Focus Now

 

Exercise 1

Summer sports                skateboarding, athletic, skating, swimming, kayaking, beach volley
Winter sports    hockey, skiing, snowboarding, ice-skating
Both                      basketball, volleyball, football, kung-fu, judo, boxing

 

Exercise 2

I hate strenuous sports like jogging or swimming, i prefer sports like skating or skateboarding.

 

Exercise 3

Harry: karate
Sally: cycling
Luke: kayaking

 

Exercise 4

Harry: badminton, Ice skating, tennis
Sally: table tennis, volleyball, skiing
Luke: football, jogging, swimming

 

Exercise 5

1. Harry goes ice skating on Monday evenings.
2. Luke goes jogging before school three times a week. After jogging he has a healthy breakfast.
3. Sally plays table tennis for a team. Her team often wins.
4. In summer, Luke goes swimming and kayaking. He has a very healthy lifestyle.
5. Sally and her friends go skiing in winter. They go to the gym to play volleyball twice a week, to keep fit.
6. Harry plays tennis or badminton every week.
7. Luke plays football at the weekend with his friends.
8. Harry takes part in karate competitions.

 

Exercise 6

WORD STORE 6A
Ending with -ing

1. Cycling
2. Ice skating
3. Jogging
4. Kayaking
5. Sailing
6. Skiing
7. Swimming
8. Skateboarding

Ending with –ball

9. Basketball
10. Football
11. Volleyball

Other

2. Badminton
3. Hockey
4. Karate
5. Kung fu
6. Table tennis
7. Tennis
8. Yoga
9. Zumba

 

Exercise

WORD STORE 6B

Play	Badminton
	Basketball
	Football
	Hockey
	Volleyball
	Table tennis
	Tennis

 

Go	Cycling
	Ice skating
	Jogging
	Kayaking
	Sailing
	Skiing
	Swimming
	Running

 

Do	Exercises
	Karate
	Kung fu
	Yoga
	Zumba

 

Exercise 8

My best friend goes running every week with her mother
My father goes jogging alone two times a month
In winter I go ice skating with my friends
My mother does exercise when she is alone at home
In summer I go cycling with my family
My friends plays volleyball with his team every week.

 

Exercise 9

WORD STORE 6C

1. Have a healthy breakfast / meal / diet / lifestyle
2. Play for a team
3. Go to the gym
4. Keep fit
5. Take part in competition

 

Exercise 10

1. Do you have a healthy breakfast? What do you have?
   No, I don’t I always have a cappuccino with chocolate biscuits.
2. What do you do to keep fit?
   I often go for a walk.
3. Do you play for a sports team? What sport do you play?
   I plaid gym in a team until begin of COVID emergence.
4. Do you have a healthy lifestyle? What do you do?
   How often do you go to the gym?
5. Do you take part in any sports competitions? What kind?
   I take part in a gym competition every year

 

Exercise 11

• Don’t study all night. You learn better when you’re not tired.
• Try to have a healthy diet. A healthy breakfast first thing in the morning gives you energy for the whole day.
• Exercise is important. You’re never too busy to go jogging or swimming. If you don’t have time to play tennis or football, walk or cycle to school. Or go to the gym for an hour.
• If there isn’t a gym near your home, do exercises for ten minutes every morning.
• And take regular breaks when you’re studying.

 

 

Exercise 12

Two thing I already do:
I always study during the afternoon and I take regular breaks when I’m studying
Two things you’d like to do
I’d like to try to have a healthily diet and to do exercises

 

 

Grammar in progress

 

Pages 186 and 187

 

Exercise 17

1. Why didn’t you the gardening yesterday?
   . Why didn’t you do the gardening yesterday?
2. Hadn’t you a black sports car?
   didn’t you have a black sports car?
3. You’re wrong! Clarissa didn’t had long hair!
   You’re wrong! Clarissa didn’t have long hair!
4. I’m sure they didn’t their duty!
   . I’m sure they didn’t do their duty
5. They didn’t be worried. They were upset!
   They weren’t worried. They were upset!
6. We didn’t any tests last week.
   We didn’t do any tests last week.
7. A: Did you have a yellow shirt? B: No, I hadn’t.
   A: Did you have a yellow shirt? B: No, I didn’t
8. We hadn’t either coffee or tea.
   We didn’t have either coffee or tea

