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Welcome to the LAC!
School life
Vocabulary: Personal possessions 1
1.27 Listen and repeat the words. Which of these things are there in the picture? (3)
comb notebook tissues tablet digital camera sunglasses
diary laptop lip balm pen wallet pencil
money mobile phone cash card e-book reader passport headphones
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Which of the things in exercise 1 are for personal use and which are for use in class? Write them in the correct groups.
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Personal use
Classroom use
__________________ __________________ __________________
__________________ __________________ __________________
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Listen and read the text. What is the
LAC?
4 Read the statements and write T (true) or F (false).
1 The LAC is a film studio. 2 The LAC hasn’t got students from Britain. 3 Tony Harrison is the director of the LAC. 4 Hannah Hill is from Scotland. 5 The LAC has got a cinema.
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FAST FINISHERS Correct the false statements in exercise 4. 8
library: biblioteca state-of-the-art: all’avanguardia scriptwriter: sceneggiatore director: regista
1 GRAMMAR to be The LAC is an international school. The classes are small and informal. The LAC isn’t only a British school. Find more examples of to be in the text. Underline the subject and the verb.
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Underline the correct answer.
1 My friend John is/are in class 10B. 2 Ben and Jerry aren’t/isn’t blond, they’re dark. 3 I’m not/aren’t thin. 4 This CD is/am really cool! 5 You aren’t/isn’t from London. 6 Redlands school is/are in Bristol.
GRAMMAR have got I’ve got a job. We haven’t got big classes. Has it got a cinema? Find more examples of have got in the text. Circle the subject and the verb.
Speaking 6
Pairwork Ask and answer about what you’ve got in your bag. A Have you got a laptop? B Yes, I have./No, I haven’t.
Writing
7 Now write what your partner has got in his/her bag.
He’s got a mobile phone, a pen, a bus ticket...
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1 Are you Spanish? 1
1.29
Listen and read. Where is Antonio from?
Antonio Hi, I’m Antonio. What’s your name? Michael Oh hello, I’m Michael. Where are you from? Are you Spanish? Antonio No, I’m from Liverpool, but my mum’s Italian. Michael Italian? Where’s she from? Antonio Rome. What about you? Michael I’m from Manchester. Antonio Manchester, wow! You’ve got a great football team! Michael Yeah, they’re good. Have you got a place to stay, Antonio? Antonio Yeah, I’ve got a room with a family. What about you? Michael I’ve got an uncle and an aunt in London. And a cousin! Their house is huge – I’ve got a room there... Antonio Great! By the way, this is Robyn. She’s Scottish. Robyn, this is Michael. Michael Hi, Robyn. Nice to meet you. Robyn Hi! And this is Anna Harrison. She’s from London. Her parents have got a B&B here. Antonio B&B? Robyn Yeah, you know, a ‘Bed and Breakfast’, the Victoria Palace Hotel. Michael Anna, who’s the man at the bar? Is he an actor? Anna No, he isn’t. He’s Tony Harrison, he’s my uncle, my dad’s brother. He’s the assistant director of the LAC. He’s cool! Tony Hello students, and welcome to the London Arts Centre...
2 Find the three cities in the map of the UK. 3 Write the correct name: Antonio, Michael, Robyn or Anna.
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1 He’s from Liverpool. 2 He’s got a room with a family. 3 He’s got an aunt in London. 4 She’s got an uncle at the LAC. 5 She’s got parents in London. 6 She’s not English. 7 He’s from Manchester.
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FAST FINISHERS Write about the people in your life. Where are they from? My father is from Bologna. I’ve got an uncle in Rome.
What about you?: E tu? a place to stay: un posto dove dormire huge: enorme
1 Vocabulary: The family
GRAMMAR Possessive adjectives and possessive ’s
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1.30 Look at the picture of Robbie’s family and complete the text with the words below. Be careful, there are two words more. Then listen and check your answers.
