14th November 2023

English course by Ex Prof. Maurizio Righi – ITCG Niccolini Volterra

Meeting with the students =(incontro con gli studenti).

Enrolling = (iscrizione).

Warm up activity = (attività di riscaldamento):

General conversation on different topics = (conversazione generale su vari argomenti).

Pre-intermediate	A2	3.5 – 4.0
Intermediate	B1	4.5 – 5.0
Upper mediate	B2	5.5 – 6.0
Advanced	C1	6.5 – 7.0

Activity/Task N1:

Translate into Italian:

Break  a  leg
Mum’s the word
Go cold turkey
Jump the gun
Hit the sack /hay
Can’t say for certain
Rest assured
You’ve got nerve
We kicked the hornet’s nest
Get the wrong end of the stick
It’s raining cats and dogs
It’s not my cup of tea
Get your ducks in a row
Feeling under the weather
Touch on wood

Pronounce these words:

Castle	https://www.wordreference.com/enit/castle
Buffet	https://www.wordreference.com/enit/Buffet
Soften	https://www.wordreference.com/enit/Soften
Ballet	https://www.wordreference.com/enit/Ballet

I don’t care  I  don’t mind  It doesn’t matter

Me ne infischio  It’s OK/ I have no preference/It’s not important Non fa niente, non importa

SOLUTIONS:

Break  a leg	In bocca al lupo
Mum’s the word	Acqua in bocca/Non dire  niente
Go cold turkey	Interrompere all’ improvviso/ smettere
Jump the gun	agire troppo presto senza pensare
Hit the sack /hay	andare a letto/ coricarsi
Can’t say for certain	non lo so con certezza
Rest assured	stai tranquillo
You’ve got nerve	hai una bella faccia tosta
We kicked the hornet’s nest	abbiamo sollevato un vespaio
Get the wrong end of the stick	Fraintendere/“Prendere fischi per fiaschi”.
It’s raining cats and dogs	Piove a catinelle”
It’s not my cup of tea	qualcosa non mi  interessa “Non mi va a genio
Get your ducks in a row	Mettere tutto sotto controllo/ in ordine
Feeling under the weather	Avere un malessere fisico Sentirsi male/ “Essere giù di corda”.
Touch on wood	toccaferro