COMPITI INGLESE ESTATE 2021: FUTURE CLASSI SECONDE
Vengono elencati di seguito i principali argomenti affrontati in classe.
Tutti gli argomenti fanno riferimento alle unità 1-2-3 del libro di testo Venture, utilizzato nel
corso dell’anno. Il testo riporta tutte le spiegazioni grammaticali utili al ripasso. Di seguito
sono indicate le pagine del libro. Si ricorda che chi non avesse raggiunto la sufficienza può
richiedere il libro su cui lavorare d'estate in segreteria studenti.
QUESTION WORDS pag.11
AGGETTIVI POSSESSIVI pagg. 11, 25 e 162
NAZIONALITÀ pagg.13, 162 e 302
NUMERI E DATE pagg.13, 163 e 303
VERB TO BE pagg. 11-14 e 162
ARTICOLO DETERMINATIVO E INDETERMINATIVO a/an - the pag. 17 e 163
PLURALE pag. 17 e 163
THERE IS, THERE ARE pagg. 19 e 164
SOME E ANY pagg. 19- 204
THIS/THESE/THAT/THOSE pagg.19 e 164
PREPOSIZIONI DI LUOGO pagg.19 e 164
VERBO HAVE GOT pagg. 25 e 164/165
PRESENT SIMPLE pagg. 39 e 180
AVVERBI ED ESPRESSIONI DI FREQUENZA pagg.41 e 180
PRESENT CONTINUOUS pagg. 57 e 192 (escluse le classi 1B, 1C, 1D, 1F)
Si indica inoltre lo studio dei vocaboli contenuti nelle seguenti pagine:
INTRODUCTIONS pag. 10
COUNTRIES AND NATIONALITIES pag.302
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION pag. 306
FAMILY pag. 307
DAILY ROUTINE AND FREE-TIME ACTIVITIES pagg. 308-309
I vocaboli della frutta e della verdura e i dialoghi sono da studiare dagli appunti presi a
lezione.
Si allegano inoltre ulteriori esercizi da svolgere.
1. Grammar. Completa le frasi con la forma corretta del verbo to be, affermativa (+) o negativa (–). Usa la forma contratta quando possibile.
1 What ... the time? (+)
2 ... there a computer in your class? (+) 3 They ... Italian. (–)
4 My brother ... a student. (+) 5 Why ... you so sad? (+) 6 There ... any milk. (–)
7 We ... in the fourth year. (+) 8 ... this your pen? (–) 9 She ... very well today. (–).
2. Grammar . Scrivi frasi affermative (+), interrogative (?) o negative (–) con have got.
Usa la forma contratta quando possibile.
Ex. we / time (?) Have we got time?
...
1 They / two cars (+)
...
2 They / any friends (–)
...
3 We / five minutes to catch the plane (+)
...
4 I / a brother and a sister (+)
...
5 I / any cousins (–)
...
6 she / a sister (?)
...
7 I / time (?)
...
8 Irene / a new bike (?)
...
9 your mother / a new job (?)
...
Grammar: Present simple: like, listen to.
3. Osserva la tabella e completa le frasi.
I like heavy metal.
1 Petra and I... R&B.
2 Molly and Karl... heavy metal.
3 Stan... jazz.
4 I... boy bands.
5 You... heavy metal.
6 Petra... jazz.
7 Molly and Karl... boy bands.
8 You and I... R&B.
9 Molly, Karl and I... boy bands.
Object pronouns
5. Scegli l’alternativa corretta.
Are you listening to/me/I?
1 I love reggae. I like dancing to it/him.
2 I can’t stand boy bands. They/Them are really boring.
3 Mum likes shopping. She often buys we/us clothes.
4 This song is by Adele. She/Her has got a great voice.
5 My sister loves dogs. But I don’t like him/them.
6 This is our house. We/Us love it.
( like ) heavy metal
( listen to) R&B
like ) ( boy bands
listen (
to) jazz
I yes yes no no
you no yes no yes
Petra no yes yes no
Stan yes no no yes
Molly and
Karl no yes no yes
4. Completa la tabella.
Subject pronoun Object pronoun
I me
you he she we they
Expressing likes and dislikes
6. Osserva i simboli e riscrivi le frasi.
! = love * = enjoy + = like - = don’t like ~ = can’t stand # = hate
I * doing sport.
