Soluzioni Libro B1
Soluzioni Libro B1
Soluzioni Libro B1
Ex 3 Ex 2
1 Are you thirsty? 2 How old is Steve? 3 How much 1 Do your parents work? Yes, they do. 2 Where do
is this? 4 What’s his job? 5 I’m cold. 6 I’m sleepy. you go to school? 3 What do you do in your free
Ex 4 time? 4 What type of music do you listen to? 5 Do
1 haven’t 2 ’ve got 3 has it got 4 ’s got you like rap music? Yes, I do. 6 Do you ever go to
5 camera 6 Has it got 7 No, it hasn’t 8 Has it got concerts? No, I don’t. 7 Do you have a boyfriend?
9 Yes, it has 10 ’ve got 11 haven’t got 12 ’ve got Yes, I do. 8 What does he do?
Ex 5 Ex 3
1 I’m not doing anything. 2 I’m waiting for Nick. 1 do the other people in your family get up? 2 do
3 Is he working? 4 he’s playing basketball. 5 His you eat for breakfast? 3 Do you go to work or school
team is/are playing in the finals. 6 They’re playing by car? 4 do you do after work or school? 5 Do you
against Guildford. 7 I’m phoning to invite you and watch the TV in the evening? 6 do you go to bed?
Nick to dinner. 8 Are you going to that cookery Ex 4
course again this year? 9 I’m doing Latin American 1 What does he do on the day before a match?
dancing now 10 I’m not making much progress. 2 Does he play any other sports? 3 What does he
Ex 6 eat before a match? 4 Does he want to play football
1 has got 2 is 3 is 4 has got 5 are building all his life? 5 How does he spend his free time?
6 are 7 are going up 8 are 6 How much does he earn?
Ex 5
Unit 6 – Present simple: forme affermativa 1 do you write text messages to? 2 do you make
e negativa this cake with? 3 do you come from? 4 do you use
Ex 1 this tool for? 5 do you go to school with? 6 do you
1 live 2 works 3 teaches 4 does 5 plays 6 go work for?
7 go
Unit 8 – Have; usi particolari di have
Ex 2
Ex 1
1 goes 2 flies 3 stays 4 likes 5 spends 6 sees
– takes 7 plays 8 scores 9 washes 10 watches 1 have 2 have – have 3 have 4 has 5 have
Le frasi in cui have non significa avere sono: 2, 3, 5
Ex 3
1 Mr Rye doesn’t work. He reads all day. 2 The Ex 2
boys don’t go to school. They study at home. 3 Mrs 1 doesn’t have – has 2 don’t have – have
Rye doesn’t cook. Her husband cooks. 4 They don’t 3 doesn’t have – has 4 doesn’t have – has 5 don’t
watch the TV. They play cards. 5 Mr Rye doesn’t eat have – have
meat. He only eats fish. 6 The boys don’t do a sport. Ex 3
They hate all sports. 1 Do your parents have a holiday 2 Does your
Ex 4 mother have 3 Do you have 4 Does your father
1 Sue doesn’t always wear jeans. 2 I go to have breakfast 5 Do you have wine 6 Does your
gymnastics twice a week. 3 Lily often listens to father have
music. 4 I don’t usually eat fish. 5 Richard chats Ex 4
on the internet every evening. 6 Daisy never goes to 1 Non è possibile 2 We haven’t got a dog. 3 Has
bed early. Janet got a brother? 4 I’ve got a headache. 5 Non
Ex 5 è possibile 6 The hotel hasn’t got a restaurant.
1 has 2 don’t go 3 speak 4 drive 5 doesn’t often 7 Have you got Jane’s address? 8 Non è possibile
rain 6 doesn’t fly 7 build 8 don’t walk 9 sleeps Ex 5
1 Do you have a rest after lunch? 2 Does Sally have
Unit 7 – Present simple: forma interrogativa guitar lessons? 3 When do you have a holiday in
e risposte brevi the summer? 4 Do you have a sandwich for lunch?
Ex 1 5 At work I don’t have a break in the morning.
1 Do – do 2 Do – do 3 Does – doesn’t 4 Does 6 Tony has blue eyes. 7 I have tea for breakfast.
– does 5 Do – do 6 Do – don’t
Ex 9 Ex 8
1 are changing 2 are beginning 3 shows 4 spend 1 Turn the light on 2 look for 3 Turn the volume
(se è un’abitudine)/spending (se è una tendenza) up 4 Look at 5 Look it up 6 Look after 7 Turn
5 account 6 is growing the lights off
Ex 10
Unit 17 – Lessico e grammatica (B1-B2)
1 are falling 2 is 3 buy 4 are increasing 5 are
doing 6 are going 7 don’t know 8 are doing Ex 1
1 c 2 a 3 b 4 d
Ex 11
II) exhausting/relaxing III) boring/exciting IV) stressful/
1 am 2 ’m studying 3 ’m not sleeping 4 is it 5 is
stress-free V) unhealthy/healthy
it 6 hate 7 ’m finding 8 don’t remember 9 Don’t
worry 10 Has your brother got 11 ’s/is 12 is going Ex 2
13 are staying 14 are leaving 1 is becoming 2 are always going 3 spend 4 want
5 stress-free 6 don’t want 7 sedentary 8 healthy
Ex 12
9 ’m looking
1 A: What time does the show start tomorrow? B: It
starts at eight thirty. 2 A: What are you looking for? Ex 3
What do you need? B: I need a plaster. 3 Sean is 1 high-rise building 2 industrial estate 3 business
studying economics at university. He hopes to find/he park 4 e-commerce 5 supershop 6 shopping
will find a good job afterwards. 4 A: What are you centre 7 3D film 8 giant screen cinemas
cooking? B: Spaghetti. Do you like pasta? 5 I’m 9 interactive museum
fed up with Anne. She is always borrowing my things Ex 4
without asking. 6 The newspapers say/are saying the 1 shop 2 are opening 3 supershops 4 e-commerce
price of houses is going up/is increasing/is rising. 5 is becoming 6 offer (abitudinalmente)/are offering
(tendenza) 7 home delivery 8 order 9 delivers
Unit 17 – Lessico e grammatica (A1-B1)
Ex 5
Ex 1 1 capable of 2 crowded with 3 excited about
1 grandmother 2 mother 3 father 4 aunt 5 uncle 4 different from 5 married to 6 tired of 7 afraid
6 brother 7 sister of 8 worried about 9 shocked by/at 10 keen on
Ex 2 11 hopeless at 12 happy with 13 nervous about
1 wife 2 nephew 3 son 4 daughter 5 grandson 14 angry about 15 disappointed with 16 good at
6 granddaughter 7 niece 8 cousin
Ex 3
1 has got 2 brother 3 sister 4 is 5 doesn’t live Il passato
6 lives 7 works 8 father 9 comes 10 speak Unit 19 – Past simple di be
11 grandmother 12 isn’t 13 ’s/is 14 doesn’t
speak 15 tries 16 sees 17 grandparents Ex 1
1 was 2 were 3 was 4 was 5 was – were
Ex 4 6 were – was
1 switch the alarm off 2 get up 3 have a wash
4 brush his hair 5 get dressed 6 leave the house Ex 2
7 catch the bus/train 8 get home 1 wasn’t 2 weren’t 3 wasn’t 4 weren’t 5 weren’t
6 wasn’t
Ex 5
1 clean 2 have 3 do 4/5/6 see/chat to/text 7 go Ex 3
8 play 1 Were you late for the appointment? Yes, I was./Yes,
we were. 2 Was the weather nice? No, it wasn’t.
Ex 6 3 Was I horrible to Sally yesterday? Yes, you were.
1 ’s chatting 2 ’s doing 3 ’s playing 4 ’s washing 4 Were you and Sue in the same class? Yes, we were.
5 ’m cleaning 5 Were the children tired after the trip? Yes, they
Ex 7 were. 6 Were you born in London? No, I wasn’t./No,
1 cercare (cose o persone) 2 prendersi cura we weren’t.
3 cercare (sul dizionario) 4 accendere 5 spegnere Ex 4
6 alzare (il volume) 7 abbassare (il volume) 1 wasn’t full 2 weren’t expensive 3 was terrible
4 were worried 5 wasn’t interesting 6 weren’t any 3 was your holiday – was – were 4 weren’t – was
eggs 5 was 6 Were there – was
Ex 3
Unit 20 – Past simple: forma affermativa
Across: 1 slept 5 found 6 ate 8 left 10 took
dei verbi regolari e irregolari 11 had
Ex 1 Down: 2 taught 3 did 4 gave 5 felt 7 won 9 fed
1 played 2 watched 3 visited 4 invited
Ex 4
5 repaired 6 waited
1 slept 2 taught 3 won 4 gave 5 did 6 found
Ex 2 – took/gave 7 felt – had 8 ate/had
1 ate 2 went 3 spent 4 saw 5 came 6 had
Ex 5
Ex 3 1 produced 2 became 3 committed 4 was
1 began – stopped 2 wanted – did 3 learnt/learned 5 was 6 was 7 started 8 sent 9 dismissed
– swam 4 had – rode 5 became 10 decided 11 started 12 concentrated
Ex 4 13 painted 14 discovered 15 admired 16 did
1 got 2 was 3 left 4 ran 5 missed 6 was 17 went 18 lived 19 met 20 found 21 liked
7 had 8 found 9 took 10 did 11 made 22 left 23 created 24 changed 25 grew 26 died
12 burnt/burned 13 was 14 laughed Ex 6
1 I stayed at home in June. 2 Then I went to Croatia
Unit 21 – Past simple: forme interrogativa,
in July. 3 Who did you go with? 4 I went with my
negativa e risposte brevi friend Matteo and his family. 5 How long were you
Ex 1 there? 6 Two weeks. We were on the island of Pag.
1 Where did you and Chris go? 2 Did you stay in a 7 Did you stay in a hotel? 8 No, we didn’t. We rented
hotel? 3 Did the hotel organise trips? 4 What did a house there. 9 Did you visit many places? 10 We
you do in the evenings? 5 Did the children like the visited the island but we didn’t visit any other places.
food? 6 When did you come back?
Ex 2 Unit 23 – Used to
1 John didn’t go to the sea. 2 Anita and Dave didn’t Ex 1
play tennis. 3 A lot of people didn’t go out all day. 1 used to have 2 used to lend 3 used to worry
4 Zoey didn’t take the children to the park. 5 I didn’t 4 used to drive 5 used to invite 6 used to be
cut the grass. 6 Nick didn’t take the dog for a long Ex 2
walk. 1 didn’t use to have 2 didn’t use to see 3 didn’t
Ex 3 use to play 4 didn’t use to go 5 didn’t use to do
1 did you see? 2 did she buy 3 did you arrive? 6 didn’t use to stay
4 did he leave? 5 did you break 6 did they finish Ex 3
Ex 4 1 Did you use to sleep with the light on? – I didn’t
1 didn’t buy 2 didn’t give 3 didn’t win 4 didn’t go 2 Did you use to have a lot of toys? – I did 3 Did
5 didn’t say 6 didn’t invite grandma use to put you to bed early? – she did
Ex 5 4 Did she use to read you a story? – she didn’t
5 Did you use to watch Dragonball? – I didn’t 6 Did
1 Did Peter finish – he didn’t 2 Did Mrs Trent send
grandpa use to take you fishing? – he didn’t
– she did 3 Did the technician repair – he did
4 Did the sales representatives give you – they didn’t Ex 4
5 Did you cancel – I didn’t 6 Did you and Fiona tidy 1 non è possibile 2 We used to eat out 3 non è
– we did possibile 4 There used to be a bank here 5 Erica
used to live in Brighton 6 non è possibile
Unit 22 – Esercizi di riepilogo (19-21) Ex 5
Ex 1 1 I used to work for a small company. Now I work for
1 were you 2 was your brother 3 was your a big company. 2 Nigel used to be vegetarian. Now
grandmother 4 were the tickets 5 were your keys he eats meat. 3 My brother used to wear glasses.
Ex 2 Now he has contact lenses. 4 I didn’t use to like
1 weren’t – I wasn’t – was 2 Were they – they were
Unit 30 – Lessico e grammatica (B1-B2) hasn’t. 3 A: Have you ordered the cake? B: Yes, I
have. 4 A: Have we invited Mary to the party?
Ex 1
B: No, we haven’t. 5 A: Have you told Peter about
1 hang-gliding 2 mountaineering 3 caving the party? B: Yes, I have. 6 A: Has he said if he can
4 parachuting 5 scuba diving come? B: No, he hasn’t. 7 A: Have Andy and Helen
Ex 2 arrived? B: No, they haven’t.
