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Shopping Tom - How are you this morning, Margaret?

Marg. - I’m very well, thank you dear.

Tom - Are you tired?

Marg. - No, I’m not.

Tom - Are you sad, dear?

Marg. - Oh, no! I’m not sad! I’m in Spain on a holiday, and I’m with you! How can I be sad? I’m happy! Very happy! - And what is our programme for today?

Tom - Well, the weather is fine. We can go to the beach.

Marg. - Oh, no! Not today. Today I want to go to a museum.

Tom - A museum again? Oh no, Margaret! I’m tired of museums!

Marg. - But dear, I like museums. There are hundreds and

thousands of wonderful things in museums.

Tom - But Margaret! The weather is so beautiful! A museum yesterday. A museum today. A museum tomorrow…

Marg. - Very well. We can go for a walk then.

Tom - Yes, Margaret. We can go for a walk. We can look at the shop windows - - -

Marg. - Yes! - And we can go shopping! I want to buy lots of things. I want to buy a new lipstick, some soap, some toothpaste, some shoes … and some souvenirs for my friends. Some flamenco dolls, some fans, a few pairs of castanets… and…

Tom - But dear! … Yes, yes… all right.

*** Marg. - Why are you walking so slowly, dear? Are you tired?

Tom - No.

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(continuation) Shopping Marg. - Look at that shop! Look at those elegant shoes! I want

to buy a pair of white shoes.

Tom - But you’ve got a dozen pairs of shoes already!

Marg. - … Look Tom, that shop sells postcards. I want to buy dozens of postcards for my collection. And, I want to send some to my father and mother, to my sister and her husband, and to all my friends.

Tom - All right.

A few minutes later Marg. - Good morning! I want some postcards, please. With

views of Spain.

Shop A. - Yes, madam. We have got black and white, and coloured postcards. Very beautiful postcards.

Marg. - Oh! You speak English!

Shop A. - Well, I speak and write English, a little. Just a little.

Marg. - Oh! These are beautiful cards! There is a nice view of the harbour, and the cathedral … and this nice square... and this … and this - with the Statue of Christopher Columbus… and this… and this. Well, I want all of these.

Shop A. - How many, madam?

Marg. - Please count them, Tom.

Tom - One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-two. Twenty-two black and white cards… and one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen. – Fifteen coloured. Thirty-seven in all.

Shop A. - Any paper or envelopes? A ballpoint pen? A pencil?

Marg. - Just a packet of paper and a packet of envelopes. Big envelopes. Not small. And a good ballpoint pen.

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(continuation) Shopping Shop A. - Here you are, madam.

Marg. - Have you got any stamps?

Shop A. - No, not here, madam. At the post office.

Marg. - Well, we can go to the post office. … er … Have you got any flamenco dolls?

Shop A. - Yes, madam. Look there! On your right.

Marg. - Beautiful! Give me ten! Yes, ten!

Shop A. - Here you are, madam.

Marg. - Thank you very much. - Tom! The money, please!

Tom - How much, sir?

Shop A. - Just a moment. Twenty-two black and white postcards: eleven euros; fifteen coloured cards: nine euros; the packet of paper: two euros and twenty cents; the envelopes: two euros and fifty cents; the fans: two hundred and forty euros; the castanets: fifty euros and thirty cents … and the ten little dolls: two hundred and fifty euros. Five hundred and sixty-five euros in all.

*** Marg. - Goodbye!

Tom - Goodbye, sir.

Shop A. - Goodbye, sir! Thank you very much!

*** Tom - Why are you walking so quickly, Margaret?

Marg. - Well, we haven’t much time, and I want to buy the lipstick, the shoes and…

Tom - Margaret, tomorrow we go to a museum. Shop A. = Shop Assistant = commesso/commessa

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how = come How are you? = Come stai? (lett. Come stai tu?) - How are you? - I’m very well, thank you. - And how is your wife? - She is also very well. - And how are your children? - They are very well, too. - And what about your father? - He is ill again. ill = ammalato - I’m very sorry.

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again = di nuovo Robert and Millie Robert - Millie! Bring me some sugar! My coffee is bitter again! Millie - I’m very sorry, dear, but there isn’t any sugar in the

house. Robert - What? Again? Then buy some sugar! Millie - I haven’t any money. Give me some money. Robert - What? Money? Again?

