I Primi Passi Unit 1

Part 2

Contents – Part 2

Audio contents – Part 2 .....................................................2

Introduction – Part 2 ..........................................................3

Greetings and goodbyes ...................................................5

Informal and formal greetings ...............................................7

Saying hello...........................................................................8

Saying goodbye.................................................................. 11

I gesti .................................................................................. 16

Suggested answers – Part 2 ...........................................21

Vocabulary – Part 2.........................................................23

Exercises – Part 2 ...........................................................25

Reflection – Part 2...........................................................27

Exercises cover page – Part 2 ........................................29

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Audio contents – Part 2

Track 5 I saluti

Track 6 Saying hello

Track 7 Activity 1

Track 8 Saying goodbye

Track 9 Summary of greetings and goodbyes

Track 10 Activity 2 Part B

Track 11 Italian titles

Track 12 Activity 4

Track 13 Vocabulary – Part 2

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Introduction – Part 2

When Sophie arrives in Italy, it’s the beginning of a school year. Here are some students who also go to la Scuola Media ‘Leonardo da Vinci’.

Giovanni Mario Gianna

Mario and Gianna are also new to la Scuola Media ‘Leonardo da Vinci’.

In this part you’ll meet these students. They’ll help you learn to:

• greet people

• say goodbye

• use Italian gestures.

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Greetings and goodbyes

Sophie has arrived in Italy and is met by her Italian host family.

What’s one of the first things you do when you meet someone?

You probably greet the person.

Think about how you greet different people in English. How do you greet a friend? How would you greet a police officer? Do you use the same greeting in the morning and at night?

Write some greetings you say in English on the lines below.

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Some of the greetings you might use include:

• Hi

• Hello

• G’day

• Good morning, good afternoon, good evening.

You‘ll now hear people greet each other in Italian. Keep the previous questions in mind as you listen to i saluti (the greetings).

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I salutiPay attention to which greeting is being used and who thegreeting is said to.

Ascolta!

Listen to Track 5 as you look at the cartoon below.

Did you notice that the people used different expressions to greeteach other? Let’s find out when to use each of the greetings.

Informal and formal greetings The English language has informal (casual) and formal greetings. The greeting you use depends on the following things:

• the time of day

• the situation you are in

• how well you know the person, or people, you are speaking to.

Think about the people you speak to during the week.

Who would you speak to in a casual or informal way? Tick the appropriate boxes.

friends

friends of your parents

family

police officers

adult strangers

airport officials

teachers

people in shops

You would use informal language with people you know very well. For example, your friends and family.

Who would you speak to in a formal way? Tick the appropriate boxes.

friends

friends of your parents

family

police officers

adult strangers

airport officials

teachers

people in shops

More formal language is used with people you don’t know very well, people older than yourself, and people in positions of authority. For example, adult strangers, teachers, friends of your parents, police officers, airport officials and people in shops.

The Italian language also has informal and formal greetings. It is very important in Italian to use the appropriate greeting so you don’t offend anyone.

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Greeting people in Italy is very important. For example, if you walk into a shop the shopkeeper will greet you by saying buongiorno or buonasera. The shopkeeper will greet you even if he or she is busy serving customers. You should greet the shopkeeper in return. When leaving the shop, you say arrivederci or arrivederLa. Not to greet or say goodbye to the shopkeeper would be considered bad manners.

Saying hello There are informal and formal ways of saying ‘hello’.

Listen to Track 6 as you read the explanations.

Ciao and salve Ciao means ‘hi’. It is an informal greeting. Ciao can be used any time of the day. Use ciao to say ‘hi’ to the following people:

• your family

• your friends

• your relatives, such as uncles, aunts or grandparents

• very close friends of the family.

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Listen to how Francesca and Giovanni greet each other.

You sometimes hear the greeting salve. Salve is another informal way of saying ‘hi’.

Ciao and salve are not used to greet people in positions of authority or adults you don’t know well. So don’t use ciao or salve to greet your teacher, adult strangers, police officers, people in shops, passers-by or friends of your parents.

Buongiorno Buongiorno means ‘good day’ or ‘good morning’. It is a formal greeting. Buongiorno can be used in the daytime, from morning to sunset. Use buongiorno to greet people you don’t know well.

Who would you greet with buongiorno? Write your answer in English on the lines below.

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Check your answer with the one provided on Track 6.

Listen to how Sophie greets her Italian host father for the first time.

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Buonasera Buonasera means ‘good evening’. It can be used both in informal and more formal situations. Use buonasera after sunset. Listen to how Gianna greets a waiter.

Activity 1

Listen to the conversations on Track 7. Circle the greeting you hear. Don’t worry if you don’t understand the rest of the conversation.

