LUISA BENIGNI

ELIANA GIOMMETTI

ANN LOUISE SCHOU CLARKE

Active EnglishGrammar

A Practical Guide for Italian Learners

Teacher’s Book

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SCHEDA 1 PRONOMI PERSONALI SOGGETTO

A. 1d; 2b; 3e; 4a; 5g; 6h; 7c; 8f

B. 1. They are twins. 2. He is a good friend. 3. We are verywell. 4. She is 18 years old. 5. It is really interesting.6. They are in the classroom. 7. You are hungry. 8. It isn’topen today.

C. 1. Is he your father? 2. Are they schoolmates? 3. We arehere on holiday. 4. She is late. 5. They are on the table.6. Is it new? 7. Are you from Britain? 8. They aren’t athome today.

D. A: Excuse me, are you Mr Peelson? B: Yes, I am.A: Nice to meet you, Mr Peelson! I am the new secretary,my name’s Cindy. B: Ah! So you are Cindy Crafton!A: That’s right. B: And where are you from Miss Crafton?A: I am from the north of England, from Leicester. B: Is ityour first time in a big company? A: No, it isn’t. B: Now,your colleagues. This is Mr Taylor, he is your boss and thisis Mrs Johnson, she is your assistant. They are very nicepeople with a lot of experience.

SCHEDA 2 VERBO TO BE (1) SIMPLE PRESENT

A. 1. am, is; 2. are; 3. is, is; 4. are; 5. are; 6. is; 7. are;8. is

B. 1. I’m Helen and he’s my brother Peter. 2. They’re twonew schoolmates. 3. This is Mrs Dibden, she’s the newteacher. 4. We’re at home today. 5. You’re a nice per-son. 6. Pisa’s in the centre of Italy. 7. My sister and I aretwins. 8. She’s from Liverpool, England.

C. 1. Is that car Italian? 2. Are Robert and Mary in thegarden? 3. Is dad at work? 4. Are mobile phones pop-ular in Italy? 5. Are they friends? 6. Is Peter her hus-band? 7. Is the bottle in the fridge? 8. Am I free today?

D. 1. aren’t; 2. I’m not; 3. isn’t; 4. isn’t; 5. aren’t; 6. aren’t;7. isn’t; 8. aren’t

E. 1. Are they your parents? No, they aren’t. 2. Is sheyour new neighbour? Yes, she is. 3. Are you fromGlasgow? No, I’m not. 4. Is the bike new? Yes, it is.5. Are Peter and Mike university students? No, theyaren’t. 6. Are you and your brother good footballers?Yes, we are. 7. Is that your school? Yes, it is. 8. Areyour names Kenneth and Paul? No, they aren’t.

F. 1. Elephants are intelligent. 2. Where are the students?3. We aren’t at home this afternoon. 4. Are you free thisevening? 5. The phone isn’t in my bag. 6. The Smithsare friendly. 7. Is it your IPod? 8. Our grandparentsaren’t on holiday.

G. Dear Mary,how are you? I’m happy here in London. My familyand I are here just for three days. My father’s busy withhis job but my mother and I are free to visit the city. It’sexciting and the shops are cool!! But it’s very expen-sive! The people here aren’t very friendly but thehotel’s comfortable and it’s in the centre of the city. It’sjust a short holiday but it’s nice to be here while you’reat school!!Love, Cindy

H. A: Are you from Dublin, Fiona? B: Yes, I am but myparents are from Killarney. A: Where’s Killarney? Is it inIreland too? B: Yes, it is but it isn’t near Dublin. A: Areyou a student here in Dublin? B: Yes, I am and my par-ents are teachers here too. A: Is their school far fromhere? B: No, it isn’t and it isn’t near our house.

I. 1. Luisa isn’t from Rome, she’s from Milan. 2. Excuseme, are you the new secretary? Yes, I am. 3. Are youEnglish? No, I’m American. 4. Are your friends French,Tom? Yes, they are. 5. Anne isn’t at home, she is onholiday with Paul. They are in Vienna. 6. They aren’tGerman, they are Swiss, from Geneva.

J. 1. Is she at home? 2. Is she in the garage? 3. Are theyready? 4. Is the lesson interesting? 5. Is it your newdiary? 6. Are we late? 7. Is the dog aggressive? 8. Areyou British?

K. 1. Is Nicole from Scotland? No, she isn’t. 2. Is shefamous? Yes, she’s very popular. 3. Is she ugly? No,she’s really beautiful. 4. Is she from Australia? Yes, sheis. 5. What is her job? She is an actress. 6. How old isshe? She’s about forty. 7. Is she tall? Yes, she’s verytall. 8. Is that a photo of Nicole Kidman? Yes, it is.

Risposta 1c; 2e; 3g; 4h; 5f; 6a; 7d; 8b

SCHEDA 3 VERBO TO BE (2) USI PARTICOLARI

A. 1. Mary is cold, it’s only two degrees today. 2. We arethirsty and tired. 3. It’s really late this evening, I’msleepy. 4. This is not good for our health but it’s cheapand we are hungry. 5. Anne is on the beach, it’ssunny and she is hot.

B. 1. Hi Julia, how are you? I’m fine, thanks. But how areyour parents? Are they still at home with the flu?They’re OK now, thanks. 2. How old is your son Paul?He’s 17, and he’s a good student. 3. What’s yourfather’s job? He’s a computer technician and mymother’s a vet. 4. How much is that pair of glovesover there? They’re £15.75. 5. What’s the weather likein France today? It isn’t very good. It’s cold and windy.6. Today’s my grandmother’s birthday. Really? How oldis she? She’s 80 and she’s very well. 7. My husband’soften abroad, he’s very busy. Isn’t he an engineer?Yes, he is. 8. How much is this camera? It’s 300euros, it’s very expensive.

C. 1. Lunch is ready! Are you hungry? 2. Belfast is inScotland, am I right? 3. We’re in a hurry. 4. I am notafraid of snakes, but I am of spiders! 5. I’m thirsty.6. Paul is always sleepy at the end of the day so hegoes to bed early. 7. Peter’s outside, he’s hot. 8. Iagree with you Mary, you are right.

D. 1. Are you cold Peter? 2. What’s her job? 3. Is theexercise right? 4. Are we in a hurry? 5. Am I on time?6. Are the boys afraid of dogs? 7. Is the baby sleepy?8. How is your daughter, Mrs Lamb?

Risposta 1c; 2d; 3f; 4e; 5g; 6a; 7h; 8b

E. 1. How old is Kenneth? He is 31. What is he? He is alawyer. What’s he like? He’s friendly. 2. How old areSally and Helen? They are 18 and 19. What are they?

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They are students. What are they like? They are shy.3. How old is Robert? He is 48. What is he? He’s aclerk. What’s he like? He is helpful. 4. How old is Anne?She is 46. What is she? She is a housewife. What’s shelike? She is aggressive. 5. How old are Paul and Mary?They are/He is 29 and she is 24. What are they? Paulis a bus driver and Mary is a secretary. What are theylike? He is old-fashioned, she is fashionable.

F. 1. This sandwich with ham and cheese is 80 p. 2. Peter’sin his room, he’s sleepy. 3. They’re in a hurry becausethey’re late. 4. Please, open the window, I’m very hot.5. My sister is afraid of big dogs. 6. The students arehungry and thirsty. 7. All the answers in your class testare wrong. 8. Older people are often cold in winter.

SCHEDA 4 AGGETTIVI POSSESSIVI

A. 1. our; 2. his; 3. your; 4. her; 5. its; 6. their; 7. your;8. your, her

B. 1. their; 2. my; 3. his; 4. its; 5. her; 6. our; 7. your;8. our

C. 1. The students are in the classroom with their head-master. 2. I’m Paul and this is my brother Joseph. 3. Isour car in front of the supermarket? 4. Anne is a verynice girl, her hobbies are tennis and volleyball. 5. He’sJapanese but his mother is Portuguese. 6. Sally is 17years old, her boyfriend is 19. 7. That dog is big but itstail is very short. 8. Excuse me, is your name Jordan,Ralph Jordan?

D. Her name is Pamela Gomez. She is American, but herparents are from Mexico City and her/their relativesare still there. Pamela is 19 years old and her brotheris 20. His name is Pedro, Peter in English.They work as shop assistants in a big departmentstore in San Francisco. Their house is a long way fromtheir store, so they go to work by bus. Pamela hasmany hobbies but her favourites are playing volleyballand dancing. Peter is a good football player, his teamis famous in San Francisco.Their house is in the suburbs of the city. It isn’t very bigbut it’s nice and clean. Its garden is full of trees andflowers. Peter isn’t married but he has a girlfriend. Hername is Jane.

RIEPILOGO E AMPLIAMENTO SCHEDE 1, 2, 3, 4

A. 1. her; 2. his; 3. their; 4. her; 5. our; 6. its; 7. my

B. 1. You aren’t always hungry. 2. He isn’t a good actor.3. They aren’t at the airport. 4. We aren’t cold. 5. Sheisn’t thirsty. 6. It isn’t very hot.

C. TAPESCRIPT1. (Due ragazze che si incontrano davanti a un negozio)

A: How are you, Sue?B: Fine, thanks.A: Ooh look! Aren’t those jeans in the window fantas-tic?B: Yeah. How much are they?A: Only 25 euros. Come on, let’s go in.

2. (Due ragazze al cellulare)A: Hi Amanda. How are you and where are you?B: I’m fine and I’m in Edinburgh. The festival is won-derful but the weather isn’t very good. What’s it like inLondon?A: Oh, it’s hot and sunny.B: Lucky you!

3. Smile… turn your head, open your eyes!4. Oh! That’s good!

Risposta 1b; 2a; 3d; 4c

D. TAPESCRIPT(Adolescente che parla al cellulare con sua madre)Bob: Hello mum, happy birthday. Mother: Thank you Bob, my dear. Where are you?Bob: I’m on my bike. Where’s dad?Mother: He’s in his study, as usual, at the computer.Bob: Not very romantic on your birthday. And where arethe terrible twins?Mother: They’re in their bedroom listening to music. Yoursister is in her car in town and I’m here alone in my veg-etable garden.

Bob is on his bike.His mother is in her vegetable garden.His father is in his study.His sister is in her car.His twin brothers are in their bedroom.

E.1. Name: HIS: Max; HER: Jane. Surname: HIS: Robinson;HER: Cunningham. Hometown: HIS: Melbourne; HER:Melbourne.E-mail address: HIS: Max.Rob@ozemail.com.au;HER: Jane.Cunningham@one.net.au. Age: HIS: 35;HER: 29. Occupation: HIS: architect; HER: journalist.Destination: HIS: Copenhagen; HER: Zurich. Maritalstatus: HIS: engaged; HER: single. Star sign: HIS:Aries; HER: Leo

E.2. What is/What’s your name? My name’s Max.What is/What’s your surname? It’s Robinson/My sur-name’s Robinson.Where are you from? I’m from Melbourne, Australia.What is/What’s your e-mail address? It’s Max.Rob@oze-mail.com.au.How old are you? I’m 35 years old.What is/What’s your job? I’m an architect.Where are you going? Copenhagen.Are you married? No, I’m not.What star sign are you? I’m an Aries.

SCHEDA 5 ARTICOLO A/AN. SOSTANTIVI NUMERABILIE NON NUMERABILI

A. Countable nouns: euro, hour, box, leg, house, instru-ment, friend, umbrella, year, computer.

Uncountable nouns: chocolate, sugar, Coke, wine,garlic, jam, bread, salt, ham, rice.

B. 1. A slice of ham; 2. A packet of rice; 3. A can of Coke;4. A bottle of wine; 5. A pinch of salt; 6. A bar ofchocolate; 7. A loaf of bread; 8. A clove of garlic; 9. Ajar of jam; 10. A cube of sugar

C. A: hill, woman, uniform, house, window, university,week, restaurant, hotel, job, short time, pair of shoes,high mountain, young person, holiday.

An: engineer, interesting book, elephant, art gallery, oldhouse, expensive shop, honest person, heir, Italian girl,architect, exercise, apple, airport.

D. 1. Is he an American student? No, he’s a German stu-dent. 2. He’s in bed with a high temperature. 3. They goto the gym with their friends twice a week. 4. Are youan English teacher? 5. Is that bread? Yes, it’s a type ofSardinian bread. 6. Is it oil? Yes, it’s genuine olive oil.

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7. It’s a new type of computer game. 8. I’m a teacherand my husband is a technician. 9. Yes, it’s a glass ofFrench wine. 10. It’s a sad story, with an unhappy end-ing. 11. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 12. It’san interesting book easy to read in a couple of weeks.

E. 1. Hadrian’s Wall is a Roman fortification. 2. August isa hot month. 3. Stonehenge is an ancient site. 4.Venice is a famous tourist destination. 5. Spain is aEuropean country. 6. Pizza is an Italian dish. 7.Madonna is an American singer. 8. Rover is an Englishcar. 9. The Nile Cruise is an exciting holiday. 10. TheRitz is an expensive hotel.

F. 1. Yes, it’s a scary film. 2. Yes, it’s a healthy dish. 3. Yes,it’s an interesting subject. 4. Yes, it’s a cosmopolitancity. 5. Yes, it’s a substantial meal. 6. Yes, it’s a populardrink. 7. Yes, it’s an enormous cathedral. 8. Yes, it’s adifficult language.

G. 1. He isn’t a technician, he’s an engineer. 2. It’s abeautiful car! Is it new? 3. New York is an interestingcity. 4. It’s an ancient university. 5. The ScottishParliament is a modern building. 6. Is it a new a pairof shoes? Yes, it is. 7. 1942 is a historical date. 8. It’sa beautiful day. 9. It’s an invitation to a party.

SCHEDA 6 AGGETTIVI E PRONOMI DIMOSTRATIVI

A. 1. That; 2. those; 3. Those; 4. these; 5. This; 6. Those;7. those; 8. This

B. 1c; 2g; 3b; 4 f; 5h; 6a; 7e; 8d

C. 1. Mum is very nervous these days. This is a difficulttime for her. 2. This computer here is from Japan andthat over there is from the USA. 3. That girl over thereis my new girlfriend. 4. This shirt is too small for me.That one over there is the right size. 5. The taxi rank isover there next to that department store. 6. Who isthat boy opposite the bank? That is the new clerk, he’sfrom Milan. 7. Are those shoes over there on sale? No,only these ones here. 8. How much is that scarf in thewindow? Which one? The blue one or the red one?

SCHEDA 7 PLURALE DEI SOSTANTIVI

A. 1. friends; 2. brushes; 3. babies; 4. glasses; 5. cooks;6. discos; 7. watches; 8. thieves; 9. toys; 10. sand-wiches; 11. wives; 12. leaves; 13. classes; 14. cities

B. 1. Intruso: story; Plurali: boys, keys, ways. 2. Intruso:fox; Plurali: mice, men, feet. 3. Intruso: tree; Plurali:beaches, crosses, faxes. 4. Intruso: life; Plurali: books,pens, windows. 5. Intruso: trolley; Plurali: parties,diaries, skies. 6. Intruso: roof; Plurali: wives, halves,wolves. 7. Intruso: video; Plurali: tomatoes, potatoes,brushes. 8. Intruso: zoo; Plurali: geese, teeth, people.9. Intruso: man; Plurali: blouses, sons, cliffs.

C. 1. women; 2. children; 3. people; 4. geese; 5. teeth;6. mice; 7. feet; 8. men

D. Three loaves of bread, six glasses, two dishes, threeforks, four knives, ten eggs, seven tomatoes, threekeys, four teaspoons and five sweets.

SCHEDA 8 NUMERI CARDINALI

A. 1. four hundred and fifty-four; 2. one thousand six hun-dred and ninety-eight; 3. seventeen; 4. nought point

three one; 5. thirteen thousand; 6. twenty-five thousandseven hundred and ninety-one; 7. seven point four six;8. five thousand seven hundred and eighty-four

B. 1e; 2h; 3d; 4c; 5a; 6g; 7f; 8b

C. 1. 407; 2. 0.16; 3. 8,916; 4. 55; 5. 4,000,000;6. 2,702; 7. 49.6; 8. 33,000

D. 1. fourteen; 2. three hundred and eighty-one; 3. eleventhousand six hundred and five; 4. sixty-one point nineone; 5. six hundred and forty-six; 6. nought point four-ty-two; 7. four point four five; 8. one thousand twohundred and eighteen

E. 1. The temperature today is thirteen degrees abovezero. 2. My phone number is three oh five six eighttwo. 3. One hundred and fifty people are at thedemonstration today. 4. The score is: Liverpool three,Manchester nil. 5. In winter it is very cold here, aboutfive degrees below zero.

RIEPILOGO E AMPLIAMENTO SCHEDE 5, 6, 7, 8

A. 1. Is he/she an electrician? 2. That’s an Australianflower. 3. This is an awful story. 4. He/she is a brilliantinterpreter. 5. She’s an intelligent woman! 6. It’s anexpensive city! 7. It’s a sharp knife!

B. TAPESCRIPT1. My sister is 14 years old. 2. Chelsea threeManchester United nil. 3. It’s hot today. It’s 30 degreescentigrade. 4. The London suburb of Croydon has apopulation of 350,000. 5. Those shoes aren’t expen-sive. They cost 19 pounds. 6. There are 505 studentsat our school. 7. My home phone number is 208 6542289.

Risposta 1a; 2a; 3b; 4a; 5a; 6b; 7b

C. TAPESCRIPT (voce di segreteria telefonica)Down House is open from Wednesday to Sunday allyear except Christmas and January. It opens at 10a.m. and closes at 6 p.m. Adult tickets are £6.60, chil-dren £3.30 and concessions £5.00. Members ofEnglish Heritage are free. A family ticket costs £16.50.Visiting time is usually about 2 hours for the house andgardens. Groups of 11 people or more have a discountof 15%. There is a car park 50 metres from the houseand a 146 bus service from Bromley station. For fur-ther information please telephone 01 689 859 119.Opening time: 10 a.m.Closing time: 6 p.m.Days open: Wednesday to SundayPeriod closed: Christmas and JanuaryTickets: adults: £6.60

children: £3.30concessions: £5.00family ticket: £16.50english Heritage Members: Freegroups of 11 or more: 15% discount

Telephone: 01 689 859 119Bus service: 146 from Bromley stationCar park: 50 metres from houseDuration of visit: about 2 hours

D.1. TAPESCRIPT

Good afternoon, my name’s Pamela and I’m yourguide for this visit to Down House and gardens.Please follow me. Charles Darwin lived here for 40years with his family until his death in 1882. He had 10

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children, many of whom became famous. We are nowin Darwin’s study with his writing desk and his famousmicroscope. There are also a couple of measuringinstruments from that period on the desk. That is hisfavourite chair over there near the fireplace and thoseare some of his red notebooks on the small table nearthe window. In the corner is an old globe. Now pleasefollow me into the billiard room where Darwin relaxed.Here you can see his old bookcase. In the hall are somepaintings of the family and over there is the dining roomwith two bay windows and a very large table in themiddle. A lot of famous people from London visitedhim in his country residence. It was an honour to havedinner with the Darwin family in this room. Upstairs inthe former bedrooms there is now an interactive exhi-bition on Darwin’s life, research and various disco -veries. Now let’s go outside to see the numerousrose gardens and laboratories. What a beautiful dayit is to be here! Follow me around the “sand walk”where Darwin walked three times a day to digest andto think. After this walk you can have tea and sand-wiches in the new café which was the original kitchenand then visit the shop on the ground floor.

E. 1. Dining room: bay windows, large table; 2. Bed -rooms: exhibition; 3. Kitchen: café; 4. Garden: green-houses, laboratories; 5. Hall: paintings; 6. Study: writingdesk, microscope, fireplace, red notebooks, globe

SCHEDA 9 HAVE GOT

A. 1. They have got some fruit. (P) 2. I’ve got twocousins. (R) 3. I’m busy, I haven’t got much time. (P)4. This apartment is great, it’s got a lot of space. (P)5. Has she got long or short hair? (A) 6. I’m not welltoday, I’ve got a terrible cold. (S) 7. Have you still gota temperature? (S) 8. We haven’t got a dog. We’vegot a cat. (P) 9. They haven’t got any relatives in thistown. (R) 10. What kind of car has your father got? (P)

B. 1. Has Eric got a bicycle? 2. Has Mary got a babygirl? 3. My dog has got a black kennel. 4. He’s gota high temperature. 5. She’s tall and she’s got shortand curly hair.

C. 1. Have they got an invitation to the party? 2. Paul’s gota cat called Cleo. 3. The hotel hasn’t got a parkingarea. 4. Has Mrs Smith got a computer? 5. Have yougot time now? 6. Has Ted got a satellite TV? 7. Ihaven’t got a meeting today. 8. Have they got a gar-den? 9. I’ve got a terrible cold.

SCHEDA 10 THERE IS/THERE ARE

A. 1. There is; 2. There are; 3. Is there; 4. There is; 5. Thereare; 6. Is there; 7. There are; 8. There are

B. 1. Is there water on that planet? Yes, there is. 2. Arethere trees on the new planet? No, there aren’t. 3. Isthere grass on the planet? Yes, there is. 4. Is there sun-light on the planet? Yes, there is. 5. Are there peopleon that planet? No, there aren’t. 6. Are there hills onthe planet? Yes, there are. 7. Are there canyons on thatplanet? No, there aren’t. 8. Is there wildlife on thatplanet? Yes, there is.

C. Possibili risposte1. In Peter’s room there isn’t a poster but there’s apicture. 2. There isn’t a sofa but there are two beds.3. There’s a bedside table but there isn’t an alarm clock.

4. There aren’t curtains but there is a carpet. 5. There’s adesk but there isn’t a pen. 6. There’s a window but thereisn’t a terrace. 7. There’s a computer and a TV but thereisn’t a DVD player. 8. There’s a bookcase but there isn’t aguitar. 9. There’s a wardrobe but there isn’t a mirror.

D. Look at my new house! Isn’t it gorgeous? There aretwo floors and there’s a little garden too.On the first floor there’s a kitchen and a living room.There’s also a toilet but there isn’t a utility room.There are some stairs to the first floor where thereare two bedrooms and a bathroom. There’s a balconyand a small garage too. Unfortunately, in the gardenthere aren’t any trees or flowers. It’s very small butthere’s a swing!

E. Hi Helen,it’s a pity you are not here with us. The island is won-derful as you can see from the postcard.There are a lot of beautiful sandy beaches and, fortu-nately, there aren’t many tourists. On the beaches thereare some areas where there are tables and chairs.There’s a warm breeze now and it’s nice for longswims and sunbathing.Our hotel is very comfortable, it’s a five star hotel!!There’s both an indoor and an outdoor swimmingpool. There are three tennis courts and two restau-rants.In each room there’s a TV, a safety box, a minibar anda big bathroom with a Jacuzzi, but there aren’t teaand coffee-making facilities! Love, Martha

F. 1. is there; 2. there is; 3. is there; 4. there is; 5. thereisn’t; 6. is there; 7. there is; 8. are there; 9. there is; 10.there are; 11. there aren’t; 12. there are; 13. there is.

G. 1. There aren’t any foreign boys in our school. 2. Isthere a small lake in that park? Yes, there is and thereare three swans. 3. There is a good restaurant in thisstreet. 4. There isn’t a lift in this building, it’s very old.5. In his/her bedroom there is a poster of U2. 6. Arethere two folders in that drawer? Yes, there are.7. Aren’t there squirrels in the park? No, there are onlybirds. 8. There are six crows in the Tower of London.9. In Australia there are many alligators.

