scarica il summer book

SUMMER
BOOK
SCUOLA SECONDARIA DI I GRADO
GIANCARLO PUECHER
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INDICE
UNIT 1
Nice to meet you!
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UNIT 2
My summer Holiday in Greece. A long journey
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UNIT 3
A Day in Vienna.
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UNIT 4
Let’s go shopping!
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PREFAZIONE
Ciao!
Questo libro ti aiuterà ad esercitarti nella lingua inglese durante le vacanze.
Ti proponiamo un “viaggio” semplice e divertente attraverso quattro unità di
lavoro… ma non è un libro qualsiasi…è stato scritto dai ragazzi e dalle ragazze di
terza della scuola secondaria per i loro compagni di seconda!
E’ un libro costruito dai ragazzi per i ragazzi.
Il progetto è iniziato a settembre quando le nostre professoresse di inglese ci hanno
chiesto di raccontare le nostre vacanze estive.
Abbiamo dapprima lavorato in gruppo nella propria classe di appartenenza. In
seguito, abbiamo selezionato i materiali e abbiamo elaborato i file nell’aula di
informatica formando un gruppo interclasse. Infine, il lavoro è stato supervisionato
dalle professoresse ed è stato presentato dai ragazzi/e nelle classi seconde.
E’ stato un percorso faticoso ma che ci ha insegnato a lavorare in gruppo e a
raggiungere un obiettivo insieme. E poi ci ha fatto conoscere meglio la lingua
inglese!
Per questo motivo i testi che troverai non saranno in un inglese autentico e perfetto,
ma saranno la meta che riuscirete a raggiungere.
Svolgi qualche esercizio ogni giorno e, ultimata una pagina,
scrivi la data in fondo. Quando tornerai a scuola,
mostra il tuo lavoro all’insegnante!
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UNIT 1
NICE TO MEET
YOU!
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Leggi attentamente il testo sulle vacanze estive di due ragazzi.
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OUR SUMMER HOLIDAYS
Dear Alessandro
This summer we went to the sea. We decided this kind of holiday because we
love the sea.
I enjoyed it very much!!! There was the
animation team and we stayed all the time
with them! They were really nice.
We made a lot of baths in the sea because the
weather was amazing. And there were some
wonderful fish.
I stayed in a village for two weeks. The weather
was very good. It was always very hot.
It was very beautiful. I didn’t want come back home.
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Dear Eleonora
This summer I spent my holiday with my mum in Pula, a little city near,
Cagliari in Sardinia. My holiday was from August, 20th to 27th August.
I stayed in a house near the centre of Pula.
Every day I went to the beach of Nora.
Nora’s beach is very long and beautiful.
When I was on the beach I played in the sea or
I built sand’s castles. I was very lucky,
because the weather was good.
I liked very much my holiday because I love
sea and sand’s castles.
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Rispondi alle domande sul testo appena letto.
1. Where did Eleonora spend her summer holiday?
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2. Why did Eleonora decide this kind of holiday?
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3. With who did Eleonora spend her holiday?
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4. Was the weather good?
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5. When did she start her holiday? When did she go back home?
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6. Where did Alessandro spend his summer holiday?
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7. Why did Alessandro decide this kind of holiday?
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8. With who did Alessandro spend his holiday?
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9. Was the weather good?
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10. When did he start his holiday? When did he go back home?
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RIEPILOGO GRAMMATICALE
VERBI SEGUITI DALLA FORMA IN –ING
I verbi di preferenza come love, like, enjoy, don’t mind, don’t like, hate sono di solito
seguiti dalla forma in –ING,
I love listenING to rock music. I hate listenING to classical music. Adoro ascoltare la
musica rock. Odio ascoltare la musica classica.
Il Present Continuous
Il Present Continuous si usa per parlare di un’azione che sta succedendo nel
momento in cui si parla.
What are you doing? Che cosa stai facendo?
