ENGLISH HOMEWORK

 

Ex.6 page 4

1)      Where's your brother? Isn't he at home?

2)      I can’t find my mobile. Where is it?

3)      Emily! Jacob! Are you here?

4)      Aargh! Help…I am falling!

5)      Austin and I are in a hurry. We are late.

6)      Jessica, you are my best friend!

7)      Ask Andrew for help! He is very reliable.

8)      Let’s listen to One Direction! They are great!

9)      My sister is a ballet dancer. She is brilliant!

10)   Your friends are late. Where are they?

11)   Look! What’s that? Oh, it is only the neighbour’s cat.

12)   Slow down! It’s early. We are on time.

 

 

Ex.7 page 5

1)      It

2)      They

3)      She

4)      He

5)      I

6)      They

 

Ex.8 page 5

1)      It’s my grandmother’s birthday on Sunday. She’s 75.

2)      I’m not at school today. I’m on holiday for two weeks.

3)      Alex and I are 14. We are best mates and we support the same football team.

4)      Where are your parents? They’re late! Why are they never on time! Never!

5)      A: Have you got an English dictionary? B: Yes, here it is.

6)      My girlfriend’s mum is from Brighton. She’s British.

7)      Hi guys, are you ready for your turn on the go-karts? Be careful! You are very fast.

8)      Adam is Scottish. He’s from Scotland.

 

 

 

Ex.9 page 5

1)      Brian is a young architect. He is a young architect. (Lui) è un giovane architetto.

2)      My parents are good dancers. They are good dancers. (Loro) sono bravi ballerini.

3)      Renèe is my father’s secretary. She is my father’s secretary. (Lei) è la segretaria di mio padre.

4)      Paolo and I are lawyers. We are lawyers. (Noi) siamo avvocati.

5)      Mr Sullivan is my employer. He is my employer. (Lui) è il mio datore di lavoro.

6)      Margherita is a scientist. She is a scientist. (Lei) è una scienziata.

7)      Uncle Jeremy is a carpenter. He is a carpenter. Lui è un falegname.

8)      Are your cousins plumbers? Are they plumbers? Sono (loro) idraulici?

9)      My grandmother is a housewife. She is a housewife. (Lei) è una casalinga.

10)   My wife and I are teachers. We are teachers. (Noi) siamo insegnanti.

                                                                                                                                  

Ex.10 page 5

1)      A che cosa devo prestare attenzione quando devo fare il plurale di un sostantivo che termina in –y? >Bisogna controllare se prima della “y” c’è una vocale o una consonante. Nel primo caso al sostantivo va aggiunta solo una “-S” finale, nel secondo la “y” viene sostituita da “-ies”.

 

2)      Qual è la differenza fondamentale tra italiano e inglese quando si usa un pronome personale soggetto?

>In inglese il pronome va sempre esplicitato.

 

3)      Osserva la seguente frase: La Francia è una nazione. Essa è in Europa. Quale errore si può commettere nel tradurla in inglese? Perché?

>Si potrebbe pensare di utilizzare il pronome “she”, essendo “Francia” un nome femminile. Non essendo però una persona bisogna utilizzare il pronome “it”.

 

Ex.1 page 28

1)      Can you give it to me, please?

2)      Leave me alone!

3)      Give them to him!

4)      Please buy them for us!

 

Ex.2 page 29

1)      That’s Ellie’s cousin, Hetty. Hetty looks just like Ellie. Hetty looks just like her.

2)      A: Where are our boarding cards? B: Henry’s got the boarding cards. A: Where are our boarding cards? B: He’s got them.

3)      A: That’s a great phone. B: Thanks, my father gave the phone to me. A: That’s a great phone.        B: Thanks, he gave it to me.

4)      The kids are coming to the restaurant with Ken and me. They are coming to the restaurant with us.

5)      Pat and I really like our tennis instructors. We get on very well with Meggie and Bob. We really like our tennis instructors. We get on very well with them.

6)      Raf is a superb actor. Can I ask Raf to teach me? He is a superb actor. Can I ask him to teach me?

7)      A: Has Emily got her tablet with her? B:No, Emily left her tablet at home today. A: Has Emily got her tablet with her? B:No, she left it at home today.

8)      Helen and I fly from Stansted early in the morning. Can you and Julian come to collect Nick and me? Helen and I fly from Stansted early in the morning. Can you come to collect us?

 

 

Ex.3 page 29

1)      Mum, help me with my science project!

2)      He’s my favourite singer. I love him.

3)      My big brother plays basketball really well! I love watching him.

4)      Where’s my mobile phone? I can’t find it.

5)      Toby, the line is dreadful! I can’t hear you. Speak louder!

6)      They can’t take the children with them to the restaurant.

7)      Our Maths teacher always gives us loads of homework on Saturdays.

8)      Ludovica, be nice to my cat Lilli. I’m very fond of her.

 

 

Ex.4 page 29

Leo, Henry and Nick are school friends. They hang out with three girls during breaks at school: Elena, Rachel and Annie. Leo likes Elena but she doesn’t like him. She likes Henry but he doesn’t like her. Henry is best mates with Leo and Nick. He plays football with them all at the weekends. Nick is friends with everybody and gets on with all of them. The girls don’t! Elena doesn’t get on with Rachel much but Annie gets on well with her. Annie is really friendly and sociable. She gets on with all the girls.

