1. READING AND USE OF ENGLISH – PART 51 B

2. READING AND USE OF ENGLISH – PART 52 D

3. READING AND USE OF ENGLISH – PART 53 B

4. READING AND USE OF ENGLISH – PART 54 C

5. READING AND USE OF ENGLISH – PART 5

6. READING AND USE OF ENGLISH – PART 56 A

7. EXAM TASK p. 67
A SAILING BIKE
A teenager called Ned Aufenast has come up with an ………………… [impress] (0) way of getting about.
impressive
noun
It is a bicycle with a sail and it’s quite a ……………………… [drama] (1) sight as Ned rides it through the traffic near his home.
noun
dramatic ?
……………., [initial] (2) he wasn’t sure if the should ride it on the road, but once he had given it independent brakes, lights and reflectors,
Initially

8. EXAM TASK p. 67
A SAILING BIKE
he was given …………………… [permit] (3) to ride it anywhere except on motorways,
permission
verb
verb to do + so
where he would be doing so ………………… [legal] (4).
illegally
Ned says he was inspired one day when he was riding his bicycle.
because OF
It was a real struggle because of the ………..…………. [strong] (5) of the wind.
strength

9. EXAM TASK p. 67
A SAILING BIKE
verb to be
He’s always been …………………… [passion] (6) about sailing and thought it might be fun to use wind power on the road.
passionate
possessive adjective
He says: ‘You just pedal and the wind helps you to go faster.’ Although not essential, his ……..……………… [know] (7) of sailing
knowledge
verb to be + very
was very …………..… [help] (8) when he was designing the bike.
helpful

10. Ex. 5 p. 67
Portable computers first became …………………………. [commerce] (1) available in 1981 but they were large and heavy about the size of a sewing machine.
adjective
commercially
Although they marked the beginning of …………………… [technology] (2) advances in the computer industry,
noun
technological
verb + the
they lacked the………… [able] (3) to work on a battery
ability
verb + preposition
so they never really gained in …………………..… [popular] (4).
popularity

11. verb + possessive adjective
Ex. 5 p. 67
Fortunately, work continued to reduce their ……………… [weigh] (5) and size
weight
preposition
but it took another ten years of ……………………… [develop] (6) in the computer industry.
development
The older models were ……………… [actual] (7) too heavy and big to be on your lap but the name laptop became widely used.
actually
adjective

12. Ex. 5 p. 67
verb to be
The laptop of today is ……………………………… [recognise] (8) next to those earlier models
unrecognisable
preposition
but is now in ……………………… [compete] (9) with smartphones and tablets,
competition
adverb
which have become very ……………… [power] (10) and do almost anything you might want!
powerful

13. 1) Shall I begin?
2) What about the….?
The last thing to talk about is a….
3) Don’t you think…….?
What do you think about that?
4) It’s the same for me
You’re right
I agree, although I think
That’s true

14. crucial
essential
vital
a basic necessity
significant

15. 1) Do you want to start?
2) Which would you choose then?
3) I still think………

16. CONDITIONALS
=FRASI IPOTETICHE

17. ZERO CONDITIONAL FIRST CONDITIONAL
If water reaches 100 degrees, it boils.
SIMPLE PRESENT
SIMPLE PRESENT
to state general truths
FIRST CONDITIONAL
If you study, you will pass the exam easily.
SIMPLE PRESENT
WILL + VERB
for a possible future condition
You will pass the exam easily if you study.

18. SECOND CONDITIONAL improbable
If I won the lottery, I would buy a Porsche.
impossible
If I was 2 metres tall, I would play basketball.
WOULD + BASE FORM
SIMPLE PAST
to express a present or future condition which is improbable or impossible

19. THIRD CONDITIONAL If I had studied more, I would have passed the exam.
PAST PERFECT
WOULD + HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE
to talk about something that didn’t happen in the past

20. MIXED CONDITIONALS
If you hadn’t eaten too much yesterday, you would feel ok now.
PAST PERFECT
WOULD +
BASE FORM
3rd conditional
2nd conditional
to talk about an imaginary past situation with an imaginary result in the present
If he didn’t speak French, he wouldn’t have got the job.
SIMPLE PAST
WOULD + HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE
3rd conditional
2nd conditional
to talk about an imaginary present situation with an imaginary result in the past

21. UNLESS
=se non, a meno che non
WHEN
=quando
IN CASE
=casomai, nel caso in cui
PROVIDED / PROVIDING (THAT)
=ammesso che, a patto che
SO / AS LONG AS
Unless you are very lucky, you will never win anything at the slot machines.
A meno che tu non sia molto fortunato, non vincerai mai nulla alle slot machine.

22. HOMEWORK
Ex. 5-6 p. 41
EXAM TASK p. 41