Italian Continuers · Week 2B · Lesson 6
We are learning when Italian uses avere where English uses “to be”, so we describe people correctly.
Play, students echo twice. Press E to show the English.
Mio fratello ha vent'anni ed è molto alto.
My brother is twenty and he is very tall.
Students say it before you press E.
Ha i capelli ricci e gli occhi verdi.
He has curly hair and green eyes.
Students say it before you press E.
English “to be” is sometimes avere in Italian: age, hunger, thirst, cold, heat, being right.
Hair and eyes also take avere: ho i capelli lunghi.
| avere | ho diciassette anni · ho fame · ho sete · ho freddo · ho caldo · ho ragione · ho i capelli ricci |
| essere | sono alto · sono stanco · sono italiano · sono gentile |
Ho sete e sono stanca. · I am thirsty and tired.
Ha gli occhi verdi ed è molto simpatico. · He has green eyes and he is very friendly.
Two columns: avere (age, hunger, thirst, cold, hair, eyes, being right) and essere (height, personality, nationality).
Common error: sono diciassette anni. Fix it together.
Students describe a well-known person; the group guesses who.