 

 

Ex.5 page 29

1)      A. The weather is really awful! B. Yes, it is really cold today.

2)      A. Raquel can speak Spanish fluently. B. I know. Her mother’s Spanish.

3)      A. Is Mr. Ball here today? B. Yes, that’s him over there.

4)      A. My mobile battery is flat. B. No worries, use mine! I’m not using it.

5)      We enjoy our German classes but the grammar is quite hard for us.

6)      I can’t go online after dinner. My parents don’t want it to.

7)      A. Let’s have a pizza and watch a DVD! B. Great idea! Come to my house!

8)      Can you give me a lift to school today? It’s raining hard.

9)      It is late and we must go home. My mum is waiting for us.

10)   A. Who is the girl with Betty? B. She is her cousin.

11)   A. Who wants to play with my tablet? B. Me!

12)   My neighbours like playing cards in their garden.

 

Ex.6 page 52

1)      The twenty-second of November two thousand and nine

2)      The ninth of October nineteen ninety-eight.

3)      The sixth of September twenty fifteen.

4)      The fifth of May nineteen fifty-five.

5)      The seventh of December nineteen eighty-eight.

6)      The thirty-first of July seventeen hundred.

7)      The eighth of March seventeen twenty-one.

8)      The seventh of February two thousand ad seven.

9)      The second of December eighteen seventy-five.

10)   The twenty-fifth of June nineteen sixty-two.

 

 

Ex.7 page 53

1)      Valentine’s Day: 14th February.

2)      Winter Solstice: 21st December.

3)      May Day: 1st May.

4)      April Fool’s Day: 1st April.

5)      Christmas Day: 25th December.

6)      Guy Fawkes Night: 5th November.

7)      The United Nations’ International Youth Day: 12th August.

8)      English Language Day: 23rd April.

9)      American Independence Day: 4th July.

10)   International Peace Day: 21st September.

 

 

Ex.8 page 53

1)      Valentine’s Day is on the fourteenth of February.

2)      Winter Solstice is on the twenty-first of December.

3)      May Day is on the first of May.

4)      April Fool’s Day is on the first of April.

5)      Christmas Day is on the twenty-fifth of December.

6)      Guy Fawkes Night is on the fifth of November.

7)      The United Nations’ International Youth Day is on the twelfth of August.

8)      English Language Day is on the twenty-third of April.

9)      American Independence Day is on the fourth of July.

10)   International Peace Day is on the twenty-first of September.

 

 

Ex.9 page 53

American Independence Day is annually celebrated on the 4^th of July and is also known as "the Fourth of July". It is the anniversary of the publication of the declaration of independence from Great Britain in 1776. The Continental Congress declared that the thirteen American colonies were no longer subordinate to the monarch of Britain and were now united, free, and independent states. Independence Day is a public holiday, and schools and most businesses are closed. It is a day of family celebrations with picnics and barbecues, exactly as the American tradition requires. The most followed activities of the day are watermelon or hotdog eating competitions and sporting events, like baseball games, three-legged races, swimming activities and tug-of-war games. There are also many American flag outside homes or buildings and also a lots of fireworks accompanied by patriotic music.

 

 

Ex.10 page 53

1)      Sono appassionato di musica reggae e c’è un bel concerto il 22 novembre.

I’m passionate about raggae music and there’s a good concert on the twenty-second of November.

2)      Il terzo festival della danza classica inizia il 10 luglio.

The third ballet festival begins on the tenth of July.

3)      Il mio compleanno è ogni quattro anni. È il 29 febbraio!

My birthday is every four year. It’s on the twenty-ninth of February!

4)      Matthew fa una festa per Carnevale il 15 febbraio.

Matthew is having a party for Carnival on the fifteenth of February.

5)      Ti sbagli. Il museo non è aperto domenica 4 agosto.

You’re wrong. The museum isn’t open on Sunday the fourth of August.

6)      Il concerto non è mercoledì 11 maggio, ma giovedì 12 maggio.

The concert isn’t on Wednesday the eleventh of May, but it’s on Thursday the twelfth of May.

7)      A. quando è il compleanno di Steve? B. È il 14 febbraio!

A. When is Steve’s birthday? B. It’s on the fourteenth of February!

8)      A. Domani è il nostro quarto anniversario, Cristopher… B. Sei sicura? Che data è?

1)      It’s our fourth anniversary tomorrow, Cristopher… B. Are you sure? What’s the date?

 

 

Ex.11 page 53

1)      In un test Matilda ha scritto bene tutti i numeri ordinali: My birthday is on third March. / The book is on fifth shelf. Tuttavia la sua insegnante le ha tolto dei punti perché si è dimenticata qualcosa. Che cosa?

>Si è dimenticata l’articolo THE prima del numero ordinale.

 

2)      Esiste un caso in cui si usa l’ordinale senza l’articolo the. Quale? Fornisci un esempio.

>Se oltre al numero cardinale vi è un AGGETTIVO POSSESSIVO, l’articolo THE non si scrive né si pronuncia. ES: Lucky is my third dog. Lucky è il mio terzo cane.

 

3)      In inglese la data si esprime con i numeri cardinali o con gli ordinali? E in italiano?

>In inglese la data si esprime con i numeri ordinali, mentre in italiano con i cardinali, fatta eccezione per il primo del mese.