- •Contents
- •Acknowledgments
- •Abbreviations
- •Introduction
- •Aims
- •Structure and organization
- •Levels
- •Selection criteria
- •Features
- •Exercises
- •Text work
- •Role-playing or game-playing
- •Discussion/Composition/Activities
- •Answers
- •Unit 1
- •Towns, cities, and buildings
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •The household
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Gardens
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Exercises
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Synthesis
- •Text work
- •Text A
- •Text B
- •Role-playing
- •Discussion/Composition/Activities
- •Unit 2
- •The physical world
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •The animal world
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •The weather
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Exercises
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Text work
- •Text A
- •Text B
- •Role-playing
- •Discussion/Composition/Activities
- •Unit 3
- •The body
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Health services
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Exercises
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Synthesis
- •Text work
- •Text A
- •Text B
- •Role-playing
- •Discussion/Composition/Activities
- •Unit 4
- •Physical appearance
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Body language
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Exercises
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Synthesis
- •Text work
- •Text A
- •Text B
- •Game-playing
- •Discussion/Composition/Activities
- •Unit 5
- •Personality
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Behavior
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Exercises
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Synthesis
- •Text work
- •Text B
- •Text C
- •Role-playing and game-playing
- •Discussion/Composition/Activities
- •Unit 6
- •Clothing, footwear, and accessories
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Food and drink
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Exercises
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Text work
- •Text A
- •Text B
- •Role-playing
- •Discussion/Composition/Activities
- •Unit 7
- •Perception, moods, and the mind
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Materials and textures
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Exercises
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Synthesis
- •Text work
- •Text A
- •Text B
- •Discussion/Composition/Activities
- •Unit 8
- •Quantity, shape, measurement, and size
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Containers
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Exercises
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Synthesis
- •Text work
- •Text A
- •Text B
- •Game-playing
- •Discussion/Composition/Activities
- •Unit 9
- •The arts
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •The media
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Exercises
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Synthesis
- •Text work
- •Text A
- •Text B
- •Role-playing
- •Discussion/Composition/Activities
- •Unit 10
- •Literature and writing
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Expression, interacting, speaking, reading, writing, and phoning
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Exercises
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Synthesis
- •Text work
- •Text A
- •Text B
- •Role-playing
- •Discussion/Composition/Activities
- •Unit 11
- •Leisure
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Sport
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Exercises
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Synthesis
- •Text work
- •Text A
- •Text B
- •Game-playing
- •Discussion/Composition/Activities
- •Unit 12
- •Travel
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Transportation
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Exercises
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Synthesis
- •Text work
- •Text A
- •Text B
- •Role-playing
- •Discussion/Composition/Activities
- •Unit 13
- •The life cycle
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Religion
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Exercises
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Synthesis
- •Text work
- •Text A
- •Text B
- •Role-playing
- •Discussion/Composition/Activities
- •Unit 14
- •Education
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Science
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Exercises
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Synthesis
- •Text work
- •Text A
- •Text B
- •Game-playing
- •Discussion/Composition/Activities
- •Unit 15
- •Agriculture
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Industry
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Exercises
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Synthesis
- •Text work
- •Text A
- •Text B
- •Role-playing
- •Discussion/Composition/Activities
- •Unit 16
- •The business world
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Employment
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Exercises
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Synthesis
- •Text work
- •Text A
- •Text B
- •Role-playing
- •Discussion/Composition/Activities
- •Unit 17
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Communications
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Exercises
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Synthesis
- •Text work
- •Text A
- •Text B
- •Discussion/Composition/Activities
- •Unit 18
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Finance
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Exercises
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Synthesis
- •Text work
- •Text A
- •Text B
- •Role-playing
- •Discussion/Composition/Activities
- •Unit 19
- •Geography
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •History and war
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Exercises
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Synthesis
- •Text work
- •Text A
- •Text B
- •Game-playing
- •Discussion/Composition/Activities
- •Unit 20
- •Politics
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Social services and social issues
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Exercises
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Synthesis
- •Text work
- •Text A
- •Text B
- •Role-playing
- •Discussion/Composition/Activities
- •Answers to exercises
- •Unit 1
- •Unit 2
- •Unit 3
- •Unit 4
- •Unit 5
- •Unit 6
- •Unit 7
- •Unit 8
- •Unit 9
- •Unit 10
- •Unit 11
- •Unit 12
- •Unit 13
- •Unit 14
- •Unit 15
- •Unit 16
- •Unit 17
- •Unit 18
- •Unit 19
- •Unit 20
Answers to exercises: Unit 10 |
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20.
