LEVEL Name of student Present continuous (present and future uses)/going to 1 Decidi se ciascuna frase si riferisce ad un evento presente (P) o futuro (F). We re going to London next week. We re going to grandma s house now. We re going to have dinner in a restaurant tonight. 1 I m going to phone Jack after dinner. 2 They re going to school at the moment. Are you going to Kate s party on Saturday? 4 Hello, Ben. Where are you going? 5 We re going down South Street now. Edward s going to be surprised! Future forms 2 Scegli l alternativa corretta. Sophie is 18. She wants to be a doctor. She s doing/she ll do her A-level exams in June. 1 She s taking/she ll take exams in three subjects Science, Maths and ICT. Some of her friends 2 go/are going on holiday to France after the exams. But Sophie isn t going to relax/won t relax in the summer. 4 She s going to work/she ll work. She s got a job in a supermarket. 5 She s starting/she s going to start the job on 28 th June. She thinks it will be/it s being a bit boring, but she doesn t mind. If she 7 gets/will get good exam results, 8 she goes/ F P F are the trees came down in the storm. 4 are the girls won the race. 5 are the phones have got the Internet. is the man stole the money. Present perfect 4 Scrivi frasi. Metti i verbi al Present perfect e inserisci le parole tra parentesi nel posto corretto nella frase. Lisa/try/Chinese food. (never) Lisa s never tried Chinese food. 1 I/see/that film. (already) 2 you/finish/your homework? (yet) We/live/here/six years. (for) 4 you/ride/a horse? (ever) 5 I/enjoy/noisy parties. (never) They/be/at school/half past eight. (since) 7 The programme/not/start. (yet) 8 Dad/go/to work. (just) she ll go to university in October. Aggettivi dimostrativi/ Frasi relative Completa le frasi con this, these, who o which. These are the people who live next door to me. 1 is the bus goes to the centre of town. 2 is the teacher teaches us French. 5 Completa il dialogo. Metti i verbi tra parentesi al Present perfect. Emma Where s Craig today? Mark He s on holiday. He s gone (go) to Spain with his family. Emma How long 1 (they/go) for? Mark A week. 2 (you/ever/go) to Spain? Emma No,. I 4 (never/have) a holiday in a different country. What about you? 19 one hundred and ninety-six
Name of student LEVEL Mark I 5 (go) to France and Portugal. But Craig s really lucky, He (visit) lots of different countries. Emma It s not fair! I 7 (study) French and Spanish for years. But I 8 (never/speak) to a French or Spanish person! Present perfect/past simple Completa il dialogo. Metti i verbi tra parentesi al Present perfect o al Past simple, a seconda dei casi. Sam s doing his homework. He started (start) at four o clock, when he 1 (get) home from school. Now it s half past five. He 2 (already/do) his English homework. He (finish) it ten minutes ago. He 4 (not/start) his Design and Technology homework yet. Design and Technology is Sam s favourite subject. He 5 (study) it for four years now. Last year his class (design) a robot. It 7 (be) very simple, but it 8 (can) do lots of different things. Sam 9 (already/decide) that he wants to be an engineer, but he 10 (not/choose) a university course yet. Past continuous/past simple/present perfect/ Present simple 7 Completa il brano. Metti i verbi tra parentesi al tempo corretto. Annabel Carter is (be) fourteen years old. Every day she 1 (go) to school by bike. Last week she 2 (have) an accident. The accident (happen) while she 4 (come) home from school. She 5 (travel) fast down a hill when her bike suddenly (break) and she 7 (fall) off. She 8 (not/wear) a helmet and she 9 (hurt) her head. She 10 (not/hurt) her head seriously, but she 11 (be) in hospital at the moment. She 12 (be) there for three days. Her school friends 1 (visit) her and she 14 (want) to come home now! Avverbi di frequenza e di modo 8 Trasforma gli aggettivi in avverbi dove necessario. Poi riscrivi le frasi mettendo gli avverbi nel posto corretto. We eat dinner in the evening. (often/quick) We often eat dinner quickly in the evening. 1 He drives. (usually/dangerous) 2 She plays the piano. (always/beautiful) We download music. (never/illegal) 4 Catherine does her homework. (always/quick) 5 Ben is late for afternoon lessons, because he eats lunch. (always/slow) Richard gets up. (often/early) can/can t/could/couldn t 9 Completa il dialogo con can, can t, could o couldn t. Liam Mum, can I go to the sports centre with Tom tonight? Mum Yes, OK. Oh, but you 1 take your swimming things with you. They re in the washing machine! Liam That s OK. We aren t going swimming. Tom s little brother Jack is coming with us and he 2 swim. Mum Really? How old is he? Liam He s nine. Mum You swim when you were six! one hundred and ninety-seven 197
