1 Completa la tabella con le forme corrette del

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Completa la tabella con le forme corrette del Present simple del verbo to be.
Affirmative
Negative
Questions
I ______
I ______
Am I?
You ______
You aren’t
______ ?
He/She/It is
He/She/It ________
______ ?
We ________
We ________
______ ?
You are
You ______
______ ?
They ______
They aren’t
______ they?
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Short answers
Yes, I _____ .
No, I _____ .
Yes, _________ .
No, __________ .
Yes, _________ .
No, __________ .
Yes, we are.
No, we _____ .
Yes, _________ .
No, __________ .
______________ .
______________ .
Completa le frasi con la forma affermativa corretta del Present simple del verbo to be.
Jack’s house is very big.
My mother ____ a doctor.
Sally and Susie _____ at school.
Jo and I ______ very happy here.
You _____ late!
Andy’s parents _____ on holiday in Egypt.
I _____ from Melbourne, Australia.
Ellie’s dog ____ in the garden.
We _____ very tired. It _____ 2 a.m.!
Abbina le domande alle short answers.
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Are your parents at work?
Is the cinema open today?
Are you on holiday at the moment?
Are you and your friends over 18?
Is J.Lo a singer?
Is your uncle a teacher?
Am I in Class 4B?
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Yes, we are.
Yes, it is.
No, they aren’t.
Yes, she is.
No, you aren’t.
Yes, I am.
No, he isn’t.
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4 Leggi le domande e completa le short answers in modo corretto.
– Are your parents here?
– No, they aren’t.
– Are you a student?
– Yes, ________ .
– Is your mother here?
– No, _________ .
– Is the weather good?
– Yes, _________ .
– Are Gunther and Heidi German?– Yes, _________ .
– Are you and your parents tired? – No, _________ .
– Are we late for the film?
– No, _________ .
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Completa i mini dialoghi con la forma corretta del Present simple del verbo to be.
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A Where 1 _____ you from? 2 ____ you Irish?
No, we 3 _____ . We 4 _____ English.
A Where 5 _____ Jill? 6 ____ she in her room?
No, she 7 _____ . I think she 8 _____ in the garden. John and Kate 9 ____ with her. They 10 _____
near the door.
A 11 _____ this our train?
Yes, it 12 ____ . Hurry up! We 13 ______ late!
A Hi, my name 14 ____ John Brown. I 15 ____ your teacher. Now, what 16 _____ your names?
I 17 ______ Marie.
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_______ you French?
Yes, I 19 ____ .
My name 20 ______ Bill.
A Where 21 ____ your dog?
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It 22 _____ here. It is in the park.
6 Completa le frasi con la forma affermativa del present Simple di to be.
1. I……….. Sue Feldman.
2. My name ……… George
3. Mark …. my new classmate.
4. The window ……….. near the door.
5. It ………. cold today.
6. They ……………. in the garden.
7. You ………. a pretty girl.
8. The sky ………… dark
9. Mr Smith …………… a doctor
10. We ………… Italian
11. This film …………… boring
12. I ………….. bored.
7 Riscrivi le frasi 1- 6 dell’esercizio precedente nella forma negative e 7-12 in quella interrogativa.
8 Completa la cartolina con il present simple di to be nella forma corretta.
Dear George,
This …….a picture of London. I ….. here to learn the English language. The school ….. good. My
English ……… terrible but the teachers here …………. very patient and my classmates ……… quite
friendly. They …… from all over the world.: from Japan, Germany, France, Saudi Arabia.
The weather …………. (not) bad but the food ………….. (not) very good. The English people
…………….. very reserved but kind. What about you? How ……… you? …….. you fine? Hope to see
you in September.
Love
Paola
9 Completa il dialogo con la forma corretta del Present simple di to be. (J=Jane; S=Susan; A=
Alan)
J: Come on, Susan! You ………. late
S: Late? What time ……… it?
J: It ………. 7 0’clock and dinner …….. ready. Susan, this ………. Alan, Alan Johnson.
S: Hello, Alan
A: Hello, Susan.
S: Where …….. you from, Alan?
