Lingua Inglese Workbook – Lesson 1

Workbook – Lesson 1 “Getting started”

Exercise 1
Completa gli spazi vuoti con il verbo essere:

1) Mary ..........not Italian, she is English.

2) I..........an Italian student.
3) It.......... my house.
4) We..........your friends.
5) My mother ...........Italian.
6) How old ..............you?
7) It.......... my pen.
8) Judy ..........not French, she is American.
9) She.........an English teacher.
10) They..........not your friends.
11) My father ...........German.
12) How old ..............Stefano?

Exercise 2
Trasforma le seguenti frasi dalla terza alla prima persona:

Es. Sophie studies Italian I study Italian

1) Sophie lives in Paris ______________________________

2) Isabelle likes Nice ______________________________

3) Isabelle works in Paris ______________________________

4) Sophie watches television ______________________________

5) Sophie loves cinema ______________________________

Exercise 3
Completa l’esercizio con “am” o “are”:

1) I ……..a boy. An Italian boy

2) How old ..............you?
3) I .................sixteen years old
4) We .............brother and sister
5) They ..............my parents: my mother and my father

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Exercise 4
Riscrivi le frasi dell’esercizio 3, questa volta usando la forma contratta del verbo essere:

1) I ……….a boy. An Italian boy

2) How old ..............you?
3) I .................sixteen years old
4) We .............brother and sister
5) They ..............my parents: my mother and my father

Exercise 5
Inserisci “don’t” o “doesn’t” nelle seguenti frasi:

1) My father …………like classical music

2) I .......................like milk
3) He ....................like America, he prefers Italy
4) We ...................like opera
5) She....................like Madonna
6) My friends ...............like Italian cuisine
7) Susan......................like her new house

Exercise 6
Formula domande e risposte relative a cosa Janet fa o non fa abitualmente:

1) WATCH TV Does Janet watch TV? Yes, she does

2) GO SHOPPING
3) PLAY TENNIS
4) PLAY FOOTBALL
5) WASH THE CAR
6) PLAY GUITAR
7) COOK
8) GO TO THE DISCO

Exercise 7
In ogni frase c’è un piccolo errore! Correggilo e riscrivi sotto le frase giusta:

1) Does she lives in London?

2) My computer not work!

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3) The babysitter come every Sunday

4) They doesn’t like thrillers

Exercise 8
Inserisci nelle frasi “do / don’t”, “does / doesn’t”:

1) She_______________ live in London, she lives in Oxford.

2) __________________ they like horror films?

3) Vanessa ______________ go to school on Sunday.

4) Paul and Michael ____________ like football. They hate it.

5) What ____________ you want to watch on TV?

6) Where ____________ Mr Turner work?

7) I ________________ watch TV in the afternoon. I prefer playing tennis.

8) What TV programme ____________ Dave like?

9) Italian students ______________ go to school in August.

10) ____________ you prefer orange juice or milk?

Exercise 9
Aggiungere il verbo essere alla forma negativa contratta:

1) Lucy________ from New York

2) We ________ Spanish
3) The boy _______ at the swimming pool
4) I ________ very tall
5) You _______ pretty
6) My mother _________very patient
7) They ________ best friends

Exercise 10
Fornire delle risposte brevi alle seguenti domande:

Es. Do you play tennis (NO) No, I don’t

1) Do you like horror films? (NO) __________________________

2) Does he live in London? (YES) _________________________

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3) Is Jen from New York? (YES) ___________________________

4) Do you work in the afternoon? (NO) ______________________
5) Do children go to school on Saturday? (NO) ________________

Exercise 11
Adesso scrivi quanto spesso fai queste cose (“Never”, “Sometimes”, “Often”):

Es. I go to the opera I never go to the opera

 I go to the cinema …………….……………………

 I go out with my brother/sister..…………………….
 I cook………………………………………………..
 I read a book………………………………………..
 I go to the theatre…………………………………..
 I listen to the radio…………………………………

Exercise 12
Descrivi la tua routine giornaliera (es. I get up at 7 ò clock, I finish work at 5 ò clock p.m.,
I watch television at 8 ò clock, etc.) e quella di una terza persona (amico/a, compagno/a)
usando il presente semplice (es. My friend Marco gets up late every morning, he goes to
the University at 11 ò clock, he plays tennis twice a week, etc..)