LEVEL Name of student 10 11 Liam I know. But I 4 play tennis when I was nine, and Jack 5! He s quite good! Mum Have they got tennis courts at the sports centre? Liam No, but they ve got a big sports hall. You play all sorts of different sports in there. Mum But you 7 three people, 8 play tennis with you? Liam It s OK. Eva s meeting us there. Past simple/present simple Leggi il brano e scrivi i verbi alla forma affermativa o negativa corretta del Past simple o del Present simple. Megan 1 is (be) a student. She 2 (go) to Redcliff School in Bristol. Last week she (have) a French test. Megan 4 (hate) tests and she 5 (not/like) French. She (not/study) for the test and she 7 (get) very bad marks. Now her teacher, Mrs Morgan, 8 (not/be) happy. She 9 (speak) to Megan s mum yesterday. Now Megan 10 (not/can) go out at the weekend because she 11 (not/pass) the test. She 12 (be) sad because her friend 1 (invite) her to a party, and she always 14 (enjoy) meeting her friends. Espressioni di tempo e di frequenza Immagina che sia domenica 10 ottobre. Numera queste espressioni di tempo in ordine cronologico da quella più lontana nel passato a quella più lontana nel futuro. in five days next month in two years six years ago 1 last April last Sunday last year next January three months ago today tomorrow yesterday 12 1 Variazioni ortografiche Leggi tutto il brano. Cambia gli aggettivi sottolineati alla loro forma del comparativo. Metti i verbi tra parentesi al Past simple o alla forma in -ing, a seconda dei casi. Fai attenzione all ortografia delle parole. When I 1 was (be) 2 younger (young), I really (like) 4 (swim). I 5 (have) lessons every Saturday. I (love) 7 (have) lessons, but my mum 8 (stop) them when I 9 (be) ten. I 10 (cry) when that 11 (happen) I 12 (enjoy) 1 (ride) my bike in those days, too. Now I m 14 (get) 15 (big) my favourite sports are 1 (change). Now I m 17 (happy) when I m 18 (play) team games. I love 19 (ski) too. My mum isn t very happy. She prefers me to do 20 (safe) sports, for example, football and basketball! Can, must o mustn t? Osserva l avviso nel museo. Poi completa le frasi sull avvenimento con can, must o mustn t. Donchester Museum special event Roman Day: Saturday 19 th March (tickets only) 10 a.m. 12.0 p.m.: learn about the Romans in Britain, wear Roman clothes (if you want!), watch actors in costume. Lunch in the museum café, or bring sandwiches. 2 p.m. 4 p.m.: make a Roman mosaic or cook some Roman food. Please note: The Roman day is for students aged 7 14 only. An adult must stay with children under 11. Maximum number of students is 25, so buy your ticket before 19 th March. Students can decide what they do in the afternoon. 1 You buy a ticket if you want to come to the event. 198 one hundred and ninety-eight
Name of student LEVEL 14 2 Students at the Roman day wear Roman clothes. You make a mosaic in the afternoon. 4 You bring sandwiches for lunch. 5 Children at the event be older than. Children under 11 come without an adult. Mustn t/(don t) have to/can Leggi il brano sulle leggi britanniche che riguardano gli adolescenti. Completa le frasi con have to, don t have to, mustn t o can. When you are 1 you can do some work for money, but you 1 work more than two hours a day. That s illegal. You 2 leave school when you are 1 and you live in a house without any adults. You 4 get married when you are 1, but you 5 have your parents permission. If you are 18, you are legally an adult, so you have your parents permission to get married. 1 Verbi modali Completa le frasi con la forma affermativa o negativa di can, could, must, should o have to. My mum can t speak any other languages, but she wants to learn French. 1 We go to school tomorrow. It s a holiday. 2 Students bring cameras on the school trip if they want to. You use your phone when you are driving. 4 Last year I broke my right arm. I write or do any schoolwork for three months! 5 My sister already play the piano when she was six. People who live in small flats have big dogs as pets. It's not good for the dogs. 7 That s a bad cough. You go to the doctor s. 8 Dad work on Mondays. He works Tuesday to Saturday every week. 15 should/shouldn t/must/ mustn t Decidi se le frasi si riferiscono a un obbligo o a un consiglio. Completa le frasi con should, shouldn t, must o mustn t, a seconda del significato della frase. You mustn t drive past a red traffic light. 1 You eat lots of fruit and vegetables. They re good for you. 2 Students wear a white shirt and grey trousers. It s one of the school rules. You drink a lot of alcohol and drive. It s illegal. 4 Sandra is unkind. You listen to her. 5 I think it s going to rain. We take an umbrella. You be 17 if you want to take a driving test in the UK. 17 a lot of/much/many/a few/ a little Completa le frasi con una delle espressioni nel riquadro. Le espressioni si riferiscono a una quantità piccola ( ) o grande ( ). Alcune espressioni si possono usare più di una volta. a lot of much many a few a little I haven t got many sweets. ( ) 1 We ve only got cheese. ( ) 2 They ve given me peas! ( ) How bread do you want? (?) 4 There are only biscuits. ( ) 5 How potatoes would you like? (?) I ve got ice cream. ( ) 7 There isn t pizza. ( ) one hundred and ninety-nine 199
