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1 Legenda K P Attività assimilabile alle prove degli esami Cambridge ESOL KET e PET/KET e PET for Schools. T Attività che utilizza un area lessicale degli esami orali Trinity College ESOL o attività assimilabile alle prove d esame Trinity College ESOL ISE. Extra Practice CD-ROM Attività extra interattive sul CD-ROM o sul My Digital Book, sezione ipractice. Nota: La versione con My Digital Book offre tutte le registrazioni audio integrate nelle pagine cliccando sul simbolo del CD.

2 Starter Functions Grammar A p.2 Talking about names Verb be (1): Present simple (it) B p.4 Talking about age and addresses Verb be (2): Present simple (I, you) C p.6 Talking about nationality (1) Verb be (3): Present simple (he, she); Possessive adjectives (singular); Definite article: the D p.8 Talking about nationality (2) Verb be (4): Present simple (they) E p.10 Talking about jobs Verb be (5): Present simple (short answers); Indefinite article: a, an F p.12 Talking about the classroom Demonstrative pronouns and adjectives: this, that, these, those G p.14 Saying where things are Interrogative pronoun: Where; Prepositions of place H p.16 Saying how you feel Verb be (6): Present simple (negative form) Functions Grammar Vocabulary Module 1 About Me UNIT 1 p.8 UNIT 2 p.16 Talking about the house Talking about possessions Talking about dates Talking about family Describing people (physical appearance) Verb be: Present simple (all forms) Verb have got: Present Simple (I, you) some, any Interrogative pronouns: When? Verb have got: Present simple (all forms) Possessive case (& plural nouns) Possessive adjectives (plural) Adjective order Qualifiers: a bit, (not) very, quite, really Rooms and furniture (1) Personal possessions Dates: months, ordinal numbers, festivals The family Physical description: looks, height, build, hair, eyes UNIT 3 p.24 Talking about likes and dislikes Agreeing and disagreeing Present Simple: like + - ing play, do and go + -ing Which? What? Connectors: and, but, or Object pronouns So do I., Neither do I., Oh, I do., Oh, I don t. Types of music Sports and free-time activities UNIT 4 p.32 Talking about daily activities and telling the time Talking about lifestyle Present Simple (all forms) Expressions with have (have lunch) The time both Prepositions of time: at, on, in Adverbs and expressions of frequency Daily activities Days of the week Jobs in the house Part-time jobs Module 2 Meeting Up UNIT 5 p.44 UNIT 6 p.52 Talking about present activities (on the phone) Talking about temporary actions Talking about the present Talking about food and quantity Talking about diet Present Continuous (all forms) Present continuous v Present simple Time expressions (at the moment, these days, this week/month/year ) Countable and uncountable nouns How much?, How many? there is, there are some, any, a few, a little, few, little (too) much, many, a lot of/lots of, not enough Everyday activities Personal life School Food, drink and diet Quantities Cardinal numbers (over 100) and decimals UNIT 7 p.60 Making requests and offers Making, accepting and refusing suggestions Talking about ability would like (to), want (to), would like v like Let s..., Shall we? What about/how about + -ing would prefer to, would rather can: ability well, (not) very well Meals in Britain Abilities British/American English UNIT 8 p.68 Talking about the past (1) Talking about place and date of birth Asking for permission and making requests Verb be: Past simple (all forms) Past time expressions: (last night,... ago) Prepositions of place: at, in was/were born can, could, may: permission and requests Places Phrasal verb: turn lend v borrow 2

