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VOCABULARY

1 COUNTRIES & NATIONALITIES Per ogni nazionalità, scrivi l’aggettivo

corretto. [ Student’s book p. 2]
0 -ese  China: Chinese , Japan: Japanese
1 -an  the USA: ........................................ , Chile: ........................................
2 -ian  India: ........................................ , Russia: ........................................
3 -ish  Turkey: ........................................ , Poland: ........................................
4 other  France: ........................................ , Greece: ........................................

2 CARDINAL NUMBERS Scrivi i numeri in lettere. [ Student’s book p. 4]

0 12  twelve
1 15  ..........................................................................................
2 4  ..........................................................................................
3 9  ..........................................................................................
4 20  ..........................................................................................
5 18  ..........................................................................................
6 3  ..........................................................................................
7 10  ..........................................................................................

3 SCHOOL OBJECTS Guarda le immagini e completa le didascalie con i nomi

degli oggetti. [ Student’s book p. 5]

0  d e s k 1 h _ _ _ _ i _ _ _ _ _ 2 _ _ _ s _ _ _ _

3 _ _ u _ 4 _ a _ _ _ c _ _ _ _ 5 _ _ n _ _ _ _ _ _ e

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4 SCHOOL SUBJECTS Leggi le definizioni e scrivi la materia scolastica

corrispondente. [ Student’s book p. 6]
0 Sports that you do at school.  PE
1 The study of events that happened in the past.
H.........................................................................................................................................................................................
2 The study of how to create beautiful paintings and statues.
A.........................................................................................................................................................................................
3 The study of numbers, measurements and shapes.
M.........................................................................................................................................................................................
4 The study of the Earth and its countries, rivers, weather.
G.........................................................................................................................................................................................
5 The study of the use of computers and networking.
I...........................................................................................................................................................................................

5 DAYS, MONTHS & SEASONS Abbina le parole italiane al loro significato in

inglese. [ Student’s book p. 8]
0 D Monday A sabato
1  Sunday B martedì
2  Friday C domenica
3  Thursday D lunedì
4  Tuesday E giovedì
5  Saturday F mercoledì
6  Wednesday G venerdì

6 DAYS, MONTHS & SEASONS Completa la tabella delle stagioni con i nomi dei
mesi. [ Student’s book p. 8]
• November • December • April • September • February • July

Winter Spring Summer Autumn / Fall

(0) December March June (4) ..............................

January (2) .............................. (3) .............................. October

(1) .............................. May August (5) ..............................

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7 ORDINAL NUMBERS Abbina i numeri in lettere ai numeri in cifre. [ Student’s

book p. 9]
0 E 3rd A first
1 8 th
B eighth
2  12th C fortieth
3  1st D twentieth
4  40th E third
5  20th F twelfth

8 HOUSE & FURNITURE Guarda l’immagine e scegli l’alternativa corretta per

descrivere la cucina. [ Student’s book p. 10]

In this picture I can see a (0) window / balcony, a (1) table / bed with two (2) pillows /
chairs. I can also see a (3) mirror / fridge, an (4) oven / armchair and a (5)
bookcase / sink.
There’s a (6) cooker / shower and a big (7) rug / cupboard.

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9 ABILITIES Guarda le immagini e descrivile con i verbi dati. Attenzione, ci sono

due verbi in più. [ Student’s book p. 12]
• run • drive • climb • dance • ride a horse • cook • sing • paint

0 ride a horse 1 .............................................................. 2 ..............................................................

3 .............................................................. 4 .............................................................. 5 ..............................................................

GRAMMAR

10 SUBJECT PRONOUNS Completa con i pronomi personali soggetto.

[ Workbook p. WB 2]
0 They are Chinese.
Li and Wu are from China. ................................................
1 ‘Where is Charlotte from?’ ‘................................................ is from Australia.’
2 Adriana, are . ................................................ a student?
3 My name is Ahmed and . ................................................ am Egyptian.
4 This is my umbrella. ................................................ is blue.
5 Umberto is from Italy. ................................................ is Italian.
6 Kurt and I are Irish. ................................................ are from Galway.
7 I have two cats. ................................................ are black and white.

