WEEK 1 (Jan 22, 24)
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 (Jan 29, 31)
Episode 1
Asking nationality. Nouns genders and numbers. Indefinite articles. “Dov’è?” “Chi è?” .
WEEK 3 (Feb. 5, 7 - Test 1 on Thursday)
Episode 1cont.
Asking and telling the time. Prepositions a\all’\alle
WEEK 4 (Feb 12, 14)
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 (Feb. 19, 21, 22) Friday is make-up day for Thursday April 25
Episode 3
Adjectives nouns agreement. Present of TO GO
Descriptions of people. Transport-tickets-visiting a city.
Test 2 on Thursday
WEEK 6 (Feb. 26, 28)
Episode 3 cont.
Use of There is\ There are. Seasons and months. Days of the week.
WEEK 7 (Mars 5, 7) MIDTERM EXAM on Thursday.
Review
SPRING BREAK (Mars 11-15)
WEEK 8 (Mar 19, 21 - FIRST ORAL PROOF on Thursday)
Episode 4.
Present tense of regular verbs. The 3 conjugations. Daily and free time actions.
WEEK 9 (Mar 26, 28)
Episode 4 cont.
Talking about how often you do something. Present tense of irregular verbs. Adverbs of frequency.
Work and professions.
Episode 7\Episode 8
Talking about a typical day. Present tense of reflexive verbs Past tense of regular verbs. Transitive\intransitive verbs.
WEEK 10 (April 2, 4 - TEST 3 on Thursday)
Episode 5
Definite articles. article+noun+adjective agreement
Present tense of modal verbs. Present tense of SAPERE.
WEEK 11 (April 9, 11)
Episode 5 cont\ Episode 6
Present tense of regular verbs and verbs ending in _ISC. Possessive Adjectives.
WEEK 12 (April 16, 18 )
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.
Test 4 on Thursday
WEEK 13 (April 23)
Oral presentation
SETTIMANA 14 (April 30, May 2)
Final Review