A)   Write a paragraph about:

a.     Yourself

b.     Your family

c.     Your house

d.     Your favourite room.

My name is Beatrice Portelli and I live in a small village: Romans. I am a student at Cervignano’s Liceo Scientifico. I don’t practice any sport but I play the guitar at the music school in Farra.
In my family we are four: my mum Alessandra, my dad Stefano, my brother Valentino and I. my brother is twelve years old and he studies at the middle school in Romans. We have a lot of animals (two canaries, three guinea pigs and three dogs) and they are part of our family too.
We live in a big flat on two floors. In our house there is a big living room. Here live our animals. On the same floor there is a kitchen. It is very big, but it’s full of things. On the second floor there are our three bedrooms: one for my brother, one for our parents and one for me.
My favourite room is the kitchen. It’s the room where we spend most of our free time. We can play on the big table and we do our homework here. In our kitchen there is a big fridge. Our fridge is fantastic because it is colorful and on it there are the souvenirs of our trips. It doesn’t look like a fridge.

B)   Insert what is missing:
I am an Italian student. At the moment I am studying at Cervignano’s Liceo Scientifico. I am following the 1A form.
In the class there are twenty-seven students. We study a lot of subjects like: Italian, Maths, English, German, History and many others. My favourite subject is Maths but I don’t like Geography.
Every day lessons start at 8.25 and end at 12.15.
At  11.00 o’clock there is a break. We can have a snack or go to the bar and buy something to eat.
We have a lot of new teachers. My favourite is Mr. Castellan.

C)   Choose between a or an.

1.     He’s a teacher.

2.     I want to buy a new car.

3.     He’s an architect.

4.     How long does it take you to get here? An hour.

5.     I’d like to have a piece of cake.

6.     She’s an actress.

7.     I really need a holiday.

8.     There is a animal in that cage.

9.     A university will be opened in this town.

10. They live in a village.

D)   It is 9.00 o’clock in the morning. Marco introduces his friend Janet: a girl from Great Britain.
You want to know about her (her name, surname, address, telephone number or mobile, what she does in Italy, her hobbies, her family, her house and her typical daily routine).
Write the dialogue.
- Hi, Beatrice!
∙ Hi, Marco! Who’s she?
- She’s Janet, my new friend. Can I introduce her to you?
∙ Sure, what’s her surname?
- Her surname is White. She is from Great Britain.
∙ Really? What’s her address?
- Her address is 19, Blue street.
∙ Has she got a mobile phone?
- No, but I can give you her telephone number. It is: 441507241.
∙ What does she do in Italy?
- She’s here with her parents to learn something about Italy and to learn how to speak Italian.
∙ Does she practice any sport?
- Yes, her hobby is riding. She has lessons three times a week. But she loves swimming too. She has swimming lessons in the summer.
∙ How interesting! What about her family?
- She’s here with her father Henry and her mother Katia. She has a sister, Alice. She’s two years old. They live in a big house on two floors. And they have a big garden. Janet really likes her garden and she plays here with her sister. They have only two bedrooms, so she must sleep with Alice. She doesn’t like this.
∙ What does she do every day?
- She wakes up every morning at 6.30. the school starts at 8.00 o’clock and finishes at 13.15. There is a break at 11.00 o’clock. When she arrives home she has lunch and then plays with her sister. Three times a week she has riding-lessons at 18.00 o’clock. She does her homework very quickly.
∙ I want to talk with her. I’m curious to know more.