UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO –ACADEMIC YEAR 2017-18-

To the attention of:

STUDENTS OF ENGLISH ATTENDING CLASSES WITH PROF. PEPICELLI

From: INTORCIA, E, PEPICELLI E., MY ENGLISH WORKBOOK (RCE Multimedia Napoli), RELEVANT NOTES, ENGLISH FOR SUCCESS, NEW ENGLISH FOR SUCCESS, ENGLISH FOR ME, ( Aracne Ed., Roma)

GRADED ACTIVITIES for the written and oral English tests:

From: My English Workbook: *From: My English Workbook: *

I WISH TO INTRODUCE MYSELFI WISH TO INTRODUCE MYSELF

1 A boy, Francesco, introduces himself to his new teacher of English and to the class.

Hello! My name is Francesco. I have 19 age. I born and living in Pietrelcina. My family are composed of my father Roberto, my mother Cinzia, my yang sister Alessia and my old brother Angelo, is 17. My fevourite hobbies is use of personal computer and my fevourite sports are volleyball, basketball, gymnast and football. I like listening pop music and funky music. My fevourite italian group are of Naples; my fevourite english group are The Rolling Stones. I like moto and personal computer. In my future I want to like university informatica.

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3- Rewrite Clara’s presentation correctly :

I’m Clara, I’m 18; my birthday is 17 May and I live at Bologna. I’m studying at the local school high for accountancy. I must to do the fifth year, and the exam at the end of the year.

My hobby is to work with PC and play football and my favourite sports also is volleyball and I played it for 4 years. About my family I laiv with my father, my mother and my young brother Carlo, I don’t have any animals because my home is too small, but also I like it, especially dogs.

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4 Listen to the questions to Francesco by the teacher and correct the errors.

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T.: In which part of Sannio do you live?

F.: live in Pietrelcina.

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T.: So it’s not far from Benevento.

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T.: What are your favourite hobbies?

F.: My favourite hobby is use of personal computer and plaing basket, volliboll, gymnastic and football.

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T.: Where do you go in summer?

F.: In summer I stand in Paestum with my friends.

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T.: Do you have any pets?

F.: Yes, I have three … er … gatti.

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T.: Can you tell me their names? What are their names?

F.: My cats one is Fluffy, Pinocchio, and White.

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T.: In what city of the world would you like to live?

F.: I am like live in London.

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S.: Buongiorno!

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T.: Hello! Which mark did you get at the intermediate

Which mark did you get at the intermediate

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T.: Which mark did you get at the intermediate exam?

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T.: … Il voto all’esame intermedio!

S.: Ahhh! …… ventidue.

T.: In English.

S.: Twenty-two.

T.: Ok. Let’s start with a question about the education system in England.

S.: Yes. Children goes to school, to nursery school at 6 years; after go to elementary school to 7 and 11. To go to the grammar school make the exam of eleven plus. After they attends comprehensive school and at sixteen sit many exams: GCSEs (General Certificates of Secondary Education).

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T.: What exams?

S.: In many subjects: English, Chemistry, Maths, Drowing, Istory, Geography, etc. After they can live school or continue in the six form.

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T.: How many subjects do they study in the Sixth Form?

S.: Three or more.

T.: And after?

S.: They attend university.

T.: What kind of qualifications can they get?

S.: A B.A., a B.Sc., Master, Ph.D.

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T.: What do B.A. and B.Sc. mean?

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T.: Can you explain what a Master is? And a Ph.D.?

S.: Yes. A Master is a postgraduate course; a Ph.D. I not know.

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T.: It means Philosophy Doctorate; it’s a three-year course and is very demanding. Now, let’s talk about a different topic. By the way, have you watched the video: Northampton University College?

S.: … Yes.

T.: Why are videos so important?

S.: Because as you have sayd much times, one picture is wort 1,000 (a thousand) words.

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T.: That’s right! What do you remember about the relationship between teachers and students?

S.: Well, its a video interesting; I like this university; there are many sports; football, sail, rugby, …

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T.: Yes, that’s right, but I was asking you about the relationship between teachers and students.

S.: Ah, yes, it is very well, the teachers are very professional in the class and very friendly … fuori.

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T.: Do you mean they are professional in the lecture-room and friendly outside?

S.: Yes. And there are a lot of jobs part-time for the students.

