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Comprehension
Italian reading practice
by Alessio · teacher of Italian as a foreign language, ITALS master’s
Real, short texts with questions and answers: pick a level and start reading.
Level A1
A1Reading an Italian menuA real trattoria menu: read it and answer. The articles are highlighted.A1An enrolment emailAn email like the ones a language school sends: essere and avere are highlighted.A1A postcard from BolognaA handwritten postcard: the present tense is highlighted.A1A shopping receiptA receipt from the corner shop: singulars and plurals highlighted.A1A school's «about us» pageA web page introducing a team: the subject pronouns are highlighted.A1A note on the fridgeA post-it at home: Italian negation is highlighted.A1Train times at the stationThe departures board at the station: numbers and times highlighted.A1The cinema ticketA real ticket: numbers, dates and times highlighted.A1Reading a food labelA real supermarket label: simple prepositions are highlighted.A1Filling in a formA hand-filled form: essere and avere are highlighted.A1The shopping listA real-life post-it: singulars and plurals highlighted.A1Ordering at an Italian barBreakfast at the counter, message by message: articles are highlighted.A1Gelato flavoursA gelato shop window: adjectives are highlighted.A1The week plannerThe days of the week on a post-it: the present tense is highlighted.A1The park signThe rules at the park entrance: negation is highlighted.A1Introducing yourselfA first message to a language partner: subject pronouns are highlighted.
Level A2
A2A rental adA real-style classified ad: the adjectives and their agreement are highlighted.A2A local news itemA local news story: c'è, ci sono and ci vuole are highlighted.A2Ordering pizza in a chatA real takeaway order: direct object pronouns are highlighted.A2Grandma's recipeA ragù explained by email: the imperative is highlighted.A2The weather forecastThe weekend weather: the simple future is highlighted.A2The museum ticketA real ticket, line by line: combined prepositions are highlighted.A2The electricity billA real bill, line by line: the simple future is highlighted.A2The concert ticketA ticket with its fine print: indirect object pronouns are highlighted.A2The supermarket flyerA special-offers flyer: the imperative is highlighted.A2A voicemail messageA message transcribed word for word: the passato prossimo is highlighted.A2A CV in ItalianA real CV, line by line: the passato prossimo is highlighted.A2Asking for directionsHow to reach the cathedral, in a chat: ne and ci are highlighted.A2Booking a hotelA hotel confirmation email: possessives are highlighted.A2A birthday cardA handwritten card: stare + gerund is highlighted.A2Booking a tableA message left for the restaurant: essere or avere in the past, highlighted.A2A baker's dayA daily routine from the paper: reflexive verbs are highlighted.A2Italian opening hoursThe sign on a shop door: combined prepositions are highlighted.A2The train ticketA regional train ticket with its notices: the simple future is highlighted.
Level B1
B1Reading a job adA real seasonal job offer: impersonal si is highlighted.B1Booking a doctor's appointmentA polite booking using the formal Lei: the conditional is highlighted.B1The pizzeria menuA real menu, boasts included: comparatives and superlatives highlighted.B1The story of the neighbourhoodHow the square used to be and what happened: passato prossimo and imperfetto highlighted.B1The phone billA bill with its notes: connectives are highlighted.B1Reading a wine labelThe back of a bottle: impersonal si is highlighted.B1The doctor's answering machineA surgery's recorded message: imperatives with pronouns are highlighted.B1News in easy ItalianThree short items from a news site: the trapassato prossimo is highlighted.B1The rental contractThe clauses you actually sign: the present subjunctive is highlighted.B1The weekly horoscopeThree signs from the Sunday paper: the conditional is highlighted.B1After the job interviewThe debrief with a friend: past modal verbs are highlighted.B1The tiramisù recipeItaly's most searched recipe: imperatives with pronouns are highlighted.B1The condo noticeA notice-board announcement like the real ones: combined pronouns are highlighted.
Level B2
B2A complaint emailA well-written formal complaint: the passive voice is highlighted.B2A restaurant reviewA real review of a seaside trattoria: adjective position is highlighted.B2The flea market adA cellar clear-out ad: relative pronouns are highlighted.B2The neighbourhood committee flyerA politely angry flyer: subjunctives are highlighted.B2A refund formA filled-in refund request: the passive voice is highlighted.B2A cover letterA well-written application: gerunds and participles highlighted.B2Reading hotel reviewsTwo real reviews, one glowing and one let down: subjunctives are highlighted.B2If I won a millionFour voices from the square: hypothetical sentences are highlighted.B2The class group chatThe group chat the night before the exam: pronominal verbs are highlighted.
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