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20 Sottolinea l'alternativa corretta. 

0. Some of my friends want to go camping. 

1. Any info about the trip? 

2. I have got no shower gel left.

3. It is no good talking about things now! 

4. Any children don't like drawing pictures.

5. None of us speaks English well.

6. Some 100 delegates are coming to the conference.

7. Did you buy some food? You said you would! 

8. I don't believe it! Some of my friends can come to the party!

 

21 Completa le frasi con some, any, no, none. 

0. Are there any  messages for us? 

1. None of my friends want to go out tonight. They have to study. 

2. Naomi always reads some gossip magazines!

3. We have got no time to revise everything... the test is in a hour's time!!!  

4. There isn't any room free for that weekend. We have to ask some oltre hotels! 

5. A Can I have any extra-bitter chocolate, please? B No, sorry. We haven't got any. 

6. It's no use pretending to be sad... I can understand that you don't care about my problems! 

7. A I'm starving! Haven't you got any snacks? B No, none. We don't eat junk food!  

8. A Some of your friends are really boring! B It isn't true! They are all very nice! 

9.Some student would like to put off the test date but he doesn't want to ask the teacher! 

10. Please, could you throw these batteries away. None of them works.

 

22 Leggi il brano e sottolinea l’alternativa corretta.

Let’s go to Madame Tussaud’s 

 

[0] Some people like to see celebrities, but [1] any celebrities don't like walking along ordinary streets, or, at least, they don't like to on [2] any day of the year! There is, however, one place in England where [3] none celebrity can avoid being seen by the general public: this is Madame Tussaud's, the famous waxworks museum in London. Every day visitors go there to see [4 ] some famous politicians, pop stars, actors, actresses and even 5 some famous criminals. These waxwork statues are so realistic that people even say [6] some words to them, but of course they don't wait for 7 any answer! It takes [8]some six  months to create a lifelike wax model. And it's very expensive, too! In all, [9] some of these statues costs less than £40,000 to make. Moreover, the museum is continuously updated. When 10 any famous person isn't famous any more, they are taken out of the collection for a while. If [11]some visitor wants to see them again or complains about a statue, they melt the statue down and re-use the wax to make another one... Many celebrities only have short-lived fame, but [12] some a special few, have ever-lasting fame!

 

23 Rileggi il brano sul museo di Madame Tussaud’s e scrivi un riassunto di circa 150 parole. 

In England there is a museum of celebrities (pop stars, actresses ...),are waxwork statues, they are very realistic. In fact, it takes about six months to create a model.And it's also very expensive, 40,000.  If celebrities are no longer famous they are removed from the collection, many celebrities only have short-lived fame, but some a special few, have ever-lasting fame!

25 Traduci le seguenti frasi

1. Ho delle uova e vorrei fare una torta, ma non ho per niente (at all, in fine di frase) farina.  

1.I have eggs and I’d like to make a cake, but I don’t have flour at all.

2. Qualcuno dei miei amici dice che il film Avatar è un bellissimo film, ma a me non piace quel tipo di film.  

2.Some of my friends say that the Avatar movie is a beautiful movie, but I don’t like that kind of movie .

3. Roxanne ama viaggiáre e qualsiasi tipo di viaggio è per lei interessante perché puoi fare delle esperienze importanti.  

3.Roxanne loves traveling and any type of travel is interesting for her because you can have important experiences.

4. Non abbiamo delle rose rosse, abbiamo solo delle rose gialle perché a mia madre non piacciono le rose rosse.  

4.We don’t have red roses, we just have yellow roses because my mother doesn’t like red roses. 

5. Non ho delle scarpe bianche, ma devo comprarle perché per la cena in bianco è obbligatorio indossare delle scarpe bianche!  

5.I don’t have any white shoes, but I have to buy them because for dinner in white it is mandatory to wear white shoes!  

6. Nessuno dei miei parenti vuole fare il pranzo di Natale al ristorante, e così tutti gli anni andiamo a casa di mia zia ... e lei deve fare tutto da sola!  

6.None of my relative want to have Christmas lunch at the restaurant, and so every year we go to  aunt’s house...and she has to do it all by herself!

7. A Ci sono dei ristoranti nel tuo piccolo paese?  B Sì, ce ne sono alcuni, ma non c'è nessun ristorante internazionale, solo cibo tradizionale italiano.  

