E M A N U E L A T O C C A C E L I
English teacher
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
FROM YOU TUBE: PRESIDENT OBAMA MAKES HISTORIC SPEECH TO AMERICA'S STUDENTS
TRUE OR FALSE?
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_____IT IS STUDENTS’ FIRST DAY AT SCHOOL.
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_____STUDENTS WOULD HAVE STAYED IN BED A BIT LONGER IF IT HAD BEEN SUMMER.
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_____OBAMA'S FAMILY LIVED OVERSEAS WHEN HE WAS YOUNG.
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_____ OBAMA'S MOTHER HAD A LOT OF MONEY.
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_____ OBAMA HAD LESSONS FROM MONDAY TO SATURDAY.
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_____OBAMA HAS TALKED A LOT ABOUT RESPONSIBILITY AND EDUCATION IN THIS VIDEO.
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_____HIS ADVICE IS TO PLAY WITH XBOX A LOT.
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_____EVERYONE HAS TO PAY ATTENTION TO TEACHERS, PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS AND ADULTS IN GENERAL.
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_____EVERY SINGLE STUDENT HAS SOMETHING TO OFFER.
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_____STUDENTS SHOULD QUIT SCHOOL AND FIND A JOB, ACCORDING TO OBAMA.
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LISTEN TO THE VIDEO AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW.
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WHAT IS OBAMA WEARING?
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WHY IS IT UNDERSTANDABLE THAT THE STUDENTS ARE NERVOUS?
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WHAT DOES OBAMA’S MOTHER THINK WAS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR HIS SON?
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WHERE DID HE LIVE FOR A FEW YEARS?
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WHY DIDN’T HE GO TO SCHOOL?
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WHAT TIME DID OBAMA’S MOTHER USUALLY TEACH HIS SON? WHY?
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WAS HE HAPPY ABOUT GETTING UP EARLY?
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WHAT IS THIS VIDEO ABOUT?
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WHAT DOES OBAMA GUARANTEE TO STUDENTS?
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WHICH JOBS DOES HE MENTION?
RAPUNZEL - SONG - CHORES -FREE TIME
SONO LE SETTE E' ORA DI COMINCIARE. PRENDO LA SCOPA E SPAZZO DI QUA E DI LA. CORRO DI SOPRA HO I PANNI DA SISTEMARE, L'OROLOGIO PERO' PIU' VELOCE NON VA .AFFERRO UN LIBRO O DUE DALLA MIA LIBRERIA E AGGIUNGO UN BEL DIPINTO NELLA GALLERIA, TRA LA CHITARRA E I FERRI E LA LA GASTRONOMIA ASPETTO QUEL CHE SUCCEDERA' FACCIO UN BEL GIOCO E DOPO LA PASTICCERA, IL TEATRO DIREI CHE NON FA PER ME PROVO CON LA CERAMICA E CON LA CERA POI LO SPORT, QUALCHE SCHIZZO, SALGO SU CHE BEL PIZZO RIPRENDO UN LIBRO O DUE DA QUELLA LIBRERIA E VIAGGIO ANCORA UN PO' CON LA MIA FANTASIA E POI MI SPAZZOLO CON FORZA ED ENERGIA
ACTIVITY 1– LISTEN AND MATCH THE SENTENCE WITH ITS TRANSLATION
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______IT'S SEVEN O'CLOCK AND IT'S TIME TO START.
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______I TAKE THE BROOM AND SWEEP HERE AND THERE.
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______I RUN UPSTAIRS
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______I HAVE MY CLOTHES TO ARRANGE
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______THE CLOCK DOESN'T GO FASTER
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L'OROLOGIO PERO' PIU' VELOCE NON VA
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SONO LE SETTE E' ORA DI COMINCIARE.
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CORRO DI SOPRA
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HO I PANNI DA SISTEMARE
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PRENDO LA SCOPA E SPAZZO DI QUA E DI LA.
ACTIVITY 2 -NUMBER THE HOUSE CHOIRS YOU HEAR.
1____ARRANGE THE CLOTHES
2.____ GASTRONOMY/PASTRY CHEF
3____SWEEP
ACTIVITY 3 FILL IN THE BLANKS
THEATRE / PAINTING / BOOKSHELF / BOOK / MY IMAGINATION / THE GUITAR/ A NICE GAME/ LACE/BRUSH
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I GRAB A BOOK OR TWO FROM MY -1.___________AND ADD A BEAUTIFUL 2.______________IN THE GALLERY, BETWEEN 3.____________AND THE KNITTING NEEDLES AND THE GASTRONOMY I'M WAITING FOR WHAT WILL HAPPEN I'LL PLAY 4.______________ AND AFTER PASTRY CHEF, 5.__________I WOULD SAY IT'S NOT FOR ME I TRY WITH CERAMIC AND WAX THEN SPORT, SOME SKETCHES, I GET ON THAT BEAUTIFUL 6. ________ I GET A 7. __________OR TWO FROM THAT BOOKSHELFAND TRAVEL A LITTLE MORE WITH 8.._______________ AND THEN I 9._______ MYSELF WITH STRENGTH AND ENERGY
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ACTIVITY 4 FIND AT LEAST 3 ACTIONS YOU CAN DO IN YOUR FREE TIME
1. C_________ 2 W __________ 3S__________
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