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1-2 Fila A
Date

Listening 0 Selena Gomez is a Mexican / an American

1 237 Ascolta il dialogo e completa le frasi. actress and a singer.
1 She is / isn’t famous for her songs and films.
0 The new volunteer is Paolo . 2 Her mother has / hasn’t got Italian origins.
1 His surname is . 3 She is plump / slim.
2 His nationality is . 4 Her hair is curly / straight.
3 He’s from . 5 Her eyes are blue / brown.
4 His dad is from . 6 Gracie and Victoria are her cousins / sisters.
5 Paolo’s phone number is . 7 Volleyball is / isn’t one of her hobbies.
6 His favourite hobbies are . 8 Dancing is / isn’t one of her hobbies.
........... /6 9 She is / isn’t a volunteer for children.
........... /9
2 237 Riascolta il dialogo e rispondi alle domande.
4 Rileggi il post e rispondi alle seguenti domande.
0 What’s the new volunteer’s name?
It’s Paolo. 0 Who is Selena Gomez?
1 Is Zanni an English surname? She’s an actress and a singer.
2 Where is Paolo’s mum from? 1 Where is she from?
3 Where is Ancona? 2 Where is Texas?
4 Is Ancona a big city? 3 What are her parents’ names?
5 How old is Paolo? 4 Where is her father from?
6 Has Paolo got a new rucksack? 5 Is Serena tall or short?
6 What colour is Selena’s hair?
........... /6
7 Has Selena got brothers and sisters?
Listening ........... /12 8 What are her sisters’ names?
9 Has she got any pets?
........... /9
Reading
Reading ........... /18
3 Leggi il post che Adam ha pubblicato sul suo blog,
in cui descrive il suo personaggio preferito,
e scegli l’alternativa corretta. Writing
Hi, everybody!
5 Scrivi per il tuo blog un post in cui descrivi
My favourite celebrity is Selena Gomez. She’s an il tuo personaggio preferito. Fornisci le seguenti
actress and a singer and she’s really famous for her informazioni:
songs and films! She’s from Texas in the USA. 1 come si chiama; 4 com’è fisicamente.
Texas is in the south of the USA, near Mexico and in 2 quanti anni ha; 5 Scrivi qualche informazione
fact her father Ricardo is Mexican. (Gomez is a Mexican 3 da dove viene; sulla sua famiglia.
surname, not American.) Her mother’s name is Mandy,
she has got Italian origins. Selena is short and slim and Writing ........... /10
she has got long straight, brown hair. Her eyes are big
and brown and she has got a beautiful smile1! Speaking
She has got two sisters, Gracie and Victoria.
Selena has got six dogs too. They are very cute! 6 Descrivi una persona che conosci bene (un amico
Her favourite hobbies are music, dancing, basketball o un parente). Fornisci le seguenti informazioni:
and football.
1 come si chiama;
Selena is also a UNICEF volunteer to help children.
2 quanti anni ha;
And you? Who are your favourite celebrities?
3 da dove viene;
See you!
4 com’è il suo aspetto fisico.
Adam
5 Descrivi la sua famiglia.
1
smile: sorriso Speaking ........... /10
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1-2 Fila B
Date

Listening 0 Selena Gomez is a Mexican / an American

1 237 Ascolta il dialogo e completa le frasi. actress and a singer.
1 Gomez is a Mexican / an American surname.
0 The new volunteer is Paolo . 2 She is tall / short.
1 Zanni is Paolo’s . 3 Her mother’s origins are Italian / American.
2 His country is . 4 Her hair is short / long.
3 Ancona is in the of Italy. 5 Her eyes are blue / brown.
4 Ancona isn’t a very big . 6 Gracie is one of her cousins / sisters.
5 His mum is from . 7 Basketball is / isn’t one of her hobbies.
6 Paolo is years old. 8 Rugby is / isn’t one of her hobbies.
........... /6 9 She has got six dogs / cats.
........... /9
2 237 Riascolta il dialogo e rispondi alle domande.

0 What’s the new volunteer’s name? 4 Rileggi il post e rispondi alle seguenti domande.
It’s Paolo. 0 Who is Selena Gomez?
1 What’s Paolo’s nationality? She’s an actress and a singer.
2 Where is Paolo’s dad from? 1 Is she from Mexico?
3 Is his mum Italian? 2 Are Selena’s songs famous?
4 What’s Paolo’s phone number? 3 What’s her father’s name?
5 What are Paolo’s favourite hobbies? 4 What’s her father’s nationality?
6 Has Paolo got a new rucksack? 5 What’s her mother’s name?
........... /6 6 Is Serena plump or slim?
7 What colour is Selena’s hair?
Listening ........... /12 8 Has Selena got any brothers?
9 Is Selena a volunteer for pets?

Reading ........... /9

3 Leggi il post che Adam ha pubblicato sul suo blog,

Reading ........... /18
in cui descrive il suo personaggio preferito,
e scegli l’alternativa corretta. Writing
Hi, everybody! 5 Scrivi per il tuo blog un post in cui descrivi
My favourite celebrity is Selena Gomez. She’s an il tuo personaggio preferito. Fornisci le seguenti
actress and a singer and she’s really famous for her informazioni:
songs and films! She’s from Texas in the USA.
1 come si chiama; 4 com’è fisicamente.
Texas is in the south of the USA, near Mexico and in
2 quanti anni ha; 5 Scrivi qualche informazione
fact her father Ricardo is Mexican. (Gomez is a Mexican
3 da dove viene; sulla sua famiglia.
surname, not American.) Her mother’s name is Mandy,
she has got Italian origins. Selena is short and slim and Writing ........... /10
she has got long straight, brown hair. Her eyes are big
and brown and she has got a beautiful smile1!
She has got two sisters, Gracie and Victoria.
Speaking
Selena has got six dogs too. They are very cute! 6 Descrivi una persona che conosci bene (un amico
Her favourite hobbies are music, dancing, basketball o un parente). Fornisci le seguenti informazioni:
and football.
Selena is also a UNICEF volunteer to help children. 1 come si chiama;
And you? Who are your favourite celebrities? 2 quanti anni ha;
See you! 3 da dove viene;
Adam 4 com’è il suo aspetto fisico.
5 Descrivi la sua famiglia.
1
smile: sorriso Speaking ........... /10
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Listening raw1 fish and rice and it is really healthy. Italian pasta
1 238 Ascolta il preside Mr Custer e completa is very popular too because it is easy to prepare and
le frasi. with vegetables it is also OK for vegetarians, but not
for vegans. Spaghetti bolognese is the favourite food
School Rules of a lot of young people and adults, but also vegetable
at Saint James’s Comprehensive School lasagne is very popular. Indian curry is with or without
0 Don’t be late for school! meat so it is good for a lot of people. There are also
1 in the corridors! people allergic to gluten and the percentage in Europe
2 during tests and exams! is 1%. These people are very careful about their diets
3 a snack in the cafeteria! because gluten is a problem for them, so gluten-free
4 football in the playground! foods are now also in school canteens2 and in some
5 your things in your rucksack restaurants. The EU Commission’s interest is that EU
at the end of the school day! people’s diets are healthy because a healthy diet is
6 your mobile phones in class! important for the present and future generations’
well-being.
........... /6 1
raw: crudo 2
canteens: mense

