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2 Ecco alcuni dei temi delle opere di Oscar Wilde. Abbina le descrizionidelle sue opere teatrali e delle sue storie ai temi corretti.

It’s good to help people poorer than you.

In everyone good there is something bad, and in everyone bad there is something good.

� His poem, The Ballad of Reading Gaolis about someone who kills the woman he loves.

� His comedy, The Importance of BeingEarnest is about a man who behavesbadly in town and well in the country.

You cannot know the inside of a person from looking at the outside.

We often hurt people that we should be nice to.

� His novel, The Picture of Dorian Grayis about a young man who does terriblethings, but who stays young while apicture of his face grows old.

� His fairy story, The Happy Prince isabout the statue of a prince who was happy in life but is now sad and tries to help poor people.

3 Leggi il riassunto della storia.

The storyIn the story Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime,a young man, Lord Arthur Savile,meets a fortune teller. He hearsabout his future and is worriedabout some bad things which might happen. This makes him act in a very strange and dangerous way.

In this extract, Lord Arthur is at aparty at Lady Windemere’s house. She is talking about her fortune teller and her guests are very excited.

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Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime1 Leggi il testo sull‘autore. Poi rispondi alle domande.

The authorOscar Fingal O’Flahertie Willis Wilde was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1854. He studied Greek and Latin at Trinity College Dublin andthen at Magdalen College, Oxford. At university he shocked hisprofessors with his eccentric clothes and irreverent attitude. Today, he is known as the most famous member of the Aesthetic Movement. This late 19th century English artistic movement believedin “Art for Art’s Sake” and the search for beauty and joy.One famous English artist associated with this movement is James McNeill Whistler.

Wilde first worked as an art reviewer and gave lectures inthe United States and Britain. In 1884 he got married andin 1888 he published The Happy Prince and Other Tales, fairystories written for his two sons. The Picture of Dorian Gray(1890) is Wilde’s only novel. Wilde is most famous for hisplays, for example, Lady Windermere’s Fan (1892), An IdealHusband (1895) and The Importance of Being Earnest (1895).

In 1885 Wilde was sent to prison, first in Wandsworth fortwo years and then to Reading. His years in prison gavehim serious health problems and when he was set free he moved to Paris. There he wrote the famous poem TheBallad of Reading Gaol (1898) about his prison experience.He died in Paris in 1900 without any money.

Most people remember Wilde for his funny observations andsayings on life, people and society. One of Wilde’s famoussayings is: “It’s better to be bad than to be good, but it’s betterto be good than to be ugly.” Wilde’s fairytales, stories and playsare still very popular today, and some have been made intofilms, for example The Importance of Being Earnest (2002) withthe famous actors, Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, ReeseWitherspoon and Judi Dench.

1 Where did Oscar Wilde go to university?2 What did he study there?3 What did members of the Aesthetic Movement believe?4 What was Wilde’s only novel?5 What is Wilde most famous for?6 What happened in 1885?7 Where did Wilde go after prison?8 Which of Wilde’s plays was recently made into a film?

Oscar Wilde

Whistler’s Peacock Room

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2 Ecco alcuni dei temi delle opere di Oscar Wilde. Abbina le descrizionidelle sue opere teatrali e delle sue storie ai temi corretti.

It’s good to help people poorer than you.

In everyone good there is something bad, and in everyone bad there is something good.

� His poem, The Ballad of Reading Gaolis about someone who kills the woman he loves.

� His comedy, The Importance of BeingEarnest is about a man who behavesbadly in town and well in the country.

You cannot know the inside of a person from looking at the outside.

We often hurt people that we should be nice to.

� His novel, The Picture of Dorian Grayis about a young man who does terriblethings, but who stays young while apicture of his face grows old.

� His fairy story, The Happy Prince isabout the statue of a prince who was happy in life but is now sad and tries to help poor people.

3 Leggi il riassunto della storia.

The storyIn the story Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime,a young man, Lord Arthur Savile,meets a fortune teller. He hearsabout his future and is worriedabout some bad things which might happen. This makes him act in a very strange and dangerous way.

In this extract, Lord Arthur is at aparty at Lady Windemere’s house. She is talking about her fortune teller and her guests are very excited.

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Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime1 Leggi il testo sull‘autore. Poi rispondi alle domande.

