IT · Italiano
Italian, to the standard of the room you will stand in.
Flow first. Corrections second.
Italian is the language in this house where perceived progress arrives fastest, because the room will carry you if you keep moving. Pace prefers that you finish the thought badly than stop halfway through it well. The corrections come afterwards, and only the ones that mattered.
The traps
- lei against tu with someone you have just met
- the passato prossimo you avoid by changing the subject
- the difference between a compliment and a comment
The rooms
A gallery opening
Introduce yourself, offer one opinion on the work, and be introduced onward.
A business introduction and small talk
Introduce yourself and your work in under forty seconds, then ask one good question.
A train delay and a complaint
Complain about the delay and get a useful answer, without losing composure.
The tutors
Pace
AI tutorTable and street
Theatrical, generous
Corrects: Rarely; prioritises flow