1 had been 2 had enjoyed 3 had never done Ex 6
4 felt 5 had 6 decided 7 rock climbing 8 had 1 f – ’ve lost 2 a – have eaten 3 b – haven’t
imagined 9 caving 10 had been 11 scuba diving studied 4 d – ’ve left 5 e – ’s grown
12 enjoyed
Ex 3 Unit 33 – Present perfect simple con always,
2 e 3 d 4 f 5 a 6 b often, ever, never…; gone e been
Ex 4 Ex 1
1 sailor – marinaio 2 explorer – esploratore 1 ever been to Spain? 2 have never met 3 ’ve read
3 scuba diver – subacqueo 4 leader – capo/leader it twice 4 has rained recently/has recently rained
Ex 5 5 It’s the first time we’ve 6 has already left 7 ’ve
1 explored 2 crossed 3 had ever crossed 4 leader always been 8 hasn’t rained lately 9 you ever met
5 traveller 6 had gone 7 died 8 sent/had sent her 10 have phoned twice 11 ’s often been
9 was staying Ex 2
Ex 6 1 gone 2 been 3 been 4 been 5 been 6 gone
1 believed in 2 spoke to 3 complained to – about Ex 3
4 congratulated John on 5 didn’t approve of 1 A: Has your wife ever climbed B: has never asked
6 succeeded in 7 waited for 8 listened to 2 A: Have you ever been B: have never felt
9 laughed at 10 didn’t apply for 11 didn’t depend 3 A: Have you ever seen B: have never seen
on 12 cared about 13 looked at 14 looked for 4 A: Has your son ever tried B: has never wanted
15 asked the teacher about 5 A: Have you ever met B: have never met
Ex 4
1 three times 2 ever 3 so far 4 It’s the first time
Dal passato al presente 5 gone 6 been
Unit 32 – Present perfect simple Unit 34 – Present perfect simple con already,
Ex 1 just, still e yet
1 I’ve phoned Val. 2 We haven’t eaten. 3 It’s rained. Ex 1
4 Ann hasn’t come. 5 They’ve arrived. 6 She’s paid
1 Have you decided where to have the sales
the bill.
conference yet? 2 Have you and Terry read my
Ex 2 report yet? 3 Has Angela contacted the press yet?
1 Has the plane landed? 2 Have they phoned? 4 Have we ordered a new computer yet? 5 Has Dave
3 Have you washed it? 4 Has the post arrived? Fox had a meeting with Philip Ley yet? 6 Have we
5 Has she met him before? 6 Has the film started? received the orders for our new product yet?
Ex 3 Ex 2
1 have moved – have bought 2 has decided – has 1 No, we haven’t decided yet. 2 I have already read
told 3 have passed – has offered 4 have booked it but Terry hasn’t read it yet. 3 Yes, she has already
– have paid 5 has had – has broken phoned them. 4 Yes, it has already arrived. 5 No,
Ex 4 he hasn’t seen him yet. 6 Yes, we have already
1 ’ve visited – haven’t seen 2 ’ve had – haven’t received a lot of orders.
had 3 ’ve worked – haven’t appeared 4 ’ve met Ex 3
– haven’t stayed 5 ’ve bought – haven’t finished 1 still haven’t had 2 still hasn’t shaved 3 still
Ex 5 haven’t made 4 still haven’t got 5 still hasn’t
1 A: Have you bought the drinks? B: Yes, I have. arrived
2 A: Has mum made the sandwiches? B: No, she
known Barbara for a long time. 3 Carol has had 2 haven’t been tidying – ’ve/have been lying
a headache since yesterday. 4 I haven’t seen the 3 hasn’t been looking after – ’s/has been reading
news for days. 5 Here it hasn’t snowed since 2002. 4 haven’t been working – ’ve/have been chatting
6 Harry has played tennis since he was a boy/since 5 hasn’t been cleaning – ’s/has been chatting
he was small. 7 I have studied French for six 6 hasn’t been preparing – ’s/has been washing
months. 8 How long have you played football? Ex 2
Unit 38 – Esercizi di riepilogo (32-37) 1 have been jumping 2 ’s/has been shopping
3 have been drinking 4 have been writing 5 has
Ex 1 been using 6 ’ve/have been eating
1 wanted 2 washed 3 haven’t worn 4 saw 5 told
Ex 3
6 invited 7 Have you ever been
1 I have been working here since 2005. 2 You
Ex 2 have been using the Playstation for hours. 3 My
1 ’ve/have been 2 arrived 3 ’ve/have taken 4 took neighbour’s/has been playing the drums since three
5 went 6 was 7 haven’t really spoken 8 studied o’clock. 4 The wedding guests have been eating
9 lived 10 have you seen 11 Have you been for three hours. 5 The company’s/has been making
Ex 3 furniture since 1870.
1 I’ve/have bought clothes and CDs in the last few
months 2 I bought a mobile phone last month Unit 40 – Contrasto: present perfect
3 Was it easy to order the things? 4 I didn’t have any continuous/present perfect simple
problems when I ordered them. 5 My dad paid on Ex 1
the internet by credit card. 6 I’ve/have never bought 1 have had 2 has stopped 3 ’ve been studying/’ve
anything on eBay before 7 now I’ve/have found studied 4 have known 5 has eaten 6 have been
some jeans that I want to buy 8 I have just made an reading 7 have read 8 ’ve studied
offer 9 the auction hasn’t closed yet 10 How much Ex 2
have you offered so far? 1 has Tony been doing – ’s/has been using – ’s/has
Ex 4 been looking for – ’s/has found 2 ’ve/have bought –
Risposte aperte ’ve/have been answering – haven’t had 3 have you
Ex 5 been phoning – ’s/has been – ’ve/have been ringing
1 ’s/has stopped 2 ’ve/have tried 3 ’ve/have 4 Have you been crying? – ’ve/have been cutting
threatened 4 haven’t given 5 told 6 haven’t Ex 3
worked 7 haven’t spoken 8 have seen 1 ’s/has ironed (attenzione sul risultato) 2 ’s/has
Ex 6 been ironing (azione ancora in corso) 3 ’s/has eaten
1 ✓ 2 you were 3 ✓ 4 Have you already asked (attenzione sul risultato) 4 ’ve/have done/have been
5 Have you ever tried doing (azione conclusa recentemente) 5 have been
(verbo di stato)
Ex 7
1 I saw Paul yesterday. He was in Ireland last month. Unit 41 – Esercizi di riepilogo (32-40)
2 A: Have you seen my glasses? B: They were on Ex 1
the table in the kitchen. 3 I’ve/have played tennis
1 since he moved to Brighton 2 before that 3 in my
for years. I learnt when I was at school. 4 A: Have
teens 4 when I was eighteen 5 since then 6 still
you ever been to America? B: Yes, I have. I visited
7 last month 8 yet 9 This year
New York in 2004. A: Did you like it? 5 I’ve/have
bought all the Christmas presents but I haven’t found Ex 2
a present for Judy yet. 6 A: What time did you arrive Nel passato (del tutto trascorso): Frasi 1, 4, 6, 7
yesterday? B: At three o’clock because the plane was Nel passato (che ha una relazione con il
late. 7 A: Have you ever eaten in that restaurant? presente): Frasi: 2, 3, 5, 8, 9
B: Yes, I have. I’ve been there twice. 8 I’ve/have lived 1 got 2 ’ve/have bought 3 haven’t bought
here since 2006. Before I lived in the city. 4 closed 5 ’ve/have shaved 6 cut – didn’t cry
7 saw – wasn’t 8 haven’t seen 9 ’s/has stopped
Unit 39 – Present perfect continuous Ex 3
Ex 1 1 Has it revolutionised 2 have most people continued
1 hasn’t been studying – ’s/has been using
Unit 48 – Esercizi di riepilogo (44-47) 3 may/might want 4 may not/might not have
5 may/might do 6 may not/might not do
Ex 1
1 does the English course begin – starts 2 are you Ex 2
meeting – ’s coming 3 does our plane arrive 4 ’m 1 might be 2 might not be 3 Might she know
going 5 ’s giving 6 opens 7 ’m leaving – ’m 4 might 5 might find
taking 8 leaves Ex 3
Ex 2 1 might come 2 ’ll be 3 is having 4 ’re going
1 ’s going to get up 2 ’s going 3 ’s going to wear 5 might go 6 may win
4 ’s coming – ’s staying 5 ’s meeting 6 ’re having Ex 4
Ex 3 1 ’s having dinner with Terry. 2 may invite Carol for
1 is getting 2 ’re having 3 ’ll have to 4 ’ll help lunch. 3 may play tennis with Carol. 4 ’s going
5 ’ll look 6 won’t be 7 ’ll bring 8 ’m going to the cinema with Dave. 5 is catching the train
to London. 6 ’s meeting Janet Greaves for work.
Ex 4
7 may see some friends after work. 8 may stay the
1 ’m not going to go 2 ’ll send 3 ’m going to get night in London.
4 ’m going to join 5 ’ll go 6 ’s going to see
Ex 5 Unit 51 – Esercizi di riepilogo (44-50)
1 ’ll be 2 ’re playing 3 starts 4 ’ll probably get Ex 1
5 is coming 6 ’ll have 7 ’ll bring 8 are going to 1 am – will resolve 2 am – won’t be 3 have – will
provide build 4 is – will go 5 won’t stay – have 6 is – will
Ex 6 open 7 offers – will always be 8 vote – won’t
1 I’m not going to argue with Gill. 2 Quick! The disappoint
train is going to leave. 3 I think Thomas won’t pass Ex 2
the exam./I don’t think Thomas will pass the exam. 1 ’ll phone 2 land 3 leaves 4 ’ll probably catch
4 I’m hungry. I’ll eat now. 5 The play starts at eight. 5 gets 6 miss 7 ’ll catch 8 ’ll be 9 am 10 are
6 Carl is starting his new job on 2nd June. going 11 ’ll send
Ex 7 Ex 3
Frasi libere Espressioni da cancellare: 1 ’m going to wear 2 may
be 3 may wear 4 may dye 5 may do 6 is going
Unit 49 – Present simple dopo when, before, to come
after, until, if…
Ex 4
Ex 1 1 will be 2 ’re going 3 might go 4 won’t be 5 ’m
1 find 2 have 3 buy 4 sees 5 am 6 is going 6 ’ll put
Ex 2 Ex 5
1 finish 2 pass 3 will wait 4 book 5 ’ll work 1 will be 2 ’ll lose 3 won’t believe 4 ’ll feel 5 will
6 get 7 finish 8 get 9 are 10 keep be 6 is giving 7 will love 8 Will we have 9 will
Ex 3 reach 10 are meeting 11 will find
1 ’ll have 2 land 3 have 4 want 5 ’ll go 6 ’ll
visit 7 visit 8 need Unit 52 – Future continuous
Ex 4 Ex 1
Verbi da cancellare: 1 will leave – tell 2 don’t see 1 will be 2 be waiting 3 will you be 4 working
– will go 3 is – will serve 4 will finish – read 5 be arriving 6 Will it be raining 7 be sleeping 8 be
5 will want – lend 6 phones – will land 7 will finish Ex 2
– come 8 won’t go – come 9 will arrive – have 1 will be making for 2 will be playing 3 will be
10 don’t get – will take showing 4 will be waiting 5 will be visiting 6 will
only be staying
Unit 50 – May e might
Ex 3
Ex 1 1 will be staying 2 won’t be riding 3 will be driving
1 may/might give 2 may not/might not understand 4 will be using 5 won’t be walking 6 won’t be going
Ex 3 Ex 3
1 can Peter 2 is Peter 3 do we 4 does her sister 1 cooking/to cook – making/to make – to try
5 did I 6 will I 2 cycling – to go 3 spending – to come
Ex 4 Ex 4
1 do I 2 did we 3 am I 4 could we 5 are you 1 to stay – to find 2 causing – to believe – to speak