2 238 Riascolta Mr Custer e indica se le frasi sono 0 The EU report about EU people’s eating habits
Vere (T) o False (F). is / isn’t worrying.
T F 1 Sweet snacks, hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, sweet
0 The end of the school day is at 4. ✗ drinks have / haven’t got an excess of calories.
1 The cafeteria is in front of the school. 2 Pizzas and kebabs are / aren’t expensive.
2 The boys’ toilets are behind the cafeteria. 3 In France milk, butter and cheese are / aren’t
3 The library is upstairs. very popular.
4 In the library there are 50 computers. 4 Sushi is / isn’t unhealthy.
5 The language laboratory is upstairs. 5 Pasta is / isn’t difficult to prepare.
6 The teachers’ names are next to 6 Pasta is / isn’t good for vegans.
the classroom doors. 7 Spaghetti bolognese isn’t / is very popular.
8 Indian curry is / isn’t only for vegetarians.
........... /6 9 People allergic to gluten are / aren’t 2%
Listening ........... /12 of the population.
........... /9
Reading
4 Rileggi il report e rispondi alle domande.
3 Leggi il report sulle abitudini alimentari
0 Are the EU results about people’s eating habits
degli europei e scegli l’alternativa corretta.
worrying? Yes, they are.
The results of a European Union Survey about EU 1 Why are many EU teenagers’ diets unhealthy?
people’s eating habits are not very good. A lot of EU 2 What are the European northern countries’
teenagers have got unhealthy diets because in their favourite foods for breakfast?
diets there are a lot of sweet snacks, hamburgers, 3 What are popular ethnic restaurants?
hot dogs, chips, sweet drinks with a lot of calories 4 What is sushi?
and not many vegetables and fruits. Pizzas and 5 What Italian food is popular with young people
kebabs are very popular too because they are quick and adults?
and cheap. Milk, butter and cheese are the favourite 6 Is vegetable lasagne good for vegans, vegetarians
foods, especially for breakfast, in countries like the UK, or people allergic to gluten?
Ireland, Germany and the Scandinavian countries, but 7 Why are people allergic to gluten careful about
also in France. Fruit and vegetables are not popular their diet?
only in Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece, but also in 8 Are there gluten-free foods in restaurants?
Poland and Germany. 9 Why is a healthy diet important for the EU
Now in a lot of EU countries there are also a lot Commission?
of ethnic restaurants: Indian, Chinese, Greek, ........... /9
Japanese, Italian. Japanese sushi is famous: it is
Reading ........... /18

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Writing Speaking
5 Scrivi un post in cui descrivi la tua casa ideale. 6 Descrivi la tua ricetta preferita specificando:
Fornisci le seguenti informazioni:
1 gli ingredienti e le quantità;
1 descrizione generale (piccola, grande, moderna, 2 il costo approssimativo dei vari ingredienti;
antica…) e numero dei piani; 3 il procedimento (almeno tre istruzioni).
2 che stanze ci sono e dove si trovano;
3 i mobili principali di ogni stanza; Speaking ........... /10
4 la tua stanza preferita e perché;
TOTAL ........... /50
5 se c’è il giardino o il garage e dove si trovano.

Blog

Writing ........... /10

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3-4 Fila B
Date

raw1 fish and rice and it is really healthy. Italian pasta

Listening
is very popular too because it is easy to prepare and
1 238 Ascolta il preside Mr Custer e completa with vegetables it is also OK for vegetarians, but not
le frasi. for vegans. Spaghetti bolognese is the favourite food
of a lot of young people and adults, but also vegetable
School Rules lasagne is very popular. Indian curry is with or without
at Saint James’s Comprehensive School meat so it is good for a lot of people. There are also
0 Don’t run in the corridors! people allergic to gluten and the percentage in Europe
1 late! is 1%. These people are very careful about their diets
2 careful in the science lab! because gluten is a problem for them, so gluten-free
3 the teachers’ room! foods are now also in school canteens2 and in some
4 during the lessons! restaurants. The EU Commission’s interest is that EU
5 your homework in the library! people’s diets are healthy because a healthy diet is
6 your books and exercise books important for the present and future generations’
in the classroom cupboard! well-being.

........... /6 1
raw: crudo 2
canteens: mense

2 238 Riascolta Mr Custer e indica se le frasi sono 0 The EU report about EU people’s eating habits
Vere (T) o False (F). is / isn’t worrying.
1 In EU teenagers’ diets there are / aren’t many
T F fruits and vegetables.
0 The end of the school day is at 4. ✗ 2 Milk, butter and cheese are / aren’t popular in
1 In the cafeteria there are tables and chairs. some countries in North Europe.
2 The girls’ toilets are behind the cafeteria. 3 Fruit and vegetables are / aren’t popular in Poland.
3 In the library there are 14 computers. 4 Irish restaurants are / aren’t famous ethnic
4 The gym is next to the school. restaurants.
5 The gym is modern. 5 Spaghetti bolognese is / isn’t the favourite food
6 The teachers’ names are above only of young people.
the classroom doors. 6 Vegetable lasagne is / isn’t good for vegetarians.
7 Indian curry is / isn’t only with meat.
........... /6
8 In some canteens there are / aren’t gluten-free
Listening ........... /12 foods.
9 A healthy diet is / isn’t important for the EU
Commission.
Reading ........... /9

3 Leggi il report sulle abitudini alimentari

degli europei e scegli l’alternativa corretta.
4 Rileggi il report e rispondi alle domande.
0 Are the EU results about people’s eating habits
The results of a European Union Survey about EU worrying? Yes, they are.
people’s eating habits are not very good. A lot of EU 1 Why are sweet snacks, hamburgers, hot dogs,
teenagers have got unhealthy diets because in their chips and sweet drinks unhealthy?
diets there are a lot of sweet snacks, hamburgers, 2 Why are pizzas and kebabs popular?
hot dogs, chips, sweet drinks with a lot of calories 3 Where are milk, butter and cheese the favourite
and not many vegetables and fruits. Pizzas and foods for breakfast?
kebabs are very popular too because they are quick 4 Is sushi an unhealthy food?
and cheap. Milk, butter and cheese are the favourite 5 Is pasta easy or difficult to prepare?
foods, especially for breakfast, in countries like the UK, 6 What pasta is good for vegetarians?
Ireland, Germany and the Scandinavian countries, but 7 What is the percentage of European people allergic
also in France. Fruit and vegetables are not popular to gluten available?
only in Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece, but also in 8 Where are foods for people allergic to gluten?
Poland and Germany. 9 What’s the EU Commission’s interest?
Now in a lot of EU countries there are also a lot
........... /9
of ethnic restaurants: Indian, Chinese, Greek,
Japanese, Italian. Japanese sushi is famous: it is Reading ........... /18

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Fila B Date

Writing Speaking
5 Scrivi un post in cui descrivi la tua casa ideale. 6 Descrivi la tua ricetta preferita specificando:
Fornisci le seguenti informazioni:
1 gli ingredienti e le quantità;
1 descrizione generale (piccola, grande, moderna, 2 il costo approssimativo dei vari ingredienti;
antica…) e numero dei piani; 3 il procedimento (almeno tre istruzioni).
2 che stanze ci sono e dove si trovano;
3 i mobili principali di ogni stanza; Speaking ........... /10
4 la tua stanza preferita e perché;
TOTAL ........... /50
5 se c’è il giardino o il garage e dove si trovano.

Blog

Writing ........... /10

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Date

Listening Hi, Joshua! I’m Sophie.