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T.: What else do you remember?

S.: I remember many thinks: Northampton is not very big, it is easy to travel and cheap. People of Northampton likes the students because they … money and the students like peoples. Night life is also good; they dring much, like to dance; also there are foreign student from Russia, USA. There are many computers, library. I like the university, because you doesn’t studies much and enjoy. There is a campus and the … is nice: green, peaceful setting …

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T.: OK. That’s enough. I have another question about the micro-language.

S.: I don’t understand.

T.: Micro-language is a specialized language. Can you explain Factoring to me?

S.: Factoring? I not remember. Other question? Can I to speak of Franchising?

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T.: No, that’s not possible. The teacher asks questions. It’s the same with everybody. So let’s talk about Leasing.

S.: Yes, leasing. Leasing …

T.: Think first, organize your ideas and then speak.

S.: O.K. Leasing is a finance method. There is the lessor and the lessee. I know two type of lisings: Operative leasing and financial leasing. The operative leasing is a trilateral agreements.

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T.: No, it’s a bilateral agreement.

S.: Yes, a bilateral agreement among two firm and there is also ancillary services.

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T.: What are ancillary services?

S.: Mantenance, insurance, repair, ricambi …

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T.: Ok. That’s fine. I find your pronunciation quite wrong and the content is not always precise and adequate. Now let’s have a look at your written paper.

2 Correct the mistakes in this dialogue. Then listen and repeat it with a classmate.

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S.: Salve!

T.: Hello!

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T.: Write the phonetic transcription of the word June.

S.: Emm … I not study tis.

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T.: Why not?

S.: Because is difficult.

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T.: Ok … Let’s go on with another question. Can you tell me what homographs are?

S.: A homograph are a word whit the some script but different pronunce.

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T.: Yes, words with the same spelling but a different pronunciation.

S.: Yes.

T.: And would you like to give me an example, please?

S.: Yes … Yes … live /'lIv/ that means abitare and /laIv/ that means dal vivo.

T.: Ok. Now. Do you remember The Wrong Holiday?

S.: Yes.

T.: Well, talk about it!

S.: John and Linda decide to go out for te New Year. They not wanted to go to a hotel and so they decide to go to a old Tudor mansion. When they arrive a old lady opened the door. She have a cat and a bottle of whisky on te arm.

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T.: Can you describe the room?

S.: There was cat everywhere, no heating, no lamps and is friizy.

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T.: Do you remember how the story ends?

S.: Yes. Tey go away in anoter hotel.

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T.: Now tell me something about George Atkinson.

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T.: George Atkinson and his school days.

S.: I study all the Unit but I not remember tis!

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T.: I’ll show you the passage in the textbook.

S.: Ahh! Sorry, I don’t know …

T.: … Well. Have you watched the video: A Language School in London?

S.: Yes.

T.: Compare Mark and Tom. Tell me whom you prefer and why.

S.: Yes. Mark and Tom are broter. Tey drinking a coffee in a café when Jane arrive ...

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T.: Yes, but … I didn’t ask you to talk about the first episode of the video! I asked you to compare Mark and Tom; you have to describe them and …

S.: Ahh ... Sorry, but I not watched the video … I made te summary.

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T.: Ok. That’s enough. I think you have some problems with both pronunciation and content. By the way, let’s have a look at your written paper.

Correct the mistakes in this dialogue. Then listen and repeat it with a classmate.

S. = Student T. = Teacher

T.: Good afternoon!

S.: Good afternoon!

T.: Are you tired?

S.: Er?? Can you repeat?

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T.: Are - you - tired?

S.: Ahh! So so.

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T.: Ok. Let’s start with the phonetic transcription. Write the word lunch.

S.: ???

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T.: Ok, I’ll give you the spelling: /el/ - /ju:/ - /en/ - /si:/ - /eIt∫/

S.: Oh! Yes: lunch!

T.: Right! Now, give me an example of homophones.

S.: Yes: /li:d/ and /led/.

T.: But ... these are homographs; I said “homophones”!!

S.: Ah! Yes, yes: /wi:k/, spelling: /dΛblju:/ - /i:/ - /eI/ - /keI/, weak = debole and /wi:k/, spelling: /dΛblju:/ - /dΛbl i:/ - /keI/, week = settimana.