SCHEDA 11 SOME, ANY, NO, NONE

A. Fridge: strawberries, eggs, yoghurt, lettuce,sausages, orange juice, cake, ham, butter, cheese,grapes.Cupboard: pasta, pepper, tinned tomatoes, honey,salt, yeast, olive oil, potatoes, walnuts, flour, blackber-ry jam, rice, tea.

B. 1. Have we got any lemonade? No, but there’s someorange juice. 2. Have we got any flour in the cup-board? 3. Are there any eggs in the fridge? Yes, thereare some. 4. Can I have some rice for dinner, mum?5. Have we got any fresh tomatoes? No, we haven’tgot any. 6. There’s no marmalade for breakfast butthere’s some honey. 7. Can I have some meat forlunch? Sorry, dear, but there isn’t any. 8. Are there anysteaks in the fridge? No, there are no steaks at all.9. Is there any fruit? Yes, there are some grapes andstrawberries. 10. Can I have some honey instead ofsugar? Oh yes, there is some in the cupboard. 11. Thereare some walnuts in the cupboard but there are nohazelnuts. 12. Is there any mozzarella in the fridge? No,there isn’t any.

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C. 1. Can you lend me some of these CDs? Yes, you cantake any you like. 2. Have we got any mustard? No, wehaven’t got any at home. 3. Is there any lemonade inthe fridge? No, there’s only some orange juice. 4. I’vegot a terrible cold. Have we got any aspirins? 5. There’s no coffee in the pot. Can you make some forme, please? 6. I’m busy. I have no time to chat withyou now. 7. They haven’t got any questions to ask. 8. Can you give me some medicine for my cough? Ifeel sick.

D. 1. Are there any foreign students in your class? 2. Noneof our friends has a motor caravan. 3. Are you free anytime tomorrow morning? 4. We haven’t got any yeastfor the pizza. Can you buy some? 5. There isn’t anytime for lunch. We’re in a hurry. 6. There’s no cold waterin the fridge. 7. We’ve hardly any time for breakfast! 8. Iwonder if there are any interesting films at the cinemathis evening.

E. 1. There are no big black cars but there’s a big blackvan. 2. There aren’t any small blue cars but there is amedium one. 3. Are there any blue vans? No, there arenot. 4. Are there any black vans? 5. There are no bicy-cles in the car park. 6. Are there any lorries in the carpark? No, there are no lorries at all. 7. Are there any4WD cars? Yes, there’s a black one. 8. Are there anymotorbikes?

SCHEDA 12 AGGETTIVI QUALIFICATIVI

A. 1b; 2f; 3e; 4a; 5g; 6c; 7d

B. 1. Lecce is an interesting Italian city. 2. My Englishteacher is a bit tired. 3. My dog is black and brown.4. You are not a very happy person. 5. They are brilliantstudents. 6. Max and Jane are young Australiantourists.

C. 1. easy; 2. expensive; 3. happy; 4. empty; 5. beautiful;6. true; 7. clean; 8. poor; 9. bad; 10. fast

D. 1. newspaper; 2. classroom; 3. farmhouse; 4. airport;5. sportswear; 6. timetable; 7. football; 8. spiderman;9. sunglasses; 10. honeymoon; 11. suitcase

E. The capital of the Irish (A) Republic is Dublin. It is anexciting (A) city with a young (A) population and arelaxed (A) atmosphere. There are a lot of interesting(A) museums and its old (A) university has a fascinat-ing (A) history. Irish (A) people are very friendly (P)and talkative (P) especially in the pubs where thedark (A) beer is really good (P). There are some beau-tiful (A), large (A), green (A) parks in this small (A) citybut it is also polluted (P).

SCHEDA 13 CAN/CAN’T

A. Risposte soggettive

B. 1. Can I go to the cinema with Mary this evening? (Pe)2. Can you help me with this suitcase, please? (R)3. She can ski, but she can’t swim. (A) 4. It can’t beexpensive, it’s only a two star hotel! (D) 5. Can you seethat woman in red? (A) 6. You can’t go out in this badweather! (P)

C. 1. She/he can speak four languages but she/he can’tsend an e-mail. 2. Where’s the station, please? Canyou see that grey building? It’s over there. 3. You can’tpark in this area. 4. Can I use your computer? Yes, of

course. 5. Where can we sit? 6. He can’t be English,he’s got a foreign accent. 7. Can you hear me? No, Ican’t hear well, can you repeat that, please?

RIEPILOGO E AMPLIAMENTO SCHEDE 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

A. 1b; 2a; 3f; 4e; 5c; 6d; 7g; 8h

B. Richieste: Domanda n. 3, 6; Offerte: Domanda n. 2,8; Abilità: Domanda n. 1, 4; Permesso: Domanda n.5, 7

C. 1. A second-hand computer; 2. An experimental film;3. A convenient bus stop; 4. A comfortable house;5. A loud noise; 6. Some friendly women; 7. An easylanguage

D. 1F (It’s a blue and white house); 2T; 3F (There is a biggarden); 4F (You can pay by credit card); 5T; 6T; 7T; 8F(The village has got some shops and a supermarket);9T; 10T

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1. Dialogo 1Girl 1: We’ve got a new science teacher.Girl 2: What does he look like?Girl 1: He’s quite tall and very young. He’s got longblack hair and glasses.Dialogo 2Policeman: Now, can you describe the thief?Woman: Well, he’s about 40 years old and he’s got ablack moustache. He has got short, brown curly hairand a scar under his left eye.Dialogo 3Boy: What’s your house like?Girl: It’s very modern and it’s got a small front garden.There aren’t any flowers but there’s a big oak tree. Thegarage has a green door.

Risposta 1c; 2c; 3a

F. 1. He’s got short, black straight hair.1. She’s got dark eyes.2. He’s short and thin.2. She’s quite ugly.3. He’s got a big nose.3. She’s short and fat.4. He’s got small brown eyes.4. She’s got big ears.5. He can play the flute.5. She’s got two cats.

G. 1. It’s in the south of London. 2. No, it isn’t. 3. Becauseit has got an enormous shopping centre. 4. They arecomfortable, silent, new and red. 5. No, it isn’t. 6. Yes,there is. 7. Second-hand records. 8. Yes, it has.

H. 1. There are en suite bathrooms in some houses.2. There are three bedrooms in the flat. 3. Is there a ter-race and a barbecue in the house? 4. You can bookholidays on the Internet. 5. You can’t smoke in publicplaces.

PROGRESS TEST SCHEDE 1-13

A. 1c; 2b; 3b; 4a; 5b; 6a; 7b; 8a; 9c; 10b; 11b; 12a; 13c;14a; 15a

B. 1. There are two women in the shop. 2. Are Carmenand Juan Irish? No, they aren’t. 3. These are my shoeshere. 4. Is there any milk in the fridge? Yes, there is.5. Has Grace got a cat? No, she hasn’t.

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C. 1. Is there any history homework today? No, we’relucky, there’s none. 2. Is there a carton of milk in thecupboard? No, sorry, but there’s some orange juice. 3. He’s got an interesting girlfriend. 4. Can I have half akilo of flour and some butter, please? 5. Is there anyinformation about that town on the Net? No, there’snone. 6. Sorry, no visitors can come in here. It’s private.

D. 1. Are there any bottles of beer in the fridge? 2. He hasgot a big American car. 3. Can I have two tomato sand-wiches please? 4. I am hungry but there isn’t any food athome. 5. Those angry men have got no patience.

E. 1. Betty and Bob are from Perth and they can swimvery well. 2. Is John in his garage? No, he isn’t.3. Richard and Arthur are very intelligent boys. Theyare from Wales. 4. My neighbour, Maggie, has got twomice. 5. Where are those books? They have gotbeautiful photos inside.

F. 1. What’s she like? 2. Can you speak German? 3. Haveyou got any brothers? 4. Are her eyes blue? 5. Are youcold?

G. 1. David and Elizabeth are English. Their flat is incentral London. 2. Canberra is a university city.3. There is an exciting film on TV tonight. 4. That ismy car, over there near the bank. 5. Are you hungry?Yes, can I have some biscuits? 6. Can Ernest ride ahorse? No, he can’t. 7. What’s her job? She’s anarchitect. 8. We’ve got some milk but we haven’tgot any tea. 9. They’ve got two children: a son anda daughter.

H. 1d; 2e; 3i; 4h; 5g; 6j; 7c; 8b; 9f; 10a

SCHEDA 14 PRESENT CONTINUOUS

A. 1. She’s reading an interesting novel. 2. What’s shedoing? She’s helping her son. 3. They’re constant-ly breaking the rules. 4. The sun’s shining. 5. Thewater’s running in the bath. 6. We’re having break-fast on the balcony this morning. 7. He isn’t comingto work today. 7. It’s raining cats and dogs. I’m notgoing out.

B. 1. The bird is flying. 2. They are dancing. 3. He isstudying. 4. He is fishing. 5. They are running. 6. Theyare leaving. 7. She is dreaming. 8. They are playingtennis. 9. She is skating.

C. 1b; 2a; 3c; 4b; 5c; 6b

D. 1. What are you doing? 2. How is she going to worktoday? 3. What are you drinking? 4. Is he studying?5. When are they leaving? 6. When are they gettingmarried? 7. What is she reading?

E. 1. He is not watching TV now. 2. This year they are notstudying hard. 3. He is always making mistakes. 4. Whatare you listening to? 5. Today I am not eating pasta.6. Are you going shopping this morning? 7. You are con-stantly wasting money! 8. Are Anne and Paul coming tothe party this evening?

F. 1. Our guests are arriving by plane at Fiumicino Airport.2. The teacher is showing an interesting video aboutNew York. 3. Next week Sheila is taking her final exam-ination. 4. We are spending our holidays in theSeychelles. 5. They are always complaining about thecost of living. 6. Some of my friends are going to theUSA next summer. 7. Are the students coming toschool regularly?

G. 1. On Tuesday she’s going shopping with her mother.2. On Wednesday morning she’s phoning the hair-dresser’s for an appointment. 3. On Thursday she’shaving dinner with Sam. 4. On Friday she’s meetingaunt Anne at the airport. 5. On Saturday she’s takingTom and Sally to the disco. 6. On Sunday afternoonshe’s playing tennis.

H. Mary is trying to change her life. She is looking for anew job so she is sending applications to severalfirms. When she is not looking for a job she is read-ing and writing. Because she isn’t working at themoment she has got spare time. Right now she isgoing out for a walk with her dog. Today the weatheris fine and the sun is shining. Mary is happy, she’shaving her first job interview next Monday, and shehopes it will be successful.Q: Is Mary satisfied with her life?A: No, she isn’t.Q: What is she trying to do? A: She’s trying to change her life.Q: What is she looking for?A: She’s looking for a new job.Q: What is she sending to several firms?A: She is sending letters of application.Q: Why has she got spare time?A: Because she is not working at the moment.Q: What is she doing now?A: She’s going out for a walk with her dog.Q: What’s the weather like today?A: It’s fine, the sun is shining.Q: When is she having her first interview?A: Next Monday.

SCHEDA 15 SIMPLE PRESENT (1)

A. 1. Diana and Paul like music. 2. Diana comes fromLondon and Paul comes from Bath. 3. Diana plays theguitar. 4. Diana and Paul don’t like pop music. 5. DoesPaul like rap? No, he doesn’t. 6. Does Diana play theguitar? Yes, she does. 7. Do Paul and Diana like clas-sical music? Yes, they do. 8. Paul doesn’t play the gui-tar, he plays the piano.

B. He/she …: + -s = plays, spends, drinks, rains, stays,enjoys, reads, travels; + -es = passes, watches, wash-es, finishes; + -ies = studies, cries, tries, flies

C. 1. At Christmas he spends two weeks with his par-ents. 2. Every week he flies from Rome to London onbusiness. 3. He finishes work at 6:00 p.m. every day.4. In autumn it rains almost every day in Ireland.5. Mary studies with her friend Susan twice a week.6. Barbara stays in first class hotels when she is onholiday.

D. Risposte soggettive

E. Paul wakes up at half past six in the morning. He getsup and then has/takes a shower. He has coffee andtoast for breakfast. He leaves home at eight o’clock.He goes to work by car. He works in a bank. He startswork at half past eight. He has lunch at one o’clock ina snack bar near the bank. At five o’clock in the afternoon he goes back homethen he goes for a walk with his dog. At eight o’clockhe has dinner and then he watches TV or listens tomusic. He goes to bed and reads a book beforegoing to sleep.

F. 1c; 2c; 3a; 4b; 5a; 6b; 7d; 8a; 9b; 10d; 11c; 12a

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SCHEDA 16 SIMPLE PRESENT (2) AVVERBI DI FREQUENZA

A. Pat gets up at 7 o’clock every day, she always goes towork by bus. She starts work at 9 o’clock. She oftenhas lunch in the factory canteen. She goes back homeat 4 in the afternoon. She sometimes relaxes on thesofa and listens to music. She goes to the swimmingpool once a week. She has dinner with her family atweekends. She never goes out after dinner, she usual-ly goes to bed early and reads a book.

B. 1. Lucy goes to the gym twice a week. 2. What doyou usually do in your free time? 3. We sometimeseat out at weekends. 4. My colleagues never take thetrain to work. 5. Do you often go on holiday? 6. Myfriends often play tennis on Saturdays. 7. We don’t goto school in the afternoon. 8. He usually washes hiscar at weekends. 9. Do you often visit your friends onSundays? 10. Does your mother make Christmaspuddings?

C. 1. Yes, he is. 2. He gets up at 7 a.m. 3. He lives in abig house in Scotland. 4. He goes by car. 5. He’s gota Rover. 6. No, he has lunch in a café with his boss.7. He finishes work late in the afternoon. 8. Yes, he does.

D. 1. He doesn’t study in the afternoon. 2. He alwaysgoes out in the evenings. 3. He never arrives at schoolon time. 4. He does not clean his room. 5. He does nothelp his mother at home. 6. On Saturdays he nevercomes back home before four in the morning. 7. Hedrinks too much beer at weekends. 8. He does notobey his parents at all.

E. 1. All of them listen to the radio every day. 2. Sheworks in that office. 3. Does George always go toschool by bicycle? 4. I don’t know her name. 5. Wheredo you usually go at weekends? 6. Do Tom and Joeattend the same school? 7. I love my aunt and sheloves me. 8. What time does he finish work? 9. Whatdoes Tim do after school? 10. When does he playbaseball? 11. Every Christmas my grandfather givesme a present. 12. What time do lessons start? 13. Myfather gets up at 6 o’clock every morning.

F. 1. At weekends we often go to the mountains. 2. OnSaturdays I usually go to a pub with my friends. 3. Wealways go to bed early on weekdays. 4. Do you andyour cousin attend the same course? 5. Does yourmother use a computer at work? 6. Do you ever go outfor a meal in the evening?

G. 1. English students never go to school on Saturdays.2. Do you often go out in the afternoon? Yes, I alwaysgo out on Saturdays. 3. Does your mother work? Yes,she works in a supermarket. 4. I go to work by carevery morning. 5. He/she always finishes his/herhomework before dinner. 6. He/she never watchesTV, he/she reads instead. 7. Do you ever go to thetheatre? Yes, I usually go once or twice a month. 8. Iusually drink coffee in the morning, but I sometimesdrink tea.

SCHEDA 17 L’ORA

A. 1. It’s a quarter past five. 2. It’s eleven o’clock. 3. It’stwenty to seven. 4. It’s a quarter past seven. 5. It’stwenty-five past nine. 6. It’s ten past twelve. 7. It’s aquarter to nine. 8. It’s five to three.

B. 1. It’s at five oh five./It’s at five past five. 2. It’s at a quar-ter to eleven. 3. It’s at eight o’clock. 4. It’s at twelvethirteen. 5. It’s at ten to twelve.

C. 1. The walking tour of the old docks is at eleveno’clock in the morning. 2. The lunch on the riverMersey is at one o’clock in the afternoon. 3. TheMoscow Circus is at half past two in the afternoon.4. The exhibition at the Modern Museum is at fiveo’clock in the afternoon. 5. Drinks with the artists areat half past six in the evening. 6. The rock concert atthe Music Hall is at a quarter to eight in the evening.7. The Beatles’ revival at The Cavern Club is at halfpast nine in the evening. 8. The Brazilian show at Club54 is at ten o’clock in the evening. 9. Jazz at theBluemoon Restaurant is at half past ten in the evening.10. Irish music at the Wood Pub is at a quarter pasteleven in the evening.

RIEPILOGO E AMPLIAMENTO SCHEDE 14, 15, 16, 17

A. Dear Diana,guess where I am? I’m writing from San Francisco,where I am staying for a month at my aunt’s. The cityis great, I’m having a wonderful time with twoAmerican friends, Anne and Paul.I’m taking a windsurfing course with them. It’s verydifficult but I hope to be good by the end of my stay. Paul and Anne are coming back to Rome with me,they are spending some time in Italy next Septemberbecause they want to learn Italian. They are alwaysasking me questions about Italy. They really like ourcountry.I am sure you are enjoying your holidays too at yoursummer house in Spain.Bye for now,Alice

B. 1. It’s 12:30 and the students are having lunch.2. We play football twice a week. 3. He never watch-es TV after dinner. 4. Eric is studying chemistry thisyear. 5. Does your father practise any sports? 6. Doyou ever go out with your friends at night? 7. Do youunderstand what I am saying?

C. 1. I usually get up at 8 o’clock, but this week I am get-ting up at 7. 2. My sister Sara lives in London, but atthe moment she is staying in Edinburgh for the festi-val. 3. My mother usually goes to work by car. 4. Sheis studying in Paris. 5. It isn’t raining at the moment.6. I am learning Spanish, my friend Gonzales isteaching me. 7. No, he is recovering slowly. 8. Whatare they saying? 9. What time does he finish work?He finishes at 5:00 p.m. every day.

D. Dear Paul,How are you? Here is the latest news. I don’t work atMarks and Spencer’s anymore. I have a new part-timejob in a supermarket in the city centre. I go there everyday at 3 o’clock in the afternoon and work there tilllate in the evening. I am very happy because my sisterworks there too, so we travel together every day.My brother is coming to stay with me next week, heis arriving on Saturday. For dinner we are going tothat Mexican restaurant near the park. What aboutyou? Are you studying for your exams? Do you stilllive in the same flat? Please write to me soon. Love, Sara.

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1. The train now leaving from platform 16 is the 10:25

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to Brighton stopping at Clapham junction, EastCroydon, Gatwick airport. 2. The sports centre is openfrom Monday to Saturday from 9 in the morning until7 in the evening. 3. The store is open on Thursdayevening until 9 o’clock. 4. The store is open onSundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 5. Hospital visitinghours are from 12:30 to 3:30 in the afternoon. 6. Thebank is open 5 days a week from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Risposta 1c; 2a; 3b; 4a; 5c; 6a

F.1. 1F; 2F; 3T; 4F; 5T; 6F; 7T; 8F; 9T; 10F

F.2. 1. She’s taking her parents to a performance of Othello.2. She always goes to Tai Chi lessons. 3. No, shedoesn’t. 4. No, she isn’t. She’s playing squash.5. Because she baby-sits for her sister. 6. Yes, he does.

G. 1e; 2c; 3a; 4b; 5d

H. 1. We never have lunch before one o’clock. 2. Where’sJohnny? He’s watching the 5:30 quiz in his bedroom.3. What time do you usually get up on Sundays? Neverbefore 10 a.m. 4. Are you catching the 10 p.m.Intercity train? No, we’re catching the 9:25 Eurostartrain. 5. I never smoke in my bedroom. 6. Hurry up! Weare all waiting for you. 7. I never sleep well at night, I’mgoing through a difficult period. 8. We are meetingtomorrow at half past six in the evening.

SCHEDA 18 PARTICELLE INTERROGATIVE (1) WHO, WHAT, WHICH

A. 1. Who wants to come with me? (P-S) 2. Who do youwork for? (P-CI) 3. Who is the lady in the park? (P-S)4. What/Who are you thinking about? (P-CI) 5. Whichbus goes to the station? (A-S) 6. What does yourbrother do? (P-CO) 7. Which shop are you going to?(A-CI) 8. Who are you going with? (P-CI) 9. Which ofthe two pictures do you prefer? (P-CO) 10. Who doesshe work for? (P-CI)

B. 1. Who does Robert go to the seaside with? 2. Howmany friends do they meet every summer? 3. Whereare they from? 4. Which language do they speaktogether? 5. What do they do when it is cloudy?6. What do they listen to? 7. What do they write down?

C. 1. Which film are you watching this evening? The thrilleror the documentary? 2. What is happening outside?3. Who speaks German well? 4. What are you thinkingof/about? 5. Who are those presents for? Which ones?6. Which airline are you flying with?

SCHEDA 19 PARTICELLE INTERROGATIVE (2)

A. 1. Where are you from? 2. How are you today? 3. Whyare you tired? 4. What time do you get up?5. When/Where do you think you can go? 6. How oldis she? 7. What time is it? 8. Where do you live?9. Where’s John?

B. 1e; 2d; 3a; 4b; 5g; 6c; 7f

C. 1. What subject does he study? 2. How often do youhave English classes? 3. How many cars do theyhave? 4. When are they coming to visit you? 5. Howmuch does it cost? 6. How often do you go to the cinema? 7. How far is the bank from here? 8. Whendo they do their homework?

D. 1. How much does it cost? 2. How many e-mails do

you send a week? 3. How many hours a day do youusually surf the Net? 4. How high is the Empire StateBuilding? 5. How old are students when they leavesecondary school? 6. How far is the station from thehotel? 7. How often do you go on holiday? 8. Whendoes your flight arrive?

SCHEDA 20 PREPOSIZIONI DI TEMPO:AT, IN, ON

A. 1. He comes to school at 9 o’clock on weekdays. 2. Ilike studying in the evening. 3. At noon we only have asnack. We usually have a big meal at dinner time.4. Your father is arriving at the station in the afternoon.5. I am up at seven o’clock in the morning. 6. We’regoing out to dinner on Friday night. 7. I often go to bedat midnight. 8. We are moving to our new house in ashort time. 9. Where are you going on New Year’s Eve?10. Our office closes at 6 p.m every evening. 11. I usu-ally arrive at work in time to have a cup of coffee at thebar. 12. We usually have meetings on Thursday morn-ings. 13. He is not playing in the team next weekend.

B. 1d; 2c; 3b; 4g; 5h; 6e; 7a; 8f

C. 1. She doesn’t study in the afternoon. 2. She alwaysstays out at night. 3. She never arrives at school on time.4. She never helps in the house at weekends. 5. Shenever comes back at lunchtime. 6. She doesn’t want toget up on Monday mornings.

D. 1. The train is arriving at the station on/in time. 2. I don’tlike driving at night. 3. Paul works in a pub at the week-end. 4. Classes begin on September 15th. 5. We oftengo to Paris in spring. 6. My mother often gets up atdawn. 7. Christopher Columbus discovered America in1492. 8. At noon we always have a quick lunch.

E. 1. Correct. 2. They are coming to visit us next October.3. I love going shopping at Christmas time. 4. Do youdream at night? 5. What do you like doing at week-ends? 6. He’s doing his homework at the moment.7. Correct. 8. Correct.

SCHEDA 21 PREPOSIZIONI DI LUOGO (1)

A. 1. Kaye lives in California but she is from Texas.2. Sebastian is relaxing on the sofa. 3. Jack is at thetheatre this evening. 4. The car is in the garage.5. We usually have breakfast at home. 6. The exer-cise is on page twenty-two. 7. They always catch theearly morning train to London/for London. 8. My par-ents are spending their holidays on a farm.

