Unit 13: La Pizzeria

Exercise 1

pizza capricciosa: tomato, mozzarella, mushrooms, prosciutto ham, olives

pizza diavola: tomato, soppressata sausage, chili pepper, garlic

pizza ortolana: arugula, zucchini peas, eggplant, asparagus, carrot

Exercise 2

i carciofi – il carciofo            

le cime di rapa – la cima di rapa

i capperi – il cappero            

gli hot dog – l’hot dog

i fiori di zucca – il fiore di zucca            

i tartufi – il tartufo

Exercise 3

a small orange un’arancia piccola            

too much rice troppo riso

a take away pizza una pizza da portare via            

more bread più pane

less salt meno sale          

a good pizza una pizza buona

a chicken and cheese sandwich to eat here un panino di formaggio e pollo da mangiare qui

Exercise 4

A little more, please Un po di più, per favore     

That’s good, yum yum Va bene, gnam gnam

To eat here Da mangiare qui

To take away Da portare via

Something to drink? Qualcosa da here?            

No thank you: No grazie

Unit 13 Review Exercises

After you complete these review exercises, wait a few days and then review your work. Feel free to go on to the next unit in the meantime.

When it’s time to review your work, use a bilingual dictionary to check your answers to Review Exercise 1. Doing the extra legwork of looking up words will help reinforce this vocabulary.

Confirm your answers to Review Exercise 2 using the conversational phrases shown on pages 84-85. For Review Exercise 3, use your imagination and have fun.

Review Exercise 4

troppo grande – too big                              

più piccolo – smaller [more small]

tutto va bene – everything’s good          

un po’ di sale – a little bit of salt