Pag. 60 ex. 1

1. L. Excuse me. Where is the shop?

   W. It’s on the right of the main hall. Take the lift to the second floor.

     L. Thank you very much.

2. A. Excuse me. May I take a photo of this?

   MA. No, you can’t. But you can draw it.

   A. Ah, right. OK.

3. L. Excuse me. Can you tell me where the toilets are, please?

   MA. Sure. They’re the through door on the ground over there.

   L. Cheers, mate.

4. J. Hey, there’s Andy over there.

   L. But look at all the people!

   J. Excuse me. Can we get left please? Thank you.

 

Pag. 61 ex. 4

A. I like the postcard.

B. I rarely buy souvenir when I visit a museum.

 

Pag. 61 ex. 5

Jordan: Excuse me. Have you got any more of these bags?

Shop assistant: I can check... I’m sorry, but we haven’t got any at the moment.

Jordan: Yes, but can you tell me how much the mug is?

Shop assistant: It’s £6.50.

Jordan: That’s a good price. Hold on. I’ll get another one.

Shop assistant: Is this mug yours as well?

Jordan: Oh, well. Never mind. Can I pay for these things, then?

Shop assistant: Five postcard, the fridge magnets and two mugs. That’ll be £23.50.

 

Pag. 63 ex. 3

1. How often does the carnival take place? Every August.

2. When is Notting Hill Carnival? On Monday.

3. What is the origin of the carnival? It was a small West Indian event.

4. How big is the carnival? The biggest in Europe.

5. What can you see in the parade? 45 static sound system.

6. Where can you listen to music at the carnival? In the houses and garages.

 

Pag. 63 ex. 5

Diwali, the Festival of Lights

Type of festival? Religious

When? October

How many days? Five

Special food? Curry and rice

Best bit? Lights

 

Glastonbury Festival

Type of festival? Music

When? June

How many days? Three

Special food? No

Best bit? Music

 

Pag. 63 ex. 8a

My favourite festival is the Festival of Sanremo. It is on Febrauary and take part for four days. It is a festival of music with singers of Italy.

 

Pag. 63 ex. 8b

My favourite time is Christmas because I don’t go to school for lots of days and because I have lots of presents. In Christmas there are lots of festival.

 

Pag. 56 ex. 1

The world’s first ATM appeared at a branch of a bank in north London in June 1967. The ATM was the first and last invention of John Shepherd-Barron. ‘In those days, there was no way to get money when the bank was closed. One day, I suddenly had the idea of having a machine similar to a drinks machine that dispensed cash not drinks. It was a very simple idea, ‘explained Mr Shepherd-Barron.

The chief executive of the bank at the time liked the idea and immediately signed a contract with Mr Shepherd-Baron. The first machines payed out a maximum of € 10 a time. ‘But that was enough for the weekend, ‘Mr Shepherd-Barron remembers.

Before the invention of the ATM plastic cards didn’t exist, so customers in Serted paper cheques into the machines. But these developed fragile and difficult to read, so the banks were the plastic cash card.

Another by-product of the ATM was the PIN (Personal Identification Number). Mr Shepherd-Barron originally didn’t agree a six-digit number, but his wife, Caroline, wanted. ‘During breakfast one morning, she said four numbers was the maximum she could remember so, because of my wife, four digits become the world standard,’he laughs.

 

Esercizio pag. 56 es.2

1. How much did he sell his “life”?                          He got € 300,000.

2. Where did he sell his “life”?                                  On the internet.

3. Why did he decide to put his life up for?         To help him to forget his ex-wife.          

4. What did the sale include?                                                    The sale included his house and everything in it, his job and   a night out with his friends.

5. How many did bids were there?                         There were several hundred.

6. How did he use the € 300,00?                              He used it to go travelling and then start a new life.

7. How old he was?                                                       He was 44.

 

Esercizio pag. 57 es.3

1. We didn’t watch all of the film, but we did watch most of it.

2. I didn’t read the whole newspaper yesterday, but I did read the headlines.

3. She didn’t pass her maths exam, but she did pass all the others.

 

Esercizio pag. 157 es. 4

1. Ho ricevuto il mio primo cellulare quando avevo tredici anni.

   I got my first phone when I was thirteen years old.

2. E’ stato il compleanno di Clara la settimana scorsa. Ha fatto una festa?

   It was the Clara’s birthday last week. Did she do a party?

3. Abbiamo visto Maria quando eravamo in spiaggia ieri.

   We saw Maria when we were on the beach.

4. I miei genitori si sono incontrati all’università circa vent’anni fa.

   My grandparents met at university about twenty years ago.

5. Non ha piovuto ieri.

   It didn’t rain yesterday.

6. C’erano molte persone alla riunione?

   Were there much people at the meeting?

 

Esercizio pag. 57 es. 5

1. I had breakfast / an exam / a lesson / a headache / a rest / an idea / a great time.

2. I did a coffee / the bed / a phone call / a mistake / an important decision.

3. I was tired / hungry / cold / on time / early / late / at school / at home.

4. I went for a walk / for a coffee / to school / home / shopping / to the beach / to bed.

5. I made my homework / nothing / some washing / the coking / my best / well.

6. I said ‘hello’ / too much / something regret / the wrong thing.

7. I got up / dressed / my exam results / 75% / a new mobile / lost / wet.

8. I took some photos / some money out / an aspirin / an umbrella / a risk.

9. I saw my friends / a few people / some amazing sights / a band / an accident.

 

Esercizio pag. 57 es. 6

- I had a lesson.

- I was at school.

- I went to bed.

- I made my homework.

- I saw my friends.

 

Esercizio pag. 57 es. 7

- I didn’t have an exam.

- I didn’t go shopping.

- I didn’t get my exam results.

- I didn’t take some photos.

- I didn’t see a band.