A: I ………… Australian. I ….. from Sydney.
S: Oh , that ………….. interesting. Sydney ……………. a beautiful city.
A: Oh yes, it …………. really beautiful. What about you, Susan? ………….. you English ?
S: Yes, I ……….. I ……….. from a small village near Cambridge. It ………… a nice village but it ………..
boring in autumn and in winter.
J: Alan, Susan …………. a computer programmer, you know.
A: that ……….. interesting. I ………. a computer programmer, too.
10 Sostituisci i soggetti sottolineati con i pronomi personali corrispondenti.
1. Peter is a musician.
2. My house is big.
3. Mrs Gorman is a nurse
4. Mary and John are students
5. Elephants are big animals
6. The cat is in the garden
7. My sister and I are not English.
8. My parents are at work.
9. Jenny is a teacher.
10. Mr and Mrs White are in the kitchen.
11 Completa le frasi con il pronome soggetto corretto.
0 Karen and Louise are sisters. They are my neighbours.
1 Mike’s my brother. ______ lives in Bath.
2 John and I are good friends. ______ are in the same class at school.
3 My English teacher and her boyfriend are Australian. _______’s from Brisbane, but her boyfriend is
from Perth.
4 The Smiths are on holiday. ______ are in the South of France.
5 You and your family have got a beautiful house. ______’re very lucky.
6 Hi! My name’s Sarah. ____’m your new doctor.
7 I can’t do my Maths homework. _____’s very difficult.
8 My brothers are policemen. _____ work in the centre of London.
12 Completa il testo con i pronomi soggetto corretti.
This is Lisa. 1 She’s my best friend. 2 _____ are at Kingsdown Comprehensive School. 3 ____’s a big
school in the centre of the city. Lisa’s a good student, 4 _____’s very good at Maths and English. 5
____’m a terrible student! 6 _____ prefer music and sports. Lisa and I are neighbours, 7 ____ live in
Tyron Street. Our parents are friends: 8 _____ go to the cinema on Saturdays, so Lisa and I stay at
home together. 9 _____ watch videos or listen to music. Our brothers are babysitters! 10 _____ play
football in the garden.
13 Sostituisci i complementi sottolineati con i pronomi personali complemento.
0 I love Rachel. her
1 He likes your glasses. _____
2 Who knows this boy? _____
3 She wants to talk to you and your friend. _____
4 This is for Sheila.
_____
5 The teacher called me, Luke and Rick.
_____
6 I like the lesson. _____
7 I’m out with Michael.
_____
8 He is on holiday with his friends.
_____
9 This email is for my classmates.
_____
10 Do you like that girl? _____
14 Completa le frasi con il pronome oggetto corretto.
0 That’s my new MP3 player! Don’t touch it !
1 Matthew’s in my class at school. I like _____ .
2 Where’s my Maths book? I can’t find _____ .
3 Are your parents here? I can’t see ______ .
4 We call Jack every day, but he never calls ______ .
5 I like playing tennis, but I’m not very good at ______ .
6 – Hi, Sarah! – Ehm … do I know _____ ?
7 That’s my sister! Who’s the boy next to ____ ?
8 Vasco Rossi’s records are brilliant. I’ve got ______ all.
9 Mr Allan’s dog is dangerous. I don’t like ______ .
10 There’s John’s girlfriend. Do you know ____ ?
11 Our homework is very difficult. Can you help _____ ?
12 This telephone line is very bad. Can you hear _____ ?
15 Riscrivi le frasi traducendo le espressioni tra parentesi.
0 Here’s (l’indirizzo di Barry)
Here’s Barry’s address.
1 (Le scarpe di Jenny) are dirty.
___________________________________________
2 (Il lavoro di quell’uomo) isn’t interesting.
___________________________________________
3 (L’insegnante di Chris) is nice.
___________________________________________
4 (La casa di mio zio) is in the country.
___________________________________________
5 (La camera dei bambini) is very big.
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6 (L’ufficio di Charles) is too small.
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7 (Gli amici dei miei fratelli) aren’t here.
___________________________________________
8 (I figli di Beth) are tall.