T.: Good! Ok! Now, let’s talk about the article by Tom Scotch “Wonderful Inventions”. Among the wonders mentioned in the article, which is, in your opinion, the most important?

S.: Computers.

T.: Computers … and why?

S.: Because computer have changed our works and live.

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T.: Yes, but … how?

S.: I tink it is many important today because we can say that we use the computers for a lot of tings …

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T.: What about medicine? What do you think about it?

S.: Yes. … Medicine is also many important because the aspirin and pennicilin are saved million of peoples.

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T.: There’s another article. Well, actually it’s a very interesting report from the North Pole. What do you remember?

S.: Not much, really. I like snow, ice and the cold. I like skiing.

T.: Well. No matter!

S.: When it snows, I feel happy, very happy.

T.: Me too! And … do you like travelling?

S.: Yes … I love it, but it’s expensive.

T.: Have you ever been abroad?

S.: Yes, last summer I went to England.

T.: Where in England?

S.: Ahhh! … London and Reading.

T.: Ok. Did you watch the video?

S.: Yes.

T.: What’s the title of the fifth episode?

S.: Er … A birthday party.

T.: Whose party is it?

S.: It’s Grace’s party.

T.: And … do you remember what Mary and Tom bought as a present for Grace?

S.: Yes. … a pair of biutiful irrings.

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T.: What happens later?

S.: Tey do not have enough money to pay fot that.

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T.: Ok … That’s enough. Let’s have a look at your written paper.

Oh! Yes: lunch!!Oh, yes: lunch !

Ok, I’ll give you the spelling: /el/ - /ju:/ - /en/ - /si:/

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4 Read these classtests, correct the mistakes and rewrite them.

A Charles Dickens, Hard Times: what is Coketown like?

Dickens in this work describes the real life in the cities when there is their industrialisations. The man became a sort of machine that repeat same gestures during all his working day. The vision of human condition is pessimistic because Dickens make a stress on monotonous trend of life. He is an observator that describe the negative aspect of new industrialization period. The man not have freedom of thought because he is considered such as a normal machine. The landscape is obscurated by smoke of industries and the man is prisoner of technological progress because he is only a means to arrive at good economical conditions of industries. The Coketown is an horrible city because there are only industries, workhouses and smoke that cover the natural and romantic landscape. It’s a materialistic vision of reality.

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B Outline the structure of Joyce’s Ulysses, considering also its references to Homer’s Odyssey, and give a short description of the main characters.

Joyce’s Ulysses talk about a story of a man, Leopold Bloom, in a one day of his life, who gets up and walk around Dublin, and meeting some people, in particular an indigent writer, Stephen Dedalus, with whom he gets drunk, and finally he going home to his wife Molly Bloom. This story, like Homer’s Odyssey, it is a story of a journey of a man, but Homer’s Odyssey it is a story that talk about twenty years of the life of Ulysses, while in Joyce’s Ulysses it’s only a day of life of his characters. Homer’s Ulysses can be compared with Joyce’s Leopold Bloom, a middle-aged Jewish, that one day gets up and walk around Dublin; Stephen Dedalus can be compared to Thelemakus, and Molly Bloom, can be compared to Penelope, but Molly Bloom is adulterous wife with so many lovers.

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10 Read and correct this short email to a close friend.

Date:

From: sender

To: receiver

Object:

Dear Denis,I write you this email to invite you for 13 October to Mary’s home. The event are very incredible! Many peoples goes to Mary’s house and hear we plays card and talk politic; the whather is delicious. Go in Eastbourne Place at 8 o’clock. Please send me a confirm; my address is:

5, Lewis Road, LS1 3GX London.

Hope to see you sunPaul

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Date:

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Dear Denis,

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11 Here are two similar emails. Correct and rewrite them.

Date:

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Hi Mary, (if we go to the cinema together)

what do you think to come with me to the cinema, to see “The Time Machine”? This film is very interesting because is an horror film.

See you at nine o’clock at my home. If you want to came with me, call me. Bye

Tom

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Hi Mary,

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Dear Eric, (so far so good!)

How are you? I’m fine. I write to you to ask a question. Next sunday, do you want to go with me to an irish pub? It’s a much typical, special, quite, particular pub; there’re a lot of things of the irish culture, nice persons, good, nice, tasty food, typical music.

