LA BELLA FIGURA – EXPERIENCE ITALIAN CULTURE Lesson Material – Level 1 Absolute Beginners
Lezione 5 – Unit 5
In Stazione At the Train Station
A common way to travel around Italy is by train. Regional trains connect the small towns of a specific region; they are less fast and may not be very reliable. Intercity trains, which are divided into different categories (eurostar, freccia bianca, freccia argento, freccia rossa), connect the main cities and are usually faster and more reliable. Train tickets have a different prices and different restrictions according to the kind of train they refer to. BUYING A TRAIN TICKET
LA BIGLIETTERIA
IL TRENO REGIONALE INTERCITY/ EUROSTAR (or FRECCIABIANCA/FRECCIARGENTO) FRECCIAROSSA
TRENI A PRENOTAZIONE OBBLIGATORIA
COMMENT This is the place you have to look for it if you want to buy a train ticket. Ticket offices may be closed at certain times of the day, or may be very busy, but in many cities train stations are provided with self-service machines. Train tickets may also be purchased on-line, from the website of the national train company: TRENITALIA. Trains may be: Regional (they connect small cities, might be subject to cancellation and delays, and they require a basic train ticket which has to be validated in a proper validating machine) Intercity, Eurostar or Frecciarossa (they connect only major cities, are more reliable and require a more expensive ticket which includes also the booking of a seat; these train tickets do not need validation) Trains with compulsory booking. Every train that is not a regional train will fit into
PRONUNCIATION NOTES
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Use this column to mark the pronunciation of the word. Try to match each Italian sound with an equivalent sound in your language. Example (for English speakers): the group of letters sci in Italian is always pronounced/read as the English word she. 1
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CARROZZA / VAGONE POSTO SOLO ANDATA ANDATA E RITORNO PRIMA CLASSE SECONDA CLASSE TAKING THE TRAIN CONVALIDARE
QUANDO CAMBIO TRENO PRENDO LA COINCIDENZA... TRENO DIRETTO BINARIO DA QUALE BINARIO PARTE IL TRENO PER ROMA? A CHE ORA PARTE IL TRENO PER ROMA? GLI ARRIVI LE PARTENZE LA FERMATA GLI ARRIVI O LE PARTENZE I BINARI GLI ORARI I PASSEGGERI HA RITARDO SCIOPERO DEI TRASPORTI
this category. That is, when you buy a train ticket you will also need to book your seat (the booking is automatically done when you purchase the ticket. The ticket you receive includes the number of the carriage you are travelling into, your seat number, as well as the time and day of your travel) This is the carriage This is the seat This is a one-way train ticket. This is a return ticket (round trip ticket) If you want a first class ticket (first class carriages does not exist on regional trains) If you want a second class ticket COMMENT If you have a regional train ticket, you have to validate it: you will have to stamp it (with the day and time) in one of the small yellow machines that are usually located close to each platform. When you change trains, you will have to get the connection. This is a direct train to a certain destination. This is where trains arrive and leave: the platform. You can ask this question if you don’t know from which platform does the train to Roma leave. You can ask this question if you want to know at what time does the train to Roma leave. These are the arriving trains These are the departing trains This indicates a train stop Inside the station and at the platforms there are video displays which show information about the arriving trains and the departing trains. In particular, they indicate the platform number and the arriving or the departing times of each train The travellers This indicates that a train has been delayed. This expression announces a strike in the public transport system. For a safer journey it is better not to travel at these times.
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DIALOGUE Read and repeat after the teacher. Use the space provided to write an equivalent dialogue/exchange in English. ITALIAN
ENGLISH
Officer: Buongiorno! Luca: Buongiorno! Vorrei un biglietto del treno per Milano, per favore. Officer: Roma-Milano? Luca: Si, solo andata. Officer: Per oggi? Luca: Sì, sì! Officer: C’è il frecciarossa alle 4:00, costa 91Euro, e arriva alle 7.30 a Milano. Oppure c’é un intercity alle 3:00, arriva alle 9.30, e costa 56Euro…C’è posto in tutti e due. Luca: Prendo un biglietto per il Frecciarossa, seconda classe. Officer: Bene, posto 102, carrozza 8…sono 91Euro, per favore. Giulia: Buongiorno! Vorremmo due biglietti andata e ritorno NoaleVenezia. Officer: Certo, sono 10Euro, per favore! Giulia: Ecco! Arrivederci. Officer: Arrivederci. Sara: A che ora parte il treno? Giulia: Alle due, tra poco! Sara: Allora possiamo già convalidare il biglietto…lì c’è una macchinetta! Giulia: Sì, fatto! Sara: Fatto! Dobbiamo cambiare? Giulia: No, no..E ci sono solo tre fermate! Sara: Bene! Da che binario parte? Giulia: Dal binario due, possiamo già andare! Sara: Arrivate! Giulia: Finalmente! Aveva un pò di ritardo Sara: Sì.. Venti minuti! Giulia: A che ora è il ritorno? Sara: C’è un treno alle sei… Giulia: Benissimo!
