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Unit 22

15 esercizi
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Lingua inglese

Completa le frasi scegliendo la forma corretta di say o tell.

1) Eric ________ his mother that he didn't want to play football at school.

2) Simon and Robert ________ everybody that they will become NASA astronauts.

3) What are you ________? I can't hear you.

4) Who can ________ me where I can find a bank?

5) Tania ________ her mother: "Let's go shopping."
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Completa le frasi con le conclusioni elencate sotto.
1) Laura went away ________

2) We can start having dinner after ________

3) A: Some people think you'll  lose your job. B: ________

4) We'd better run. The clock ________

5) As regards office times, you have absolute freedom, ________
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Leggi le frasi e indica quelle in cui tell e say sono usati in modo corretto.
A: Sheila told her cousin that she wanted to have a holiday with him and his family.
B: Alexander said his father that his composition had won the first prize.
C: Samantha said to her mother: "I'd like to become prima ballerina."
D: Helen told: "Miss Loveday, can I come to the blackboard today?"
E: The twins told that nobody recognized them at first sight.
F: Max always says he's very keen on English.
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2

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Completa le frasi utilizzando le espressioni elencate di seguito: tell the world ° tell me the time ° tell the difference ° tell you a secret ° tell the truth.

1) If I ________, will you be able to keep it for yourself?

2) I left my watch at home, could you ________ please?

3) I know you are a botanist. Can you ________ between a field maple and a sugar maple?

4) You may be very pleased about your promotion but you needn't ________.

5) To ________, I'm fed up with quiz shows and reality shows.

Completamento aperto
2

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Completa le frasi con say, tell, speak, talk coniugati al tempo corretto.

1) Caroline ________ about her holidays when the teacher entered the classroom.

2) Yesterday I heard Martin ________ his girlfriend that he always saw her in his dreams.

3) Teacher to students: Please be silent. The headmaster is going ________ to all of you.

4) Excuse me, I'm a foreigner here. Could you ________ me the way to the stadium?

5) It goes without ________ that you will improve your skills with practice.
Completamento aperto
3

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Decidi se le seguenti trasformazioni del discorso diretto in discorso indiretto sono corrette (correct) o errate (incorrect).
A: Liam: "I want a Labrador puppy."
Liam said he wants a Labrador puppy.
B: Hassad: "I'm very happy becase it's snowing."
Hassad says he's very happy because it's snowing.
C: Gilbert: "I detest bossy people."
Gilbert says he detested bossy people.
D: Brenda to me: "Eliza is very angry."
Brenda told me that Eliza was very angry.
E: The young mother: "My child doesn't eat very much."
The young mother says that her child doesn't eat very much.
Domande in serie
3

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1) "I'm eating a ham sandwich" Bruce said.
Bruce said he was eating a ham sandwich.

2) "I have never been to the USA", said the long-haired girl.
The long-haired girl said she has never been to the USA.

3) "I wasn't watching television", Stephen said to his mother.
Stephen told his mother he wasn't watching television.

4) "I'll be late tonight" Vera's husband said.
Vera's husband said he will be late that night.

5) "I need your help to write this letter" Vanessa said to her friend.
Vanessa told her friend that she needs her help to write the letter.

Trova errore
3

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Leggi i seguenti esempi di discorso indiretto ed evidenzia la frase corretta.
A: Henry told George he will let him know his new address as soon as possible.
B: Harry's grandparents told him they have brought a beautiful present for his birthday.
C: My friends said they would be playing football at 2 p.m.
D: Sean said he was studying now.
E: Robert told me he had seen a beautiful play yesterday.
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Completa le frasi al discorso indiretto scegliendo l'alternativa corretta.

1) Connie: "You're right, I made a mistake."
Connie ________ making a mistake.

2) Paul: "No, I didn't eat the last omelette."
Paul ________ eating the last omelette.

3) Dylan: "Don't worry, Brian. I'll meet you at the station at seven a.m."
Dylan ________ Brian he would meet him at the station at seven a.m.

4) The steward: "The flights have been cancelled because of the snow."
The steward ________ that the flights had been cancelled because of the snow.

5) Georgia: "All this noise gives me a terrible headache."
Georgia ________ that all that noise gave her a terrible headache.

Completamento chiuso
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Inserisci i verbi introduttivi elencati sotto.
1) Jessica: "I'll certainly come to your party, thank you. "
Jessica ________ to come to my party.
2) Sarah: "I will never tell you what I know"
Sarah ________ to tell her mother what she knew.
3) Mum: "If you help me in the kitchen, I'll take you to the cinema in the afternoon."
Mum ________ to take me to the cinema in the afternoon, if I helped her in the kitchen.
4) George: "I will go to the gym twice a week."
George ________ to go to the the gym twice a week.
5) Rachel: "Don't give up and try the driving test again."
Rachel her friend to try the driving test again.
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Completa le frasi con uno dei seguenti verbi opportunamente coniugati e seguiti dall'oggetto:
advise ° beg ° offer ° remind ° invite.

1) "Esther, don't forget to turn off all the lights", Adam said.
Adam ________ to turn off all the lights.

2) "You should read the poem aloud", the teacher said to the students.
The teacher ________ to read the poem aloud.

3) "Please, Jason, lend me your scooter tonight", Peter said.
Peter ________ to lend him his scooter that night.

4) "Alison, would you like to have a walk with us?", Martin said.
Martin ________ to have a walk with them.

5) "Miss Fleming, you can work in my office today", the headmaster said.
The headmaster ________ to work in his office that day.
Completamento aperto
4

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Leggi le frasi al discorso indiretto e scegli la forma verbale corretta.

1) Steve: "If that dress cost less, I'd buy it for you."
Steve told his girlfriend that if that dress cost less, he ________ it for her.

2) Gary: "If I find your bag, I will tell you."
Gary told Martha that if he ________ her bag, he would tell her.

3) Oscar: "If I hadn't walked so much, my legs wouldn't hurt."
Oscar said that if he hadn't walked so much, his legs ________.

4) Lorna: "If I drink wine, I have a headache."
Lorna said that if she ________ wine, she ________ a headache.
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Leggi le frasi e seleziona quella corretta.
A: The housekeeper asked the owner of the flat where she shall put the new plants.
B: Andrew told Lawrence that he must work late that evening .
C: The steward told the pilot that the cabin door will not open easily.
D: Mr Williamson told his wife that she ought cook more vegetables and less meat.
E: Clara told me I mustn't read her diary.
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Leggi le frasi e decidi se sono corrette (correct) o errate (incorrect).
A: My friends complained that they had missed the bus and couldn't arrive on time.
B: The little girl admitted that she couldn't swim at all.
C: The new schoolboy asked the teacher if he may go to the toilet.
D: Harry told his mother he might be late for dinner.
E: Fiona explained that she would have to go abroad the following month.
Domande in serie
5

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Volgi le frasi al discorso indiretto.

1) The policeman to the little boy: "Why are you crying?"
The policeman asked the little boy ________.

2) Roger to his schoolmate: "Did your brother watch television yesterday?"
Roger asked his schoolmate if ________ television the day before.

3) Tracy: "What shall I wear for the ceremony?"
Tracy wanted to know what ________ for the ceremony.

4) Reece to Linda: "Are you angry with me?"
Reece asked Linda if ________ angry with him.

5) "Can I sleep with my puppy, mum?"
Emily asked her mother if ________ with her puppy.
Completamento aperto
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