STUDY SPANISH ONLINE WITH ESTHER
Students of Lingua Diversa Group participated in the new BCC free online Spanish course for beginners, winner of the BAFTA AWARD 2009 for the INTERACTIVE INNOVATION CATEGORY (see the full list)
To see Esther and her students in action and to start learning Spanish click below
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 FREE ITALIAN LESSON FOR COMPLETE BEGINNERS
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In this Unit you will learn:
 the Italian alphabet
 to spell your name/surname in Italian
 to pronounce the most difficult Italian sounds
 20 Italian words you may have already heard before
 to introduce yourself, say your nationality, ask someone's name and nationality
 numbers from 0 to 10
 to ask and say telephone numbers
 vocabulary for food and drinks
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To see the solutions click HERE
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In the Italian Alphabet there are only 21 letters.
ACTIVITY 1.  Click the player below, listen and repeat.
A
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B
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C
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D
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E
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F
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G
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H
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I
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L
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M
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N
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O
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P
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Q
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R
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S
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T
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U
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V
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Z
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Note that the letters J K W X Y only appear in words of foreign origin
and are pronounced like this
J (i lunga)
K (cappa)
W (doppia VU or doppia VI)
X (ics)
Y (i greca)
Now before continuing, repeat the alphabet twice without listening.
Then listen again and check
ACTIVITY 2. Practice of the alphabet
I am now going to repeat the alphabet but this time you will have to help me. I will say every other letter of the alphabet and you will have to say the letter that follows. For example, I say "A", you say "B", I say "C", you say "D" etc., until we reach "Z". Every time you make a mistake stop and go back to the beginning
Ready? Click below...
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ACTIVITY 3. Spelling
You will now listen to the spelling of the NOME (first name) and COGNOME (surname) of one of the most famous Italian painters and sculptors of all times.
Use pen and paper, listen to it the first time and write down the letters you hear. Listen a second time to check and correct if necessary.
NOME: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
COGNOME: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ready? Click below...
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For more practice, now write your name and surname on a piece of paper, then imagine you are talking to an Italian person on the phone and try and spell it out loud in Italian. Do it twice: the first time looking at your name and surname written on the page, the second time without looking at it, just thinking about it and spelling it out loud again
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ACTIVITY 4. Spelling
I am going to spell for you the names of 3 famous CITTA' ITALIANE (Italian cities). Listen to the recording twice and write down the letters you hear.
CITTA' 1: _ _ _ _ _ _ _
CITTA' 2: _ _ _ _ _ _ _
CITTA' 3: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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ACTIVITY 5.
20 Italian words you may have already heard before.
Using the pronunciation rules above, try and read the following Italian words. Then click on the player at the bottom of the list to listen to the correct pronunciation and repeat:
 Ferrari
 Parmigiano Reggiano
 Tagliatelle
 Lasagne
 Bruschetta
 Arrivederci
 Scientifico
 Genova
 Spaghetti
 Chianti
 Cappuccino
 Cioccolata
 Gnocchi
 Zucchini
 Gelato
 Funghi
 Famiglia
 Buongiorno
 Piacere
 Pesce
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ACTIVITY 6.
Introducing yourself, asking someone's name, nationality
To listen click on the play button below each dialogue:
Io Tu 
DIALOGUE 1
Lucio: "Ciao, mi chiamo Lucio. E tu, come ti chiami?"
John: "Mi chiamo John. Piacere!"
Lucio: "Piacere!"
John: "Di dove sei?"
Lucio: "Sono italiano, di Napoli. E tu, sei americano?"
John: "No, io sono inglese, di Londra"
DIALOGUE 2
LUI Paul 
Lucio: "Come si chiama lui?"
Silvia: " Si chiama Paul"
Lucio: "Di dov'è Paul?"
Silvia: "Paul è francese, di Parigi"
DIALOGUE 3
LEI Angela 
Lucio: "Come si chiama lei?"
Silvia: "Si chiama Angela"
Lucio: "Di dov'è Angela?"
Silvia: "Lei è italiana, di Roma"
*Grammar point: If the nationality ends in -E it stays the same for masculine and feminine. If it ends in -O it changes to -A in the feminine.
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ACTIVITY 7.
Numbers 0 - 10
Try and match each number with the equivalent word. Then click on the play button below and repeat.
0
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tre
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1
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cinque
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2
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uno
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3
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dieci
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4
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sette
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5
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nove
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6
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due
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7
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otto
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8
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quattro
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9
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zero
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10
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sei
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ACTIVITY 8.
Ask / say telephone numbers
Listen to the dialogue and try to write down Silvia's phone number:
Lucio: "Ciao Silvia, qual è il tuo numero di telefono?"
Silvia: "Il mio numero è _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "
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ACTIVITY 9.
Interactive Wordsearch
Find 10 adjectives of nationality in this fun interactive game. Click HERE
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ACTIVITY 10.
Learn food and drinks in Italian
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TEST 1.
Now try and match the nationalities from the list in brackets with the correct person and change it to feminine where necessary:
(russo, canadese, brasiliano, svizzero, cinese, italiano, tedesco, spagnolo, irlandese, giapponese)
Lui è giapponese
 Lui è __________
 Lei è __________
 Lui è __________
 Lui è __________
 Lui è __________
 Lei è __________
 Lui è __________
 Lei è __________
 Lui è __________
TEST 2.
Match questions and answers:
1) Di dove sei?
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A) Mi chiamo Alberto
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2) Come ti chiami?
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B) No, è spagnola
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3) Sei francese?
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C) E' tedesca
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4) Come si chiama lui?
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D) Sono italiano
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5) Anna è italiana?
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E) Mario
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6) Di dov'è lei?
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F) Si chiama Lisa
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7) Come si chiama lei?
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G) No, sono inglese
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TEST 3.
Write a suitable question for each answer:
1) ............................?
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A) Mi chiamo Alberto
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2) ............................?
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B) Si chiama Mary
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3) ............................?
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C) Sono francese
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4) ............................?
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D) E' tedesca
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5) ............................?
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E) No, è americano
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6) ............................?
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F) Si chiama John
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7) ............................?
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G) No, sono italiana
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TEST 4.
Do the maths in Italian:
tre + quattro =
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cinque - due =
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dieci - sei =
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otto + uno =
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sette + tre =
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nove - otto =
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sei - quattro =
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due + tre =
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dieci - due =
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zero + sei =
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sette - sette =
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