COMPITI PER LE VACANZE DI INGLESE PER GLI ISCRITTI
ALLA PRIMA CLASSE A.S.2007/08
1. REVISIONE: articoli e dimostrativi
1. COMPLETA LE FRASI CON UN ARTICOLO INDETERMINATIVO, OPPURE CON UN AGGETTIVO O PRONOME DIMOSTRATIVO
1. There’s … bottle of milk in the fridge.
2. … trees over there are very beautiful.
3. Are … books yours?
4. … boys over there are my friends.
5. I’m busy … week. Can you come next week?
6. Sara is … French teacher.
7. Excuse me, is … the bus to Newport?
Sorry, I don’t know.
8. “Peter, … are my parents.” “Hallo, pleased to meet you.”
9. Can you bring me … papers on the table near the window?
10. Would you like … ice cream?
2. INSERISCI UN ARTICOLO DETERMINATIVO O
INDETERMINATIVO
1. This is … beautiful painting. Does
….artist live near here?
2. I bought …new comb this morning and I can’t find it. I’m sure I put it in
…bathroom.
3. Can you buy me…ice cream, please?
4. It’s …very nice school and … teachers are all really hard-working.
5. Look! There’s …eagle in …sky!
6. I had …bath this morning, but …water was a bit cold.
7. I met Paul just …hour ago.
8. Is there … post office in …town centre?
2. REVISIONE: pronomi personali, aggettivi e pronomi possessivi
1. COMPLETA LE FRASI CON UN AGGETTIVO O UN PRONOME POSSESSIVO
1. Is this … bag? No, this is not …; … is still in the car.
2. If you take … exercise-book instead of
…, how can we do … homework?
3. Helen and … mother meet at the supermarket every Saturday.
4. Is this Tom’s new bike? No, … is white.
5. The cat is sleeping on … bed. Put it in … basket.
6. What a beautiful dog! Is it …?
7. Tell Susan that … friends are waiting for her
8. The children are in … room, they are playing with … toys.
2. INSERISCI NELLE SEGUENTI FRASI UN PRONOME PERSONALE SOGGETTO O COMPLEMENTO
1. “Are these flowers for…?” “ Yes, madam.” “Oh, thank you.”
2. “Where are your pens.” “ … are on the desk.”
3. Henry is thirsty. Here’s a coke for … 4. Susan is very fond of animals. … has a
flat full of dogs and cats.
5. “Where’s your moped, Paul?” “... is over there.”
6. Hallo, is Janet in? Can I speak with....?
7. We’re happy because our relatives are on holiday with ….
8. Look at those boxes. What’s in …?
3. COMPLETA LE SEGUENTI FRASI CON UN AGGETTIVO O UN PRONOME
POSSESSIVO, O UN PRONOME PERSONALE COMPLEMENTO
1. Is this your suitcase, Mrs. Eliot? No, … is white.
2. … name’s Anna and this is my brother.
… name’s John.
3. We are Italian, … friends are English.
4. That’s Jack. Who’s with …?
5. Is this her coat? No, … is blue.
6. We are in … classroom. Tim and Bob are in …
7. The bottle is on the table. Is there water in
…?
8. Lucy and Philip are at the cinema and Sean is with …
9. We’re students. That’s … teacher.
10. Liz’s here, that’s … car. No, … is black.
4. TRADUCI LE SEGUENTI FRASI
1. Chi è quella bella ragazza? È mia sorella.
2. Questo è il suo (di lei) quaderno? No, il suo è verde.
3. Questo è Jim. Suo padre è con lui.
4. I loro cugini francesi sono qui. Sono molto simpatici.
5. Questi fiori sono per lei, Mrs. Taylor.
Grazie.