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11 PRESENT SIMPLE: BE Completa con il verbo be alla forma affermativa.

[ Workbook p. WB 2]
0 are
You ................................................ welcome!
1 Dominic ................................................ 16.
2 Andy and Nicholas ................................................ at school.
3 Los Angeles ................................................ a big city.
4 It ................................................ easy.
5 We ................................................ German.
6 I ................................................ Sally.
7 They ................................................ my cousins.

12 PRESENT SIMPLE: BE Riscrivi le frasi usando la forma negativa di be.

[ Workbook p. WB 2]
0 Harrison is from Spain. Harrison isn’t from Spain.
1 Sophie is 13 years old. .............................................................................................................................................................................................

2 You are teenagers. .............................................................................................................................................................................................

3 He is a teacher. .............................................................................................................................................................................................

4 They are Croatian. .............................................................................................................................................................................................

5 I am 14 years old. .............................................................................................................................................................................................

6 It is the first floor. .............................................................................................................................................................................................

7 We are at school. .............................................................................................................................................................................................

13 PRESENT SIMPLE: BE Scegli l’alternativa corretta. [ Workbook p. WB 2]

0 Olga is / Is Olga 15 years old?
1 They are / Are they Canadian?
2 Is Thomas / Thomas is a singer?
3 It is / Is it a small house?
4 Is he / He is a student?
5 Are Luciana and Diego / Luciana and Diego are Mexican?

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14 QUESTION WORDS Completa le domande con What, Where o How old.

[ Workbook p. WB 3]
What is it?
0 A ......................................
B It’s my favourite book.
1 A ...................................... is Natasha from?
B She’s from Bulgaria.
2 A ...................................... are your friends?
B They’re at the cinema.
3 A ...................................... is your nationality?
B I’m Swiss.
4 A ...................................... is your dog?
B My dog is 3 years old.
5 A ...................................... are you?
B I’m 15.

15 A / AN – THE Completa con a, an o the. [ Workbook p. WB 3]

0 an
This is ...................................... The exercise book is brown.
exercise book. ......................................
1 This is ...................................... umbrella. ...................................... umbrella is black.
2 This is ...................................... pencil case. ...................................... pencil case is new.
3 This is ...................................... highlighter. ...................................... highlighter is pink.
4 This is ...................................... oven. ...................................... oven is in the kitchen.
5 This is ...................................... wardrobe. ...................................... wardrobe is in my bedroom.

16 PLURALS Trasforma al plurale. [ Workbook p. WB 3]

0 one baby babies
 two ......................................
1 one mouse  two ......................................
2 one boy  two ......................................
3 one woman  two ......................................
4 one bus  two ......................................
5 one beach  two ......................................
6 one knife  two ......................................
7 one foot  two ......................................
8 one city  two ......................................

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17 THIS / THESE – THAT / THOSE Completa le frasi con this / these o that / those.
Segui l’indicazione fra parentesi. [ Workbook p. WB 3]
This
0 ...................................... is my bedroom. (vicino)
1 ...................................... crayons are red. (vicino)
2 ...................................... are my brothers. (lontano)
3 ...................................... woman is Nigerian. (lontano)
4 ...................................... country is very big. (vicino)

5 ...................................... cats are small. (lontano)

6 ...................................... windows are open. (vicino)

7 ...................................... sofa is comfortable. (lontano)

18 PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE Guarda l’immagine e scegli l’alternativa corretta.

[ Workbook p. WB 3]

0 in / behind 1 opposite / under 2 on / in front of

3 behind / near 4 between / on 5 near / under

19 PREPOSITIONS OF TIME Completa con in, on o at. [ Workbook p. WB 3]

0 ...................................... winter
in
1 ...................................... Saturdays

2 ..................................... the afternoon

3 ..................................... the 1 of June

st

4 ..................................... night

5 ..................................... two o’clock

6 ..................................... my birthday

7 ..................................... September

8 ..................................... 2021

9 ..................................... Christmas Day

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20 THERE IS – THERE ARE Scegli l’alternativa corretta. [ Workbook p. WB 4]

0 There is / are a balcony in my house.
1 There is / are two rulers in the pencil case.
2 There isn’t / aren’t a calculator on the desk.
3 There isn’t / aren’t Spanish students in the class.
4 Is there / Are there two floors in your house?
5 Is there / Are there a bookcase in your bedroom?

