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Marzo 2014THE EXERCISE BOOK

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Direttore responsabile Pietro Boroli Direttrice editoriale Rosanna [email protected] Caposervizio Mark [email protected] Segreteria di redazione Vanessa Aricò [email protected] Esercizi a cura di Graziella Del Ciuco Ha collaborato: Roberta Migliucci Realizzazione a cura di: Edit srl Milano Stampa: Arti Grafiche Amilcare Pizzi S.p.A.Cinisello Balsamo, Milano

Editore srl

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Gli esercizi sono basati sugli articoli del numero del mese e corrispondono al loro livello linguistico.

LIVELLI LINGUISTICI

A2 PRE-INTERMEDIATE

B1 LOWER INTERMEDIATE

B2 UPPER INTERMEDIATE

C1 ADVANCED

C2 PROFICIENCY

A1 BEGINNER iː bee

ı itɛ bed

æ and

ɑː car

ɒ box

ɔː ball

ʊ book

uː blue

ʌ cup

ɜː bird

ɘ mother

k car

j yes

θ thank

ð that

z zero

ʃ ship

ʒ leisure

ʧ chair

ʤ jewel

ŋ king

SIMBOLI FONETICI

Il livello linguistico degli esercizi è indicato secondo i criteri del Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

SpeakUp / Marzo 2014 1

NATIONAL JOE DAY

Sppppepep aeae kaka UkUk pppp

PAGINA 6

Unit 1

PRE-INTERMEDIATE

A2

vocabuLary1.1 vocabuLary

Leggi l’articolo e completa con l’aggettivo adatto tra quelli nel riquadro.

1) On March 27th Americans celebrate a holiday

called National Joe Day.

2) The expression “the joe” means “an ordinary

person”.

3) For many years parents gave their children

ordinary names.

4) In 2013 the most names were Sophia, Emma

and Liam.

5) Some of year's most popular names were

strange.

6) It has become very for celebrities to give their

children unusual names.

7) Nicholas Cage called his son Kal-El.

8) Gwyneth Paltrow said she thought the name Apple, which she gave

her daughter, sounded and clean.

9) No wonder so many Americans love Joe Day!

lovely last

National second

popular average

strange trendy

American

2 SpeakUp / Marzo 2014

Unit 1

grammar1.2 grammar

I VERBI RIFLESSIVI

Nell’articolo abbiamo trovato: everyone can call himself or herself Joe ➜ tutti possono chiamarsi Joe

I verbi riflessivi si formano aggiungendo al verbo i pronomi riflessivi:1° pers. myself ourselves2° pers. yourself yourselves3° pers. himself herself themselves itselfPer i soggetti indefiniti si usa oneself.

Alcuni verbi riflessivi di uso comune:

I cut myself with a knife. ➜ Mi sono tagliato con un coltello.We enjoyed ourselves at the party. ➜ Ci siamo divertiti alla festa.

Attenzione: alcuni verbi sono riflessivi in italiano ma non in inglese:

She doesn’t feel very well. ➜ Non si sente molto bene.Let’s meet after school! ➜ Incontriamoci dopo la scuola!

help oneself servirsienjoy oneself divertirsiintroduce oneself presentarsi cut oneself tagliarsi

burn oneself bruciarsihurt oneself farsi malekill oneself uccidersi

feel sentirsiwash lavarsishave radersicomb pettinarsicomplain lamentarsi

hide nascondersiget up alzarsiapologize scusarsiremember ricordarsimeet incontrarsi

Completa le frasi con un verbo riflessivo.

1) He fell off his bike and .

2) Yesterday Karl and I at the party.

3) I with a hot iron.

4) Please, to some fruit!

5) Let me : my name is Marta.


Unit 2


PAGINA 8

NIGELLA LAWSONPRE-INTERMEDIATE

A2

truE or FaLSE?2.1

1) Nigella Lawson is a British television personality.

2) She is the daughter of one of Margaret Thatcher’s ministers.

3) Her ex husband is the co-founder of the Saatchi & Saatchi advertising agency.

4) Saatchi & Saatchi worked on the advertising campaign for Tony Blair.

5) Nigella Lawson is now 45.

6) She was a brilliant student at Cambridge University.

7) She hosts very popular cookery shows.

8) She was recently involved in a court case about credit card fraud.

9) The defendant in the trial was her personal assistant.

10) Allegations about Nigella Lawson’s problems with drugs emerged during the trial.

