Routledge Intensive Italian Workbook

Anna Proudfoot, Tania Batelli Kneale, Anna di Stefano, Daniela Treveri Gennari

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Année: 2004
• ISBN:
  9781134550449
• Édition: 1
• Sujet: Languages & Linguistics
• Sous-sujet: Languages

The Routledge Intensive Italian Workbook is a comprehensive book of exercises and tasks for beginner and intermediate learners of Italian.It includes a wide variety of exercises - covering a broad range of situations and functions - and will help students to progress rapidly and master the language accurately. Students can check their own progress using the answer key. The Workbook can be used independently, or in conjunction with the Routledge Intensive Italian Course, an accelerated course in Italian for adult beginners, which is accompanied by audio material.

Unit 1

Ciao, mi chiamo . . .

Exercise 1Supply the questions for the following answers.

Example: Si chiama Antonia?	Come si chiama?
a. Sono Marco, e tu?
b. No, non siamo inglesi.
c. Sì, siamo italiane.
d. Lui è americano.
e. Io sono di Madrid.

Exercise 2Fill in the blanks with the correct form of chiamarsi or essere.

Example: Come ti _______?	Come ti chiami?
a. Tu _____ Enzo?
b. Charlotte _____ francese.
c. No. Noi _____ Moira e Eleonora.
d. _____ inglesi o americani, voi?
e. Si _____ Simonetta.

Exercise 3Match each famous place with its description. One is done for you.

1. Un'alta torre francese.		a. Taj Mahal
2. Un grande museo spagnolo.		b. Carnaby Street
3. Una bella piazza italiana.		c. Tour Eiffel
4. Uno stupendo monumento indiano.		d. The Empire State Building
5. Una famosa strada inglese.		e. San Pietro
6. Un magnifico edificio americano.		f. El Prado

Exercise 4Find twelve nationalities hidden in the grid. They may be placed horizontally, vertically or diagonally.

Exercise 5Complete the statements by adding the appropriate nationalities.

Example: Carla e Angelo sono _______.	Carla e Angelo sono italiani.
a. Sean è _______.
b. Mary è _______.
c. Hans è _______.
d. Carmen e Pablo sono _______.
e. Antoinette è _______.

Exercise 6Put the following dialogue in order, starting with c.

a. George White. E Lei?

b. È italiano, vero?

c. Buongiorno. Come si chiama?

d. Molto piacere. Io mi chiamo Enzo, Enzo Pernice.

e. No, sono svizzero.

Exercise 7Change the dialogue in Exercise 6 from the formal (Lei) to the informal (tu) style of address.

Exercise 8Find the correct expression for each situation described below.

a. How would you greet an Italian friend?

b. What do you say when you have just been introduced to someone?

c. During the day how would you greet a new acquaintance?

d. How would you part formally from someone at any time of the day?

e. What would you say just before going to bed?

Exercise 9Find the odd one out...