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You will also find out about the Italian author Natalia Ginzburg and have the opportunity to read an extract from one of her novels. Listening to Italian speakers describing people will enable you to practise listening skills and improve your pronunciation.</Paragraph><Paragraph>This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course <a href="http://www.open.ac.uk/courses/modules/l150">L150<i> Intermediate Italian: </i>Vivace</a>.</Paragraph><Paragraph>An activity in this course uses an audio-recording tool. This may not work correctly in the Safari browser on Apple Mac computers. Please try another browser such as Google Chrome to run this.</Paragraph></Introduction><LearningOutcomes><Paragraph>After studying this course, you should be able to:</Paragraph><LearningOutcome>describe people’s physical appearance and personality</LearningOutcome><LearningOutcome>make comparisons using <i>come / quanto</i> and <i>più di / meno di</i></LearningOutcome><LearningOutcome>use reading skills in Italian</LearningOutcome><LearningOutcome>imagine a character and write a short description of them.</LearningOutcome></LearningOutcomes><Covers><Cover template="false" type="ebook" src="https://www.open.edu/openlearn/ocw/pluginfile.php/689605/mod_oucontent/oucontent/33570/l150_epub_1400x1200.jpg"/><Cover template="false" type="A4" src="https://www.open.edu/openlearn/ocw/pluginfile.php/689605/mod_oucontent/oucontent/33570/l150_pdfimage_19x12-6_300d.jpg"/></Covers></FrontMatter><Unit><UnitID><!--leave blank--></UnitID><UnitTitle><!--leave blank--></UnitTitle><Session><Title>1  Physical appearance</Title><Paragraph>In this section you will work on describing people’s physical appearance in Italian.</Paragraph><Figure><Image src="https://www.open.edu/openlearn/ocw/pluginfile.php/689605/mod_oucontent/oucontent/33570/l150_ol_fig008.jpg" src_uri="https://openuniv.sharepoint.com/sites/lmodules/l150/lmimages/l150_ol_fig008.jpg" width="100%" x_folderhash="003556fb" x_contenthash="22247178" x_imagesrc="l150_ol_fig008.jpg" x_imagewidth="512" x_imageheight="288"/><Caption>Figure 1</Caption><Description>This figure shows a small group of young people, both male and female.</Description></Figure><Section><Title>Describing people's faces</Title><Paragraph>In this first activity you will work on the vocabulary and structures you will need to use in order to describe people.</Paragraph><Activity><Heading>Attività 1</Heading><Multipart><Part><Heading>Step 1</Heading><Question><Paragraph>Listen and repeat.</Paragraph><Paragraph><i><language xml:lang="it">Ascoltate e ripetete.</language></i></Paragraph><MediaContent src="https://www.open.edu/openlearn/ocw/pluginfile.php/689605/mod_oucontent/oucontent/33570/l195r_b1_u2_aud030.mp3" type="audio" x_manifest="l195r_b1_u2_aud030_1_server_manifest.xml" x_filefolderhash="1a669332" x_folderhash="1a669332" x_contenthash="9c0bca28"><Transcript><Paragraph>Listen to the words used for features of the face and head.</Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">1 la bocca</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">2 gli occhi</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">3 i capelli</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">4 il mento</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">5 la fronte</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">6 il sopracciglio</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">7 l’orecchio</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">8 il viso</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">9 i baffi</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">10 gli occhiali</language></Paragraph></Transcript></MediaContent></Question></Part><Part><Heading>Step 2</Heading><Question><Paragraph>Match these words to the correct part of the face.</Paragraph><Paragraph><i><language xml:lang="it">Abbinate le parole alla parte del viso a cui si riferiscono.</language></i></Paragraph><Figure><Image src="https://www.open.edu/openlearn/ocw/pluginfile.php/689605/mod_oucontent/oucontent/33570/l150_ol_fig00x.jpg" src_uri="https://openuniv.sharepoint.com/sites/lmodules/l150/lmimages/l150_ol_fig00x.jpg" width="100%" x_folderhash="003556fb" x_contenthash="25aadf3a" x_imagesrc="l150_ol_fig00x.jpg" x_imagewidth="270" x_imageheight="231"/><Caption>Figure 2</Caption><Description>This image is a close-up of a young man (in his late twenties). He has dark, curly hair, and a dark beard and a mustache. He is wearing spectacles. </Description></Figure></Question><Interaction><Matching><Option><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">i capelli</language></Paragraph></Option><Match x_letter="a"><Paragraph>(a)</Paragraph></Match><Option><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">la fronte </language></Paragraph></Option><Match x_letter="h"><Paragraph>(b)</Paragraph></Match><Option><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it"> il sopracciglio</language></Paragraph></Option><Match x_letter="f"><Paragraph>(c)</Paragraph></Match><Option><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">gli occhi </language></Paragraph></Option><Match x_letter="e"><Paragraph>(d)</Paragraph></Match><Option><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">gli occhiali</language></Paragraph></Option><Match x_letter="b"><Paragraph>(e)</Paragraph></Match><Option><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">il naso</language></Paragraph></Option><Match x_letter="d"><Paragraph>(f)</Paragraph></Match><Option><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it"> la bocca</language></Paragraph></Option><Match x_letter="g"><Paragraph>(g)</Paragraph></Match><Option><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">la barba</language></Paragraph></Option><Match x_letter="c"><Paragraph>(h)</Paragraph></Match></Matching></Interaction></Part></Multipart></Activity></Section><Section><Title>Describing physical characteristics</Title><Paragraph>In this activity you will work on the vocabulary and structures you will need for describing people, and practise the vocabulary you have just learned.</Paragraph><Activity><Heading>Attività 2</Heading><Multipart><Part><Heading/><Question><Paragraph>Look at the image and decide whether the statements are true, false or whether the drawing does not provide the necessary information to understand if they are true or false.</Paragraph><Paragraph><i><language xml:lang="it">Guardate l’immagine e decidete se le affermazioni sono vere, false o se il disegno non dà le informazioni necessarie per capire se sono vere o false.</language></i></Paragraph><Figure><Image src="https://www.open.edu/openlearn/ocw/pluginfile.php/689605/mod_oucontent/oucontent/33570/l150_ol_fig_wanted.jpg" src_uri="https://openuniv.sharepoint.com/sites/lmodules/l150/lmimages/l150_ol_fig_wanted.jpg" width="100%" x_folderhash="003556fb" x_contenthash="b96d29f1" x_imagesrc="l150_ol_fig_wanted.jpg" x_imagewidth="342" x_imageheight="303"/><Caption>Figure 3</Caption><Description><Paragraph>This is a drawing showing the face of a man. He is wearing spectacles, a borsalino hat and a trench. He has a dark moustache. On top of the portrait is written: ‘wanted’ and at the bottom: ‘John Brusca’</Paragraph></Description></Figure><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">1 John ha i capelli ricci.</language></Paragraph></Question><Interaction><SingleChoice><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Vero</language></Paragraph></Wrong><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Falso</language></Paragraph></Wrong><Right><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Forse</language></Paragraph></Right></SingleChoice></Interaction></Part><Part><Question><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">2 Ha i baffi.</language></Paragraph></Question><Interaction><SingleChoice><Right><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Vero</language></Paragraph></Right><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Falso</language></Paragraph></Wrong><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Forse</language></Paragraph></Wrong></SingleChoice></Interaction></Part><Part><Question><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">3 Ha la barba.</language></Paragraph></Question><Interaction><SingleChoice><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Vero</language></Paragraph></Wrong><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Falso</language></Paragraph></Wrong><Right><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Forse</language></Paragraph></Right></SingleChoice></Interaction></Part><Part><Question><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">4 Non porta gli occhiali.</language></Paragraph></Question><Interaction><SingleChoice><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Vero</language></Paragraph></Wrong><Right><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Falso</language></Paragraph></Right><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Forse</language></Paragraph></Wrong></SingleChoice></Interaction></Part><Part><Question><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">5 Ha i baffi biondi.</language></Paragraph></Question><Interaction><SingleChoice><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Vero</language></Paragraph></Wrong><Right><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Falso</language></Paragraph></Right><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Forse</language></Paragraph></Wrong></SingleChoice></Interaction></Part><Part><Question><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">6 Ha gli occhi neri.</language></Paragraph></Question><Interaction><SingleChoice><Right><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Vero</language></Paragraph></Right><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Falso</language></Paragraph></Wrong><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Forse</language></Paragraph></Wrong></SingleChoice></Interaction></Part><Part><Question><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">7 È molto grasso.</language></Paragraph></Question><Interaction><SingleChoice><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Vero</language></Paragraph></Wrong><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Falso</language></Paragraph></Wrong><Right><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Forse</language></Paragraph></Right></SingleChoice></Interaction></Part></Multipart></Activity><Box type="style2"><Heading>Box 1 Describing physical characteristics</Heading><Paragraph>To describe someone’s physical characteristics, you generally use the verb <i><b><language xml:lang="it">essere</language></b></i> with an appropriate <b>adjective</b> (or adjectives).</Paragraph><Quote><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Marco</language> <b><language xml:lang="it">è calvo</language></b><i>.</i></Paragraph><Paragraph><i><language xml:lang="it">Marco is bald.</language></i></Paragraph></Quote><Quote><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Giovanni </language><b><language xml:lang="it">è grosso</language></b>.</Paragraph><Paragraph><i><language xml:lang="it">Giovanni is big.</language></i></Paragraph></Quote><Quote><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Teresa </language><b><language xml:lang="it">è magra</language></b>.</Paragraph><Paragraph><i><language xml:lang="it">Teresa is slim.</language></i></Paragraph></Quote><Quote><Paragraph>Sara <b><language xml:lang="it">è attraente</language></b><language xml:lang="it"> e</language> <b><language xml:lang="it">sportiva</language></b><i>.</i></Paragraph><Paragraph><i>Sara is attractive and sporty.</i></Paragraph></Quote><Quote><Paragraph/></Quote><Paragraph>To describe someone’s physical characteristics you can also use <i><b><language xml:lang="it">avere</language></b></i> followed by a <b>noun</b>.</Paragraph><Quote><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Dario </language><b><language xml:lang="it">ha </language></b><b><language xml:lang="it">la barba</language></b> e <b><language xml:lang="it">i baffi</language></b>.</Paragraph><Paragraph><i><language xml:lang="it">Dario has a beard and a moustache.