6 has Eddy 3 to live/living – to look/looking 4 to tell – to miss/
Ex 5 missing
1 So did I. 2 Neither/Nor did I. 3 So will I. Unit 63 – Verbo + complemento + infinito
4 Neither/Nor am I. 5 So do I. 6 So am I.
7 Neither/Nor will I. Ex 1
1 Rick and Fiona to move the desks 2 Julia to prepare
Ex 6
the plastic cups and plates 3 everything to be ready
1 suppose so 2 think so 3 guess so 4 ’m afraid 4 all the class to welcome the guests 5 Sarah and
so 5 hope not 6 ’m afraid not 7 don’t expect so Martin to pour the drinks 6 Samir to serve the food
8 don’t think so
Ex 2
Unit 61 – Esercizi di riepilogo (58-60) 1 him to finish 2 her to phone 3 you to bring
Ex 1 4 him/her not to interrupt 5 them to be
1 not to like – to get 2 to make 3 not to get 4 to Ex 3
find 1 The doctor convinced his patient to start the
Ex 2 treatment. 2 I always encourage my students to
1 not to have phoned 2 not to have invited 3 to participate in the school activities. 3 We have
have lost 4 to have written 5 to have seen invited Mary to come on holiday with us. 4 Sophie
is teaching Tom to send an email. 5 Tom is going
Ex 3 to ask his friends to give him a hand. 6 I’ve already
1 Visiting 2 Not knowing 3 Not getting 4 Attending warned you to drive carefully.
5 Learning 6 Getting
Ex 4
Ex 4 1 prefer her 2 us to wait 3 suggested that we
1 they do – Do they? 2 it has – Is there? 3 you order/ordered 4 wants the concert to start 5 Paul
can’t – Haven’t they? 4 I did – Will you? suggested 6 you not to come
Ex 5 Ex 5
1 Neither/Nor do 2 Neither/Nor are 3 So is 4 So 1 him 2 to book 3 him to spend 4 to stay 5 us
have 5 So can 6 So did 7 So was 8 Neither/Nor 6 that they rent 7 me to drive
will 9 So does 10 Neither/Nor am
Ex 6 Unit 64 – Esercizi di riepilogo (62-63)
1 hope so 2 don’t think so 3 guess not 4 expect Ex 1
so 5 think so 6 don’t expect so I verbi corretti sono: 1 visiting 2 spending 3 to
Ex 7 spend 4 looking/to look 5 to have 6 to tell
1 So am I 2 to concentrate 3 Is it? 4 I do 7 being
5 Neither do I 6 Are you? 7 Has he? 8 hope not Ex 2
9 Yes, I am 10 have lost 1 to meet – meeting 2 taking – to take 3 smoking
– to smoke 4 to play – playing 5 being – to be
Unit 62 – Verbo + to o -ing (1)
Ex 3
Ex 1 1 to read 2 playing 3 to play 4 to walk 5 walking
1 to show – visiting 2 to speak – telling 3 to leave 6 speaking 7 to speak
– missing 4 to drive – parking
Ex 4
Ex 2 1-A 1-B 2-C 3-B 4-C 4-D
1 to do 2 cutting/to cut 3 working 4 to have 5 to
drink 6 to show 7 cutting 8 answering 9 to go Ex 5
1 Tom to lend 2 Ann to go out 3 Mary to be
4 John not to call
Ex 6 Ex 4
1 to touch 2 asked 3 to help 4 advised 5 to look 1 Stop making noise. I’m trying to sleep. 2 They’re
6 need 7 to send 8 consider 9 buying 10 afford trying to repair the engine. 3 A: I don’t know Joy’s
11 to buy 12 teach 13 to find 14 persuade number. B: Have you tried looking in my diary/
15 to stop 16 sending telephone book? 4 Don’t stop to think: hit the ball
Ex 7 at once. 5 I remember seeing your glasses on the
1 I hope to finish this job/work by six. 2 The man shelf in the living room. 6 Yesterday (it) was Lianne’s
denies taking the money. 3 I suggest having birthday. Luckily I remembered to call her. 7 Don’t
breakfast at nine. 4 People started to laugh/laughing. forget to reserve/book a table at the restaurant for
5 My cat loves sleeping/to sleep on the sofa. 6 I like tonight. 8 I’ll never forget winning the first prize.
to add a little milk to my tea. 7 Would you like to 9 Would you like/Do you want to stop smoking?
listen to some music? 8 They want me to help them. Try using this new drug. 10 Louis didn’t know the
9 I’d like you to come to the party. 10 His friends address, so he stopped to ask for directions.
persuaded him to leave. Unit 67 – Be used to, get used to
Unit 65 – Question tags Ex 1
Ex 1 1 ’s used to speaking 2 aren’t used to staying up
1 haven’t they? 2 isn’t it? 3 can’t he? 4 haven’t 3 ’s used to sleeping 4 ’m not used to eating 5 ’m
you? 5 won’t they? 6 aren’t they? 7 aren’t I? used to working 6 aren’t used to playing
Ex 2 Ex 2
1 don’t you? 2 doesn’t she? 3 doesn’t he? 1 used to wear jeans. Now I’m getting used to
4 didn’t you? 5 don’t they? 6 didn’t they? wearing a suit. 2 used to have long hair. Now he’s
7 don’t I? getting used to having short hair. 3 used to get to
school late every morning. Now she’s getting used
Ex 3 to arriving on time. 4 use to have much money to
1 is it? 2 has she? 3 do they? 4 should he? spend. Now we’re getting used to having more money.
5 did they? 6 was it? 7 have you? 8 does it?
9 do we? Ex 3
1 wasn’t used to – got used to 2 aren’t used to –
Ex 4 get used to 3 are getting used to
1 isn’t it? 2 haven’t they? 3 is there? 4 hasn’t
it? 5 don’t they? 6 do you? 7 don’t you? 8 didn’t Ex 4
you? 9 did you? 10 couldn’t we? 1 driving – live 2 like – living 3 be – facing
Ex 5 Ex 5
1 do 2 were 3 can 4 would 1 got used to 2 used to 3 get used to 4 used to
5 got used to 6 used to be
Ex 6
1 is there? 2 won’t they? 3 didn’t it? 4 can they? Unit 68 – Make, let, get + complemento +
5 was it? 6 did they? 7 weren’t they? verbo; be made/allowed to
Unit 66 – Verbo + to o -ing (2) Ex 1
1 let 2 made 3 make 4 let
Ex 1
1 looking 2 to repair 3 to listen/listening 4 seeing Ex 2
5 to admire 6 looking 7 to wake – to sleep/ 1 make you leave 2 let you take – make you turn
sleeping 8 to sign 3 let visitors take – let them use 4 make your
children pay 5 let elderly people go in – make them
Ex 2
show
1 sending 2 to buy 3 to talk 4 buying 5 to send
6 listening 7 to listen Ex 3
1 got her friends to paint 2 get her car to start – got
Ex 3
her neighbour to give 3 get her sister to cook 4 get
1 to turn 2 looking 3 playing 4 to get 5 to have everyone to do – get her to give
6 seeing 7 to give 8 visiting
Ex 4
1 are allowed to play 2 ’m not allowed to use 3 are
Ex 6 Ex 5
1 Excuse me – walking – Thank you/Thanks. 2 this 1 Does she work 2 Do you drink 3 Can you speak
is – to speak – sorry 3 I’m – Hello/Hi 4 playing – 4 Must we do 5 Do you do 6 Shall I make 7 Will
Goodbye/Bye you help 8 Does Mike like
Ex 7
Unit 74 – Can, can’t e be able to: capacità
1 bored 2 frightened 3 tired
e possibilità
Ex 8
Ex 1
1 tired 2 used 3 dressed 4 lost 5 wet
1 can ski – can’t snowboard 2 can come – can’t
Unit 71 – Lessico e grammatica (B1-B2) come 3 can sing – can’t dance 4 can do – can’t
understand 5 can cook – can’t cook
Ex 1
1 to recruit 2 career 3 skills 4 to graduate Ex 2
1 can work 2 can learn – can’t do – maths
Ex 2
teacher 3 can do – can write – scientist 4 can call
1 to find 2 doing 3 work experience 4 to find – electrician 5 can see – can give – doctor 6 can’t
5 recruiting/to recruit 6 career 7 to start 8 doing make – can ask – dressmaker
9 to putting 10 skills 11 to work
Ex 3
Ex 3
1 Can I live on the Moon? 2 Can ordinary people go
1 working conditions 2 sick leave 3 employer to the Moon? 3 Can dad ask to be an astronaut?
4 unemployment benefit 5 redundant 6 pension 4 Can astronauts breathe when they’re in their
7 go on strike 8 trade union spaceships? 5 Can astronauts see the Earth from
Ex 4 their spaceship?
1 made 2 employers 3 wages 4 allowed Ex 4
5 trade 6 strike 7 leave 8 pension 9 working 1 you can’t – will be able to live 2 they can’t – will
10 redundant 11 unemployment 12 improve be able to travel 3 he can 4 they can 5 they can
Ex 5 Ex 5
1 doing 2 made 3 doing 4 making 5 do 1 could run – can’t run 2 couldn’t speak – can speak
6 made 7 make 8 do 9 do 10 make 3 can use – couldn’t use 4 couldn’t ski – can ski
Ex 6
1 made 2 do 3 getting – made – got 4 got – Unit 75 – Can, could, may, will, would:
made 5 doing – make 6 doing – make – gets permessi e richieste
Ex 1
1 Can I – you can/sure 2 Could I/May I – you can’t
Verbi modali 3 Can I – you can’t 4 Can I – Sorry 5 Could I/May I
Unit 73 – Introduzione ai verbi modali – of course/certainly
Ex 1 Ex 2
1 Proposta 2 Obbligo 3 Critica 4 Offerta 1 Can I have/Could I have three stamps 2 Can I
5 Permesso 6 Offerta 7 Consiglio 8 Supposizione have/Could I have the menu 3 Can I have/Could I
9 Proibizione 10 Richiesta have that magazine 4 Can I have/Could I have £50
Ex 2 Ex 3
1 Formale: May 2 Formale: Would 3 Informale: Will 1 Could you/Would you – of course/certainly 2 Can
4 Formale: May you/Will you – Sorry 3 Can you/Will you – OK/sure
4 Could you/Would you – of course/certainly 5 Can
Ex 3 you/Will you – sure/OK
1 stops 2 lives 3 can 4 may 5 must 6 gets
7 likes 8 should 9 closes 10 might Ex 4
1 Can you lend 2 Could you explain 3 May I look
Ex 4 4 Could you make 5 Can I have/May I have 6 Can
1 X 2 X 3 to 4 X 5 to 6 to 7 X 8 X I use 7 Can you iron 8 Could you direct 9 Can
I have 10 Could you clean 11 May I sit/Can I sit
12 Can you give
Unit 76 – Shall I?, I’ll…, Do you want?, Shall we go on Saturday or on Sunday? 4 A: What
Would you like?: offerte e inviti shall we do this evening? B: I don’t know. Shall we go
