1. travel
2. tourist destinations
3. italy

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Name: ____________________________________________ Class: _______________ Date: __________________
Worksheet 2.1
Nomi italiani
Italian names
Chapter 1 in your student book listed several popular Italian names for boys and girls.
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Let’s play a name game in which you guess the name and age of a classmate. This game
is best played in pairs.
How to play
Student A picks a name and age from the options in the table on the following
page. For example, Student A might decide to be named Federico and be 14 years
old. Student A will mark a cross on the table where these pieces of information
intersect, making sure Student B doesn’t see!
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Student B tries to guess the name of Student A by asking questions in Italian.
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Ti chiami Marco?
Is your name Marco?
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Student A: No.
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Student B:
Ti chiami Federico? / Sei Federico?
Is your name Federico? / Are you Federico?
or
Sì, mi chiamo Federico. / Sì, sono Federico.
Yes, my name is Federico. / Yes, I’m Federico.
Student B then tries to guess the age of Student A by asking questions in Italian.
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Student B:
Hai quindici anni?
Are you 15 years old?
Student A: No.
Student B:
Hai quattordici anni?
Are you 15 years old?
Student A: Sì, ho quattordici anni.
Yes, I am 14 years old.
Student B crosses off guesses on the table and keeps a tally of the number of
guesses. Student A and Student B swap roles when Student B has guessed correctly.
The student who takes the least number of guesses is the winner!
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Federico
Matteo
Davide
Lorenzo
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Sara
Valentina
Alessia
Silvia
Worksheet 2.1 (continued)
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Worksheet 2.1 (continued)
L’onomastico
Did you know that many Italian children have what is known as l’onomastico, a ‘name
day’? This is a celebration that takes place on their ‘Saint Day’—the day of the year
that honours their patron saint. There is at least one saint honoured on every day of the
year. You will often see their names on Italian calendars. On their onomastico, children
receive cards and gifts; it is like a second birthday! Someone called Marco would
celebrate his onomastico on 25 April (the day honouring Saint Mark, San Marco)
and someone called Giorgio would celebrate his onomastico on 23 April (the day
honouring Saint George, San Giorgio).
When would people called Antonia, Francesco, Matteo, Gregorio and Cecilia celebrate
their onomastico?
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Francesco:
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Matteo:
4
Gregorio:
5
Cecilia:
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Search the internet and find the saint, what each is a patron saint of and the Saint Day
for people with these names.
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Worksheet 2.1 (answers)
Nomi italiani
Italian names
L’onomastico
Did you know that many Italian children have what is known as l’onomastico, a ‘name
day’? This is a celebration that takes place on their ‘Saint Day’—the day of the year
that honours their patron saint. There is at least one saint honoured on every day of the
year. You will often see their names on Italian calendars. On their onomastico, children
receive cards and gifts; it is like a second birthday! Someone called Marco would
celebrate his onomastico on 25 April (the day honouring Saint Mark, San Marco)
and someone called Giorgio would celebrate his onomastico on 23 April (the day
honouring Saint George, San Giorgio).
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When would people called Antonia, Francesco, Matteo, Gregorio and Cecilia celebrate
their onomastico?
Search the internet and find the saint, what each is a patron saint of and the Saint Day
for people with these names.
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Antonia: Saint Anthony, patron saint of lost things and missing people,
17 January
Francesco: Saint Francis, patron saint of animals, 4 October
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Matteo: Saint Matthew, patron saint of bankers and accountants, 21 September
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Gregorio: Saint Gregory the Great, patron saint of musicians, singers and
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teachers, 3 September
Cecilia: Saint Cecilia, patron saint of musicians, composers and poets,
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Worksheet answers
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Name: ____________________________________________ Class: _______________ Date: __________________
Homework sheet 2.1
Nomi e numeri
Names and numbers
a
ciao
cinque
occhi
cinema
b
chiamo
chitarra
vincitore
zucchine
c
Marco
Francesca
Alessandro
Lorenzo
d
Giulia
Sara
Valentina
Andrea
a
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Quanti anni hai?
Come ti chiami?
Benvenuta!
Buongiorno.
Ho diciassette anni.
Mi chiamo Rachel, sono di Perth.
Come si scrive?
Piacere Michael.