3 Vocabulary Greetings and introductions Cardinal numbers Pronunciation The alphabet teen / / and / / Countries and nationalities (1) Countries and nationalities (2) Jobs the / / and the / / Classroom objects; Colours Furniture Feelings Skills Pronunciation Study Strategies Radio interview with Jackie and Sophie Meet the IYJC finalists! Giving a personal presentation A personal presentation An interview with Natalie Daley about her family British Families Today A quiz about British families A magazine article about your family Teenagers discussing tribute bands Fantastic Fakes! Talking about music and tribute bands A description of your favourite band / / / / (voiced and unvoiced) at the beginning of words Strong and weak / / / / (Italian/English cognates and false friends) (Preparation and understanding the task) Round-up: Gameshow My Wacky Week p.40 Song: Friday I m in Love p.41 A teenager talking about her part-time job Part-time jobs all work and no play? Discussing the advantages/disadvantages of part-time jobs A paragraph about the advantages/ disadvantages of part-time jobs / / / / / / vocabulary (Mind maps) An Italian school-exchange student comparing British and Italian schools A different way of studying Comparing the British and Italian school systems An to a British friend about your school Teenagers talking about problems with food Dear diary, Talking about bullying A letter to a radio programme about a problem Two British teenagers talking about American culture in the UK Talking about the influence of American culture Culture Crisis A paragraph about the influence of American culture / / / / / / sounds / / / / / / Schwa vowel / / opinion Round-up: Board game Mods and Rockers p.76 Song: Substitute p.77 A British dad discussing rules at home The Generation Gap Talking about rules at home A letter about rules at home / / / / a bilingual dictionary 3

4 UNIT 9 p.80 UNIT 10 p.88 UNIT 11 p.96 Functions Grammar Vocabulary Talking about the past (2) Talking about holidays Using public transport Talking about the past (3) Asking about possession Asking for and giving directions Past simple regular and irregular verbs (all forms) Interrogative pronoun: How long? Present simple: future (timetables) Past simple: regular and irregular verbs (all forms) It takes Subject/object questions: Who? What? Sequencers (First, then, next,...) every/some/any/no compounds Whose and possessive pronouns Imperative Prepositions of place and movement Holidays: accommodation, activities, duration Means of transport (by train, ) Adjectives of opinion British money Using public transport Travel phrases Buildings: shape, material, dimension Shops and places in town Directions UNIT 12 p.104 Making comparisons Shopping for clothes Describing clothes Comparative adjectives Superlative adjectives is/are wearing... The city and the country Clothes Fashion UNIT 13 p.116 UNIT 14 p.124 Talking about future intentions Making and talking about arrangements Describing personality Making sure predictions be going to (1): future intentions Present continuous: future arrangements Future time expressions (tomorrow, in two days time...) be going to v Present continuous v Present simple be going to (2): predictions based on present evidence What s she like? v What does she like? Qualifiers: not enough, a little bit, fairly, pretty, too Life choices and ambitions University Personality adjectives The weather Compass points UNIT 15 p.132 Present perfect (1): ever/never, been/gone, recently Present perfect v Past simple Agreeing and Disagreeing So have I./ Neither have I./Oh, I did./oh, I didn t. Regular and irregular past participles Experiences UNIT 16 p.140 Making offers of help and accepting/refusing offers Talking about recent events Present perfect (2): just, already, yet I ll..., and Shall I/we?: offers Will (1): spontaneous decisions Rooms and furniture (2) Party preparations Tidying up Towards CLIL Subject Topic p.218 Geography The globe p.219 Earth sciences Time zones p.220 Maths Numbers, symbols and shapes p.221 Literature The Odyssey p.222 Physical Education The modern Olympic Games 4