to that new restaurant in the centre? 5 A: Shall we
Ex 1 get a cake for tonight? B: Yes, OK. Which/What shall
1 I’ll take 2 I’ll get 3 Shall I meet 4 I’ll answer we get? 6 A: What about going away next weekend?
5 Shall I help 6 Shall I ask 7 I’ll cook B: I’d rather not. I haven’t got much money.
Ex 2
1 I’ll cook 2 Shall I lay – please 3 I’ll make Unit 78 – Esercizi di riepilogo (74-77)
4 Shall I organize – Thank 5 I’ll lend 6 Shall I come Ex 1
– Thank you 1 Yes, you can 2 Will you give me 3 Shall I come
Ex 3 4 No, thanks. 5 Can I have 6 Could you change
1 Do you want to listen – please 2 Would you like 7 I’m sorry but I can’t. 8 Shall I go 9 Can you wait
some tea? – thank you 3 Would you like to visit – I’d Ex 2
love 4 Do you want to come – please 5 Do you 1 can 2 Shall 3 Yes, please. 4 Can 5 can 6 Do
want some pizza? – please you want to 7 I’d love to. 8 Shall 9 Thank you very
Ex 4 much 10 Could 11 Yes, of course
1 Would you like to come for a coffee? 2 Do you Ex 3
want to play cards? 3 Would you like my umbrella? 1 you can’t 2 Can I use 3 you can 4 Will you help
4 Do you want a piece? 5 Do you want a lift? 5 ’ll show 6 could you give 7 ’ll get 8 Would you
6 Would you like to spend it with us? like
Unit 77 – Why don’t we…?, What about…?, Ex 4
Let’s…, Shall we…?, I’d rather : proposte 1 Could I 2 Can you 3 Could I 4 Could you
5 Can I 6 Can I
Ex 1
Ex 5
1 Why don’t we – rather not 2 What about – OK
3 What about – a good idea 4 Why don’t we – ’d 1 ’d rather not. 2 What about 3 Yes, OK. 4 ’ll
rather not/don’t think that’s a good idea 5 Why don’t 5 Shall I 6 can
we – OK 6 What about – ’d rather not/don’t think Ex 6
that’s a good idea 1 Would you turn – can’t sleep 2 May I use
Ex 2 3 Would you like 4 Can I have 5 What about eating
1 What about 2 Shall we 3 shall we 4 What about Ex 7
5 Shall we A Frase 1 B Frase 0 C Frase 3 D Frase 5
Ex 3 E Frase 4 F Frase 2
1 Let’s go out for a meal then. 2 Let’s go to a Unit 79 – Must/mustn’t: obbligo/necessità
Chinese restaurant. 3 I’d rather not. 4 I’d rather e proibizione
go to an Indian restaurant. 5 Let’s go to a Spanish
restaurant. 6 Let’s ask them to make paella. 7 I’d Ex 1
rather leave the menu open. 8 Let’s invite Carl. 1 must 2 mustn’t 3 mustn’t 4 must 5 must
9 I’d rather not. 6 mustn’t 7 mustn’t 8 must
Ex 4 Ex 2
1 Why don’t we watch – I’d rather not. – I’d rather 1 Students mustn’t smoke at school. 2 Students
watch 2 Why don’t we play – I’d rather not. – I’d must be punctual for school. 3 Students mustn’t
rather play 3 Why don’t we go – I’d rather not. – I’d wear normal shoes in the gym. 4 Students must
rather go 4 Why don’t we ask – I’d rather not. – I’d wear gym shoes. 5 Students mustn’t leave rubbish
rather ask in the classrooms. 6 Students mustn’t use mobile
phones during the lessons. 7 Students must pay
Ex 5
attention during the lessons. 8 Students must
1 A: What about going to the swimming pool? respect the school rules.
B: That’s a good idea. Let’s invite Clare to come with
us. 2 A: Let’s give Beth a book for her birthday. Ex 3
B: I’d rather not. I’d rather give her a CD. 3 A: Why 1 must we be 2 must we wait 3 Must we check in
don’t we go to the cinema this weekend? B: Yes, OK.
4 must we take 5 Must we speak 6 must we take 5 should travel/ought to travel 6 should visit/ought to
7 Must we go 8 Must we go visit 7 shouldn’t get 8 should get/ought to get
Ex 3
Unit 80 – Have to/don’t have to: obbligo
1 Should I wear – ’d better not wear – ’d better buy
e necessità 2 Should I get – ’d better not worry – ’d better decide
Ex 1 3 Should I take – ’d better not take – ’d better take
1 don’t have to know – have to know 2 have to 4 Should I dye – ’d better not dye – ’d better dye
understand – don’t have to understand 3 don’t
have to have – have to speak 4 don’t have to spend Unit 83 – Can, must, may, might, could:
– have to have 5 have to understand – don’t have to supposizioni (1)
know 6 don’t have to be – have to try Ex 1
Ex 2 1 must be 2 must be 3 could be 4 may not rain
1 What do I have to read for history? 2 Do we have Ex 2
to do anything for French? 3 When do we have to 1 must be 2 can’t live 3 can’t be 4 can’t be
give Mr Fox our homework? 4 What do I have to 5 must love 6 must be
study for biology? 5 How much do we have to pay
for the school trip? 6 Do we have to write an essay Ex 3
for English? 1 could/may/might have 2 may not/might not be
3 may not/might not like 4 may/might/could play
Ex 3 5 may/might/could invite 6 may/might/could be
1 have to read 2 don’t have to 3 have to give 7 may not/might not speak 8 may not/might not be
4 have to study – don’t have to study 5 have to pay able to
– don’t have to – have to 6 have to write
Ex 4
Unit 81 – Must/have to e mustn’t/don’t have 1 must be 2 can’t be 3 must be 4 can’t have
to: obbligo/necessità e proibizione 5 might like 6 can’t be
Ex 1 Ex 5
1 E 2 H 3 G 4 D 5 B 6 F 7 A 1 You must be tired after the journey. 2 It can’t be
Ex 2 easy to speak Chinese. 3 Carol must be at home.
Her car is here at home. 4 Your book could/may/
Teachers: 1 must attend 2 must do 3 must be
might be in your bedroom. 5 I might not/may not
4 must come
arrive early tonight. 6 That restaurant could/may/
Francesco: 1 have to go 2 have to do 3 have to go might be expensive.
4 have to visit
Ex 3 Unit 84 – Esercizi di riepilogo (79-83)
1 mustn’t 2 don’t have to 3 mustn’t 4 don’t have Ex 1
to 5 mustn’t 6 doesn’t have to 7 mustn’t 1 must dilute 2 must show 3 must tell 4 mustn’t
Ex 4 do 5 mustn’t talk
1 mustn’t eat 2 don’t have to get 3 mustn’t Ex 2
drive 4 doesn’t have to work 5 don’t have to have 1 mustn’t 2 don’t have to 3 mustn’t 4 don’t have
6 mustn’t believe to 5 must 6 don’t have to 7 must 8 mustn’t
9 must 10 don’t have to 11 mustn’t
Unit 82 – Should, ought to e had better :
consigli e critiche Ex 3
1 had to 2 has had to 3 must 4 to have to
Ex 1 5 must
1 should cook/ought to cook 2 shouldn’t work
3 should buy/ought to buy 4 should take/ought to Ex 4
take 5 shouldn’t go 6 should write/ought to write 1 must 2 Should 3 should 4 shouldn’t 5 should
6 should 7 mustn’t 8 mustn’t
Ex 2
1 shouldn’t stay 2 should stay/ought to stay Ex 5
3 should eat/ought to eat 4 shouldn’t travel 1 ’d better try 2 shouldn’t play 3 ’d better not tell
4 shouldn’t tell 5 ’d better go
Ex 6 Ex 3
1 You mustn’t arrive late. It’s an important meeting. 1 didn’t need to go 2 needn’t have got 3 didn’t
2 You don’t have to do the exercise. It isn’t necessary. need to look 4 needn’t have bought 5 needn’t have
3 That man can’t be John. He’s away on holiday. washed 6 didn’t need to finish
4 You shouldn’t wash that blouse in the washing
machine. 5 You’d better phone the restaurant. It Unit 87 – Can, must, should, ought to, may,
could/may/might be closed. 6 May/Might Gill not might, could: supposizioni (2) e altri usi
know Carol’s address? Ex 1
1 can’t be having 2 must be staying 3 could be
Unit 85 – Could, be able to, managed to: checking 4 might be trying 5 could be playing
capacità e possibilità al passato
Ex 2
Ex 1 1 must have had 2 must have put 3 might have left
1 could use – couldn’t use 2 could dance – couldn’t 4 can’t have done 5 could have seen 6 could have
do 3 could cook – couldn’t make 4 could ride taken 7 can’t have happened
– couldn’t drive 5 could speak – couldn’t speak
6 could play – couldn’t play Ex 3
1 should/ought to/could/might have sent 2 should/
Ex 2 ought to have insisted 3 shouldn’t have forced
1 were able to push 2 weren’t able to phone/couldn’t 4 shouldn’t have listened – should/ought to have
phone 3 managed to 4 couldn’t get/didn’t manage continued 5 might/could have become – could/might
to get 5 were able to phone 6 couldn’t repair/wasn’t have earned
able to repair
Ex 3 Unit 88 – Esercizi di riepilogo (73-87)
1 Were you able to do – couldn’t do/wasn’t able to Ex 1
do 2 could ski 3 didn’t manage to solve 4 Could Primo gruppo: B 3 C 1 – Secondo gruppo: A 3
you speak 5 were able to have 6 Did you manage B 2 C 1
to change Ex 2
Ex 4 1 didn’t need to worry 2 was able to follow 3 was
1 My grandfather could speak three languages. 2 I unable to find/couldn’t find 4 was able to measure
wasn’t able to repair/couldn’t repair my MP3 player 5 affect 6 must have been
yesterday. 3 After some/several hours Jeff managed Ex 3
to start the car. 4 Could you play the piano when 1 mustn’t 2 didn’t need to 3 had to 4 don’t need
you were a boy? 5 Were you able to speak/Did you 5 needn’t have 6 needn’t 7 must 8 have to
manage to speak to Sally yesterday? 6 The thieves
tried everything but they didn’t manage to open the Ex 4
safe. 7 Joel couldn’t swim but he learnt at school. 1 can’t have gone 2 managed to get 3 did she
manage to do 4 must have queued 5 didn’t need
Unit 86 – Need, needn’t, didn’t need to to queue
e needn’t have: mancanza di necessità Ex 5
Ex 1 1 ii) 2 i) 3 i) 4 i) 5 ii) 6 i) 7 ii) 8 i)
1 Does she need to do 2 doesn’t need to do/needn’t Ex 6
do 3 Does she need 4 doesn’t need 5 Does 1 You shouldn’t eat all that chocolate. 2 You don’t
she need to buy 6 doesn’t need to buy/needn’t have to prepare me anything for lunch. It’s not
buy 7 does she need to bring 8 needs 9 Do I necessary. I’ll eat at school. 3 You mustn’t park
need to enroll 10 don’t need to enroll/needn’t enroll here. It’s private. 4 You should have done exercise
11 need to do 12 Do you need 13 don’t need 4. 5 You shouldn’t have jumped off that wall. You
Ex 2 could/might have broken your leg. 6 I had to cancel
1 didn’t need to study 2 needn’t have worried my holiday last year.
3 needn’t have done 4 needn’t have brought
5 didn’t need to feed
Ex 3 Ex 5
1 any – none 2 any – some – no 3 any – none – Espressioni da cancellare: 1 any 2 they – it – ones
some 4 Some 5 no – None 3 ours – some 4 many – no – a 5 many 6 I don’t
Ex 4 need many 7 at the page’s bottom 8 one on page 19
1 some 2 some 3 some 4 some 5 some 6 any Unit 100 – Too e enough; too much/too many
7 some
Ex 1
Unit 98 – Much, many, a lot of con i nomi; how 1 The hotel isn’t near enough 2 The wardrobe isn’t
much e how many; a lot e much con i verbi big enough 3 It isn’t hot enough 4 He doesn’t know
Ex 1 the language well enough 5 Many things are too
1 He hasn’t got many animals. – Has he got many expensive 6 The area is too noisy
animals? 2 There isn’t much snow. – Is there much Ex 2
snow? 3 She hasn’t got much work. – Has she got 1 too much 2 too many 3 too 4 too much 5 too
much work? 4 She hasn’t got many relatives. – Has much 6 too much – too 7 too 8 too many 9 too
she got many relatives? much
Ex 2 Ex 3
1 many – a lot 2 much – much – a lot of 3 much 1 Amy doesn’t eat enough fruit. 2 She doesn’t
– a lot 4 a lot of – much 5 many – many 6 a lot have enough time 3 She isn’t slim enough. 4 She
of doesn’t do enough physical exercise. 5 She doesn’t
Ex 3 walk enough. 6 She doesn’t have enough self-
1 How many 2 How many 3 How much 4 How discipline. 7 she doesn’t try hard enough 8 She
much 5 much 6 many 7 How many 8 much isn’t determined enough.
