# Nuovo Espresso Plus 2, Unit 1: Shopping for a present

**Language:** Italian  
**CEFR Level:** A2  

> Master shopping for a present by listening to Pietro and Camilla's conversation in a small clothes shop in Venice, which pairs with the themes of unit 1 of Nuovo Espresso Plus 2. It may feel challenging at first, but by the end of this course you will be able to fully understand and participate.

**Setting:** A small clothes shop in Cannaregio, Venice, on a Saturday afternoon in November. Pietro needs a birthday present for his sister, who turns thirty tomorrow, and usually buys everything online. Camilla works in the shop. They use tu with each other from the first line, as small shops in Venice do with young customers.

## Lessons

### 1. Saying you're just looking

Camilla asks Pietro if he needs anything, and he says he is just looking for now.

### 2. Saying what you want to buy

Pietro tells Camilla he needs a birthday present for his sister, and what she likes.

### 3. Asking about sizes

Camilla asks what size Pietro's sister wears and shows him a green wool jumper.

### 4. Comparing two jumpers

Pietro points at a second green jumper, and Camilla tells him how the two differ and what they cost.

### 5. Saying which one you prefer

Pietro prefers the wool jumper but worries it is too long, and Camilla talks him round.

### 6. Asking if you can change it

Pietro asks if his sister can change the jumper, and Camilla offers to gift-wrap it.

### 7. Talking about how you usually shop

Pietro tells Camilla he usually shops online, and she sends him to the florist round the corner.