IL LETTORATO DEL PRIMO e SECONDO ANNO: gennaio 2021

(See previous post for revision of Lettorato I B1/B1+ level)

Writing – revise the Writing sections in English File B2, pages 115, 116, 117, 118, 120, 121

Grammar

Question forms

https://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-104589.php

https://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-79863.php

https://www.businessenglishresources.com/learn-english-for-business/teachers-section/grammar-lessons-2/prepositions-end-questions/

https://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-80362.php

http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/3g26-subject-object-questions.php

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/hilfsverben.htm

Indirect Questions

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/indirect-questions-exercise-1.html

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/indirect-questions-exercise-2.html

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/indirect-questions-exercise-3.html

Adverbs, the position of adverbs and adverbial phrases

https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/elementary/grammar/grammar_02_012e?cc=it&selLanguage=it

https://agendaweb.org/grammar/adverbs-exercises.html (1-3)

https://www.grammar.cl/Games/Adverbs_of_Frequency.htm

https://imparareinglese.com/esercizi_inglese/adverbs_of_frequency.html

https://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/adverbs-manner

https://www.colanguage.com/adverbs-opinion-and-observation-english

https://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-84597.php

https://agendaweb.org/grammar/adverbs-english.html (1-9)

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/word-order/exercises?09

https://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/adverbs-degree

https://www.englishpractice.com/quiz/adverb-phrases-exercise/

https://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/advphr1.htm

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/adjectives_adverbs/adverb_position.htm

https://www.englishpage.com/minitutorials/adverbexercise.htm

https://www.eltbase.com/quiz/111_01.htm

http://a4esl.org/q/j/dt/mc-confusedadv.html

https://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/ell-conjunctive-adverbs-test1.html

https://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/ell-conjunctive-adverbs-test2.html

https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/adjective_adverb/ad026-adverbs-adjectives.htm

https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/adjective_adverb/ad030-adjective-adverb.htm

https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/adjective_adverb/ad031-adjective-adverb.htm

http://www.testyourenglish.net/english-online/grammarquiz/adjadv.html

http://englishgrammarexercise.com/adverbs-exercises/ (all!)

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/adjectives_adverbs/adverb_position.htm

https://www.test-english.com/grammar-points/b1-b2/position-of-adverbs/

Future perfect/future continuous

https://www.examenglish.com/grammar/b1_future_continuous.htm

https://www.examenglish.com/grammar/future_perfect.htm

https://www.examenglish.com/grammar/b2_grammar.html

https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/int/grammar/grammar_05_022e?cc=it&selLanguage=it

https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions1stedition/ui_unit_page/unit3/grammar/exercise2?cc=it&selLanguage=it

https://www.test-english.com/grammar-points/b1-b2/future-continuous-and-future-perfect/

https://www.test-english.com/grammar-points/b1-b2/future-continuous-and-future-perfect/2/

https://www.test-english.com/grammar-points/b1-b2/future-continuous-and-future-perfect/3/

Extra Grammar Revision

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-simple-present-perfect-4.html

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_past_present_perfect3.htm

https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/2g11-past-simple-present-perfect-gap-fill.php

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/present_perfect_or_progressive.htm

https://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs8.htm

https://www.english-4u.de/en/tenses-exercises/present-perfect-simple-progressive.htm

https://www.test-english.com/explanation/b1-2/adjectives-without-nouns/

https://www.test-english.com/grammar-points/b1-b2/adjectives-without-noun/

https://www.test-english.com/grammar-points/b1-b2/adjectives-without-noun/2/

https://www.test-english.com/grammar-points/b1-b2/adjectives-without-noun/3/

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/adjectives_order.htm

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/adjectives_adverbs/order.htm

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/adjectives_adverbs/order_2.htm

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/adjectives_adverbs/order_3.htm

zero and first conditionals, future time clauses

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/zero-conditional-exercise-1.html

http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/2g42-what-do-you-do-if.php

http://www.focus.olsztyn.pl/en-english-grammar-time-clauses-exercises.html#.Xb0uFVVKjIU

http://www.focus.olsztyn.pl/en-exercises-time-clauses-test-2.html#.Xb0t4FVKjIU

Structures after 'wish'

https://esolonline.wordpress.com/level-1/level-1-some-grammar-exercises/structures-after-wish/ the exercises are at the bottom of the page

https://www.englishgrammar.org/structures-grammar-exercise/

https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/upperint/a_grammar/file07/nef_upperint_grammar07_a02?cc=it&selLanguage=it

https://speakspeak.com/english-grammar-exercises/upper-intermediate/wish-2

more wish + would

https://speakspeak.com/english-grammar-exercises/upper-intermediate/wish-3

mixed again

https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/intplus/a_grammar/file04/nef_int_grammar_4_02?cc=it&selLanguage=it

and for general revision:

https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/tenses/tenses_index.htm

