Your pets
I tuoi animali domestici
- Learn the basic animals (pets).
- Describe the routines, daily care and food of your pet.
- 'Andare a' + infinitive
Learn to talk about your pets and daily routines in Italian using the structure "andare a" plus the infinitive. This lesson covers vocabulary for common pets like dog, cat, rabbit, bird, and turtle, as well as activities such as walking, playing, and brushing. Practice useful dialogues and verb conjugations to express intentions and routine actions clearly and naturally.
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These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercise 1: Reorder sentences
Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.
Exercise 2: Match a word
Instruction: Match the translations
Exercise 3: Cluster the words
Instruction: Classify the words into the two correct categories: pets or activities to take care of them.
Animali domestici
Attività per prendersi cura degli animali
Exercise 4: Translate and use in a sentence
Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.
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Giocare
To play
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Il cane
The dog
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L'uccello
The bird
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Lento
Slow
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Il topo
The mouse
Esercizio 5: Conversation exercise
Istruzione:
- Name each pet in the picture. (Name each pet in the picture.)
- Ask the others if they have a pet. (Ask the others if they have a pet.)
- Describe the daily care for your pet. (Describe the daily care for your pet.)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Vedo un cane e un gatto. I can see a dog and a cat. |
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Il cane sta correndo. The dog is running. |
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Questo cane è seduto. This dog is sitting down. |
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Quali animali domestici hai? What pets do you have? |
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Quanto spesso dai da mangiare al tuo gatto? How often do you feed your cat? |
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Ogni mattina vado a passeggio con il mio cane. Every morning I go walking with my dog. |
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Pulisco il pelo del mio coniglio ogni giorno. I clean the hair of my rabbit every day. |
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Exercise 6: Dialogue Cards
Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
Exercise 7: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. Io ___ a fare una passeggiata con il mio cane ogni mattina.
(I ___ go for a walk with my dog every morning.)2. Tu ___ a giocare con il gatto dopo il lavoro.
(You ___ go to play with the cat after work.)3. Noi ___ a spazzolare la tartaruga nel pomeriggio.
(We ___ go to brush the turtle in the afternoon.)4. Loro ___ a comprare il cibo per il coniglio il sabato.
(They ___ go to buy food for the rabbit on Saturday.)Exercise 8: Your Pets
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Andare - Andare
Presente
- Io vado
- Tu vai
- Lui/Lei va
- Noi andiamo
- Voi andate
- Loro vanno
Correre - Correre
Presente
- Io corro
- Tu corri
- Lui/Lei corre
- Noi corriamo
- Voi correte
- Loro corrono
Giocare - Giocare
Presente
- Io gioco
- Tu giochi
- Lui/Lei gioca
- Noi giochiamo
- Voi giocate
- Loro giocano
Andare - Andare
Passato prossimo
- Io sono andato/andata
- Tu sei andato/andata
- Lui/Lei è andato/andata
- Noi siamo andati/andate
- Voi siete andati/andate
- Loro sono andati/andate
Exercise 9: 'Andare a' + infinito
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
Grammar: 'Andare a' + infinitive
Show translation Show answersvado, vanno, va, vai, andare, andiamo
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Verb conjugation tables for this lesson Share Copied!
Giocare to play Share Copied!
Presente
| Italian | English |
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| (io) gioco | I play |
| (tu) giochi | You play |
| (lui/lei) gioca | he/she plays |
| (noi) giochiamo | We play |
| (voi) giocate | You play |
| (loro) giocano | they play |
Correre to run Share Copied!
Passato prossimo
| Italian | English |
|---|---|
| (io) ho corso | I have run |
| (tu) hai corso | You ran |
| (lui/lei) ha corso | He/she has run |
| (noi) abbiamo corso | we ran |
| (voi) avete corso | You have run |
| (loro) hanno corso | they have run |
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Lesson Overview: Talking About Your Pets in Italian
This lesson introduces the essential structure "andare a" + infinitive, commonly used to express intentions or planned actions. You'll learn to talk about everyday activities involving pets, such as walking the dog, playing with the cat, or feeding your rabbit.
Key Vocabulary: Pets and Care Actions
- Pets (Animali domestici): il cane (dog), il gatto (cat), il coniglio (rabbit), l'uccello (bird), la tartaruga (turtle)
- Activities (Attività per prendersi cura degli animali): fare una passeggiata (to take a walk), spazzolare (to brush), giocare (to play)
Examples With "Andare a" Structure
Some useful example sentences include:
- Vado a portare il cane a fare una passeggiata adesso. (I am going to take the dog for a walk now.)
- Andiamo a comprare il cibo per il gatto. (We are going to buy food for the cat.)
- I bambini vanno a spazzolare la tartaruga ogni mattina. (The children go to brush the turtle every morning.)
Practice: Dialogue and Sentence Building
The lesson includes dialogues for discussing pets and buying pet food, as well as describing daily routines. You also practice verb conjugations for "andare" and related verbs in the present and past tenses.
Important Italian-English Differences
In Italian, the verb "andare a" followed by an infinitive is used to express an intention or immediate future action, similar to "going to" in English. For example, "Io vado a fare una passeggiata" means "I am going to take a walk." Note that in English the verb "go" is often followed by "to" and a verb, but Italian combines these as a specific verbal phrase.
Useful phrases include:
- Andare a + infinitive: to be going to (do something)
- Fare una passeggiata: to take a walk
- Spazzolare: to brush
- Giocare: to play
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