9 much 10 much 11 How many Ex 4
Ex 4 1 enough money 2 too wet 3 too many suitcases
1 a lot of 2 much 3 a lot 4 a lot of 5 many – enough room 4 too much food 5 too many
6 many 7 a lot 8 much 9 a lot of 10 much people – enough seats 6 good enough 7 too much
sugar – too sweet 8 enough eggs 9 too expensive
Ex 5 10 too many errors
1 much 2 a lot 3 much 4 much 5 much 6 a lot
7 a lot 8 much Unit 101 – Articolo indeterminativo: a/an
Ex 1
Unit 99 – Esercizi di riepilogo (91-98)
1 a 2 an 3 a 4 an 5 a 6 a 7 a 8 an 9 a
Ex 1 10 an 11 a 12 a 13 an 14 a 15 a 16 an
Across: 5 children 6 carrots 10 beaches 17 an 18 a 19 a 20 a 21 an 22 a 23 an
12 bread 13 luck 14 feet 24 a
Down: 1 kilos 2 advice 3 anger 4 wives 7 rice
Ex 2
8 toys 9 babies 11 salt
a: building = un palazzo – garden = un giardino
Ex 2 – youth hostel = un ostello della gioventù – car park
1 them 2 You 3 your 4 They 5 them 6 Whose = un parcheggio – handicap = un handicap – field =
7 Henry’s 8 his 9 his 10 Andy 11 my 12 me un campo – unit = un’unità – handle = una maniglia
13 I 14 you 15 She 16 Beth’s 17 Beth 18 her – spoon = un cucchiaio – pineapple = un’ananas
19 your 20 our 21 They 22 men’s 23 Mine – uniform = una divisa – hat = un cappello – bed =
24 wife’s un letto – jungle = una giungla
Ex 3 an: accountant = un ragioniere – honour = un onore
1 cousin of mine 2 of Denis’s photos 3 grandchild – uncle = uno zio – apricot = un’albicocca – ostrich
of theirs 4 of our company’s products 5 tie of yours = uno struzzo
6 relative of hers 7 of Nick’s 8 neighbour of ours Ex 3
Ex 4 1 A – an – termometro 2 An – a – polpo
1 a lot of 2 How many 3 some 4 some 5 many 3 A – a – lavanderia 4 A – a – tamburo 5 An – a –
6 some 7 no 8 any 9 much 10 some 11 some an – terminal dell’aeroporto 6 An – a – formica
12 None 7 A – a – a – casco 8 An – a – cipolla
Ex 3 Ex 2
1 cheese 2 onions 3 rice farsi una contusione: bruise – tagliarsi: cut – slogarsi:
Ex 4 sprain
1 any 2 some 3 a 4 some 5 some 6 any Ex 3
7 Sugar 8 some 9 onions 10 a 11 rice 1 recovering 2 treating 3 sick 4 cured 5 healed
12 some Ex 4
Ex 5 1 sunburn 2 X 3 malaria 4 the 5 X 6 mountain
1 petrol station 2 library 3 taxi rank 4 bus stop sickness 7 X 8 diarrhoea 9 the 10 sea sickness
5 postbox Ex 5
Ex 6 1 aspirins 2 thermometer 3 a few 4 lots
1 zebra crossing 2 ambulance 3 police station 5 antiseptic liquid 6 bandages 7 treatment 8 Both
4 cashpoint 5 gym 6 surgery of 9 sun cream 10 ourselves 11 insect repellent
Ex 7 12 either 13 water purification tablets 14 sterile
1 library – many 2 much – petrol station 3 much syringes 15 everywhere
– cashpoint – a lot 4 a lot of – postbox Ex 6
Ex 8 1 an 2 X 3 removed
1 either on Monday or on Friday 2 neither French diagnosticare: diagnose – dolore: pain – varicella:
nor Italian 3 either – or 4 Neither – nor 5 both chickenpox
jazz and classical music Ex 7
1 brought out 2 bring him around 3 bring up
Unit 112 – Lessico e grammatica (B1-B2) 4 brought it forward 5 brought about
Ex 1
1 bandage 2 plaster 3 sling
Ex 2 Ex 3
1 continuously in Northern Germany in the last 1 X – on E-bay 2 the witnesses – X 3 the
three days 2 serious damage in many parts of the telephone – X 4 X – every day 5 this story – X
country 3 will fall sharply during the night 4 some 6 X – with my parents
snow in the Alps tomorrow 5 will see some very
warm weather at the weekend 6 quickly in the Unit 115 – Frasi relative determinative
Mediterranean during the next week 7 the next (Defining relative clauses)
weather report on Capital Radio at nine o’clock Ex 1
1 This is the bus which goes to Central Park. 2 I met
two girls who are in your class. 3 We’ll take the train Ex 3
which arrives at 9. 4 Pass me the books which are
on the shelf. 5 I don’t know the author who wrote Interrogativo Verbo Compl.
this book. 6 We saw the film which won the festival. (soggetto) oggetto
Ex 2 2 Who won the election?
1 X 2 that 3 X 4 X 5 X 6 that 3 What caused the delay?
Ex 3 6 Who owns this shop?
1 which I’ve been writing with 2 which you were
looking for 3 who Ann shares a flat with 4 which Interrogativo Ausiliare Soggetto Verbo
Jack works for 5 which we’ll drive through 6 who (compl.
Sally was playing with oggetto)
Ex 4 1 What does he do?
1 where we went 2 where a famous poet lived 4 Who did Sheila invite?
3 whose child was 6 4 where we ate fish 5 whose 5 What do the children like?
boat was called Titanic !
Ex 4
Unit 116 – Verbi seguiti da complemento 1 son married an actress? 2 happened yesterday?
indiretto/complemento oggetto 3 comes to dinner every Saturday? 4 did Tom buy in
Ex 1 New York? 5 letter did you read? 6 did John meet
1 ’ve promised Tom a present 2 sold us her old car at a party?
3 find me a copy of this book? 4 leave our friends
a note 5 gave the taxi driver her address 6 tell me Unit 118 – Domande indirette
the truth? Ex 1
Ex 2 1 Sue is asking who the manager is here. 2 I wonder
1 They’ve promised a present to Tom. 2 She sold why the dog is barking. 3 They want to know when
her old car to us. 3 Can you find a copy of this book Bob can come. 4 He is asking how much Gill will
for me? 4 Let’s leave a note for our friends. 5 She earn. 5 The doctor wants to know who the next
gave her address to the taxi driver. 6 Why didn’t you patient is. 6 We wonder why Jack has got a black
tell the truth to me? eye.
Ex 3 Ex 2
1 D – him 2 F – for her 3 B – us 4 E – the 1 where the koala lives 2 when England won the
children 5 G – to class 4B 6 A – for the children football World Cup 3 what Captain Cook discovered
4 how you say ‘Thank you’ in Japanese 5 why they
Ex 4 speak Portuguese in Brazil 6 who Napoleon married
1 it to him 2 for 3 it to them 4 us their camera
Ex 3
5 it back to them 6 me some aspirin
1 if/whether your friend is Spanish too 2 if/whether
Ex 5 you’ve got a passport 3 if/whether you live in
1 cook them for 2 offer it to 3 sold them to 4 sent Barcelona 4 if/whether you’ve been to Britain before
it to 5 if/whether you arrived yesterday 6 if/whether your
friend can speak English
Unit 117 – Interrogativi: when, where, why,
how, who, what, which, whose Ex 4
1 what the time is? 2 if/whether the hotel has got a
Ex 1
sauna? 3 why there are no taxis? 4 how long the
1 When is the next train? 2 Where does Paul live? journey takes? 5 if/whether this bus goes to Russell
3 Why have they cancelled the event? 4 How do they Square? 6 where you put the scissors?
get to work?
Ex 5
Ex 2
1 how far the nearest star is 2 if/whether man could
1 Which 2 Which 3 what 4 What 5 Which live on Saturn 3 if/whether the Sun will die one day
4 how many stars there are in the night sky? 5 if/
whether we are alone in the universe 6 where life
came from 7 why life didn’t develop on other planets Unit 121 – How far is it? e How long
like Mars or Venus 8 if/whether we will ever be able does it take?
to answer all these questions
Ex 1
Unit 119 – Esercizi di riepilogo (114-118) 1 How far – How long 2 How long – How far 3 How
Ex 1 far – How long
1 read some magazines casually in the reading room Ex 2
for an hour 2 he had a cup of coffee in the library 1 How long does it take 2 How long does the journey
café 3 his mobile phone rang suddenly 4 talked take? 3 How long does it take him? 4 How far is
quietly on the phone for a minute 5 The suspect 5 How long does it take 6 How long is 7 It takes
walked slowly down the High Street 6 he met a me 8 It’s 12 kilometres.
woman 7 They spoke briefly 8 he put a brown Ex 3
packet quickly in her hand 9 he went home alone 1 It took 2 How far 3 does the journey take 4 It
Ex 2 takes 5 How long 6 will it take 7 will Mars be
1 who/that 2 X 3 who/that 4 who/that 5 X 6 X
7 X 8 who/that Unit 122 – Domande con like
Ex 3 Ex 1
1 I sent them to Ann. – I sent her the letters. 2 She 1 What are they like? 2 What were the roads like?
cooked it for her children. – She cooked them the 3 What will computers be like 4 What are the rooms
fish. 3 They took it to their dad. – They took him the like? 5 What is he like? 6 What was school like
toy. 4 I left it for Keith. – I left him the cake. Ex 2
Ex 4 1 ’s the new teacher like? 2 What does she look
1 Who – to 2 What – about 3 What – at 4 Which like? 3 What do children like? 4 How was he?
– at Ex 3
Ex 5 1 what does it sound like? 2 What does it taste like?
1 he is staying at 2 he is travelling in 3 he is 3 What does it smell like? 4 What does it feel like?
having dinner with 4 he is working on 5 he talks to Ex 4
6 he is working with 1 What did it look like? 2 What did he look like?
Ex 6 3 What was the weather like? 4 How is he now?
1 if/whether it is a comedy or a tragedy? 2 what Unit 123 – Connettivi (1): includere,
happens at the beginning of the play. 3 who killed
contrapporre, esprimere causa ed effetto
Hamlet’s father? 4 who Hamlet loves? 5 how the
play ends? 6 if/whether you have really read the Ex 1
play. 1 We bought a camera and also some films. – We
bought a camera and some films too/as well. 2 Tom
Unit 120 – How + aggettivo/avverbio: how tall, can sing and also play the guitar. – Tom can sing and
how old, how much, how many, how often play the guitar too/as well.
Ex 1 Ex 2
1 How high – high 2 How long – long 3 How 1 Though the patient is improving 2 in spite of the
deep – deep 4 How big – big 5 How wide – wide rain 3 but the product is still selling well 4 Even
6 How long – long though I studied hard 5 although it is quite far from
Ex 2 the beach 6 despite his age
1 How much 2 How often 3 How old 4 How many Ex 3
5 How much 6 How many 7 How often 8 How old 1 Since I’ve left my mobile at home, I can’t call Silvia.
9 How much 10 How tall 11 How many 12 How 2 Barbara got up and left the cinema because she
often didn’t like the film. 3 Tom decided to book a seat
Ex 3 since he knew that train was always full. 4 I haven’t
1 28 metres long 2 15 metres wide 3 high eaten anything today, so I’m very hungry. 5 As Aosta
4 many 5 tall 6 1.90 metres tall 7 often 8 much is in the mountains, the summer there isn’t too hot.
Ex 4 3 had the show started than the electricity was cut off
1 even though 2 because of 3 As 4 also 4 do we give you the best service 5 does the sun
5 Since 6 in spite of 7 so 8 because 9 as well shine in this season 6 has our team been so badly
10 Though 11 liked it too 12 so defeated 7 had the bus stopped when the children
jumped off
Unit 124 – Connettivi (2): relazioni di tempo Ex 3
Ex 1 1 Had she accepted 2 Were she 3 Should they
1 before 2 After 3 after 4 before 5 After offer 4 Had he been 5 Were he 6 should the
6 Before judge
Ex 2 Ex 4
1 Before preparing 2 after hearing 3 before leaving 1 First comes an athlete – next come all the other
4 Before installing 5 after finishing athletes 2 here comes Hilda 3 there goes our bus
Ex 3 4 There stood my father
1 later/then 2 later 3 When 4 as/while 5 When/ Unit 127 – Frasi relative esplicative
While 6 when 7 during 8 As
(Non-defining relative clauses)
Ex 4
Ex 1
1 then – at the end 2 When – eventually 3 At the
1 which 2 who 3 which 4 which 5 who
end – in the end
Ex 2
Unit 125 – Esercizi di riepilogo (117-124) 1 which is a good conductor of electricity 2 who was
Ex 1 born in Germany 3 which lives in Borneo 4 who
1 How high was it? 2 How fast was it flying? 3 How became famous with the film Pretty Woman 5 which
often do you receive a report? 4 What do they look is indigenous to America 6 who wrote the songs for
like? 5 Where do they come from? 6 How far is it? the film Saturday Night Fever
7 How long does it take? Ex 3
Ex 2 1 where he started his musical career 2 which was
1 How deep is Lake Como? 2 How much are the called simply Bob Dylan 3 which were inspired by
sunglasses? 3 How long does it/the journey take the American folk tradition 4 who often performed
4 How wide is 5 How high is Mount Kilimanjaro? with him 5 which shocked the audience of folk
Ex 3 enthusiasts 6 where he appeared on 31st August
1969 7 whose songs have been recorded by
1 because 2 in spite 3 because 4 So 5 in the
countless musicians 8 who was 65 at the time
end 6 After 7 While 8 When 9 too 10 so
11 As 12 Since 13 as well 14 How 15 What Unit 128 – Scopo: forma in -ing e infinito;
16 eventually 17 also 18 Then 19 Despite 20 as connettivi per esprimere scopo e causa
21 Where 22 looked 23 at the end 24 After
25 finally Ex 1
1 An umbrella is an object for keeping dry in the rain.
Ex 4 2 A pen is a thing for writing on paper.
