The night train
Develop what happened? through a focused vocabulary itinerary.
The situation
A delayed night train becomes a short story with background, events, and reactions.
- Ieri ho visitato Firenze.· Yesterday I visited Florence.
- Abbiamo visto un film.· We watched a film.
- parlare → parlato; credere → creduto; dormire → dormito· to speak → spoken; to believe → believed; to sleep → slept
- fare → fatto; leggere → letto; prendere → preso· to do → done; to read → read; to take → taken
Target language in context
The goal is to combine completed events and background details to tell what happened. Read the models first for meaning, then notice the forms that carry the message.
- Ho comprato il biglietto.· I bought the ticket.
- Siamo arrivati alle otto.· We arrived at eight.
- Sabato scorso sono andata al mercato, poi ho cucinato.· Last Saturday I went to the market, then I cooked.
- Che cosa hai fatto nel weekend?· What did you do at the weekend?
In context
The words of this lesson in sentences from other A2 lessons.
- Alla fine siamo arrivati a destinazione.· In the end we reached our destination.Tappa 3 · Build a clear sequence
- Alla fine sono arrivata a Firenze.· In the end I arrived in Florence.Tappa 3 · A journey that went wrong
- Buonasera, signora. Lei ha visto l’incidente?· Good evening, madam. Did you see the accident?Tappa 3 · A witness account
- Lei ha visto l’incidente?· Did you see the accident?Tappa 3 · A witness account
- È successo ieri.· It happened yesterday.Tappa 1 · What did you do?
- 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.Tappa 2 · When I was a child
- Hai comprato le mele? Sì, le ho comprate.· Did you buy the apples? Yes, I bought them.Tappa 4 · Direct object pronouns
- Il biglietto indica il binario quattro.· The ticket shows platform four.Tappa 5 · Tickets, hotels and travel services
- Vorrei comprare un biglietto per Bologna.· I would like to buy a ticket to Bologna.Tappa 5 · Tickets, hotels and travel services
- Stasera ceniamo alle otto.· Tonight we are having dinner at eight.Tappa 6 · Plans for the weekend