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Intermediate Italian: describing people
Intermediate Italian: describing people

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Checking meaning

In this activity you have an opportunity to read the extract again, this time looking for background information.

Attività 18

a. 

True


b. 

False


The correct answer is a.

a. 

True


b. 

False


The correct answer is a.

a. 

False


b. 

True


The correct answer is b.

a. 

True


b. 

False


The correct answer is a.

a. 

False


b. 

True


The correct answer is b.

a. 

True


b. 

False


The correct answer is a.

a. 

True


b. 

False


The correct answer is a.

Box 6 Using a bilingual dictionary

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.

• Verbs will be listed under their infinitive form, for example andare not vado.

• Nouns in the singular form, for example chiave not chiavi) .

• Adjectives in the masculine singular form , for example allegro not allegre) .

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, alzarsi will be found as a subheading of the entry alzare, marked as v.pr. (verbo pronominale) or v.r. (verbo riflessivo).