What’s your name? Their house is huge. Tony Harrison is my dad’s brother.
husband mother daughter grandparents wife son uncle stepfather cousins twin This is a photo of my family on holiday in Spain. grandparents grandpa Tom On the left, my (1) ______________, and grandma Anne, with my little stepsister Jill on her lap. The blonde woman is my (2) ___________ Jennie. Next to her there’s her Spanish (3) ___________ , my (4) ___________ Julio, then his sister Lola, her (5) ___________ children Raquel and Pablo, and their father Carlos. My mum has also got a brother, (6) ___________ Will, who lives in England with his (7) ___________, aunt Julie, and their children, my (8) ___________ Daniel and Lottie.
Find other examples of possessive adjectives in the dialogue. Underline them.
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Complete the sentences with the correct possessive adjectives from the box. her my your its our his their 1 Is this _____ scooter, Mark? 2 These students haven’t got _____ English books. 3 David is Helen’s dad and Jane is _____ mum. 4 Mum, Neil and I haven’t got _____ notebooks for school! 5 Where are _____ keys? They’re not in my bag! 6 Graham’s house is in Furness Street. _____ house is number 10. 7 The car is blue but _____ doors are red.
FLASHPOINT La ’s preceduta dall’apostrofo può essere: • is, terza persona singolare del verbo be • has, terza persona singolare del verbo have • possessive ’s Robbie’s got an extended family. His mother’s name’s Jennie.
Speaking GRAMMAR Wh- questions What’s your name? Where are you from? Find other examples of Wh- questions in the dialogue. Circle them.
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Complete the sentences with the correct question word from the list. when what how where what 1 _______________’s your name? 2 _______________ are the boys from? 3 ‘______________ are you Diana?’ ‘Fine thanks!’ 4 _______________’s your address? 5 _______________ is your birthday?
7 Pairwork Ask and answer about your family.
A What’s his grandpa’s name? B His name’s Tom.
A Who is Anne? B His grandma.
FUNCTIONS Giving personal information I’m Antonio. I’m from Liverpool, but my mum’s Italian. I’ve got an uncle and an aunt in London. And a cousin!
8 Pairwork Present yourself to your partner. Give
personal information and talk about your family.
My name’s Anna, I’m from Ancona. I’m 14 and I’m in class 1A. I’ve got one brother, Paolo but I haven’t got a sister...
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Vocabulary
Personal possessions
Favourite things
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Complete the lists with the missing words.
Listen to three people talking about their favourite things. What are they? Tick (3). 1.32
skateboard cash card tablet money lip balm pencil scooter digital camera headphones diary tissues
Mark
1 e-book reader, mobile phone, laptop, __________ , __________ , __________ , 2 notebook, pen, __________ 3 wallet, __________ , __________ 4 sunglasses, comb, __________ , __________ , __________ , 5 bicycle, __________ , __________
The family 2
Suzie
Joan’s grandson
tablet sunglasses mobile bicycle skateboard
5 Pairwork Check your answers together.
Complete Lucy’s family tree with the words below. Then listen and check. 1.31
A What are Mark’s favourite things? B His bicycle and his skateboards. He’s got three!
mother father brother sister grandfather grandmother uncle aunt cousin
Victoria
Sally
Mark
Joseph
Steve
Jane
mother
6 Pairwork What are your favourite things? Tell your partner.
Sam 3
Lucy
Jenny
Julia
Complete the sentences with the words below. wife children son daughter nieces nephew stepsisters stepbrother
1 Mr Smith has got two children, a __________ , Tom, and a __________ , Mary. 2 This is Mr Drake and his __________ , Mrs Drake. 3 Cinderella has got two __________ in the story. They aren’t nice! 4 My aunt Louise has got two __________ , my sisters Anna and Clara. 5 John, this is my __________ Peter, my brother’s son. 6 There are three __________ in our family now – me, my __________ George and my sister Helen. 12
y favourite things are my mobile and my diary. M What about you?
Pronunciation: /h/ La lettera h se si trova all’inizio di parola generalmente si pronuncia aspirata.
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1.33
Listen and repeat these words.
house his holiday her here have husband hotel
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1.34
Listen and circle the word you hear,
a or b?
1 a hit 2 a hat 3 a ear 4 a and
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b it b at b hear b hand
5 a hair 6 a eat 7 a his
b air b heat b is
Now listen, check your answers and repeat the words. 1.35
Grammar 3
to be
Rewrite these sentences in the negative or affirmative forms, like the examples.
