B2 Italian · Upper Intermediate
B2 Italian, Tappa 4 - News and reported voices
Report statements accurately and distinguish a source from the reporter’s voice.
Builds on: B2 - Tappe 1-3
Communication goals
- Report a statement
- Adjust tense and time reference
- Write a neutral news summary
B2 Italian grammar
- Discorso indiretto · Reported speech
- Concordanza dei tempi · Sequence of tenses
Vocabulary topics
- news
- sources
- misinformation
Itinerary
9 stops- 1VocabularyInside a newsroomMeet a fictional source, article, and inaccurate social post.Start
- 2VocabularyNews, sources and misinformationUse source and verification terms in the workshop report.Start
- 3GrammarReported speechAttribute a statement without turning it into a verified fact.Start
- 4PracticeTense and reference changesMove from a 12 May statement to a 13 May report.Start
- 5ReadingArticle and original statementCompare a source statement with a later news report.Start
- 6ListeningPress conferenceCheck a source before repeating a headline.Start
- 7SpeakingReport an interviewBrief a news editor after a fictional press conference.Start
- 8WritingNeutral news summaryWrite a dated report that separates plans from confirmed events.Start
- 9CheckpointNews missionCorrect a false claim with dated, attributed reporting.Start