WEEK 1 May 23-26
Introducing yourself. Introducing a person (formal and informal).
Greetings, expressions for keeping a conversation going.
Asking for and giving phone numbers, saying where you are from, addresses and personal information. Asking people to repeat information
Present tense of the verbs Essere, Chiamarsi , Avere, Stare, Fare and Present tense of regular verbs ending in –are.
Definite singular articles
Indefinite articles un, uno, una , un’. Nouns ending in –o, –a and –e.
Nationality adjectives.
Prepositions a, in.
The negative and interrogative forms.
Interrogatives: Dove, Di dove, Come, Quanti, Chi, Qual, Che.
The Italian Alphabet. Pronunciation. Numbers from 0 to 100.
· TEST 1 (Thursday, May 26)
WEEK 2 May 30 - June 1 (Holiday: June 2)
Ordering food and drinks.
Talking about free time. Expressing likes and preferences.
Asking for and telling the time
Plurals of nouns and plural articles.
Present tense of regular verbs ending in –ere and –ire; volere, preferire, andare, giocare, leggere, uscire.
Mi piace, Mi piacciono (I like)
Adverbs of frequency and days of the week.
Interrogative: Perché.
TEST 2 (Thursday, June 1)
WEEK 3 June 6 - 10 (Make up day: June 10)
Make a hotel reservations; Asking for information, prices.
Complaining.
Talking about your home and furniture.
Renting a house.
Describing a place. Asking for and giving directions.
Opening hours of public places.
There is and there are (C'è - ci sono)
The Present Tense of potere, venire, dovere, sapere.
Interrogatives: quanto, quando, quale.
Time and place prepositions.
Agreement of adjectives and nouns.
· TEST 2 (Thursday, June 9 )
WEEK 4 June 13 - 17
Talking about a trip. Describing past events.
Talking about the weather
Talking about past experiences. Asking about and saying what you did yesterday (last week, last month etc.)
Past tense (passato prossimo).
Past tense time adverbs.
Superlatives
· TEST 3 (Thursday, June 17)
WEEK 5 June 20 – 24
Grocery shopping.
Describing food and eating habits. Asking for the price and quantity.
Asking about a recipe.
Talking about a typical day and week. Talking about how often you do something.
Greetings; Italian Celebrations.
Direct pronouns and ne.
Reflexive verbs
Selected constructions with fare.
Possessive adjectives
Final review
· ORAL PRESENTATION: My experience in Italy - 5-7 minute presentation (Thursday, June 23)
FINAL EXAM Friday, June 24