 

Exercise 18

Well, I Lived in Paris when I was 20 years old. I spent 5 great years there! I didn’t work there, I studied Art at university.
I didn’t have a house of my own, but I shared a nice flat with a young Italian girl, Melissa. She was a singer and she had a lovely voice.
She didn’t play a musical instrument, but some friends of hers did and very well. Our flat was near the Sacre Coeur, the area of the artists and musicians, and we often invited our friends to have dinner.
We didn’t cook very well, but we had great fun all together. We sometimes didn’t sleep much and it wasn’t easy to study the day after… What wonderful memories!

 

Exercise 19

ROBBIE: Hey, Sadie. What happened to you last Saturday? Why didn’t you come to Patrick’s party?
SADIE: Hello, Robbie. I didn’t feel like it.
ROBBIE: That’s a pity. Everybody from school came . Amelia waited outside for you for ages.
SADIE: Really? Why? I’m sure she had a great time.
ROBBIE: She brought a flower for your hair. You know, all the girls like flowers and she wanted you to wear the same colour.
SADIE: Yeah, sure. And did you have a good time with Amelia?
ROBBIE: Well yes, I enjoyed it but I missed you a lot.
SADIE: Me?! Didn’t you ask Amelia out?
ROBBIE: Amelia? Are you joking? I wanted to ask you out! Everybody now, even Amelia but it was a surprise. What do you say?
SADIE: Oh… er… well… I’m not… Yes, OK then.

 

Exercise 20-21

Two years ago I passed two week in Puglia with my family. We never went there but I loved that place: I saw trulli, typical Puglia’s abitations, and the sea was beautiful! The best thing was food: I had a lot of taralli and burrata.

 

Exercise 22

1. Julian e Martina si sono sposati lo scorso sabato.
   Jiulian and Martina got married last Saturday.
2. I miei amici hanno fatto una festa bellissima per Hallowen.
   My friends had a beautiful party for Halloween
3. Ho incontrato il mio capo e chiesto un giorno di permesso e lui lo ha concesso.
   I met my boss and I asked for a day off and he granted.
4. Ho visto Patricia due giorni fa. Era con un ragazzo molto alto.
   I saw Patricia two days ago. She was with a very tall boy.
5. Il padre di Nick non gli ha concesso di andare a scuola in motorino ieri.
   Nick’s fatheer didn’t allow to go to school in scooter yesterday.
6. Perché hanno rifiutato la tua richiesta per l’università?
   Why did they refuse your application for university?
7. A: Come ti sei rotto la spalla?
   A: How did you break your shoulder?
   B: Sono caduta ( fall down) dalle scale.
   B: I fell down to the stairs.
8. A: Hai comprato i biglietti per il concerto ieri?
   A: Did you buy the ticket for the concert yesterday?
   B: Sì, ho comprato quattro biglietti. Vuoi venire?
   B: Yes, I bought four tickets. Do you want to come?

 

Exercise 23

1. Cecilia vuole dire che è nata nel 2001. Come lo esprime in inglese? Che differenza c’è con l’italiano?
   Cecilia deve dire: “I was born in 2001.” Il verbo nascere si esprime con due parole, mentre in italiano
2. Usando il simple past, in quale forma di frase è importante sapere se un verbo è regolare o irregolare? Perché?
   è fondamentale sapere se il verbo è regolare o irregolare nella forma affermativa poiché in tutte ,e atre forme c’è l’ausiliare did e il verbo va alla forma base.
3. Osserva le seguenti frasi: Paolo non scrisse una lettera. / Paolo scrisse una lettera? Quando le traduco in inglese, qual è la differenza sostanziale con l’italiano?
   La differenza sta che in inglese, per esprimere una frase negativa, va usato l’ausiliare coniugato in questo caso al simple past e il verbo va alla forma base
4. Jacopo ha scritto questo messaggio alla sua insegnante d’inglese: Miss Sheridan, I’m sorry but I didn’t the exercises because I didn’t be very well. La professoressa non è stata molto soddisfatta. Perché?
   nella frase ci sono due errori, la frase corretta è la seguente: Miss Sheridan, I’m sorry but I didn’t do the exercises because I wasn’t very well.