</language></i></Paragraph></Quote><Quote><Paragraph>Stefania <b><language xml:lang="it">ha</language></b> <b><language xml:lang="it">gli occhi castani</language></b>.</Paragraph><Paragraph><i>Stefania has brown eyes.</i></Paragraph></Quote><Paragraph>Finally, to describe what someone is wearing, use <i><b><language xml:lang="it">portare</language></b></i><i/> followed by a <b>noun</b>.</Paragraph><Quote><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Renzo </language><b><language xml:lang="it">porta</language></b><language xml:lang="it"> spesso </language><b><language xml:lang="it">una giacca verde</language></b>.</Paragraph><Paragraph><i>Renzo often wears a green jacket.</i></Paragraph></Quote><Quote><Paragraph>Dario <b><language xml:lang="it">porta</language></b> <b><language xml:lang="it">gli occhiali</language></b>.</Paragraph><Paragraph><i>Dario wears glasses.</i></Paragraph></Quote><Quote><Paragraph>Sofia <b><language xml:lang="it">porta</language></b> <language xml:lang="it">sempre</language> <b><language xml:lang="it">i capelli raccolti</language></b>.</Paragraph><Paragraph><i>Sofia always has her hair tied back.</i></Paragraph></Quote></Box></Section><Section><Title>Understanding spoken physical descriptions</Title><Paragraph>In this activity you will practise your listening skills.</Paragraph><Activity><Heading>Attività 3 </Heading><Question><Paragraph>Listen to the following audio clip, in which five students taking part in an online lesson describe themselves to the rest of the class. Match each person's name to the appropriate lettered drawing, according to the description given.</Paragraph><Paragraph><i><language xml:lang="it">Ascoltate l’audio e abbinate ciascuna persona al disegno corrispondente.</language></i></Paragraph><Figure><Image src="https://www.open.edu/openlearn/ocw/pluginfile.php/689605/mod_oucontent/oucontent/33570/l195_b1_u2_fig014.jpg" src_uri="https://openuniv.sharepoint.com/sites/lmodules/l195/devimages/l195_b1_u2_fig014.jpg" width="100%" x_folderhash="1a669332" x_contenthash="1f705e25" x_imagesrc="l195_b1_u2_fig014.jpg" x_imagewidth="342" x_imageheight="175"/><Caption>Figure 4</Caption><Description>This is a drawing of five people. Left to right: (a) Tall man in his forty, he has dark, longish and wavy hair; he has a beard and a mustache. He is wearing spectacles, a white T-shirt and jeans. (b) Blond plump lady in her late forty, she is wearing a dress, jewlleries and she is carrying a handbag. (c) Bold man in his middle age, he has a brown mustache and he is slightly overweight. He is wearing a polo shirt and brown trousers. (d) Elderly man with white hair and a beard. He is wearing spectacles, a yellow shirt and a pink jacket and light green trousers. (e) Young girl (in her twenties). She has ginger, long curly hair tied up in a pony tail. She is wearing a tracksuit and is holding a tennis racket and ball.</Description></Figure><MediaContent src="https://www.open.edu/openlearn/ocw/pluginfile.php/689605/mod_oucontent/oucontent/33570/l195r_b1_u2_aud031.mp3" type="audio" x_manifest="l195r_b1_u2_aud031_1_server_manifest.xml" x_filefolderhash="1a669332" x_folderhash="1a669332" x_contenthash="53762801"><Transcript><Paragraph>Listen to the descriptions of these five people.</Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">1 Mi chiamo Guido. Sono magro e piuttosto alto. Ho i capelli castani lunghi e la barba.</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">2 Ciao. Sono Luisella. Sono bionda e ho gli occhi neri. Sono una donna di mezza età, grassa e bassa.</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">3 Ciao. Mi chiamo Luca. Ho quarant’anni. Sono di altezza media, circa un metro e 70, e sono robusto. Sono calvo, ma ho i baffi neri.</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">4 Ciao a tutti. Mi chiamo Aldo. Sono anziano, ho settant’anni. Ho i capelli bianchi corti e porto gli occhiali.</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">5 Buonasera, mi chiamo Luciana. Ho trent’anni e sono molto sportiva, magra e forte. Ho i capelli rossi lunghi e ricci e gli occhi azzurri.</language></Paragraph></Transcript></MediaContent></Question><Interaction><Matching><Option><Paragraph>Guido</Paragraph></Option><Match x_letter="a"><Paragraph>(a)</Paragraph></Match><Option><Paragraph>Luisella</Paragraph></Option><Match x_letter="d"><Paragraph>(b)</Paragraph></Match><Option><Paragraph>Luca</Paragraph></Option><Match x_letter="c"><Paragraph>(c)</Paragraph></Match><Option><Paragraph>Aldo</Paragraph></Option><Match x_letter="b"><Paragraph>(d)</Paragraph></Match><Option><Paragraph>Luciana</Paragraph></Option><Match x_letter="e"><Paragraph>(e)</Paragraph></Match></Matching></Interaction></Activity><Paragraph>In the next activity, you will continue working on useful vocabulary for describing physical appearance and will learn some colloquial expressions.</Paragraph><Activity><Heading>Attività 4</Heading><Multipart><Part><Question><Paragraph>Marina is a tour guide, but today there is an extra person in her group of tourists, someone freeloading on the excursion! Read the descriptions of the participants and match them to the pictures to find which person is not described – that's the intruder!</Paragraph><Paragraph><i><language xml:lang="it">Marina fa la guida turistica. Nel suo gruppo di turisti c’è una persona in più, un intruso! Leggete le descrizioni dei partecipanti alla visita turistica, abbinatele alle immagini corrispondenti e scoprite l’intruso.</language></i></Paragraph><Figure><Image src="https://www.open.edu/openlearn/ocw/pluginfile.php/689605/mod_oucontent/oucontent/33570/l150_u3_lb1_f002.jpg" src_uri="https://openuniv.sharepoint.com/sites/lmodules/l150/devimages/l150_u3_lb1_f002.jpg" width="100%" x_folderhash="51e299a7" x_contenthash="edd4b155" x_imagesrc="l150_u3_lb1_f002.jpg" x_imagewidth="512" x_imageheight="258"/><Caption>Figure 5</Caption><Description><Paragraph>This is a drawing of 8 people. On the left there is a woman holding a closed umbrella up high, as a tour guide does. She is followed by seven people: (1) A good-looking  man in his thirties, with blue eyes and dark, longish hair. He is wearing a white T-shirt under a red shirt and green trousers. (2) A woman in her thirties. She has short blond hair. She is tall and is wearing a sleeveless yellow summer top and jeans. (3) A woman in her forties. She has blue eyes and dark, long curly hair. She is tall and slim and is wearing a ginger top and a long yellow shirt and high-heeled shoes. (4) An elderly man with a long white beard. He is wearing glasses, a white jacket and red trousers. (5) A man in his fifties. He is tall and slightly overweight he is wearing glasses and a yellow suit. (6) A young woman with long, straight ginger hair. She is wearing sunglasses, a green top and red trousers. (7) A woman in her late forties/early fifties. She has dark short hair, is wearing a white shirt and trousers and is carrying a handbag. She looks very sporty and casual.</Paragraph></Description></Figure><NumberedList class="lower-alpha"><ListItem><language xml:lang="it">È alta, magra e molto bella. Ha i capelli neri, lunghi e ricci e gli occhi azzurri.</language></ListItem><ListItem><language xml:lang="it">È alto, un po’ grasso, ha i capelli e gli occhi castani e porta gli occhiali. Non è molto giovane ed è sempre elegante.</language></ListItem><ListItem><language xml:lang="it">È giovane, abbastanza alta, né magra né grassa, ha i capelli corti, biondi e gli occhi verdi. Porta quasi sempre i jeans.</language></ListItem><ListItem><language xml:lang="it"> È una persona anziana, bassa, magra e calva. Ha la barba e gli occhiali.</language></ListItem><ListItem><language xml:lang="it">Non è né alta né bassa, abbastanza magra, ha i capelli neri, non è più giovane, ma ancora molto sportiva.</language></ListItem><ListItem><language xml:lang="it">È alto, magro, sportivo e attraente. Ha i capelli neri non molto corti e gli occhi azzurri.</language></ListItem><ListItem><language xml:lang="it">Questo/questa dev’essere l’intruso/l’intrusa!</language></ListItem></NumberedList></Question><Interaction><Matching><Option><Paragraph>(f)</Paragraph></Option><Match x_letter="a"><Paragraph>1</Paragraph></Match><Option><Paragraph>(c)</Paragraph></Option><Match x_letter="g"><Paragraph>2</Paragraph></Match><Option><Paragraph>(a)</Paragraph></Option><Match x_letter="b"><Paragraph>3</Paragraph></Match><Option><Paragraph>(d)</Paragraph></Option><Match x_letter="f"><Paragraph>4</Paragraph></Match><Option><Paragraph>(b)</Paragraph></Option><Match x_letter="d"><Paragraph>5</Paragraph></Match><Option><Paragraph>(g)</Paragraph></Option><Match x_letter="e"><Paragraph>6</Paragraph></Match><Option><Paragraph>(e)</Paragraph></Option><Match x_letter="c"><Paragraph>7</Paragraph></Match></Matching></Interaction></Part><Part><Question><Paragraph>Who is the intruder?</Paragraph></Question><Interaction><FreeResponse size="paragraph" id="act_4"/></Interaction><Answer><Paragraph>As you can see from the corrected answers, the intruder is person number 6.</Paragraph></Answer></Part></Multipart></Activity><Quote><Heading><language xml:lang="it">Vocabolario</language></Heading><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">calvo, -a  </language> <i>bald</i></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">né... né </language>  <i>neither ... nor</i></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">l'intruso, -a </language>  <i>intruder</i></Paragraph></Quote><Activity><Question><Paragraph>Now describe the intruder in a sentence.</Paragraph></Question><Interaction><FreeResponse size="paragraph" id="fr01"/></Interaction><Answer><Paragraph>Here is a possible answer: <language xml:lang="it"> È alta, abbastanza magra, ha I capelli lunghi e rossi e porta gli occhiali. </language></Paragraph></Answer></Activity></Section><Section><Title>Forming physical descriptions</Title><Paragraph>In this activity you will continue practising vocabulary and structures you need for describing people.</Paragraph><Activity><Heading>Attività 5</Heading><Multipart><Part><Question><Paragraph>Choose the correct sentence start to go with the sentence ending shown first.</Paragraph><Paragraph><i><language xml:lang="it">Completate le frasi scegliendo l'inizio corretto fra quelli proposti.</language></i></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">1 ... alto.</language></Paragraph></Question><Interaction><SingleChoice><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">a. Marco porta </language></Paragraph></Wrong><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">b. Marco ha </language></Paragraph></Wrong><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">c. Maria è </language></Paragraph></Wrong><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">d. Maria fa </language></Paragraph></Wrong><Right><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">e. Marco è </language></Paragraph></Right></SingleChoice></Interaction></Part><Part><Question><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">2 ... la barba.</language></Paragraph><Paragraph>Select one:</Paragraph></Question><Interaction><SingleChoice><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it"> a. Marco indossa </language></Paragraph></Wrong><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">b. Maria è </language></Paragraph></Wrong><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">c. Marco è </language></Paragraph></Wrong><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">d. Maria fa </language></Paragraph></Wrong><Right><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">e. Marco ha </language></Paragraph></Right></SingleChoice></Interaction></Part><Part><Question><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">3… gli occhiali. </language></Paragraph><Paragraph>Select one:</Paragraph></Question><Interaction><SingleChoice><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">a. Maria è </language></Paragraph></Wrong><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">b. Maria fa </language></Paragraph></Wrong><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">c. Marco è </language></Paragraph></Wrong><Right><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">d. Marco porta</language></Paragraph></Right></SingleChoice></Interaction></Part><Part><Question><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">4… gli occhi castano scuro.