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1 Greetings and introductions

a 01:02 Completa il dialogo con le parole nel riquadro. Poi ascolta e verifica.

meet are well this I’m My

Louise: Hi there! 0 My name’s Louise. Louise: I’m fine. Phil, 4 is my friend

Phil: Oh hi, Louise. 1
Phil. Edward. Edward, this is Phil.

Louise: Nice to meet you, Phil. Oh, just a moment. Phil: Nice to 5 you, Edward.
Edward! Hi! How 2 you? Edward: Hi, Phil.
Edward: I’m very 3
, thanks. How about you?

b Esercitati con altri due compagni in brevi dialoghi come quello dell’Esercizio 1a.

2 The verb be
a Completa le frasi con la forma corretta del verbo
be (affermativa o negativa). Usa ’m, ’m not, ’s,
isn’t, ’re o aren’t.
0 They are from China.
1 I from the USA.
2 I American. I Brazilian! 0 1

3 She British.
4 He British. He from Turkey!
5 We from China. We Japanese.

b 01:03 Completa il dialogo con la forma

corretta del verbo be. Poi ascolta e verifica.
Edward: Hello. My name 0 ’s Edward, and this
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Alicia. She 2 from Spain. 2 3

Ulrike: Nice to meet you. I 3 Ulrike and

these 4 my friends, Clemens and Martin.
We 5 all German. 6 you from
Madrid, Alicia?
Alicia: No, I 7 from Galicia. It 8
in the northwest of Spain, near Portugal. Where
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you from in Germany?
Ulrike: Clemens and I 10 from Freiburg, 4 5
and Martin 11
from Berlin.
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you on holiday here in London? c Lavora con un compagno. Alternatevi
Alicia: Yes, I 13 a tourist. What about you? nel farvi domande sulle persone
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you all tourists? dell’Esercizio 2b.
Ulrike: No. I work here, and Clemens and Martin Is A
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Yes,
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3 this / that, 4 Family
these / those a Completa la tabella. Usa le parole nel riquadro.
a Completa le frasi con this,
father nephew aunt grandfather
that, these o those.
sister son granddaughter wife
(x = vicino a chi parla
h = lontano da chi parla)
0 Open h that window,
please. mother father grandson
0 x These are my friends, brother niece
Martin and Clemens.
1 Pass me h pens, daughter husband
please. grandmother cousin cousin
2 I really like x
uncle
jeans.
3 x is my friend,
Alicia. b Completa le tabelle. Usa le parole dell’Esercizio 4a.
4 Who is h person
over there? parents grandparents
5 x photo of you is mother
really good.
6 I’d like to copy x
CD. children grandchildren

b Riscrivi le frasi.
0 This T-shirt is very nice.
c Completa l’albero genealogico di Mark. Usa le parole
These T-shirts are very nice. dell’Esercizio 4a.
0 That boy isn’t German.
Those boys aren’t German.
1 These apples aren’t fresh. David Beth

2 That picture is lovely.

3 This car is dangerous.

4 Those houses aren’t new. Robert Fiona Ray Pamela

5 These exercises are easy.

6 That bus is from London.

Jack Jill Mark Albie Jackie

sister Me!

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 5 Possessive adjectives
Leggi l’email che Helen ha ricevuto da Jean, sua e-pal. Completa il testo con my, your, his,
her, our o their. E

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Hi there, Helen!
Thanks for 0 your email and for the photos of
1
family. I think 2 brother is very
3 4
cool. I love smile and eyes.
Here are some photos of 5 family.
6
dad is Spanish, and 7 mum is
French. We live in Provence, in the south of France,
but all 8 French relatives are from the
north. I’ve got a brother and a sister, and 9
names are Claude and Marianne. Claude is 21 and
Marianne is 18. You can see Claude in the photo with
10
family dog, Bruno, and Marianne is in the
photo with 11 boyfriend, Pierre. They are at
the same university and 12 birthdays are on
the same day!
Let’s talk about 13 friends in
14
next email. What do you
like doing with 15 friends?
Bye for now.
Jean.

