Exams States and their Reading 1 Leggi il brano e rispondi alle domande. ES nicknames Florida Dialogue work Making requests

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1 States and their nicknames There are 50 states in the USA. Every state has its own symbol and a nickname. Some of these nicknames are on the car licence plates in that state. The nicknames usually come from features of the state, or events in the state s history. Florida, the Sunshine State, for example, gets its nickname from the warm, sunny climate. Hawaii s nickname, the Aloha State, comes from the well-known Hawaiian greeting Aloha! (Hello!) Other state nicknames come from important natural features in that state. Arizona is the Grand Canyon State and West Virginia is the Mountain State. Michigan, in the north of the country, is on the border with Canada. Parts of four of the five Great Lakes in Canada are in Michigan too, and that is the reason for its nickname, the Great Lakes State. Some states get their nicknames from the state s important industries. New Jersey produces a lot of flowers, fruit and vegetables, so it is called the Garden State. Georgia is the Peach State because there are a lot of peach farms there. license plate targa feature (n) caratteristica border confine A peach tree California is the Golden State because there were a lot of gold mines there in the 9 th century. Other nicknames have historical or political origins. Delaware is called the First State because it was the first state to sign the US Constitution in 787. peach pesca mine miniera Leggi il brano e rispondi alle domande. ES Which state has the nickname: a the Sunshine State? Florida b the Great Lakes State? c the Peach State? 2 Why is New Jersey called the Garden State? Why is California called the Golden State? Making requests 2 Completa il dialogo con le parole del borrow can can can t not now please Jake Mum, can I use the computer? Mum Not. I m using it. Jake Can I borrow your ipod, then? Mum 2 now. You can it later. Jake Can I go out with Leo? Mum Yes, you 4. Jake And can I have some money, 5? Mum No, you 6, Jake! Completa le domande e le risposte usando can, can t e i suggerimenti tra parentesi. Lisa, (go/ cinema tonight) can I go to the cinema tonight? Lisa (go/ club after the film) 2? Lisa (call Rachel) 4? 5 Lisa (borrow / phone) 6? ( now / using it) 7. ( use it / later) 8. 4 Project Prepara una presentazione orale sulla tua regione italiana dicendo per che cosa è famosa. Parla per circa 2 minuti. Prendi degli appunti. Pensa a: ES T its location history its nickname (if it has one) industries famous monuments sports teams natural features famous people 7

2 2 Exams What is Pixar? Pixar is a computer animation studio in California. Some of Pixar s famous films are Toy Story, Finding Nemo and Cars. These films are very popular with young and adult audiences, and they make millions of dollars. In the beginning, the Pixar company made and sold computers. Then they started to make animated adverts for big companies. In 995, they made the film Toy Story. This was an important film because it was the first full-length film to use computer animation. It was incredibly successful and the company followed it with Toy Story 2 in 999. Pixar films are famous for their amazing animation, humour and the big name actors who do the voices of the characters. In 200 Pixar won the Oscar for best animated film (Finding Nemo) and then, in 2004, they won the Oscar again for The Incredibles. Apologising and making excuses 2 Completa il dialogo con le parole del doesn t don t I m sorry Lily Amy, have you got my DVD? Amy I m really sorry. It s at home. Lily It matter. I can get it after school. 2 Amy sorry, but I ve got a dance class after school. Lily worry. I can get it at the weekend. In 2006, Pixar became part of Disney Studios. They then started working on Toy Story, for 200. company società advert pubblicità full-length per esteso Completa le domande al Past simple basandoti sulle risposte. What did the Pixar company first make? The Pixar company first made computers. Why important? Toy Story was important because it was the first long computer-animated film. 2 When? Pixar made the second Toy Story film in 999. How many in 200 and 2004? Pixar won two Oscars in 200 and 2004, for Finding Nemo and The Incredibles. 4 When of Disney? Pixar became part of Disney in Usa le istruzioni per scrivere un dialogo. ES Rebecca Rebecca Chiede a Rebecca dove sono i suoi compiti. Si scusa e dice che ha dimenticato di farli. Dice di non preoccuparsi. Può farli adesso. Si scusa e dice che il suo libro è a casa. Dice di non preoccuparsi. Può prendere in prestito il libro di Sara. 4 Project Scegli un cartone o un film animato e prepara una presentazione orale. Prendi degli appunti usando le seguenti domande per aiutarti. Parla per circa 2 minuti. ES T What is it called and where did you see it? What is it about? What did you like / dislike? 8