<<<☺☺☺☺>>> day = giorno today = oggi yesterday = ieri the day before yesterday = avantieri (lett. il giorno prima di ieri) tomorrow = domani the day after tomorrow = dopodomani (lett. il giorno dopo di domani) See you tomorrow. = A domani. (lett. Ti vedo domani.) Till tomorrow. = A domani.

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tired of = stanco di Tom is tired of museums. = Tom è stanco di musei. Tom and Margaret

Marg. - This afternoon we can go to an art gallery.

Tom - No, dear. I’m tired of art galleries.

Marg. - Then we can go to a museum.

Tom - No, I’m tired of museums, too.

Marg. - Then we can go shopping.

Tom - What? Again? But why?

Marg. - Because I want to buy a new bathing costume.

Tom - But you’ve already got six bathing costumes!

Marg. - Yes, I know. But I’m tired of them. === bathing costume = costume da bagno bathing suit = costume da bagno already = già I know. = Lo so. (lett. Io so.)

<<<☺☺☺☺>>> to walk = camminare; passeggiare a walk = una camminata; una passeggiata I want to go for a walk. = (lett. Voglio andare per una passeggiata.) When the weather is fine, it is so nice to go for a walk. Some people like to walk quickly. Other people like to

walk slowly and look at the shop-windows. I like to go for a walk in the park. I like to walk in the

evening, when there are very few people. I usually walk very slowly because I love to look at the flowers, the trees, the moon and the stars.

=== other = altro -i slowly = lentamente quickly = velocemente usually = di solito

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Adverbs in -ly = avverbi in -ly Gli avverbi di modo che in italiano finiscono in

“-mente” in inglese finiscono in “-ly”.

1. Regola Generale

slow lento slowly = lentamente quick veloce quickly = velocemente 2. Gli aggettivi che terminano in “y”, cambiano la -y in -ily.

easy facile easily = facilmente crazy pazzo crazily = pazzamente

3. Gli aggettivi che terminano in -le, preceduta da consonante, cambiano la -le in -ly.

simple semplice simply = semplicemente terrible terribile terribly = terribilmente

4. Gli aggettivi che terminano in -le, preceduta da vocale, generalmente aggiungono -ly.

agile agile agilely = agilmente sole unico solely = unicamente

Eccezione whole intero wholly = interamente

5. Gli aggettivi che terminano in -ic , aggiungono -ally. ironic ironico ironically = ironicamente fantastic fantastico fantastically = fantasticamente 6. Gli aggettivi che terminano in -ly, si usano anche come avverbi.

daily = diario; diariamente monthly = mensile; mensilmente

Nota Le regole spiegate in questa pagina sono le più

importanti, ma non sono tutte.

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1. How much…? = Quanto? How much sugar? = Quanto zucchero?

2. How much…? = Quanto? - Quanto costa? How much is this book? = Quanto costa questo libro? How much is a kilo of apples? = Quanto costa un chilo di mele?

How many...? = Quanti? - Quante? - How much milk in your tea? - Just a little. - And how many spoonfuls of sugar? - Two, please. *** - How many souvenirs can we buy? - Well, how much money have you got? - I haven’t got much money. - Then we can’t buy many souvenirs. ===

spoon = cucchiaio; cucchiaino

full = pieno

spoonful = cucchiaiata

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Compound Nouns = nomi composti lip = labbro post = posta stick = bastone; bastoncino card = cartolina lipstick = rossetto postcard = cartolina postale tooth = dente book = libro

paste = pasta shop = negozio

toothpaste = dentifricio bookshop = libreria

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to teach = insegnare teacher = insegnante professor = professore universitario Aggiungendo il suffisso -er ad alcuni verbi si ottiene un

sostantivo: to write = scrivere writer = scrittore to read = leggere reader = lettore to swim = nuotare swimmer = nuotatore to smoke = fumare smoker = fumatore to sing = cantare singer = cantante to love = amare lover = amante to work = lavorare worker = lavoratore to paint = dipingere painter = pittore

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Plural Nomi che terminano in -y.