I’m reading a book. Sto leggendo un libro
Il Present Continuous si usa anche per parlare di impegni futuri e programmati in
precedenza, specialmente quando il TEMPO e il LUOGO sono ben definiti.
Gianni is playing football tomorrow. Gianni giocherà a calcio domani
We’re visiting London next month. Visiteremo Londra il prossimo mese.
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Come si costruisce
Forma
forma affermativa
forma negativa
forma interrogativa
Costruzione
soggetto + to be al Simple
Present + verbo -ing
soggetto + to be al Simple
Present + NOT + verbo -ing
to be al Simple Present +
soggetto + verbo -ing
Positive
I am sleeping
you are sleeping
he is sleeping
she is sleeping
it is sleeping
we are sleeping
they are sleeping
Negative
I am not sleeping
you are not playing
he is not reading
she is not working
it is not raining
we are not cooking
they are not listening
Esempio
I am writing a letter
I am not writing a letter
Are you writing a letter ?
Positive Short Form
I'm sleeping
you're sleeping
he's sleeping
she's sleeping
it's sleeping
we're sleeping
they're sleeping
Negative Short Form
I'm not sleeping
you aren't playing
he isn't reading
she isn't working
it isn't raining
we aren't cooking
they aren't listening
Yes / No Questions
am I eating chocolate ?
are you studying now ?
is he working ?
is she doing her homework ?
is it raining ?
are we meeting at six ?
are they coming ?
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'wh' questions:
Why am I eating chocolate ?
What are you studying now ?
When is he working ?
What is she doing ?
Why is it raining ?
Who are we meeting ?
How are they travelling ?
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Verbi seguiti dalla forma in -ING
1. Completa le frasi con la forma corretta dei verbi nel riquadro
Do – Eat – Go – Listen – Play – Speak – Swim – Watch - Write
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8.
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Do you like ……………………….……… football?
Do you like ……………………….……… music?
Do you like ……………………….……… TV?
Do you like ……………………….……… to school?
Do you like ……………………….……… pizza?
Do you like ……………………….……… at the sea?
Do you like ……………………….……… homework?
Do you like ……………………….……… letter?
Do you like ……………………….……… Spanish?
Esercizi con il Present Continuous
2. Completa le frasi con i verbi nel riquadro coniugandoli al present continuous
Drive – run – go – eat – do – rain – play - cook
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2.
3.
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5.
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You ……………………….……… football with your friends
David's dad ……………………….……… meetballs
The weather is very bad. Now it ……………………….………
We ……………………….……… our homework in this moment
Daniel ……………………….……… to school by tram
I ……………………….……… at the New York marathon
They ……………………….……… at a fast food
Alessandro ……………………….……… a Ferrari
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3. Ora trasforma le frasi dell'esercizio 1 alla forma negativa
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4. Traduci le frasi dall'italiano all'inglese. Poi dai risposte brevi
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Lorenzo sta nuotando in piscina adesso? (yes)
Alessandro sta guardando la televisione ora? (yes)
Davide sta correndo alla maratona? (no)
Roberto si sta allenando a calcio? (no)
State facendo shopping al centro commerciale? (yes)
Maria Laura sta facendo i compiti di matematica? (no)
Ermelinda sta giocando a calcetto? (yes)
Loro stanno facendo una partita di pallavolo? (no)
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VOCABULARY
HOLIDAY ACCOMODATION
Abbina le parole al loro significato in italiano.
Campsite
Camper van
Double Room
Farmhouse
Holiday Village
Hotel
Single Room
Tent
Twin Room
Youth Hostel
Agriturismo
Albergo
Campeggio
Camper
Ostello della gioventù̀
Stanza doppia
Stanza matrimoniale
Stanza singola
Tenda
Villaggio turistico
READING
A POSTCARD FROM MILAN
Milan is a beautiful city in the north of Italy. It is the biggest industrial city of Italy
and it is the capital of Lombardy. But it is also a city with many important museums
and wonderful monuments.