1–c, 2–b, 3–a, 4–b and c, 5–b, 6–a, 7–a, 8–a and b, 9–a and b, 10–b
Unit 10
1.
1. le virgolette, 2. il trattino, 3. il punto interrogativo, 4. il punto, 5. il punto e virgola, 6. il punto esclamativo, 7. le parentesi, 8. le parentesi quadre, 9. una lettera maiuscola, 10. una lettera minuscola, 11. la firma, 12. i due punti, 13. l’apostrofo, 14. l’asterisco
2.
1–a, 2–b, 3–c, 4–a, 5–a, 6–d, 7–a, 8–c
3.
1–a, 2–b, 3–a, 4–a, 5–a, 6–b, 7–a, 8–b, 9–a, 10–b, 11–b, 12–a, 13–c, 14–c, 15–d
4.
5.
a meno che–unless, a mio parere, nella mia opinione, a mio avviso–in my opinion, a proposito–by the way, avere bisogno di–to need, avere caldo–to be hot, avere fame–to be hungry, avere freddo–to be cold, avere fretta–to be in a hurry, avere paura–to be afraid, avere ragione–to be right, avere sete–to be thirsty, avere sonno–to be sleepy, avere torto–to be wrong, avere voglia di–to feel like, cioe,` vale a dire–that is to say, dunque, quindi, allora–therefore, secondo me–in my own opinion, tuttavia, comunque–however, l’abbreviazione–abbreviation, l’affrancatura–postage,
il capoverso–paragraph, la cartolina–postcard, la cassetta postale, la buca (delle lettere)–mailbox, il codice postale–postal code, il corriere–courier
10.
redigere un testo–stendere un testo, decifrare–decodificare, tacere–stare zitto, schietto–senza peli sulla lingua, il resoconto–la relazione, il pettegolezzo–la zizzania, confrontare–paragonare, la comparazione–il paragone, testimoniare–attestare, ammonire–avvertire, la bugia–la menzogna, la discussione–la lite, mentire–dire una bugia
11.
urlare–sussurrare, negare–asserire, lodare–offendere, non essere d’accordo–essere d’accordo, la diceria–la chiacchiera, contraddire–confermare, borbottare–articolare, negare–assicurare
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13.
1–a, 2–g, 3–e, 4–d, 5–a, 6–g, 7–a, 8–c, 9–a
14.
to underline, to underscore–sottolineare, to explain–spiegare, to suggest–suggerire,
to translate–tradurre, illiterate person–l’analfabeta, to rub out, to erase, to cross out–cancellare, to consult, to look up–consultare, book cover, dust jacket–la copertina, to interpret–interpretare, to note–notare, to leaf through–sfogliare, to allude–alludere, to announce–annunciare, to
toast–brindare, a toast–brindisi, to clarify, to make clear–chiarificare, to communicate–comunicare, to conclude–concludere
16.
interrogare–esaminare, buttar giu`–scribacchiare, insinuare–implicare, la diceria–la maldicenza, malignare–denigrare, loquace–eloquente, prolisse–verboso, adorno–elaborato
17.
1. acclamare, 2. alzare (la voce), 3. avanzare, 4. bestemmiare, 5. destare, 6. fischiare, 7. libro (di ricette), 8. pettegolezzo, 9. simbolismo, 10. testo (di riferimento), 11. volume (rilegato), 12. battuta, 13. lamentarsi, 14. lapidario, 15. leggero, 16. maledire, 17. obiettare, 18. pesante, 19. piagnucolare, 20. piccante, 21. polemico, 22. replicare, 23. scarabocchiare, 24. simbolico, 25. spiritoso, 26. turgido
21.