The authorOscar Fingal O’Flahertie Willis Wilde was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1854. He studied Greek and Latin at Trinity College Dublin andthen at Magdalen College, Oxford. At university he shocked hisprofessors with his eccentric clothes and irreverent attitude. Today, he is known as the most famous member of the Aesthetic Movement. This late 19th century English artistic movement believedin “Art for Art’s Sake” and the search for beauty and joy.One famous English artist associated with this movement is James McNeill Whistler.

Wilde first worked as an art reviewer and gave lectures inthe United States and Britain. In 1884 he got married andin 1888 he published The Happy Prince and Other Tales, fairystories written for his two sons. The Picture of Dorian Gray(1890) is Wilde’s only novel. Wilde is most famous for hisplays, for example, Lady Windermere’s Fan (1892), An IdealHusband (1895) and The Importance of Being Earnest (1895).

In 1885 Wilde was sent to prison, first in Wandsworth fortwo years and then to Reading. His years in prison gavehim serious health problems and when he was set free he moved to Paris. There he wrote the famous poem TheBallad of Reading Gaol (1898) about his prison experience.He died in Paris in 1900 without any money.

Most people remember Wilde for his funny observations andsayings on life, people and society. One of Wilde’s famoussayings is: “It’s better to be bad than to be good, but it’s betterto be good than to be ugly.” Wilde’s fairytales, stories and playsare still very popular today, and some have been made intofilms, for example The Importance of Being Earnest (2002) withthe famous actors, Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, ReeseWitherspoon and Judi Dench.

1 Where did Oscar Wilde go to university?2 What did he study there?3 What did members of the Aesthetic Movement believe?4 What was Wilde’s only novel?5 What is Wilde most famous for?6 What happened in 1885?7 Where did Wilde go after prison?8 Which of Wilde’s plays was recently made into a film?

Oscar Wilde

Whistler’s Peacock Room

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Lady Windermere: Arthur, allow me introduce you to the Duchess of Paisley. Arthur: That’s an honour, Lady Windermere.

Lady Windermere: Duchess, this young gentleman is Lord Arthur Savile. He is engaged to Sybil Merton.

Duchess of Paisley: I’m delighted to meet you, Lord Savile.Lady Windermere: Where is my palmist?

Duchess: Your palmist?!Lady Windermere: Yes, I can’t live without him at the moment.

Duchess: You are always so unusual.Lady Windermere: He looks at my hand twice a week.

Duchess : (whispers to Arthur) How terrible to ask a complete stranger to a party like this! I hope he isn’t English.

Lady Windermere: He says that I have an interesting hand because of my thumb. A very short thumb means that you look on the dark side of lifeand prefer to leave the world behind and to be alone.

Duchess: Ah, I see. And can he see the future in your hand too?Lady Windermere: Of course – both the good and the bad things. I think he prefers

the bad. I think everyone should visit a palmist once a month. That way they will know what they shouldn’t do. Of course they’ll still do it, but it’s nice to hear about bad things before theyhappen. Now, Arthur, can you find Mr Podgers or do I have to lookfor him myself?

Arthur: I will go and find him for you immediately, but what does he look like?

Lady Windermere: Well, he looks quite normal. He’s a short fat man with a large baldhead and gold glasses. He looks like a family doctor, I’m afraid.People are very strange these days. They never look like what theyare. I had a famous murderer here last year and he looked just like a nice old vicar and told funny stories all evening.

Mr Podgers: Lady Windermere …Lady Windermere: Ah, there you are, Mr Podgers. Now I want you to read the Duchess

of Paisley’s hand. Duchess, you must take off your glove. No, notyour left hand, dear, the other one.

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Duchess: Are you sure this is all right?Lady Windermere: Of course not. Nothing ever is, but that’s how the world goes. Mr

Podgers, this is the Duchess of Paisley. Duchess, this is Mr Podgers.And if you say that her mountain of the moon is bigger than mine,Mr Podgers, I shall stop coming to you.

Duchess: I’m sure there is nothing like that in my hand.Arthur: Will Mr Podgers read my hand too, Lady Windermere?

Lady Windermere: Of course, I must tell you that Sybil is coming to lunch with metomorrow. So if Mr Podgers learns that you get angry easily or aregoing to be ill in later life, or have a wife in Bayswater, I shall tellher everything.

Arthur: I’m not afraid. Sybil knows me as well as I know her. That is whyshe is marrying me.

Narrator: Lord Arthur sees Mr Podgers later and they are alone in thelibrary.

Arthur: Will you read my hand now, Mr Podgers? Mr Podgers: Certainly.