LEVEL Name of student 18 19 Periodo ipotetico di 1 o e di 2 o tipo Usa le parole date per scrivere frasi al First o al Second conditional, a seconda dei casi. If I/see/Jim tomorrow, I/give/him the message. If I see Jim tomorrow, I ll give him the message. If I/see/a car accident, I/phone/the police. If I saw a car accident, I d phone the police. 1 you/buy a big house if you/win the lottery? 2 If I/find/ 100, I/take/it to the police station. If John/pass/his driving test next month, his parents/buy/a car. 4 they/play/football tomorrow if it/rain? 5 Our lives/not be/so easy if we/live/in a developing country. If you/not hurry, we/miss/the start of the concert. 7 We/have/a party if we/win/the match. 8 If a UFO/fly/past my house, I/take/a photo! La forma attiva e passiva Completa le frasi con i verbi tra parentesi alla forma attiva o passiva del Present simple o del Past simple. Last week we studied (study) Roman history. English is studied (study) by all British students under 17. 1 The Sistine Chapel (paint) by Michelangelo. 2 A woman (clean) our house every week. 20 Shakespeare (write) plays and poems. 4 Mrs Ellis is my favourite teacher. She (teach) Music at our school. 5 A different film (show) at our local cinema every week. The songs on this CD (write) in the 1970s. 7 This photo (take) in Greece. 8 Yesterday I (make) dinner for my family. 9 Hundreds of songs (download) every day from the Internet. 10 A supermarket van (deliver) our shopping once a week. Verbi ausiliari e modali Completa le frasi con la forma corretta di be, have, do, will o would, a seconda dei casi. Are you doing any exams in June? 1 you like to go to the cinema? 2 Who win the next World Cup? you ever been to London? 4 I reading a book when you phoned. 5 you remember Claire s birthday last week? Wine made from grapes. 7 Mr Harris going to be our teacher next year. 8 Mum be angry if we don t tidy our rooms. 9 your brother got a new car? 10 These pictures painted in the 18 th century. 11 all the boys like football? 12 Megan come with us if we invited her? 200 two hundred
Name of student LEVEL 21 Il discorso indiretto Riscrivi il dialogo al discorso indiretto. Alice 1 I m going to London this Saturday with my parents. 2 We re going on a bus tour in the morning, but I m not sure what we re doing in the afternoon. Dan 4 You re lucky! 5 It s really boring here. My parents never go to London. Alice 7 You can come with us if you want. 8 There will be space in the car. (enjoy) the camp a lot. At the start of the week he 12 (go) horse riding and yesterday he 1 (try) canoeing. He 14 (fall) in the water while he 15 (get out) of his canoe, but he 1 (not/mind). Unfortunately, it 17 (rain) all week. If it 18 (rain) again tomorrow, they 19 (not/be able) to go on a mountain walk. Oliver 20 (be) disappointed if that 21 (happen). He 11 22 Dan 9 I ll have to ask my parents. Alice 10 I ll ask my mum to phone your mum tonight! 1 Alice said that she was going to London that Saturday with her parents. 2 She told but 4 Dan said 5 He said He told 7 Alice said 8 She said 9 Dan said 10 Alice told Esercizi sommativi Completa il brano con i verbi tra parentesi. Scegli tra i tempi verbali nel riquadro. Present simple Present continuous will future Past simple Past continuous Present perfect Oliver Dean is (be) 14. In the summer he usually 1 (stay) at home, or he 2 (visit) his grandparents. Last summer (be) really boring. Oliver 4 (not/do) anything! He 5 (tell) his parents that he (want) to do something interesting this year. They 7 (say) that it 8 (be) a good idea, so at the moment he 9 (be) at a sports summer camp in Wales. He 10 (never/do) so much sport since he was born! 2 Traduci il brano in inglese. Anna ha quindici anni. Sa cantare stupendamente e sa suonare la chitarra molto bene. Suona la chitarra da quando aveva sette anni. C è un programma alla TV che piace ad Anna. Si chiama Stars of Tomorrow. Ogni anno gente comune è invitata a partecipare al programma. Sono tutte persone che hanno delle doti o abilità speciali. Migliaia di persone provano a partecipare al programma ma solo poche vengono scelte. L insegnante di Anna l ha sentita mentre si esercitava con una canzone. L insegnante disse ai genitori di Anna che era abbastanza brava per partecipare allo show. Disse che pensava che Anna poteva vincere. Anna si è esercitata per settimane e ha imparato due nuove canzoni. Andrà a Cardiff sabato con i suoi genitori. Canterà e suonerà una delle sue canzoni ai giudici. Se a loro le piace, sarà in televisione in autunno. Il programma viene mostrato ogni settembre. Viene visto da milioni di persone. L anno scorso è stato vinto da un teenager. Se Anna vincesse la gara, sarebbe molto sorpresa. Glossary talents try enough competition doti provare abbastanza gara two hundred and one 201