Mercato del sabato
“Sara è andata al mercato contadino con il suo zaino riciclato.
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Mercato del sabato
Reviewed by Chiara · Updated
- Topic
- Mercato del sabato
- Learning goal
- Understand and discuss the main events and details in “Mercato del sabato”
- Grammar focus
- A2 sentence patterns · contextual vocabulary
- Length
- 49 words
- Reading time
- 0.4 min
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English translation▾
Sara went to the farmers market with her recycled backpack.
She bought ripe tomatoes, fresh basil, and local mozzarella.
The farmer told her that the season had been strange because it had rained a lot in May.
Sara promised to come back the following week to try the peaches.
Key vocabulary
Comprehension check
Use the language
Writing prompt
Write a short Italian response about a similar situation. Reuse at least three expressions from the passage.
Speaking prompt
Retell the passage in Italian, then explain which detail you found most important.
Answer key and explanations
Sara went to the farmers market with her recycled backpack.
The opening sentence states: “Sara went to the farmers market with her recycled backpack.”
farmer
"contadino" is glossed as farmer in the vocabulary row.
The farmer told her that the season had been strange because it had rained a lot in May.
The passage states: “The farmer told her that the season had been strange because it had rained a lot in May.”
