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                          IN AUTO
         Warm up (1minute)
                          On the road
       How do you say “I
       have…”? (pp.14–15)  Be sure to familiarize yourself with the Italian rules
       Say “my father,” “my   of the road before driving in Italy. Italian autostrade
       sister,” and “my parents.”   (expressways) are fast but expensive toll (il pedaggio)
       (pp.12–13)         roads. You usually take a ticket as you enter the
       Say “I’m going to Rome.”   expressway and pay according to the distance
       (pp.40–1)          traveled as you leave it.




         Match and repeat (4 minutes)
       Match the numbered      ❶  trunk
                               ❶
       items to the list on the
       left, then test yourself.
       ❶ il bagagliaio
         eel bagallyaeeoh
       ❷ il parabrezza
         eel parabretsah
       ❸ il cofano
         eel kofanoh
       ❹ la ruota
         lah rwotah
       ❺ la gomma
         lah gommah
                               ❹
       ➏ lo sportello      wheel  ❹
         loh sportelloh
                                tire ❺          door ❻
                                                   ❻
                                  ❺
       ➐ il paraurti
         eel parahoortee
       ❽ i fari                           Cultural tip In Italy many
                                          gas stations still have a pump
         ee faree
                                          attendant, and many are closed for
                                          lunch. Sometimes you can serve
                                          yourself and pay a cheaper rate.
         Road signs (2 minutes)









           Senso unico           Rotatoria        Dare la precedenza
          senso uneekoh         rotatoreeah      daray lah prechedentsah
            One way             Roundabout             Yield
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