PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT THE PROFESSOR’S DISCRETION
January 16,17,18,19
Introducing yourself . Present tense of the verbs Essere (to be), Chiamarsi (my name is....), Avere ( to have), Abitare (to live), and Studiare (to study). The Italian Alphabet. Pronunciation of soft and hard sounds. Numbers from 0 to 20. Idiomatic expressions with Avere or Essere.
UNIT 1
Greetings. Introducing a person (formal and informal). Present tense of the verb Presentare (to introduce). Asking and telling a phone number.
January 23,24,25,26
UNIT 2
Asking nationality. Nationalities. Ordering in a caffè. Present tense of regular verbs and verbs in _ISC. Undefinite aticles. Nouns ending in –o and –a. Nouns ending in –e. Prepositions a, di, da. Numbers from 20 to 100.
JANUARY 26 QUIZ 1
Jan. 30,31, February 1,2
UNIT 3
Talking about work. Jobs. Asking for address. Talking about family. Telling age and asking for age. Family nouns. Present tense of Avere (to have) and Fare (to do). Definite articles.
February 6,7,8,9,10
UNIT 4
Talking about a typical day.Talking about how often you do something. Asking and tellina time. Days of the week. Present tense of reflexive verbs. Adverbs of frequency. Present tense of irregular verbs andare (to go), uscire (to go out) and stare (to stay/to be).
FEBRUARY 9 QUIZ 2
FEBRUARY 10 MAKE UP FOR APRIL 17
February 13,14,15,16
UNIT 5
Enrolling in a class. Seasons and months. Asking and giving timetable information. Writing a letter. There is and there are. Simple prepositions. Compound prepositions. Present tens of Volere (to want).
February 20,21,22,23
UNIT 6
Talking about leisure time. Expressing likes and preferences. Inviting someone. Best wishes and congratulations. Present tens of modal verbs. Mi piace/mi piacciono (I like). In direct pronouns. Present continuous.
UNIT 7
Grocery shopping. Describing food and eating habits. Direct pronom ne. Ci vuole/ci vogliono (you need).
FEBRUARY 23 QUIZ 3
February 27,28, March 1,2,3
UNIT 8
Asking and giving directions. Talking about the weather. Present tense of sapere and conoscere (to know).
FEBRUARY 28 ORAL PRESENTATION
MARCH 1 MIDTERM REVIEW
MARCH 2 MIDTERM
MARCH 3 MAKE UP FOR APRIL 25
March 6,7,8,9
UNIT 11
Talking about a trip. Past tense. Past tense time adverbs.
March 13,14,15,16
UNIT 11
Past tense of irregular and reflexive verbs.
UNIT 9
Ordering in a restaurant. Asking for the check. Talking about food. Numbers 100-1.000.000.000. Direst pronouns. Adjectives.
MARCH 16 QUIZ 4
March 21,22,23,24
UNIT 10
Describing a house. Superlatives. Possessive adjectives.
UNIT 11
Shopping for clothes. Giving a physical description of someone. Giving a description of someone’s personality. Clothes. Colors.
March 27,28,29,30
UNIT 12
Talking about vacations. Booking an hotel room. Planning a trip. Giving advises. Comparatives. Agreement of the past participle with the direct pronoun. Informal imperative.
MARCH 30 QUIZ 5
3-7APRIL SPRING BREAK
April 10,11,12,13
UNIT 2 (Book 2)
Talking about childhood. Describing past situations. Talking about habitual activities in the past. Imperfect.
April 18,19,20
UNIT 2 (Book 2)
Talking about past events. Imperfect vs passato prossimo.
APRIL 20 QUIZ 6
April 24, 26, 27
APRIL 26 Oral presentation
APRIL 27 Final review
April 29-May 5 Final Examination
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