___________________________________________
9 Prince Charles is (il figlio della regina).
___________________________________________
10 Mrs Brown is (l’insegnante di mia sorella).
___________________________________________
11 This isn’t (l’ombrello di David).
___________________________________________
12 (Il dentista di mia figlia) is very good.
___________________________________________
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Scrivi a o an davanti alle parole.
1 ___ house
2 ___ actor
3 ___ word
4 ___ elephant
5 ___ window
6 ___ umbrella
7 ___ hand
8 ___ European citizen
9 ___ happy child
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___ hotel
11 ___ zebra
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___ allergy
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___ unit
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___ year
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___ instruction
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___ bike
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___ uncle
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___ Italian
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___ American
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___ shirt
21 ___ apple
22 ___ airport
23 ___ hour
24 ___ orange
25 ___ girl
26 ___ English house
27 ___ university student
28 ___ editor
29 ___ ear
30 ___ euro
31 ___ key
32 ___ young girl
33 ___ olive
34 ___ handbag
35 ___ interesting film
36 ___ alligator
37 ___ car
38 ___ journey
39 ___ computer
40 ___ MP3 player
17 Completa le frasi con a, an oppure niente (-).
1 I’ve got ___ orange and ___ banana in my bag.
2 ___ oranges and ____ bananas are very healthy.
3 Can I use ____ pen? I don’t like using ____ pencils.
4 There’s _____ woman in the kitchen. She’s got ___ dog with her.
5 I don’t like _____ cats. My friend’s got _____ cat. It’s horrible.
6 There’s _____ important college and _____ big university in my city.
7 My mum’s _____ engineer. My dad’s _____ dentist.
8 Sam’s parents are _____ English teachers.
9 Is there _____ cinema here? – No, but there is _____ art gallery.
10 – Have you got _____ computer? – Of course! I’m _____ computer programmer!
18 Riscrivi le frasi usando i numeri tra parentesi. In alcuni casi dovrai cambiare la forma verbale.
0 There’s a book on the table. (eight)
There are eight books on the table.
1 They’ve got one child. (three)
_______________________________________
2 There’s one person in the garden. (ten)
_______________________________________
3 One man lives in that house. (two)
_______________________________________
4 I’ve got an orange in my bag. (four)
_______________________________________
5 I work with an English woman. (two)
_______________________________________
6 There’s a party on Saturday. (three)
_______________________________________
7 That old woman has got a cat. (twenty).
_______________________________________
8 There’s a glass of milk in the kitchen. (two)
_______________________________________
19 Completa le frasi con i nomi nel riquadro preceduti da a/an oppure alla forma plurale.
man • pen • apartment • glass • sister •
wife • apple • letter • brother • office • film
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I’ve got a brother called Simon and two _________ , Alice and Sarah.
Those three ________ are married. Their _______ are very beautiful.
I’ve got __________ for my lunch.
Have you got _________ in your bag? I want to write __________ .
He works in _________ near the station.
I love romantic ________ !
Can I have __________ of water, please?
They’re very rich! They’ve got _________ in the centre of New York
20 Completa le frasi con la forma corretta di have got. Usa la forma contratta se possibile.
0 He’s very popular. He ’s got numerous friends.
1 She’s very poor. She ________ any money.
2 He’s unemployed. He __________ a job.
3 I’m from a very big family. I ___________ seven brothers and sisters.
4 He can’t drive. He ___________ a car.
5 The fridge is empty. We _________ any food.
6 They’re very rich. They ________ houses in London, New York and Paris.
7 It’s very late. We ___________ time.
8 I can’t come to the cinema. I __________ an exam tomorrow.
9 They ________ a dog. It’s called Fido.
10 Can you help us? We _________ a problem.
21 Leggi le risposte e scrivi le domande adeguate usando have got e le espressioni nel riquadro.
a dog • a big house • a job • a nice boss •
any children • a car • a cat • a boyfriend •
a mobile phone
0 – Have they got a big house?
– No, they haven’t. They’ve got a small apartment.
1 ___________________________________________
– No, I haven’t. I can’t drive.
