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Traduzione e definizione

a lot (of people): molto/a, molti/e (di persone) adverb
Lots of people didn't come to my party, in fact, only 3 people came and I had invited 100! Molte persone non sono venute alla mia festa, anzi, sono venute solo 3 persone e ne avevo invitate 100!
(I work) a lot: lavoro (molto) adverb
I go to the movies a lot; at least twice a week. Vado spesso al cinema; almeno due volte a settimana.

Esempi

  • "There is a building with a lot of graffiti, an automobile with no tires, and a small grocery store on the corner."
  • "Salaries and rent prices are reasonable and the corporate taxes are a lot lower than in Australia."
  • "Jean : Well, I have learned a lot of new things today."
  • "Susie : Now, as I mentioned in my email, we've received a lot of negative feedback about our latest campaign: for the Delavigne Classic Collection."
  • "Despite the fact that I didn't really understand anything he did, he seemed to do a lot of it."
  • "I have a lot of cash to spend."
  • "A lot of this is due to anxiety over the downturn in the economy and its effect on consumer spending."
  • "I spend a lot of time making sure they're happy."
  • "We have a lot of celebrity clients avoiding processed food these days."
  • "Penelope : ...and a lot about casual sex..."
  • "I've had a lot of things on my mind lately."
  • "Kevin : One billion dollars is a lot of money, Jean."
  • "I can smell themes of isolation, companionship, a lot of symbolism, and, eh, oh!"
  • "We do not get a lot of humor in here and when we do, it's wonderful."
  • "I see that you have a lot of work to do in that department."
  • "I hear a lot of companies are starting art collections, and I think the staff would really love having works of art in the office."
  • "I know I've learnt that you people have a lot of unresolved issues."
  • "As I've been reminding you almost every day recently, your client Cosmex Inc. owes us a lot of money, and you know what they say: Money makes the world go round!"
  • "That machine is worth a lot of money!"
Esercizio 1
Bob has a "bunch of computer equipment".
How else could we say this?
Bob has a "bunch of computer equipment".
How else could we say this?
This is incorrect. "A bunch" indicates a large quantity or amount of something, and not a space or area.
"A bunch" does not indicate whether something "obsolete" or "up to date".
This is the correct choice. "A bunch of (clothes)" indicates a large quantity of objects, people or ideas. In this case, when Bob says he has a bunch of computer equipment, he means that he has "much" or "a lot of" computer equipment.
"A bunch" does not indicate whether something is new or "used".
Esercizio 2
Answer the questions below based on Jacob Flatman's email.

Property 1 is situated in a area.
Property 2 is painted pink, yellow and pale blue .
Property 3 has storage space.
Answer the questions below based on Jacob Flatman's email.

Property 1 is situated in a green 1 area.
Property 2 is painted pink, yellow and pale blue all over 2.
Property 3 has a lot of 3 storage space.
1 green: Property one is described as being "leafy". The term "leafy" refers to an area that is filled with lots of trees, plants, leaves and greenery. A "green area" describes the same type of area, one with bushes, trees, grass etc. In this context "green" and "leafy" are synonymous.
1 run-down: The term "run-down" means to be in poor condition, or deteriorated. This term is not synonymous with "leafy".
1 spacious: The word "spacious" indicates having a lot of "room" or "space". This term is not synonymous with "leafy".
1 safe: The term "safe" means "unthreatening" or "not dangerous". This term is not synonymous with "leafy".
2 all over: Jacob Flatman writes that Property 2 is painted pink, yellow and pale blue "throughout". The term "throughout" means "all over" or everywhere.
2 outside : The term "outside" means on or to the external or outer side. This is not synonymous with "throughout".
2 underneath: The term "underneath" means on the underside, lower face or below. This term is not synonymous with "throughout".
2 in certain parts : The phrase "in certain parts" refers to selected areas or portions, whereas the term "throughout" refers to "all" or the entirety of a surface (in this case).
3 a lot of: Flatman writes that the third property has "plenty" of storage space. The term "plenty" refers to an "abundance" or "large amount" of something. The term is synonymous with "a lot".
3 shared: The term "plenty" doesn't refer to a "shared" storage space, which would indicate a storage space used by two or more people.
3 hardly any: The phrase "hardly any" means "not very much", which is not synonymous with "plenty".
3 limited: An apartment with "limited storage space" has little storage space. This isn't what is meant by "plenty" of storage space.
Esercizio 3
"Bob has been swamped with work the past several weeks".

This means that Bob for the past several weeks.
"Bob has been swamped with work the past several weeks".