7.Are there any restaurant in your little town? B Yes, there are some, but there is on international restaurant, only traditional Italian food.

8. A Vorresti delle verdure?  B Sì, grazie. Vorrei dei pomodori e delle carote.

8.Would you like some vegetables? B Yes, thank you. I’d like some tomatoes and carrots. 

 

26 Sottolinea l’alternativa corretta.

 

0. There's something on the lake! What is it? 

1. Wi-fi is everywhere nowadays. 

2. You kids never have anything to do.

3. Hi Miriam, is everything OK? 

4. Unfortunately, I can do nothing with this wet paper.

5. Somebody wants to see you.

6. Nobody can do it alone. 

7. Somebody is arguing next door. 

8.Where are you going? B Nowhere! 

9. If everybody one talks at the same time, we can't understand anything! 

10. I wonder if somebody has understood the Physics lesson.

 

27 Completa le frasi con i seguenti indefiniti composti.

0.We  got everything we need for your party on Saturday. 

1. There is always something to watch on TV that we like. 

2. There's somebody outside! I can see a person's shadow!

3. We'd like to go somewhere in Asia for our next long trip.

4. My sister knows nothing about technology. She's hopeless! 

5. No one is interested in that kind of music! Change it! 

6. Perhaps Dr. Nagashi can do something to make your dog feel better. 

7. Tim is hoping to work somewhere in London during the summer.

8. Can you wait a moment! I'm chatting with somebody  online – l'll say goodbye! 

9. Anna can sleep everywhere, even in very crowded and noisy places! 

10. I can't find my passport! It seems to be nowhere at home. 

 

28 Svolgi le frasi dell’esercizio 27 nella forma negativa e interrogativa.

1There isn’t always something to watch onTV that we like.

1Is there always something to watch onTV that we like? 

2There aren’t somebody outside! I can’t see a person's shadow!      

2Are there somebody outside?

3 We wouldn’t want to go somewhere in Asia for our next long journey.

3 Would we like to go somewhere in Asia for our next long trip?

4 My sister knows nothing about technology. She's hopeless! 

4 My sister doesn’t know anything about technology? Is she hopeless?

5 Nobody is not interested in that kind of music! Don’t Change it!

5 Is anyone interested in this type of music? Change it?

5 Perahpes Dr.  Nagashi can’t do something to make your dog feel better. 

6 Mybe Dr. Nagashi can do something to make your dog feel better?

7 Tim’s hoping to work somewhere in London during the summer.

7 is tim hoping to work somewhere in London during the summer ?

8 You can’t wait a moment! Not chatting with someone online -I won’t say goodbye!

8 Can you wait a moment? Not chatting with someone online -I won’t say goodbye!

9 Anna can’ sleep everywhere, even in very crowded and noisy places! 

9 Anna cannot sleep anywhere, even in very crowded and noisy places!

10 I can't find my passport! It seems to be everywhere at home.

10 I can’t find my passport ? It seems to be everywhere at home.

 

29 Completa le frasi con un indefinito composto. Trova poi tutte le espressioni collegate all'area lessicale del denaro e traducile. 

0. A Do they live in an affluent neighbourhood? BI just know they live somewhere in L.A.

1. A Who can open a bank account in this bank? B Nobody can open one, but have to be 18.

2. I asked something, but  has got any coins for the coffee dispenser.

3. I don't know who, but I'm sure somebody in Emanuel’s family is broke!

4. In some Victorian novels, women want to get married to somebody that is well off.

5. A Is there somebody that can help me understand this bank statement? B OK, let me see.

6. It's hard to begin a business activity nowadays, if nobody gives you a loan.

7. Don't worry, I don't need anything.There's a cash machine over there and l'll get the money there. 

8. I wonder if there is something to deposit and withdraw money in this small village.

9. I'm sorry, but I can't buy anything expensive for her birthday. I’m in the red. 

10. Don't bring much cash when you go to New York! You can something buy and pay by credit card everything.

 

bank account = conto bancario 

bank = banca 

coins = monete 

Bank statement = estratto conto 

business activity = attività commerciale 

a credit = credito 

card = carta 

loan = prestito 

money = soldi 

withdraw = prelevare

 

30 COMMUNICATION Ci sono tante canzoni che hanno nel titolo o nel loro testo degli indefiniti composti. Trovane una e spiega ai tuoi compagni di che cosa parla. 

 

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