Verbs that take the gerund or infinitive

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/gerunds-and-infinitives-exercise-1.html

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/gerunds-and-infinitives-exercise-2.html

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/gerunds-and-infinitives-exercise-3.html

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/gerunds-and-infinitives-exercise-4.html

Used to, to be used to, to get used to

https://speakspeak.com/english-grammar-exercises/intermediate/used-to-be-used-to-get-used-to

https://www.stordar.com/used-to-be-used-to-get-used-to/

https://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-80920.php

Past modals

http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/4g66-past-modals-exercise.php

https://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-53195.php

English File grammar unit 7 page 145, verbs of the senses

https://speakspeak.com/english-grammar-exercises/intermediate/modal-verbs-for-past-probability-must-have-cant-have-couldnt-have-may-have

https://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/410-modals-of-possibility-and-probability-for-past-situations1.htm

https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/upperint/a_grammar/file04/nef_upperint_grammar04_b02?cc=it&selLanguage=it

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/could-have-should-have-would-have-exercise-1.html

https://www.english-at-home.com/lessons/grammar-exercise-past-modals/

Verbs of the senses

https://www.test-english.com/grammar-points/b2/verbs-of-the-senses/

https://www.test-english.com/grammar-points/b2/verbs-of-the-senses/2/

https://www.test-english.com/grammar-points/b2/verbs-of-the-senses/3/

https://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/how-use-sense-verbs

https://en.islcollective.com/resources/printables/worksheets_doc_docx/verbs_of_senses_feel_smell_taste_look/elementary-a1/89299

https://www.teflhub.com/student-exercises/senses-verbs-of-the/upper-intermediate-senses-verbs-of-the-online-grammar-exercise/

Reporting Verbs

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/reporting-verbs-exercise-1.html

https://www.test-english.com/grammar-points/b1-b2/reporting-verbs/

https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/upperint/grammar/grammar_07_022e?cc=it&selLanguage=it

http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/4g11-reporting-verbs-exercise.php

https://speakspeak.com/english-grammar-exercises/intermediate/reporting-verbs

https://www.eltbase.com/quiz/059_01.htm

to have something done

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/causatives-have-get.html

https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/int/grammar/grammar_09_012e?cc=it&selLanguage=it

https://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-76121.php

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/participles/exercises?08

More Passive

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive

https://agendaweb.org/verbs/passive-worksheets-lessons

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive/exercises?05

https://www.e-grammar.org/passive-voice/

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive/exercises?present-progressive

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive/exercises?past-progressive

https://www.grammarbank.com/it-is-said-that.html

http://passivecausality.weebly.com/personal-and-impersonal-constructions.html

https://a2cristina.wordpress.com/2017/01/20/passive-sentences-it-is-known-believed-said-etc/

Clauses of Contrast and Purpose

https://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-although.php

https://www.englishgrammar.org/spite-grammar-exercise-2/

https://www.grammarbank.com/despite-although-exercise.html

https://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-85663.php

https://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-40126.php

https://www.grammarbank.com/so-that-or-in-order-to-exercise.html

Whatever, whenever

https://www.test-english.com/grammar-points/b1-b2/whatever-whenever-wherever-whoever-however/3/

https://www.grammarbank.com/wh-ever-words.html

Practice for exam with gap-fill (cloze) texts

Easy B1 level - with multiple choice options:

https://www.flo-joe.co.uk/preliminaryenglish/reading/pet_reading_practise_test_part_5.htm

https://www.englishaula.com/en/cambridge-english-test-exam-preparation/cambridge-english-preliminary-pet-b1/reading/exam-parts/exercise-practice-test/3-5-7-5175650340044800/

https://www.englishaula.com/en/cambridge-english-test-exam-preparation/cambridge-english-preliminary-pet-b1/reading/exam-parts/exercise-practice-test/3-5-7-5196876336857088/

Easy B1 level - texts just with gaps (open cloze):

https://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_reading_part5.htm

https://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_for_schools_reading_part5.htm

https://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_reading_part5_test2.htm

https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/open-cloze/oc019-new-york.htm

https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/open-cloze/oc004-moving-house.htm

https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/open-cloze/oc003-gap-year.htm

https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/open-cloze/oc023-visitors-from-space.htm

https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/open-cloze/oc022-brighton.htm

and other texts at intermediate level by clicking on the links on this page:

https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/open-cloze/open-cloze-index.htm

click on the PDFs:

http://www.autoenglish.org/PET/PETReadingPart5.htm

cloze texts all levels

https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/open-cloze/open-cloze-index.htm