11) The two sisters accused of credit card fraud were arrested.

12) During an argument with her husband in a London restaurant she physically assaulted him.

13) Nigella Lawson and Charles Saatchi recently got divorced. 14) The trial took place in Isleworth, West London.

Leggi l’articolo e decidi se le seguenti aff ermazioni sono vere (T) o false (F).

T F


Unit 2

grammar2.2 grammar

USED TO

Per parlare di azioni che erano abituali nel passato ma che adesso non si verificano più si usa:

used to + forma base del verbo

AFFERMATIVA I used to play rugby when I was young. Giocavo a rugby da giovane.

NEGATIVA I didn’t use to play rugby when I was young. Non giocavo a rugby da giovane.

INTERROGATIVA Did you use to play rugby when you were young? Giocavi a rugby da giovane?

In genere used to non viene tradotto, ma viene espresso in italiano dall’imperfetto, anche se talvolta si usa l’espressione “essere solito”.

Traduci in inglese.

1) Vivevo a Roma, ora vivo a Genova.

2) Da giovane bevevo molto latte. Ora lo detesto.

3) Quando era in vacanza era solito alzarsi alle 7.

4) Lei non fumava, prima di incontrare John.

5) Studiavamo il francese, ora studiamo lo spagnolo.

6) D’estate andavate al mare?

7) Era il migliore nella classe.

8) Ero timido da bambino.


Unit 2

FaLSE FriENDS2.3

Come hai visto, in questo articolo abbiamo incontrato argument, un false friend che non significa “argomento”, ma “lite, discussione”.

E tu come te la cavi con i false friends? Completa seguendo l' esempio:

ape = scimmia e non ape, che invece in inglese è bee

1) malicious = e non ,

che invece in inglese è

2) parent = e non ,


3) corridor = e non ,


4) pretend = e non ,


5) vicious = e non ,


6) extravagant = e non ,


7) direction = e non ,



Unit 3


PAGINA 10

PRE-INTERMEDIATE

A2THE GRAND CANYON

A che cosa si riferiscono i numeri che seguono (a-l)? Leggi l’articolo e abbinali alle informazioni nel riquadro (1-12).

a) 450

b) 29

c) 1.6

d) 80

e) 4

f) 2

g) 1540

h) -20

i) 40

j) 600

k) 125

l) 24

rEaDiNg comprEhENSioN3.1

1) million years ago; when the Grand Canyon was formed

2) hours; time span of the Grand Canyon Ultra Marathon

3) °C; lowest winter temperature in the Grand Canyon

4) kilometres; distance covered in the Grand Canyon Ultra Marathon

5) people who have died in the Grand Canyon in the past 150 years

6) billion years ago; when the Earth was formed

7) kilometres; width of the Grand Canyon

8) °C; highest summer temperature in the Grand Canyon

9) kilometres; length of the Grand Canyon

10) billion years ago; when the Grand Canyon’s oldest rocks were formed

11) year in which the fi rst European saw the Grand Canyon

12) kilometres; depth of the Grand Canyon


Unit 3

Completa le domande con le question words appropriate e collegale alle risposte scrivendo la lettera dentro il quadratino.


1) lived in the Canyon’s caves?

2) is the Grand Canyon?

3) does the Grand Canyon contain?

4) is Garcia López de Cárdenas famous?

5) is the Grand Canyon today?

6) is the Skywalk?

7) can tourists walk over the Grand Canyon?

8) are the Havasupai Indians?

9) can you sleep in the Grand Canyon?

10) river passes through the Grand Canyon?

11) In ways did people die in the Grand Canyon?

a) The fossils of many prehistoric animals.

b) Native Americans who still live in a village in the Grand Canyon.

c) The Colorado River.d) In airplane or helicopter crashes,

drowning in the Colorado River, from falls, heat strokes or dehydration.

e) Because he was the first European to see the canyon and tell his people about it.

f) A major tourist attraction.g) On a glass walkway.h) By foot, bus, helicopter, on the

back of a mule, on a raft, in a horse-drawn carriage, on the Skywalk.

i) Native Americans.j) At one of the canyon’s camping

sites.k) In the state of Arizona.


MILTON KEYNES

Unit 4


PAGINA 26

LOWER INTERMEDIATEB1ADVANCEDC1

4.1 LiStENiNg comprEhENSioN

Ascolta la prima parte dell’articolo, poi scegli tra a, b o c per completare le frasi che seguono.

