cognome______nome______matr.______corso di laurea______

LINGUA INGLESE 2

EXERCISE A: Language in context a

Leggi il seguente testo e scrivi l’opzione corretta (a, b, c o d) sull’apposita linea al margine destro.

1. The Likud Party has long been one of Israel's ______political movements,

A. most powerfulB. most powerC. powerD. most1______

2. a home for right-wing ______

A. nationalistsB. countryC. nationD. national2______

3. who support Jewish settlements on Arab lands captured _____ 1967.

A theB. in C. onD. of3______

4. The Likud Party has always______to accept the Labour Party's more liberal vision

A. refusingB. refusesC. refusedD. refuse4______

5. of exchanging land for peace. The Likud Party's ______is Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon

A. politicalB. governmentC. leaderD. refugee5______

6. who has moved to the left of most Likud ____

A. membersB. member C. of membersD. person6______

7. In the _____ reality of the Middle East, Sharon's withdrawal

A. actualB. currentC. currentlyD. actuality7______

8. of Israeli settlers from Gaza, completed ______week

A. nowB. theC. nextD. last8______

9. was a ______moment, a necessity that members of the Likud Party should understand

A. unimportantB. historicC. electionD. boring9______

10. if they want ______party to lead Israel toward security and peace.

A. herB. theirC. theirsD. your10______

April 26, 2005

Pope Benedict Reaches Out to Muslims

By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL

International Herald Tribune

1. ROME, April 25 - On his first official full day as pope, Benedict XVI on Monday reached out for the first time to Muslims, saying he was "grateful" for their presence at his investiture ceremony and hoped for a "growth of dialogue between Muslims and Christians" at local and international levels.

2. There were many such surprises during Benedict's public appearances on Monday, giving the world a first impression of the priorities and style that will define his papacy.

3. A man who had been widely criticized as a narrow-minded theologian reached out to other religions. A man who previously talked about creating a purer, smaller Roman Catholic Church was talking about offering Catholicism to the world. A man whose previous public face was stern and remote turned funny, personal - physical even.

4.Comparing being elected pope to being beheaded by a guillotine, he said he had prayed during last week's conclave of cardinals that he would not win the job. "I had thought I had done my life's work and could now hope for a peaceful end of my days.So with deep conviction, I told the Lord: 'Don't do this to me! You have younger and better men, who can do this work with different verve and strength.' "Then he said, with a sigh, "This time he didn't listen to me."

5.Benedict, formerly Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, has been a conservative figure of Vatican life for more than two decades. Many liberal-leaning Catholics have worried about what his reign would be like. But as has become increasingly clear in the days since his election last Tuesday, his priorities as pope are likely to be broader and more outward looking than those of the cardinal he was.

6. "The first stage of his life, in Germany, he was an immensely gifted theologian, and then he got a job at the Vatican, which was to clarify expressions of Catholic faith," said the Rev. Roderick Strange, rector of BedaCollege in Rome. "Now it's Chapter 3 of his life, and in this new atmosphere, we see a new man emerging."

7.In the morning, Benedict had a formal closed-door meeting with leaders of other religions who had travelled to Italy for his investiture ceremony on Sunday. At this meeting, according to a Vatican transcript, he offered generous praise for leaders of other religions, including - for the first time - a specific nod to Islam, a faith about which he had expressed reservations when he was a cardinal.

8.Even on Sunday, in his first official homily as pope, Benedict mentioned the need to build bridges with other Christians and with Jews, but did not mention Muslims. On Monday, he seemed purposefully to be correcting that omission."I am particularly grateful for the presence in our midst of members of the Muslim community," he said. "I assure you that the church wants to continue building bridges of friendship with the followers of all religions."

EXERCISE B: Skimminga

Leggi i seguenti titoli relativi all'articolo che ti chiediamo di analizzare. Indica a quale paragrafo ogni titolo si riferisce e scrivi nel margine destro il numero corretto del paragrafo.

