PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT THE PROFESSOR’S DISCRETION
January 18,19,20,21
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.
January 25,26,27,28
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.
JANUARY 28 QUIZ 1
February 1,2,3,4
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.
February 8,9,10,11
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).
FEBRUARY 11 QUIZ 2
February 15,16,17,18
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).
February 22,23,24,25
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).
FEBRUARY 25 QUIZ 3
February 29, March 1,2,3,4
UNIT 8
Asking and giving directions. Talking about the weather. Present tense of sapere and conoscere (to know).
MARCH 1 ORAL PRESENTATION
MARCH 2 MIDTERM REVIEW
MARCH 3 MIDTERM
MARCH 4 MAKE UP DAY FOR APRIL 25
March 7,8,9,10
UNIT 11
Talking about a trip. Past tense. Past tense time adverbs.
March 14,15,16,17
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.
MARCH 17 QUIZ 4
March 21,22,23,24
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.
MARCH 28- APRIL 1 SPRING BREAK
April 4,5,6,7
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.
APRIL 7 QUIZ 5
April 11,12,13,14
UNIT 2 (Book 2)
Talking about childhood. Describing past situations. Talking about habitual activities in the past. Imperfect.
April 18,19,20,21
UNIT 2 (Book 2)
Talking about past events. Imperfect vs passato prossimo.
APRIL 21 QUIZ 6
April 26, 27,28
APRIL 27 Oral presentation
APRIL 28 Final review
April 30-May 6 Final Examination
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