
andare a scuola
to go to school
- Vado a scuola a piedi.
- A che ora vai a scuola?
- Mio figlio va a scuola da settembre.
Vocabulary A1–A2
Observe the scene and discover each word through the image and three example Italian sentences.


to go to school

to study

to learn

to learn by heart

to revise, to review

to read

to underline

to take notes

to copy, to cheat

to erase, to rub out

to draw

to colour in

to glue, to stick

to calculate

to measure

to do an experiment

to raise your hand

to ask a question

to answer

to explain

to understand

to make a mistake

to correct, to mark

to repeat

to dictate

to pay attention

to get distracted

to test orally, to quiz

to do your homework

to have a snack

to skip school, to play truant

to pass an exam

to pass (the school year), to move up

to fail (an exam, a school year)

to enrol, to sign up

to graduate (from university)
Studiare (to study) is the work with books, imparare (to learn) is the result: studio tanto, ma non imparo niente! (I study a lot, but I don’t learn anything!). Before an infinitive it is imparare a: imparo a nuotare (I’m learning to swim). A question is “made”: posso fare una domanda? (may I ask a question?); you also “make” i compiti (homework), un esperimento, merenda (a snack). Essere promosso and essere bocciato agree with the speaker: sono stata promossa, sono stati bocciati. You graduate in a subject: mi sono laureata in lettere (I graduated in humanities). Objects and places are in the lesson School; insegnare (to teach) and chiacchierare (to chat) in Relationship verbs.
Drag-and-drop exercise
Drag a verb onto the photo it describes. Sometimes several verbs fit (someone studying their books may also be revising: ripassare): one is enough, but you can add as many as you like. On a phone: tap the verb, then tap the photo.









Verbs: drag them onto the photos or tap them









Verbs: drag them onto the photos or tap them









Verbs: drag them onto the photos or tap them









Verbs: drag them onto the photos or tap them
Free production
Write your version and compare it with the proposed solution. These activities remain saved on the device, but non modificano il punteggio.
Translate freelyIf you don’t understand, raise your hand and ask a question.
Proposed solution: Se non capisci, alza la mano e fai una domanda.
Translate freelyTonight I’m revising for tomorrow’s test.
Proposed solution: Stasera ripasso per la verifica di domani.
Translate freelyThe teacher explains and the children take notes.
Proposed solution: La maestra spiega e i bambini prendono appunti.
Translate freelyI got three exercises wrong, but now I’m correcting them.
Proposed solution: Ho sbagliato tre esercizi, ma adesso li correggo.
Translate freelyTomorrow the teacher is testing me orally in history.
Proposed solution: Domani il professore mi interroga in storia.
Translate freelyI have to learn a poem by heart for Monday.
Proposed solution: Devo imparare a memoria una poesia per lunedì.
Translate freelyDon’t copy from your classmate: do it yourself!
Proposed solution: Non copiare dal tuo compagno: fai da solo!
Translate freelyI always get distracted when I look out of the window.
Proposed solution: Mi distraggo sempre quando guardo fuori dalla finestra.
Translate freelyMy sister has graduated and now she’s looking for a job.
Proposed solution: Mia sorella si è laureata e adesso cerca lavoro.
Translate freelyI studied a lot and I passed the exam!
Proposed solution: Ho studiato tanto e ho superato l’esame!
Italiano con Martin
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