Week 1 (15, 17 Jan)
Handouts
Introduction to the course; general grammar review
Grammar and structures – past tenses: passato prossimo, imperfetto, trapassato prossimo
Week 2 (22, 24 Jan)
Handouts from previous volume, Unit 9 “Natale con i tuoi, Pasqua con chi vuoi”
Expressing own opinions
Grammar and structures – Present subjunctive
Week 3 (29, 31 Jan)
Handouts from previous volume, Unit 10 “Senza Torino, l’Italia sarebbe molto diversa”
Grammar and structures – Past conditional (Review of Present conditional)
Week 4 (5, 7, 9 Feb)
Review and practice
TEST 1 on Wednesday
Week 5 (12, 14 Feb)
Unit 1 “Un nuovo giorno di primavera a Milano”
Grammar and structures – IF clause (I, II, III type); subjunctive tenses (imperfetto and trapassato)
Week 6 (19, 21 Feb)
Unit 1 “Un nuovo giorno di primavera a Milano”
Grammar and structures – IF clause (I, II, III type); subjunctive tenses (imperfetto and trapassato)
Composition 1 due
Spring Break (26 Feb - 1 March)
Week 7 (4, 6 March)
Review
ORAL EXAM 1 on Monday in class
Week 8 (11, 13 March)
MID TERM EXAM on Monday
Unit 2 “Voglia di cambiamento”
Writing a good or bad review; complaining about a specific situation
Grammar and structures – More practice with Subjunctive; verbs and adjectives; compound words.
Week 9 (18, 20 March)
Unit 3 "In Umbria, di collina in collina"
Handouts from previous volume
Describing places, cities, regions
Grammar and structures – intro to Passato remoto (only reading and listening comprehension)
Week 10 (25, 27 March)
Unit 3 “In Umbria, di collina in collina”
Grammar and structures – practice with past tenses: Passato Remoto, Trapassato prossimo and imperfetto. Use of imperfect subjunctive with present conditional in the main clause.
Week 11 (3 April)
Unit 4 “L’interpretazione dei sogni”
Grammar and structures – Subjunctive tense with specific conjunctions, verbs, in relative pronouns and impersonal forms. Review of Congiuntivo presente and passato
Week 12 (8, 10 April)
Unit 5 “L’infinito”
Grammar and structures – Congiuntivo imperfetto e trapassato
TEST 2 on Monday
Composition 2 due by Wednesday
Week 13 (15, 17 April)
Unit 7 "Gratta e perdi"
Grammar and structures - The Passive Form
Week 14 (22, 24 April)
Review
ORAL EXAM 2