Lessons 1 – Semester II

LT3 Group 4

Worksheet

Warm up – Activity 1 – Sentence Translation

1. Questo è il giorno dell'America –> this is America’s Day.

2. Questo è il giorno della democrazia –> this is democracy’s day

3. Un giorno di storia e di speranza –>a day of history and hope.

4. Di rinnovamento e determinazione –> of renewal and determination (/resolve).

5. L'America è stata messa alla prova e ha raccolto la sfida –> America’s been tested and
has risen to the challenge.

6. Oggi celebriamo il trionfo, non di un candidato, ma di una causa, la causa della

democrazia –> today we celebrate the triumph, not of a candidate, but of a cause, the
cause of democracy.

7. La volontà del popolo è stata sentita, e la volontà del popolo è stata presa in
considerazione –> the will of the people has been heard, and people’s will has been
taken into consideration (/listened to /taken into account /heeded)

8. Abbiamo imparato di nuovo che la democrazia è preziosa –> we have learned again that
democracy is precious.

9. La democrazia è fragile –> democracy is fragile.

10. E amici miei, la democrazia ha prevalso –> and my friends, democracy has prevailed.

11. Ci riuniamo come una sola nazione, sotto Dio, indivisibile, per effettuare il trasferimento
pacifico del potere come abbiamo fatto per più di due secoli

We come together (/unite /gather) as a single nation, under God, indivisible, to carry out
the peaceful transfer of power as we have been doing for more than two centuries.

12. Guardiamo avanti nel nostro modo unicamente americano - inquieto, audace, ottimista -
e fissiamo i nostri obiettivi sulla nazione che sappiamo di poter essere, e che dobbiamo
essere

We look ahead in our uniquely American way – restless, bold, optimistic – and we set
our sights (/define our aims) on the nation we know we can be, and we must be.

13. Ringrazio i miei predecessori dal profondo del cuore –> I thank my predecessors from
the bottom of my heart.
Listening – Activity 2

As you watch and listen, fill in the gaps.

First read through the sentences and try to predict which type of word you will hear.

1. You know the resilience of our Constitution and the strength of our nation.

2. I have just taken the sacred oath each of those patriots took, an oath first sworn by
George Washington.

3. Over the centuries through storm and strife (trouble), in peace and war, we have come
so far, but we still have far to go.

4. Few periods in our nation’s history have been more challenging or difficult than the one
we’re in now.

5. Millions of jobs have been lost.

6. A cry for survival comes from the planet itself. A cry that can’t be more desperate or any
more clear.

Speaking Activity 3

Politics

• Do you enjoy talking about politics with your family or friends?

• Is voting an important responsibility of a citizen? Do you think it should be made

compulsory?

• Which is better in today’s world – democracy or autocracy?

• Some people say that autocracy is making a comeback. Do you agree?

• Do you think the idea of sortition, used in the democracy of ancient Greece, could
work today? (i.e. random selection of people in political positions)
Focus on vocabulary:

Italian word English word Adjective(s) Noun(s)

Collaborare Collaborate Collaborative Collaboration
Comunicare Communicate Communicative Communication
Criticare Criticize Critical Criticism
Definire Define Definitive Definition
Descrivere Describe Descriptive Description
Diffidare Mistrust Mistrustful Warning
Distruggere Destroy Destructive Destruction
Impiegare Employ Employable Employee
Mancare Miss
Opprimere
Produrre Produce Productive Product
Rappresentare Represent Representative Representative
Sconfiggere Defeat Defeated Defeat
Semplificare Simplify Simplified
Sfidare Challenge Challengeable Challenge
Sfruttare Exploit Exploitable Exploitation
Sorvegliare Supervise Under surveillance Supervision
Sviluppare Develop Developed Development