Done

6 has / have got

a 01:04 Ascolta il dialogo tra Alicia e
Ulrike e rispondi alle domande. Age Colour of hair Colour of eyes
1 How many brothers and sisters has Alicia got? Blanca
2 How many brothers and sisters has Ulrike got? Catalina
b 01:05 Riascolta il dialogo e completa la tabella. Paul

c Segui le linee e scrivi delle frasi con has / have got.

0 My brother
My brother hasn’t
h got a computer.

1 My parents

2 My aunt and
d uncle

3 My friend’s brother
brottherr

4 Sid’s father

5 My grandfather
ther

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7 Colours 8 Rooms and furniture
a Scrivi i colori. a Scrivi i nomi delle stanze (A–F). Usa le parole nel riquadro.

dining room living room kitchen bathroom hall bedroom

1

b Scrivi i nomi dei mobili. Usa le parole nel riquadro.

armchair bath bed chair cooker cupboard door

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fridge shower sink sofa table toilet window

3 A 1

2
4

5 B

6
5

7 C 6

7
8

8
9 D

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b Lavora con alcuni compagni.

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Individuate nell’aula un 11
oggetto per ciascun colore.
The floor is brown.
The desks are black. 12
The wall is white.

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 9 There is / There are
a Completa le frasi. Usa There’s a / an o There are.
1 black table in the dining room.
2 two doors in our kitchen.
3 four white chairs in our kitchen.
4 three posters on the wall in my bedroom.
5 red sofa in my sister’s room.
6 armchair in the living room.

b Metti alla prova la tua memoria! Osserva la figura per 30 secondi poi coprila. Infine componi delle
frasi con There’s o There are.
There are two windows with shutters.

10 Prepositions of place
a Osserva ancora la figura. Usa le preposizioni nel riquadro per dire dove sono gli oggetti.

in on under next to behind between

There’s a rug on the floor.

b Disegna la pianta della tua casa / del tuo appartamento, poi spiegala al tuo compagno.
There’s a garden with lots of trees. There are three bedrooms and two bathrooms. In the living
room there is a large plasma screen on the wall, and there are two red sofas.

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11 Countries and nationalities

a 01:06 Scrivi le lettere delle b 01:07 Lavora con altri tre compagni. Ascolta e completa.
nazioni, poi ascolta e verifica.
a Scotland Name of student City Country Nationality
b The Republic 1 Rome Italy
of Ireland 2 Peter Berlin
c Wales 3 Jacqueline France
d England
4 Robert Edinburgh
e Australia
5 Liliana Buenos Aires Argentina
f The USA
6 Jacques Belgium
g India
7 Sãu Paolo Brazil
h Japan
i Mexico 8 Bill Toronto Canada
j Brazil 9 Renata Moscow
k Poland 10 Tokyo Japan
l China 11 Irena Poland
m Sweden 12 Carlos Spain
n Russia 13 Hans Bern
o France 14 Istanbul Turkey
p South Africa
15 Jake New York
16 Lin Beijing China
17 Roland Amsterdam
18 José Portugal

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12 Activity verbs 13 Imperatives
Scrivi i verbi sotto le figure corrispondenti. Usa l’imperativo di cinque verbi
usati nell’Esercizio 12 per scrivere
open close run swim listen read delle frasi.
jump laugh cry write shout smile

0 Don’t laugh!
1 2

1
3 4

2
5 6

3
7 8

Out!

9 10 4

11 12 5

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14 can / can’t for ability
a 01:08 Ascolta Alicia e Edward mentre parlano di ciò che sanno o non sanno fare.
Completa le prime due colonne della tabella.
✔✔ = Yes ✔ = Yes, but not very well ✘ = No

Alicia Edward You Your partner

1 play musical instrument ✔✔ ✔

2 swim

3 run fast

4 paint and draw

5 take good photos

b In base alle informazioni della tabella, scrivi delle frasi.

