NVQ Italian and
Business
Case study:
Lavazza
‘The language of
coffee’
training day
LinkedUp project: The
language of business
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In this unit you will
Language objectives
• learn useful expressions
concerning the art of
making coffee
• become familiar with the
use of verbs in the 1st
and 2nd person plural
• practise pronunciation
• complete a table of
verbs
Business objectives
• watch an educational
video on how to prepare
coffee
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L’arte di fare il caffè
•Guarda il video
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www.lavazza.com
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Useful words-parole utili
Look at the video again, can you translate the
following words or expressions into English?
• Macchina
Recognising words
• Macinare il caffè
related to making
coffee
• Contenitore
• Due dosi
• Beccuccio doppio
• Bottone
• Riscaldare
• Il caffè è pronto!
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Useful words-Parole Utili: here
is the solution....
Inglese
• Machine
• Toast the beans
• Container
• Two doses
• Double spout
• Button
• To warm up
• Coffee is ready cup!
Italiano
• Macchina
• Macinare il caffè
• Contenitore
• Due dosi
• Beccuccio doppio
• Bottone
• Riscaldare
• Il caffè è pronto!
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Match the left and right
columns
1. Facciamo
2. Usiamo
3. Appoggiamo
4. Puliamo
5. Schiacciamo
6. Lasciamo
7. Iniziamo
8. Apriamo
9. Mettiamo
10. Aspettiamo
11.Muoviamo
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
K.
Lasciare
Iniziare
Usare
Muovere
Pulire
Schiacciare
Appoggiare
Fare
Aprire
Mettere
Aspettare
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
K.
To leave
To start
To use
To move
To clean
To press
To lean
To do
To open
To put
To wait
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“Let’s...” Translate into Italian
Translate the following expressions into Italian
• Let’s use!
Practising the first
person plural form
• Let’s clean!
• Let’s start!
• Let’s open!
Apriamo!
• Let’s put!
• Let’s wait!
• Let’s press!
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Extended activity
Practising the
impersonal si
Look back at the unit Il consumo di caffè in Italia:
transform the above expressions using the impersonal
form.
1. Facciamo
2. Usiamo
3. Appoggiamo
4. Puliamo
5. Schiacciamo
6. Lasciamo
7. Iniziamo
8. Apriamo
9. Mettiamo
10. Aspettiamo
11.Muoviamo
Si fa
Si pulisce
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Pronunciation-Pronuncia
Read aloud the following verbs mentioned in the
second half of the video
Practising
• Mettono
pronunciation
on the third
• Prendono
but one
• Inseriscono
syllable
• Girano
• Fanno
• Puliscono
• Muovono
• Versano
• Prendono
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Grammar point-Grammatica
Complete the following table of verbs
girare
prendere
aprire
pulire
gira
prende
apre
pulisce
girate
prendete
aprite
pulite
io
tu
Lui/lei
noi
voi
loro
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Well done! Bravo!
• You have successfully completed this
practical unit!
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