IS IT IB 175 Intensive Italian for 9 Credits (Beginner)

SCHOOL OF ITALIAN STUDIES AND LINGUISTICS
DEPARTMENT OF ITALIAN LANGUAGE
COURSE TITLE ITALIAN LANGUAGE BEGINNING
COURSE CODE IS IT IB 175
9 CREDITS
1. DESCRIPTION
IS IT II IB 101 Beg + IS IT II 201 Int I + IS IT II 250 Int II
The intensive nine-credit Italian course gives students the opportunity to experience total
immersion in the language. Students will develop the four cornerstones of foreign language study,
comprehension, readings, writing, and, above all, speaking. All lessons will be taught in Italian.
The beginning levels concentrate on the development of the spoken language and on the
ability to understand.
The intermediate levels help students to master more complex grammatical structures and to
enrich their vocabulary with the use of contemporary material such as newspapers and videos. In
addition, students will compose short written essays.
2. OBJECTIVE
During the course emphasis will be given to all four different abilities to be developed while
learning a language: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Students will be encouraged to try to
speak both in and outside class, to have them become more familiar with the Italian language and
culture environment in which they are immersed.
Students will be required to complete written hand-in assignments to strengthen the structures and
vocabulary they acquired.
During this course, students will learn to communicate in everyday situations, recounting past
events, make future plans and ask polite requests.
Grammar:
Acquiring the basic structures of the language.
Simple grammatical structures and sentence patterns.
Vocabulary:
Understanding and using the basic vocabulary regarding the concepts of space, time, quantity
and quality.
Mastering the basic vocabulary necessary for the most common and concrete communicative
situations.
Listening:
Understanding the most commonly used expressions in daily verbal communication, such a simple
information and very brief dialogues, instructions addressed carefully and slowly.
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Speaking:
Using the most common colloquial expressions in daily social communication for self- identification,
greetings, asking for and giving basic information.
Reading:
Understanding simple texts for practical use.
Writing:
Writing short texts.
3. REQUIREMENTS
This level is for absolute beginner students who have never studied Italian before.
Lectures are held in Italian
Individual study of the notes, the readings, the handouts etc. at home is required after every
class
Students will be assigned homework on a regular basis and it should always be completed
before class.
No eating is allowed in class
At all times cell phones must be turned off
A responsible and active class participation is expected at all times and activities.
4. METHOD
The teaching method is based on a communicative approach, while part of the study also will be
dedicated to the Italian grammar. In order to facilitate the learning progress special emphasis will be
given to conversational techniques and communication skills.
TUTORING SCHEDULE: The Italian language department offers a tutoring service in small
group sessions. Individual tutoring can be provided if requested by the instructor.
SIGN UP IS REQUIRED: Please visit the front desk for days, time and details.
5. TEXT BOOK
COURSE TEXT BOOK
Texts required for this course:
Matteo La Grassa – L'italiano all'università 1, Corso di lingua per studenti stranieri A1-A2,
Edizioni Edilingua
Matteo La Grassa, Marcella Delitala, Fiorenza Quercioli – L'italiano all'università 2, Corso di lingua
per studenti stranieri B1-B2, Edizioni Edilingua
Webster or Oxford Italian – English Dictionary
These texts have been pre-ordered and should be purchased after the first class meeting FELTRINELLI, Via de' Cerretani 30/32/r.
You will receive a 15% discount upon showing this syllabus.
Open Monday to Friday from 9 to 7:30 pm and on Saturday from 10:30 to 7:30 pm.
FUA LIBRARY
The Fua library is located in Corso Tintori 21, on the first floor. Please consult the posted course
schedules for official opening times.
Please note that the library is consultation only and thus it is not possible to remove texts.
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6. VISITS – TRIPS
Upon instructor's decision and with class agreement, maximum two on-field lessons might be held
during the semester.