Alicia can play three musical instruments. Edward can play the drums, but not very well.
c Segna nella colonna You quello che sai o non sai fare.
d Fai domande a un compagno e completa l’ultima colonna della tabella.

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? Yes, I can. I can play the piano. Can you … ?

15 can for permission

Riordina le frasi per fare delle domande e abbinale alle figure.
0 Can I have an ice cream please? (I / have) 4 two cups of tea, please? (we / have)
1 TV? (I / watch) 5 the computer (I / use)
2 the door, please? (I / close) 6 your umbrella? (I / borrow)
3 on these shoes? (I / try) 7 you? (I / kiss)

A 0 B C D

E F G H

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16 Wh- words b Che cosa dicono queste persone? Scrivi
dei mini dialoghi. Usa Would you like ... ?
a Come si dicono queste parole in italiano?
e Can I have ... ?
1 What …?
2 Where …? Would …?
3 When …?
4 Who …? ✘
5 Why …?

b Completa le frasi. Usa le parole dell’Esercizio 16a.

0 A: Where are you?
B: I’m in my bedroom.
1 A: ’s your name?
B: Alicia. 0 A: Would you like a biscuit?
2 A: are you from? B: No, thanks.
B: Galicia.
3 A: ’s your birthday?
✔
B: On 21st March.
4 A: ’s your English teacher? Can …?
B: Mrs Speakalot.
5 A: are you in England?
B: Because I want to learn good English.
6 A: do you want to learn English?
B: Because it’s very important to get a job.
7 A: do you do? 1 A: ?
B: I’m an engineering student. B:

17 Would you like …? I’d like …? ✘

Can I have …?
Can …?
a Completa i dialoghi. Usa le parole nel riquadro.

Would you like Can I have I’d like

Yes, please No, thank you

0 A: Would you like something to drink?

B: Yes, please. Some water. 2 A: ?
1 A: the new Duffy CD? B:
B: Yes of course. We’ve got it here. Just a moment.
2 A: a sandwich? ✔
B: , I’m not hungry.
3 A: two orange juices, please?
B: Certainly. That’s two pounds, please.
4 A: a new scooter?
B: one, but I haven’t got any money.
5 A: to have a tattoo? Can …?
B: Yes, but only a small one.
6 A: a bus ticket, please?
3 A: ?
B: That’s one euro, please.
B:

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 A B C

18 Places
a Scrivi i luoghi sotto le
figure. Usa le parole nel
riquadro. disco
D E
disco clothes shop
bookshop shoe shop
railway station café
cinema post office

b Dove puoi trovare, fare

o comprare queste
F G H
cose? Inserisci le lettere
corrispondenti (A–H) nei
quadretti.
1 buy a cup
of coffee
2 dance
3 watch a film
4 buy a pair of boots
5 buy a book
20 Days of the week
6 catch a train
a Trova i giorni della settimana.
7 buy a dress W S G E E H Y E Y M
8 send a letter
E T A E A A O A B O
D Y S T D N D O M N
19 There is / are negative N I T N U S N O D D
and questions + a / an E N U U R R T A E A
or any S S E U E M D W S Y
a Completa le domande e le risposte brevi. D A H T A S R A E T

1 any discos here? A T O F R I D A Y A

No, there . Y H A S M E I A T I
2 a park in your town? H Y S T T P F O Y P
Yes, there .
3 a post office in this street? b Completa le frasi con i giorni della settimana.
Yes, . 1 The first day of the school week
4 any nice clothes here? is .
No, . 2 The second day of the school week
is .
b Completa le frasi con a o any. 3 The third day of the school week
0 There aren’t any good shops here. is .
1 Is there café near here? 4 The fourth day of the school week
is .
2 There’s good book shop there.
5 The fifth day of the school week
3 Are there discos in this town?
is .
4 There’s good CD shop over there.
6 and
5 There aren’t trains today. are the days of the weekend.
c Descrivi la città in cui vivi. Usa i luoghi 7 Many Christians go to church
nell’Esercizio 18 e le domande e le frasi on .
degli Esercizi 19a e b. E 8 My favourite day of the week
is .

