- •Contents
- •Acknowledgments
- •Abbreviations
- •Introduction
- •Aims
- •Structure and organization
- •Levels
- •Selection criteria
- •Features
- •Exercises
- •Text work
- •Role-playing or game-playing
- •Discussion/Composition/Activities
- •Answers
- •Unit 1
- •Towns, cities, and buildings
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •The household
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Gardens
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Exercises
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Synthesis
- •Text work
- •Text A
- •Text B
- •Role-playing
- •Discussion/Composition/Activities
- •Unit 2
- •The physical world
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •The animal world
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •The weather
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Exercises
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Text work
- •Text A
- •Text B
- •Role-playing
- •Discussion/Composition/Activities
- •Unit 3
- •The body
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Health services
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Exercises
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Synthesis
- •Text work
- •Text A
- •Text B
- •Role-playing
- •Discussion/Composition/Activities
- •Unit 4
- •Physical appearance
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Body language
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Exercises
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Synthesis
- •Text work
- •Text A
- •Text B
- •Game-playing
- •Discussion/Composition/Activities
- •Unit 5
- •Personality
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Behavior
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Exercises
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Synthesis
- •Text work
- •Text B
- •Text C
- •Role-playing and game-playing
- •Discussion/Composition/Activities
- •Unit 6
- •Clothing, footwear, and accessories
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Food and drink
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Exercises
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Text work
- •Text A
- •Text B
- •Role-playing
- •Discussion/Composition/Activities
- •Unit 7
- •Perception, moods, and the mind
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Materials and textures
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Exercises
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Synthesis
- •Text work
- •Text A
- •Text B
- •Discussion/Composition/Activities
- •Unit 8
- •Quantity, shape, measurement, and size
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Containers
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Exercises
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Synthesis
- •Text work
- •Text A
- •Text B
- •Game-playing
- •Discussion/Composition/Activities
- •Unit 9
- •The arts
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •The media
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Exercises
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Synthesis
- •Text work
- •Text A
- •Text B
- •Role-playing
- •Discussion/Composition/Activities
- •Unit 10
- •Literature and writing
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Expression, interacting, speaking, reading, writing, and phoning
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Exercises
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Synthesis
- •Text work
- •Text A
- •Text B
- •Role-playing
- •Discussion/Composition/Activities
- •Unit 11
- •Leisure
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Sport
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Exercises
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Synthesis
- •Text work
- •Text A
- •Text B
- •Game-playing
- •Discussion/Composition/Activities
- •Unit 12
- •Travel
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Transportation
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Exercises
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Synthesis
- •Text work
- •Text A
- •Text B
- •Role-playing
- •Discussion/Composition/Activities
- •Unit 13
- •The life cycle
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Religion
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Exercises
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Synthesis
- •Text work
- •Text A
- •Text B
- •Role-playing
- •Discussion/Composition/Activities
- •Unit 14
- •Education
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Science
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Exercises
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Synthesis
- •Text work
- •Text A
- •Text B
- •Game-playing
- •Discussion/Composition/Activities
- •Unit 15
- •Agriculture
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Industry
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Exercises
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Synthesis
- •Text work
- •Text A
- •Text B
- •Role-playing
- •Discussion/Composition/Activities
- •Unit 16
- •The business world
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Employment
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Exercises
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Synthesis
- •Text work
- •Text A
- •Text B
- •Role-playing
- •Discussion/Composition/Activities
- •Unit 17
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Communications
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Exercises
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Synthesis
- •Text work
- •Text A
- •Text B
- •Discussion/Composition/Activities
- •Unit 18
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Finance
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Exercises
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Synthesis
- •Text work
- •Text A
- •Text B
- •Role-playing
- •Discussion/Composition/Activities
- •Unit 19
- •Geography
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •History and war
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Exercises
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Synthesis
- •Text work
- •Text A
- •Text B
- •Game-playing
- •Discussion/Composition/Activities
- •Unit 20
- •Politics
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Social services and social issues
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Exercises
- •Level 1
- •Level 2
- •Level 3
- •Synthesis
- •Text work
- •Text A
- •Text B
- •Role-playing
- •Discussion/Composition/Activities
- •Answers to exercises
- •Unit 1
- •Unit 2
- •Unit 3
- •Unit 4
- •Unit 5
- •Unit 6
- •Unit 7
- •Unit 8
- •Unit 9
- •Unit 10
- •Unit 11
- •Unit 12
- •Unit 13
- •Unit 14
- •Unit 15
- •Unit 16
- •Unit 17
- •Unit 18
- •Unit 19
- •Unit 20
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il termometro |
l’automa |
il byte |
compatibile |
il dato, i dati |
di facile uso |
l’elaboratore |
l’elaborazione dei dati |
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elettronico |
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l’informazione |
l’intelligenza artificiale |
l’interfaccia |
Internet |
il linguaggio simbolico |
il programmatore |
il robot |
il sito web |
l’unita` periferica |
abbandonare gli studi |
apprendere |
l’apprendimento per |
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computer |
l’autodidatta |
la bibliografia |
il catalogo |
il convegno |
il corso di formazione |
il diagramma di flusso |
la diapositiva |
essere bocciato |
professionale |
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la formazione |
la gita scolastica |
il grafico |
l’indice |
la materia |
la materia opzionale |
il materiale didattico |
la media |
fondamentale |
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la pagella |
il quadrimestre |
lo schema di un corso |
lo schermo |
la scolaresca |
la scolarizzazione |
la scuola per interpreti |
il semestre |
il seminario |
il simposio |
la strategia |
la tavola rotonda |
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il titolo di studio |
il trimestre |
la valutazione |
la bilancia |
il campo magnetico |
il carburante |
centrifugo |
l’acciaio inossidabile |
Synthesis
13. Quante parole/espressioni ricordi? Completa la seguente tabella nel modo indicato. (Add as many cells to the chart as you may need.)