Narrator: Mr Podgers’s face turns pale and he begins to tremble. Arthur: What is wrong, Mr Podgers? What do you see? Tell me.

Mr Podgers: The light is not right in here. I cannot see anything. I’m sorry.Arthur: No. You have seen something, haven’t you? You must tell me.

Mr Podgers: Very well. You have forced me to tell you. You will do a terriblething – you will kill someone.

Arthur: But that cannot be true. I am soon to be married.Mr Podgers: It is true. You will kill someone before you marry. Your crime will

change your life forever. And now, I really must go.Arthur: Oh, no. This cannot be. What can I do? What shall I tell Sybil?

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Lady Windermere: Arthur, allow me introduce you to the Duchess of Paisley. Arthur: That’s an honour, Lady Windermere.

Lady Windermere: Duchess, this young gentleman is Lord Arthur Savile. He is engaged to Sybil Merton.

Duchess of Paisley: I’m delighted to meet you, Lord Savile.Lady Windermere: Where is my palmist?

Duchess: Your palmist?!Lady Windermere: Yes, I can’t live without him at the moment.

Duchess: You are always so unusual.Lady Windermere: He looks at my hand twice a week.

Duchess : (whispers to Arthur) How terrible to ask a complete stranger to a party like this! I hope he isn’t English.

Lady Windermere: He says that I have an interesting hand because of my thumb. A very short thumb means that you look on the dark side of lifeand prefer to leave the world behind and to be alone.

Duchess: Ah, I see. And can he see the future in your hand too?Lady Windermere: Of course – both the good and the bad things. I think he prefers

the bad. I think everyone should visit a palmist once a month. That way they will know what they shouldn’t do. Of course they’ll still do it, but it’s nice to hear about bad things before theyhappen. Now, Arthur, can you find Mr Podgers or do I have to lookfor him myself?

Arthur: I will go and find him for you immediately, but what does he look like?

Lady Windermere: Well, he looks quite normal. He’s a short fat man with a large baldhead and gold glasses. He looks like a family doctor, I’m afraid.People are very strange these days. They never look like what theyare. I had a famous murderer here last year and he looked just like a nice old vicar and told funny stories all evening.

Mr Podgers: Lady Windermere …Lady Windermere: Ah, there you are, Mr Podgers. Now I want you to read the Duchess

of Paisley’s hand. Duchess, you must take off your glove. No, notyour left hand, dear, the other one.

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Duchess: Are you sure this is all right?Lady Windermere: Of course not. Nothing ever is, but that’s how the world goes. Mr

Podgers, this is the Duchess of Paisley. Duchess, this is Mr Podgers.And if you say that her mountain of the moon is bigger than mine,Mr Podgers, I shall stop coming to you.

Duchess: I’m sure there is nothing like that in my hand.Arthur: Will Mr Podgers read my hand too, Lady Windermere?

Lady Windermere: Of course, I must tell you that Sybil is coming to lunch with metomorrow. So if Mr Podgers learns that you get angry easily or aregoing to be ill in later life, or have a wife in Bayswater, I shall tellher everything.

Arthur: I’m not afraid. Sybil knows me as well as I know her. That is whyshe is marrying me.

Narrator: Lord Arthur sees Mr Podgers later and they are alone in thelibrary.

Arthur: Will you read my hand now, Mr Podgers? Mr Podgers: Certainly.

Narrator: Mr Podgers’s face turns pale and he begins to tremble. Arthur: What is wrong, Mr Podgers? What do you see? Tell me.

Mr Podgers: The light is not right in here. I cannot see anything. I’m sorry.Arthur: No. You have seen something, haven’t you? You must tell me.

Mr Podgers: Very well. You have forced me to tell you. You will do a terriblething – you will kill someone.

Arthur: But that cannot be true. I am soon to be married.Mr Podgers: It is true. You will kill someone before you marry. Your crime will

change your life forever. And now, I really must go.Arthur: Oh, no. This cannot be. What can I do? What shall I tell Sybil?

