PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SCHEDULE
IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT THE PROFESSOR’S DISCRETION
August 28, 29,
30, 31
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.
September 4, 5,6,7
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.
SEPTEMBER 7 QUIZ 1
September 11, 12,13,14
UNIT 3
Talking about work. Jobs. Asking for address. Talking
about family. Telling age and asking for age. Family nouns.
Present tense of Avere (toh ave) and Fare (to do). Definite articles.
September 18, 19,20,21,22
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).
SEPTEMBER 21 QUIZ
2
SEPTEMBER 22 MAKE
UP DAY FOR NOVEMBER 1
September 25, 26,27,28
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).
October 2,3,4,5
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).
OCTOBER 5 QUIZ 3
October 9,10,11,12
UNIT 8
Asking and giving directions. Talking about the
weather.
Present tense of sapere
and conoscere (to know).
OCTOBER 10 ORAL PRESENTATION
OCTOBER 11 MIDTERM REVIEW
OCTOBER 12 MIDTERM
October 16,17,18,19
UNIT 11
Talking about a trip.
Past tense. Past tense time adverbs.
October 23, 24,25,26,27
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
Direct pronouns. Adjectives.
OCTOBER 26 QUIZ
4
OCTOBER 27 MAKE
UP FOR THURSDAY NOVEMBER 23
October 30,31, November 2
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.
November 6,7,8,9
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.
NOVEMBER 9
QUIZ 5
November 13,14,15,16
UNIT 2 (Book 2)
Talking about
childhood. Describing past situations. Talking about habitual activities in the
past.
Imperfect.
November 20, 21,22
UNIT 2 (Book 2)
Talking about past events.
Imperfect vs passato prossimo.
NOVEMBER 22
QUIZ 6
NOVEMBER 23
THANKSGIVING
November 27,28,29,30
November 29 Oral presentation
November 30 Final Review
December 2-7 Final
Examination
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