WEEK 1 (15, 17 Jan)
Materials provided in class; pdf file on Moodle main page: “Review of level 101 from Gramm.it”, “Verbi riflessivi – Week 1”
Review of present tense of regular, irregular and reflexive verbs, use of verb piacere
Vocabulary: daily life, introduce yourself and ask about others, express your preferences, what you like and what you don’t
WEEK 2 (22, 24 Jan)
Materials on Moodle main page: “Review of level 101 from Gramm.it”, “Stare + gerundio”
Review of articles, nouns and adjectives, modal verbs
Vocabulary: basic vocabulary related to own data, study, work, places, hobbies, belongings, daily activities, weather, time and seasons
WEEK 3 (29, 31 Jan)
Episode 9 “Si parte per il mare!” (See pdf file on Moodle)
Describe a house, locate objects in space, say where you are going or traveling, apologize and answer to an apology.
Grammar: preposition of place with verbs abitare, stare, andare, partire, venire. Simple and articulated prepositions. Direct object pronouns lo/ la /li /le. Vocabulary: places where you go for a holiday or to in a common daily situation, the apartment, daily objects
WEEK 4 (5, 7, 9 Feb)
Test 1 on Wednesday
Materials: pdf file on Moodle “Passato prossimo (to use in class)”, Unit 1 “ Il viaggio continua”
Describe past events. Tell about your own biography or past experiences. Ask and tell what you did yesterday (last week, last month etc.); express agreement or disagreement; say how you are feeling
Review of past tense (Passato prossimo); adverbs of time; irregular past participles. Direct object pronouns (lo, la, li, le) with past tense
WEEK 5 (12, 14 Feb)
Unit 1 (continuation); Unit 2 “Ti posso offrire un caffè?”
Say what happened in a specific past situation, read and write a biography. Say what you are doing, describe places. Offer, order, pay for food and beverages in a "bar"
Passato prossimo with more irregural verbs; Indirect object pronouns (Gli-Le); Verbs mancare and piacere; the pronoun NE
WEEK 6 (19, 21 Feb)
Unit 2 (continuation)
Describe a cafe or restaurant you like; invite someone to go to eat or drink something
Formal/informal; more practice on direct/indirect pronouns
Spring Break (26 Feb - 1 March)
WEEK 7 (4, 6 March)
Oral exam 1 on Wednesday
Unit 4 “Firenze: Santa Maria Novella”
Give directions and advices. Describe cities and monuments.
Imperative tense (tu – voi). Preposition di+article. Selected expressions in present conditional tense (Vorrei/vorresti – potrei/potresti – dovrei/dovresti)
Midterm Review
WEEK 8 (11, 13 March)
Mid Term Exam on Monday
Unit 5 “In un angolo tranquillo di Firenze”
Describe people; buy clothes and shoes
Preposition DA, CON, A and DI
WEEK 9 (18, 20 March)
Unit 5 (continuation). Unit 6 “Ricordi dal finestrino”
Talk about memories and about childhood; describe people and places in the past; compare present and past describing changes
Introduction to imperfect tense (basic use and conjugation)
WEEK 10 (25, 27 March)
Unit 6 “Ricordi dal finestrino” (continuation). Unit 7 "Tutte le strade portano a Roma"
Describe a place - Write a review on a specific place you visited - Invite someone and accept or refuse (make an appointment) - Express appreciation for a place or situation - say what you liked or didn't like
Passato prossimo of verb piacere - Passato prossimo with mai (Es: hai mai fatto un lungo viaggio?)- Review of adverbs of frequency - Pronoun CI - adjectives to describe a place
WEEK 11 (3 April)
Unit 7 (continuation)
WEEK 12 (8, 10 April)
Test 2 on Monday
Unit 8 “Ma guarda che coincidenza!”
Tell about past experiences and events
Passato prossimo vs imperfetto - Expressions for feelings (che caldo! che sete! etc.) - Conjunctions (perciò/ perché. Mentre / durante)
WEEK 13 (15, 17 April)
Review and practice for the Oral Presentation
WEEK 14 (22, 24 April)
Oral Presentation
FINAL EXAM