Ciao! Analizziamo i compiti che hai fornito.

Esercizio 4

Analizziamo la cartolina e rispondiamo alle domande.

1. What are Jack and his family doing in Australia?
   Jack and his family are having a wonderful holiday in Australia. (Jack e la sua famiglia stanno trascorrendo una meravigliosa vacanza in Australia.)
2. What's the weather like?
   The weather is fantastic. The sun is shining. (Il tempo è fantastico. Il sole splende.)
3. What is Jack thinking about?
   Jack is thinking about June and Paul at home. (Jack sta pensando a June e Paul a casa.)
4. What's Jack doing at the moment?
   He is writing postcards and drinking a lovely cool beer. (Sta scrivendo cartoline e bevendo una buona birra fresca.)
5. What's Susan doing?
   Susan is swimming. (Susan sta nuotando.)
6. What are the children doing?
   The children are making a sandcastle. (I bambini stanno costruendo un castello di sabbia.)
7. Are Jack and his family getting bored?
   No, they aren't. They are really having a great time. (No, non si stanno annoiando. Si stanno davvero divertendo.)

Esercizio 5

Completa la descrizione del quadro con i verbi tra parentesi alla forma affermativa del present continuous.

The painting Peasant Wedding was painted by Peter Brueghel in 1568.

The scene takes place in the dining room of a country inn.
In the foreground, on the right, there are two waiters. They
(1) are carrying dishes of food. On the left there are
two other men. One of them (2) is pouring wine or
beer into some jugs. The other (3) is wearing an
enormous cap. He (4) is licking his fingers. There
are also two musicians. They (5) are playing their
bagpipes in the middle of the room.
A guest (6) is sitting on a bench and next to him we
can see a dog. In the background we can see the bride, the
bridegroom and a lot of guests. They (7) are sitting at the tables and all of them
(8) are enjoying the feast.