Rule reminder
Reading Italian quality journalism at C1/C2 level requires integrating all B2 skills simultaneously: tracking confirmed vs. alleged information, recognising all reporting verbs and their nuances, understanding institutional vocabulary, identifying nominal style and metaphor, and interpreting what is implied but not stated. These questions will challenge you to demonstrate full command of Italian journalistic language.
A B2 Italian learner has read this article and asks: 'Did the government actually have a crisis?' What is the correct answer based on the text?