Recupero
Grammar
Non-defining relative clauses: where, which, who, whose
1Aggiungi una o due virgole a queste frasi in modo che la punteggiatura sia corretta.
Jessica whose mother is a DJ knows all the local bands.
Jessica, whose mother is a DJ, knows all the local bands.
1We often spend the summer at our grandparents’ house which is on the coast.
2Sheffield where I was born is an industrial city.
3Our new bungalow which my parents bought last month is very spacious.
4My uncle who designs amazing buildings lives in a beautiful house.
5We stayed in a cottage near Lake Windermere where you can do a lot of water sports.
6Dilek whose name means ‘wish’ in Turkish comes from Istanbul.
7You can take a guided tour of the old cathedral which is very interesting.
8Belinda who lives in our block of flats is my brother’s girlfriend.
2Una guida parla a una classe in gita scolastica. Scegli i pronomi relativi corretti per completare il dialogo.
GuideWelcome to Frumpington Castle, which/who was built in 1452. The dining room, 1which/where you are standing now, is very important in the history of the castle. Sir Richard de Balincourt, 2which/who was the first person to live at the castle, was killed in this room. There’s a painting of him, 3who/which you can see on that wall.
LucyWhat happened to him?
GuideA strange man, 4whose/who arrived at the castle late one night, killed him with a knife. The long knife, 5where/which the killer dropped, is over there in that glass box.
MaxDid they catch the killer?
GuideNo, they didn’t. The man, 6whose/who name we don’t know, jumped out of a window and ran away. Local people, 7who/which looked for him for days, said he probably swam across the river to escape.
TeacherIs that the Frumpton River, 8where/which we can see out of the windows?
GuideYes, that’s right. Now, Frumpington Castle has many more stories, 9which/whose you’ll hear on the tour.
3Completa con frasi relative esplicative. Usa il Present simple o il Past simple.
Scarborough,where my cousin lives(my cousin/live), is on the coast.
1Florence,
(be/a beautiful city), has got lots of historic buildings.
2Danny,
(parents/own/a stately home), is very rich!
3Kelly,
(sit/next to me in class), fancies my brother Stu.
4Covent Garden,
(there/be/lots of musicians), is a lively part of London.
5Tessa,
(dad/work/in a cinema), wants to be an actress when she’s older.
6That stately home,
(become/a museum/two years ago), is a nice place to visit.
7That restaurant,
(we/have/dinner/last Saturday), makes great pizzas.
8Our French teacher,
(be/born/in Lyons), speaks four languages!
Modal verbs should, ought to, had better
4Completa le frasi con le parole date e la forma affermativa o negativa dei verbi modali tra parentesi.
Weought not to go(ought) swimming near those rocks – it could be dangerous.
1You (should) Jane to my party – I want to meet her.
2We (had better) the house before Mum and Dad come home and see this mess!
3I (ought) all my homework before we go out.
4You (not had better) anyone my secret, or I’ll be very angry with you.
5We (not should) out late tonight because we have to get up early tomorrow.
6Billie (not ought) any more chocolates – she’s already had five!
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Why don’t... ?
6Completa le frasi con Why don’t you/we…? e i verbi dati.
You were very rude to Simon. Why don’t you phonehim and say ‘sorry’?
1We’re both hungry. something to eat in that café?
2That dress looks good on you. it to the party?
3This is a really good DVD. (we) it together?
4 on the Internet for ideas for your school project?
5I’d love to see Venice one day. (we) there next summer?
6You really fancy Toby. him out?
Vocabulary
Describing places
7Leggi le definizioni e scrivi le parole per i tipi di case.
This house is on one floor of a big building. flat
1There are buildings on both sides of this
house.
2This house hasn’t got any stairs.
3A lot of people live in this tall building.
4This is a small, old house – often in a village.
5There are no buildings next to this house.
6The people in this house have neighbours on one side.
8Completa le parole nell’email.
9Abbina le parole date a ciò che dicono le persone.
‘Now, follow me. I’m going to tell you all about the history of this stately home.’ guided tour
1‘We’re going to visit Pompeii next
week.’
2‘Do you like this picture? It’s by Umberto Boccioni.’
3‘What’s the time? Is the time up there
correct?’
4‘We can buy some souvenirs here.’
5‘It’s £15 per person to go into the theme
park.’
6‘I’d like to get some leaflets about tours in this city.’
7‘You can see that building from all over the town.’
8‘We have to wait in line here.’
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