I’m Scottish, from Glasgow. My parents don’t give me
1 239 Ascolta la presentazione di Alice
any pocket money. They buy me clothes, books and
e completa le frasi.
school things. My grandmother sometimes gives me
0 Alice is from Northern Ireland. some money, and I buy CDs because I love listening
1 Alice’s mum goes , to music. At home I usually help my mum: I clean my
on Tuesdays and Thursdays. bedroom or I cook, I really love cooking, especially
2 Alice’s dad cakes and biscuits. I don’t mind washing the dishes
every morning. but I hate taking out the rubbish!
3 Alice’s brother
team twice a week. Hi, everybody! I’m Sara, from Belfast.
4 Sara practises I usually receive about £15 a week from my parents.
a week. I spend the money on my phone and shopping.
5 Alice plays On Friday nights I always have sleepovers1 with three
a week. or four of my friends. We watch a video, eat snacks and
6 Alice’s parents we go to bed very late! I sometimes do the household
on Fridays. chores. I vacuum the sitting room once a week, I clean
........... /6 the bathroom every Saturday and I walk the dog every
afternoon.
1
2 239 Riascolta Alice e indica se le frasi sono sleepover: pigiama party
Vere (T) o False (F).
T F 0 Joshua lives in a big city / small village .
1 Joshua does / doesn’t do some household chores.
0 Alice loves sports, but her family doesn’t. ✗
2 Joshua doesn’t mind / hates making his bed.
1 Her dad and her brother love team sports.
3 Sophie’s grandma often / sometimes gives her
2 George doesn’t mind getting up early.
some money.
3 George has a match every Saturday.
4 Sophie always / usually helps her mum.
4 Alice sometimes goes swimming.
5 Sophie doesn’t mind / hates washing the dishes.
5 Alice volunteers every day.
6 Sara receives about £15 a week / month.
6 Alice’s parents sometimes take
7 Sara always / sometimes goes to bed late on
the children out at the weekend.
Friday nights.
........... /6 8 Sara vacuums the sitting room once / twice a week.
9 Sara cleans the bathroom every Saturday / Sunday.
Listening ........... /12
........... /9

Reading 4 Rileggi i tre post e rispondi alle seguenti domande.

3 Leggi i tre post e scegli l'alternativa corretta. 0 Where is Joshua from?
He’s from a small village near Cardiff.
Hi, I’m Joshua. 1 How often does Joshua receive pocket money?
I’m from a small village near Cardiff. My parents give 2 What does Joshua hate?
me pocket money1 , about £10 a week, and I do some 3 What does Joshua do on Saturdays?
household chores. In the morning I make my bed and 4 Why doesn’t Sophie receive any pocket money?
tidy my room, I don’t mind it. But I hate washing the 5 What does Sophie like doing in her free time?
dishes or laying the table! I like going to the cinema 6 What does Sophie hate doing at home?
on Saturdays and I spend time on videogames or read 7 How much money does Sara receive from her
comics. parents?
1
pocket money: paghetta 8 What does Sara have on Friday nights?
9 How often does she do the household chores?
........... /9

Reading ........... /18

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Fila A Date

Writing Speaking
5 Scrivi un post di risposta a quello dei tre ragazzi 6 Intervista un familiare o un amico seguendo
dell’esercizio 3. Fornisci le seguenti informazioni: le indicazioni date, poi racconta la sua routine
quotidiana:
1 se ricevi la paghetta e quanto ricevi in genere;
2 che cosa comperi di solito; 1 a che ora si alza, a che ora fa colazione e che cosa
3 che cosa fai di solito nel tempo libero; mangia;
4 se in casa aiuti e che cosa fai; 2 che cosa fa di solito in mattinata durante
5 che cosa ti piace o non ti piace fare. la settimana e nel weekend;
3 a che ora pranza, dove e con chi;
4 che cosa fa nel pomeriggio e la sera;
5 che cosa fa di solito alla domenica e nei giorni
Blog
di festa.

Speaking ........... /10

TOTAL ........... /50

Writing ........... /10

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5-6 Fila B
Date

Listening Hi, Joshua! I’m Sophie.

I’m Scottish, from Glasgow. My parents don’t give me
1 239 Ascolta la presentazione di Alice
any pocket money. They buy me clothes, books and
e completa le frasi.
school things. My grandmother sometimes gives me
0 Alice is from Northern Ireland. some money, and I buy CDs because I love listening
1 Alice’s dad to music. At home I usually help my mum: I clean my
weekend. bedroom or I cook, I really love cooking, especially
2 George hates . cakes and biscuits. I don’t mind washing the dishes
3 Sara but I hate taking out the rubbish!
three times a week.
4 Alice Hi, everybody! I’m Sara, from Belfast.
swimming. I usually receive about £15 a week from my parents.
5 On Saturdays George sometimes I spend the money on my phone and shopping.
. On Friday nights I always have sleepovers1 with three
6 At the weekend Alice’s parents or four of my friends. We watch a video, eat snacks and
to a pizzeria or bowling. we go to bed very late! I sometimes do the household
chores. I vacuum the sitting room once a week, I clean
........... /6
the bathroom every Saturday and I walk the dog every
afternoon.
2 239 Riascolta Alice e indica se le frasi sono
1
sleepover: pigiama party
Vere (T) o False (F).
T F
0 Joshua lives in a big city / small village .
0 Alice loves sports, but her family doesn’t. ✗ 1 Joshua and Sara receive pocket money once a
1 Alice's mum goes to the gym every day. week / month.
2 Alice’s dad goes running every day. 2 Joshua doesn't mind / hates washing the dishes.
3 George doesn’t love team sports. 3 Joshua hates cooking / laying the table.
4 Sara likes dancing. 4 Sophie’s parents don’t give / give her pocket money.
5 Alice doesn't like listening to music. 5 In her free time Sophie likes / loves listening to music.
6 Alice’s parents always go to the cinema 6 Sophie hates / doesn’t mind taking out the rubbish.
on Saturdays. 7 Sara usually / never receives £20 a week from her
........... /6 parents.
8 On Friday nights Sara sometimes / always has a
Listening ........... /12 sleepover with her friends.
9 Sara vacuums the sitting room twice a week /
Reading once a week.
........... /9
3 Leggi i tre post e scegli l’alternativa corretta.

Hi, I’m Joshua.

4 Rileggi i tre post e rispondi alle seguenti domande.
I’m from a small village near Cardiff. My parents give 0 Where is Joshua from?
me pocket money1 , about £10 a week, and I do some He’s from a small village near Cardiff.
household chores. In the morning I make my bed and 1 What doesn’t Joshua mind doing?
tidy my room, I don’t mind it. But I hate washing the 2 When does Joshua go to the cinema?
dishes or laying the table! I like going to the cinema 3 What do Sophie’s parents buy her?
on Saturdays and I spend time on videogames or read 4 What does Sophie buy with her pocket money?
comics. 5 What does Sophie love cooking?
1
pocket money: paghetta
6 How often does Sophie help her mum?
7 When does Sara go to bed late?
8 What does Sara do with her friends on Friday nights?
9 How often does she clean the bathroom?
........... /9

Reading ........... /18

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Writing Speaking
5 Scrivi un post di risposta a quello dei tre ragazzi 6 Intervista un familiare o un amico seguendo
dell’esercizio 3. Fornisci le seguenti informazioni: le indicazioni date, poi racconta la sua routine
1 se ricevi la paghetta e quanto ricevi in genere; quotidiana:
2 che cosa comperi di solito; 1 a che ora si alza, a che ora fa colazione e che cosa
3 che cosa fai di solito nel tempo libero; mangia;
4 se in casa aiuti e che cosa fai; 2 che cosa fa di solito in mattinata durante
5 che cosa ti piace o non ti piace fare. la settimana e nel weekend;
3 a che ora pranza, dove e con chi;
4 che cosa fa nel pomeriggio e la sera;
5 che cosa fa di solito alla domenica e nei giorni
Blog
di festa.

