The lost object
Listen for the noun first, then use the article and adjective endings to confirm gender and number. The speaker is reporting a lost object.
Full recording
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The lost object
Listen for the noun first, then use the article and adjective endings to confirm gender and number. The speaker is reporting a lost object.
- Clerk: Che cosa ha perso?
What did you lose?
- Visitor: Ho perso uno zaino piccolo.
I lost a small backpack.
- Clerk: Di che colore è?
What colour is it?
- Visitor: È nero, con due tasche rosse.
It is black, with two red pockets.
- Clerk: Dentro ci sono dei libri?
Are there books inside?
- Visitor: Sì, ci sono due libri italiani.
Yes, there are two Italian books.
- Clerk: C’è anche una penna verde?
Is there also a green pen?
- Visitor: Sì, è il mio zaino!
Yes, it is my backpack!
Before you listen
Read the task, but do not read the transcript. On the first listening, identify the situation and result. On the second listening, note the target details.
- Che cosa ha perso?· What did you lose?
- Ho perso uno zaino piccolo.· I lost a small backpack.
- Di che colore è?· What colour is it?
- È nero, con due tasche rosse.· It is black, with two red pockets.
Transcript check
Use the transcript only after the two listening passes. Read each line aloud and compare its rhythm with the recording.
- Dentro ci sono dei libri?· Are there books inside?
- Sì, ci sono due libri italiani.· Yes, there are two Italian books.
- C’è anche una penna verde?· Is there also a green pen?
- Sì, è il mio zaino!· Yes, it is my backpack!