1–a, 2–a, 3–a, 4–a, 5–a, 6–c, 7–a, 8–c, 9–a, 10–c, 11–b, 12–a, 13–a, 14–a, 15–c
Unit 11
4.
il record–il primato, il bowling–le bocce, il picnic–la scampagnata, il locale notturno–il nightclub, pescare–andare a pesca, il passatempo–l’hobby, la filatelica–la filatelia, cacciare–andare a caccia, rilassarsi–riposarsi, lo svago–il tempo libero, il jogging–il footing, imbrogliare–truffare, l’imbroglio–la truffa, la pallacanestro–il basket, l’ippica–l’equitazione, il concorrente–il/la rivale
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Answers to exercises: Unit 12 |
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6.
1. un corridore, 2. l’allenatore/l’allenatrice, 3. l’arbitro/l’arbitra, 4. l’avversario/l’avversaria, 5. il/la dilettante, 6. il perditore/la perditrice, 7. una squadra, 8. il tifoso/la tifosa,
9. il vincitore/la vincitrice, 10. il nuotatore/la nuotatrice, 11. il pattinatore/la pattinatrice, 12. il/la ginnasta, 13. il saltatore/la saltatrice, 14. lo sciatore/la sciatrice, 15. il/la tennista, 16. il tuffatore/la tuffatrice, 17. un imbroglione, 18. il prestigiatore/la prestigiatrice, 19. il/la collezionista, 20. il/la chiromante
7.
1–a, 2–b, 3–c, 4–d, 5–e
10.
il bibliofilo/la bibliofila–book collector, bibliophile, le bocce–lawn bowling, il discofilo/la discofila–record collector, il flipper–pinball machine, l’orsacchiotto–stuffed toy, soft toy, la scommessa–bet, scommettere–to bet, il soldatino–toy soldier, la barca–boat, la canoa–canoe, eliminare–to eliminate, l’esito–outcome, il/la finalista–finalist, il girone eliminatorio–elimination round, la rete–goal, score, la prolungazione–extra time, la tappa–lap, stage, l’alpinista–climber,
il lottatore/la lottatrice–wrestler, il pugile–boxer
14.
1. il calcio, 2. l’azzurro, 3. la domenica, 4. squadre di calcio, 5. la Ferrari, 6. La Domenica sportiva, 90◦ minuto, Domenica sprint, 7. il Corriere dello sport, Stadio e la Gazzetta dello sport, 8. il Giro d’Italia, 9. il totocalcio
19. alberghi–praticare–sciare-spalle–bar–pastori–neve–preoccupazione
Unit 12
2.
il veicolo–la vettura, il tass`ı–il taxi, la vespa–il motorino, l’automobile–l’auto, l’autosoccorso–l’autorimorchiatore, l’autobus–il pullman, il giardino zoologico–lo zoo, l’ambulanza–l’autoambulanza, il paesaggio–la campagna, l’abbronzatura–la tintarella, in spiaggia–alla spiaggia, l’accettazione–il check-in, l’aereoplano–l’aereo
3.
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4.
1–a, 2–c, 3–g, 4–d, 5–a, 6–e, f, g, 7–a, c, d, e, g, 8–b, c, d, e, f, g, 9–a, 10–b, c, d, e
6.
l’aeroporto–airport, l’arrivo–arrival, il banco/l’ufficio informazioni–information counter, information desk, il bigliettaio/la bigliettaia–ticket agent, la carta d’imbarco–boarding pass, la classe turistica–economy class, il facchino–porter, la sala d’aspetto–waiting room, airport lounge, il terminal–terminal, l’ufficio oggetti smarriti–lost and found, lost property office, l’uscita–gate, exit, l’autogrill–motorway restaurant and snack bar, l’artigianato–crafts, il berretto–cap, la bottega dei souvenir–souvenir shop, il campeggio–camping, il giorno di ferie–public holiday, il monumento storico–ancient monument, la mostra–exhibition, il museo–museum, il parco–park, il sacco a pelo–sleeping bag, gli scarponi–mountain boots, lo spettacolo–show, Toilette/Servizi–Washroom, Vietata l’uscita–No exit, Vietato fumare–No smoking, Vietato l’ingresso–No entry, Vietato parlare al conducente–Do not speak to the driver, la biglietteria automatica–ticket vending machine, il/la pendolare–commuter
8.