Speaking ........... /10

TOTAL ........... /50

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7-8 Fila A
Date

Listening frame and touches the ground outside the forbidden2

area. This is the area around the frame.
1 240 Ascolta l’intervista televisiva e completa
You can also score at the two ends of the court! The
le frasi.
attacking team can make only three passes3 and then
0 The name of the programme is Today’s Young they can try to score. You can’t touch the ball with your
Champions. feet and you can only hold the ball for three seconds.
1 Karim is spending training. The player of the attacking team can take three steps
2 Training isn’t hard for him because . with the ball and then he can try to score a point
3 His friends are . shooting4 the ball against the frame.
4 Karim practises I like this sport because you can’t touch other players,
as part of the training. in fact it’s a ‘non-contact’ sport.
5 In this period Karim can’t see his parents very And you? What sports can you do? Do you prefer
often because he . playing or watching sports? What are the most popular
6 Karim thinks that sport can teach young people sports in your country?
to respect . Bye for now,
Leo
........... /6
1 3
frame: pannello passes: passaggi
2 4
forbidden: proibita shooting: colpendo
2 240 Riascolta l'intervista televisiva
e indica se le frasi sono Vere (T) o False (F).
T F 0 Leo lives in a small village in the northwest /
northeast of England.
0 Karim is training for the next competitions. ✗
1 Leo can play baseball and football / basketball
1 Karim is living at home at the moment.
and football.
2 Karim can play football and volleyball
2 Leo is learning / learns a new sport.
very well.
3 In Tchoukball the court is the same size
3 Karim’s parents aren’t happy about his life.
as a tennis / basketball court.
4 Karim’s parents go to see him twice
4 On the beach you play with seven / five players.
a month.
5 The forbidden area is the area inside / around
5 Karim’s father is a bus driver.
the frame.
6 Learning to play fair is important for Karim.
6 The attacking team can make four / three passes
........... /6 before they can try to score.
7 You can’t touch the ball with your hands / feet.
Listening ........... /12 8 To score a point a player shoots the ball against
the frame / area.
Reading 9 In Tchoukball you can / can’t touch other players.
........... /9
3 Leggi l'e-mail in cui Leo descrive uno sport e scegli
l'alternativa corretta.
4 Rileggi l'e-mail di Leo e rispondi alle domande.
Hi, I’m Leo.
0 What does Leo like doing in his free time?
I live in a small village in the northwest of England.
He likes playing sports.
In my free time I like playing sports, I play basketball
1 What sports does Leo do?
and football.
2 How many players are there in a Tchoukball team?
I can swim and also ski in winter. Now I’m learning a
3 Who can play Tchoukball?
new sport: Tchoukball. It’s a very strange name!
4 Where can you play Tchoukball?
Tchoukball is a team sport, very similar to handball.
5 Where are the frames?
There are two teams with seven players each and men
6 When do you score a point?
and women can play together. They usually play in a
7 How many seconds can you hold the ball for?
court, more or less the same size as a basketball court.
8 Can you run holding the ball with your hands?
You can also play it on the beach, but with only five
9 Why does Leo like this sport?
players.
At the end of the two parts of the court there is a ........... /9
small frame1: you score a point when the ball hits the
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5 Immagina di trascorrere una vacanza al mare con 6 Parla del tuo personaggio famoso preferito.
i tuoi genitori. Scrivi un'e-mail a un amico/amica Fornisci le seguenti informazioni:
e racconta la tua vacanza. Fornisci le seguenti
1 la professione del tuo personaggio famoso
informazioni:
preferito;
1 dove ti trovi e se alloggi in albergo o in campeggio; 2 che cosa sta facendo in questo momento il tuo
2 cosa fai durante il giorno e alla sera; personaggio preferito;
3 l’attività che preferisci fare e perché; 3 che cosa fa di solito nel suo tempo libero (sport,
4 che tempo fa di solito e che tempo fa adesso; hobby...);
5 che cosa stanno facendo in questo momento i tuoi 4 che cosa fa di solito per le vacanze e che tipo
familiari. di vacanze preferisce (estive o invernali).
5 Descrivi le tue vacanze ideali.
To:
From: Speaking ........... /10
Object: TOTAL ........... /50

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Listening You can also score at the two ends of the court! The
attacking team can make only three passes3 and then
1 240 Ascolta l’intervista televisiva e completa
they can try to score. You can’t touch the ball with your
le frasi.
feet and you can only hold the ball for three seconds.
0 The name of the programme is Today’s Young The player of the attacking team can take three steps
Champions. with the ball and then he can try to score a point
1 Karim is training for . shooting4 the ball against the frame.
2 Karim is staying in a room . I like this sport because you can’t touch other players,
3 Karim can play . in fact it’s a ‘non-contact’ sport.
4 Karim’s mother works as a . And you? What sports can you do? Do you prefer
5 Karim can see his parents . playing or watching sports? What are the most popular
6 Every day Karim chats with sports in your country?
. Bye for now,
........... /6 Leo
1 3
frame: pannello passes: passaggi
2 4
2 240 Riascolta l’intervista televisiva forbidden: proibita shooting: colpendo
e indica se le frasi sono Vere (T) o False (F).
T F 0 Leo lives in a small village in the northwest /
0 Karim is training for the next competitions. ✗ northeast of England.
1 The sport facility is near Karim’s house. 1 Leo can swim and do snowboarding / swim and ski.
2 Athletics and running are part of the 2 The number of players in Tchoukball can / can’t
training. change.
3 Karim can play basketball too. 3 Men and women can / can’t play together.
4 Karim’s parents are happy about his life. 4 Playing on the beach is / isn’t possible.
5 Karim is not training hard in this period. 5 The frame is / isn’t important to score a point.
6 Respect for the rules and other people 6 You can / can’t hold the ball for four seconds.
is important for Karim. 7 Players can / can’t kick the ball.
8 The attacking team can try to score shooting
........... /6 the ball under / against the frame.
9 In Tchoukball there is / isn’t contact between
Listening ........... /12 the players.
........... /9
Reading
4 Rileggi l’e-mail di Leo e rispondi alle domande.
3 Leggi l’e-mail in cui Leo descrive uno sport e scegli
l’alternativa corretta. 0 What does Leo like doing in his free time?
He likes playing sports.
Hi, I’m Leo. 1 What team sports does Leo do?
I live in a small village in the northwest of England. 2 What sport is similar to Tchoukball?
In my free time I like playing sports, I play basketball 3 Can you play Tchoukball only in a court?
and football. 4 How many players are there in a team?
I can swim and also ski in winter. Now I’m learning a 5 Can the ball touch the ground inside the forbidden
new sport: Tchoukball. It’s a very strange name! area?
Tchoukball is a team sport, very similar to handball. 6 Where can you also score a point?
There are two teams with seven players each and men 7 How many passes can a player make?
and women can play together. They usually play in a 8 Can players take many steps with the ball in their
court, more or less the same size as a basketball court. hands?
You can also play it on the beach, but with only five 9 What does ‘non-contact’ sport mean?
players. ........... /9
At the end of the two parts of the court there is a
small frame1: you score a point when the ball hits the Reading ........... /18
frame and touches the ground outside the forbidden2
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5 Immagina di trascorrere una vacanza al mare con 6 Parla del tuo personaggio famoso preferito.
i tuoi genitori. Scrivi un’e-mail a un amico/amica Fornisci le seguenti informazioni:
e racconta la tua vacanza. Fornisci le seguenti
1 la professione del tuo personaggio famoso
informazioni:
preferito;
1 dove ti trovi e se alloggi in albergo o in campeggio; 2 che cosa sta facendo in questo momento il tuo
2 cosa fai durante il giorno e alla sera; personaggio preferito;
3 l’attività che preferisci fare e perché; 3 che cosa fa di solito nel suo tempo libero (sport,
4 che tempo fa di solito e che tempo fa adesso; hobby...);
5 che cosa stanno facendo in questo momento i tuoi 4 che cosa fa di solito per le vacanze e che tipo
familiari. di vacanze preferisce (estive o invernali).
5 Descrivi le tue vacanze ideali.
To:
From: Speaking ........... /10
Object: TOTAL ........... /50

