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ABC
Giugno
2018
Work It Out!
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Mensile culturale
Registrazione presso il tribunale di Milano
n. 254 del 7/4/1990
Direttore responsabile: Simone Bedetti
Gli esercizi sono basati sugli articoli del numero del mese e corrispondono
al loro livello linguistico.
LIVELLI LINGUISTICI SIMBOLI FONETICI

A1 BEGINNER iː bee ɔː ball k car ʒ leisure
A2 PRE-INTERMEDIATE ı it ʊ book j yes ʧ chair
B1 LOWER INTERMEDIATE ɛ bed uː blue θ thank ʤ jewel
B2 UPPER INTERMEDIATE æ and ʌ cup ð that ŋ king
C1 ADVANCED ɑː car ɜː bird z zero
C2 PROFICIENCY ɒ box ɘ mother ʃ ship
Il livello linguistico degli esercizi è indicato secondo i criteri del Common

European Framework of Reference for Languages.
PAGINA 6 KEEP CALM
Unit 1
AND
CARRY ON
A2
PRE-INTERMEDIATE
VOCABULARY 1.1
Abbina le seguenti parole contenute nell’articolo (1-9) con il loro significato (a-i).
1) calm down a) change something for something else
2) emotion b) different type or model
3) stiff c) feeling
4) substitute d) hard or not moving
5) version e) stop worrying
6) frightened f) give confidence
7) encourage g) possibility of harm
8) shake h) afraid
9) danger i) tremble
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Unit 1
VOCABULARY 1.2
Abbina i seguenti suggerimenti (1-5) con una delle frasi sulla destra (a-e).
1) Just accept that you’re

a) Everything will be OK.
getting old.
b) Or they’ll hear us and know
2) Keep quiet!
we’re here.
3) Keep still! c) You can’t fight the whole world.
4) Stay calm. d) You can’t stay young forever.
5) Try not to be so angry all

e) You never stop moving!
the time.
VOCABULARY 1.3
Abbiamo incontrato nell’articolo l’espressione keep calm. Quali altri aggettivi

tra quelli che seguono vengono solitamente usati con il verbo keep?
ANGRY Y OLD
HAPP
TIRED
QUIET STILL
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Unit 1
ABC
GRAMMAR 1.4
PHRASAL VERBS
Abbiamo incontrato nel testo carry on, che è un phrasal verb, ossia un verbo
che, in combinazione con una particella (preposizione o avverbio) modifica il suo
significato. Il verbo carry da solo significa “portare”, ma abbinato a on significa
“continuare, andare avanti”.
Completa le frasi con un verbo oppure un verbo + una preposizione. Usa i verbi
carry, give, go, put e take; ognuno di questi verbi dovrà essere utilizzato due
volte. Usa le preposizioni on (x2), off (x2) e up.
1) Don’t stop! !
2) Don’t now! You’re nearly there! (= stop)
3) Be nice. her a kiss!
4) He couldn’t walk, so we had to him.
5) Don’t until tomorrow what you can do today. (= delay)
6) to bed. You’re very tired.
7) I’ll a sleeping pill so I can sleep on the plane.
8) it there, please, next to the others.
9) The plane will when the captain is ready.
10) The show must .

PAGINA 8
Unit 2
TIME ZONE
ZERO
A2
PRE-INTERMEDIATE
VOCABULARY 2.1
Trova le parole che corrispondono alle seguenti definizioni.
Geography time!
1) imaginary line around the middle of the Earth,

at an equal distance from the two poles
2) angular distance of a place east or west of the

Greenwich meridian
3) one of two halves into which the Earth is divided
4) imaginary line between the North Pole and the

South Pole
5) angular distance of a place north or south of the

Earth’s equator
6) imaginary line around

the Earth always at the same
distance from the equator
7) either of the two points

that are the most
southern and northern
ends of the Earth

Unit 2
WORD SEARCH 2.2
Trova nello schema, in orizzontale o in verticale, le parole incontrate

nell'articolo che significano:
• CIELO • MONDO
• ESPLORATORE • NAVIGATORE
• FERROVIA • SCOPERTA
• GRADO • SVILUPPO
• GRIGLIA • TERRA
• MATEMATICO • VOLO
• METÀ