6. Questi sono i nostri panini? No, i vostri sono laggiù.
7. Quelli sono i nostri compagni. Sono ragazzi molto simpatici.
8. Questo libro è interessante. È tuo?
3. REVISIONE: to be / to have
1. COSTRUISCI FRASI DI SENSO
COMPIUTO USANDO IL VERBO TO HAVE E AGGIUNGENDO GLI ELEMENTI
NECESSARI
1. What time/he/dinner?
2. She/never/lunch/at the office.
3. Let’s/a drink/pub/round/corner.
4. Mum/usually/rest/afternoon.
5. They/not/tea/every/day.
6. You/coffee/after/lunch?
7. I/shower/every morning.
8. They/not/breakfast/before 8.00 9. My father/seldom/lunch/us 10. She/fun/always/seaside
2. ESPRIMI IN INGLESE…
1. Dì a un amico che fai una nuotata tutti i giorni perché la piscina non è lontana da casa tua.
2. Spiega che non fai mai colazione al mattino perché non hai fame.
3. Dì a una compagna che vuoi dare una festa per il tuo compleanno.
4. Chiedi al tuo amico se si diverte alle feste con i suoi compagni di scuola.
5. Spiega che alla mamma piace prendere il tè con le sue amiche nel pomeriggio.
3. TRADUCI LE SEGUENTI FRASI
1. Quando ho sete bevo sempre acqua minerale.
2. Perché non diciamo loro di restare a pranzo? È presto e non hanno fretta.
3. Se hai fame, perché non mangi un panino?
4. Se hai freddo, prendi il mio maglione.
5. Mio figlio non ha paura dei cani.
6. Che ore sono? Le 12.30. È tardi, devo andare a casa.
7. Perché non venite con noi al pub? Ci spiace, abbiamo fretta.
8. Ho caldo, posso aprire la finestra?
4. REVISIONE: il simple present
1. INSERISCI IL VERBO AL SIMPLE PRESENT
1. My brother (study) hard every day.
2. “(you/like) cooking?” “Not at all, I (prefer) to eat when my mother (prepare).”
3. I (not understand) why she (smoke) so much.
4. ”Hallo Tom! How (you do)?” “How (you/do)? Nice to meet you.
3. Helen seldom (wash) her car by herself, but when the sun (shine) she (do) her best to clean her car.
4. “Where is Alice?” “She’s in her room; she’s listening to some music. She always (listen) to music when she is at home.
5. I (usually/not/go) to bed early during the week.
6. They (not know) it is dangerous.
7. (this coat/belong) to you? No, mine is behind the door.
8. She (not/usually/go) out in the evening.
9. What time (the concert/start)? It (begin) immediately after the dinner.
10. He sometimes (leave) the office early in the evening, because he (have) a drink with his friends before dinner.
11. What time (you/have) lunch? At 13,00 o’clock
12. (Susan/live) with her parents? No, she (live) in her own flat.
2. INSERISCI L’AVVERBIO DI FREQUENZA
1. I go to the disco on Sunday (always) 2. They spend their holidays at the seaside
(usually)
3. We write tour French friends (sometimes) 4. Mr Hudson drives to work (never)
5. Granny baby-sits for little Tom (often)
3. CAMBIA LE FRASI DA NEGATIVE A POSITIVE E VICEVERSA
1. I play guitar very well 2. He doesn’t smoke 3. She loves him 4. He doesn’t love her 5. They speak Japanese 6. You must listen
7. They can’t leave the room 8. Sue doesn’t want them
9. He does the same things every day 10. Robert doesn’t like watching Tv
4. TRADUCI IL DIALOGO
Sue: Non è Tom quel ragazzo di fronte al supermercato?
Roby: Sì, hai ragione. E chi è quella ragazza con lui?
Sue: E’ sua sorella Rachel.
Roby: E’ molto carina. Che lavoro fa?
Sue: Lavora per una compagnia aerea.
Roby: Abita qui a Londra?
Sue: No, abita a Parigi. Ma viene spesso qui a trovare i suoi genitori.
Roby: La conosci bene? Perché non la inviti alla tua festa?
Sue: Ti piace, vero?
5. RIMETTI IN ORDINE LE FRASI 1. We/with our parents/to the/go/often/
cinema.
2. By car/they/to Liverpool/once a week/go.
3. I/football/can’t/very well/play.
4. To do/here/aren’t/many things/there/in the evening.
5. Instructions/follow/very carefully/the 6. Can/at 8/we/at the bus stop/meet/in the
evening.
