23-09-20

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Exercise 6

1. Where’s your brother? Isn’t he at home?
2. I can’t find my mobile. Where is it?
3. Emily! Jacob! Are you here?
4. Aargh! Help... I am falling!
5. Austin and I are in a hurry. We are late.
6. Jessica,  you  are my best friend!
7. Ask Andrew for help! He is very reliable.
8. Let’s listen to One Direction! They are great!
9. My sister is a ballet dancer. She is brilliant!
10. Your friends are late. Where are they?
11.  Look! What’s that? Oh, it is only the neighbour’s cat.
12.  Slow down! It’s early. We are on time!

Exercise 7

1. It
2. They
3. She
4. We
5. I
6. You

Exercise 8

1. It’s my grandmother’s birthday on Sunday. She’s 75.
2. I’m not at school today. I’m on holiday for two weeks.
3. Alex and I are 14. We are best mates and we support same football team.
4. Where are your parents? They’re late! Why they are never on time! Never!
5. A) Have you got an English dictionary? B) Yes, here is it.
6. My girlfriend’s mum in form Brighton. She’s British.
7. Hi guys, are you ready for your turn on the go-karts? Be careful! They are very fast.
8. Adam is Scottish. He’s from Scotland.

Exercise 9

1. Brian is a young architect.                He is a young architect.         (Lui) È un giovane architetto.
2. My parents are good dancers.          They are good dancer.           (Loro) Sono bravi ballerini.
3. Renée is my father’s secretary.        She my father’s secretary.     (Lei) È la segretaria di mio padre.
4. Paolo and I are lawyers.                    We are lawyers.                     (Noi) Siamo avvocati.
5. Mr Sullivan is my employer.             He is my employer.                (Lui) È il mio datore di lavoro.
6. Margherita is a scientist.                  She is a scientist.                    (Lei) È una scienziata.
7. Uncle Jeremy is a carpenter.                        He is a carpenter.                  (Lui) È un falegname.
8. Are your cousins plumbers?              Are they plumbers?               (Loro) Sono idraulici?
9. My grandmother is a housewife.      She is a housewife.                (Lei) È una casalinga.
10. My wife and I are teachers.              We are teachers.                   (Noi) Siamo insegnanti.

Exercise 10

1. A che cosa devo prestare attenzione quando devo fare il plurale di un sostantivo che termina in -y? Perché?
   Devo prestare attenzione alla lettera che preceda la y: se questa è una vocale aggiungo la s, mentre se questa è una vocale sostituisco alla y una i e aggiungo -es.
2. Qual è la differenza fondamentale tra italiano e inglese quando si usa un pronome personale soggetto?
   In italiano il pronome personale soggetto viene spesso sottinteso, mentre in inglese va sempre specificato.
3. Osserva la seguente frase: La francia è una nazione. Essa è in Europa. Quale errore si può commettere nel tradurla? Perché?
   Si può erroneamente tradurre essa con she, mentre è corretto usare it, poiché la Francia è un oggetto inanimato.

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Exercise 1

1. Can you give it to her, please?
2. Leave me alone!
3. Give them to him!
4. Please buy it to us!

Exercise 2

1. That’s Ellie’s  cousin, Hetty. Hetty looks just like Ellie.
   That’s Ellie’s  cousin, Hetty. Hetty looks just like her.
2. A) Where are our boarding cards? B) Henry’s got the boarding cards.
   A) Where are our boarding cards? B) He’s got them.
3. A) That’s a great phone. B) Thanks, my father gave the phone to me.
   A) That’s a great phone. B) Thanks, he gave it to me.
4. The kids are coming to the restaurant with Ken and me.
   They are coming to the restaurant with us.
5. Pat and I really like our tennis instructors. We get on very well with Maggie and Bob.
   We really like our tennis instructors. We get on very well with them.
6. Raf is a superb actor. Can I ask Raf to teach me?
   He is a superb actor. Can I ask him to teach me?
7. A) Has Emily got her tablet with her? B) No, Emily left her tablet at home today.
   A) Has Emily got her tablet with her? B) No, she left it at home today.
8. Helen and I fly from Stansted early in the morning. Can you and Julian come to collect Nick and me?
   Helen and I fly from Stansted early in the morning. Can you come to collect us?

Exercise 3

1. Mum, help me with my science project!
2. He’s my favourite singer. I love him.
3. My big brother plays basketball really well! I love watching him.
4. Where’s my mobile phone? I can’t find it.
5. Toby, the line is dreadful! I can’t hear you. Speak louder!
6. They can’t take the children with them to that restaurant.
7. Our Maths teacher always gives us loads of homework on Saturday.
8. Ludovica, be nice to my cat Lilli. I’m very fond of her.

Exercise 4

Leo, Henry and Nick are school friends. (0) They hang out with three girls during breaks at school: Elena, Rachel and Annie. Leo likes Elena but she doesn’t like (1) him. She likes Henry but (2) he doesn’t like (3) her. Henry is best mates with Leo and Nick.
(3) He plays football with (5) them all the weekends. Nick is friends with everybody and gets on with all of (6) them. The girls don’t! Elena doesn’t get on with Rachel much but Annie gets on well with (7) them. Annie is really friendly and sociable. (8) She gets on with all the girls.

Exercise 5

1. A) The weather is really awful! B) Yes, it really cold today.
2. A) Raquel can speak Spanish fluently. B) I know. Her mother’s Spanish.
3. A) Is Mr Ball here today? B) yes, that’s him over there.
4. A) My mobile battery is flat. B) No worries, use mine! I’m not using it.
5. We enjoy our German classes but the grammar is quite hard for us.
6. I can’t go online after dinner. My parents don’t want me to.
7. A) Let’s have a pizza and watch a DVD! B) Great idea! Come to my house!
8. Can you give me a lift to school today? It’s raining hard.
9. She is late and we must go home. Our mum is waiting for her.
10. A) Who is the girl with Betty? B) She is her cousin.
11. A) Who wants to play with my tablet? B) Me!
12. My neighbours like playing cards in their garden.