My typical week

From Monday to Saturday I go to school and I get up at 7 o’clock. On Sunday I get up generally at 9.30. Every day I have lunch at 1.45 pm and during school day I start do my homework at 3 o’clock pm. I have baseball training twice a week, on Tuesday and on Thursday. Sometimes during the afternoon I watch TV. I dinner at 9 o’clock pm every day. I sometimes go out with my friends, generally once a week.

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My name is Alessandro and I Am 17 years old. I come from Venice originally, but now we (my parents, sister and brother) live in Genoa. My sister goes to the same school as me, and my brother work in a bank. He is nineteen. My parents are both teachers.

I am a student at a Liceo. At the moment I study for exams. As for my hobbies, I love reading (I read a great book called Noo Way Out at the moment) and I learn to play the guitar. I listen to all kind of music, but my favourite bands are the Foo Fighters and Nirvana. In fact, I listen to Bleach, the first Nirvana album at the moment - it is my all-time favourite.

Ex. 2

1. Is there a gym at your school?
2. I s there an airport in Oxford?
3. There are thirty students in my class
4. In  my classroom there are two computers
5. There aren’ t a carpet in the room
6. Are there any parks in Oxford?

Ex. 3

1. Do you watch TV every day?
2. Do you remember your first day at school?
3. Do you know the alphabet in English?
4. Do you want to go to the university?
5. Do you think you are a good student?
6. Do you like learning English?

Ex. 4

1. Yes, I do
2. Yes, I do
3. Yes, I do
4. Yes, I do
5. No, I don’t
6. Yes, I do

Ex. 5

1. According to a recent study, the generation gap is becoming smaller and today many parents and their  teenage children have similar interests, listen to the same music and even dress the same. The study also shows that there is more equality between generations than ever before. It is common today for parents and children to spend part of their free time together. James and Helen Jones from Liverpool go out with their teenage children once or twice a week. “We go to cafés, concerts and even to clubs with them”, says Helen. “We talk about everything – music, TV, school, boyfriends and girlfriends. In fact, there is nothing we doesn’ t talk about. Our children are our best friends. The generation gap definitely is disappearing.” Daughter Suzy, 16, agrees “We have got the same tastes in music and fashion, and me and Mum wear always each other’s clothes and make-up. And Mum and Dad never discipline us – we always discuss things as family. Mum and Dad are really cool.

Ex. 6

1. We don’t listen the same music
2. We don’t wear the same
3. We don’t dress each other clothes
4. We don’t go to concerts together
5. We talk about everything
6. We aren’t best friends