PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT THE PROFESSOR’S DISCRETION
May 27,28,29,30
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.
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.
June 3,4,5,6
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.
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).
JUNE 4 TEST 1
June 10,11,12,13
UNIT 4
Cont.
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).
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.
JUNE 12 TEST 2
June 17,18,19,20
UNIT 11
Talking about a trip.
Past tense. Past tense time adverbs.
Past tense of irregular and reflexive verbs.
JUNE 20 TEST 3
June 24,25,26,27,28
UNIT 7
Grocery shopping. Describing food and eating habits.
Direct pronom ne. Ci vuole/ci vogliono (you need).
UNIT 8
Asking and giving directions. Talking about the weather.
Present tense of sapere and conoscere (to know).
June 26 Oral presentation.
June 27 Final Review.
June 28 Final Exam