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The UK and Great Britain
1 Completa per formare i nomi che si riferiscono 5 Indica se le seguenti frasi sono Vere (T) o False (F).
alle isole britanniche.
T F
0 The Republic of Ireland. 0 A lot of tourists go to London. ✗
1 The British . 1 The International Edinburgh Festival
2 Great . is in July.
3 The United . 2 During the Edinburgh Festival there
4 Northern . is music in the streets.
........... /4 3 The Centenary Walk is in Edinburgh.
4 The Welsh have Celtic origins.
2 Completa il testo. 5 The red dragon is a Scottish symbol.
6 People go to Belfast Titanic to learn
• The British Isles include (0) Great Britain
about the story of the ship.
and (1) and six thousand small
(2) . 7 Belfast is near the mountains.
• Great Britain includes (3) , ........... /7
(4) and (5) .
• In Ireland there are the (6)
and (7) .
6 Completa il testo parlando del tuo Paese.
Segui le indicazioni.
........... /7
I’m from (1) (your country).
3 Indica se le seguenti frasi sono Vere (T) o False (F). It is a (2) (big / small) country.
There (3) (is / isn’t) the sea and/but
T F there (4) (are / aren’t) the mountains.
0 British and English are synonyms. ✗ My country is a (5) (republic / monarchy).
1 In England there are Wales and Scotland. The national flag is (6) (colours).
2 The UK includes England, Wales, Scotland The capital city is (7) .
and Northern Ireland. It is (8) (old / modern).
It is famous for (9) .
3 The majority of the British population
are in Scotland.
........... /18
4 Northern Ireland is a monarchy.
5 UK people are not proud of their nations. TOTAL ........... /50
6 The people of the Republic of Ireland
are English.
........... /6

4 Completa il testo.
• London is famous for the (0) Tower of London,
Buckingham (1) , and Westminster
(2) .
• Edinburgh is famous for its (3)
and the Edinburgh International (4) .
• Cardiff is famous for its (5)
and historic (6) .
• Belfast is an (7) city and is famous
for (8) Belfast.
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An Englishman’s home
is his castle
1 Completa il testo con parole che si riferiscono 4 Scegli l’alternativa corretta.
alle tipologie di case.
0 British houses are small / big compared to houses
In the UK a lot of people live in (0) houses. Only some in other European countries.
people live in blocks of (1) . There are 1 The average British house size is 72 / 108 square
different types of houses, (2) : metres.
for two families; (3) : identical houses, 2 15 / 82 percent of British families live in a house.
in long lines; (4) : large houses 3 Carpets are / aren’t useful to keep the houses
separated from the others; (5) : country warm in winter.
houses. 4 Some people usually park their car at the
back / front of the house.
........... /5
5 In country villages there are terraced houses /
cottages.
2 Riscrivi le frasi correggendo le informazioni errate. 6 Home is a building / my house.
0 In the UK the houses are very big. ........... /6
In the UK the houses are not very big.
1 Blocks of flats are popular with families.
5 Completa il testo descrivendo le abitazioni tipiche
del tuo Paese o del luogo in cui vivi. Segui
2 Typical British houses have three floors.
le indicazioni.
3 The bedrooms are downstairs.
In (1) (your country) most people live
in (2) (type of homes / in the country
4 There are carpets in all the rooms.
/ in the cities / towns / villages).
The houses have (3) (number of floors).
5 The windows have curtains and shutters.
Families with children like to live in (4)
(residential areas / city centre / countryside).
6 British houses haven’t got a garden.
Young people and students like to live in (5)
(residential areas / city centre / countryside).
7 British houses have balconies.
In my country most of the houses (6)
a garden.
........... /14 There (7) a garage.
On the floors (8) carpets and the
windows (9) (curtains / shutters).
3 Indica se le seguenti frasi sono Vere (T) o False (F).
T F ........... /18
0 Tall blocks of flats are usually in the
country. ✗ TOTAL ........... /50
1 Families like to live in the suburbs.
2 Residential areas are usually outside
the city centre.
3 Terraced houses have got a garage.
4 Terraced houses have got doors
of different colours.
5 Detached houses are two houses
joined together.
6 Detached houses are usually in
suburban areas.
7 Cottages haven’t got a garden.
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Festivals all year round
1 Inserisci le parole del riquadro nella colonna 4 Indica se le seguenti frasi sono Vere (T) o False (F).
corrispondente.
T F

Guy Fawkes bank holiday fireworks 0 British people have some very unusual
Maypole guys dance bonfires festivals. ✗
1 Bonfire Night commemorates an attempt
to blow up the Parliament in Edinburgh.
BONFIRE NIGHT MAY DAY 2 On May Day people choose a King
Guy Fawkes and a Queen of May.
3 Notting Hill Carnival is only for people
of Caribbean origins.
4 Burns Night is a very important English
festival.
5 Burns Night celebrates the poet
........... /6 Robert Burns and Scottish culture.
6 People of Scottish origins celebrate
Burns Nights all over the world.
2 Rispondi alle seguenti domande.
........... /6
0 What do British festivals celebrate?
They celebrate historical events.
1 When is Bonfire Night?
5 Riscrivi le frasi correggendo le informazioni errate.
0 Bog Snorkelling is a Scottish Festival.
2 What do children make for Bonfire Night? Bog Snorkelling is a Welsh Festival.
1 On May Day people sing around the Maypole.
3 What do people do on Bonfire Night?
2 On the first Monday of May students go to school.
4 When is May Day?
3 The Notting Hill Carnival parade is very quiet.
5 What are the origins of May Day?
4 On Burns Night there are special breakfasts.
6 What does May Day celebrate?
5 On Bonfire Night when ‘haggis’ is on the table
7 How do people decorate a young tree? the host sings a song.

........... /7 ........... /10

3 Scegli l’alternativa corretta. 6 Completa il testo descrivendo una festa tipica

0 Notting Hill Carnival is the first / second street del tuo Paese o del luogo in cui vivi. Segui
festival in the world. le indicazioni.
1 It is originally the festival of the Caribbean /
African community in London. In my (1) (country / city / town / village)
2 It is at the end of February / August. on (2) (date) there is the festival of
3 The main parade starts on Monday / Sunday (3) .
morning. We celebrate (4) (religious / historical
4 Burns Night is on 24th / 25th of January. event).
5 Cock-a-leekie / Haggis is the main course The people (5) (what the people do)
of the dinner. and there is a special (6) (lunch / dinner)
6 When the cook brings haggis to the table people and the people eat (7) (food).
sit down / stand up.
7 During the dinner a musician plays the bagpipe / ........... /14
guitar.
TOTAL ........... /50
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Meals in the UK
1 Inserisci i cibi del riquadro nella colonna 4 Indica se le seguenti frasi sono Vere (T) o False (F).
corrispondente.
T F

toast salad marmalade meat cereal 0 British people have afternoon tea. ✗
bowl of soup fish roast beef sandwich 1 Coffee is not very popular in the UK.
fried eggs vegetables bacon sausages 2 Trendy coffee shops are only in the big
cities.
BREAKFAST LUNCH DINNER 3 British people like to eat porridge when
it's cold outside.
toast 4 Brunch is popular with young people.
5 Lunch is usually a big meal.
6 British people don’t have lunch in
restaurants during the week.
7 For dinner people usually have pasta.
........... /7

5 Scegli l’alternativa corretta.

........... /12
0 Roast beef / Chicken is an old tradition
in England.
2 Rispondi alle seguenti domande. 1 In Yorkshire pudding there are eggs / potatoes.
0 When do British people like to eat porridge? 2 Yorkshire pudding is very good with oatmeal /
They like to eat porridge when it’s cold outside. gravy on it.
1 When do families have a big traditional British 3 Scottish people have haggis with turnip / carrots.
breakfast? 4 In haggis there are onions / potatoes.
5 Irish stew always has chicken / lamb.
2 What’s brunch? 6 People have Irish stew with slices of brown /
soda bread.
3 What do people bring from home for lunch? 7 Some people put honey / onions on soda bread.
........... /7
4 What time do people have dinner?
6 Scrivi un breve testo per descrivere le tue
5 Where is dinner sometimes called 'tea'?
abitudini alimentari.
6 When do people like to get a takeaway?
For breakfast I usually have (1) .
At school during the break I have (2) .
........... /6 For lunch I often have (3) . On Sunday
I sometimes have (4) . In the afternoon
3 Completa il testo con parole che si riferiscono ai cibi. I often have (5) . For dinner I usually
have (6) . On Saturday night I sometimes
In the UK the main (0) meal are breakfast, lunch
have (7) . For dessert I like (8) .
and dinner.
For my birthday I usually prepare (9) .
The big traditional British breakfast is called
A traditional dish is (10) .
(1) ‘ ’.
It is (11) (type of meat / pasta) with
People like to have brunch at the (2) .
(12) (vegetables / potatoes).
Students often have lunch in a (3) .
On Sunday, a traditional lunch is usually roast beef
........... /12
or (4) with potatoes and vegetables.
Dinner is sometimes called (5) ‘ ’, TOTAL ........... /50
especially in Scotland.
People sometimes have dishes from other different
countries like Italy, (6) or China.
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1-8 Fila A
4 When the sun is
Date

