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1. He rushed out of home so as not to being told off.
2. Take my business card so that you can call me at the office.
3. The boy didn't speak for fear of his brother might find
4. Alvaro ran fast in order to win the race
5. Pack a raincoat in case it rains
6. I didn't move for fear that the bear might attack me.
7. She brought two bottles of water in case she was thirsty
8. Mark hid his toys lest his brother might find them.

Esercizio 23 di pagina 477
1. Watch where you are walking, lest you might trip and fall. correct
2. I’ll write everything down so as I don’t forget anything. --- so as not to forget anything
3. Dad lifted me up, so that I could see the stage better correct
4. I cleaned the kitchen for my wife to see that I was helping her. --- so that she could see I was helping her.(il soggetto del verbo “to see” è la moglie)
5. Nobody talked for fear to wake up the children. --- for fear of waking up the children. (“for fear” regge of+ gerundio)
6. Have some sandwiches now in case you didn’t find a café on the road. --- Had (la frase è riferita al passato).
7. I read the page for a second time in order to understand it better. correct
8, Pass me the newspaper so that I would read today news --- I can (la frase è riferita al presente)

Esercizio 24 di pagina 477
1. Edgar would like to kill Duchess and her three kittens to inherit the duchess's money
 2. Hansel and Gratel lay a trail of white pebbles so as to find the way back home.
3. Eric wants to find Ariel in order to listen again her voice
4. Peter pan takes Wendy with him so as to show her Never land.
5. The prince has to kiss Snow White to wake up her from that deep sleep.
6. The third pig built his house out of bricks for fear that the wolf would destroy it.
7. Rapunzel let down her long golden hair so that the prince could climb the tower.
8. Cinderella has to flee at midnight so that the spell won’t disappear

Esercizio 25 di pagina 477
Snow White opening the door to the witch said: "In case you want to poison me, could I eat one of the apples he has in his basket?" For fear that the girl would find out, the old woman told her that apples were only useful for becoming more beautiful

Esercizio 27 di pagina 478
1. Dad, don’t treat me as if I was a baby! I’m 18 years old!
2. They began to laugh as if they had never heard a joke before!
3. Emmanuel behaved like an adult when he was 11 years old.
4. The little child looked as if she was really frightened.
5. Come on, Yves! Going shopping isn’t like going to the dentist’s.
6. Sandy was continuously checking her mobile, as though she was waiting for a phone call.

Esercizio 28 di pagina 479
1. A. Why didn’t you do it in the way I had suggest you?
2. D. I worked as a baby-sitter while I was studying at university.
3. C. They went to Paris on their honeymoon, as their parents had done many years before.
4. B. I’m exhausted, as if I’ve been working flat out all day!
5. E. Why are you so pale? You look like you’ve seen a ghost!
6. I. He spoke as if he knew we would never see each other again.
7. F. As we agreed, the invoices will be senta t the end of each month.
8. H. I don’t know why, but it sounded as if they were trying to deceive me.

Esercizio 29 di pagina 479
1. You always talk as if you knew everything!
2. As I said, we had to work very hard.
3. Some years ago I would still have done as you told me. But that time is over…
4. As you all know, we are in the middle of an economic crisis.
5. In many countries women can’t go to university like men can.
6. I’m speaking to you now as if I was your friend, not like your brother.
7. I will never watch a film like that again.
8. Why are you acting as if you have won a million pounds?

Esercizio 30 di pagina 479
1. You must repeat this sentence in the way I’ve told you to pronunce it!
2. You can’t translate it as if/as though the automatic translator tells you to do. A good translation must be adapted to the real context!
3. I understand that looking for a word in the dictionary is as if/ as though training for three hours in a gym, but you can’t do this exercise if you don’t know the meaning of the sentences!
4. Joshua, can you work for us as an interpreter for a couple of hours? You speak German fluently and next week we need somebody that speaks German.
5. You should use more formal language in this business letter. You are writing in the way you were chatting with your best friend!
6. You must study the grammar rules as I’ve told you to and do all the exercises in your notebook!
7. After I had asked my question, the teacher looked me as if/ as though I had said something really absurd!
8. Like me, Carla hated communicating by email or text message.

Esercizio 31 di pagina 479
1. In inglese “così” può essere tradotto con “such/so” ed il “che! Può essere omesso.
2. I connettivi utilizzati nella prima frase sono connettivi per espressioni di conseguenza, mentre nel secondo si tratta di connettivi di scopo o precauzione, perciò anche le subordinate saranno una consecutiva e una finale.
3. Si usa il costrutto della modale as if/ as thought.

Esercizio 32 di pagina 481
1. The musical has got a wonderful soundtrack and may have beautiful songs, but there aren’t really any good singers in the cast except for the soloist!
2. The novel is the most boring one I’ve ever read, especially the last three chapters. Although it could be perfect for all those who have trouble getting to sleep... Even so, but the paperback edition, so as not to waste too much money!
3. Despite being a hit, the comedy is really awful. It takes place in a setting that is more appropriate for a fairy tale than a love story between two adults, and the whole storyline is absolutely meaningless!
4. On the one hand the cartoon has got astonishing special effects, on the other hand it would have been better not to have the animals speaking as they have been really poorly dubbed.
5. I’ve read the book and I liked it a lot. And yet, I was really disappointed with the film based on it, as its script has totally altered the beauty of the novel.
6. Even though I appreciate the idea of having a film that deals with the issue of young criminals, the fact that the characters speak in incomprehensible accents makes it hard to understand the dialogues. On the contrary, with some captions the film could have been really effective.
Musical= commedia musicale
Soundtrack= colonna sonora
Soloist= solista
Paperback= copertina flessibile
Hit= successo
Comedy= commedia
Setting= ambientazione
Fairy tale= fiaba
Storyline= trama
Cartoon= cartone animato
Dubbed= doppiato
Script= copione
Captions= didascalie

Esercizio 33 di pagina 481
A. What is your favourite movie?
B. It is Riverdale.
A. Have you ever seen it?
B. Yes, i have.
A. What do you think about it? I love it!
B. I think not bad, even if there are better ones.
A. Despite Beth’s death, it in any case remais a good film.
B. I usually like dramas, nevertheless Riverdale hasn’t excited me.
A. On the contrary what you think, it remains one of my favourite film.

Esercizio 34 di pagina 481
1. Diana drinks two liters of water every day. In spite of that, she is always thirsty.
2. Laura doesn’t like mowing the lawn. She has to do it every Sunday, though.
3. Despite the fact that I had a bad cold, I went to my cousins birthday dinner.
4. Joe wasn’t very good at drawing. Nevertheless he wanted to become an architect.
5. Despite the awful food, the party was quite fun.
6. Although the test is difficult, you should try it.
7. I wanted to watch a love film, but my husband wanted to watch a football match.
8. Even though I read the instructions carefully, I couldn’t assemble all the pieces of the kite!

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1. Despite the noise, it was quite a good hotel.
2. Whereas my parents think I should just stay at home and study, I think I need to have more fun!
3. In spite of being a tall and strong man, he is often ill!
4. Janine won the festival. I thought her song wasn’t that good, though.
5. Even if I tried to explain it again, I’m sure you wouldn’t understand!
6. They wanted to have a nap, but they couldn’t because our neighbors made a lot of noise!
7. You needn’t say sorry. After all it wasn’t your fault!
8. Even though I behaved well, Mum got angry with me!