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