U6 Grammar, functions and vocabulary

UNIT
6
Grammar, functions and vocabulary
Money and savings
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Leggi le definizioni e completa il puzzle. Scopri la parola nascosta.
1 This contains small sheets of paper which you
sign and use to pay for things. (6,4)
2 A bank account which pays a high rate
of interest to help you save money. (7,7)
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3 The opposite of save money. (5,5)
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4 The money your parents give you every
week. (6,5)
5 A small rectangle of plastic you can use
to pay for things. (6,4)
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6 Cheques that you can spend in any
country. (10,7)
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7 The opposite of be in debt. (2,2,6)
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8 An electronic machine where you can get
money.
9 Money from other countries. (7,8)
10 An account which you use often and which
doesn’t earn much interest. (7,7)
11 With some accounts your savings can make more
money for you because they do this. (4,8)
for, since
The post office
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3
Completa le frasi.
1 I bought a
for a
at the post office when I sent my sister her
birthday present.
2 You can apply for a
post office if you are over 17.
at the
3 When I go on holiday I always buy
in case I get sick when
I’m away.
4 I always buy a
for a £1
every week but I’ve never won anything.
Completa la tabella con le espressioni di
tempo.
last week
last summer
a week
five years
for
2006
months
two o’clock
ten minutes
a fortnight
I was three
I was born
years
since
a week
5 If you want to send a letter to Italy, buy a
for Europe.
you can go
6 With a British
anywhere in Europe without a visa.
7 You can use your
public telephone.
8 You can buy
and euros at the post office.
with any
like dollars
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Grammar, functions and vocabulary
At the post office
Present perfect • for, since
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Josh Lamb della rivista TeenAge ti intervista.
Rispondi alle sue domande.
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Scrivi il dialogo seguendo la traccia.
You
Josh What’s the name of your school?
You
2
2
You
3
Woman Te li da. Ti chiede se vuoi qualcos’altro.
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4
Josh What’s your favourite sport at school?
You
You
5
Josh And how long have you done it for?
You
5
Woman Ti dice che fa £1.26.
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7
You
Josh How long have you known him/her?
You
Le dai i soldi e la ringrazi.
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8
Josh Great! Well, thanks very much!
Present perfect or Past
simple?
5
Di’ no e ringrazia. Chiedi quanto
viene.
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Josh Who’s your best friend at school?
You
Di’ che vorresti tre francobolli per
Europa, per favore.
3
Josh How long have you studied it for?
You
Good morning.
Woman Ti saluta e ti chiede in che cosa può
aiutarti.
Josh What’s your favourite subject at school?
You
Saluta.
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1
Josh How long have you been a student there?
You
UNIT 6
Completa il testo con la forma corretta dei
verbi fra parentesi.
Leonardo Wilhelm
DiCaprio, or Leo to his
friends 1
(be) born on 11th
November, 1974, in
Hollywood. His parentss
2
(divorce)
the year after he
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(be)
born. He 4
(live) in Hollywood his whole life and he
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(be) an actor since he was
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five when he
(appear) in a TV
show called Romper Room. He 7
(make) lots of films but his most famous
ones are probably Titanic, The Aviator,
Gangs of New York, The Departed, and Blood
(appear) with
Diamond. He 8
many famous actors including Robert De
Niro and Jack Nicholson.
Translation
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Traduci le frasi in inglese. Scrivile sul
quaderno.
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2
3
4
5
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7
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Da quanto tempo hai una carta di credito?
Non la vedo da Natale.
Ogni suo amico inventò un nome speciale.
Tutti questi paesi hanno un grave problema
di debiti.
Martin mi conosce da quando eravamo a
scuola.
Vorrei mandare questa lettera in Australia.
Quanti soldi vorresti cambiare?
Vanno al cinema ogni settimana.
Translation
Mentre in italiano si può usare il verbo
‘conoscere’ sia per descrivere la prima volta
che si incontra una persona che per parlare del
fatto che la si conosce da tempo, in inglese si
usano due verbi diversi. Si usa meet nel primo
caso e know nel secondo.
Ho conosciuto Terry quando ero in vacanza.
I met Terry when I was on holiday.
Conosco Melanie da anni.
I’ve known Melanie for years.
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