B. 1. They are in a boat on the river Thames. 2. There arethree flower pots on the window sill. 3. They are watch-ing TV in the sitting room. 4. Mr Smith often plays withhis dog in the courtyard. 5. He is carrying his baby on hisshoulders. 6. He is parking his car in the main street.7. It takes a few minutes from here to the station.

Risposta 1b; 2e; 3g; 4d; 5f; 6c; 7a C. 1. Kaye is coming home late today. 2. Eric is at work.

3. Correct. 4. The exercise is on page 22. 5. Correct.6. It takes a short time from here to the airport.7. Elaine lives on the second floor. 8. Correct. 9. Shelives on a farm not far from the town. 10. Correct.

D. 1. A: Are you from Milan? B: No, I live in Milan but Iam from Verona. A: Where are you going now? B: I’mgoing home.

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2. A: What’s your address? B: I live at 34, East 23rdStreet, San Diego. A: Is it in Mexico? B: No, it’s inCalifornia on the border with Mexico.3. A: What are you doing next weekend? B: We arestaying at home, some friends are coming from Rome.4. A: Excuse me, where is the post office, please? B: Gostraight to the end of the road, it’s right on the corner5. A: Where do you work? B: I work at the Bank ofEngland, I’m a secretary. How about you? A: I’m aclerk. I work at the post office near the supermarket.B: How do you go to work? A: By bus. B: Let’s meetat the bus stop then after work.6. A: Where’s the milk, Mary? B: It’s in the fridge! A: No,it’s not there. B: Oh, sorry, it’s in the cupboard. A: Thanks.And where are the cereals? B: They are on the shelf, Ithink. A: Great! Let’s have some breakfast then.

E. 1. They’re playing football in the street. 2. I’m stayingat home. 3. It’s at 20, Lincoln Street. 4. They’re on thetable in the kitchen. 5. I’m going home. 6. She lives inPortsmouth in the south of England.

F. 1. My aunt teaches modern languages at university.2. How do I get from here to the station? 3. I often seeBarbara at the bus stop. 4. They never arrive at schoolon time. 5. What time do you get back home fromschool? 6. Are you coming to my birthday party nextSaturday? 7. She likes lying in the sun on the beach.8. When I am on the plane I sit next to the window.

G. 1. Your keys are on the table. 2. He often takes his dogto the park. 3. Is the dictionary on the shelf? 4. Bananasdon’t grow in Italy. 5. Are you at work now? 6. The catis sleeping on the rug. 7. The biscuits are in the cup-board. 8. Are you going to the supermarket now?9. What time are you arriving in Rome? 10. They live inDublin at 30, Carl Road.

RIEPILOGO E AMPLIAMENTO SCHEDE 18, 19, 20, 21

A. 1. Who are you staying with? 2. Where is your car? 3. Which T-shirt do you like? 4. How is she feelingnow? 5. When does your sister call her boyfriend?6. How much is the cheque for? 7. How often doesTony go to the gym?

B. 1. They are at station waiting for the train. 2. He worksin a bank in the city centre. 3. The lamp is on the tablenext to the TV. 4. There are two people in the picture.5. There are giving a big party at the King’s Pub nextSaturday. 6. My cat is sleeping on my lap. 7. Mary livesin China. 8. There’s your notebook, on the desk.9. The store is on the corner of the street. 10. My par-ents always work in the garden on Sundays.

C. 1. In winter we go to the Dolomites. 2. He is fromNaples. 3. Correct. 4. Every weekend they drive to theseaside. 5. Correct. 6. He works at the hospital. 7. Wealways go to a restaurant on my birthday. 8. I like stay-ing in bed all Sunday morning. 9. Correct. 10. Whatare you doing at the weekend?

D. 1. Where is the London Eye situated? 2. What is it thesymbol of? 3. How high is it? 4. How much does itweigh? 5. How many pods has it got? 6. How manypeople can each pod carry? 7. How long is a ride?8. What does the ride offer? 9. How far can you see ona clear day? 10. Where do most visitors come from?

E. 1. I usually drink a glass of milk in the morning. 2. Ourcourse is on Tuesdays and Fridays. 3. Mary never goesout at night. 4. We are always on time for school. 5. Itis very cold here in winter. 6. We often have a meal outon my birthday. 7. I like getting up at dawn. 8. I alwaysgo to visit my cousins in summer.

F. Once you are in Britain remember that shoppingtimes and places are not the same as in your country.In Britain you don’t find kiosks where you buy news-papers or magazines. If you want to buy them, look fornewsagents’. In these shops they sell cigarettes andsometimes food. Nowadays you can also find thesethings at petrol stations. A large number of shops areopen from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and are closed onSundays. In big cities some supermarkets and petrolstations stay open late in the evening and also at night. Post-offices open from 9 o’clock to 5 p.m. every dayexcept Saturdays. You can also buy stamps for yourpostcards at the newsagent’s, the supermarket andthe petrol station.

G. 1. What are they talking about? 2. Do you like thatT-shirt? Which one? 3. Who is coming with me this after-noon? 4. Who are you spending the summer holidayswith? 5. How far is your house from the city centre?6. How long does it take you to get to the bus stop?7. How many people are coming to your party? 8. Howoften do you go to the cinema? Once a month.

H. TAPESCRIPT

Hazel: Hi, Anne, it’s Hazel. I’m finally here!Anne: Where exactly are you?Hazel: Here in London with John.Anne: In London, England? I don’t believe it!Hazel: We arrived at 6 o’clock this evening atHeathrow airport and now we’re at the hotel.Anne: Which hotel?Hazel: The one on the corner of Kensington Road andElizabeth Street.Anne: Oh, yes, I know the one you’re talking about. It’snear here. I’m at work right now but I can meet you inhalf an hour. How are you feeling after the long journey?Hazel: We’re fine at the moment but it’s a bit cold inEurope in winter.Anne: Of course it’s cold for you. Australians are all sit-ting in the sun in December. You’re just in time forChristmas.Hazel: Yeah. Christmas in England and New Year inScotland. We’re going to Edinburgh at the end of themonth to have parties and celebrations in the streets ofthe city where I was born.Anne: That’s a great idea! Edinburgh is famous for itsNew Year celebrations. But first you must come to myhouse for a party on Christmas Eve and for the tradi-tional turkey lunch on Christmas Day.Hazel: Thanks a million. I love turkey. Well, see you inthe hotel lounge in half an hour. Bye.Anne: Bye.

1F (Hazel and John are at the hotel); 2T; 3T; 4F (OnNew Year’s Eve there are celebrations in the streets ofEdinburgh); 5T; 6T; 7F (Anne is meeting Hazel at thehotel); 8T; 9F (Hazel and John are staying in London forChristmas); 10T

I. 1. He’s going to Washington. 2. Liz is. 3. They arevisiting old school friends. 4. They are leaving nextweek. 5. Liz does. 6. 3 months. 7. There are 50 statesin the USA. 8. Washington DC. 9. Because he needs aholiday. 10. He loves Liz.

SCHEDA 22 PRONOMI POSSESSIVI

A. 1. Is that cat yours? 2. That car isn’t ours. 3. This newIPod is mine. 4. Is that school hers? 5. Those boots

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aren’t his. 6. This old house is theirs. 7. This jacket ismine, hers is red. 8. That seat is yours, sir.

B. 1. hers; 2. theirs; 3. yours; 4. his; 5. yours; 6. ours;7. ours; 8. hers

C. 1. Mine; 2. ours; 3. yours; 4. hers; 5. his; 6. Mine;7. ours; 8. hers

D. 1. The CDs are ours, but the Mp3 and the stereo areyours. 2. This bike is mine, it’s a birthday present frommy parents. 3. Excuse me, are these sandwiches yours?No, they are theirs. 4. This document is yours, madam.5. Helen is a very absent-minded girl, this mobile phoneis hers! 6. Our tour leader is a woman, theirs is a man!7. Isn’t that his moped? Yes, it’s his. 8. My grandparentsare American, that flight from Boston is theirs.

SCHEDA 23 GENITIVO SASSONE

A. 1b; 2a; 3b; 4b; 5c; 6a; 7a; 8c; 9a

B. 1. My sister’s husband/My husband’s sister. 2. Thechildren’s house. 3. St. James’s Palace’s State rooms.4. John and Anne’s parents/Anne and John’s parents.5. My cousin’s name is Charles. 6. General Napoleon’sarmy. 7. The door of the house. 8. My parents’ jobs.9. The roof the car.

C. 1. GS, GS, HAS; 2. HAS, IS; 3. IS, IS, GS; 4. GS, IS,GS; 5. IS, GS, IS; 6. GS, HAS

D. 1. Mary’s niece is Pat, her nephew is Phil. 2. Georgeis Mary’s husband. 3. John and Helen’s children arePhil and Pat. 4. Helen is Mary’s sister and John’s wife.5. Mary and Helen are Mike and Louise’s daughters.6. John is Mary’s brother-in-law. 7. Jean and Joe are Philand Pat’s cousins. 8. Helen is George’s sister-in-law.

E. 1. Who’s George? 2. They are John and Helen’s chil-dren. 3. They are Helen and Mary’s parents. 4. Is PhilPat’s husband? 5. Whose nephew is Phil?/Who is Phil?6. Is Jean Mary’s daughter? 7. Who’s John’s wife? Hiswife is Helen. 8. Who’s Mary’s sister?

F. 1. We visited Macy’s yesterday. 2. You can buy films atthe chemist’s in England. 3. Why don’t you reserve atable at Vasco’s? 4. No, it isn’t mine, it’s Eric’s. 5. Atpresent he is in St. George’s.

G. 1. The pony tail; 2. The school computers; 3. Thekitchen table; 4. A week’s holiday; 5. Yesterday’s “DailySun”; 6. The hotel reservation; 7. The police report;8. Tennis shoes

H. 1. It’s the boy’s toy. 2. It’s Steve’s younger sister. 3. Mypicture is on the album cover. 4. It’s our cousins’house. 5. It’s cat food. 6. What is that bus number?7. Jane is John’s sister. 8. It’s a girls’ college.

I. 1. Whose dog is that? Is it yours? No, it’s my sister’s.2. The garage of our house is full of odds and ends.3. My brother’s new motorbike is Japanese, but I preferItalian motorbikes. 4. Tomorrow I’m buying the newOasis CD. It’s my cousin’s birthday present. 5. Theevening programme is interesting, the organizer is thepresident of the golf club/the golf club president. 6. Intoday’s newspaper there aren’t any TV programmes.

SCHEDA 24 NUMERI ORDINALI E DATA

A. 1. Risposta libera. 2. Risposta soggettiva. 3. It’s on14th February. 4. Risposta soggettiva. 5. It’s on 25th

December. 6. It’s 22nd November. 7. It’s on 15thAugust. 8. It’s on 25th April. 9. It’s on 11th September.10. It’s on the 1st May.

B. 1. Our hotel is in front of the sea. It’s a big, comfortablehotel, suitable for meetings and conferences. Our sum-mer season is from the twenty-fifth of April to thetwentieth of September. From the first to the eighthof May a very important international meeting on sur-gery will take place in our conference rooms. In May weoffer a special week at half price, from the tenth to theeighteenth. As June is the best month for weddingsour hotel offers special prices for newly weds from thefirst to the twenty-fifth.High season goes from the twenty-sixth of June tothe thirty-first of August. In September a large num-ber of dancers from all over the country will come herefor a meeting from the third to the fifteenth. Weclose for holidays (!!!) from the second of October tothe twentieth of December.

C. 1. The shop of second-hand articles is on the corner ofthe street. 2. It’s important to have a sixth sense inbusiness. 3. A penny is a hundredth of a pound. 4. It’sa third-class product but it’s cheap. 5. In my car thereis a very old fifth wheel. 6. “Twelfth Night” is a famousplay by Shakespeare.

SCHEDA 25 TO HAVE COME NON AUSILIARE E USI PARTICOLARI

A. 1. How many children do they have? They have three.2. Paul never has lunch at home on weekdays. 3. DoesMrs Smith have a computer? Yes, she does. 4. Do youhave a minute for me? 5. My father always has a napafter lunch. 6. I don’t have much to do today so I’mgoing for a walk. 7. Do they have a garden? No, theydon’t. 8. The hotel is very good, but it doesn’t have aconvenient parking area.

B. 1e; 2g; 3d; 4h; 5a; 6f; 7b; 8c

C. 1. Do you have a nap after lunch? Yes, I do. 2. Thismonth I’m not having eggs and bacon for breakfast.3. I always have a look at shop windows before buy-ing. 4. Why aren’t you having a party for your birth-day next week? 5. It’s sunny today, I am having awalk along the river. 6. Tomorrow we’re having ashort drive in my father’s car to the new sports cen-tre. 7. What time do you usually have a break?8. I’m having a shower at the moment. 9. Afterstudying I usually meet my friends and have a chatwith them.

RIEPILOGO E AMPLIAMENTO SCHEDE 22, 23, 24, 25

A. 1. Who do you speak to every day? 2. Who’s makingthat noise? 3. Whose car is this? 4. Who’s your swim-ming instructor? 5. Whose is this glass of wine?6. Who does she play tennis with on Tuesdays?

B. 1. The children’s bedroom is very untidy. 2. Corsica’sbeaches are crowded in summer. 3. Today’s newspaperis full of bad news. 4. My cat’s tail is very long.5. Saint Mary’s church is near my house. 6. Men’s suitsare expensive. 7. This week’s TV programmes are boring.

C. 1. Max always has a shower after he plays football.2. Sam and I have a walk in the park after breakfast.3. We’re having a party at my house next Saturdayto celebrate my 18th birthday. 4. I always have agood time when I visit my aunt in Canada. 5. In

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Spain people never have dinner before 10p.m. 6. Mygrandfather gets up early but he always has a nap inthe afternoon. 7. She’s having a chat to a friend onthe phone. 8. I never have breakfast on Sundaymornings because I get up too late.

D. 1. It’s Friday 13th; 2. Paula’s and Terry’s boyfriend’s;3. She’s twenty-five; 4. At Harry’s Bar; 5. On the thirdfloor of the mega record store; 6. The Black Cat;7. Paula’s special friend; 8. Teresa; 9. Terry’s father’sfamily; 10. It’s Terry’s; 11. It’s Paula’s

E. TAPESCRIPT

1. A: It’s Danny’s birthday on 17th March. B: Oh,that’s Saint Patrick’s Day. Is he Irish?2. A: I’m going to Edinburgh on 31st December.B: Lucky you, there are fantastic New Year’s Eve par-ties there.3. A: I hope it doesn’t rain in the second half of Junethis year. B: Why not? A: Because I have tickets for theWimbledon Tennis Championship.4. A: What do you do on 25th December?B: Christmas Day? I always listen to the Queen’sChristmas Speech at 3 o’clock in the afternoon.5. A: My favourite flower is the daffodil. B: That’s theemblem of Wales, you know. You can see it on peo-ple’s jackets on Saint David’s Day. A: When’s that?B: It’s on March 1st.6. A: Look at this romantic Valentine card. B: Who’s itfrom? A: I don’t know. On February 14th you can havesecret admirers.7. A: Why are all these candles and masks on thetable? B: The children are preparing for theirHalloween party tonight. A: Oh yes. It’s 31st October.A night full of ghosts and witches.8. A: Hey Mum. You’ve got a strange animal in yourhair. B: Help! What is it? A: It’s an animal that appearson 1st April. B: Take it away! A: It’s April Fool’s Daymum. Ha haRisposta 1h; 2g; 3e; 4b; 5c; 6a; 7d; 8f

PROGRESS TEST SCHEDE 14-25

A. 1. What does Rosanne usually have for lunch? 2. Whatdoes Mike do at the weekend? 3. Do you play icehockey in winter? 4. What is your brother’s name?5. We never have an early dinner on Sundays.

B. 1. in; 2. from, to; 3. to; 4. on; 5. in; 6. at; 7. on; 8. at;9. on, on

C. 1. His; 2. mine; 3. theirs; 4. hers; 5. his; 6. ours

D. 1. Are the candidates’ names Arthur and Owen?2. The teachers’ staffroom is very small. 3. The roof ofthe house is very old. 4. My sister’s boyfriend is anartist. 5. Where is the director’s office? 6. The name ofthe church is St Mary’s.

E. Jane: What does your sister do?Paul: My sister? She’s a heart surgeon.Jane: Where does she work?Paul: In Sydney, in Saint John’s Hospital.Jane: Where does she live?Paul: She’s lucky because she lives right near the har-bour.Jane: How does she go to work?Paul: She goes to work by ferry.Jane: How often do you see her?Paul: I see her only once a year.

Jane: Do you ever go to Sydney?Paul: No, never. She always comes over here toEngland.Jane: When does she come?Paul: She comes in July when it’s winter in Australia.Jane: How much does the plane ticket cost?Paul: The plane ticket costs about £1,000.

F. 1. Who is calling the electrician? 2. Where do you go?3. Whose car do you drive? 4. Who are you waitingfor? 5. What is happening right now?

G. 1. What does he do? 2. How often do you go to thebarber’s? 3. Excuse me, but you are standing on myfoot. 4. I’m studying. 5. She is having a shower. 6.Why are you sitting in your study? 7. Brian always hasa good time in Greece every summer. 8. They aren’tworking at the moment. 9. I’m writing to you frommy hotel in the centre of Lisbon. 10. My cousin does-n’t smoke.

H. 1. That’s not her car. Hers is big. 2. That’s not his bicy-cle. His is blue. 3. That’s not their house. Theirs is mod-ern. 4. That’s not your handbag. Yours is on the sofa.5. That’s not my cup of tea. Mine is with milk. 6. Thoseare not his books. His are on the chair. 7. Those are nother gloves. Hers are black.

I. 1. He’s reading last week’s magazine. 2. Sue’s andTom’s mothers are at home. 3. The girls’ books areon their desks. 4. Can I have Paul’s dictionary, please?5. Anne and Jane’s mother is in Copenhagen.6. Henry’s mobile phone is on the kitchen table. 7. Themen’s canoe race is at 2p.m. 8. It’s Maggie’s comput-er, not Jill’s.

SCHEDA 26 FORMA IN -ING DEL VERBO (1)

A. 1. She doesn’t mind cleaning her bedroom. 2. Shehates taking the rubbish out. 3. She enjoys doing thewashing up. 4. She loves taking the dog out for a walk.5. She likes laying the table. 6. She doesn’t like cook-ing. 7. She hates making her brother’s bed. 8. Shelikes going shopping.

B. 1. Paul loves listening to rock music while John hatesmodern music. 2. John prefers watching football on TVwhile Paul likes playing football with his team. 3. Johndoesn’t mind helping his father in the garden while Pauldoesn’t like gardening. 4. Paul loves riding his moun-tain bike while John likes riding his bike. 5. They bothlove visiting their grandparents at the weekend. 6. Paullikes eating hamburgers while John loves eatinghealthy food. 7. John loves reading books, especiallythrillers while Paul doesn’t like reading books, he likesreading magazines. 8. John enjoys learning foreign lan-guages while Paul hates studying.

C. 1. watching; 2. cooking, going; 3. listening; 4. having,belonging; 5. talking, speaking; 6. cleaning; 7. eating,spending; 8. organizing; 9. Sailing; 10. jogging

D. 1. We like dancing at the weekend. We often go out onSaturday evening. 2. My parents hate travelling abroad.They prefer visiting their country. 3. English people don’tmind queueing. They are very polite. 4. Sheila doesn’tlike working with her brother. She is looking for anotherjob. 5. My grandmother loves writing letters. She does-n’t like phoning. 6. Those American girls like learningItalian. They don’t mind studying in the evening. 7. Paulhates using the computer. He has to use it in his office.8. Italians don’t mind spending long hours in restau-rants. They love eating out.

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E. 1. Mick hates/doesn’t like doing his homework. 2. Hedoesn’t like studying at all. 3. Mick loves/prefersplaying football and volleyball. 4. He doesn’t likewalking in the park with Tracy. 5. He loves listeningto music, especially rock, pop and hip-hop. 6. Mickdoesn’t like staying at home with his family. 7. Hehates swimming.

F. 1. doing, cooking; 2. to stay; 3. going, to have dinner;4. walking; 5. working; 6. talking, doing; 7. Climbing

G. Risposte soggettive

H. 1. Helen doesn’t want to follow her mother’s advice,she prefers doing what she wants. 2. My friends likegoing to the disco every Saturday night, on the con-trary, I hate dancing and being/staying in crowdedplaces. 3. I prefer not to go out today, it’s very cold andI have a headache. 4. Cooking is relaxing for Mary butshe doesn’t like tidying up the kitchen. 5. Do you mindcoming tomorrow? My wife isn’t very well this evening.6. Paul loves driving at night, he likes relaxing andlistening to music. 7. Students don’t mind going to bedlate in the evening, but they don’t like getting up earlyin the morning. 8. Paul and Bob love working withcomputers, they are very good at it.

SCHEDA 27 PRONOMI PERSONALI COMPLEMENTO

A. 1f; 2c; 3d; 4a; 5h; 6b; 7g; 8e

B. 1. him; 2. it; 3. them; 4. her; 5. him; 6. us; 7. me; 8. you

C. 1. him; 2. them; 3. us; 4. you; 5. me; 6. her; 7. them;8. him

D. 1. it; 2. them; 3. him; 4. us; 5. you; 6. her; 7. it; 8. it

E. 1. I always call her after lunch. 2. Can you see them?They’re famous footballers, they’re interviewing them.3. She loves him very much. She’s marrying him in Julyand they’re inviting us to the wedding. 4. They alwayslisten to us carefully, but they don’t understand Italianvery well. 5. I often give him some coins for the carpark. 6. These stamps are rare and valuable, we keepthem in the safe

SCHEDA 28 ARTICOLO DETERMINATIVO THE (1)

A. 1. The English people I know eat a lot of Italianpasta. (senso specifico – articolo sì / senso generale –articolo no) 2. My favourite subject at school is histo-ry. (materie di studio – articolo no) 3. I go to the gymthree times a week. (luoghi per il tempo libero – artico-lo si) 4. What do you like watching on TV? (televisione– articolo no) 5. I never have lunch before 2 p.m. (nomidi pasti – articolo no) 6. The university is only 10 min-utes’ walk from here. (edificio – articolo sì) 7. Whenare the Smiths moving to London? (cognomi al plu-rale – articolo sì) 8. They are taking him to hospitalbecause he’s seriously ill. (funzione – articolo no) 9.Can you go to the baker’s now? (negozio, – articolosi) 10. Prince William is Queen Elizabeth’s grand-son. (titolo – articolo no)

B. Possibili risposte1. I am not interested in soap operas. 2. I like drivingsports cars. 3. I don’t mind British weather. 4. Spanishpeople like staying out at night in summer. 5. I hate fly-ing from Fiumicino airport. It’s too crowded. 6. I lovethrillers. 7. I don’t like Termini station. It isn’t safe at

night. 8. I like reading the New York Times online. 9. Iam interested in football. 10. I don’t like speakingFrench. 11. I love Chinese food. 12. I don’t like cats.

C. 1. What do you usually have for breakfast? 2. Is Anneat home today? No, she’s at work. 3. Why is the schoolclosed? 4. I like reading in bed before sleeping. 5. Whattime do you usually start work in the morning? 6. I loveskiing but I am not very good at it.

