SCHEDULE
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT THE PROFESSOR’S DISCRETION
JANUARY 18/19/20/21
FIRST CLASS : LET’S BEGIN
Competencies: Introducing yourself and a friend.
Grammar: Present tense. Alphabet. Pronunciation. Numbers from 0 to 20.
Vocabulary: Idiomatic expressions with Avere or Essere.
UNIT 1 Primi contatti
Competencies: Introducing a person (formal and informal). Greeting people. Asking about pronunciation and spelling. Asking and giving phone number.
Grammar: First conjugation verbs. Preposition di, in.
Vocabulary: Greetings. Classroom objects. Adjectives of nationalities.
Culture: Saluti
JANUARY 25/26/27/28
UNIT 2 Buon appetito!
Competencies: Ordering in a café and in a restaurant. Asking in a polite way. Asking for the bill. Asking for price.
Grammar: Plural and singular nouns. Interrogatives che cosa?,quanto?. Definite articles. Indefinite articles. Numbers from 20 to 100.
Vocabulary: Food and beverage. Meals.
Culture: Ristorante, trattoria, o…..
QUIZ 1 28 th
FEBRUARY 1/2/3/4
UNIT 3 Io e gli altri
Competencies: Introducing someone. Describing people’s activities. Asking for age and profession. Telling dates.
Grammar: Singular forms of present tense. Prepositions in, a, per. Formal.
Vocabulary: Professions. Days of the week. Workplaces.
FEBRUARY 8 9 10 11
UNIT 4 Tempo libero
Competencies: Talking about free time. Talking about how often one does something. Talking about people’s interests. Expressing preferences.
Grammar: Plural persons of present tense. Adverbs of frequency. Interrogatives. Present tense of irregular verbs.
Vocabulary: Leisure activities. Parts of the day. Expressions with the verb avere.
Culture: I luoghi più visitati d’Italia.
FEBRUARY 15 16 17 18
UNIT 5 In giro per l’Italia
Competencies: Describing a city. Submitting a questionnaire. Following and giving directions. Asking and telling time.
Grammar: Present tense of irregular verbs. Prepositions a, in. C’è, ci sono. Adjectives. Noun-adjective agreement.
Vocabulary: Italy cities and monuments. Street directions. Shops and stores.
Culture: Italian gesture
February 22 23 24 25
UNIT 6 In albergo
Competencies: Des00cribing one’s favorite hotel. Describing a room. Asking for information on accommodation. Talking about one’s holiday activities. Describing a perfect vacation.
Grammar: Present tense of modal verbs. Preposition a + time. Compound prepositions.
Vocabulary: Hotel room types and features. Time expressions. Home furniture and features. Months and seasons. Leisure activities.
Culture: Mancia e scontrino
QUIZ 2 24th
MARCH 1 2 3 4
UNIT 7 Un finesettimana PART 1
Competencies: Describing a perfect weekend. Talking about past actions. Understanding descriptions of past events. Specifying when a past event took place.
Grammar: Past tense passato prossimo .Forms and agreement of past participle. Irregular past participle. Ci vuole, ci vogliono.
Vocabulary: Weather conditions. Time expressions.
MARCH 4th ORAL PRESENTATION 1
SPRING BREAK MARCH 8th 12th
MARCH15/16/17/18
UNIT 7 Un finesettimana PART 2
Competencies: Describing a perfect weekend. Talking about past actions. Understanding descriptions of past events. Specifying when a past event took place.
Grammar: Past tense passato prossimo .Forms and agreement of past participle. Irregular past participle. Ci vuole, ci vogliono.
Vocabulary: Weather conditions. Time expressions
MIDTERM 18th
MARCH 22/23/24/25
UNIT 8 Vita quotidiana
Competencies: Describing one’s work habits. Describing and asking about someone’s daily routine. Congratulation someone on special occasions and holiday. Saying the date.
Grammar: finire di, cominciare a. Prepositions da, a. Present tense of reflexive verbs. Possessive adjectives mio, tuo.
Vocabulary: Everyday actions. Congratulations and wishes.
Culture: Cosa regalano gli italiani
MARCH 29/30/31April 1
UNIT 9 La famiglia PART 1
Competencies: Describing a family tree. Talking and writing about family. Talking about past events.
Grammar: Possessive adjectives. Past tense (passato prossimo) of reflexive verbs.
Vocabulary: Family relationships
Culture: ITALIAN FAMILIES’ TRADITIONS
QUIZ 3 APRIL 1st
APRIL 6/7/8
UNIT 9 La famiglia PART 2
Competencies: Describing a family tree. Talking and writing about family. Talking about past events.
Grammar: Possessive adjectives. Past tense (passato prossimo) of reflexive verbs.
Vocabulary: Family relationships
Culture: ITALIAN FAMILIES’ TRADITIONS
APRIL 12/13/14/15
UNIT 10 Sapori d’Italia
Competencies: Talking about one’s eating habits. Writing a shopping list. Talking about typical Italian recipes. Doing grocery shopping. Indicating quantities.
Grammar: Direct pronouns.
Vocabulary: Food and dishes. Measurement units. Food packaging.
Culture: L’Italia nel piatto
QUIZ 4 15th
APRIL 19/20/21/22
UNIT 11 Fare acquisti
Competencies: Talking and asking about events in the future. Shopping for clothes and shoes. Making a polite request.
Grammar: Future tense. Direct and indirect pronouns. Piacere + indirect pronoun. Present conditional.
Vocabulary: Colors. Clothing. Clothing and shoes sizes.
Culture: ITALIAN FASHION La moda italiana
ORAL PRESENTATION 22nd EXTENDED LESSON till 17.00
APRIL 26/27/28/29
UNIT 12 Noi e gli animali.
Competencies: Understanding a survey. Talking about animals. Describing past situation and actions that occurred repeatedly. Talking about one’s childhood. Write a short story.
Grammar: Past tense imperfetto. Passato prossimo vs imperfetto. Agreement between direct pronouns and past participles.
Vocabulary: Animal nouns. Time expressions.
FINAL REVIEW
FINAL EXAM may 3- 7 TBD