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Comparatives and superlatives
13
Completa le frasi con i comparativi degli
aggettivi fra parentesi.
0
My mobile phone is (
expensive
)
more expensive
than yours.
1
A wool jumper keeps you (
warm
)
................................
than a cotton one.
2
Are you sure your rucksack isn’t (
heavy
)
.......................................
as mine?
3
Who is (
young
)
...........................................
, you or your
sister?
4
I’m a (
good
)
..........................................
student than my
brother.
5
Gold rings aren’t (
precious
)
..............................................
as diamond ones.
6
Which is (
light
)
..........................................
, aluminium or
iron?
14
Inserisci nelle frasi gli aggettivi, alla forma
comparativa o superlativa.
0
Limos are
the longest
cars in the world.
1
I’d like a
.....................................................
jumper, please.
2
Gore-Tex is
.................................................................
fabric.
3
Who is
...................................................
footballer in Italy?
4
Copper has a
..............................................
melting point
than tin.
5
Cotton isn’t
................................................................
as silk.
6
I didn’t know that Mary was
............................................
than her husband!
Present simple passive
15
Trasforma le frasi dalla forma attiva alla
forma passiva.
0
They sew pockets in this department.
Pockets are sewn in this department.
1
Mechanics repair cars, lorries and vans.
...........................................................................................................
2
Who tests air bags in this workshop?
...........................................................................................................
3
How often do drivers check the engine oil level?
...........................................................................................................
4
Where do they produce this wallpaper?
...........................................................................................................
5
Do builders dry and bake bricks?
...........................................................................................................
16
Leggi le procedure per produrre la pelle
e cerchia la forma attiva o passiva corretta.
Order of adjectives
17
Riordina le parole nelle frasi.
0
best / the / Italian / ties / silk / are
Italian silk ties are the best.
1
English / wears / father / coats / my / often / wool
...........................................................................................................
2
lovely / a / dress / what / white !
...........................................................................................................
3
unusual / has / at / chairs / wooden / home / she
........................................................................................................
4
round / the / bowls / metal / makes / company
...........................................................................................................
5
old / those / change / socks / cotton
...........................................................................................................
long bad soft waterproof
high old cheap
How (
0
)
is leather made
/
do they make
leather?
Tanners (
conciatori
) use animal skin and they
(
1
)
produce
/
are produced
leather by treating it
with chemicals which (
2
)
call
/
are called
tanning
agents. These agents (
3
)
react
/
are reacted
with
collagen, proteins that make the skin insoluble
in water. In this way bacteria (
4
)
destroy
/
are
destroyed
. This is the process that (
5
)
is converted
/
converts
animal skin into tanned leather, without
spoiling its natural beauty. To improve the
appearance of leather, it (
6
)
is
treated
/
treats
by oiling.
Solid leather (
7
)
uses
/
is
used
for shoe soles, whereas
they (
8
)
employ
/
are employed
soft leather for the upper part of
shoes. Leather (
9
)
is dyed
/
dyes
the desired colour, too.
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