This means that Bob has had a lot of work to do for the past several weeks.
has had a lot of work to do: "To be swamped with work" is an expression meaning that someone "has too much work" or "is overwhelmed by the work that needs to be done". For example: I'm swamped with emails right now, I don't have time to reply to them all. Bruno is saying that Bob has far too much work to do, and needs some assistance.
has been away from the office: This is incorrect. "To be swamped with work" does not express that the idea of "being away from the office."
has been working in a swamp: Probably wrestlin' gators if I know my Bobby. And that was irony, people. This answer is incorrect. That wasn't irony.
has been working extremely hard: "To be swamped with work" does not express the idea of "working hard", but rather having a lot of work.
has been sent to work at another company: "To be swamped with work" does not describe "being sent to work somewhere". Although Bob is a consultant, and does work with other companies, this is not what Bruno is referring to in his email to Luna.
Esercizio 4
Susie: I have such a bad cold right now that I can taste this food.
Hannah: It’s not worth tasting, to be honest with you. The quality of the canteen lunches has got worse since we stopped paying for a professional chef.
Susie: I have such a bad cold right now that I can hardly 1 taste this food.
Hannah: It’s not really 2 worth tasting, to be honest with you. The quality of the canteen lunches has got a lot 3 worse since we stopped paying for a professional chef.
1 hardly: Susie is saying that she can almost not taste the food because of her cold. She can taste it a little, but not much at all. "Hardly" and "barely" express something which is almost not the case. For example: "I barely slept last night" (I slept very little, almost not at all).
1 probably: It doesn't make sense for Susie to say that she can "probably taste" the food. She knows whether she can taste it or not! "Probably" refers to something which has a high likelihood, or which is very possible but not certain. For example: "I'll probably be able to come to your wedding, but I'll let you know for sure in three months".
1 never: We can't use "never" in a sentence which refers to "right now". "Never" refers to an action which does not happen over a period of time. For example: "I never brush my teeth in the morning" (In my daily routine, I do not brush my teeth in the morning).
2 really: Hannah is saying that the quality of the food is quite bad: it is almost not worth tasting. "Not really" can also mean "not in reality", for example: "He's not really a wizard. He just said that to impress you".
2 barely: Generally speaking, we use "barely" (and "hardly") in affirmative sentences, not negative ones. Hannah could say: "The food is barely worth tasting".
2 hardly: Generally speaking, we use "hardly" (and "barely") in affirmative sentences, not negative ones. Hannah could say: "The food is hardly worth tasting".
3 a lot: Hannah thinks that the quality of the food has got "a lot worse": it has really declined. Another example: "The food would be a lot better if they added more seasoning to it".
3 barely: Although this sentence is grammatically correct, it is highly unlikely in the context. If something has got "barely worse", then it has almost not got worse at all: it has nearly maintained its quality. This is not what Hannah is saying here: she is expressing a very negative opinion of the food.
3 completely: We do not say "completely worse" in English, because the process of getting worse is not something that can be completed. Hannah might say: "This food is completely unacceptable" (it is not acceptable at all).
Esercizio 5
Dear Maman and Papa,

I at Mrs Brady's school five days and I am very because I am sad not to see my country.

My is a Japanese boy called Masaki, he doesn't say much, but he eats all my food you for me. Maman, the food here is , and .

Yesterday we on a trip Newquay. Mrs. Brady on the side of the road, and I was too scared to because they say there are monsters in Cornwall. On the beach, a lot of white sea birds attacked me and my sandwiches, then Masaki a rock at them which hit me on the head.

I look forward to back to France soon!

Kisses,

Jean
Dear Maman and Papa,

I have been staying 1 at Mrs Brady's school for 2 five days and I am very homesick 3 because I am sad not to see my country.

My roommate 4 is a Japanese boy called Masaki, he doesn't say much, but he eats all my food you made 5 for me. Maman, the food here is disgusting 6, and I miss your terrine de pigeon 7.

Yesterday we went 8 on a trip to 9 Newquay. Mrs. Brady drove 10 on the wrong 11 side of the road, and I was too scared to go surfing 12 because they say there are many 13 monsters in Cornwall. On the beach, a lot of white sea birds attacked me and ate 14 my sandwiches, then Masaki threw 15 a rock at them which hit me on the head.

I look forward to coming 16 back to France soon!