</language></Paragraph><Paragraph>Select one:</Paragraph></Question><Interaction><SingleChoice><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">a. Marco è </language></Paragraph></Wrong><Right><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">b. Marco ha </language></Paragraph></Right><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">c. Maria fa </language></Paragraph></Wrong><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">d. Marco porta </language></Paragraph></Wrong><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">e. Maria è</language></Paragraph></Wrong></SingleChoice></Interaction></Part><Part><Question><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">5… 65 anni.</language></Paragraph><Paragraph>Select one:</Paragraph></Question><Interaction><SingleChoice><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">a. Maria è</language></Paragraph></Wrong><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">b. Marco è </language></Paragraph></Wrong><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">c. Marco porta </language></Paragraph></Wrong><Right><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">d. Marco ha </language></Paragraph></Right><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">e. Maria fa </language></Paragraph></Wrong></SingleChoice></Interaction></Part><Part><Question><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">6… timida.</language></Paragraph><Paragraph>Select one:</Paragraph></Question><Interaction><SingleChoice><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it"> a. Maria fa </language></Paragraph></Wrong><Right><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">b. Maria è </language></Paragraph></Right><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">c. Marco ha </language></Paragraph></Wrong><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">d. Marco porta </language></Paragraph></Wrong><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">e. Marco è</language></Paragraph></Wrong></SingleChoice></Interaction></Part><Part><Question><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">7… rumeno.</language></Paragraph><Paragraph>Select one:</Paragraph></Question><Interaction><SingleChoice><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">a. Maria è </language></Paragraph></Wrong><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">b. Maria fa</language></Paragraph></Wrong><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">c. Marco porta</language></Paragraph></Wrong><Right><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it"> d. Marco è</language></Paragraph></Right><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">e. Marco ha</language></Paragraph></Wrong></SingleChoice></Interaction></Part><Part><Question><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">8… i baffi.</language></Paragraph><Paragraph>Select one:</Paragraph></Question><Interaction><SingleChoice><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">a. Marco indossa </language></Paragraph></Wrong><Right><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">b. Marco ha </language></Paragraph></Right><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">c. Marco è </language></Paragraph></Wrong><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">d. Maria fa </language></Paragraph></Wrong><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">e. Maria è </language></Paragraph></Wrong></SingleChoice></Interaction></Part><Part><Question><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">9… bassa.</language></Paragraph><Paragraph>Select one:</Paragraph></Question><Interaction><SingleChoice><Right><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">a. Maria è </language></Paragraph></Right><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">b. Marco ha </language></Paragraph></Wrong><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">c. Marco porta </language></Paragraph></Wrong><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">d. Marco è </language></Paragraph></Wrong><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">e. Maria fa </language></Paragraph></Wrong></SingleChoice></Interaction></Part></Multipart></Activity></Section><Section><Title>Practising describing people</Title><Paragraph>In this activity you will practise your spoken and written skills.</Paragraph><Figure><Image src="https://www.open.edu/openlearn/ocw/pluginfile.php/689605/mod_oucontent/oucontent/33570/rrn73704b.jpg" src_uri="https://openuniv.sharepoint.com/sites/lmodules/l150/devimages/rrn73704b.jpg" width="100%" x_folderhash="51e299a7" x_contenthash="683b7704" x_imagesrc="rrn73704b.jpg" x_imagewidth="512" x_imageheight="170"/><Caption>Figure 6</Caption></Figure><Activity><Heading>Attività 6</Heading><Question><Paragraph>Look at the two images in Figure 6 and for each one write a short description. Record yourself saying it.</Paragraph><Paragraph><i>Guardate le due immagini e per ciascuna scrivete una breve descrizione, poi registratevi.</i></Paragraph></Question><Interaction><FreeResponse size="paragraph" id="act6"/></Interaction><Answer><Paragraph>Here is a possible answer, to compare with your own:</Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Lei è giovane, ha i capelli castani, lunghi e lisci e porta la coda. Lui è giovane, ha i capelli neri, corti e ricci. Ha la barba e i baffi e porta gli occhiali.</language></Paragraph></Answer></Activity></Section><Section><Title>Listening to descriptions</Title><Paragraph>In this activity you will listen to two people describing someone else.</Paragraph><Activity><Heading>Attività 7</Heading><Multipart><Part><Question><Paragraph>Listen and select the correct answer.</Paragraph><Paragraph><i><language xml:lang="it">Ascoltate e selezionate la risposta corretta.</language></i></Paragraph><Paragraph><b>1</b></Paragraph><MediaContent src="https://www.open.edu/openlearn/ocw/pluginfile.php/689605/mod_oucontent/oucontent/33570/l195_qu2_paolo_2.mp3" type="audio" x_manifest="l195_qu2_paolo_2_1_server_manifest.xml" x_filefolderhash="003556fb" x_folderhash="003556fb" x_contenthash="913fc894"><Transcript><Speaker><language xml:lang="it">Descrizione (Paolo)</language> </Speaker><Remark><b><language xml:lang="it">È alto, vivace, allegro e biondo. </language></b></Remark></Transcript></MediaContent><Paragraph>How does Marina describe Paolo, her father?</Paragraph></Question><Interaction><SingleChoice><Wrong><Paragraph>He is lively, happy and has fair hair.</Paragraph></Wrong><Wrong><Paragraph>He is tall and has fair hair.</Paragraph></Wrong><Right><Paragraph>He is tall, lively, cheerful and has fair hair.</Paragraph></Right><Wrong><Paragraph>He is tall, cheerful and has fair hair.</Paragraph></Wrong></SingleChoice></Interaction></Part><Paragraph><b>2</b></Paragraph><Part><Question><MediaContent src="https://www.open.edu/openlearn/ocw/pluginfile.php/689605/mod_oucontent/oucontent/33570/l195_qu2_simone_2.mp3" type="audio" x_manifest="l195_qu2_simone_2_1_server_manifest.xml" x_filefolderhash="003556fb" x_folderhash="003556fb" x_contenthash="232ca2ed"><Transcript><Speaker><language xml:lang="it">Descrizione (Simone)</language></Speaker><Remark><b><language xml:lang="it">È alto, vivace, sportivo</language></b> <language xml:lang="it">e gli piace giocare a calcio, a golf, a tennis. Gli piace molto anche la musica: il rock!</language></Remark></Transcript></MediaContent><Paragraph>How does Renata describe Simone?</Paragraph></Question><Interaction><SingleChoice><Wrong><Paragraph>He is tall, thin and sporty.</Paragraph></Wrong><Wrong><Paragraph>He is thin, lively and sporty.</Paragraph></Wrong><Right><Paragraph>He is tall, lively and sporty.</Paragraph></Right></SingleChoice></Interaction></Part></Multipart></Activity></Section></Session><Session><Title>2  Comparing</Title><Paragraph>In this section you learn how to <i>compare</i> people’s physical appearance.</Paragraph><Section><Title>Comparing people using <language xml:lang="it"><i>più … di</i></language> or <language xml:lang="it"><i>meno … di</i></language> </Title><Paragraph>In this activity you will practise comparing two people using <i><language xml:lang="it">più … di </language></i>or<i> <language xml:lang="it">meno … di.</language></i></Paragraph><Activity><Heading>Attività 8</Heading><Multipart><Part><Question><Paragraph>Look at each pair of photos and complete the statements using <i>più</i> or <i>meno</i>.</Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it"><i>Guardate ogni paio di foto e completate le descrizioni utilizzando ‘più di’ o ‘meno di'.</i></language></Paragraph></Question></Part><Part><Question><Figure position="floating"><Image src="https://www.open.edu/openlearn/ocw/pluginfile.php/689605/mod_oucontent/oucontent/33570/emma_with_giorgie.jpg" src_uri="https://openuniv.sharepoint.com/sites/lmodules/l150/lmimages/emma_with_giorgie.jpg" width="100%" x_folderhash="003556fb" x_contenthash="d5ad6250" x_imagesrc="emma_with_giorgie.jpg" x_imagewidth="302" x_imageheight="200"/><Caption>Figure 7 Emma and Giorgia</Caption></Figure><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">1 Emma è _______ bionda di Giorgia.</language></Paragraph></Question><Interaction><SingleChoice><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">meno</language></Paragraph></Wrong><Right><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">più</language></Paragraph></Right></SingleChoice></Interaction></Part><Part><Question><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">2 I capelli di Giorgia sono _______ lisci dei capelli di Emma.</language></Paragraph></Question><Interaction><SingleChoice><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">più</language></Paragraph></Wrong><Right><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">meno</language></Paragraph></Right></SingleChoice></Interaction></Part><Part><Question><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">3 Gli occhi di Giorgia sono _______ scuri degli occhi di Emma.</language></Paragraph></Question><Interaction><SingleChoice><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">meno</language></Paragraph></Wrong><Right><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">più</language></Paragraph></Right></SingleChoice></Interaction></Part><Part><Question><Figure><Image src="https://www.open.edu/openlearn/ocw/pluginfile.php/689605/mod_oucontent/oucontent/33570/alessandro_and_guisseppi.jpg" src_uri="https://openuniv.sharepoint.com/sites/lmodules/l150/lmimages/alessandro_and_guisseppi.jpg" width="100%" x_folderhash="003556fb" x_contenthash="6d17efa1" x_imagesrc="alessandro_and_guisseppi.jpg" x_imagewidth="302" x_imageheight="200"/><Caption>Figure 8 Alessandro and Giuseppe</Caption></Figure><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">4 Alessandro è _______ giovane di Giuseppe.</language></Paragraph></Question><Interaction><SingleChoice><Right><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">più</language></Paragraph></Right><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">meno</language></Paragraph></Wrong></SingleChoice></Interaction></Part><Part><Question><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">5 Alessandro è _______ elegante di Giuseppe.</language></Paragraph></Question><Interaction><SingleChoice><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">più</language></Paragraph></Wrong><Right><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">meno</language></Paragraph></Right></SingleChoice></Interaction></Part><Part><Question><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">6 Alessandro è_______ calvo di Giuseppe.</language></Paragraph></Question><Interaction><SingleChoice><Right><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">meno</language></Paragraph></Right><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">più</language></Paragraph></Wrong></SingleChoice></Interaction></Part><Part><Question><Figure><Image src="https://www.open.edu/openlearn/ocw/pluginfile.php/689605/mod_oucontent/oucontent/33570/matteo_e_patrizia.jpg" src_uri="https://openuniv.sharepoint.com/sites/lmodules/l150/lmimages/matteo_e_patrizia.jpg" width="100%" x_folderhash="003556fb" x_contenthash="3c120bd6" x_imagesrc="matteo_e_patrizia.jpg" x_imagewidth="150" x_imageheight="200"/><Caption>Figure 9 Matteo e Patrizia</Caption></Figure><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">7 La maglietta di Matteo è _______ colorata della maglietta di Patrizia.