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Italian Beginners · Week 2B · Lesson 9

Double, part 2: speaking and checking

We are learning to answer four personal questions aloud and to check our writing.

Say it

Come ti chiami?

What is your name?

Students say it before you press E.

Say it

Come stai?

How are you?

Students say it before you press E.

Say it

Quanti anni hai?

How old are you?

Students say it before you press E.

Say it

Dove abiti?

Where do you live?

Students say it before you press E.

Grammar: Non: making a sentence negative

Put non straight before the verb: Non abito a Sydney.

In an answer you often say no twice: No, non sto bene.

Non: making a sentence negative

Sto bene.Non sto bene.
Abito a Roma.Non abito a Roma.
Ho quindici anni.Non ho quindici anni.

No, non abito vicino a scuola. · No, I do not live near school.

No, non sono di Roma, sono di Napoli. · No, I am not from Rome, I am from Naples.

Together

The teacher hears each pair once and gives one target.

Together

Others practise from the speaking card, then swap partners.

Exit ticket

  1. Answer aloud: Dove abiti?
  2. Answer aloud: Quanti anni hai?
  3. Your target from the teacher.