UNIT 8

UNIT
8
Grammar, functions
and vocabulary
Culture
Millions of tourists visit Yellowstone National
Park in the USA every year. However, not all
of them know that under the park there is a
‘supervolcano’ – a volcanic system that could
cause a gigantic eruption one day.
Natural disasters
1
Completa il cruciverba con i nomi dei disastri
nelle figure. Scopri la parola nascosta.
Make or do?
1
2
2
3
4
Completa il dialogo con la forma corretta di
make o do.
Mum
5
6
Nathan! It’s late! I’ve 1
breakfast for you. Come on.
Nathan Sorry, Mum. I’m a bit tired.
7
Mum
1
What was the party like last night?
Nathan It was great! I 2
new friends.
2
Mum
a lot of
What did you eat?
Nathan Zoe’s mum 3
a fantastic
birthday cake for her. It was delicious.
Mum
3
Did you help her get ready for the
party?
Nathan Yes, I did. I 4
the shopping
with Zoe and I’m going to help her
5
the cleaning before her
parents come home.
4
Mum
everything for that
You 6
7
girl! But have you
your
homework, Nathan?
Nathan Yes, I have… well, most of it.
Mum
5
6
Well, you have to finish it all before
you go to Zoe’s house. And take your
time and 8
it properly.
You 9
a lot more mistakes
when you’re in a hurry.
Nathan OK. Mum, can I 10
a
phone call first? I’d better tell her I’m
going to be late.
Mum
7
Yes, you can. But don’t take too long!
Oh, and another thing. Can you
11
me a favour?
Nathan Sure. What is it?
Mum
(6,4)
I have to go out now. Can you
12
the washing-up after
breakfast?
Nathan OK. See you later, then.
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Grammar, functions and vocabulary
5
get
3
Riscrivi il testo sostituendo otto verbi con la
forma corretta di get. Scrivilo sul quaderno.
Last summer I spent my holidays in St Raphael
in the south of France. I got a cheap plane ticket…
Last summer I spent my holidays in St Raphael
in the south of France. I bought a cheap plane
ticket on the Internet. I took the bus to the
airport at six o’clock with three of my friends.
The plane arrived in Nice at nine then we
took the train to St Raphael. We arrived at
our rented flat at midday. The weather was
fantastic and I became really suntanned. I
bought some presents for my family and I sent
some postcards to my friends. I became a bit
fed up with my friends after a while, but during
the last week I made some new friends and I
was sorry to go home at the end.
Present simple passive
4
Completa le frasi con le espressioni nel
riquadro.
Portuguese
secondhand mobiles
electronic games
chocolate
grappa
bananas
1 They grow a lot of
Jamaica.
fish
films
3 They speak
in Brazil.
4 They make
beans.
from cocoa
in Japan.
6 They manufacture a lot of
in China.
8 They produce
on eBay.
in Italy.
Adesso riscrivi le frasi usando il passivo.
1 A lot of bananas are grown in Jamaica.
2
Making a pop
video
First the ideas 1
(discuss) by the director and
the artist and the video
2
(plan). The
budget 3
(decide). A master tape of the
song 4
(record)
in the recording studio. Sets
5
(build) in
a film studio or a location 6
(chose). All necessary equipment
7
(rent) including cameras and
lights. Cameramen, technicians and make-up
artists 8
(employ). Costumes
9
(design). Dance sequences
are choreographed and 10
(rehearse). The singing and dancing
11
(film) then the film
12
(edit) and the final video
13
(show) on TV.
Translation
in Bollywood.
7 They sell a lot of
Completa il testo con il Present simple passive
dei verbi fra parentesi.
in
2 They make
5 They eat a lot of
UNIT 8
6
Traduci le frasi in inglese. Scrivile sul
quaderno.
1 Abbiamo fatto le pulizie prima che i miei
genitori siano tornati.
2 Posso fare una telefonata?
3 Mia sorella mi ha fatto una bella torta per il
mio compleanno.
4 Ho ricevuto tanti regali ieri.
5 Su eBay vengono venduti tanti telefonini
usati.
6 Le auto della Volkswagen vengono prodotte
in Germania.
7 Mi sono arrabbiato quando ho perso il treno.
8 Durante un grande terremoto molti edifici
vengono distrutti.
3
4
5
6
7
8
Translation
Ricordati che in inglese la forma passiva si
costruisce solo con il verbo be (essere) e mai
con il verbo come (venire).
Un luogo viene scelto.
A place is chosen. non A place comes chosen.
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