LOOKING FOR TALENT th edition

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1 LOOKING FOR TALENT th edition PART A Activity One Inserisci le parole corrette tra quelle fornite in fondo al testo. Attenzione! Solo 10 parole sono esatte. A famous circus The circus, Cirque du Soleil, began (1) Montreal, Canada. It was started (2) the Canadian Guy Laliberalité in When he left college, Laliberalité travelled around Europe and earned money (3) music in the streets. Not long after he returned home, he started Cirque with (4) friend, Daniel Gauthier. During the 1990s, Cirque grew quickly. It now does shows (5) over the world and the number of people working for it has grown from 73 to (6) than 3,500. The Cirque does not have animals, but (7) is music and dance and each show tells a story. (8) show, which is called Varian, is about a man (9) could fly. The show starts with him falling from the sky and tells the story of how he (10) learn to fly again. there can need by every more that must his each who playing in all enough 1

2 Activity Two Scegli l'opzione corretta fra le tre opzioni date. The early history of flying machines Orville and Wilburg Wright (1) a bicycle shop in the USA. They repaired bikes but (2) two brothers also built the first flying machine with an engine inside! They called it Wright Flyer. (3) 17 th December, 1903, Orville Wright climbed into Flyer and started the engine. Flyer only (4) 37 meters, but it was the first time a machine that was heavier than air carried a man up into the sky. The news (5) very exciting and soon (6) other people started trying (7) build flying machines too. In 1909, a man, (8) name was Louis Blériot, flew an aeroplane across the sea from France to England for the first time. (9) took 37 minutes. A famous newspaper paid Blériot 1,000 for the story of (10) wonderful success. 1) HAS HAVING HAD 2) THIS SOME THESE 3) AT ON IN 4) WENT GOING GOES 5) WERE BEEN WAS 6) MANY MUCH A LOT OF 7) BY TO FOR 8) WHOSE WHICH WHO 9) THERE IT EACH 10) HE HIM HIS 2

3 Activity Three Completa la seguente lettera con le parole mancanti. Dear Mum and Dad, We are (1) a great time in York. Our hotel is really nice. I am in a room (2) two of my friends. (3) food is quite good. Yesterday we had fish and chips (4) dinner. Tomorrow we are (5) to visit the castle and the old railway. I (6) it will be a nice day, because we are having (7) picnic in the hills. I will take lots (8) photos. Thursday is our last day so (9) will be a disco in the evening. I can t wait to see (10) all on Friday. Love, Lucy 3

4 Activity Four Osserva le immagini e inserisci le vocali e le consonanti mancanti. K E _ I O R _ B _ C _ C L U T R Y G D E E _ S P _ R H K _ I S A _ R 4

5 _ G W E _ M O _ Activity Five Trova la definizione della frase usando solo una parola. La prima lettera della parola ti viene fornita. Ogni lettera corrisponde ad un trattino. 1) If you enjoy taking photographs, you will need this. C _ 2) You visit this person when you have a problem with your teeth. D 3) People put this in their drinks to make them taste sweet. S 4) This person will repair your car for you. M _ 5) A comfortable place to sit. A _ 6) Before you send a letter, you must buy one of these to put on it. S 7) These animals give us milk. C _ 8) You send this to your friends when you are on holiday. P _ 9) You look at it to know the time. C 10) You prepare meals here. K 5

6 PART B Activity Six Questo è un messaggio da parte del tuo amico inglese Harry: About your visit next week... Please give us some information about your flight. Also, is there any food you don't like and is there anywhere special you would like to visit? It'll be good to see you again! Ora scrivi una lettera completa, rispondendo alle domande del tuo amico (dalle 40 alle 80 parole). 6

7 Activity Seven Leggi l'articolo e scegli la risposta corretta. Tom Barry international skateboarder! Tom Barry is 17, and starting skateboarding when he was nine. He grew up in New York where he practised hard and won his first competition when he was 14. He was lucky. A writer from SKATE IT! Magazine watched him that day, then wrote an article about him. They even made a video of me! Tom said. I left school last year and now the magazine is paying me to practise and to skateboarding in international competitions. But I'm not doing this for the money. I'm doing this because it's so much fun! Tom has just returned from Japan. Skateboarding is the third most popular sport for boys aged in the USA, but in Japan it is less well-known. I took my skateboard out onto the city street and the traffic stopped as people watched me! Tom said. A problem for skateboarders in Japan is that there aren't many places where they can practise outside. Skate parks are usually inside big buildings in large cities, so street skating is difficult there. But things are changing. I loved the trip and hope to go back to Japan to skate there again very soon. 1. Tom began skateboarding before his tenth birthday. 2. Tom won his first competition when he was A magazine journalist saw Tom on the day he won his first competition. 4. Tom is in his last year of school. 5. Tom is lucky because he often wins international competitions. 6. Earning lots of money is important to Tom. 7. Skateboarding is becoming more popular in Japan than in the States. 7

8 8. Some drivers stopped to watch Tom when he skateboarded on the street in Japan. 9. Tom said it is difficult to find skate parks outside the big city in Japan. 10. Tom has a little brother who plays football. Activity Eight Scegli l opzione corretta 1) What is the highest mountain in the world? A) Mt. Fuji B) Mt. Everest C) Mt. Kilimanjaro D) K2 2) Who is the Italian Prime Minister? A) Sergio Mattarella B) Matteo Renzi C) Matteo Salvini D) Beppe Grillo 3) Who sings Hello? A) Adele B) Amy Winehouse C)Taylor Swift D) Avril Lavigne 4) What makes cakes rise? A) Flour B) Yeast C) Sugar D) Oil 5) How many grams in a kilogram? A) 10 B) 50 C) 1000 D) 100 6) Who is the bear in The jungle book? A) Bafoo B) Baloo C) Kaloo D) Maloo 7) What is the largest planet in the solar system? A) Venus B) Saturn C) Jupiter D) Uranus 8) What is the name of the Japanese art of paper folding? A) Feng Shui B) Tai Chi C) Origami D) Judo 9) What s the capital of Russia? A) Kiev B) Novgorod C) St Petersburg D) Moscow 10) What Italian city is famous for its canals? A) Venice B) Naples C) Florence D) Turin 8

9 Activity Nine Scrivi la risposta corretta alle 15 domande. Questo è l'unico esercizio in cui lo spelling non verrà contato se scritto male. 1. Who wrote the book The Fault in our Stars? 2. Where is the river Nile? 3. What sweet substance do bees create? 4. How many sides does an hexagon have? 5. What has the scientific formula of H 2 O? 6. Which planet is known as the Red Planet? 7. What is the name of Shrek's wife? 8. What is the name of the main actress of the saga The Hunger Games? 9. How many rings are there in the Olympic flag? 10. What is the name of the wizard at the court of King Arthur? 11. Which colours are there on the Japanese flag? 12. What is the Queen of England's first name? 13. According to the saying, all roads lead to which European capital? 14. Which character in Alice in Wonderland is always late? 15. What is the name of Peter Pan's enemy? 9