Native-media study sheets

One clip a week with vocabulary, register notes, and a task — then bridge into Explorer families and output practice.

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Language: Italian. Picks here save as your site default for other tools.

Twelve weeks × four languages with named broadcast desks and fallback rules when clips rotate. Task A is neutral summary + retell; Task B rewrites a spoken line as a formal lead.

Week 1 · Housing / rent policy

Source desk: RAI TG / GR flash

How to find this week’s clip: Casa/affitto — short TG segment; if rotated, use top domestic policy flash. — also use your listening picker.

If the clip rotated: If that exact clip is gone, pick the same desk’s top story under 5 minutes on the same theme — do not switch to entertainment vlogs.

Vocab focus: abitazione · affitto · aiuto · domanda · ministero

Register note: Lei in institutional clips; no beh/ecco in written summary.

Task A: Write a 90-word neutral summary; list 3 register-sensitive verbs/phrases; retell aloud 60–90 seconds.

Task B: Rewrite one spoken sentence as a formal written lead.

Open Explorer Output workshop Assessed tasks

Week 2 · Transport disruption

Source desk: RAI transport bulletin

How to find this week’s clip: Ritardi treni/metro. — also use your listening picker.

If the clip rotated: If that exact clip is gone, pick the same desk’s top story under 5 minutes on the same theme — do not switch to entertainment vlogs.

Vocab focus: ritardo · binario · guasto · passeggero · ripristinare

Register note: Lei in institutional clips; no beh/ecco in written summary.

Task A: Write a 90-word neutral summary; list 3 register-sensitive verbs/phrases; retell aloud 60–90 seconds.

Task B: Rewrite one spoken sentence as a formal written lead.

Open Explorer Output workshop Assessed tasks

Week 3 · Culture interview

Source desk: Intervista cultura

How to find this week’s clip: Short culture interview. — also use your listening picker.

If the clip rotated: If that exact clip is gone, pick the same desk’s top story under 5 minutes on the same theme — do not switch to entertainment vlogs.

Vocab focus: opera · prima · pubblico · critica · carriera

Register note: Lei in institutional clips; no beh/ecco in written summary.

Task A: Write a 90-word neutral summary; list 3 register-sensitive verbs/phrases; retell aloud 60–90 seconds.

Task B: Rewrite one spoken sentence as a formal written lead.

Open Explorer Output workshop Assessed tasks

Week 4 · Opinion vs news

Source desk: News + editoriale

How to find this week’s clip: Same topic pair. — also use your listening picker.

If the clip rotated: If that exact clip is gone, pick the same desk’s top story under 5 minutes on the same theme — do not switch to entertainment vlogs.

Vocab focus: secondo · tuttavia · fonti · affermare · sfumare

Register note: Lei in institutional clips; no beh/ecco in written summary.

Task A: Write a 90-word neutral summary; list 3 register-sensitive verbs/phrases; retell aloud 60–90 seconds.

Task B: Rewrite one spoken sentence as a formal written lead.

Open Explorer Output workshop Assessed tasks

Week 5 · Climate / weather event

Source desk: Allerta meteo

How to find this week’s clip: Weather alert. — also use your listening picker.

If the clip rotated: If that exact clip is gone, pick the same desk’s top story under 5 minutes on the same theme — do not switch to entertainment vlogs.

Vocab focus: allerta · alluvione · temperatura · rifugio · misura

Register note: Lei in institutional clips; no beh/ecco in written summary.

Task A: Write a 90-word neutral summary; list 3 register-sensitive verbs/phrases; retell aloud 60–90 seconds.

Task B: Rewrite one spoken sentence as a formal written lead.

Open Explorer Output workshop Assessed tasks

Week 6 · Education reform

Source desk: Istruzione flash

How to find this week’s clip: School/exam reform. — also use your listening picker.

If the clip rotated: If that exact clip is gone, pick the same desk’s top story under 5 minutes on the same theme — do not switch to entertainment vlogs.

Vocab focus: curriculum · esame · docente · finanziamento · equità

Register note: Lei in institutional clips; no beh/ecco in written summary.

