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LANGUAGE FOUNDATION tu
Il termine weatlrer indica it tempo atmosferico.
It termine hme traduce, invece, il tempo inteso Completa le frasi con l'aggettívo appropriato, m5
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come peiodo, epxa, durata, momento od, ora, ora- scegliendolo tra quelli seguenti: snowy rainy
río. Traduce anche il termine voltc (freguenza). Il - icy - foggy - cloudy - sunny - windy - cold
tempo inteso come tempo verbale (grammaticate) è - hot. M
tradotto con fense. A
e.g. The weather is awfut totlay. (09gi il tempo è 5i It is raining a lot. It is ............ .
or:ibile). r'l There's a lot of fog. It's very ............ . K
It's time to go. (È tempo/ora di andare) fi.fi A strong wind is blowing. It's very
$Ihat's the time, please? (Che ore sono, per fa- E
tfr There are many clouds in the sky. It's ............ .
vore?)
Peter goes to the gym three times a week. (Peter à,* The sun is shining. It's ............ .
va in palestra tre volte la settimana) {,.} The temperature is very low. It's very ............ . u
Do you know the difference between the present #d There's snow. It's
simple tense and the past simple tense? (Conosci L$ The temperature is higher than 30 "C. It's P
la differenza tra il tempo presente e il tempo
passato remoto?)
There is ice on the road and the temperature
È:#
is below zero. It's
On the Phone
Anne chiama la sua amica Carol. Ha un problema da risolvere.
Ascolta la telefonata tra Anne e Carol e rispondi alle
seguenti domande.
ffi Come si presenta Anne a Carol? E Carol come
risponde?
&$ Che problema ha Anne?
*3 Cosa succede il sabato successivo?
* Perché Jane non può aiutare Anne?
&E Cosa consiglia Carol ad Anne?
aNNE: Hallo, this is Anne.
cARoL: Hallo, Anne. Carol speaking.
ANNE: Hallo, Carol. How are you?
cARoL: Fine, thanks. And you?
ANNE: Fine... but I have a problem. I need a manicure
because on Saturday it is my cousin's wedding party. My beauty therapist is on holiday and
Jane can't help me. She isn't working these days! My hands are terribler. I am so sadz!
cARoL: Don't worry, Anne. You can call'] mine, Miss Caroline, and fix an appointmenta at her
beauty centre. She is very good and specialised in nails. I go there every
two weeks and I am very satisfied.
ANNE: Great! What's her telephone number?
cARoL: It's 684 359 02I. She applies make-up very well too.
ANNE: Good idea: one appointment, two treatments. Thank you very
much, my friend.
cARoL: You're welcome.