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LANGUIIGE FOUNDATION Lll
Nor significa né/neanche/nemmeno. È usato in
Leggi il seguente dialogo e sottolinea con un co- c orrelazione con neither nell'espression e neither.'. 'x m
lore tutti i termini che non conosci e con un altro nor... per tradurre né I'uno né I'altro. Sono accom-
colore quelli che, anche se nuovi, riesci a tra- pagnati di solito da un verbo in forma singolare' M
durre correttamente senza l'uso del vocabolario. La correlazione o I'uno o I'altro è tradotta, invece,
con eíther... or..., sempre accompagnati da verbo A
ANNE: I have some cellulite and a lot of stretch singolare. Usando l'espressione eíther... or. ' ' con un
marks! verbo in forma negativa si ottiene lo stesso signifi- K
J.lxn: You must do exercise and you should prob- cato di neither... nor... con verbo in forma positiva. E
La correlazione sra... sí4... è tradotta, invece, con
ably eat less! both. .. and,.. , seguita da verbo plurale.
aNNE: You are right. I don't do sport, nor do I e.g. Both Jenny and Anne have stretch marks. (Sia
drink much water, Jenny sia Anne hanno smagliature) U
J.q.xn: Then you should get massages regularly. Neither Jenny nor Anne has stretch marks. (Né
ANNE: You know, it's not easy to erase stretch Jenny né Anne hanno smagtiature) P
Jenny and Anne, has either of them got stretch
marks!
marks? (Jenny o Anne hanno smagliature?)
JANE: Why don't you try a good anti-stretch I can buy both the cream and the nail polish.
mark cream? (Posso comprare sia la crema sia lo smalto)
ANNE: I think liposuction and mesotherapy I can buy neither the cream nor the nail polish.
(Non posso comprare né la crema né lo smalto)
would be better.
JANE: Sure, Lucy.
LUCY: you stop talking about the sea? We
Crea un dialogo in cui anche tu dai un consiglio work now!
ad un'amica. Scegli tu l'argomento: trucco, depi-
lazione, massaggio, trattamenti viso, trattamenti Mrss rAYLon: Please, girls, .'.......... you be quiet?
corpo e così via. Insieme ai compagni praticate I'm trying to explain how to French-manicure
a turno i dialoghi che avete scritto. one's nails. You ............ understand anything if
you keep on talking!
(five minutes later)
MIss TAYLoR: I won't repeat myself: you .."........
Completa i seguenti dialoghi con il verbo moda-
be quiet and PaY attention.
le appropriato al tempo corretto, scegliendolo
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tra: can to be able - should would like to BRENDA: Look Jenny, my skin is so oily. What
- must *will. do you think I do to solve this problem?
JENNv: You ............ use a good skin cleanser.
LUcy: Excuse me, Miss Taylor. Have you parked BRENDA: I do anYthing else?
your car on the other side of the road? JENNv: You ............ use a face pack regularly and
MIss rAyLoR: Yes, I have. Is there a problem? a special face cream too'
LUcy: Sorry, Miss Taylor. You .......'.... park there.
You ............ go to the car park at the end of the Jlnn: I have some cellulite dimples... What do
street. you think I ............ do?
ANNE: First of all, you do some exercise!
Jnxa: I'm so sad. I ............ to apply make-up as Jlxn: I know I but I don't have time. I
well as you! go swimming... I love swimming, You
LUcy: Don't worry, Jane. I ............ put make-up know... What else ......'..... I do?
on at all at the beginning of my career. Later ANNE: You ............ drink plenty of water and
I attended some courses and now I "'...'..... do eat a balanced diet. You .'."....... give up eating
it very well, sweels and French fries...
J,lNn: I buy an anticellulite cream too'
J^l,xn: I go to the seaside and have a long ANNE: Sure, you use it everY daY.
swim... You know, I ............ swim very well ... Jlxn: Mary bought a new product yesterday. I
LUCY: Oh, Jane, you do me a favour? buy it too.