Please, confirm.

See you

Linda

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12 Here are two letters. Rewrite them correctly.

A Dear Lucy,

how are you? I’m fine, where do you will go this summer holidays?I tink that I’ m going to the seaside because I like it and the sun but now I’m studing at the university in Benevento and I have to take a examination if I want to graduate .If I think of holidays I ‘m very happy because I can to relax.Do you want to visit my town this weekend? I live in Catanzaro; the town is near the sea and it’s very hot but there are many beautiful places and a lot of disco.If you decide to visit my town you can meet many friends because in summer I meet my friends and we go at the beach in the morning and at night we can organise a party.In my opinion you can to have a lot of fun and you can to relax because it is a calm and beautiful town.Please write soon.All the best Angela

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B Dear Susy,I have dream I wont to win a lot of money by a lottery, totocalcio but I think that this dream is impossible to realize, there isn’t probability there are much people that they try the lucky but I hope that a day it will realize.Every day I think if I win a lot of money I won’t work. I will buy a isle in the Pacific Ocean. I will build a big castle but I won’t think only myself, by those money I will help difficult people, the sicks AIDS, the children in Africa, I would the peace in the world.Money! Money! Money! All in the world think only the money, it is very usefull but sometimes I think that it is also the world sickness. The run to the money has died human life, we think that only the money is the solution of our problems, but it isn’t true. The money helps the life, but it isn’t the life. Sometimes we risk to be slaves of that we have got and this is terrible. We must to remember that the money is our instruments, and we aren’t its instruments. What you think of money?Write to me again LoveJohn

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Read this letter/email and add punctuation (capitals, apostrophes, full stops, commas, exclamation and question marks, etc.). It would be better if you re-write it.

dear Mary

how are you i hope you are well im fine

im writing to invite you to come and stay with us for the next summer holiday

as you know i have a wonderful house in sperlonga near latina im staying there for 15 days in july there will be also my sister myriam and two old friends of ours

if you come well be very happy

sperlonga is a wonderful place its very relaxing and quiet in the morning we can stay on the beach I know that you love swimming and relaxing in the sun in the afternoon we can visit a lot of places near sperlonga like gaeta terracina the circeo and also rome late in the evening we can go to discos or clubs drinking and dancing

im sure next summer will be fantastic

i hope you will be with us

please write to me soon

antonella

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15 Find out the mistakes in this letter/email.

Dear Jane

It’s centuries that we don’t hear each other! Now I write you this letter because I want tell you about my life at university. The first term is now over and I must to study a lot for my exams. I have only done a few exams, so I have to work hard. You know, yesterday I have gone to the library for to do a research about the latest improvements in teknology. Here I have also met Miguel; do you remind him? He is the Spanish student who came from Malaga; he frequented courses with we last academic year and he did so much exams!!! He has said me he comes back to Spain at may. Well, I must go now.

Write me soon!

Stefano

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16 Read this text about Mara and Sandro, then rewrite it.

Mara e Sandro are two characters in the video A Weekend in New York. They are good friends. Mara want visit Times Square while Sandro prefers New York parkes. They visit boths. Then they takes the andergraund to go to Empire State Building. Sandro has hair brown and eye brown and is tall. Mara has hair blond, and eyes green and is normal.

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17 Read the following composition, find the errors and rewrite it.

In the last century there was many changes. One of these was the television. This invention changed people’s life. With this amazing device you could watch any channels.

Every channel was composed of different shows or films, but the most important program was the channel of news.

Today there are every kind of channels, for example there is that for kids, adults, sports, cinema and so on.

In Britain the most important tg news are NBC and BBC, while in Italy are TG1 and TG5.

In the past with the television the information traveled very fast and also now. Before only few people had got a television, but there are two televisions for every family today.

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18 Here are four paragraphs about birthday celebrations. Correct and rewrite them them.

A I was born in Benevento. The date of my birthday is 4th december 1997. I’m 15 years old. My birthday was were well because my family and my friends having organize a fantastic party. The gifts was beauty. Between a year will have a 16 years old. It’s a fantastic party.

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B I was born the 6th of August in Benevento. I’m twentyone years old and the next year I will be 16 years old. Last birthday I celebrate my birthday with my friends. They make a party for me. The next birthday I will go to London with my best friends for a week.

