- •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
Exercises |
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Synthesis
18. Quante parole/espressioni ricordi? Completa la seguente tabella nel modo indicato. (Add as many cells to the chart as you may need.)
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l’alfabetismo |
il poeta |
il capitolo |
la commedia |
l’allitterazione |
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19. Adesso, quante parole/espressioni che riguardano la comunicazione linguistica ricordi? Completa la seguente tabella nel modo indicato. (Add as many cells to the chart as you may need.)
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introductions |
writing |
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Buongiorno |
il francobollo |
riportare |
il diario |
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Unit 10 |
20. Traduci in italiano.
1.
He is a versatile writer and journalist. Even the things he jots down are worthy of being read. He has even written a recipe book that has become a reference work for all cooks. He is popular because, in his writing, he does not preach, complain, or whine; he is always witty and eloquent. He certainly never denigrates anyone, nor does he engage in malicious gossip.
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Her handwriting is virtually unreadable. To decipher it, you will first have to decode it as a system of symbols and signs. The other day I started reading her diary out loud. Sheet after sheet, the diary seemed to be a catalogue of pictographs and hieroglyphs. Understanding what she writes is akin to translating it from one language to another.
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Alexander, keep quiet. Whisper. You tend to yell when you speak emphatically. Nevertheless, it is interesting to listen to you. You never spread any gossip, but you are wonderfully outspoken. And you sure do know how to tell jokes. Moreover, you never lie, so that I can be sure that what you are saying has some meaningful information in it. I wish I could express myself like you.
When I speak I tend to mumble. 4.
Which type of writing do you prefer? I prefer a style that is ornate, elaborate, and wordy whereas you, I believe, prefer a style that is terse, laconic, spicy, and light. Both of us, I think, detest writing that is pompous and confusing.
21. Quiz letterario! Scegli la risposta giusta.
1.Il romanzo intitolato Il nome della rosa e` stato scritto da:
a.Umberto Eco
b.Alessandro Manzoni
c.Italo Svevo
2.Natalia Ginzburg era una scrittrice di:
a.narrativa
b.commedie
c.poesia
3.Dante Alighieri scrisse:
a.La Divina Commedia
b.Il Canzoniere
c.Il Cortegiano
4.Luigi Pirandello era un grande:
a.drammaturgo
b.biografo
c.poeta
5.L’isola di Arturo e` il grande romanzo di:
a.Elsa Morante
b.Cesare Pavese
c.Dario Fo
Exercises |
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6.Le avventure di Pinocchio e` un libro per bambini scritto da:
a.Italo Calvino
b.Dino Buzzati
c.Carlo Collodi
7.Il Milione, che e` il racconto di un viaggio straordinario, e` stato scritto da:
a.Marco Polo
b.Cristoforo Colombo
c.Baldassare Castiglione
8.La metonimia e:`
a.la sostituzione di un suono per un altro
b.la ripetizione di un suono o di un gruppo di suoni in due o piu` parole di uno stesso verso o frase, per creare particolari effetti
c.una figura retorica consistente nel sostituire il termine proprio di un concetto con un altro termine, proprio di un concetto legato al primo da un rapporto di dipendenza
9.La frase Achille e` un leone e:`
a.una metafora
b.una frase satirica
c.un’ allusione classica
10.Il romanzo Con molto amore e` stato scritto da:
a.Primo Levi
b.Italo Calvino
c.Alba De Cespedes
11.Il film Two Women e` basato:
a.su una scena tratta dalla Commedia dell’Arte
b.sul romanzo La Ciociara di Alberto Moravia
c.su un dramma di William Shakespeare
12.Fu poeta di corte a Vienna e librettista di Mozart:
a.Lorenzo Da Ponte
b.Giacomo Leopardi
c.Alberto Moravia
13.L’ironia socratica e` . . .
a.il procedimento attraverso cui, dichiarandosi e mostrandosi ignorante, si finisce in realta` per mettere in luce l’ignoranza che si cela sotto il ragionamento di un altro
b.una tattica retorica per cui si esagera qualcosa per renderla, al contrario, irrilevante
c.una corrente filosofica derivata dal pensiero greco
14.Il genere letterario che si basa sull’anticipazione di scoperte scientifiche si chiama:
a.fantascienza
b.fantasia
c.futurismo
15.Il Decamerone e` stato scritto da:
a.Dante Alighieri
b.Francesco Petrarca
c.Giovanni Boccaccio