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⚽ Pisa Football Club Promoted to Serie A

• Pisa is now in Serie A, the top football league in Italy.  (top football league/Premier League = Serie A)
  SVO1: Present Simple – general truth

• This is the first time since 1991.
  SVO1: Present Simple – general fact

• Their stadium is near the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
  SVO1: Present Simple – general truth

• The coach is Filippo Inzaghi, a famous ex-player.
  SVO1: Present Simple – fact

🏖️ Sirmione Has Too Many Tourists

• 75,000 tourists visited Sirmione during the May Day holiday.  (May Day = primo maggio)
  SVO3: Past Simple – action in the past

• The town only has 8,000 people.
  SVO1: Present Simple – general fact

• It was difficult to walk in the streets.
  SVO3: Past Simple – past 

• Local people are asking for rules to limit tourist numbers.
  SVO2: Present Continuous –  now

• The mayor says the town needs better planning.
  SVO1: Present Simple – reporting and general opinion (in the news)

✈️ Rome Airport Adds Fast Passport Check

• Rome’s Fiumicino Airport has a new fast passport check.
  SVO1: Present Simple – general truth

• It uses face recognition for faster security.
  SVO1: Present Simple – how it works

• Only EU and UK citizens can use it now.
  SVO1 + modal verb – ability now

• Travelers say it saves time.
  SVO1: Present Simple – reporting and general opinion (in the news)

• Officials want to add it to more airports in Italy.
  WANT = volere (non può essere mai usato con la forma ING quindi mai SVO2 anche se è adesso)

🧾 Vocabulary

👥 People

• coach = allenatore

• player = giocatore

• tourist = turista

• mayor = sindaco

• official = funzionario

🕰️ Time & Quantity

• now = adesso

• season = stagione

• many = molti

• more = di più

📖 Verbs

• walk = camminare

• ask = chiedere

• say = dire

• want = volere

• save = risparmiare

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Grammar Key (SVO codes):

• SVO1: Present Simple – verità assoluta, in generale, abitudine
• SVO2: Present Continuous – azione in corso
• SVO3: Past Simple – azione nel passato con tempo specifico
• SVO4: Past Continuous – azione continua in un momento passato (stavo facendo)
• SVO5: Present Perfect – azione passata con effetto presente, senza tempo indicato

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