The other students smile. The next student, a woman with glasses, speaks slowly. “My name is Sofia. I am from Spain. I am twenty-three years old. I study history at university. I speak Spanish and English. I am learning Italian because one day I want to live in Rome.”
9. Continuano
They continue
così,
like this,
facendo
doing
il giro
the round
dell’aula.
of the classroom.
L’atmosfera
The atmosphere
comincia
it starts
a sciogliersi,
to loosen up,
ora che
now that
iniziano
they start
a conoscersi.
to get to know each other.
Fanno
They make
degli errori,
some mistakes,
ma Maria
but Maria
dice che
she says that
è
it is
normale
normal
sbagliare
to make mistakes
molto.
a lot.
Imparare
Learning
una lingua
a language
è
it is
difficile
difficult
e proprio
and really
dagli errori
from mistakes
si migliora.
you improve.
They keep going like this and go around the classroom. The atmosphere starts to relax now that they are getting to know each other. They make mistakes, but Maria says it is normal to make a lot of mistakes. Learning a language is difficult, and you get better from mistakes.
10. “Mi chiamo
“I am called
Kenji.
Kenji.
Vengo
I come
dal Giappone.
from Japan.
Parlo
I speak
giapponese
Japanese
e un po’
and a bit
di inglese.
of English.
Sto
I am
imparando
learning
l’italiano
Italian
perché
because
amo
I love
il cibo italiano.”
Italian food.”
“My name is Kenji. I’m from Japan. I speak Japanese and a little English. I’m learning Italian because I love Italian food.”
11. “Mi chiamo
“I am called
Emma.
Emma.
Vengo
I come
dai Paesi Bassi.
from the Netherlands.
Parlo
I speak
olandese,
Dutch,
inglese
English
e un po’
and a bit
di tedesco.
of German.
Sto
I am
imparando
learning
l’italiano
Italian
perché
because
mi piace
I like
l’arte italiana.”
Italian art.”
“My name is Emma. I’m from the Netherlands. I speak Dutch, English, and a little German. I’m learning Italian because I like Italian art.”
12. Quando
When
tutti hanno
they all have
finito,
finished,
Maria
Maria
batte
she claps
le mani
her hands
piano.
softly.
“Molto bene”
“Very good”
dice.
she says.
When everyone has finished, Maria claps her hands softly. “Very good,” she says.
13. “Adesso
“Now
sapete
you (pl) know
già
already
molte cose
many things
gli uni degli altri.
about each other.
Questa settimana
This week
useremo
we will use
queste frasi
these phrases
ancora e ancora.
again and again.
Alla fine del corso,
At the end of the course,
presentarvi
to introduce yourselves
sarà
it will be
facilissimo.”
very easy.”
“Now you already know many things about each other. This week we will use these phrases again and again. At the end of the course, introducing yourselves will be very easy.”
14. Gli studenti
The students
si rilassano.
they relax.
Si guardano intorno
they look around
e sorridono.
and they smile.
Ora che
Now that
conoscono
they know
i loro compagni di corso,
their classmates,
iniziano
they start
insieme
together
un bellissimo viaggio.
a beautiful journey.
The students relax. They look around and smile. Now that they know their classmates, they start a beautiful journey together.
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