WEEK 1 (Sep 4, 6)
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 (Sep 11, 13)
Episode 1
Asking nationality. Nouns genders and numbers. Indefinite articles. “Dov’è?” “Chi è?” .
WEEK 3 (Sep 18, 20, 21 - TEST 1 on Thursday) Friday Sep. 21 make-up day for Thursday Nov. 1
Episode 1cont.
Asking and telling the time. Prepositions a\all’\alle
WEEK 4 (Sep 25, 27)
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 (Oct 2, 4 - Test 2 on Thursday)
Episode 3
Adjectives nouns agreement. Present of TO GO
Descriptions of people. Transport-tickets-visiting a city.
WEEK 6 (Oct 9, 11)
Episode 3 cont.
Use of There is\ There are. Seasons and months. Days of the week.
WEEK 7 (Oct 16, 18 MIDTERM EXAM on Thursday)
Review
WEEK 8 (Oct 23, 25 - FIRST ORAL PROOF on Thursday)
Episode 4.
Present tense of regular verbs. The 3 conjugations. Daily and free time actions.
WEEK 9 (Oct 30)
Episode 4 cont.
Talking about how often you do something. Present tense of irregular verbs. Adverbs of frequency.
Work and professions.
WEEK 10 (Nov 6, 8, 9 - TEST 3 on Thursday) Friday Nov 9 make-up day for Nov 22
Episode 5
Definite articles. article+noun+adjective agreement
Present tense of modal verbs. Present tense of SAPERE.
WEEK 11 (Nov 13, 15)
Episode 5 cont\ Episode 6
Present tense of regular verbs and verbs ending in _ISC. Possessive Adjectives.
WEEK 12 (Nov 20)
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 27, 29 Test 4 on Tuesday)
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 (Dec 4, 6 - ORAL PRESENTATION on Tuesday)
Final Review