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comitato di selezioneseparate (adj) /"sepr@t/ separatosettler /"setl@(r)/ colonoshade /SeId/ ombrasign (v) /saIn/ firmareskin /skIn/ pelleslave /sleIv/ schiavosource /sO:s/ fontesovereignty /"sQvr@nti/ sovranitàspecial effects /%speSl I"fekts/ effetti specialispecies /"spi:Si:z/ speciespeech /spi:Í/ discorsospring /sprIN/ sorgentesprinkle /"sprIN=kl/ spruzzarestandard of living /%st&nd@d @v "lIvIN/

standard di vitastar (v) /stA:(r)/ essere tra gli interpreti

principalisteelpan band /%sti:lp&n "b&nd/ banda

strumenti a percussionestreet festival /"stri:t %festIvl/ festa di stradastrike (n) /straIk/ scioperostunning /"stVnIN/ magnificosubsistence farming /s@b"sIst@ns %fA:mIN/

agricoltura di sussistenzasugar plantation /"SUg@ pl&n%teISn/

piantagione di zuccherosurrounded by /s@"raUndId baI/ circondato

dasurvival /s@"vaIvl/ sopravvivenzasymbolize /"sImb@laIz/ simboleggiare

Ttemperate /"temp@r@t/ temperatoterritory /"ter@tri/ territoriotheme song /"Ti:m sQN/ tema musicalethick /TIk/ spesso, grossothumb /TVm/ pollicetime zone /"taIm z@Un/ fuso orariotownship /"taUnSIp/ comunità di neritrade, (fur / sugar) /("f3:, "SUg@) treId/

commercio (pellicce / zucchero)treaty /"tri:ti/ trattatotrilogy /"trIl@Ùi/ trilogiatroopship /"tru:pSIp/ nave convoglio per

trasporto truppetrout /traUt/ trotatruck /trVk/ camion

Uuninhabitable /VnIn"h&bIt@bl/ inabitabileuninhabited /VnIn"h&bItId/ inabitatounique /ju:"ni:k/ unicounited /ju:"naItId/ unitounity /"ju:n@ti/ unità

Vvast /vA:st/ vastoveal /vi:l/ vitellovegetation /veÙI"teISn/ vegetazionevenison /"venIs@n/ carne di cervovicar /"vIk@(r)/ vicario, sacerdoteViking /"vaIkIN/ vichingovote (v) /v@Ut/ votare

WWalkabout /"wO:k@baUt/ vita nomadewaltz (v) /wQltz/ ballare il valzerwarrior /"wQri@(r)/ guerriero

weapon /"wep@n/ armaweather conditions (n pl.) /"weD@ k@n%dISnz/

condizioni meteorologichewelcome (v) /"welkVm/ dare il benvenutowhite water rafting /%waIt %wO:t@ "rA:ftIN/

discesa di rapide su gommoniwitchetty grub /"wIÍ@ti grVb/ larva

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Abbreviations(adj) adjective (n) noun(n pl.) plural noun (pl.) plural(sb) somebody (sth) something(v) verb

A(a, one) fifth±/(@, wVn) "fIfT/(un) quintoAborigine±/&b@"rIÙ@ni/ aborigenoabalone /%&b@"l@Uni/ orecchia di mareachieve /@"Íi:v/ raggiungere, ottenereachievement /@"Íi:vm@nt/ risultatoadapt /@"d&pt/ adattareadmit /@d"mIt/ ammettereadopt /@"dQpt/ adottareadvertisement /@d"v3:tIsm@nt/ pubblicitàafterwards /"A:ft@w@dz/ dopo, in seguitoagricultural produce /&grI"kVlÍ@r@l

%prQdju:s/ prodotti agricoliair show /"e@ S@U/ esibizione aereaAllied Forces /%&laId "fO:sIz/ Forze Alleateallow /@"laU/ permettereancestor /"&nsest@(r)/ antenatoanimation /&nI"meISn/ animazioneanniversary /&nI"v3:s@ri/ anniversarioanti-apartheid /%&nti @"pA:taIt/ contro

l’apartheidapartheid /@"pA:taIt/ apartheidappoint /@"pOInt/ nominarearchitecture /"A:kItekÍ@(r)/ architetturaarrest /@"rest/ arrestarearrival /@"raIvl/ ingressi (di persone

immigrate)ascendant /@"send@nt/ antenatoassociate sb with sth /@"s@UsieIt ... wID .../

associare qualcuno a qualcosaattend /@"tend/ partecipareattract /@"tr&kt/ attrarreauthorities (n pl.) /O:"TQr@tiz/ autoritàavailability /@veIl@"bIl@ti/ disponibilità

