Concetti Chiave
- July and Max meet, and Max helps July navigate the school as she's new.
- July expresses difficulty adapting to the new school after moving from San Francisco.
- Max shares his own experience of transitioning to the school to comfort July.
- July moved to Seattle because of her father's job but misses San Francisco.
- The conversation ends with Max agreeing to guide July to the principal's office.
Meeting between July and Max
July: Hi, do you know where the principal's office is?
Max: Sure, it's right in the third corridor. You're new, aren't you?
July: Yes, my name is July. You?
Max: I'm Max. You know, I was new last year too.
July: Really? So can you help me settle in?
Max: Sure. These are the lockers, over there are the classes and if you go on there are the laboratory classes.
July: Thanks, Max. But I didn't forbid this.
Max: Oh, sorry. So what did you forbid?
July: I meant to adapt to school ... I had to leave all my friends to come here ...
Max: I understand, I also had to do the same thing, but after a while you will forget it, I assure you.
July: Thank you very much, Max.
Max: Not at all, why did you move?
Discussion on the transfer
July: I used to live in
Max: Really? You've come a long way.
July: But that's not the problem. I live with my dad and he had to move here to Seattle for work.
Max: Do you like the city?
July: Do I have to be honest?
Max: Yes, possibly.
July: No, I don't like it. I preferred San Francisco a thousand times, I loved that city and I still love it today.
Max: Oh ... I understand.
July: What about you? Where were you before?
Max: I used to live in
July: My mom lives in Portland.
Max: Did you go there?
July: No, my mother and I are not very close ...
Max: I'm sorry, but I really have to go now.
July: Okay, but will you take me to the principal's office?
Max: No problem!
Conversation in Italian
July: Ciao, sai dov'è l'
Max: Certo, si trova proprio nel terzo corridoio. Sei nuova, vero?
July: Si, mi chiamo July. Tu?
Max: Io sono Max. Sai, anche io l'anno scorso ero nuovo.
July: Davvero? Allora mi puoi aiutare ad ambientarmi?
Max: Certo. Questi sono gli armadietti, laggiù ci sono le classi mentre se prosegui ci sono le classi di laboratorio.
July: Grazie, Max. Ma non interdevo questo.
Max: Oh, scusa. Allora cosa interdevi?
July: Intendevo adattarmi alla scuola...Ho dovuto lasciare tutti gli amici per venire qui...
Max: Capisco, anche io ho dovuto fare la stessa cosa, ma dopo un po' te la dimenticherai, te lo assicuro.
July: Grazie mille, Max.
Max: Di nulla, perché ti sei trasferita?
July: Prima vivevo a San Francisco.
Max: Veramente? Hai fatto molta strada.
July: Ma non è questo il problema. Vivo con mio padre e lui ha dovuto trasferirsi qui, a Seattle, per lavoro.
Max: Ti piace la città?
July: Devo essere sincera?
Max: Si, possibilmente.
July: No, non mi piace. Preferivo mille volte San Francisco, amavo quella città e la amo tutt'ora.
Max: Oh...Capisco.
July: Tu invece? Dove stavi prima?
Max: Io abitavo a Portland.
July: Mia madre abita a Portland.
Max: Tu ci sei andata?
July: No, io e mia madre non siamo molto legate...
Max: Mi dispiace, però ora devo proprio andare.
July: Va bene, però mi accompagni all' ufficio del preside?
Max: Nessun problema!
Domande da interrogazione
- Where is the principal's office located according to Max?
- How does Max reassure July about adapting to the new school?
- Why did July move to Seattle, and how does she feel about it?
- What is the nature of July's relationship with her mother, and where does her mother live?
- How does the conversation between July and Max conclude?
Max informs July that the principal's office is located in the third corridor.
Max reassures July by sharing his own experience of being new last year and assures her that she will eventually forget the initial difficulties.
July moved to Seattle because her father had to relocate for work. She does not like Seattle and prefers San Francisco, which she still loves.
July's relationship with her mother is not very close, and her mother lives in Portland.
The conversation concludes with Max agreeing to take July to the principal's office before he has to leave.