks dinner in Jiao’s house? 5 What does Jiao sometimes have in the evening?

Focus on you 4 Rispondi alle domande in modo personale.

1 Who do you think eats nice food, Spiros or Jiao?

2 Why do you like this food? 3 Who eats healthy food, Spiros or Jiao? 4 What is your favourite meal of the day?

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