Task A: Write a 90-word neutral summary; list 3 register-sensitive verbs/phrases; retell aloud 60–90 seconds.

Task B: Rewrite one spoken sentence as a formal written lead.

Open Explorer Output workshop Assessed tasks

Week 7 · Labor / strike

Source desk: Sciopero / sindacati

How to find this week’s clip: Labor update. — also use your listening picker.

If the clip rotated: If that exact clip is gone, pick the same desk’s top story under 5 minutes on the same theme — do not switch to entertainment vlogs.

Vocab focus: sindacato · trattare · salario · sciopero · accordo

Register note: Lei in institutional clips; no beh/ecco in written summary.

Task A: Write a 90-word neutral summary; list 3 register-sensitive verbs/phrases; retell aloud 60–90 seconds.

Task B: Rewrite one spoken sentence as a formal written lead.

Open Explorer Output workshop Assessed tasks

Week 8 · Health public notice

Source desk: Avviso sanità

How to find this week’s clip: Clinic/vaccine notice. — also use your listening picker.

If the clip rotated: If that exact clip is gone, pick the same desk’s top story under 5 minutes on the same theme — do not switch to entertainment vlogs.

Vocab focus: ambulatorio · vaccino · appuntamento · sintomo · prevenzione

Register note: Lei in institutional clips; no beh/ecco in written summary.

Task A: Write a 90-word neutral summary; list 3 register-sensitive verbs/phrases; retell aloud 60–90 seconds.

Task B: Rewrite one spoken sentence as a formal written lead.

Open Explorer Output workshop Assessed tasks

Week 9 · Tech / privacy

Source desk: Privacy / dati

How to find this week’s clip: Data story. — also use your listening picker.

If the clip rotated: If that exact clip is gone, pick the same desk’s top story under 5 minutes on the same theme — do not switch to entertainment vlogs.

Vocab focus: dati · consenso · fuga · norma · utente

Register note: Lei in institutional clips; no beh/ecco in written summary.

Task A: Write a 90-word neutral summary; list 3 register-sensitive verbs/phrases; retell aloud 60–90 seconds.

Task B: Rewrite one spoken sentence as a formal written lead.

Open Explorer Output workshop Assessed tasks

Week 10 · Elections local

Source desk: Elezioni comunali

How to find this week’s clip: Local election flash. — also use your listening picker.

If the clip rotated: If that exact clip is gone, pick the same desk’s top story under 5 minutes on the same theme — do not switch to entertainment vlogs.

Vocab focus: scheda · candidato · affluenza · dibattito · comune

Register note: Lei in institutional clips; no beh/ecco in written summary.

Task A: Write a 90-word neutral summary; list 3 register-sensitive verbs/phrases; retell aloud 60–90 seconds.

Task B: Rewrite one spoken sentence as a formal written lead.

Open Explorer Output workshop Assessed tasks

Week 11 · Immigration / asylum (neutral)

Source desk: Pratica / ufficio (neutro)

How to find this week’s clip: Procedure deadline. — also use your listening picker.

If the clip rotated: If that exact clip is gone, pick the same desk’s top story under 5 minutes on the same theme — do not switch to entertainment vlogs.

Vocab focus: domanda · status · ufficio · scadenza · sostegno

Register note: Lei in institutional clips; no beh/ecco in written summary.

Task A: Write a 90-word neutral summary; list 3 register-sensitive verbs/phrases; retell aloud 60–90 seconds.

Task B: Rewrite one spoken sentence as a formal written lead.

Open Explorer Output workshop Assessed tasks

Week 12 · Sports governance

Source desk: Federazione sportiva

How to find this week’s clip: Sanzione/inchiesta. — also use your listening picker.

If the clip rotated: If that exact clip is gone, pick the same desk’s top story under 5 minutes on the same theme — do not switch to entertainment vlogs.

Vocab focus: federazione · sanzione · fair play · inchiesta · ricorso

Register note: Lei in institutional clips; no beh/ecco in written summary.

Task A: Write a 90-word neutral summary; list 3 register-sensitive verbs/phrases; retell aloud 60–90 seconds.

Task B: Rewrite one spoken sentence as a formal written lead.

Open Explorer Output workshop Assessed tasks