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Giulia: Eccomi qui, sono a casa!

Laura: Bentornata!

Sara: Ci sei mancata!

Alice: Usciamo per un caffè così mi racconti tutto!

Davide: Dov'è il mio souvenir?

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Giulia: Here I am, I'm home!

Laura: Welcome back!

Sara: We missed you!

Alice: Let's go out for a coffee so you can tell me everything!

Davide: Where's my souvenir?

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Giulia: Trovare un parcheggio in questa zona è come cercare un ago in un pagliaio.

Sara: Giulia, guarda. Quel posto è libero!

Giulia: Bravissima sorellina! Ecco, ora parcheggiamo e andiamo a fare la nostra spesona per la festa di domani sera. Ce l'hai la lista della spesa?

Sara: Sì, ce l'ho... o almeno credo.

Giulia: Cosa vuol dire 'credo'. Ci avevo scritto tutto quello che manca. Ed era pure una lunga lista.

Sara: Aspetta un secondo che controllo. No, non ce l'ho! Missà che è nell'altra borsa.

Giulia: Uffa! Non posso mai fare affidamento su di te. Sempre la stessa storia.

Sara: Dai, ora esageri. Sicuramente ci ricordiamo cosa dobbiamo comprare quando passiamo per le corsie del supermercato.

Giulia: Ah sì? Ce li abbiamo i mandarini? E le carote ce le abbiamo o no?

Sara: Beh, per sicurezza compriamo entrambi no?

Giulia: E bevande, quante bottiglie ne dobbiamo comprare?

Sara: Giulia, te lo dico sempre di scriverti la lista sul cellulare o di scaricarti l'applicazione apposita, ma tu sei alla vecchia e scrivi tutto su un pezzo di carta. Quindi non prendertela con me!

Giulia: [ride] ce l'hai vinta sempre tu. Forza andiamo!

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Giulia: Looking for a parking space in this area is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Sara: Giulia, look. That parking spot is free!

Giulia: Well done, little sister! So, now we park, and then we go to do our big shopping for tomorrow evening's party. Do you have the shopping list?

Sara: Yes, I have it...or at least I think so.

Giulia: What do you mean "I think so?" On it I wrote everything we don't have. And it was quite a long list.

Sara: Wait a second while I check. No, I don't have it. It's probably in the other bag.

Giulia: Oh man! I can never rely on you. It's always the same story.

Sara: Come on, now you're exaggerating. Surely we can remember what we have to buy when we go through the aisles of the supermarket.

Giulia: Oh really? Do we have tangerines? And the carrots, do we have any or not?

Sara: Well, we should buy both just in case.

Giulia: And the soft drinks, how many bottles shall we buy?

Sara: Giulia, I always tell you to write the shopping list on your cell phone or to download the shopping app, but you are so old-fashioned and always write everything on a piece of paper. So don't take it out on me!

Giulia: [laughs] You always win. Come on, let's go!

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LA BANDIERA DEGLI STATI UNITI

Questa è la bandiera degli Stati Uniti.

È rossa, bianca e blu.

La bandiera ha cinquanta stelle.

Le stelle rappresentano i cinquanta stati.

La bandiera ha tredici strisce.

Le strisce rappresentano i primi tredici stati.

La bandiera era diversa tanto tempo fa.

La bandiera ha preso più stelle con i nuovi stati.

In futuro la bandiera avrà più stelle?

In futuro gli Stati Uniti avranno più stati?

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THE UNITED STATES FLAG

This is the United States flag.

It is red, white, and blue.

The flag has fifty stars.

The stars are for the fifty states.

The flag has thirteen stripes.

The stripes are for the first thirteen states.

The flag looked different long ago.

The flag got new stars for new states.

Will the flag ever have more stars?

Will the United States ever have more states?

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