Lettorato I, some revision practice – also for second year, third year and fuori corso students doing the Lettorato I exam in June 2021

 Writing – revise the Writing sections in English File B1/B1+, pages 115-124

Grammar

Present and Future tenses

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_progressive2.htm

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-simple-present-continuous-1.html

https://www.english-4u.de/en/tenses-exercises/present-simple-progressive2.htm

http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/2g21-present-continuous-simple-for-future.php

http://www.autoenglish.org/tenses/presentcontinuousgoingto.pdf

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/future-1-will/exercises

https://www.e-grammar.org/be-going-to/

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

https://www.englishgrammar.org/grammar-exercise-7/

https://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-96373.php

http://www.better-english.com/vocabulary/offerssuggestions.htm
Past Simple or Present Perfect?

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

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

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-simple-present-perfect-1.html

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-simple-present-perfect-2.html

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-simple-present-perfect-3.html

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

https://agendaweb.org/verbs/present-perfect-simple-past-simple-exercises.html

https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/int/grammar/grammar_04_012e?cc=it&selLanguage=it

https://www.examenglish.com/grammar/b1_presentperfect_pastsimple.htm

Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous?

rules: https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect-present-perfect-continuous-1.html

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect-present-perfect-continuous-2.html

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect-present-perfect-continuous-3.html

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro/exercises

https://www.e-grammar.org/present-perfect-simple-continuous/test1-exercise5/

Comparative and Superlative

https://agendaweb.org/grammar/comparative-superlative-exercises.html (1-12)

https://agendaweb.org/grammar/comparison-intermediate-level-exercises.html (1-4 and 6)

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

https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/preint/grammar/grammar_04_012e?cc=it&selLanguage=it

https://www.english-in-chester.co.uk/e-learning/lesson/superlatives-comparatives/

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/adjectives-adverbs/adjectives/exercises

https://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-48433.php

Second comparative / as.....as

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/adjectives-adverbs/adjectives/exercises?02

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

http://s.mound.free.fr/skyblues67/comparing/trig&family3.htm

https://www.eltbase.com/quiz/116_01.htm

as or like

https://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/257.html

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/as-and-like-exercise-1.html

http://www.autoenglish.org/gr.as.i.htm

articles, a/an, the, no article

https://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/english-article-no-article1.html

https://www.test-english.com/grammar-points/a1/a-an-the-no-article/

https://www.test-english.com/grammar-points/a1/a-an-the-no-article/2/

https://www.test-english.com/grammar-points/a1/a-an-the-no-article/3/

https://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/mixed-english-articles1.html

https://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-7871.php

https://agendaweb.org/grammar/articles-a-an-the-exercises.html all

https://agendaweb.org/grammar/articles-a-an-exercises.html (1-8)

must, have to, don't have to, mustn't, should

https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/elementary/grammar/grammar_03_022e?cc=it&selLanguage=it

https://www.examenglish.com/grammar/A2_have_to.htm

https://www.examenglish.com/grammar/A2_ShouldOught.htm

and then all the pages listed here

https://agendaweb.org/verbs/modals-must-have-to-exercises.html

https://www.test-english.com/grammar-points/a2/have-to-dont-have-to-must-mustnt/

should

https://www.test-english.com/grammar-points/a2/should-shouldnt/

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

http://www.eclecticenglish.com/grammar/Should1B.html

can / able to

https://www.examenglish.com/grammar/A2_can_could.htmhttp://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/3g1-can-be-able.php

https://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/can-could-be-able

https://www.test-english.com/grammar-points/b1/can-could-be-able-to/

https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/3g1-can-be-able.php

https://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-5491.php

and for general revision:

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

Narrative tenses

https://www.test-english.com/grammar-points/b1-b2/narrative-tenses/

https://www.test-english.com/grammar-points/b1-b2/narrative-tenses/2/

https://www.test-english.com/grammar-points/b1-b2/narrative-tenses/3/

https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/advanced3rdedition/grammar/grammar_02_022e?cc=it&selLanguage=it

https://elt.oup.com/student/result/engupp/a_grammar/unit02/2c?cc=it&selLanguage=it

https://www.eltbase.com/quiz/201_01.htm

https://www.eltbase.com/quiz/201_02.htm

https://www.eltbase.com/quiz/201_04.htm

https://www.eltbase.com/quiz/201_05.htm

present and past habits and states

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/used-to-exercise-1.html

https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions1stedition/int_unit_page/unit2/grammar/exercise2?cc=it&selLanguage=it

https://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-17482.php

https://agendaweb.org/verbs/to-be-used-to.html All the pages!

