Ex. 1 Completa i dialoghi con il present simple o il present continuous dei verbi tra parentesi.

1. A) Can I borrow your umbrella?

          B) Oh, is it raining?

          A) Yes. It often rains at this time of year.

 

2. A) What type of books do you like to read?

          B) I read all kinds. I don’t have a favourite type.

          A) Are you reading a book at the moment?

          B) Yes, I am reading a biography of Barack Obama.

3. A) Your English improves all the time.

          B) Thanks. I’ve got a great teacher at the moment. I really enjoy learning English in her class. She makes the lessons fun.

      4. A) Is this seat free?

          B) No, it isn’t. I’m afraid someone sits there. I think there’s a free seat over there by the window, though.

      5. A) Unemployment is going up again!

          B)    Yes, it often increases at this time of the year.

      6. A)  I ‘m not enjoying this food. It’s cold and too salty.

          B) That’s a shame. My pasta tastes quite nice, actually.

      7. A) Can I use your computer to send a couple of emails?

          B) The Internet isn’t working at the moment, I’m afraid. Sorry.

      8. A) What are you looking for?

          B) My schoolbag.

          A) Not again! You are always losing your bag these days.

 

Ex 2. Leggi I brani e completali con l’alternativa corretta.

My name is Enrico and I’m 15 years old . I come from Ancona originally, but there is nowhere that I really call home. We move around a lot – in Italy and in the other countries- because of my dad’s job. He works for the military. We generally don’t live in the same place for very long- only two or three years. At the moment we live in Vicenza. My sister, who is 17, goes to the same school as me. My brother teaches  at a local school this year, but he wants to study medicine next year.

 

My name’s Ana. I’m a student at a liceo. At the moment we are studying  for exams. I generally enjoy school.  In my free time I read a lot of books ( I am reading a great book called No Way Out at the moment) and I am learning to play the guitar. I usually do quite a lot of sport, although I am not doing much at the moment because of my exams. I am just going swimming a couple of days a week until the exams are over. I am looking forward the next month when I can do more.

 

Ex. 3 Scrivi domande con you e le parole date.

1)    Where / live?=  Where do you live?

2)    Which / school/ go to? = In which school do you go?

3)    What / do in English/ at the moment?= What are you doing in English at the moment?

4)    Generally/ like school?= Do you generally like school?

5)    What/ do in your free time?= What do you do in your free time?

6)    Read/ a good book/at the moment?= Are you reading a good book at the moment?

7)    Play/a musical instrument?= Do you play a musical instrument?

8)    What kind of music/ listen to=  What kind of music do you listen to?

9)    What kind of music/ listen to/ at the moment?= What  music are you listenin , at the moment?

10)   Who/ you/talk to most?= Who are you talking to most?

11)  Where/ you/ work best?= Where do you work best?

 

 

Ex. 4 Scrivi risposte vere per te alle domande dell’ esercizio 3.

1)    I live in Cervignano del Friuli, in the North-East of Italy.

2)    I attend the Liceo Scientifico  “A. Einstein”.

3)    We are doing a revision of what we did last year.

4)    Yes, I generally do.

5)    I usually read books, listen to music and watch TV series.

6)    Yes, I am. The title is “Fahrenheit 451”.

7)    No, I don’t .

8)    I listen to every kind of music that sounds good.

9)    I am not listening to music at the moment.

10)                      I’m talking the most with my friend Marta.

11)                      I work the best on the kitchen’s table.

Ex.5 Completa il brano con un una parola in ogni spazio

I work as a fitness instructor in a gym. I go to the gym almost every day- either to teach or to exercise. I like learning new types of exercise. At the moment I’m learning yoga and I’m really enjoying it. I work out at the gym probably three times a week, and I often go swimming afterwards.  Next month I’m training a bit harder because I want to do a half-marathon in a couple of months. I’m really happy because I keep getting better.

I do exercise all the time, obviously! I need to relax and rest, too. My best friend and I go to the cinema once or twice a week, and we often cook nice meals together.