The most important monument is “Duomo”.
It is a very big Cathedral dedicated to Santa Maria Nascente. On the top of it there is
Maria’s statue called “Madonnina”.
The Sforza Castle is one of the symbols of Milan with the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele
II and the Arch of Peace.
The Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie (which displays Leonardo’s “Last Supper”)
and the Brera Museum are also very famous.
The weather is usually cold and snowy in winter and very hot in summer.
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WRITING
Scrivi un breve brano (50-60 parole) su quello che ti piace fare. Usa le domande
come aiuto.
What do you like doing….
 When you are at home
 When you are on holiday
 When the sun is shining
 When it’s raining
 What are you doing now?
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Leggi il brano e rispondi alle domande.
MY HOLIDAYS
This summer I spent my holidays at Igea Marina in Emilia Romagna.
I was there with my mother, my father and my grandmother.
We stayed in a hotel near the beach.
The food was fantastic and the weather was wonderful: it was an amazing holiday!
We had breakfast early in the morning, then we went to the beach, took a bath and
played volleyball.
Then we had lunch, we stayed in the rooms for a couple of hours and then went
again to the beach. After dinner we went in the centre of the city.
In the first evening we went shopping!! I bought: a blue hood and a white dress
with a layered lace skirt.
We visited also a haunted castle, we went to Mirabilandia and did a night cruise to
watch the stars.
The castle real name is ‘’Castle Of Montebello’’ but everyone calls it ‘’Azzurrina’s
castle’’ because it’s haunted by Azzurrina’s ghost. She was a seven years old girl with
bluish hair.
One day she was playing with her ball in one of the castle corridors when it fell
down in the dungeon through a stairway. She went down to try and find it, but she
never came back. Now every summer solstice (the day she disappeared) strange
sounds are heard in the castle.
The visit was exciting!!!
Two days later we went to Mirabilandia: I went on all the rides, even the scariest
ones! They were very exciting!! The day was fantastic.
Finally, we went on a night cruise to see the stars. The guide told us about the solar
system, it was very interesting!
After a week we returned home. It was a fantastic holiday!! I hope to have other
holidays as awesome as this!
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COMPREHENSION
Rispondi alle domande
1. Where did she spend her summer holidays?
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2. With who did she spent her holiday?
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3. Was the weather good?
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4. How long she has been there?
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5. What did she do?
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6. Did she have fun?
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7. Where did she go?
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8. Where was the hotel?
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9. Where did you go last summer?
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10. Did you have fun?
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UNIT 2
MY SUMMER
HOLIDAY IN
GREECE
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GREECE
Leggi il brano
A LONG JOURNEY
Greece is a peninsula. It has many islands. There is water, water everywhere.
Its major cities are Thessaloniki, Patras, Piraeus, and its capital is Athens.
There are many temples in this country. The temples are very old and beautiful.
Many people go to Greece to see them.
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The Olympic Games come from Greece
The ancient Greek gods (Zeus, Athena, Poseidon, Hermes, Venus, etc…) lived on
Mount Olympus
This is the Greek flag
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THE HOLIDAY
Leggi la presentazione di Carolina e la descrizione delle sue vacanze in Grecia.
I’m Carolina. I’m 13 years old and I’m from Milan.
Last summer I travelled to Naxos in Greece.
Naxos is a beautiful Island in the Mediterranean sea. At Naxos the weather was
(very) windy but it was sunny and hot, too. The sea was really clear but it was cold.
The beach is very nice.
I was there with my family and my friends Simone and Martina. At Naxos I lived in a
studio flat, a typical Greek “bungalow”. I enjoyed myself a lot. I played beach-volley
and I walked along the beach. I stayed there two weeks.
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Leggi le seguenti affermazioni e scrivi se sono vere (T) o false (F). Correggi quelle
false.