Bbagpipes /"b&gpaIps/ cornamusabald /bO:ld/ calvoballoon launch /b@"lu:n lO:nÍ/ lancio di

palloncinibase camp /"beIs k&mp/ campo basebase metals (n pl.) /beIs "metlz/ metalli di

basebay /beI/ baiabe abolished /bi @"bQlISt/ essere abolitobeaver /"bi:v@(r)/ castoroBering Strait /%berIN "streIt/ Stretto di Beringbillabong /"bIl@bQN/ pozza d’acquabilly /"bIli/ pentolinoboil /bOIl/ bollireboomerang /"bu:m@r&N/ boomerangborder /"bO:d@(r)/ confine, bordobotanist /"bQt@nIst/ botanicobrightly-coloured /%braItli "kVl@d/ dai colori

vivacibubbling /"bVblIN/ ribollimentobungee-jumping /"bVnÙi %ÙVmpIN/ bungee-

jumpingbush tucker (coll) /"bUS %tVk@(r)/ cibo del

bush

Ccanoe /k@"nu:/ canoacanoeing /k@"nu:IN/ canoismocapture /"k&pÍ@(r)/ catturarecave /keIv/ grottaCelsius /"selsi@s/ Celsiuschief /Íi:f/ capo

citizenship /"sItIznSIp/ cittadinanzaclaim (v) /kleIm/ rivendicarecoastal /"k@Ust@l/ costierocobbled /"kQbld/ lastricatocolonisation /kQl@naI"zeISn/ colonizzazionecolony /"kQl@ni/ coloniacoloured /"kVl@d/ di colorecommercial /k@"m3:Sl/ commercialecommunity /k@"mju:n@ti/ comunitàcomputer-animated /k@m%pju:t@ "&nImeItId/

animato al computerconflict (n) /"kQnflIkt/ conflittoconquest /"kQNkwest/ conquistaconstitution /kQnstI"tju:Sn/ costituzionecontroversial /kQntr@"v3:Sl/ controversocoral reef /%kQr@l "ri:f/ barriera corallinacoronation /kQr@"neISn/ incoronazionecrash down /"kr&S daUn/ abbattersi

rumorosamentecruel /"kru:@l/ crudelecubed /kju:bd/ a cubetticuisine /kwI"zi:n/ cucinacure (n) /kjU@(r)/ curacurried goat /%kVrId "g@Ut/ capra al curry

Ddecorated /"dek@reItId/ decoratodecrease /dI"kri:s/ diminuiredeep-dish /"di:p dIS/ spessodeer /dI@(r)/ cervodemocratic /dem@"kr&tIk/ democraticodensely /"densli/ densamentedeparture point /dI"pA:Í@ pOInt/ punto di

partenzadepending on /dI"pendIN Qn/ dipendere dadescend from /dI"send fr@m/ discendere dadestination /destI"neISn/ destinazionediagonal /daI"&g@n@l/ diagonaledivide /dI"vaId/ divideredrumming /"drVmIN/ rullo di tamburodumpling /"dVmplIN/ fagottinoDutch /dVÍ/ olandese

Eearth oven /3:T "Vvn/ forno di terraeconomic /i:k@"nQmIk/ economicoeco-tourism /"i:k@U %tU@rIzm/ turismo

ecologicoelection /I"lekSn/ elezioneemigrant /"emIgr@nt/ emigranteemployer /Im"plOI@(r)/ datore di lavoroemu /"i:mju:/ emùencourage /In"kVrIÙ/ incoraggiareengaged, be engaged (to) /bi In"geIÙd (t@)/

fidanzato, essere fidanzato (con)entire /In"taI@(r)/ interoethnic /"eTnIk/ etnicoexcited /Ik"saItId/ emozionatoexclusively /Ik"sklu:sIvli/ esclusivamenteexpedition /eksp@"dISn/ spedizioneexploration /ekspl@"reISn/ esplorazioneexplorer /Ik"splO:r@(r)/ esploratoreexport (n) /"ekspO:t/ esportazioneextent /Ik"stent/ vastitàextremely /Ik"stri:mli/ estremamente

Ffeature /"fi:Í@(r)/ caratteristicafight /faIt/ lottafirework display /"faI@w3:k dI%spleI/

spettacolo pirotecnicoflesh /fleS/ carnefloat /fl@Ut/ carro allegoricoform (n) /fO:m/ modulofortune teller /"fO:Íu:n %tel@(r)/ indovinofree (v) /fri:/ liberare

freedom fighter /"fri:d@m %faIt@(r)/combattente per la libertà

freedom /"fri:d@m/ libertàfrighten /"fraItn/ spaventarefusion /"fju:Zn/ fusione

Ggame park /"geIm pA:k/ riserva di cacciagang /g&N/ bandaget divorced /get dI"vO:st/ divorziaregeyser /"gi:z@(r)/ geyserglove /glVv/ guantogradually /"gr&djU@li/ gradualmenteGreek /gri:k/ grecoguest /gest/ ospite