7. MATERIAL LIST
N/A
8. ADDITIONAL FEES
N/A
9. EVALUATION – GRADING SYSTEM
The six-credit program will be graded using the following breakdown:
Session 1: cumulative average (see breakdown below)
Session 2: cumulative average (see breakdown below)
Final Grade Breakdown
Individual Session Breakdown:
During each session, the cumulative average will be determined by the following:
20% Quiz 1
20% Quiz 2
30% Session Exam
10% Oral Presentation
20% Attendance and Participation
Please note that a detailed explanation of the above is found in Section 11 (Assignments, Term
Papers and Exams).
Grading Scale
A = 100 – 93%
A - = 92 – 90%
B+ = 89 – 87%
B = 86 – 83% B- = 82 – 80%
C+ = 79 – 77%
C = 76 – 73%
C- = 72 – 70%
D = 69 – 60% F = 59 – 0%
10. ATTENDANCE – PARTICIPATION
Academic integrity and mutual respect between instructor and students are central to Palazzi’s
academic policies. This is reflected in the attendance policy. Class attendance is mandatory and
counts towards the final grade. Roll will be taken at the beginning and end of each class. Coming late
and leaving earlier affects the attendance and participation grade. It is important that students come
to class on time.Two delays will be considered as one absence.
Each absence from class will negatively impact your final grade (Attendance).
Please note that FOR EACH SESSION:
One to Two Absences: Will result in lowering of the Participation and Final Grade as per the grading
system.
Three Absences: Will result in the final grade being lowered one full letter grade.
(Example 90% / A – will become 80% / B -)
Four Absences: Will result in an “automatic failure”.
It is always the student's responsibility to know how many absences they have in a course.
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Travel is never an excuse for absence from class.
PARTICIPATION
Learning a foreign language is an incremental process. The rewards will be great only if you are
actively involved: students are expected to prepare for each class in advance.
Insufficient practice may result in a lower grade. Your participation in class activities is a crucial
component of the course and will give you the opportunity to develop your listening and speaking
skills in a collaborative, friendly and enjoyable setting. The assessment is as follows:
A – full and enthusiastic participation in class activities, understanding of the linguistic structures, and
ability to manipulate such structures with accuracy and creativity in communicative situations.
Consistent, timely and accurate work in textbook and workbook.
B – Active participation in class, great efforts to understand the linguistic structures, which are not
fully assimilated in a consistent manner, ability to manipulate such structures with a few errors in
communicative situations. Work in textbook and workbook regularly and carefully completed.
C – Reactive participation in class activities (student answers willingly and correctly when called on),
basic ability to use the linguistic structures to understand others and make oneself understood in
communicative situations. Errors corrected when pointed out. Work in textbook and workbook
regularly completed and errors carefully revised.
D – Limited class participation. Inability to manipulate structures, which are not assimilated. Great
difficulties in making oneself understood in all the communicative activities. Work in textbook and
workbook irregularly completed, with lack of care. Inability to correct errors when prompted.
F – Lack of interest in class activities, inability or carelessness to answer when called upon. Work in
textbook and workbook poorly completed or not at all.
11. EXAMS – PAPER
EXAM CALENDAR
Session 1
Quiz 1 – Lesson 5
Quiz 2 – Lesson 10
Oral presentation – Lesson 14
Session Exam - Lesson 15
Assignments: assigned in class by your instructor
Session 2
Quiz 1 – Lesson 5
Quiz 2 – Lesson 10
Oral presentation – Lesson 14
Session Exam - Lesson 15
Assignments: assigned in class by your instructor
Session 3
Quiz 1 – Lesson 5
Quiz 2 – Lesson 10
Oral presentation – Lesson 14
Session Exam - Lesson 15
Assignments: assigned in class by your instructor
Note: the date and time of the exams cannot be changed for any reason. so please organize
your personal schedule accordingly.
No show at the exam = F
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Should issues of academic dishonesty arise (plagiarism and so on), the instructor will refer to
the institutional written policy on such matters.
EXAM ASSESSMENT:
Quiz 1 counts for 20% of the session grade
 The first quiz is cumulative and will be based on grammar topics presented in class during the
first week of the session.