Me:
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My friend
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Exercise 13
Riscrivi le frasi usando le espressioni di tempo fra parentesi e scegliendo la preposizione
corretta fra “in”, “on” oppure “at”:

Es. We generally relax (the weekend)

We generally relax at the weekend

1) Shops are very crowded (Christmas)

………………………………………………………………………………….
2) Italy is very hot (the summer)

………………………………………………………………………………….
3) Shops are closed (Sunday)

………………………………………………………………………………….
4) Streets are deserted and dangerous (night)

………………………………………………………………………………….
5) The hairdresser’s is closed (Monday morning)

………………………………………………………………………………….

Exercise 14
Completa le frasi con il Present Continuous inserendo la forma corretta del verbo essere
(to be):

Example: You ____ drinking coca cola

You are drinking coca cola

1. Susan ______ sleeping in the garden.

2. My friends________ playing football.

3. I _______ studying.

4. My brothers ________ eating a hamburger.

5. I _______ reading a book.

6. Mum and Dad ______watching a film at the cinema.

Exercise 15
Scrivi la forma in –ing di questi verbi:

1. Eat = ..................................
2. Walk =......................................
3. Run= .................................
4. Drive = …………………….
5. Go =………………………

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6. Give = ……………………..

Exercise 16
Metti queste frasi alla forma negativa estesa:

Example: I am reading
I am not reading

1. I am doing jogging

____________________________________________________

2. You are playing the piano

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3. He is writing a letter

____________________________________________________

4. Mrs Smith is preparing breakfast

____________________________________________________

5. My cousin is listening to music

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6. Paul is talking on the phone

____________________________________________________

7. I am working in the garden

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Exercise 17
Metti le frasi dell’esercizio precedente alla forma interrogativa:

1 I am doing jogging

Am I doing jogging?_____________________________

2 You are playing the piano

____________________________________________________

3 He is writing a letter

____________________________________________________

4 Mrs Smith is preparing breakfast

____________________________________________________

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5 My cousin is listening to music

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6 Paul is talking on the phone

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7 I am working in the garden

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Exercise 18
Completa le frasi con il Present Continuous usando il verbo fra parentesi:

Example: They ______ _________ (play)

They are playing

1. I _____ _________ (do) my geography homework.

2. We ______ __________ (sleep).
3. The students _______ ___________ (listen) to a story.
4. You _________ _____________ (talk) to me.
5. Anne ________ _____________ (read) her history book.
6. I __________ _______________ (have) a shower.
7. He ________ _______________ (speak) English.

Exercise 19
Metti in ordine le seguenti frasi formando delle domande che abbiano un senso:

Example: you/English/are/learning?
Are you learning English?

1. your/mother/cooking/is?

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2. Susan/is/watching/TV?

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3. doing/are/you/your/homework?

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4. a/car/is/he/driving?

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5. your/father/sleeping/is?

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6. you/are/listening/music/to?

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7. learning/are/you/English?

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8. TV/is/he/watching?

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Exercise 20
Completa le frasi con il Present Continuous inserendo la forma corretta del verbo essere
(to be):

Example: You ____ having a shower

You are having a shower

1 James ______ doing his homework.

2 Mum and Dad________ watching TV.

3 Sarah_______ listening to the music.

4 The children_______ sleeping.

5 The bus ________ stopping.

6 He _______ writing a letter.

7 I ______ playing a computer game.

Exercise 21
Scrivi la forma in –ing dei seguenti verbi:

1 Play = ..................................
2 Sit =......................................
3 Write = .................................
4 Wear = …………………….
5 Work = …………………….
6 Stop =………………………
7 Sleep = ……………………..
8 Have = ……………………..

