CILS A1 Integrazione flashcards
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- Dettato
- A dictation task in the CILS A1 listening test. The examiner reads a short text twice and the candidate writes exactly what is heard, including accents and double consonants.
- Ascolto in due prove
- The CILS A1 listening section contains Prova n. 1, a short dictation, and Prova n. 2, short recorded passages followed by multiple-choice or true/false questions.
- Doppia consonante
- A doubled consonant such as tt in tutto or ll in palla. In dictation, writing a single instead of a double consonant is counted as an error.
- Accento scritto
- The written accent in words like città, però, è, perché. It changes meaning (e versus è) and is required in dictation to avoid errors.
- Numeri a rischio
- Pairs easily confused when listening: tredici/trenta, quindici/cinquanta, sessanta/settanta, ventuno/ventidue. They are frequent answer targets in A1 listening items.
- Secondo ascolto
- The second playing of the audio in CILS listening. Use the first pass to mark answers and the second to confirm or correct them.
- Chi, che cosa, dove
- Question words that typically head CILS A1 listening items. The answer is usually a name, an object, or a place heard in the passage.
- Soglia di superamento
- CILS requires an overall score of at least 60% of the total. A weak single section can be balanced by stronger results in the others.
- Abbinamento
- A matching task: short texts such as notices or messages are paired with statements. Read the statements first, then scan the texts for the key words.
- Testo breve
- A short reading passage of a few lines, such as a notice, SMS, menu, or timetable, followed by multiple-choice or gap-fill questions in CILS A1.
- Avviso e cartello
- Common A1 reading text types: public notices and signs. They are short, use the imperative or impersonal forms, and often contain a time or a prohibition.
- Preposizioni semplici
- di, a, da, in, con, su, per, tra/fra. Gap-fill items in A1 reading frequently test which simple preposition completes the phrase.
- Articoli determinativi
- il, lo, la, i, gli, le. Choosing the correct form depends on the gender, number, and initial letters of the noun that follows.
- Registro tu o Lei
- Informal tu is used with friends and family; formal Lei with offices, shops, and strangers. Reading items test whether the answer matches the text's register.
- Falsi amici
- Words that look like English but differ in Italian, such as camera (room), parente (relative), firma (signature), salire (to go up).
- Sinonimo nel testo
- In matching tasks the answer often repeats the idea with a different word, for example lavoro for ufficio or casa for abitazione. Look for meaning, not identical spelling.
- Risposta bianca
- An item left unanswered. It scores zero, so always mark an answer even when uncertain; a reasoned guess can earn the point.
- Comprensione globale
- Reading the whole short text once before answering, to grasp the situation, then returning to the specific line that decides each item.
- Messaggio breve
- An A1 writing task asking for a short message or email of about 30-50 words that includes all the points listed in the prompt.
- Formula di apertura
- The opening line of a message: Ciao plus name for informal texts, Gentile plus name or title for formal ones. It frames the register of the whole text.
- Formula di chiusura
- The closing line: A presto or Un saluto for informal messages, Cordiali saluti for formal ones. Omitting it weakens the text's structure.
- Presente indicativo
- The tense used at A1 for essere, avere, and regular -are, -ere, -ire verbs. Past and subjunctive forms are not required in the A1 writing tasks.
- Accordo aggettivo
- Adjectives agree with the noun in gender and number: -o/-a/-i/-e, as in un libro nuovo, una casa nuova, libri nuovi, case nuove.
- Punti del prompt
- The list of content points in the writing task. Every point must appear in the text; a missing point costs content marks even if the Italian is correct.
- Conteggio parole
- The number of words in the written text. Falling well below the requested length loses content marks, so count before handing the paper in.
- Testo copiato
- Sentences lifted from the reading passage. They are not credited as the candidate's own production, so write original sentences even if simpler.
- Presentarsi
- The core A1 oral task: giving name, age, nationality, residence, work or study, and family using fixed frames such as Mi chiamo, Ho anni, Vivo a.
- Colloquio orale
- The CILS A1 speaking test: a recorded face-to-face interview with an examiner, including a presentation or picture description and a short question-and-answer dialogue.
- Descrivere una foto
- An oral task naming people, objects, and actions in a picture, using c'è/ci sono, colours, and the present tense, for example Ci sono due persone.
- Giorni e mesi
- lunedì to domenica and gennaio to dicembre. They are frequent oral targets, used with articles or prepositions such as di lunedì or a gennaio.
- Ore e orari
- Telling time: Sono le due, alle sette e mezza, un quarto, meno un quarto. Clock times appear in both listening and speaking tasks.
- Riempitivo orale
- A filler such as allora, dunque, or sì used to keep speaking while building the next sentence. It prevents silence, which is the main risk in the oral test.