1 How many children did they have? 2 What 3 A dishwasher is a machine for washing dishes.
destroyed their crop? 3 Where did the parents take 4 A schoolbag is a bag for carrying school books and
their girls? 4 Who did the three girls help? 5 Which pens.
of the three sisters put the bird on the tree? 6 Who
helped the three girls? Ex 2
1 Luisa went to Paris to see the Louvre. 2 Eddy
Unit 126 – Inversione della frase usually comes here to have a drink. 3 We’re
Ex 1 attending a course to learn German. 4 I took a
1 Nowhere are houses as expensive 2 Rarely have I part-time job to earn some money. 5 He’s coming
seen 3 Hardly had they repaired the car 4 Seldom tomorrow to repair the TV. 6 They are here to look at
could she afford 5 Scarcely had we begun to play the flat.
Ex 2
1 will tickets be refunded 2 did the ambulance arrive
Ex 10 Ex 5
1 put out – after 2 because – put up with 3 Since 1 We’ve got/We have maths on Monday(s) and on
– put off 4 put you up – so Thursday(s). 2 I get up at nine (o’clock) on Sunday(s).
3 I work from Monday to Saturday. 4 This year we
Unit 130 – Lessico e grammatica (B1-B2) aren’t at home at Christmas. 5 Helen was born in
Ex 1 2001. 6 It’s cold here in (the) winter.
1 I agree with you. 2 I agree but 3 I don’t agree/I
disagree. Unit 133 – La data e i numeri ordinali
Ex 2 Ex 1
1 Moreover 2 I think 3 Moreover 4 On the other 1 thirty-first 2 eightieth 3 fourteenth 4 twenty-
hand second 5 first 6 fifth 7 twelfth 8 seventh
9 sixtieth 10 ninth 11 eighth
Ex 3
in addition: per di più – firstly/first of all: innanzitutto Ex 2
– finally/lastly: infine 1 eightieth 2 thirty-first 3 fifth 4 fourteenth
5 eighth 6 seventh – seventh
Ex 4
1 since 2 In addition 3 owing to 4 Finally/Lastly Ex 3
5 because 6 In conclusion 1 2nd August 2 21st May 3 12th February 4 23rd
July 5 19th November 6 11th March 7 25th
Ex 5 December 8 10th September 9 5th January
1 so that 2 Moreover 3 agree 4 Firstly 5 In 10 20th April 11 8th October 12 15th February
addition 6 Lastly 7 In conclusion 8 believe 13 9th September 14 1st January
9 disagree 10 On the contrary 11 Furthermore
12 don’t agree 13 In my opinion 14 but Ex 4
1 the first of February sixteen eighty-nine 2 the
Ex 6 seventeenth of August nineteen 0 six 3 the third of
1 for 2 down 3 up 4 back January two thousand and nine 4 the twenty-eighth
Ex 7 of July two thousand and ten 5 the fourth of October
1 in 2 after 3 off 4 in eighteen seventy-two 6 the thirty-first of January two
thousand and eight
Ex 5
Preposizioni 1 On April the third. 2 April the fifteenth 3 April the
Unit 132 – Preposizioni di tempo: on, in, at, thirtieth 4 May the tenth
from … to Unit 134 – Principali preposizioni di stato
Ex 1 in luogo: in, at, on, behind…
1 in, in, in – periodo specifico 2 at, at, at – periodo Ex 1
festivo 3 on, on, on – giorno specifico
1 in 2 next to 3 near 4 behind 5 under 6 above
Ex 2 7 in front of 8 over 9 opposite 10 between
On: Thursday night – Friday – our anniversary – 11 below 12 on 13 at
4th July Ex 2
In: the evening – the eighteenth century – August 1 in – in 2 on – in 3 at 4 in – in 5 at
– 2007 – the summer
At: night – midnight – weekends Ex 3
1 near 2 opposite 3 under 4 in front of 5 over
Ex 3
1 in 2 at 3 on 4 in 5 in 6 on 7 at 8 in 9 in Ex 4
10 in 1 near 2 opposite 3 next to 4 between 5 in
Ex 4 Unit 135 – Preposizioni di moto: to, from, into,
1 in 2 from 3 to 4 at 5 in 6 on 7 at 8 On out of…
9 on 10 X 11 on 12 in 13 on 14 X 15 In
Ex 1
16 from 17 to
1 onto 2 into 3 onto 4 out of 5 to 6 from
7 out of
Ex 3 Ex 2
1 Sally does yoga every day. 2 Bob and Sue go on 1 nicely 2 automatically 3 terribly 4 comfortably
holiday twice a year. 3 Eric visits his grandparents 5 easily 6 early
once a month. 4 We clean the garage three times a Ex 3
year. 5 My sister never goes to the disco. 1 are incredibly good 2 aren’t terribly good 3 her
Unit 145 – Comparativo di maggioranza application clearly 4 speaks Russian perfectly
5 hasn’t worked there long 6 speak Russian well
Ex 1 7 can type fast 8 think carefully before
1 harder 2 nicer 3 hotter 4 cleaner 5 funnier
Ex 4
6 more modern 7 more attractive 8 hungrier 9 more
expensive 10 friendlier/more friendly 11 farther/ 1 slower – more slowly 2 more polite – more politely
further 12 younger 13 better 14 more careful 3 better – better 4 harder – harder 5 worse –
worse 6 more comfortable – more comfortably
Ex 2
1 warmer 2 more difficult 3 earlier 4 bigger Unit 148 – Esercizi di riepilogo (143-147)
5 safer 6 more careful Ex 1
Ex 3 1 expensive 2 surprised 3 boring 4 large size
1 longer than the Volga 2 faster than a Fiat Panda 5 young 6 French
3 easier than learning to ski 4 more expensive than Ex 2
the youth hostel 5 better than Holland 6 worse 1 I always have lunch 2 I usually go 3 ’ve never
than Tom 7 farther/further than your house 8 more been there 4 it is often crowded 5 you ever been
modern than the church 9 friendlier/more friendly to New York 6 spring always cold 7 is usually warm
than him 10 hotter than the South 8 can occasionally drop
Ex 4 Ex 3
1 worse than him 2 richer than her 3 later than us 1 better 2 the best 3 absolutely 4 quite 5 worse
4 more popular than me 5 hungrier than them 6 the worst 7 absolutely
Ex 5 Ex 4
1 higher 2 better than 3 quieter/more quiet 1 dangerous 2 good 3 well 4 dangerously
4 shorter than 5 more changeable 6 busier than 5 easy 6 comfortably 7 safely 8 late 9 slowly
Unit 146 – Superlativo degli aggettivi 10 safe
Ex 1 Ex 5
1 the highest mountain 2 the largest city 3 the 1 younger 2 older 3 of 4 tallest 5 in 6 taller
busiest port 4 the most populated country 5 the Name: Tom – Brian – Andrew
most famous painting 6 the most expensive metal Age: 23 – 17 – 19
7 the farthest/furthest planet 8 the smallest country Ex 6
Ex 2 1 A 2 A 3 D 4 C 5 B 6 B 7 A 8 C
1 shorter – the shortest 2 heavier – the heaviest Unit 149 – Comparativo di uguaglianza
3 cheaper – the cheapest 4 most expensive – more
expensive 5 more flexible – the most flexible Ex 1
6 better – the best 1 as expensive as the mobile phone 2 as warm as
the living room 3 as heavy as the sports bag 4 as
Ex 3
old as grandmother 5 as high as (inflation) in Britain
1 the most interesting of 2 the coldest month of 6 as well as you
3 the best player in 4 the tallest building in 5 the
most exciting day of 6 the worst of Ex 2
1 as cold as January 2 as long as the Volga 3 as
Unit 147 – Avverbi di modo fast as a lion 4 as old as Sam 5 as intelligent as a
Ex 1 dolphin 6 as cheaply as 7 as high as Ben Nevis
1 slowly 2 crazily 3 incredibly 4 magically Ex 3
5 hard 6 attractively 7 early 8 well 9 quickly 1 as/so long as me 2 as/so tired as us 3 as/so friendly
10 beautifully 11 badly as him 4 as/so badly as them 5 as/so far as you
Ex 4 Ex 2
1 as soon as 2 as far as 3 as long as 4 as well as 1 you are so enthusiastic 2 It’s so crowded. 3 they
5 as long as 6 as well as 7 As soon as play such cool music. 4 It’s such a noisy place.
5 they serve such delicious food. 6 the drinks are
Unit 150 – Ordine degli aggettivi, nomi usati so expensive. 7 You’re such a stingy person. 8 You
come aggettivi can meet such fantastic girls
Ex 1 Ex 3
1 that terrible green and orange plastic vase 2 The 1 many 2 many 3 much 4 a lot of 5 many
friendly young Chinese waitress 3 lovely (posizione 6 much 7 a lot of 8 a lot of
corretta) 4 smart (posizione corretta) 5 some Ex 4
interesting old Chinese paintings 6 a useful small
1 D – It was such a comfortable armchair (that) I fell
electronic gadget
asleep in it. 2 A – The guide spoke so fast (that) no
Ex 2 one could understand her. 3 B – Mary has received
1 new black and white 2 difficult long mathematical such a lot of presents (that) she doesn’t know where
3 small round glass 4 small old silver 5 promising to put them. 4 F – So many people visit this place
young Russian 6 warm brown leather (that) the hotels are always full. 5 G – He wears
Ex 3 such expensive clothes (that) I can’t believe he’s
1 hockey team 2 literature lesson 3 peace unemployed. 6 E – The table was so big (that) we
conference 4 Vasco Rossi fan 5 Berlin Film Festival couldn’t get it through the door.
6 Middle East crisis
Unit 153 – Esercizi di riepilogo (143-152)
Ex 4
Ex 1
1 old drive-in cinema 2 comfortable three-star hotel
3 Chinese take-away food 4 special on-line classes 1 long history 2 small Italian 3 good hot 4 old
school 5 big chocolate 6 me enthusiastically 7 ice
Unit 151 – Confrontare quantità: more e the hockey 8 important essay
most, less e the least, fewer e the fewest, as Ex 2
much/many as 1 fewer 2 than 3 such 4 such 5 so 6 that
Ex 1 7 less 8 more
1 more restaurants than in Bath 2 more traffic than Ex 3
in Bath 3 more pollution than in Bath 4 more 1 fewer 2 less 3 so 4 as 5 as 6 more
railway stations than in Bath 5 more car accidents Ex 4
than in Bath 6 more noise than in Bath 1 more expensive than 2 cheaper 3 as cheap as
Ex 2 4 as fast as 5 the slowest 6 faster than 7 faster
1 less 2 fewer 3 fewer 4 less 5 less 6 less than 8 the fastest
Ex 3 Ex 5
1 the most 2 more 3 fewer 4 the fewest 5 more Across: 1 best 3 least 5 of 7 most 9 fewer
6 More 7 more 8 the most 9 less 10 the least 10 as 11 in
Ex 4 Down: 2 that 3 less 4 such 6 faster 7 more
1 as many career opportunities as a computer 8 than
programmer 2 as many interesting people as a Ex 6
tourist guide 3 as many interesting places as a 1 A small triangular wooden 2 An expensive black
tourist guide 4 as much free time as a tourist guide leather 3 A cheap square Swiss 4 A long checked
5 as many exams as a computer programmer 6 as cotton 5 An old thick Spanish 6 A tall young British
much time 7 A fast Italian sports
Unit 152 – So e such Ex 7
1 isn’t as/so light as the Quickpix 2 isn’t as/so
Ex 1 cheap as the Quickpix 3 isn’t as/so easy 4 as/so
1 such – so 2 so – such 3 such – so 4 such – so long as 5 as/so well as the Quickpix 6 isn’t as/so
5 so – such 6 so – such powerful as 7 isn’t as/so good as the Quickpix
8 am not as/so expert as you
Ex 8 Ex 3
1 the most 2 as many 3 more 4 the most 1 as if/as though they have been in the sun 2 as
5 fewer 6 the fewest 7 fewer 8 less 9 more if/as though nobody has cleaned it 3 as if/as though
10 the most 11 fewer 12 as many 13 the fewest nobody has opened the window for weeks 4 as if/as
Ex 9 though there’s something wrong with it 5 as if/as
1 more 2 many 3 more 4 much 5 much though this isn’t going to be a great party
6 such 7 many 8 that Ex 4
Ex 10 1 as if/as though he was/were a millionaire 2 as if/
1 as good as 2 more interesting than last year 3 so as though she didn’t have a worry in the world 3 as
many film stars 4 so much excitement 5 warm as I if/as though he was/were a beggar 4 as if/as though
expected 6 such a lot of interesting people 7 fewer we had all the time in the world 5 as if/as though he
journalists than usual 8 less interest from the media didn’t understand a word
than usual Unit 156 – Esercizi di riepilogo (143-155)
Ex 11 Ex 1
1 George made fewer mistakes/errors than Patricia. 1 less difficult 2 less interesting 3 fewer people
Paul made the fewest (mistakes/errors). 2 Less rain 4 less interest 5 fewer speakers 6 as famous
falls in February than in April. The least rain falls in 7 as good 8 as comfortable 9 less formal 10 less
July. 3 There were more students in the corridor expensive
than in the classroom. 4 There are five candidates.
