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Exercise 1:

I like books beacuse they are real

I don’t like e-books beacuse they aren’t a real object

Exercise 2 :

Joe Jacobson was working as a researcher for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He had a ‘Eureka’ moment beacause he imaginated an electronic book that he could download any time he wanted and read in direct sunlight.

Exercise 3:

In 1997 Joe Jacobson was working as a researcher for MIT.

He was lying on a beach when he finished his book.

Exercise 4:

- It was a terrible stormy night six months after my father’s death. My mother was sitting alon by the fire, waiting for her baby to arrive. She felt sad and ill. Suddenly, she was hearing a noise outside. ‘There’s someone at the door, Peggotty’, my mother was calling. ‘Who i sit?’ Peggotty was servant and her only real friend. ‘I’ll go and see’, Peggotty replied. She was going and was opening the door.

- As the carriage moved quickly along the rough dry road, Jonathan Harker was looking out at the changing view. Behind him was a land of small green hills and colourful fields of fruit trees. Now he was driving into the Transylvanian mountains thug a thick forest. It got dark and the other people in the carriage were quiet and afraid. A woman opposite him was reaching towards gim and was putting something in his hand. It was a small, silver cross. ‘Wear it around your neck’, she said. ‘You’ll bes afe.’

Exercise 5:

I would like to continue reading the first story because I would like to know who was at the door.

Exercise 6:

1. My parents was studying when they met. False

2. My computer was crashing when I did my homework last night. False

3. I was watching TV when my mum got home yesterday. True

4. It was raining when I woke up this morning. False

5. I was burning myself when I made breakfast. False

6. A friend was texting me when I walked to school. True

Exercise 7:

1. A. Were your parents studying when they met?

   B. No, they weren’t

2. A. Was your computer crashing when you did your homewrok last night?

B. No, it wasn’t

3. A. Were you whatching TV when ypur mum got home yesterday?

   B. Yes, I was

4. A. Was it raining when you woke up this morning?

   B. No, it wasn’t

5. A. Were you burning yourself when you made breakfast?

   B. No, I wasn’t

6. A. Was a friend texting you when you walked to school?

   B. Yes, he was

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Exercise 1:

A chemistry

B archaeology

C ecology

D geology

E marine biology

F physics

Exercise 2:

1. Photo c

2. Photo E

Exercise 4:

Speaker 1: wants to find answers to important questions

Speaker 2: wants to explore oceans and preserve the ocean environment

Speaker 3: wants to study the evolution of our planet

Speaker 4: wants to study our prehistoric ancestors

Speaker 5: wants to find solutions to nature’s problems

Exercise 5:

1. Who wants to collect evidence about global warming?

2. Who wants to make new discoveries and find new cures?

3. Who loves doing experiments and analysing gata?

4. Who spent hours in the Egyptian room in the Louvre?

5. Who is doing research into climate change?

Exercise 6:

1. Archaeology     Archaeologist

2. Biology       Biologist

3. Chemistry Chemist

4. Ecology     Ecologist

5. Geology   Geologist

6. Mathematics   Mathematician

7. Physics   Physicist

8. Science   Scientist

Exercise 7:

1. Analysis   Analyse

2. Discovery   Discover

3. Evolution Evolve  

4. Exploration Explore

5. Imagination Imagine

6. Observation   Observe

7. Preservation   Preserve

8. Protection     Protect

9. Solution Solve

 

Descrizione di una persona:

Alexia is a sensible person because she thinks what are the consequences of an action and she always searches to make the best decision, for example she had to choose if continues a sport or no and she chose to don’t continue it. She is a persevering person because she wants to do something even if it is difficult, for example she had to do an exercise and it didn’t come her and she continued to do this exercise until it came to her. She is a patient person because she ables to remain calm when there are difficult situations, for example during an argument with me she remained calm and listened my opinions. She is a fair person because she is the same with all her friends, she doesn’t change her behaviour with a friend. She is a kind person because she is always ready to help you if you have a difficult situation.
She is a shy person because if she doesn’t know a person very well, she doesn’t speak of herself.