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Warm up (1minute)
At home
Say the months of the
year in Italian. (pp.28–9) The apartment block (il palazzo) is the most il palazzo) is the most il palazzo
Ask “Is there an art common form of urban housing in Italy. A single-
gallery?” (pp.48–9) and family house (la villetta) is more common in rural
“How many brothers do areas. To find out the total number of rooms, you will
you have?” (pp.14–15) need to ask “Quante stanze?”. If you want to know
how many bedrooms, ask “Quante camere?”.

Match and repeat (5 minutes)

Match the numbered items to the list and test
yourself using the cover flap. chimney ❸❸
❶ la finestra window ❶❶ ❷ wall
❷
lah feenestrah
❷ il muro
eel mooroh
❸ il comignolo
eel comeennyoloh
❹ il tetto
eel tettoh
❺ la grondaia
lah grondayah
➏ il viale
eel veealay
➐ la porta
lah portah
❽ le persiane
lay persyanay

driveway ❻❻
door ➐➐

Cultural tip You almost never see an Italian home without
shutters or roller shades at every window. These are closed at night
and in the heat of the day. Curtains tend to be more for decoration.
Most apartment blocks have at least one balcony (balcony (balcony il balcone) for
each apartment. These are often filled with plants to make up
for the lack of a garden.