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Purtroppo, l’Italia sta vivendo un calo demografico: scopri quanti abitanti ha oggi e confrontala con i principali Paesi europei.
Unfortunately, Italy is experiencing a demographic decline: find out how many inhabitants it has today and compare it with the main European countries.

Exercise 1: Word bingo

Instruction: 1. Listen minimum two times to the video and indicate the words you hear. 2. Use the words to form a conversation with your teacher (write down your conversation). 3. Memorize the words with the word trainer.

Word Translation
In Italia In Italy
Gli abitanti The inhabitants
I cittadini The citizens
I paesi europei The European countries
La Germania Germany
La Francia France
Dove vivono quarantasette milioni di persone Where forty-seven million people live
La Spagna Spain

Exercise 2: Dialogue

Instruction: 1. Read the dialogue in pairs. 2. Memorize the phrases by covering the translation. 3. Cover one speaker’s lines, give alternative answers with your teacher, and write them down.

Marco e Anna parlano delle loro origini e della popolazione in Italia e in Europa.

Marco and Anna talk about their origins and the population in Italy and Europe.
1. Marco: Di dove sei? (Where are you from?)
2. Anna: Sono della Polonia, ma vivo in Italia da due anni. E tu? (I am from Poland, but I have been living in Italy for two years. And you?)
3. Marco: Io sono nato in Italia, sono italiano. Dove vivi? (I was born in Italy, I am Italian. Where do you live?)
4. Anna: Abito a Milano, e tu? (I live in Milan, and you?)
5. Marco: Abito a Roma, la capitale. (I live in Rome, the capital.)
6. Anna: Sai quanti abitanti ci sono in Italia? (Do you know how many inhabitants there are in Italy?)
7. Marco: Ci sono circa 59 milioni di persone. (There are about 59 million people.)
8. Anna: E negli altri paesi d’Europa? (And in the other European countries?)
9. Marco: In Germania ci sono 83 milioni di abitanti, in Francia 67, e in Spagna 47. (In Germany, there are 83 million inhabitants, in France 67, and in Spain 47.)
10. Anna: Capisco. Anche se sono nata in Polonia, mi sento italiana! (I understand. Even though I was born in Poland, I feel Italian!)

Exercise 3: Questions about the text

Instruction: Read the text above and choose the correct answer.

1. Da dove viene Anna?

(Where is Anna from?)

2. Dove vive Anna da due anni?

(Where has Anna been living for two years?)

3. Quanti abitanti ci sono in Italia adesso?

(How many inhabitants are there in Italy now?)

4. In quale città abita Marco?

(In which city does Marco live?)

Exercise 4: Open conversation questions

Instruction: Discuss the following questions with your teacher using the vocabulary from this lesson, and write down your answers.

  1. Da quanto tempo vivi in Italia e cosa ti piace della città dove abiti?
    2. How long have you lived in Italy and what do you like about the city where you live?
  2. Qual è la tua nazionalità e come ti senti vivendo in un altro paese?
    3. What is your nationality and how do you feel living in another country?
  3. Quanti abitanti ci sono nel tuo paese d’origine e come è diverso dall’Italia?
    4. How many inhabitants are there in your country of origin and how is it different from Italy?
  4. Hai mai visitato altre capitali europee? Quale ti è piaciuta di più e perché?
    5. Have you ever visited other European capitals? Which one did you like the most and why?