domenica 22 dicembre 2013

On the plane

 

A first time for everybody

Joe stepped onto the aeroplane and was met by one of the cabin crew who showed him to his seat. This was his first flight and he was feeling quite nervous. His hands were trembling slightly and he was breathing deeply. He walked along the aisle of the plane and found his seat. Joe had spent a lot of time on planning his holiday, given this was the first time he had been abroad. Sitting next to him was an 8 year-old-boy who also appeared to be quite nervous. Joe knew he was quite good with children, so he decided to try to calm the boy. After conversing with the boy for a few minutes, Joe produced some chocolate and gave it to him. The youngster then became quite cheerful as he explained that he loved chocolate so much.

The man and the boy found that they got on well together as they chatted for the whole flight. Joe discovered that they were on the same return flight the following week, which pleased them both. When they disembarked at the terminal, Joe commented about what a very good flight he'd had. The young boy agreed, saying that he was looking forward to catching up with Joe again on the return flight.

lunedì 2 dicembre 2013

In the Unit





Unit, apartment, room (apartment, chambre) > appartamento, camera
floor, ground (pavé, étage, palier) > pavimento, piano, pianerottolo
elevator, lift (ascenseur) > ascensore
stairs (escalier), upstairs, downstairs > scale
get on/get off (monter, descendre) > salire, scendere (le scale)

kitchen (cuisine) > cucina
kitchenee (lavabo) > cucinino
chairs (chaises) > sedie
broom (balai) > scopa
to make a clean sweep of (balayer par terre) > spazzare per terra
cutlery (ustensiles de cuisine, couverts, service) > posate
fork, spoon, knife (fourchette, cuillère, couteau) > forchetta, cucchiaio, coltello
glass, tumbler (verre) > bicchiere
table-cloth (nappe) > tovaglia
napkin (serviette) > tovagliolo
sofa (sofa) > divano
oven (four) > forno
dish (assiette, plât) > piatto
gas-ring, electric hot-plate (réchaud, fourneaux) > fornello gas
turn on the gas (allumer le gaz) > accendere il gas
matches (allumettes) > fiammiferi

bedroom (chambre de lit) > cameretta
living room, sitting room (salon) > salotto
garden (jardin) > giardino
the hall (entrée) > entrata
passage, corridor (couloir) > corridoio
the door (la porte) > la porta
the entrance, the gate (salle de récéption) > ingresso

soap is not allowed from our housekeepers
        is not included



domenica 1 dicembre 2013

RULES

Rules/ Règlementation

to keep the rules (être en règle) = attenersi alle regole

by the rules (aux termes de la loi) = secondo le regole
it's hard/fast/fixed standing rules (les réglements en vigueur) = è una regola fissa

As a rule = Di norma