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learners |
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medicina |
l’allievo |
ripassare |
l’atlante |
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14. E adesso quante parole/espressioni che riguardano la scienza ricordi? Completa la seguente tabella nel modo indicato. (Add as many cells to the chart as you may need.)
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space research |
science |
concepts |
the environment |
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la cifra |
l’anno luce |
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15. Traduci in italiano.
1.The peripherals for my new computer are very expensive. The printer, the screen, the printer, and the modem are particularly expensive.
2.Do you know what random access memory is?
3.What computer language are you using? I’m not sure, but it seems to have an interface function. And it is user-friendly and highly compatible with other programs.
4.How many colors are noticeable on the spectrum?
5.What is the boiling point of water? And its freezing point?
6.We need several test tubes, in order to conduct the chemical experiments with the sodium, sulfur, and copper compounds.
7.What compounds can you make with nitrogen and mercury, if any?
8.What is the greenhouse effect? Is it due to the burning of petroleum and other fuels?
9.What does pollution do to the delicate balance present in the ecosystem?
16. Quiz scientifico! Scegli la risposta giusta.
1.Il concetto di quanto in fisica fu introdotto da:
a.Max Planck
b.Albert Einstein
c.Isaac Newton
2.La prima teoria moderna dell’atomo fu proposta da:
a.Ernest Rutherford
b.Werner Heisenberg
c.John Dalton
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3.La scoperta dell’elemento radioattivo, detto radio, e` dovuta a:
a.Wilhelon Konrad Rontgen¨
b.Leonardo da Vinci
c.Marie e Pierre Curie
4.Il composto chimico formato da idrogeno e ossigeno che si combinano nella proporzione di due a uno e:`
a.il sale
b.l’acqua
c.l’ozono
5.La persona che porto,` intorno al 600 a.C., la geometria egiziana in Grecia, dove raggiunse grande perfezione, e:`
a.Talete di Mileto
b.Archimede
c.Empedocle
6.Il Teorema di Pitagora enuncia il fatto che:
a.Dato un triangolo rettangolo, il quadrato costruito sull’ipotenusa e` equivalente alla somma dei quadrati costruiti sui due lati adiacenti.
b.Un solido piu` pesante di un liquido, se posto nel liquido discendera` al fondo del liquido; se verra` pesato nel liquido, sara` piu` leggero del suo vero peso di un valore uguale al peso del liquido spostato.
7.La potenza di un numero reale e:`
a.il prodotto di piu` fattori eguali al numero dato, detto base, ripetuti tante volte quante ne indica il numero scritto in alto a destra, detto esponente.
b.il valore pari alla somma di una serie di valori considerati divisa per il loro numero.
8.La tavola pitagorica e:`
a.il teorema di Pitagora per cui gli angoli di un triangolo isoscele sono uguali.
b.la tabella formata da 10 righe e da 10 colonne, impiegata per la moltiplicazione dei primi 10 numeri interi naturali.
9.Il creatore della geometria non-euclidea e:`
a.Galileo Galilei
b.Renato Cartesio
c.Nikolaj Lobacevskij
10.Un anno-luce e:`
a.un valore equivalente a 186.000 giorni.
b.l’unita` di misura astronomica corrispondente alla distanza che la luce percorre in un anno.
c.la distanza fra la terra e il sole.
11.La topologia si occupa dello studio di:
a.una certa specie di roditori.
b.figure che si conservano per deformazioni continue, senza strappi ne´sovrapposizioni.
c.il movimento dei continenti.
12.Il calcolo fu inventato da:
a.Sir Isaac Newton e Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, indipendentemente
b.Galileo Galilei
c.Euclide