Week 1
UNIT 1 "Incontri"
Introducing yourself . Asking and telling phone numbers. Greetings. Introducing a person (formal and informal)
Present tense of the verbs Essere, Chiamarsi , Avere, Abitare, and Studiare.
The Italian Alphabet. Pronunciation. Numbers from 0 to 20.
Week 2
UNIT 2 "Fare conoscenza"
Asking and telling nationality. Ordering in a café.
Present tense of regular verbs and verbs in -ISC. Indefinite articles un, uno, una , un’. Nouns ending in –o and –a. Nouns ending in –e. Prepositions a, di, da, per. The negative and interrogative sentence.
Week 3
Idiomatic expressions with Avere or Essere. Nationality adjectives.
Numbers from 20 to 100.
TEST 1(Wednesday)
Week 4
UNIT 3 “Che lavoro fai?”
Talking about work. Asking for address. Asking and telling what your job is. Describing a family. Telling age and asking for age
Present tense of Avere and Fare. Definite articles (il, lo, la, l’, i, gli, le). Regular singular and plural nouns.
Names of family members. Jobs. Work places. Interrogatives: dove? Quando? Quanti?Chi?
Week 5
UNIT 4 “Un giorno in famiglia”
Talking about a typical day and week. Talking about how often you do something. Asking and telling time. Asking how people are and telling how you are (formal and informal).
Present tense of reflexive verbs. Present tense of irregular verbs andare, uscire, and stare.
Days of the week. Parts of the day. Adverbs of frequency. Selected verbs and nouns to describe daily routines. Adverbs presto, tardi, prima, dopo. Prepositions da, con.
Week 6
TEST 2 (Monday)
UNIT 5 “A scuola di italiano”
Enrolling in a class. Asking and giving information about a course. Asking and giving timetable information. Writing a letter. Asking and telling the date.
There is and there are. Simple prepositions. Compound prepositions. Present tens of Volere.
Seasons and months.
Week 7
UNIT 8 “In giro per Siena”
Asking and giving directions. Talking about the weather. Describing a place (The street, the view from your window)
Present tense of sapere and conoscere (to know). Prepositions: vicino, lontano, davanti, di fronte, dietro, a sinistra, a destra.
Week 8
Midterm Review
MIDTERM EXAM
Week 9
UNIT 6 “Nel tempo libero”
Talking about leisure time. Expressing likes and preferences. Inviting someone, refusing or accepting the invitation. Best wishes and congratulations.
Present tens of modal verbs potere, dovere, volere. Mi piace/mi piacciono (I like). Indirect pronouns. Present continuous.
Adverbs: moltissimo, molto, abbastanza, poco, per niente. Selected verbs and nouns to talk about leisure time.
Week 10
UNIT 7 “Fare la spesa” (pages 108-115) . Unit 9 (page 144)
Grocery shopping. Describing food and eating habits. Ask for the price. Tell the quantity.
Direct pronoun ne. Ci vuole/ci vogliono. Adjectives (singular and plural). Use of the present conditional of the verb volere (vorrei).
Selected vocabulary related to food and grocery shopping.
Week 11
TEST 3
UNIT 11 “Un fine settimana a Roma”
Talking about a trip. Describe past events. Tell about your own biography or past experiences. Ask and tell what you did yesterday (last week, last month etc.)
Past tense (passato prossimo). Past tense time adverbs.
Week 12
Possessive adjectives.
Week 13
Past tense of selected irregular verbs.
Week 14
Oral Presentation
Review
Final Examination