I enjoy doing sport.
1 You ~ shopping for clothes.
2 We + reality TV programmes.
3 My sister - TV quizzes.
4 Tim and Mo ! watching TV and eating pizza.
5 You and Val # school.
6 I + country music.
7 Maria ~ going to the gym.
8 Franco ! going to gigs.
7. Riordina le parole per formare frasi.
love computer you games playing --> You love playing computer games . 1 watching hate TV programmes I silly
2 we stand jazz listening to can’t
3 with enjoy friends going out I
4 puzzles Ted doing doesn’t like
5 our for hates walks going dog
6 likes to Sylvie jazz listening
7 sport can’t Jo doing stand
Verb + -ing
8. Completa il testo con la forma in -ing dei verbi del riquadro.
play watch dance go look spend listen watch
My name’s Jemma. I love 1spending time with my best friend, Sandi. On Saturday mornings we like
... shopping. We love ... at clothes. Then, in the afternoons we go to the cinema. I like ... horror films, but Sandi likes funny films. We also love ... to pop music. We usually dance in my bedroom but, we disagree about some music. I really like ... to hip hop but Gemma doesn’t. Also, she can’t stand ... reality TV shows, but I like them. Finally, she hates ... computer games but I love them.
9. Scrivi le domande. Usa verbi seguiti dalla forma in -ing.
you/like/listen/to/classical music? --> Do you like listening to classical music?
1 /Laura/like/sing/hip hop music?
2 /you/ enjoy/shop?
3 /your dad/hate/drive?
4 /Tim/like/go to/the gym?
5 /Mel and Tony/enjoy/dance?
10. Completa gli aggettivi di opinione.
I don’t like TV quizzes. They’re boring.
1 Going to the beach is _ u _.
2 This TV programme is in _ _ _ e__________g.
3 Skiing is _ x_________g.
4 I don’t like this song. It’s r_______s _.
5 Tennis is a f _ _ t_________sport.
11. Free-time activities. Abbina i verbi (1–5) ai nomi (a–f).
1 play b
2 go
3 watch
4 do
5 read 6 listen a) books
b) computer games c) clubbing
d) puzzles e) films f) to music
Grammar. Present simple: all verbs
12. Scrivi la terza persona singolare dei verbi nella colonna corretta. get up go to sleep clean your teeth wake up go to bed have a snack start school do
homework get dressed finish school
13. Scrivi frasi affermative (+), interrogative (?) o negative (–) con il Present simple. Ex.
you / live / in the centre (?) Do you live in the centre?
...
1 My brother / study / much (–)
...
2 My uncles / work / in a nuclear power station (+)
...
3 I / travel / very much (–)
...
4 your father / work / around here (?)
...
5 your friends / go / to discos (?)
...
6 They / know / me very well (+)
...
watch TV
- s - es
gets up
14. Riscrivi le frasi alla forma negativa.
Liam plays hockey for the school.
Liam doesn’t play hockey for the school.
1 We go ice skating every Sunday morning.
...
2 Immie goes to bed at 9.30.
...
3 My mum does tae kwon do at the sports centre.
...
4 You always finish your homework before you go to bed.
...
5 I play squash with my dad.
...
6 My sister leaves the house with me.
...
7 Meg watches that programme every evening.
...
15. Scrivi domande per queste risposte.
I get up at 7 o’clock.
What time do you get up?
1 Tyler plays tennis twice a week. How often
...
2 We go swimming after school.
When ...
3 My mum gets home at 5 o’clock. What time
...
4 Milly and Mitch go running every day. How often
...
5 Ann and Pat eat croissants for breakfast. What
...