7. Watching TV/very much/like/we 8. Speak/Tom/don’t/Jim/very
well/and/German
9. Tea/drinks/drink/she/but/Sue/doesn’t/cof fee.
10. In/sister/does/London/your/live?
6. RIMETTI IN ORDINE LE FRASI AGGIUNGENDO GLI AUSILIARI DO/DOES O IS/ARE SE NECESSARIO
1. They/not/lunch/having/now.
2. Always/you/to the cinema/go/on Sunday?
3. Tomorrow/take/you/to the mechanic/the car/can?
4. This pen/write/not. You/got/another one/have?
5. You/can/another week/not/stay?
6. Susan’s letter/to/forget/I/not/must/to reply 7. Not/your dad/watching football/like?
8. Before 8 in the evening/home/usually/
John/come/not.
9. Playing/they/the guitar?
10. This/mean/what/word?
5. REVISIONE: interrogativi
1. INSERIRE UN PRONOME, AGGETTIVO O AVVERBIO INTERROGATIVO
1. …….do you live?
2. ……..’s your birthday?
3. ……...number is your seat?
4. ……..days are there in November?
5. ……..bread have we got?
6. ……..can give me a lift home?
7. ……..of you can give me a lift home?
8. There are three pens here. …..is yours?
9. ……..Mr Brown? He’s my teacher 10. …….of those men is Mr Brown?
11. …….kind of books do you usually read?
12. …….is the right answer, a) or b)?
2. FORMULARE DOMANDE APPROPRIATE
1. ___________________________?
- That brown bag? It’s $ 45
2. _____________________to work?
- I usually go by car
3. My name’s Nell
____________________________?
N - E - L - L
4. We regularly go to a sporting club.
____________________________?
Three times a week
5. There’s a blues concert next week. Can you come?
- It depends._______________start?
At 8, 30 PM
- __________________________?
It only lasts 2 hours
6. _____________________________?
- Only two or three times a year. My husband doesn’t like going to the cinema.
7. _____________________________?
- Perhaps they are Tom’s
8. _____________________________?
- We usually go on holiday in August.
_____________________________?
- We always go to the seaside.
3. RIORDINARE LE SEGUENTI DOMANDE
1. Do/who/for/work/you?
2. What/need/screwdriver/they/this/do/for?
3. That/about/is/film/what?
4. To/talking/who/she/is?
5. Do/with/they/on holiday/usually/go/who?
6. The house/like/is/what?
7. take/long/it/does/to get/how/you/to school?
8. High/Mont Blanc/how/is?
4. CHE DOMANDE FARESTI PER
OTTENERE QUESTE INFORMAZIONI?
1. I am 14 years old
2. Our grandparents live in Germany 3. He can speak English, French and Italian 4. It costs £ 3,25
5. The film lasts 2 hours
6. My children are very well, thanks 7. The river is km 347 long
8. We have got 3 cars
5. FORMARE DOMANDE PER OTTENERE LE INFORMAZIONI SOTTOLINEATE
1. Thomas comes from Germany 2. Sue shares a flat with a friend 3. He is interested in chemistry
4. We usually play tennis with the Browns
5. This present is from aunt Jane 6. You can speak to his secretary 7. The car belongs to Mary Jane 8. That’s Tom’s
6. REVISIONE: preposizioni
1. INSERIRE LE PREPOSIZIONI DI TEMPO AT IN ON
1. My birthday is …..May
2. His birthday is …….12th March
3. We usually go skiing …..the weekends 4. Are you free ……Saturday?
5. School starts …….8,15 AM
6. We’ve got lessons ……..the morning and sometimes …….the afternoon
7. This street is very quiet ……night 8. I never have lunch ……noon 9. I’ll have a party …..my birthday 10. When was your mum born?…..1960
