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la storia di vita
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life story
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nascere / la nascita
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to be born / birth
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crescere
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to grow up
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l'infanzia
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childhood
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trasferirsi
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to move (house / city)
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sposarsi
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to get married
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una tappa della vita
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a stage of life
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un cambiamento
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a change
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affrontare una difficoltà
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to face a difficulty
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realizzare un sogno
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to fulfil a dream
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Which two past tenses tell a life story?
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Imperfetto (background: era, viveva) + passato (events: nacque, si sposò).
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Give two time connectors for narrating a life.
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da bambino/a (as a child), a vent'anni (at twenty) — also: in seguito, alla fine.
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How do you say 'was born' about a woman in Italian?
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«è nata» (passato prossimo) or «nacque» (passato remoto).
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How do you close a life-story article for marks?
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With a reflective lesson: «La sua storia mi insegna che…».
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