Grammar in Progress

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Exercise 34

1. What time do you get up?
   I always get up at 7 o’clock
2. What time do you have breakfast?
   I usually have breakfast at 7.20 am.
3. What time do you go to school?
   I leave home at 7.55 and I start school at 8.15.
4. What time do you usually finish lunch?
   I generally finish lunch about 1.30 p.m.
5. What time do you start your  homework?
   I often start homework at 3 o’clock, but sometimes I start them earlier.
6. What time do you finish your homework?
   It depends: if I have much homework I finish them also after 7p.m.
7. What time do you usually have dinner?
   I usually have dinner at 7.30 p.m.
8. What time do you go to sleep?
   I often go to sleep at 10 p.m.: I need to sleep very much for be awake

Every day I get up at 7 o’clock, then I usually have breakfast at 7.20 am. I always leave home at 7.55 and I start school at 8.15.
I return home at 1.45 p.m. and I generally finish lunch about 2.30 p.m.
I often start homework at 3 o’clock, but sometimes I start them earlier. Not every day I finish homework: if I have much homework I finish them also after 7p.m.
I usually have dinner at 7.30 p.m.
I often go to sleep at 10 p.m.: I need to sleep very much for be awake

Exercise 36

RUTH: Hello, Toby. I’m really sorry, my watch [0] is slow.
TOBY: Yes, sure! You always say that. You are [1] never on time!
RUTH: Oh come on, you aren’t [2] always on time.
TOBY: Yes, I am. I’m [3] never late!
RUTH: Really, well [4] my watch says it is 4.35. So only five minutes late!
TOBY: No, your [5] watch isn't right. It’s [6] fifteen minutes slow!
RUTH: Oh, I apologise, Toby!

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Exercise 43

1. I study 3 hours a day from  Monday to Friday.
2. Send me a text confirmation in half an hour.
3. Paul gets to work by 8.30 every morning.
4. Please, hand in your homework before the bell.
5. You must bring the library book back  within a month from today.
6. A: Where is Hollie? B: She is away for a week.
7. Hermione and Jen like chatting outside after school.
8. She never comes home for lunch during the week

Exercise 44

1. I’m often very tired at the end of the week.
2. My sister always reads until bedtime.
3. My grandfather can’t see very well and he doesn’t drive by night.
4. We must deliver this project within three days.
5. I need some apples. Then I need some flour and sugar.
6. Nowadays it’s really important to speak at least two foreign languages.
7. Please, can you come between 4 and 6 p.m.?
8. I’m busy at the moment. Can we talk later?

Exercise 45

1. During the guided tour of the museum, you cannot take photographs.
   take photographs = fare foto
2. The tournament ends in three days’ time.
   tournament = torneo
3. We often watch a DVD and eat popcorn after dinner.
   watch a DVD = guardare un DVD
4. I always have breakfast before school.
5. Will often reads comics and magazines and then he does his homework.
   reads comics and magazines = leggere fumetti e riviste
6. Hey, get that essay finished within tonight!
   essay = tema
7. Today all Disney films have a happy outcome.
   happy outcome = lieto fine
8. Nowaday, a lot of teachers use technology in the classroom.
   classroom = classe

Exercise 46

1. Dopo la lezione di inglese, vado in piscina con mia sorella.
   After the English lesson, I’m going to the swimming pool with my sister.
2. Anton va sempre in montagna durante le sue vacanze invernali.
   Anton always go to the mountain during his winter holidays.
3. Mi piace giocare a carte con i miei amici nel fine settimana.
   I like playing cards with my friends during the weekend
4. Mia zia fa sempre una grande festa a casa sua per l’ultimo dell’anno.
   My aunt always have a big party at her house for the New Year’s Eve
5. Devo terminare la mia relazione entro la fine del mese.
   I must finish my report within the end of the month.
6. Kate fa una passeggiata con le sue colleghe dopo pranzo, ma solo il martedì e il giovedì.
   Kate takes a walk with her colleagues after lunch, but only on Tuesday and Thursday
7. In Italia molti musei e gallerie d’arte sono aperti tra le 10 e le 18, dal lunedì al sabato.
   In Italy a lot of museum and art galleries are open between 10 and 18, from Monday to Saturday.
8. A: Matt, la biblioteca è aperta il sabato?
   B : Credo che sia aperta solo la mattina, fino alle 12.30.
   A: Matt, is the library open on Saturday?
   B: I think it is open only on the morning, until 12.30.

Exercise 47

1. Come si chiede in inglese la frequenza con cui si svolge qualcosa? E in italiano?
   In inglese si usa l’espressione “how often” mentre in italiano “quanto spesso”.
2. Quale pronome personale soggetto e quale verbo si usano per esprimere l’ora in inglese? Che differenze ci sono con l’italiano?
   In inglese si usa il pronome it e il verbo be, mentre in italiano si il soggetto della frase è il numero cardinale dell’ora e il verbo essere che concorda con il soggetto.
3. Sono presso la polizia di Brighton per raccontare che nel cuore della notte sono stata svegliata da uno sparo. Che cosa uso nella mia descrizione, at night o in the night? Perché?
   Uso “at te night” che significa appunto “nel cuore della notte”.
4. Daniela deve scrivere una lettera a un fornitore americano affinché la merce le sia inviata entro due settimane. Per indicare la scadenza, deve usare by o within? Perché?
   Daniela deve usare within perché la lettera deve essere inviata entro un periodo di tempo e non entro una data (in quel caso utilizzerebbe by).