Man: Hi Tina, how are your exams going?
Woman: Not too bad. I’ve passed 3 but I have 4 more.
Man: When are you taking the Statistics exam?
Woman: Next Tuesday. But I haven’t had the chance to practise much. How about you?
Man: I went to the lab twice last week.
Woman: How did it go? Did you figure out last year’s problems?
Man: I started the mock exam but I still have 6 problems to solve.
Woman: Good for you. I haven’t even started.
Man: Why don’t we take the rest of the mock exam together? It would save some time if we split the problems.
Woman: I can only make it to the lab in the morning, I work in the afternoon.
Man: No problem. I’m planning to go tomorrow and on Saturday.
Woman: Great. I’ll be there at opening time. I also have some past papers. They are a couple of years old but should be similar.
Man: Cool. See you tomorrow then.
Woman: Yes, at nine. Oh, wait!
Man: Yes?
Woman: Don’t forget to bring the lecture notes. See you!
IMPORTANT PHRASES
How are your exams going? – Come vanno gli esami?
I have 4 more. – Ne ho altri 4.
When are you taking the Statistics exam? – Quando si terrà l’esame di statistica?
I haven’t had the chance to practise much. – Non ho avuto modo di esercitarmi molto.
How about you? – E tu?
How did it go? – Com’è andata?
Did you figure out last year’s problems? – Sei riuscito a risolvere i problemi dell’anno scorso?
I still have 6 problems to solve. – Ho ancora 6 problemi da risolvere.
Good for you. – Beato/a te!
I haven’t even started. – Non ho nemmeno iniziato.
Why don’t we take the rest of the mock exam together? – Perché non facciamo insieme il resto dell’esame di simulazione?
It would save some time. – Si risparmierebbe un po’ di tempo.
I can only make it to the lab in the morning. – Riesco ad andare in laboratorio solo la mattina.
I also have some past papers. – Ho anche alcuni compiti passati.
They should be similar. – Dovrebbero essere simili.
Don’t forget to bring the lecture notes! – Non dimenticate di portare gli appunti delle lezioni!
IMPORTANT WORDS
exam – esame
to pass an exam – superare un esame
to have the chance to – avere la possibilità di fare qualcosa
to practice – praticare
lab – laboratorio
to figure out – capire qualcosa
mock exam – esame simulato
to solve – risolvere
the rest of … – il resto di qualcosa
to split – dividere
to make it to … – arrivare da qualche parte
opening time – orario di apertura
similar – simile
lecture notes – appunti di lezione