6 Zac plays basketball at school.
Where...
7 I have a shower after breakfast.
When ...
8 They watch TV every evening. How often
...
16. Adverbs of frequency. Osserva i simboli e riscrivi le frasi con l’avverbio di frequenza nella posizione corretta.
***** always
**** usually
*** often
** sometimes
* hardly ever
° never
I do tae kwon do on Tuesday evenings.****
I usually do tae kwon do on Tuesday evenings.
1 Terry has a bath before he goes to bed.*
2 You do exercise during the week.°
3 They brush their teeth after breakfast.*****
4 Anna wakes up before 7 o’clock.*
5 We leave home after our parents.***
6 You get up late on Sundays.*****
7 I have a snack before dinner.**
8 My dad gets up after 8.°
Expressions of frequency
17. Riscrivi le frasi con l’espressione di frequenza corretta. We do karate on Wednesdays and Fridays. (twice a week/twice a month) We do karate twice a week.
1 I play table tennis on the second Thursday of the month. (once a month/every Thursday)
2 You eat breakfast Monday to Sunday. (once a week/every day)
3 Christmas is in December. (once a month/once a year)
4 We have an English test on the last Friday of the month. (every month/twice a month)
5 Ingrid cleans her teeth after breakfast and dinner. (every two days/twice a day)
Prepositions of time: at, in, on 18.
Correggi le preposizioni nelle frasi.
We get up on at 7.15.
1 Serge plays rugby at Saturday mornings.
2 Greg and Harry do athletics in Wednesdays.
3 In the weekend, we go swimming.
4 We often go to the beach at August.
5 We start school at 8.30 on the morning.
6 I never have coffee in night.
7 They often go to the beach at summer.
Vocabulary: The time
19. Disegna l’ora sull’orologio.
1 quarter to six 5 ten past eleven
2 twenty past seven 6 twenty-five to three
3 five to two 7 quarter past five
4 ten o’clock 8 half past five
Daily routine
20. Metti in ordine le azioni della routine quotidiana.
have dinner finish school/work wake up 1 go to bed
leave home have breakfast go to sleep start school/work get up have lunch
Days of the week
21. Scrivi il nome del giorno.
The first school day of the week.
Monday
1 My birthday is on the day before Friday………
2 The day between Tuesday and Thursday………
3 The two days of the weekend ……….…….….and………..
4 The last day of the school week……….………
5 The day after Monday……….
Seasons
22. Scrivi il nome della stagione.
The season when school starts.
autumn
1 The season after winter.
2 The season at Christmas.
3 The season in October.
4 The season when school finishes.
5 The season in April.
Sports
23. Scrivi i nomi degli sport nella colonna corretta.
table tennis squash volleyball
gymnastics rugby running
judo basketball cycling
boxing baseball golf
cricket divingice skating
Grammar: Modal verb can: ability
24. Osserva la tabella. Scrivi frasi affermative con can e frasi negative con can’t.
Cristina can’t drive a car.
1 Andy . 2 Andy . 3 Gill and Jo . 4 Gill and Jo . 5 Janice . 6 Janice . 7 Lily . 8 Lily .
25. Osserva la tabella dell’esercizio 1. Scrivi domande con can dove vedi un punto interrogativo.
Individual sports Sports for two people Team sports volleyball
drive a
cook play the
Cristina no ? ?
Andy yes no ?
Gill and Jo ? no yes
Janice no yes ?
Lily no ? yes
(Cristina) Can Cristina cook?
1 (Cristina) ? 2 (Andy) ? 3 (Gill and Jo) ? 4 (Janice) ? 5 (Lily) ?
26. Metti le battute del dialogo nell’ordine corretto.
Seth No, she’s short – but our hair is similar…………
Liam What’s your sister like? 1 Liam Is she clever, like you?
Seth She’s a lot like me.
Seth Yes, it’s dark and curly like my hair.
Liam Does she look like you?
Seth Yes, she is. She looks clever, too.
