Classi prime. Anno scolastico 2011-2012 – ENGLISH SUMMER HOMEWORKEsercizi che puoi fare nel periodo giugno-agosto : Utilizzando il computer sul

sito www.adelescorner.org puoi fare un proficuo ripasso autocorrettivo. Ecco gli esercizi adatti alle classi 1^:Grammar: Adjectives 1-2, Plurals 1-2, Plurals (Irregular) 3 ,Articles (A/An) 1-2, Possessive Adjectives, Have Got, Have Got - Questions, Present Simple Tense - To Be, To Be - Negative, To Be - Questions, Present Simple Tense - To Have, Present Simple Tense - 1- 2, Present Simple Tense - Questions (Do/Does), Present Simple Tense - "Wh" Questions, Present Tense - Short Answers, There is/There are, This/These, That/Those, This-These, That-Those, Prepositions 1 -2-3, Word Order - Present Tense.Listening: Personal Information, Hue Le's Story, Min's Story, My Family, Anna's Story, My Day, My WeekendReading :Sue's Family, Ruth's Family, George - Part 1, George - Part 2Vocabulary: Colours, Opposites 1-2, Days of the Week 1-2, Numbers 1-2, The Time 1-2,The Family 1-2-3

1) Per il ripasso lessicale utilizza il CdROM. Fai tutti gli esercizi e i giochi delle seguenti sezioni:Level 1 : Family ties, School, Daily routine, From head to foot, jobs;Level 2 : Sports, Hobbies, Clothing ;Level 3 : Animals.2)(opzionale) Se vuoi ascoltare e leggere i racconti sul CdRom Level 1 è un buon esercizio ma troverai varie parole che non conosci. Aiutati con le immagini e cerca di usare un dizionario per le parole evidenziate. 3) (opzionale) Per chi ama leggere e vuole potenziare il proprio inglese i libri con CD audio• Casa editrice Penguin, serie Active Reading/ EasyStarts , € 6.15: Slave Boy of Pompei; The Blue Cat Club;

Kim’s Choice; Newspaper Chase;• Casa editrice OXFORD, serie Starter , circa € 7.00: Around The World In Eighty Days di Jules Verne;

The Legend of Sleeping Hollow and Rip Van Winkle; • Casa editrice LANG, serie Password Readers The £ 1,000,000 Banknote di Mark Twain; The Moon-Tanning Machine, una storia di vampiri; King Arthur; The Boscombe Valley Mystery di Arthur Conan Doyle.• Casa editrice Cideb serie Green Apple Starter circa €9.00: The Jungle Book ; The Secret of the Stones ;

Black Beauty; Five children and It; Halloween Horror. Sempre Cideb libri economici senza CD circa €4.50: The Story of Football; The Story of Chocolate; Castles and Knights;

• Casa editrice Scholastics circa €8.50: serie Beginners (facili) Malcom in the Middle; Spooky Skaters; Robin Hood; Blog Love.

• Edizioni Loescher/Helbling Languages, level 1€ 6.90: David and the Great Detective Martyn Hobbs; Zadie’s Big Day; The Happy Prince and the Nightingale; e Short Readers: Fireball’s Heart; The Clever Woman sono libri molto brevi.

• Oppure cerca alla biblioteca Falco Magico i libri in inglese livello starter o beginner A1.• Per chi vuole comprarsi un libro di esercizi grammaticali e listening: Sounds Good! ed. Eli € 7.70 vol 1; Grammar Gym

vol.1, Puchta- Finnie, Ed. Loescher € 8,00.

Esercizi obbligatori del periodo fine agosto - settembre4)Compiti scritti di fine estate: ripassa sul tuo quaderno o sul libro tutte le strutture grammaticali che hai studiato in prima. Scrivi sul quaderno gli spidergrams dei seguenti argomenti lessicali: COUNTRIES – NATIONALITIES – ANIMALS – THE FAMILY – THE BODY – DAYS OF THE WEEK – SCHOOL SUBJECTS – DAILY ROUTINE VERBS(fotocopia: Vicky’s Daily routine) Completa sul libro tutti gli esercizi non ancora svolti del tuo Workbook fino alla pagina 224.

5) Compiti orali di fine estate: Prima di tornare a scuola, riascolta e ripeti tutti i dialoghi delle unità 1-9 ripeti gli esercizi ascoltando i Cd audio e rispondendo ad alta voce alle domande dello speaker come in una conversazione (leggi istruzioni pag. 147 es. 5B) Close Up - Workbook:UNIT 1: 1B, 5B, 8B, 9B pag.146-148.UNIT 2: 1B, 7B, 8B, 9B, 12 pag.154-157UNIT 3: 1B, 6B, 7B, 8B pag.162-164UNIT 4: 1B, 6B, 8B, 9B pag.174-177UNIT 5: 1B, 4B, 5B, 9B pag.182-185UNIT 6: 1B, 3B, 5B, 7B, 8B pag.190-192

UNIT 7: 1B, 6B, 9B pag.202-204UNIT 8: 1B, 4B, 6B, 11B pag.209-211UNIT 9: 1B, 6B, 7B, 8B, 9B pag. 216 -218REVISION section C: listening 5 pag.225 e 4 pag.227

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6) Compiti per l’ultima settimana di vacanza. (Non farli prima!) Stampa e completa a mano gli esercizi delle pagine seguenti e porta con te questi fogli il primo giorno di inglese. Alcuni vanno fatti sul quaderno.