</language></Paragraph></Question><Interaction><SingleChoice><Right><Paragraph>più</Paragraph></Right><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">meno</language></Paragraph></Wrong></SingleChoice></Interaction></Part><Part><Question><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">8 I capelli di Patrizia sono _______ scuri dei capelli di Matteo.</language></Paragraph></Question><Interaction><SingleChoice><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">meno</language></Paragraph></Wrong><Right><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">più</language></Paragraph></Right></SingleChoice></Interaction></Part><Part><Question><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">9 La bocca di Matteo è _______ aperta della bocca di Patrizia.</language></Paragraph></Question><Interaction><SingleChoice><Right><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">meno</language></Paragraph></Right><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">più</language></Paragraph></Wrong></SingleChoice></Interaction></Part></Multipart></Activity><Box type="style2"><Heading>Box 2 Making comparisons using <i>più / meno di</i></Heading><Paragraph>To compare one person (or thing) with another, you can use <i>più</i> / <i>meno</i> with an adjective, followed by <i>di</i>.</Paragraph><Quote><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Emma è </language><b><language xml:lang="it">più</language></b> <language xml:lang="it">bionda </language><b><language xml:lang="it">di</language></b> <language xml:lang="it">Giorgia</language>.</Paragraph><Paragraph><i>Emma is blonder than Giorgia.</i></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Dario è </language><b><language xml:lang="it">più</language></b> <language xml:lang="it">alto </language><b><language xml:lang="it">di</language></b> <language xml:lang="it">Luca.</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><i>Dario is taller than Luca.</i></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Carlo è </language><b><language xml:lang="it">meno</language></b> <language xml:lang="it">generoso </language><b><language xml:lang="it">di</language></b> <language xml:lang="it">Ferdinando</language>.</Paragraph><Paragraph><i><language xml:lang="it">Carlo is less generous than Ferdinando.</language></i></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">I capelli di Giorgia sono </language><b><language xml:lang="it">più</language></b> <language xml:lang="it">corti </language><b><language xml:lang="it">di</language></b> <language xml:lang="it">quelli di Emma.</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><i>Giorgia's hair is shorter than Emma's.</i></Paragraph></Quote></Box></Section><Section><Title>Comparing two people using <language xml:lang="it"><i>come</i></language> or <language xml:lang="it"><i>quanto</i></language></Title><Paragraph>In this activity you continue practising comparing people, using the expressions <i>come</i> or <i><language xml:lang="it">quanto</language></i>.</Paragraph><Paragraph>First read the following explanation.</Paragraph><Box type="style2"><Heading>Box 3 Making comparisons using <i>come</i> / <i><language xml:lang="it">quanto</language></i></Heading><Paragraph>To compare two objects or people of equal qualities, you can use <i><b>come</b> </i>or<i> <b><language xml:lang="it">quanto</language></b></i></Paragraph><Quote><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Simone è alto</language> <b>come</b> me.</Paragraph><Paragraph><i>Simone is as tall as me</i>.</Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Questa gonna è stretta </language><b><language xml:lang="it">quanto </language></b><language xml:lang="it">l’altra.</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><i>This skirt is as tight as the other one.</i></Paragraph></Quote><Paragraph>To compare two adjectives referring to the same noun, you can use ‘<i><b><language xml:lang="it">tanto</language></b> </i> <b><language xml:lang="it">+ adjective</language></b> …</Paragraph><Paragraph><i><language xml:lang="it">quanto </language></i> + adjective’.</Paragraph><Quote><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Questo vestito è </language><b><language xml:lang="it">tanto</language></b> <language xml:lang="it">comodo </language><b> <language xml:lang="it">quanto</language></b> <language xml:lang="it">elegante.</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><i>This dress is as comfortable as it is elegant / smart</i>.</Paragraph><Paragraph>(<i>This is a rather literary way of saying ‘This dress is both comfortable and elegant / smart.’</i>)</Paragraph></Quote><Quote><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">La notte era</language> <b> <language xml:lang="it">tanto</language></b> <language xml:lang="it">oscura </language><b><language xml:lang="it">quanto</language></b> <language xml:lang="it">silenziosa.</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Valeria è</language> <b><language xml:lang="it">tanto</language></b> <language xml:lang="it">bella</language> <b> <language xml:lang="it">quanto</language></b><language xml:lang="it"> antipatica!</language></Paragraph></Quote><Paragraph>The construction can also be used <b>to compare</b> <b>two adverbs</b>.</Paragraph><Quote><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Carlo scrive </language><b><language xml:lang="it">tanto </language></b><language xml:lang="it">velocemente </language><b><language xml:lang="it">quanto</language></b> <language xml:lang="it">accuratamente.</language></Paragraph><Paragraph>In this context, <i><language xml:lang="it">tanto</language> </i>and <i><language xml:lang="it"> quanto</language> </i>are invariable (i.e. do not change their ending).</Paragraph></Quote></Box><Activity><Heading>Attività 9</Heading><Multipart><Part><Question><Paragraph>Scrivete due frasi per ogni coppia di personaggi come nell'esempio. Usate 'come' nella prima frase e 'quanto' nella seconda frase.</Paragraph><Paragraph><i>Write two sentences for each couple of characters as in the example. Use </i>come<i> in the first sentence and </i>quanta<i> in the second sentence</i>.</Paragraph><Box><Heading><i><language xml:lang="it">Esempio</language></i></Heading><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Carlos, organizzato</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Elisa, organizzata</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><i><language xml:lang="it">Carlos e organizzato come Elisa.</language> </i>  or  <i> <language xml:lang="it">Carlos e organizzato quanto Elisa.</language></i></Paragraph></Box><Box><Heading>1</Heading><Paragraph>Aida, alta 1.63</Paragraph><Paragraph>Massimo, alto 1.63</Paragraph></Box></Question><Interaction><FreeResponse size="paragraph" id="act_5"/></Interaction><Answer><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Aida è alta quanto Massimo.   </language><i>or</i>   <language xml:lang="it">Aida è alta come Massimo.</language></Paragraph></Answer></Part><Part><Question><Box><Heading>2</Heading><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Werner, magro</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Luca, magro</language></Paragraph></Box></Question><Interaction><FreeResponse size="paragraph" id="act_5_3"/></Interaction><Answer><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Werner è magro quanto Luca. </language> <i>or</i>  <language xml:lang="it">Werner è magro come Luca.</language></Paragraph></Answer></Part><Part><Question><Box><Heading>3</Heading><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Maria, bella</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Fiorella, bella</language></Paragraph></Box></Question><Interaction><FreeResponse size="paragraph" id="act_5_4"/></Interaction><Answer><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Maria è bella come Fiorella.</language>  <i>or</i> <language xml:lang="it">  Maria è bella quanto Fiorella.</language></Paragraph></Answer></Part><Part><Question><Box><Heading>4</Heading><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Ionut, estroverso</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Roberto, estroverso</language></Paragraph></Box></Question><Interaction><FreeResponse size="paragraph" id="act_5_5"/></Interaction><Answer><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Ionut è estroverso quanto Roberto.   </language><i>or</i>   <language xml:lang="it">Ionut è estroverso come Roberto.</language></Paragraph></Answer></Part><Part><Question><Box><Heading>5</Heading><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Stella, intelligente</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Umberto, intelligente</language></Paragraph></Box></Question><Interaction><FreeResponse size="paragraph" id="act_5_6"/></Interaction><Answer><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Stella è intelligente quanto Umberto. </language><i>or</i><language xml:lang="it"> Stella è intelligente come Umberto.</language></Paragraph></Answer></Part><Part><Question><Box><Heading>6</Heading><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Katia, impaziente</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Marta, impaziente</language></Paragraph></Box></Question><Interaction><FreeResponse size="paragraph" id="act_5_7"/></Interaction><Answer><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Katia è impaziente come Marta. </language><i>or</i> <language xml:lang="it">Katia è impaziente quanto Marta.</language></Paragraph></Answer></Part><Part><Question><Box><Heading>7</Heading><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Alfonso, attraente</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Matteo, attraente</language></Paragraph></Box></Question><Interaction><FreeResponse size="paragraph" id="act_5_8"/></Interaction><Answer><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Alfonso è attraente come Matteo. </language><i>or </i><language xml:lang="it">Alfonso è attraente quanto Matteo.. </language></Paragraph></Answer></Part></Multipart></Activity></Section><Section><Title>Practising comparing people</Title><Paragraph>In this activity you will practise your writing skills and continue practising comparing two people.</Paragraph><Activity><Heading>Attività 10</Heading><Question><Paragraph>Look at the characters and compare them. In what ways are they similar? Write at least five sentences.</Paragraph><Paragraph><i><language xml:lang="it">Guardate i sei personaggi e confrontateli: in che cosa sono simili? Scrivete almeno cinque frasi.</language></i></Paragraph><Figure><Image src="https://www.open.edu/openlearn/ocw/pluginfile.php/689605/mod_oucontent/oucontent/33570/l150_u3_lb1_f019.jpg" src_uri="https://openuniv.sharepoint.com/sites/lmodules/l150/devimages/l150_u3_lb1_f019.jpg" width="100%" x_folderhash="51e299a7" x_contenthash="16f62e32" x_imagesrc="l150_u3_lb1_f019.jpg" x_imagewidth="512" x_imageheight="260"/><Caption>Figure 10</Caption><Description>This is a drawing of three couples. From left to right: Serena: long ginger hair. She is wearing a short T-shirt and jeans. Peppe: bold, he’s wearing sunglasses, a white jumper and light green trousers. He is considerably taller than Serena. Both Serena and Peppe are slim. Michela, he has long dark hair. She is wearing a yellow shirt, red trousers and high-hill shoes she is as tall as Giulio. Giulio: has dark hair, he is wearing spectacles, a brown jacket and light-blue trousers. He is a medium-size like Michela. Raffaella: she has hort ginger hair. She is wearing a short yellow shirt and light-green trousers. She is slim and considerably bigger than Giacomo. Giacomo: is smaller than Raffaella, he is bold and he is wearing a bulky blue jumper and bulky red trousers.</Description></Figure><Box><Heading><language xml:lang="it">Esempio</language></Heading><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Giulio è alto come Michela.</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><i>or</i></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Giulio è alto quanto Michela.