it’s sunny.
Grammar and Vocabulary
5 When there is not rain for some time it’s .
1 Completa la tabella con le parole del riquadro. ........... /5

bedroom meat curly bus driver cola rice

straight sitting room tall jam shower
5 Scrivi in inglese quello che c’è (+) e quello che non
police officer slim water sink milk dark c’è (—) nella casa di Mattia.
In Mattia's house ...
HOUSE bedroom 0 due camere da letto (+) there are two bedrooms.
1 un salotto (+)
FOOD
2 quattro sedie nella sala da pranzo (+)
JOBS 3 dei quadri in cucina (—)
4 uno specchio nel bagno (+)
DRINK
5 una pianta nella stanza di Mattia (—)
HAIR 6 una lavatrice nel bagno (+)
BODY 7 un armadio nella stanza di Mattia (+)
8 una lavastoviglie in cucina (—)
........... /16 ........... /8

2 Completa le attività con i verbi del riquadro. 6 Scrivi le domande sulla casa di Mattia
con le frasi dell’esercizio precedente.
play switch off listen get In Mattia's house ...
watch walk catch lay chat 0 due camere da letto? Are there two bedrooms?
1 un salotto?
0 walk the dog
2 quattro sedie nella sala da pranzo?
1 dressed 5 the phone
3 dei quadri in cucina?
2 the guitar 6 a film
4 uno specchio nel bagno?
3 the bus 7 to music
5 una pianta nella stanza di Mattia?
4 on social 8 the table
6 una lavatrice nel bagno?
media
........... /8 7 un armadio nella stanza di Mattia?
8 una lavastoviglie in cucina?
........... /8
3 Completa le frasi con parole relative alle vacanze.
0 During this holiday you sleep in a tent. 7 Completa i mini-dialoghi con la forma corretta di be
You go camping.
o have got.
1 During this holiday you usually learn a foreign
language. It’s a . Dialogue 1
2 During this holiday you swim, play beach games A (0) Are you hungry?
and sunbathe. You go to . B Yes, I (1) very hungry but
3 During this holiday you usually go hiking. I (2) a snack.
You go to .
4 During this holiday you usually visit cities. Dialogue 2
You go . A (3) you a sandwich?
5 During this holiday you move from one place B Yes, I (4) a sandwich and a can
to another. You go . of orange juice.
........... /5
Dialogue 3
A My sister (5) short and slim and
4 Completa con parole relative al tempo atmosferico. she (6) short curly hair.
0 The wind is blowing, so it’s windy. B (7) she blue eyes?
1 The temperature is 38°, so it’s . A No, she (8) . She and I (9)
2 It is because it’s raining. green eyes.
3 At 0° it is not rain but . ........... /9

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8 Inserisci le seguenti espressioni di quantità: some, 3 chat A When you usually on

any, much, many, a lot of. social media?
B Always. I now!
Martina: Mum, can we make a cake?
4 study A What your sister ?
Mum: Yes, tell me what ingredients we need.
B History, she always on
Martina: Are there (0) any eggs?
Monday afternoons, she often has a
Mum: Yes, we’ve got (1) eggs,
history test on Tuesday.
there are twelve.
5 watch A your parents TV now?
Martina: Is there (2) butter?
B Yes, they always TV in the
Mum: We haven’t got (3) .
evening.
Only 50 grams. ........... /10
Martina: What about flour and sugar?
Mum: We’ve got (4) flour and
sugar, enough for a cake.
11 Completa il brano con i verbi tra parentesi
Martina: OK. What about apples? alla forma corretta.
Mum: Well, there aren’t (5)
In my school there (0) are (be) a lot of students.
apples, only two. Please, can you go to the
Now we (1) (be) all in the playground
shop and buy (6) butter and
and we (2) (do) different things.
five apples? Have you got (7)
Sean, Francesca and Thomas (3) (talk)
money?
about their favourite kinds of books.
Martina: Yes, I’ve got £10.
They usually (4) (go) to the library in the
........... /7 afternoon, but today it is sunny so they are outside.
Carola and Giulia (5) (play) volleyball.
9 Completa le domande con Who, Where, When, Why, They like (6) (play) volleyball a lot.
What, How, Whose, How much, How many, Sandra and Aisha (7) (not play)
How often. volleyball because they (8) (not like)
0 A How old are you? B I’m fourteen. playing it but they (9) (play) basketball.
1 A are you doing? What about you? What (10) you
B I’m chatting with my friends. (usually do) during the break time?
2 A do you live?
B In a small town in the north of England. ........... /10
3 A is your birthday? B On 26th May.
4 A are you going home? 12 Completa con le preposizioni corrette,
B Because I’m tired. se necessarie.
5 A students are there in your class?
B 25. (0) On Sunday I don’t get up early. I usually get up
6 A is this book? B It’s Jo’s book. (1) 10. After breakfast I usually play football
7 A do you go to the cinema? (2) my garden (3) my brother.
B Twice a month. At lunchtime we usually go (4) our
8 A a packet of biscuits? B £3.15. grandparents’ house. It is (5) our house,
9 A is that man? B My uncle Jim. so we walk to their house. We have lunch (6)
10 A old is you mum? B She’s 39. the dining room. It is (7) the sitting room
and the kitchen and it is very large. (8)
........... /10
the afternoon we sometimes play table tennis or go
(9) the park. We usually go (10)
10 Completa le frasi con i verbi dati al Present simple
home at about 7.
o al Present continuous.
........... /10
0 shine A The sun is shining now.
B It usually shines at this time of the year. Grammar and Vocabulary ........... /106
1 rain A it now?
B Yes, it is. In my country it often
in November.
2 snow A How often it in your
country?
B Rarely, but it now!

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Functions 2 In the second picture Sandy is .

3 In the third picture Sandy is going
13 Scrivi in inglese le battute del dialogo seguendo parents.
le indicazioni. 4 Marge has got pictures of .
5 Sandy says that Martin is .
0 Saluti Laura e le chiedi dove sta andando.
6 In Marge’s picture Martin is .
Hi, Laura! Where are you going?
7 Marge invites Sandy to go to listen to the
1 Risponde che sta andando al centro sportivo.
performance of .
2 Le chiedi se sta andando a giocare a tennis.
3 Dice di no perché non sa giocare a tennis, ma sa ........... /7
nuotare molto bene.
4 Le chiedi con che frequenza va a nuotare. 16 241 Riascolta il dialogo e rispondi
5 Risponde che va a nuotare tre volte la settimana. alle domande.
6 Le chiedi se vi potete incontrare domani dopo
il suo allenamento di nuoto. 0 Where are Sandy’s holiday pictures?
7 Risponde che non può perché dopo il suo They’re on her mobile phone.
allenamento di nuoto fa sempre i compiti. 1 What is Sandy doing in the first picture?
8 Le chiedi se è libera sabato pomeriggio. 2 Why is the beach of the picture ideal for
9 Risponde di sì. windsurfing?
10 Le dici di venire a casa tua alle 3. 3 Where is Sandy in the third picture?
4 What do Sandy and her parents always do
........... /20
when they are in the mountains?
5 How many people are there in Martin’s band?
14 Scrivi una domanda per ogni funzione 6 When is the performance of Martin’s band?
comunicativa. 7 Where is the performance of Martin’s band?
Chiedi a un tuo coetaneo/a le seguenti informazioni ........... /7
per un sondaggio sulle sue preferenze e abitudini.
Listening ........... /14
0 La sua materia preferita.
What ’s your favourite subject? Reading
1 A che ora si alza di solito.
2 Che cosa mangia di solito a colazione. 17