2 ___________________________________________
– Yes, they have. They’ve got two sons.
3 ___________________________________________
– Yes, he has. He works in a bank.
4 ___________________________________________
– No, she hasn’t. She’s single.
5 ___________________________________________
– Yes, we have. We’ve got a Doberman.
6 ___________________________________________
– No, they haven’t. They hate cats.
7 ___________________________________________
– Yes, I have. It’s a Nokit.
8 ___________________________________________
 No, I haven’t. He’s very unfriendly.
aduci.
1 This house is very big.
___________________________________________
2 Are those boys in your class?
___________________________________________
3 These children are not happy.
___________________________________________
4 That book is very boring.
___________________________________________
5 Are these John’s pens?
___________________________________________
6 Is this Mr Smith’s house?
___________________________________________
7 What type of dog is that?
___________________________________________
8 Those students aren’t my friends.
___________________________________________
23 Completa le frasi con gli aggettivi possessivi corretti.
0 I’m a new student here. My classmates are nice.
1 This is my sister. ____ name’s Julia.
2 They’re Mike and Bill. ____ father is my teacher.
3 That’s Luke. I don’t know ____ surname.
4 What’s ____ job? Are you a doctor?
5 Hi! _____ name’s Lucy.
6 We’re brothers. ______ house is over there.
7 I’ve got a brother and sister. _____ sister is married.
8 We like school. ______ teachers are very friendly.
24 Completa le frasi con gli aggettivi possessivi corretti.
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This is my best friend, his name’s Henry.
They’re my friends. Do you like ____ clothes?
I’ve got a new cat. ____ name’s Polly.
What has Mary got in ______ bag?
We study in this school and this is ____ classroom.
Congratulations, Steve! _____ test is perfect.
6 This is Mr and Mrs Jennings and here are _____ passports.
7 Bob and Anne are with _____ children.
8 Tom is playing with _____ friends.
25 Completa le frasi con l’aggettivo possessivo che corrisponde alle parole in neretto.
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Your dog’s got long hair. Its hair is long.
I am June’s cousin. June is ____ cousin.
Beth is Sally’s sister. Sally is ______ sister.
That is John and Jo’s cat. That is ______ cat.
Annie’s parents have got a very big house. ______ house is very big.
Mike has a very difficult job. _____ job is very difficult.
Sue and I are Alex and Anita’s children. Alex and Anita are ____ parents.
My cat has big ears! _____ ears are big!
You have very beautiful children. _____ children are very beautiful.
26 Riordina le parole per formare delle frasi.
0 come / party / next week / can’t / We / your / to
We can’t come to your party next week.
1 speak / can / but / can’t / Sally / French / speak / she / Italian _________________________
2 ride / your / a / brother / Can / horse / ?
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3 well / ski / I / very / can’t
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4 piano / the / can / man / play / That _______________________________________
5 this / I / open / window / can’t
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6 to / car / Can / your / concert / we / take / the / ? _________________________________
27 Scrivi delle frasi usando can o can’t e i suggerimenti.
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you / sing / ?
Can you sing?
he / not play / the guitar _________________
they / surf / ?
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she / write songs / but /
not read / music _________________
we / use a computer well
_________________
what / you / do / ?
_________________
you / ride a motorbike _________________
Alex / not speak English _________________
28 Osserva la tabella e scrivi delle frasi.
swim
play the
guitar
play tennis
Mark
Allie
Jo
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well
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= very
0 Jo / play tennis Jo can’t play tennis.
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Allie / swim ________ ________________________
Allie / play the guitar ___
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Allie and Mark / play tennis ____
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Jo / swim __________ ________________________
Mark / swim / play tennis ____ _________________
Allie / swim / play the guitar ___
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Jo / play the guitar _____
______________________
Mark / play the guitar ______ ____________________
29 INSERITE WOULD YOU LIKE O DO YOU LIKE NELLE SEGUENTI FRASI.
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………………………….cycling?
………………………….to go cycling this afternoon?
………………………….some cheese?
………………………….hamburgers?
…………………………. a hamburger?
………………………….cheese?
……………………………to come to the concert?
……………………………going to concerts?
