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Last but one A1 Italian listening…

April 7, 2014 by Daniel

Here’s the seventh and penultimate of our A1 Italian listening series.

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7. LA ROUTINE E GLI ORARI – La giornata di Giovanni

La giornata di Giovanni inizia presto al mattino. Si alza ogni mattina alle otto e fa una doccia. Alle otto e mezza prepara la colazione in cucina per la sua famiglia e alle otto e quarantacinque esce di casa per andare a prendere il treno.

Il treno passa alle nove e impiega quarantacinque minuti per arrivare al centro di Milano.

Alle dieci meno un quarto Giovanni arriva alla stazione centrale di Milano e raggiunge l’ufficio a piedi.

Alle dieci comincia a lavorare e all’una e mezza pranza alla mensa con i suoi colleghi.

Di solito per pranzare impiegano mezz’ora.

Dopo pranzo, Giovanni torna in ufficio e lavora fino alle sedici e trenta. A quell’ora Giovanni esce di corsa dall’ufficio e va a prendere il treno di ritorno.

Il treno parte alle cinque meno venti e arriva alle cinque e venticinque.

Dopo il lavoro Giovanni non torna subito a casa: infatti dalle diciassette e quaranta alle diciotto e trenta va in piscina a nuotare.

Dopo la piscina, Giovanni va a fare la spesa per la cena al supermercato e rientra a casa alle diciannove e trenta circa.

Intorno alle venti cena in compagnia della moglie e della figlia e poi guarda un po’ la televisione. Verso le ventitre va a letto. Prima di dormire però legge un po’ un libro o una rivista.

 

Is this the sort of thing you find helpful to improve your Italian? Got feedback, or ideas as to how we could do things better? Leave a comment on this article.

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Comments

  1. Joe says

    April 7, 2014 at 3:14 pm

    This is very good. You might make a vocabulary list of more dificult words with their translations.

    • Daniel says

      April 7, 2014 at 3:49 pm

      Thanks for taking the time to leave feedback, Joe. We appreciate it!
      Daniel

  2. Maria says

    April 8, 2014 at 5:03 pm

    Moltissimi grazie per questo nastro. La voce dell’oratore è molto chiara e limpida. Mi auguro di poter ricevere più nastri come questo. Io studio da sola con quello che trovo sulla rete.

    • Daniel says

      April 8, 2014 at 6:29 pm

      Grazie per il tuo commento, Maria!
      Si, faremo altri ascolti del stesso tipo, anche ai livelli superiori…
      A presto,
      Daniel

  3. John P says

    April 9, 2014 at 3:15 am

    Apart from all the other comments I’ve made what I do like about these short passage is that I can quickly relate to them, that is while mode of transport, activities, and times are different,…. this equates to my working day, which makes comprehension quicker as I can start to infer meaning, which I then confirm by using my favourite search engine .

    Thank you

  4. Karen says

    April 9, 2014 at 10:23 am

    Another great one, these are so useful. The diction is perfect in all ways. I am finding them quite easy, which I am enjoying, in preparation for the harder ones! It was particularly useful to have number practice in context as still have to pause and work them out which is infuriating and makes me feel very stupid. I told this to an Italian friend and she was totally puzzled. If I write an assegno in Italy I have to have a practice run on a piece of paper!

    • Daniel says

      April 9, 2014 at 10:33 am

      Yes, I know what you mean about the numbers, Karen. I still have to puzzle about whether to write ‘mila’ or ‘mille’… I’m sure there must be a simple explanation, but I never bothered to find out!

      Part of the process of language learning (and teaching) is to get to the point when using new grammar, words, sounds or styles of speech and writing can start to seem automatic.

      Basically, it just takes practice, and time. Listening helps, as it goes in at different levels, both conscious and sub-conscious.

  5. Johny says

    April 9, 2014 at 11:23 am

    Mi piace molto come ce imparare la lingua ,
    grazie

    • Daniel says

      April 9, 2014 at 11:47 am

      Ciao Johny!
      Grazie per il feedback!
      Daniel

  6. Carlo Romani says

    April 12, 2014 at 2:28 am

    These listening skills are very useful and helpful. A great learning tool for anyone learning the Italian language. I enjoy them very much.

    • Daniel says

      April 12, 2014 at 5:23 pm

      Thanks for taking the time to comment, Carlo. We appreciate your feedback on the listening materials.
      Daniel

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