SCHEDA 29 ARTICOLO DETERMINATIVO THE (2)

A. 1. The Rocky Mountains are in the west of the USA. 2.The central area of America is crossed by theMississippi, the Missouri and the Ohio rivers. 3.Cuba is the largest of the Caribbean islands inCentral America. 4. In Australia tourists can admirebeautiful landscapes that vary from tropical jungles toarid deserts. 5. The Gulf Stream reaches the BritishIsles after crossing the Atlantic Ocean. 6. TheUnited Kingdom comprises England, Scotland,Wales and Northern Ireland. 7. The Seychelles are agroup of islands in the Indian Ocean. 8. France andBritain are separated by the Channel. 9. The Thamesrises in the Cotswolds hills and flows into the NorthSea. 10. The Hawaiian islands are in the middle of thePacific Ocean.

B. Italy is situated in the Mediterranean sea, it borderswith France in the north-west, Switzerland and Austriain the north and Slovenia in the north-east. The penin-sula is surrounded by the Ligurian Sea, the SardinianSea and the Tyrrhenian Sea in the west, the SicilianSea and the Ionian Sea in the south and the AdriaticSea in the east. Italian is the language of the majority of the populationbut there are minorities speaking German, French,Slovene and Ladin. The landscape in Italy is varied andis characterized by two mountain chains: the Alps andthe Apennines.At the foot of the Alps there is the Padana Plain, anextensive flat area crossed by the river Po.The Alpine hills are rich in beautiful large lakes, LakeMaggiore, Lake Como and Lake Garda. The range ofthe Apennines is the backbone of the peninsula, GranSasso is the highest peak. Central Italy consists main-ly of green hills and is crossed by the River Arno andthe River Tiber. The principal islands of Italy are Sicilyand Sardinia. The main archipelagos in central Italy arethe Tremiti islands in the Adriatic Sea, the TuscanArchipelago, the Pontine Islands, the Aeolian Islandsand the Egadi Islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea off thecoast of Sicily.

C. 1. We are arriving at Victoria Station at 5 in the after-noon. 2. The Netherlands is playing against Italy for theEuropean Championship. 3. Tower Bridge, the symbolof London, is over the river Thames. 4. In the UnitedKingdom there’s England, Wales, Scotland, andNorthern Ireland.

SCHEDA 30 USO DI WOULD LIKE

A. 1. Woud you like some crisps? No, thanks. 2. Wouldyou like a cup of tea? Yes, please. 3. Would you like anice-cream? Yes, please. 4. Would you like a sandwich?No, thanks. 5. Would you like some Coke? Yes, please.6. Would you like some fruit? No, thanks.7. Would you

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like a piece of cake? Yes, please. 8. Would you like asweet? No, thanks.

B. 1. Would you like to come to John’s party with me onsunday? Yes, I’d love to, I love parties. 2. Would youlike to have a picnic on the hill on Tuesday? I’d love tobut I’m going to the seaside. 3. Would you like to goswimming next Friday? That’s very kind of you but Ican’t. I have a language course. 4. Would you like tosee a tennis match on Saturday? Oh, that’s soundslovely! I adore tennis. 5. Would you like to have a mealat the Chinese restaurant next Sunday evening? Sorrybut I’m meeting a friend in town. 6. Would you like togo to an art exhibition on Wednesday? Yes, I’d love to,that’s great! 7. Would you like to go to a disco on Fridaynight? I’d love to but I’m going to a birthday party.

C. Possibili risposte1. Would you like to come to the concert with me nextSaturday, Mary? I’d love to, but I can’t, I have an examthe following morning. 2. Would you like to come todinner next Saturday, Mr Robertson? Yes, that’s verykind of you, you’re an excellent cook. 3. I’m going toLondon with my family next month, we are staying forfour days. Would you like/Do you want to come with usPaul? That’s very kind of you but some relatives fromAustralia are arriving. 4. Hi Margaret, I have a new CDby Coldplay. Would you like/do you want to listen to itwith me? Yes, I’d love to, I’m fond of Coldplay. 5. Jake,would you like/do you want to come and have a pizzawith me and my friends this evening? I’d love to but Ihave an appointment with my friends at nine. 6. Mum,there’s an interesting play at the theatre tonight, wouldyou like/do you want to go? Oh yes, I’d love to.

D. 1. Daisy would like to have a lot of sweets and choco-lates. 2. Paul and Jane would like to have a baby. 3. MrGrehold would like to have a lift in his home. 4. Robertwould like to get good marks at school. 5. Margaretwould like to receive a diamond ring. 6. They would liketo win the World Championship. 7. John would like anew car.

RIEPILOGO E AMPLIAMENTO SCHEDE 26, 27, 28, 29, 30A. 1.a. What do you usually have for breakfast in the

morning? (senso generale) b. The breakfast they servehere is very nutritious. (senso specifico) 2.a. Why is theschool closed? (edificio) b. British students don’t go toschool on Saturdays. (funzione) 3.a. I like reading inbed before sleeping. (caso particolare) b. They’re onthe bed. (caso particolare) 4.a. The panda is in dangerof extinction. (genere) b. Pandas are in danger ofextinction. (senso generale) 5.a. I go to church everySunday morning. (funzione) b. How can I get to thechurch in the city centre? (edificio) 6.a. German peoplecome to Italy every summer. (senso generale) b. TheGerman people I know come to Italy every summer.(senso specifico) 7.a. Buckingham Palace is the resi-dence of Queen Elizabeth II. (titolo nobiliare seguito danome) b. Have you visited the palace where theQueen lives? (titolo senza nome)

B. 1. One law for the rich and another for the poor.2. Home is where the heart is. 3. The good die young.4. Art is long and life is short. 5. The early bird catch-es the worm. 6. Speech is silver but silence is golden.7. Love makes the world go round. 8. It is the laststraw that breaks the camel’s back. 9. Knowledge ispower. 10. The best things in life are free.

C. 1. Do you like classical music? 2. Do you like travel-ling? 3. Would you like a cup of tea? 4. Would you

like to go for a drive? 5. Do you like small dogs?6. Do you like going to the theatre? 7. Would youlike a piece of cake? 8. Do you like Indian food?

D.1. TAPESCRIPT

Ruth: Luke, Luke. It’s dinner time. Come on! You knowI hate eating cold fish.Luke: Ok, just a minute. I’m on the Internet right nowdoing some research on fish.Ruth: Are you catching them in the Net? Luke: Ha ha, very funny. Would you like to see whatI’m reading? It’s fascinating.Ruth: No, thanks. I’m hungry and I want to have din-ner if you don’t mind.Luke: All right, I’m coming.Ruth: Would you like some white wine?Luke: Yes, please. The German one. It’s the best.(Ten minutes later at dinner)Ruth: The dinner’s cold and the wine is hot. It’s thesame story every evening, you never have time for me.I don’t want to have an argument this evening but Iwant to know if you love me or your computer.Luke: Don’t be silly. Of course I love you. Why don’twe have a short break and go away tomorrow? Iknow the perfect place.Ruth: Hmm. And what’s the name of this perfectplace? Is it romantic?Luke: Not exactly, but it’s full of mystery and history.It’s all about fish.Ruth: Fish? I love eating fish but I don’t like fishing.Luke: Don’t worry. It’s about the code-name “fish”. It’sall part of the secret history of the Second World Warin Bletchley Park. It’s only about forty minutes fromLondon by train.Ruth: Oh yes, very romantic! (sarcastic).Luke: We can have a walk round the park and look atthe museums and the maritime display. There’s alsoan old cinema and there are places to eat.Ruth: Good, we can finally have lunch in peace with-out your computer. What museums are there?Luke: Well, there’s a very interesting museum… uhm,er… showing the first modern day computer.Ruth: Well, well, well. What a surprise!

D.2. 1c; 2a; 3b; 4c; 5b; 6a; 7b

SCHEDA 31 IMPERATIVO

A. 1. Don’t buy; 2. Listen; 3. Open; 4. Don’t wake;5. Take; 6. Be; 7. Don’t stop; 8. Ring

B. 1. Let’s read; 2. Let’s not tell; 3. Let’s use; 4. Let’s notuse; 5. Let’s go, 6. Let’s go; 7. Let’s keep on; 8. Let’swatch

C. 1. Let’s sing; 2. Don’t cross; 3. Don’t be; 4. Let’s sit;5. Let’s have lunch; 6. Don’t invite; 7. Don’t shout;8. Let’s have

D. 1. Don’t park here. 2. Don’t iron. 3. Insert the coins.4. Put the rubbish in the bin. 5. Press the button.6. Turn right. 7. Don’t use the lift. 8. Don’t wash in thewashing machine.

SCHEDA 32 SIMPLE PAST DEL VERBO TO BE

A. 1. Where were you born? Me? I was born in the USA.2. Were the Beatles from Manchester? No, they were

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not, they were from Liverpool. 3. Was the AmericanRevolution in the 18th century? Yes, it was. 4. Whatwas the weather like at the seaside? It was hot anddry. 5. Were you and your friends at Barbara’s birthdayparty? No, we weren’t. 6. The boys were hot and hun-gry after the race. 7. We weren’t at home yesterday.Where were you then? We were at the gym.8. There were lots of people at the Umbria Jazz festival.

B. 1. George Washington was the first president of theUSA. 2. Life was very hard in the past, but now it’scomplex and stressful. 3. Today it’s sunny and warmbut yesterday it was cold and rainy. 4. Who was thefirst man on the moon? Neil Armstrong. 5. There wasa heavy storm here last night. I was frightened. 6. Whatwas your holiday like? Wonderful! We were in a fantas-tic spa village. 7. Where were you yesterday? I was atthe cinema with my friends.

C. 1. William Shakespeare was born in Stratford upon Avonin the south of England. 2. The hotel was cheap andthere wasn’t air conditioning in the rooms. 3. Weren’tyou in England last summer? No, we were in Ireland.4. There were many victims among the population dur-ing World War II. 5. On Independence Day, 4th July1776, there were thirteen colonies. 6. Were there formsof life 10,000 years ago? 7. We weren’t at home yester-day, we were out all day. In the evening we were verytired. 8. Once upon a time there was a little girl whosename was Little Red Riding Hood.

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A. In the 1980s my brother Mike and I lived in a small flatin London. I studied at university. Mike attended gui-tar lessons in the morning, worked as a waiter in apub at weekends and also played in a football team.He wanted to become a guitar player. After leavingschool I looked for a job as a teacher and luckily Istarted to work quite soon in a private school. Mikestopped playing football as well as attending musiclessons and decided to change his life and have someadventurous experiences. He travelled around theworld and when he arrived in Australia he stayed withour cousin Robert, who introduced him to Mary, theAustralian girl that he married a few months later.

B. Last year I spent ten days in New York with my bestfriend. We flew from Rome at the end of June. It wasa very pleasant holiday; we did a lot of interestingthings and also made some new friends. Every morn-ing we had a huge breakfast at the hotel, then wewent out to discover the town. On our first day wesaw Midtown and Upper Manhattan. During the fol-lowing days we chose to go on a guided tour in LowerManhattan. When we were at Ground Zero the guidetold us some sad stories about the tragedy ofSeptember 11, 2001. We also took the boat to LibertyIsland. There we met some young Japanese tourists,who spoke excellent English. On Ellis Island we heardsome facts about the history of immigration to the USAfrom our guide. There we wrote some postcards andbought souvenirs for our families and friends.

C. 1. I understood everything when he spoke in English tome last night. 2. I called Anne because I wanted toinvite her to dinner but she was busy. 3. When thepolice arrived they caught the burglar. 4. They thoughtwe were Spanish so they made paella for us. 5. Marystudied for three hours and then she lay on the sofa torelax. 6. It was nearly lunchtime so we laid the table.

7. We travelled all over the world and visited Italy too.8. In July 2006 Italy won its fourth World Cup.

SCHEDA 34 SIMPLE PAST (2)

A. 1. They bought a new house in the south of Londonlast month. 2. Did your cousin arrive in time for the8:30 train? 3. She did not meet her friends yesterday.4. Richard took a lot of pictures on his holiday lastsummer. 5. What did you get for your birthday?6. What did you have for breakfast this morning? 7. Mysister didn’t buy the T-shirt because it was expensive.8. Why didn’t Paul and Anne come to your party?9. How long did it take you to finish the English exer-cise? 10. Anne went to the swimming pool three timesa week last year.

B. Yesterday morning I woke up and looked at theclock. It was 9 a.m. and I was late for work. I jumpedout of bed, ran into the bathroom, took off my pyja-mas and had a shower. I put my clothes on andbrushed my hair. I did not make my bed and hur-ried downstairs. I did not have breakfast as usual, Ionly drank some coffee and ate a biscuit. After that Itook my coat and left the house. Right then I met thenewspaper boy, who gave me my Sunday newspa-per. I suddenly realized it was Sunday and I did nothave to go to work!

C. 1c; 2g; 3i; 4a; 5d; 6b; 7h; 8f; 9e

D. 1. What did Mrs Smith buy? Who did she buy it for?2. Who did Sue take to work this morning? Why didshe take her son to work? Where did she take him?3. Where did Paul spend his holidays last summer?Who did he go there with? How often did he go danc-ing? 4. When did he direct “The birds”? Where didA. Hitchcock direct the film?

E. 1. Where were you yesterday morning? 2. When didyou last travel by train? 3. Where did you stay for yourholidays? 4. What time did you go to bed last night?5. What did you have for breakfast this morning? 6. Didyou have lunch at home yesterday? 7. DidShakespeare write “Romeo and Juliet”? 8. When didC. Columbus discover America?

Risposte soggettiveF. 1. Q: How long did you study yesterday? A: I studied

for two hours. 2. Q: Did you play tennis last Saturday?A: Yes, I played in the afternoon. 3. Q: Did you watchTV last night? A: Yes, I saw a film. 4. Q: Did your auntfrom Rome come to your birthday party? A: Yes, shecame by train on Saturday night. 5. Q: Why didn’t Paulgo to school? A: Because he was ill.

G. 1. When did the Pilgrims leave England? 2. Why didthey leave their country? 3. Which port did they sailfrom? 4. What was the name of the ship? 5. How manymen were there? 6. How long did the voyage take?7. Why were the Pilgrims afraid of native AmericanIndians? 8. What was the first winter like? 9. Howmany people survived the first winter? 10. What didSquanto teach the Pilgrims? 11. What was the harvestlike the following October? 12. What did the Pilgrimscelebrate together with the Indians? 13. When didThanksgiving Day become a national holiday? 14. Whodecided to celebrate it?

H. A: Did you have a nice holiday?B: Yes, I had a great time.A: Where did you go?

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B: To Edinburgh.A: What did you do there?B: I visited the castle, the museum of Scotland and thenew Parliament.A: Did you go out in the evening?B: Yes, I went to the pub twice.A: Did you stay in a hotel?B: Yes it was very good, right in the heart of the city.A: Did you eat well?B: Yes, I tasted typical Scottish dishes.A: How long did you stay?B: A week.A: What was the weather like?B: It was cold and it rained all week long.

SCHEDA 35 PAST CONTINUOUS

A. 1. Sue and Mark were having a drink at the hotel cof-fee bar. 2. While Anne was buying some postcards,her husband Alfred was reading the newspaper out-side the gift shop. 3. Eric, Andrew, Barbara and Susanwere playing volleyball on the beach. 4. Cathy andRyan were sailing. 5. Mary was sunbathing on thebeach. 6. Mary’s two children were building a sand-castle near the sea. 7. While Paul was swimming inthe hotel swimming pool, his wife Carol was having ashower.

B. 1. I was watching a TV programme. 2. My husbandand I were going back home. 3. I was finishing myhomework. 4. I was cooking dinner. 5. We were drivingto our grandparents’. 6. I was flying to New York withmy boss. 7. We were having a birthday party at home.

C. 1. Were David and Trevor playing football? No, theywere eating chips. 2. Was Mary sitting in the grass?No, she was laying the table. 3. Were the little brothers,Paul and Andrew, playing football? No, they were quar-relling about the ball. 4. Was Bob helping Mary with thelunch? No, he was reading the newspaper. 5. WasHelen helping her mother Mary? No, she was listeningto music lying on the grass. 6. Was Silvia listening tomusic too? No, she was taking photos of squirrels.7. Were Carol and Steve running? No, they were ridingtheir bikes through the woods. 8. Were Martin and Annerelaxing on the grass? No, they were having a walk.

D. 1. What was Mary doing when the electricity went off?Who was she writing an e-mail to? Where was shewriting the e-mail? 2. When did your brother meetSusan? What was he doing? Where was he spendinghis holidays? 3. When did the three English girls come?How long did they stay in your class? What were theystudying for?

E. 1. When we arrived at the supermarket it was clos-ing. 2. Mum was still cleaning the house when ourguests arrived. 3. When I met her she was takingher son to school. 4. We were spending our holidaysin the Fiji Islands when the Tsunami came. 5. Thepolice stopped us while we were driving to Rome.6. I was having a shower when someone knocked atthe door.

F. Last week while we were going home, we saw someof our neighbours running away from their houses. Weasked them what was happening and they told us thepolicemen were chasing a criminal who right thenwas hiding in our building. At that moment the policewere starting to use tear gas inside the building sothey asked them to leave the place. While our neigh-

bours were leaving their flats, the criminal wasclimbing up the balconies and trying to escape byjumping from the top of the building. While the heli-copter was landing on the roof of the building, thepolice ordered him to surrender. When he reached thetop, the police caught him immediately. Luckily mostof the people who lived there were not in. They werespending their holidays away from home.

G. 1. While we were visiting the British Museum, we mettwo Italian friends. 2. I cut my finger while I was open-ing a can of Coke. 3. While I was doing my homework,my dog was sleeping next to me. 4. What were youdoing when I called you? I was working in the garden.5. When did you meet him? Yesterday, he was buyinga present for Maria. 6. When I arrived at the party, theywere all dancing.

SCHEDA 36 COMPOSTI DI SOME, ANY, NO, EVERY

A. 1. I can’t go anywhere after dinner, she allows me togo somewhere near here on Saturday afternoons only.2. I can hardly buy anything for myself. 3. Nobody/Noone wants to come to my house. 4. I can never phoneanybody/anyone. 5. She never says anything kind tome. 6. Everything I do is wrong and she follows meeverywhere. 7. She always finds something to criti-cize. Nothing I do is right. 8. Everyone/Everybodyfeels sorry for me and hopes that something nice willhappen in my life.

B.1. 1. Nowhere. 2. Nothing. 3. Nobody/No one. 4. No -where. 5. Nothing.

B.2. 1. I didn’t go anywhere. 2. I didn’t do anything. 3. Ididn’t meet anybody/anyone. 4. I’m not going any-where. 5. I’m not doing anything.

C. 1. There’s nobody/no one in the office. 2. Someoneis knocking at the door. 3. I’m thirsty but there is noth-ing to drink in the fridge. 4. Is there anything to do fortomorrow? 5. Bob can’t find his keys anywhere.6.There wasn’t anybody/anyone at the post office.

D. 1. Is there anybody/anyone who speaks English here?2. Can you donate something to our non-profit organ-ization? 3. Is there anything to eat? 4. Everywhere Igo on holiday I see Japanese tourists taking photos.5. I wouldn’t eat anywhere except at Maxim’s, in Paris.6. When I arrived there was nobody/no one to meetme so I had to call a taxi. 7. There is nowhere as beau-tiful as Rome in the spring. 8. Can I have something todrink, please? 9. Is everybody ready? 10. Homelesspeople have nowhere to go at night. 11. I put myglasses down somewhere and now I can’t find them.12. Can you suggest somewhere to go tomorrow?

RIEPILOGO E AMPLIAMENTO SCHEDE 31, 32, 33, 34,35, 36

A. 1. Did she have a big breakfast? Yes, she did. 2. Shedidn’t go to work by bus, she walked there. 3. Whattime did she start work? At 8:30. 4. She didn’t havea big meal at one o’clock. 5. She didn’t walk backhome, she went back by bus. 6. What did she dowhen she got home? She relaxed on her sofa. 7. Whatdid she do after dinner? She didn’t go out, shewatched TV and read a book. 8. What time did shego to bed? 9. She didn’t sleep well and woke upduring the night.

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B. 1. I met Anne while I was doing my shopping. 2. He wasworking in the office when the Twin Towers collapsed. 3. We were watching TV when the telephone rang. 4. Itwas pouring when I left home. 5. I was having a showerwhen you called. 6. Were you working in the gardenwhen your friends arrived? 7. Wasn’t it snowing in themountains when you reached the top? 8. While Draculawas getting up the light faded.

C. 1. What was the hound doing in the woods? 2. He gaveup the chase. 3. Who was watching them? 4. What didthe goat say to the hound? 5. What was the hound run-ning for? He was running for his dinner. 6. What was thehare running for? He was running for his life.

D. 1. She was too tired to do any work. 2. Let’s go some-where to celebrate your new job. 3. Have a nice timeat the party but don’t drink too much. 4. Did you goanywhere for Christmas? No, nowhere, we stayed athome. 5. She never says anything to anybody. 6. Isthere anything interesting on TV tonight? 7. It’s verycold in here, can I have something hot to drink?8. While she was cooking, I was trying to light the fire.9. It was snowing while we were walking back home.10. Everybody appreciates what you’re doing for us.

E. 1. Don’t keep; 2. Don’t carry; 3. Don’t put; 4. Don’thang; 5. Keep; 6. Don’t put; 7. Don’t wear; 8. Don’tuse; 9. Don’t count

F. 1F; 2F; 3T; 4F; 5T; 6F; 7F; 8T; 9F; 10T

G. TAPESCRIPTTom: Hi Fred, it’s me Tom. I’m at the station. Where doI go from here?Fred: Ok Tom, listen carefully. When you get out of thestation turn right into Carlton Road. Walk down theroad as far as the library then turn left into MowbrayRoad. Go straight on until you come to St Andrew’schurch then take the first right. That’s Mayfield Roadwhere I live. My house is number 90 on the left-handside. It’s a semi-detached, the one with a small gardenand a big black dog. You can’t miss it.Tom: Just one question. Is your dog friendly?Fred: Don’t worry! He’s a gentle giant.

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A. 1. Swimming; 2. to eat; 3. staying; 4. working; 5. wearingB. 1. me; 2. it; 3. them; 4. me/us; 5. them; 6. us; 7. her;

8. you; 9. him; 10. you C. My Danish aunt lives in Canada near the Rocky

Mountains. She’s a nurse and works in an importanthospital. She loves chocolate and only drinks the bestEnglish tea. Her house is in the country because sheadores nature. She’s got an impudent cat and a friend-ly dog. The dog is a golden retriever. They all go togeth-er on holiday to the United States. Money is no problemfor her. She loves all living creatures under the sun.

D. 1. likes; 2. is he like; 3. I’d like; 4. does he look like;5. would you like

E. 1. I want you to come here immediately. 2. I don’t wantyou to smoke in here. 3. I’d like you to turn off theradio. 4. I don’t want you to tell my father. 5. I want youto do your homework.

F. 1. I saw an accident while I was walking to work theother day. 2. When Kevin knocked on the door Iwasn’t doing anything special. 3. She was having ashower when she heard a strange noise. 4. He was

sleeping in a tent when it started to rain. When hewoke up he was sick. 5. Who were you speaking toat 9 p.m. last night? The phone was engaged forhalf an hour.

G. 1. Did you go out at the weekend? 2. How many peo-ple were there at the party? 3. Who took you to theparty? 4. What was he doing when you arrived? 5. Howlong did you stay there?

H. 1. I’m bored here. There’s nothing to do in this smalltown 2. I’m thirsty. I desperately need something todrink. 3. The ferry is full. There isn’t anywhere to sit.4. I never take the car into town because there’snowhere to park. 5. I can’t find anyone to help me withthe housework.

