Vocabulary

Vocabulary on a listening comprehension activity (page 71 of your book)

Unemployment was high = disoccupazione era alta
Tiny street = piccolissima/strettissima strada
Parcel = pacco
From ... to = da ... a
Things improved = le cose sono migliorate
A few = alcuni
Most of us = la maggior parte di noi
Get to know = conoscere
Delivery = consegna
Deliver = consegnare
Get worn out = rovinarsi

From reading comprehension test

Here is some vocabulary from the reading comprehension test you took on 13th Nov 2012:

- she wants a course that will fit into her normal school day
- George is unable to travel
- Lecturers will show photographs
- The class is suitable for everyone
- Tips will be given on how best to get started in the profession
- a photograph of you beside the Egyptian pyramids
- you have travelled the world without actually leaving the country
- Join this evening class
- to use the latest technology

Michela Borghese Rat

Hello world!

that, who, which

that, who, which

He told me that his house was new (object)
The man that lives near the post office is my brother-in-law (relative pronoun)

relative pronouns

who → people
which → objects, places, ...
that → can substitute who or which but only when they are not between the two commas (= only when they are defining)



She is the girl who was taken to the hospital.
That girl, who is my sister, goes to school where your dad teaches.
The girl who(m) you met at the cinema is from Canada.
Feltre, which is close to the mountains, is in the north-east of Italy.
The town which I told you about is Feltre.
The street which is now closed to the traffic is an ancient Roman road.


Therefore, only in some sentences you can do that change:

She is the girl that was taken to the hospital.
That girl, who is my sister, goes to school where your dad teaches.
The girl that you met at the cinema is from Canada.
Feltre, which is close to the mountains, is in the north-east of Italy.
The town that I told you about is Feltre.
The street that is now closed to the traffic is an ancient Roman road.


Moreover, you can decide not to use the pronoun if the subject of the relative clause is not the relative pronoun:

She is the girl who was taken to the hospital. (who is necessary because it is the subject of   the relative clause)
That girl, who is my sister, goes to school where your dad teaches.
The girl you met at the cinema is from Canada. (here the subject is you, so you don't need the pronoun)
Feltre, which is close to the mountains, is in the north-east of Italy.
The town  I told you about is Feltre. (here the subject is I, so you don't need the pronoun)
The street which is now closed to the traffic is an ancient Roman road. (which is necessary because it is the subject of the relative clause)

simone triches

Hi!
my name is Simone Triches, I'm 16 years old and live in Belluno, which is a small town in the north east of Italy, near the Dolomite Mountains.
I attend the a high school in called Giorgio dal Piaz in feltre, some 30 kilometres from where I live. I like the scientific subjects very much , expecially chemistry. I can speak Italian, English and a bit of French. I can also ... and I am good at ... (other abilities) In my free time, I usually drawing, read some books or listening to music. I am a reliable, outgoing and hard worker working. I have already had some working experience, and I worked as a waiter in a pizza house restaurant.

LEAVE THE ORIGINAL PARAGRAPH AS IT IS NOW AND RE-WRITE A NEW PARAGRAPH, ON THIS PAGE, WITHOUT MISTAKES AND SOME INFORMATION ON YOUR ABILITIES, A PART FROM LANGUAGES ( I AM GOOD AT ... I CAN ...).

DEADLINE: 24TH OCTOBER 5.00 PM


Hi!
my name is Simone Triches, I'm 16 years old and live in Belluno, which is a small town in the north east of Italy, near the Dolomite Mountains.
I attend a high school called Giorgio dal Piaz in Feltre, some 30 kilometres from where I live. I like scientific subjects very much , expecially chemistry and biology. I can speak Italian, English and a bit of French. I can also cook some simple food, but I learn quickly, so I think I  would be able to cook evrything. I'm good at manual work, too: I know how to repare some things or make objects with wood.  In my free time, I usually draw, read some books or listen to music. I am  reliable, outgoing and hard working. I have some working experience, I worked as a waiter in a pizza restaurant.

PLEASE TAKE NOTES OF THE LAST CORRECTIONS

nicola d'agostini

Hi, my name is Nicola, I'm sixteen and I live with my family in Lamon, a small villagge near the Alps in the province of Belluno, north-east of Italy.
I like doing sports, above all cross-country skiing, I also like staying in natural environments go in the nature, listen to music, use the computer and play at the videogames.
I'm reliabile, peaceful, outgouing, hardworkering and funny. I can speak Italian, English and a beat of French, I haven't got any working experiences but I helped my grandfather a lot of time when he was a carpenter. So I learnt something of that job and I can work with wood, animals and I can do the carpenter. I like farm work, too: This next summer I will would like to work in a mountain hut.  

LEAVE THE ORIGINAL PARAGRAPH AS IT IS NOW AND RE-WRITE A NEW PARAGRAPH, ON THIS PAGE, WITHOUT MISTAKES.

DEADLINE: 11TH NOVEMBER 5.00 PM

Hi, my name is Nicola, I'm sixteen and I live with my family in Lamon, a small village near the Alps in the province of Belluno, north-east of Italy.
I like doing sports, above all cross-country skiing, I also like staying in natural environments, listening to music, using the computer and playing videogames.
I'm reliable, peaceful, outgoing, hardworking and funny. I can speak Italian, English and a little of French, I haven't got any working experiences but I helped my grandfather a lot when he was carpenter. So I learnt something of that job and I can work with wood. I like farm work, too: next summer I would like to work in a mountain hut.   

PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF MY LAST CORRECTIONS

Edoardo

Hello, my name is Edoardo, I am 16 years old and I live in Pedavena, a small town in the north-east of Italy.
I've always done a lot of sport: when I was six, I played basketball for two years, after that I played rugby for one year, the next year I started agonistic competitive skiing and I did it for five years, but the same in that year, that in which I started skiing, I also started athletics and I'm still doing it.
My hobby is photography, but recently, I haven't had much time to do it.
Last summer I made my first working experience: it was in a hotel in Enego, a town in the mountains, - about two hours from where I live (REPETITION→ of north-east Italy),there I worked for a month as a waiter, a barman and as a dishwaher, it was great!
                                    

 YOU DIDN'T WRITE ABOUT YOUR PERSONALITY!

Useful links

Hello bloggers!

Here is a link to a website where you can find lots of adjectives to describe (or improve your description of) your personality:
http://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/personality-adjectives-what-she

Another useful link is for when you need to check your pronunciation:
http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=birthday&submit=Submit

Finally, if you or someone in the class still can't enter or write in this blog, here is the ICT colleague's mail address to write for help:
blog@valcon.it

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