New student profiles
Read three short profiles. Notice that Italian can omit io before sono. Look for the greeting, place of origin, language, and feeling in each profile.
Three new students
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.
- Ciao! Mi chiamo Sophie e sono di Bristol.· Hi! My name is Sophie and I am from Bristol.
- Sono inglese e parlo inglese.· I am English and I speak English.
- Oggi sono a Roma per studiare italiano.· Today I am in Rome to study Italian.
- Buongiorno. Sono Daniel, di Dublino.· Good morning. I am Daniel, from Dublin.
Close reading
Connect pronouns and omitted subjects to the correct people. Then retell the text with four of the model sentences.
- Sono irlandese e sto molto bene.· I am Irish and I feel very well.
- Piacere! Io sono Maya e lei è Ana.· Nice to meet you! I am Maya and she is Ana.
- Siamo canadesi, ma Ana è di Madrid.· We are Canadian, but Ana is from Madrid.
- Siamo contente di essere qui.· We are happy to be here.