</language></Paragraph></Box></Question><Interaction><FreeResponse size="paragraph" id="act_6_1"/></Interaction><Answer><Paragraph>Here are some possible sentences:</Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Serena è più piccola di Peppe.</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Peppe è sportivo quanto / come Serena.</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Michela è alta come / quanto Giulio.</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Giacomo è meno alto di Raffaella.</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Raffaella è più magra di Giacomo.</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">I capelli di Serena sono lunchi come / quanto quelli di Michela.</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">La maglietta di Raffaella è corta come / quanto quella di Serena.</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Giulio è elegante quanto/come Michela.</language></Paragraph></Answer></Activity></Section></Session><Session><Title>3  Personality</Title><Paragraph>How do say someone is lively or shy or clever...? In this section you will learn how to describe someone’s <i>personality</i>.</Paragraph><Section><Title>Listening to descriptions</Title><Paragraph>In the following activity you will listen to someone talking about someone else.</Paragraph><Activity><Heading>Attività 11</Heading><Question><Paragraph>Listen and select the correct answer</Paragraph><Paragraph><i><language xml:lang="it">Ascoltate l’audio e selezionate la risposta corretta</language></i></Paragraph><MediaContent src="https://www.open.edu/openlearn/ocw/pluginfile.php/689605/mod_oucontent/oucontent/33570/l195_u2_la01_05.mp3" type="audio" x_manifest="l195_u2_la01_05_1_server_manifest.xml" x_filefolderhash="1a669332" x_folderhash="1a669332" x_contenthash="81290e59"><Transcript><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Mia sorella è una ragazza molto intelligente ma un po' timida e troppo sensibile.</language></Paragraph></Transcript></MediaContent></Question><Interaction><SingleChoice><Right><Paragraph>She is very intelligent, but a bit shy and too sensitive.</Paragraph></Right><Wrong><Paragraph>She is very intelligent, but rather shy and too sensitive.</Paragraph></Wrong><Wrong><Paragraph>She is rather intelligent, but too shy and a bit sensible.</Paragraph></Wrong></SingleChoice></Interaction></Activity></Section><Section><Title>Describing someone’s personality</Title><Paragraph>In this activity you will work on useful vocabulary and expressions to describe someone’s personality.</Paragraph><Activity><Heading>Attività 12</Heading><Question><Paragraph>Match each word below within the definition it suits best.</Paragraph><Paragraph><i><language xml:lang="it">Abbinate il testo sulla sinistra all’aggettivo corrispondente sulla destra.</language></i></Paragraph></Question><Interaction><Matching><Option><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">pettegolo/a</language></Paragraph></Option><Match x_letter="j"><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">una persona che sa tutto di tutti e passa le giornate a parlare degli altri</language></Paragraph></Match><Option><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">colto/a</language></Paragraph></Option><Match x_letter="h"><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">una persona che ha una grande cultura</language></Paragraph></Match><Option><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">dinamico/a</language></Paragraph></Option><Match x_letter="g"><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">una persona molto attiva e sportiva</language></Paragraph></Match><Option><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">attento/a</language></Paragraph></Option><Match x_letter="d"><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">una persona che si concentra e fa le cose con cura</language></Paragraph></Match><Option><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">estroverso/a</language></Paragraph></Option><Match x_letter="e"><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">una persona che è molto aperta e comunicativa</language></Paragraph></Match><Option><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">generoso/a</language></Paragraph></Option><Match x_letter="b"><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">una persona che offre agli altri</language></Paragraph></Match><Option><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">socievole</language></Paragraph></Option><Match x_letter="i"><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">una persona che ama stare in compagnia, ha molti amici e una vita sociale molto intensa</language></Paragraph></Match><Option><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">chiaccherone/a</language></Paragraph></Option><Match x_letter="c"><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">una persona che ama parlare tanto</language></Paragraph></Match><Option><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">curioso/a</language></Paragraph></Option><Match x_letter="a"><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">una persona che vuole sapere tutto di tutti</language></Paragraph></Match><Option><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">disponibile</language></Paragraph></Option><Match x_letter="f"><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">una persona che è pronta ad aiutare</language></Paragraph></Match></Matching></Interaction></Activity></Section><Section><Title>Understanding written descriptions</Title><Paragraph>In this activity you will practise your reading skill with the help of some useful strategies.</Paragraph><Activity><Heading>Attività 13</Heading><Multipart><Part><Question><Paragraph>Sara writes a diary entry every evening. Read the following page from her diary and answer the questions briefly in your own words.</Paragraph><Paragraph><i><language xml:lang="it">Sara ogni sera scrive una pagina di diario. Leggete il seguente testo tratto dal suo diario e rispondete brevemente e con parole vostre alle domande.</language></i></Paragraph><Figure><Image src="https://www.open.edu/openlearn/ocw/pluginfile.php/689605/mod_oucontent/oucontent/33570/l150_u3_lb1_f004.jpg" src_uri="https://openuniv.sharepoint.com/sites/lmodules/l150/devimages/l150_u3_lb1_f004.jpg" width="100%" x_folderhash="51e299a7" x_contenthash="586249ee" x_imagesrc="l150_u3_lb1_f004.jpg" x_imagewidth="397" x_imageheight="258"/><Caption>Figure 11</Caption><Description><Paragraph>An extract of a diary page</Paragraph></Description></Figure><Quote><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Caro diario,</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Stamattina sono andata a fare la spesa al supermercato qui all’angolo. Andavo di fretta, ma all’entrata del supermercato, ho trovato la signora Bassi, la portinaia, che mi ha bloccato per circa mezz’ora… La signora Luisella Bassi è una signora di più o meno settant’anni, bassa e grassa, ha i capelli grigi e gli occhi piccoli, piccoli, ma sempre attenti.</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">È la pettegola del quartiere: sa tutto di tutti e passa le giornate in portineria a parlare degli altri. È terribilmente curiosa. Incontrarla quando si ha fretta è una tragedia perché parla per ore!</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Lasciata la signora, ho fatto la spesa e ho passato l’intera giornata a cucinare. Domani vengono a cena dei carissimi amici: Alì e Federica con il piccolo Leo, Simone con il suo nuovo fidanzato Riccardo e mia sorella Clara. Ti ho mai parlato di loro, diario?</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Alì è un ricercatore marocchino, ha fatto un dottorato in Italia dove ha conosciuto Federica, una mia amica d’infanzia. Vivono insieme da nove anni e hanno un bimbo di sei, Leo, che fa la prima elementare.</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Sono simpatici, allegri, molto generosi e sempre disponibili. Simone, un altro amico d’infanzia, ci vuole presentare Riccardo; sono insieme da ormai quattro mesi. Simone dice che Riccardo è un ragazzo molto intelligente e socievole, fa il giornalista e ha sempre qualche aneddoto da raccontare… proprio come Simone!</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Come descrivere mia sorella Clara… è una persona molto estroversa e dinamica. Fa mille sport, ha molti amici e una vita sociale molto intensa. Ha molti corteggiatori perché oltre ad essere interessante e colta, è anche molto bella.</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Faccio una pasta alla carbonara come primo e un pollo arrosto con patate e verdure come secondo. Speriamo di non bruciare tutto!</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Domani ti racconto com’è andata la cena.</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Buona notte, diario.</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Sara</language></Paragraph></Quote></Question></Part><Paragraph> </Paragraph><Part><Question><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">1 Chi è la signora Bassi?</language></Paragraph></Question><Interaction><FreeResponse size="single line" id="act_7_1"/></Interaction><Answer><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">1 La signora Bassi è la portinaia di Sara. </language></Paragraph></Answer></Part><Part><Question><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">2 Come viene descritta fisicamente e in quanto a carattere?</language></Paragraph></Question><Interaction><FreeResponse size="single line" id="act_7_2"/></Interaction><Answer><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">2 È bassa e grassa, ha i capelli grigi, gli occhi piccolissimi, ma attenti. Ha circa settant’anni. Parla troppo ed è molto curiosa. È una pettegola e parla sempre degli altri.</language></Paragraph></Answer></Part><Part><Question><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">3 Chi sono Alì, Federica e Leo e che cosa fanno?</language></Paragraph></Question><Interaction><FreeResponse size="single line" id="act_7_3"/></Interaction><Answer><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">3 Alì, Federica e Leo sono amici di Sara. Alì è un ricercatore marocchino, ha conosciuto Federica, un’amica d’infanzia di Sara, mentre faceva il dottorato in Italia. Vivono insieme da nove anni. Leo è il loro figlio, ha sei anni e fa la prima elementare.</language></Paragraph></Answer></Part><Part><Question><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">4 Come sono Alì e Federica?</language></Paragraph></Question><Interaction><FreeResponse size="single line" id="act_7_4"/></Interaction><Answer><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">4 Sono simpatici, allegri, disponibili e generosi.</language></Paragraph></Answer></Part><Part><Question><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">5 Chi sono Simone e Riccardo?</language></Paragraph></Question><Interaction><FreeResponse size="single line" id="act_7_5"/></Interaction><Answer><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">5 Simone è un altro amico d’infanzia di Sara e Riccardo è il suo nuovo fidanzato.</language></Paragraph></Answer></Part><Part><Question><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">6 Com’è Riccardo secondo Simone?</language></Paragraph></Question><Interaction><FreeResponse size="single line" id="act_7_6"/></Interaction><Answer><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">6 Intelligente e socievole. </language></Paragraph></Answer></Part><Part><Question><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">7 Com’è Clara in termini di personalità e aspetto fisico?</language></Paragraph></Question><Interaction><FreeResponse size="single line" id="act_7_7"/></Interaction><Answer><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">7 Clara è estroversa, dinamica, interessante e colta. Ed è anche bella.</language></Paragraph></Answer></Part><Part><Question><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">8 Che cosa ha fatto Sara oggi e che cosa fa domani?</language></Paragraph></Question><Interaction><FreeResponse size="single line" id="act_7_8"/></Interaction><Answer><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">8 Oggi Sara ha fatto la spesa e cucinato. Domani ha amici a cena.