5 Skills Pronunciation Study Strategy A teenager describing his gap year Gap years Talking about a gap year A gap year postcard A London bus-tour commentary Twenty-first century London Going on a bus tour A bus itinerary for a local town or city Advantages and disadvantages of Internet shopping Spend! Spend! Spend! Talking about spending money An article on Italian teenagers spending habits Teenagers talking about designer clothes Feast your eyes on the clothes of the stars! Talking about fashion A paragraph describing a favourite item of clothing Teenagers talking about going to university It s good to be a student! Talking about going to university in Italy about university life Teenagers talking about their personalities How do you doodle? Talking about personality An analysis of your partner s doodle A man describing an incredible coincidence Amazing coincidences A presentation about an amazing coincidence An article about your amazing coincidence Teenagers talking about carnivals Notting Hill Carnival Talking about Carnivals A paragraph about an Italian festival Past simple -ed /id/ /t/ /d/ Past simple irregular verb sounds: met /e/ saw /O;/ live /i/ leave /i:/ word stress (2 and 3-syllable adjectives) silent r Sentence stress Past participle: been /bin/ i sounds /ai/ /i/ Expanding answers for key words Planning and checking Intensive reading Presenting arguments for and against for specific information Vocabulary Guessing words from context Describing pictures Round-up: Game Geography Test p.112 Song: Destination Anywhere p.113 Round-up: Questionnaire Love on the Horizon! p.148 Song: You Can Have It All p.149 Towards CLIL Subject Topic p.223 History (1) Feudalism p.224 History (2) Medieval towns in England p.225 History of Art Norman cathedrals in England p.226 Chemistry The scientific method p.227 Italian The Latin language 5

6 Introduzione Benvenuto a New Horizons, il tuo nuovo corso d inglese! Attraverso il corso, imparerai la lingua inglese divertendoti. Avrai la possibilità di scoprire il mondo attuale dei paesi anglofoni e di esplorare argomenti interessanti e che corrispondono ai tuoi interessi. I vantaggi dello Student s Book sono: Lo Student s Book è organizzato in moduli e per aree tematiche (4 unità per modulo) con argomenti e progetti coinvolgenti. Ogni modulo inizia con un esercizio per verificare la tua conoscenza della lingua e con gli obiettivi del modulo, e termina con esercizi attraverso cui puoi controllare di aver raggiunto gli obiettivi stabiliti. Photostory Fotoromanzo divertente e coinvolgente I protagonisti sono ragazzi di diversi paesi anglofoni Learn it! Use it! Frasi idiomatiche e vocaboli attuali Pronunciation Esercizi che ti aiutano a imparare aspetti particolari della pronuncia della lingua inglese Fast Finishers Esercizi in più da svolgere nel caso tu finisca prima del resto della classe Grammar Guide Tabelle che illustrano le strutture grammaticali dell unità Look Out! Spiegazioni che ti aiutano a evitare gli errori comuni che gli studenti italiani fanno in inglese Grammar Check Tabelle ed esercizi grammaticali Skills and Culture Argomenti attuali che ti danno la possibilità di esplorare ambienti socio-culturali diversi e di confrontare la tua esperienza con quella di coetanei di altre nazionalità Study Strategy Efficaci strategie di apprendimento nelle quattro abilità:,,, Exam practice Attività di tipologia assimilabile agli esami KET (K), PET (P) e Trinity (T) 6 Round-up & Song Due pagine alla fine di ogni modulo per fissare le conoscenze lessicali acquisite nell arco delle unità Multimedia Attività extra interattive sul CD-ROM o sul My Digital Book, sezione ipractice

7 1 1 Prerequisites Prima di affrontare Module 1 devi essere in grado di: presentarti chiedere e dire quanti anni hai chiedere e dire indirizzo e numero di telefono chiedere e dire di che paese sei chiedere e dire che lavoro fa una persona chiedere come si scrive una parola usare il verbo be Skills and Culture UNIT 1 About me UNITS Traduci il dialogo. Mary Come ti chiami? Io sono Mary. James Piacere di conoscerti. Mi chiamo James. Quanti anni hai? Mary Ho 15 anni. James Io ho 16 anni. Sono scozzese. Tu sei inglese? Mary No, sono irlandese. Sono di Dublino. James Mio padre è di Dublino! Mary Qual è il tuo cognome? James Maloney. Mary Come si scrive? Il mio è Malone! Objectives In Module 1 studierai: Functions parlare di abitudini parlare di ciò che possiedi parlare della tua famiglia parlare di stili di vita parlare della casa descrivere le persone parlare di ciò che piace e non piace parlare di compleanni esprimere accordo e disaccordo dire l ora Grammar verbo be have got (some/any) genitivo sassone like + forma in -ing Present simple preposizioni di tempo: at, on, in avverbi di frequenza Vocabulary la casa la famiglia l aspetto fisico musica e film sport e tempo libero attività quotidiane lavori domestici giorni e mesi 7