1. Carolina is from Rome. F
Carolina is from Milan
2. Last summer Carolina was in France.
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3. At Naxos the weather was sunny.
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4. At Naxos Carolina lived in a studio flat.
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5. She played football.
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6. She stayed there three weeks.
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THE TRIP
Leggi il brano e rispondi alle domande.
Carolina started her journey on 2nd August in Milan where she lives. She travelled
from Milan to Naples by plane, after two hours she arrived at Naples airport on time
to catch her flight to Athens. She boarded at 12:00 a.m. and the plane landed in
Athens at 2:00 p.m. From there she travelled to Naxos by ferry-boat. It was really
long to get there, the crossing lasted six hours. When she arrived there she was
really exhausted. She returned to Milan on 22nd August.
COMPREHENSION
Rispondi alle domande
1. Where did Carolina start her journey?
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2. How did she travel from Milan to Athens?
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3. What time did she land in Athens?
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4. How did she travel from Athens to Naxos?
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5. When did she return in Milan?
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Leggi il brano ad alta voce
Last summer I went to Greece with my family. We visited an interesting place every
day and this was good, because every place has its history and its culture.
Our steps were Santorini, Athens and Corfu.
Santorini is a volcanic island and it's part of the Cyclades islands. The centre of the
city is located in the highest point of the Island, and everywhere in Greece there are
white buildings, because this colour reflects the sun's light.
The city has small streets and pretty shops, and it's lovely.
In Athens we visited some ancient temples with a guide. They are part of an
important cultural heritage.
Athens is the capital of the country and the legend says that it was given to Greece
by the goddess Athena as a gift.
Our last visit in Greece was Corfu. This is one of the most visited destinations for its
clean sea and its green parks.
In the city there are shops and stalls were we could find typical products.
We walked around the centre and we bought lots of things as a souvenir of this
marvellous journey, and we were very happy.
I liked this journey very much, because I saw lots of beautiful cities and I learnt
about a new culture so different from ours.
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VOCABULARY
1. Abbina i nomi dei seguenti mezzi di trasporto con la traduzione in italiano.
Bike
Aereo
Lorry
Treno
Motocicletta
Airplane
Train
Taxi
Bus
Bici
Taxi
Metropolitana
Motorbike
Automobile
Ferry
Furgone
Car
Autobus
Underground
Traghetto
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2. Scrivi il nome del mezzo di trasporto sotto la foto corrispondente
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RIEPILOGO GRAMMATICALE
Il Past Simple dei verbi regolari
QUANDO SI USA
Il past simple si usa per indicare azioni che sono iniziate e terminate nel passato.
Spesso sono accompagnate da un’espressione di tempo: yesterday, last week, last
month, last year, four days ago…
Columbus discovered America (Cristoforo Colombo scoprì l’America)
Yesterday I played tennis (Ieri ho giocato a tennis)
COME SI FORMA
I verbi regolari formano il passato aggiungendo -ed alla forma base
visit→visited
play→played
LE VARIAZIONI ORTOGRAFICHE
Se il verbo termina in:
 “e” si aggiunge solo “d” (arrive→arrived)
 “consonante+y” la “y” cambia in “i” e si aggiunge “ed” (study→studied)
 Se il verbo è monosillabico e termina in “vocale+consonante” si raddoppia la
consonante (stop→stopped)
COME SI FORMA LA FRASE NEGATIVA
Soggetto+did+not+verbo
I did not/didn’t travel by train yesterday (Non ho viaggiato in treno ieri)
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COME SI FORMA LA FRASE INTERROGATIVA
Did+soggetto+verbo forma base+resto della frase+?
Did they travel by plane last month? (Hanno viaggiato in aereo lo scorso mese?)