</language></Paragraph></Answer></Part></Multipart></Activity><Box type="style2"><Heading>Box 4 Similar-looking words in the two languages</Heading><Paragraph>When you read a text for the first time, it’s a good idea to start by focusing on the words you know and try and get the gist of the meaning. By looking closely you can often find clues to help work out words you have not come across before. 'Cognates' are a help: these are words which look similar to words in English. For example, in the text you have just read, <i><language xml:lang="it">supermercato </language></i> means ‘supermarket’, <i><language xml:lang="it">generosi </language></i>means ‘generous’ and <i><language xml:lang="it">aneddoto </language></i> means ‘anecdote’. Many European languages have words with common origins which are similar in spelling and meaning.</Paragraph><Paragraph>You can't rely on these similar-looking words always meaning the same in both language, though. Occasionally you may be caught out by ‘false friends’ (<i><language xml:lang="it">falsi amici</language></i>) – words that look similar but have different meanings. An example of one is the word <i><language xml:lang="it">argomento </language></i> which means ‘subject’, 'matter' or 'topic', not ‘argument’, although it can mean an intellectual ‘argument’ or line of thought.</Paragraph><Paragraph>‘Library’ and <i><language xml:lang="it">libreria </language></i>(‘bookshop’) are clearly false friends. You would be right, however, to assume that these words are related linguistically and share the same origin. So cognates might provide clues or links to the meaning but may not be a correct and usable translation.</Paragraph></Box></Section><Section><Title>Practising describing people</Title><Paragraph>In this activity you will practise your writing and speaking skills.</Paragraph><Activity><Heading>Attività 14</Heading><Multipart><Part><Question><Paragraph>Mrs Bassi is a bit of a caricature. Imagine a busybody and chatterbox like her and describe his/ her physical aspect and personality. You might like to record yourself saying it, and listen to your recording. (About 100 words)</Paragraph><Paragraph><i><language xml:lang="it">La signora Bassi è un po’ una caricatura. Immaginate una persona chiacchierona e pettegola come lei. Descrivete il suo aspetto fisico ed il suo carattere (aspetti positivi e negativi). (Massimo 100 parole)</language></i></Paragraph><Figure><Image src="https://www.open.edu/openlearn/ocw/pluginfile.php/689605/mod_oucontent/oucontent/33570/142722922_6ebc1c5ed9_za.jpg" src_uri="https://openuniv.sharepoint.com/sites/lmodules/l150/devimages/142722922_6ebc1c5ed9_za.jpg" width="100%" x_folderhash="51e299a7" x_contenthash="6e94c17e" x_imagesrc="142722922_6ebc1c5ed9_za.jpg" x_imagewidth="342" x_imageheight="379"/><Caption>Figure 12</Caption><Description>An elderly lady looking outside her window </Description></Figure></Question><Interaction><VoiceRecorder id="act14"><Model src="https://www.open.edu/openlearn/ocw/pluginfile.php/689605/mod_oucontent/oucontent/33570/l195_u2_sa08_26.mp3" x_folderhash="1a669332" x_contenthash="dfd71f6a"><Transcript/></Model></VoiceRecorder></Interaction><Answer><Paragraph>Here is a possible answer:</Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">La signorina Valli è una chiacchierona. È alta e magra. Ha i capelli biondi e lisci, gli occhi azzurri e un naso lunghissimo. Ha circa 50 anni e vive da sola con due gatti. Esce poco, ma passa le giornate alla finestra a guardare la gente che passa, che entra e che esce. Sa tutto di tutti e parla solo degli altri. È molto curiosa, ma è anche una persona buona e disponibile. Se succede qualcosa, corre subito in aiuto. È generosa e ogni anno aiuta ad organizzare la festa di paese.</language></Paragraph></Answer></Part><Part><Question><Paragraph/></Question><Interaction><FreeResponse size="paragraph" id="act14response"/></Interaction></Part></Multipart></Activity></Section><Section><Title>Useful adjectives for describing people</Title><Paragraph>In this activity, you will look at some useful adjectives.</Paragraph><Activity><Heading>Attività 15</Heading><Question><Figure><Image src="https://www.open.edu/openlearn/ocw/pluginfile.php/689605/mod_oucontent/oucontent/33570/rrn70660.jpg" src_uri="https://openuniv.sharepoint.com/sites/lmodules/l150/devimages/rrn70660.jpg" width="main_50" x_folderhash="51e299a7" x_contenthash="37ec83c5" x_imagesrc="rrn70660.jpg" x_imagewidth="342" x_imageheight="256"/><Caption>Figure 13</Caption><Description>A group of six people sitting around the table having dinner. They are smiling at the camera.</Description></Figure><Paragraph>During the meal Sara has arranged, she and her friends talk about some mutual friends. Complete the sentences by giving the opposite of the adjectives in bold.</Paragraph><Paragraph><i><language xml:lang="it">Durante la cena, Sara, Alì, Federica, Simone, Riccardo e Clara parlano di amici in comune. Completate le frasi con il contrario dell’aggettivo sottolineato.</language></i></Paragraph><MediaContent src="https://www.open.edu/openlearn/ocw/pluginfile.php/689605/mod_oucontent/oucontent/33570/l150_ol_interactive003.zip" type="html5" height="512" width="510" id="as2" x_folderhash="ac47cc5d" x_contenthash="d471cbf4" x_xhtml="y"/></Question></Activity></Section></Session><Session><Title>4  Literary description</Title><Paragraph>You now move on to more elaborate descriptions of people, as found in stories and novels.</Paragraph><Section><Title><language xml:lang="it">Natalia Ginzburg</language></Title><Paragraph>Description is an essential part of a narrative text, since it not only introduces the setting to the reader but also introduces characters and events. You will soon be reading a short descriptive extract from a literary text by Natalia Ginzburg.</Paragraph><Box type="style4"><Heading>Natalia Ginzburg</Heading><Figure><Image src="https://www.open.edu/openlearn/ocw/pluginfile.php/689605/mod_oucontent/oucontent/33570/rrn70652.jpg" src_uri="https://openuniv.sharepoint.com/sites/lmodules/l150/lmimages/rrn70652.jpg" width="100%" x_folderhash="003556fb" x_contenthash="acf11f97" x_imagesrc="rrn70652.jpg" x_imagewidth="150" x_imageheight="204"/><Caption>Figure 14</Caption><Description><Paragraph>A photograph of Natalia Ginzburg</Paragraph></Description></Figure><Paragraph>Natalia Ginzburg was born Natalia Levi in Palermo in 1916. Her father’s family was Jewish and her mother’s was Catholic, but she was brought up an atheist. In 1919 the family moved to Turin, where the Levi household became a meeting place for many intellectuals who opposed Mussolini. Natalia studied at the University of Turin. In 1938 she married the political activist Leone Ginzburg. The Ginzburgs spent some years in Abruzzo, where Leone was sent into exile for political reasons, though they both went to Rome secretly to edit an anti-Fascist newspaper. Ginzburg’s first novel was published under a pseudonym because of the race laws. Leone Ginzburg was arrested and killed by the Fascists in 1944 and in the 1950s Natalia remarried and returned to Rome, where she began her most prolific period of writing.</Paragraph><Paragraph>Among her best-known works are <i><language xml:lang="it">Lessico famigliare</language></i> (1963), an account of her childhood through her family’s sayings and phrases, and the play <i><language xml:lang="it">Ti ho sposato per allegria</language></i> (1965). Ginzburg wrote about her personal experiences in a fictionalised form and many of her works are based on memories of her childhood and youth in Turin. She died on 7 October 1991.</Paragraph></Box><Paragraph>First of all, you can do some vocabulary work to prepare you for the reading activity coming up next.</Paragraph><Activity><Heading>Attività 16</Heading><Question><Paragraph>Read the following expressions (which occur in the next activity) and match them to the corresponding drawings.</Paragraph><Paragraph><i><language xml:lang="it">Leggete le seguenti parole e abbinatele alle immagini corrispondenti.</language></i></Paragraph></Question><Interaction><Matching><Option><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Ha un impermeabile finta tigre.</language></Paragraph></Option><Match x_letter="b"><Paragraph><InlineFigure><Image src="https://www.open.edu/openlearn/ocw/pluginfile.php/689605/mod_oucontent/oucontent/33570/l150_u3_lb1_f010a.jpg" width="100%" src_uri="https://openuniv.sharepoint.com/sites/lmodules/l150/devimages/l150_u3_lb1_f010a.jpg" x_folderhash="51e299a7" x_contenthash="0f5da3e6" x_imagesrc="l150_u3_lb1_f010a.jpg" x_imagewidth="100" x_imageheight="104"/></InlineFigure></Paragraph></Match><Option><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Con le occhiaie e le rughe.</language></Paragraph></Option><Match x_letter="e"><Paragraph><InlineFigure><Image src="https://www.open.edu/openlearn/ocw/pluginfile.php/689605/mod_oucontent/oucontent/33570/l150_u3_lb1_f010b.jpg" width="100%" src_uri="https://openuniv.sharepoint.com/sites/lmodules/l150/devimages/l150_u3_lb1_f010b.jpg" x_folderhash="51e299a7" x_contenthash="cde8672d" x_imagesrc="l150_u3_lb1_f010b.jpg" x_imagewidth="100" x_imageheight="134"/></InlineFigure></Paragraph></Match><Option><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">La Zezé ha i piedi ossuti.</language></Paragraph></Option><Match x_letter="c"><Paragraph><InlineFigure><Image src="https://www.open.edu/openlearn/ocw/pluginfile.php/689605/mod_oucontent/oucontent/33570/l150_u3_lb1_f010c.jpg" width="100%" src_uri="https://openuniv.sharepoint.com/sites/lmodules/l150/devimages/l150_u3_lb1_f010c.jpg" x_folderhash="51e299a7" x_contenthash="3075e4bf" x_imagesrc="l150_u3_lb1_f010c.jpg" x_imagewidth="100" x_imageheight="87"/></InlineFigure></Paragraph></Match><Option><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Con i capelli puntati in cima alla testa.</language></Paragraph></Option><Match x_letter="a"><Paragraph><InlineFigure><Image src="https://www.open.edu/openlearn/ocw/pluginfile.php/689605/mod_oucontent/oucontent/33570/l150_u3_lb1_f010d.jpg" width="100%" src_uri="https://openuniv.sharepoint.com/sites/lmodules/l150/devimages/l150_u3_lb1_f010d.jpg" x_folderhash="51e299a7" x_contenthash="c7e8c399" x_imagesrc="l150_u3_lb1_f010d.jpg" x_imagewidth="100" x_imageheight="129"/></InlineFigure></Paragraph></Match><Option><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Le sacche della spesa.</language></Paragraph></Option><Match x_letter="d"><Paragraph><InlineFigure><Image src="https://www.open.edu/openlearn/ocw/pluginfile.php/689605/mod_oucontent/oucontent/33570/l150_u3_lb1_f010e.jpg" width="100%" src_uri="https://openuniv.sharepoint.com/sites/lmodules/l150/devimages/l150_u3_lb1_f010e.jpg" x_folderhash="51e299a7" x_contenthash="8aac9b86" x_imagesrc="l150_u3_lb1_f010e.jpg" x_imagewidth="100" x_imageheight="86"/></InlineFigure></Paragraph></Match></Matching></Interaction></Activity></Section><Section><Title>Scan-reading a text</Title><Paragraph>In this activity you will read an extract from Natalia Ginzburg's novel <i>La città e la casa</i>, looking for specific vocabulary or expressions used to describe people.</Paragraph><Activity><Heading>Attività 17</Heading><Multipart><Part><Question><Paragraph>Scan-read the following text and complete the table below it using expressions you found in the text or other expressions you have learned.</Paragraph><Paragraph><i><language xml:lang="it">Leggete il testo di nuovo e completate la tabella qui sotto usando parole tratte dal testo e altre parole che conoscete.</language></i></Paragraph><Quote><Heading/><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">La Zezé è nera, panciuta, larga di fianchi e magra di spalle e di gambe, con dei piedi ossuti, larghi e piatti. È alta quasi quanto me e dice che io sono la più alta di tutte le signore che ha avuto. Arriva a mezzogiorno con le sacche della spesa. Quando piove ha un impermeabile finta tigre. Per fare le faccende si mette in testa un fazzoletto fatto a turbante. È nata nel Capo Verde, ma è cresciuta in casa di una zia a Torpignattara.