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134-135 Inglese
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Hard/well
Slow/late
Quickly
Slowly/early
Happily/absolutely
Badly
Es.20
She asks how would he vote if he was old enough
He doesn’t think they’re improving the economy
They should have put more money into education
He would vote for them if they kept their promises immediately
Es.21
Faster
Hard
Earlier
Better
Happy
Better
Hard
Better
Es.22
I go more often to the cinema than my sister
My sister plays better the piano than me
I can get home after school more quickly because I finish lessons before her
I always get up later than her
She eats more slowly than me
She always texts more often than me
Es.1
She’s apologizing for splitting coffee all over Jake’s politics textbook
When she was reading it, her cousin rang and she put it on the floor. Her mum brought her a coffee and she
put it beside the book and her puppy ran into the room and made the coffee spill everywhere
She’ll buy a new copy for Jake
Es.2
I’ve got to apologize
I’m afraid
I’m so sorry
There’s no need to apologize
Doesn’t matter
I wish I hadn’t
If I’d been more careful
If only I’d taken
Don’t worry
I wish I’d finished it
Es.3
APOLOGISING: I’m so sorry, I’ve got to apologize
RESPONDING: Doesn’t matter, there’s no need to apologise, don’t worry
EXPRESSING REGRET: if I’d been more careful, I wish I’d finished it, if only I’d taken, I’m afraid, I wish I
hadn’t
Es.4
I’m so sorry(up) about that(down)
It really doesn’t matter(down)
I wish I hadn’t put it on the floor(up)
If I’d been more careful(up), it wouldn’t have happened(down)
It was a boring book anyway(down)
You’re a star!(up)
Es.5
I’m so sorry about forgetting your birthday, If only I’d been more careful, these days I am very focused and
taken by the study, really forgive me.
I apologize for breaking your phone, it was in my back pocket and I didn’t think about it and when I sat I
heard a strange noise. I apologize so much, it was not my intention, I should have paid more attention