Affirmative
Negative
I ’m He/She/It ’s Italian. You/We/They ’re
I ’m not He/She/It isn’t Italian. You/We/They aren’t
Interrogative
Short answers
Yes, I am./No, I’m not.
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Am Is Are
I he/she/it we/you/they
Italian?
Si usa il verbo to be per dare informazioni riguardo: - chi siamo: I’m a student. - dove siamo: I’m in London. - da dove veniamo: I’m from Manchester.
Wh- questions What’s your name? Who are our students? Where’s your bag?
Has he got a dog? Yes, he ______. 1 ___________ 2 ___________ a laptop? No, we ______ . 3 ___________ a diary? No, she ______ . 4 ___________ a comb? Yes, I ______ . 5 ___________ three children? Yes, they ______ . 6 ___________ a map? No, he ______ .
Possessive adjectives
Complete with the correct form of be.
Is this the train to Florence?’ 1 ‘___ ‘Yes, it is.’ 2 I ________ Italian, where _________ you from? 3 They are on holiday, they _________ at work. 4 ‘Are they brother and sister?’ ‘No, _________ .’ 5 ‘Is Pam English?’ ‘No, _________ .’
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Match the questions and answers.
1 What’s your name? 2 Where’s your bag? 3 What’s your favourite thing? 4 Where are you from? 5 Where is Siena? 6 Where are we?
a b c d e f
you
he
she
it
we
you
they
my
your
his
her
its
our
your
their
Grammar reference p. 243
5 Complete the text with possessive adjectives.
Hi, I’m Pietro and this is a photo of ________ two friends. The boy is ________ best friend. ________ name is Michele. The girl is ________ girlfriend. ________ name is Laura. The dog in the photo is a Labrador. ________ name is Seta.
6 Ollie talks about his new E-reader. Complete the text with the verbs from the box.
Negative
I/You/We/They ’ve got I/You/We/They haven’t got a car. a car. He/She/It ’s got He/She/It hasn’t got Interrogative
I
This is my sister Jenny with her husband Sam.
We’re in London. It’s in Italy. I’m from Ireland. My skateboard. It’s on the chair. My name’s Emma.
have got Affirmative
1 I’ve got a cousin. I haven’t got a cousin. 2 You haven’t got a laptop. You have got a laptop. 3 I haven’t got a passport. ____________________ 4 They haven’t got a daughter. ________________ 5 She’s got an e-book reader. _________________ 6 They’ve got an MP3 player. _________________
Complete the questions and short answers with have got or has got.
Grammar reference p. 240
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Short answers
Have I/you/we/they a car? Yes, I have./No, I haven’t. Has he/she/it Si usa has/have got per: - esprimere possesso: They’ve got a Bed and Breakfast. - parlare dei rapporti di parentela: I’ve got a big family. - descrivere caratteristiche fisiche: I’ve got blue eyes.
’s got (x2) aren’t ’ve got (x2) is (x2) are
I (1) __________ a new e-book reader. It’s amazing! It (2) __________ a really big memory and it has no reflection, which is perfect for daylight. The battery life (3) __________ very good too, six weeks, incredible! My parents (4) __________ technology fans, they (5) __________ a lot of traditional books, but my grandma (6) __________ very modern, she (7) __________ an e-book reader and we exchange e-books! They (8) __________ a great invention.
Grammar reference p. 241 WB pp. 146-147
Video Tutorials 13
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Skills & Culture
This is London
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A
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Before you read 1
Match the photos above with the words.
1 pound coin 2 fish and chips 3 pub
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double-decker bus black London taxi tube station
Reading
2 Claudia is a student in London. Read her blog. Why is London great for Claudia?
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Now read the replies to Claudia’s blog. Which of the things in the photos in exercise 1 do the bloggers mention? Write a list.
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4 PET
Read the statements and write T (true) or F (false), then correct the false sentences.
check it out!: dacci un’occhiata! department store: grandi magazzini trendy fashion chains: catene di negozi di moda patchwork: miscuglio
Claudia and other bloggers say... 1 English food is fantastic. 2 England’s got 40,000 Italians. 3 Shopping in London isn’t great. 4 The UK has got the euro. 5 The UK hasn’t got a monarch.
