PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT THE PROFESSOR’S DISCRETION
January 20, 22
Daily life, introduce yourself and ask about others, express your preferences, what you like and what you don’t.
Present tense of regular, irregular (Review) - article / name / adjective agreement (Review). Use of verb “piacere”.
January 27, 29
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.
February 3, 5, 7
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 5 TEST 1
FEBRUARY 7, MAKE-UP DAY FOR MONDAY APRIL 21
February 10, 12
UNIT 7 cont.
February 17, 19
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 24, 26
UNIT 9 cont.
FEBRUARY 26 TEST 2
March 3, 5
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
MARCH 10-14 SPRING BREAK
March 17, 19
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 24, 26
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
MARCH 26 TEST 3
March 31, April 1
UNIT 12 cont.
April 7, 9
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, 16
UNIT 13 cont.
APRIL 16 TEST 4
April 23
APRIL 23 ORAL PRESENTATION
April 28, 30
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 30 Final Review
May 5- 9 Final Examinations
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