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PHOTOCOPIABLE © Oxford University Press 208 two hundred and eight Glossary 1 usually di solito 2 better meglio 3 scary pauroso 4 ghost fantasma 5 windmill mulino a vento 6 tower torre 7 sails pale 8 at the top in cima 9 round circolari 10 building edificio I’m Cathy. This is a photo of my Uncle Jack’s house in Norfolk, in the east of England. It’s an old windmill 5 ! There’s a big tower 6 and four sails 7 . In the tower there are three bedrooms and a bathroom. My favourite bedroom is the one at the top 8 ! It’s great! There are a lot of stairs and, of course, all the rooms are round 9 ! It’s impossible to have a normal bath, shelves or wardrobes in the windmill, so Uncle Jack has got special curved furniture. Next to the windmill there’s another, new building 10 . It’s got Uncle Jack’s living room, dining room and kitchen. There’s nice modern furniture in the new building, but it isn’t special like the windmill. The castle The windmill Unusual homes My name’s Alex and my home is an old castle! It’s in Scotland. We’ve got three living rooms and seven bedrooms. But I’ve got two sisters and two brothers, so that’s OK! My bedroom is at the end of a long, dark corridor! There’s a lot of old furniture in the castle, but my room is very modern. At weekends the castle is open to the public. On those days there are usually 1 lots of people here. It’s better 2 when there’s only our family here. It’s nice and quiet then. The castle’s got lots of corridors and stairs, and a dark basement. It isn’t scary 3 it’s our games room! There’s a big garden too. Oh – and my sister Jess’s room has got a ghost 4 . Her name is the White Lady. She’s very friendly! Nome Classe Data Potenziamento B
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PHOTOCOPIABLE © Oxford University Press208 two hundred and eight

Glossary1usually di solito2better meglio3scary pauroso4ghost fantasma5windmill mulino a vento6tower torre7sails pale8at the top in cima9round circolari10building edificio

I’m Cathy. This is a photo of my Uncle Jack’s house in Norfolk, in the east of England. It’s an old windmill5! There’s a big tower6 and four sails7. In the tower there are three bedrooms and a bathroom. My favourite bedroom is the one at the top8! It’s great! There are a lot of stairs and, of course, all the rooms are round9! It’s impossible to have a normal bath, shelves or wardrobes in the windmill, so Uncle Jack has got special curved furniture. Next to the windmill there’s another, new building10. It’s got Uncle Jack’s living room, dining room and kitchen. There’s nice modern furniture in the new building, but it isn’t special like the windmill.

The castle

The windmill

Unusualhomes

My name’s Alex and my home is an old castle! It’s in Scotland. We’ve got three living rooms and seven bedrooms. But I’ve got two sisters and two brothers, so that’s OK! My bedroom is at the end of a long, dark corridor! There’s a lot of old furniture in the castle, but my room is very modern.

At weekends the castle is open to the public. On those days there are usually1 lots of people here. It’s better2 when there’s only our family here. It’s nice and quiet then. The castle’s got lots of corridors and stairs, and a dark basement. It isn’t scary3 – it’s our games room! There’s a big garden too. Oh – and my sister Jess’s room has got a ghost4. Her name is the White Lady. She’s very friendly!

Nome

Classe Data PotenziamentoB

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PHOTOCOPIABLE © Oxford University Press 209two hundred and nine

Writing5 Completa la tabella con informazioni su un

tuo familiare (zio, zia, cugino, nonno…).

who? name age home: where? details children: Yes / No details brothers / sisters: Yes / No details pets: Yes / No details

6 Scrivi un brano (50–75 parole) su un tuo familiare. Includi tutte le informazioni che hai dato nell’es. 5.

Reading1 Leggi il testo. Scegli l’alternativa corretta

per completare le frasi.

1 Alex and his family has got / have got a windmill / castle in Scotland / England.

2 Cathy’s uncle has got / have got a windmill / castle in Scotland / England.

2 Rileggi il testo. Scrivi C (castle) o W (windmill).

1 There are seven bedrooms. 2 It’s got one living room. 3 It’s got a games room. 4 It’s open to the public. 5 It’s got curved furniture. 6 There’s a ghost.

3 Completa le frasi con le parole mancanti.

1 There are three in the windmill.2 There are three in the castle.3 The games room is in the of

Alex’s house.4 The living room in the tower of

the windmill. It’s in the new building.5 The ghost is in Alex’s bedroom.6 There’s a lot of furniture in

the castle.

4 Rispondi alle domande.

1 How many children are there in Alex’s family? 2 When is the castle open to the public? 3 What is the name of the castle’s ghost? 4 Why has the windmill got special curved

furniture? 5 Which rooms are in the new building at Uncle

Jack’s house? 6 Which home is your favourite?

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