SCHEDA 37 IL FUTURO (1) CON: PRESENT CONTINUOUS E SIMPLE PRESENT

A. 1. A: What are you doing for Christmas? B: I’m goingto the mountains. A: Are you leaving beforeChristmas? B: No, we are spending Christmas Daywith our relatives and leaving on Boxing Day. A: Areyou going on your own? B: No, Angela and Robertare coming with us. It’s their first time in the moun-tains. They are taking ski lessons for the whole week.A: Oh, I see. Have a nice time then! B: Thanks, thesame to you. Bye bye.

2. A: Excuse me, can you give me some details aboutthe sightseeing tour? B: Certainly, sir. A: Where does itstart from? B: It starts from the main square. A: Whattime do we meet there? B: At 9:00 a.m. A: How longdoes it last? B: It lasts for three hours but we have acoffee break in between. A: Do we visit Saint Mary’sCathedral? B: Of course, we do. Entrance is free.A: Thank you very much.

B. 1. I’m not working tomorrow. 2. What time does thetrain leave? 3. Are all of you playing tennis this after-noon? 4. Where are you spending your Easter holi-days? 5. I’m getting up very early tomorrow. 6. Whendo the English lessons start?

C. 1. Lessons finish at 12 a.m. and start again at 3:00p.m. 2. Today we aren’t having lunch at home, we’regoing to a restaurant. 3. What time does your flightleave? It leaves at 5:00 p.m. 4. Are you going to townthis afternoon? Yes, are you going too? 5. The first per-formance/show starts at 8:30 p.m. 6. What time areyou meeting them? 7. The September tour in Italy lastsfor 10 days. 8. Are you coming back early on Fridayevening? Yes, I’m taking the 3:00 p.m. train fromBologna.

SCHEDA 38 IL FUTURO (2) CON: WILL, TO BE GOING TO, WILL BE + -ING

A. 1. In 2030 most families around the world will have anInternet connection at home. 2. I think I will go to themountains at Christmas time. 3. I am going to buya new pair of jeans on Saturday morning. 4. Yes, Iwill help you this evening after dinner. 5. What areyou going to do on Easter Monday? We’re going tospend a day out by the lake. 6. When are you goingto leave for your city break? At the weekend and wethink we’ll be back on Sunday night.

B. 1. A: What will the weather be like tomorrow? B: The

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weather forcast says it will rain but we hope we willhave a sunny weekend.2. A: We are going to spend our holidays in Italy.B: Oh, lucky you. I’m going to save some money thisyear because I think I’ll buy a new car in autumn.3. A: I’ve got a terrible headache. B: Have you? I’ll getyou an aspirin. A: Oh, thanks, it’ll help me.4. A: Did you buy the eggs? B: Oh sorry, I completelyforgot. I’ll go and get them now.5. A: What are you going to do next summer? B: Ithink we’ll rent a motor home for a tour in the USA.6. A: Do you think he will pass the test? B: Yes, andI’m sure he’ll do very well. He has studied very hard.

C. 1e; 2i; 3h; 4g; 5a; 6c; 7d; 8b; 9intruso; 10f

SCHEDA 39 COMPARATIVO DI MAGGIORANZA

A. 1d; 2c; 3a; 4a; 5c; 6a; 7c; 8c; 9a; 10b

B. 1. VAR is shorter than RD but it is higher and morecomfortable. 2. VAR has lower fuel capacity than RD.3. VAR is more spacious but RD is safer. 4. VAR acces-sories are of better quality than RD’s. 5. RD has alonger period of warranty than VAR.

C. 1. younger than; 2. much taller than; 3. warmer;4. more expensive; 5. much worse than; 6. (much)easier; 7. better; 8. (much) kinder

D. 1. Di male in peggio. 2. Quattr’occhi fanno meglio didue. 3. Prima o poi. 4. Più siamo e meglio è. 5. Menosi dice e meglio è.

E. 1. faster; 2. more expensive; 3. cleaner, more com -fortable; 4. cheaper; 5. more crowded; 6. more fre-quently; 7. more modern, more spacious; 8. quieter

F. 1. It’s getting colder and colder. 2. Fewer and fewerpeople write letters today, they send e-mails instead.3. The faster you drive, the more dangerous it is.4. English is becoming more and more important, somore and more people are studying it. 5. The shorterthe days, the more expensive the electricity bill will be.6. It’s getting more and more difficult for young peo-ple to find a permanent job. 7. The more you study, thesooner you will finish your university exams.

G. 1. My job is getting harder and harder, I hope to find anew one soon. 2. I like visiting London but it is gettingmore and more expensive every year. 3. I was really illyesterday but today I feel a bit better. 4. Sea water ismuch cleaner in the south of Italy than in the north.5. Everybody feels a lot happier on Saturdays than onMondays. 6. She is not my age, she’s a little youngerthan me. 7. It’s becoming more and more difficult tofind a job these days. 8. The book I’m reading is get-ting more and more exciting.

SCHEDA 40 SUPERLATIVO RELATIVO

A. 1. the most expensive in; 2. the brightest in; 3. themost interesting in; 4. the most valuable in; 5. the worstof; 6. the highest in; 7. the shortest day of; 8. thefriendliest in

B. 1. the largest; 2. the highest; 3. the largest; 4. thelongest; 5. the hottest; 6. the driest; 7. the longest;8. the deepest

C. 1. the cheapest; 2. The highest; 3. the oldest; 4. the

brightest; 5. the heaviest; 6. the longest; 7. the shortest;8. the lightest

SCHEDA 41 COMPARATIVO DI UGUAGLIANZAE MINORANZA

A. 1. There weren’t as many people as usual at thetrade fair. 2. The Hotel Moon is not as comfortable asthe Hotel Sun. 3. We don’t earn as much money as weneed. 4. The town centre was not as crowded as usual.5. If you are on a diet, you can’t eat as much food asyou like. 6. He is not as old as he looks. 7. Mary’s hairisn’t as straight as Barbara’s, her younger sister. 8. Idon’t dress as formally as my sister.

B. 1. She works harder but she gets the same salary asme. 2. Their house is three times as big as ours. 3. Inever go to bed so early as you do. 4. Life is twice asexpensive as it was a few years ago. 5. Do you wantto have the same drink as me? 6. My grandmotherdoesn’t look so old as her photo. 7. Does your motherwork as many hours as your father?

C. 1. My brother and my sister are not as tall as me.2. Today it is not as warm as yesterday. 3. You don’tknow England as well as I do. 4. There weren’t somany participants at the congress as last year.5. Mercedes cars are less expensive than Ferraricars. 6. The weather in Italy is less humid than inBritain. 7. I think that English is not as difficult asGerman. 8. The economic situation is not so goodas ten years ago.

D. 1. He’s as gentle as a lamb. 2. You’re as stubbornas a mule. 3. You brother is as cunning as a fox.4. Oh yes, it is as hard as a diamond and lasts forever. 5. You’re getting as fat as a pig! 6. He’s as blindas a bat. 7. He’s as clumsy as an elephant. 8. You areas white as snow.

E. Robert is nearly the same age as Paul, but he isless studious and reserved than his brother. Paul isnot so/as tall or as good-looking as his brotherRobert. He doesn’t like sports and is less athleticthan his brother. Robert is less punctual than Paul,he doesn’t get up so/as early as Paul and is oftenlate for school. Robert reads fewer books than hisbrother but Paul doesn’t go to the swimming pool asoften as Robert. Paul eats less healthy food thanRobert because he doesn’t care about keeping fit.He isn’t so/as thin as his brother. Paul isn’t so/asfriendly or sociable as Robert, he goes out lessfrequently and has fewer friends than his brother.Paul’s room is not so/as clean as his brother’s.Robert is less lazy than his brother.

F. 1. I like cooking but I can make fewer types of cakesthan my sister. 2. She eats twice as much as me but isless fat. 3. She’s/he’s got a BMW that costs nearly asmuch as my Mercedes. 4. This year there were fewerpeople than last year in the mountains. 5. She isn’t soyoung as she looks. That’s why she never says howold she is. 6. The weather forecast says that next sum-mer it won’t be as hot as last summer.

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A. 1b; 2a; 3c; 4c; 5b; 6cB. 1e; 2f; 3b; 4a; 5c; 6dC.1. 1. As cold as ice. 2. As sober as a judge.

3. As hard as nails. 4. As light as a feather. 5. As

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black as coal. 6. As slow as a snail. 7. As gentle as alamb. 8. As old as the hills.

C.2. 1. Freddo come il ghiaccio. 2. Perfettamente sobrio.3. Duro come i chiodi. 4. Leggero come una piuma.5. Nero come il carbone. 6. Lento come una lumaca.7. Mite come un agnello. 8. Vecchio come le colline.

D. 1. In August the ferry from Bari to Corfu is moreexpensive. 2. The students aren’t usually as noisy astoday. 3. You are not as good at physics as Iam/You are not as good as me at physics. 4. I likeclassical music more than jazz.

E. It’s five to ten and this is Radio Wave. The news is com-ing up in five minutes followed by the weather forecastand sports roundup. After that, at 10:30, we have ourweekly programme “Outstanding Lives”. Jane Clarke willbe talking briefly to a most unusual woman whose lifehas taken her to the farthest reaches of the earth. At10:45 Antonella will be with us once again in her kitchendivulging more delicious secrets from her book of longlost recipes handed down to her by her Calabrian grand-mother. And finally, at 11:30 we have our “NostalgicWave Party” which will keep you company into the weesmall hours with music from the past. Now before thenews we just have time for a song from The Kings’ latestalbum. It is called “Waving to the Crowds”.

F. TAPESCRIPT

Fred: Well, Paul, what are you going to do with allthat money?Paul: I’m going to buy a house by the sea in Spainand stay there in winter.Fred: In Spain? But you don’t even speak the lan-guage!Paul: I’ll learn pretty quickly. Necessity is the mother ofinvention as they say. Just think Fred: this time next monthI’ll be lying in the sun and sipping exotic cocktails.Fred: Yes, and I’ll be sitting in a grey office and sip-ping tea. Anyway, you’ll probably get fat just doingnothing all day. Paul: You must be joking. I’ll be much more relaxedand I’ll have more time and energy to do the things Ireally want and to meet new people. You know theSpanish are much friendlier than the English.Fred: But you won’t know who your real friends arebecause people will be more interested in your moneythan in you.Paul: Well, we’ll see. By the way, I’m having dinnerwith a Spanish friend at 8 o’clock. Why don’t you joinus? It won’t be a late night because she’s flyingback to Madrid early tomorrow morning.Fred: A Spanish friend eh? I bet she’s beautiful. I’d loveto meet her but I’m afraid I’m having dinner with an oldschool friend this evening. He’s not as interesting as yourfriend of course, but then I’m not as lucky as you.Goodbye Paul. Maybe we’ll meet sometime in thefuture.

G. 1b; 2b; 3c; 4a

H. 1c; 2c; 3a; 4b

SCHEDA 42 PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

A. 1. Have you cut your nails? 2. Have you washed yourhair? 3. Have you had enough breakfast? 4. Have youtidied up your room? 5. Have you switched the lightsoff? 6. Have you done your homework? 7. Have youfed the cat? 8. Have you helped your little sister with

maths? 9. Have you called your granny? 10. Have youprepared your rucksack?

B. 1. Mary and Anne haven’t finished work yet. 2. Phil’slost the car keys. He can’t remember where he’s leftthem. 3. Where’s Philip been? He’s been to Paris.4. Andrew’s never eaten Chinese food. 5. Sarah’sread a lot of job advertisements but she hasn’t founda job yet. 6. Has Bob bought a new car? 7. She’s justgot her degree in maths. 8. Barbara and Eric have justcome back from England. 9. Robert and his wife havedone a lot of work in the garden.

C. 1. Have you already had lunch? 2. Have you ever meta famous actor? 3. They have just sold their old car.4. They have worked very hard this year. 5. This weekI have seen an interesting film on TV. 6. He has alwayshad problems with his sons.

D. 1. No, she hasn’t come back yet. 2. No, I have alreadydone it. 3. I have not decided yet. 4. I have just passed it.

E. Dear Lucy, Here we are. We’ve arrived in SanFrancisco. The hotel is great, they’ve given us verylarge rooms with king-size beds. Here everything ishuge, we’ve rented a car and have driven for a shortdistance from the car rental agency to the hotel. We’venever seen such large streets, only in films. Some hotelguests have told us that policemen are very tough andhave suggested that we observe speed limits andstreet signs. We’ve bought a street map and are nowstudying it in the hotel restaurant, where we’ve just hada light dinner. When we’ve finished studying the mapwe’ll go to bed. Tomorrow our adventure along the westcoast will start! Lots of love, Liz and Sarah

F. 1. I have never seen the film “Star Wars”. 2. Have youfinished refurbishing your house yet? 3. He has writ-ten ten very creative short stories in the last year. 4.The train from Rome has not arrived yet due toengine failure. 5. Robert lives in Colorado, hundreds ofmiles from the coast, so he has never seen theocean. 6. In the last hundred years, travelling hasbecome much easier and cheaper. 7. Several climbershave tried to reach the top so far, but nobody hasever succeeded. 8. I have already visited the USAbut I have never travelled to the Middle-East.

G. A: The waitress has forgotten us. She hasn’t come toour table yet. B: You’re right. Perhaps she thinks (that)we’ve already ordered. A: No, she hasn’t seen us yet.Our table is behind a column. B: Look at that coupleover there. They’ve just arrived and have alreadyordered. A: Go and call her, please. B: She’s coming.She’s just seen us, have you already decided what toorder? A: Yes, I’d like to have a pizza “quattro stagioni”.B: I’d like some spaghetti carbonara.

SCHEDA 43 PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS(FORMA DI DURATA)

A. 1. Since; 2. Since; 3. For; 4. Since; 5. For; 6. Since;7. For; 8. For; 9. For; 10. Since; 11. Since; 12. Since

B. 1. How long have you been living here? Since the 1980s.2. Have you known Mr and Mrs Smith for long? Yes, Ihave known them for two years. 3. He has been there forthe last two weeks. 4. I haven’t been to the gym since lastSeptember. 5. She has been talking on the phone for halfan hour. 6. I have been working overtime today.

C. 1. I haven’t seen Mary since last month. 2. I haveknown them for a long time, since they came to livehere in the 90s. 3. How many pages of the novel have

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you read so far? 4. He has been drinking a lot late-ly. 5. Have you ever written a letter to a newspaper?6. Has he shown you his new house yet?

D. 1. She hasn’t worked for two days. She has been inbed with a temperature. 2. Has he been playing tennismuch in the last two weeks? 3. I haven’t found mykeys yet. I have looked everywhere. 4. Have you fin-ished your homework yet? No, I haven’t done mathsyet. 5. How long have you known Bob and Mary?Since last year. 6. He has been studying Chinese forfive years but he hasn’t learnt it yet.

SCHEDA 44 PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE/SIMPLE PAST

A. 1b; 2a; 3a; 4c; 5c; 6b; 7b; 8a

B. Fred: My life has been very adventurous. I have trav-elled a lot and I have had a lot of unique experiences.Mary: Have you ever been to Oceania?Fred: Oh yes, I’ve been to Australia.Mary: How long did you stay there?Fred: I spent nearly a year there. I was only 25 whenI went there.Mary: Did you like it?Fred: I liked it very much! I have always thought thatAustralia is something out of this world. I have neverseen such amazing wildlife.Mary: What other countries have you visited?Fred: Most countries in the world. Believe it or not, Ihave crossed many lands and sailed many seas, Ihave driven through the desert and through the jun-gle. I have met all sorts of people and (have) learntabout different cultures.Mary: Oh, grandad! Lucky you! Did you take anyphotographs during your travels?Fred: Oh, yes. I’ve taken photos all my life, I’ve gothundreds and hundreds, I have collected and putthem away in my study. You can have a look at them ifyou want.Mary: Oh, that’s great, grandad, I’d love to see them…

C. 1. I lost my car keys yesterday, but my brother foundthem this morning. 2. There was a great film last nighton TV. Did you see it? 3. I lived in Paris for two yearsbefore I came to live in Rome. 4. We moved to thishouse five years ago and we’re very happy here.5. Ireland is a wonderful country. Have you ever beenthere? 6. When Jack was a teenager, he learned toplay the guitar. 7. I still haven’t found the boots I like.I’m going to another shoe shop. 8. I’d like to visitBudapest. I’ve never been to Hungary.

D. 1. Maria worked in a supermarket before she went towork in a bank. 2. Have you finished reading thepaper yet? Yes, I’ve just finished. 3. I’ve been toPortugal. I meant to send you a postcard but I didn’thave your address with me. 4. I played tennis for fiveyears when I was at school. 5. Nothing like that hasever happened to me. 6. Paul went to London lastyear. That means that he has been there three times!7. Have you already done your English homework?Yes, but I haven’t done my maths assignment yet.8. The children have drunk all the orange juice.

E. Dear Frances, our holiday in the USA is going very well.During this first week we have already seen a lot. Onthe second day we rented a car in San Francisco fromwhere we left for Yosemite National Park, one of themost beautiful parks in the States. On the same day

we crossed Death Valley, a little worried about theextreme temperatures. We spent two nights in LasVegas, where we saw spectacular fireworks on 4thJuly, for Independence Day. So far we have driven forabout 2,000 km, but we haven’t felt tired yet becausedriving in the States is safer and more relaxing than inItaly. Today we have visited the Grand Canyon which isbreathtaking and we have taken a lot of photos withour digital camera. We wanted to book a helicopterride over the canyons but we changed our mindsbecause it was too expensive. Now we are in our hotelroom, we have just had a shower and are having a restto get ready for tomorrow’s destinations: Scottsdaleand Palm Springs. Lots of love, Luca and Roberta

SCHEDA 45 PAST PERFECT SIMPLE/PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

A. 1. When we moved to our new house our daughterhad already got her degree. 2. When I arrived at 6 p.m.Tom had already left. 3. When she was thirty she hadalready travelled all over the world. 4. When she deci -ded to go to the concert the performance had alreadybeen sold. 5. When the police arrived the thieves hadalready run away. 6. When I went back to my carsomeone had broken the window.

B. 1. Mary went out although she hadn’t finished herhomework. 2. By the time we came back home thethieves had stolen all our valuables. 3. Before theygot married they had been together for ten years. 4. She stayed at home all day long because she hadhad flu the week before. 5. Until she went to Irelandshe had never travelled by plane. 6. He paid bycheque because he had forgotten to renew his cred-it card. 7. We weren’t hungry at lunch because wehad eaten a sandwich at midday. 8. She felt tiredbecause she hadn’t slept the night before.

C. 1. I looked everywhere for my glasses, then I remem-bered I had left them at the baker’s. 2. He felt very tiredbecause he had been driving since early morning.3. When the plane landed they had been waiting fortwo hours at the airport. 4. Before going to the Stateslast summer he had been saving up for a year. 5. Ispoke to him for a while then I realized I had met himat a meeting. 6. My brother ate all of the cake that ourmum had made. 7. The children picked up the chest-nuts that had fallen from the tree.

D. Lucy: So you went to Disney World in Florida, didn’tyou? Is it the same as Disneyland in California?Sue: Well, when Disney World started in Florida in1971, Disneyland in California had already beenoperating for many years.Lucy: So why did they open a new park in Florida inthe ’70s?Sue: Because since the opening in California they hadhad only a few visitors from the eastern parts of theUSA where 75% of the population lives. So WaltDisney decided to build another park to attract east-ern visitors.Lucy: Oh, I see. Was it your first time in a Walt Disneypark?Sue: Yes, before last summer I had never been to aDisney resort.Lucy: What did you like most in the park?Sue: Most of all I liked the wonderful castle that I hadseen so many times in the movie “Cinderella” in mychildhood.

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Lucy: Oh yes, before building the castle they hadlooked at ancient European castles and they found(had found) the ideal model in Bavaria in Germany.Sue: That’s right.

E. Hetty Green’s stinginess is legendary. She was born inMassachusetts (USA) in 1835. Since she was twenty-one she had been investing huge sums that she hadinherited from her father. By the time she was twenty-five she had become one of the richest and most hatedwomen in the world. She was called the “witch of WallStreet” because she had been greedily accumulat-ing money for years. There are many tales about herstinginess. Throughout her life she had never heatedher house nor used hot water. She used to eat mostlypies that cost a few cents. She never changed herclothes, she used to wear a long, worn out black dress.One story recounts that she spent a whole night lookingfor a stamp she had lost and she had paid only twocents for. She cured her son Ned at home after he hadbroken his leg as a child because she didn’t want topay for medical assistance. Worst of all, they amputatedNed’s leg after he had contracted a serious infection.

F. 1. When I went to Harrods’ the sales had already star -ted. 2. You didn’t find us in because we had gone fora walk along the river. 3. We had been to England afew times already when we graduated in foreign lan-guages. 4. The new hospital isn’t ready yet. They hadalready been building it for a year when I bought myhouse here. 5. A young couple had been living oppo-site my house for five years when they decided to inviteme to dinner. 6. When I met Mike he had just movedfrom Dublin.

SCHEDA 46 PREPOSIZIONI DI LUOGO (2)

A. 1. among; 2. below; 3. in front of; 4. above; 5. behind

B. 1. next to; 2. in front of; 3. between; 4. on; 5. behind;6. in front of; 7. under

C. 1. in front of; 2. over; 3. under; 4. between; 5. among;6. opposite; 7. behind; 8. under; 9. near

SCHEDA 47 PREPOSIZIONI DI LUOGOE DI MOTO (3)

A. 1. The cycle lane path runs along the river. 2. Thetrain has just come out of the tunnel. 3. I didn’t seehim at the cinema because he was sitting behind me.4. The ball went through the kitchen window andbroke a vase. 5. The dog jumped over the last fenceand won the agility competition. 6. He lives in a houseby Lake Garda with a view on the Dolomites. 7. Let’sstay outside on the patio, it’s warmer than in thelounge. 8. That is a military area, you can’t walkbeyond that point. 9. The burglars ran across theroad to escape from the police.

B. Francesca: So you came down to Tuscany by car,didn’t you?Mr McRaw: Oh, yes, it was a long journey, it took usthree nights and four days because we wanted to stopon the way.Francesca: Which route did you take?Mr McRaw: Well, we went from Edinburgh to Dover,we sailed across the English Channel and drovethrough France and Switzerland.

Francesca: Where did you spend the nights?Mr McRaw: The first night in Geneva. On the follow-ing day we toured all around the lake and visitedLausanne. It’s really worth going there. We wereimpressed by the beautiful places. Then we spent thesecond night in Courmayeur, from there we went up toMont Blanc by cable car.Francesca: Oh, what did you do up there?Mr McRaw: On the top it was sunny but it was toocold to stay outside for long. We took some photo-graphs and then we went into a coffee bar where wehad a lovely hot chocolate. We stayed for an hour andthen took the cable car down to Courmayeur fromwhere we left for Turin.Francesca: Did you come straight to Florence?Mr McRaw: Yes, but it took us a long time. Along themotorway there was a queue because of an accidentbetween two lorries. We arrived in Florence late atnight on the fourth day. In the end it was good to beback at our house in Tuscany.

C. At the start you will hold your dog by the lead outsidethe blue kennel. He first runs along the grey path, thenhe jumps over the wooden fence, runs across theblack patch and jumps into the pond. After he getsout of the pond, he climbs up the ladder and comesdown the slide. Then he goes through the tunnel andaround the pit; he takes the light blue pathway andends up inside the grey kennel where he finds a bigbone as a prize.

