Let's practice listening and comprehension with a recipe for “Pappa al pomodoro“!
Recipe videos are great materials to practice your listening and comprehension skills even if you are a beginner, because they are very visual and often show step by step what they are talking about.
Do not underestimate the power of context when you are just getting started with learning Italian: even if you know just a couple of words, the visual context will send you plenty of information that you can rely on to figure out what is going on!
So, even if you are a beginner, try to challenge yourself with this video about “Pappa al pomodoro“.
Here are a couple of suggestions to make the most out of this practice:
– Watch the video more than once: With every replay, you'll understand more and more details.
– Pause the video often: Give your brain time to process what you have just listened to.
– Replay small segments of the video: Understanding a whole video might seem intimidating, so just break it down! Work your way through small segments of the video, replaying them as much as needed.
– Slow down the video: Changing the settings to 0.75x might help you understand more, providing still somewhat of a natural speaking speed.
– Don't worry if you can't understand much: Being able to understand 100% of the content you watch or listen to is challenging even for advanced students! Just try to follow along and understand as much as you can – there is plenty of time in your journey to achieve 100% comprehension.
Now… are you ready to enjoy the video? After the video, you'll find 3 questions to test your understanding.
1) What are the first ingredients to be added to the pot?
A) Olive oil and garlic
B) Olive oil and onion
C) Sunflower oil and onion
2) What kind of bread is recommended for this recipe?
A) Exclusively saltless Tuscan bread
B) Exclusively stale bread
C) Any kind of loaf that you have at home
3) How is this dish best served?
A) With a drizzle of olive oil and some fresh basil leaves
B) Cold, after being refrigerated for a couple of hours
C) As a side for a meat dish
Do you want to find out the solutions? Take a look below!
1) A; 2) C; 3) A