NVQ Italian and
Business
‘Nel negozio
di alimentari:
Da Giacobazzi
Deli’
LinkedUp project: The
language of business
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In this unit you will...
Language objectives
• To become familiar with
vocabulary related to the
business of a food shop
• To become familiar with
vocabulary used to
locate objects
• To be able to follow and
give instructions
• To be able to recognise
and express continuous
actions
Business objectives
• will investigate an Italian
small business:
Giacobazzi, a high
quality food shop
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Complete the description of these products by
choosing the correct container from the list below
_________di yogurt
_________ di biscotti
___________ di acqua
____________di formaggio __________ di cereali _____________ di pasta
Un vasetto di plastica
Una busta
Un vasetto di vetro
Una bustina
Un cartone
Una bottiglia
Un pacchetto
Un pezzo
______________di latte
_________di riso
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Put items in order-Riordina gli
scaffali
Ciao,
puoi riordinare gli scaffali? Metti i
prodotti negli scaffali giusti:
Latticini, Bevande e Frutta, grazie!
Mele
Acqua
Yogurt
Mozzarella
Pere
Cocacola
Smoothies
Arance
Pesche
Aranciata
Parmigiano
Succo di frutta
Banane
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Locating Objects
Match the Italian with the English words
1. Primo
2. Secondo
3. Terzo
4. Prima
5. Poi
6. A sinistra
7. A destra
8. Vicino
9. Accanto
10.Ultimo
11.Dietro
12.Davanti
13.Sotto
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
K.
L.
M.
Near to
After/Then
Third
Second
Next to
On the left
Before
On the right
In front of
First
Underneath
The last
Behind
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Using visual cues to aid
understanding
Look at the picture and
then tick the correct
statement
Candice sta riordinando...
1. Lo scaffale della pasta
2. Lo scaffale del
formaggio
3. Lo scaffale dei cereali
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Using visual cues to aid
understanding
Look at the picture and
then tick the correct
statement
Richard sta riordinando...
1. La pasta
2. I biscotti
3. Il riso
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Grammar Point- Grammatica
Stare + gerundive
In Italian when we refer to
an action which is still
happening in the present
we use :
First, let’s have a look at
Stare
Io sto
Tu stai
Lui/lei sta
Noi stiamo
Voi state
Loro stanno
stare + the stem of the
verb +ando (inf.are),
endo (inf.ere), endo
(inf.ire)
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Grammar Point
Transform the following sentences using the learnt
structure
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Candice riordinare gli scaffali
Steven sistemare la pasta
Richard scrivere la lista
Renata dare le istruzioni
Steven finire il lavoro
Marco servire la cliente
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Locating objects
Watch the clip and complete the sentences with the
missing word
1. Le lasagne vanno nel
__________scaffale
a__________
2. Il pomodoro (va) nel
____________ scaffale
3. E la pasta dove ____?
Watching a video
and listening for
specific words
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Riordina gli scaffali
Recognising
expressions of
command
Sul primo scaffale metti la pasta
accanto al riso
Sul secondo scaffale metti i
biscotti cereali a destra del caffè.
Sul terzo metti i latticini: a
sinistra il cartone di latte, al
centro la mozzarella e a destra lo
yogurt
Infine sull’ultimo scaffale, metti la
frutta: prima le mele, poi le
arance e vicino alle arance metti
le pere
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Commands
•In Italian when you
give instructions,
directions or when
you give a command
you use the:
Imperative, which
can be used in either
the second person
singular(TU) or plural
(VOI).
ordinare mettere
coprire
pulire
Tu
ordina
Tu metti
Tu copri
Tu
pulisci
Voi
ordinate
Voi
mettete
Voi
coprite
Voi
pulite
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Ora tocca a te!
Give the following
instructions in Italian
•Clean the shop!
•Put pasta on the
shelves!
•Put the biscuits in
order!
• Choose the most
appropriate verb
from the list below:
• Spostare
• Fare
• Mettere
• Pulire
• Riordinare
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Anna Motzo interviews Renata
Giacobazzi
•Watch the video
Logo courtesy Giacobazzi Deli
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Watch the video and tick the correct answer
Listening for
information
A. For how long have the Giacobazzi had their shop?
20 anni 
19 anni

30 anni 
B. Does Giacobazzi have any other shops?
Yes another deli 
a restaurant 
a bar 
C. How many days per week are they open?
7 days
 6 days  Monday to Friday 
D. How many staff does Giacobazzi have?
8

18

3 
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Now watch the video again and answer the following questions
Listening for information
A. Why is the restaurant called Emilia?
It is the name of the owner  They came from the Emilia Region 
It is because of a type of pasta 
B. Which of the following statements is correct? “In the shop
there...”
...is one Spaniard

...are two Greeks

...are three Poles

C. How many hours per day do the staff work?
6 
8 
9 
D. Which of the following is mentioned by Renata?
Suppliers 
Clients  Managers 
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Talking about opening and closing times...
A. On which day does the shop open at 9?
Monday to Friday 
Saturday 
Sunday 
B. On which day(s) does the shop close at 6?
Monday to Friday 
Saturday 
Sunday 
C. On Sunday the shop...
is open 
is closed 
closes at 6 
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Watch the video again
Fill in the gaps with the
missing words
•Il negozio __________alle
____________ dal
__________al__________
•Il sabato ___________ alle
_________
Recognising time
expressions
Opening and closing times
• Il negozio apre alle (time)
Eg. Il negozio apre alle 9:00
• Il negozio apre dal....al....
(days of the week)
Eg. L’ufficio apre dal lunedì al
venerdì
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Ora tocca a te...
Write down using complete sentences the opening and
closing times of the following businesses
Orario d’apertura
Banca
Lun-Ven mattina:
8:30-13:00 e
pomeriggio 14:3016:00
Orario d’apertura
Supermercato
Lun-Ven 10:00-20:00
Sabato 10:30-19:30
Chiuso la domenica
Orario
d’apertura del
negozio
Lun-Ven10:0020:00
Sabato e
Domenica 12:0017:00
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Well done! You have completed
this unit!
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