A family and its home
Read the profile and separate information about people from information about the home. Notice possessive agreement and the family-noun article rule.
A family and its home
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.
- La famiglia Riva vive a Parma.· The Riva family lives in Parma.
- Marco e sua moglie Elena hanno due figli.· Marco and his wife Elena have two children.
- Il loro figlio si chiama Davide.· Their son is called Davide.
- La loro figlia Anna ha nove anni.· Their daughter Anna is nine years old.
Close reading
Connect pronouns and omitted subjects to the correct people. Then retell the text with four of the model sentences.
- La casa ha un soggiorno luminoso.· The house has a bright living room.
- In cucina c’è un tavolo lungo.· There is a long table in the kitchen.
- Le camere dei bambini sono al primo piano.· The children’s bedrooms are on the first floor.
- I nonni abitano nella casa accanto.· The grandparents live in the house next door.