1 ciao buongiorno buonasera salve

2 ciao buongiorno buonasera salve

3 ciao buongiorno buonasera salve

4 ciao buongiorno buonasera salve

5 ciao buongiorno buonasera salve

Check your responses by going to the suggested answers section.

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Saying goodbye There are different ways of saying goodbye depending on who you speak to and the time of day.

Ascolta!

Listen to Track 8 as you look at the people saying goodbye below.

Did you notice the different goodbyes used?

Keep listening to Track 8 as you read the following explanations.

Ciao You’re not seeing things! Ciao is a casual way of saying ‘hi’ as well as ‘bye’. Use ciao with people you know very well. Italians often say ciao, ciao as they leave.

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Arrivederci and arrivederLa Arrivederci and arrivederLa both mean ‘goodbye’. However, they are used in slightly different ways.

Arrivederci can be used in both informal and formal situations. It is used to say goodbye to your family and friends, as well as to people you don’t know well. Listen to how Francesca and Giovanni say goodbye to each other.

ArrivederLa is a very formal way of saying goodbye. Use arrivederLa when you want to be very polite, such as when you say goodbye to an adult you have met for the first time. Teenagers would not usually say arrivederLa to each other. Listen to how Giovanni says goodbye to a woman he has met for the first time.

You know that buongiorno means ‘good day’ and buonasera means ‘good evening’. Notte means ‘night’. Can you work out what buonanotte means? Write on the line below.

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Buonanotte Buonanotte means ‘good night’. It is used in both informal and formal situations. Buonanotte is used to say goodbye to someone late at night or before going to bed. Listen to how Sophie says goodnight to her host mother.

Remember that buonasera is used to greet someone at night. Buonanotte is said when you part with someone at night.

Below is a summary of the greetings and goodbyes you have met so far. Listen to the speakers on Track 9 say the Italian expressions. Repeat in the pauses provided.

Now complete the table. Write the English meaning, then if it is informal, formal or both.

Italian English Informal/Formal/Both

ciao

salve

buongiorno

buonasera

arrivederci

arrivederLa

buonanotte

Enter the words from the list above into your vocabulary book or database. Make sure you write both the Italian and English meanings.

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Remember, it’s important to use the correct greeting and goodbye with people so you don’t seem rude.

Let’s practise some of these expressions.

Activity 2

Part A

Write the correct greeting or goodbye in Italian in the speech bubbles.

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2

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Before you go onto Part B, check your responses by going to the suggested answers section.

Part B

Listen to Track 10. Take the part of the second person in the previous four situations. Listen to the greeting, then say your response. Repeat the model answers after the speakers.

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Italian titles

In formal situations, Italians may greet or say goodbye to someone using their title. Signore (sir) and signora (mrs) are the most common titles. Signorina (miss) is not used often these days.

Remember when Sophie greeted Francesca’s father for the first time?

Sophie: Buongiorno, signor Rossi. Mr Rossi: Buongiorno, Sophie.

What did you notice about his title? What change was made to the word signore?

Did you notice that the ‘e’ was dropped? When signore is used before a surname, the ‘e’ is not used. In this case signore means ‘mr’ not ‘sir’.

Let’s practise saying these titles.

Listen to Track 11. Repeat in the pauses provided.

Italian title English title

signore sir

signor mr

signora mrs

signorina miss

I gesti I gesti (gestures) are an important part of communicating in Italian. The way Italians greet each other depends on how well they know each other.

If they are close friends or family they kiss on both cheeks. Kissing as a greeting is seen as a sign of affection for someone. Females usually kiss each other hello. Females and males usually kiss each other hello.

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But males usually shake hands with other males. Males may kiss each other on the cheek if they know each other very well. The amount of kisses may vary from region to region.

If you wish to use gestures with your teacher, other students or speakers of Italian that you may know, remember to use those gestures appropriately.

Activity 3

Imagine you are in the situations described below. Write in Italian the appropriate greeting for each situation.

1 You meet your best friend at the bus stop.

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2 You meet your grandmother at a family reunion.

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3 On your way to school, you see Mrs Verdi, your neighbour.

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4 You enter a bookshop at 6pm and see the sales assistant.

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5 You are saying goodbye to your friend’s mother.

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6 You are going to bed.

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Check your responses by going to the suggested answers section.

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Activity 4

Listen to the different Italian greetings and goodbyes on Track 12. Place a tick under the person you can say the expression to. You might be able to tick more than one box.

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Airport official Your grandmother Your sister

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A friend of your

mother Police officer Your teacher

3

Waiter Your friend Your sister

4

Your teacher Airport official Police officer

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Your friend Your grandmother Your sister

Check your responses by going to the suggested answers section.

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Practise greetings and goodbyes with the following resources.

