Lesson 10: Talking About Last Weekend – Travel, Shopping, and Directions (Introduction to Passato Prossimo)
Learn how to talk about last weekend using the passato prossimo, go shopping, ask for and give directions, and express simple opinions.
About this lesson
The final A2-level lesson brings together key topics: recounting a past event using the passato prossimo, essential shopping phrases, giving and understanding directions around the city, and expressing simple opinions (mi è piaciuto/a). You will practise common verbs with avere and essere, useful expressions for shops and travel, and short dialogues drawn from real-life situations.
40 minutes
What you'll learn
- Use the passato prossimo with avere/essere to describe basic actions (travelling, shopping, arriving).
- Ask for and give simple directions around the city (a destra, a sinistra, dritto).
- Express simple opinions and likes/dislikes using piacere (mi è piaciuto/a).
- Hold a short conversation in a shop: price, trying on items, and receipts.
- Give a brief account of last weekend and a short trip.