The one who gets the most votes will be elected. Ex 2
5 This car is so expensive that no one is going to/will 1 as if/as though they are quarrelling 2 as if/as
buy it. 6 I have such a small home that I can’t put though it has gone off 3 as if/as though there is
you up. nobody at home 4 as if/as though she has won a lot
of money 5 as if/as though it has been in a fight
Unit 154 – Comparativo e superlativo di Ex 3
minoranza: less… than, the least; rafforzare 1 as 2 like 3 like 4 As 5 as 6 like 7 like
i comparativi Ex 4
Ex 1 1 often 2 never 3 worst 4 worse 5 terribly
1 it’s less interesting than 2 it was less tasty than 6 terrible 7 absolutely 8 quite
3 she writes less clearly than 4 it’s less hot than Ex 5
Ex 2 1 most 2 As 3 so 4 like 5 better 6 best 7 less
1 less reliable 2 less interesting 3 the least 8 fewer 9 so hot 10 more 11 nice hot Finnish
interesting 4 the least affectionate 5 less 12 invigorating ice-cold 13 much 14 an absolutely
affectionate 6 less comfortable 7 the least 15 less 16 as if I was 17 longer and longer
comfortable 18 bored 19 such
Ex 3 Ex 6
1 much/a lot/far higher 2 much/a lot/far more 1 Montana is less populated than California. Alaska
generous 3 much/a lot/far less expensive 4 much/a is the least populated state in the USA. 2 Grafton
lot/far less adventurous 5 much/a lot/far cheaper station is less important than Newbridge station.
Ex 4 Fewer trains stop at Grafton than at Newbridge.
1 a little/a bit more profitable 2 a little/a bit less 3 More rain falls in March than in July. November is
powerful 3 a little/a bit heavier 4 a little/a bit less the rainiest month of the year. 4 The capital is the
frequently 5 a little/a bit faster biggest/largest city in the country. More people live in
the capital than in the rest of the country. 5 There
Unit 155 – Like e as; as if e as though is such a strong wind and the waves are so big that
Ex 1 the beach is deserted/empty. 6 Alan works at the
1 like – as 2 like – as 3 like – as 4 as – like university as a technician and lives in a hostel like a
lot of students.
Ex 2
1 As – like 2 as – like 3 like – as 4 as – like
Ex 3 Ex 2
1 would you take 2 I’d take 3 gave 4 would your 1 had met – would have driven 2 had driven
girlfriend say 5 you went 6 I asked 7 she’d/she – wouldn’t have got 3 hadn’t got – wouldn’t have
would accept caught 4 hadn’t caught – wouldn’t have spent
Ex 4 Ex 3
1 would 2 had 3 could 4 had 5 could get 1 What would you have studied 2 had gone 3 had
6 were 7 ’d studied 4 would you have become 5 hadn’t met
Ex 5 6 would you have married 7 hadn’t got 8 would
1 went 2 bought 3 wouldn’t spend 4 went have gone
5 could take 6 had 7 wouldn’t have to 8 would Ex 4
we do 9 had 10 wouldn’t worry 11 were 1 would – had 2 had – would 3 had – would
12 was/were 13 could always look 4 would – had
Ex 5
Unit 161 – Esercizi di riepilogo (159-160)
1 wouldn’t be 2 would have known 3 wouldn’t
Ex 1 have left 4 would be 5 wouldn’t have
1 freezes – it expands 2 drop – gravity pulls 3 peel
– it sinks 4 put – it attracts 5 hang – they dry Unit 163 – I wish + past simple/past
Ex 2 continuous/could
1 get 2 ’ll get 3 Will Carla come 4 Will the Ex 1
company answer 5 will look 6 have 1 I wish I lived 2 I wish I spoke 3 I wish I had
Ex 3 4 I wish I knew 5 I wish I worked 6 I wish I made
1 ’ll go 2 change 3 can 4 might still 5 phone Ex 2
6 can 7 feel 8 comes 9 take 1 I wish I wasn’t/weren’t so shy. 2 I wish I didn’t eat
Ex 4 so much. 3 I wish I was/were good at mathematics.
1 would you be 2 I was/were 3 would be 4 you 4 I wish I understood modern art. 5 I wish I could
had 5 would you buy 6 I’d buy 7 I had 8 you sing. 6 I wish I had time to go to the gym.
lived 9 would you live 10 I lived 11 I’d live Ex 3
12 I were 13 I’d stop 1 I wish it wasn’t/weren’t so cold. 2 He wishes he
Ex 5 had an umbrella. 3 She wishes her boyfriend didn’t
1 met – wouldn’t recognize 2 have – ’ll translate live in Paris.
3 had – ’d cook 4 could – wouldn’t have 5 can Ex 4
– ’ll meet 1 I was/were lying in my bed 2 they were playing in
Ex 6 the park 3 he was/were watching the TV in his living
1 If you buy three tickets, one is free. 2 The alarm room 4 I was/were living at home with them
rings if you press this button. 3 If you don’t like this Ex 5
T-shirt, you can change it. 4 You won’t pass the 1 If only 2 were 3 was 4 She wishes 5 If only
exam unless you study this book. 5 Will you go to 6 they wish
the party if they invite you? 6 If we don’t leave at
once, we might/may miss the plane. 7 There would Unit 164 – I wish + would/past perfect/
be fewer accidents if people drove carefully. 8 If could have
I/you told this story, no one would believe it. 9 Would Ex 1
you study another foreign language if you had time? 1 I wish she would do the shopping 2 I wish she
wouldn’t play music late at night. 3 I wish she would
Unit 162 – Periodo ipotetico di terzo tipo
clean the bathroom 4 I wish she wouldn’t make long
Ex 1 telephone calls. 5 I wish she wouldn’t use my bike
1 I would have helped you 2 Sam would have played without asking. 6 I wish she would help with the
for us 3 I wouldn’t have gone to the station 4 There cooking
would have been an accident 5 Would we have Ex 2
saved money
1 I wish you didn’t have flu. 2 I wish the weather
was/were fine. 3 I wish she would answer my
Ex 4 Ex 2
1 what breed my dog was 2 how old it was 3 I had 1 offered to wash the car 2 promised to buy him a
had it 4 where I got/had got my dog 5 if it lived car 3 threatened to call the police 4 refused to tidy
6 if I took my dog for regular walks 7 if my dog ate his room
special dog food 8 brand I preferred 9 where I Ex 3
bought 10 how much I spent per month 1 F – ordered the man to show him his driving licence
Ex 5 2 B – invited me to go for a pizza 3 A – advised
1 she had 2 was six months old 3 she had had his brother to consult a lawyer 4 C – forbade the
her dog 4 she bought/had bought it 5 it lived tourists to take photos 5 E – warned Grant to drive
in the house with them 6 took it 7 ate special slowly because it was icy
food 8 she bought the brand that the breeder Ex 4
recommended/had recommended 9 she bought it 1 My aunt forbade Henry to go out that evening.
10 she probably spent 2 They warned us not to visit the area of the old port
Ex 6 because it was dangerous. 3 Michael answered/
1 if you might be ill 2 if she should phone the school replied that he wasn’t at home on Saturday evening.
to see if you were 3 if the school would phone her 4 Maria advised me to go to Rome by train. 5 Paul
4 had happened to you 5 what I would do 6 was/ reminded Stephanie to phone the dentist. 6 Susan
were her offered to prepare me dinner/to prepare dinner for
Ex 7 me. 7 Christine refused to come with us. 8 Simon
1 if I was 2 if I needed my car 3 me to lend her said he didn’t take the money/Simon denied (that) he
4 me not to tell 5 asked/had asked me 6 to send had taken the money/Simon denied taking the money.
her 7 could lend it to her 8 told me 9 could have Ex 5
it 10 could meet 11 me not to worry 12 would 1 warned Graham not to sit on that seat because it was
explain broken 2 apologised to everyone for not coming to last
Ex 8 week’s meeting 3 reminded his secretary to cancel his
1 I have met 2 is in my class 3 I want 4 I will appointment with Mr Vickery 4 congratulated Anita on
always be 5 you 6 I hope we can still getting such high marks in her exam 5 accused his
brother of telling lies 6 discouraged him from buying
Ex 9 the brown shoes 7 advised her friend to join a gym
1 “Turn the music down.” 2 “What is your name?” 8 threatened to take my mobile phone away if I didn’t
3 “Can you help me move the table?” 4 “Do you switch it off in class
like rap music?” 5 “Could you drive more slowly?”
6 “Where do you want to go this evening?” 7 “Don’t Ex 6
wait for me.” 8 “Can you pass the salt?” 1 denied doing the graffiti on the library wall
2 suggested looking for information on the internet
Ex 10 3 admitted forgetting to lock the door when he went
1 they were coming 2 would like to visit 3 if hotels out 4 recommended trying the new pizzeria because
in London were 4 she needed to book 5 to send the pizzas were delicious 5 suggested going to the
her 6 she had intended 7 had told her 8 was cinema
better 9 if the public transport was good 10 if they
sold 11 to tell her 12 could Ex 7
2 suggested that she look/she looked/she should
Unit 173 – Altri verbi usati per introdurre look for information on the internet 4 recommended
il discorso indiretto that we try/we tried/we should try the new pizzeria
Ex 1 because the pizzas were delicious 5 suggested that
they go/they went/they should go to the cinema
1 announced (that) a plane had crashed in the
Andes 2 claimed (that) he had lost his memory Unit 174 – Verbi usati al passivo nel discorso
3 admitted (that) he had made/admitted making a indiretto
mistake 4 stated (that) he believed women weren’t
as intelligent as men 5 explained (that) the Earth Ex 1
revolves/revolved around the Sun 6 thought (that) 1 It is said that global warming is responsible
Sally might be ill for changes in the climate. 2 It is expected that
scientists will find a cure for Aids one day. 3 It is
Ex 8 Ex 4
1 I was irresponsible 2 it was illegal to park there 1 are not made in China. – are they made? 2 is not
3 he disapproved of my behaviour 4 his new played in summer. – is it played? 3 are not seen in
neighbours were unfriendly 5 she was impatient the Arctic. – are they seen? 4 was not destroyed by
6 his handwriting was illegible an earthquake. – was it destroyed 5 were not built
in Britain. – were they built? 6 was not discovered
Unit 176 – Lessico e grammatica (B1-B2) in the 19th century. – was it discovered? 7 was not
Ex 1 painted by – was it painted
b) under- c) re- d) co- e) mis- f) over-
Unit 179 – Il passivo con gli altri tempi verbali
Ex 2
e i modali
1 foresee 2 rebuilding/to rebuild 3 to forecast
4 underage 5 overweight Ex 1
1 has been 2 was being 3 had been 4 will be
Ex 3
5 is going to be 6 would be
1 that the authorities had forewarned people of
the arrival of the hurricane 2 to resit the exam Ex 2
3 renewing/they renew/they renewed/they should 1 is being carried out 2 was started last month
renew the contract with Sony 4 they needed to 3 have been interviewed so far 4 will have been
redesign the prototype because there were serious collected 5 are asked during each interview 6 are
problems with it 5 had misunderstood what he said/ going to be analysed using computers 7 will be
had said 6 was undercooked published next year 8 can be seen on our website
Ex 4 Ex 3
1 was/had been – hopeless 2 taking/(that) they 3 have been interviewed 4 will have been collected
take/(that) they took/(that) they should take – scenic 6 are the results going to be analysed? 7 will your
3 was dangerous 4 wasn’t – spacious 5 to be conclusions be published? 8 can the initial findings
responsible be seen?