3 THE LONDON UNDERGROUND In the 80s, the only way to get from London s new main railway stations to the city centre was on foot or horse-drawn cab. London needed to have a faster form of transport, so work began on the London Underground. London was the first city to have an underground transport system. The first line, the Metropolitan Line, opened in 86. A man called Harry Beck designed the original Underground map in 9, and it is still almost exactly the same today. He invented the system of different colours for the different lines. Harry Beck did all this work for very little money. He isn t very well-known. There is only a small notice about his work, at Finchley Central station. Today the London Underground (its nickname is the tube ) covers 408 km of railway, and nearly,000,000 people travel on it every day. There are 2 lines and 275 stations. The Tube has a very interesting history. During the Second World War, lots of Londoners slept in the Underground stations at night, because they used the stations as bomb shelters. The Underground can have a strange atmosphere. Some people say that there are lots of ghosts there. Farringdon Station s famous ghost is -year-old Anne Naylor. She was murdered in 758 in the place where the station is now. People say that you can hear her screams when the last train leaves the station each night. horse-drawn cab carrozza a cavalli well-known noto notice targa (di merito) bomb shelter refugio antiaereo was murdered fu assassinato scream (n) urla Leggi il brano e rispondi alle domande. ES When did London first get an underground transport system? 2 Why did the city need an underground system? What was the name of the first line? 4 Who designed the tube map? 5 Why did people sleep in the Underground stations during the Second World War? 6 What happened to Anne Naylor, the ghost that people hear at Farringdon Station? Making arrangements 2 Completa il dialogo con le parole del can t like idea let s don t meet shall shall time Gemma What shall we do? Pete play computer games. Gemma No, I don t 2 computer games. we go to the cinema? Pete I m sorry. I 4. I haven t got any money. Gemma Why 5 we play tennis? Pete OK. That s a great 6. Where shall we 7? Gemma Let s meet in the park. Pete What 8 shall we meet? Gemma At three o clock. Pete OK. Fine. Riscrivi il dialogo completo dell es. 2 cambiando le espressioni sottolineate. 4 Project Prepara una presentazione orale sui mezzi di trasporto che usi solitamente. Parla per circa 2 minuti. ES T 9

