PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT THE PROFESSOR’S DISCRETION
January 17, 19
Daily life, introduce yourself and ask about others, express your preferences, what you like and what you don’t. Describe past events. Tell about your own biography or past experiences. Ask and tell what you did yesterday (last week, last month etc.
January 24, 26
Present tense of regular, irregular, and reflexive verbs (Review) - article / name / adjective agreement (Review). Use of verb “piacere”.
Review of past tense (Passato prossimo); past tense time adverbs.
January 31, February 2
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.
February 7, 9, 11
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
FEBRUARY 9 QUIZ 1
FEBRUARY 11 MAKE UP DAY FOR MONDAY, APRIL 18
February 14, 16, 18
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.
Attività 1
FEBRUARY 18 MAKE UP DAY FOR MONDAY, APRIL 25
February 21, 23
UNIT 12 Il mondo che cambia
Competencies: Talking about technology and your relationship with it. Describing past situations 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: Time expressions. Technology. Travels.
Culture: La storia dell’Italia moderna in 6 oggetti.
February 28, March 2
FEBRUARY 28 REVIEW MIDTERM
MARCH 2 MIDTERM
March 7, 9
MARCH 9 Oral presentation
UNIT 12 cont.
March 14, 16
UNIT 12 CONT.
MARCH 21-25 SPRING BREAK
March 28, 30
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 4, 6
APRIL 4 QUIZ 2
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 11, 13
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: Gelato, che passione!
Attività 2
April 20
APRIL 20 ORAL PRESENTATION
April 27
APRIL 27 Final Review
Final Examination May 2-6
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