Yes, I did/No, I didn’t (Si/No)
TO BE
Forma affermativa
I was
You were
He/She/It was
We were
You were
They were
Il verbo “to be” è irregolare al passato
Forma negativa
Si aggiunge NOT al verbo essere
He was not at school yesterday/He wasn’t at school yesterday (Lui non era a scuola
ieri)
Forma interrogativa
Si inverte il soggetto con il verbo
Were they at home yesterday? Yes,they were/No, they weren’t (Loro erano a casa
ieri? Si/No)
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ESERCIZI DI APPLICAZIONE DELLE REGOLE
1. Completa le seguenti frasi con la forma corretta del past simple
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
I ................ (play) with my Friends yesterday.
We .................. (watch) TV last week.
They ................... (travel) to London last month.
He .................... (visit) a lot of museums in Paris last year
The journey ................. (last) two hours
2. Trasforma le frasi dell’esercizio numero 1 in forma negativa
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3. Trasforma le frasi dell’esercizio 1 in forma interrogativa
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4. Completa la domanda con il verbo corretto e aggiungi la risposta breve
Es: Were you at home yesterday? No, I wasn’t
1-……………she…………………………… ? ………………………
2-……………they…………………………… ? ………………………
3-……………we……………………………… ? ………………………
4-……………he……………………………….? ………………………
5-……………it………………………………….? ………………………
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5. “Travelling from ….. to …..”
A-Rispondi in breve alle domande aiutandoti con le indicazioni
-How did Carolina travel?
-………………………………………………….plane
-Where did she travel from?
-………………………………………………….Milan
-Where did she travel to?
-…………………………………………………..Athens
B-Scrivi ora domande e risposte simili a queste. Cambia il nome, il mezzo di
trasporto, le località.
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6. Ora scrivi tu un breve testo sul viaggio che hai fatto per raggiungere le località
dove hai trascorso le vacanze. Segui come modello le domande dell'esercizio
precedente.
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UNIT 3
A DAY IN
VIENNA
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Leggi il brano ad alta voce
Last summer I went to Vienna, in Austria, with my mom and some friends of mine.
We stayed there for 4 days. It was fun because I was with my best friends. During
the holiday, we took part in a dance competition and other funny activities. There
were almost 350 young people from European countries like Norway, Italy,
Switzerland, Spain, Greece, etc. What I liked most, was when we danced and praised
our God, early in the morning. The last night we had a disco party, we dressed up in
the 1990's style and we danced all night. We were tired the next day, but we had to
leave. Fortunately, we could stay one more day in Vienna and we could walk around
the city. Vienna is so beautiful, especially in Schönbrunn, where we bought some
souvenirs and sweets. We also went to the Prater, and it was fun. On the 4th day
we had to come back home and we were all very sad! It was an unforgettable
holiday!
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RIEPILOGO GRAMMATICALE
IL PAST SIMPLE DEI VERBI IRREGOLARI
I verbi detti "irregolari" sono quelli che non formano il past simple aggiungendo ed,
ma hanno una forma propria studiata precedentemente nell'elenco dei verbi
irregolari.
Alcuni verbi irregolari hanno la stessa forma sia alla forma base sia al past simple,
sebbene la pronuncia possa cambiare da una forma all'altra.
forma base
past simple
cut/kat/
read/ri:d/
cut/kat/
read/red/
SVOLGI I SEGUENTI ESERCIZI
1. Riordina le seguenti parole in modo da ottenere frasi di senso compiuto
a) I/barbecue/a/had/garden/in/the
b) didn't/last/watch/tv/night/we
c) last/the/night/cinema/to/go/we/didn't
d) a/match/on/sunday/we/watch/didn't
e) before/my/homework/this/morning/finished/I/school
2. Scrivi le domande al past simple
a) Lorenzo felt sad (why?) = ………………………………………………………………………………………..……..
b) I went to the USA (when?) =………………………………………………………………………………………..……
c) You had a tea for breakfast (what?) =…………………………………………………………………………..
d) Martin found his books (what?) =……………………………………………………………………………………
e) You spoke to someone? ( who?) =……………………………………………………………………………………
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3. Traduci in inglese le seguenti frasi:
1) Due giorni fa abbiamo incontrato John al ristorante
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2) Dove hai passato le vacanze estive?