30 Abbina i disegni alle preposizioni.
1 in g 2 next to 3 under
4 behind
5 in front of
6 on
7 above
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8 between
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Scrivi la preposizione corretta (in, on, at) per ogni espressione di tempo.
at
4 o’clock
_____ the afternoon
_____ Monday
_____ June
_____ the 22nd March
7 _____ my birthday
8 _____ 1960
9 _____ 9.30 a.m.
10 _____ night
5 _____ 2003
6 _____ midnight
11 _____ Sunday evening
12 _____ Christmas day
32 Scrivi la terza persona singolare dei seguenti verbi.
0 read reads
1 go
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9 wash__________
2 be
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10 try __________
3 have __________
11 like __________
4 watch __________
12 do __________
5 write __________
13 make__________
6 live __________
14 leave__________
7 study __________
15 arrive__________
8 play __________
16 drive __________
33 Completa il testo con la forma affermativa del Present simple dei verbi tra parentesi.
Every morning my wife and I 1 _________ (wake up) at 6.30 a.m. when my alarm clock rings. My wife
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__________ (get up) immediately and 3 _______ (have) a shower, but I stay in bed and 4
__________ (listen) to the radio for 15 minutes. We 5 _________ (have) breakfast at 7.15, and I 6
_______ (read) the newspaper.
I 7 ________ (work) in a bank, and I 8 ______ (go) to work by train. The train 9 ________ (leave) at 8
a.m., and 10 _________ (take) 45 minutes. My wife 11 _______ (be) a teacher. She 12 _________ (go)
to work by bicycle. School 13 ________ (start) at 9 a.m., but she 14 ________ (get) to school at 8.15
a.m.
34 Rileggi il testo dell’Esercizio 2 e correggi le frasi usando la forma corretta affermativa o
negativa del Present simple.
0 Bobby gets up at 6.15 a.m.
Bobby doesn’t get up at 6.15 a.m. He gets up at 6.45 a.m.
1 The alarm clock rings at 7 a.m.
2 His wife has a bath.
3 His wife listens to the radio.
4 They have breakfast at 7.30.
5 Bobby reads a magazine.
6 Bobby works in a school.
7 He walks to work.
8 Bobby’s wife is a doctor.
35 Completa le frasi con Do o Does.
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___________ they like studying English?
___________ Susan drink coffee for breakfast?
___________ Jenny and John visit their parents at Christmas?
___________ you go to work by car?
___________ the cinema open at 6 p.m.?
___________ your parents work on Saturdays?
___________ our English lessons start at 10 o’clock?
___________ the train leave from platform 6?
36 Trasforma le frasi in domande, e aggiungi una short answer.
0 I don’t like skiing. (No)
– Do you like skiing?
– No, I don’t.
1 They live in Milan. (Yes)
2 She works for IBM. (No)
3 Max and Sam have got a new car. (Yes)
4 We go to France for our holidays. (Yes)
5 John’s mother doesn’t play tennis. (No)
6 You get up early. (No)
7 You need an umbrella. (Yes)
8 Her husband speaks French and German. (Yes)
37 Completa il dialogo con la forma corretta (affermativa, negativa o interrogativa) del Present
simple dei verbi tra parentesi o con una short answer.
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B
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B
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________ (you / live) near here?
No, I 2 _______ . But I 3 _______ (work) in the local school.
Really? 4 _________ (you / like) your job?
Yes, I 5 ________ (love) it. My children 6 _____ (study) at the school too. 7 _________ (you / have
got) any children?
A Yes, I 8 ________ (have got) a son. But he 9 ______ (not go) to this school. He 10 ________ (study)
Medicine at university.
B That’s interesting. 11 _________ (he / enjoy) it?
A Yes, he 12______ . I 13_________ (not see) him very often. He only 14_________ (come) home once
every three months.
38 Riordina le parole per formare delle frasi.
0 aren’t / today / in my bag/ pens / There / any
There aren’t any pens in my bag today.
1 downstairs / a kitchen / there / Is / ?
2 doctor / Is / a / here / there / this morning / ?
