WEEK 1 (Sep 3, 5)
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 10, 12)
Episode 1
Asking nationality. Nouns genders and numbers. Indefinite articles. “Dov’è?” “Chi è?” .
WEEK 3 (Sep 17, 19, 20 - TEST 1 on Thursday) Friday Sep. 20 make-up day for Nov. 28
Episode 1cont.
Asking and telling the time. Prepositions a\all’\alle
WEEK 4 (Sep 24, 26)
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 1, 3 - Test 2 on Thursday)
Episode 3
Adjectives nouns agreement. Present of TO GO
Descriptions of people. Transport-tickets-visiting a city.
WEEK 6 (Oct 8, 10)
Episode 3 cont.
Use of There is\ There are. Seasons and months. Days of the week.
WEEK 7 (Oct 15, 17 MIDTERM EXAM on Thursday)
Review
WEEK 8 (Oct 22, 24 - FIRST ORAL PROOF on Thursday)
Episode 4.
Present tense of regular verbs. The 3 conjugations. Daily and free time actions.
WEEK 9 (Oct 29, 31)
Episode 4 cont.
Talking about how often you do something. Present tense of irregular verbs. Adverbs of frequency.
Work and professions.
WEEK 10 (Nov 5, 7 - TEST 3 on Thursday)
Episode 5
Definite articles. article+noun+adjective agreement
Present tense of modal verbs. Present tense of SAPERE.
WEEK 11 (Nov 12, 15)
Episode 5 cont\ Episode 6
Present tense of regular verbs and verbs ending in _ISC. Possessive Adjectives.
WEEK 12 (Nov 19, 21)
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 26 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.
WEEK 14 (Dec 3, 5 - ORAL PRESENTATION on Tuesday)
Final Review