Exercise 1: Match a word
Instruction: Match the items that have a related meaning.
Exercise 2: Exam preparation
Instruction: Read the text, fill in the gaps with the missing words, and answer the questions below
Avviso del centro commerciale: servizi e negozi utili
Fill in the gaps: calzolaio, centro commerciale, negozio d’elettronica, fruttivendolo, commesso, lavanderia, macellaio
(Shopping center notice: useful services and shops)
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Da lunedì il Le Vele aggiorna l’elenco dei servizi al piano terra. Vicino all’ingresso est trovi la e il per piccole riparazioni. Per gli acquisti quotidiani sono aperti il , il e il fiorista. La tabaccheria vende anche biglietti dell’autobus e ricariche telefoniche; la cartoleria fa fotocopie e stampa documenti.
Al primo piano ci sono il negozio d’abbigliamento, il e il negozio di articoli sportivi. Se cerchi un regalo per la casa, passa dal negozio d’arredamento. In alcuni negozi puoi chiedere al di mettere da parte un prodotto e pagare più tardi. Per informazioni e oggetti smarriti, rivolgiti al punto clienti vicino alle scale mobili.NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS
Starting Monday, Le Vele Shopping Center is updating the list of services on the ground floor. Near the east entrance you’ll find the laundry (collection within 48 hours) and a cobbler for small repairs. For everyday shopping the greengrocer, the butcher and the florist are open. The tobacconist also sells bus tickets and phone top-ups; the stationery shop offers photocopying and document printing.
On the first floor there is a clothing store, an electronics shop and a sporting goods store. If you’re looking for a gift for the home, drop by the furniture store. In some shops you can ask the shop assistant to put an item aside and pay later. For information and lost property, go to the customer service point near the escalators.
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Quali servizi trovi al piano terra e quali compiti hanno?
(Which services can you find on the ground floor and what do they do?)
Exercise 3: Listening
Instruction: Listen to the audio fragment and indicate whether the following statements are true or false.
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(The person uses their lunch break to run errands at the shopping center near work.) |
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(They go to the butcher to buy meat for dinner.) |
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(If it rains, they plan to use a service like the dry cleaner.) |
Exercise 4: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. Da piccolo, al centro commerciale ___ spesso un gelato e poi me lo mangiavo in piazza.
(When I was little, at the shopping mall I ___ often an ice cream and then ate it in the square.)2. Quando vivevo in Italia, ___ il pane dal fornaio e poi glielo portavi a tua nonna.
(When I lived in Italy, ___ the bread from the baker and then bring it to your grandmother.)3. Prima, nel negozio d'elettronica ___ una nuova batteria e il commesso gliela montava subito.
(Before, at the electronics store ___ a new battery and the clerk would install it for him immediately.)Exercise 5: Dialogue Cards
Instruction: Practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
Exercise 6: Discussion questions
Instruction: Answer the questions using the vocabulary from this chapter.
Useful expressions:
Di solito vado a… perché… / Prendo il regalo in… e poi porto il capo a… / Ieri sono andato/a in… e ho comprato…
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Dove fai di solito la spesa e gli acquisti vicino a casa: vai al centro commerciale o preferisci i negozi di quartiere? Perché?
Where do you usually do your grocery shopping and other errands near your home: do you go to the shopping mall or do you prefer local neighborhood shops? Why?
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Devi comprare un regalo e nello stesso pomeriggio portare un capo in lavanderia o una scarpa dal calzolaio: cosa compri, dove vai e come organizzi il tempo?
You need to buy a gift and, that same afternoon, take a garment to the dry cleaner or a shoe to the cobbler: what do you buy, where do you go, and how do you organize your time?
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Exercise 7: Writing correspondence
Instruction: Write a reply to the following message appropriate to the situation
Ciao Elena! Sono Sara. Sabato mattina devo andare al centro commerciale perché mi serve una camicia al negozio d'abbigliamento e vorrei vedere anche il negozio d'elettronica per un caricabatterie.
Hai tempo di venire con me? Possiamo incontrarci alle 10:30 all'ingresso vicino alla cartoleria. Dopo, se vuoi, prendiamo anche della frutta dal fruttivendolo e poi un caffè.
Hi Elena! I’m Sara. On Saturday morning I need to go to the mall because I need a shirt from the clothing store and I’d also like to check the electronics store for a charger.
Do you have time to come with me? We can meet at 10:30 at the entrance near the stationery shop. Afterwards, if you want, we can pick up some fruit from the greengrocer and then have a coffee.
Useful phrases:
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Va bene per me, ci vediamo alle…
(That works for me, see you at…)
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Se vuoi, posso (andare) / Possiamo (incontrarci)
(If you want, I can (go) / We can (meet))
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Non posso venire perché…, ma posso passarci e prendertelo.
(I can’t come because…, but I can stop by and pick it up for you.)
Hi Sara! Yes, I can come. Meeting at 10:30 at the entrance near the stationery shop is fine. First I’d like to stop by the greengrocer too, because I need some fruit for Sunday. Then we can go to the clothing store and the electronics store for the charger. Afterwards we can have a coffee. See you Saturday!