• Completa le frasi con and, but, or o because.

1 You can have chocolate sauce on your ice cream

but you have to pay extra.
or some banana. Which would you prefer?

2 I was late for college
and I missed the first lesson
but I didn't miss the exam.

3 We can go to the beach.
or we can go to the mountains
and have a swim in the sea.

4 I'm hungry
and I'm thirsty ..

because I didn't have breakfast.

• Leggi l'informazione e completa le frasi con le parole del riquadro. A volte ci sono varie risposte corrette.

After   as soon as            before     by the time        until      when         while
1 I was watching a film. I fell asleep.

I had fallen asleep before the film finished

2 My friends waited for me at the bus stop.

They waited until my bus arrived.

3 I hadn't been cycling for a long time. Then I cycled ten miles.

My legs really hurt after I'd been cycling.

4 The train arrived at the station. The passengers stood up immediately.
As soon as the train arrived at the station, the passengers stood up.

5 I watched the programme. Then it got boring and I stopped watching.

I watched it by the time it got boring

6 Jack washed up. At the same time, I put things away.
When Jack washed up, I put things away

Riscrivi le frasi con although.

1 He's tired but he can't sleep.

Although he’s tired, he can’t sleep.

2 It's expensive but I'm going to buy it.

Although it’s expensive, I’m going to buy it.

3 She works hard but she doesn't earn much money.

Although she works hard, she doesn't earn much money.

4 Dave has a car but he prefers cycling.

Although Dave has a car, he prefers cycling.

5 We played badly but we won.

Although we played badly, we won.

6 She borrowed my pen but she didn't say thank you.

Although she borrowed my pen,

7 I recognized her but I couldn't remember her name. Although I recognized her, I couldn't remember her name.

Metti le parole nell'ordine corretto

1 is/to/radio/Andrea/ listening the

Andrea is listening to the radio

2 Sara / guitar? / does/play/the.

Does Sara play the guitar?

3 not/has / Isabel / arrived.

Isabel has not arrived.

4 out./the/has come / sun...

The sun has come out.

5 like/we/food. / Lebanese

We like Lebanese food.

6 Daniel / what/ speak? / languages / can

What languages can Daniel speak?

7 Jim / clarinet. / the / plays

Jim plays the clarinet.

8 a/nurse. / Trish/is
Trish is a nurse. / /

9 looks / really she/unhappy...

she looks really unhappy...

10 Serbian / Rita / can't/speak / any.

Rita can't speak any Serbian.

 

Unisce le due frasi con who o which. Usa le preposizioni in grassetto
This is the book. We talked about it in class yesterday.
This is the book which we talked about in class yesterday

1 This is the exam, I did really badly in it.
This is the exam in which I did really badly.

2 Stefano is the student. I studied English with him.
Stefano is the student who I studied English with

3 This is the library. We go to it for quiet study.
This is the library, which we go to for quiet study.

4 Rita is the teacher. My cousin's married to her
Rita is the teacher who my cousin’s married to.

5 This is the song. We had to listen to it in class.

This is the song which we had to listen to in class.

6 Segna le frasi corrette e correggi quelle sbagliate (X).
1 Shall I put these pictures in the bin or shall I save Alison them? (X) Shall I put these pictures in the bin or shall I save them for Alison?

2 Carrie works with children. She teaches them art. (V)

3 I need the bread. Can you pass me it?... (X)

4 My glasses are upstairs. Can you fetch me them? (X) My glasses are upstairs. Can you fetch them for me?

5 I'm really hungry, Could you get me some chips?... (V)

6 That's a nice song. Can you teach us it? (X) That's a nice song. Can you teach it to us?

7 Jason enjoyed looking at that book today. Perhaps you could lend him it for a couple of days... (X)

Jason enjoyed looking at that book today. Perhaps you could lend it to for a couple of days...

8 You sit there. I'll bring you a drink. (V)

Riscrivi le frasi in modo più naturale, usando so, neither o nor.

1 The managers didn't like the proposal and the workers also didn't like the proposal.

The managers didn’t like the proposal nor the workers did.
2 A few people in my department speak French and I also speak French, actually.

A few people in my department speak French and so do I, actually.
3 A I can't make it to the meal on Friday, sorry.

B Don't worry, I also can't make it to the meal on Friday

B Don’t worry, neither I can make it.
4 A think I'm going to be a little late

B. Yes, I think I'm going to be a little late too, actually.
B Yes, I think so, actually.

 

Abbina le domande alla risposta corretta

1 You ate the last sice of pizza, didn't you?

2 Sammy didn't do his homework.........

3 They don't want to live in this neighbourhood, do
they?

4 You went to bed very late last night, didn't you?
5 Shirin didn't buy a new car, did she?

6 You didn't go to the party, did you?

7 Your brother washed the dishes, didn't he?

8 Didn't you make dinner like I asked?

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.

 

1-h

2-f

3-g

4-a

5-d

6-e

7-b

8-c

Completa le frasi con la forma corretta dei verbi.

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 had never understood me.

3 ‘Ivy was happy,’ he said.

He said that Ivy was happy.

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

She said we if we needed 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 must wait there until the bell.

 

Completa il brano con le parole nel riquadro.

as soon as by the time during meanwhile while

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.

 

 

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.

 

Completa la tabella,

Domanda diretta	Domanda indiretta
How much money we’ll need?	Have you any idea how much money we'll need?
Is there a place where we can sit down?	Could you tell us if there is 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 takes?
When does the shops 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 those people are.

6 Trasforma il discorso diretto in discorso indiretto.
1 'This student had three chances to pass his maths exam,' the teacher said.
The teacher said he has three chances to pass his maths exam

2 ‘I'll phore him tomorrow,' the director said
The director said he will phone him tomorrow

3 'What did they say to you?' Anna asked him.
Anna asked him what they said him.

4 "Can you come back next week?' he asked her
He asked if he could come back next week.

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

6 "Why don't we set up our own business?' Marcia suggested
Marcia suggested to set up our own business.

7 "Tell the police what you saw today,' she told me.
She told me to tell the police what I saw today.

Completa le frasi con l'informazione nel riquadro. Usa who, which, whose, where o when

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 it 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.

 

 

Completa la seconda frase per dar enfasi alle 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 they just want is to lie on a beach and relax.

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

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

4 The restaurant was made special by the atmosphere rather than the food.

It was made special ,rather than the food, by the atmosphere.

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

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

6 She only asked for a glass of water.

All She only asked for a glass of water.

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

It when he was young David wasn’t, but who was a professional footballer was Alec.

 

Riscrivi le frasi senza le parole superflue.

l 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 has been to Spain. --- No, I haven’t!

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.

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 go there, 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.

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 it.

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

No, you didn’t get hit but you might.

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

There isn’t any milk. ~ Yes, there is.