Ex 5 Ex 4
b) fatten c) clarify d) complicate e) terrorise 1 has been won by Mrs Jane Hayward 2 shouldn’t
f) idolize g) shorten h) aggravate i) justify be seen by people under 18 3 had not been
attended by the Queen
Ex 6
1 knew the reasons for Roger’s disappearance 2 had Unit 180 – Il passivo: verbi seguiti da due
always wanted to be a farmer 3 having an argument complementi; by e with
4 didn’t like Trevor’s rudeness
Ex 1
1 Ruben was lent some clothes. 2 All our clients are
Il passivo sent the catalogue. 3 Alice has been promised a
reward. 4 The children are being read a story.
Unit 178 – Il passivo con il present simple 5 I was left some money. 6 You will be shown the
e il past simple way. 7 He had been asked the question before.
Ex 1 8 I was taught many useful things.
1 is held 2 are watched 3 is regulated 4 are Ex 2
called 1 was paid only £800 a month 2 was sent to
Ex 2 another customer 3 was shown only to the critics
1 was created 2 were formed 3 was founded Ex 3
4 was asked 1 will be shown a video of the route we will follow
Ex 3 2 will be lent a mountain bike and a helmet 3 will
1 When was the cathedral built? 2 Is this oil made be taught basic riding techniques 4 will be offered
in Italy? 3 Why were the men arrested? 4 Was advice on bike maintenance
the email written in English? 5 Where was the Ex 4
stolen painting found? 6 How often is this magazine 1 The video will be shown 2 A mountain bike and a
published?
Ex 9 Ex 2
1 will be launched 2 has been called by 3 have 1 cash 2 note 3 coins 4 lend 5 owe
been shown 4 have not been given much 6 currencies 7 cheque 8 bank account 9 debt
information 5 are incorporated 6 have never been Ex 3
packed 7 has also been developed (by Teknia) 1 impresa 2 was set up 3 was launched 4 beni
8 has been designed 9 has not been disclosed 5 are imported 6 servizi 7 commercio 8 have
10 will be sold 11 would not be perceived recently been imposed 9 settore industriale 10 will
Ex 10 be affected
1 This wine is drunk cold. 2 The grass is cut/ Ex 4
mowed once a week. 3 When is the mail delivered? 1 economics 2 economic 3 economical
4 Apples are picked at the end of (the) summer.
5 A concert will be held in this square next Saturday. Ex 5
6 The first airplane was built by the Wright brothers. 1 goods 2 services 3 Economic 4 goods
7 New shops are being opened in town. 8 Bags 5 economy 6 economical 7 have their products
cannot be taken into the library. 9 Where are stamps made 8 are given 9 are often paid 10 business
sold? 10 That newspaper is no longer published. 11 have recently been launched 12 can be paid
Ex 6
Unit 184 – Lessico e grammatica (A1-B1) 1 brought back 2 told off 3 filled in 4 set up
Ex 1 5 brought up
1 sky 2 glacier 3 cloud 4 stream 5 hill 6 river Ex 7
7 ocean 8 plain 9 lake 10 forest 1 given out 2 gave away 3 gave in
Ex 2
1 sky 2 is called 3 is increased 4 is lost 5 is
known 6 clouds 7 are moved 8 is accumulated SEZIONE MULTISTRUTTURALE
9 glaciers 10 be stored 11 are stored 12 streams
Il presente
13 is carried 14 ocean
Ex 1
Ex 3
1 ’m 2 ’m 3 ’s 4 ’ve got 5 Is 6 is 7 ’s 8 Is
1 chicken 2 cow 3 pig 4 bee
she having 9 haven’t got 10 ’s just having 11 Are
meat: carne – eggs: uova – milk: latte – honey: miele 12 has got 13 has she got 14 have 15 hasn’t
Chicken are kept on farms for their eggs and meat. – 16 ’s got 17 ’re 18 ’s 19 ’re 20 ’re having
Cows are kept on farms for their meat and milk. 21 ’s
– Pigs are kept on farms for their meat. – Bees are
kept on farms for their honey. Ex 2
1 have got little time 2 are no trains on Sundays
Ex 4 3 had few sports facilities at the time 4 was little
1 Secondly – are selected 2 are pressed 3 Next interest among the public 5 hasn’t got much
– is left 4 is stored 5 Finally – is bottled experience 6 weren’t many people at the meeting
Ex 5 7 didn’t have any money left 8 didn’t have much
1 C 2 E 3 A 4 F 5 B 6 D time to visit the city 9 aren’t many shops open at
First, peel some tomatoes, an onion, a cucumber this hour
and some garlic. Then put all the vegetables in a Ex 3
blender and make a purée. Next/After that pour the 1 works 2 is writing 3 have 4 attends 5 is doing
purée into a large bowl. Then/Next/After that add salt 6 is thinking 7 finishes 8 goes 9 likes 10 is
and pepper. Then/Next/After that put the bowl in the learning 11 goes 12 spend 13 have 14 isn’t
refrigerator for 30 minutes. Finally, serve with lemon going 15 is going 16 are leaving
slices.
Ex 4
Unit 184 – Lessico e grammatica (B1-B2) 1 Where does Michael work? 2 What does Linda
Ex 1 do? 3 What is Linda writing about 4 How many
1 C 2 I 3 A 4 L 5 B 6 F 7 D 8 G 9 H children have they got? 5 What school does Daniel
attend? 6 Why is Daniel doing 7 Who likes music?
8 What instrument is she learning 9 How often
does Sarah go 10 Why do the Hudsons often spend 13 has loved 14 X 15 a 16 was 17 X 18 used
11 Who isn’t going to Spain 12 Who is Daniel going to take 19 the 20 was working 21 received
13 When are they leaving? 22 had been writing 23 had made 24 the 25 the
Ex 5 26 hadn’t finished 27 was thinking 28 rang
1 ’m making 2 making 3 does it work 4 ’s 29 the 30 were organizing 31 the 32 X 33 the
5 put 6 is 7 bake 8 Do you always make 9 buy 34 X 35 would be 36 has been thinking 37 hasn’t
10 have 11 to make/making 12 does your sister decided
do 13 works 14 isn’t working 15 ’s doing 16 to Ex 5
improve 17 ’m having 18 don’t know 19 to watch 1 didn’t 2 was 3 didn’t stay 4 rang 5 didn’t
20 does it finish 21 finishes answer 6 did you ring 7 was 8 was probably
Ex 6 working 9 rang 10 didn’t hear 11 rang 12 Were
1 is playing 2 is listening 3 does Laura usually you still working 13 called 14 wasn’t 15 had
listen 4 is wearing 5 likes 6 is Laura reading already finished 16 finished 17 had been digging
7 likes 8 does Paul like 9 has got 10 wears 18 felt/was feeling 19 decided 20 didn’t hear
11 Is Ashlee riding 12 does Eddy play 21 Didn’t your phone record 22 didn’t think 23 was
24 didn’t worry/wasn’t worrying 25 had even turned
Ex 7 off 26 had already tried 27 got/had got 28 have
1 is thinking 2 am seeing 3 used to think 4 aren’t been going out 29 wouldn’t exclude 30 could
having 5 thinks 6 see 7 used to have 8 used to contact
see
Ex 6
Ex 8 1 used to ’m used to 2 has been sending has sent
1 are they speaking 2 don’t know 3 sounds 3 ✓ 4 said your father did your father say 5 was
4 don’t look 5 Let’s ask 6 do you come from realizing realized 6 ✓ 7 ✓ 8 were used to used
7 are 8 come 9 are visiting 10 are you staying to 9 ✓ 10 did win won 11 never was have never
11 are leaving 12 want 13 Don’t go 14 doesn’t been 12 ✓
take 15 Go
Ex 7
Ex 9 1 A 2 D 3 B 4 A 5 D 6 A 7 C 8 B 9 D
1 represents 2 release 3 burn 4 seems 5 do not 10 A 11 C 12 C 13 C 14 D 15 C 16 A 17 B
provide 6 take 7 are developing 8 store 9 do not 18 C 19 A 20 C 21 C 22 B 23 C
take 10 is getting
Il futuro
Il passato
Ex 1
Ex 1 1 ’m not going to get up 2 will have left 3 starts
1 haven’t had 2 used to have 3 haven’t had 4 will already be waiting 5 ’ll get 6 is going to win
4 used to snow 5 haven’t seen 6 Did you use to 7 will have risen 8 will be living 9 finish
watch 7 did 8 used to read 9 have just bought
10 has just retired 11 used to teach 12 Have
you ever met 13 used to be 14 didn’t use to like Ex 2
15 have recently met 1 many people are you going to invite? 2 much
money will you have saved 3 often will you be
Ex 2
coming 4 high are they building 5 tall will the new
1 When did she leave school? 2 Who did she meet skyscraper be? 6 easy will it be
3 How long did they sing 4 What had just happened
5 How long has Cindy sung/been singing 6 Where Ex 3
has she just moved to? 7 Why did she move 1 will have finished renovating the house 2 will be
celebrating 3 are going to win/will win easily 4 am
Ex 3
going to travel 5 end until
1 have they done 2 have met 3 met 4 were you
doing 5 did you do 6 left 7 has left 8 has been Ex 4
writing 9 wrote Alternative corrette: 1 B – C 2 A – C 3 A – B
4 A – C
Ex 4
1 been 2 the 3 has climbed 4 X 5 the 6 X Ex 5
7 X 8 has sailed 9 the 10 crossed 11 the 12 a 1 ’ve been 2 won’t be 3 have decided 4 ’re
Ex 6 Ex 2
1 better 2 enough experience 3 had 4 more 1 to have married a millionaire 2 believed that this
5 too 6 go 7 cheaper 8 too 9 had been city was founded by the ancient Romans 3 to take
10 more difficult 11 too long 12 give 13 shorter the dog to the park 4 if/whether the economic
Ex 7 situation would improve
1 salary was/were as good as yours 2 friends were Ex 3
as interesting as yours 3 went on holiday as often 1 who – is thought to be the best person for the job
as you 4 could speak as many languages as you 2 which – are known to live near the river 3 who
5 could dance as well as you 6 boyfriend was/were – are suspected to have left the country 4 whose
as rich as yours – is expected to win the literary prize 5 where – is
Ex 8 thought to be a very lively place 6 which – is feared
to have crashed
1 Has he? – he had left some for me 2 Have you?
– he had sent one to me 3 Is it? – I hadn’t bought Ex 4
ten bottles of it 4 Can’t she? – I hadn’t lent her my 1 answered 2 hadn’t been found yet 3 added
car 5 Are they? – we hadn’t invited them 6 Will it? 4 was being searched 5 announced 6 had been
– I hadn’t booked a room here awarded 7 explained 8 thought 9 had been made
10 denied 11 was being ignored 12 admitted
Ex 9
13 had been lost 14 claimed 15 had been taken
1 C 2 D 3 C 4 B 5 D 6 B 7 A 8 D 9 A
10 C Ex 5
1 Everyone – shares these ideas 2 Something –
Ex 10 caused the accident 3 Nobody – checked our
1 I would have prepared 2 I had known 3 I would passports 4 Anyone – could have stolen the
have done some shopping 4 we had/we had had computer
5 we could make/we could have made 6 you put on
7 ’ll make the sauce 8 you’ll find a tin of tomatoes Ex 6
9 you look 10 you pull 11 the tin opens/will open 1 said 2 could be cured 3 added 4 had been
tested 5 had been found 6 asked 7 the drug
Il discorso indiretto/il passivo would 8 replied 9 had not been decided 10 would
Ex 1 be 11 if people would 12 told 13 would be
needed 14 announced 15 would be shown 16 to
1 are watered every week 2 was stopped by the
turn on the projector 17 told
police 3 can be consulted on our website 4 were
stolen during the war 5 is being processed by the Ex 7
computer 6 has already been confirmed by several 1 B 2 A 3 C 4 B 5 C 6 B 7 B 8 A 9 C
experts 7 won’t be hosted by our country 8 should 10 D
have been checked at the entrance 9 had not been Ex 8
prepared 10 the cost of transport included in the 1 had been broken into 2 had not been delivered
price? 11 the door opened with a forged key (by the 3 had not been woken up at six 4 was being played
burglars)? 12 was/were invited? 13 were given a in the room next to hers 5 should be repaired
sheet of paper each 14 the photocopier repaired immediately 6 would be solved immediately