1) Abbina le domande alla risposta corretta
1 You ate the last slice of pizza, didn’t you? h
2 Sammy didn’t do his homework. f
3 They don’t want to live in this neighbourhood, do they? g
4 You went to bed very late last night, didn’t you? a
5 Shirin didn’t buy a new car, did she? d
6 You didn’t go to the party, did you? e
7 Your brother washed the dishes, didn’t he? b
8 Didn’t you make dinner like I asked? c

a I did not! I fell asleep right after the news.
b He did not wash the dishes. I did!
c I did make dinner, but I burnt it. Sorry.
d She did buy one. It’s a big SUV.
e We did go. We waved at you, but you didn’t see us.
f He did do it. I helped him with his maths.
g They do want to, but they can’t afford it.
h I did not! Johnny ate it.

2) Completa le frasi con la forma corretta dei verbi.
‘It may snow,’ he explained.
He explained that it might snow.

1 ‘I’m going to get some water,’ she said.
She said that she was going to get some water.

2 ‘I’ve never understood you,’ he told me.
He told me he has never understood me.

3 ‘Ivy was happy,’ he said.
He said that Ivy has been happy.

4 ‘You’ll get lost if you don’t take a map,’ she said.
She said we could get lost if we didn’t take a map.

5 ‘I can’t see them,’ she said.
She told me she couldn’t see them.

6 ‘You must wait here until four o’clock,’ the teacher told us.
The teacher told us we had to wait there until the bell.

3) Completa il brano con le parole nel riquadro.
Although it’s very popular nowadays, during the 1950s, pasta was an unusual meal in the UK. Not many
British people had been to Italy, and very few people knew how pasta was made. So, for April Fool’s Day
in 1957, the BBC news programme Panorama decided to make a story about spaghetti growing on trees.
During the programme, viewers were told that the harvest that year was particularly good because
of the weather. And while the presenter explained how spaghetti was grown, there was a film
of workers in the background cutting the spaghetti from the trees. As soon as the programme had
been broadcast, the BBC started receiving phone calls from people who wanted to grow their own spaghetti.
Meanwhile the BBC continued the joke by instructing anyone who wanted to grow a spaghetti tree to
‘place a piece of spaghetti in a tin of tomato sauce.’ By the time the story was revealed to be an April
Fool’s Day joke, hundreds of people had contacted the BBC.

4) Scegli l’alternativa corretta per le parole in corsivo.
1 Messi scores a lot of goals. In addition to / Too / What’s more, he’s a great team player.
2 We had some of our money stolen. In spite of this, / Despite / Although we decided to carry on.
3 The conditions were difficult. Whereas / Even though / However, the explorers didn’t give up.
4 As well as / Furthermore, / Nevertheless teaching visitors about history, the museum is also a fascinating example of architecture.
5 Nevertheless / In addition to / What’s more a 20% discount, customers on Black Friday also receive a free
gift book.
6 A That was a fun film!
B It was very long, but / though / yet!
7 A He’s not a bad person
B. I know. Even so, / Even though, / Even if I don’t really trust him.

5) Completa la tabella.
Domanda diretta                                        Domanda indiretta
What time does the film start?                     Do you know what time the film starts? 
How much money will we need?                   Have you any idea how much money we’ll need? 
Is there a place where we can sit down?       Could you tell me if is there a place where we can sit down?
Is it cold outside?                                        Do you know if it’s cold outside? 
How long did the journey take?                    Do you know how long did the journey take?
When does the shop open?                          Could you tell me when the shop opens? 
Does this machine work?                             I wonder if this machine works
Does this bus go near Buckingham palace?   Do you know whether this bus goes near Buckingham Palace? 
Who are those people?                                I’d like to know who are those people

6) Trasforma il discorso diretto in discorso indiretto.
 ‘We’re not happy with your exam results,’ my parents said.
My parents said they weren’t happy with my exam results.

1 ‘This student had three chances to pass his maths exam,’ the teacher said.
The teacher said that this student had three chances to pass his exam.

2 ‘I’ll phone him tomorrow,’ the director said.
The director said that he'll phone him tomorrow.

3 ‘What did they say to you?’ Anna asked him.
Anna asked him what did they say to him.

4 ‘Can you come back next week?’ he asked her.
He asked har if she could came back next week.

5 ‘She won’t have any problems getting into medical school,’ they said.
They said that she won't have any problems getting into mafical school.

6 ‘Why don’t we set up our own business?’ Marcia suggested.
Marcia suggested why they didn't set up own business.

7 ‘Tell the police what you saw today,’ she told me.
She told me to tell the police what I said that day.

7) Completa le frasi con l’informazione nel riquadro. Usa who, which, whose, where o when.
Bend it like Beckham is a film about a girl who wants to be a professional footballer.
1. An ice rink is a place where you can go ice skating.
2. Maria Sharapova is the Russian tennis player who won Wimbledon in 2004.
3. Surfing is a sport which is very difficult to do.
4. A professional golfer is a person whose job is to play golf.
5. June is the month when Wimbledon takes place then.
6. 2002 was the year when Brazil won the World Cup.

8) Completa la seconda frase per dar enfasi alla parole in grassetto
His unhealthy diet really worries me.
What really worries me is his unhealthy diet.

1 My son is crazy about skateboarding.
What my son is crazy about is skateboarding.

2 They just want to lie on a beach and relax.
All that they want is just lie on a beach and relax.

3 I’m desperate for a nice cup of tea.
What I am desperate for is a nice cup of tea.

4 The restaurant was made special by the atmosphere rather than the food.
It’s the atmosphere that made the restaurant speciale instead of the food.

5 I don’t want to be late for work tomorrow.
What I want is not to be late for work tomorrow.

6 She only asked for a glass of water.
All that she wants is a glass of water.

7 Alec was a professional footballer when he was young, not David.
It was Alec the professional footballer, not David.

9) Riscrivi le frasi senza le parole superflue.
He likes swimming now but he didn’t used to like swimming.
He likes swimming now but he didn’t used to.

1 Jack’s been to Spain. - No, I haven’t been to Spain!
Jack’s been to Spain. - No, I haven’t been.

2 I’m going to wear an apron for this but you don’t need to wear an apron.
I’m going to wear an apron for this but you don’t need to do it too.

3 Why don’t you come to my house later? - I can’t go to your house later, I’m afraid.
Why don’t you come to my house later? - I can’t come, I’m afraid.

4 I’m not worried about it today but I was worried about it yesterday.
I’m not worried about it today, but I was yesterday.

5 We didn’t finish the work, but we should have finished the work.
We didn’t finish the work, but we should had.

6 You don’t have to come with me if you don’t want to come with me.
You don’t have to come with me if you don’t want.

7 No, you didn’t get hit but you might have got hit.
No, you didn’t get hit but you might have got.

8 There isn’t any milk. - Yes, there is some milk.
There isn’t any milk. - Yes, there is some.