Ex. 1 p. 476 le coppie di frasi hanno lo stesso significato (Same) o diverso (Different)? Scrivi S o D.

1. There is peace between the two countries. / There is war between the two countries. D
2. What’s your opinion of the news? / What do you think of the news? S
3. It was a great event. / It was a great advertisement. D
4. He is reporting from Seoul. / He is giving news from Seoul. S
5. I read it from an article./ I read it from an advertisement. D
6. She’s a TV celebrity. / She’s on TV a lot. S
7. Where did he live? / Where did he die? D

Ex. 2 p. 476 Completa il brano con la forma corretta delle parole nella tabella.

The media is TV, radio, newspapers, magazines and the internet. The media reports on important events from around the world; for example, disasters like the Asian tsunami, or wars between different countries. As well as reporting the news, the media give their opinion of events round the world. And reporters also like to write about celebrities such as Tom Cruise and Angelina Jolie.

Ex. 4 p.477 Media questionnaire.

1. Why do you read a newspaper? To find out what has happened.
2. What do you watch on TV? Nothing much.
3. What do you listen to on the radio? Music programmes.
4. Do you believe what you read or hear in the news? Yes, some of it.

Ex. 4 p. 477 completa le frasi con l’alternativa corretta.

1. Read an article on the paper.
2. Let’s listen to the news.
3. Watch a programme on TV.
4. Find out what has happened.
5. See the programme on TV.
6. Did you hear the sports reults.
7. I heard all of it on the radio.
8. Don’t believe what you see.
9. I watched most of it.

Ex. 5 p. 477 Completa I dialoghi.

1. Did you watched TV last night? –Yes, I watched a programme about dogs.
2. I read the story but I don’t believe it’s true. –No, none of it is true. It’s all false.
3. Have you heard the news? –No, what’s the news?
4. Did you heard the radio this morning? –Yes, I heard the 8 o’clock news.
5. What’s in the newspaper this morning? –I don’t know; I never buy one.
6. Have you seen the weather news? –Yes, it’s going to rain.
7. What did you watched on TV? –Oh, nothing much.

THE MICROLANGUAGE OF PCs

• Folder (dal verbo fold=piegare)= cartella
• To upload ( da nome load=carico)= caricare
• To download (opposto di “to upload”)= scaricare
• File= documento
• To file (dal nome “file”)= archiviare
• Memory extension= chiavetta USB
• To log in= collegarsi
• To log out (opposto di “to log in”)= scollegarsi
• To cancel= cancellare
• To save= salvare
• To create= creare
• Projector= proiettore
• Link (a code or an instruction that connects a part of a program or an element of a list with another)
• Edit= modificare il testo prcedente
• Font= carattere della scrittura
• Format= formato in cui è stato salvato un documento(file)
• To copy= copiare
• To paste= incollare