cloze texts – B2 level

https://englishapple.ru/index.php/exams/fce/use-of-english/open-cloze

https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/first-certificate/fce-046-open-cloze-exercise.php

https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/first-certificate/fce-047-open-cloze-exercise.php

https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/first-certificate/fce-048-open-cloze-exercise.php

https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/first-certificate/fce-001-multiple-choice-cloze-exercise.php

https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/first-certificate/fce-002-multiple-choice-cloze-exercise.php

https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/first-certificate/fce-003-multiple-choice-cloze-exercise.php

https://www.englishlearner.com/intermediate/cloze-1.shtml

https://www.flo-joe.co.uk/fce/students/tests/oclts2.htm

https://todayschool.es/fc/

https://www.flo-joe.co.uk/fce/students/tests/FCE-Part-2-Open-Cloze.htm

lots here:

https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/open-cloze/open-cloze-index.htm

and sentences:

http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/first-certificate-open-cloze.php

with multiple choice options:

https://www.flo-joe.co.uk/fce/students/tests/FCE-Part-1-Multiple-Choice-Cloze-Practice-Test.htm

Practice with transformation sentences

all the exercises on these pages:

http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/first-certificate-key-word-transformations.php

https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/key-word-transformation/key-word-transformation-index.htm

https://elearning.unior.it/pluginfile.php/96292/mod_resource/content/1/magic%20100%20and%20key%21.pdf

https://todayschool.es/first-certificate-tests-2/

Practice with error correction sentences (mixed levels)

the exercise on this page and then the exercises on the other pages through the links near the beginning of the page:

https://www.businessenglishresources.com/learn-english-for-business/student-section/practice-exercises-new/common-english-mistakes-error-correction/

https://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/97.html

https://s3.amazonaws.com/Giflinguaresources/mistakes.pdf

https://www.englishjet.com/english_courses_files/test_intermediate.asp

https://www.learnclick.com/cloze/show/771

see all the links here:

https://www.englishforeveryone.org/Topics/Sentence-Correction.htm

Then this:

Error identification – Extra practice exercises. Decide which part of the sentence is grammatically incorrect. Then look at the answers below.

1. I enjoyed study geography at school and now I’ve enrolled at the Economics Faculty.

2. I used to be keen of all scientific subjects but now I would prefer to study art.

3. I want meet your sister when she comes to see you – she sounds very nice.

4. My friends tell the English exam is quite difficult but I’m not worried.

5. The tickets, which are extremely good value, can be buy from large supermarkets.

6. The number of people which asked for the discount was low but grew during the summer period.

7. He wanted always to be a doctor and after doing medicine he now works in a hospital.

8. The informations they gave us was not very helpful so I consulted the website instead.

9. There isn’t many time, do you think we should get a taxi to the exhibition centre?

10. He graduated in languages in June and is now thinking of do a second degree in psychology.

11. The policeman showed us an identikit picture of the man who steal the car.

12. How long does it take to get the station on foot from your house

13. I was so angry that I took the watch broken to the jewellers to get my money back.

14. He rang me this morning for tell me that he had passed his driving test.

15. I won’t be able to go on holiday this year unless I will get a part-time job.

16. It was so nice day that they decided to have a picnic in the field.

17. I haven’t never seen anybody who rides a horse so well before.

18. My boyfriend always takes me to see horror films, but I don’t like very much.

19. We went to Guatemala last year so we were tired of the usual beach holiday.

20. I’ve gone to Marbella. I remember it well. A busy town with a nice modern promenade and picturesque ‘piazze’.

ANSWERS WITH EXPLANATIONS

1. I enjoyed studying (‘enjoy’ + ing)

2. keen on (keen + on = essere appassionato di)

3. want to (‘want’+ to + verb)

4. tell me (‘tell’ + person (me/you/him/her etc); nb. ‘say’non è seguito dalla persona)

5. can be bought (to be + past participle = passive)

6. who (relative pronoun ‘who’ = people)

7. always wanted (frequency adverb goes before the main verb)

8. the informations (information = uncountable noun)

9. much time (‘much’ with uncountable nouns, ‘many’ with countable nouns)

10. doing (‘ing’after a preposition)

11. stole (past tense of steal = steal stole stolen)

12. get to (preposition necessary; get to /go to /come to the station, BUT. arrive at/ reach the station)

13. broken watch (adjective before noun)

14. to tell me (to+base form = per/a scopo di)

15. unless I ~~will~~ get (1° conditional = if/unless/when + present)

16. such a (such a + noun; so + adjective)

17. I have~~n’t~~ never (double negative)

18. l don’t like them (‘like’ + direct object)

19. as (as = siccome; so = quindi)

20. I’ve been to Madrid (use ‘been’ not ‘gone’ se sei stato e tornato)

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