Il Gelato Perfetto
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- A1 Italian
- It's a hot summer afternoon. Sofia walks through the streets of Florence with her friend Chiara. "I feel like having a gelato,"…
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- A1 Italian reader practicing Present tense and Prepositions of place in a pizzeria.
- Story value
- 16 interactive lines, Spotlight words include pomeriggio, gelateria, gusti.
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Interactive story reader
E un caldo d'estate. Sofia cammina per le strade di Firenze con la sua amica Chiara. "Ho voglia di un gelato," dice Sofia. "Anch'io! Conosco una fantastica qui vicino," risponde Chiara. Camminano per due minuti e arrivano alla gelateria. Dentro ci sono tanti : cioccolato, pistacchio, fragola, limone, nocciola e molti altri. "Che gusti vuoi?" chiede il gelataio. Sofia pensa un momento. "Prendo pistacchio e nocciola, in un cono, per favore." Chiara sceglie cioccolato e fragola in una . Il gelato e cremoso e fresco. Le due amiche si siedono su una panchina vicino al fiume Arno. Mangiano il gelato e guardano il . "Questo e il gelato perfetto," dice Sofia. Chiara sorride. "No, questo e il pomeriggio perfetto."
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It's a hot summer afternoon. Sofia walks through the streets of Florence with her friend Chiara. "I feel like having a gelato," says Sofia. "Me too! I know a fantastic gelato shop nearby," replies Chiara. They walk for two minutes and arrive at the gelato shop. Inside there are many flavors: chocolate, pistachio, strawberry, lemon, hazelnut, and many others. "What flavors do you want?" asks the gelato maker. Sofia thinks for a moment. "I'll have pistachio and hazelnut, in a cone, please." Chiara chooses chocolate and strawberry in a cup. The gelato is creamy and fresh. The two friends sit on a bench near the Arno river. They eat the gelato and watch the sunset. "This is the perfect gelato," says Sofia. Chiara smiles. "No, this is the perfect afternoon."
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