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ST. VALENTINE I have just read the article about Saint Valentine with interest but I am very surprised that there is no mention of Terni. Here we all know that the real Saint Valentine is in the Basilica of Terni! Annarita Dear Annarita, You are quite right. We really should have included the Saint Valentine […]

Match pictures (1-11) and words (a-k). a) nail polish b) lipstick c) lip gloss d) blush e) foundation f) lip pencil g) eye liner h) eyeshadow i) mascara j) facial cleanser k) moisturiser

Apple è l’azienda tecnologica che vanta la clientela più fedele al mondo. Leggi l’articolo sul numero di aprile e fai questo esercizio di lessico. Insert the vowels to complete the following adjectives used in the first part of the article. Then give the correct translation. 1) ncncvbl 2) pplng 3) mbts 4) fn 5) ntmdtng […]

… ‘abbandonato a se stesso’ in inglese? left to yourself abandoned by yourself left to your own devices La risposta corretta è la 3. In inglese ‘device’ significa ‘dispositivo’.

… ‘fare il passo più lungo della gamba’ in inglese? to take a longer step than your leg to bite off more than you can chew to lift more than you can carry La risposta corretta è la 2. In inglese il verbo ‘to bite’ significa ‘mordere’, mentre ‘to chew’ vuol dire ‘masticare’.

The following sentences contain an error. Identify it and rewrite the sentences. 1) What nice idea! 2) We should all do an effort. 3) I didn’t say nothing. 4) People here is very nice. 5) May I have a glass of water? I’ve very thirsty. 6) I want to talk to you and so Mary […]

Match the words to find the expressions used in the article. 1) crime              a) actor 2) distant           b) adaptation 3) American      c) leap 4) aspiring        d) emotion 5) shipping       e) eyelids 6) present         f) owner 7) sudden         g) tension 8) crazy            h) fiction 9) sexual           i) stories 10) closed         j) dream 11) boat             k) job […]

… ‘terra di nessuno’ in inglese? nobody’s land no one’s land no man’s land La risposta corretta è la 3.  

Match each adjective (1-9) to an adjective that means the opposite: RESISTANT/ DEMOCRATIC/ GRADUAL/ MODEST/ TIME-CONSUMING/ MISTAKEN/ AFFORDABLE/ FOOLISH/ COSTLY 1) cheap 2) efficient 3) prone 4) sudden 5) expensive 6) sensible 7) overambitious 8) authoritarian 9) right

… ‘fare un salto nel buio’ in inglese? to take a leap in the dark to jump in the dark to leap into darknes La risposta corretta è la 1. In inglese ‘to take a leap’ significa ‘fare un salto, un balzo’.