</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Non le piacciono le donne alte. Lei è alta ma ben proporzionata, ha le gambe sottili per sua fortuna, io non le ho tanto sottili per mia disgrazia. […] Trova che io mi pettino male. Così come mi pettino con i capelli tutti puntati in cima alla testa, si vede troppo la mia faccia magra, con le occhiaie e le rughe. Lei ha la faccia piena e non ha bisogno di nasconderla coi capelli. I suoi capelli sono ricci, crespi e gonfi, li taglia ben corti […]. Ha invece di capelli bianchi ne ho tanti, e chissà cosa aspetto a tingerli non si sa.</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Io sul momento sono la sua sola signora. Prima di venire da me va in piazza San Cosimato, un’ora da Egisto, dove non c’è niente da fare perché Egisto è pulito e preciso, poi due ore al piano di sotto da Alberico e lì c’è un casino. Né da Egisto né da Alberico ci sono signore. […] Dopo che è stata da me va ancora a stirare da un architetto, e anche lì non ci sono signore. A lei piace il lavoro quando c’è almeno una signora.</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Viene da me a mezzogiorno e se ne va alle quattro e mezzo. Alle quattro dovrebbe andare a prendere Vito all’asilo, ma non le va di andarci. Vito è troppo vivace e lei non ha voglia di corrergli dietro per strada. Non le piace portare a spasso bambini.</language></Paragraph><SourceReference>(Ginzburg, 1984)</SourceReference></Quote><Table class="normal" style="topbottomrules"><TableHead/><tbody><tr><th/><th/></tr><tr><td><b><language xml:lang="it">Statura e corporatura</language></b></td><td>panciuta, …<FreeResponse id="fr1" size="paragraph"/></td></tr><tr><td><b><language xml:lang="it">Occhi</language></b></td><td>verdi, …<FreeResponse id="fr2" size="paragraph"/></td></tr><tr><td><b><language xml:lang="it">Capelli</language></b></td><td>tutti neri, …<FreeResponse id="fr3" size="paragraph"/></td></tr><tr><td><b><language xml:lang="it">Abbigliamento</language></b></td><td>jeans, …<FreeResponse id="fr4" size="paragraph"/></td></tr><tr><td><b><language xml:lang="it">Aspetto in generale</language></b></td><td>carino, …<FreeResponse id="fr5" size="paragraph"/></td></tr><tr><td><b><language xml:lang="it">Età</language></b></td><td>giovane, …<FreeResponse id="fr6" size="paragraph"/></td></tr><tr><td><b><language xml:lang="it">Carattere</language></b></td><td>vivace, …<FreeResponse id="fr7" size="paragraph"/></td></tr></tbody></Table></Question><Answer><Table class="type 2" style="allrules"><TableHead/><tbody><tr><td><b><language xml:lang="it">Statura e corporatura</language></b></td><td><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">panciuta, larga di fianchi,</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">magra di spalle e di gambe,</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">alta, ben proporzionata, con</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">gambe sottili, alta, magra, un</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">po’ grasso</language></Paragraph></td></tr><tr><td><b><language xml:lang="it">Occhi</language></b></td><td><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">verdi, azzurri, castani, piccoli,</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">sempre attenti, porta gli</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">occhiali</language></Paragraph></td></tr><tr><td><b><language xml:lang="it">Capelli</language></b></td><td><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">tutti neri, ricci, crespi e gonfi,</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">puntati in cima alla testa,</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">bianchi, lunghi, castani, corti,</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">biondi, grigi</language></Paragraph></td></tr><tr><td><b><language xml:lang="it">Abbigliamento</language></b></td><td><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">jeans, un impermeabile finta</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">tigre, un fazzoletto fatto a</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">turbante, elegante</language></Paragraph></td></tr><tr><td><b><language xml:lang="it">Aspetto in generale</language></b></td><td><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">carino, bello, brutto,</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">attraente, sportivo</language></Paragraph></td></tr><tr><td><b><language xml:lang="it">Età</language></b></td><td><language xml:lang="it">giovane, anziano</language></td></tr><tr><td><b><language xml:lang="it">Carattere</language></b></td><td><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">vivace, preciso, pettegola,</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">curiosa, simpatici, allegri,</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">generosi, disponibili,</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">intelligente, socievole,</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">estroversa, dinamica,</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">interessante, colta, timida,</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">noiosa, insopportabile</language></Paragraph></td></tr></tbody></Table></Answer></Part><Part><Question><Quote><Heading><language xml:lang="it">Vocabolario</language></Heading><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">la statura </language>  <i>height</i></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">la corporatura   </language><i>build</i></Paragraph></Quote></Question></Part></Multipart></Activity><Box type="style2"><Heading>Box 5 Reading techniques: reading for gist and scanning</Heading><Paragraph>Reading for gist is about getting the general idea of what a particular text is about. Various clues such as the format, use of visuals or a specific style help the reader understand the genre and register of a text and grasp its overall meaning without needing to engage fully with grammar and syntax. This technique is also known as 'skimming' or 'reading for meaning'.</Paragraph><Paragraph>'Scan-reading' or 'scanning' is speed-reading a text to look for specific clues, such as numbers, names or other details that provide specific information.</Paragraph><Paragraph>Both skimming and scanning are useful preparatory reading techniques for familiarising yourself with a text before in-depth reading.</Paragraph></Box></Section><Section><Title>Checking meaning</Title><Paragraph>In this activity you have an opportunity to read the extract again, this time looking for background information.</Paragraph><Activity><Heading>Attività 18</Heading><Multipart><Part><Question><Paragraph>Read the text and decide whether the statements are true or false. Correct the false ones.</Paragraph><Paragraph><i><language xml:lang="it">Leggete il testo e decidete se le affermazioni sono vere o false e correggete le false.</language></i></Paragraph><Quote><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">La Zezé è nera, panciuta, larga di fianchi e magra di spalle e di gambe, con dei piedi ossuti, larghi e piatti. È alta quasi quanto me e dice che io sono la più alta di tutte le signore che ha avuto. Arriva a mezzogiorno con le sacche della spesa.</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Quando piove ha un impermeabile finta tigre. Per fare le faccende si mette in testa un fazzoletto fatto a turbante. È nata nel Capo Verde, ma è cresciuta in casa d’una zia a Torpignattara.</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Non le piacciono le donne alte. Lei è alta ma ben proporzionata, ha le gambe sottili per sua fortuna, io non le ho tanto sottili per mia disgrazia. […] Trova che io mi pettino male. Così come mi pettino coni capelli tutti puntati in cima alla testa, si vede troppo la mia faccia magra, con le occhiaie e le rughe. Lei ha la faccia piena e non ha bisogno di nasconderla coi capelli. I suoi capelli sono ricci, crespi e gonfi, li taglia ben corti […]. Ha i capelli ancora tutti neri per sua fortuna. Io invece di capelli bianchi ne ho tanti, e chissà cosa aspetto a tingerli, non si sa.</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Io sul momento sono la sua sola signora. Prima di venire da me va in piazza San Cosimato, un’ora da Egisto, dove non c’è niente da fare perché Egisto è pulito e preciso, poi due ore al piano di sotto da Alberico e lì c’è un casino. Né da Egisto né da Alberico ci sono signore. […] Dopo che è stata da me va ancora a stirare da un architetto, e anche lì non ci sono signore. A lei piace il lavoro quando c’è almeno una signora.</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Viene da me a mezzogiorno e se ne va alle quattro e mezzo. Alle quattro dovrebbe andare a prendere Vito all’asilo, ma non le va di andarci. Vito è troppo vivace e lei non ha voglia di corrergli dietro per strada. Non le piace portare a spasso bambini.</language></Paragraph><SourceReference>(Ginzburg, 1984)</SourceReference></Quote><Box><Heading><language xml:lang="it">Vocabolario</language></Heading><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">crespo,-a</language> <i>frizzy</i></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">tingere i capelli </language><i>to dye one’s hair</i></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">un casino</language> (<i><language xml:lang="it">colloquiale</language></i>) <i>(here:) a mess</i></Paragraph></Box><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">1 La Zezé lavora come domestica in varie case.</language></Paragraph></Question><Interaction><SingleChoice><Right><Paragraph>True</Paragraph></Right><Wrong><Paragraph>False</Paragraph></Wrong></SingleChoice></Interaction></Part><Part><Question><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">2 La Zezé è alta quasi quanto la signora.</language></Paragraph></Question><Interaction><SingleChoice><Right><Paragraph>True</Paragraph></Right><Wrong><Paragraph>False</Paragraph></Wrong></SingleChoice></Interaction></Part><Part><Question><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">3 La Zezé è africana, di recente si è trasferita in Italia.</language></Paragraph></Question><Interaction><SingleChoice><Wrong><Paragraph>False</Paragraph></Wrong><Right><Paragraph>True</Paragraph></Right></SingleChoice></Interaction></Part><Part><Question><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">4 La Zezé è abbastanza critica nei confronti della signora.</language></Paragraph></Question><Interaction><SingleChoice><Right><Paragraph>True</Paragraph></Right><Wrong><Paragraph>False</Paragraph></Wrong></SingleChoice></Interaction></Part><Part><Question><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">5 Le piace come la signora si pettina.</language></Paragraph></Question><Interaction><SingleChoice><Wrong><Paragraph>False</Paragraph></Wrong><Right><Paragraph>True</Paragraph></Right></SingleChoice></Interaction></Part><Part><Question><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">6 La signora si sente un po’ inferiore rispetto alla Zezé.</language></Paragraph></Question><Interaction><SingleChoice><Right><Paragraph>True</Paragraph></Right><Wrong><Paragraph>False</Paragraph></Wrong></SingleChoice></Interaction></Part><Part><Question><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">7 La Zezé è una donna decisa, che sa quello che vuole!</language></Paragraph></Question><Interaction><SingleChoice><Right><Paragraph>True</Paragraph></Right><Wrong><Paragraph>False</Paragraph></Wrong></SingleChoice></Interaction></Part></Multipart></Activity><Box type="style2"><Heading>Box 6 Using a bilingual dictionary</Heading><Paragraph>When reading longer or literary texts, you will probably need to use a bilingual dictionary. Remember that not all the parts or variations of the word will be listed as headword entries, so it helps to know what the ‘basic’ form of a word is.</Paragraph><Paragraph>• Verbs will be listed under their <b>infinitive</b> <b>form</b>, for example <i><language xml:lang="it">andare </language></i>not <i><language xml:lang="it">vado</language></i>.</Paragraph><Paragraph>• Nouns in the <b>singular</b> <b>form</b>, for example <i><language xml:lang="it">chiave </language></i>not <i><language xml:lang="it">chiavi</language></i>) .</Paragraph><Paragraph>• Adjectives in the <b>masculine singular form </b>, for example <i><language xml:lang="it">allegro </language></i>not <i><language xml:lang="it">allegre</language></i>) .