D. 1. The dog jumped onto the back of the truck. 2. Theearth travels around the sun in a year. 3. The gardenbehind English houses is the back garden. 4. Why didyou throw the paper out of the window? 5. She fellbadly while climbing up the cherry tree. 6. How long didit take you to drive across Death Valley? 7. We hadplanned a barbecue outside, but the weather wasawful. 8. When the weather is nice we like runningthrough the woods and the countryside. 9. I usually skidown easy slopes. I’m not an expert skier. 10. Therewas a traffic jam along the motorway A14 near Bologna.

E. 1. A: Excuse me, please, is there a post-office nearhere? B: Yes, there’s one past the traffic lights, insidethe shopping mall.2. A: Where can I find an Italian restaurant? B: Alongthis road on the right there is the restaurant “daRenato”.3. A: Can we get/go into the museum now? B: No,please wait outside the museum, the guide’s got all thetickets.

RIEPILOGO E AMPLIAMENTO SCHEDE 42, 43, 44, 45,46, 47

A. 1. Mary has been cleaning the house since thismorning. 2. How long have they been married? Theyhave been married since 2005. 3. Sue and Jeff havebeen touring Italy for a month. 4. Paul has beenstudying for five hours. 5. It has been raining fortwo days. 6. Robert has had this car since 1990. 7. How long have they been building this bridge?Since 1980. 8. How long has Sarah been in bed withflu? For three days.

B. 1. through; 2. into; 3. along; 4. down; 5. onto, up;6. outside; 7. into; 8. behind

C. 1. Go over the railway bridge, cross the park, turn left,the bank is there on the corner. You can’t miss it. 2. Keep going along Church Street for another 100

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metres, then you will see the museum on the right. 3. By the time we got to the cinema the film had alreadystar ted, so we missed the first five minutes. 4. BeforeJim finally went to Thailand, he had been organizing thetrip for months. 5. Have you been here before? Yes,this is the third time I’ve visited New York. 6. Sue cameinto the house panting. She had been jogging roundthe lake and through the woods. 7. It’s obvious fromyour outrageous behaviour that you have been drinkingagain. 8. They were late for the flight. By the time theyarrived at the airport the plane had already taken off. 9. When Columbus discovered the New World, nativeAmericans had been living there for a long time.

D. TAPESCRIPT

Yesterday afternoon I was walking along the mainstreet of Metropolis with my two colleagues, Lois Laneand Jimmy Olsen, when I sensed danger in the air. Ilooked up and saw smoke coming out of the windowsof an office block on the opposite side of the street.Naturally I ran to the nearest phone box and called myfriend Superman. A few minutes later I saw him walkingamong the people who were standing outside theburning building. He ran right past me and flew up tothe tenth floor window where a woman was screamingfor help. He flew through the window, picked up thewoman and then disappeared behind the skyscrapersbefore landing in front of the hospital. Once thewoman was safely inside the hospital with a nurse hewent back to the office building to put out the fire.People wanted to thank him but he had already flownaway above them towards an unknown destination.Wonders will never cease.

E. TAPESCRIPT

1. Matt: I’m feeling claustrophobic. We’ve been in thehouse all day. Why don’t we go into town? Sally: Ohno! Just look at me! I haven’t washed my hair and Ihaven’t even had a shower.2. John: You look as white as a sheet. Have you seena ghost? Mark: No, I’ve just spoken to Lola and shewants to leave me. John: Don’t worry. She’s left youso many times but she always comes back.3. Paula: Where on earth have you been? I’ve beenwaiting outside the theatre for an hour. The show startsin ten minutes. Harry: I’m terribly sorry dear, but I’velost the tickets. Paula: Oh no, not again! Well, I’ve lostmy patience. Goodbye!4. David: Did you enjoy your flight from SanFrancisco? Ernest: Oh yes. I’d never been on a planebefore. It was fantastic being above the clouds likeSuperman. David: Did they serve a meal? Ernest: Yes,but I had already had a huge lunch before getting onthe plane so I only had a coffee.5. Stephanie: I hear Shona’s got a new job in a coun-try pub. Arthur: Yes, incredible! She left her well-paidoffice job in London last month. Stephanie: How longhad she been working there? Arthur: For nine years.

Risposta 1b; 2a; 3c; 4b; 5c

PROGRESS TEST SCHEDE 37-47

A. 1. I’m sure our team will win the championship thisyear. 2. Why are you going out? I’m going to buy alottery ticket. 3. It’s going to jump onto the table.4. This year Halloween will be on a Tuesday. 5. In three

days’ time we will be sitting on a beach in Bali. 6. Thetour starts from the main square and ends at the busstation. 7. Chris and Jay are leaving next week. Theyare staying in France for a month. 8. You will forget it.9. What will you be doing in a months’ time? 10. I’mgetting married. 11. OK I’ll send one tonight. 12. Thetrain arrives at platform five at 9:15 a.m.

B. 1. longest; 2. the worst; 3. better; 4. The biggest;5. faster

C. 1c; 2d; 3a; 4e; 5b

D. 1. Anne went to Canada six months ago. She now hasa job there and she has been working since July.2. When I bought my new house last year I asked fora telephone connection but I have been waiting forages and my phone still hasn’t come. 3. I have beenplaying tennis for a long time but this year I haveplayed only three matches. 4. He has been cookingsince 6 o’clock this morning but he has only madetwo cakes. He hasn’t had his breakfast yet.

E. 1. She didn’t want to sell her house because she hadlived there as a child. 2. My sister came from Australiato see me last week. I hadn’t seen her for over tenyears. 3. How long had you been waiting when theambulance finally arrived? 4. I had just got into bedwhen somebody knocked on the door. 5. After he haddrunk a bottle of gin, he began to feel dizzy. 6. I wasexhausted yesterday because I had been working inthe vegetable garden. 7. She called me late last nightbecause someone had damaged the kitchen windowand the front door. 8. Before he got promoted he hadbeen working for the company for seven years.

F. 1. The railway line goes through long dark tunnels.2. The bus goes along Mayfield Road then turns intoHigh Street. 3. I looked out of the window at the birdsand flowers. 4. The sun went down behind the moun-tains. 5. The dog jumped over the garden fence.

SCHEDA 48 QUANTITÀ INDEFINITE(AGGETTIVI E AVVERBI)

A. 1. much; 2. too much; 3. many; 4. too much; 5. a lotof; 6. too many; 7. too much

B. 1. a little; 2. a few; 3. little; 4. few; 5. little; 6. few;7. a few; 8. a little

C. 1. old enough; 2. too expensive; 3. too difficult; 4. toonoisy; 5. big enough

D.1. 1. lots; 2. a few, too; 3. too much, enough; 4. enough;5. a few

D.2. Eric: I’m going to a conference in Malta next week,all expenses paid.Jenny: Lucky you! Malta in June! I had a really goodholiday there a few years ago but it was a bit too hotfor me in August.Eric: Oh, really? What’s the weather like at this time ofyear?Jenny: Wonderful! It’s warm enough to swim and coolenough to walk around.Eric: How did you get around the island?Jenny: There are lots of old-fashioned buses but becareful: they go pretty fast.Eric: Is there much to do in the evening?Jenny: Well, I remember there were a few good pubswhere it’s easy to meet people and the restaurants are

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quite good. La Valletta is a fascinating place just towalk around, full of atmosphere.Eric: Why don’t you come with me? Jenny: I’d love to go in August but I’ve got too muchto do and not enough time nor money at the moment.

E.2. 1. In 1960 there were few roads. Now there are a lotof roads. 2. In 1960 there was little traffic. Now there istoo much/a lot of traffic. 3. In 1960 there was littlesmog. Now there is too much/a lot of smog. 4. In 1960there was a lot of parking space. Now there is little/notenough parking space. 5. In 1960 there were a lot ofparks. Now there are few/not enough parks. 6. In 1960there were few hotels. Now there are a lot of hotels.7. In 1960 there was little noise. Now there is too muchnoise. 8. In 1960 there were few burglaries. Now thereare a lot of/too many burglaries. 9. In 1960 there werefew office blocks. Now there are too many/a lot ofoffice blocks. 10. In 1960 there were few people. Nowthere are a lot of people.

SCHEDA 49 I VERBI MODALI: INTRODUZIONE(1): MUST, MUSTN’T

A. 1. must (A); 2. must (B); 3. must (D); 4. must (C);5. mustn’t (E); 6. mustn’t (E); 7. must (A); 8. must (C)

B. 1i; 2b; 3h; 4g; 5d; 6c; 7a; 8e

C. 1. Mariane’s house must be near here from the direc-tions she gave me. 2. You must get up earlier in themorning if you want to get to work on time. 3. Youmust see Jane’s new house, it’s very modern, you’ll likeit. 4. She must have been very beautiful when she wasyoung, she’s still very attractive. 5. You mustn’t go inyet, you must wait outside, they’ll call you. 6. I musthave left the keys at the baker’s. Can you go and seeif they are there?

D. 1. You must cross on the zebra crossing. 2. Youmustn’t use bath foam in the beach showers. 3. Youmustn’t walk on the grass. 4. You mustn’t take pho-tographs. 5. You must stand in the queue. 6. Youmustn’t exceed the speed limit. 7. You mustn’tsmoke. 8. You mustn’t drink the tap water. 9. Youmust cycle along the cycle lane only. 10. You mustn’tpark here.

SCHEDA 50 I VERBI MODALI (2): HAVE TO,DON’T HAVE TO, NEED, NEEDN’T

A. 1. have to (C); 2. have to (C); 3. did you have to (B);4. don’t have to (D); 5. doesn’t have to (D); 6. had to(B); 7. do you have to (A); 8. don’t have to (D)

B. 1. Yesterday I had to take the bus to work because mycar broke down. (Simple Past/forma affermativa)2. What time did you have to leave yesterday? (simplepast/forma interrogativa) 3. What time will you have tobe back home tomorrow? (future/forma interrogativa)4. I didn’t have enough cash so I had to pay by cred-it card. (simple past/forma affermativa) 5. Have youever had to be a witness in a trial? (presentperfect/forma interrogativa) 6. He has never had towork overtime since he started to work here. (presentperfect/forma affermativa) 7. I don’t want to have tocall mum to pick me up. (Infinitive)

C. 1. I haven’t got to go to work today. 2. Have you got togo to piano lessons every day? 3. Has she got to be

home by ten o’clock? 4. He hasn’t got to work anymore. 5. Richard hasn’t got to wash his car. 6. I’mafraid I’ve got to go now.

D. 1. needn’t/don’t have to; 2. mustn’t; 3. needn’t/don’thave to; 4. needn’t/don’t have to; 5. needn’t/don’thave to; 6. mustn’t

E. 1. I needn’t have watered the flowers, it suddenly star -ted raining. 2. I needn’t have told her, because she saweverything. 3. I needn’t have cooked so much food.4. We needn’t have taken any notes, they gave usprinted material. 5. We needn’t have bought a tent forour holidays.

F. 1. You needn’t have paid so early. 2. You needn’t havefollowed such a strict diet. 3. You don’t have to helpme now if you need a little rest. 4. That wall is very dan-gerous, it needs repairing urgently. 5. Do we haveto/do we need to phone the airline company for confir-mation? 6. Do you have to send the application by the15th? 7. It needs cutting. 8. I didn’t have to/I didn’tneed to pay any money for parking in the hotel.

G. 1. A: What time do you have to get up tomorrow mor -ning’? B: At 5 o’clock. I have to be at the airport at8 o’ clock.2. A: Why did you sign? You needn’t have signedbefore the expiry date. B: I had to do it. That’s whatthey told me to do.3. A: The roof of our house needs repairing. Who dowe have to call to do it? B: We don’t have to/don’tneed to/needn’t do it now, we can do it in spring.

SCHEDA 51 I VERBI MODALI (3): SHALL, SHOULD,OUGHT TO, HAD BETTER, WOULD RATHER

A. 1. I’d better (F); 2. should (C); 3. should (H); 4. shall (A);5. should (C); 6. shouldn’t (C); 7. Shall/You’d better(A/G); 8. I’d rather (B); 9. should (A); 10. Shall (D)

B. 1. shall we; 2. don’t we; 3. Shall I; 5. let’s; 6. Whatabout; 7. should; 8. she’d rather; 9. should; 11. Howabout; 12. we’d better

C. 1. The parcel should be sent be before the end of themonth. 2. You really ought to study hard if you want toapply for the selection. 3. You’d better stop following adiet, you’re getting too nervous. 4. Shall I send it byordinary mail or by e-mail? I think you’d better ask.5. Don’t you fancy going out for dinner? Sorry but I’drather stay at home this evening. 6. What should I doin your opinion? You shouldn’t tell her now, it’s tooearly. 7. You should be careful when you talk to Mary.She’s not reliable and might cause you problems.8. How about having a drink? I’d rather eat somethinginstead, I’m not thirsty, I’m hungry.

D. 1. A: I’ m looking for a part-time job this semester.What about having a look at the bulletin board?B: Why don’t you apply for number 5? C: You’d bet-ter not apply for that one, you have night classes,don’t you remember?2. A: Sara gave up her job at the hospital because shecouldn’t work at night. B: She ought to apply for num-ber 1. She is very good with older people. C: She’d bet-ter finish her studies first! She’s behind with her exams.3. A: Look! There are two jobs that suit me fine, num-ber 2 and number 4. I’ve just finished my course inoffice administration and software. B: Which of the twodo you prefer? I’d rather work as an office secretary.

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The course I did focused more on software applica-tions than on programming. C: Yes, you’re right, youshould try number 4.4. A: Why don’t you apply for number 3? You are anexpert in electronics. B: Well, I should have read itbefore, I already have a part-time job as a waiter.C: You shouldn’t miss this opportunity, you can leavethe other job as a waiter, this one is better.

E. 1. I’d rather go to a pub instead. I don’t like the filmsthat are on this week. 2. Shall I get you some aspirins?3. You should choose the answer after reading thetest very carefullly. 4. Students should do their homeworkregularly if they want to pass. 5. Parents shouldn’t giveso much freedom to their children. 6. Shall I book thetickets for everybody? 7. I’d better send the receiptright now. 8. You ought to/should go to drawing les-sons in the evening.

SCHEDA 52 I VERBI MODALI (4): CAN, COULD, MAY,MIGHT, TO BE ABLE TO

A. 1. can’t/can (E/D); 2 couldn’t (G); 3 Will (Would) (I);4. can (D); 5 could (G); 6 can’t (A); 7 can’t (B); 8 may(might) (H)

B. 1. can’t; 2. may/might; 3. may/might; 4. can’t; 5. can’t;6. can/could; 7. may/might; 8. can’t

C. 1c; 2b; 3b; 4c; 5c; 6b; 7a; 8a; 9b; 10b

D. 1. I’m not sure but they might have arrived yesterday, Isaw them in the afternoon. 2. Courses might begin on5th September. It depends on the number of enrol-ments. 3. You’re joking! David can’t have gone to Parislast week. He didn’t have enough money. 4. Theymight live in New York, but I’m not sure. 5. The concertcan’t have finished before midnight. It started at 9:30and lasted for three hours. 6. When I was a child Icould solve puzzles much faster than I can now. 7. Hemust have forgotten the appointment. I’ve been wait-ing for an hour now. 8. You mustn’t lock the door, Iwasn’t able to get in last night. 9. I’m feeling a bit tired.I didn’t sleep well so I might not do very well in the test.

E. Robinson Crusoe was the only person to survive ashipwreck. He was able to solve many problems. Hewas able to build a little hut, which could serve as hisnew house and hopefully might keep him dry. He alsohad to search for food because without enough nutri-tion he might die.After searching he was able to find clean water andtrees with lots of fruit. Little by little he also managedto make different types of weapons, which couldhelp him catch wild animals and fish. One day henoticed some footprints in the sand. He was very sur-prised and couldn’t sleep much the following night.He was afraid of what might happen in the followingdays so he took his weapons with him and went tolook for the person. He found a savage who could notspeak his language. Robinson started to call him“Friday”, which was the day on which he had met him.Eventually the two men were able to understandeach other and survive on the island.

F. 1. We weren’t able to leave our town this year. 2. MayI open the window for a while, sir? 3. It may/might bea good idea. 4. They can’t have left early. 5. Excuse mesir, you can’t jump the queue. 6. They may/might haveearned a lot of money last year, because they boughta beautiful boat. 7. These may/might be Barbara’skeys. 8. It may/might rain, let’s take an umbrella then.

RIEPILOGO E AMPLIAMENTO SCHEDE 48, 49, 50, 51, 52

A. 1. mustn’t; 2. needn’t; 3. can’t; 4. must; 5. have to;6. should; 7. have to; 8. might

B. 1d; 2j; 3f; 4a; 5h; 6c; 7b; 8i; 9e; 10g

C. Julia: What was the party like last night?Sheila: Well, first of all there weren’t enough boys todance with. The music was pretty awful and too loudso I couldn’t speak to anyone. There wasn’t enoughfood and there was very little to drink; just a few bot-tles of lemonade. The room wasn’t large enough so Iended up standing in the garden alone with an emptyglass and an empty stomach. I hope you had a bettertime at Noel’s party.Julia: All I remember is that the boys were too youngand not exactly good-looking. There was too muchsmoke so I went outside and ate too many cakes anddrank too much whisky. I think I fell asleep under apear tree for a few hours.

D. 1d; 2a; 3b; 4d; 5a; 6c; 7b; 8b; 9b; 10d; 11a; 12d; 13c;14a; 15d; 16c; 17c; 18a; 19d; 20c; 21b

E.1. 1T; 2T; 3F; 4T; 5F; 6F; 7F

E.2. 1. Because she’s taking her parents to the airport.2. Three times. 3. He goes to dancing lessons. 4. Fridayafternoon. 5. Yes, he’s a champion.

SCHEDA 53 FUTURO IN FRASI DIPENDENTI

A. 1. Before you go, I will give you my new address. 2. When I see Richard, I will tell him about our holiday.3. As soon as Mary understands what’s going on, shewill get angry. 4. I will miss you while you are in theUSA. 5. We won’t start the lesson until John arrives.6. If Pat buys that new car, she will not be able to goon holiday. 7. Will you be worried if I am late tonight?8. We won’t come and collect you unless you phone.

B. 1. When Jane gets a better job, she will buy a newhouse. 2. Until they have children, they will travel a lot.3. As soon as grandma arrives at the station, she willphone us. 4. While you do the shopping, I’ll go to theflorist’s. 5. I’ll call the doctor if my knee doesn’t get bet-ter. 6. John will miss you when you leave. 7. My dadwon’t give me his car again if I come back after mid-night. 8. After you finish your phone call, I will tell yousomething.

C. 1. As soon as I know the date of our departure, I’ll sendyou an e-mail. 2. Unless something unexpected hap-pens, we’ll leave for Ibiza. 3. If you don’t work onSaturday, we’ll be able to go away at the weekend.4. While John is at the doctor’s, I’ll have a look at theshop windows. 5. Before the president speaks, there willbe a coffee break. 6. When we sell our old house, we’llbe able to buy a small flat at the seaside. 7. After I havefinished, I’ll help you.

SCHEDA 54 PERIODO IPOTETICO

A. 1. If you don’t arrive before 7 p.m., I will go withoutyou. 2. We won’t be able to go sailing if it rains. 3. Ifyou walk down this road, you’ll see the new shop onyour left. 4. If he doesn’t tell her, she won’t know.5. What will happen if I press this button? 6. He’ll besorry if he doesn’t phone her. 7. If she passes herexams, she’ll have a big party.

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B. 1g; 2d; 3e; 4c; 5a; 6h; 7b; 8f

C. 1. If you loved me, you would remember my birthday.2. If I had more time, I would study German. 3. I wouldmarry him if I were younger. 4. She would be furious ifI told her. 5. If they didn’t play tennis, they would beoverweight. 6. If you weren’t so pessimistic, you wouldhave a better life.

D. 1d; 2e; 3a; 4c; 5b; 6f

E. 1. If David didn’t live in an isolated village, he coulduse/would be able to use his mobile phone. 2. If I hadenough time, I would visit Calabria. 3. If I were eighteenyears old, I could drink alcohol in a pub. 4. If he wentto parties, he would find a girlfriend. 5. If I had break-fast, I wouldn’t be hungry in the morning. 6. If Stevehad a car, he would be able to go out at night.

F. 1. If I hadn’t driven so fast, I wouldn’t have had anaccident. 2. If she hadn’t sat on the beach atlunchtime, she wouldn’t have got sunburnt. 3. If I hadhad enough time, I would have bought a birthdaypresent for my sister. 4. If we hadn’t forgotten themap, we wouldn’t have got lost. 5. If he had knownEnglish, he could have talked to my Australian aunt.6. If you had bet on the horses, you would have had achance to win.

G. 1. If I hadn’t spent a holiday in Sardinia, I wouldn’t havemet Antonio. 2. If I hadn’t met Antonio, I would havegone back to England. 3. If I had gone back toEngland, I wouldn’t have studied Italian. 4. If I hadn’tstudied Italian, I wouldn’t have worked as an inter-preter. 5. If I hadn’t worked as an interpreter, I would-n’t have bought a house by the sea. 6. If I hadn’tbought a house by the sea, I wouldn’t have learnedhow to play golf.

H. 1. If it doesn’t rain, we will play tennis. (1) 2. If I hadn’thad to go to the dentist’s, I would have gone to theopening of Jane’s new art exhibition. (3) 3. If he does-n’t lend me his tent, I will have to buy one. (1) 4. If hehadn’t invited me out to dinner, I would have spent theevening watching TV. (3) 5. You wouldn’t have that ter-rible cough if you didn’t smoke all the time. (2) 6. If youwant to listen to the commentary in English, insert a euroin the machine. (0) 7. If I had given him my e-mailaddress, he would have written to me immediately. (3)8. If I went to parties, I would meet somebody. (2)

SCHEDA 55 WISH/IF ONLY

A. 1. had told; 2. didn’t have to; 3. hadn’t smoked; 4. coulddrive; 5. hadn’t lost; 6. lived/could live; 7. were

B. 1. I wish my boyfriend wouldn’t arrive late whenever wego out together. 2. I wish he wouldn’t go to the pubevery Friday with his mates. 3. I wish he would listen tome. 4. I wish he wouldn’t phone me early in the morningwhen I’m in a hurry. 5. I wish he would buy me a present on my birthday. 6. I wish he wouldn’t drive sofast.

C. 1. Sheila wishes she had a map. 2. Ken wishes he livedin Paris. 3. Tony wishes it would stop raining. 4. Harrywishes he hadn’t gone to the cinema. 5. Silvia wishesshe were a singer/she could be a singer. 6. Ralph wish-es he had finished university.

D. 1. I wish you had come back earlier. You could havehelped me. 2. If only I lived/could live in a big city, I’dhave better opportunities. 3. I wish you wouldn’t

always answer back. It’s irritating! 4. She wishes shedidn’t lose her temper. 5. If only you had driven morecarefully, you wouldn’t have had an accident.

SCHEDA 56 DISCORSO INDIRETTO (1)

A. Mary, can you hear me? It’s Anne on the phone. Shesays she is ill and she can’t come and collect you to goto the Laytons for dinner tonight. You agreed she hadto buy a bunch of flowers for Mrs Layton but, obvious-ly, she can’t go out. She’s got a temperature and a sorethroat, she has to stay in bed until Sunday! She’salready phoned Mr Layton to inform him that she won’tcome so you don’t need to tell them anything about it.If you don’t want to go there on your own, you can askLaura, she is going there too. You don’t need to phoneher back.

