A1.6 - Saying your age - Exercises
Get your bookExercise 1: Reorder sentences
Instruction: Make correct sentences.
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Show answersExercise 2: Match a word
Instruction: Match each beginning with its correct ending.
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Exercise 3:
Listen and answer the questions 
Instruction: Listen to the audio and answer the questions.
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1. Perché la donna organizza la festa?
2. Quale informazione personale dà Marco, oltre al nome?
Exercise 4: Verb conjugations
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
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1. In Italia molti giovani ___ il compleanno con una grande festa.
(In Italy many young people ___ their birthday with a big party.)2. Quando ___ 30 anni, organizzi una festa speciale con gli amici?
(When you ___ 30, do you organize a special party with friends?)3. Quanto spesso ___ il tuo compleanno con i colleghi di lavoro?
(How often do you ___ your birthday with your work colleagues?)
Exercise 5:
Dialogue comprehension
Instruction: Practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
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Nuovo collega in ufficio
Marco, nuovo collega: Show Ciao, sono Marco, piacere.
(Hi, I'm Marco, nice to meet you.)
Elena, collega italiana: Show Ciao Marco, piacere. Io sono Elena. Quanti anni hai?
(Hi Marco, nice to meet you. I'm Elena. How old are you?)
Marco, nuovo collega: Show Ho trentadue anni. E tu?
(I'm thirty-two years old. And you?)
Elena, collega italiana: Show Io ho ventotto anni. Il mio compleanno è a maggio.
(I'm twenty-eight years old. My birthday is in May.)
Open questions:
1. Quanti anni hanno Marco ed Elena?
How old are Marco and Elena?
Exercise 6: Respond to the situation
Instruction: Practice in pairs or with your teacher.
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1. Sei a una piccola festa di compleanno in ufficio per una collega. Parli con un collega nuovo e vuoi chiedere la sua età in modo gentile. Fai una domanda semplice. (Usa: "Quanti anni hai?", "Buon compleanno!", "Auguri!")
(You are at a small office birthday party for a colleague. You talk with a new coworker and you want to ask their age politely. Ask a simple question. (Use: "How old are you?", "Happy birthday!", "Best wishes!"))Scusa, quanti
(Sorry, how ...)Example:
Scusa, quanti anni hai?
(Sorry, how old are you?)2. Conosci un vicino di casa italiano. Parlate davanti al portone e lui ti chiede: "Quanti anni hai?". Rispondi dicendo la tua età. (Usa: "Ho ... anni", "giovane", "anziano")
(You meet an Italian neighbor. You talk in front of the entrance door and he asks you: "How old are you?". Answer by saying your age. (Use: "I am ... years old", "young", "elderly"))Ho
(I am ...)Example:
Ho trentacinque anni.
(I am thirty-five years old.)Learn Italian for beginners - A structured A1 course for work & daily life
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