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Questi sono i contenuti del moduloche ti aiuteranno ad arricchire le tueconoscenze culturali e linguistiche …

● An unusual hobby

● Learning at home

● A typical school day in Britain

● A volunteer in Belize

● Getting fat or keeping fit

● British food

Riesci a collegare ogni immagine all’argomento al quale si riferisce?

Parlare● Parlare dei tuoi gusti ● Parlare delle tue materie scolastiche

preferite● Parlare delle faccende domestiche● Ordinare un pranzo al ristorante● Intervistare un compagno su dieta e

forma fisica

Scrivere● Scrivere di te e dei tuoi passatempi in

una lettera● Descrivere una tipica giornata di scuola● Scrivere un’email per organizzare una festa● Scrivere un paragrafo sulle abitudini alimentari

di un compagno

Leggere● Un articolo su un passatempo insolito● Un’intervista a due ragazzi che studiano a casa● Un articolo su una scuola britannica● Un articolo sul lavoro di un volontario● Dei consigli per un’alimentazione sana● Un menu● I risultati di un’intervista sulle abitudini

alimentari in Gran Bretagna

Ascoltare● Delle interviste a proposito di passatempi● Un dialogo sulle materie scolastiche● Un’intervista radiofonica sul lavoro volontario● Un dialogo al ristorante

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Usare forme grammaticali adeguateProva ad abbinare a ciascun elemento grammaticale il relativo esempio.

Present simple Pauline is staying in Belize.

like + -ing Can I have an apple and some juice, please?

Object pronouns She likes swimming.

Present continuous How many eggs do you need?

Countable and uncountable nouns Julie wants to be a pilot.

much and many Sometimes our parents teach us.

Usare un lessico appropriatoRiesci a proporre altri due esempi per ogni argomento?

Hobbies and interests School subjects Housework Foodgoing to the cinema Maths do the cooking tomato

dancing Geography do the ironing bread

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Read and listena Look at the picture of Julie

Baker. Where do you thinkshe comes from? What’s herhobby? Read the textquickly to check your ideas.

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Present simple (positive and negative), like + -ingVocabulary: hobbies and interests

Things we like doing

b Now read the text again and listen. Answer the questions.

1 How old is Julie?2 What ‘normal’ activities does she like?3 What does she learn on Sundays from 8.00 to 10.45?4 What doesn’t Julie like very much?5 What does Julie want to be in the future?

An unusual hobbyJulie is a student at the Helicopter Flying School near Brisbane. Here is her typical Sunday:

7.00 Julie gets up.

7.45–8.00 Julie’s parents drive her to the helicopter school. (Julie hasn’t got a driving licence.)

8.00–10.45 Her lessons start. Julie is in a group with five other students.The teacher tells them how to fly a helicopter, for example, how to take off and how to land. Julie doesn’t like classroom work verymuch, but she knows it’s important.

11.00–12.00 Julie and her friends learn how to use the radio and how to read maps.

12.00–1.00 Julie is in the pilot’s seat and her teacher is next to her. She flies forone hour. She loves it. She enjoys looking down at the Sunshine Coast.

1.15 Julie’s dad drives her home. He’s very happy that she’s back andthat she’s OK. ‘I hate watching Julie up in that helicopter,’ he says.‘Her mother and I get nervous. But we know she loves flying. Shewants to be a pilot and we don’t want to stop her.’

Julie Baker is 16 andAustralian. She likes

music, swimming, goingto the cinema and hangingout with friends. She’s avery normal 16-year-old.But she has an unusualhobby: flying helicopters.

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Grammar Present simple (positive and negative)

a Look at the examples. Then complete the rule.

Her lessons start at 8 o’clock.I hate watching Julie in thehelicopter.Julie gets up at 7 o’clock.She likes music.

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Positive Negative

I/you/we/they run I/you/we/they (do not) run

he/she/it runs he/she/it (does not) run

d Look at the examples and complete the table.Julie doesn’t like classroom work.We don’t want to stop her.

Rule: We use the present simplefor things which happen regularlyor which are always true.

With I, , we andwe use the base form

of the verb. With he, she and itwe add .

b Complete the sentences. Use the present simple form of the verbs.

1 Cristina (love)parties.

2 My friends (hate)sport.

3 You (paint) nicepictures.

4 He (write) his emails on my computer.

5 Pete and Sandra (play) tennis on Mondays.

6 My mum (read) a lot of books.

7 We (get up) at 8.30 in the morning.

loves

1 He .

3 She .

2 I .likes apples

c Write present simple sentences. Use like, love or hate and a word from the box.

cats football apples ice cream bananas winter

e Make the sentences negative.

1 Tracy likes black jeans. 2 We write lots of emails. 3 My brother plays the piano. 4 Helen learns Italian at school. 5 You listen to the teacher.

Tracy doesn’t like black jeans.

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6 We .

With he, she and it, some verbs end in -es.-sh they wash – she washes-ch we teach – he teaches,

I watch – she watchesIf the verb ends with consonant+ y, the ending is -ies.they fly – it fliesyou study – he studies






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f Complete the sentences. Use the verbs in the box inthe present simple (positive or negative).

fly run hate not drive not know not swim

VocabularyHobbies and interests

a Match the activities with thepictures. Write 1–8 in the boxes. Then listen, check and repeat.

