MODULE A1 Master Potenziamento Units 1 4 Reading K 1 Leggi la pagina che TeenAge pubblica ogni mese con i profili dei suoi lettori e scegli l alternativa corretta: a, b, c o d. Lisa, Alex and Vicky are all from... a London. b Oxford. c a town near London. d a town near Oxford. We re the TeenAge KIDS! Hello, TeenAge readers! I m Alex, Alex Mitchell. I m fourteen. I m not very tall and I ve got very short, straight, blonde hair. My birthday s on the 16th of July. I m a football fan and my favourite team is Manchester United, so my favourite colour is red. I ve got a sister. Her name s Lucy and she s sixteen. My dad s a bus driver and my mum s a shop assistant. We live in Temple Cowley a suburb of Oxford. Hi! My name s Lisa Potter and I m fifteen years old. My birthday s on the 7th of February. I m not very tall and I ve got short, brown hair. I ve got two brothers, Damien he s twelve, and Daniel he s ten. We live with our parents in Oxford about 50 miles west of London. My dad s unemployed and my mum s a teacher. My favourite colour is blue, my favourite sport is swimming and my favourite pop group is, of course, Blue. My name s Vicky Weaver and I m from Summertown in Oxford. I m seventeen years old. My birthday s on April the 13th. I m quite tall and slim! I ve got long, curly, blonde hair. My father works in sales and marketing and my mum s a dentist. I ve got one brother. His name s Nick and he s fifteen years old. My favourite colour is yellow and my favourite sport is tennis. 2 Completa la tabella con le informazioni dei lettori di TeenAge. Name Age Birthday Favourite Favourite Brothers Father s Mother s sport colour and sisters occupation occupation Lisa Potter Alex Mitchell Vicky Weaver 10 New Horizons
Potenziamento Units Master 1 4 MODULE B1 Reading K 1 Leggi il testo e segna con 4 gli oggetti menzionati. 1 CD player 4 flat-screen TV 7 digital camera 10 high-definition TV 2 camcorder 5 palmtop 8 radio 11 MP3 player 3 laptop 6 DVD recorder 9 mobile phone 12 stereo Recupero e Potenziamento TECHNOLOGY IN OUR LIVES Nowadays technology is an essential part of daily life for most people in the UK. Machines help us do jobs around the house, such as the washing-up, the cleaning, the cooking and the ironing. In cars, satellite navigation systems, or sat navs, help people drive directly to their destinations. Thanks to these and many other machines, lots of jobs now take less time than before, and people have got more free time to do the things that they enjoy. But technology also plays an important part in how the British spend that free time. The British love watching TV. Almost all British households have got a television and 2 Leggi di nuovo il testo e completa la tabella con le informazioni corrette. 1 % of homes in the UK have got a DVD player. 2 % of homes in the UK have got a CD player. 3 % of homes in the UK have got a home computer. Three popular free-time activities in the UK are: 4 5 6 flat-screen TVs are very popular. About 70% of people have DVD players too, and a growing number also have the more expensive DVD recorders. Listening to music is another popular free-time activity and statistics show that there is a CD player in about 88% of British homes. Teenagers often listen to music on MP3 players and download their favourite songs from the Internet. Many teenagers also spend their free time chatting to their friends on the Internet or playing computer games. About 65% of British households have got a home computer and some lucky teenagers have got their own laptop. And don t forget mobiles, digital cameras, etc... New Horizons 11
MODULE A1 Master Potenziamento Units 1 4 Writing K T 1 TeenAge sta facendo un sondaggio tra i suoi lettori. Completa il modulo con dati e informazioni personali. TeenAge SURVEY First name: Date of birth: Surname: Nationality: Address: Telephone number: Have you got a computer? Have you got an Internet account? What s your email address? What s your favourite type of music? What s your favourite colour? Who s your favourite pop singer/group? What s your favourite sport? Tell TeenAge about yourself and your family: 12 New Horizons
Potenziamento Units Master 1 4 MODULE B1 Writing K T 1 Leggi il testo che ha scritto Mark e completa la tabella con i nomi degli oggetti. I think we re a typical British family, really. Of course we ve got a TV in the living room and I ve got a small portable TV in my bedroom too. We ve also got a hi-fi in the living room. My sister, Georgia, hasn t got a TV in her bedroom, but she s got a radio. She likes listening to pop music on the radio in the evenings. We ve also got a DVD player in the living room and we sometimes watch films in the evening, but not very often because we usually watch films on satellite TV. I ve also got a computer in my bedroom and I surf the Internet every evening I always do my homework first though! living room Mark s bedroom Georgia s bedroom Recupero e Potenziamento 2 Scrivi un breve testo simile a quello di Mark sulla tua casa e sulla tua famiglia. (100 120 parole) New Horizons 13
MODULE A1 Master Potenziamento Units 1 4 Speaking K T 1 Scegli un elemento da ogni categoria nel riquadro e crea una tua nuova identità. First name: Surname: Ben, Jake, Ronan, Sam, George, Andy, Tina, Jasmin, Leila, Ellen, Jessica, Zoe Parker, Smith, Williams, Jones, Jackson, Richards Age: 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 Nationality: Road: City: English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh, Australian, South African, American London Road, George Street, Victoria Avenue, Border Close London, Glasgow, Dublin, Cardiff, Melbourne, Cape Town, New York Brothers and sisters: only child, one brother, one sister, a brother and a sister, two brothers, two sisters Father s/mother s occupation: actor, rock star, politician, web designer, teacher, doctor, pilot, engineer, scientist, photographer, TV presenter, journalist Adesso completa il modulo con i tuoi nuovi dati personali. 2 A coppie. Intervistate il vostro compagno e compilate il modulo. First name: Surname: Age: Nationality: Address: First name: Surname: Age: Nationality: Address: Brothers and sisters: Mother s occupation: Father s occupation: Brothers and sisters: Mother s occupation: Father s occupation: 14 New Horizons
Potenziamento Units Master 1 4 MODULE B1 Speaking K T 1 A coppie. Studente A: scegli una delle persone nella tabella. Scrivi quattro frasi e leggile allo Studente B. Studente B: indovina quale persona ha scelto lo Studente A. Poi scambiatevi i ruoli. Activity Tom Tina Tanya Tony Ted Tracy like R&B 4 8 4 8 4 8 like pop music 8 4 8 4 8 8 listen to music on the radio 8 4 8 8 4 4 go cycling 4 8 4 4 8 8 watch DVDs 8 8 4 4 8 4 play basketball 4 4 8 8 4 8 surf the Internet 8 4 4 8 4 4 play computer games 4 8 8 4 8 4 Recupero e Potenziamento Esempio: A She doesn t like R&B, but she likes pop music. She listens to music on the radio. She doesn t go cycling or watch DVDs. She plays basketball and surfs the Internet. She doesn t play computer games. B It s Tina. A Yes, that s right. 2 A coppie. Preparate le domande. Poi scambiatevi domande e risposte per completare il questionario. Free-time questionnaire 1 2 3 4 5 like/watch 6 like/do sport? Yes No If yes, which sport/do? like/read? Yes No If yes, what books/read? like/play computer games? Yes No If yes, when/play? like/go out? Yes No If yes, how often/go out? TV? Yes No If yes, how often/watch TV? like/listen to music? Yes No If yes, what music/listen to? New Horizons 15