Figures of Speech
Peter picked a pile of purple peppers.
ALLITERATION
Spell the English word for "ONOMATOPEA"
ONOMATOPOEIA
How was Queen Mary I nicknamed?
Bloody Mary
The plural of "phenomenon"
phenomena
to fall head over heels
innamorarsi perdutamente
Her smile was as bright as the sun.
SIMILE
Spell the English for "IMBARAZZATO"
Name the alter ego of Hamlet.
Fortinbras
Name the Conditional: "If I was rich, I would by a house with a swimming pool"
Second Conditional
to get cold feet
avere dei ripensamenti/ansia all'ultimo
The wind whispered through the trees.
PERSONIFICATION
Spell the English for "ALLOGGIO"
ACCOMMODATION
The three Germanic populations that invaded Britain
Angles, Saxons and Jutes
Name the tense of "I will have been studying English"
Future Perfect Continuous
To dodge a bullet
evitare qualcosa di spiacevole
Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how I wonder what you are.
APOSTROPHE
ENGINEER
How many stories did Chaucer actually manage to write for "The Canterbury Tales"?
24
Explain the difference between restrictive and non-restrictive relative clauses.
The main difference is that restrictive clauses provide essential information needed to identify a specific noun, while non-restrictive clauses just add extra, non-essential details to a noun that is already clearly defined.
to rain check
riprogrammare un impegno
The whale-road was stormy and dark.
Spell the English for "IMPRENDITORE"
ENTREPRENEUR
Name the 6 wives of Henry the VIII.
Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, Catherine Parr
The singular of "lice"
LOUSE
To make ends meet