Week
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Unit/Handouts
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Communicative Functions
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Grammar
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Vocabulary and Culture
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Week 1
Jan. 18, 20
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Prima di tutto
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Introducing yourself.
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Present tense of the verbs Essere (to be), Chiamarsi (my name is....).
The Italian Alphabet.
Pronunciation of soft and hard sounds.
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Numbers from 0 to 20.
Nationality adjectives.
Italy and Italian symbols
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Week 2
Jan 25, 27
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Episode 1
Milano: Stazione Centrale, ore 8.15
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Asking "Where are you from?"
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Nouns genders and numbers.
Indefinite articles. “Dov’è?” “Chi è?” .
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Some adverbs of place.
Names of some everyday objects.
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Week 3
Feb.1, 3
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Episode 1 (Cont)
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Asking and telling the time.
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Prepositions a\all’\alle
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Position of objects in space.
The Train Station: people, places and services.
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Week 4
Feb. 8, 10, 12 (Friday is Make-up Day)
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Episode 2
Dov’è Piero Ferrari e perché non arriva
TEST 1 on Wednesday
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Use of TU and LEI informal\formal.
Be able to thank, accept or reject something; describe moods, needs and feelings.
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Present tense of the verb Avere (To have). Presenttense ofStare.
Present tense of regular verbs in the 3 conjugations, singular subjects.
The negative sentence.
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Idiomatic expressions withAvereorEssere.
The weather.
Greetings.
Secondo me / secondo te…
Use of conjunction Perché.
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Week 5
Feb. 15, 17.
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Episode 3
Com’è bella Milano d’estate al mattino!
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Describe environments and people;
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Adjectives-nouns agreement.
Present tense of Andare (To go).
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Colours; Ways of Transport; Adjectives to describe someone’s appearance and personality.
Milano: the city and its most interesting places.
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Week 6
Feb. 22, 24
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Episode 3 (Cont.)
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Understand simple informative texts.
Ask and give directions.
Ask and say the date.
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Use of C’è/ Ci sono (There is\ There are).
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Seasons and months.
Days of the week.
The apartment; the neighborhoods; the bedroom.
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Week 7
March 1, 3
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Oral Exam 1
Mid Term Exam (Wednesday)
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General Review
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Spring Break
March 8-12
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Week 8
Mar. 15, 17
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Episode 4
Passeggeri
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Describing peoples activities.
Describe a typical day.
Making simple hypothesis about your own needs.
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Present tense of regular verbs. The 3 conjugations.
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People and objects in a train.
Daily and free time actions.
Parts of the Day
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Week 9
Mar. 22, 24
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Episode 4 (Cont.)
Episode 7
La ragazza con I capelli viola
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Talking about frequency of actions.
Talking about jobs.
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Present tense of irregular verbs.
Adverbs of frequency.
Present tense of reflexive verbs.
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Work and professions.
Positive and negative characteristics of different jobs.
Daily actions and routines.
Compare different habits and attitudes of different countries
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Week 10
Mar. 29, 31
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Episode 5
Il treno corre
TEST 2 on Wednesday
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Go grocery shopping; making requests in a polite way.
Talk about what one want and have to do; talk about your own abilities.
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Definite articles. article+noun+adjective agreement.
Present tense of modal verbs and verbSapere.
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Italian Food.
Own abilities.
Vorrei… (to ask for something politely)
Emilia Romagna (Italian Region)
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Week 11
April 7
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Episode 6
Giovani viaggiatori
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Talk about family.
Express preferences and tastes.
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Present tense of regular verbs and verbs ending inISC.
Possessive Adjectives.
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Idiomatic use offareverb;
Use ofMi pace/mi piacciono.
Family members names.
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Week 12
April 12, 14
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Episode 6 (Cont)
Episode 8
Bologna, piazza Grande
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Ask and say what you like, don’t like, prefer.
Read/Write about your own family, your life, hobbies and studies.
Description in the past; talk about past events.
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Verb Piacere, use and conjugation.
Past tensePassato prossimowithessereoavere.
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Activities and sports.
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Week 13
April 19, 21
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Episode 8 (Cont.)
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Read/write about past events.
Say when, in the past, something happened.
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Transitive or intransitive; some irregular past participles.
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Expressions of time.
Habits and lifestyles of young people.
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Week 14
April 26, 28
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Oral Exam 2
Final Review
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