1. I nomi che terminano in -y preceduta da consonante, formano il plurale sostituendo la “y” con “ies”.

family = families city = cities

2. I nomi che terminano in “ y“ preceduta da vocale, formano il plurale aggiungendo una “s“.

boy = boys

day = days

Nota La stesse regole si applicano alla terza persona del “Present Simple” dei verbi che finiscono in -y.

1. to try = cercare 2. to buy = comprare he tries he buys

to cry = piangere to say = dire he cries he says

to fry = friggere to play = giocare he fries he plays

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to have got = avere I have a brother. = Ho un fratello. I have got a brother. = Ho un fratello.

“To have got” si usa nell’inglese parlato informale, ed ha lo

stesso significato di “to have”. Si usa per indicare: possesso, relazione familiare, o malattia.

possesso Margaret has got a green dress.

relazione familiare Margaret has got a brother and a sister.

malattia Margaret has got backache. (mal di schiena)

Forma Positiva Forma Interrogativa

Forma negativa

I have got have I got? I haven’t got

you have got have you got? you haven’t got

he has got has he got? he hasn’t got we have got have we got? we haven’t got

you have got have you got? you haven’t got

they have got have they got? they haven’t got

<<<☺☺☺☺>>> already = già It’s already lunch time. = È già ora di pranzo. Tom and Margaret

Tom - Why are you walking so quickly, Margaret? Marg. - Because I want to buy a pair of white shoes, and it’s

already lunchtime. Tom - But you’ve already got five pairs of white shoes. Marg. - Yes, but I’m already tired of them.

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Cardinal Numbers = numeri cardinali 0 nought nØ:t 26 twenty-six twenti siks 1 one wún 27 twenty-seven twenti sevEn 2 two tu: 28 twenty-eight twenti eit 3 three †ri: 29 twenty-nine twenti nain 4 four fØ: 30 thirty †E:ti 5 five faiv 40 forty fØ:ti 6 six siks 50 fifty fifti 7 seven sevEn 60 sixty siksti 8 eight eit 70 seventy sevEnti 9 nine nain 80 eighty eiti 10 ten ten 90 ninety nainti 11 eleven ilevn 100 a hundred E húndrid 12 twelve twelv 101 a hundred and one 13 thirteen †E:ti:n 110 a hundred and ten 14 fourteen fØ:ti:n 120 a hundred and twenty 15 fifteen fifti:n 200 two hundred 16 sixteen siksti:n 1000 a thousand E †auznd 17 seventeen sevEnti:n 1001 a thousand and one 18 eighteen eiti:n 1010 a thousand and ten 19 nineteen nainti:n 2000 two thousand 20 twenty twenti 10,000 ten thousand 21 twenty-one twenti wún 100,000 a hundred thousand 22 twenty-two twenti tu: 1,000,000 a million E miljEn 23 twenty-three twenti †ri: 2,000,000 two million tu: miljEn 24 twenty-four twenti fØ: 1,000,000,000 a billion E biljEn 25 twenty-five twenti faiv

Osserva

1. “Dozen”, “hundred”, “thousand”, “million” e “billion” rimangono al singolare, anche quando sono preceduti da numeri più grandi di uno.

> two dozen - five hundred - six thousand - seven million -

eight billion etc.

2. Da 20 a 99 , le decine e le unità si uniscono con un trattino.

> twenty-one - thirty-five - eighty-six etc.

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3. Prima delle ultime due cifre si mette “and”. In inglese per separare i numeri si usa una virgola.

> 324 three hundred and twenty-four 502 five hundred and two 6,005 six thousand and five 122,321 a hundred and twenty-two thousand, three

hundred and twenty-one 320,742 three hundred and twenty thousand, seven

hundred and forty-two 4,543,210 four million, five hundred and forty-three

thousand, two hundred and ten

7,864,225,657 seven billion, eight hundred and sixty-four million, two hundred and twenty-five thousand, six hundred and fifty-seven

Warning Nell’inglese americano, “and” è spesso omesso.

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Ten - dozen - hundred - thousand - million - billion

4. Quando si usano come sostantivi aggiungono la “-s” del plurale.

> tens of people = decine di persone dozens of people = dozzine di persone thousands of people etc = migliaia di persone ecc.