What Benedict had prayed before being elected______

What the Church wants to do with other Christians and religions______

The meeting with religious leaders______

The need to have dialogues with Muslims______

His life before becoming Pope______

The contrast between the Pope’s previous principles and his new attitudes______

Some Catholics’ worries about the new Pope______

The first impressions aboutthe new Pope’s priorities______

EXERCISE C: Multiple choice on reading passagea

Riferendoti all’ articolo, scrivi nel margine destro la lettera (A, B, C, o D) che corrisponde alla risposta esatta.

1. The article is about _____.1. _____

A. the death of a Pope B. a new PopeC. the Muslim religionD. the problems of the Catholic Church

2. The article was written______2______

A. in April 2004 B. last year C. in 2005 D. yesterday

3. Benedict XVI has claimed that Christians _____.3. _____

A. will fight Muslims B. are oppressed by Muslims

C. have to communicate with other religions D. are better than Muslims

4. Before being Pope, Benedict XVI was known as ______.4. _____

A. a progressive cardinal B. a conservative C. a socialist D. a famous politician

5. The Pope said that during last week’s conclave he was hoping_____.5. _____

A. to be elected Pope B. not to be elected Pope C. to be younger D. to go to Germany

6. At the moment, Benedict XVI is trying______.6. _____

A. to be a very traditional Pope B. to defend strict Catholic principles

C. to be a very funny Pope D. to become more open-minded

7. He spent the first part of his life______7______

A. in the conclaveB. in GermanyC. at the VaticanD. in Palestine

8. For the first time, during his investiture ceremony, ______8. _____

A. he criticised the Muslims B. he criticised the Jews

C. he expressed approval of the Muslims D. he approved the atheists

9. In his first official speech he also mentioned the importance of having contacts ____ 9 _____

A. with international political leaders B. with other Christians

C. with foreign cardinals D. with young people

10. The sentence ‘I thought I had done my life’s work’ means that Benedict XVI______.10. _____

A. worked too much B. had a difficult life C. didn’t expect to become Pope D. didn’t want to work

EXERCISE D. Synonymsa

Riguarda i paragrafi 6 e 7. Trova i sinonimi delle seguenti parole ed espressioni.

Non scrivere più di una alternativa.

1. part1. ______

2. existence2. ______

3. enormously3. ______

4. work4. ______

5. context5. ______

6. coming out6. ______

7. official7. ______

8. faiths8. ______

9. gave9. ______

10. showed10. ______

EXERCISE E. Summarya

Leggi il seguente riassunto di una parte dell’articolo ed inserisci negli spazi vuoti una parola appropriata che rispecchi

il significato del brano. Attenzione la parola (o espressione):

1. non necessariamente devi averla trovata nel testo

2. scrivila nel margine destro

The article is about Pope 1______,1. ______

2. ______on his official day as Pope,2. ______

for the first time 3.______the Muslim community.3. ______

This was an 4._____ gesture for a man who before4. ______

becoming 5. _____ was considered very rigid and a 5. ______

6. _____figure in the Catholic Church. 6. ______

He talked of the need to establish 7._____ with other Christians, 7. ______

Jews and members of different 8.______8. ______

It looks like this 9.______Pope will change his attitude9 . ______

and try to be more 10______inreligious matters at all levels. 10. ______

Answer-Keys:

Exercise A:

1.A, 2.A, 3.B, 4.C, 5.C, 6.A, 7.B, 8.D, 9.B, 10.B

Exercise B:

4

8

7

1

6

3

5

2

Exercise C:

1.B, 2.C, 3.C, 4.B, 5.B, 6.D, 7.B, 8.C, 9.B, 10.C

Exercise D:

  1. stage
  2. life
  3. immensely
  4. job
  5. atmosphere
  6. emerging
  7. formal
  8. religions
  9. offered
  10. expressed

Exercise E:

  1. Benedict XVI
  2. who
  3. addressed/talked to /reached
  4. important/significant
  5. Pope
  6. conservative
  7. contacts/bridges/dialogues
  8. religions/faiths
  9. new
  10. open-minded