8 UNIT1 Where s Clare? 1 1:33 Steve Chang is at Emily Watson s house. He s in London for the International Young Journalist Competition. Listen and read. 1 Steve Hello. Are Mr and Mrs Watson at home? Emily Yes, they are. What s your name? Steve My name s Steve Chang. Are you Emily? Emily Yes, I am. Hi, Steve. Steve Hi! Emily Hey, Katie. Where s Clare? Katie Er she isn t in the living room. Maybe she s in the kitchen. Emily Clare! Where are you? Are you in the kitchen? Mrs Watson No, I m not. I m in the garden with Ziggy. Why? Emily Steve s here! 2 Mrs Watson Pleased to meet you, Steve! Steve Nice to meet you, too, Mrs Watson. Mr Watson Aargh! What s all this rubbish? Steve Sorry! It s my luggage. Mrs Watson Yes, um Dave. This is Steve. Steve, this is my husband, Dave. Mr Watson Oh! Hi, Steve. Learn it! Use it! Hi! Salve! Nice/Pleased to meet you. Piacere di conoscerti. What s all this rubbish? Cos è tutta questa roba? Sorry! Mi dispiace! Comprehension check K 2 True or false? Write T or F. Correct the false sentences. 1 Mr and Mrs Watson aren t at home. 2 Emily is Steve s friend. 3 Mrs Watson isn t in her bedroom. 4 Mrs Watson is in the garden. 5 Ziggy is the Watson family s dog. 6 Dave is Mrs Watson s husband. 8 OUP copyright 2011

9 Talking about the house UNIT1 Look! Grammar Guide Verbo be Forma interrogativa Forma affermativa e forma negativa Where are you? I m in the garden. What s your name? My name s Steve. Where s Mum? She isn t in the living room. Where are you? We re in the garden. Where are the Watsons? They re at home. Forma interrogativa Risposte brevi Are you in the garden? Yes, I am. Are you in the kitchen? No, I m not. Is Mrs Watson at home? Yes, she is. Is Katie in the kitchen? No, she isn t. Are they at home? Yes, they are. Are they in the garden? No, they aren t. Vocabulary rooms and furniture (1) 5 Match the words to the places in the house marked A F. garden bathroom dining room living room bedroom kitchen 1:34 Listen and check. 6 Complete the words below and match them to the correct furniture in the house. 1 c u p b o a r d 6 b d 2 b t 7 d s 3 c a 8 t l e 4 t e 9 s o w r 5 armchair 10 l g h t 1:35 Listen and check. Listen and repeat. Check! 3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of be. Use the contracted form if possible. 1 Carol s in London. 2 Mr and Mrs Brown at home? Yes, they. 3 Maggie in the garden? No, she. 4 Mr Smith in the living room. Ah, look he in the kitchen. 5 No, they in London. 6 Where you, Mark? I in my bedroom. Steve isn t a student 4 Complete the information about Steve with the affirmative or negative of be. Steve Chang 1 s a British teenager. He 2 seventeen years old. He 3 a student. He 4 in London for a journalist competition. He s at Emily s house. His parents 5 in London. They 6 in Manchester. His mother 7 English but his father 8 English. He 9 Chinese. Steve 10 very interested in the cinema. 1 A C F D B E Where s the armchair? T 7 In pairs. Student A: close your book. Student B: ask A where the furniture is in the house. Example: B Where s the table? A It s in the dining room. 9