3 Con quale mezzo va a scuola.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
4 Se pratica sport.
5 Quali lavori domestici fa a casa. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is the story of a
6 Con che frequenza va al cinema. boy called Charlie Bucket. He lives with his parents
7 Se può uscire con i suoi amici il sabato sera. and grandparents in a very small house with just one
8 Se sa suonare uno strumento musicale. bedroom. They are very poor and Charlie’s father
9 Dove trascorre di solito le vacanze. hasn’t got a job. In the city where Charlie lives there is
10 Che cosa fa di solito nel suo tempo libero. a chocolate factory, the owner1 of the factory is Willy
Wonka. He makes very good chocolate but the factory
........... /10 is a very mysterious place because it is always closed.
One day Willy Wonka decides to put golden tickets in
Functions ........... /30 five chocolate bars2 and open his factory to the five
children who find the golden tickets. Augustus Gloop
finds the first ticket, he is a very fat child and he loves
Skills eating. Veruca Salt finds the second ticket, she is very
rich and spoiled3. Violet Beauregarde finds the third
Listening ticket, she loves chewing gum. Mike Teavee finds the
fourth ticket, he always watches TV. Charlie can’t buy
15 241 Ascolta il dialogo tra Marge e Sandy
any chocolate bars because he is poor but one day he
e completa le frasi.
finds some money on the street and buys a chocolate
0 Sandy is looking at her holiday pictures on her 1
owner: proprietario
mobile phone. 2
bars: barrette
1 In the first picture Sandy is in the 3
spoiled: viziata
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bar. In the bar he finds the fifth ticket so he can go into

Writing
the factory. He goes with his grandfather Joe. When 19 Scrivi un post in cui parli del tuo personaggio
the children are in the factory Willy Wonka shows sportivo preferito. Fornisci le seguenti
them all the rooms. The factory is a really fantastic informazioni:
place, but four children don’t follow Willy Wonka’s
instructions and are ejected4 from the factory. 1 il suo nome, la sua nazionalità, la sua età, il suo
Augustus falls5 into the chocolate river, Veruca falls aspetto fisico e dove abita;
into the rubbish hole6, Violet becomes very big and 2 le principali caratteristiche dello sport che pratica
purple like a blueberry and Mike becomes very small (sport individuale o di squadra, eventi
and they watch him on TV. At the end of the tour of importanti ...);
the factory only Charlie remains and Willy Wonka tells 3 immagina la sua giornata tipo (che cosa mangia,
him that he can go and live in the factory with his quante ore al giorno si allena...);
family and they are very happy. 4 che cosa sta facendo in questo periodo (dove
gioca, per quali competizioni si sta preparando…).
4
ejected: espulsi
5 Spiega perché è il tuo personaggio sportivo
5
falls: cade
preferito.
6
hole: buco
Writing ........... /15

0 Charlie and the chocolate factory is the story

of a boy / young man. Speaking
1 Charlie lives in a very big / small house.
2 Willy Wonka’s / Charlie’s factory is a very
20 Rispondi in modo personale alle domande
mysterious place. dell’esercizio 14.
3 Willy Wonka wants to open / close his factory.
Speaking ........... /15
4 Willy Wonka puts the golden tickets in the
chocolate boxes / bars. TOTAL ........... /200
5 Augustus finds the first / second ticket.
6 Augustus loves watching TV / eating.
7 Violet loves ice creams / chewing gum.
8 Charlie finds the money to buy the chocolate bar
on the street / at school.
9 At the end of the tour Violet becomes very
big / small.
........... /9

18 Rileggi il brano e rispondi alle domande.

0 Where does Charlie live?
He lives in a very small house.
1 How many bedrooms are there in his house?
2 Has Charlie’s father got a job?
3 What does Willy Wonka produce in his factory?
4 What does Mike Teavee always do?
5 Why can’t Charlie buy a chocolate bar?
6 Who goes into the factory with Charlie?
7 How many children don’t follow Willy Wonka’s
instructions?
8 Where does Augustus fall?
9 Where does Veruca fall?
10 Who remains at the end of the tour of the
factory?
11 What does Willy Wonka offer Charlie at the end
of the story?
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Date

4 You need an umbrella because it’s .

Grammar and Vocabulary
5 You can’t see very well, it’s .
1 Completa la tabella con le parole del riquadro.
........... /5
bedroom kitchen eggs ham wardrobe
journalist fruit juice bread long plump 5 Scrivi in inglese quello che c’è (+) e quello
blond factory worker big cupboard che non c’è (—) nella casa di Mattia.
water wavy lettuce
In Mattia's house ...
0 due camere da letto (+) There are two bedrooms.
FOOD 1 un lavandino nel bagno (+)
2 due piani (—)
DRINK
3 l'ingresso (+)
HOUSE bedroom 4 le scale (—)
BODY 5 due cuscini sul divano in salotto (+)
6 dei libri nella camera dei suoi genitori (—)
HAIR 7 il frigorifero in cucina (+)
JOBS 8 una pianta in cucina (—)

........... /16 ........... /8

2 Completa le attività con i verbi del riquadro.

6 Scrivi le domande sulla casa di Mattia
con le frasi dell’esercizio precedente.
have tidy walk wash take out In Mattia's house ...
switch on get make start 0 due camere da letto? Are there two bedrooms?
1 un lavandino nel bagno?
0 walk the dog 2 due piani?
1 the dishes 5 the phone 3 l'ingresso?
2 the room 6 up 4 le scale?
3 lunch 7 the rubbish 5 due cuscini sul divano in salotto?
4 school 8 a cake 6 dei libri nella camera dei suoi genitori?
........... /8 7 il frigorifero in cucina?
8 una pianta in cucina?
........... /8
3 Completa le frasi con parole relative alle vacanze.
0 During this holiday you sleep in a tent. 7 Completa i mini-dialoghi con la forma corretta di be
You go camping.
o have got.
1 During this holiday you do a lot of sports.
It’s an . Dialogue 1
2 During this holiday you are in a group and you A My mum (0) is tall and (1) straight
follow a guide. It’s an . brown hair.
3 At the seaside you like looking at the fish in the B (2) she green eyes?
sea. You go . A No, she (3) . She and my brother
4 At the seaside you like lying in the sun. (4) brown eyes.
You .
Dialogue 2
5 You like art, in a city you visit .
A (5) your friend thirsty?
........... /5 B No, he (6) , but he (7)
very hungry.

4 Completa con parole relative al tempo atmosferico. Dialogue 3

0 The wind is blowing, so it’s windy. A (8) you an apple?
1 The temperature is 25°, so it’s . B Yes, I (9) an apple and a bottle of
2 The temperature is -5, so it’s . water.
3 The temperature is 3°, so it’s . ........... /9