3 a / There / toilet / on / is / first floor / the
4 any / today / There / good films / aren’t / on TV
5 some / in the garden / There / children / are
6 in my house / plants / aren’t / There / any
7 mistakes / Are / in my homework / any / there / ?
8 Is / football game / on Saturday / a / there / ?
39 Completa il testo con there is(n’t)/there are(n’t).
My house is quite big. 1_____________ three bedrooms, a big kitchen, a living room and two
bathrooms. 2_____________ a big table in the kitchen, and we always eat there because
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____________ a dining room.
My bedroom is great! 4____________ a bed and 5____________ some shelves.
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_____________ hundreds of books on the shelves, but 7______________ any CDs: I never listen to
music. 8_____________ any posters on the walls, but 9____________ a photograph of me with my
brothers on holiday in Thailand. 10____________ always clothes on the floor in my room, because
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__________ a wardrobe! What a mess!!
40 Completa le frasi con la forma corretta di there is/there are.
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__________ any people here today. It’s a holiday!
Excuse me, __________ a post office near here?
_________ a big supermarket in my town, and __________ three newsagents.
____________ any American students at your school?
____________ a cinema here, but __________ two in the next town.
____________ some men in that pub, but ___________ any women.
You can’t have an omelette. ______ any eggs.
___________ an English lesson today?
41 Scrivi a, an o some prima delle parole.
1 ____ book
2 ____ aunt
3 ____ woman
4 ____ egg
5 ____ tea
6 ____ CD
7 ____ friends
8 ____ milk
9 ____ apples
10 ____ rice
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____ children
____ people
____ cup
____ MP3 player
____ homework
____ orange
____ wine
____ uncle
____ water
____ music
42 Sottolinea nel dialogo l’alternativa corretta.
A Welcome back! What’s New York like?
B Well, you can imagine! There are 1 some / any enormous apartment blocks, but there 2 is / are
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some / any small houses too.
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A Is / Are there 5 some / any good restaurants?
B Oh, yes. There 6 are / aren’t 7 some / any fantastic places: there 8 is / are food from India, Thailand,
Indonesia … But there 9 are / aren’t 10 some / any English restaurants!
A No?!?! 11 Is / Are there 12 a / any good transport service?
B Of course. There 13 are / aren’t taxis and buses. And there’s 14 a / an underground but there 15 isn’t /
aren’t 16 some / any trams. Oh, and there 17 is / are 18 a / some ferry boat to the Statue of Liberty.
A And 19 is / are there 20 some / any parks?
B Well, there 21 is / are Central Park of course. It’s beautiful. There 22 is / are trees and flowers … and
there 23 is / isn’t 24 a / any lake. There 25 isn’t / aren’t 26 some / any boats on the lake, it’s quite
small.
A Fantastic!
B Yes … but I prefer our quiet village!
A Really? Why?
B Because it’s quiet! There 27 aren’t / isn’t 28 some / any traffic … and there 29 isn’t / aren’t 30 some /
any noise! There 31 is / are 32 a / some pub … but there
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isn’t / aren’t 34 some / any loud concerts on Saturday night
43 Scrivi domande e risposte usando le parole suggerite.
0 – Mark / cook / dinner? – No / order a pizza.
Is Mark cooking dinner?
No, he isn’t. He’s ordering a pizza.
1 – Jack / do his homework? – No / play with his computer.
___________________________________________
2 – the train / leave? – No / wait in the station.
___________________________________________
3 – your parents / work today? – No / stay at home.
___________________________________________
4 – Sally / dance? – No / stand at the bar.
___________________________________________
5 – you and Henry / watch a DVD? – No / clean the house.
___________________________________________
6 – the cat / sleep? – No / catch mice in the garden.
___________________________________________
7 – they / walk in the mountains today? – No / relax by the sea.
___________________________________________
8 – you / play / guitar? – No / listen to the radio.
___________________________________________
44 Scrivi le domande adeguate alla parte sottolineata delle risposte.
0 What’s she studying at university?
She’s studying History at university.
1 ___________________________________________
Joanna’s reading a magazine.
2 ___________________________________________
Mo and Mel are eating a sandwich.
