About this Story
About this Story
Author:
genres.genre: Short Story
genres.category: Getting Around & Directions
Language: Italian
Level: A1
Number of words: 275
Created on: : 13 October 2025
Last revised: : 18 December 2025
Summary
Summary
On a hot Italian afternoon, Mitchell and his wife, tourists from the UK, search for a gas station and a good meal in a quiet town. A kind local gives rapid directions that Mitchell struggles to follow, until expressive gestures turn confusion into clarity. They refill their car, find a trattoria, and enjoy a satisfying lunch—thankful for simple kindness and shared understanding beyond words.
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Practice your language skills with interactive exercises. Choose a mode and a number of questions.
Writing — answer in English
See a sentence in Italian and type the meaning of the highlighted phrase in English.
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Listen to the sentence in Italian and fill in the missing meaning in English.
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