10 UNIT 1 Talking about possessions Have you got a stereo? 8 1:36 Emily and Steve are in the house. Listen and read. Steve You ve got a really nice garden, Emily! Emily Thanks. Have you got a garden at home? Steve No, I haven t. We live in a flat. Wow! You ve got a really cool stereo, too! Emily Actually, it s my dad s. Those are all his CDs. They re awful. Steve Have you got a stereo? Emily Yes, I have. It s in my bedroom. Steve Have you got any R&B CDs? Emily Yes, I have. I ve got some great R&B CDs! What about you? Steve No, I haven t. Well, I haven t got any CDs. I ve got an MP3 player. Look! Emily It s amazing! Steve Yes, it s a birthday present from my parents. Actually, it s my birthday today. Emily Really? Happy birthday! Steve Thanks. When s your birthday? Emily It s on the thirtieth of November. Clare! Guess what! It s Steve s birthday today. Clare Really? Happy birthday, Steve! really cool Actually Really? Guess what! Learn it! Use it! veramente bello A dire la verità Davvero? Indovina un po! Comprehension check 9 Who are these sentences true for? Write E (Emily) or S (Steve) in the spaces. 1 I ve got a nice garden. 2 I haven t got a garden. 3 I ve got a stereo. 4 I ve got some CDs. 5 I haven t got any CDs. 6 I ve got an MP3 player. 10

11 Talking about possessions UNIT1 Look! Forma affermativa I ve got an MP3 player. I ve got some R&B CDs. > ve got = have got Forma interrogativa Have you got a stereo? Have you got any CDs? Have you got a garden? Have you got any CDs? Grammar Guide Verbo have got I, you Forma negativa I haven t got a garden. I haven t got any CDs. Risposte brevi Yes, I have. Yes, I have. No, I haven t. No, I haven t. La forma interrogativa > Have + soggetto + got? Con i sostantivi plurali si usa any (= dei, delle) nelle frasi interrogative e negative e some ( = dei, delle) nelle frasi affermative. 1 laptop 2 digital c 3 C 4 computer s Check! 10 Complete the sentences with the correct form of have got. 1 Have you got a laptop? Yes, I have. 2 I a scooter. 3 you a stereo? Yes, I. 4 I any CDs. 5 I some computer games. 6 you any rollerblades? No, I. 7 You a mobile. 8 I a laptop.! Look out! Yes, I have. Non Yes, I ve got. Vocabulary personal possessions 11 1:37 Complete the words below the photos. Listen and check. Have you got a mobile? T 12 In pairs. Ask and answer about the photos. Example: A Have you got any rollerblades? B No, I haven t. A Have you got an electric guitar? B Yes, I have. Now discuss other possessions. 5 s 6 MP3 p 7 m 8 electric g 9 b 10 r Fast Finishers Write six sentences about your possessions. I haven t got a mobile. 11