B. 1. Helen said she hadn’t finished university becauseshe had got married to a French teacher. 2. She saidshe had gone to live in France. 3. She said she had gotdivorced two years before and she had come back toEngland. 4. She said she didn’t have any children butshe wanted to have at least one. 5. She said she waslooking for a part-time job as an interpreter and thatshe could speak French fluently. 6. She said she hadbeen living in the country since she had come backfrom France. 7. She said I could go and visit her whereshe was living at that moment. 8. She said she hopedshe would meet someone special and that she feltlonely.

C. Interviewer: How do you feel about being a father?You have just had a baby.Robert: Well it has been the most exciting experienceof my life! But life changes a lot when you have ababy!Interviewer: Good... Now your career. Your last filmwas a success!Robert: I didn’t expect it to be so successful and I’mthrilled.Interviewer: Have you ever acted on the stage?Robert: Well I have never been on the stage but Ithink I will have an important role next May in afamous play. I’m sorry but I’m not allowed to tell youthe title!Interviewer: And now your free time...Robert: I like sleeping and listening to music when I’mfree.Interviewer: What kind of music do you listen to?Robert: I adore jazz and R&B and I must confess Iplayed in a small band some years ago.Interviewer: Now let’s speak about your future...What are you going to do?Robert: I am going to have a long holiday with myfamily, away from the set.Interviewer: Where are you going?Robert: It is a secret... I won’t tell anybody.

D. 1. She said (that) that flat was not very big, but it waslarge enough for a young couple like us. 2. She told methe rent was 400 euros a month but it didn’t include gasand electricity. 3. She said (that) that block of flats wasreally quiet and all the neighbours were nice and friend-ly. 4. She said all the rooms had been recently decorat-ed and they looked beautiful. 5. She told me we had tomake up our minds in a short time because other peo-ple were interested in it. 6. She said the previous tenantwas a bank clerk who had moved up north the weekbefore. 7. She said that she was going to clean out the

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garage which is included in the rent. 8. She told me togo back there anytime with you to have another look.

SCHEDA 57 DISCORSO INDIRETTO (2)

A. 1. Mum told me I shouldn’t make so much noise at night.2. The manager said we could arrange an appointmentfor the following Saturday morning. 3. Granny said shewould like some more sugar in her tea. 4. My brothertold me Mary might come with us that evening. 5. Myfather said to me he wouldn’t give me any moneyagain. 6. The policeman said I mustn’t park my carthere. 7. Jeff told me that that could be the right solu-tion for my problem. 8. They told me they could giveme a hand then.

B. 1. Mary ordered her son not to shout because thebaby was sleeping. 2. She offered me some fish andchips. 3. The doctor suggested practising some sportif I wanted to lose weight. 4. Helen invited Barbara tocome to her birthday party. 5. John convinced Mary totry the cake. 6. The teacher reminded us to bring ourdictionaries. 7. The museum attendant warned us notto take photos in there.

C. Possibili domande e risposte1. Mark: There’s a good bargain for a house adver-tised in the paper. You should phone. Susan: I’ll thinkabout it but I’m sure it’s not the right house for me.Mark: Come on, try. I think you should phone and seeit. Susan: Ok I’ll do it.2. Susan: Mark, I have arranged an appointment tosee the house. I’ll phone you later. Mark: Rememberto be confident and not to seem too interested. Areyou going alone? Susan: I’m going with a friend.Mark: Why don’t you go on your own?/I think youshould go on your own.3. Susan: Hi Mark. It was really nice, I liked it a lot! Theprice is reasonable too. I would have to do very little onthe house before moving in. Mark: Good, I’m glad. Didit seem the right house for you? Susan: Yes, you wereright. Mark: What are you going to do now? Susan:I’m going to buy it and I promise to invite you to myhouse warming party next month.

D.1. 1. Mum, do you know? I’m having a house warmingparty next week! 2. Mary, what about making one ofyour delicious chocolate cakes? 3. Good evening MrHunter, would you like to come to my party? 4. Comeon, Robert ! You can’t miss it. 5. Hi Mark, don’t forgetto bring your latest CDs.

D.2. 1. Susan informed her mother that she was having ahouse warming party the following week. 2. Susansuggested that Mary should make one of her deliciouschocolate cakes. 3. Susan invited Mr Hunter to cometo her party. 4. Susan convinced/persuaded Robert tocome to her party. 5. Susan reminded Mark to bring hislatest CDs.

E. 1. Peter invited me to see the Picasso exhibition in Venicewith him the following weekend. 2. My parents con-vinced me to stay at home that night. 3. Robert recom-mended that I should go/I go to see that film.4. He offered to look after the children. 5. She remindedme to buy some bread before coming back home.6. They informed us that they were going to spend a weekin France before the end of March. 7. The boss suggest-ed stopping for a while and having a cup of coffee. 8. Thepolice warned us not to use the underground at night.

F.1. “I was alone in an old bar in Edinburgh one afternoonlast summer, when a pretty, young girl came up to meand asked me if my name was Mike. I answered that itwas and asked her if we had met before. She stared atme a little surprised and then answered yes, we had. Sheasked me if I remembered her name. I replied that I wassorry but I didn’t remember it at all. She reminded methat her name was Helen and asked me if she could askme some questions. I replied that she could ask me allthe questions she wanted. She asked me if I still lived inLeicester and if I had finished university. I replied that Ihad moved to Liverpool and I worked in a travel agency.She informed me that she knew I hadn’t got married yetand advised me to wait before deciding. Then I asked herhow she knew all that about me. She replied that shecouldn’t tell me and urged me not to ask her that ques-tion again. I suggested having something to drink togeth-er. She explained she couldn’t and had to go immedia -tely... I stayed there without realizing who that girl was...”

F.2. Helen: Is your name Mike?Mike: Yes, it is. Have we met before?Helen: Yes, we have. Do you remember my name?Mike: I’m sorry, I don’t remember it at all.Helen: My name is Helen… Can I ask you some ques-tions?Mike: Yes, you can ask all the questions you want.Helen: Do you still live in Leicester? And have youfinished university?Mike: I’ve moved to Liverpool and I work in a travelagency...Helen: I know you haven’t got married yet... and you’dbetter wait before deciding…Mike: How do you know all that about me? Helen: I’m sorry but I can’t tell you... and please, don’task me this question again...Mike: Why don’t we have something to drink toge -ther...Helen: I’m sorry but I can’t, I have to/must go rightnow...

SCHEDA 58 FORMA PASSIVA (1)

A. 1. A new swimming pool will be opened next February.2. All those reports have been typed by Ms Layton.3. Eggs must be kept in a cool place. 4. I was beingfollowed by a strange man in the underground. 5. ThePyramids were built by the ancient Egyptians. 6. I’mgoing to be invited to Mary’s dinner. 7. Mobiles are notallowed in this room. 8. It is said that house prices willincrease again.

B. 1. Are oranges grown in cold countries? No, they aren’t.2. Was the steam engine invented in the USA? No, itwasn’t. 3. Will the Twin Towers be built again in the nearfuture? Yes, they will. 4. Is Italian food known all over theworld? Yes, it is. 5. Are Mercedes cars manufactured inBelgium? No, they aren’t. 6. Is research being carriedout on avian flu? Yes, it is. 7. Was Britain invaded by theNormans in 1066? Yes, it was. 8. Is Spanish spoken inBrazil? No, it isn’t. 9. Was Hadrian’s wall built by theRomans? Yes, it was. 10. Are the members of theHouse of Lords elected? No, they aren’t.

C. 1. Yesterday I was stopped by a policeman at the cross-roads. 2. The passengers must be informed about thedelay. 3. All the documents will be sent by air mail.4. Good furniture is made in that factory. 5. Only Markand Anne have been told about Mary’s marriage.6. Good wine is produced in France. 7. The dog had

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already been fed by Mary when I got home. 8. This appletree was planted by my grandfather many years ago.

D. 1. Animals are not allowed in here./We don’t allow ani-mals in here. 2. Cash and credit cards are accepted./We accept cash and credit cards. 3. A clerk withexperience is required here./We require a clerk withexperience. 4. Foreign newspapers are sold here./Wesell foreign newspapers. 5. Bikes and motorbikes arerented here./We rent bikes and motorbikes. 6. Italianpizza and French fries are delivered to your house./Wedeliver Italian pizza and French fries to your house.7. The real Italian espresso is made here./We makethe real Italian espresso. 8. French and English arespoken here./We speak French and English.

E. The project for a new comfortable fast train has recent-ly been completed by Italy and France in cooperation.In both these countries the government wants to reducetransport by cars and lorries which causes dreadfulpollution. The project has been funded and a lot ofmoney has been invested in looking for the bestengineers in Europe. Three young talented engineerswere found after an international selection. One ofthem is Italian. A few months later the project was pre-sented to the public. The first new fast train will beinaugurated in a year’s time and it is said travellingtime will be reduced by half. For this reason it is sup-posed that this new train will be used by a lot of peo-ple every day, commuters who, in the past, wereforced to travel by car because of the slow old trains.Each train will be sold at a very high cost, so ticketsare believed to be very expensive.

F. 1. How many engineers were found? 2. When was theproject presented to the public? 3. When will the newtrain be inaugurated? 4. How much time will bereduced? 5. Will the new train be used by many people?

G. 1b; 2a; 3b; 4c; 5a; 6b

SCHEDA 59 FORMA PASSIVA (2)

A. 1. A suitcase was given to Eric for his birthday. 2. Youwill be taught the basic steps of ballroom dancing.3. Candidates are never asked questions about theirprivate life. 4. The documents should have been sentto you immediately. 5. You wouldn’t have been offeredthe job if she had known that you couldn’t drive. 6. Hewas being shown around the new factory when he hada heart attack. 7. They might be told the truth one day.

B. 1. A small dictionary has been sent to her. 2. When shearrives, she will be taught the correct pronunciation.3. She has been promised a driver and a small hut.4. She has been asked not to take photos. 5. She hasbeen offered advice by some anthropologists. 6. Shehas been given extra money for the journey. 7. She waspaid a large sum of money before she left. 8. She hopesthat she will be asked to go on television.

C. A delayed departureYou won’t believe it but our last holiday was full ofunpredictable events. Everything began when the trainsuddenly broke down and they asked us to get on abus for Termini Station. Once there we were told thatthe shuttle staff to the airport was on strike. However,we were promised that we would have been taken tothe airport on time for our flight. But when we arrivedthere the plane had already taken off. We were offeredhot drinks and given blankets while waiting for the next

flight. Before departing the following day, we were toldthat we would be given a bonus for our future flights.At the moment the bonus hasn’t been sent yet./Wehaven’t been sent the bonus yet.

RIEPILOGO E AMPLIAMENTO SCHEDE 53, 54, 55, 56,57, 58, 59

A. 1. If you want to look like an angel, wash your hair withGlory shampoo. 2. If you want men to fall at your feet,wear this exotic perfume. 3. If you buy two paper-backs, you will get one free. 4. If you book your holidaynow, you’ll save £100. 5. If you send in this coupon,you’ll get a free gift.

B. 1f; 2d; 3c; 4g; 5a; 6b; 7h; 8e

C.1. Dear Lilly, I am sixteen years old and I am “invisibile”.Nobody takes any notice of me because I have gotsuch an ordinary face and shapeless body. If only Iwere more attractive! What makes things worse is thatmy best friend is stunningly beautiful and obviouslyattracts all the boys. At school my marks are muchbetter than hers but that doesn’t seem to matter in lifeif you’re a girl. There are times I wish I were a boy! Lifeis pretty miserable right now and my parents aren’tmuch help. I wish they would stop telling me what todo all the time. I’m an only child so they worry aboutme day and night. If only I had an older sister I couldtalk to and joke with! I know it sounds ungrateful but Iwish I had never been born! Desperate Dorrie

C.2. Dear Dorrie, do not despair about your physicalappearance, that can be changed quite easily thesedays. If you did some sport, you would get into shapeand feel better about your body. If you went to thehairdresser’s, you could change your ordinary look.You would not be invisible if you added some colourto your hair. Who knows, you could add some colourto your life too. If I were you, I wouldn’t complainabout my parents. When you are older, you willrealize how lucky you are to have parents who careabout you so much. You are an intelligent girl and havea lot to offer, so keep studying. If you talk about inter-esting things, you will attract interesting boys.Remember, brains last longer than beauty. If you waita little longer, you’ll see. Good luck, Lillian

D.1. The Tower of London was built in 1078 by Williamthe Conqueror and has served many purposes. It wasonce a prison where very famous people were tor-tured and executed. Anne Boleyn was beheadedthere in 1536 for treason against her husband KingHenry VIII. She has been seen walking around thetower with her head under her arm. In World War I,eleven German spies were shot in the Tower and in1942 Hitler’s deputy, Rudolf Hess, was imprisonedthere for four days. However, the most importantguests of the Tower are not people but birds. Therehave been six ravens in residence for centuries. It isnot known when they arrived. The oldest raven, whodied at the age of forty-four, was called Jim Crow.Legend says that if they leave the Tower, the Kingdomwill fall and so it is no surprise that they are treatedwith extreme care. In fact, the birds are fed by a spe-cial ravenmaster every day while tourists watch inamazement. The birds have never been recordedabsent at the Tower except in 1946 after World War II.It is unlikely that the ravens will fly away again becausetheir wings are clipped whenever they are replaced.At the beginning of 2006, the ravens were movedindoors because of the avian flu scare but now they

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can be seen by curious onlookers around the groundsof the Tower. Their names are Gwylum, Thor, Hugine,Munin, Branwen, and Baldrick. They can easily beidentified by their coloured leg-rings. Thor, for exam-ple, wears a light green one. Of course there are otherthings of interest to see at the Tower including theCrown Jewels which have been kept there since1303 after they were stolen from Westminster Abbey.

D.2. 1. Anne Boleyn’s ghost; 2. Eleven German spies;3. The Kingdom will fall; 4. At the beginning of 2006because of the avian flu scare; 5. The Crown Jewels

E. 1. As soon as I get a good, well paid job, I will moveto a big house with a garden. 2. While I am still single,I’ll go out with my friends every night. 3. I will travelaround the world as soon as I earn some money. 4. Ifthe new job becomes permanent, I will pay a personto do all my housework. 5. If Paul rings me thisevening, I will go out with him. 6. If he invites me outnext Friday, I’ll tell him I am busy. 7. Until you come, Iwill do a crossword to fill in the time.

F. TAPESCRIPT

Rick: I love you more than words can tell. I’ve alwaysloved you even before I met you. I’ve been looking forsomeone like you all my life. I want to spend the rest ofmy life with you. I’ve never loved anyone the way I loveyou. I’ll stay with you till the oceans run dry. I can doanything if you are by my side. I would die for you. Doyou love me?Carla: No, I don’t. Please go home to your wife.He said he loved me more than words can tell.He said he had loved me even before he had met me.He said he had been looking for someone like me allhis life.He said he wanted to spend the rest of his life with me.He said he had never loved anyone the way he lovedme.He said he would stay with me till the oceans ran dry.He said he could do anything if I were by his side.He said he would die for me.He asked me if I loved him.I said I didn’t.I told him to go home to his wife.

G.1. TAPESCRIPT

Hi. Sorry I can’t talk to you right now but if you leave amessage, I’ll call you back as soon as I can. Pleasespeak after the tone. Thanks.

1. Bob: Hi honey. It’s me, Bob. Where are you? It’sabout Saturday night. I’ve been asked to play golf withone of our Japanese clients so I won’t be able to pickyou up until seven o’clock. Is that all right with you?Anyway, I’ll give you a ring later. Bye.2. Mother: Hello dear. It’s your mother here. I believethat you are working hard on a new project and thatyou have a new boyfriend. Is it true? I got the newsfrom your sister. If you find the time, please phone meand tell me what’s going on.3. Damian: Hello darling. I miss you. Stop working sohard and call me. I won’t be able to do anything all dayunless I hear your beautiful voice at least once. Seeyou later, same time, same place. Bye for now.4. Marie: Hi Louise. This is Marie. Sorry you’re not in,I just wanted to let you know that I’m being sent toChina to do research into the effects of acupuncturenext week and I won’t be back until the beginning ofFebruary. I’ll try and contact you before I go. It shouldbe an interesting experience. I’ll tell you all about it overdinner when I get back. Bye.

5. Margaret: This is your aunt speaking. I need someadvice on buying a computer. Call me back when youcan as I’m at home most of the time, but not after mid-night of course.

Risposta 1e; 2b; 3a; 4c; 5d

G.2. 1. Because he’s been asked to play golf. 2. ThatLouise was working hard on a new project and thatshe had a new boyfriend. 3. Because he misses her.4. To do research into the effects of acupuncture.5. She’ll tell Louise all about it over dinner. 6. Any timebut not after midnight.

H. 1. Dominique asked if I wanted to go to the pub forlunch the following day. 2. I said, “You must stop talk-ing here and now”. 3. She said, “Please book two seatsat the theatre for next Sunday.” 4. She said, “I have for-gotten my purse.” 5. “If I were you, I would book imme-diately if you want to get the cheapest flight.”

PROGRESS TEST SCHEDE 48-59

A. 1. She’s too poor to stop working. 2. There are too fewpeople to start the meeting. 3. It’s too good to be true4. There’s too little food to have a party. 5. It’s too dif-ficult to understand. 6. There’s too little time to catchthe train. 7. It’s too heavy to carry.

B. 1. My bedroom is too small. There isn’t even enoughspace for a chair. 2. There’s always too much trafficand there aren’t enough car parks. 3. He’s too shy toask her out to dinner. 4. Most high school studentsthink that there are too many exams and not enoughholidays. 5. He’s old enough to be her father!

C. 1a; 2b; 3b; 4c; 5c; 6a; 7b; 8c; 9c; 10a

D. 1. I wish I could sing. 2. I wish my parents would paymy phone bills. 3. I wish I didn’t have a long nose. 4. Ifhe had more money, he wouldn’t have to borrow anyfrom his friends. 5. If she had passed her final exams,she would have gone to university.

E. 1c; 2d; 3e; 4b; 5a

F. 1. He said that in tribal societies telepathy is/wasaccepted as a human faculty. 2. He explained that hehad been conducting experiments in that field for manyyears especially with the Aborigines of Australia. Resultsthree years before had been fascinating. 3. Heannounced that the following month he was going tocarry out an experiment between two astronauts inspace and two recipients on earth. 4. He said/explainedthat he would be monitoring the brain waves of the vol-unteers. 5. He hoped that he would have extra financialsupport from the government this time. 6. He said in thefuture he would be able to use more sophisticated tech-nology so results should be more accurate.

G. 1. Over 200,000 children are born every day in theworld. 2. Greenhouse gases are constantly being pro-duced in great amounts. 3. At least 25,000 squarekilometres of Amazonian rainforest will be destroyedby the end of this year. 4. A new videogame has justbeen created. 5. Thousands of pounds were donatedto the International Red Cross last year. 6. Last nightthe President was asked to sign an agreement to endthe civil war. 7. A criminal organization has beenfound guilty of illegally transporting arms to Africa.8. The serial killer will be sentenced tomorrow morn-ing by the High Court. 9. Many German cars areassembled in Spain. 10. Who was that newspaperarticle written by?

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SCHEDA 60 FARE/FARSI + INFINITO

A. 1. He had his blood pressure measured after therace. 2. You should have your hair cut before you goto your job interview. 3. Why don’t you have your carserviced at my garage? 4. The house is a real messbecause we are having a new central heating sys-tem installed. 5. Peter is having his arm tattooed ata place on King’s Road.

B. 1. My mother made me stay at home and study for mymaths test. 2. I wish I was/were allowed to stay uplate. 3. They let me in at 4:30 yesterday afternoon.4. They made me take off my shoes and socks lasttime. 5. You are not allowed to smoke in restaurantsor anywhere in public.

C. 1. I’d better have my eyes tested. 2. I’ll order thebooks on the Internet and have them sent to yournew address. 3. She had her car repaired last weekbut it still doesn’t work properly. 4. They’re in the gymhaving their photo taken for the school magazine.5. I’ll have to have it dry-cleaned for the second timethis month.

D. 1. Does your maths teacher let you use a calculatorduring the lesson? 2. He got me to learn a bit ofEnglish so that I could get by in England. 3. When Raytold me his secrets he made me promise not to tellanyone. 4. Zoe always lets me stay at her house whenI’m in town. 5. I got my mother to send me somemoney from England last week. 6. Justin’s parentsmake him tidy his room before he goes out to see hisfriends. 7. Julia’s mother doesn’t let her phone herboyfriend until she’s done the washing-up. 8. Davidgets his girlfriend to watch football on TV with him athome on Saturdays.

E. 1. We’d better have it repaired. 2. We must have thecurtains cleaned. 3. We’ll have to have them painted.4. We must have it replaced. 5. We’d better have thegrass cut. 6. We’ll have to have the gate fixed.

F. 1. I have my clothes designed by Armani. 2. I have mybreakfast brought to my room every morning. 3. I makemy domestic helpers clean my silver every day. 4. Idon’t let anyone into my gym. 5. I make my gardenercut off the dead flowers every day.

SCHEDA 61 VERBI SEGUITI DALL’INFINITOE/O DALLA FORMA IN -ING

A. 1d; 2a; 3g; 4b; 5h; 6f; 7e; 8c

B. 1. waiting; 2. staring; 3. writing; 4. to work; 5. living;6. to have; 7. raining/to rain, to get

C. You are stressed out. You had to put off going onholiday this year. You can’t stand working in a greyoffice all day. You fancy trying steps in a new direction.You enjoy meeting new people from all walks of life.SoWhy not try embracing a new way of life by coming toour Tai Chi course? You will practise using body andmind together and you will learn to observe the smallbut vital things that surround you. There is no age limitas you can keep doing Tai Chi all your life whereveryou are whenever you want. You will also be able todefend yourself for it is one of the martial arts fromChina which means acquiring fighting techniquestogether with the graceful movements of dance.Take that first step

We hope to see you here in the gym on Tuesdayevening October third. Remember to bring comfor -table clothes as well as an open mind. Tai Chi will helpyou to stop being worried about the material aspectsof life and to start living again.

D. Annabelle: 02 086 513 648. Hello?Steve: Hello, is that you Annabelle? It’s me again,Steve.Annabelle: Oh, Steve. Not again! Why do you keep onphoning me? Steve: I forgot to tell you something.Annabelle: Can’t it wait until tomorrow? I really don’tfeel like talking to anyone just now. I’m tired and Ihaven’t finished eating yet.Steve: But I love listening to your relaxed voice. Infact I can’t stop thinking about you. I can’t standbeing away from you for more than five minutes. Lifeis not worth living if you’re not here with me. What I’mtrying to say is that I would like to marry you. Annabelle: Would you mind saying that again? I didn’thear you properly.Steve: Will you marry me Annabelle?Annabelle: Oh, come on Steve. You can’t be serious!I enjoy going out with you but marriage means losingmy freedom. I’m too young for that.Steve: Oh, I see. Well, in that case goodnight andgoodbye.

E. 1. She gave up smoking two years ago. 2. I’m reallylooking forward to seeing John next week. 3. I missliving in Italy. 4. “Would you like to come to my birthdayparty?” 5. They prefer walking to driving. 6. I meant totell him

F. I hate to admit it but I’m tired of living in this big city. Iremember coming here from my small country villagefull of energy and enthusiasm. I finished studyingwhen I was only sixteen because I wanted to makemoney as soon as possible. I left home a year laterready to start a new life in the big city. I didn’t mindworking hard at the beginning and I enjoyed meetingnew people but after ten years of boring jobs and wildparties I miss talking to real friends about the simplethings in life. I really can’t stand walking along crowdedstreets in the rain every day. I would like to go back tomy village and be near my family again but it’s impossi-ble to find a job there. I once considered buying a smallhouse in the country but the prices kept on going upwhile my salary stayed the same. I can’t even afford tobuy a car at the moment. I should stop complainingand try looking for a solution to my problems.