</Paragraph><Paragraph>For reflexive verbs (also known as pronominal verbs), you will usually need to look up the basic verb without the reflexive pronoun. So, for example, <i>alzarsi </i> will be found as a subheading of the entry <i><language xml:lang="it">alzare</language></i>, marked as v.pr. (<i><language xml:lang="it">verbo pronominale</language></i>) or v.r. (<i><language xml:lang="it">verbo riflessivo</language></i>).</Paragraph></Box></Section><Section><Title>Detailed reading</Title><Paragraph>In this activity you will consolidate the vocabulary you have learned in the previous activities.</Paragraph><Activity><Heading>Attività 19</Heading><Multipart><Part><Question><Paragraph>Complete the following sentences using the correct option.</Paragraph><Paragraph><i><language xml:lang="it">Completate le frasi scegliendo l’opzione corretta.</language></i></Paragraph><Quote><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">La Zezé è nera, panciuta, larga di fianchi e magra di spalle e di gambe, con dei piedi ossuti, larghi e piatti. È alta quasi quanto me e dice che io sono la più alta di tutte le signore che ha avuto. Arriva a mezzogiorno con le sacche della spesa. Quando piove ha un impermeabile finta tigre. Per fare le faccende si mette in testa un fazzoletto fatto a turbante. È nata a Capo Verde, ma è cresciuta in casa d'una zia a Torpignattara.</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Non le piacciono le donne alte. Lei è alta ma ben proporzionata, ha le gambe sottili per sua fortuna, io non le ho tanto sottili per mia disgrazia. (...) Trova che io mi pettino male. Così come mi pettino con i capelli tutti puntati in cima alla testa, si vede troppo la mia faccia magra, con le occhiaie e le rughe. Lei ha la faccia piena e non ha bisogno di nasconderla coi capelli. I suoi capelli sono ricci, crespi e gonfi, li taglia ben corti (...). Ha i capelli ancora tutti neri per sua fortuna. Io invece di capelli bianchi ne ho tanti, e chissà cosa aspetto a tingerli, non si sa.</language></Paragraph></Quote></Question></Part><Part><Question><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Zezé…</language></Paragraph></Question><Interaction><SingleChoice><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">a. non è molto alta</language></Paragraph></Wrong><Right><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">b. ha la pancia </language></Paragraph></Right><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">c. è molto magra </language></Paragraph></Wrong></SingleChoice></Interaction></Part><Part><Question><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Zezé è…</language></Paragraph></Question><Interaction><SingleChoice><Right><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">a. alta come la signora. </language></Paragraph></Right><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">b. più alta della signora </language></Paragraph></Wrong><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">c. più bassa della signora</language></Paragraph></Wrong></SingleChoice></Interaction></Part><Part><Question><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Zezé ha i capelli…</language></Paragraph></Question><Interaction><SingleChoice><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">a. lisci e corti </language></Paragraph></Wrong><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">b. bianchi e sempre raccolti </language></Paragraph></Wrong><Right><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">c. neri e ricci </language></Paragraph></Right></SingleChoice></Interaction></Part><Part><Question><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Zezé ha la faccia…</language></Paragraph></Question><Interaction><SingleChoice><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">a. magra </language></Paragraph></Wrong><Right><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">b. piena </language></Paragraph></Right><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">c. triste </language></Paragraph></Wrong></SingleChoice></Interaction></Part><Part><Question><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Zezé porta un turbante…</language></Paragraph></Question><Interaction><SingleChoice><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">a. quando va a funzioni religiose</language></Paragraph></Wrong><Right><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">b. quando pulisce</language></Paragraph></Right><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">c. quando esce</language></Paragraph></Wrong></SingleChoice></Interaction></Part><Part><Question><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Zezé…</language></Paragraph></Question><Interaction><SingleChoice><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">a. non ha le gambe sottili </language></Paragraph></Wrong><Wrong><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">b. ha le gambe sottili ma non come quelle della signora </language></Paragraph></Wrong><Right><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">c. ha le gambe sottili </language></Paragraph></Right></SingleChoice></Interaction></Part></Multipart></Activity></Section><Section><Title>Opposites</Title><Paragraph>In this activity you will expand your vocabulary by looking at words with opposite meanings.</Paragraph><Activity><Heading>Attività 20</Heading><Multipart><Paragraph>Find the opposite of the following adjectives in the text.</Paragraph><Paragraph><i><language xml:lang="it">Cercate nel testo il contrario dei seguenti aggettivi.</language></i></Paragraph><Part><Question><Quote><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">La Zezé è nera, panciuta, larga di fianchi e magra di spalle e di gambe, con dei piedi ossuti, larghi e piatti. È alta quasi quanto me e dice che io sono la più alta di tutte le signore che ha avuto. Arriva a mezzogiorno con le sacche della spesa. Quando piove ha un impermeabile finta tigre. Per fare le faccende si mette in testa un fazzoletto fatto a turbante. È nata a Capo Verde, ma è cresciuta in casa d'una zia a Torpignattara.</language></Paragraph><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Non le piacciono le donne alte. Lei è alta ma ben proporzionata, ha le gambe sottili per sua fortuna, io non le ho tanto sottili per mia disgrazia. (...) Trova che io mi pettino male. Così come mi pettino con i capelli tutti puntati in cima alla testa, si vede troppo la mia faccia magra, con le occhiaie e le rughe. Lei ha la faccia piena e non ha bisogno di nasconderla coi capelli. I suoi capelli sono ricci, crespi e gonfi, li taglia ben corti (...). Ha i capelli ancora tutti neri per sua fortuna. Io invece di capelli bianchi ne ho tanti, e chissà cosa aspetto a tingerli, non si sa.</language></Paragraph></Quote></Question></Part><Part><Question><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">1 stretto,-a</language></Paragraph></Question><Interaction><FreeResponse size="single line" id="act_12_1" xml:space="preserve"/></Interaction><Answer><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">largo</language></Paragraph></Answer></Part><Part><Question><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">2 sproporzionato,-a</language></Paragraph></Question><Interaction><FreeResponse size="single line" id="act_12_2"/></Interaction><Answer><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">(ben) proporzionato</language></Paragraph></Answer></Part><Part><Question><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">3 liscio,-a</language></Paragraph></Question><Interaction><FreeResponse size="single line" id="act_12_3"/></Interaction><Answer><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">riccio</language></Paragraph></Answer></Part><Part><Question><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">4 sporco,-a</language></Paragraph></Question><Interaction><FreeResponse size="single line" id="act_12_4"/></Interaction><Answer><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">pulito</language></Paragraph></Answer></Part><Part><Question><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">5 impreciso,-a</language></Paragraph></Question><Interaction><FreeResponse size="single line" id="act_12_5"/></Interaction><Answer><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">preciso</language></Paragraph></Answer></Part><Part><Question><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">6 tranquillo,-a</language></Paragraph></Question><Interaction><FreeResponse size="single line" id="act_12_6"/></Interaction><Answer><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">vivace</language></Paragraph></Answer></Part></Multipart></Activity></Section><Section><Title>Writing a description yourself</Title><Paragraph>In this round-up activity you will have the chance to consolidate what you have learned in this course. You will practise writing a text using your imagination.</Paragraph><Activity><Heading>Attività 21</Heading><Question><Paragraph>Look at the people depicted in the picture below. What do you think the relationship between them is? Describe their appearance and imagine what type of person they are. You may want to use the following table (which is the same as the one you used in <i><language xml:lang="it">Attività 17</language></i>) to help gather the information to put in your piece of writing.</Paragraph><Paragraph><i><language xml:lang="it">Guardate le persone nella foto e descrivete sia il loro aspetto che la loro personalità.</language></i></Paragraph><Figure><Image src="https://www.open.edu/openlearn/ocw/pluginfile.php/689605/mod_oucontent/oucontent/33570/l150_act_21.jpg" src_uri="https://openuniv.sharepoint.com/sites/lmodules/l150/lmimages/l150_act_21.jpg" width="100%" x_folderhash="003556fb" x_contenthash="b8594899" x_imagesrc="l150_act_21.jpg" x_imagewidth="342" x_imageheight="360"/><Caption>Figure 15</Caption></Figure><Table class="normal" style="topbottomrules"><TableHead/><tbody><tr><th/><th/></tr><tr><td><b><language xml:lang="it">Statura e corporatura</language></b></td><td><FreeResponse id="fr8" size="paragraph"/></td></tr><tr><td><b><language xml:lang="it">Occhi</language></b></td><td><FreeResponse id="fr9" size="paragraph"/></td></tr><tr><td><b><language xml:lang="it">Capelli</language></b></td><td><FreeResponse id="fr10" size="paragraph"/></td></tr><tr><td><b><language xml:lang="it">Abbigliamento</language></b></td><td><FreeResponse id="fr11" size="paragraph"/></td></tr><tr><td><b><language xml:lang="it">Aspetto in generale</language></b></td><td><FreeResponse id="fr12" size="paragraph"/></td></tr><tr><td><b><language xml:lang="it">Età</language></b></td><td><FreeResponse id="fr13" size="paragraph"/></td></tr><tr><td><b><language xml:lang="it">Carattere</language></b></td><td><FreeResponse id="fr14" size="paragraph"/></td></tr></tbody></Table><Paragraph>Here is a possible answer:</Paragraph></Question><Answer><Quote><Paragraph><language xml:lang="it">Giovanni ha circa sessantacinque anni, ha i capelli corti e grigi e porta i baffi. Lui è molto romantico e sensibile. Gli piace la musica tradizionale italiana e suona la fisarmonica. Qui è con suo figlio Andrea. Andrea è sempre molto elegante e affascinante; è un latin lover! È ancora abbastanza giovane, ha circa quarant’anni, è alto e porta i capelli lunghi come i calciatori o gli attori. Gli piace andare in palestra e in discoteca. Federico, ha 11 anni, non è né alto né basso per la sua età, è un po’ cicciottello ed è molto simpatico. Gli piace stare con i suoi amici e andare alle feste.</language></Paragraph></Quote></Answer></Activity></Section></Session><Session><Title>Conclusion</Title><Paragraph>We hope you have enjoyed this free course, <i>Intermediate Italian: describing people</i>. You have learned how to describe both people’s physical appearance and their personality in Italian. You have also learned how to make comparisons and how to speed-read a text looking for meaning or specific information.</Paragraph><Paragraph>Finally you have been introduced to the work of the Italian author Natalia Ginzburg and have attempted to write your first literary text in Italian.</Paragraph><Paragraph>We hope you will now take the opportunity to use the language you have learned. Why don’t you find out about Italian communities near where you live?</Paragraph></Session>
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