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3) Non siamo venuti con voi ieri perché dovevamo studiare
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4) Ho un regalo per te. L' ho comprato a Londra.
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5) Che cosa hanno visto?
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4. Scrivi il past simple dei seguenti verbi irregolari:
a) Eat =
b) do =
c) forget =
d) leave =
e) have =
f) get =
g) be=
h) go=
i) grow =
l) become=
5. Trasforma al past simple:
a) We go =
b) I drive =
c) She finds=
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d) They begin=
e) You drink=
f) he thinks=
g) I say =
h) We leave =
i) They write =
l) She reads =
6. Completa i seguenti mini dialoghi con il verbo al past simple
1) A. Did you speak to John?
B. No I didn't but I ...................... to his brother.
2) A. Where did you find my wallet?
B. I .................. it under the desk
3) A. Did you buy this jumper at Benetton's?
B. No, I didn't . I ......................it at the market.
4) A. Did he take you to school by car?
B. Yes, he ................... me in his wonderful Ferrari.
5) A. How much did you pay for your new computer?
B. I......................... about 1000 pounds for it.
6)
A. Did Tom make many mistakes in this test?
B. No, he only.......................... two.
7. Completa coniugando al past simple i verbi tra parentesi.
I.............(play) yesterday
you ..................(sing) last week
she ......................(dance) two years ago
we..........................(do) our homework last weekend
you..........................(have) a football match last month
they ..........................(pay) a computer a few hours ago
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8. Trasforma le frasi dell'esercizio precedente alla forma negativa.
I........................... yesterday
You .................... last week
she........................... two years ago
we........................... our homework last weekend
you ......................... a football match last month
they.......................... a computer a few hours ago
9. Completa la seguente tabella con i verbi al past simple
FORMA BASE
SIMPLE PAST
BE
.......................
BUY
.......................
DO
..........................
GET
..........................
FALL
...........................
HIT
.........................
KNOW
..........................
FLY
............................
EAT
...........................
DRIVE
...........................
BREAK
...........................
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10. Leggi il seguente brano e scrivine uno simile
Last summer I went to Rome for 2 weeks with my parents and my sister, and I had a
great time. Luckily there was good weather every day, but it was very hot.
There were a lot of tourists, especially from China. I visited the Coliseum, which was
really great, and St.Peter's Square, where there are columns with statues of all the
saints. It took about 15-20 minutes by car to go to the beach and it was gorgeous :
there were a lot of people and the sea was beautiful. The city of Rome is really nice
because it's very big and it still has many ancient buildings.
It was a wonderful experience and I hope to come back again.
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UNIT 4
LET’S GO
SHOPPING!
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Leggi il dialogo
SAN FRANCISCO IN SUMMER
CHIARA: Hi Valentina, where did you go on holiday last summer?
VALENTINA: Hi Chiara, last August I went with my friends to San Francisco in
California.
CHIARA: WOW, What’s the typical food over there?
VALENTINA: The typical food is seafood. A traditional dish is a crab soup served in a
particular bowl of bread called “ CLAM CHOWDER”. Other types of seafood are
oyster omelette and grilled crabs. In San Francisco, waffles with cream , fruit and ice
cream are very famous too.
MARCO: Hi girls, I was listening to your conversation. Next August I’m going to go to
San Francisco with my family. What’s the weather like there?
VALENTINA: In the summer the weather is cold windy and foggy.
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MARCO: So do we need to bring warm clothes?
VALENTINA: No, you don't. San Francisco is full of shops like Held OVER, Nord-Strom
and Neiman
MARCO: Thanks I’m ready to travel.
CHIARA: So I’m the only unlucky who is not going to San Francisco!!