Unit 2
VOCABULARY 2.3
Sapresti ricomporre alcune espressioni usate nell'articolo? Abbina le parole

sulla sinistra con quelle sulla destra.
flight system
local Observatory
second time
postal point
Mean mode
scientific phone
starting point
time half
Prime keeping
Royal meridian
smart Time
reference institution

PAGINA 10
Unit 3
AUSSIE
OR KIWI?
A2
PRE-INTERMEDIATE
VOCABULARY 3.1
Trova nel testo le parole inglesi che vogliono dire:
1) ambiente e
2) argomento t
3) vocale v
4) esempio e
5) vicino (n.) n
6) suono s
7) articolo a
8) parola w
9) estero a
10) borsa frigo c
11) infradito f
12) costume da bagno s
13) espressione colloquiale c

Unit 3
LISTENING COMPREHENSION 3.2
Ascolta e completa le frasi scegliendo tra le due alternative proposte.
1) Down under is the word usually used to refer to
a Australia.
b Australia and New Zealand.
2) Overseas is the word usually used Down Under to refer to people from
a abroad.
b Australia.
3) Australians are referred to as
a Aussies.
b Kiwis.
4) New Zealand is usually called the land of
a kangaroos.
b kiwi birds.
5) New Zealanders are colloquially known as
a Kiwis.
b Aussies.
6) Australians tend to
a stress vowels.
b drop vowels.
7) Australians and New Zealanders speak
a similar English.
b different English.

Unit 3
SONG 3.3
Una delle icone pop internazionali degli ultimi anni viene proprio da Down under:
si tratta di Sia, nata ad Adelaide, in Australia, e diventata famosissima con questa
canzone, uscita nel 2014. Cercala su YouTube, ascoltala e completa il testo.
CHANDELIER
Party girls don't (1) hurt

Can't feel (2) , when will I learn
I push it (3) , push it down
I'm the one "for a good (4) call"
Phone's blowin' up, they're ringin' my (5)
I feel the love, (6) the love
One, two, (7) , one, two, three, drink

One, two, three, one, (8) , three, drink
One, two, three, one, two, three, (9)
Throw ‘em (10) , till I lose count
I'm gonna swing from the (11) , from the chandelier

I'm gonna live like (12) doesn't exist
(13) it doesn't exist
I'm gonna (14) like a bird through the night,
(15) my tears as they dry
I'm gonna (16) from the chandelier, from the chandelier
And I'm holding on for dear (17) ,

won't look down won't open my (18)
Keep my (19) full until morning light,
‘cause I'm just holding on for (20)
Help (21) , I'm holding on for dear life,
won't look (22) won't open my eyes
Keep my glass (23) until morning light,
'cause I'm just holding on (24) tonight
On for tonight
(25) is up, I'm a mess

Gotta get out now, gotta run (26) this
Here (27) the shame, here comes the shame
(28) , two, three, one, two, three, drink [...]

PAGINA 16
Unit 4
AMERICA’S
MAIN ROAD
B1
LOWER INTERMEDIATE
VOCABULARY 4.1
Riordina le lettere per trovare alcune parole contenute nel testo che precede
l’articolo. Per aiutarti ti forniamo la lettera iniziale.
1) HHAYIGW H
2) TOERU R
3) AMCHNTER M
4) TARTURANES R
5) WGRTHO G
6) LIDENEC D
7) NAEISINCGFIC S
8) NEORYUJ J
9) SITOPLYERNA P
10) EVUAL V
11) OSTRIMOT M
12) ENYRSCE S
13) NROUYTC C
14) OISYHRT H

Unit 4
READING COMPREHENSION 4.2
Leggi la parte dell’articolo che precede l’intervista e completa la tabella.
US ROUTE 66
AKA*
COMMISSIONED IN
LENGTH (MILES)
FROM (STATE)
TO (STATE)
STATES IT GOES THROUGH
FAMOUS PEOPLE INSPIRED