5. Quando si usano come aggettivi numerali sono sempre al singolare.

> two dozen students - five thousand people - two million

cars etc. 6. “0” si può scrivere:

zero ziErou

nought nØ:t

nothing nú†iN

oh ou

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Pronunciation Le parole seguenti vengono spesso confuse:

waiter weitE = cameriere

water wØ:tE = acqua

weather weTE = tempo (atmosferico)

soup su:p = zuppa

soap soup = sapone

now nau = ora

know nou = conoscere; sapere

lunch lúntS = pranzo

lounge laundZ = salotto; sala di ritrovo

Pronunciation

lounge laundZ lounges loundZiz = sala di ritrovo

page peidZ pages peidZiz = pagina

orange ØrindZ oranges ØrindZiz = arancia

face feis faces feisiz = faccia

race reis races reisiz = gara; razza

place pleis places pleisiz = luogo

Carmelo Mangano – http://www.englishforitalians.com

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Spain

Spain is a wonderful country for a holiday. Millions

of people come to Spain in summer. They like Spain

so much. They say, “Spanish women are so

beautiful! Spanish men are so nice! Spanish

policemen are so kind! Spanish wine is so delicious!

Spanish music is so wonderful!”

The tourists like to visit all the beautiful old

cathedrals and churches, the monuments, the

museums and the picture galleries. They go to the

theatres. They also like to hear the flamenco singers.

udire

In the morning, lots of tourists go to the beaches

and swim in the blue sea. They walk in the public

gardens and look at the trees and the flowers. They

sit outside the cafés and drink coffee and tea.

nuotano

Many tourists like to go shopping. They buy many

souvenirs… fans, castanets, flamenco dolls… They

buy paper, envelopes, and coloured postcards. They

go to the post office and buy stamps. They send

postcards to their friends, to their families and to

their relatives. The cards have beautiful views of

Spain, wonderful old churches, statues, big modern

squares and streets, big harbours.

comprano

ventagli

buste

mandano

parenti

piazze / porti

In the evening, if they are tired, many tourists

like to sit in the lounge of the hotel and watch

television. Hotel lounges are very elegant places,

with big comfortable armchairs and air-conditioning.

se

guardare

comode >

poltrone

In all the big cities of Spain we can see tourists

walking in the streets by day and by night. “Spain is

so interesting,” they say. “We are never bored

here!”

mai

annoiati

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Translation

1. Fai la traduzione orale. 2. Copia tutta la pagina.

1. - How are you?

2. - I’m very well, thank you.

3. - And how is your mother?

4. - She is very well, too.

5. - And how is your sister?

6. - My sister is all right, but her husband is ill.

7. - I’m very sorry!

8. Margaret likes to go shopping and buy a lot of things.

9. - What things?

10. - New shoes, Spanish fans, a pair of castanets, some

flamenco dolls...

11. She also buys fifteen coloured postcards.

12. A nice view of the harbour, a church, a square, a

statue...

13. She also buys paper and envelopes - two big packets.

14. She buys lipstick, some soap and some toothpaste.

15. She goes to the post office and buys stamps.

16. She sends letters and postcards to her family, her

friends and her relatives.

17. Tom buys only three cards: one for his cousin Mary, one

for his brother James, and one for his parents.

18. Tom swims very well. He is a good swimmer.

19. Margaret has a sweet voice. She sings very well. She is

a good singer.

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Translation

1. Fai la traduzione scritta dall’italiano in inglese. 2. Correggi gli eventuali errori guardando la pagina precedente. 3. Fai la traduzione orale.

1. - Come stai?

2. - Io sto molto bene, grazie.

3. - E come sta tua madre?

4. - Ella sta molto bene pure.

5. - E come sta tua sorella?

6. - Mia sorella sta bene, ma suo marito è ammalato.

7. - Sono molto spiacente! (Mi dispiace molto!)

8. A Margaret piace andare a fare compere, e comprare

molte cose.

9. - Che cose? 10. - Nuove scarpe, ventagli spagnoli, un paio di nacchere,

alcune bambole “flamenco”…

11. Ella pure compra quindici cartoline a colori. 12. Una carina veduta del porto, una chiesa, una piazza,

una statua… 13. Ella pure compra carta e buste, due grandi pacchetti.

