Worksheet 13 · People and plans
Update a meeting place without losing the time
Answer in brief
Keep a before-and-after record for place, time, and people. Change only what the message changes; a new café does not automatically mean a new meeting time.
The place update is written practice. It changes no real meeting and includes no audio message.
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Your task: Apply a location update and retain the unchanged details. You need paper or a notes file. Try the model before you read the explanation. The answer key applies only to this written model.
Copy the original agreement first
The original note says that you will meet Sara at the station bar at six. Write it in three fields: people, place, time. Then read the update. Keeping the old agreement visible lets you see what has changed instead of depending on memory. It also prevents a later place name from replacing the person's name or the hour by accident.
The update gives a reason: the bar is closed. That explains the change, but it is not the new destination. A new destination appears after the correction phrase. Read until you can fill the replacement field. This model uses invented local places. It is not a notice about a real station or business.
Original written model · Italian / English
The scene on paper
Ci vediamo con Sara al bar della stazione alle sei.
Show English translation
We'll meet Sara at the station bar at six.
Il bar è chiuso. Non più al bar della stazione: troviamoci davanti alla biblioteca.
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The bar is closed. Not at the station bar anymore: let's meet in front of the library.
L'orario resta lo stesso: alle sei.
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The time stays the same: at six.
Make your decision
- Make before-and-after fields for people, place, and time.
- Write a confirmation with the correct side of the library and the hour.
- Apply the later extension Facciamo alle sei e mezza. What is the latest plan?
Open the answer key
- People: Sara and the original group remain. Place: station bar → in front of library. Time: six → six.
- Va bene, davanti alla biblioteca alle sei. Other clear confirmations are possible.
- Meet Sara in front of the library at 6:30. Only the time changes in the extension.
Use a change ledger
Non più al bar della stazione cancels the old location. Davanti alla biblioteca supplies the new one. The final sentence says the time remains six. Draw an arrow only in the place row. Write a small equals sign in the time row. A change ledger makes stable information as visible as the amendment, which is useful when messages arrive in several parts.
The message also says davanti, not dentro. The meeting is in front of the library, not inside it. A correct landmark with the wrong side of the door is still a location error. Underline that short place word. This task is deliberately about one precise detail rather than a broad lesson on all Italian prepositions.
Confirm the updated agreement
Write a confirmation that includes both the new place and the retained time: Va bene, davanti alla biblioteca alle sei. It means ‘All right, in front of the library at six.’ Such a reply exposes misunderstandings before anyone travels. It is more useful than a bare va bene when one field has just changed.
For a second round, add a later message: Facciamo alle sei e mezza — ‘Let's make it half past six.’ Apply it to the time row only. The library remains the location unless another message changes it. Read the ledger from top to bottom and state the latest valid plan. Do not restore an old field simply because it appeared in the original note.
Now use a video you choose
Choose a scene with a plan followed by an update. Stop after each message and amend a different row only when necessary. In Jibber Jabber, our app, check the replacement wording in interactive captions. The app does not manage the group's arrangements; your ledger is a separate practice tool.
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Questions and answers
Does davanti alla biblioteca mean inside?
No. It means in front of the library. Dentro would indicate inside.
Is Sara replaced by someone else?
No. No person change appears in the message.
Why repeat an unchanged time?
It confirms that you kept the original hour while applying the place update.
Sources for this entry
The station bar and library are fictional meeting points. The key applies the explicit place replacement and retained hour. The later half-past-six message is labelled as an extension, not part of the original agreement. No business closure or current event is reported.
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Jibber Jabber. “Update a meeting place without losing the time.” Italian Listening Workshop. Updated 9 November 2026. https://italiancomprehensibleinput.com/changed-meeting-place/.