BY IT
DECOMMISSIONED IN
* = Also Known As

Unit 4
LISTENING COMPREHENSION B2 4.3
Ascolta l’intervista e completa le frasi con le preposizioni nel riquadro.
of about At from in to at of in on at about

along to of At in by in At about
1) the California Route 66 Museum you can experience the road

the height its popularity.
2) The museum is located Victorville, California, 90 miles
Los Angeles.
3) It sits the former site a popular café and a bar.
4) the museum you can have history your fingertips.
5) What intrigues Americans Route 66 is its historic value.
6) They are realising that their history is becoming important them.
7) Young Americans seem especially involved their country’s past.
8) Lucius Tyson is determined to pass that interest on the younger
generations.
9) European visitors are attracted what they saw the old
American movies Route 66 and the cities that
famous road.
10) the museum they tend to rotate the collection quite often,
so that people can get the best knowledge what life was like
back the early days.
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PAGINA 20
Unit 5
FUTURE
IMPERFECT
B2
UPPER INTERMEDIATE
VOCABULARY 5.1
Trova l’equivalente italiano.
What book is it?
1) art book
2) biography
3) comic book
4) detective story
5) drama
6) essay
7) fiction
8) grammar book
9) journal
10) memoir
11) non-fiction
12) novel
13) book of poetry
14) reference book
15) science fiction book
16) short story
17) textbook
18) travel book

Unit 5
TRUE OR FALSE? 5.2
Leggi la parte dell’articolo che precede l’intervista e decidi se le seguenti

affermazioni sono vere (T) o false (F).
T F
1) Margaret Atwood writes fiction books only.
2) Her books are usually set in the past or the future.
3) Her father was an entomologist.
4) Her mother was an environmental activist.
5) The Handsmaid’s Tale is set in a totalitarian state.
6) In the book, the “Republic of Gilead” overthrows the US

government.
7) The state exerts control through a network of spies

and security cameras.
8) In this society, men are superior to women.
9) All women are forced into sexual and childbearing servitude.
10) Margaret Atwood wrote the book while in West Germany.
11) She wrote the book in response to the rise of the Christian
right in Germany.
12) The Handsmaid’s Tale is also a TV series based on the book.
13) The first season had an approval rating of about 200 per cent.

Unit 5
LISTENING COMPREHENSION C1 5.3
Ascolta l’intervista e ricostruisci le frasi mettendo le parole nell’ordine corretto.
1) create / Atwood / present / predict / to / worlds / on / the / and / the / the /

future / Margaret / imaginary / but / draws / past / doesn’t / .
2) she / her / far / In / near / future / but / books / galaxies / Earth / possible /
doesn’t / away / this / in / describe / a / .
3) assuming / is / mistake / that / change / She / that / means / a / classic /

always / believes / progress / .
4) changed / not / the / always / world / a / We / for / lot / better / have / the /
already / .
5) the / When / foresee / don’t / consequences / new / always / we / a / we /

technology / invent / .
6) without / rate / carbon / killing / burning / this / We / continue / fuels /

cannot / at / ourselves / .
7) allows / one / Number / that / on / priority / level / is / to / us / land /

maintain / to / the / oxygen / live / .

PAGINA 24
Unit 6
BIG DATA IS
WATCHING YOU
B2
UPPER INTERMEDIATE
Leggi la parte dell’articolo che precede l’intervista e completa le frasi

scegliendo una delle due opzioni.
1) Cambridge Analytica is a British / an American political consulting firm.

2) It was founded in 2013 / 2017 by the American Steven Bannon and the
British Alexander Nix.
3) Steve Bannon was Donald Trump’s campaign manager and his
present / former chief strategist.
4) Cambridge Analytica used a massive database to influence / monitor the
electoral vote.
5) To reach this aim they used Big Data collected by a Cambridge Analytica /
Facebook “personality quiz” created by a psychology professor.
6) The test was used to gather personal information about the Facebook
people who accessed / failed it.
7) In over two years / months they illegitimately acquired data on 50 million
American voters.
8) They might have played a role in crucial swing / conservative states,
where even a few thousand votes determine the election.
9) Christopher Wylie, a Canadian former Cambridge Analytica employee,
said that also anti- / pro- Brexit campaign groups used the services
of Cambridge Analytica to target groups of voters.
10) In the Brexit referendum, the United Kingdom chose to leave the European
Union by a narrow / considerable margin.
11) The laws governing the election system are up-to-date / out-of-date in
the age of social media.
12) Mark Zuckerberg has refused / accepted to testify before British MPs
about the role of Facebook in the referendum.