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Critical watching Before you watch
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Pairwork It’s your time in London! What have you got in your bag? Choose three essential things and tell your partner.
English dictionary sunglasses travel card sandwich bottle of water city map mobile phone umbrella digital camera notebook money tablet sun lotion
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While you watch 2 VIDEO
Read the list below. Watch the video and underline all the things from the list you see. the Tube Wembley Stadium Buckingham Palace the River Thames Harrods a routemaster London Bridge Piccadilly a park Greenwich Leicester Square Borough Market a queue of people waiting the London Eye
Listening 5
1.36 Listen to Claudia talking to her friend about food in London. Which five countries does she mention?
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1.37
Listen again and answer the questions.
1 Which Italian food is very popular in Britain? 2 Write four Italian foods they’ve got in British supermarkets. 3 What kind of coffee have they got in British cafés now?
Writing 7 T
PET Now write a paragraph about a city in your country. Why is it special? Use these questions to help you.
• Has it got good shops/good food/interesting or famous streets or monuments? • Has it got theatres/music/museums, etc.? • Why is your city different?
Speaking 8
Pairwork Ask and questions to guess the city in his/her paragraph.
A Is it in Italy? B Yes it is. A Has it got museums and art galleries? B Yes, it has and it’s got a famous stadium. A Is it Milan? B Yes!
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Watch the video again. Choose the right option.
1 The Tube travel card is called Octopus / Oyster card. 2 Using the Oyster Card is easy / difficult. 3 People stand on the right / left on the escalators. 4 British people are very reserved / friendly with tourists. 5 Knowing the right pronunciation of popular places is not important / useful. 6 Cars drive on the right / left in the UK.
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Critical thinking What do you think is important to know about a country you visit as a tourist? Discuss with your partner. Think about the following:
- - - -
the language the right pronunciation of places talking to local people the local traditions
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Grammar
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Welcome to the LAC!
to be
got.
have got a big family and a dog too. 1 We __________ 2 I am at film school. I __________ lessons every day. 3 My sister __________ a job in London. 4 My dad __________ a fantastic digital camera. 5 You __________ good shops near your house. 6 My school __________ very good teachers. 7 London is a great city, it __________ a lot of interesting things to do. 8 Oh no, I __________ lessons early tomorrow morning.
1 Completa le frasi con la forma corretta di
1 Frank speaks German because he__ ’s from Austria. 2 ______ you Jenny’s sister? 3 Where ______ your students? In the bar? 4 My parents ________ (not) from here, they are from Yorkshire. 5 My name ________ (not) Miguel, it’s Michael. 6 What ______ your favourite courses? 7 Where ______ the restaurant?
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Rispondi alle domande con le risposte brevi corrette.
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1 Are you from near here? 3 Yes, I am. 2 Is Daniel a good actor? 7 No, he isn’t. 3 Are your friends happy with their course? 3 ___________________________ 4 Are we in the same class? 3 ___________________________ 5 Is your new CD good? 3 ___________________________ 6 Are London buses cheap? 7 ___________________________ 7 Am I in your film? 7 ___________________________ 8 Are we in the photograph? 7 ___________________________
1 We / not / a good camera. We haven’t got a good camera. 2 your friends / a car? _________________________________________ 3 Sorry, I / not / a pen. _________________________________________ 4 My street / lots of shops and a cinema. _________________________________________ 5 you / courses for actors in your school? _________________________________________ 6 your school / a bar? _________________________________________ 7 My teacher / a laptop. _________________________________________ 8 All the students / mobile phones. _________________________________________
to be.
have got 3 Abbina l’inizio di ciascuna frase alla conclusione corretta.
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4 Completa le frasi con la forma corretta di have
1 I haven’t got any other hobbies 2 We’ve got lessons tomorrow afternoon 3 My teacher is great because 4 I walk to school because 5 My sister gets lost in London because 6 I’ve got an MP3 player and 7 We’re not interested in that school because 8 My school is interesting because
a she has got lots of good ideas. b she hasn’t got a map. c it’s got students from all over the world. 1 d because I haven’t got the time! e I listen to it all the time. f it hasn’t got courses for directors. g but we’re free in the morning. h I haven’t got money for a bus ticket.
