Potenziamento. Reading P. 1 Which sport are all of these people famous for? Tick ( ) a, b or c.

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1 Name: units Reading P 1 Which sport are all of these people famous for? Tick ( ) a, b or c. Roger Federer Rafael Nadal Venus and Serena Williams a golf b athletics c tennis Now read the text and check your answer. Emma King, from South Africa, is only five years old, but she s already a tennis prodigy. She s having lessons with top tennis coach Ronnie Getty in California, USA. He s coached a lot of famous players in his career and 1 a lot of grand slam championships. But he says he 2 a better child player before. When Emma was born, her dad thought, She s going to be a tennis star. He even took a tennis ball and showed it to her minutes after her birth! He gave Emma a tennis racket when she was just one year old, and 3 her to California 4 she was three. A lot of people think that Emma s father is wrong to her to encourage play tennis at such a young age. They think it s 5 pressure and she s not having a normal, happy childhood with her friends at school. But Emma s dad says, All the people who ve seen her play say she 6 a star, that s why I push her, but if Emma decides she doesn t want to be a professional tennis player, I ll accept her decision. Rafael Nadal s uncle encouraged him to start playing tennis at the age of three and today he is one of the world s 7 players. Ronnie can t be sure that Emma s going to become a top world champion too, but he doesn t think her father is wrong to encourage her, especially when she s obviously got talent. We need to wait and see what Emma does in her life. One day she 8 decide to stop playing tennis! 2 For questions 1 8 choose the correct word, A, B, C or D, for each space. 1 A has won B have winned C have won D won 2 A s ever seen B s never seen C never saw D didn t see 3 A carryied B taked C has taken D took 4 A during B at C when D in 5 A enough B not enough C too much D much 6 A s being B s going to be C isn t going to be D going to be 7 A good B first C best D young 8 A will B might C is going to D won t Network Concise Units

2 Name: Reading P 1 Read the text and the statements about the artist Damien Hirst. True or false? Write T or F. Correct the false sentences. 1 He s British. 2 He started to become famous about ten years ago. 3 He s famous only in the UK. 4 He s very rich. 5 He produces artworks with dead animals. 6 He once sold a work of art for 111 million. Damien Hirst: death and diamonds Damien Steven Hirst (born 7th June 1965) is a British artist and entrepreneur. He became famous in the 1990s and is the most well-known member of the ng British Artists, a group which dominated the art scene in Britain during that time. He is internationally famous, and is Britain s richest living artist. Death is a central theme in Hirst s work. For the series of artworks which made him famous, Hirst preserved dead animals (including a sheep and a cow) in formaldehyde. A 14-foot (4.3 m) shark in a glass case, The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living, became the iconic work of British art in the 1990s and the symbol of Britart worldwide. Hirst has also made spin paintings and spot paintings. Spot paintings consist of bright colours and intricate designs which the artist creates by putting different paints onto a rotating surface. The spot paintings, which are often created by his assistants, consist of lines of different coloured circles. Hirst has also produced artworks using the human body. In 2007, Hirst created For the Love of God. For this work Hirst covered a platinum human skull with 8,601 diamonds. It cost 14 million to produce and one art fan later paid 50 million for it. In September 2008, he sold all the artworks in one of his exhibitions. He made 111 million and broke the record for a one-artist auction. He sold one of his works, The Golden Calf, an animal with 18-carat gold horns and hooves, preserved in formaldehyde, for 10.3 million. In the early 2000s, Hirst experienced some criticism. Some people questioned the originality of some of Hirst s creations and suggested that he copied other people s work. He is still, however, Britain s richest living artist and may continue to be for some time. 2 Write questions for these answers. 1 7th June During the 1990s. 3 Death. 4 In formaldehyde. 5 A human skull covered with 8,601 diamonds million. 7 All the artworks in one of his exhibitions. 8 The originality of Hirst s work. 68 Network Concise Units 13 16

3 Name: units Writing T 1 Read the film review of Avatar and number the following (a j) in the order they are mentioned (1 10). a b c d e the story the reviewer s opinion where the reviewer first saw it the name of the film the main characters f g h i j when and where it is set when it came out who directed it the reviewer s recommendation the type of the film 2 Write a review ( words) of a film that you have seen recently. Include this information: Paragraph 1: The film title, the type of film, its director and when it was first in cinemas Paragraph 2: When and where it s set and the main characters Paragraph 3: r opinion/what you liked most about it Paragraph 4: Do you recommend the film? Who do you recommend it to? Film Review Avatar I m going to recommend a film called Avatar. I first saw it at the cinema when it came out in 2010 and I ve recently watched it again on television. It s an animated science fiction film and it was the first ever blockbuster 3D film. The name of the director is James Cameron. It s set in the year 2154 on the planet of Pandora. Humans are trying to destroy the planet because they want an expensive and rare mineral found there. The Na vi people, who live on the planet, are fighting to defend Pandora. The main characters are an ex-marine called Jake Sulley, and a member of the Na vi race called Neytiri. The story centres on their love story and the fight to stop the humans. The thing I liked most about the film is the special effects. The colours and the detail are incredible and the 3D effect is amazing. The story isn t particularly original, but the visuals are spectacular! All in all, I loved the film and I really recommend it. It s an easy film to watch for both children and adults and it s a film you can t forget, especially if you see the 3D version. Network Concise Units

