Exercise 6 (page 52)

1) 22/11/2009: the twenty second of November two thousand and nine

2) 10/09/1998 (USA): the nineth of October nineteen ninety eight

3) 6/9/2015: the sixth of September two thousand and fifteen

4) 5/5/1955: the fifth of May nineteen fifty five

5) 12/7/1988 (USA): the seventh of December nineteen eighty eight

6) 31/7/1700: the thirty first of July one thousand and seven hundred

7) 8/3/1721: the eighth of March seventeen twenty one

8) 7/2/2007: the seventh of February two thousand and seven

9) 2/12/1875: the second of December eighteen seventy five

10) 25/6/1962: the twenty fifth of June nineteen sixty two

 

Exercise 7 (page 53)

1) Valentine's day: 14th February

2) Winter Solstice: 22nd December

3) May Day: 1st May

4) April Fool's Day: 1st April

5) Christmas Day: 25th December

6) Guy Fawkes Day: 5th November

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

8) English Language Day: 23rd April

9) American Indipendence Day: 4th July

10) International Peace Day: 21st September

 

Exercise 8 (page 53)

1) the fourteenth of February

2) the twenty second of December

3) the first of May

4) the first of April

5) the twenty fifth of December

6) the fifth of November

7) the twelfth of August

8) the twenty third of April

9) the fourth of July

10) twenty first of September

 

Exercise 10 (page 53)

1) I'm passionate about Reggae music and there is a good concert on the twenty second of November.

2) The third ballet festival begins on the tenth of July.

3) My birthday is every four years. It is on the twenty nineth of February!

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

5) You're wrong. The museum is not open on Sunday fourth of August

6) The concert is not on Wednesday eleventh of May, but on Thursday twelfth of May

7) When is Steve's birthday? It's on the fourteenth of February!

8) Tomorrow is our fourth anniversary, Christopher...

9) Are you sure? What's the date today?

 

Exercise 11 (page 53)

1) My birthday is in the third of March./ The book is on the fifth shelf.

2) Se oltre al numero ordinale vi è un aggettivo possessivo, l'articolo "the" non si scrive né si pronuncia. Esempio: Virginia is my fourth niece.

3) La data in inglese viene espressa con i numeri ordinali, mentre in italiano con i numeri cardinali, a eccezione del primo giorno del mese.

 

Exercise 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!

 

Exercise 7 (page 5)

1) It

2) they

3) Her

4) Him

5) I

6) You

 

Exercise 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 friends and we support the same football team.

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

5) -Have you got an English dictionary?

    -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! They are very fast.

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

 

Exercise 9 (page 5)

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

2) They are good dancers./ (Loro) sono dei bravi ballerini.

3) She is my father secretary./ (Lei) e la segretaria di mio padre.

4) We are lawyers./ (Noi) siamo avvocati.

5) He is my emplyer./ (Lui) è un mio datore di lavoro.

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

7) He is a carpenter./ (Lui) è un carpentiere.

8) Are they plumbers?/ Sono (Loro) idraulici?

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

10) We are teachers./ (Noi) siamo insegnanti.

 

Exercise 10 (page 5)

1) Se il sostantivo termina in -y ed è preceduto da una consonante cambia la y in i e aggiunge -es, mentre se è preceduto da una vocale mantiene la -y e aggiungono -s.

2) In italiano il pronome personale soggetto è spesso sottointeso, mentre in inglese va sempre espresso.

3) L'errore sarebbe tradurre "essa" con "She" anziché "It" dal momento che la Francia è una nazione, quindi una cosa e non una persona.

 

Exercise 1 (page 28)

1) Can you please give it to her, please?

2) Leave me alone!

3) Give them to me!

4) Please buy it for us!

 

Exercise 2 (page 29)

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

2) -Where are our boarding cards?

    -He's got them

3) -That's a great phone.

    -Thanks, he gave it to me.

4) They are coming to the restaurant with us.

5) We really like our tennis instructors. We get on very well with them.

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

7) -Has Emily got her tablet with her?

    -No, Seh left it at home today.

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

 

Exercise 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.

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

 

Exercise 4 (page 29)

Leo, Henry and Nick are school friends. They hang out with three girls during breaks at school: Elena, Rachel and Anne. 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 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.

 

Exercise 5 (page 29)

1) -The weather is really awful!

    -Yes, it is really cold today.

2) -Raquel can speak Spanish fluently.

    -I know. Her mother's Spanish.

3) -Is Mr Ball here today?

    -Yes, that's him over here.

4) -My mobile battery is flat.

    -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 me to.

7) -Let's have a pizza and watch a DVD!

    -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 me.

10) -Who is the girl with Betty?

      -He is my cousin.

11) -Who wants to play with my tablet?

      -Me!

12) My neighbours like playing cards in their garden.