1) Milton Keynes is located

a 70 kilometres north of London.

b 45 kilometres north of London.

c 70 miles north of London.

2) In 1964 a government report identifi ed Milton Keynes as a possible location for

a a big shopping centre.

b one of three “new towns” in the southeast of Britain.

c the county of Buckinghamshire.

3) Today in Milton Keynes you can fi nd

a seven villages.

b three small towns.

c one of the largest covered shopping centres in Europe.

4) Today Milton Keynes has a population of

a 250,000.

b 25,000.

c 150,000.

5) The quality of life in Milton Keynes is very good because

a there is an interesting civic centre.

b there are narrow streets and old wooden buildings.

c there are few traffi c jams and therefore less air pollution.


Unit 4


Ascolta l’intervista a Roger Kitchen, poi completa le frasi scegliendo una delle tre opzioni.

1) Roger Kitchen moved to Milton Keynes in the early

, when the new town was still under construction.

A 1960s B 1970s C 1980s

2) Roger Kitchen thinks that Milton Keynes is

community.

A an idyllic B a boring C a cosmopolitan

3) Roger Kitchen quotes by Ebenezer Howard,

Garden Cities of Tomorrow.

A an article B a documentary C a book

4) According to Ebenezer Howard, new towns had to be a combination

of and country.

A town B industry C commercial sites

5) In the period new towns were a way to find

new housing for people after London had been heavily bombed.

A Post-War B Pre-War C Interwar

6) Milton Keynes was part of a more recent project, that began

years ago.

A 30 B 50 C 70

7) Roger Kitchen, like most people living in Milton Keynes,

to move there.

A chose B was forced C didn't want


THE STORY OF MARY POPPINS

Unit 5


PAGINA 32

PROFICIENCY

C2

ITALIANO BRITISH ENGLISH AMERICAN ENGLISH

appartamento fl at apartment

autunno autumn fall

banconota note bill

biscotto biscuit cookie

calcio football soccer

caramella sweet candy

coda queue line

divano sofa couch

intervallo interval intermission

melanzana aubergine eggplant

orario timetable schedule

patatine fritte chips French fries

spazzatura rubbish garbage

zucchina courgette zucchini

uK vs uS5.1

Ecco alcune parole che presentano delle diff erenze a seconda che si parli il British English o l’American English.


Unit 5

Trova nell’intervista a Emma Thompson le parole con cui l’attrice:


1) descrive che cosa è un Western e spiega in che modo sia Nanny McPhee sia Marry Poppins possono considerarsi dei Western

2) racconta come le è stato comunicato che, dopo il secondo film della serie Nanny McPhee, non ci sarebbe stato un terzo

Trova nell’intervista a Tom Hanks le parole con cui l’attore:

3) racconta come a Walt Disney sia nata l’idea di Disneyland

4) descrive la reazione della nipotina davanti a Winnie the Pooh Adventure, a Disneyland


Unit 5

croSSworD5.3

Across:2 The character played by Tom Hanks in Saving Mr. Banks. 3 Another movie in which Emma Thompson stars, besides Saving Mr. Banks. 6 The name of a famous theme park created by Walt Disney. 7 The actress who plays P.L. Travers in Saving Mr. Banks. 8 The director of Saving Mr. Banks. 9 The film starring Emma Thompson and Tom Hanks that describes the

making of the movie Mary Poppins.

Down:1 A famous children’s movie which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. 4 The name of Walt Disney’s daughter. 5 The author of the books on which Mary Poppins is based.

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3

4

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6

7

8

9


Unit 6

CATE BLANCHETT


PAGINA 36

ADVANCED

C1

Leggi l’articolo e completa la tabella ricavando i dati dal testo.


1) A MOVIE

2) A PLAY

3) AN ACTRESS

4) A CHARACTER IN A PLAY

5) A PLAYWRIGHT

6) A FILM DIRECTOR

7) A THEATRE COMPANY

8) A CHARACTER IN A MOVIE

9) TWO AWARDS


Unit 6


Leggi l’articolo e abbina ogni nome alla sua definizione.

