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Challenges - Volume + Workbook

Building Up Language and Competences from the B1 to the B2 Level

Challenges

Workbook

CHALLENGES è un corso di lingua inglese per il triennio della scuola secondaria superiore che si distingue per chiarezza di impostazione e approccio metodologico rigoroso con focus su abilità e competenze. Il testo rappresenta la soluzione ideale per coniugare l'approfondimento della lingua accanto allo studio della letteratura o della micro-lingua di settore.
 
 CHALLENGES punta ad aiutare gli studenti il cui inglese è al livello B1 del CEFR, passando attraverso il livello B1+, a raggiungere il livello B2 secondo quanto richiesto dalle Linee Guida del MIUR dell’ultimo anno.
 
 L’intento di CHALLENGES è quello di insegnare abilità e microabilità che vanno oltre la semplice pratica e verifica delle competenze linguistiche, consentendo agli studenti di padroneggiare le più comuni tipologie di attività richieste dalle certificazioni e dalle nuove sfide poste dalla società.
 
 Ecco perché il testo è stato ideato tenendo conto di: <ul><li>l’ultima versione del CEFR, che ha introdotto nuove abilità linguistiche come la comprensione di video e che ha dato nuova importanza alla mediazione (traduzione interlinguistica);
</li><li>le Competenze Chiave per l’Apprendimento Permanente, altrimenti dette Competenze Chiave del XXI secolo, raccomandate dal Consiglio dell’Unione Europea (2018);
</li><li>il nuovo syllabus del Cambridge B1 Preliminary (2020);
</li><li>i più recenti sillabi del Cambridge First e IELTS.
</li></ul>Struttura del testo
 Il libro è organizzato in 12 Unità concepite in modo da essere utilizzate sequenzialmente: <ul><li>Unità 1-4 (livello B1) ➞ terzo anno
</li><li>Unità 5-8 (livello B1+)➞ quarto anno
</li><li>Unità 9-12 (livello B2) ➞ quinto anno.
</li></ul>Ogni Unità è composta da 8 sezioni, per un totale di 32 sezioni all’anno.
 Poiché ogni sezione è stata pensata perché possa essere svolta nella durata di un’ora, ogni livello copre un intero anno scolastico se utilizzato un’ora alla settimana.
 
 Ogni Unità tratta di una diversa tematica di interesse sia personale che sociale che è stata scelta nell’ottica di stimolare la riflessione su questioni contemporanee in vista della prova orale dell’Esame di Stato.
 
 Queste le dodici Unità:
 
 1. Health and fitness
 2. Addiction
 3. Entertainment
 4. Food and drinks
 5. Beauty
 6. Green issues
 7. Advertising
 8. Technology
 9. Politics
 10. Violence
 11. Values
 12. Higher education, training and work. Queste le sezioni di ciascuna unità:
 
 Reading • Listening • Speaking • Writing • Video • Grammar • Vocabulary • Translation
 
 Ogni due Unità vi sono le seguenti sezioni di approfondimento:
 
 Pronunciation • Error detection • Soft skills • Culture
 
 Alla fine di ogni livello, gli studenti possono confrontarsi con versioni complete di certificazioni Cambridge Preliminary, First e INVALSI.

Unit 1. Health, Fitness & Sports (Level B1)

Reading: Internet article

Listening: Biography

Speaking: Self-presentation

Writing: Informal email or letter

Video: Sports lesson

Grammar: Comparatives and superlatives

Vocabulary: Synonyms and antonyms

Translation: From sentences to phrase

Unit 2. Addiction (Level B1)

Reading: Magazine interview

Listening: Radio interview

Speaking: Debate

Writing: Story

Video: Personal experience

Grammar: Linkers and connectors

Vocabulary: Word types

Translation: Creating atmosphere

Extra Unit 1-2 - Error detection

Unit 3. Entertainment (Level B1)

Reading: E-zine review

Listening: Roundtable

Speaking: Presentation

Writing: Film review

Video: News and fake news

Grammar: Some indefinite adjectives, pronouns and adverbs

Vocabulary: Word association

Translation: Using the appropriate register and style

Unit 4. Food and drinks (Level B1)

Reading: Chart

Listening: Expert monologue

Speaking: Photograph

Writing: Infographic

Video: Recipe

Grammar: (Bare) infinitive and -ing form

Vocabulary: Idioms

Translation: Sequence of adjectives

Extra Unit 3-4 - Error detection

Preliminary Test B1

Unit 5. Beauty (Level B1+)

Reading: Magazine article

Listening: Talk

Speaking: Illustration

Writing: Essay

Video: Film

Grammar: Interacting actively

Vocabulary: Collocations

Translation: Translating conversation

Unit 6. Green issues (Level B1+)

Reading: Scientific report

Listening: Radio podcast

Speaking: Public address

Writing: Report

Video: Documentary

Grammar: Modals and semi-modals + verbs substituting modals

Vocabulary: Word formation - nouns, verbs

Translation: Scientific language and style

Extra Unit 5-6 - Error detection

Unit 7. Advertising (Level B1+)