14. Ella compra rossetto, del sapone e del dentifricio. 15. Ella va all’ufficio postale e compra francobolli. 16. Ella invia lettere e cartoline alla sua famiglia, (i) suoi

amici e (i) suoi parenti. 17. Tom compra solo tre cartoline: una per sua cugina

Mary, una per suo fratello James, e una per i suoi genitori.

18. Tom nuota molto bene. Egli è un buon nuotatore. 19. Margaret ha una dolce voce. Ella canta molto bene. Ella

è una buona cantante.

L’italiano di questa traduzione è stato “inglesizzato” per facilitarne la traduzione.

Le parole fra parentesi non si traducono.

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Exercises Per la soluzione di questi esercizi vai alle pag. 21, 22, 23, 24, 25

1. Rispondi alle seguenti domande con una frase completa.

1. Why is Margaret happy?

2. Why is Margaret interested in museums? (interessata)

3. Write five of the things that Margaret wants to buy.

4. Is Tom walking slowly or quickly?

5. How many pairs of shoes has Margaret got?

6. How many pairs of shoes have you got?

7. Margaret buys dozens of postcards. Why?

8. Are the postcards that Margaret buys black and white or

coloured?

9. Can the shop assistant understand Margaret?… and why?

10. Where can Margaret buy stamps?

11. Tom and Margaret are tired of different things. What

things?

2. Completa le frasi seguenti:

1. Margaret sings well. She is a good …...

2. I teach. I am a …...

3. A person that smokes is a …...

4. A person that swims well is a good …...

5. A person that writes books is a …...

3. Scrivi i seguenti numeri in inglese:

0 15 140

3 50 1,320

13 17 15,350

30 70 234,450

14 19 5,432,132

40 90 298,347,126,020

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Exercises

Per la soluzione di questi esercizi vai alle pag. 21, 22, 23, 24, 25

4. Forma il plurale dei seguenti nomi:

child match mouse

man potato goose

woman radio cat

foot volcano day

tooth box city

church brush family

glass bus lady

5. Scrivi gli avverbi corrispondenti.

Esempio quick quickly happy ironic whole

easy noble polite

sweet horrible different

slow day patient

kind month nice

6. Traduci in inglese le seguenti espressioni:

1. Dieci minuti dopo.

2. Ci sono migliaia di cose interessanti nei musei.

3. Margaret manda cartoline ai suoi genitori e ai suoi parenti.

4. Oggi - ieri - avantieri

5. Domani - dopodomani 6. Quando il tempo è bello mi piace andare a fare una

passeggiata.

7. Quanto costano queste scarpe nere?

8. Quanti fratelli hai?

9. Poltrona - aria condizionata - costume da bagno

10. A Tom piace guardare la TV.

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Vocabulary

again ege in di nuovo after a : f t E dopo; dopo di already Ø : l r ed i di nuovo arm-chair a :mtSeE poltrona ball-point pen bØ : l -pØ in t pen penna a sfera to bathe t u be iT fare il bagno

(al mare, in un fiume…) bathing be iT iN da bagno before b i fØ : prima; prima di bookshop bukSØp libreria to buy t u ba i comprare card ka :d cartolina cardinal ka :d in l cardinale castanets kAs tEne t s nacchere cathedral kE† i :d rE l cattedrale Christopher kr i s t E f E Cristoforo collection kE lekSn collezione coloured kú lEd a colori Columbus kE lúmbEs Colombo comfortable kúmfE tEb l comodo costume kØs t ju :m costume to count t u kaun t contare doll dØ l bambola dozen dúzEn dozzina envelope env i loup busta euro j uErou euro family fAmEl i famiglia fan fAn ventaglio happy hApi felice harbour ha :bE porto headache hede ik mal di testa how hau come how many hau meni quanti >>>

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Vocabulary

how much hau mútS quanto hundred húndr id cento if i f se lipstick l i p s t ik rossetto lounge l aundZ salotto minute min i t minuto museum mju :z i :Em museo never nevE mai number númbE numero other úTE altro packet pAki t pacchetto pair peE paio parents peErEn t s genitori pen pen penna post office pous t Ø f i s ufficio postale postcard pous tka :d cartolina programme prougrAm programma quickly ku ik l i velocemente relative r e lE t iv parente sad sAd triste to sell t u se l vendere to send t u send inviare shoe Su : scarpa shop SØp negozio shop window SØp windou vetrina slowly s lou l i lentamente small smØ : l piccolo soap soup sapone stamp s tAmp francobollo statue s tA tSu statua