A) Completa gli spazi vuoti con i pronomi personali soggetto.1. Are …………… Mr and Mrs Beans? Yes, we are.2. Here is my bicycle. ……………'s new.3. How old are the children? …………… are ten.4. Martha is my friend. …………… is sixteen.5. My name’s Susan. …………… am a teacher.6. This is Fritz. …………… is German.7. What nationality are you? …………… are Australian.

B) Sul quaderno riscrivi queste frasi nella forma negativa e poi nella forma interrogativa.1. Their parents are from Canada.2. Sarah is 12 years old.3. Mary and Jane are Australian.

4. It is sunny and hot today.5. His Dad is a mechanic.

C) Scrivi delle domande per queste risposte usando le Wh- questions.Example: Who is your teacher? My teacher is Mr Brown.1. …………………………………………………………………………………………. My name is Paul.2. …………………………………………………………………………………………. I am fine.3. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. It is half past nine.4. ……………………………………………………………………………………….………………. Carmen is from Mexico.5. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. His birthday is in January.6. ……………………………………………………………………………………...……………. My cousin is 12 years old.7. …………………………………………………………………………………………... My favourite programme is on Saturday.

D) Trasforma queste frasi nelle forma interrogativa, riscrivendole sul quaderno.1. Sarah and Mark have got a Greek friend. 5. My friend George has got two rabbits.2. Bob has got a new computer. 6. We have got an English dictionary.3. The White family have got a dog and a cat.

E) Sottolinea l’aggettivo possessivo corretto in ogni frase. 1. Mr and Mrs Coleman are from the USA. This is (her / his / their) house.2. Mrs Clarke is in (its / her / his) office.3. Philip is Canadian. (His / Its / Their) home is in Toronto.4. She isn’t French and (his / its / her) name isn’t Françoise.5. They’re from Chicago. (Our / Their / Your) names are Greg and Hilary.6. This is my wife Vera and this is (his / our / your) son Timothy.7. We’re from Glasgow but (my / its / our) home is in London now.F) Completa gli spazi vuoti con gli aggettivi possessivi corrispondenti.1. We're from Cambridge. ................................. address is 19 Portland Road.2. Cambridge is an English city .................................. university is very famous.3. What's ................................. address, Steve? It's 112 Station Avenue.4. Is she Muriel? No, ................................. name's Marlene.5. What's your friend's name? ................................. name's Albert.6. My grandparents are from Ottawa. ................................. home is in the north of the city.G) Completa le frasi utilizzando le parole fra parentesi e il genitivo sassone ('s), come nell’esempio. 1. Where is your friend’s school? (school / your friend)2. Who is __________________________ ? (father / Diana)3. __________________________ is Miss Robinson. (name / my English teacher)4. What is __________________________ ? (Brian / address)5. __________________________ is 367782. (telephone number / Christine)6. How old is __________________________ ? (friend / Susan)7. Where is __________________________ ? (house / your brother)H) Trasforma (sul quaderno) le frasi affermative in frasi interrogative. 1. Helen’s mother is a teacher. 2. Paul’s got a cat and two hamsters.3. Karl’s Austrian.

4. Mr and Mrs Joyce are from Dublin.5. My friends have got three tickets for the

concert.I) Completa le frasi con il verbo al Present simple1. I usually ……………………………………….. at seven o’clock in the morning.

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2. She always ……………………………………….. breakfast.3. The lessons always ……………………………………….. at eight o’clock.4. He ……………………………………….. home at one o’clock.5. My friends always ……………………………………….. my homework in the afternoon.6. Paul ……………………………………….. dinner with his parents.7. They often ……………………………………….. TV after dinner.8. His aunt sometimes ……………………………………….. to bed at 9.30.9. Mary usually ……………………………………….. a book in bed.L) Riscrivi queste frasi nella forma negativa. 1. My Mum and Dad watch MTV. ………………………………………………………………2. Sarah likes Leonardo Di Caprio. ……………………………………………………………………………3. He plays tennis on Mondays. ………………………………………………………………….4. They live near Paris. …………………………………………………………………………..5. I get up early on Saturdays and Sundays. ………………………………………………………

M) Riscrivi queste frasi nella forma interrogativa.1. Jack's friends come from Brazil. ………………………………………………………………………….2. They play hockey in the afternoon. ……………………………………………………..3. Your sister watches TV in the afternoon. ……………………………………………………………………4. Mary's cousin is from Norway. …………………………………………………………………5. Sarah listens to pop music. ……………………………………………………………………

N) Riordina le parole e scrivi le domande corrette1. in / live / New York / you / do ?2. you / do / westerns / like ?3. study / German / they / do ?

