Unit 5
Unit 5
LESSONV
CULTURAL NOTES
Italian hotels are cal/ed alberghi, although when a name fol/ows, they may
a/so be ca/Jed hotel, as in Hotel Ambasciatori. Mote/s are cal/ed motel and are
usual/y found on highways.
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ATTHE HOTEL - I
HEARINGIT
With books closed, Iisten to the dialog. Try to guess what is going ono
SEEINGIT
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ITAUAN FAST
Impieg.: Impiegatola
Listen to the dia/og once more and fili in the blanks with the missing words.
Check your words by looking at the printed dialogo
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _" desiderano?
L'
------------- Americana ha ---------- una
__________ per ____________
(last name).
(fast name) ... Vediamo _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ pOi ... _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Eccoli.
_________, glieli _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ più _ _ _ _ _ _ __
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Hanno
----------------?
Abbiamo _______________ valigie.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ quarto , nel a
Buongiorno, __________________?
(/ast name).
(fast name) ... ___________ un __________
Una _________ con __________, no?
_________" esattamente!
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Benissimo,
---------------- restituisco ---------------- tardi.
_____________ bagagli?
_______________ quattro _________
---------------- la ---------------
trecentodiciotto. ______________ portare subito ___________
________________; se _______________ vogliono _____________
------------ sinistra.
TAKING IT APART
Vocab ula ry
First as a group, then individual/y, repeat each item in Italian after the
instructor, a/ways checking the English meaning. The instructor will then se/ect
English or Italian words at random and ask you to translate them.
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con 8 with
corridoio (m.) 9 hallway, corridor
nel corridoio 10 in the hal/way
esattamente 14 exactly
favore (m.) 15 favor
per favore 16 please
intanto 19 meanwhile
lasciare 20 to leave
possono lasciarmi ... 21 can you (pl.) leave me ...
per 26 for
per noi 27 forus
prenotare 33 to reserve
ha prenotato 34 has reserved
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una 46 a
Vediamo un po' ... 47 Let's see .' ..
(trom vedere)
1. The expression for "good morning may be written as one word or two, i.e.,
N
2. The word desiderano, from the verb desiderare "to want, wish, N is used in
the dia/og as a shortened version of Che desiderano?
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3. The generic name for any room is stanza. The word camera is usual/y
reserved for a room used to s/eep in.
4. The word noi may occur after prepositions like a, con, da, di, in, and per.
5. The expression glieli, always used with a verb, may have the farce of "them
to you, " "them to him, " "them to her, " or "them to them. "
Thus: Glieli restituisco più tardi. l'II return them to you later.
Faccio portare subito le valigie. l'II have someone bring the bags
rightaway.
9. The "they" form of the verb is a/so used to express the idea of "you" (pl.) in
a somewhat formai manner. Thus the forms desiderano, possono, hanno,
and vogliono ali refer to a p/ura/ "you. "
10. The "we" form of the verb a/ways ends in -mo, but eertain stems are on/y
learned by memorizing them.
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Additional Vocabulary
Pronunciation Practice
With books closed, repeat the American's lines after the instructor.
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Restricted Rehearsal
With the instructor taking the part of the Italian, practice putting the
whole performance together.
Keeping in mind ali the dialogs you have seen so far, try to answer the
following questions with respect to the dia/og situations.
A: Non c'è.
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A: Stiamo bene.
We are feeling fine.
Vogliono una stanza al Jolly Hotel o al Flora? Vogliamo una stanza al Flora.
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Ha prenotato una camera per me? Sì, ha prenotato una camera per Lei.
Ha prenotato una camera per Loro? Sì, ha prenotato una camera per noi.
Ha prenotato una camera per lei? Sì, ha prenotato una camera per lei.
Ha prenotato una camera per lui? Sì, ha prenotato una camera per lui.
Ha prenotato una camera per loro? Sì, ha prenotato una camera per loro.
Ha prenotato una camera per voi? Sì, ha prenotato una camera per noi.
Ha prenotato una camera per noi? Sì, ha prenotato una camera per voi.
Ha prenotato una camera per Lei? Sì, ha prenotato una camera per me.
Ha prenotato una camera per Paolo? Sì, ha prenotato una camera per Paolo.
Ha prenotato una camera per noi tutti? Sì, ha prenotato una camera per noi
tutti.
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PUTTING IT TOGETHER
Variants
You will now hear variants of the Italian's lines. These variants differ in
meaning from those of the base dialog lines. Guess at their meaning with your
instructor's help. Now play the role of the American in a natural enactment with
your instructor, who will be using these variants.
possible responses
- Sì, è a nome dell'Ambasciata.
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possible responses
-Sì, ce l'abbiamo. Eccola.
possible response
- Va bene, grazie!
MAKING IT WORK
RolePlay
Now play the role of the American in a natural enactment with your
instructor. Ali variants are possible here and no corrections will be made.
Interpreter Situation
Practice interpreting back and forth between Italian and English.
Ha una prenotazione?
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Listening Comprehension
2. Based on what you have heard, do the following exercise, selecting only
one of the four letters: a, b, c, d, according to which best reflects what is in the
narrative.
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5) a) The desk c1erk gives Mr. Franchi the key and carries his suitcases
forhim.
b) The desk clerk gives Mr. Franchi the key and sends his suitcases
up to his room.
c) Mr. Franchi asks far the key and carries his suitcases himself.
d) The desk clerk gives Mr. Franchi the key and forgets to send his
suitcases upstairs.
USINGIT
At this point try to create yaur own situation . .. In other words, take the
initiative.
albergo
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Torino
Torino
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REGIONE
PIEMONTE
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Fiumi: Po
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TO = Torino
VC = Vercelli
Torino
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