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History of Pizza Margherita
Pizza is a type of bread and tomato dish, often served with cheese, that has existed since time immemorial in Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisine. A dish of the poor people, it was sold in the street and was not considered a kitchen recipe for a long time, as well as the kebab for the Arabic people. In June 1889, to honor the Queen consort of Italy, Margherita of Savoy, the Neapolitan chef Raffaele Esposito … Read entire article »
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False friends Italian / German languages
Falsi amici, also known as false friends, are words that seem to be cognates but actually have completely different meanings. One example is “target” and “targhetta”; in Italian, “target” means “bersaglio”, and, in English, “targhetta” actually means “nametag”. Here is a list of false friends with similar sounds but different meanings in Italian / German. accordo Akkord (sostantivo masch.) = cottimo (lavorare a cottimo), anche = accordo musicale accordo (intesa) = Übereinstimmung accordo (patto) = Vereinbarung alto alt (aggettivo) = vecchio alto = hoch a parte apart (aggettivo) = elegante, particolare a parte = abgesehen von, getrennt, separat arte Art (sostantivo femm.) = modo, maniera arte = Kunst artista Artist (sostantivo masch.) = artista di circo o di varietà artista = Künstler asta Ast (sostantivo masch.) = ramo asta = Versteigerung atto Akt (sostantivo masch.) = atto, cerimonia ma anche: nudo feminile / maschile (in pittura, scultura e fotografia) bar Bar (sostantivo femm.) = nightclub bar … Read entire article »
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German words in Italian Language
Ecco un piccolo elenco di queste parole in ordine alfabetico: B baedecker in tedesco: der Baedecker (solo singolare) – in origine: nome proprio dell’autore di uno delle prime guide turistiche di grande diffusione. in italiano: sostantivo maschile invariabile – guida turistica da viaggio. Biedermeier in tedesco: das Biedermeier (solo singolare) in it. s. m. inv., stile di pittura e di arredamento affermatosi in Germania e quindi in altri paesi europei, nella prima metà del sec. XIX; deriva essenzialmente dallo stile impero, ma è meno elaborato e più sobrio: nell’arredamento è caratterizzato da mobili di legno chiaro dalle linee morbide e dalle imbottiture abbondanti; in pittura si insiste sulla rappresentazione di scene quotidiane di vita piccolo-borghese. blitz in tedesco: der Blitz, plurale: die Blitze in italiano: sostantivo maschile invariabile – piano strategico o attacco improvviso e imprevedibile che mira a cogliere … Read entire article »
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Syllabus
A syllabus (pl. syllabi; from Latin syllabus “list”, in turn from Greek σίλλυβος or σίττυβος sillybos/sittybos “parchment label, table of contents”), is an outline and summary of topics to be covered in an education or Italian training course, as well as in other target language. It is descriptive (unlike the prescriptive or specific curriculum). A syllabus is often either set out by an exam board. Here is the official Syllabus proposed for Language course in Europe: SYLLABUS 2010 – LEVEL A1 GRAMMAR VOCABULARY FUNCTIONS To be To have Present Simple (Positive and Negative/Questions and Short answers) Present Progressive Past Simple (Positive and Negative/Questions and Short answers) Future Can Would like Place prepositions Movement prepositions Time prepositions Have got Definite and indefinite article, zero article Possessive adjectives and pronouns Demonstrative adjectives Personal pronouns (subject) Personal pronouns (object) Plurals (regular, irregular) There is/There are Some/Any Countable/Uncountable nouns Possessive “s” Much/Many/A lot of Like + -ing Frequency adverbs Comparatives and superlatives What is X like?/What … Read entire article »
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CILS Italian Language Levels
The certification system of CILS follows the guidelines laid out in Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment, the European initiative in evaluating linguistic competence. As such there are six recognized levels of competence, each of which is autonomous and complete in itself and each adapted to the various social, professional and intellectual needs of the student. CILS A1 and CILS A2 are aimed at those who are taking their first steps in the process of learning Italian. The A1 level indicates that the student has just begun to engage with Italian as a second language, while the A2 level indicates a slightly more involved engagement and attests to a competence which is still in the stage of being formed. Neither level assumes an autonomous communicative ability. Both … Read entire article »
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