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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
Le previsioni The forecast
Il caldo Hot
Fresco Cool
I temporali Thunderstorms
Il tempo The weather
Asciutto Dry
Il clima The climate
trentadue gradi thirty-two degrees

Exercise 2: Text

Instruction: 1. Read the text in pairs. 2. Memorize the phrases by covering the translation.

Leggi il testo sul meteo in Italia di questa settimana.

Read the text about the weather in Italy this week.
Ecco le previsioni del tempo per la prossima settimana. (Here is the weather forecast for next week.)
Questa settimana il meteo cambia in Italia. (This week the weather changes in Italy.)
Fa meno caldo e arriva aria fresca. (It is less hot and fresh air arrives.)
Lunedì e martedì ci sono temporali al centro e al nord. (On Monday and Tuesday there are thunderstorms in the center and north.)
Le temperature calano in tutta Italia, prima al nord e poi al sud. (Temperatures drop throughout Italy, first in the north and then in the south.)
I temporali sono forti al nord. (The thunderstorms are strong in the north.)
Al sud fa ancora caldo, ma non piove. (It is still hot in the south, but it does not rain.)
Le temperature massime tornano sotto i 30-32 gradi. (Maximum temperatures go back under 30-32 degrees.)

Exercise 3: Questions about the text

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

1. Che tempo fa in Italia questa settimana?

(What is the weather like in Italy this week?)

2. Quando ci sono i temporali?

(When are the thunderstorms?)

3. Dove sono forti i temporali?

(Where are the thunderstorms strong?)

4. Al sud, questa settimana:

(In the south, this week:)

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. Preferisci il caldo o il fresco? Perché?
    2. Do you prefer hot or cool weather? Why?
  2. Come cambia il tempo in Italia la prossima settimana?
    3. How will the weather change in Italy next week?
  3. Cosa succede al nord lunedì e martedì?
    4. What happens in the north on Monday and Tuesday?
  4. Racconta un ricordo in cui il tempo ha cambiato i tuoi programmi.
    5. Tell a memory when the weather changed your plans.