Marco’s weekday
Read Marco’s routine. Put the events in time order and identify one -are, one -ere, one regular -ire, and one -isc verb.
Marco’s weekday
Read once for the main idea. Read again for names, times, places, and target forms. Use the English translations only after you make your first interpretation.
- Marco si sveglia alle sei e mezzo.· Marco wakes up at half past six.
- Prepara il caffè e ascolta la radio.· He makes coffee and listens to the radio.
- Alle sette e mezzo prende il treno.· At half past seven he takes the train.
- Lavora in una libreria nel centro.· He works in a bookshop in the centre.
Close reading
Connect pronouns and omitted subjects to the correct people. Then retell the text with four of the model sentences.
- A pranzo mangia con una collega.· At lunch he eats with a colleague.
- Finisce di lavorare alle cinque.· He finishes work at five.
- La sera corre nel parco o legge.· In the evening he runs in the park or reads.
- Non dorme mai prima di mezzanotte.· He never sleeps before midnight.