1) award a) an image in a film

2) nomination b) a piece of good luck

3) challenge c) the act of performing, for example a play

4) role d) the people who work in the news media

5) whiff e) a group of artists who perform together

6) direction f) the act of submitting somebody for an award

7) shot g) a severe and sudden emotional disorder

8) fortune h) the feeling of having done something embarrassing or dishonourable

9) ensemble i) a stimulating and demanding situation

10) performance j) a part in a play or film

11) press k) a gentle gust of air

12) survivor l) the act of directing

13) breakdown m) a person who carries on in spite of hardship

14) shame n) a prize awarded for an achievement


Unit 6


Trova nell’articolo le parti che significano:

1) che le è valso

2) con cui abbia mai avuto la grande fortuna di lavorare

3) il cui mondo è crollato

4) lei prova a ricominciare una nuova vita

5) le cose peggiorano soltanto

6) la gente si è domandata

7) cosa penso che accada alla fine del film

8) oppure le cose vanno a finire male per lei

9) la sicurezza di una famiglia che li recupererà

10) un’enorme onta sociale

11) non ha nessuna delle cose che ho citato

12) non ha molto a che vedere con la mia persona


ADVANCED

C1

Unit 7


PAGINA 40

SPEAKING ENGLISH


Ascolta l’articolo e scegli tra a, b o c per completare le frasi che seguono.

1) Mike Strevens went to Italy for the fi rst time

a in 1992.

b in 1995.

c in 2002.

2) He started learning Italian when he was

a fi fteen.

b twelve.

c twenty.

3) His fi rst teacher was employed by

a the Swiss government.

b the British government.

c the Italian government.

4) He found that the Italian language was

a very useful for his career.

b a big part of his life and identity.

c very useful for meeting girls.

5) Grammar rules in English are

a as rigid as in Italian.

b more rigid than in Italian.

c less rigid than in Italian.


Unit 7

grammar7.2 grammar

IT HAS, IT IS OR ITS?

Nell’articolo abbiamo incontrato:

It’s never really helped me in my career... but it’s probably one of the best things I’ve ever done.Non mi ha mai davvero aiutato nella carriera... ma probabilmente è una delle cose migliori che abbia mai fatto.

It’s è la forma contratta di it is, ma anche di it has:

It’s time to leave. ➜ È ora di andare.Look at his bike: it’s got a flat tyre! ➜ Guarda la sua bici: ha la gomma bucata!

Queste forme inoltre non vanno confuse con il possessivo its (il suo, la sua nella forma neutra), che si scrive in modo simile e si pronuncia nella stessa identica maniera.

This restaurant is famous for its exotic cuisine. Questo ristorante è famoso per la sua cucina esotica.

Nelle frasi seguenti specifica se it’s sta per it is oppure it has. Attenzione: tre frasi contengono inoltre un errore: trovalo e correggilo.

1) It’s taken me a long time to cook dinner.

2) Today it’s March 22.

3) Its hard to get good marks with that teacher.

4) It’s been snowing all night.

5) In this room it’s quite hot!

6) It’s their turn to do the dishes.

7) “Do you know that restaurant?“ “It’s name is Alice’s.”

8) It’s been a long time since we first met.

9) I like its shape but I don’t like it’s colour.


Unit 7

7.3 Spot thE miStaKE!

1) I like the rugby.

2) Last Summer I went in England.

3) I do breakfast before going to school.

4) I live in Genoa for five years.

5) We must go to home.

6) Can you borrow me your pencil?

7) A day they would like to buy a bigger house.

8) Don’t do mistakes!

Gli italiani fanno sempre gli stessi errori perché tendono a trasferire nell’inglese i meccanismi della lingua italiana. In alcuni casi si tratta di errori banali; vediamone qualcuno.

Trova l’errore e correggilo.


Unit 8


PAGINA 42

ADVANCED

C1TARZAN OF THE APES

Leggi il brano e rispondi alle domande.

1) What time of the day is it at the beginning of the passage?

2) Who has erected a little bower?

3) What instincts start to prevail in Tarzan?

4) What does Tarzan do to assure Jane of her safety?

5) Who lies down across the entrance of the bower?

6) Why does he lie across the entrance?

7) Where has Tarzan gone when Jane wakes up in the morning?

8) Does she think he will come back?



Unit 8

9) Is she torn by anxiety or does she feel safe and thankful?

10) What happens after breakfast?

11) Where do they stop at noon?

12) How long does the journey last?

13) What is their destination?

14) What happens when Jane tries to lead Tarzan to the cabin where her people are?

