Reading (2nd semester) 6th form

Read the text and write T (true), F (false), DS (doesn’t say).

My family

By Lucilla Nucci

New York is an exciting city and people come here from all over the world. This is nothing new. In the past people came from Ireland, Germany, Sweden, Ukraine, Russia, Poland and a lot of other countries.

My grandfather’s parents came to New York from Italy in 1923. Grandad’s father, Giuseppe, didn’t have any money and he didn’t know any people in the USA. He was a builder and he worked very hard. At the weekend he painted people’s houses. Granddad’s mother, Francesca, didn’t work but she looked after their children.

Roberto became a doctor. Cecilia was a fantastic singer and she played the piano. Daniella had a restaurant and it was famous in New York. People loved her food. Antonio didn’t like working indoors. He wanted to be a farmer so he left the city and went to California. He bought a farm there with fruit trees.

My mother and father work on the farm today. My sister and I love this place. But next month we are going to fly to New York. We still have family there and we are going to spend the summer with them.

People went to New York from six countries.

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My family

By Lucilla Nucci

New York is an exciting city and people come here from all over the world. This is nothing new. In the past people came from Ireland, Germany, Sweden, Ukraine, Russia, Poland and a lot of other countries.

My grandfather’s parents came to New York from Italy in 1923. Grandad’s father, Giuseppe, didn’t have any money and he didn’t know any people in the USA. He was a builder and he worked very hard. At the weekend he painted people’s houses. Granddad’s mother, Francesca, didn’t work but she looked after their children.

Roberto became a doctor. Cecilia was a fantastic singer and she played the piano. Daniella had a restaurant and it was famous in New York. People loved her food. Antonio didn’t like working indoors. He wanted to be a farmer so he left the city and went to California. He bought a farm there with fruit trees.

My mother and father work on the farm today. My sister and I love this place. But next month we are going to fly to New York. We still have family there and we are going to spend the summer with them.

Lucila’s grandfather came to New York in 1923.

Read the text and write T (true), F (false), DS (doesn’t say).

My family

By Lucilla Nucci

New York is an exciting city and people come here from all over the world. This is nothing new. In the past people came from Ireland, Germany, Sweden, Ukraine, Russia, Poland and a lot of other countries.

My grandfather’s parents came to New York from Italy in 1923. Grandad’s father, Giuseppe, didn’t have any money and he didn’t know any people in the USA. He was a builder and he worked very hard. At the weekend he painted people’s houses. Granddad’s mother, Francesca, didn’t work but she looked after their children.

Roberto became a doctor. Cecilia was a fantastic singer and she played the piano. Daniella had a restaurant and it was famous in New York. People loved her food. Antonio didn’t like working indoors. He wanted to be a farmer so he left the city and went to California. He bought a farm there with fruit trees.

My mother and father work on the farm today. My sister and I love this place. But next month we are going to fly to New York. We still have family there and we are going to spend the summer with them.

Giuseppe and Francesca had four children.

Read the text and write T (true), F (false), DS (doesn’t say).

My family

By Lucilla Nucci

New York is an exciting city and people come here from all over the world. This is nothing new. In the past people came from Ireland, Germany, Sweden, Ukraine, Russia, Poland and a lot of other countries.

My grandfather’s parents came to New York from Italy in 1923. Grandad’s father, Giuseppe, didn’t have any money and he didn’t know any people in the USA. He was a builder and he worked very hard. At the weekend he painted people’s houses. Granddad’s mother, Francesca, didn’t work but she looked after their children.

Roberto became a doctor. Cecilia was a fantastic singer and she played the piano. Daniella had a restaurant and it was famous in New York. People loved her food. Antonio didn’t like working indoors. He wanted to be a farmer so he left the city and went to California. He bought a farm there with fruit trees.

My mother and father work on the farm today. My sister and I love this place. But next month we are going to fly to New York. We still have family there and we are going to spend the summer with them.

Roberto was Giuseppe and Francesca’s oldest child.

Read the text and write T (true), F (false), DS (doesn’t say).

