Pag. 60 ex. 1
1. -Excuse me. Where’s the shop?
-It’s on the left of the main hall. Take a lift to the ground floor.
-Thank you very much.
2. -Excuse me. May I take a photo of this?
-No, you can’t, but you can draw it.
-Ah, right. OK.
3. -Excuse me. Can you tell me where the toilets are, please?
-Sure. They’re the second door on the right over there.
-Cheers, mate.
4. -Hey there’s Andy over there.
-But look at all the people!
-Excuse me. Can we get trough, please? Thank you.

Pag. 60 ex. 2
-Excuse me. Can I use my mobile phone?
-No, you can’t. Didn’t you see all the signs on the walls? They’re everywhere, it’s impossible to not know if you can use your mobile phone.
-I’m sorry, I was asking because there are people all around us using their mobile phone.
-I see. I have to go stop them. Bye!
2. -Excuse me. Where is the café?
-It’s on the right of the third floor. The lift is out of order, use the stairs.
-Thank you.
3. Excuse me. Where is the shop?
-It’s on the second floor. The first door on the left. The lift is out of order, use the stairs.
-Someone told it to me me before. Thank you.
4. -Excuse me. Where is the exit?
-It’s on the ground floor, next to the cloakroom. Take the lift, it’s on the first hallway on the left.
-But they told me the lift is out of order.
-No, it isn’t. It’s been fixed yesterday.
-Thank you.

Pag. 61 ex. 3
g
h
d
f
c
b
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a

Pag. 61 ex. 4
I like the mug, but I wouldn’t buy no one of these souvenirs, I don’t like their colour, especially the T-shirt’s one and I never buy souvenirs when I visit a museum, because I don’t know what to do with them.

Pag. 61 ex. 5
Excuse me. Have you got any more of these bags?
I can check…I’m sorry, but we haven’t got any at the moment.
Oh, well. Never mind. Can I pay for these things, then?
Five postcards, the fridge magnets and two mugs. That’ll be £23.50.
That’s a good price. Hold on. I’ll get another one.
Is this mug yours as well?
Yes, but can you tell me how much the mug is?
It’s £6.50.

Pag. 63 ex. 1
In the UK there are festivals like Guy Fawkes day, Easter, Bank Holiday, Notting Hill Carnival, Pancake Day Race, May Day, Halloween, Saint Patrick’s Day…
In Italy there are festivals like Liberation’s festival, Work’s Festival, Republic’s Festival, Easter…

Pag. 63 ex. 2
I think the article is about Notting Hill Carnival.

Pag. 63 ex. 3
How often does the carnival take place? Every August.
When is Notting Hill Carnival? On Sunday and Monday.
What is the origin of the carnival? It was a small West Indian event.
How big is the carnival? The biggest in Europe.
What can you see in the parade? Decorated floats, music and dancing.
Where can you listen to music at the carnival? On three live stages.

Pag. 63 ex. 4
Music and gigs: sound system, reggae, soul, hip hop, funk, house, garage, live stages, live artists
Carnivals and festivals: procession, costumes, parade, groups, floats, food stalls, theatre, arts, crafts

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-Barron. The first machines paid 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 inserted paper cheques into the machines. But these were fragile and difficult to read, so the banks developed the plastic cash card.
Another by-product of the ATM was the PIN (Personal Identification Number). Mr Shepherd-Barron originally wanted a six-digit number, but his wife, Caroline didn’t agree. “During the breakfast one morning, she said four numbers was the maximum she could remember so, because of my wife, four digits became the world standard”, he laughs.

Pag. 56 ex. 2
How much did he get?~He got €300,000.
Where did he sell it?~On the internet.
Why did he sell it?~To help him to forget his ex-wife.
What did the sale include?~The sale included his house and everything in it, his job and a night out with his friends.
How many bids were there in the auction?~There were several hundred.
How did he use the money?~He used it to go traveling and then starting a new life.
How old was him?~He was 44.

Pag. 57 ex. 3
We didn’t watch all of the film, but we did watch most of it.
I didn’t read the whole newspaper yesterday, but I did read the headlines.
She didn’t pass her maths exam, but she did pass all the others.

Pag. 57 ex. 4
I received my first mobile phone when I was thirteen years old.
There was Carla’s birthday last week. Did she have a party?
We saw Maria when we were on the beach yesterday.
My parents met at the university about twenty years ago.
It didn’t rain yesterday.
Were there lots of people at the meeting?

Pag. 57 ex. 5
I had breakfast/an exam/a lesson/a headache/a rest/an idea/a great time.
I made a coffee/the bed/a phone call/a mistake/an important decision.
I was tired/hungry/cold/on time/early/late/at school/at home.
I went for a walk/for a coffee/to school/home/shopping/to the beach/to bed.
I did my homework/nothing/some washing/the cooking/my best/well.
I said “hello”/too much/something I regret/the wrong thing.
I got up/dressed/my exam results/75%/a new mobile/lost/wet.
I took some photos/some money out/an aspirin/an umbrella/a risk.
I saw my friends/a few people/some amazing sights/a band/an accident.

Pag. 57 ex. 6
I had an oral test, I made a cake, I was hungry when I came home, I went for a walk with my parents, I did nothing, I said what I did at school and I got a present for my mother.

Pag. 57 ex. 7
I didn’t make a phone call, I wasn’t bored, I didn’t go shopping, I didn’t do my homework, I didn’t get my oral test’s result, I didn’t see my friends and I didn’t have a piano lesson.