1 going to the cinema2 reading3 swimming4 painting5 playing computer games6 dancing7 listening to music8 playing the guitar

b Match words from the three lists to make five true sentences.

IMy friendMy brotherMy sister

1 I this music! 2 We in this river. 3 Jamie to Rome inthe summer.

4 Bill’s parents a bigcar.

5 Teresa the answer. 6 Lesley in the parkbefore school.

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playplaysdon’t playlistengogoesreaddon’t readdoesn’t readdancedoesn’t dance

a lot of books.the piano.at parties.to pop music.computer games.football.to the cinema.

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Grammarlike + -ing

a Look at the examples and complete the rule.

She likes swimming. She enjoys looking down at the coast.She loves flying. I hate watching Julie in that helicopter.

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b Complete the sentences. Use the -ing form of the verbs in the box.

drive run play go listen talk

1 Maria hates the piano. 4 My dad doesn’t like to loud music.2 My brother loves his car. 5 Our dogs enjoy on the beach.3 I like to my friends on the phone. 6 We love to the cinema.

Rule: We often use the -ing form after verbs of liking andnot liking, for example, like, , and .

If the verb ends in -e, we dropthe e before -ing.dance – dancing, smile – smiling

If a short verb ends in vowel + consonant, we double the lastletter before -ing.swim – swimming, run – running

b Work with a partner. Talkabout the three teenagersand check your answers.

A: What’s Kate’s hobby?B: She likes …, but she doesn’t

like …

Pronunciation/n/ (man) and /ŋ/ (song)

a Listen and repeat.

/n/ man fun town Japan Britain Italian

/ŋ/ thing song spring morning writing reading

b Listen and repeat.

Karen likes dancing andpainting.Dan enjoys running in themorning.We sing songs at the station.

playing

Kate

tennis

football

swimming

Adrian

cinema

computer games

reading

Harry

dancing

listening to music

guitar

piano

SpeakWork with a partner. Talk about the hobbies in Exercise 3. Note down the things your partner tells you.I love … I (don’t) like/enjoy … I hate … I’m (not) good at …

Listena Listen to Kate, Adrian and Harry. Write ✓ next to the

things they like and ✗ next to the things they don’t like.

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b Write the correct name, Tony, Dave or Alex.

1 goes to ballet classes. 4 is angry with Alex.2 thinks ballet is only for girls. 5 doesn’t care what Alex thinks.3 asks Tony to play football.

c What do you think about what Alex says to Tony?

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Alex: Look at that guy over there.Dave: What about him?Alex: That’s Tony Smith.

Dave: Hey, Tony. Do you want toplay football with us?

Alex: Or are you worried aboutyour pretty little dancing feet?

Dave: Alex, shut up! Don’t listento him, Tony, he’s stupid.

Tony: You know, Alex, I like playing football. And, no, I’m not worried about my feet.

Alex: Oh, yeah? But doing ballet ...

Tony: I like ballet. It’s my hobby. It’s notmy problem if you don’t like it!

Alex: Well, I mean, it’s different, isn’t it?For a boy ...

Tony: So what?

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Read and listena Look at the photo story. Who is ‘different’ in the

story, and why? Read and listen to find the answers.

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Dave: Oh, Tony. That’s right.He goes to ballet classes.

Alex: Yeah, that’s weird! A boy! Doing ballet!






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Everyday Englisha Find expressions 1–5 in the photo story. Who says them?

Match them with expressions a–e.

1 guy a Be quiet!2 What about him? b I don’t think it’s important.3 That’s weird! c teenage boy or man4 Shut up! d very strange5 So what? e What do you want to say about him?

Writea Imagine that Lisa is your new penfriend and this is her

first letter to you. Read her letter. What are her hobbiesand interests?

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b Read the dialogues. Fill in the spaces with theunderlined words in Exercise 9a.

1 Linda: , Peter! You say really stupid things.

Peter: OK, sorry. Don’t be angry.

2 Susan: Do you know Ken Taylor?

Karen: Yes. He’s in my class. He’s a nice .

3 Rob: Our dog likes sleeping in the bath.

Judith: That’s !

4 Tom: You like playing football?But you’re a girl!

Gina: ? Why can’t a girl play football?

5 Mike: Is that Claire, the new girl in your class?

Monica: Yes. her?Mike: I think she’s John

Cooper’s sister.

b Write a letter in reply to Lisa. Include this information:

● your name, nationality and age● where you live● your hobbies and interests● some information about your friend(s)

Hi!

I’m Lisa Franklin. I’m Canadian and I live in Montreal. I’m fifteen.

I love sports. My favourite hobby ispainting. I also like playing tennis(I’m in a tennis club at school) and I enjoy riding my bike. I love watchingTV, especially Formula 1 races! I reallylike Michael Schumacher.

My best friend is Sonia. We listen to music a lot. Her favourite singer is Alanis Morissette. I think Alanis is a great singer, but my favourite isJennifer Lopez.

Write soon!

Lisa

Shut up

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