Unit 6
LISTENING COMPREHENSION C1 6.2
Ascolta l’intervista a Hugo Rifkind e completa le frasi.
1) Christopher Wylie is a Canadian who used to work for

Cambridge Analytica.
2) In March 2018, he told The Observer that he had used personal data
collected from to target social media content.
3) The aim was to help Donald Trump and the campaign win.
4) Rifkind has extensively on the interaction of social media
and politics.
5) Facebook began collecting from its users in order to target
them with commercial adverts.
6) For a long time it did it with products, but in the last five years they have
started using the same techniques to sell .
7) Once Facebook data are collected, people are bombarded
with divisive political content.
8) Cambridge Analytica harvested data from Facebook users
them knowing it.
9) Facebook is not blameless because even if they didn’t understand how its data
were being manipulated, they make any attempt to look into it.
10) Rifkind says that Facebook exists just to make out of our
personal data.
11) When Facebook protects its data, it’s not to guard our but
rather its commercial advantage.

PAGINA 38
Unit 7
A QUESTION
OF TRUST
B2
UPPER INTERMEDIATE
VOCABULARY 7.1
Abbina gli aggettivi con significato opposto.
neutral
virtuous
current
true
opposite
appalling
fictional
ian
right authoritar
liberal
widespread wrong
former
unreal incorre
pleasan ct
accurat t
e democ
ratic partial
similar
real
conserv restric
ative ted
unethic
al

Unit 7
CROSSWORD 7.2
Completa il cruciverba con le parole presenti nel testo che vogliono dire:
Across: Down:
1 corrispondente 2 demonio
3 governo 4 lettore
6 verità 5 tentativo
7 valore 8 giornalismo
9 minoranza 10 spettatore
11 buona fede 12 colpa
13 emittente

Unit 7
HOW DO YOU SAY... ? 7.3
Riesci a trovare l’equivalente delle seguenti espressioni presenti nel testo?

Compaiono nell’articolo esattamente in questo ordine.
1) è là fuori
2) è a portata di mano
3) va bene tutto
4) cambiarlo in meglio
5) cosa sta succedendo
6) non la beve, non ci crede
7) essere dalla parte della verità
8) all’epoca
9) ci sono stati problemi
10) mi sembra
11) cioè
12) si è rivelata giusta

PAGINA 42
Unit 8
340 DAYS
IN ORBIT
C1
ADVANCED
Leggi e trova le domande per le seguenti risposte.
1) ?
A record-breaking astronaut.
2) ?
Three hundred and forty days.
3) ?
To the extremes of no gravity, radiation and high levels of carbon dioxide.
4) ?
Resistance.
5) ?
The Right Stuff.
6) ?
Yes, but with a few conditions.
7) ?
The colleague who was with Scott Kelly on the space station for a year.
8) ?
Russian.
9) ?
He jumped into his swimming pool.
10) ?
Scott Kelly’s daughter.

Unit 8
Leggi e abbina numeri (1-10) e lettere (a-j) per formare frasi complete.
a) he doesn’t like irreversible

1) Scott Kelly wasn’t
decisions.
b) researching rocket-powdered
2) His childhood was marred by
aircraft.
3) He is the first person to c) a fighter pilot and finally an
have spent astronaut.
4) First he was in the Navy,
d) a very brilliant student.
then became
5) When he was 18 he read a
e) Tom Wolfe that changed his life.
book by
6) The book was about pilots f) you can do incredible things.
7) If you can find inspiration and g) realised they were optical
work hard, illusions.
8) While in space he saw many
h) an alcoholic father.
UFOs but
9) He doesn’t like one-way trips i) he was concerned about his
because family on the ground.
10) When he was on the ISS j) the longest time in space.