My family

By Lucilla Nucci

New York is an exciting city and people come here from all over the world. This is nothing new. In the past people came from Ireland, Germany, Sweden, Ukraine, Russia, Poland and a lot of other countries.

My grandfather’s parents came to New York from Italy in 1923. Grandad’s father, Giuseppe, didn’t have any money and he didn’t know any people in the USA. He was a builder and he worked very hard. At the weekend he painted people’s houses. Granddad’s mother, Francesca, didn’t work but she looked after their children.

Roberto became a doctor. Cecilia was a fantastic singer and she played the piano. Daniella had a restaurant and it was famous in New York. People loved her food. Antonio didn’t like working indoors. He wanted to be a farmer so he left the city and went to California. He bought a farm there with fruit trees.

My mother and father work on the farm today. My sister and I love this place. But next month we are going to fly to New York. We still have family there and we are going to spend the summer with them.

Daniella’s restaurant was very good.

Read the text and write T (true), F (false), DS (doesn’t say).

My family

By Lucilla Nucci

New York is an exciting city and people come here from all over the world. This is nothing new. In the past people came from Ireland, Germany, Sweden, Ukraine, Russia, Poland and a lot of other countries.

My grandfather’s parents came to New York from Italy in 1923. Grandad’s father, Giuseppe, didn’t have any money and he didn’t know any people in the USA. He was a builder and he worked very hard. At the weekend he painted people’s houses. Granddad’s mother, Francesca, didn’t work but she looked after their children.

Roberto became a doctor. Cecilia was a fantastic singer and she played the piano. Daniella had a restaurant and it was famous in New York. People loved her food. Antonio didn’t like working indoors. He wanted to be a farmer so he left the city and went to California. He bought a farm there with fruit trees.

My mother and father work on the farm today. My sister and I love this place. But next month we are going to fly to New York. We still have family there and we are going to spend the summer with them.

Antonio’s farm had orange trees.

Read the text and write T (true), F (false), DS (doesn’t say).

My family

By Lucilla Nucci

New York is an exciting city and people come here from all over the world. This is nothing new. In the past people came from Ireland, Germany, Sweden, Ukraine, Russia, Poland and a lot of other countries.

My grandfather’s parents came to New York from Italy in 1923. Grandad’s father, Giuseppe, didn’t have any money and he didn’t know any people in the USA. He was a builder and he worked very hard. At the weekend he painted people’s houses. Granddad’s mother, Francesca, didn’t work but she looked after their children.

Roberto became a doctor. Cecilia was a fantastic singer and she played the piano. Daniella had a restaurant and it was famous in New York. People loved her food. Antonio didn’t like working indoors. He wanted to be a farmer so he left the city and went to California. He bought a farm there with fruit trees.

My mother and father work on the farm today. My sister and I love this place. But next month we are going to fly to New York. We still have family there and we are going to spend the summer with them.

Lucilla and her sister live in New York.

Read the story. Complete the sentences about the text with one, two or three words.

The photo

By Marion Underwood

Last year I invited my Italian friend Elena to spend a week at my house. It was my thirteenth birthday that week and I wanted to see all my friends. Elena travelled to the UK by train and Mum and I met her at the train station.

Elena went to England last      .

Marion and her mum met Elena at the               .

It was lunch time when we arrived home and we were hungry. Mum cooked a great meal and we ate a lot! After lunch, Elena wanted to go sightseeing so we went to town and she bought some souvenirs. Then we went to a café and had ice cream.

The girls were hungry because it was            .

Then they went           in the town.

The next day, it was my birthday. “I’ve got a present for you but it’s a surprise”, said Elena. In the afternoon? We had a party next to the swimming pool and I wanted to take a photo of everyone with my mobile phone camera. There were a lot of people so I walked back … and back… The next minute I was in the swimming pool with all my clothes on – and my mobile phone!

Marion’s birthday party was         the swimming pool.

There were          people at the party.

I got out of the water. “Oh, no! My phone and camera don’t work!” I said. “Don’t worry”, said Elena. “This is your birthday present from me!” It was a new camera! And this time I took some photos of all my friends – and I didn’t fall into the pool again. It was a very special birthday!

Elena’s present was a new        .