27v e n t i s e t t e

At any time during this chapter, check what you have learned by taking the roles of Person A, B, C and D below. When you are confident you can say each part, tick the first box beside that part. Then, ask a classmate, or perhaps your teacher, to also check that you can say it and tick the second box.

Come si dice?

Che famigliasimpatica !

You are the grandmother talking to her daughter

Saythatyouaretired

Askwhattimeitis

Saythatitis9.30

Saygoodnight

Greetyourgrandfather

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TellRobertathatyourgrandfatherisfunnyandnice

You arrive at the party

You are talking to your friend about family

Askhowoldla signora Romano(thegrandmother)is

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Askwhatheislike

You are talking to your friend about family

Saythatyourgrandmotheris72

Saythatsheissmallbutstrong

Tellherthatheisyourbrother,andhisnameisBruno

Saythatheis16

Tellherthatheissportyandsometimesannoying

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30 C a p i t o l o 3t r e n t a

Read Section 1 of Cerchiamo nel vocabolario! towards the end of your Textbook before doing this activity.

Show if these words are masculine or feminine by circling (m) or (f). Then decide if they belong to the il group or the la group by writing the correct definite article.

Cerchiamo nel vocabolario!B

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la scuolail mareil calcio

il fratelloil professore la musica

la televisioneil gelatola sorella

il nonnoil cuginola madre

il numerola lavagna

Rewrite the Italian nouns above in alphabetical order in the table below. Then use the Italian–English section of a dictionary or the Vocabolario section at the end of this Workbook to find their English meanings.

Part 1 Part 2Now use the English–Italian section of a dictionary or the Vocabolario section at the end of this Workbook to find the Italian for these nouns. Then use the Italian–English section to find the gender of the Italian noun.

italiano inglese

¡l calc¡o soccer

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basketball basket (m)

father

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mathematics

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2 (m)  (f )   casa 

3 (m)  (f )   gelato

4 (m)  (f )   televisione

5 (m)  (f )   scuola

6 (m)  (f )   professoressa d’inglese

7 (m)  (f )   signore

8 (m)  (f )   basket

9 (m)  (f )   signorina

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38 C a p i t o l o 3t r e n t o t t o

Your Italian teacher has forwarded you this email from someone in Italy who wants an Italian-speaking e-pal. In your notebook, write a reply introducing yourself and your family. Be sure to answer the questions that Alfredo asks you.

eccogliamici.it

Ciao!

Come stai? Mi chiamo Alfredo e abito a Roma. E tu, come ti chiami? Ho tredici anni e mi piace il computer. Quanti anni hai? Ho una grande famiglia — tre fratelli e una sorella, e anche mamma e papà. Mia nonna ha novant’anni ed è in gamba! Hai fratelli e sorelle? Com’è la tua famiglia?

Mia sorella si chiama Marcella e ha diciannove anni. Non è molto simpatica, ma è molto sportiva. Adora il calcio e tifa per la Fiorentina, la squadra di calcio di Firenze. Io adoro la Lazio. Papà odia il calcio, ma adora il basket americano. Ti piace il calcio?

Mi piace la scuola, ma non sono molto bravo e qualche volta sono pigro. La matematica è difficile — che disastro! Mia mamma è brava in matematica e lavora in banca. Ti piace la scuola? Il mio professore d’inglese è serio, ma è anche spiritoso. Com’è il tuo professore d’italiano?

Basta! Adesso tocca a te!Alfredo

Che ore sono a New York?

Alessandro and Gina are reception staff at a hotel in Bologna. The times on the wall clocks showing international times need to be corrected. Listen as Gina gives Alessandro the correct times for each city, and draw in the times on the clocks below. (Notice that we are using here the 12-hour clock, not the 24-hour clock.)

Part 1

Bologna AdelaideAteneTokyo Auckland CalcuttaNew York

Part 2Using the times you drew on the clocks above, complete sentences 2 to 5.

1 Che ore sono a Bologna?

2 A Tokyo, che ore sono?

3 Che ore sono ad Atene?

4 Che ore sono ad Auckland?

5 Che ore sono a Calcutta?

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40 C a p i t o l o 3q u a r a n t a

Revise what you have learned about life in Italy. Follow the clues to fill in the missing letters. Then rearrange the shaded letters to spell out the theme of this chapter.

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1 An Italian card game.

2 You say this to someone in Italian just before you go to bed.

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3 What you say in Italian when telling your little sister to be good.

4 Italians have this sung to them once a year.

5 Times tables in Italian.

6 A famous Italian dessert. (Its name literally means ‘pick-me-up’. )

7 You shout this when someone’s performance is really impressive.

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8 The Italian equivalent of the Latin word mater.

9 The Italian word for your father’s sister.

10 Italian equivalent of the Latin word pater.

The theme of this chapter

Che famiglia strana!The producers at a local television network are running a competition. Entrants need to create the characters for a family that will be in a new television series. You could be the creator of the next Simpsons family! Use drawing or mind map computer-software programs (such as PhotoShop or Inspiration) to create a family tree for your TV series family. For each family member, give their name and age, and describe their personality. Write a draft and ask your teacher to check it before you create your final version. You could include photographs or drawings for each character to enhance your written descriptions.

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When people move to other countries they usually keep many of their cultural traditions. Do you know any families from other countries that have particular ways of celebrating special family events? If you moved to another country, what sorts of family celebrations would you like to keep? Respond to these questions in your notebook.

Riflettiamo un po’!

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