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Vocabulary

stick s t ik bastone

square skweE piazza to teach t u t i : t S insegnare view v ju : veduta walk wØ:k passeggiata to walk t u wØ :k passeggiare weather weTE tempo atmosferico window windou finestra yesterday j e s t Ede i ieri


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Soluzione Esercizi Exercises

1. Rispondi alle seguenti domande.

1. Why is Margaret happy? Margaret / she is happy because she is in Spain for a

holiday, and because she is with Tom.

2. Why is Margaret interested in museums? (interessata) She is interested in museums because there are hundreds

of interesting things in them.

3. Write five of the things that Margaret wants to buy. She wants to buy some flamenco dolls, a pair of shoes, a

lipstick, a mantilla and some postcards.

4. Is Tom walking slowly or quickly? He is walking slowly.

5. How many pairs of shoes has Margaret got? She has got a dozen pairs of shoes.

6. How many pairs of shoes have you got? I have got .... pairs of shoes.

7. Margaret buys dozens of postcards. Why? She buys dozens of postcards to send them to her friends

and relatives.

8. Are the postcards that Margaret buys black and white or

coloured? The postcards that she buys are black and white and

coloured.

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9. Can the shop assistant understand Margaret?… and why? The shop assistant can understand Margaret because he

can speak a little English.

10. Where can Margaret buy stamps? She can buy stamps at the post office.

11. Tom and Margaret are tired of different things. What

things? Tom is tired of museums and picture galleries, and

Margaret is tired of her bathing suits.

2. Completa le frasi seguenti:

1. Margaret sings well. She is a good singer.

2. I teach. I am a teacher.

3. A person that smokes is a smoker.

4. A person that swims well is a good swimmer.

5. A person that writes books is a writer.

3. Scrivi i seguenti numeri in inglese:

0 15 140

zero fifteen one hundred and forty

3 50 1,320

three fifty one thousand, three hundred and

twenty

13 17 15,350

thirteen seventeen fifteen thousand, three hundred and

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30 70 234,450

thirty seventy two hundred and thirty-four thousand,

four hundred and fifty

14 19 5,432,132

fourteen nineteen five million, four hundred and thirty-

two thousand, one hundred and thirty-

two

40 90 298,347,126,020

forty ninety two hundred and ninety-eight billion,

three hundred and forty-seven million,

one hundred and twenty-six thousand,

and twenty

4. Forma il plurale dei seguenti nomi:

child match mouse

children matches mice

man potato goose

men potatoes geese

woman radio cat

women radios cats

foot volcano day

feet volcanoes days

tooth box city

teeth boxes cities

church brush family

churches brushes families

glass bus lady

glasses busses ladies

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5. Scrivi gli avverbi corrispondenti.

Esempio quick quickly

happy rude sad

happily rudely sadly

easy noble polite

easily nobly politely

sweet horrible different

sweetly horribly differently

slow day patient

slowly daily patiently

kind month nice

kindly monthly nicely

6. Traduci in inglese le seguenti espressioni:

1. Dieci minuti dopo.

Ten minutes later.

2. Ci sono migliaia di cose interessanti nei musei.

There are thousands of interesting things in museums.

3. Margaret manda cartoline ai suoi genitori e ai suoi parenti.

Margaret sends postcards to her parents and to her

relatives.

4. Oggi - ieri - avantieri

Today - yesterday - the day before yesterday

5. Domani - dopodomani.

Tomorrow - the day after tomorrow

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6. Quando il tempo è bello mi piace andare a fare una

passeggiata.

When the weather is fine I like to go for a walk.

7. Quanto costano queste scarpe nere?

How much are these black shoes?

8. Quanti fratelli hai?

How many brothers have you got?

9. Poltrona - aria condizionata - costume da bagno

Arm-chair - air conditioning - bathing costume

10. A Tom piace guardare la TV.

Tom likes to watch TV.


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