Hhang /h&N/ impiccareheritage site /"her@tIÙ saIt/ sito protettohiking /"haIkIN/ escursionismohoney /"hVni/ mielehonour (n) /"Qn@(r)/ onorehonour (v) /"Qn@(r)/ onorarehousing /"haUzIN/ alloggiohut /hVt/ capanna

Iigloo /"Iglu:/ iglooimmigrant /"ImIgr@nt/ immigranteimmigrate /"ImIgreIt/ immigratoimmigration /ImI"greISn/ immigrazioneimportance /Im"pO:t@ns/ importanzaincome /"INkVm/ redditoincreasingly /In"kri:sINli/ sempre piùindependent /IndI"pend@nt/ indipendenteindigenous /In"dIÙ@n@s/ indigenoinfluence /"InflU@ns/ influenzainhabitant /In"h&bIt@nt/ abitanteinland (adj) /"Inl&nd/ dell’entroterraintroduce /Intr@"dju:s/ presentareinvasion /In"veIZn/ invasione

Jjewellery /"Ùu:@lri/ gioiellijustice /"ÙVstIs/ giustizia

Kkayaking /"kaI&kIN/ kayak (lo sport)kilt /kIlt/ kilt

Llandscape /"l&ndskeIp/ paesaggiolegal /"li:gl/ legalelife expectancy /"laIf Ik%spekt@nsi/ speranza

di vitaline with /"laIn wID/ allinearsi conlively /"laIvli/ vivacelobster /"lQbst@(r)/ aragostalocated /l@U"keItId/ collocatolow /l@U/ basso

Mmainly /"meInli/ principalmentemajority /m@"ÙQr@ti/ maggioranzamaple leaf /"meIpl li:f/ foglia d’aceromaple syrup /%meIpl "sIr@p/ sciroppo d’aceromarch (n) /mA:Í/ marciamarry /"m&ri/ sposaremigrate /maI"greIt/ migraremilitary /"mIl@tri/ militareminced /mInst/ tritatomine (n) /maIn/ minieraminerals (n pl.) /"mIn@r@lz/ mineraliminority /maI"nQr@ti/ minoranzamixed race /mIkst "reIs/ razza mistamonarch /"mQn@k/ monarca

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monarchy /"mQn@ki/ monarchiaMongolian /mQn"g@Uli@n/ mongoloMount Everest /maUnt "ev2@rIst/ Monte

Everestmountaineer /maUnt@"nI@(r)/ alpinistamountainous /"maUnt@n@s/ montuosoMountie /"maUnti/ poliziotto a cavallomovement /"mu:vm@nt/ movimentoMozambique /m@Uz&m"bi:k/ Mozambicomud pool /"mVd pu:l/ pozza di fangomulticultural /mVltI"kVlÍ@r@l/ multiculturalemussel /"mVsl/ mitilo

Nnation /"neISn/ nazionenative /"neItIv/ nativonavigator /"n&vIgeIt@(r)/ navigatorenext-door neighbour /%nekst dO: "neIb@(r)/

vicino della porta accantonomad /"n@Um&d/ nomadenominate /"nQmIneIt/ nominarenowadays /"naU@deIz/ oggigiornonumber (v) /"nVmb@(r)/ ammontare a

Oobey /@"beI/ obbedireobserve /@b"z3:v/ osservareoil /OIl/ oliooptimistic /QptI"mIstIk/ ottimisticoorder (v) /"O:d@(r)/ ordinareoyster /"OIst@(r)/ ostrica

Ppalmist /"pA:mIst/ chiromanteparade /p@"reId/ parataparagliding /"p&r@glaIdIN/ parapendio

