Clothing styles and fashion
Stili di abbigliamento e moda
- Talk about your favourite outfit.
- Describe your outfit and fashion.
- The expressions of place: 'accanto', 'davanti', 'dentro', etc...
This lesson teaches Italian location expressions like "accanto" (next to), "davanti" (in front of), and "dentro" (inside), useful for describing clothing and fashion. Practice phrases such as "la giacca è davanti allo specchio" and "la cravatta è di fianco alla camicia."
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These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercise 1: Translate and use in a sentence
Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.
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La cravatta
The tie
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Le mutande
The knickers
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Cambiarsi
To change clothes
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L'accessorio
The accessory
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Il completo
The suit
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. Io ______ un vestito elegante quando vado a lavoro.
(I ______ an elegant dress when I go to work.)2. Lei ______ sempre gli accessori giusti accanto al vestito.
(She ______ always the right accessories next to the dress.)3. Noi ______ la giacca quando entriamo dentro l'ufficio.
(We ______ the jacket when we enter the office.)4. Tu ______ sempre uno stile elegante anche fuori dalla tua zona.
(You ______ always an elegant style even outside your area.)Exercise 4: A Day of Shopping for Fashion
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Uscire - To Leave
Presente
- io esco
- tu esci
- lui/lei esce
- noi usciamo
- voi uscite
- loro escono
Provare - To Try
Presente
- io provo
- tu provi
- lui/lei prova
- noi proviamo
- voi provate
- loro provano
Consigliare - To Recommend
Presente
- io consiglio
- tu consigli
- lui/lei consiglia
- noi consigliamo
- voi consigliate
- loro consigliano
Scegliere - To Choose
Presente
- io scelgo
- tu scegli
- lui/lei sceglie
- noi scegliamo
- voi scegliete
- loro scelgono
Parlare - To Talk
Presente
- io parlo
- tu parli
- lui/lei parla
- noi parliamo
- voi parlate
- loro parlano
Tornare - To Return
Presente
- io torno
- tu torni
- lui/lei torna
- noi torniamo
- voi tornate
- loro tornano
Exercise 5: Le espressioni di luogo: 'accanto', 'davanti', 'dentro', etc...
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
Grammar: The expressions of place: 'accanto', 'davanti', 'dentro', etc...
Show translation Show answerslungo, dentro, dietro, sotto, davanti, fuori, di fianco, lontano
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A2.27.1 Grammatica
Le espressioni di luogo: 'accanto', 'davanti', 'dentro', etc...
The expressions of place: 'accanto', 'davanti', 'dentro', etc...
Verb conjugation tables for this lesson Share Copied!
Consigliare to advise Share Copied!
Trapassato prossimo
| Italian | English |
|---|---|
| (io) avevo consigliato | I had advised |
| (tu) avevi consigliato | You had advised |
| (lui/lei) aveva consigliato | he/she had advised |
| (noi) avevamo consigliato | we had advised |
| (voi) avevate consigliato | You had advised |
| (loro) avevano consigliato | they had advised |
Cambiarsi to change clothes Share Copied!
Passato prossimo
| Italian | English |
|---|---|
| si è cambiato/si è cambiata | he/she changed clothes |
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Overview of the Lesson: Clothing Styles and Fashion
This A2 level lesson focuses on practical Italian vocabulary and expressions related to clothing and fashion, with an emphasis on spatial expressions used to describe the location of clothing items. You will encounter phrases such as "accanto" (next to), "davanti" (in front of), and "dentro" (inside), which are essential for accurately describing outfits, stores, and fashion arrangements.
Key Vocabulary and Expressions
- accanto: next to (e.g., "Questo abito è accanto al cappotto.")
- davanti: in front of (e.g., "La giacca è davanti allo specchio.")
- dentro: inside (e.g., "I pantaloni sono dentro al sacchetto.")
- di fianco a: beside (e.g., "La cravatta è di fianco alla camicia.")
- appeso/appesa: hung (used to describe items hanging, e.g., "Questo abito è appeso lungo la parete.")
- Clothing items: giacca (jacket), pantaloni (trousers), cravatta (tie), sciarpa (scarf), completo (suit), camicia (shirt), abito (dress, suit)
Lesson Content Summary
The lesson presents dialogues set in fashion contexts such as shopping in a clothing store, discussing outfits at work, and talking about preferred clothing styles. These practical scenarios allow learners to practice describing clothing items with spatial prepositions, improving both vocabulary and sentence structure skills.
Additionally, there are verb conjugation exercises focusing on present tense verbs like indossare (to wear), consigliare (to recommend), togliere (to take off), and trovare (to find), reinforcing correct verb forms in everyday contexts.
A short mini story illustrates a day of fashion shopping, incorporating verbs in context and demonstrating natural language use. The story can deepen understanding through a gap-fill exercise and a verb conjugation table for further practice.
Differences and Useful Notes for English Speakers
Italian spatial expressions often use prepositions combined with definite articles (e.g., "davanti allo specchio"), which is a common structure not always mirrored in English. When describing clothing locations, Italians specify the item's position relative to another item or place using words such as "accanto a," "dietro," "sopra," and "dentro," emphasizing spatial relationships more explicitly.
Useful phrases include:
- La giacca è davanti allo specchio. – The jacket is in front of the mirror.
- La cravatta è dentro al cassetto. – The tie is inside the drawer.
- Gli accessori sono accanto al vestito. – The accessories are next to the dress.
These expressions enrich your ability to describe environments and outfits with precision and naturalness in Italian.
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