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Colloquial Italian 2

The Colloquial 2 Series

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Colloquial Italian 2

The next step in language learning

Sylvia Lymbery and Sandra Silipo

LONDON AND NEW YORK

First published 2003

by Routledge

11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE

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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

Lymbery, Sylvia.

Colloquial Italian 2: the next step in language learning/Sylvia Lymbery

and Sandra Silipo.

p. cm.—(The colloquial 2 series)

Includes index.

1. Italian language—Conversation and phrase books—English.

2. Italian language—Textbooks for foreign speakers—English. 3. Italian

language—Spoken Italian. I. Title: Colloquial Italian two. II. Silipo,

Sandra, 1967–. III. Title. IV. Series.

PC1121 .L96 2003

458.3'421–dc21 2002154532

ISBN 0-203-38065-7 Master e-book ISBN

ISBN 0-203-38683-3 (Adobe eReader Format)

ISBN 0-415-28154-7 (Print Edition) (book)

ISBN 0-415-28155-5 (Print Edition) (audio cassette)

ISBN 0-415-28157-1 (Print Edition) (audio CD)

ISBN 0-415-28156-3 (Print Edition) (pack)

Contents

Acknowledgements vi

How to use this book viii

Unit 1 Presentiamoci! Let’s introduce ourselves! 1

Unit 2 Di dove sei? Where do you come from? 11

Unit 3 Che tipo sei? What sort of person are you? 21

Unit 4 Che cosa pensi di me? What’s your opinion of me? 32

Unit 5 Ci siamo incontrati così This is how we met 43

Unit 6 Studi e carriera Education and career 53

Unit 7 Lavorare in Italia Working in Italy 62

Unit 8 Un colloquio di lavoro An interview for a job 73

Unit 9 La famiglia sta cambiando The family is changing 85

Unit 10 Nord e Sud North and South 95

Unit 11 L’italiano e i suoi dialetti Italian and its dialects 103

Unit 12 Essere italiani Being Italian 115

Appendix 1 Background 128

Appendix 2 Dialects and minority languages 132

Grammar reference 136

Key to exercises 149

Grammar index 165

Acknowledgements

We should like to express our thanks to those who have helped us, notably: the people who kindly gave

their time to be interviewed; Raffaella Silipo and Angioletta Viviani who wrote pieces for the book at our

request; Sandra’s students in Norwich who tried out much of the material and in particular Gill Hood, who

kindly read everything for us—all made useful suggestions; the Editor of La Stampa for permission to use a

number of articles and photos; the Editor of Il Corriere della Sera, for permission to use an article, photo

and table; to the publishers of Lo Zingarelli for permission to quote a number of definitions from the

dictionary. We have tried to trace the publishers of the Sicilian poet Ignazio Butitta (1899–1997) for

permission to reproduce part of his dialect poem but at the time of writing have not managed to do so.

In addition, we both owe much to family and friends. Sandra would like to thank Richard, her parents and

her sister for all their support and practical help and Sylvia is similarly grateful to Charlotte and to friends.

Italy, showing the regions and the regional capitals

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How to use this book

Colloquial Italian 2 seeks to follow the spirit of Colloquial Italian: to guide the independent learner to a

surer grasp of Italian. You need some knowledge of Italian to use this book but not necessarily gained from

using Colloquial Italian. You may have used another book for beginners, attended an evening class, or

perhaps visited Italy often, lived there maybe. Whatever your experience, you have some knowledge and

want to build on it. This book helps you to do that. The book may well be of interest to more advanced

learners: it is often helpful to meet points presented in a different way or simply to read new material.

Colloquial Italian 2 contains materials on a variety of topics; all the materials are authentic, either

captured in conversations with Italian speakers or taken from articles from Italian newspapers. In two cases

Italians have written material for the book on specific subjects at our request. We have edited where we

thought necessary, but you will find the material ranges from the straightforward to the challenging. Each

unit focuses on a particular topic and several give you glimpses of life in Italy at the start of the twenty-first

century. Much of the material is also recorded, so that you can work on spoken Italian too. In addition to

that, there is a web site to support the Colloquial courses. At http://www.routledge.com/colloquials/italian

you will find extra exercises as well as links to sites that build on the material in the units.

The dialogues and texts are followed by notes to help you with potentially difficult points. Each unit

explains a number of Language points, often going over points you may have met, always a valuable

activity, since each time you find you understand and remember better. Some Language points will be new

to you. The Language points are usually backed up by exercises to help you learn the new material. And we

also make Language learning suggestions based on our experience as language learners ourselves, as well as

language teachers. Not all will suit you—language learners differ just as people generally do. We hope you

will find some which are helpful to you.

The units probably contain too much material to be covered in one session, so don’t be afraid to break

them up—perhaps the text one day, a Language point and an exercise the next. Much depends on the time

you have available—and on you, what sort of learner you are. Just do it your way!

Language learning is challenging and at times we all feel we are not making progress. Try not to get

downhearted. Try to keep finding the time, moving forward a little. You will get better. And that will open

windows for you on to new experiences. We hope you will be able to enjoy at first hand the fruits of your

efforts by a visit to Italy. Travelling to a country whose language you know, however imperfectly, is a

pleasure that is not to be missed. Italy is a country that has been a magnet for travellers since the days of the

Grand Tour and has much to offer. Beyond the obvious, such as the beautiful and varied scenery, the art

treasures, the food and wine, and the cordiality and generosity which you will find when you make Italian

friends, there is a complex and fascinating nation. And even if you can’t visit Italy yet, it is something to

look forward to and you have unlocked the door to a new and rich culture, to new and interesting people to

meet. Enjoy your studies!

Presentiamoci!

In this unit you will

meet some Italians

check your knowledge of the form and use of the present tense: regular verbs

look at the use of da and the present tense

revise numbers and dates

practise talking about yourself

Dialogues

Sandra interviews two fellow Italians living in England.

Exercise 1

The interviews which follow are recorded on the cassette and we suggest you:

• read the questions below

• listen to the recording once or twice without looking at the written text

• try to answer the questions

• listen again, this time looking at the text

You can check your answers in the Key to exercises at the back of the book.