From grammar in progress

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ex. 1

1 tell, 2 said, 3 told, 4 telling, 5 told, 6 say, 7 says, 8 have just told

ex.2

1 tell, 2 said, 3 have just told, 4 said, 5 will tell, 6 saying, 7 tells, 8 said

ex. 3

1 say, 2 siad , 3 say , 4 told, 5 seat belt, 6 told, 7 handbake, 8 sterring wheel, 9 first gear, 10 didn t stay, 12 told, 13 clucth, 14 windscreen 15 said, 16 always tells, 17 rear view mirror, 18 don’t tell, 19 ring road, 20 driving school

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ex. 7

1 said

2 tell

3 couldspeak

4 talk

5 has just told

6 tell

7 said

8 were they talking

9 is speaking

10 don’t stay

ex. 8

1 talk

2 telling

3 say

4 are you talking

5 saying

6 am telling

7 talking

8 said

9 tell

10 say

ex. 9

1. "I'm late. Could you come pick me up at my office?" she told us.
2. Joan said that she didn't like the movie about Julius Caesar because it was very imprecise about the historical facts.
3. Michela had been talking on the phone for hours with her boyfriend. He was telling her that their story could not go on while she was telling him that he couldn't live without him.
4. I never understand what my father-in-law says because he speaks a dialect I don't know.
5. A I'm having a Chinese exam in a month. Do you think that uncle Luke could help me?
B Obviously! He speaks perfect Chinese and he isn't working in this period.
6. A Could you tell me the exact time, please? B I'm sorry, my clock isn't working.
7. A Could I speak to the headmaster? B He's not here today, sorry. What do I need to tell him?
8. A Why were you talking about me when I entered the classroom? B You're wrong, we weren't talking about you!

ex. 10

1 si, nella prima tell e nella seconda speak

2 say si usa in assenza del compl. Di termine, tell quando c’è

3 Perchè talk si usa nell’atto del parlare

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ex. 2

1 A, 2 B, 3 C, 4 A, 5 B

ex. 4

1 two weeks

2 brithday

3 five years

4 proud

5 was baby

6 the big lion

7 father

8 Africa

9 all the holidays she’s said

10 was five years old

ex. 5

1 laptop- on

2 guitar- in

3 flag- on- above

4 collection of animals- on top of

5 bedside lamp- on

6 collection of shells- on- opposite

ex. 6

1 cheap, heat, scene

2 blue, room, view

3 floor, lawn, porch

4 dirth, earth, work

5 bar, calm, dark

4D

1old- single

2 yellow- cotton

3 lovely

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a canal, canyon, olden sand, monument, shallow sea water, statue

ex. 2

1 the grand canyon is about 17 milion years old, it’s long 446 kilometres, wide 29 kilometres and deep 1,800 kilometres

2 The best way to visit is from a helicopter or with a boat

3 in Venice there are 117 islands

4 the most expensive way to visit Venice is on a gondola

5 It’s located on Corcovado’s mountain

6 I get a breathtaking view of the city

7 The great varrier reef is ocated in Australia

8 because there is a clear and shallowwater and lots of different tyoe of fish

9 It’s located in the rose-coloured mountains oh south western Jordan

10 You can visit it on foot, on horseback or by camel

ex. 3

1 E

2 D

3 B

ex. 4

1 dominates

2 trading

3 neighbouhoods

4 system

5 attract

6 breathtaking

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5, 7 , 3 ,6, 2,4,1

ex. 2

1 because it’s his birthday

2 next saturday at his uncle’s house

3 she’ll probably use the basement

ex. 3

1 ‘m having, 2 ‘m going to, 3 ‘ll

ex. 4

2 we’re going to hang

3 we’re going to put

4 we’re having

5 I’ll warn

6 is coming

7 I’ll come

8 we’re going out

9 going to eat

10 is making

11 I’ll do

ex. 5

1 i’m moving

2 ‘m going to have

3 ‘m going to dress up

4 ‘s making

5 ‘ll like

6 ‘ll get

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ex. 3

do you francy…, let’s go.., we could go.., I think we should.., what about.., why don’t we.., thet’s a good/great idea, that sounds good/great, I don’t really like,, I’d rather, I’m not sure about that, lets’ go..

ex. 4

1 going

2 a good/ a great idea

3 keen

4 rather

5 instead

6 about

7 rot

8 could