2. INSERIRE LE PREPOSIZIONI DI LUOGO AT TO IN FROM (se necessario)
1. Where’s your friend …..?
- She’s …..Spain, but she lives ….Italy 2. The post office is ….Lombard street 3. The Prime Minister lives ….10, Downing
street
4. My sister is not …home now: she never comes…..home for lunch
5. Mrs Smith lives ….that nice cottage not far ……the church
6. Is Jennifer ….school? No, she doesn’t go
…school on Saturday
7. I always walk ….the railway station in the morning
8. This bus goes…….Piccadilly … the East End
9. What time do you usually leave….school?
10. We usually meet ….the bus stop
3. COMPLETA LE SEGUENTI FRASI TRADUCENDO LE ESPRESSIONI FRA PARENTESI
1. Where’s your house? It’s (a) London , (al n° 10 di Burton Street)
2. There is a beautiful cottage (vicino al fiume)
3. There’s a nice carpet (sotto quel tavolo) 4. Where’s Tom? He’s going (al cinema)
5. Are you (a casa) this evening?
6. There are some books (sulla cattedra) 7. The children are going (in cucina) 8. There’s a nice pub (accanto) the new
cinema
4. COMPLETA LE FRASI CON
PREPOSIZIONI APPROPRIATE, QUANDO NECESSARIO
1. The Russels live … 10 Fairfax Drive.
Their flat is … the top floor.
2. We’re going … the country … a short holiday … Easter.
3. I really get angry when I find toys all … the floor … your bedroom.
4. My student is going to work as a waiter
… England … two months … next summer.
5. Hull is about 30 miles away … here, but when we go there … car we arrive … three quarters … an hour.
6. The pickpocket is a boy … about 20 … blond hair. Two policemen are driving him … home … the moment.
7. Why don’t you come … the swimming pool … us, Paul? No thanks, I’m waiting
… Laura.
8. The train … Cambridge leaves … 10.25
… Platform 4 … the week. … 11.25 … Sunday
7. GENERAL REVISION
1. COMPLETA IL BRANO INSERENDO UNA PAROLA IN OGNI SPAZIO
Unfortunately the holidays are over and today is the … day of school. Bob and Lisa are in the street on their way to school. The shops … full of beautiful school things. “There … a lovely pencil-case in that shop-window, Tina”. “Yes, it’s very nice and it isn’t very …”. “How much is it?” “Just three …, so it’s cheap”.
Now they’re near the school: … is not very big, but it’s quite nice and it’s in a pleasant area. … is a canal near the school. It’s only a metre … and there are beautiful flowers on its banks. There’s
… old tower nearby, too. It’s about 200 metres
… . Today … of the parents are with their
children in front of the school. There are two new pupils in the second form - … are called Frieda and Lucinda. They are twins. … are fifteen years
… . Tina is curious: “How … is your house from here?” “We are lucky: it’s only half … mile from
the school. It’s … Petticoat Lane”. “Oh, … flat is only ten minutes … your house”.
2. INSERISCI LE PAROLE MANCANTI
I … a very good friend … England, called Janet.
She … a teacher in … secondary school … Bristol. The school is in the centre … the town, so Janet often walks there. She sometimes … a bus when she … late for work. She also writes short stories for … magazine. … magazine is called “Bristol Voice” and … is very popular in Bristol. Janet is married and … a daughter, Helen. Helen works … big supermarket just outside Bristol. The supermarket … all kinds of food and … a large car park in front of … entrance. Ann has got … friends and … goes dancing with them. She also … cooking in her spare time and reading novels and of course … short stories … mother writes!
8.REVISIONE: some/any; molto 1. INSERISCI SOME O ANY
1. There are … beautiful flowers in your gardens.
2. Is there … cheese? No, there is … ham.
3. I don’t know if there are … phone calls for you.
4. I’m hungry. Are there … sandwiches?
5. Is there .... butter in the fridge? Yes, there is...
6. I haven’t got … money.
7. Are there … shops in this street?
8. Would you like … more cake?
2. INSERISCI LA FORMA CORRETTA DI MOLTO
1. My sister has got … friends.
2. How … homework have you got to do?
3. I like ice cream …
4. There are not … people in that shop 5. Paul hasn’t got … to do.
6. The bus stop is not … far.
7. How is your mother? She is … well, thank you.
8. This book is … interesting!
9. We haven’t got .... time today.
10. Are there ... artists at the exhibition?