Liam Has she got dark hair?
27. Scrivi domande per queste risposte usando la forma corretta di be like o look like.
What’s your teacher like? (teacher) She’s friendly and down-to-earth.
1 ? (your brother) He’s got brown hair and eyes……….
2 ? (Martin’s hair) It’s short, wavy and brown………..
3 ………..? (Tia) She’s shy but kind.
4 ………..? (Ben) He’s chubby and he wears glasses.
5 ………..? (your parents) My dad’s friendly but my mum’s serious.
Vocabulary: Abilities
28. Completa le frasi con le parole del riquadro.
ski drive design cook play juggle speak ride
I can juggle with five oranges.
1 My mum can very well. Her lasagne is fantastic.
2 You can’t a car, but you can a scooter.
3 Jake can‘t German, but he can sing in Italian.
4 We can websites. We’re really good at it.
5 Kate can’t chess.
6 They love winter because they can well.
Physical description (2)
29. Scegli la categoria corretta per ogni aggettivo.
a hair length d opinion
b hair style e height
c hair colour f build
d good looking
1 well-built 8 straight
2 tall 9 curly
3 wavy 10 pretty
4 unattractive 11 shoulder-length
5 chubby 12 slim
6 blonde 13 beautiful
7 long
30. Scegli l’alternativa corretta.
My mother has got blonde/dark eyes.
1 I’ve got, medium-built/short dark hair.
2 Sally is long/tall and slim.
3 You’ve got medium-height/shoulder-length hair.
4 Sophia and Maria have got brown/serious hair.
5 Ben is chubby and medium-length/short.
Grammar: there is, there are revision
31. Leggi il testo, poi riscrivi le frasi correttamente.
Broadway is a pretty town. It’s small and friendly. It hasn’t got any large shops or supermarkets. It’s got small shops, cafés and restaurants.
It’s also got three primary schools. It hasn’t got a secondary school. You can do sports in
Broadway. You can go riding and walking. But you can’t go swimming. It hasn’t got a
swimming pool.
There are some supermarkets in Broadway.
There aren’t any supermarkets.
1 There aren’t any small shops.
2 There aren’t any cafés or restaurants.
3 There aren’t any primary schools.
4 There are some secondary schools.
5 There aren’t any sports you can do.
6 There are two swimming pools.
Prepositions: directions
32. Abbina la prima parte di ogni frase (1–7) alla sua conclusione (a–h).
h I can’t see the word
1 My bike is between 2 Ann’s waiting 3 The new shop is in 4 Your laptop is
5 Park your scooter next
6 The bus stop is on the corner of 7 I sit opposite Jeff
a in front of the bank.
b near the pencil case.
c the red bike and the black bike.
d and we talk a lot.
e Green St. and 1st St.
f to mine.
g Park Street.
h behind the teacher.
33. Completa le frasi con la preposizione corretta: a, b o c.
I live in Great Park Street. (a on b in c opposite)
1 The restaurant is the library and the bank.
(a on the corner of b in front of c between) 2 Let’s meet the cinema.
(a between b in front of c on your left) 3 Can you see my sister the bus stop?
(a near b behind c between)
4 My classroom is the library, so I can see who is there.
(a opposite b behind c between 5 Wait for me Myrtle Street and Oak Street.
(a on the corner of b opposite c on your right some, any)
34. Completa le frasi con some o any.
Are there any cafés near here?
1 The town has got new shops in the centre.
2 We haven’t got chairs in the bedrooms.
3 There aren’t red doors in our street.
4 There are traffic lights at the crossing by the library.
5 Are there tourists waiting for the museum tour?
6 There aren’t shops open before 8 a.m.
35. Riordina le parole per formare frasi.
in are some the there children garden There are some children in the garden. 1
the aren’t in there pens any pencil case . 2 wardrobe are the in jeans your
. 3 in bathroom there the mirror is a
. 4 a isn’t there supermarket here near . 5 town bookshops in there any are this
? 6 above a the there’s shower bath
.
