HOMEWORK

DESCRIPTION OF A PERSONALITY

Matteo is 15 years old and he is a friend of mine. He us always smiling and he is usually good at public speaking. When I need advices, he is always helpful with me and he is always sensible. Sometimes he is quite lazy, but most of the time he works hard. He is loyal with his friends and with them he is always cheerful. He is not arrogant, but sometimes he thinks only about his ideas. He is good at football and he is keen on beach volley, especially during the summer holidays. He is interested in basketball too, and we always speak about NBA results and best basketball players.

Ex. 2 page 30

Joe Jacobson was a researcher for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He had a “Eureka” moment because he imagined the e-ink technology.

Ex. 3 page 30

• In 1997 Joe Jacobson was working as a researcher for MIT.
• He was lying on a beach when he finished his book.

Ex. 4 page 30

1. Was sitting
2. Felt
3. Heard
4. Was calling
5. Replied
6. Went
7. Opened
8. Was looking out
9. Was driving
10. Was getting
11. Were
12. Reached
13. Put
14. Was

Ex. 6 page 30

1. Were studying – met
2. Crashed – finished
3. Was watching – got
4. Was raining – woke up
5. Burned – was making
6. Texted – was walking

Ex. 7 page 30

1. Were your parents studying when they met?
2. Did your computer crash when you finished your homework?
3. Were you watching TV when your mum got home?
4. Was it raining when you woke up?
5. Did you burn yourself when you were making breakfast?
6. Did your friend text you when you were walking to school?

Ex. 1 page 31

1. Chemistry
2. Archaeology
3. Ecology
4. Geology
5. Marine biology
6. Physics

Ex. 2 page 31

1. Photo C
2. Photo D

Ex. 4 page 31

1. Speaker 1: B
2. Speaker 2: F
3. Speaker 3: E
4. Speaker 4: D
5. Speaker 5: C

Ex. 5 page 31

1. Collect evidence
2. Make discoveries – find cures
3. Doing experiments
4. Spent hours
5. Doing research

Ex. 6 page 31

1. Archaeology – archaeologist
2. Biology – biologist
3. Chemistry – chemist
4. Ecology – ecologist
5. Geology – geologist
6. Mathematics – mathematician
7. Physics – physicist
8. Science – scientist