PAGINA 46
Unit 9
THE GREAT
GATSBY
B2
UPPER INTERMEDIATE
VOCABULARY 9.1
I nomi che seguono (1-8) compaiono tutti nell’articolo abbinati a un aggettivo.

Trova l’aggettivo nel cerchio.
e
geabl
1) gap unbrid
2) series idle
unbroke
3) parties n
less
4) sources extravagant point
5) rich
us curious
6) banter dubio
7) way
sheer
8) linen
• Quale degli aggettivi nel cerchio significa who do not have to work?
ODD ONE OUT 9.2
Trova l’intruso in ogni sequenza.
1) unbroken, uninterrupted, motionless, continuous, steady

2) dubious, ambiguous, suspicious, empty, shady
3) pointless, trivial, uninteresting, uncultivated, irrelevant
4) curious, sharp, strange, unusual, bizarre

Unit 9
ABC
GRAMMAR 9.3
PAST SUBJUNCTIVE
Abbiamo incontrato nel testo:

... as if he were related to one of those intricate machines that register
earthquakes...
... come se fosse collegato a una di quelle macchine complicate che
registrano i terremoti...
Ecco un esempio di congiuntivo imperfetto (past subjunctive), che in inglese è
uguale al simple past, con l’eccezione del verbo be, che generalmente usa were
per tutte le persone, inclusa la prima e la terza persona singolare.
Il past subjunctive si incontra dopo if, as if, if only, even if.
If I were you, I wouldn’t go by bus.
Se fossi in te non andrei in autobus.
If only he knew the truth!
Se solo sapesse la verità!
Oppure dopo wish, usato per esprimere un auspicio.
I wish they hade come to the party.
Vorrei che venissero alla festa.
O ancora con would (‘d) rather per esprimere preferenza (quando il soggetto è
diverso).
I’d rather he sent someone else. (due soggetti diversi: I e he)
Preferirei che mandasse qualcun altro.
PERÒ: I’d rather send someone else. (stesso soggetto: I)
Preferirei mandare qualcun altro.
Traduci.
1) Se fossi in te non andrei con loro.
2) Preferirei che tu mi dessi un passaggio.
3) Se nevicasse, andrebbero a sciare.
4) Vorremmo che fossi qui con noi.
5) Si comporta come se fosse una bambina piccola.
6) Preferirei che lei non venisse.
7) Se solo gli animali potessero parlare.

Unit 9
Leggi l’articolo e completa le frasi scegliendo l’opzione corretta.
1) The story is told through
a Nick Carraway’s eyes.
b Tom Buchanan’s eyes.
c Daisy’s eyes.
2) Gatsby is
a Daisy’s husband.
b one of Nick Carraway’s neighbours.
c another name for Nick Carraway.
3) Tom Buchanan is
a a sensitive and caring man.
b a refined rich man.
c a rich and rude man.
4) Daisy comes from
a the East Coast.
b the South.
c the West Coast.
5) Zelda is
a Tom Buchanan’s mistress.
b Tom Buchanan’s wife.
c F. Scott Fitzgerald’s wife.

DO YOU THINK IT’S
STRANGE TO TALK NO
TO YOURSELF?
KNOCK, KNOCK.
WHO’S
THERE?
THE LOVE
OF YOUR LIFE.
LIAR! CHOCOLATE
CAN’T SPEAK!
THAT AWKWARD MOMENT WHEN

YOUR ENTIRE MATH CLASS
IS DISCUSSING WHETHER THE
RESULT IS 24 OR 25 AND YOUR
ANSWER IS -2508.
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KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON 3.2 LISTENING COMPREHENSION
Pagina 3 1) b, 2) a, 3) a, 4) b, 5) a, 6) a, 7) b
1.1 VOCABULARY 3.3 SONG

