Italian Dog Idioms
Exercise to test your knowledge of Italian dog idioms. Match the dog idiom on the left with its definition on the right.
Read moreThe Italian Education system
Il sistema scolastico italiano si suddivide in: Scuola dell’infanzia: bambini dai circa 3 ai 6 anni. Scuola primaria: durata 5 anni. I bambini imparano a scrivere e a leggere, apprendono le prime nozioni di storia, geografia, matematica, grammatica italiana, scienze, musica, disegno ecc. Da pochi anni è obbligatorio l’insegnamento della lingua inglese e dell’informatica. Scuola secondaria di primo grado (scuola media): durata […]
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Impersonal verbs – Geographical locations Choose the correct option:
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Suffixes to make adjectives Choose the correct option:
Read moreUnit 36 – Visiting Naples
1) Listen to this dialogue: VISITING NAPLES Manuela: Che bella giornata! Fa caldo, vero? Veronica: Sì, si sta benissimo! Giorgia: Oggi dove andiamo? Io propongo Pompei. Manuela: Sono d’accordo! Così vediamo gli scavi archeologici. Veronica: Poi uno di questi giorni, visitiamo Capri! Giorgia: Ed il centro storico di Napoli, che è patrimonio dell’Unesco! 2) Geography vocabulary “Pompei si trova […]
Read moreUnit 37 – The old town in Naples
1) Listen to this dialogue: VISITA AL CENTRO STORICO DI NAPOLI (VISITING THE OLD TOWN IN NAPLES) Giorgia: Napoli è una città ricchissima dal punto di vista artistico. Veronica: Hai visto che meravigliosi castelli abbiamo visitato stamattina! Manuela: Avete notato poi com’è solare la gente qui in Campania? Giorgia: Sì, finora le persone che abbiamo incontrato sono state simpaticissime. 2) […]
Read moreChristmas in Italy!
In this lesson Veronica explains how to organize and prepare a perfect Italian Christmas lunch and also how to use the imperative form! See also: Cosa c’è nel villaggio di Babbo Natale? Setting the table at Christmas The magical Christmas! Christmas song: “Tu scendi dalle stelle” How well do you know the traditions related to Christmas in Italy?
Read moreNew Year’s Eve in Italy!
In the “New Year’s Eve in Italy!” lesson we learn the use of the pronoun “ci” with the verbs “volere” (to want) and “mettere” (to put) to indicate when something is necessary and how long it takes us to do something. [give_form id=”19204″] See also: Italian Verb VOLERE (to want) All the conjugations of the verb “volere”. Italian Culture: […]
Read moreThe 2018 Football World Cup!
Veronica was not aware that Italy didn’t qualify for the 2018 World Cup! In any case, using the World Cup theme, our favourite teacher takes the opportunity to give a mini lesson for all levels: elementary, intermediate and advanced! See also: Italian Sports Vocabulary Exercise Trailer in Italian language: Invictus Italian Football Vocabulary Italian Sports Vocabulary
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In this lesson you will learn how to buy things in Italian and how to count from 10 to 1 million.
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In this lesson, we will learn with Veronica how to say today’s date, the days of the week, the months of the year, the four seasons, “c’è” (there is) and “ci sono” (there are), adverbs of time and frequency and some prepositions.
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In this lesson, we will learn with Veronica to say hello and goodbye in Italian at various times of the day and how to ask and tell the time.
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In this lesson, we will review with Veronica the names of objects from previous lessons and we will learn new vocabulary, demonstrative pronouns and definite articles.
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In this lesson, we will learn the names of new objects with Veronica and review those of previous lessons; we will see how definite and indefinite articles are used to refer to objects or people in a specific or generic way.
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“Where are you from?” In this lesson we will learn with Veronica the names of the five continents, some countries, regions and cities.
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