# First steps: Where I'm from

**Language:** Italian  
**CEFR Level:** A1  

> Listen in as Sara and Matteo talk about where they come from in real, everyday Italian. By the end of this course their conversation will feel easy to follow, and you'll be ready to join in.

**Setting:** A bus stop on a busy street near the university in Bologna on a weekday morning. Sara, who is from Valencia, waits here every day, and today Matteo starts talking to her. They use tu with each other.

## Lessons

### 1. Saying which country you're from

Sara and Matteo get talking at the bus stop and find out they are from different countries.

### 2. Saying which city you're from

Sara and Matteo name the cities they grew up in.

### 3. Saying where you live now

Sara and Matteo discover they both live in Bologna.

### 4. Saying which street you live on

Sara and Matteo work out that they live a couple of streets apart.

### 5. Saying which languages you speak

Sara and Matteo compare the languages they each speak.

### 6. Talking about countries you know

Matteo and Sara find out which of each other's countries they know.

### 7. Saying where your family lives

Matteo and Sara say where their families are.