# Nuovo Espresso Plus 2, Unit 9: How we met

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

> Join Francesca and Lorenzo for the story of how he met his fiancée, one short conversation at a time, pairing with the themes of unit 9 of Nuovo Espresso Plus 2. Each lesson trains your ear until you can follow every word and answer back.

**Setting:** A bench on the seafront near their office in Pescara during a weekday lunch break in May. Francesca joined the company a month ago and has just heard that Lorenzo is getting married in June. They are colleagues and use tu with each other from the first line.

## Lessons

### 1. Asking someone to tell a story

Francesca congratulates Lorenzo on his wedding and asks him how he and his fiancée met.

### 2. Starting a story

Lorenzo tells Francesca how it started: Pescara station, six years ago, on the day of a train strike.

### 3. Saying what happened next

Lorenzo tells Francesca about the angry young woman next to him and the replacement bus.

### 4. Asking about the details

Francesca wants to know what she was like, and Lorenzo tells her about the seat she turned down.

### 5. Talking about good manners

Francesca and Lorenzo disagree about offering seats and holding doors, and Lorenzo picks up his story.

### 6. Saying what you had to do

Lorenzo tells Francesca why he never asked for her number, and what he did next.

### 7. Hearing how the story ends

Lorenzo tells Francesca how he finally saw her again, and whether it was love at first sight.