Connectives of comparison, condition and doubt
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Si usa whether e non if: dopo una preposizione, prima di un infinito dopo verbi come argue e discuss, per introdurre una frase soggettiva, con whether... or. Her concerns about whether Timmy will pass the test are groundless. I don’t know whether to order Indian or Mexican food. They are discussing whether their son should go to university. Whether Liam P. will star in the new film on the Cuban Revolution is a mystery. Whether you want to or not, you must talk to your father.
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Le sue preoccupazioni se Timmy supererà il test sono infondate. Non so se ordinare indiano o messicano. Stanno discutendo se il loro figlio dovrebbe andare all’università. Se Liam P. sarà il protagonista del nuovo film sulla rivoluzione cubana è un mistero. Che tu lo voglia o meno, devi parlare con tuo padre.
Abbina le due parti delle frasi e completale con as if e la forma corretta dei verbi nel riquadro. need • be • win • come out • go • complete • not cut • not have 1 She is a beginner but she skis 2 This grubby carpet looks 3 Although the match ended in a draw, she celebrated 4 She looked shattered, 5 This sandwich tastes 6 The lawn looked 7 She behaves 8 The bread smells
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a ■ _______ she ______________ a marathon. b ■ _______ she ______________ a care in the world. 1 as if she has been on the slopes all her life. c ■ d ■ _______ it ______________ past its sell-by date. e ■ _______ she ______________ the championship. f ■ _______ it ______________ for months. g ■ _______ it ______________ a thorough clean. h ■ _______ it ______________ of the oven a few minutes ago!
Completa le frasi con i connettivi nel riquadro. whether • in the way • in case of • suppose • as long as 1 2 3 4 5
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She cooked the steak in the way it was shown on the TV programme Let’s Cook. You can go to the party _________________ you are back home before midnight. Passengers must go to their lifeboat stations _________________ an emergency on board. _________________ you could visit any country in the world, where would you go? I wondered _________________ the city had changed very much since my last visit five years ago.
ERROR CORRECTION Steve e Tracey sono preoccupati per gli imminenti esami che la loro figlia Amy deve sostenere. Leggi il dialogo e correggi altri sei errori. Steve What are you thinking about? You look as though you are in another world. she’ll get Tracey Amy’s exams are coming up and I was just wondering whether she gets the results she needs to get into her first-choice university. It looks though she’s on track to get excellent marks, but you never know. Steve I’m sure she will, provides she doesn’t panic during the exams. Tracey But what do we do in case a meltdown? On the day of the exams, supposed she has worried so much, she didn’t sleep a wink and arrives at the exam centre absolutely exhausted? She might nod off! Steve Don’t be so negative, Tracey. Your concerns about that she’ll fall asleep in the middle of an exam are absolutely groundless. Tracey You’re right. I think I’m becoming over-concerned. I’m sure she’ll do extremely well as soon as she continues to work hard and we encourage her as much as we can. Steve We also need to make sure she gets a good night’s sleep!
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