Kisses,

Jean
1 have been staying: Because we are talking about "the past several days", we know that this action began in the past and continues into the present, so we must use the present perfect progressive tense (has been staying). The present perfect progressive (or continuous) tense describes an action which began in the past and continues into the present.
1 am staying: This is incorrect. We do not use the present progressive tense for events that started in the past and continue up to the present. The present progressive is generally used the present progressive tense is used to describe actions in progress.
1 stay: This is incorrect. We do not use the present simple tense for events that started in the past and continue up to the present. The present simple is generally used for habitual actions.
2 for: The preposition "for" can be used to indicate a general period of time that is finished or still continuing, or the duration which something lasted. Example: "I have been living in New York for years, for months, for weeks," etc.
2 since: "Since" is grammatically incorrect here. "Since" isn't used to describe the duration of time, but rather to indicate when an action began. Example: I have loved watching trains since I was five years old.
2 during: "During", similar to the terms "while" and "throughout", is used to link an action with an event, for example: During my first year of university, I ate very little. "During" cannot be used to indicate the duration of an action.
3 homesick: "Homesick" is a state of depression by being away from one's family/home/country. Example: I went to North Korea for a year, after 2 days I was very homesick and missed my family.
3 nostalgic: Although some people will say that to be "nostalgic" is synonymous with "homesick", the term most commonly describes a desire to experience events and see people from the past.
3 missful: There is no such term as "missful" in English!
4 roommate: A "roommate" is someone that you share a room with. Masaki is Jean's roommate because they are both sleeping in the same room, in fact they are sleeping in the same bed!
4 tenant: This is incorrect. A "tenant" is someone that pays rent to use or live in a building, or other property owned by another person.
4 spouse: This is incorrect. The term "spouse" refers to either a "husband" or a "wife", that is to say one partner within a marriage.
5 made: This is correct. We usually use the verb "to make" for food and drinks.
5 did: This is incorrect. We say "to make food" and not "to do food". In English, the verb "to do" generally refers to chores and tasks: to do the dishes, to do one's homework.
5 cook: This is incorrect. Although "to cook food" is to prepare it for consumption, we cannot use this verb in the present tense. The present tense refers to habitual actions, here we need to use the preterit tense ("cooked" or "made").
6 disgusting: This is correct. A "disgusting (meal)" tastes repulsive or very bad. "Disgusting" shares similar meanings with the following adjectives: foul, repulsive, revolting, gross.
6 disgusted: This is not correct. To be "disgusted" is to be shocked or sickened. Example: 'I am disgusted by your refusal to allow me two hours off work to attend my mother's funeral.
6 disgusts me: This is incorrect. We can say that the "food disgusts me" but not the "food is disgusts me".
7 I miss your terrine de pigeon: The verb "to miss" has several meanings in English, however in this context, it means to "remember with affection" or "to feel the absence" of someone. If Jean misses his parents, then he is regretting their absence.
7 your terrine de pigeon misses me: This is incorrect. In English, the expression "to miss someone" is always used in the active sense: it is I that misses YOU. The passive construction "you are missed" is much less common.
7 your terrine de pigeon was missing: This is incorrect. If an object "is missing" it cannot be found, or is lost.
8 went: This sentence is preceded by the time expression "yesterday", therefore the past simple (preterit) tense must be used.
8 have been: This is incorrect. The present perfect tense is not used to describe past events that are completed.
8 have gone: This is incorrect. The present perfect tense is not used to describe past events that are completed.
9 to: Jean is telling his parents that he went "to" Newquay. "To" is the best choice because the verb "to go" carries the idea of movement, and the preposition "to" indicates the object or destination of this movement.
9 at: This is incorrect. The preposition "at" is not generally used after the verb "to go" to express an idea of movement. We do not "go at" a town, we "go to" a town.
9 in: This is incorrect. The preposition "in" is not generally used after the verb "to go" to express an idea of movement. We do not "go in" a town, we "go to" a town.
10 drove: The verb "to drive" is irregular: drive / drove / have driven. Because this event occurred yesterday, the preterit tense must be used: Mrs. Brady drove her car.
10 drived: This is incorrect. The verb "to drive" is not regular. Its past form is "drove" not "drived".
10 driven: This is incorrect. We do not use the past participle form of the verb "to drive" to describe completed actions in the past. Its past form is "drove" not "driven".
11 wrong: This is the correct answer. Something that is wrong is not correct or accurate. Example: My answer to this question is wrong. Jean says that Mrs. Brady drives on the wrong side of the road: In the UK, people drive on the left hand side of the road, which differs from other countries in Europe.
11 bad: This is incorrect. Wrong should not be confused with with bad (which describes something of poor quality, or is evil). Right/wrong have different meanings to good/bad.
11 worse: This is incorrect. Using the comparative form of bad (worse) is grammatically incorrect.
12 go surfing: This is correct. To describe doing activities and sports, we generally use the verb "to go" + ING. Example: Last week, I went skiing in the Alps.
12 do surf: This is incorrect. We do not use this form to describe doing activities.
12 be surfing: This is incorrect. We do not use this form to describe doing activities.
13 many: We use "many" to describe countable nouns, such as "monsters".
13 much: This is incorrect. We use "much" to describe uncountable nouns like "interest".
13 a lot: This is incorrect. "A lot" would be correct if "of" preceded the countable noun "monsters".
14 ate: The verb "to eat" is irregular: eat / ate / have eaten. Because this event occurred yesterday, the preterit tense must be used: Masaki ate Jean's sandwiches.
14 eated: This is incorrect. The verb "to eat" is not regular. Its past form is "ate" not "eated".
14 eight: This is incorrect. The term "eight" is the written form of the number "8", bad mistake!
15 threw: The verb "to throw" is irregular: throw / threw / have thrown. Because this event occurred yesterday, the preterit tense must be used: Masaki threw a stone.
15 throwed: This is incorrect. The verb "to throw" is not regular. Its past form is "threw" not "throwed".
15 through: This is incorrect. As a preposition of place, "through" indicates movement in and out of a location, or entering one side and exiting out the other. It shares the same pronunciation as "threw" but has a completely different meaning!
16 coming: This is correct. To "look forward to (doing something)" is to be excited and impatient about it or to anticipate it with pleasure. Jean is impatient about returning to France.
16 come: This is incorrect. The idiom "to look forward to" is always followed by a noun or the verb in the ING form.
16 came: This is incorrect. The idiom "to look forward to" is always followed by a noun or the verb in the ING form.

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