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

Passive

https://agendaweb.org/verbs/passive-exercises.html

https://www.examenglish.com/grammar/B1_simple_passives.htm

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

Modal verbs

https://elt.oup.com/student/result/engint/a_grammar/unit07/7c_1?cc=it&selLanguage=it

https://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-10201.php

http://usefulenglish.ru/grammar/modal-verbs-exercise-five

http://www.autoenglish.org/gr.may3.i.htm

First conditional and future time clauses

https://www.e-grammar.org/time-clauses/test1-exercise1

https://agendaweb.org/verbs/conditional-first-exercises.html

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

https://lfatuzzo.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/future_time_clauses.pdf

https://elt.oup.com/student/project/level4/unit06/grammar/exercise2?cc=it&selLanguage=it

https://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=11992

https://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-13727.php

https://www.examenglish.com/grammar/A2_First_Conditional.htm

Second conditional sentences, choosing between first and second conditional

https://www.examenglish.com/grammar/B1_second_conditional.htm

http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/3g18-first-second-conditional-exercise.php

https://www.test-english.com/grammar-points/b1/first-and-second-conditionals/

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/conditional-sentences-2

https://speakspeak.com/english-grammar-exercises/intermediate/first-versus-second-conditional

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

https://agendaweb.org/verbs/conditional-second-exercises.html

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/conditional-sentences/type-2/exercises?02

Gerunds and Infinitves

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/infinitive-gerund/exercises?20 https://www.engvid.com/english-resource/verbs-followed-by-gerunds-and-infinitives/

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

https://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/part_1.htm

https://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/gerunds_infinitives_1.htm

https://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/gerunds_infinitives_2.htm

https://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/gerunds_infinitives_3.htm

https://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/gerunds_infinitives_4.htm

https://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/gerunds_infinitives_5.htm

https://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/gerunds_infinitives_6.htm

https://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/gerunds_infinitives_7.htm

https://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/gerunds_infinitives_8.htm

https://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/gerunds_infinitives_9.htm

https://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/gerunds_infinitives_10.htm

https://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/gerunds_infinitives_21.htm

Reported Speech

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

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/reported-speech-exercise-12.html

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/reported-speech-exercise-10.html

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/reported-speech-exercise-9.html

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/reported-speech-exercise-11.html

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/reported-speech-exercise-8.html

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/reported-speech-exercise-1.html

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/say-or-tell-exercise-1.html

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/reported-speech-exercise-7.html

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/reported-speech-exercise-6.html

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/reported-speech-exercise-2.html

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/reported-speech-exercise-3.htmlù

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/reported-speech-exercise-4.html

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/reported-speech-exercise-5.html

https://www.examenglish.com/grammar/B1_reported_speech.htm

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech/exercises?10

Third Conditional

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

http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/4g8-third-conditional-exercise.php https://agendaweb.org/verbs/conditional-third-exercises.html

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

https://agendaweb.org/verbs/conditional-third-exercises.html

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/conditional-sentences/type-3/exercises?02

Quantifiers

https://agendaweb.org/grammar/quantifiers-quantity-exercises.html

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

https://www.myenglishpages.com/english/grammar-exercise-quantifiers.php

https://www.grammarbank.com/quantifiers-exercises.html

https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/preint/grammar/grammar_03_012e?cc=it&selLanguage=it

https://test-english.com/grammar-points/a2/much-many-little-few-some-any/

https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/quantifiers/quanitifiers-index.htm

https://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=4307

https://www.english-4u.de/en/grammar/quantifiers.htm

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

https://www.examenglish.com/grammar/A2_some_any_much_many.htm

Relative Clauses: defining and non-defining

English Grammar in Use units 92-97 to revise and also:

https://agendaweb.org/grammar/relatives-pronouns-worksheets-resources.html

https://agendaweb.org/grammar/relative-clauses-english-exercises.html

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/pronouns/relative_pronouns.htm

 

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/intermediate-grammar/relative-clauses-non-defining-relative-clauses

 

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

 

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

 

https://www.test-english.com/grammar-points/b1/defining-and-non-defining-relative-clauses/

 

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/relative-clauses/exercises?04

 

https://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=4219

 

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/relative-clauses.html

 

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/relative-clause-exercises.html

 

Question Tags

 

English Grammar in Use unit 52 to revise and also:

 

https://agendaweb.org/grammar/questions_tag-exercises.html

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/questions/question_tags3.htm

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/question-tags-exercise-1.html

https://agendaweb.org/grammar/questions_tag-exercises.html

 

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/question-tags/exercises

https://www.examenglish.com/grammar/B1_question_tags.htm

 

Gapped text (cloze) 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/

 

text 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

 

Practice with error correction sentences

 

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 haven’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)