Holiday disaster?
Disastro delle vacanze?
- Report stolen or lost items at the police station.
- Asking for help with documents at the embassy or consulate.
- Contact emergency services.
Learn how to report a theft and ask for help at the police station and embassy using key phrases like "denunciare un furto" (report a theft), "passaporto" (passport), and "fare una denuncia" (make a report). Master practical vocabulary for emergency situations and official procedures.
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These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Esercizio 1: Conversation exercise
Istruzione:
- What bad things can happen on a trip? (What bad things can happen on a trip? )
- What can you do when it happens to you? (What can you do when it happens to you?)
- Has one of those situations ever happened to you? (Has one of those situations ever happened to you?)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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I tuoi soldi possono essere rubati. Your money can get stolen. |
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Qualcuno può rubarti la borsa. Somebody can steal your bag. |
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Ti puoi perdere durante un'escursione. You can get lost on a hike. |
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Puoi sempre chiedere aiuto alle persone. You can always ask people for help. |
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È importante avere un'assicurazione di viaggio. It is important to have a travel insurance. |
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Ho già perso il telefono una volta. I have already lost my phone once. |
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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. Quando ____ scoperto che qualcuno mi aveva rubato il portafoglio, sono andato subito alla polizia.
(When ____ discovered that someone had stolen my wallet, I immediately went to the police.)2. Alla polizia ____ fatto la denuncia per il furto stamattina.
(At the police station ____ filed the report for the theft this morning.)3. Poi ____ chiamato l’ambasciata per chiedere aiuto con i documenti smarriti.
(Then ____ called the embassy to ask for help with the lost documents.)4. Per fortuna, qualcuno ____ trovato il mio ombrello e l’ha consegnato alla reception.
(Fortunately, someone ____ found my umbrella and handed it in at the reception.)Exercise 4: Disastrous holiday?
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Perdere - To lose
Passato prossimo
- io ho perso
- tu hai perso
- lui/lei ha perso
- noi abbiamo perso
- voi avete perso
- loro hanno perso
Notare - To notice
Passato prossimo
- io ho notato
- tu hai notato
- lui/lei ha notato
- noi abbiamo notato
- voi avete notato
- loro hanno notato
Andare - To go
Passato prossimo
- io sono andato/a
- tu sei andato/a
- lui/lei è andato/a
- noi siamo andati/e
- voi siete andati/e
- loro sono andati/e
Spiegare - To explain
Passato prossimo
- io ho spiegato
- tu hai spiegato
- lui/lei ha spiegato
- noi abbiamo spiegato
- voi avete spiegato
- loro hanno spiegato
Chiamare - To call
Passato prossimo
- io ho chiamato
- tu hai chiamato
- lui/lei ha chiamato
- noi abbiamo chiamato
- voi avete chiamato
- loro hanno chiamato
Ricevere - To receive
Passato prossimo
- io ho ricevuto
- tu hai ricevuto
- lui/lei ha ricevuto
- noi abbiamo ricevuto
- voi avete ricevuto
- loro hanno ricevuto
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Lesson Overview: Dealing with Travel Emergencies in Italian
This A2-level lesson focuses on practical Italian vocabulary and dialogues for managing unexpected situations while traveling, such as theft, lost documents, and emergencies. It offers realistic conversational scenarios and verb practice to help learners communicate effectively in urgent contexts.
Key Dialogue Topics
- At the Police Station: Learn how to report a stolen backpack or lost item, including key phrases like "Vorrei denunciare un furto" (I would like to report a theft) and understanding questions police may ask.
- At the Embassy: Practice requesting help for a lost passport, understanding procedural language such as "Deve compilare questi moduli" (You need to fill out these forms) and timeframe explanations.
- Emergency Calls: Simulate calling emergency services to report incidents like accidents or fires, using phrases like "C'è stato un incidente stradale" (There has been a road accident) and specifying locations.
Verb Tenses and Conjugations
The lesson emphasizes the passato prossimo tense for describing past events, crucial for discussing incidents. Regular and irregular verbs included are:
- Perdere (to lose): io ho perso
- Notare (to notice): tu hai notato
- Andare (to go): siamo andati
- Spiegare (to explain): ho spiegato
- Chiamare (to call): abbiamo chiamato
- Ricevere (to receive): avete ricevuto
Mini Story Summary
A narrative recounts a travel mishap where the protagonist loses their wallet in Rome and reports it to the police, then contacts the embassy for assistance. This story reinforces vocabulary and grammar with contextualized usage of the passato prossimo tense, making it memorable and practical.
Instruction Language vs. Italian: Notes
Since the instruction language is English and the learning language is Italian, this guide includes English explanations and translated titles but preserves example phrases in Italian to maintain learning integrity. Note some Italian phrases use reflexive or auxiliary verbs like "siamo andati" (we went) with essere as the auxiliary verb, which has no direct analog in English but is key to correct tense formation in Italian. Phrases like "fare una denuncia" (to file a report) are useful for emergency contexts but must be learned as set expressions.
Useful Words and Phrases
- Denunciare un furto – To report a theft
- Passaporto smarrito – Lost passport
- Modulo per la denuncia – Report form
- Incidente stradale – Road accident
- Mandare un'ambulanza – To send an ambulance
This structured content is designed to prepare learners to handle holiday emergencies confidently in Italian, combining vocabulary, grammar, and realistic dialogues.
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