PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT THE PROFESSOR’S DISCRETION
August 31, September 1,2,3
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 7,8,9,10
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 10 QUIZ 1
September 14,15,16,17
UNIT 3
Talking about work. Jobs. Asking for address. Talking about family. Telling age and asking for age. Family nouns.
Present tense of Avere (toh ave) and Fare (to do). Definite articles.
September 21, 22,23,24,25
UNIT 4
Talking about a typical day.Talking about how often you do something. Asking and tellina 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 24 QUIZ 2
SEPTEMBER 25 MAKE UP DAY FOR NOVEMBER 26
September 28, 29,30. October 1
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 5, 6,7,8
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 pronom ne. Ci vuole/ci vogliono (you need).
OCTOBER 8 QUIZ 3
October 12,13,14,15
UNIT 8
Asking and giving directions. Talking about the weather.
Present tense of sapere and conoscere (to know).
OCTOBER 13 ORAL PRESENTATION
OCTOBER 14 MIDTERM REVIEW
OCTOBER 15 MIDTERM
October 19, 20,21,22
UNIT 11
Talking about a trip.
Past tense. Past tense time adverbs.
October 26,27,28,29
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 29 QUIZ 4
November 2,3,4,5
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 9,10,11,12
UNIT 12
Talking about vacations. Booking an hotel room. Planning a trip. Giving advises.
Comparatives. Agreement of the past participle with the direct pronoun. Informal imperative.
NOVEMBER 12 QUIZ 5
November 16, 17,18,19
UNIT 2 (Book 2)
Talking about childhood. Describing past situations. Talking about habitual activities in the past.
Imperfect.
November 23,24,25
UNIT 2 (Book 2)
Talking about past events.
Imperfect vs passato prossimo.
NOVEMBER 25 QUIZ 6
NOVEMBER 26 THANKSGIVING
November 30, December 1,2,3
December 2 Oral presentation
December 3 Final Review
December 5-11 Final Examination
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