28-30 August
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 for and giving a phone number.
4-6 September
UNIT 2
Asking nationality. Nationalities. Ordering in a caffè.
Present tense of regular verbs and verbs ending in _ISC. Undefinite aticles. Nouns ending in –o and –a. Nouns ending in –e.
Prepositions a, di, da.
Numbers from 20 to 100.
11-13 September
UNIT 3
Talking about work. Jobs. Asking for addresses. Talking about family. Telling age and asking for age. Family nouns.
Present tense of Avere (to have) and Fare (to do). Definite articles.
TEST 1 (13 September)
18-20-22 September
UNIT 4
Talking about a typical day. Talking about how often you do something. Asking and telling the 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).
25-27 September
UNIT 4
Enrolling in a class. Seasons and months. Asking for and giving timetable information.
Writing a letter.
2-4 October
UNIT 5
There is and there are. Simple prepositions. Compound prepositions. Present tens of Volere (to want)
TEST 2 (4 October)
9-11 October
UNIT 5
16-18 October
Midterm review
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). Indirect pronouns. Present continuous
MIDTERM 18 OCTOBER
23-25 October
UNIT 11
Talking about a trip.
Past tense. Past tense time adverbs.
30 October (First Oral proof)
UNIT 11
Past tense of irregular and reflexive verbs.
6-8 November
UNIT 7
Grocery shopping. Describing food and eating habits.
Direct pronom ne. Ci vuole/ci vogliono (you need).
UNIT 8
Asking for and giving directions. Talking about the weather.
Present tense of sapere and conoscere (to know).
TEST 3 (8 November)
13-15 November
UNIT 8 CONT.
20-22 November
UNIT 9
Ordering in a restaurant. Asking for the check. Talking about food. Numbers 100 -1.000.000.000
Direct pronouns. Adjectives.
27-29 November
Oral presentation (27 November)
Final Review
2-7 December
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