NOTES Luca buys a train ticket to Milan
Giulia and Sara are catching a regional train together
NOALE, at the train station…
VENEZIA, at the train station
A BIT OF GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY Today we will see the present tense of the verb ANDARE. The subject pronouns are given in brackets because they are not necessary in Italian and they are normally omitted. To understand who performs the action of the verb (that is, who is the subject) the speakers rely on the verb endings.
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1. The verb ANDARE (TO GO) ENGLISH I go You go He goes She goes We go You go They go
ITALIAN (Io) VADO (Tu) VAI (Lui) VA (Lei) VA (Noi) ANDIAMO (Voi) ANDATE (Loro) VANNO
2. Some numbers, days of the week, months and seasons TREDICI MARZO
QUATTORDICI APRILE PRIMAVERA MERCOLEDI`
QUINDICI MAGGIO
EXERCISES 1. Match the sentences: 1.
When you buy a return ticket you buy…
A. IL TRENO
2.
What do you have to do to validate your ticket?
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Which are the trains that have la “PRENOTAZIONE OBBLIGATORIA”?
B. EUROSTAR, INTERCITY AND FRECCIA ROSSA C.
LE PARTENZE
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Where do you go to get on a train?
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The train is…
D. UN BIGLIETTO DI ANDATA E RITORNO
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The train carriages are…
E.
LA COINCIDENZA
7.
The place where you sit is…
F.
IN RITARDO
8.
If you change trains you have to look for…
G. I VAGONI
9.
When you travel you are…
H. CONVALIDARE
10. The stops a train makes are…
I.
LE FERMATE
11. The arriving trains are…
J.
AL BINARIO
12. If you want to know “A CHE ORA” is the train leaving you have to check…
K. GLI ARRIVI
13. When your train is late it is...
M. IL POSTO
L.
UN PASSEGGERO
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2. Translate the dialogue into English Buonasera Signore! ………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………....................................................... .............................................................................................................................................................................................. Buonasera, vorrei un biglietto per Firenze. ………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………....................................................... .............................................................................................................................................................................................. Solo andata? ………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………....................................................... .............................................................................................................................................................................................. No, andata e ritorno, per favore. ………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………....................................................... .............................................................................................................................................................................................. Certo, Torino-Firenze andata e ritorno! Quando parte? ………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………....................................................... .............................................................................................................................................................................................. Domani. E ritorno mercoledì due marzo. ………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………....................................................... .............................................................................................................................................................................................. Certo, mattina o pomeriggio? ………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………....................................................... .............................................................................................................................................................................................. Mattina è meglio, grazie! ………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………....................................................... .............................................................................................................................................................................................. Si..Domani c’è posto sul Frecciarossa delle 8.14, arriva alle 11.05 a Firenze. E’ diretto! Al ritorno c’è posto sul Frecciargento delle 8.25, arriva alle 12.35 a Torino e cambia a Bologna.Va bene? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………....................................................... Si, ottimo! ………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………....................................................... .............................................................................................................................................................................................. Bene. Ecco I suoi biglietti. Sono 68€ per l’andata e 67€ per il ritorno..135€ in tutto. ………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………....................................................... .............................................................................................................................................................................................. Created by New Realm Media for La Bella Figura – Experience Italian Culture. September 2012 ©
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3. Speaking Work in pairs or in groups of three people. Choose set 1, set 2, or set 3. Then, use the words and expressions you have learned to create a small conversation in Italian. Write your dialogue, establish the roles, and then practice it! Set 1
At the ticket office One way ticket Local train Two passengers
Set 2
Two passengers talking at the station They check the departure time and the platform They look for the validating machine
Set 3
At the ticket office Buy a return ticket from Rome to Milan Choose between a Frecciarossa or a Eurostar train
Approaching Italian Culture through the song SUL TRENO (On the Train) by Simone Crisiticchi Simone Christicchi (born 5 February 1977 in Rome) is an Italian singer and composer. In March 2007, Simone won the 57th edition of the Sanremo music festival with his song "Ti regalerò una rosa". The lyrics are taken from papers he found that were written by a man who spent in a mental hospital for most of his life. It is a sad tale of the man's struggle with being away from the woman he loves and being exiled for being mentally ill. The song has so far reached number 3 on the official Italian charts and number 1 on the official downloads chart going to become Christicchi's most successful song to date in the country. Albums Fabbricante di canzoni (Italian, BMG 2006)#11 Italy Official Albums Chart Dall'altra parte del cancello (Italian, BMG 2007) Grand Hotel Christicchi (2010)
(source: Wikipedia)
4. Listening Listen to the song SUL TRENO (On the train) by Simone Cristicchi. Write in the space provided the words you can catch.
