Spot The Mistakes Posted by Geoff on Nov 24, 2014
Here are some short sentences in English translated into Italian … but each of them contains a grammatical error. Can you spot and correct the mistakes? Please give us your answers in a comment. Buon divertimento! Rosanna gave me several kilos of peaches, so I’m going to make some peach jam Rosanna mi ha dato…
Famous Italians – the Answers Posted by Serena on Nov 21, 2014
Here are the answers to Monday’s quiz, Famous Italians. If you haven’t already had a go at it, you can find it HERE. I’ve added a few interesting facts about each of them which you may not already know. 1. Ennio Morricone, born in Rome in 1928, he has written music for more than 500…
Helpful Labels – The Bathroom Posted by Serena on Nov 19, 2014
Here’s the second part of our ‘Helpful Labels’ series. If you missed part 1 ‘The Kitchen’ you can find it HERE. The bathroom is very interesting from the point of view of the actions described on the labels as the majority of them, being actions that we carry out on ourselves, are reflexive. Istruzioni per…
Famous Italians – a Quiz Posted by Geoff on Nov 17, 2014
It’s been a while since we’ve had a quiz. So before you all go into letargo (hibernation) for the winter we thought we’d give you a bit of brain exercise to do. In this quiz you need to identify the twelve famous Italians described below. We’ve tried to make the quiz accessible to everyone by…
Helpful Labels – The Kitchen Posted by Geoff on Nov 13, 2014
Almost exactly five years ago we began a series of blogs aimed at reinforcing Italian vocabulary through the use of contextual labels. We began the series with this blog: La Cucina (The Kitchen) Today I’d like to suggest a more advanced version of contextual labelling that involves short phrases. But firstly let me just reiterate…
The News – Our Pick of the Week Posted by Geoff on Nov 12, 2014
War, disaster, famine, epidemics. I think most people will agree, the news is pretty depressing. So, here’s our version, three amusing articles taken from the Italian newspapers that didn’t make it to the front pages. Sophia Loren Reveals Truth About Famous Photo In a recent interview, actress Sophia Loren, 80, finally revealed the true story…
Serena e Geoff Fanno Una Chiacchierata Posted by Serena on Nov 10, 2014
A lot of readers have told us that they find our blogs dealing with everyday colloquial conversation really useful. So, without further ado, here’s another episode from the ‘fascinating’ lives of Serena and Geoff. Geoff: “Cosa pensavi di fare oggi?” Geoff: “What were you thinking of doing today?” Serena: “Mi sarebbe piaciuto fare una passeggiata…