SB p. 13 / Grammar Reference p. 240, 241, 243
Scrivi delle frasi complete usando la forma corretta di have got e le parole date.
Possessive adjectives 6
Scegli l’alternativa corretta, a o b, per completare le frasi. her bag. 1 She’s got a laptop in ____ a her b our 2 Sarah is David’s mother and Paul is ___ father. a your b his 3 Here are Andy and Stuart with ___ grandmother. a my b their 4 Where is my wallet? It’s not in ___ pocket. a my b his 5 Julia’s got a new cat. ___ name’s Fluffy. a Their b Its 6 Hi, we are Sam and Chris and we live with ___ parents. a our b your
Grammar and Vocabulary Practice Vocabulary
The family 8
Personal possessions 7
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Completa le frasi con le parole della Unit 1.
Scrivi i nomi degli oggetti sotto le foto.
1 money
2 _______________
3 _______________
4 _______________
5 _______________
6 _______________
1 My aunt Debbie lives with her daughter, my ________ cousin Julie. 2 Thomas is married, his ____________ is from Wales. 3 Peter is identical to his ____________ brother Mike. 4 Martin has got a new ____________ and she’s very nice. He’s happy his father is married again. 5 My mum’s dad, that is my ____________ , has got a laptop and mobile phone! And he’s 85! 6 My uncle Julian is great, he’s always got presents for his nieces and ____________ . 7 My cousin studies at film school and lives with his parents, my uncle Brian and my ____________ Lorna. 8 I haven’t got brothers or ____________ .
9 7 _______________
8 _______________
9 _______________
10 _______________
11 _______________
12 _______________
Completa il testo con le parole nel riquadro. grandmother uncle stepmother stepsister cousins daughter twin
My family is great but a bit complicated. I live with my mum, and her mother, my grandmother . I’ve got (2) _____________ (1) _____________ brothers, and a (3) _____________ , Wendy. She lives with my dad and his second wife, my (4) _____________ . Her name is Marta, she’s very nice, and Wendy is her (5) _____________ . Nearby are my (6) _____________ and aunt, and their four children, my (7) _____________ Grant, Jackie, Dan and Teresa. We often see them at weekends.
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English in Context
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Completa la mail di Josie con le parole nel riquadro.
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Alessia vuole iscriversi in palestra. Completa il dialogo con le frasi nel riquadro.
‘s got are (x2) our aren’t haven’t got ‘ve got (x2) they’re ‘m their has
Hi Neil, are you? How (1) ____ Thanks for your message. Well, I’m English and I (2) _____________ 15. I (3) _____________ brothers and sisters, but I (4) _____________ lots of friends - 255 friends on this site! My two best friends (5) _____________ Olivia and Harry. (6) _____________ twins. (7) _____________ dad is a film director and they (8) _____________ a huge house with a swimming pool! (9) _____________ school is in Oxford. It’s fantastic! It (10) _____________ two gyms and a cinema! (11) _____________ your school got a cinema? My parents are teachers at my school, but they (12) _____________ my teachers. Write soon, Josie
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Scrivi frasi vere su di te sul modello della mail di Josie, usando le forme corrette dei verbi to be e have got. fourteen and I ________________ ’ve got one sister . 1 I ’m ___________ 2 My best friends _________________ and they _______________________________________ . 3 My school _________________ and it _______________________________________ . 4 My town/city _________________ and it _______________________________________ . 5 My mum ______________________________ _______________________________________ . 6 My dad ________________________________ _______________________________________ . 148
Yes, I have. It’s Sassone – S-a-s-s-o-n-e. Is that in Italy? What’s your address in Brighton? Have you got a phone number in Brighton? I’m from Naples. Receptionist What’s your first name? Alessia My name’s Alessia. Receptionist What’s your surname? It’s Sassone – S-a-s-s-o-n-e. Alessia (1) __________________________ Receptionist Where are you from Alessia? Alessia (2) __________________________ Receptionist (3) __________________________ Alessia Yes, that’s right. Receptionist What’s your home address? Alessia Via Della Scala, 25, Naples 8013 Receptionist (4) _________________________ , Alessia It‘s 32 Drew Lane. Receptionist (5) _________________________ , Alessia No, I haven’t but I’ve got a mobile. Receptionist That’s OK. What’s your mobile number? Alessia It’s 3475623895. Receptionist Have you got an email address? Alessia (6) _________________________ , It’s asas@hotmail.com
English in Context 4
Ora rispondi alle seguenti domande su di te.
