School memories
Develop then and now through a focused listening itinerary.
Full recording
Listen once without subtitles, then turn on the Italian subtitles (CC) or follow the transcript below.
A childhood memory
- Maya: Com’era la tua città quando eri bambino?
What was your city like when you were a child?
- Luca: Era più piccola e c’erano meno automobili.
It was smaller and there were fewer cars.
- Maya: Che cosa facevi dopo la scuola?
What did you use to do after school?
- Luca: Giocavo con i miei amici. Un giorno abbiamo costruito una casa sull’albero.
I played with my friends. One day we built a tree house.
First and second listening
Listen once for the situation, speakers, purpose, and result. Listen again for the details that support your interpretation.
- Com’era la tua città quando eri bambino?· What was your city like when you were a child?
- Era più piccola e c’erano meno automobili.· It was smaller and there were fewer cars.
- Che cosa facevi dopo la scuola?· What did you use to do after school?
- Giocavo con i miei amici. Un giorno abbiamo costruito una casa sull’albero.· I played with my friends. One day we built a tree house.
Transcript and language check
Use the transcript after two listening passes. Mark the target structures, then compare the speaker’s rhythm and emphasis with your own reading.
- Da bambino giocavo sempre fuori.· As a child I always played outside.
- Era estate e faceva caldo.· It was summer and it was hot.
- parlavo, prendevo, dormivo· I used to speak, take, sleep
- Quando ero piccolo, vivevo in campagna.· When I was little, I lived in the countryside.