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8 Inserisci le seguenti espressioni di quantità: some, 2 listen A How often you

any, much, many, a lot of. to music?
B Always. I to music now.
Martina: Mum, can we make pizza? 3 have A What time your family
Mum: Yes, tell me what ingredients we need. dinner?
Martina: Is there (0) any flour? B At 7:30. We dinner now!
Mum: Well, we’ve got (1) flour, 4 make A My mum a cake for my
enough to make pizza. birthday now. She always a cake for
Martina: Is there (2) mozzarella my birthday.
cheese? 5 write A What you ?
Mum: Well, we haven’t got (3) , B A composition for the English lesson,
it’s not enough. I often compositions for the English
Martina: What about tomatoes? lessons.
Mum: We haven’t got (4) ........... /10
tomatoes, there are only two.
Martina: Have we got (5) olive oil?
Mum: Yes, we’ve got (6) olive
11 Completa il brano con i verbi tra parentesi
oil, two bottles. Please, can you go to the alla forma corretta.
shop and buy (7) tomatoes
and mozzarella cheese? In my school there (0) are (be) a lot of students.
Martina: OK! See you later. Now we (1) (be) all in the canteen
........... /7 and we (2) (have) lunch.
We (3) (always have) lunch at 12:30
and the teachers (4) (usually stay)
9 Completa le domande con Who, Where, When, Why, in the canteen with us, but today they
What, How, Whose, How much, How many, (5) (organise) the school trip so they
How often. (6) (not be) with us.
My friend Tina (7) (chat) and Joe
0 A How old are you? B I’m fourteen.
(8) (listen) to music. Now the teachers
1 A are the exams? B In June.
(9) (come) back so all the students
2 A is that girl? B My sister Alice.
(10) (go) back to their seats.
3 A is this phone?
B It’s Louise’s phone. ........... /10
4 A does he play tennis?
B Every day.
5 A are you reading? B A comic. 12 Completa con le preposizioni corrette,
6 A posters have you got in your se necessarie.
bedroom? B Six. During the week I usually get up (0) at 7. After
7 A is an ice cream? B £3.50. breakfast I go (1) school by bus. School starts
8 A are you going? B Home. (2) 8:15. (3) my school there are a lot
9 A old are your brothers? of students (4) other countries, and some of
B Mark is 7 and Jim is 10. them are my friends, I like playing (5) them.
10 A are you making a cake? After school we sometimes go (6) the
B Because I want to invite my friends over. playground, it’s a big area (7) the school
........... /10 and the library and we play (8) football or
basketball. I usually go (9) home at 6 and
(10) the evening I watch TV with my parents.
10 Completa le frasi con i verbi dati al Present simple
o al Present continuous. ........... /10
0 shine A The sun is shining now.
Grammar and Vocabulary ........... /106
B It usually shines at this time of the year.
1 tidy A you your bedroom,
Mark?
B Yes, Mum! I always my
bedroom on Saturday morning, but it’s
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Functions 1 In the first picture Sandy is with

her friends.
13 Scrivi in inglese le battute del dialogo seguendo 2 In the second picture a lot of people .
le indicazioni. 3 The beach of Sandy’s picture is ideal for
windsurfing because it is .
0 Saluti Jack e gli chiedi dove sta andando.
4 In the third picture Sandy is in
Hi, Jack! Where are you going?
parents.
1 Risponde che sta andando ad una lezione di musica.
5 Marge prefers going .
2 Gli chiedi che strumento suona.
6 Martin plays the guitar in friends.
3 Risponde che suona il pianoforte.
7 Martin’s band is performing in .
4 Gli chiedi con che frequenza va a lezione
di pianoforte. ........... /7
5 Risponde due volte la settimana e ti chiede se sai
suonare la chitarra. 16 241 Riascolta il dialogo e rispondi
6 Gli dici che sai suonare la chitarra, ma non molto alle domande.
bene.
7 Ti chiede se puoi andare a casa sua domani 0 Where are Sandy’s holiday pictures?
a suonare insieme. They’re on her mobile phone.
8 Rispondi che domani non puoi, ma potete 1 Where is Sandy in the first picture?
incontrarvi sabato pomeriggio. 2 What is Sandy doing in the second picture?
9 Chiede a che ora vi potete incontrare. 3 What is Sandy doing in the third picture?
10 Gli dici alle 4 a casa sua. 4 What pictures has Marge got?
5 What is Martin doing in Marge’s picture?
........... /20
6 What does Marge invite Sandy to do?
7 What time is the performance of Martin’s band?
14 Scrivi una domanda per ogni funzione ........... /7
comunicativa.
Listening ........... /14
Chiedi a un tuo coetaneo/a le seguenti informazioni
per un sondaggio sulle sue preferenze e abitudini.
Reading
0 La sua materia preferita. 17 Leggi il brano e scegli l’alternativa corretta.
What ’s your favourite subject?
1 Se di solito pranza a casa.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2 A che ora finisce la scuola.
3 Con che frequenza fa i lavori domestici. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is the story of a
4 Che cosa fa in genere al weekend. boy called Charlie Bucket. He lives with his parents
5 Se può invitare i suoi amici il sabato sera. and grandparents in a very small house with just one
6 Qual è la sua vacanza ideale. bedroom. They are very poor and Charlie’s father
7 Se sa parlare le lingue straniere. hasn’t got a job. In the city where Charlie lives there is
8 Quale sport pratica. a chocolate factory, the owner1 of the factory is Willy
9 Che cosa mangia di solito a cena. Wonka. He makes very good chocolate but the factory
10 Se gli/le piace leggere i libri. is a very mysterious place because it is always closed.
One day Willy Wonka decides to put golden tickets in
........... /10 five chocolate bars2 and open his factory to the five
children who find the golden tickets. Augustus Gloop
Functions ........... /30 finds the first ticket, he is a very fat child and he loves
eating. Veruca Salt finds the second ticket, she is very
rich and spoiled3. Violet Beauregarde finds the third
Skills ticket, she loves chewing gum. Mike Teavee finds the
Listening fourth ticket, he always watches TV. Charlie can’t buy
any chocolate bars because he is poor but one day he
15 241 Ascolta il dialogo tra Marge e Sandy finds some money on the street and buys a chocolate
e completa le frasi. 1
owner: proprietario
0 Sandy is looking at her holiday pictures on her 2
bars: barrette
mobile phone. 3
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bar. In the bar he finds the fifth ticket so he can go into

Writing
the factory. He goes with his grandfather Joe. When 19 Scrivi un post in cui parli del tuo personaggio
the children are in the factory Willy Wonka shows sportivo preferito. Fornisci le seguenti
them all the rooms. The factory is a really fantastic informazioni:
place, but four children don’t follow Willy Wonka’s
instructions and are ejected4 from the factory. 1 il suo nome, la sua nazionalità, la sua età, il suo
Augustus falls5 into the chocolate river, Veruca falls aspetto fisico e dove abita;
into the rubbish hole6, Violet becomes very big and 2 le principali caratteristiche dello sport che pratica
purple like a blueberry and Mike becomes very small (sport individuale o di squadra, eventi
and they watch him on TV. At the end of the tour of importanti...);
the factory only Charlie remains and Willy Wonka tells 3 immagina la sua giornata tipo (che cosa mangia,
him that he can go and live in the factory with his quante ore al giorno si allena...);
family and they are very happy. 4 che cosa sta facendo in questo periodo (dove
gioca, per quali competizioni si sta preparando…).
4
ejected: espulsi 5 Spiega perché è il tuo personaggio sportivo
5
falls: cade
preferito.
6
hole: buco
Writing ........... /15
0 Charlie and the chocolate factory is the story
of a boy / young man.
1 Charlie’s family is very rich / poor.
Speaking
2 In Charlie’s house there is just one bedroom /
dining room.
20 Rispondi in modo personale alle domande
3 Charlie’s father has / hasn’t got a job. dell’esercizio 14.
4 Augustus is a very slim / fat child.
Speaking ........... /15
5 Violet finds the third / fourth ticket.
6 Mike always listens to music / watches TV.
TOTAL ........... /200
7 Charlie can’t buy / find the chocolate bar because
he is poor.
8 Charlie goes into the factory with his father /
grandfather.
9 Augustus falls into the chocolate river / sea.
........... /9

18 Rileggi il brano e rispondi alle domande.

0 Where does Charlie live?
He lives in a very small house.
1 Who lives with Charlie?
2 Who is the owner of the factory?
3 Why is the factory a mysterious place?
4 Where does Willy Wonka put the golden tickets?
5 Who can go into the factory?
6 What does Augustus love doing?
7 Where does Charlie find the money to buy
the chocolate bar?
8 What does Violet become during the tour
of the factory?
9 What does Mike become during the tour
of the factory?
10 Why are the four children ejected from the factory?
11 Where do Charlie and his family go to live
at the end of the story?
........... /11
Reading ........... /20

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