1 What’s your name? _________________________________________ 2 Where are you from? _________________________________________ 3 What’s your address? _________________________________________ 4 Have you got a mobile phone? _________________________________________ 5 What’s your phone number? _________________________________________ 6 Have you got an email address? _________________________________________
Sum Up! 5
C’è un errore in ogni frase. Trovalo e correggilo. 1 Henri is France. Henri is French. 2 Your brother is happy at his new school? _________________________________________ 3 Have Tim got a red car? ____________________ 4 Britney Spears is a singer. Your songs are famous. _________________________________ 5 We’ve got a new dog. Their name’s Goldie. _________________________________________ 6 Thats a nice phone. _______________________ 7 Open the your books. ______________________ 8 Our teacher are great. _____________________
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Completa i dialoghi con le espressioni nel riquadro. by the way that’s right and you you know sorry no problem 1 And you ? A I come from Manchester. ________ B Me? I’m from Italy. 2 A My dad’s got a B&B, _______________ , a small hotel. B Yeah, I know, Bed and Breakfast. 3 A London’s great, really nice. _______________ , where are you from? B Me? I’m from Spain. 4 A Please, be careful, my coffee! My dress! B _______________ , are you OK? 5 A I am so sorry, please forgive me. B It’s OK, _______________ . 6 A You’re from Scotland, aren’t you? B Yes, _______________ . I’m from Glasgow.
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Completa il dialogo sottolineando l’alternativa corretta. Joey
Are you in (1) Mr Thompson class / the class of Mr Thompson / Mr Thompson’s class? Bianca Yes, (2) I am / I’m / am I. Joey Have you got the homework? Bianca Yes, I have, but it’s on (3) the my laptop / my laptop / mine laptop. Joey (4) Have you got / You’ve got / Got you it with you? Bianca Yes, it’s in my bag, just a second. Joey That bag’s (5) large / grand / huge! What have you got in there? Bianca Three books, two pens, a notebook and (6) his / my / your laptop of course. Joey That’s a small computer. Has it got a DVD player? Bianca (7) The course / On course / Of course.
Translate! 8
Traduci le seguenti frasi in italiano.
1 My school has got a cafeteria. _________________________________________ 2 Our teacher’s French. _________________________________________ 3 This isn’t my notebook. _________________________________________ 4 I haven’t got a passport. _________________________________________ 5 Is he English? _________________________________________ 6 Lena’s 16. _________________________________________ 149
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Vocabulary Builder
Compound nouns (1)
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Osserva le seguenti parole tratte dalla Unit 1 del tuo Student’s Book.
recording studio cash card
passport script-writer
Sono sostantivi composti, cioè due parole che si uniscono per formarne una nuova. Il primo sostantivo funge da aggettivo e descrive il secondo. Si possono scrivere come una parola unica, due parole distinte oppure separate da un trattino (-).
1 Mark is Susannah’s son-in-law. T 2 Robert is Frank’s stepbrother. F – brother 3 Becky is Ben’s half sister. 4 Maria is Ben’s stepsister. 5 Ben is Becky’s half brother. 6 Julie is Maria’s stepmother. 7 Jonathan is Sally’s father. 8 Linda and Valerie are sisters-in-law. 9 William and Mark are half brothers. 10 James is Catherine’s brother-in-law.
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Guarda di nuovo l’albero genealogico e completa la mail di Valerie con le parole nel riquadro.
