PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT THE PROFESSOR’S DISCRETION
August 29,30,31 September 1
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 5,6,7,8
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 8 QUIZ 1
Sept. 12,13,14,15
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.
Sept. 19,20,21,22
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 22 QUIZ 2
SEPTEMBER 23 MAKE UP DAY FOR MONDAY NOVEMBER 1
Sept. 26,27,28,29
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 3,4,5,6
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 6 QUIZ 3
Oct. 10,11,12,13
UNIT 8
Asking and giving directions. Talking about the weather. Present tense of sapere and conoscere (to know).
OCTOBER 11 ORAL PRESENTATION
OCTOBER 12 MIDTERM REVIEW
OCTOBER 13 MIDTERM
Oct. 17,18,19,20
UNIT 11
Talking about a trip. Past tense. Past tense time adverbs.
Oct. 24,25,26,27
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 27 QUIZ 4
OCTOBER 28 MAKE UP DAY FOR THURSDAY NOVEMBER 24
Oct. 31 November 2,3
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.
Nov. 7,8,9,10
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 10 QUIZ 5
Nov. 14,15,16,17
UNIT 2 (Book 2)
Talking about childhood. Describing past situations. Talking about habitual activities in the past. Imperfect.
Nov. 21,22,23
UNIT 2 (Book 2)
Talking about past events. Imperfect vs passato prossimo.
NOVEMBER 23 QUIZ 6
Nov. 28,29,30 December 1
NOVEMBER 30 Oral presentation
DECEMBER 1 Final review
December 3-9 Final Examination
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