Going for a Sunday walk.
Fare una passeggiata domenicale.
- Invites friends and relatives for a hike or small walk.
- Vocabulary on landscapes and hiking.
- Get to know famous hiking areas of your host country.
This lesson focuses on organizing and describing a Sunday walk in Italian, teaching practical vocabulary like passeggiata (walk), invito (invitation), paesaggio (landscape), and sentiero (path). You will practice future tense verbs such as inviterò (I will invite) and partiremo (we will leave), essential for planning activities.
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These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Esercizio 1: Conversation exercise
Istruzione:
- Do you like hiking? Why do you or why don’t you? (Do you like hiking? Why do you or why don’t you?)
- What clothes and tools do you bring when you go hiking? (What clothes and tools do you bring when you go hiking?)
- In what country do you want to go hiking? (In what country do you want to go hiking?)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Mi piace fare escursioni perché la natura è bella. Mi piacciono i laghi di montagna e le cime innevate. I like hiking because nature is beautiful. I enjoy mountain lakes and peaks with snow. |
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Mi piace fare escursioni quando c'è un buon sentiero. I like hiking when there is a good path. |
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Non mi piace fare escursioni perché le passeggiate sono lunghe e faticose. I don’t like hiking because hikes are long and exhausting. |
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È molto importante avere acqua, uno zaino buono e vestiti adatti. It is very important to have water, a good backpack and good clothing. |
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Devi avere scarpe da trekking comode e bastoncini da passeggio. You have to have comfortable hiking boots and walking sticks. |
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Vado spesso a fare escursioni in paesi con montagne alte come la Spagna, la Francia o la Svizzera. I go often hiking in countries with high mountains like Spain, France or Switzerland. |
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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 _______ a fare una camminata nella riserva naturale vicino al lago.
(Tomorrow _______ we will go for a walk in the nature reserve near the lake.)2. Porta gli scarponi da trekking perché il sentiero _______ abbastanza difficile.
(Bring the hiking boots because the trail _______ is quite difficult.)3. Dopo la camminata, ci _______ sul prato vicino alla cascata per ammirare la vista.
(After the walk, we will _______ rest on the meadow near the waterfall to admire the view.)4. Se il tempo è bello, _______ fino alla cima della valle per vedere la costa.
(If the weather is nice, _______ we will climb to the top of the valley to see the coast.)Exercise 4: Going for a Sunday Walk
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Fare - Fare
Futuro semplice
- io farò
- tu farai
- lui/lei farà
- noi faremo
- voi farete
- loro faranno
Indossare - Indossare
Futuro semplice
- io indosserò
- tu indosserai
- lui/lei indosserà
- noi indosseremo
- voi indosserete
- loro indosseranno
Essere - Essere
Futuro semplice
- io sarò
- tu sarai
- lui/lei sarà
- noi saremo
- voi sarete
- loro saranno
Guidare - Guidare
Futuro semplice
- io guiderò
- tu guiderai
- lui/lei guiderà
- noi guideremo
- voi guiderete
- loro guideranno
Portare - Portare
Futuro semplice
- io porterò
- tu porterai
- lui/lei porterà
- noi porteremo
- voi porterete
- loro porteranno
Vedere - Vedere
Futuro semplice
- io vedrò
- tu vedrai
- lui/lei vedrà
- noi vedremo
- voi vedrete
- loro vedranno
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Lesson Overview: Going for a Sunday Walk
This lesson is designed for A2-level learners to practice everyday Italian focused on organizing and describing casual Sunday walks. It combines practical conversation simulations, descriptive vocabulary, and common verb conjugations related to outings and nature.
Key Lesson Content
- Inviting a Friend: Learn how to extend informal invitations for a walk, as in: Ciao Marco, ti va di fare una passeggiata domenica? (Hi Marco, do you want to go for a walk on Sunday?)
- Describing the Landscape: Build vocabulary related to natural settings, such as mountains (montagne), lakes (lago), forest (foresta), and streams (ruscello).
- Popular Trekking Areas: Discuss well-known Italian hiking locations like the Cinque Terre and Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo, including how to talk about trail difficulty and trekking experiences.
- Verb Practice: Focus on future tense conjugations and relevant verbs that describe actions during the walk, for example, andrò (I will go), porterò (I will bring), and immortalare (to capture/photograph).
- Short Story Practice: Engage with a narrative about planning and enjoying a Sunday walk, reinforcing useful verbs and expressions in context.
Useful Vocabulary & Expressions
- Passeggiata domenicale – Sunday walk
- Invitare – to invite (e.g., inviterò i miei amici – I will invite my friends)
- Andare – to go (e.g., andrò a fare una passeggiata)
- Paesaggio – landscape, scenery
- Sentiero – trail, path
- Prenotare un incontro – to arrange a meeting (e.g., ci vediamo alle dieci)
Language Notes: Differences Between Instruction Language (English) and Italian
Italian often uses the future simple tense to express planned activities or intentions, such as inviterò (I will invite) or partiremo (we will leave). Unlike English, Italian verbs change endings based on the subject and tense, which is important for expressing time and mood accurately.
In invitations, Italian commonly employs polite but informal phrases like ti va di... (do you feel like...), which translates roughly to “do you want to...?” but carries a softer, more casual tone.
Useful phrases include:
Ti va di fare una passeggiata domenica? – Would you like to go for a walk on Sunday?
Ci vediamo alle dieci al bar. – Let’s meet at ten o’clock at the bar.
Il sentiero è ben segnalato. – The trail is well marked.
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