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Capitolo 2
Esempi di Unità di Apprendimento
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Esercizio n. 1
Analizza le espressioni di slang americano in grassetto e trova il sinonimo corretto per ciascuna
di esse.
1. I don’t have any money on me. Can I borrow a
buck
?
a) female dear
b) male duck
c) dollar
2. We went to the Grand Buffet this past weekend. They have really good food and
I can’t wait to
chow down
.
a) eat a lot
b) spend a lot
c) drive fast
3. I can’t wait for our vacation next month. I’m going to sit on the beach to catch
some rays
.
a) go for a swim b) get a drink
c) get a suntan
4. Sally had poor study habits so she had to
cram
for her chemistry exam.
a) cheat
b) study in a relaxed manner
c) study really hard for a short period of time
5. Don’t worry. Her husband will pay for the meal. He has
deep pockets
.
a) no money
b) a lot of money
c) long trousers or pants
6. That movie was really
dirty
. I don’t think the kids should watch it.
a) sexually explicit
b) violent
c) unclean with many untidy scenes
7. Karen
ditched
her little sister so we could go to the year-end party.
a) got rid of
b) brought along
c) got drunk with
8. My husband and I want to go watch that new
flick
. We heard it’s pretty good.
a) movie/ film b) new restaurant
c) video game
Esercizio n. 1
9. Some people say that my teacher is a
foxy
lady.
a) cunning
b) red-haired
c) physically attractive
10. The computer system we use at work has a
glitch
in it so we couldn’t do any of
our work today. The technician will be in tomorrow to fix it for us.
a) traffic signal
b) minor malfunction
c) small rip or tear