PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT THE PROFESSOR’S DISCRETION
January 17, 18, 19, 20
First Class
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 24, 25, 26, 27
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: Gelato, che passione!
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.
Culture: Donne e lavoro in Italia
ACTIVITY 1
January 31, February 1, 2, 3
UNIT 3 cont.
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: Ristorante, trattoria o…?
FEBRUARY 3 QUIZ 1
February 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
UNIT 5 In giro per l’Italia
Competencies: Describing a city. 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: Quanta Italia c’è in te?
UNIT 6 In albergo
Competencies: Describing a hotel and 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. Holiday activities.
Culture: Mancia e scontrino, che cosa sono?
ACTIVITY 2
FEBRUARY 11 MAKE UP DAY FOR MONDAY, APRIL 18
February 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
UNIT 6 cont.
UNIT 7 Un finesettimana
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.
Culture: Dove Andiamo in vacanza?
FEBRUARY 18 MAKE UP DAY FOR MONDAY, APRIL 25
February 21, 22, 23, 24
UNIT 7 cont.
FEBRUARY 24 QUIZ 2
February 28, March 1, 2, 3
UNIT 7 cont.
MARCH 1 ORAL PRESENTATION
MARCH 2 MIDTERM REVIEW
MARCH 3 MIDTERM
March 7, 8, 9, 10
UNIT 8 Vita quotidiana
Competencies: Describing one’s work habits. Describing and asking about someone’s daily routine. Congratulating someone on special occasions and holidays. 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.
UNIT 9 La famiglia
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: I gesti degli italiani.
ACTIVITY 3
March 14, 15, 16, 17
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. Ne
Vocabulary: Food and dishes. Measurement units. Food packaging.
Culture: L’Italia nel piatto
UNIT 11 Fare acquisti
Competencies: Shopping for clothes and shoes. Making a polite request.
Grammar: Direct and indirect pronouns. Piacere + indirect pronoun.
Vocabulary: Colors. Clothing. Clothing and shoes sizes.
Culture: La moda italiana.
MARCH 17 QUIZ 3
MARCH 21-25 SPRING BREAK!
March 28, 29, 30, 31
UNIT 12 Il mondo che cambia
Competencies: Talking about technology and your relationship with it. Describing past situation and actions that occurred repeatedly. Talking about your younger days. Write a short story.
Grammar: Past tense imperfetto. Passato prossimo vs imperfetto. Agreement between direct pronouns and past participles.
Vocabulary: Technology. Travels. Time expressions.
Culture: La storia dell’Italia moderna in 6 oggetti
ACTIVITY 4
April 4, 5, 6, 7
UNIT 12 cont.
April 11, 12, 13, 14
UNIT 13 Come siamo
Competencies: Understanding and giving physical descriptions. Describing one’s personality. Making, accepting and refusing an invitation. Describing actions which are going on.
Grammar: Superlativo assoluto. Present progressive.
Vocabulary: Nouns and adjectives for physical and personality descriptions.
Culture: Italiani celebri
APRIL 14 QUIZ 4
April 19, 20, 21
UNIT 14 Casa dolce casa
Competencies: Understanding and giving home descriptions. Expressing wishes. Expressing likes and dislikes. Giving advice.
Grammar: Comparative. Present conditional.
Vocabulary: Home features and furniture. House types.
Culture: Tipi di abitazione.
April 26, 27, 28
UNIT 15 Vivere in Italia
Competencies: Comparing Italian social habits and traditions with those of one’s country. Understanding and giving orders, recommendations and instructions.
Grammar: Imperativo informale.
Vocabulary: Italian habits and traditions.
Culture: Che differenza….!
APRIL 27 Oral presentation
APRIL 28 Final Review
May 2-6 Final Examination
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