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Exercise 22
Metti queste frasi alla forma negativa estesa:

Example: I am reading
I am not reading

1. I am watching television

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2. You are listening to the radio

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3. He is driving the school bus

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4. Mum is cooking a chocolate cake I

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5. My brother is eating an ice-cream

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6. Paul is doing his homework

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7. I am going to school on foot

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Exercise 23
Reorder the words to make sentences:

Kevin the teacher

Kevin is an English teacher. He is from London but now lives in Florence. He is thirty-two
years old. He works very hard. He goes to his school and teaches 6 days a week. He gets up at
6.30AM everyday except Sunday. On Sunday he gets up at 8.00AM. He eats bread and
cheese for breakfast. He drinks at least 2 cups of coffee. He likes coffee very much. After
breakfast, he watches the BBC news on TV. Then he kisses his wife and baby son goodbye.
He leaves home at 8.00AM and goes to work by train. He has lunch at a restaurant near his
school. He teaches 5 lessons everyday. He comes home at 8.00PM and has dinner 30 minutes
later. In the evening he plays with his baby or sometimes he watches a video movie. He goes
to bed at 11.30PM.

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1. What does Kevin do?

   a) He is an engineer
   b) He is a French teacher
   c) He is an English professor
   d) He is an English teacher

2. Where was he born?

   a) In Nerima
   b) In London
   c) In England
   d) In New York

3. How old is he?

   a) 30
   b) 31
   c) 32
   d) 33

4. Does he work very hard?

   a) Sometimes
   b) No
   c) Never
   d) Yes

5. How many days a week does he work?

   a) 3
   b) 7
   c) 6
   d) 5

6. When does he get up at 8.00AM?

   a) on Monday
   b) on Tuesday
   c) on Saturday
   d) on Sunday

7. What does he eat for breakfast?

   a) bread and jam
   b) bread and cheese
   c) milk and cereals
   d) eggs and cheese

8. What does he drink at breakfast?

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   a) two cups of tea

   b) one cup of coffee
   c) a glass of milk
   d) At least two cups of coffee

9. What does he do after breakfast?

   a) He watches NHK news.
   b) He watches a video movie.
   c) He watches the BBC news.
   d) He watches News Station.

10. Who does he kiss goodbye?

   a) his dog
   b) his mother
   c) his wife and baby
   d) nobody

11. What time does he leave home?

   a) 8.00AM
   b) 8.30AM
   c) 9.00AM
   d) 9.30AM

12. How does he go to work?

   a) by bus
   b) by car
   c) by train 
   d) on foot

13. What does he do at 8.30PM?

   a) He watches a video.
   b) He has a bath.
   c) He plays with his baby.
   d) He has dinner.

14. What does he do in the evening?

   a) He plays with his baby.
   b) He sometimes watches a movie.
   c) He sometimes drinks a beer.
   d) He watches the TV news.

15. What time does he go to bed?

   a) 11.00PM

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   b) 11.30AM
   c) 12.00PM
   d) 11.30PM

Exercise 24
Sostuisci il presente semplice con il presente progressivo nelle seguenti frasi (barra
una delle 4 opzioni):
1. Paul writes a letter.
a. Paul is write a letter b. Paul writting a letter
c. Paul is writing a letter d. Paul is writes a letter
2. Janet sings a rock song
a. Janet is sings a rock song b. Janet are singing a rock song
c. Janet singing a rock song d. Janet is singing a rock song

3. Mum watches television

a. Mum is watches television b. Mum is watching television
c. Mum is watch television d. Mum are watching television

4. They sleep in the tent

a. They are sleeping in the tent b. They sleeping in the tent
c. They is sleeping in the tent d. They are sleep in the tent

5. Tom drives his car

a. Tom is drives the car b. Tom are driving the car
c. Tom is driving the car d. Tom driving the car

6. Judy buys an ice cream

a. Judy is buying an ice cream b. Judy is buing an ice cream
c. Judy is buys an ice cream d. Judy buying an ice cream

Exercise 25
Sostuisci il presente semplice con il presente progressivo nelle seguenti frasi:
Es.: I play tennis I am playing tennis

Fiona works really hard

She prepares breakfast
Margaret plays the piano very well
They play cricket on Sunday
John goes to the opera theatre
Kevin cooks something delicious

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Vocabulary

Now make a list of all the words and expressions that you learnt in our First Lesson.
You may write their Italian translation on the side.
(Compila una lista di tutti i termini e le espressioni che hai imparato nel corso di
questa prima lezione. Riporta la traduzione italiana a fianco)

English Italian

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