WEEK 1 August 29, 31
Prima di tutto
Introducing yourself. Present tense of the verbs Essere (to be), Chiamarsi (my name is....). The Italian Alphabet.
Pronunciation of soft and hard sounds. Numbers from 0 to 20. Nationality adjectives
WEEK 2 September 5, 7
Episode 1
Asking nationality. Nouns genders and numbers. Indefinite articles. “Dov’è?” “Chi è?” .
WEEK 3 Sept. 12, 14 (TEST 1 on Thursday 14)
Episode 1cont.
Asking and telling the time. Prepositions a\all’\alle
WEEK 4 Sept 19, 21
Episode 2
Idiomatic expressions with Avere or Essere.. Present of the verb To Have. Use of TU and LEI informal\formal. Present
tense of STARE
WEEK 5 26, 28 (Test 2 on Thursday 28)
Episode 3
Adjectives nouns agreement. Present of TO GO
Descriptions of people. Transport-tickets-visiting a city.
WEEK 6 October 3, 5
Episode 3 cont.
Use of There is\ There are. Seasons and months. Days of the week.
WEEK 7 Oct. 10, 12 MIDTERM EXAM on Thursday 12
Review
WEEK 8 17, 19 FIRST ORAL PROOF on Thursday 19
Episode 4.
Present tense of regular verbs. The 3 conjugations. Daily and free time actions.
WEEK 9 Oct. 24, 26, 27
Episode 4 cont.
Talking about how often you do something. Present tense of irregular verbs. Adverbs of frequency.
Work and professions.
WEEK 10 Oct. 31, November 2 (TEST 3 on Thursday 2)
Episode 5
Definite articles. article+noun+adjective agreement
Present tense of modal verbs. Present tense of SAPERE.
WEEK 11 Nov. 7, 9
Episode 5 cont\ Episode 6
Present tense of regular verbs and verbs ending in _ISC. Possessive Adjectives.
WEEK 12 Nov. 14, 16 (TEST 4 on Thursday 17)
Episode 7\Episode 8
Talking about a typical day. Present tense of reflexive verbs Past tense of regular verbs. Transitive\intransitive verbs.
WEEK 13 Nov. 21
Episode 8 cont.
Past participle irregular verbs. Time expressions. Use of To Be or To Have in the Past tense.
Descriptions in the past. Telling past events.
Review and practice for the oral presentation.
SETTIMANA 14 Nov. 28, 30 ORAL PRESENTATION on Tuesday 28
Final Review