Reading: Advert analysis

Listening: Radio advert

Speaking: Audio advert

Writing: Slogan

Video: TV advert

Grammar: Reported speech

Vocabulary: Word formation - adjectives, adverbs

Translation: Reporting verbs

Unit 8. Technology (Level B1+)

Reading: Manual

Listening: Interview

Speaking: Conversation

Writing: Summary

Video: Tutorial

Grammar: Conditionals and wish-clauses

Vocabulary: Word formation - negative prefixes and suffixes

Translation: Dictionaries and online translators

Extra Unit 7-8 - Error detection

First Certificate Test B1+

Unit 9. Politics (Level B2)

Reading: Essay

Listening: Election results

Speaking: Public speech

Writing: Manifesto

Video: Political debate

Grammar: Relatives

Vocabulary: Word formation - Affixes

Translation: Synonyms and near synonyms

Unit 10. Violence (Level B2)

Reading: Official report

Listening: Witness report

Speaking: Discussion

Writing: Blog post

Video: War film

Grammar: Passive

Vocabulary: Adverbs

Translation: Newspaper headlines

Extra Unit 9-10 - Error detection

Unit 11. Values (Level B2)

Reading: Preface to a manual

Listening: Conversation

 T F 1. Adults and young people have a similar approach to sport.  2. Spending time with people you know and meeting new people is an important part of doing sports.  3. Young people do not particularly like to face up to something they do not find easy.  4. There is no evidence that teenagers want to stay in good shape.  5. You can get something positive from learning a new sport.  6. Using your energy and moving plays an important part in staying healthy in all ways.  7. Sport helps you to feel well among other people.  8. Sport makes you more self-centred.  9. Taking part in sports activities can help you accept passing or not doing very well in exams.  10. Sport offers young people many opportunities for a healthy development.  BIOGRAPHY LISTENING 2 Discriminating between options WB1.1 You will listen to five extracts from the biography of Billie Jean King. For each question there are three pictures and a short recording. Choose the correct picture and put a tick in the box below. 1. How many grand slam titles did Billie Jean King achieve at Wimbledon? 39 a 20 b 19 c 2. How many matches did Billie Jean play at Wimbledon in her career? 22 a 23 b 265 c 3. Who was the winner of the challenge at Houston? BOBBY RIGGS a BILLIE JEAN KING b MARGARET COURT c 4. Why did Billie Jean campaign for female tennis players during her career? a b c 5. Which magazine included Billie Jean in the top 100 most influential Americans? a B1 UNIT 1 b 12 c 

SPEAKING SELF-PRESENTATION Forming questions and answers 3 Your P.E. teacher is carrying out a survey on how healthy teenagers are. Her questions are jumbled up. Put them into the correct order and give your answers. 1. much/exercise/do/how/you/every/do/day? 7. weigh/how/you/do/much?                                                                                                                                                       2. breakfast/have/do/what/you/for?                                                                                                                                                         8. fit/keep/you/how/do?                                                                                                                                                         3. regularly/which/you/sports/do/play?                                                                                                                                                         9. talk/have/you/who/if/do/problem/a/if/you/to?                                                                                                                                                         4. worried/you/what/stressed/makes/and?                                                                                                                                                         10. fun/you/have/do/when?                                                                                                                                                         5. sleep/much/how/you/night/get/do/every?                                                                                                                                                         11. fruit/eat/every/much/day/how/do/you?                                                                                                                                                         6. last/when/time/doctor/went/to/was/the/you/the?                                                                                                                                                         12. eat/energy/give/you/do/to/what/you?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 4 Write down the questions a counsellor at school could ask someone very shy to help them open up a little bit and talk about themselves. Then, role play the dialogue with a friend. 1. How many                                                                                                                       ? 5. Who                                                                                                                                        ? 2. Where                                                                                                                                  ? 6. Do 3. Are                                                                                                                                           ? 7. What                                                                                                                                     ? 4. What                                                                                                                                     ? 8. Why                                                                                                                                        ? WRITING                                                                                                                                           ? INFORMAL EMAIL OR LETTER Apologising 5 Here is an informal letter/email to your best friend, apologising for not coming to his/her party, but its parts are mixed up. Put them into the right order, numbering them from 1 to 10. 1. I hope to see you soon. 7. Now I regret it, because I know my friendship with you is more important, but I don t want to see anyone. I feel terrible. I don t know what to do to feel better. 8. All the best, Mark 9. How are things? You must feel so proud about being chosen for the national under 16 volleyball team. 10. It was my fault, I had just argued with Vicky and broken up with her and to be honest, I didn t want to meet her there. 2. Well, I guess I d better get on with my homework now. 3. You re amazing! 4. Dear Sam, 5. I felt I had to write to you because I am so sorry that I missed your party. 6. I hope you ll understand. I really can t explain how sorry I am, or how bad I feel inside, please forgive me. 6 Write a short email to your volleyball trainer, apologising for not being able to come to the match on Saturday. Apologise, explain why you can t come, tell her/him you will be at training next week. Use about 50 words. 13 UNIT 1 B1 

Corso di inglese per il triennio delle scuole superiori, da livello B1 a B2, con focus su abilità linguistiche, letteratura e micro-lingua di settore.

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