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COMPITI DI INGLESE PER LE VACANZE Per chi ha avuto la sufficienza piena (voto in pagella 6 e superiore) A. Leggere tutte le letture e svolgere tutti gli esercizi delle pagine seguenti. ATTENZIONE: alcune pagine riportano gli esercizi del libro “Grammar For You” che già avete. Ripasso di tutti gli argomenti che trovate nei Keynote e documenti caricati su iTunesU e/o Materiale Didattico. Per chi ha avuto il rinforzo (voto in pagella 5) A. Leggere tutte le letture e svolgere tutti gli esercizi delle pagine seguenti. ATTENZIONE: alcune pagine riportano gli esercizi del libro “Grammar For You” che già avete. Ripasso di tutti gli argomenti che trovate nei Keynote e documenti caricati su iTunesU e/o Materiale Didattico. B. File pdf “Rinforzo_Inglese_2ACEF_Venturin_Grammar4You” Svolgere gli esercizi delle seguenti unità (la parte di teoria la trovate sul libro “Grammar 4 You” - che usiamo in classe - e sui keynote / documenti vari caricati su iTunes U e/o Materiale Didattico). 13 - L’aggettivo e il comparativo di maggioranza. Il superlativo. 14 - Preposizioni di luogo 15 - Preposizioni di tempo 16 - Past Simple - Verbo Essere 17 - Past Simple 19 - Past Progressive (anche detto Past Continuous) *Questo file è stato caricato sia su iTunesU sia su Materiale Didattico in formato pdf. NOTA BENE PER TUTTI Gli esercizi e le letture sono un modo per tenere attivo il vostro inglese, quindi - se trovate una parola che non conoscete, cercatene il significato, provate a riusarla in un’altra frase; - se una frase non vi torna (non un testo intero), evidenziatela, ne discuteremo insieme al rientro; - provate sempre a fare un esercizio, il “non capisco” non lo accetto. Vi consiglio di stampare il seguente documento: sarà più facile la correzione a settembre e soprattutto nel caso perdiate il file / si rompe l’pad / etc avete un’altra copia del vostro lavoro. Buona estate! Easy reading: LA Skaters: An interview (level 1) – text Read an interview with two skateboarders from Los Angeles. Monica and Carl are teenagers from Los Angeles in the United States. They both love skateboarding. Read this interview with them and find out more about their favourite sport. Who invented skateboarding? Monica: Skateboarding began in California in the 1950s, but we don’t know who the first person to go on a skateboard was. Carl: In the beginning, skateboarding was popular with surfers. They wanted to practise surfing on land when the ocean was calm or the weather was bad. Where can you go skateboarding? Monica: There are skate parks in lots of towns and cities. They are special places for skateboarding. You can practise jumps at skate parks and meet other skateboarders. Carl: You can skateboard in the street too, but you have to look out for the traffic, people, bicycles and dogs. When did you start skateboarding? Monica: When I was a child, I liked going rollerskating with my friends. When I was thirteen, one of my friends got a skateboard and I tried it. I fell several times but I loved it. Two weeks later, I got my first skateboard. I haven’t stopped rollerskating. I like both sports now. Carl: I live in the city and there’s a skate park near my house. When I was eleven, my dad gave me a skateboard for my birthday and I spent the summer skateboarding at the skate park. I love the freedom and speed. When I was a child, I rode my bike every day, but I never ride it now. Is skateboarding dangerous? Carl: All skateboarders fall off their boards but fortunately most injuries are minor. It’s a good idea to wear a helmet to protect your head. Are there skateboarding competitions? Monica: Yes, there are. They usually take place in skate parks. Skateboarders do jumps or tricks. The skateboarders who do the most difficult jumps or tricks win. Carl: There was a campaign to get skateboarding included in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro but unfortunately it wasn’t successful. But who knows? Maybe, skateboarding will be in the 2020 games! Tell me about “Go Skateboarding Day”. Monica: “Go Skateboarding Day” is on the 21st of June every year. In the United States, Europe and Australia, there are competitions, parties and barbecues for skateboarders. What about fashion? Is there a skater look? Carl: At the moment, the fashion is for skateboarders to wear tight jeans or black trousers and a T-shirt or check shirt. Baseball caps and hats are popular too. Monica: A lot of skateboarders have long hair too. But fashion doesn’t matter. For me, enjoying the sport is more important than clothes. What’s a long board? Monica: A long board is skateboard that’s longer and has got bigger wheels. Skateboards are usually 70 to 80 centimetres long, but long boards are 90 to 120 centimetres long. It’s difficult to do jumps on a long board, but you can go fast. Carl: Listen to this! In 2006, a skateboarder went across Australia on a long board. That’s 5,850 kilometres! Robin Newton Easy reading: LA Skaters: An interview (level 1) – exercises Do the preparation task first. Then read the text and do the exercises to check your understanding. Preparation: matching Match the vocabulary with the correct definition and write a–f next to the numbers 1–6. 