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Parole per il tono e l'atteggiamento

Nome:Data:

Dai un nome ai sentimenti che stanno dietro a una voce o a un testo, con aggettivi come wry, sardonic, deferential, ambivalent, scathing e wistful.

Dai un nome al tono

Scegli la parola che completa meglio ogni frase o che spiega meglio il significato.

"Oh, marvellous, another delay," said Ines, with a hard little smile. Her comment was ___.
- a) effusive
- b) deferential
- c) sardonic
- d) ambivalent
He gave a ___ smile, as if the mix-up amused him rather than annoyed him.
- a) wry
- b) scathing
- c) guarded
- d) impassioned
The junior clerk was almost ___ towards the director, standing until she told him to sit.
- a) effusive
- b) dismissive
- c) detached
- d) deferential
I feel ___ about the job offer: the salary is excellent, but I would have to leave my team.
- a) wistful
- b) ambivalent
- c) condescending
- d) dismissive
An "impassioned" speech is one that is ...
- a) spoken with strong feeling
- b) spoken in a flat voice
- c) spoken with gentle humour
- d) spoken to avoid the point
If a manager's response to a worry is "dismissive", she ...
- a) agrees at once
- b) asks for more detail
- c) treats the concern as unimportant
- d) apologises first
An "effusive" welcome is one that is ...
- a) cold and brief
- b) enthusiastic and gushing
- c) formal and respectful
- d) cautious and vague
A "guarded" answer is one that is ...
- a) generous with details
- b) angry and loud
- c) humorous and relaxed
- d) careful not to reveal much

Completa le frasi

Completa ogni frase con una parola di questo elenco. Usa ogni parola una sola volta: scathing, detached, condescending, wistful, impassioned, dismissive, effusive, guarded.

The judge was ___ about the lawyer's argument, calling it "lazy, careless and misleading".
After the concert, the audience was ___ in its praise, calling it the finest performance in years.
Her ___ plea for more funding moved even the sceptics in the room.
A good referee remains ___, showing no sign of favouring either side.
Do not be so ___ about my idea; at least listen to the whole proposal before you reject it.
The old sailor's ___ voice as he described the harbour of his youth made the young listeners go quiet.
Pat explained the basic function in such a ___ way, as if I could not possibly have used a computer before.
The witness was ___ throughout, answering each question in as few words as possible and volunteering nothing.

Soluzioni

Dai un nome al tono

c) sardonicUn umorismo amaro e beffardo che significa il contrario di ciò che dice è sardonic.
a) wryUn divertimento lieve e sottile è wry. Scathing sarebbe aspramente critico e impassioned sarebbe pieno di sentimento forte.
d) deferentialMostrare rispetto cedendo all'autorità di un'altra persona è deferential.
b) ambivalentI sentimenti contrastanti sono ambivalent.
a) spoken with strong feelingImpassioned descrive parole espresse con un sentimento forte e sincero.
c) treats the concern as unimportantDismissive significa trattare qualcosa come non degno di una riflessione seria.
b) enthusiastic and gushingEffusive significa esprimere un entusiasmo grande, a volte eccessivo.
d) careful not to reveal muchGuarded significa cauto e attento a ciò che si rivela.

Completa le frasi

scathing / withering / damning / scornful / criticalUna critica dura e amara è scathing.
effusive / lavish / fulsome / unstinting / generous / warmUn elogio entusiasta e sperticato è effusive.
impassioned / passionate / heartfelt / emotional / eloquentUn'invocazione fatta con forte sentimento è impassioned.
detached / neutral / impartial / objective / unbiasedNon coinvolto emotivamente e obiettivo significa detached.
dismissive / negativeRespingere qualcosa senza pensarci seriamente è dismissive.
wistful / nostalgic / melancholyUna nostalgia dolce e un po' triste per il passato è wistful.
condescending / patronising / patronizingComportarsi come se chi ascolta fosse inferiore è condescending.
guarded / cautious / reticent / evasive / carefulStare attenti a non rivelare nulla è guarded.