Silvia Pampaloni

Cristina Ravizza

Obiettivo di TIME OFF è la revisione di funzioni e strutture della lingua inglese del 1° Biennio mediante attività coinvolgenti che lo studente può effettuare autonomamente. Il libro è organizzato in modo chiaro, i contenuti sono articolati in modo semplice, coprono un’ampia gamma di temi e le istruzioni per eseguire le attività sono fornite in italiano. Il testo è costituito da attività orali e scritte, ma anche giochi e test, per non dimenticare l’inglese imparato a scuola durante l’anno e per rafforzare le competenze linguistiche acquisite. Pertanto, può costituire sia l’ideale libro per le vacanze estive che un utile testo di supporto durante l’anno scolastico.
 Suddiviso in otto settimane, il testo presenta in ognuna argomenti attuali e protagonisti con gusti ed interessi vicini a quelli dei “teenagers”. Da qui lo spunto per una serie di accattivanti attività di lettura, ascolto, espressione orale e scritta in cui l’inglese è utilizzato in situazioni concrete ed autentiche.
 
 Ogni settimana prende avvio da una lettura, un ascolto o un gioco che introducono il tema centrale delle attività presentato su due pagine.
 Vengono poi sviluppate le abilità linguistiche – nell’ordine: Reading, Listening, Speaking e Writing – ad ognuna delle quali viene dedicata una pagina.
 La pagina di Communication, prevede attività comunicative quali, per esempio, completamento o riordino di dialoghi.
 La pagina denominata Vocabulary, è dedicata all’acquisizione del lessico tramite giochi enigmistici, test ed esercizi di abbinamento.
 
 Infine, la settimana si chiude con due pagine dedicate al ripasso delle strutture grammaticali e all’utilizzo delle stesse (Grammar), con esercizi di completamento, trasformazione, costruzioni di frasi, individuazioni di errori, ecc.
 Per una revisione più completa, alla pagina grammaticale di ciascuna settimana – dove le strutture sono presentate tramite schemi e spiegazioni dettagliate in lingua italiana e con esempi – viene affiancata a fondo libro una pagina con quadri riassuntivi, approfondimenti ed integrazioni.
 
 In ogni settimana viene proposta almeno un’attività della tipologia degli esami di certificazione linguistica KET e PET.
 
 Un glossario – denominato Useful Words – al fondo di ogni attività facilita la comprensione.
 
 È inoltre a disposizione degli insegnanti un fascicolo con le soluzioni degli esercizi e un test finale per ciascuno dei due volumi. I docenti potranno così verificare l’avvenuto ripasso o effettuare attività di revisione all’inizio o durante l’anno.

Index

Week 1 - Travelling

Reading

Listening

Speaking

Writing

Preliminary for Schools (PET)

Vocabulary

Grammar

Week 2 - Greetingsfrom the U.S.

Week 3 - Do you like sports?

Week 4 - Computer Science

Week 5 - Music and singers (and all that Jazz)

Week 6 - Education and jobs

Week 7 - Let’s go green!