la camera–la stanza, il conto–la fattura, l’ingresso–l’entrata, il guidatore–l’autista, il decollo–l’atterraggio, decollare–atterrare, il carabiniere–il poliziotto, la carta stradale–la mappa stradale, la contravvenzione–la multa, fare marcia avanti–fare marcia indietro, accelerare–rallentare, girare a sinistra–girare a destra, mettere in moto–frenare o parcheggiare, la volta a destra–la svolta a sinistra, il traffico–la circolazione, il cric–il martinetto, il faro–il proiettore, la gomma–lo pneumatico, il parabrezza–il cristallo, la portiera–lo sportello, il sedile posteriore–il sedile anteriore, lo spruzzatore–il lavavetri, lo sterzo–il volante, in uscita–al rientro, fermata–stop, galleria–tunnel, divieto di sosta–sosta vietata, il clacson–la tromba
9.
1–a, 2–b, 3–c, 4–d, 5–e, 6–g, 7–a
12.
il sommergibile–il sottomarino, il salvagente–il giubbotto di salvataggio, il panfilo–lo yacht, la chiatta–la piatta, il bagno–la toilette, il guanciale–il cuscino, il balcone–la terrazza, la sedia ampia–la poltrona, guardare su–dare su
18.
1V, 2V, 3F, 4V, 5F, 6F, 7V, 8F, 9F, 10V
Unit 13
1.
1. nonni, 2. nonne, 3. zie, 4. zii, 5. cugine, 6. cugino, 7. madre, 8. sorella, 9. fratello, 10. moglie, 11. genero, 12. nipote (nipotino), 13. figlio, 14. nuora, 15. nipote (nipotina)
3.
la monaca–la suora, il monaco–il frate, il prete–il sacerdote, Dio–il Signore, l’adorazione–la venerazione, il domicilio–il focolare, il babbo–il papa,` le nozze–lo sposalizio, il/la coniuge–il/la consorte, coabitare–convivere, la coabitazione–la convivenza, la morte–la nascita, morire–nascere, il divorzio–il matrimonio, divorziato–sposato, divorziare–sposarsi, sposare
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4. |
5.
1–h, 2–i, 3–i, 4–c, 5–i, 6–e, 7–a, 8–h, 9–a, 10–f
9.
la prole–la discendenza, la cassa da morto–la bara, l’antenato–l’avo, il peccato capitale–il peccato mortale, fu–defunto, la progenie–l’albero genealogico
11.
morto–deceduto, la fortuna–l’oroscopo, il biberon–il poppatoio, la discendenza–la stirpe, il gap generazionale–il salto generazionale, dire il rosario–recitare il rosario, l’inno–il cantico
12.
gli alimenti–alimony, allattare–to breast-feed, il cadavere–cadaver, corpse, il certificato di morte–death certificate, il corteo funebre–funeral procession, cremare–to cremate,
il crematorio–crematorium, la cremazione–cremation, la cuccagna–nest egg, la dote–dowry, la fecondazione artificiale–artificial insemination, il figlio in provetta–test-tube baby,
la ghirlanda–wreath, la lapide–tombstone, il mausoleo–mausoleum, il parto cesario–cesarean birth, la persona a carico–dependant, la promessa di matrimonio–marriage vow, la successione–estate, succhiare–to suck, il taglio cesareo–cesarean section, la tomba–tomb, l’acqua battesimale–baptismal water, bruciare nel fuoco dell’inferno–to burn in the fires of hell, il calice–chalice, fede, speranza e carita`–faith, hope, and charity, il fonte battesimale–baptismal font, il grano del rosario–rosary bead, la guarigione per fede–faith-healing, l’ostia–host, la parabola–parable, la Parabola del figliuol prodigo–Parable of the Prodigal Son, l’Ultima Cena–the Last Supper, ungere–to anoint,
il chierichetto–altar-boy, il coro–choir, il Gesuita–Jesuit, il papato–papacy
15.
1–a, 2–b, 3–b, 4–a, 5–b, 6–b, 7–b, 8–a, 9–b, 10–a
16.
1F, 2F, 3F, 4V, 5V, 6F