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s im p a tic a !
Come si dice?
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.
A
You are talking to your friend about family
Say that your grandmother is 72
Say that she is small but strong
Tell her that he is your brother, and
his name is Bruno
Say that he is 16
Tell her that he is sporty and
sometimes annoying
Sa
m
pl
e
Ask how old la signora Romano
(the grandmother) is
Ask what she is like
Exclaim that he (the boy at the door)
is cute and ask what his name is
Ask how old he is
Ask what he is like
B
pa
ge
s
You are talking to your friend about family
D
C
You are the grandmother
talking to her daughter
Say that you are tired
Ask what time it is
Say that it is 9.30
Say good night
You arrive at the party
Greet your grandfather
Introduce (your friend) Roberta and
your grandfather to each other
Tell Roberta that your grandfather
is your mum’s dad
Tell Roberta that your grandfather
is funny and nice
ventisette
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Lavoriamo con le parole!
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Capitolo 3
First, for each Italian word or expression on the next page,
find its English meaning in the English stack opposite.
Then, write the number of the English meaning on the brick
to the left of each Italian word or expression.
Next, check with your teacher, or the Vocabolario pages at the
end of this Workbook, that you have the correct meanings.
Then write the English meanings in the blank bricks beside
each Italian word or expression.
Now you’ve constructed your own Italian–English vocabulary list!
pl
e
In the English stack opposite, the words and expressions
numbered 1–28 are from the Practice makes perfect activities.
The words and expressions numbered 29–39 are from the
cartoon story, Buonanotte, Bruno!
m
You may be able to guess some words and expressions from their
context in the Practice makes perfect activities and the cartoon
story. The Word wise sections provide some other clues. Sometimes
the similarity to English or the punctuation used can also help you
figure out what the Italian word or expression means.
Sa
Build your Italian vocabulary. Make sure you know the new Italian
words and expressions from the Practice makes perfect activities
and cartoon story in this chapter of the Textbook, by giving their
English meanings.
A
Textbook pages 30–33; 35–37
10 grandfather, grandpa
37 good evening!
35 good (food)
38 tired
39 good night!
36 on the ball, switched on
34 sorry!
31 cheeky
28 who
33 good (people)
30 be good!
29 kind
32 see you tomorrow!
27 strict
24 mother
21 shy
17 likeable, nice
20 cousin (f emale)
23 sister
19 serious
16 lazy
14 intelligent
26 cute, nice
22 very, a lot
18 modest
15 annoying, a pain
13 brother
pa
ge
s
12 strong
25 small
8 funny, witty
11 how is he/she? what is he/she like?
9 sporty
7 tall
5 sometimes
2 a little
4 cousin (male)
6 father
3 also, too
1 grandmother, grandma
CABO
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RIO
LA
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ventinove
29
8
Scusa!
in gamba
Buonasera!
Fai il bravo!
stanco/a
gentile
molto
A domani!
Useful words
pa
ge
s
qualche volta
un po’
birichino/a
anche
cugina
cugino
sorella
pl
e
chi
Com’è?
Buonanotte!
funny, wıtty
fratello
madre
padre
nonna
nonno
m
Sa
Family
members
Greetings
Expressions
buono/a
bravo/a
modesto/a
timido/a
sportivo/a
spiritoso/a
simpatico/a
severo/a
serio/a
pigro/a
piccolo/a
intelligente
forte
carino/a
antipatico/a
alto/a
Descriptions
B
CABO
VO
RIO
LA
Cerchiamo nel vocabolario!
Textbook page 124
Read Section 1 of Cerchiamo nel vocabolario! towards the end of your Textbook before doing this activity.
la scuola
il mare
il calcio
il fratello
il professore
la musica
la televisione
il gelato
la sorella
il nonno
il cugino
la madre
il numero
la lavagna
Part 1
Part 2
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.
Now 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.
inglese
inglese
italiano
¡l calc¡o
soccer
basketball
basket (m)
pa
ge
s
italiano
father
grandmother
mathematics
mister
m
pl
e
pizza
sport
television
Sa
Maschile o femminile?
shopping
M
RA M
G
ICA
AT
C
science
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.
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¡l
nonno
4 (m) (f ) televisione
7 (m) (f ) signore
2 (m) (f ) casa
5 (m) (f ) scuola
8 (m) (f ) basket
3 (m) (f ) gelato
6 (m) (f ) professoressa d’inglese
9 (m) (f ) signorina
1 (m) (f ) trenta
Capitolo 3
O
eccogliamici.it
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.
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?
P
pa
ge
s
Basta! Adesso tocca a te!
Alfredo
Che ore sono a New York?
Part 1
Sa
m
pl
e
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.)
Bologna
Tokyo
Atene
Adelaide
Auckland
Part 2
Using 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?
A Bologna è mezzog¡orno.
A Tokyo
3 Che ore sono ad Atene?
Ad Atene
4 Che ore sono ad Auckland?
5 Che ore sono a Calcutta?
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trentotto
Ad Auckland
A Calcutta
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New York
Calcutta
R
CABO
VO
RIO
LA
L’Italia oggi
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.
1 An Italian card game.
2 You say this to someone in Italian just before you go to bed.
!
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.
pa
ge
s
6 A famous Italian dessert. (Its name literally means ‘pick-me-up’. )
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7 You shout this when someone’s performance is really impressive.
!
pl
e
Riflettiamo un po’!
l
a
m
8 The Italian equivalent of the Latin word mater.
l
a
Sa
9 The Italian word for your father’s sister.
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10 Italian equivalent of the Latin word pater.
¡
l
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.
The theme of this chapter

ZI O N
CABO
VO
RIO
LA
M
RA M
G
ICA
AT
Che famiglia strana!
DI
A RI O
S
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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quaranta
Capitolo 3