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RIEPILOGO GRAMMATICALE
IL COMPARATIVO
Il comparativo degli aggettivi si usa per paragonare due cose o persone.
Il comparativo di maggioranza si forma aggiungendo –ER all’aggettivo nella maggior
parte dei casi. Il secondo termine di paragone è introdotto da –THAN
ES. THE TRAIN IS FASTER THAN THE BUS
IL TRENO é PIU VELOCE DEL BUS
VARIAZIONI ORTOGRAFICHE
Gli aggettivi monosillabici formano il comparativo aggiungendo –ER all’aggettivo
OLD - OLDER
Se l’aggettivo termina in –E si aggiunge solo –R
FINE - FINER
Se l’aggettivo termina da consonante preceduto da vocale si raddoppia la
consonante finale e si aggiunge –ER
SAD - SADDER
gli aggettivi che terminano in –Y precedute da consonanti eliminano la –Y e
aggiungono –IER
HAPPY - HAPPIER
Con gli aggettivi di due o più sillabe si usa MORE davanti all’aggettivo
BEAUTIFUL - MORE BEAUTIFUL
Le forme irregolari del comparativo sono
-GOOD
-BETTER
-BAD
-WORSE
-FAR
-FURTHER
IL comparativo degli aggettivi si usa per paragonare due o piu cose
AGGETTIVI CON 2 O PIU SILLABE
AGGETTIVO
Famous
careful
REGOLA
MORE +
aggettivo
MORE+
COMPARATIVO
MORE famous
MORE careful
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Interesting
comfortable
aggettivo
LESS +
aggettivo
LESS+
aggettivo
LESS interesting
LESS comfortable
Il comparativo di uguaglianza si usa per dire che due cose o persone hanno le stesse
qualità
Il comparativo di uguaglianza è introdotto da AS + aggettivo + AS.
Si usa questa struttura con tutti gli aggettivi .
ES: She is AS INTELLIGENT AS her sister
Lei e’ intelligente tanto quanto sua sorella
IL SUPERLATIVO
Il superlativo degli aggettivi si usa per confrontare più di tre cose o persone.
Il superlativo relativo si forma aggiungendo –EST all’aggettivo nella maggior parte
dei casi.
L’aggettivo è preceduto dall’articolo THE .
Il secondo termine di paragone può essere introdotto da IN .
ES : The fastest trains in the world are French
I piu’ veloci treni del mondo sono francesi.
VARIAZIONI ORTOGRAFICHE
Gli aggettivi monosillabici formano il superlativo aggiungendo –EST all’aggettivo.
OLD - OLDEST
Se l’aggettivo termina in E si aggiunge solo ST
FINE - FINEST
Se l’aggettivo termina con una consonante preceduta da una vocale si raddoppia la
consonante finale e si aggiunge EST
SAD - SADDEST
Gli aggettivi che terminano in Y preceduti da consonante eliminano la Y e
aggiungono IEST.
HAPPY - HAPPIEST
Gli aggettivi di due o più sillabe formano il superlativo mettendo THE MOST davanti
all’aggettivo.
BEAUTIFUL - THE MOST BEAUTFUL
Le forme irregolari al comparativo sono irregolari anche al superlativo.
GOOD - THE BEST
BAD - THE WORST
FAR - THE FURTHER
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ALTRI AGGETTIVI DI DUE O PIU SILLABE
AGGETTIVO
FAMOUS
INTERESTING
REGOLA
THE MOST +
aggettivo
THE LEAST +
aggettivo
SUPERLATIVO
The most famous
The least interesting
SOME AND ANY
Some and any si usano per indicare una quantità indeterminata.
Corrispondono in italiano a dei / degli / della / un po’ di / qualche…
Si usa SOME con i sostantivi numerabili plurali e non numerabili in casi affermativi.
ES: I’ve got some bread and some bananas
Ho del pane e delle banane
Si usa ANY con i sostantivi numerabili plurali e non numerabili in frasi negative e
interrogative.
