Es. 1

 

1 You can have chocolate on your ice cream…

But you have to pay extra.

Or some banana. Which 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 mountain.

And have a swim in the sea.

 

4 I’m hungry…

And I’m thirsty.

Because I didn’t have breakfast.

 

Es. 2

 

1 I was watching a film. I fell asleep.

I had fallen asleep  by the time 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 program. Then it got boring and I stopped watching. I watched it until it got boring.

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

Es. 3

 

1 He’s tired but he can’t sleep.

Although he’s tired, I’m going to buy it.

 

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, she didn’t say thank you.

 

7 I recognized her but I couldn’t remember her name.

Although I recognized her, I couldn’t remember her name.

 

Es.4

 

1 Andrea is listening to the radio.

 

2 Does Sara play the guitar?

 

3 Isabel hasn’t arrived.

 

4 The sun has come out.

 

5 We like Lebanese food.

 

6 What languages can Daniel speak?

 

7 Jim plays the clarinet.

 

8 Trish is a nurse.

 

9 She looks really unhappy.

10 Rita can’t speak any Serbian.

 

Es. 5

 

1 This is the exam which I did really bad.

 

2 Stefano is a student who I studied with. 

 

3 This is the library which we go to study.

 

4 Rita is the teacher who married my cousin

 

5 This is the song which we listened in class.

 

Es. 6

 

1 Shall I put these pictures in the bin or shall I save Alison them? 

Shall I put these pictures in the bi. Or shall I save them for Allison?

 

2 Carrie works with children. She teaches them art.

TRUE

 

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

I need the bread. Can you pass it to me?

 

4 My glasses are upstairs. Can you fetch me them?

My glasses are upstairs. Can you fetch them for me?

 

5 I’m really hungry. Could you get me some chips?

TRUE

 

6 That’s a nice song. Can you teach us it?

That’s a nice song. Can you teach it to us?

 

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

Jason enjoyed looking at that book today. Perhaps you could lend it to him.

 

8 You sit there. I’ll bring you a drink.

TRUE

 

Es. 7

 

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

The managers didn’t like the proposal and neither did the workers. 

 

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 cant do it on Friday.

Don’t worry. Nor can I.

 

4 A.I think I’m going to be a little late.

   B.Yes, I think I’m going to be late too, actually.

Yes, so am I, actually.

 

Es. 8

 

1. H
2. F
3. G
4. A
5. D
6. E
7. B
8. C

 

Es. 9

 

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 didn’t 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 will 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 wait there until the bell rang.

 

Es. 10

 

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 program Panorama decided to make a story about spaghetti growing on trees.

While the program, viewers were told that the harvest that year was particularly good because of the weather. And 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 program 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 ‘place a piece of spaghetti in s tin of tomato sauce. ‘By the time the story was reveled to be an April Fool’s Day joke, hundreds of people had contacted the BBC.

 

Es. 11

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.

 

Es. 12

 

How much money will you need? - Have you any idea how much                    money we’ll need

 

Is there a place where we can sit down - Could you tell me where we can sit

 

Which temperature is outside - Do you know if it’s cold outside

 

How long did the  journey take -   Do you know how long is the trip

 

When are the shops open? - Could you tell me when the shop opens?

 

Does this machine work? - I wonder the time when this machine start to working .

 

Where goes this bus? - Do you know whether this bus goes near Buckingham Palace?

 

Who are those people? - I’d like to know who those people are.

 

Es. 13

 

 

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

The teacher said that the students have three chances to pass the exam.

 

2 ‘I’ll phone him tomorrow,’ the director said. 

The director said That he will call tomorrow.

 

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

Anna asked him what did he said to him.

 

4 ‘Can you come back next week?’ he asked her. 

He asked if he can come the next week.

5 ‘She won’t have any problems getting into medical school,’ they said. They said that she won’t have problems to get medical assistance in the school.

 

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

Marcia suggested that they set up their own business.

 

7 ‘Tell the police what you saw today,’ she told me. 

She told me what the police saw today.

 

Es. 14

 

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 play golf.

 

5 June is the month when Wimbledon take place.

 

6 2002 was the year when Brazil won World Cup.

 

Professoressa non capisco come fare gli ultimi due esercizi.