(l’attività)patriot /"peItri@t/ patriotapeaceful /"pi:sfl/ pacificopeak /pi:k/ piccopie crust /"paI krVst/ strato di pasta frollapioneer (v) /paI@"nI@(r)/ fare da pionierepolitical prisoner /p@%lItIkl "prIzn@(r)/

prigioniero politicoPolynesian /pQl@"ni:Zn/ polinesianopopulated /"pQpj@leItId/ popolatopreserve /prI"z3:v/ conservareprevious /"pri:vi@s/ precedenteprofit /"prQfIt/ profitto, guadagnoprotection /pr@"tekSn/ protezioneprotest (n) /"pr@Utest/ protestaprovince /"prQvIns/ provinciapublic life /%pVblIk "laIf/ vita pubblicaput in prison /%pUt In "prIzn/ mettere in

prigione, imprigionare

Rrace /reIs/ razzarainfall /"reInfO:l/ piovositàrate /reIt/ tassoraw materials (n pl.) /rO: m@"tI@ri@lz/

materie primerealistic /ri:@"lIstIk/ realisticorecover /rI"kVv@(r)/ riprendersirecruit (v) /rI"kru:t/ assumererecruitment /rI"kru:tm@nt/ assunzionere-enactment /ri:en"&ktm@nt/

riapprovazionerepresentative (n) /reprI"zent@tIv/

rappresentanteresident /"rezId@nt/ residenterestrict /rI"strIkt/ restringere, limitarerestriction /rI"strIkSn/ restrizioneretire /rI"taI@(r)/ ritirarsirifle /"raIfl/ fucilerise (n) /raIz/ aumento

rule (v) /ru:l/ governare

Ssacred /"seIkrId/ sacroseafood /"si:fu:d/ frutti di mareseal /si:l/ focaselection committee /sI"lekSn k@%mIti/

comitato di selezioneseparate (adj) /"sepr@t/ separatosettler /"setl@(r)/ colonoshade /SeId/ ombrasign (v) /saIn/ firmareskin /skIn/ pelleslave /sleIv/ schiavosource /sO:s/ fontesovereignty /"sQvr@nti/ sovranitàspecial effects /%speSl I"fekts/ effetti specialispecies /"spi:Si:z/ speciespeech /spi:Í/ discorsospring /sprIN/ sorgentesprinkle /"sprIN=kl/ spruzzarestandard of living /%st&nd@d @v "lIvIN/

standard di vitastar (v) /stA:(r)/ essere tra gli interpreti

principalisteelpan band /%sti:lp&n "b&nd/ banda

strumenti a percussionestreet festival /"stri:t %festIvl/ festa di stradastrike (n) /straIk/ scioperostunning /"stVnIN/ magnificosubsistence farming /s@b"sIst@ns %fA:mIN/

agricoltura di sussistenzasugar plantation /"SUg@ pl&n%teISn/

piantagione di zuccherosurrounded by /s@"raUndId baI/ circondato

dasurvival /s@"vaIvl/ sopravvivenzasymbolize /"sImb@laIz/ simboleggiare

Ttemperate /"temp@r@t/ temperatoterritory /"ter@tri/ territoriotheme song /"Ti:m sQN/ tema musicalethick /TIk/ spesso, grossothumb /TVm/ pollicetime zone /"taIm z@Un/ fuso orariotownship /"taUnSIp/ comunità di neritrade, (fur / sugar) /("f3:, "SUg@) treId/

commercio (pellicce / zucchero)treaty /"tri:ti/ trattatotrilogy /"trIl@Ùi/ trilogiatroopship /"tru:pSIp/ nave convoglio per

trasporto truppetrout /traUt/ trotatruck /trVk/ camion

Uuninhabitable /VnIn"h&bIt@bl/ inabitabileuninhabited /VnIn"h&bItId/ inabitatounique /ju:"ni:k/ unicounited /ju:"naItId/ unitounity /"ju:n@ti/ unità

Vvast /vA:st/ vastoveal /vi:l/ vitellovegetation /veÙI"teISn/ vegetazionevenison /"venIs@n/ carne di cervovicar /"vIk@(r)/ vicario, sacerdoteViking /"vaIkIN/ vichingovote (v) /v@Ut/ votare

WWalkabout /"wO:k@baUt/ vita nomadewaltz (v) /wQltz/ ballare il valzerwarrior /"wQri@(r)/ guerriero

weapon /"wep@n/ armaweather conditions (n pl.) /"weD@ k@n%dISnz/

condizioni meteorologichewelcome (v) /"welkVm/ dare il benvenutowhite water rafting /%waIt %wO:t@ "rA:ftIN/

discesa di rapide su gommoniwitchetty grub /"wIÍ@ti grVb/ larva

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