Visit the countryside
Visita la campagna
- Talk about the village and the countryside.
- Learn the names of the farm animals.
- Learn about the most known rural regions of your host country.
Explore Italian countryside vocabulary through dialogues about visiting borghi, farm animals like mucche (cows), pecore (sheep), and cavalli (horses), plus verbs like andare (to go) and nutrire (to feed), ideal for A2 learners.
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These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Esercizio 1: Conversation exercise
Istruzione:
- Where did you grow up? On the countryside or in the city? (Where did you grow up? On the countryside or in the city?)
- Did you have to care for animals? Farm animals or pets? (Did you have to care for animals? Farm animals or pets?)
- What do you think of the bull fighting in Spain? (What do you think of the bull fighting in Spain?)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Sono cresciuto in campagna. I grew up on the countryside. |
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La mia famiglia ha una fattoria, quindi ho aiutato molto a prendermi cura dei maiali, delle mucche e delle galline. My family has a farm so I helped a lot to care for the pigs, cows and chicken. |
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Sono cresciuto in una piccola città. La mia famiglia aveva un cane. Mi occupavo di lui. I grew up in a small city. My family had a dog. I helped to care for him. |
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Sono cresciuto a Berlino, la capitale della Germania. Avevamo solo un piccolo appartamento, quindi non abbiamo mai avuto un animale domestico. I grew up in Berlin, the capital of Germany. We only had a small apartment so we never had a pet. |
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Penso che la corrida sia una tradizione importante in Spagna e voglio assistere a un incontro. I think the bull fighting is an important tradition in Spain and I want to see a fight. |
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La corrida in Spagna è crudele. Quella tradizione deve finire presto per proteggere i tori. The bull fighting in Spain is cruel. That tradition has to end soon to protect the bulls. |
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Exercise 2: Dialogue Cards
Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
Exercise 3: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. Domani __________ un'azienda agricola per vedere come si allevano gli animali.
(Tomorrow __________ a farm to see how animals are raised.)2. Il contadino __________ le mucche prima di mezzogiorno.
(The farmer __________ the cows before noon.)3. Le capre __________ nel campo vicino al villaggio.
(The goats __________ in the field near the village.)4. Tu __________ in una casa all'aria aperta durante il weekend.
(You __________ in an open-air house during the weekend.)Exercise 4: Visiting the countryside: a weekend on the farm
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Andare - Andare
Futuro semplice
- io andrò
- tu andrai
- lui/lei andrà
- noi andremo
- voi andrete
- loro andranno
Volere - Volere
Presente
- io voglio
- tu vuoi
- lui/lei vuole
- noi vogliamo
- voi volete
- loro vogliono
Allevare - Allevare
Presente
- io allevo
- tu allevi
- lui/lei alleva
- noi alleviamo
- voi alleviate
- loro allevano
Nutrire - Nutrire
Futuro semplice
- io nutrirò
- tu nutrirai
- lui/lei nutrirà
- noi nutriremo
- voi nutrirete
- loro nutriranno
Osservare - Osservare
Presente
- io osservo
- tu osservi
- lui/lei osserva
- noi osserviamo
- voi osservate
- loro osservano
Camminare - Camminare
Futuro semplice
- io camminerò
- tu camminerai
- lui/lei camminerà
- noi cammineremo
- voi camminerete
- loro cammineranno
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Visit the Countryside: Lesson Overview
This A2-level lesson immerses you in the Italian rural life and culture through dialogues, vocabulary, and grammar centered on visiting the countryside and farms. You will explore how to describe small villages (borghi), discuss animals commonly found on farms, and discover different rural regions of Italy.
Key Topics Covered
- Vocabulary of the countryside: Learn words like borgo (small village), campi (fields), colline (hills), and names of farm animals such as pecore (sheep), mucche (cows), galline (chickens), cavalli (horses), maiali (pigs), capre (goats).
- Dialogues: Practice real conversations about visiting the countryside, discussing famous rural regions like Tuscany and Marche, asking about landscapes and animals you find there.
- Verb Conjugation Focus: Future tense verbs such as visiteremo (we will visit), nutrir f2 (I will feed), and present tense verbs describing farm activities, helping you talk about plans and routines.
- Short Story: A contextual narrative about spending a weekend on a farm with activities like feeding animals and hiking, reinforcing vocabulary and the use of present and future tenses.
Notable Vocabulary and Expressions
- La campagna: the countryside
- Fattoria: farm
- Animali della fattoria: farm animals
- Paesaggio: landscape
- Allevare: to raise (animals)
- Pascolare: to graze
- Camminare all'aria aperta: to walk outdoors
Language Notes
Italian often uses definite articles before general nouns, so la campagna (the countryside) is standard, whereas in English, campagna is simply translated as countryside without an article unless specified. Verb tenses emphasize future actions, like nutrir f2 (I will feed), which in English is expressed with "will" plus verb. Also, Italian verbs conjugate for each subject explicitly, whereas English uses more uniform forms.
Useful phrases include asking about the landscape: Com' 18 paesaggio intorno? (What is the landscape like around?), and animals: Quali animali si trovano? (What animals are there?). These are practical for conversations in rural settings.
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