Italian I – Listening Section Outline/Guide
Travel
vocabulary: Shopping:
Passeggeri –
passengers fare la spesa- to
go shopping
Il volo – flight il pane - bread
Uscita- gate, exit il formaggio - cheese
Il treno – train le uova- eggs
Binario – gate,
track medicina- medicine
Un biglietto –
ticket essere malato- to
be sick
---- di solo andata – one way (ticket) devo andare – I need to go
la macchina- car il latte-
milk
mezzo di trasporto
– mode of transport il burro -
butter
l’albergo – hotel figli- sons, children
la camera – room sorella- sister
pulito – dirty fratello-
brother
piccolo- small la piscina- swimming
pool
prima classe –
first class nuotare – to swim
gli assistenti –
attendants castano- dark, brown
offrire – to offer biondo- blonde
economica – cheap il cognome- last name
approfittare – to
benefit abitare- to live
le tariffe-
prices, charges, rates la cena- dinner
in/di ritardo –
late festeggiare – to
celebrate
difficoltà –
difficulty il compleano-
birthday
Hobbies/Sports:
Il giornale-
newspaper ricordare-
to remember
Film d’orrore –
horror movie mi piacerebbe-
I would like
Sportivo- athletic
Giocare a basket-
to play basketball
----
pallacanestro – basketball
fare una
passeggiata- to take a walk
dopo- after
una partite- game,
match
il calico- soccer
una squadra- team
vincere- to win
la palla – ball
School vocab:
Orario scolastico-
school schedule
Scienze- science
Storia- history
Colazione-
breakfast
Educazione fisica-
gym, phys. Ed.
Disegnare- to draw,
design
Dipingere- to
paint
Arte- art
La lezione-
lesson, class
La material-
subject, material
Vacation vocab:
Il mare- sea,
water, ocean
La spiaggia- beach
Prendere il sole-
to sunbathe, take in the sun
In montagna- in
the mountains
Sciare- to ski
Pattinare su
ghiaccio – to ice skate
L’inverno – winter
Andare in vacanza-
to go on vacation
FORMAT:
Multiple choice:
choosing the best answer/summary/description for each situation/question
being read.
Short answer
questions: personal
information (name, age, address, interests, etc.), also past weekend activities
[passato prossimo] (i.e.: Che cosa hai fatto questo fine di settimana?)
Short
Answer/small paragraph writing:
personal description in the past (imperfetto)(i.e.: Com’eri tu quando eri
giovane?)