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C I was born 22th April 1998 in Benevento, I now have twenty years old and in my next birtday I will have fiveteen years old. My last birtday I don’t celebrate because I was ill, but my next birtday I will celebrate with a big party at my home with friends and other people too.

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D Hi, I’m Sara and I was born on December 18th of 1999 in Benevento. I’m 19 and within three weeks is my birthday. I don’t know how I will celebrate my birthday, but I think that I will celebrate it with my family and two or three friends. We will eat a pizza and we will watch a DVD. My last birthday I celebrated with my classmates. For example last hear, I brought some naugat and chocolate pralines of San Marco dei Cavoti, to school, and in the evening

my family, two friends, my grandparents and I celebrated all together at home. I received many presents and many money. I had a cake. It was very good. I like very much to celebrate my birthday.

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From RELEVANT NOTES:

1. Write about the media (TV, the Internet, radio, newspapers) underlining both their positive and negative aspects.(150 words - 20 points)

The media are strong struments of comunication that enter all the day ours houses. The media or TV, radio and newpapers give a lot of informations about daily facts of actuality, economy politic an also notices of sport, culture and cinema.

The media are very importants because allow to know better the world and other countries through reportage, film, documentary relate of everythings.

Unfortunate through these we come to knowledge of a lot problems that afflict humanity. Then there is Internet that is a window on the world. People use internet for every thing infact on the internet we can try varied arguments of personal interest and deepen the knowledge through the explanations of web. Today Internet is used by people for buying and selling goods, services as books, travel tichet, music.

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2. Translate these sentences into English.

(10 points - 2 for each correct one)

1. Se andrete al cinema incontrerete anche i vostri amici.If you went to the cinema you’ll meet your friends.*

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2. Se i miei amici leggessero il nuovo libro sarei più contento.If my friends read my book i will be happier.*

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3. Se Maria fosse venuta avrebbe incontrato i suoi amici.If Maria went she’ll meet her friends.*

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4. D’inverno dove vai di solito?Where do you often go in winter?*

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5. Aspettiamo il bus dalle otto, cioè da circa un’ora.We are waiting the bus of the eight that is for a hour.*

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Time allotterd: 1 hour. The use of dictionaries is not allowed.

From ENGLISH FOR SUCCESS:

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From NEW ENGLISH FOR SUCCESS:

WRITING

Here is a good example of an argumentative short essay.Topic: What do you think about the recent quick growth of social networks? What are itspros and cons? Illustrate your opinions in a short essay.

Social networks, the most recent form of communication, are constantly growing.Users who log to Facebook or Twitter - two of the most famous - are 1,000,000 everyday. Facebook has been the forerunner of social networks. It is helping people all overthe world to meet new friends and find old ones.Facebook is revolutionizing e-commerce and web marketing too. It has introduced a lotof services since its birth; the latest, called “Places”, helps users to find friendsaccording to their position in the world. Other social networks, as Twitter, haveimproved communication among companies and clients.On the other hand, social networks have the potential to create a new virtual life forusers, so they can hide their personality. Furthermore, through the use of socialnetworks, they run the risk of losing their privacy and of being swindled.I think it is important for users to share their feelings, but at the same time theyshould protect their personal data; one way of doing this is using some special devices.Personally speaking, I can’t imagine a world without social networks, because they arethe future of communication.

CORRECTING MISTAKESWhat role can you play as an engineer in today’s society? Refer to the impact that theskills and competences you are acquiring through your studies can have on social areasas building, IT, telecommunications and environmental development.

I study engineer at Benevento university because I like making plans.

I have already given an informatics exam. I hope to start work just finished studing at university. In the department engineering there are many technical subjects. I hope to pass all the examinations and one day I hope to become a good engineer. So I hope to work in the important office. I also like the urban and I am following a course very exciting. In the department engineering there are some difficult subjects like fisic, mats, chimica, ecc. I would like to build an important structure, like a skyscraper or a important bridge. I am very passionate about this university in my opinion may be a way to change things.

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* Read this exam test: A-Identity errors- B- Correct them, and, then, re-write it.

Write a short description of your University. Refer to its departments, your Degree course in particular, its main buildings and facilities, recreational activities, main problems, advantages and disadvantages, etc….(150 words) (20 points).