1) e, 2) c, 3) d, 4) a, 5) b, 6) h, 7) f, 8) i, 9) g (1) get (15) feel
(2) anything (16) swing
1.2 VOCABULARY (3) down (17) life
1) d, 2) b, 3) e, 4) a, 5) c (4) time (18) eyes
(5) doorbell (19) glass
1.3 VOCABULARY (6) feel (20) tonight
quiet, still (7) three (21) me
(8) two (22) down
1.4 GRAMMAR (9) drink (23) full
1) Carry on, 2) give up, 3) Give, 4) carry, 5) put off, 6) (10) back (24) for
Go, 7) take, 8) Put, 9) take off, 10) go on (11) chandelier (25) Sun
(12) tomorrow (26) from
(13) Like (27) comes
TIME ZONE ZERO (14) fly (28) One
Pagina 6
2.1 VOCABULARY AMERICA’S MAIN ROAD
1) equator 5) latitude Pagina 12
2) longitude 6) parallel
3) hemisphere 7) pole 4.1 VOCABULARY
4) meridian 1) HIGHWAY 8) JOURNEY
2) ROUTE 9) PERSONALITY
2.2 WORD SEARCH 3) MERCHANT 10) VALUE
4) RESTAURANT 11) MOTORIST
5) GROWTH 12) SCENERY
6) DECLINE 13) COUNTRY
7) SIGNIFICANCE 14) HISTORY
4.2 READING COMPREHENSION
US ROUTE 66
Main Street of America, Mother Road (also
AKA Will Rogers Highway)
COMMISSIONED IN 1926
LENGTH (MILES) 2,448
FROM (STATE) Illinois
TO (STATE) California
STATES IT GOES Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas,
THROUGH New Mexico, Arizona, California
FAMOUS PEOPLE John Steinbeck, Will Rogers, Bobby Troup
INSPIRED BY IT
DECOMMISSIONED IN 1985
4.3 LISTENING COMPREHENSION

1) At - at - of 6) to
2) in - about - from 7) in
3) on - of 8) to
4) At - at 9) by - in - about - along
2.3 VOCABULARY 5) about 10) At - of - in
• flight mode • starting point
• local time • time-keeping
• second half • Prime meridian FUTURE IMPERFECT
• postal system • smart phone Pagina 15
• Mean Time • Royal Observatory
• scientific institution • reference point 5.1 VOCABULARY
1) libro d’arte 10) autobiografia
2) biografia 11) saggistica
AUSSIE OR KIWI? 3) romanzo a fumetti 12) romanzo
Pagina 9 4) romanzo poliziesco, 13) libro di poesie
giallo 14) libro di consultazione
3.1 VOCABULARY 5) componimento teatrale 15) libro di fantascienza
1) environment 8) word 6) saggio 16) racconto breve, novella
2) topic 9) abroad 7) narrativa 17) libro di testo, manuale
3) vowel 10) cooler 8) grammatica 18) libro di viaggio, guida
4) example 11) flip-flop 9) diario
5) neighbour 12) swimsuit /
6) sound swimming costume 5.2 TRUE OR FALSE?
7) article 13) colloquialism 1) F, 2) T, 3) T, 4) F, 5) T, 6) T, 7) T, 8) T, 9) F, 10) T, 11) F,
12) T, 13) F

