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Upper Intermediate S1
What's Better Than Winning the Italian Lottery?
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Davide Claudia Davide Irene Claudia Irene Davide Claudia Di che notizia parlavi al telefono tesoro? Sembri proprio emozionata. Lo sono. Vieni qui. Siediti sul divano. Cosa succede Claudia? Hai vinto alla lotteria? No, meglio. Vado a vivere a New York. Davvero? Che bello!! Vai da James! Cosa? Ho sentito delle storie su questo James, ma non pensavo fosse una cosa seria! Lo . Mi ha fatto vedere la foto dell'appartamento dove andremo ad abitare. Poi non finita, quella compagnia aerea americana mi ha contattata per un colloquio! Fantastico! Quando parti? Fra due settimane, ma all'inizio rimarr solo sui due mesi, poi si vedr. Avevi ragione, una bella notizia. Vieni qui tesoro dammi un bacio, sono felice per te!
English
Davide
What news were you talking about on the phone, sweetheart? You look very excited. I am. Come here. Take a seat on the couch. What's up, Claudia? Did you win the lottery? No, better. I'm going to live in New York. Really? That's nice! You're going to James's! What? I heard some rumors about this James, but I didn't think it was a serious thing! It is. He showed me the pictures of the apartment we are going to live in. And it's not over. Furthermore, that American airline company contacted me for an interview! Wonderful! When are you leaving? In two weeks, but at the beginning I'll only stay about two months, and then we will see. You were right, it is good news. Come here, sweetie; give me a kiss, I'm happy for you!
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2011-12-13
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Vocabulary
Italian notizia lotteria serio appartamento contattare colloquio partire fantastico English a piece of news, news lottery serious apartment, flat to contact, get in touch interview to leave, start, take off fantastic Class noun noun adjective noun verb noun verb adjective
Grammar Points
The Focus of This Lesson Is on the Preposition Su and Its Usage. Ho sentito delle storie su questo James, ma non pensavo fosse una cosa seria! "I heard some rumors about this James, but I didn't think it was a serious thing!"
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The preposition su in Italian is the equivalent of "on," "over," "about," and many others in English. Its articulated forms are sul, sullo, sulla, sui, sugli, and sulle. Here follows a list with some of the most common usages for this preposition. 1. Going or staying somewhere
For Example:
1. Sediamoci sul bordo della piscina. "Let's sit on the side of the pool." 2. La giacca sulla sedia. "The jacket is on the chair." 2. Topic For Example:
1. Devo leggere un libro sulla vita di Garibaldi. "I have to read a book about Garibaldi's life." 2. Ha scritto un articolo sull'economia italiana. "He wrote an article about the Italian economy." 3. Age
For Example: 1. La mia professoressa una donna sulla cinquantina. "My professor is a woman in her fifties." 2. Quel ragazzino probabilmente avr sugli otto anni.
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For Example:
1. Ci vediamo sul tardi. "See you later on." 2. Per andare a lavoro in metro ci metto sui dieci minuti. "It takes about ten minutes to commute to work." 5. Estimating the value
For Example: 1. L'affitto per quest'appartamento sar sui duemila Euro. "The rent for this apartment is probably around two thousand Euros."
2. Il valore di questo anello sui cento Euro. "The value of this ring is about one hundred Euros."
LC: UI_S1L24_121311
2011-12-13