LOOKING FOR TALENT 2017 PART A Activity one Inserisci le parole corrette tra quelle fornite in fondo al testo. Attenzione! Solo 10 parole sono esatte. A child actor The child actor Dakota Fanning started her acting career at the early age (1) 5. She is different from many young child actors because she (2) continued her success. She has starred in major films (3) War of the Worlds, Charlotte s Web, The Cat in the Hat, Hound Dog, and more recently in the extremely popular Twilight series. (4) people often wonder what life is like for child actors away from (5) big screen and lights. Perhaps it would surprise you to learn that Dakota is a regular teenager. She is a member of the girl scouts and is learning (6) speak French. She loves (7) films and even collect dolls. She likes to knit and (8) also play the violin. And her dream has always been to be an actor. She doesn t sound much different (9) most children, does (10)? will has like much the studying it watching have of from can as this in many to where must she
Activity two Scegli l opzione corretta fra le tre opzioni date. Last Sunday it was Amanda s birthday. Amanda wanted a dog (1)... her mum and dad said she couldn t have one. Every day Amanda (2)... her parents how much she loved dogs. Her parents said that (3)... house was too small and that a dog should (4)... a big garden to play in. Last year Amanda s grandmother (5)... her a fish but Amanda didn t like (6)... very much. She wanted a dog. On Sunday, all Amanda s friends (7)... to her house for her party. It was an excellent party and (8)... had a lot of food and lemonade. Then, Amanda heard something at the door. She opened and (9)... was a small dog outside. Happy birthday Amanda! said to (10)... mum and dad! 1) BUT THAN WHY 2) TELLS SAID TOLD 3) THEM THEIR THEIRS 4) HAS BE HAVE 5) BOUGHT BUYS BUYING 6) THEY ITS IT 7) CAME WERE GO 8) ANYONE EVERYTHING EVERYONE 9) IT THERE HE 10) HER HERS HIS Activity three Completa la seguente e-mail con le parole mancanti. Hi Rob, I was just thinking about the party on Saturday. Will (1)... be bringing any music? I need to know so that I can (2)... someone else to if you can t. I was also thinking about (3)... you said today about inviting Hannah. I think it s a (4)... idea. I ll invite her tomorrow when I (5)... her in maths class. What are you (6)... tomorrow after school? Why don t you come over to my place to help (7)... with (8)... party arrangements? You could stay for dinner and my mum could (9)... you home later. Let me (10).... Bye for now, Tom Activity four
Osserva le immagini e inserisce le vocali e le consonanti mancanti. 1) PO_ TC D 2) R _ IN AT 3) S_ AR S 4) SH P_NER 5) _ROU_ ER_ 6) ER_S_R_ 7) N _ W _PA_E_ 8) C_OC ATE 9) HE_ I_OP_ ER 10) EN_IN R 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) You use this when it s very dark and you can t see. T 2) You can send postcards from here. P _ 3) Actors and actress work in this place. T 4) You use these to cut paper. S _ 5) If you don t remember how to spell a word you can use this to help you. D _ 6) You can study here when you finish school. U _ 7) You need to use this to make your hair look nice. B 8) You can write your secrets in this. D 9) You can go to this place if you want to see a dinosaur. M _ 10) You can buy this once a week or once a month and read about a lot of interesting things. M _
PART B Activity six Questa frase è parte di una e-mail che ricevi dal tuo amico inglese John: In your next letter, please tell me about what you do in your free time. What s your favourite sport? Why do you like it? Ora scrivi una lettera completa, rispondendo alle domande del tuo amico (dalle 40 alle 80 parole) Activity seven
Leggi l articolo e scegli la risposta corretta. Swimming Star Sharon Davies was 13 when she first competed in the Olympic Games. Britain s swimming star has won many prizes since then. Our interviewer went to find out more about her. How old were you when you started swimming? I learnt to swim when I was six. When I was eleven I started swimming in the British Junior Team. Is swimming the most important thing in your life? Swimming is my life. I swim for three or four hours a day, six days a week. I m often in the pool at 5.30 in the morning! What do you do when you re not swimming? I have my two dogs and two cats to look after. I don t like parties much, but I love going to the cinema. Why do you think swimming is such a good sport? Swimming is better than other sports because it exercises all the different part of your body. But best of all, swimming is the only sport which teaches you how to save someone s life. What s been the best moment in your career? Winning the silver medal at the Olympics has been the high point so far. 1) Sharon has swum since she was six. 2) Sharon has swum for her country since she was eleven. 3) Sharon didn t win many prizes. 4) Sharon swims every day of the week. 5) Sharon prefers her dogs to swimming. 6) Sharon gets up late. 7) Sharon s dogs go to the swimming pool with her. 8) Sharon likes films better than parties. 9) Sharon thinks a good swimmer can help other people. 10) Sharon won a gold medal at the Olympics.
Activity eight Scegli l opzione corretta. 1. In which city would you find the Tower Bridge? A) New York B) London C) Rome D) Paris 2. Who wrote The lord of the Rings? A) J. R. R. Tolkien B) J.K. Rowling C) S. King D) S. Meyer 3. Finding Dory is Finding Nemo s... A) Sequel B) Prequel C) Spin-off D) Chapter 4. Which type of toy is Woody in the Toy Story franchise? A) a dinosaur B) a Barbie C) a doll D) a puzzle 5. Who is the current President of the USA? A) Hilary Clinton B) Barack Obama C) Mike Pence D) Donald Trump 6. How many legs does a tarantula have? A) 8 B) 6 C) 9 D) 2 7. Which is the biggest region in Italy? A) Lazio B) Lombardy C) Sicily D) Tuscany 8. How many continents are there in our planet? A) 2 B) 5 C) 4 D) 6 9. Which animal produces milk? A) Deer B) Chicken C) Goat D) Rabbit 10. Michael Jackson was a...? A) Singer B) Basketball player C) Actor D) Film director
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 Harry Potter books? 2. How many regions are there in Italy? 3. How many Oscars has Leonardo di Caprio won up to now? 4. What are the names of the two main actors of the famous film La La Land? 5. What is the name of the British referendum which was approved in 2016? 6. Which programme can you use to write documents on your computer? 7. Who poisoned Snow White with an apple? 8. Which is the highest mountain in the world? 9. Who wrote the Divine Comedy? 10. Which is the biggest lake in Italy? 11. Who discovered America in 1492? 12. How do you call the yellow part in the egg? 13. Which language do Mexicans speak? 14. Which colour do you obtain mixing yellow and blue? 15. How many weeks are there in a year?