Exercises

These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.

Exercise 1: Conversation exercise

Instruction:

  1. Usa il saluto corretto in ogni situazione e avvia una piccola conversazione. (Use the correct greeting in each situation and start a small talk.)

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

Example phrases:

Buongiorno!

Good morning!

Buon pomeriggio!

Good afternoon!

Buonasera!

Good evening!

Come stai?

How are you?

Bene. E tu?

Fine. And you?

A dopo!

See you later!

Scusa, puoi ripetere per favore?

Sorry, can you repeat, please?

Non capisco.

I don’t understand.

Potresti fare lo spelling?

Could you spell that?

Piacere di conoscerti.

Nice to meet you.

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Exercise 2: Dialogue Cards

Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.

Exercise 3: Reorder sentences

Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.

Show answers Show translation
1.
stai? | Ciao! | Come
Ciao! Come stai?
(Hello! How are you?)
2.
per | Puoi | favore? | ripetere,
Puoi ripetere, per favore?
(Can you repeat, please?)
3.
dispiace, | ho | capito. | non | Mi
Mi dispiace, non ho capito.
(I'm sorry, I didn't understand.)
4.
domani! | Arrivederci, | a
Arrivederci, a domani!
(Goodbye, see you tomorrow!)
5.
fare | Posso | domanda? | una
Posso fare una domanda?
(Can I ask a question?)
6.
pronta? | la | lezione | Buongiorno, | è
Buongiorno, la lezione è pronta?
(Good morning, is the lesson ready?)

Exercise 4: Match a word

Instruction: Match the translations

Ciao, come stai oggi? (Hello, how are you today?)
Puoi ripetere per favore? (Can you repeat please?)
A domani! Buona serata. (See you tomorrow! Have a good evening.)
Non capisco, puoi spiegare? (I don't understand, can you explain?)

Exercise 5: Cluster the words

Instruction: Abbina le parole ai due gruppi corretti in base al momento della conversazione in cui si usano.

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