4 4 Exams The High School rom The high school prom in the USA is a formal party at the end of the final school year. High schools can have two proms: a junior prom for students who are finishing their th Grade, and a senior prom for students who are leaving high school. For most students, prom night is a very exciting night. US High school year Students known as: 9 th Grade (age 4 5) Freshman 0 th Grade (age 5 6) Sophomore th Grade (age 6 7) Junior 2 th Grade (age 7 8) Senior The word prom comes from promenade ball, a type of formal dance in the 9 th century. High school proms began in the early 900s. At first they were quite simple events, but with the arrival of the car in the 920s, they became more formal and extravagant. In the 980s, it became an important part of growing up in the USA. On prom night, boys usually wear dinner jackets and bow ties and girls wear ball gowns. The boys often give the girls small bunches of flowers, called corsages. The girls wear these on their arm or their dress. At the prom the students eat, drink and dance. During the evening they choose a Prom King and Queen the most popular boy and girl from the senior year. The Prom King gets a crown, the Queen gets a tiara and they have a special dance together. Traditionally, prom night is a very romantic evening. For this reason, it can be stressful: some students feel they have to find a date for the special night. For seniors, the prom is the last time that they see their school friends before graduation, when they begin their lives as adults. Perhaps this is why the prom is such an important part of teenage life in the USA. Leggi il brano e scegli l alternativa corretta. Students go to a junior / senior prom when they finish their eleventh grade. High school proms started as simple / expensive events. 2 With the arrival of the car, proms became more stressful / extravagant events. For boys, the usual dress is a dinner jacket and corsage / bow tie. 4 At the prom, teachers / students choose a Prom King and Queen. 5 They give the Prom King a crown / tiara. 6 Many students worry because they have to / don t have to find a date for the prom. Talking about obligation 2 Completa il dialogo con le forme corrette del verbo have to. Tim Do you have to (you) do any jobs at home? Dan Yes,. I 2 tidy my bedroom and put the rubbish out. Tim (you) do the washing-up? Dan No, 4, but I 5 load the dishwasher. My sister 6 do lots of things too. Tim Really? My sister 7 (not/ have to) do anything! I 8 do everything! Project Scegli una festa importante a cui hai partecipato e prepara una presentazione orale. Prendi degli appunti usando le seguenti domande per aiutarti. Parla per circa 2 minuti. ES T What was the occasion? (a wedding, a birthday party, etc.) When and where was it? Who was there? What did people eat and drink? What other things happened? dinner jacket smoking bow tie cravattino a farfalla ball gown vestito da ballo bunch of flowers mazzo di fiori crown corona tiara diadema date accompagnatore/rice 20

5 5 To: From: Subject: My date with Emily! Dear Rob, Help! I m really confused. Yesterday was the most embarrassing day of my life! Did I tell you about Emily? She s a girl in my class and I really like her. Last week I asked her to come out with me and she said yes! I was nervous, but really pleased, too. I arranged to meet her at the cinema at half past three. The first problem was that the bus was late and I got to the cinema at four o clock. Emily was still there, but she was a bit annoyed. Because I was late, there were no more tickets for the new James Bond film. We were both disappointed, but we bought tickets for a different film. It was a war film and it was terrible! We were really bored. We left before the end and we went to a pizzeria instead. We had our pizzas and then it was time to pay. But then I couldn t find my wallet, so I had to borrow money from Emily! She was really fed up about that and when we left the restaurant, she said I was the most annoying person in the world. I was really shocked! It wasn t my fault I lost my wallet! Do you agree that girls are strange? Joe L Making a phone call 2 Completa la telefonata con le parole del call can can here is is it it s leave moment please Rick Hello! It s Rick here. I speak to Beth, please? Mr Davis Sorry, Beth isn t 2 at the. Do you want to 4 a message? Rick Yes, please. 5 that her dad? Mr Davis Yes, 6 7. Rick Oh, hi, Mr Davis. 8 you ask Beth to 9 me back, 0? Mr Davis Yes, sure. Bye, Rick. Rick Bye. Usa le istruzioni per scrivere un dialogo. Mrs Blake Saluta. Chiede di parlare con Cathy. Robert Chiede chi parla. Mrs Blake Si presenta. Dice che è l insegnante di tennis di Cathy. Spiega che Cathy ha lasciato la sua borsa al campo da tennis dopo la lezione. Robert Dice che ha capito. Chiede a Mrs Blake di aspettare un attimo. Chiama Cathy e le dice che la telefonata è per lei. Leggi l e numera gli eventi nell ordine corretto. They watched a film. Joe arrived at the cinema. They had a pizza. Emily arrived at the cinema. Joe asked Emily to go out with him. Joe didn t have his wallet. They left the cinema. Emily paid for the pizzas. 4 Project Prepara una presentazione orale su un giorno in cui hai provato una delle seguenti emozioni: embarrassed / fed up / frightened / nervous / proud. Prendi degli appunti usando le seguenti domande per aiutarti. Parla per circa 2 minuti. ES T What happened at the start? What made you feel embarassed / fed up, etc? What happened in the end? 2