3. A two children; 4. A his wifes surname;
5. A he started to work; 6. A he was very rich;
7. B playing golf.
WRITTEN PRODUCTION A. Carol visits her relatives once a week. She washes her car three times a month. She goes to the
theatre once a month. She washes her hair twice a week. She goes to the seaside once a year. She watches a video twice a month.
B. • I arrived in Los Angeles at 3 p.m. on Tuesday the thirtieth. • I stayed at the Beverly Hills Hotel. It was beautiful
• I visited went to Hollywood on Wednesday the thirty-first. There, I met the famous Australian actor Russell Crowe In the evening, at 8 o’clock, I had dinner at Gino’s.
• On Thursday, the first I went to Las Vegas. I did’t take the train, I went by bus. In the evening I won 50 on the slot machines.
• On Friday, the second I visited saw the Grand Canyon. I walked all day. In the evening I was very tired. I didn’t have dinner. I went to bed at 9:30.
• On Saturday the third I went to the airport. My flight back to Rome was number AZ 655. I left at 6:15 p.m.
LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND FUNCTIONS Unit 14
A. 1. Napoleon wasn’t English. He was French.
2. The Beatles weren’t American. They were English. 3. The first man on the moon wasn’t Russian. He was American.
4. Christopher Columbus wasn’t Spanish. He was Italian.
B. 1. Where were you yesterday?
2. Was the film interesting? 3. Were there many people at the cinema?
4. What time was the film? 5. Who were the actors?
C. 1. the fourteenth of July seventeen eighty-nine
2. the fourteenth of December fourteen ninety-two 3. the fifteenth of April fourteen fifty-two
4. the twenty second of November nineteen sixty-three 5. the eleventh of September two thousand and one
6. Open answer
D. 1. Summer; 2. Winter; 3. Spring; 4. Autumn; 5. Summer; 6. Open answer.
E. 1. many; 2. a lot of; 3. many; 4. many; 5. a lot of; 6. a lot of.
F. 1. Tomorrow; 2. Yesterday; 3. December; 4. February.
Unit 15 A.
1. Can; 2. may; 3. can’t; 4. may.
B. 1. yesterday; 2. once a week; 3. every day; 4. last year; 5. now: 6. never.
C. A.
1. How often do you brush your teeth? 2. How often do you meet your friends?
3. How often do you play the piano? 4. How often do you eat pizza?
5. How often do you go to rock concerts?
B. Open answers.
D. 1. C: twice a week; 2. B: did’t live; 3. A: were; 4. C: Do tou brush; 5. A: How often.
Unit 16 A.
1. was born; 2. didn’t live; 3. lived; 4. wanted; 5. left; 6. saw; 7. thought; 8. called; 9. didn’t know; 10. went back.
B. 1. Where was he born?
2. Where did he live? 3. Was he rich?
4. When did he leave? 5. What were the names of the three ships?
6. Why did he call the natives Indians?
C. 1. Was the weather hot?
2. Was the sea beautiful? 3. Were there many fish?
4. Did you meet nice people? 5. Were the restaurants expensive?
6. Did you visit the Great Barrier Reef? 7. Did you see many kangaroos?
D. 1. Did you go to the USA?
2. Were you at school yesterday? 3. I didn’t go to the cinema.
4. I was born in 1989. 5. What time did you see her?
CULTURAL AWARENESS
Ouando si strive la data in inglese si possono usare sia i numcri cardinali sia gli ordinali. Quando si dice una data si possono usare solo i numeri ordinal.
• Eventualita: may • CapacityAbility: can
• Probability: may • Permission: canmay
EXAMINATION PRACTICE A. Example dialogue:
Examiner Hello. What’s your name?
Candidate My name’s Paolo.
Examiner How old are you?
Candidate I’m 12.
Examiner Where do you live?
Candidate I live in Cagliari.
Examiner What’s the date today?
Candidate It’s the seventeenth of March.
Examiner When’s your birthday?
Candidate It’s on the twenty-fourth of November.
Examiner What do you study at school?
Candidate I study English, History, Geography, Italian and Science.
Examiner What do you do when you come back from school?
Candidate I usually do my homework and then I meet my friends. I sometimes watch a video.
Examiner Do you usually go to the cinema?
Candidate Yes, I do. I sometimes go to the cinema with my friends.
Examiner What films do you prefer?
Candidate I like comedies and horror films.
Examiner How often do you go to the cinema?
Candidate Twice a month.
Examiner Do you sometimes go to the theatre?
Candidate No, never.
B. Example dialogues: Examiner