I‘m C. O. and I’m a student of informatic engineering at “Unmisannio”. It is a little univdersity in the south of Italy.

My degree course is informatic engineering, but I can’t attempt any corse because I have a job.

For me university have a big, main problem it don’t have A “online courses” there are very important for students who haven’t opportunity for attempt any course.

The universiy is dispocated in nuperous places of Benevento City There are numerous of ittle buildingt but have numerous facilities, like a lecture room, restore room, and a loto f laboratories.

One of the most important advantages for students who, dson,t live in city, is a very big car parking near the main building of università.

Also exist a students università union for helping any student who have a problem with university.

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Check the following sentences and re-write them correctly:

1- Luca si è svegliato tardi; non arriverà in tempo per l’esame.

*Luca given up too late, he don’t arrive in time for the exam.

*Luca has awake up lat; He will not arrive in time for the exam.

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2-Quante volte a settimana segui le lezioni all’università?

**Luca has awake up lat; He will not arrive in time for the exam.

How many times in a week you attempt corse at university?

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3-Se non avessi avutro l’influenza, avrei sostenuto l’esame la settimana scorsa.

-*If i didn’t have the influency, I would do the exam last week..

-If last week I don’t feel bad, I had the exam.

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4-Ho sempre vissuto in questa piccola, ma graziosa città.

*I al*I’ve always lived in this little, butr beautiful city.

ways lived in this small, but tiny city.

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5-Abbiamo intenzione di prenotare online un volo per Sydney.

*We would prenote online the fly for Sydney.

*We have to taking a online charter ticket for Sydney.

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* Read this exam test: Identify errors and correct them- It would be advisable to re-write it.

Write a short description of your University. Refer to its departments, your Degree course in particular, its main buildings and facilities, recreational activities, main problems, advantages and disadvantages, etc….(150 words)(20 points)

I’m M.N. and I frequency the first year at the University ‘Unisannio’.

My courses are: fisic, informatic,English, Matematic for ingegnery.

The advantages of this university are:

Mense, position, and the disponibily of the profs.

In the university we have a many study, aule and the assosations where we talk and study with other students. The laboratories are big and have many Pc for work and the Pc are top o frange.

The disadvantages of this university iso ne.

The laboratori for informatics ingegnery is distance of the university. The Departments of this University are:

Civil ‘s ingegnery, Elettronic’s ingegnery, Energetic’s ingegnery, Informatic’s ingegnery and Telecomunication’s ingegnery.

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* Read this exam test:Identity errors and correct them- It would be advisable to re-write it.

A typical weekend of mine.( 150 words- 20 points)

Hi, my name is M. and my typical weekend is very easy. Usually I see my friends at nine oclock and we decide where to go for eat. Usually we decide foreat a pizza but sometimes we go in a pub. I prefer go to eat a pizza but sometimes we go in a pub. I prefer go to eat a pizza because I don’ìt like a pub. After eat a pizza we go to via roma in Benevento for a drink and to talk with the other friends. If i drive I don’t drink.

Thee Sunday I usually sleep until at lunch because the Saturday I tetourn later. The afternoon, I help my mopther in homework. The Sunday night I don’t exit because the Monday I gfo to the work.

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Translate these sentences into English (10 points).

1- Se andranno con la macchina, spenderanno di più:

If you go with car, you will spend more

If they will go with a car, They will spend more.

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2 - Compreranno molti libri nuovi la prossima settimana.

*They will buy more new book after week.

*They are buying many books new the next week.

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3-Se venisse domani, sarebbe molto meglio.

If he went, he would be more better.

If he come Tomorrow would be much better.

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4-Se fosse andato sabato scorso, avrebbe incontrato suo cugino Pietro.

If he was go last Saturday,, he will have meet his cusin Pietro.

Ifhe was gone last Saturday, he would met his cuosin Pietro.

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5.Aspetto il bus dalle 8.00. cioè da circa un’ora.

I wait the bus from the eith, that is by about one haur.

I am waiting the bus from 8.00, that is from about one hour.

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* All the recordings in this book are available in the laboratories at Via delle Puglie (Ex Sea) BN.

** The above activities are especially recommended for students who cannot attend classes regularly.

*** On my web page <www.ing.unisannio.it/epepicelli> you find: programs, additional activities, information, some materials and tests for the English exam.