1…….. a trick a. a kind of sport, riding on a board with four wheels 2…….. skateboarding b. a kind of sport, riding on ocean waves on a board 3…….. a look c. a kind of sport, using boots with four wheels on the bottom 4…….. rollerskating d. a difficult jump or move 5…….. surfing e. physical damage to your body 6…….. an injury f. a style, or appearance 1. Check your understanding: grouping Write the phrases into the correct group. says that baseball caps and hats are popular with goes rollerskating and skateboarding skateboarders says it’s a good idea to wear a helmet got a skateboard for a birthday present loves the freedom and speed of skateboarding started skateboarding with a friend thinks skateboarding is more important than says that skateboarding began in California in the fashion 1950s Monica Carl 2. Check your understanding: true or false Circle True or False for these sentences. 1. Surfers wanted something to do when the sea was calm. True False 2. When she was a child, Monica rode her bike every day. True False 3. Monica started skateboarding when she was eleven. True False 4. Skateboarding isn’t going to be in the 2016 Olympic Games. True False 5. ‘Go Skateboarding Day’ is on 21st July every year. True False 6. It’s fashionable for skateboarders to wear tight jeans. True False 7. All skateboarders have long hair. True False 8. It’s difficult to do jumps on long boards. True False Discussion Do you like skateboarding? Graded reading: Bad secrets (level 1) – text Bad secrets are only bad until you tell someone. What is Maria’s secret and who will help her? Peter kicked his desk and walked out of the classroom. 'Hey!' shouted Mr Clark, the maths teacher, to Peter's back. 'Detention!' he called, but Peter didn't stop. Peter often walked out of class. *** Maria didn't have her sports kit for class again. It was the second time this term. 'I forgot it,' she told the teacher. But it wasn't true. 'What's wrong, Maria?' asked her mother when the school called her. 'I put your clean sports kit on your bed this morning.' 'Nothing, Mum,' said Maria very quietly. 'Look at me and speak clearly,' said her mother, angry. 'I can't understand you.' Maria didn't look up. She didn't want to answer any questions. She didn't want her mum to find the dress or the trainers either. Maria didn't want to explain where they came from. If her mum saw them there would be a lot more questions. Questions that Maria didn't want to answer. 'Fine. But if you don't tell me, I can't help you.' *** A week later, Peter and Maria were outside the school principal's office. Peter was looking at the wall angrily. She knew why he was here because she was in his class. She saw him kick his desk so hard that it broke. She imagined the conversation between Peter and the principal. Principal Hughes: 'Why did you do that? Desks are expensive!' Peter: 'Sorry. I get angry sometimes.' Principal Hughes: 'You should say sorry to your teacher, not to me. And you can pay for the desk. Don't do it again, OK?' Easy. Money and 'I'm sorry' won't work for me,' Maria thought. Her mother was coming to school because the PE teacher wasn't happy. They were going to ask questions. Questions that might bring more questions. Peter went in to the principal's office. She couldn't hear any of their conversation so they weren't shouting. Peter was probably saying sorry now. After a few minutes, Peter left. He didn't look at her. He was still angry. *** Graded reading: Bad secrets (level 1) – text Maria didn't speak for eighteen minutes. When her mother or Principal Hughes asked a question, she stayed silent. They stopped asking after a while. But that wasn't the real problem. She could feel her phone vibrating inside her bag. She knew exactly who it was. Later she would have to answer his questions. Where had she been? Was she wearing her new dress? And detention didn't really help her – he could wait outside school all night.