Page 110 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - 15-minute Italian

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Warm up (1minute)
Ask “How do I get to the LA BANCA
bank?”, and “How do I Post office and bank
get to the post office?”
(pp.50–1 and pp.68–9)
Cashpoints/ATMs are plentiful in Italy.
What’s the Italian for In tourist resorts there are also bureaux
“passport”? (pp.54–5) de change (il cambio). Stamps are available
How do you ask “What from tobacconists (il tabaccaio) as well
time is it?” (pp.30–1) as post offices.

Words to remember: mail (3 minutes)
la busta envelope Familiarize yourself with these words
lah boostah and test yourself using the cover flap
il pacco package to conceal the Italian on the left.
eel pakkoh
via aerea by air mail la cartolina
veeah a-ayreah lah kartoleenah
postcard
raccomandata registered mail
rakkomandatah
i francobolli stamps
ee frankobollee
il postino mail carrier
eel posteenoh
la cassetta mailbox
delle lettere
lah kassettah
dellay letteray

In conversation (3 minutes)

Vorrei prelevare dei soldi. Ha un documento Sì, ecco il mio passaporto.
vorray prelevaray day soldee d’identità? see, ekkoh eel mee-oh
ah oon dokoomentoh passaportoh
I’d like to withdraw deedenteetah
some money. Yes, here’s my passport.
Do you have any
identification?