ES: I haven’t got ANY bread
Have you got ANY bananas?
Nelle domande cortesi introdotte da CAN I HAVE …… ? o WOULD YOU LIKE….? Si
usa SOME .
ES: Can I have some cake please ?
Would you like some water?
SVOLGI I SEGUENTI ESERCIZI
1. Completa con AS…AS
es.
I'm 14 years old. My best friends is 14,too.
I'm as old as my best friends.
1-Bugattis are more expensive than Ferrari.
Ferrari aren't................................................
2-Coaches are cheaper than trains.
Trains aren't................................................
3-Trains and planes are both comfortable.
Planes are....................................................
4-Jim's motorbike is faster than Eddie's.
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Eddie's motorbike isn't.................................................
5-My car is noisy. Your car is the same.
Your car is....................................................................
6-Valentino Rossi is more famous than Lewis Hamilton.
Lewis Hamilton isn't........................................................
7-Motorbikes are more exciting than scooters.
Scooters aren't................................................................
2. Scrivi la forma comparativa corretta
1) COLD ___________colder_____
2) BORING _________________________
3) CLEVER__________________________
4) DIRTY ___________________________
5) FAR _____________________________
6) GOOD___________________________
7) IMPORTANT______________________
8) PRETTY__________________________
9) SMALL___________________________
3. Completa le frasi con la forma comparativa dell’aggettivo tra parentesi
1) My Bike is three years old. Tom’s bike is new
My bike (old) is older than Tom’s
2) My aunt’s very short. My uncle’s tall.
My uncle (tall)___________________
3) Trains are OK. Buses are terrible.
Buses (bad) __________________
4) New street station is ugly. ST. Pancras station is nice.
New street station (ugly)________________________
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4. Scrivi la forma superlativa corretta
1) BIG ___________the biggest_____
2) LIGHT________________________
3) NICE_________________________
4) NOISE________________________
5) BEAUTIFUL_____________________
6) BRAVE________________________
7) DANGEROUS____________________
8) CHEAP_________________________
9) QUITE__________________________
5. Completa le frasi con la forma comparativa
 I’m 14 years old . My best friend is 14 too
I’m AS old AS my best friend
 My car is noisy. Your car is the same
Your car is _____________________
 Valentino Rossi is more famous than LEWIS Hamilton
Lewis isn’t_______________________
 Motorbikes are more exciting than scooters
Scooter aren’t _______________________
 Trains and planes are both confortable
Planes are _______________________
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6. Completa con Some o ANY le seguenti frasi
 I need _____stamps
 There are _____stamps in that drawer
 Are there ____apples? I want to make a cake
 No there aren’t____apples but we’ve got_____pears
 I haven’t got _____time to do the shopping

I Haven’t got______homework
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THE END!
CREDITS
SCUOLA SECONDARIA DI I GRADO GIANCARLO PUECHER
Via Castellino da Castello, Milano
Si ringraziano tutti gli studenti delle classi:
3A – 3B – 3C – 3D- 3E – 3F anno scolastico 2013-2014
un ringraziamento particolare per il lavoro svolto va a:
Camilla Ielmini, Carolina Sammartino, Margherita Belloni, Martina De Preto, Chiara Grillo,
Valentina Munari, Sara Di Lauro, Jasmine Munoz, Sara Neza, Eleonora Cattaneo, Marialaura
D’Alessio, Daniele Bassano, Elisabetta Crescini per l’elaborazione dei testi e dei materiali;
Alessandro Santini, Paolo Scarselli e Walter Carli per l’elaborazione informatica;
Joy Althea Paraiso, Junell Mirando e Elisabetta Crescini per la revisione delle bozze;
Supervisione: Prof.ssa Pierangela Graziussi, prof.ssa Mariassunta Aleo, prof.ssa Rosalba De Giorgi
Progetto e coordinamento: prof.ssa Paola Piras
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