1 1 8 WEEK 12
1 Warm up
What is the Italian for “museum” and “art gallery”? (pp.48–9)
Say “What beautiful curtains!” (pp.100–1)
Ask “Do you want…?’ informally. (p.22–3)
Il tempo libero
Leisure time
Italy, with its long history and rich culture, provides numerous opportunities for cultural pursuits,
as well as modern leisure activities. Many Italians are interested in the arts and spend the weekends in historic cities (città d’arte) or, when the weather is warm, at the seaside.
2 Words to remember
Amo l’opera. amoh lopayrah
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I love opera. |
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gli spettatori |
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il teatro |
theater |
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eel tayatroh |
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audience |
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il cinema |
movie theater |
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eel cheenemah |
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la discoteca |
discotheque |
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lah diskotekah |
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la musica |
music |
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lah moozeekah |
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l’arte (f) |
art |
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lartay |
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lo sport |
sports |
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loh sport |
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viaggiare |
traveling |
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veeajjaray |
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i videogiochi |
video games |
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Vuoi giocare a tennis? |
No, lo sport non mi |
Cosa fai nel tempo |
vwoee jokaray ah |
piace. |
libero? |
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noh. loh sport non mee |
kozah faee nel tempoh |
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peeachay |
leeberoh |
Do you want to play tennis?
No, I don’t like sports.
What do you do in your free time?
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4 Useful phrases
Learn these phrases and then test yourself using the cover flap.
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What do you do |
Cosa fa/fai nel tempo |
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your spare time? |
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tempoh leeberoh |
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I like the theater. |
Mi piace il teatro. |
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mee peeachay eel |
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teatroh |
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I prefer the movies. |
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detestoh ee |
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Mi interessa l’arte. |
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mee eenteressah |
la galleria |
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lah galereeah |
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balcony |
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kay noeeah |
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la platea |
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lah platayah |
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I’m interested in music.
I prefer sports.
I don’t like opera.
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Mi piace lo shopping. |
Detesto lo shopping. |
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mee peeachay loh |
Detestoh loh shoppeen |
vado da sola. |
shoppeen |
I hate shopping. |
non chay problemah, |
I like shopping. |
vadoh dah solah |
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No problem, I’ll go on my own.
1 2 0 WEEK 12
1 Warm up
Ask “Do you (formal) want to play tennis?” (pp.22–3, pp.118–19)
Say “I like the theater” and “I prefer traveling.” (pp.118–19)
Say “That doesn't interest me.” (pp.118–19)
Lo sport e gli hobby
Sports and hobbies
The verb fare (to do) is useful for talking about hobbies. With sports you can also use giocare (to play)—for example, gioco a tennis (I play tennis).
Fare is also used to describe the weather, as in fa freddo (it’s cold).
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il calcio |
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soccer |
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il rugby |
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rugby |
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eel regbee |
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il tennis |
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il nuoto |
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swimming |
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eel nwotoh |
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il golfista |
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la vela |
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la pesca |
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lah peskah |
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la pittura |
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painting |
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lah peettoorah |
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la palestra |
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jokoh ah golf |
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toottee ee jornee |
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lah palestrah |
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Gioco a rugby. |
I play rugby. |
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jokoh ah regbee |
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Gioca a tennis. |
He plays tennis. |
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jokah ah tennees |
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Fa un corso di |
She is on a painting |
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pittura. |
course. |
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fah oon korsoh dee peettoorah
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4 Fare: to do or to make
The verb fare (to do or to make) is also used to describe the weather. Learn its different forms and practice the sample sentences below.
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I do |
(io) faccio |
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you do |
(tu) fai |
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(informal singular) |
(too) faee |
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you do |
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(lay) fah |
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he/she/it |
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Fa caldo oggi. |
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(voi) fate |
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la bandierina |
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bandeeayreenah |
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Faccio |
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il campo da golf |
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facchoh |
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golf |
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ayskursyoneesmoh |
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golf course |
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5 Put into practice
Learn these phrases. Then cover up the text on the right and complete the dialogue in Italian. Check your answers.
Cosa ti piace fare? |
Mi piace giocare a |
kozah tee peeachay |
tennis. |
faray |
mee peeachay jokaray |
What do you like |
ah tennees |
doing? |
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Giochi anche a |
No. Gioco a rugby. |
calcio? |
noh. jokoh ah regbee |
jokee anchay ah |
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kalchoh |
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Quando giochi? |
Gioco tutte le |
kwandoh jokee |
settimane. |
When do you play? |
jokoh toottay lay |
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setteemanay |
Say: I play every week.