15) How does the passage end?

grammar8.2 grammar

TWO TRICKY VERBS: "LAY" AND "LIE"

Nel brano abbiamo incontrato:he laid this at the entrance ➜ la depose all’ingressowhere he had lain all night ➜ dove era stato sdraiato per tutta la notte

Si tratta di due verbi molto diversi tra loro, da non confondere:lay vuol dire “deporre, appoggiare, posare” lie vuol dire “giacere, essere sdraiato, disteso in posizione orizzontale”.

Queste le loro forme:

BASE FORM PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE -ING FORMlay laid laid layinglie lay lain lying


Unit 8

ATTENzIONE: a rendere le cose ancora più complicate, c’è poi un altro significato del verbo lie, che si pronuncia nello stesso modo ma vuol dire “mentire, dire bugie”.Questo verbo ha la stessa forma per il past simple e il past participle: lied. Nell’aggiungere -ing modifica la sua ortografia: lying.

She lies all the time. ➜ Lei dice sempre bugie.I lied to him about my age. ➜ Gli ho mentito sulla mia età.We knew he had lied to her. ➜ Sapevamo che le aveva mentito!I know you’re lying! ➜ So che stai dicendo bugie!

Traduci le frasi in inglese tenendo presenti le informazioni della tabella grammaticale sui verbi lay e lie.

1) Ogni giorno mi sdraio sul divano per un pisolino.

2) Le galline in genere depongono un uovo al giorno.

3) Si sdraiò sul divano e si addormentò.

4) Appoggiò la mano sul braccio di lei.

5) Avrebbe potuto stare sdraiato a letto tutto il pomeriggio.

6) Mark ha appena appoggiato il libro sul tavolo.

7) Stava sdraiata sulla spiaggia tutto il giorno.


UPPER INTERMEDIATE

B2


PAGINA 50

Unit 9

THE WORLD IS FULL OF SURPRISES

Combina le parole 1-15 con le parole a-o per ricreare espressioni uguali a quelle utilizzate nell’articolo.

1) early a) market

2) depressed b) lounge

3) local c) income

4) growth d) area

5) household e) machine

6) modern f) hotel

7) prepaid g) opportunities

8) mobile h) conveniences

9) physiological i) card

10) fl at-screen j) segment

11) karaoke k) needs

12) geographic l) afternoon

13) customer m) TV

14) business-class n) company

15) fi ve-star o) phone



Unit 9

Leggi l’articolo e rispondi alle domande scegliendo una tra le tre opzioni.

1) Who is the author of the article?

a A senior executive.

b A market researcher.

c A customer from the Philippines.

2) Who is the person interviewed in the province of Manila?

a A woman with a household income of $2 a day.

b A student dressed up for school.

c A person who owns a karaoke machine.

3) What do we know about the son of the woman living in the province of Manila?

a He can access education thanks to the family’s mobile phone.

b He has more than twenty friends on Facebook.

c He is a cock fight organizer.

4) What does the interviewer say about people with low-income levels?

a They are only concerned with technological devices.

b They are only concerned with physiological needs.

c They are not only concerned with physiological needs but have developed new habits related to the explosion of technology.

5) What should a manager do if he/she is interested in a particular geographic market or customer segment?

a He/She should attend as many conferences as possible.

b He/She should spend the time trying to understand it thoroughly.

c He/She should stay at five-star hotels in the central business district.



Unit 9

puZZLE9.3

Trova le 15 parole a-o dell’esercizio 1 nascoste nel puzzle. Le parole possono essere disposte in orizzontale, verticale oppure obliquo (dall’alto in basso o dal basso in alto).

R M N H D I E E D U O L T J N

O R K X D D G E J E A E C A O

Y A O E O N P F N P K A E U P

C N R M U Y K I Y R Z R T A P

Q N T O D M H N A E A N P S O

T E L F W C A M L I E N U V R

M E M S A P L E V M P O Q E T

Y D P M M P M X G Q D S P L U

G S D O C O H E T R D Y C Z N

O X C P C G S O A W T Y M K I

R B Y N A D H C N M U R T O T

Q W I A C V U T F E N V Y N I

M D C O N V E N I E N C E S E

X L E H O T E L U B D S G A S

G O T V M A F T E R N O O N J


Unit 10

UPPER INTERMEDIATE

B2

HOW TO SET A STRONG PASSWORD


PAGINA 52

Leggi l'articolo e abbina le parole (1-14) alle loro defi nizioni o ai sinonimi (a-n).