Ottimo! CD-ROM Module 1

Topic 1 I saluti!, Lesson 1 – Greetings/Saying goodbye’

The Victorian Languages Online website.

<http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/languagesonline/>

Select Activities, Italian, Unit 1 Online activities.

Then play the games and songs in:

Section 1 – Greetings

Have you:

• entered all the new Italian words and expressions from this part into your vocabulary book or database

• written the English meanings beside them

• studied your new vocabulary

• practised using these expressions?

If you have, you’re ready to show your teacher what you can do.

Go to the exercises section and complete Exercise 2.1.

Tip:

Before you use a greeting, ask yourself these questions:

• How old is the person?

• How well do I know the person?

• Is the person in a position of authority?

• What time of day is it?

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Suggested answers – Part 2

Check your responses against these suggested answers.

Activity 1

This is what you heard

1 Ciao, Giovanni. Come stai?

2 Salve, Maria. Sto bene, grazie.

3 Buongiorno, professore.

4 Buonasera, signora.

5 Salve, Roberto. Stai bene?

Answers

1 ciao

2 salve

3 buongiorno

4 buonasera

5 salve

Activity 2

Part A

1 – Ciao, Francesca. – Ciao, Giovanni.

2 – Buongiorno, signor Rossi. – Buongiorno, Sophie.

3 – Buonasera. – Buonasera.

4 – Buonanotte, Sophie. – Buonanotte, signora.

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Activity 3

1 Ciao/Salve.

2 Ciao.

3 Buongiorno, signora Verdi.

4 Buonasera.

5 Arrivederci.

6 Buonanotte.

Activity 4

This is what you heard

1 Ciao, Maria.

2 Buonasera, signora Paolini.

3 Salve, Mario.

4 Buongiorno, professore.

5 Ciao.

Answers

1 Your sister.

2 A friend of your mother.

3 Your friend.

4 Your teacher.

5 Your friend, your grandmother, your sister.

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Vocabulary – Part 2

Ascolta e ripeti!

You can listen to the following Italian words on Track 13. Repeat each word in the pauses provided.

A arrivederci bye/goodbye

arrivederci e a presto bye and see you soon

arrivederLa goodbye (formal)

B buonanotte good night

buonasera good evening

buongiorno good day, good morning (formal)

C ciao hi, bye

E eccellente excellent

G i gesti gestures

P a presto see you soon

S i saluti greetings

salve hi

signor Rossi Mr Rossi

signora mrs

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signore sir

signorina miss

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Exercises – Part 2

Exercise 2.1 Name ___________________________

Teacher ___________________________

Exercise 2.1

Complete both parts of this exercise.

Part A

Imagine you are in Italy. From the box below, choose the expression you would use in the following situations. Write your answers in Italian on the lines below. You might need to write more than one expression.

ciao/salve buongiorno buonasera arrivederci

arrivederLa buonanotte signor signora

1 You arrive at your friend’s party. Say hello to your friends.

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2 You have just been to see your doctor. As you leave say goodbye to her.

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3 You arrive at school and see your teacher. Greet him.

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4 You have just gotten up and your family is already eating breakfast. Greet them.

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5 In the evening, you meet an old friend of your mother's in the street. Greet her.

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6 You are staying with your grandfather for the weekend. As you are going to bed, say goodnight.

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7 You meet your best friend after school. Greet him.

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8 You say goodbye to your brother as you leave for school in the morning.

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9 You are leaving the bakery. Say goodbye to the baker.

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10 You are coming home after school. You greet your Italian neighbour, Mr Scarfo.

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Part B

Discuss with your teacher whether to record this speaking exercise or complete it in a face-to-face, phone or computer lesson.

Say your responses in Italian.

1 Start the speaking exercise by greeting your teacher.

2 Say your answers from Part A.

3 Finish the speaking exercise by saying goodbye to your teacher.

Remember to give your written answers to your teacher. If you have made a recording of your answers, send that in as well.

Eccellente! (Excellent!) You have completed Part 2. You can now say hello and goodbye to people. In the next part, you will learn how to say your name in Italian.

Arrivederci e a presto! (Goodbye and see you soon!)

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Reflection – Part 2

Think about what you have learnt in Part 2. You may jot down your thoughts on the lines provided.

I learnt that ________________________________________________

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I learnt how to _____________________________________________

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I’d like to know more about _________________________________

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I was surprised to learn that _________________________________

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If possible, share your thoughts with your teacher and classmates.

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Exercises cover page – Part 2

Exercise 2.1 Name ___________________________

Teacher ___________________________

Tick the boxes to show that you have completed the exercise. Return your answers to your teacher. Attach this cover page to the front of your exercise pages.

Exercise 2.1 A Write greetings and goodbyes

B Say greetings and goodbyes (speaking)

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