Please note that the schedule is subject to change at the professor’s discretion
Week 1
UNIT 1_ Incontri
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.
Greetings. Introducing a person (formal and informal)
Present tense of the verb Presentare (to introduce).
Asking and telling a phone number.
Week 2
UNITA’ 2 Fare conoscenza
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.
Week 3
UNIT 3_Che lavoro fai?
Talking about work. Jobs. Asking for address. Present tense of Avere (to have) and Fare (to do). Definite articles.
Week 4
UNIT 3 (cont.)
Talking about family. Telling age and asking for age. Family nouns
Week 5
UNIT 4_ Un giorno in famiglia
UNIT 4
Talking about a typical day.Talking about how often you do something. Asking and telling 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).
Week 6
UNIT 5_ A scuola di italiano
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).
Week 7
UNIT 6 _Nel tempo libero
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.
Week 8
Midterm Review
MIDTERM EXAM
Week 9
UNIT 7 _Fare la spesa (prima parte + pag. 144 da unità 9)
Grocery shopping. Describing food and eating habits.
Direct pronoun ne. Ci vuole/ci vogliono (you need).
Week 10
UNIT 11_Un fine settimana a Roma
Talking about a trip.
Past tense (passato prossimo). Past tense time adverbs.
Week 11
UNIT 11 (cont.)
Past tense of irregular and reflexive verbs.
Shopping for clothes. Giving a physical description of someone. Giving a description of someone’s personality. Clothes. Colors.
Week 12
UNIT 8 _In giro per Siena
Asking and giving directions. Talking about the weather.
Present tense of sapere and conoscere (to know).
Week 13
Possessive adjectives.
Packet.
Oral presentation
Week 14
Final Review
Final Examination