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Grammar in Progress: page 67

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Tha post office is open till/until 5.30 in the evening.

1. I study 3 hours a day from Monday to Friday.

2. Send me a text confirmation within 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 in a month from today.

6. A Where’s 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 weekend.

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June is after May.

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?

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Brandon always goes camping from July 10^th to July 18^th.

Go camping: andare in campeggio

1. During the guided of the museum, you cannot take photographs.

   Take photographs: fare fotografie

2. The tournament ends within three days’ time

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.

   Reading comics and magazines: leggere fumetti e riviste

6. Hey, get that essay finished by tonight!

7. In the end all Disney films have a happy outcome.

8. Nowadays, a lot of teachers use technology in the classrooms.

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1. Dopo la Lezione di inglese, vado in piscina con mia Sorella.

   After the English lesson, I go to the pool with my sister.

2. Anton va sempre in (to) Montagna durante le sue vacanze invernali.

   Anton always goes to mountain during his Winter holidays.

3. Mi piace giocare a carte con i miei amici nel fine settimana. 3. I like to play cards with my friends in the end of the week

4. Mia Zia fa sempre una grande festa a casa sua per l'ultimo dell'anno.

   My Aunt always has a big party at her house for New Year’s Eve.

5. Devo terminare la mia relazione entro la fine del mese. 5. I must finish my report by 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 Tuesdays and Thursdays.

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 museums 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 Saturdays? B I think it is open only in the morning, until 12.30.

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1. Come si chiede in inglese la frequenza con cui si svolge qualcosa? E in italiano?

   Si chiede con “How often”, mentre in italiano con “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?

   “What time is it?”. In italiano si dice “che ora è?” e non “che tempo è?”

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? Perche?

   Uso at night, perché in inglese “nella notte” si traduce at night.

4. Daniela deve scrivere una lettera a un fornitore americano affinché la merce le sia inviata entro 2 settimane. Per indicare la scadenza, deve usare by o within? Perche?

   Deve usare within perché la scadenza è entro un periodo di tempo e non un momento preciso.