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A LITTLE STORY TO SUMMARIZE WHAT WE HAVE LEARNT TODAY Oggi Pierino prende il treno con la nonna. Ripeti le parole in grassetto dopo l’insegnante. Pierino prende il treno Le vacanze di Natale sono finite e Pierino deve tornare a casa. Per tornare da Milano, deve prendere il treno; è un lungo viaggio e la nonna lo accompagna. La nonna si ferma a casa di Pierino, per una settimana, da mercoledì a mercoledì. Poi torna a Milano, e Pierino non la rivede fino ad aprile. Quando arrivano in stazione, la nonna dice: “Dobbiamo fare il biglietto”. Alla biglietteria, si mettono in coda; quando arriva il loro turno la nonna dice: “Buongiorno! Vorrei due biglietti per Frascati.” Il bigliettaio risponde: “Buongiorno Signora! Vuole partire oggi?”. La nonna dice: “ Si, e vorrei due biglietti solo andata in seconda classe.” “Certo!”, risponde il bigliettaio. “… Allora… Oggi, c’e’ posto su un treno Frecciarossa per Roma alle dieci. L’arrivo è alle ore tredici. A Roma dovete cambiare treno, la partenza della coincidenza per Frascati è alle ore quattordici su un treno regionale. Va bene?”. La nonna dice: “Si, va benissimo. Quant’é?”. Il bigliettaio risponde: “Sono 140 euro”. Quando la nonna paga, il bigliettaio dice: “Grazie. Ecco i biglietti. Sul treno Frecciarossa siete nel vagone nove, e avete il posto quindici e il posto sedici. A Roma, ricordatevi di convalidare il biglietto del treno regionale! Buon viaggio!”. La nonna e Pierino rispondono: “Grazie!”. Quando escono dalla biglietteria, Pierino guarda il tabellone delle partenze e dice: “ Il nostro treno parte dal binario due tra mezz’ora”. “Ottimo! Facciamo in tempo a fare colazione al bar della stazione!”, risponde la nonna. TRANSLATION Today Pierino takes the train with his grandmother. Repeat the words in bold, after the teacher. Please consider that this text is to help you understanding the story, but it is not always wordto-word translation. Pierino takes the train The end of the Christmas holidays is coming, and Pierino has to come back home. To go back from Milan, he has to catch the train; it is a long trip and his grandmother is travelling with him. She will stay at Pierino’s house for a week, from Wednesday to Wednesday. Then, she will go back to Milan and Pierino will not see her again until April. When they arrive at the train station, grandmother says: “We need to buy the ticket”.