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21 Months 23 Times
Completa gli spazi per a 01:09 Completa le
formare i nomi dei mesi. frasi. Poi ascolta e verifica.
It’s .
1 Ja_____
2 _e_r____ 2 3 4
3 _____
4 ____l
5 ___
6 J___
7 ____
8 A__u__ b Lavora con un compagno. Alternatevi nel farvi domande sugli
9 S_____b__
orari.
What
Wh at time
tim
imee is iit?
t? It’s
It s ttwenty
went
we ntyy to fivve.
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e.
10 _ _ t _ _ _ _
11 N _ _ _ m _ _ _ 0 4.40 3 6.35 6 1.10
12 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 9.15 4 10.00 7 11.20
2 12.00 5 5.30 8 3.45
22 Seasons
Completa la tabella con i 24 Prepositions of time
nomi dei mesi. a Osserva la tabella. Poi completa le frasi con at, on o in.

at on in
winter 8 o’clock Sunday March
(part of) December night 7th April summer
the weekend Friday morning the morning
Christmas the afternoon
(part of) the evening
1995

spring 0 I always go to school on Saturday.

(part of) 1 My birthday is 22nd November.
2 See you 9 o’clock at the cinema.
May 3 My sister goes dancing Saturday evenings.
(part of) 4 I’m often in London Christmas.
5 It’s very hot in Italy summer.
6 Daniel was born 2007.
summer 7 What do you usually do the weekend?
(part of) 8 Do you go to school the afternoon?
9 John’s birthday is January.
10 The dentist is free Monday morning.
(part of) September b Lavora con un compagno. Alternatevi nel farvi le domande.
1 What’s your favourite day?
autumn 2 What’s your favourite month?
3 What’s your favourite season?
(part of)
4 When’s your birthday?
October
5 When’s your mother’s birthday?
6 What time is breakfast in Italy?
(part of)

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25 Clothes
a Rimetti in ordine le lettere per formare i nomi dei diversi capi di abbigliamento, poi abbinali
alla figura corrispondente..
0 siThrt T-shirt J 4 scosk 8 scraf
1 sreds 5 hoses 9 inatrers
2 skrit 6 muprej 10 usrtosre
3 hirst 7 najse 11 tekcaj

B
J

E
F

D K

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L
C

b Descrivi i capi di abbigliamento.

rule

Scriviamo: Diciamo:
The T-shirt’s blue. £12.00 twelve pounds
The trainers are grey. m7.25 seven euros twenty-five
c Lavora con la classe. Alternatevi nel farvi £5.99 five pounds ninety-nine
p preferiti.
domande sui vostri capi p $125.00 a hundred and twenty-five
dollars
What
Wh at colour
col
olou
ourr is yyour
ourr fa
ou favo
favourite
vour
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shir
shirt?
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Blue. What
Blue.
Blue What colour
col
c olou
ourr are
are b 01:10 Esercitati a dire i prezzi.
They’re
They
Th eyy’rre … .
yyour
yo ur favourite
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avou
ouri te shoes?
rite sho
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es?? 1 £12.00 4 $11.25
2 m25.00 5 m17.50
3 $125 6 £15.99
26 Money and prices
c Lavora con un compagno. Esercitatevi
a Abbina le parole ai simboli. a chiedere e a dire dei prezzi per i capi
1 £ a dollar d’abbigliamento dell’Esercizio 25.
2 m b euro
How mu
How much
ch is
is the
the T-shirt?
T-sh
T- shir
irt?
t?
3 $ c pound
It’s
It s ttwe
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went
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dol
dollars.
olla
lars
rs.
How mu
How muchch a
are
re tthe trainers?
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rain
iner
ers?
s?

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