3 ___________________________________________
My cousins are moving to New York.
4 ___________________________________________
She’s sleeping because she’s very tired.
5 ___________________________________________
My brother’s working in the garden.
6 ___________________________________________
I’m talking to my sister on the phone.
7 ___________________________________________
The children are watching cartoons on TV.
8 ___________________________________________
I’m learning English because I need it for work.
45 Completa i mini dialoghi con la forma corretta (affermativa, negativa o interrogativa) del
Present continuous.
1 A What 1 ____ (mum / do) at the moment?
B She 2 _______ (drive) dad to the station.
2 A
Where 3 _____(you / go)? 4 ______________ (you / go) home?
B No, I 5 _______ . I 6 __________ (not go) home. I
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_______ (wait) for Neil.
3 A How 8 _______ (Silvia / spend) her holiday in London?
B She 9 _______ (have) a very good time. She
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_______ (make) a lot of new friends. They
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________ (take) her to a lot of new places. And she 12 ______ (improve) her English.
4 A Where’s Mark? 13 _______ (he / study)?
B No, he 14 _______ . He 15 ________ (help) his brother repair his scooter and they 16 _____ (try) to
finish before dinner.
5 A Why 17 _______ (you / not sleep)?
B Because I 18 ________ (revise) for tomorrow.
6 A 19 _________ (you and your friends / have) a good time?
B
No, we 20 ________ .
46 Completa le frasi con la forma corretta del Past simple di to be.
0 Where’s Marie? I don’t know … she was here ten minutes ago.
1 Jackie’s in hospital at the moment, so she _________ at school this morning.
2 – Where ________ you at 9.30 last night? – Oh, I _______ in bed. I ________ very tired.
3 – _________ Andy and Joan at Molly’s house on Saturday? – No, they ______ . But Alex _______
there. We had a great time.
4 My mum ______ really good at Languages at school. Now she’s a French teacher.
5 – ______ the film interesting? – No, it _______ . It ______ really boring.
6 The weather on holiday _______ good. It ______ cold and rainy every day.
7 – Where ________ Mark yesterday? – He _______ in the Maths lesson.
47 Scrivi delle domande usando la forma interrogativa del Past simple di to be e le parole
suggerite. Poi rispondi con una short answer e una frase affermativa (usa la parola tra
parentesi e la forma affermativa del Past simple di to be).
0 you / ill / last week? (tired)
– Were you ill last week?
– No, I wasn’t. I was tired.
1 his ex-girlfriend / American? (French)
2 Joan’s husband / rich / 20 years ago? (poor)
3 you / late / yesterday? (early)
4 they / at home / 10 minutes ago? (at school)
5 life / easy / in the 18th century? (difficult)
6 the weather / sunny / yesterday? (rainy)
PAST SIMPLE. COMPLETA IL TESTO CON IL PAST SIMPLE DEI VERBI TRA PARENTESI
Last Sunday Miss Murphy (go) …………………….. to London on business by train. She (leave)
……………………. At 6.30 a.m. and (get) ……………….. to Victoria Stationat 8.30. From there she (walk)
…………………………. To her hotel. On the way she (buy) …………….. a newspaper and (go)
……………………… to a bar. She (drink) ……………………. a cup of coffee and she (read) ……………
her newspaper there. She (do) …………… nothing all morning because she (have) …………….. her first
meeting in the afternoon.
PAST SIMPLE. COMPLETA IL TESTO CON IL PAST SIMPLE DEI VERBI TRA PARENTESI
1. A: Where (you/be) …………………………… yesterday afternoon at 5.30, Jack?
B: I (be) ………………………… at the gym.
2. A: Where (you/go) ………………………………………….. on holiday last summer?
B: We (go) ………………………………….. to Crete.
A: (you/have) ……………………………….. a good time?
B: Well, I (enjoy) ………………………. myself a lot, but David (not like) ………………… it there
very much. He (think) ………………………………. there (be) ………………………….
too many tourists.
2. A: (Sheila/do) …………………………… the washing up last night?
B: I don’t think so. She (not/have) ……………………………………… much time.