Come ti chiami?
M-I-C-H-A-E-L.
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For the two dialogues below, number the phrases in the correct order, then rewrite
the dialogues.
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Circle the odd one out. You may need to say the words out loud to work it out.
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Sono Michael.
Write in words the telephone prefixes for these Italian cities.
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Venice
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Bologna ☎ 051
Roma ☎ 06
Napoli ☎ 081
Milano ☎ 02
Firenze ☎ 055
Genova
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Homework sheet 2.1 (answers)
Nomi e numeri
Names and numbers
a
ciao
cinque
occhi
cinema
b
chiamo
chitarra
vincitore
zucchine
c
Marco
Francesca
Alessandro
Lorenzo
d
Giulia
Sara
Valentina
Andrea
For the two dialogues below, number the phrases in the correct order, then rewrite
the dialogues.
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Quanti anni hai?
Buongiorno.
Come ti chiami?
Come ti chiami?
Benvenuta!
Quanti anni hai?
Ho diciassette anni.
Ho diciassette anni.
Mi chiamo Rachel, sono di Perth.
Benvenuta!
Come si scrive?
Come ti chiami?
Piacere Michael.
Sono Michael.
Come ti chiami?
Come si scrive?
M-I-C-H-A-E-L.
M-I-C-H-A-E-L.
Sono Michael.
Piacere Michael.
Write in words the telephone prefixes for these Italian cities.
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Venice
a
b
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Mi chiamo Rachel, sono di Perth.
Buongiorno.
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Circle the odd one out. You may need to say the words out loud to work it out.
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☎ 010
Bologna ☎ 051
Roma ☎ 06
Napoli ☎ 081
Milano ☎ 02
Firenze ☎ 055
Genova
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zero, uno, zero
zero, cinque, uno
zero, sei
zero, otto, uno
zero, due
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Name: ____________________________________________ Class: _______________ Date: __________________
Homework sheet 2.2
Un po’ di matematica!
A bit of maths!
Tick the correct results for these mathematical sums. If the answer is wrong, then
write the correct answer next to it in words.
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c
d
e
f
g
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tredici – otto = cinque
diciassette – sedici = due
undici + nove = venti
sei + cinque = undici
dodici – nove = tre
sette + dodici = diciotto
Quanti anni ha? Look at the dates of birth below and write how old each
person is in words.
Matteo
(18/09/1998)
Matteo ha
anni.
b
Luca
(05/06/1992)
Luca ha
anni.
c
Silvia
(28/01/2005)
Silvia ha
anni.
d
Roberto
(10/04/1990)
Roberto ha
anni.
e
Elisa
(24/11/1999)
Elisa ha
anni.
f
Davide
(30/05/2004)
Davide ha
anni.
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Write the letters in the spaces and read the statements aloud. Then unjumble the
letters to spell the word for ‘Pleased to meet you’ in Italian.
a
come Empoli
b
come Ancona
c
come Imola
d
come Empoli
e
come Como
f
come Padova
g
come Roma
Pleased to meet you
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Homework sheet 2.2 (answers)
Un po’ di matematica!
A bit of maths!
Tick the correct results for these mathematical sums. If the answer is wrong, then
write the correct answer next to it in words.
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
Homework sheet answers
diciassette – sedici = due
tredici – otto = cinque
diciassette – sedici = uno
undici + nove = venti
sei + cinque = undici
dodici – nove = tre
sette + dodici = diciotto
sette + dodici = diciannove
a
Matteo
(18/09/1998)
b
Luca
(05/06/1992)
c
Silvia
(28/01/2005)
d
Roberto
(10/04/1990)
e
Elisa
f
Davide
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Quanti anni ha? Look at the dates of birth below and write how old each
person is in words.
Matteo ha
anni.
Luca ha
anni.
Silvia ha
anni.
Roberto ha
anni.
(24/11/1999)
Elisa ha
anni.
(30/05/2004)
Davide ha
anni.
Write the letters in the spaces and read the statements aloud. Then unjumble the
letters to spell the word for ‘Pleased to meet you’ in Italian.
a
E come Empoli
b
A come Ancona
d
e
C come Como
f
P come Padova
g
R come Roma
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come Imola
E come Empoli
Pleased to meet you PIACERE
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