Compiti di inglese

PAG 32-33

ES 1

A: Can I borrow your ombrella?
B: Oh, it’s going to rain?
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 haven't got a favorite type.
A: Are you reading a book at the moment?
B: Yes, I’m 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 lesson fun.
4) A: Is this seat free?
B: No, it isn’t. I’m afraid someone (sit) there. I think there’s a free seat over there by the window, though.
5) A: Unemployment (go up) again!
B: Yes. It often increases at this time of year.
6) A: I don’t enjoy 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 always lose your bag these days.

ES 2
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 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 are living in Vicenza. My sister, who is 17, goes to the same school as me. My brother is teaching 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 sports, although I’m not doing much at the moment because of my exams. I just go swimming a couple of times a week until the exams are over. I am looking forward to next month when I can do more.

ES 3 and ES 4
Where do you live? I live in Aquileia
In which school do you go? I go at the high school in cervignano
What are you doing in English at the moment? At the moment we are studying how to do the future
Generally, do you like school? Yes, I do
What do you do in your free time? I like listening to music and hanging out with my friends .
Are you reading a good book at the moment? I don’t like reading so much.
Do you play a musical instrument? I can play the guitar
What kind of music do you listen? I listen pop music
What music are you listening to at the moment? At the moment I’m not listening music
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11) where do you work best? I work best in my room.

ES 5
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. This month I’m training a bit harder because I want to do a half-marathon in a couple of month. I’m really happy because I’m 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.

ES pag 48-49

ES 1
I got some money for my birthday last week so on Saturday I went shopping and bought some new clothes - some jeans and a shirt. They was in a sale and they had 30% off the normal price. I saved over 50 euros. I also tried on some boots but i didn’t bought them because they wasn’t very comfortable. I also took back some gloves that was a birthday present from my sister. They didn’t fit me very well, so I exchanged them for another pair. I wear my new jeans and shirt yesterday for the first time. I feel good in them!

ES 2
The world first cash macine appeared at a branch of Barclays Bank in north London in June 1967. The cash machine was the first and last inventions of John Shepherd-Barron. ‘In 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 liked the idea and immediately paid a contract wit Mr Shepherd-Barron. The first machines was out a maximum of £10 a time. ‘But we didn’t spend much in those days and that signed enough for the weekend,’ Mr Shepherd-Barron remembers.

At the time of the invention of the cash machine, plastic cards didn’t exist, so customers inserted paper cheques into the machines. 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 Shepherd-Barron originally wanted a six-digit number, but his wife, Caroline, didn’t agree.
During breakfast one morning, she said four numbers was the maximum she could remember so, because of my wife, four digits became the world standard’ he laughs.

ES 3
A: I’m thinking of selling some of my things. I need some money.
B: Really? What are you going 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 everything he had on eBay
A: Why he did that?
B: He wanted to start a new life after he broke up with his wife. He didn’t want to have anything that reminded him of her
A: What he sold?
B: Everything. His house, everything inside it, his car and his motorbike. I think he also included a trial at his job as a sales assistant and even an introduction to his friends.
A: And people bought things ?
B: Yes, they did . Apparently there was several hundred offers.
A: And how much money did he get?
B: I think he got about £300,000. Housed some of money to go traveling and than he bought an island and built himself a house there.
A: How old he was?
B: I think he was in his early 40s at the time.
A: Well, I don’t need to sell everything, luckily!

ES 4
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 also around the world. Mock made her historic flight in 1964, when 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, sot had to have excellent skills in navigation. Thirty days after her departure from Ohio, she returned to find herself famous. There were crowds of people at the airport waiting for her and they gave here a great welcome. Later, she set more aviation records, and she wrote a book about her achievements. Mock showed women the they could do things apart from raising a family. She was the mother of three children, but she also had a natural talent for flying and longing for adventures. At a time when there was not many female aviators,Mock had the courage not only to learn to fly, but to set world records.

ES 5
We didn’t watch all of the film, but we did watch most of it.
I didn’t read the first book in the series, but I did read the second of third.
She didn’t pass the economics exam, but she did pass all the others.
I didn’t see Bruce last night, but i did see Brad and Sheila.
We didn’t go out on Friday, but we did go out on Saturday night.

PAG da 92 a 95

ES 2
is
going
to
will
going
will
starts
finishs
is

will

going
to
are

ES 3
I’m going to
-what will you see?
-we’re deciding
-we’’ll meet
-I’ll see
-I’’ll call
2) I’m going to
-i’m making
-shall we
-will start
3)are you doing
-i’m going
are you
It’s
she’s having
My brother will go
do you get
do you drive
we’re going
there is
will you be
we probably get back
I’ll let
i will

ES 4
1) won’t find
2) you’ll love
3)’ll fall
4) we’re going to fall
5) he’ll be able
6) ‘ll make