September 1,2,3,4
Introducing yourself . Present tense of the verbs Essere (to be), Chiamarsi (my name is....), Avere ( to have), Abitare (to live), and Studiare (to study). The Italian Alphabet. Pronunciation of soft and hard sounds. Numbers from 0 to 20. Idiomatic expressions with Avere or Essere.
UNIT 1
Greetings. Introducing a person (formal and informal)
Present tense of the verb Presentare (to introduce).
Asking and telling a phone number.
September 8,9,10,11
UNIT 2
Asking nationality. Nationalities. Ordering in a caffè.
Present tense of regular verbs and verbs in -ISC. Undefinite aticles. Nouns ending in –o and –a. Nouns ending in –e.
Prepositions a, di, da.
Numbers from 20 to 100.
SEPTEMBER 11 QUIZ 1
September 15,16,17,18
UNIT 3
Talking about work. Jobs. Asking for address. Talking about family. Telling age and asking for age. Family nouns.
Present tense of Avere (to have) and Fare (to do). Definite articles.
September 22,23,24,25,26
UNIT 4
Talking about a typical day.Talking about how often you do something. Asking and telling time. Days of the week.
Present tense of reflexive verbs. Adverbs of frequency. Present tense of irregular verbs andare (to go), uscire (to go out) and stare (to stay/to be).
SEPTEMBER 25 QUIZ 2
SEPTEMBER 26 MAKE UP DAY FOR NOVEMBER 27
September 29,30. October 1,2
UNIT 5
Enrolling in a class. Seasons and months. Asking and giving timetable information. Writing a letter.
There is and there are. Simple prepositions. Compound prepositions. Present tens of Volere (to want).
October 6,7,8,9
UNIT 6
Talking about leisure time. Expressing likes and preferences. Inviting someone. Best wishes and congratulations.
Present tens of modal verbs. Mi piace/mi piacciono (I like). In direct pronouns. Present continuous.
UNIT 7
Grocery shopping. Describing food and eating habits.
Direct pronoun ne. Ci vuole/ci vogliono (you need).
OCTOBER 9 QUIZ 3
October 13,14,15,16
UNIT 8
Asking and giving directions. Talking about the weather.
Present tense of sapere and conoscere (to know).
OCTOBER 14 ORAL PRESENTATION
OCTOBER 15 MIDTERM REVIEW
OCTOBER 16 MIDTERM
October 20,21,22,23
UNIT 11
Talking about a trip.
Past tense (passato prossimo). Past tense time adverbs.
October 27,28,29,30
UNIT 11
Past tense of irregular and reflexive verbs.
UNIT 9
Ordering in a restaurant. Asking for the check. Talking about food. Numbers 100-1.000.000.000
Direst pronouns. Adjectives.
OCTOBER 30 QUIZ 4
November 3,4,5,6
UNIT 10
Describing a house.
Superlatives. Possessive adjectives.
UNIT 11
Shopping for clothes. Giving a physical description of someone. Giving a description of someone’s personality. Clothes. Colors.
November 10,11,12,13
UNIT 12
Talking about vacations. Booking an hotel room. Planning a trip. Giving advice.
Comparatives. Agreement of the past participle with the direct pronoun. Informal imperative.
NOVEMBER 13 QUIZ 5
November 17,18,19,20
UNIT 2 (Book 2)
Talking about childhood. Describing past situations. Talking about habitual activities in the past.
Imperfect.
November 24,25,26
UNIT 2 (Book 2)
Talking about past events.
Imperfect vs passato prossimo.
NOVEMBER 26 QUIZ 6
NOVEMBER 27 THANKSGIVING
December 1,2,3,4
DECEMBER 3 Oral presentation
DECEMBER 4 Final Review
December 6-12 Final Examination
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