1) report a) sure thing

2) clever b) (to) remember

3) devious c) dishonest

4) tip d) verse

5) line e) a type of bird

6) (to) advise f) account

7) (to) pick g) (to) rely on

8) pigeon h) impudent

9) (to) trust i) senseless

10) cheeky j) smart

11) nonsense k) (to) select

12) winner l) hint

13) (to) recall m) (to) recommend

14) length n) number of characters



Unit 10

truE or FaLSE?10.2

Leggi l’articolo e decidi se le seguenti affermazioni sono vere (T) o false (F).

1) Splashdate has conducted a survey on the most common passwords in use.

2) According to the study, the most common passwords are “password”, “iloveyou” and birthdays.

3) Bruce Schneider is a security technologist.

4) A password should be secure and memorable.

5) Bruce Schneider suggests “hackmeifyoucan” as a secure password.

6) Another good idea is a password based on a catchy song.

7) Using the numbers in your address should be avoided.

8) Letting the browser remember your password is a good safety measure.

9) A nonsense phrase made up of many words could be a secure password.

10) Long phrases aren’t good for creating secure passwords.

T F


pagiNa 1NatioNaL JoE Day

1.1 vocabuLary 1) On March 27th Americans celebrate a strange

holiday called National Joe Day. 2) The expression “the average joe” means “an

ordinary person”. 3) For many years American parents gave their

children ordinary names. 4) In 2013 the most popular names were Sophia,

Emma and Liam. 5) Some of last year's most popular names were

strange. 6) It has become very trendy for celebrities to give

their children unusual names. 7) Nicholas Cage called his second son Kal-El. 8) Gwyneth Paltrow said she thought the name

Apple, which she gave her daughter, sounded lovely and clean.

9) No wonder so many Americans love National Joe Day!

1.2 grammar1) hurt himself2) enjoyed ourselves3) burnt myself

4) help yourself5) introduce myself

pagiNa 3NigELLa LawSoN

2.1 vocabuLary 1) T, 2) T, 3) T, 4) F, 5) F, 6) F, 7) T, 8) T, 9) F, 10) T, 11) F, 12) F, 13) T, 14) T

2.2 grammar1) I used to live in Rome, now I live in Genoa.2) When I was young I used to drink a lot of milk.

Now I hate it.3) When he was on holiday he used to get up at

7 o’clock.4) She didn’t use to smoke before meeting John.5) We used to study French, now we study Spanish.6) Did you use to go to the seaside in the summer?7) He used to be the best in class.8) I used to be shy when I was a child.

2.3 FaLSE FriENDS1) malevolo / malizioso / naughty, mischievous2) genitore / parente / relative3) corridoio / corridore / runner4) fingere / pretendere / claim5) malvagio / vizioso / dissolute6) sprecone / stravagante / eccentric, odd7) direzione, verso / direzione manageriale /

management

pagiNa 6thE graND caNyoN

3.1 rEaDiNg comprEhENSioN a) 9, b) 7, c) 12, d) 1, e) 6, f) 10, g) 11, h) 3, i) 8, j) 5, k) 4, l) 2

3.2 rEaDiNg comprEhENSioN 1) Who, i2) Where, k 3) What, a4) Why, e

5) What, f6) What, g7) How, h8) Who, b

9) Where, j10) Which, c11) What, d

pagiNa 8miLtoN KEyNES

4.1 LiStENiNg comprEhENSioN 1) a, 2) b, 3) c, 4) a, 5) c

4.2 LiStENiNg comprEhENSioN1) b, 2) a, 3) c, 4) a, 5) a, 6) b, 7) a

pagiNa 10thE Story oF mary poppiNS

5.2 rEaDiNg comprEhENSioN 1) So there’s a very real connection, in the sense that

the outsider comes into the place where there is difficulty, and solves the problem using unorthodox methods, and then must leave. That’s a Western.

2) “Well, it’s you know, the box office, it’s not as good as we wanted it to be.” I said, “OK, what do you mean?” “We projected” – this is what happens these days, OK? Just so as you know! – “we projected that it would take $14 million: it only took 9.7.”

3) And he was sitting eating peanuts on a park bench in Griffith Park and the girls were on the merry-go-round, he said, “God, there really should be a place that dads can take their daughters on a Saturday in L.A.”

4) My granddaughter was terrified by the noise, the big spinning bears. She is... will now be haunted for the rest of her days, by this first image of Winnie the Pooh, in a loud, short, herky-jerky ride that her grandfather forced her to do, on the day he played Walt Disney in Disneyland!