4 Name: Writing T 1 Read Sophie s diary. Has she enjoyed her weekend? 2 Where was Sophie and who was she with at the following times? 1 Saturday morning 2 Saturday afternoon 3 Saturday evening 4 Sunday morning 5 Sunday afternoon 6 Sunday evening Dear diary. Where Who with Saturday I got up early this morning because I had an appointment at the hairdresser s at My hair was quite long and now it s really short! I ve never had short hair before. I was a bit nervous when I saw it, but now I think it looks pretty cool. My mum was bit shocked! The only problem is it s autumn and my head feels a bit cold now! In the afternoon, I met up with Sam and Jodie. We went shopping in town. I ve now got a hat to keep my head warm! Jodie bought a pink hoodie (really uncool!) and Sam got some skinny jeans. We ve decided to go to a gig at the Rainbow next Saturday, but we haven t bought the tickets yet. We re going to get them next week. I ve been at home all evening. Earlier I updated my profile photo on the Net with my new hairstyle! I m going to go to bed early, I think. Sunday I m tired! I ve had a busy day. My parents are redesigning the garden, and Dad and I are doing a lot of the work ourselves. So this morning, Dad and I cut down some old trees. I ve never worked so hard in my life! We only worked for three hours, but afterwards we were exhausted. Mum made us a huge lunch as a reward. After lunch, I went to the park with Sam. We took photos for our Art project dressed up as different characters using make-up and old clothes. We re going to take some more tomorrow after school. It was a lot of fun not boring, like normal homework. Then in the evening I just watched TV with my parents. We saw a film, which was really sad, but I m not sad because I ve had a great weekend! 3 Now write a diary about your week ( words). Answer these questions: What have you done this week? What did you do each day? Where did you go and who did you see? How do you feel now? Has it been a good week or a bad week? Did you enjoy what you did or not? Do you think next week will be good or bad? Why? This week 70 Network Concise Units 13 16

5 Speaking T 1 Imagine you are a famous musician with a concert tonight! Read the questions in the About you table and answer them with your own ideas. About you 1 What kind of music are you going to play at your concert tonight? 2 What time will you go to bed after the concert? 3 Where did you play yesterday? 4 How many concerts have you had this week? 5 How many CDs have you recorded? 6 How often do you meet your fans? 2 Now answer s questions with complete sentences. What kind of music are you going to play at the concert tonight? I m going to play heavy metal music! 3 Now imagine is training to participate in the next Olympics. want to interview him or her. Look at the About table. Ask questions with going to and complete the column with his or her answers. About What kind of sport do you play? I play football! 1 What kind of sport/you/play? 2 What time/you/get up/ this morning? 3 What kind of food/you/eat? 4 How many hours/you/do sport/ today? 5 What time/you/finish? 6 Which famous people/you/meet? 1 Imagine you are training to participate in the next Olympics. Read the questions in the About you table and answer them with your own ideas. About you 1 What kind of sport do you play? 2 What time did you get up this morning? 3 What kind of food do you eat? 4 How many hours will you do sport today? 5 What time will you finish? 6 Which famous people have you met? 2 Now imagine is a famous musician with a concert tonight! want to interview him or her. Look at the About table. Ask questions with going to and complete the column with his or her answers. About What kind of music are you going to play at the concert tonight? I m going to play heavy metal music! 1 What kind/music/you/play/at/ your/concert/tonight? 2 What time/you/go to bed/after/the concert? 3 Where/you/play/yesterday? 4 How many concerts/you/have/ this week? 5 How many CDs/you/record? 6 How often/you/meet/your fans? 3 Now answer s questions with complete sentences. What kind of sport do you play? I play football! Network Concise Units

6 Name: Speaking T 1 Look at the topics (A C) and for each one prepare four sentences. 1 Look at the topics (A C) and for each one prepare four sentences. A Money How teenagers spend their money The best way for young people to earn money The disadvantages of working and studying The advantages of working and studying Teenagers usually spend their money on A Working abroad Why people go to work in different countries What kinds of jobs you can do in a different country The advantages of working abroad The disadvantages of working abroad People go to work in different countries because B Films The kinds of films you like r favourite film r favourite actor The best film you ve ever seen I like different kinds of films, especially comedies and thrillers B My favourite book When and where it is set The main characters The plot Why I like it My favourite book is Twilight by Stephanie Meyer. It s set in C Life experiences The most exciting thing you ve ever done Where and when you did it and who you were with Why it was exciting If you will do it again The most exciting thing I ve ever done is C Travel experiences The best holiday you ve ever had When and where you went and who you were with Why it was your best holiday Where you will/might go for your next holiday The best holiday I ve ever had is 2 Look at s topics and ask him or her questions. Useful language A What kind of books do you like? B I like A What s your favourite book? B My favourite book is 3 Now answer s questions about your topics. 2 Now answer s questions about your topics. 3 Now look at s topics and ask him or her questions. Useful language A What s your favourite film? B My favourite film is A Where and when is it set? B It s set in during 72 Network Concise Units 13 16