5.3 LISTENING COMPREHENSION 7.3 HOW DO YOU SAY... ?
1) Margaret Atwood doesn’t create imaginary worlds, 1) it’s out there
but draws on the past and the present to predict 2) (it) is just lying around
the future. 3) anything goes
2) In her books she doesn’t describe far away galaxies, 4) change it for the better
but this Earth in a possible near future.
3) She believes that assuming that change always means 5) what’s going on
progress is a classic mistake. 6) (he) doesn’t buy it
4) We have already changed the world a lot, not always 7) be on the side of truth
for the better. 8) at the time
5) When we invent a new technology, we don’t always 9) there was trouble
foresee the consequences. 10) it seems to me
6) We cannot continue burning carbon fuels at this rate 11) that is
without killing ourselves. 12) (it) proved to be right
7) Number one priority is to maintain the oxygen level
that allows us to live on land.
340 DAYS IN ORBIT
BIG DATA IS WATCHING YOU Pagina 23
Pagina 18
6.1 READING COMPREHENSION 1) Who is Scott Kelly?
1) a British 7) months
2) 2013 8) swing 2) How long did he stay on the International Space
3) former 9) pro- Station?
4) influence 10) narrow 3) What was his body subject to?
5) Facebook 11) out-of-date 4) What’s the title of his autobiography?
6) accessed 12) refused 5) What’s the title of the book that inspired him?
6) Would Scott Kelly take the offer of a trip to Mars?
6.2 LISTENING COMPREHENSION 7) Who is Mikhail “Misha” Kornienko?
1) whistleblower 7) users’ 8) What nationality is he?
2) Facebook 8) without 9) What was the first thing Scott Kelly did when he got
3) Brexit 9) didn’t home?
4) written 10) money 10) Who is Samantha?
5) data 11) privacy
6) politics
1) d, 2) h, 3) j, 4) c, 5) e, 6) b, 7) f, 8) g, 9) a, 10) i
A QUESTION OF TRUST
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THE GREAT GATSBY
7.1 VOCABULARY Pagina 25
• current - former • appalling - pleasant
• fictional - real • authoritarian - 9.1 VOCABULARY
• neutral - partial democratic 1) unbridgeable gap
• opposite - similar • liberal - 2) unbroken series
• virtuous - unethical conservative 3) extravagant parties
• widespread - • right - incorrect
restricted • wrong - accurate 4) dubious sources
• true - unreal 5) idle rich
6) pointless banter
7.2 CROSSWORD 7) curious way
8) sheer linen
• Idle
9.2 ODD ONE OUT

1) motionless
2) empty
3) uncultivated
4) sharp
9.3 GRAMMAR
1) If I were you, I wouldn’t go with them.
2) I’d rather you gave me a lift.
3) If it snowed, they would go skiing.
4) We wish you were here with us.
5) She behaves as if she were a little girl.
6) I’d rather she didn’t come.
7) If only animals could talk.

1) a, 2) b, 3) c, 4) b, 5) c

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SPEAK UP anno XXXIV n. 399

LIVELLI LINGUISTICI SIMBOLI FONETICI

Il livello linguistico degli esercizi è indicato secondo i criteri del Common

1) calm down a) change something for something else

2) emotion b) different type or model

4) substitute d) hard or not moving

5) version e) stop worrying

6) frightened f) give confidence

7) encourage g) possibility of harm

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1) Just accept that you’re

3) Keep still! c) You can’t fight the whole world.

4) Stay calm. d) You can’t stay young forever.

5) Try not to be so angry all

Abbiamo incontrato nell’articolo l’espressione keep calm. Quali altri aggettivi

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2) Don’t now! You’re nearly there! (= stop)

3) Be nice. her a kiss!

4) He couldn’t walk, so we had to him.

5) Don’t until tomorrow what you can do today. (= delay)

6) to bed. You’re very tired.

7) I’ll a sleeping pill so I can sleep on the plane.

8) it there, please, next to the others.

9) The plane will when the captain is ready.

10) The show must .

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Trova le parole che corrispondono alle seguenti definizioni.

1) imaginary line around the middle of the Earth,

2) angular distance of a place east or west of the

3) one of two halves into which the Earth is divided

4) imaginary line between the North Pole and the

5) angular distance of a place north or south of the

6) imaginary line around

7) either of the two points

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WORD SEARCH 2.2

Trova nello schema, in orizzontale o in verticale, le parole incontrate

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Sapresti ricomporre alcune espressioni usate nell'articolo? Abbina le parole

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Trova nel testo le parole inglesi che vogliono dire:

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LISTENING COMPREHENSION 3.2

Ascolta e completa le frasi scegliendo tra le due alternative proposte.

1) Down under is the word usually used to refer to

b Australia and New Zealand.

3) Australians are referred to as

4) New Zealand is usually called the land of

5) New Zealanders are colloquially known as

7) Australians and New Zealanders speak

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Party girls don't (1) hurt

One, two, (7) , one, two, three, drink

I'm gonna swing from the (11) , from the chandelier

And I'm holding on for dear (17) ,

(25) is up, I'm a mess

(28) , two, three, one, two, three, drink [...]

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READING COMPREHENSION 4.2

Leggi la parte dell’articolo che precede l’intervista e completa la tabella.

STATES IT GOES THROUGH