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sister-in-law stepsister son half brother stepfather husband cousins brother-in-law
Forma nuovi sostantivi composti con le parole nel riquadro. Usa il dizionario per aiutarti. book number card shelf man security travel E-book book 1 phone ________ 2 phone ________ 3 ________ pass 4 book ________
5 camera ________ 6 cash ________ 7 ________ card 8 ________ reader
Hi Caterina, I’m really happy I’ve got a friend in Italy. Thanks for writing to me about your family. This is my family in the photograph! I’m in the middle, Valerie. I’ve got two great parents, my mum and dad, Catherine and Mark. I’ve also got a big sister, Linda. She’s married. brother-in-law’s name is Pete. Pete and My (1) _______________ Linda haven’t got children. I’ve got an uncle William, and an aunt, his wife Sally. Sally is my mum’s (2) _______________ and she’s great! My uncle has got two sons, Robert and Frank. They’re my favourite (3) _______________ . Then I’ve got my aunt Julie. She’s my mum’s sister and she has a complicated family! Julie is married to uncle James and he’s got a daughter Maria, with his first wife. Julie’s got her daughter Becky with her first (4) _______________ , Andrew. Becky has got a (5) _______________ , Ben and a (6) _______________ , Maria. James is Becky’s (7) _______________ . My grandparents live in my town, they are Jonathan and Susannah. They are fantastic. They help Sally and their (8) _______________ William a lot with their little boy Frank. Do you understand all this?!! Write soon! Valerie
Compound nouns (2) 3
Osserva le seguenti parole tratte dalla Unit 1 per descrivere i rapporti familiari: stepsister
stepbrother
Sono sostantivi composti che usano la parola step. Usiamo half e -in-law per descrivere altri tipi di rapporti familiari. Half precede il nome (prefisso), come in half sister, mentre -in-law lo segue (suffisso), come in brother-in-law. Half sister significa che tu e tua sorella avete solo un genitore in comune, ad esempio lo stesso padre, ma madri diverse. Brother-in law indica invece il marito di tua sorella.
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Osserva l’albero genealogico e scrivi T (true) o F (false). Correggi le frasi false. Jonathan
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Susannah
Sally
William
Catherine
Robert
Frank
Valerie
Mark
Linda
Andrew
Pete
Julie
Becky
James
Ben
Janet
Maria
Skills
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Reading 1
Alice scrive per il giornale online della scuola. Sta intervistando una delle sue compagne di classe sul suo film preferito. Cos’è una trilogia? 1 What’s your favourite film? My favourite film’s The Hunger Games. It’s the film of the same book by Suzanne Collins. 2 _________________________________________ It’s an excellent film! 3 _________________________________________ Yes, I have! The Hunger Games is a trilogy – I’ve got all three books: The Hunger Games of course, Catching Fire, and Mockingjay. 4 _________________________________________ Yes, it’s an amazing story! It’s about a 16-year-old girl named Katniss Everdeen who participates in the Hunger Games with other teenagers. They are all from Panem, a sort of post-apocalyptic nation divided into 12 districts. It’s a bit complicated and difficult, but it’s really interesting. 5 _________________________________________ The director’s name’s Gary Ross. He’s American. 6 _________________________________________ Jennifer Lawrence, my favourite actress!
7 _________________________________________ They are all good! Jennifer of course and her little sister, but then also Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth: they’re all my favourites! 8 _________________________________________ No, they aren’t. Liam Hemsworth is Australian and there’s also a British actor. His name’s Sam Claflin. 9 _________________________________________ It’s got a great soundtrack. I’ve got the CD, ‘Safe & Sound’ by Taylor Swift is magic! The photography is fantastic too, and the special effects are incredible!
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Listening
Leggi di nuovo le risposte e inserisci le domande di Alice al posto giusto.
A Is it a good film? B What’s your favourite film? C What’s the director’s name? D Have you got the book? E Who’s the protagonist? F Are they all American? G Are the actors good? H Has it got a good soundtrack? I Is it a good story?
Writing 3 PET
Scrivi un paragrafo sul tuo film preferito. Usa l’articolo di Alice come modello. My favourite film is...
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01 Ascolta l’intervista e decidi di quale film stanno parlando. Scrivi Speaker 1 o Speaker 2 accanto ai titoli A e B.
A Harry Potter _______________ B High School Musical _______________
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Ascolta di nuovo e completa la tabella sui personaggi.
name
Troy
surname
Bolt
age nationality parents
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