4. the students / do / in your class / homework / do ?

5. at / your lessons / finish / do / one o’clock?

O) Scrivi le domande per completare il dialogo con Sam, iniziando con le Wh questionsYOU: SAM: I get up at 7.15.

YOU: SAM: The first lesson starts at 9 o'clock.YOU: SAM: We have lunch at school.

YOU: SAM: I go home at 3.30.

YOU: SAM: My homework? I usually do it in the evening.

YOU: SAM: Yes, I do. I watch television after dinner.YOU: SAM: I go to bed at 9.45.

P)(sul quaderno) Descrivi Sam e la sua vita usando le seguenti informazioniName Sam BellAge 15Hometown Nottingham, EnglandSchool Redwood Secondary SchoolFamily Mum, Dad, a sister and two brothersFavourite animal dogSports football, tennisFree time / hobbies plays the piano, takes the dog for a walk, meets his friendsQ) Leggi le istruzioni e scrivi il dialogoANN (chiede a Brian se ha un cane): …………………………………………….….…….…….........................BRIAN (dice di sì, dice che si chiama Rex): ……………………………………………….….........................ANN (chiede di che colore è): ………………………………………………….....……………............................BRIAN (dice che è bianco e nero): …………………………………………………..…….…............................ANN (chiede a Brian qual è il suo programma TV preferito) ................................................BRIAN (dice che è “Super Quark”) .................................................................................ANN (chiede quando è in onda) .....................................................................................BRIAN (risponde che è alle 9.30 al martedì e al giovedì) ....................................................

R) Trasforma (sul quaderno) al plurale le seguenti frasi1. This is my child.2. That person is Spanish.

3. It is a tropical fish.4. She has got that house.

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5. He is a British policeman. 6. I have got an Australian pen friend.

S) Scrivi le parole nell'ordine corretto per formulare delle domande.a. you / do / after / homework / do / dinner / your? ...................................................................b. Italy / friends / do / in / your / live? ........................................................................................c. on / up / seven / get / at / you / Sundays / do? ......................................................................d. Spanish / does / study / Mary? .............................................................................................e. eight / start / your / at / do / lessons / o’clock? ......................................................................f. to / do / walk / you / school? .................................................................................................g. like / does / horror / friend / your / films? ...............................................................................h. past / dinner / half / have / at / you / seven / do? ..................................................................i. watch / your / evening / parents / in / TV / the / do? ..............................................................T)Trasforma queste frasi alla forma negativa.

a. My friends are in Class 2C. ..................................................................................................

b. I like horror films. .................................................................................................................

c. Bob likes cartoons. …………………………………………………………………………………

d. My aunt and my uncle have got a house in Rome. ..............................................................

e. We have dinner at six o’clock in the evening. ......................................................................

f. I’m from Palermo. ................................................................................................................

g. My grandparents are sixty years old. ...................................................................................

h. We study Latin. ....................................................................................................................

i. My parents watch TV in the evening. ...................................................................................

U) 6 Inserisci l'avverbio nella posizione corretta.a. My dog is thirsty. (often) ......................................................................................................b. I am late for lessons. (sometimes) .......................................................................................c. Maggie has breakfast in bed. (usually) ................................................................................d. My grandmother goes to bed at midnight. (never) ...............................................................e. Richard watches TV. (rarely) ...............................................................................................f. My sister is happy in the holidays. (always) .........................................................................g. Sam watches the news on TV. (often) .................................................................................V)Traduci le seguenti frasi a. Quando fai i compiti di solito? – Di solito faccio i compiti di pomeriggio.

.............................................................................................................................................b. I miei nonni vengono da Cardiff ma adesso non vivono in Galles.

.............................................................................................................................................c. Che cosa fanno i tuoi genitori il sabato mattina? – Spesso vanno al supermercato.

.............................................................................................................................................d. Qualche volta ascolto la radio ma non guardo mai la televisione.

.............................................................................................................................................e. Sally mangia sempre toast e marmellata (= jam) per colazione.

.............................................................................................................................................f. A che ora inizia la partita di calcio? – Inizia alle tre. Possiamo incontrarci alle due.

.............................................................................................................................................g. Alan non lavora in un albergo; lavora in un ufficio.

.............................................................................................................................................Y) Completa le frasi con i seguenti verbi:

write – drink – sing - get up – drive – playa. Malcolm …………………..in the basketball school team.b. I usually ………………………. an orange juice when I’m thirsty.c. I……………………….…….. in the school choir.d. I never……………………..… an e-mail message. I haven't got a computer.e. My sister usually ………………… to work. f. On Sunday I always………………………. late.

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W) Descrivi la tua routine durante le vacanze ( da consegnare alla prof.). Cerca di utilizzare la maggior parte dei verbi che conosci e degli avverbi di frequenza.

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