5.3 croSSworDACROSS:2) Walt Disney 3) Nanny McPhee 6) Disneyland 7) Emma Thompson 8) John Lee Hancock 9) Saving Mr Banks

DOWN: 1) Mary Poppins4) Diane5) P.L Travers

pagiNa 13catE bLaNchEtt

6.1 rEaDiNg comprEhENSioN 1) Blue Jasmine2) A Streetcar Named Desire3) Cate Blanchett4) Blanche DuBois5) Tennessee Williams6) Woody Allen7) Sydney Theatre Company8) Jasmine9) Golden Globe / Academy


6.2 vocabuLary1) n, 2) f, 3) i, 4) j, 5) k, 6) l, 7) a, 8) b, 9) e, 10) c, 11) d, 12) m, 13) g, 14) h

6.3 vocabuLary 1) which won her 2) that I’d ever had the great fortune to work with 3) whose world has fallen apart 4) she tries to start a new life 5) things only get worse 6) people have wondered 7) what do I think happens at the end of the film 8) or is it bad news for her 9) the security of a family who’s going to catch them 10) a monumental social shame11) has none of those things that I mentioned12) it’s not entirely who I am

pagiNa 16SpEaKiNg ENgLiSh

7.1 LiStENiNg comprEhENSioN 1) b, 2) b, 3) c, 4) b, 5) c

7.2 grammar1) It has taken me a long time to cook dinner.2) Today it is March 22.3) It is hard to get good marks with that teacher.4) It has been snowing all night.5) In this room it is quite hot!6) It is their turn to do the dishes.7) “Do you know that restaurant?“ “Its name is

Alice’s.”8) It has been a long time since we first met.9) I like its shape but I don’t like its colour.

Le frasi che contengono un errore sono: n. 3, 7, 9.

7.3 Spot thE miStaKE!1) I like rugby.2) Last Summer I went to England.3) I have breakfast before going to school.4) I have been living in Genoa for five years.5) We must go home.6) Can you lend me your pencil?7) One day they would like to buy a bigger house.8) Don’t make mistakes!

pagiNa 19tarZaN oF thE apES

8.1 rEaDiNg comprEhENSioN 1) It is growing dark, so it’s evening. 2) Tarzan of the Apes. 3) The instincts of a gentleman. 4) He removes his hunting knife from its sheath

and hands it over to Jane. 5) Tarzan does. 6) To guard her. 7) He is gathering fruit.

8) Yes, she knows he will return. 9) She feels safe and thankful.10) They start their journey swinging from tree to tree.11) At a little brook.12) Almost until sunset.13) The beach, where Jane’s people are.14) He draws back shaking his head.15) Tarzan and Jane kiss each other and she says

that she loves him.

8.2 grammar 1) Every day I lie down on the sofa for a nap.2) Hens usually lay one egg a day.3) He lay down on the sofa and fell asleep.4) He laid his hand on her arm.5) He could have lain in bed all afternoon.6) Mark has just laid the book on the table.7) She was lying on the beach all day.

pagiNa 22thE worLD iS FuLL oF SurpriSES

9.1 vocabuLary 1) l, 2) d, 3) n, 4) g, 5) c, 6) h, 7) i, 8) o, 9) k, 10) m, 11) e, 12) a, 13) j, 14) b, 15) f

9.2 rEaDiNg comprEhENSioN1) b, 2) a, 3) a, 4) c, 5) b

9.3 puZZLE

R M N H D I E E D U O L T J N

O R K X D D G E J E A E C A O

Y A O E O N P F N P K A E U P

C N R M U Y K I Y R Z R T A P

Q N T O D M H N A E A N P S O

T E L F W C A M L I E N U V R

M E M S A P L E V M P O Q E T

Y D P M M P M X G Q D S P L U

G S D O C O H E T R D Y C Z N

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R B Y N A D H C N M U R T O T

Q W I A C V U T F E N V Y N I

M D C O N V E N I E N C E S E

X L E H O T E L U B D S G A S

G O T V M A F T E R N O O N J

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10.1 vocabuLary 1) f, 2) j, 3) c, 4) l, 5) d, 6) m, 7) k, 8) e, 9) g, 10) h, 11) i, 12) a, 13) b, 14) n

10.2 truE or FaLSE?1) T, 2) F, 3) T, 4) T, 5) F, 6) F, 7) T, 8) F, 9) T, 10) F

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