12 UNIT 1 Talking about dates Vocabulary ordinal numbers 13 Complete the list of numbers. 1 st first 13 th thirteenth 2 nd second 14 th fourteenth 3 rd third 15 th fifteenth 4 th fourth 5 th fifth 20 th twentieth 6 th 21 st twenty-first 7 th 22 nd 8 th 23 rd twenty-third 9 th ninth 24 th 10 th 25 th 11 th eleventh 12 th twelfth 30 th thirtieth 31 st 1:38 Listen and check. Listen and repeat. Vocabulary dates T 14 Write the months in the spaces on the World Festivals calendar. December March August June November May January July September April February October World festivals 1 st New Year s Day 14 th Valentine s Day 17 th St. Patrick s Day (Ireland) 6 th Tartan Day (Scotland) April 1 st May Day 2 nd Festival of the Republic (Italy) 14 th Bastille Day (France) 15 th Assumption (Christian feast) 16 th September Independence Day (Mexico) 31 st Halloween 5 th Bonfire Night 25 th Christmas Day Now write the dates in the full form. New Year s Day is on the first of January. Function Le date si possono scrivere nella forma abbreviata, ma si dicono sempre nella forma estesa. Esempi: What s the date? It s the twelfth of April. When s your birthday? It s on the sixth of May.! Look out! In inglese i nomi dei mesi si scrivono con la lettera maiuscola. 15 In pairs. Ask and answer about the festivals. Example: A When s Valentine s Day? B It s on the fourteenth of February. A Have you got this festival in your country? B Yes, I have./no, I haven t. Birthdays T 16 1:39 Emily s writing her friends birthdays in her mobile. Listen and write the dates. Ben 23 rd May Elizabeth Jane David Karen Tom In pairs. Check your answers. Example: A When s Ben s birthday? B It s on the twenty-third of May. In groups. Ask your classmates their birthdays. Example: A When s your birthday? B It s on the thirty-first of October. Pronunciation -th In inglese th si pronuncia in due modi. 1 1:40 Listen. Listen and repeat. / / th (voiced) the / / th (unvoiced) third 2 1:41 Listen and write V (voiced) or U (unvoiced) in the spaces. third birthday they fifth this father eighth with thanks brother 3 1:42 Listen and check. Listen and repeat. 4 1:43 Listen and repeat the sentences. 1 My mother s birthday s on the thirty-first of March. 2 Beth s got three brothers. Fast Finishers Write the dates, in the contracted and full form, of four festivals that you celebrate in your town. 12

13 Grammar Check UNIT1 Verbo be Forma affermativa Risposte brevi Forma negativa Forma interrogativa estesa contratta affermative negative I am I m I m not I? Yes, I am. No, I m not. you you re you Are you? Yes, you. No, you aren t. he is he he isn t he? Yes, he is. No, he. she she s she Is she? Yes, she. No, she isn t. it is it it isn t it? Yes, it is. No, it. we are we re we Are we? Yes, we. No, we aren t. you are you you aren t you? Yes, you are. No, you. they are they they Are they? Yes, they. No, they. 1 Complete the table. 2 Choose the correct alternative: a or b. 1 Con il verbo be alla forma negativa: a not (n t) precede il verbo; b not (n t) segue il verbo. 2 Il verbo be alla forma interrogativa: a precede il soggetto; b segue il soggetto. 3 Nelle risposte brevi affermative: a si usa la forma contratta; b non si può usare la forma contratta. 3 Write short answers. 1 Is she in the bathroom? No, she isn t. 2 Are they in the living-room? 3 Are you from Canada? 4 Is his name Brian? 5 Are they in the garden? 6 Is he in the kitchen? 7 Are you American? 8 Are you and Tim in London? 9 Are Mark and Rob brothers? 10 Is the dog in the car? 4 Write questions and answers. 1 what/her name? name/anna What s her name? Her name s Anna. 2 what/your hobbies? they/football/cycling 3 when/your/birthday? it/13 th August 4 where/from? I/Birmingham 5 what/his job? he/reporter 6 where/from? she/france 7 what/his/surname? it/smith 8 how old? I/sixteen 9 what/your/favourite colour? it/red 10 what/date? it/31 st October Verbo have got I, you 5 Complete the sentences. 1 I got some good CDs. 2 Have you a guitar? Yes, I have. 3 Have you got any magazines? No, I. 6 Choose the correct alternative: a or b. 1 Il verbo have got alla forma interrogativa: a precede il soggetto; b vuole il soggetto inserito tra have e got. 2 Nelle risposte brevi: a si mantiene got dopo il verbo have; b non si ripete got dopo il verbo have. 7 Complete the sentences. 1 Il verbo have got si usa per esprimere. 2 In italiano corrisponde al verbo. 8 Write some, any, an or a in the spaces. 1 You ve got books. 2 I ve got computer but I haven t got computer games! 3 I ve got rollerblades but I haven t got bike. 4 Have you got MP3 player? No, I haven t, but I ve got CDs. 9 Complete the dialogue with the correct form of have got, some and any. 1 Anna Have you got 2 brothers or sisters? Rachel Yes, I 3. I 4 a brother, but I 5 6 sisters. 7 you 8? Anna No, I 9. I brothers or sisters. I m an only child, but I m not lonely I 12 three cats! Extra Practice CD-ROM + Workbook pp