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They queue at the ticket office and when their turn comes, grandmother says: “Good morning! I’d like two tickets to Frascati”. The officer replies: “Good morning! Are you travelling today?”. She answers: “Yes, and I’d like two second class one way tickets”. “Sure”, the officer answers. “…Well…Today, there is place available on a Frecciarossa train to Roma, which leaves at ten. The train arrives at one o’clock in Roma. Then, in Roma, you’ll have to change trains; the departure time of the connecting train to Frascati is at two o’clock. This is a regional train. Is that all right?”. Pierino’s grandmother says: “Yes, this is perfect. How much is it for the tickets?”. The officer replies: “It’ s 140 euros”. Once she pays, the officer says: “Thank you. These are your tickets. On the Frecciarossa, you’ll be in carriage number 9, seats 15 and 16. And, in Rome, remember to validate your regional train ticket. Have a nice trip!” Pierino and his grandmother say: “Thank you!” When they exit the ticket office, Pierino gives a look at the departures time table and says: “ Our train leaves in half an hour from platform number 2”. “Great! We have time to have breakfast at the train station’s café”, grandmother answers. HOMEWORK Exercise 1: REVISE THE WORDS YOU HAVE LEARNT. a. Read them loud. b. Explain their meaning. Are they formal or informal? In which context do you use them? IN STAZIONE LA BIGLIETTERIA IL TRENO/I TRENI TRENO DIRETTO REGIONALE INTERCITY/EUROSTAR FRECCIA BIANCA/FRECCIA ARGENTO FRECCIA ROSSA IL VAGONE/LA CARROZZA IL POSTO PRIMA CLASSE SECONDA CLASSE PASSEGGERI GLI ARRIVI Created by New Realm Media for La Bella Figura – Experience Italian Culture. September 2012 ©
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LE PARTENZE LA FERMATA IL BIGLIETTO VORREI DUE BIGLIETTI PER...? SOLO ANDATA ANDATA E RITORNO PRENOTAZIONE OBBLIGATORIA CONVALIDARE IL BINARIO/I BINARI DA QUALE BINARIO PARTE IL TRENO PER...? A CHE ORA PARTE IL TRENO PER...? HA RITARDO QUANDO CAMBIO TRENO PRENDO LA COINCIDENZA SCIOPERO DEI TRENI COLAZIONE BAR DELLA STAZIONE IO VADO TU VAI EGLI/LEI VA NOI ANDIAMO VOI ANDATE LORO VANNO TREDICI QUATTORDICI QUINDICI MARZO APRILE MAGGIO
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Exercise 2 Complete Pierino’s story filling the gaps with the words listed below (you need to repeat some words) QUANT’E’ - ARRIVO – TRENO (X3) – COLAZIONE - SOLO ANDATA – TREDICI – REGIONALE (x2) - IN STAZIONE – MERCOLEDÌ (x2) - PARTENZE - BIGLIETTI - PARTENZA - ALLA BIGLIETTERIA – VAGONE - SECONDA CLASSE – DIECI – CAMBIARE - BIGLIETTO – BAR - IL POSTO - BINARIO – APRILE - TRENO FRECCIAROSSA - QUINDICI – COINCIDENZA – QUATTORDICI – BIGLIETTERIA – STAZIONE - CONVALIDARE Pierino prende il treno Le vacanze di Natale sono quasi finite e Pierino deve tornare a casa. Per tornare da Milano, deve prendere il ……………; è un lungo viaggio e la nonna lo accompagna. La nonna si ferma a casa di Pierino, per una settimana, da ………….. a ……………... Poi torna a Milano, e Pierino non la rivede fino ad ………………... Quando arrivano .. …………., la nonna dice: “Dobbiamo fare il ……………………….”. ….. ………………., si mettono in coda, e quando arriva il loro turno la Nonna dice: “Buongiorno! Vorrei due biglietti per Frascati.” Il bigliettaio risponde: “Buongiorno Signora! Vuole partire oggi?”. La nonna dice: “ Si, e vorrei due biglietti ……….. ……………… in ……….. ……………………….” “Certo!”, risponde il bigliettaio. “… Allora…Oggi, c’è posto su un ………. ………………………. per Roma alle ………... L’ …………… è alle ore ………………….. A Roma dovete …………………. treno, la ………………….. della ………………………….. per Frascati è alle ore ……………………., su un treno ………………... Va bene?”. La nonna dice: “Si, va benissimo. ………………..?”. Il bigliettaio risponde: “Sono 140 euro”. Quando la nonna paga, il bigliettaio dice: “Grazie. Ecco i …………………... Sul …………. Frecciarossa siete nel ……………….. 9, e avete il posto ……………… e …. …………… sedici. A Roma, ricordatevi di ………………………….. il biglietto del treno ……………..! Buon viaggio!”. La nonna e Pierino rispondono: “Grazie!”. Quando escono dalla ………………., Pierino guarda il tabellone delle …………….. e dice: “ Il nostro …….. parte dal ………………….. due tra mezz’ora”. “Ottimo! Facciamo in tempo a fare ……………. al …….. della ………………..!”, risponde la nonna.
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