Conversazione in I e II persona singolare Hi. How are you? I m fine, thanks. And you? What s your first name? What s your surname? How do you spell your name? How old are you? What nationality are you? Where are you from? Where do you live? What s you address? What s your e-mail address? What s your phone number? Can I have your mobile phone number? Are you a student? Which school do you go to? Which year are you in? What do you do in your free time? Have you got any hobbies? What is your favourite hobby? Can you play tennis? Can you dance? Can you play any musical instruments? My first name is. My surname is.. Fai lo spelling I m...years old I am from Italy. I m Italian I m from Sicily. It s in the south of Italy. I live in (città).. My address is.. My e-mail address is My phone number is. Yes, I am / No, I m not. I go to Primary/Secondary /High school I m in my (fifth)....year. My hobbies are.. (oppure) My favourite hobby is. I like collecting stamps, books, butterflies, shells, coins, stuffed animals I like painting pictures playing the piano listening to music singing dancing/ doing sports Yes, I can. / - No, I can t. // // Yes I can play the clarinet. I can play the violin @ si legge at. il punto si legge dot w si legge /dabl iù/ _ si legge underscore - si legge Hyphen / si legge slash
I can play the recorder and the piano. I can play guitar. Can you cook? What s your best dish? What else can you do? Yes, I can. / - No, I can t. Uh, my lasagne. Of course. I m Italian. Of course I can cook. A lot of things. I can sing. I can play a piano. I can sing. I can dance. I can act I can ski. I can sail. I can play tennis, and I can play chess. I can play squash, and I can play football, and rugby. Can you speak any foreign languages? I speak, somewhat, French. I speak Spanish, English. Italian. That s my native language. Do you like going to the cinema? What kind of film do you Who is you favourite film star? What kind of music do you Yes, I love it/ Not so much/ I hate it I like horror films westerns romantic stories romantic stories cartoons science fiction comedies My favourite film star is (Angelina Jolie) I like rock pop disco jazz classical music rap. Who is your favourite singer? I like (Lady Gaga).. I love her. What is your favourite song? My favourite song is.. What kind of food do you I like pasta / bread /meat/ fruit/ salad/ pizza/fish
What kind of drinks do you What kind of dessert do you Do you like dancing? Do you like sunbathing? Do you like walking? How do you go to school? How long does it take you to go from your house to school/work? How far is it from Grammichele to Catania? When is your birthday? When were you born? Where were you born? Have you got a boyfriend/ girlfriend? Do you work? How do you go to work? Are you married? What was you favourite subject at school? I like milk I like cheesecake No, I don t. I like doing sport No. I hate it. Yes. I love it I go to school by car/bus/ train I walk to school It takes about..(10) minutes. It s about 60 Kilometres My birthday is on the eighth of May.. I was born on the..4 th of March, 1988 I was born in.(grammichele) Yes, I have. No I haven t. Yes, I do No. I don t - I go to work by car/bus/ train Yes, I am. No, I am not. I m separated. I m divorced. I m single My favourite subject was Maths. /hot chocolate/ lemonade/orange juice/ coffee/tea /apple juice/coke/beer /chocolate cake/ apple pie/ice cream/cookies biscuits. Italian/English/ /Physical Education/Art/Design/ History/Geography/Science
Talking about your family Do you live with your family? How many people are there in your family? What s your mother s name? /father s/brother s/sister s What s your father s name? How old is she/he? What does your mother do? What does she do? What s your mother s job? What does your father do? Yes I do. No I don t I live alone There are (4)..people in my family oppure, My family is made up of 4 people: my mother, my father, my sister and me. My mother s name is.. My father s name is.. She/he is (40)..years old. She is a housewife He/My father is a doctor Parents(genitori); Mother(madre); Father(padre); Son(figlio); Daughter(figlia); Brother(fratello); Sister(sorella); Grandparents(nonni); Grandmother(Nonna); Grandfather(Nonno); Relatives(Parenti); Wife(Moglie); Husband(marito), Mother-in-law (suocera); Father-in-law(suocero) Brother-in-law(Gognato); Sister-in-law(cognata) Son-in-law (genero); Daughter-in-law (nuora); In-laws (suoceri); Grandson (nipote, maschio, di nonni); Grand-daughter (nipote,femm., di nonni); Mummy (mamma); Daddy (papa); Child( Bambino/a- Figlio/a); Children(Bambini- Figli); Aunt (zia); Uncle (zio); Niece (nipote femm., di zii ); Nephew (nipote, maschio, di zii ).
What does he do? What s your father s job? Have you got any brothers or sisters? How many brothers or sisters have you got? Is he married? What does he look Yes, I have/no, I haven t I ve got two sisters and one brother.. Yes, he is. No, he isn t. He is tall and thin. He has got brown hair and green eyes. He is: tall short medium height thin fat medium build He has got: dark/blue/green eyes and long/short blonde hair