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A1 Italian, Tappa 3 - Family and home

Talk about family members and describe who and what belongs in a home.

Builds on: A1 - Tappe 1-2

Communication goals

  • Introduce family members - Questa è mia sorella
  • Say age and possessions - Ha trent’anni
  • Describe a home - C’è una cucina grande

A1 Italian grammar

  • Avere · To have (present)Exercise →
  • Aggettivi possessivi · Possessive adjectives (mio, tuo, suo…)Exercise →
  • Questo e quello · Demonstratives
  • C’è / ci sono · There is / there areExercise →

Vocabulary topics

  • family
  • rooms and furniture
  • age and appearance

Itinerary

9 stops
  1. 1VocabularyMeet my familyEnter the situation for Tappa 3 and learn the first useful language.Start
  2. 2VocabularyFamily, rooms and furnitureBuild the core word and phrase bank for family and home.Start
  3. 3GrammarThe verb avereLearn the first grammar system for Tappa 3.Start
  4. 4PracticeWhose and where?Add the second grammar system and use it in controlled sentences.Start
  5. 5ReadingA family and its homeRead the profile and separate information about people from information about the home. Notice possessive agreement and the family-noun article rule.Start
  6. 6ListeningA short home tourListen to a short home tour. Note who owns each room and which objects are present.Start
  7. 7SpeakingIntroduce your familyProduce a short spoken response with the grammar and vocabulary from this Tappa.Start
  8. 8WritingMy family or my homeWrite a short complete text and check it with a clear language checklist.Start
  9. 9CheckpointFamily and home missionReview all language from Tappa 3 and complete the final communication mission.Start