Unit 11 Grammar

Question 1

To have NOT to be + adjective
thirsty
hungry
afraid
sleepy
right
wrong

Answer 1

Avere +
sete
fame
paura
sonno
ragione
torto

Question 2

I’m sleepy. I’m going to bed 🛌

Answer 2

Ho sonno. Vado a letto.

Question 3

No! He’s not wrong. He’s right.

Answer 3

No! Lui non ha torto. Ha ragione.

Question 4

Using ‘a’ to express distance
Very near - 2 paces away

Answer 4

a due passi da qui

Question 5

10 kms from the motorway

Answer 5

a dieci chilometri dall’autrostrada

Question 6

Some / any
some butter
some rolls

Answer 6

Di + definite article
del burro
dei panini

Question 7

Like 1 thing with indirect object pronouns
IDO + piacere
I like it.
You / she likes it [formal]
You / she likes it [informal]

Answer 7

Mi / Le / Gli + piacere
Mi piace
Le piace
Ti piace
Gli piace

Question 8

Like 2 things
IDO + piacere

Answer 8

IDO + piacciono

Question 9

Do you like these peaches?

Answer 9

Le piacciono queste pesche?

Question 10

I don’t like olives.

Answer 10

Le ulive non mi piacciono.

Question 11

To be sorry
To mind

Answer 11

Dispiacere

Question 12

Do you have any onions?
- I’m sorry, I don’t.

Answer 12

Ha delle cipolle?
- Mi dispiace. No ne ho.

Question 13

Do you mind coming back tomorrow?

Answer 13

Le dispiace tornare domani?

Question 14

Like with names / Like in contrasts
Charles doesn’t like modern art.
I like it

Answer 14

Use ‘a’
A Carlo non piace l’arte moderna
Piace a me

Question 15

Some / any / of it / of them

Answer 15

Ne - usually before verb

Question 16

How much butter are you buying?
- I’m buying 100 grams

Answer 16

Quanto burra compra?
- Ne compro un etto

Question 17

Have you got any small change?

Answer 17

Non ne ho.

Question 18

Both / all of them
They are both Italian
All 3 (girls) are going to Rome

Answer 18

Tutti/e e
Sono tutti e due italiani.
Tutte e trè (le regazze) vanno a Roma.

Question 19

Negative plural expressions
He never has any money.

Answer 19

Partitive article del, della, dei is not used.
Non ha mai soldi.

Question 20

I don’t have any more money

Answer 20

Non ho più soldi.