ESERCIZIO 1: COMPLETA IL BRANO CON IL PAST SIMPLE DEI VERBI TRA PARENTESI

I got (get) some money for my birthday last week so on Saturday I went (go) shopping and bought (buy) some new clothes – some jeans and a shirt. They was (be) in a sale and they had (have) 30% off the normal price. I saved (save) over 50 euros. I also tried (try) on some boots, but I didn't buy (not/buy) them because they weren't (not/be) very comfortable. I also took (take) back some gloves that was (be) my birthday present from my sister. They didn't fit (not/fit) me very well, so I exchanged (exchange) them for another pair. I wore (wear) my new jeans and shirt yesterday for the first time. I felt (fell) good in them!

ESERCIZIO 2: COMPLETA L'ARTICOLO CON IL PAST SIMPLE DEI VERBI NEI RIQUADRI

The world's first cash machine appeared at a branch of Barclays Bank in north London in June 1967. The cash machine was the first and the last invention of Jonh Shepherd-Barron. 'I those days, it wasn't possible to get money when the bank was closed. One day, I suddenly had the idea of having a machine similar to a drinks machine that dispensed cash, not drinks. It was a very simple idea, explained Mr Shepherd-Barron.

The chief executive of Barclays Bank at the time like the idea and immediately signed a contract with Mr Shepherd-Barron. The first machines paid out a maximum of $10 a time. 'But we didn't spend much in those days and that was enough for the weekend'. Mr Shepherd-Barron remembers.

At the time of the invention of the cash machine, plastic cards didn't exist, so customer inserted paper cheques into the machine. But these was fragile and difficult to read, so the banks developed the plastic cash card.

Another by-product of the cash machine was the PIN (Personal Identification Number). Mr Sheperd-Barron originally wanted a six-digit number, but his wife, Caroline, didn't agree. 'During breakfast one morning, she saw four numbers was the maximum she could remember so, because of my wife, four digits became the world standard', he laughs.

ESECIZIO 3:COMPLETA IL DIALOGO CON IL TEMPO ADATTO DEI VERBI TRA PARENTESI. POI ASCOLTA E CONTROLLA.

A I'm thinking of selling some of my things. I need some money.

B Really? What are you doing to sell?

A Oh – some of my clothes and DVDs. As many as I can!

B That reminds me of that guy in Australia a few years ago who sold (sell) everything he had on

   eBay.

A Why did he do (he/do) that?

B He wanted (want) to start a new life after he broke (break) up with his wife. He didn't want

   (not/want) to have anything that reminded (remind) him of her.

A What did he sell (he/sell)?

B Everything. His house, everything inside it, his car and his motorbike. I think he also included

   (include) a trial at his job as a sales assistant and ever an introduction to his friends.

A And people bought (people/buy) things?

B Yes, they did (do). Apparently there was (be) several hundred offers.

A And how much money did he get (he/get)?

B I think he got (get) about $300,000. He used (use) some of the money to go travelling and than

   he bought (buy) an island and built (build) himself a house there.

A How old did he be (he/be)?

B I think he was (be) in his early 40s at the time.

A Well, I don't need to sell everything, luckily!

ESERCIZIO 4: COMPLETA IL BRANO CON UNA PAROLA IN OGNI SPAZIO

If you ask people to name a famous female pilot, many will say 'Amelia Earhart'. Earhart was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean and the first person to fly across both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans . But another female pilot is much less well known. This is Geraldine Mock – the first woman to fly solo around the world. Mock made her historic flight in 1964, and she was 38. She flew from west to east, over huge oceans and deserts. She did not have the Global Positioning System (GPS), of course, so she had to have excellent skills in navigation. Thirty days after her departure from Ohio, she returned to find herself famous. There was crowds of people at the airport waiting for her and thay gave her a great welcome. Later, she set more aviation records, and she had a book about her achievements. Mock showed women that they could do things apart from raising a family. She was the mother of three children, but she also was a natural talent for flying and a longing for adventure. At a time when there did not many female aviators, Mock had the courage not only to learn to fly, but to set world records.

ESERCIZIO 5: COMPLETA LE FRASI CON I VERBI NEL RIQUADRO. USA LE FORME DIDN'T+VERBO O DID+VERBO PER DARE ENFASI.

    I didn't speak to Ben, but I did speak to his friend.

1. We didn't watch all of the film, but we did watch most of it.

2. I did read the first book in the series, but I didn't read the second or third.

3. She didn't pass her economics exam, but she did pass all the others.

4. I didn't see Bruce last night, but I did see Brad and Sheila.

5. We didn't go out on Friday, but we did go out on Saturday night.