21 SOME – ANY Completa le frasi con some o any. [ Workbook p. WB 4]

0 any pillows on the sofa?
Are there ......................................
1 There are ...................................... girls in the kitchen.
2 There aren’t ...................................... books on the desk.
3 There aren’t ...................................... armchairs in the living room.
4 There are ...................................... paintings on the wall.
5 Are there ...................................... French students in your class?

22 CAN Guarda le immagini e completa le frasi con can o can’t.

[ Workbook p. WB 4]

0 Hugo can’t cook. 1 Audrey .................... dance. 2 Ryan ............................ swim.

3 Georgia ............................ ride 4 Jack ............................ sing. 5 Marcus ....................... paint.

a horse.

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23 CAN Formula delle domande a partire dalle parole date.

[ Workbook p. WB 4]
0 your sister / dance / can / ? Can your sister dance?
1 they / can / ride a bike / ? .............................................................................................

2 can / Chinese / speak / you / ? .............................................................................................

3 Italian songs / can / sing / Elena / ?.............................................................................................

4 your parents / can / paint / ? .............................................................................................

5 Jonathan / swim / can / ? .............................................................................................

24 THE IMPERATIVE Guarda le immagini e completa le regole.

[ Workbook p. WB 4]

0 1 2 3

4 5 6

0 Don’t drink
...................................................................................... (drink) before pool!
1 ...................................................................................... (smoke) in the pool!

2 ...................................................................................... (use) the toilet!

3 ...................................................................................... (wear) cap and goggles!

4 ...................................................................................... (have) a shower before using the pool!

5 ...................................................................................... (swim) alone!

6 ...................................................................................... (run): it’s dangerous!

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COMMUNICATION

25 GIVING PERSONAL INFORMATION Leggi e completa il dialogo con le frasi

date. [ Student’s book p. 4]

• Where are your parents from? • What’s your name?

• What’s your nationality? • Where are you from? • How old are you?

Jasper What’s your name?

Hi, I’m Jasper! (0) ......................................................................................
Maxime Hi, nice to meet you, Jasper. My name is Maxime.
Jasper Nice to meet you, Maxime. (1) ......................................................................................
Maxime I’m French. I come from Bordeaux. (2) ......................................................................................
Jasper Cool, you’re from France! I’m 15 years old.
Maxime I’m 15 too! (3) ......................................................................................
Jasper I come from Boston, in the USA, but my parents are Canadian.
(4) ......................................................................................
Maxime My mum is French, but my dad is from Canada too.

26 ASKING / TELLING THE TIME Leggi gli orari e completa i mini-dialoghi con

le frasi date. [ Student’s book p. 8]

• It’s five to three. • What’s the time? • What time is it?

• It’s five past nine.

What’s the time?

Matilda (0)  .................................................................... Leo (2)  ......................................................................................
Caleb (1) ...................................................................................... Jodie (3)  ..................................................................................

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SUMMING UP

27 Scegli l’alternativa corretta.

Hi, my name (0) ........................ is Pearl and I (1) .............................................................. 15 years old. I’m (2)
.............................................................. London, so I am (3) .............................................................. .

My best friend is Aisha. (4) .............................................................. is in my class. She isn’t from London, she’s
(5) .............................................................. . Our favourite school
(6) .............................................................. are Maths and Science.
She lives in a big house, with a (7) .............................................................. outside.
In her (8) .............................................................. there are posters on the walls and
(9) .............................................................. paintings. I love her room!
Her birthday is on (10) the .............................................................. of August, but we’re on holiday (11)
.............................................................. August, so there’s a party for her next week!

0 A is B am C are

1 A are B have C am
2 A at B from C for
3 A England B British C Britain
4 A It B You C She
5 A British B Moroccan C Morocco
6 A subjectes B subjects C subject
7 A window B roof C garden
8 A bedroom B bookcase C bathroom
9 A any B some C a
10 A twenty-second B twenty-two C two-second
11 A at B on C in

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