SCHEDA 62 FRASI RELATIVE

A. 1. which; 2. where; 3. whose; 4. which; 5. who;6. which; 7. whose

B. 1. The saxophone player I listened to is a busker.2. The meat I ate for lunch gave me indigestion. 3. Thedigital camera I bought yesterday takes superb pho-tos. 4. The baby I’m looking after is Chinese. 5. Thefilm we saw at the Mayfair cinema is French. 6. The busdriver I spoke to was helpful. 7. The book I finishedreading last night is fascinating. 8. That girl I went onholiday with is my sister-in-law.

C. 1. The spectacular Hindu temple in London, which wasbuilt from Carrara and Bulgarian marble, was opened in1995. 2. Alfred Hitchcock, who was master of thethriller genre, was born in the notoriously poor East End

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of London. 3. The medieval tower on the hill, whichwas damaged during the 1997 earthquake, belongs tomy father-in-law. 4. Iris Origo, whose diary of the war inTuscany is still in print, was married to a rich Italianlandowner. 5. Phillip Island, where there is a populationof fairy penguins, is not far from Melbourne. 6. MarcusAurelius, whose “Meditations” contains twelve booksof his sayings, was an active Roman emperor.

D. 1. A pensioner is a person who has retired. 2. Australiais a continent where koalas still live. 3. An optician is aperson whose job is to check people’s sight. 4. The31st of October is the day when children wear scarycostumes. 5. Pubs are places where young people likegoing to at weekends. 6. Amnesty International is anorganization which helps governments respect humanrights. 7. A philosopher is someone who tries toexplain the meaning of life and knowledge. 8. J. K.Rowling is an author whose books have been translatedinto many languages.

E. 1. That is the man I was married to for twenty years.2. This is the man I’m living with now. 3. The club Ibelong to has a good restaurant. 4. The girl you arewaiting for has been delayed in the traffic. 5. That’s thehouse I was born in/where I was born.

F. 1. The tennis club, whose membership fee is very high,is right near my house. 2. The Ugly Duckling, whichwas written by H.C. Andersen, was my favourite fairy-tale. 3. You know, the job (which/that) you applied forlast month is still available. 4. The documents(which/that) you are looking for have already been sentto the lawyer. 5. The company which my father workedfor has become a world leader in robotics./The com-pany for which my father worked has become a worldleader in robotics.

SCHEDA 63 USED TO, TO BE USED TO,TO GET USED TO, WOULD

A.1. 1. Women didn’t use to have washing machines.2. It used to snow a lot in winter. 3. People didn’t useto travel abroad so much. 4. People used to listen tothe radio at home in the fifties. 5. People used to writeletters but now they send e-mails. 6. Women didn’tuse to have the same opportunities as men. 7. Streetlights used to be lit by gas. 8. There didn’t use to be somany cars on the road. 9. There used to be more com-munity spirit. 10. Factories didn’t use to be as safe asthey are today.

A.2. 1. It would snow a lot in winter. 2. People would lis-ten mainly to the radio at home in the fifties. 3. Peoplewould write letters but now they send e-mails.

B. Dear Zoe, here I am in the south of Sweden not farfrom the bridge with Denmark. I couldn’t believe itwhen I first got off the train, it was snowing in April! Youknow how I love the heat! It will be hard to get usedto living in such a cold climate. Another difficult thingfor me is eating times. Here they have dinner at 6:30when I’m not at all hungry. I’m afraid I just can’t getused to eating so early. I wake up in the middle of thenight starving. Thank goodness there’s a huge break-fast. I haven’t got used to drinking large cups ofSwedish coffee. When I take the train in the morningeverything is so silent, the train, the passengers andthe snow, so I have already got used to reading onmy half hour journey into the beautiful university city ofLund. Everyone seems to have a bicycle here. I am

not used to seeing so many people riding around inthe snow. I can’t wait to get an old bicycle for myself. Iwonder if I will ever get used to riding one in Italiantraffic when I get back home. Another pleasant aspectof life here is that most people speak good English.One reason is that the Swedish watch films on TV inthe original language, something that Italians are notused to doing. The school where I teach has a flexi-ble timetable and so I will have to get used to teach-ing in the afternoons. On Saturday schools are closedhere so why don’t you come over for a long weekendand see everything for yourself? Love, Anna

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A. 1. This is the kangaroo which I saw. 2. This is the jeepI went everywhere in. 3. This is the beach I walkedalong. 4. These are the Aborigines whose painting Ibought./These are the Aborigines I bought the paintingfrom./This is the painting I bought from the Aborigines.5. This is the hotel (where) I stayed./This is the hotel Istayed in. 6. This is the boy whose face was beingpainted.

B. 1. Libraries are places where you can borrow books.2. The Ganges is a river which is sacred for Hindus.3. Vampires are people whose teeth are very sharp.4. Koalas are marsupials which sleep during the day.5. Australia is a country where you don’t feel crowdedin. 6. Greta Garbo was an actress who played tragicheroines.

C. 1. What did your life use to be like in the tropics whenyou were there? 2. I used to eat mangoes and pineap-ples for breakfast every morning. 3. I used to walkmiles to school. 4. I didn’t use to have any winterclothes. 5. There didn’t use to be any beach umbrellasin those days.

D. 1. My mother had her hair dyed red by the hairdresser.2. I am going to have my nails manicured tomorrow.3. The building used to be an infants school. 4. He wasmade to leave the country. 5. I am never allowed toborrow his car. 6. She won’t allow them to/let themchange the date.

E. TAPESCRIPTA: Well, how did it all start? B: It started out as a bitof a joke really. My friends got me to go on one ofthose talent contests on TV, just for a laugh – youknow how it is – and I won. A: When did you startplaying the guitar? B: My parents made me play theviolin when I was quite young. Oh, you can’t imaginehow I used to hate practising every day! It was hope-less, I was no good at all. When I tried to tell them thatI would never become a violinist, they just wouldn’t lis-ten. They used to lock me in my room and I wasn’tallowed out until dinner time. I used to sit there anddream of a better life or just look out of the window. Irefused to play a single note on that instrument of tor-ture. The saying “you can lead a horse to water but youcan’t make it drink” is so true. Then one day Iremember opening the window and hearing the mostexciting sound I had ever heard. It was the song byPink Floyd “Wish You Were Here”. It changed my lifecompletely and now I’m here where I wish to be. I’llnever forget picking up my first guitar in the localmusic shop. I miraculously started playing and justkept on playing for hours inventing rhythms. I didn’tstop playing until the owner came up to me andasked who I was. Nobody, I said. He then had theguitar sent to my address saying: “You’ll be some-body soon, let me know how you get on”. Now he’s

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my manager and friend. A: It sounds like a fairy tale.What about your parents? B: Well, at first they werefurious. They wouldn’t let me in the house when I hadmy nose pierced and my arm tattooed. Anyway,now they seem to have got used to being the par-ents of a wild guitarist and not a serious violinist. Iwent back to see them recently and I couldn’t believemy eyes. My room was exactly the way it used to bebefore I left home a few years ago. My old desk, myclothes and posters were all there, even the violinthat was standing silently in the corner where I hadabandoned it a long long time ago. Then I noticedthe labels and I couldn’t help laughing. My room,my prison, is now a museum!

F. 1c; 2a; 3c; 4a; 5c; 6b; 7c; 8c; 9a; 10b; 11b

G. TAPESCRIPT

1. A: What happened at the airport? B: It was terrible.First they made us take off our shoes and empty ourhandbags. They made us hand over lipsticks and facepowder. One man wasn’t allowed to keep his brandnew Mont Blanc pen. We were all thirsty but theywouldn’t let us take any drinks on board. They madeus open all our suitcases and then we were made tostand in a queue for three hours. I’m going to travel bycar from now on.

2. A: How does it feel to be rich? B: Great. I don’t haveto worry about anything. I have my clothes made, myshopping delivered, my house cleaned, my dinnerprepared and my car washed. And just in case, Ihave my blood pressure checked every day.

H. The fox and the crowOnce upon a time there was a crow who (had) founda big piece of tasty cheese that was worth keepingfrom the other animals. So he quickly put it in hismouth and flew up into a tree. A hungry fox, who waswandering around the wood, saw the crow with thecheese and immediately tried to find a way of gettingit. She wasn’t used to eating cheese but she remem-bered tasting it once. She started flattering the crow tomake him drop the cheese. “Oh, crow you are such abeautiful, intelligent bird, it’s a pity you can’t sing.”These words made him feel important. He didn’t likesinging but he couldn’t help showing how good hewas. And so he started singing/to sing and the cheesefell out of his mouth. The fox, whose cunning is wellknown, immediately ate the cheese with great enjoy-ment. Moral: He who only listens to flattery forgetseverything else.

SCHEDA 64 CONNECTORS

A. 1. As it’s a long train journey, I’ll take a book with me.2. They had to take their car because of the trainstrike./Because of the train strike, they had to taketheir car. 3. I’d better write down her phone number sothat I will remember it/I won’t forget it. 4. I love bothItalian wine and Scottish whisky. 5. I don’t like eitherthe red shoes or the brown shoes.

B. 1. I can come either this afternoon or after dinner, youdecide. 2. She is both very intelligent and very beauti-ful. 3. Both my son and my daughter were born inMarch. 4. He both read the book and saw the film. 5. Ihave got neither the patience nor the time to learnorigami.

C. 1c; 2e; 3b; 4g; 5d; 6a; 7f

D. Jennifer: Why didn’t you and your sister come toJoe’s wedding on Saturday?Julie: To cut a long story short, neither my sister norI had anything to wear. Our wardrobe is full of jeansand T- shirts but nothing elegant. We couldn’t possiblygo in jeans and neither of us had the time to go shop-ping.Jennifer: I see what you mean. Julie: Anyway, what was the big wedding like?Jennifer: Well, actually, you didn’t miss much. First ofall, the ceremony was far too long and when we even-tually sat down to eat four hours later, the food wasstone cold. Then, to make things worse, it startedraining so we couldn’t sit outside. The dance musicwas fine for the grandparents so in the end most of uswent home earlier than expected. What’s more, I hadan argument with my boyfriend because he got drunkon champagne. By the way, what did you two end updoing?Julie: Well, both of us decided to go and visit our longlost aunt in Devon. She’s quite old but full of life as wellas being rich and generous. She took us to the bestfish restaurant in town.Jennifer: Lucky you!

E. 1. As he had run out of credit he couldn’t phone me.2. Since you hate jazz, I won’t invite you to the jazzclub. 3. I went to the post office to send a parcel.4. Shona is saving money in order to buy a car. 5. Inspite of being scared of flying, I decided to travel by air.6. Despite being better qualified, I didn’t get the job.

F. 1. In spite of having a bad headache/In spite of my badheadache, I decided to go to the cinema all the same.2. Despite having a lot of responsibility, I’m not well-paid. 3. Even if it rains, we’re going to play tennis.4. Although her friends phone her every day, she stillfeels lonely. 5. Even though my boyfriend hates mybright red shoes, I’m going to wear them all thesame./I’m going to wear my bright red shoes eventhough my boyfriend hates them. 6. I went to the newThai restaurant so that I could try a coconut sauce.

G. 1. The bus drivers are going on strike in order toprotest about working conditions. 2. I always brush myteeth even if I’m not at home. 3. She’s good at mathswhereas her brother is good at languages. 4. Hecouldn’t get to their wedding. However, he sent thema telegram. 5. I got there on time in spite of the heavytraffic. 6. She refused to speak to him even though hesent her red roses every day.

H. Although this has been a bad month for you, thingsare beginning to look up. For those of you who are sin-gle, love is just around the corner despite the fact thatyou no longer believe it’s possible. However, youshould think twice before you speak to strangers asyou are a bit aggressive at the moment. On the otherhand, this extra energy means that you are ready totake risks so now’s the time to take up new physicalactivities so that you will be fit for whatever lies ahead.You are basically kind and generous but be carefulwith money at the moment because people could takeadvantage of you. You consider honesty a sign ofstrength, whereas others consider it a sign of weak-ness. To find your way out of the dark, just follow yourinstinct and trust your intuition. Remember that “everycloud has a silver lining” and even though your cloudsare black at the moment, the light will soon come shin-ing through.

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I. 1. Both airlines leave twice a day. 2. Neither airlineserves free meals on board. 3. Both airlines offer com-petitive prices 4. Neither airline accepts phone book-ings. 5. Neither airline supplies a free airport-city buslink.

J. 1. Neither of them are/is meeting me/us at the station.2. All of you passed the exam. 3. We played neithertennis nor volleyball. 4. We/I tried both the chocolatecake and the lemon tart. 5. I/We haven’t spoken eitherto Helen or Max.

SCHEDA 65 QUESTION TAGS/È VERO? NON È VERO?

A.1. 1c; 2e; 3f; 4g; 5a; 6b; 7d

A.2. 1. She won’t tell me, will she? 2. George hasn’t got agirlfriend, has he? 3. It was cold, wasn’t it? 4. Hecouldn’t swim, could he? 5. Sean lives in London,doesn’t he? 6. Fleming is Danish, isn’t he?

B. 1. No, it isn’t. Canberra is the capital, isn’t it? 2. Nothey don’t. They drive on the left, don’t they? 3. No,they don’t. They live in Africa, don’t they? 4. No, hewasn’t. He was born in England, wasn’t he?

C. Jeff: Hi, you come here often, don’t you?Louise: No I don’t. This is the first time actually. Jeff: But your face is very familiar. Ah, I know. Youdon’t go the gym on the corner, do you?Louise: I’ve never been to a gym in my life. Look at meagain. I’m not exactly the sporty type now, am I?Jeff: Well, perhaps not. Hmm, I remember, you’re afriend of Phil’s, aren’t you?Louise: Phil who?Jeff: Phil Lamb. You were at his party last Saturday,weren’t you?Louise: You can’t be serous, can you? You’re not try-ing to chat me up, are you?Jeff: Me? I wouldn’t dare do such a thing, would I?Louise: Hmm?Jeff: I’m being too friendly, aren’t I?Louise: You can say that again!Jeff: I’ve got it. You’ve been to Scottie’s jazz clubrecently, haven’t you?Louise: Well, yes. I was there two weeks ago to hearthat American Blues singer. But we didn’t meet there,did we?Jeff: Oh yes, we did. I obviously didn’t make a verygood impression on you, did I? You were standingright behind me. I smiled at you and you looked at mewith a strange light in your eyes.Louise: Ah! Now it’s all coming back to me. You werewearing a red shirt, weren’t you?Jeff: That’s right.Louise: There was a girl in a bright green dress next toyou, wasn’t there?Jeff: That’s right.Louise: Well, that strange light in my eyes was anger.I couldn’t hear a thing because someone in a red shirtkept on chatting to a girl in a green dress all throughthe concert. The conversation started out somethinglike this: “Hi, you come here often, don’t you?”

SCHEDA 66 PHRASAL VERBS

A. 1. on; 2. out; 3. up; 4. down; 5. up; 6. on, off

B. 1. She gets up every morning at seven o’clock. 2. He’svery bad tempered because he gave up smoking two

months ago. 3. A fire broke out at the factory becauseof a faulty electrical system. 4. My son is getting onvery well at high school. 5. The plane took off very latebecause some pilots went on strike. 6. I couldn’t workout the answer so I asked my teacher to help me.7. He put off the meeting until Monday.

C. 1c; 2d; 3e; 4f; 5a; 6g; 7b

D. 1. getting up; 2. put off; 3. given up; 4. carry out; 5. setoff; 6. getting on

E. 1. work out; 2. put off; 3. Bringing up; 4. turn off;5. give up; 6. fill in

F. 1. leave; 2. dressed myself in; 3. stopped trying; 4. con-tinued to the end; 5. making progress; 6. visited me; 7. discovered; 8. left the ground

G. 1d; 2e; 3f; 4b; 5a; 6g; 7c

H. 1. look into; 2. looked after; 3. come across; 4. gothrough; 5. take after

I. 1. get away with; 2. get on with; 3. put up with;4. come up with; 5. fed up with; 6. looking for; 7. look-ing forward to

J. 1a; 2b; 3c; 4a; 5c; 6b; 7c; 8c; 9a

K. Judy: Hi Sasha, how are you getting on in your newjob?Sasha: Not too well, I’m afraid. My boss told me offthe other day because I was late again.Judy: That’s not like you. I remember that you werealways so punctual when we worked together.Sasha: Well, the truth is that I’m going through a badtime right now. My boyfriend left me a few months agoand I still haven’t got over it. Then last month some-one broke into my flat and stole all my jewellery. Tomake matters worse, my TV has broken down so Ican’t even relax in the evening. Judy: Oh dear! How awful! Is there anything I can doto help?Sasha: Thanks for the offer but I don’t think you couldput up with my bad moods at the moment. By theway, how are you? You’re looking very fit and healthy.Judy: I feel great. I’ve managed to give up smokingand I go to the gym three times a week. Look, I’ve gotan idea. Why don’t we go and have a coffee andchocolate cake in that new café in Poland Street? Itmight cheer you up a bit.Sasha: That’s very kind of you but I have to go andpick up my niece at 6 o’clock. She’s at a friend’s placeright on the other side of town so I’d better set off nowbefore rush hour starts. Judy: Where’s your sister?Sasha: She’s in bed with flu and her husband is awayon business so I’ve promised to look after my niece.Luckily she takes after her father who is good fun tobe with. My sister can be a bit too bossy at times. Judy: Yes, I remember. Well let’s hope things get bet-ter soon, they can’t get any worse, can they? GoodbyeSasha and good luck.Sasha: Thanks, I could use a bit. Bye and give me acall when you can.

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A. 1. So does my aunt. 2. So would my mother. 3. Neitherdid we. 4. Neither will I. 5. So was Lina. 6. Neithercould I.

B. 1. woke up; 2. got up; 3. put on; 4. look after; 5. breakin; 6. got in; 7. set off; 8. slow down; 9. run out of;

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10. told me off; 11. brought up; 12. turned on; 13. foundout; 14. broke down; 15. gave up; 16. get over; 17. get on

C. Dear Bob, a few months ago while I was goingthrough some old family letters and documents, Icame across a photo of a cousin of mine who I’dnever met. I found out where he lived and wrote tohim. You can imagine my surprise when I opened thedoor the other day and saw him standing there in frontof me. I couldn’t get over the fact that he looked justlike my father, tall and dark with green eyes. We don’tlook at all alike because I take after my mother who isshort and blonde. You know that I’m not used to peo-ple calling on me this way but my cousin is a differentmatter. Although we are different in many ways, weseem to be getting on very well with each other. Ithink he is going through a hard time so I have decid-ed to look after him for a while. Both of his parentsdied when he was young so he was brought up by hisgrandparents. I will keep you up to date with the lat-est news. You must come and see us soon. I’m look-ing forward to hearing from you. Bye for now, Frank

D. Greta was born in Rome but she spent most of her lifein Umbria. Although she was poisoned when she wasonly two months old, she managed to survive and thismade her even more special. Despite her constantdesire for anything edible, she wasn’t fat because sheran like the wind and swam like an Australian lifeguardwhen she had the chance. What’s more she couldsmell food at incredible distances and had a refined earfor crackling noises like the opening of a packet of bis-cuits. She had an aristocratic nature even though shewasn’t a pure breed. As she was a wonderful mixtureof English setter and golden retriever, her colour blend-ed in perfectly with the autumn leaves. As a result itwas impossible to see her in the woods in late Octoberbut you could hear the rustling of leaves all aroundyou. When I first saw her she was rolling in the grassenjoying life to the full. Because of her soft lovingeyes, people easily warmed towards her. In spite ofthe fact that she was extremely friendly, she didn’t likeall the dogs she met. Like most of us she was choosyalthough she had a certain preference for dogs ofmixed backgrounds with floppy ears like hers. NeitherMalva, her mother, nor Greta was aggressive, on thecontrary, they assumed that the people they met wereas lovely as they were. Both Greta and Malva travelledall over Europe by car with their friends and stayed inall sorts of hotels even if they were expensive. A car-pet on the floor meant scratching sounds all nightwhereas warm wooden floors meant a variety of snor-ing sounds all through the night especially after a heavymeal. Greta was killed when she was only twelvebefore growing old. She is buried on a hillside underan olive tree, and is now rolling around in peace withthe whole universe.

E. TAPESCRIPT

1. Lovely day, isn’t it? 2. Yes, it’s wonderful to see thesun again, isn’t it? 3. The English love the sun, don’tthey? 4. Oh, yes. People don’t usually like the rain, dothey? 5. It was terrible yesterday, wasn’t it? 6. But itwasn’t as bad as the day before, was it? 7. It’s been

quite a mild autumn, hasn’t it? 8. Yes, this Novemberhasn’t been too cold, has it? 9. It will be sunny all thisweek, won’t it? 10. There won’t be a cloud in the sky,will there? 11. It used to snow in November, didn’t it?12. Yes, the seasons aren’t the same any more, arethey? 13. No, we are destroying our planet, aren’t we?14. We have to stop polluting, don’t we? 15. Look,that’s our bus, isn’t it? 16. Yes, it’s never on time, is it?

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A. 1. My parents won’t let me go to Wales next summer.2. The eggs I had for dinner made me feel ill. 3. Somesongs make me cry. 4. My sister never lets me wearher jewellery. 5. I finally got him to take me dancing.

B. 1. I must remember to have my membership cardrenewed, otherwise I won’t be allowed into the mem-ber’s lounge. 2. How often do you have your mobilephone topped up? 3. After the accident I had to havemy motorbike resprayed. 4. Perhaps you shouldhave your eyes tested. 5. We’re having our photostaken tomorrow for the local newspaper. 6. We haveto have our roof repaired. 7. I think we should havea heating system installed.

C. 1. laughing; 2. going, getting up; 3. interrupting; 4. touse; 5. locking; 6. to climb; 7. phoning

D. 1. Mrs Pearson, who has worked for the company fora number of years, has been promoted. 2. I don’tknow the woman (who) my mother’s waiting for.3. That’s the man (who/whom) I saw outside the bank.4. The desk (which/that) you’re writing on is broken.5. This is the watch (that/which) I gave to my husbandfor our anniversary. 6. Elisa, whose father owns arestaurant in London, is an extremely good cook.7. This Dutch painting, which was bought in an auc-tion, has been in the family for a long time. 8. The pinkVilla in Beverly Hills, where I lived for five years, wassold to a famous pop star.

E. 1. Warren: What was life like when you were a child?Jenny: Well, because of my parents’ jobs we used totravel a lot and so my sister and I were sent to board-ing school. At first it was difficult for us because wewere not used to being on our own and we missedour parents. However, we soon got used to obeyingthe rules and disobeying them of course.Warren: What about your holidays?Jenny: Other students didn’t use to invite us to theirhomes for long weekends but we used to go backhome for the long summer holidays. In those days weflew in very old planes that didn’t use to have comfor -table seats. After a few years of uncomfortable travellingI am now used to taking any type of transport.Warren: What about the food at school?Jenny: You’d be surprised at how young people awayfrom home get used to eating anything that’s put infront of them. Actually, the food wasn’t too bad. Weused to have ice cream and chocolate pudding atleast once a week.

F. 1a; 2c; 3b; 4a; 5b; 6b; 7c; 8a; 9b