Week 8 - Relationships

Integrazioni e approfondimenti

Audioscripts

Week 8 Relationships Mail box 1 Leggi le lettere che alcuni ragazzi hanno scritto per avere un consiglio dalla loro rivista preferita. Abbina queste lettere alle risposte messe in ordine sparso a p.75 1 Strict parents 2 Love online . like a little child d and treat me ne to io sh ed fa w lo dal ol e e ll my friends ar My parents ar do anything. A e scos at the m di t le or t s n  ie rt do They and to pa ns oo rn te af e t th wan me to go into town in ose they don t pp su I t! no  m I ally left out, weekend, but unfair. I feel re so s it  t bu y, kl ic understand. grow up too qu diff w to make them ho ow kn t n  do John, 15, Car but I 3 Bullying mates Some boys in my year began picking on me two months ago. Every day they call me na mes or find new ways to humiliate me. I don t know why; I don t think I have done anything wron g to them; last week they als o hit me and wrote nasty things about me on line. I m really scared : it keeps me awake at night. I tried pretending I was ill so my mum let me sta y at home but it didn t work. Please help me! I ve met this guy online : he s really nice and I want to meet up with him, but all my mates tell me no t to. We met on a study forum , then we started chatt ing on Twitter and finally on Facebook. We also ha ve a few friends in common, as he s from a nearby to wn, so I know he isn t an older boy or an adult   we re both 17, but my friends keep telling me how danger ous a relationship online ca n be. What should I do ? Louise, 17, Dublin 4 A friend in love seeing a st started iends has ju fr r. At first, y he m h it of One ly ha ppy w al re  s he d w he hardly girlfriend an r him, but no fo d e as e d when he pl I was so anymore, an s u e of st e re e feel we r speaks to th is this girl. W t ou ab s lk ? ta do does, all he t should we sgow a friend. Wha Chris,17, Gla losing him as Rober t, 16, Br istol 5 Guilty best friend fallen out, My best friend and I have at happened and I can t forgive her. Wh apologised; but was her fault and she has mad at her I m , her even if I really miss k she can thin to her t wan  t and I don can I do? at take me for granted. Wh Sheila, 16. London 74 6 Growing pains I m 15 and a week ago, a boy I ve ha d a crush on for years aske d me out, but my mum said I was too yo ung to have a bo yfriend. I really like him an d want to go out with him, but I don t lik e lying to my pare nts. I don t know how to get my parents on my side: please give me some advice! Lizzie, 15, Torqua y 

A It can be tough when bullies are upsetting you so much! Don t react to them, but speak to your parents as soon as possible and also to a teacher you trust about what s happening. Their behaviour must be stopped! If you want to show some evidence, keep a diary of the bullying: this will help you and your family see what s going on. If you ask for help, I m sure they will take action to stop the bullying. Let me know! B It s sad when a mate finds new ways of spending his time, but try not to be too tough on him! Organise a boy s night and ban all talk of girls! It would be an opportunity for you to let him know that you miss him and how important your friendship is. C Your friend did something that hurt you. However, saying sorry sometimes isn t enough. You still have feelings of resentment. You say you don t want to be taken for granted, so is there more to this, other nasty things about her and this was just the last in a series of unpleasant events? In the end the decision is yours: friendships change and adapt, so you can look on it as the end of a good friendship or accept what has happened and get on with your life. 2 D You re obviously well aware of the dangers of older guys and the terrible stories in the media. This sounds different: you know some of his friends and you re sure he is who he says he is. The only difference between this and meeting a boy at the disco is that it s not face to face. Your friends insist you don t meet him because it s not the way most people meet at your age. However, to be safe, meet him in an open space and tell someone where you re going. E Your parents are surely being overprotective, but if you want them to stop treating you like a little boy, you have to start acting like an adult. Don t stamp your feet about what you haven t got, build on what you want to have by negotiating instead. Come up with compromises   tidying your room every day and doing your homework to be allowed to go out twice a week with your friends in the afternoon. Good luck! F It s a great feeling when someone you fancy asks you to go out; and it must be really disappointing to find that your parents aren t as excited as you are! Adolescence is a time of change for both you and your parents and sometimes it s hard for them to understand that their children are turning into adults. A good starting point in any discussion with them is to give a clear definition of  going out , as it can mean different things. Your parents may be worried you ll miss your other friends or if the guy is older than you   there could be some sort of sexual relationship. It s great that you don t want to lie: if they know that they can trust you, it will be easier to talk to them and have their support! Scegli una delle lettere e rispondi dando un tuo consiglio. USEFUL WORDS aware = consapevole; to ban = bandire, evitare; to be allowed = essere autorizzato; to be mad at = essere furioso con; disappointing = deludente; evidence = prova; to fall out = litigare; to fancy = piacere; to forgive = perdonare; guy = ragazzo; to lie = mentire; nasty = brutto, sgradevole; nearby = nelle vicinanze; old-fashioned = all antica; to pick on = prendersela con; to pretend = fingere; scared = spaventato; to stamp the feet = pestare i piedi; to take for granted = dare per scontato; tough = duro; to treat = trattare; unfair = ingiusto; to upset = turbare, sconvolgere. 75 

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