14 UNIT 1 Skills and Culture T 1 Match the names of the media jobs to the symbols. A 1 reporter 5 writer 2 illustrator 6 film director 3 newspaper editor 7 web designer 4 photographer 8 cameraman In pairs. Test your partner. A What s symbol A? B It s a cameraman. B C 3 Before you read Read the introduction to the article in the IYJC magazine quickly and answer the questions. 1 What is the IYJC? 2 What countries are these competitors from? 4 While you read How old are the finalists? Write their ages in the spaces. Steve Emily Amar Rebecca IYJC fi nalists are now in the UK! D E F G 2 1:44 Listen to a radio interview and underline the six mistakes about Sophie and Jackie. Now listen again and correct the mistakes. Name Sophie MacDonald Age 16 Birthday 20 th September City Vancouver Country Canada Hobbies pl aying tennis and cycling Favourite colour green Special interests fashion and politics H Name Jackie Davidson Age 16 Birthday 17 th March City Cardiff Country Scotland Hobbies karate and dancing Favourite colour brown Special interests the media and the environment Hello. I m Steve Chang. I m English and I live in Manchester. My mum s English and my dad s Chinese. I m seventeen. My hobbies are swimming and surfing the Internet. Oh, and I like cooking Chinese food, of course! My birthday s on 12 th April and my favourite colour s blue. My interests are the cinema and multicultural British society. My ambition is to be a reporter. Hi! My name s Emily Watson. I m sixteen years old and my birthday s on 30 th November. I m from Richmond, in south-west London. I haven t got a favourite colour I like all colours. I like dancing and playing squash. My ambition is to be a newspaper editor one day. My special interests are sport and science and technology. 14

15 Skills and Culture UNIT1 5 Read the Study Strategy and do the exercise. Study Strategy Similar words Molte parole inglesi sono simili a parole italiane. Per esempio: November/novembre. A volte si può sfruttare questa somiglianza per capire il significato di un testo. Attenzione però! Esistono i cosidetti false friends, cioè parole simili nelle due lingue, ma che hanno un significato diverso. Per esempio: sensible/ragionevole (non: sensibile) Meet some of the finalists in this year s International Young Journalist Competition! They re from England, New Zealand and India. Vocabulary Find the English for these words in the text. They are similar in Italian. psicologia psychology colore competizione turismo ambizione interessi politica Now find these words on the IYJC page. They are false friends. Write the correct Italian translation in the spaces. parents magazine education 6 Comprehension check Copy and complete the table with the information from the text. Steve Emily Rebecca Amar you age Hello. My name s Rebecca Russell. I m eighteen and I live in Auckland, New Zealand, with my parents. My hobbies are drawing and scuba diving a strange combination, I know! My favourite colour s red and my birthday s on 3 rd November. My ambition is to be an illustrator. My special interests are psychology, education and tourism. Hi! I m Amar Prabhu and I m from Delhi, in India. I m eighteen years old. My birthday s on 17 th July and my favourite colour s green. I love music and I like singing and playing the guitar. My favourite band is Euphoria. My special interests are music, international politics and globalisation. One day I want to be a cameraman. birthday hobbies favourite colour special interests ambition Portfolio K 7 Complete the table in Ex.6 with your own answers and write a paragraph about yourself for the IYJC magazine. (50 70 words) K T 8 In pairs. Use the information in the table and your paragraph to talk about yourself. When you speak, don t look at your book! Extra Practice CD-ROM 15