 The number of points given for each exercise will be clearly stated at the top of the exercise
itself.
 The quiz will have a number of exercises that can vary between 4 and 8.
 Each exercise of the quiz will be graded with points that vary between 8 and 20, the sum of
which will give 100 points in case of all perfect answers.
Quiz 2 counts for 20% of the session grade
• The second quiz is cumulative and will be based on grammar topics presented in class during
the second week of the session.
• The number of points given for each exercise will be clearly stated at the top of the exercise
itself.
• The quiz will have a number of exercises that can vary between 4 and 8
• Each exercise of the quiz will be graded with points that vary between 8 and 20, the sum of
which will give 100 points in case of all perfect answers.
Oral Presentation counts for 10% of the final grade.
The topic(s) will be decided in class with the instructor. The oral presentation will be graded
according to:
• Vocabulary knowledge and appropriate in usage
• Comprehensibility
• Content presentation (not reading from notes)
• Being able to answer instructor/classmates' questions during the presentation.
Session Exam counts for 30% the final course grade.
 There will be fill-in-the-blank grammar exercises, a reading comprehension, a listening and
one or more multiple choices.
 The number of points given for each exercise will be clearly stated at the top of the exercise
itself.
 The exam will have a number of exercises that can vary between 8 and 15.
 Each exercise of the quiz will be graded with points that vary between 4 and 16, the sum of
which will give 100 points in case of all correct answers.
 Time will be clearly stated at the top of the test.
All the quizzes and exams are scheduled and announced in advance and no make-up exams
will be given.
12. LESSONS
SESSION 1
Lecture
LESSON 1
Presentation of the course and introduction to the class syllabus. Information on
method, objectives, exams, assignments and oral presentation.
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Unit 1: Ciao, io sono Anna. E tu?
COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION:
• Introducing yourself, asking/giving personal details
• Greeting people upon arriving
• Asking about pronunciation and spelling, asking about meaning and
translation of a word, asking someone to repeat something
• Asking question in formal and informal register
GRAMMAR:
• Italian alphabet, Italian spelling with examples and question words
• Adjectives of nationality
• Negation form non
VOCABULARY:
• Greetings
• Country names and adjectives of nationalities
Lecture
LESSON 2
Unit 1 – Ciao, io sono Anna. E tu?
COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION:
• Asking for address and telephone number
• Using numbers from 0 to 100
• Learning the names of the classroom objects
GRAMMAR:
• Personal pronouns
• Present tense: conjugation of essere and avere
• Present tense: singular forms of chiamarsi
• Singular and plural forms of nouns ending with -o and -a
• Singular and plural forms of adjectives ending with -o, -a and -e
VOCABULARY:
• Classroom objects
• Cardinal numbers from 0 to 100
CULTURE:
• Reading: Conosciamo gli italiani
• Students of Italian in the world
• Motivations for studying Italian
Lecture
LESSON 3
Unit 2 – Lavori o studi?
COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION:
• Introducing someone
• Asking someone how he/she is and saying how one is doing
• Greeting people upon leaving
• Asking for someone's profession and mentioning one's occupation
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Talking about different kind of jobs
GRAMMAR:
• Nouns of the second group (ending in "e ")
• Present tense: regular verbs in the three conjugations -are, -ere, -ire
VOCABULARY:
• Come stai? / Come va?
• What do you study?
• Profession names
• Workplaces
Lecture
LESSON 4
Unit 2 – Lavori o studi?
COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION:
• Using verbs in conversation
• Using the most common adjectives and find their opposite
• Using prepositions in relation to places
GRAMMAR:
• Definite articles, use of definite articles in front of consonant,
s + consonant and z, vowel
• Articles – nouns - adjectives agreement
• Present tense: conjugation of irregular verbs stare, fare, andare, dare, bere,
venire
• Simple prepositions in, a, da, di
VOCABULARY:
• Opposite pairs of common adjectives
• Useful expressions for asking something
CULTURE:
• Reading: Il mondo del lavoro
• Work in Italy
Lecture +
Exam
LESSON 5
Unit 3 – Una bottiiglia d'acqua, per favore
COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION:
• Ordering in a cafè
• Reading a menù
• Getting someone's attention
• Asking for things in a polite way
• Thanking someone
• Asking for, saying prices and paying
• Expressing one's likes and dislikes
• Expressing opinions and preferences about food and beverages
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GRAMMAR:
• Piacere: mi piace / non mi piace, mi piacciono / non mi piacciono
• Present tense: third conjugation of -isc verbs
• Use of vorrei
VOCABULARY:
• Food, beverages and objects in a cafè
• Menù
• Vorrei
• Scusi!, Per favore, per cortesia, per piacere, grazie, prego
QUIZ 1
Lecture
LESSON 6
Unit 3 – Una bottiiglia d'acqua, per favore
COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION:
• Asking for permission
• Asking someone to do something
• Talking about one's eating habits
• Doing grocery shopping: writing a shopping list
• Indicating quantities
GRAMMAR:
• Use of ci locativo
VOCABULARY:
• Measurement units: grammo, etto, chilo, litro
• Food packaging
• Shops and stores
CULTURE:
• Reading: Gli italiani e il cappuccino
• Gli italiani e il bar:
understanding and analyzing habits and social behaviours
• Italian breakfast
Film
Lecture
LESSON 7
Screening of an Italian movie
LESSON 8
Unit 4 – Vado a piedi o prendo l'autobus?
COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION:
• Describing a city, a neighborhood, a street
• Giving and following street directions
• Asking and telling time
• Reading timetables
• Asking for and giving information about shops and stores opening hours
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Expressing indecision and ability
GRAMMAR:
• Indefinite articles, use of indefinite articles in front of consonant,
s + consonant and z, vowel
• Present tense: conjugation and use of modal verbs potere, dovere, volere
• Present tense: conjugation of sapere and use in different situations
VOCABULARY:
• Cities and buildings, signposts, urban landscape vocabulary (street,
boulevard, square, bridge, traffic lights, junctions etc.)
• Street directions
• Expressions denoting position: davanti a / prima di, dietro a / dopo, a
destra, a sinistra, dritto, di fronte, in mezzo a / tra, accanto a
• Means of transport
• Che ore sono? Che ora è? Sono.../ E'....
• Timetable and opening hours
• Days of the week
CULTURE:
• Reading: Autobus? No, grazie, prendo il motorino!
• Understanding times and working days
• City buses
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Lecture +
Exam
LESSON 9
Unit 5 – Dove abiti?
COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION:
• Describing a house: talking about rooms, objects and furniture found inside a
typical Italian house.
• Describe one's own home
• Submitting a questionnaire in order to find the “ideal” roommate
• Talking about pros and cons of living with peers
• Booking a hotel room: asking for information on accommodation and services
GRAMMAR:
• E' / C'è, Sono / Ci sono
• Compound prepositions
VOCABULARY:
• Houses, apartments and rooms
• Home furniture and features
• Adjectives referring to houses or apartments
• Home cleaning routine
• Description of different types of hotels
• Hotel room type and features
CULTURE:
• Reading: Gli italiani in albergo? Spendono poco e vogliono molto
• Italian tourists
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Experiential
Learning +
Exam
LESSON 10
Florence Walking Tour: visit to interesting sites of the Florence historical center, in
connection to the cultural aspects discussed in class
QUIZ 2
Lecture
LESSON 11
Unit 6 – La mia giornata a Firenze
COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION:
• Describing habits
• Describing a typical day
• Talking about how often one does something
GRAMMAR:
• Present tense: reflexive verbs in the three conjugations -are, -ere, -ire
• Adverbs of frequency
VOCABULARY:
• Everyday actions
• Mai, quasi mai, qualche volta, spesso, quasi sempre, sempre
• Words referring to university: main university programs
CULTURE:
• Reading: La giornata degli italiani: tra lavoro e tempo libero
• A typical day in Italians' life
Lecture
LESSON 12
Unit 7 - Che tempo fa?
COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION:
• Searching out Italian cities on a map
• Talking about weather conditions
• Asking and saying how the weather is in a place
GRAMMAR:
• Direct pronouns: forms and position
• Use of direct pronouns with modal verbs + infinitive
VOCABULARY:
• Italian geography: regions and most important cities
• Months and seasons
• Weather conditions
Lecture
LESSON 13
Unit 7 – Che tempo fa?
COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION:
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Asking a partner what is someone doing
Using molto as an adjective and as an adverb
Describing actions which are going on right now
Watching weather forecast videos.
GRAMMAR:
• Progressive form with stare + gerundio
• Present gerund forms of regular and irregular verbs dire, fare, bere
• Adverbs of quantity molto, abbastanza, poco, per niente
• Molto as an adjective and as an adverb
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VOCABULARY:
• Useful expressions for asking and giving information about the weather
• Climate and temperature
CULTURE:
• Reading: Espressioni metaforiche e luoghi comuni sul tempo
• Weather in Italy
• Idiomatic expressions related to the weather
Lecture +
Exam
LESSON 14
COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION, GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY: general review
ORAL PRESENTATION
LESSON 15
Exam
FINAL SESSION EXAM
SESSION 2
Lecture
Lecture
LESSON 1
Present tense: review of regular verbs and most important irregular verbs in the three
conjugations -are, -ere, -ire
LESSON 2
Unit 7 - Che tempo fa?
COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION:
• Searching out Italian cities on a map
• Talking about weather conditions
• Asking and saying how the weather is in a place
GRAMMAR:
• Direct pronouns: forms and position
• Use of direct pronouns with modal verbs + infinitive
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VOCABULARY:
• Italian geography: regions and most important cities
• Months and seasons
• Weather conditions
Lecture
LESSON 3
Unit 7 – Che tempo fa?
COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION:
• Asking a partner what is someone doing
• Using molto as an adjective and as an adverb
• Describing actions which are going on right now
• Watching weather forecast videos.
GRAMMAR:
• Progressive form with stare + gerundio
• Present gerund forms of regular and irregular verbs dire, fare, bere
• Adverbs of quantity molto, abbastanza, poco, per niente
• Molto as an adjective and as an adverb
VOCABULARY:
• Useful expressions for asking and giving information about the weather
• Climate and temperature
CULTURE:
• Reading: Espressioni metaforiche e luoghi comuni sul tempo
• Weather in Italy
• Idiomatic expressions related to the weather
Lecture
LESSON 4
Unit 8 – Che cosa hai fatto nel fine settimana?
COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION:
• Talking about Saturday nights and week-end activities
• Reading a cultural program
• Using time expressions già, ancora
• Inquiring about someone's past actions
• Describing one's daily routine in the past
GRAMMAR:
• Di + definite articles
• Past tense: review (verbs taking essere and agreement of the past participles)
• Past tense: passato prossimo form of reflexive verbs
VOCABULARY:
• Leisure activities
CULTURE:
• Reading: newspaper article
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Lecture
LESSON 5
Unit 9 – La nuova famiglia italiana
COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION:
• Talking about one's family and family relationships
• Describing a family tree
GRAMMAR:
• Possessive adjectives (all forms)
• Possessive adjectives + nouns referring to family relationships
• Verbs related to love relationships
VOCABULARY:
• Family
• Marital status
• Innamorarsi, fidanzarsi, sposarsi, litigare, separarsi, divorziare
QUIZ 1
Assignment number 1
Lecture
LESSON 6
Unit 9 – La nuova famiglia italiana
COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION:
• Talking about events that will occur in the future
• Making planes
• Writing a short story using future tense
GRAMMAR:
• Future tense: regular and irregular forms
• Ma, o, perché
• Time expressions: all'inizio, alla fine, dopo, poi
VOCABULARY:
• Italian family
CULTURE:
• Reading: L'evoluzione della famiglia italiana
Italia family in modern society
Lecture
LESSON 7
Unit 10 – Mi sembra...
COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION:
• Understanding and giving physical descriptions
• Describing someone
• Describing one's personality
• Expressing opinions on someone
• Expressing agreement and disagreement
• Submitting a questionnaire and presenting its results
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GRAMMAR:
• Indirect pronouns
• Direct pronouns vs indirect pronouns
• Anche / neanche
• A me sì / A me no
• Mi sembra / mi sembrano
VOCABULARY:
• Nouns and adjectives for physical description
• Personality adjectives
• Questionnaire Che tipo sei?
CULTURE:
• Reading: Essere o apparire?
• Italians and look
Film
Lecture
LESSON 8
Screening of an Italian movie
LESSON 9
Unit 11 – Prendiamo il treno?
COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION:
• Pros and cons of travelling by train
• Making, accepting and refusing an invitation
• Reading timetables
• Buying a ticket
• Asking for and providing information on means of transport, prices and time
• Expressing distances and durations
GRAMMAR:
• Use of nessuno, niente
• Past tense: imperfetto indicativo (forms and use)
• Imperfetto forms of irregular verbs essere, fare, bere, dire
VOCABULARY:
• Means of transport
• Trains and stations
Lecture
LESSON 10
Unit 11 – Prendiamo il treno?
COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION:
• Describing past situations and actions that occurred repeatelly
• Describing a place
• Talking about one's childhood
• Writing a short story about one's childhood
GRAMMAR:
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Passato prossimo vs imperfetto
VOCABULARY:
• High speed trains
CULTURE:
• Reading: Frecciarossa. L'eccellenza italiana al servizio del Paese
• High speed trains in Italy
QUIZ 2
Assignment number 2
Lecture
LESSON 11
Unit 12 – Ti vesti alla moda?
COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION:
• Expressing opinions
• Pointing something
• Asking for and saying one's size
• Asking for discounts
• Expressing likes and dislikes
GRAMMAR:
• Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns: questo, quello
VOCABULARY:
• Colours, fabrics and fabrics patterns
• Clothing
• Clothing and shoe sizes
• Ti sta bene, ti sta male
Lecture
LESSON 12
Unit 12 – Ti vesti alla moda?
COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION:
• Shopping for clothes and shoes
• Describing one's look
• Giving advice
GRAMMAR:
• Imperativo informale singolare (affirmative and negative forms)
• Irregular forms of imperativo: abbi, bevi, sii
• Contracted forms of imperativo: va', da', sta', fa', dì'
• Position of direct and inderct pronouns with imperativo
VOCABULARY:
• Accessories and shops
CULTURE:
• Reading: Pitti Immagine, la moda a Firenze
• Italian fashion
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Assignment number 3
LESSON 13
COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION:
• Watching short videos
• Making polite requests
• Expressing wishes
• Giving advice and recommendations
Lecture
GRAMMAR:
• Present conditional (regular and irregular forms)
LESSON 14
ORAL PRESENTATION
Exam
Exam
LESSON 15
COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION + GRAMMAR
General review
FINAL SESSION EXAM
SESSION 3
LESSON 1
• Presentazione del corso e del sillabo: informazioni su metodo, obiettivi, esami,
assignments e oral presentation.
• Breve ripasso dei principali argomenti grammaticali
Lecture
LESSON 2
Unità 1: Hai visto come sono vestiti?
FUNZIONI COMUNICATIVE:
• Descrivere come è vestita una persona
• Raccontare eventi passati
• Narrare due azioni contemporanee nel passato
• Narrare un evento passato interrotto da un'azione più breve
GRAMMATICA:
• Ripresa del passato prossimo (ausiliare e accordo) e dell'imperfetto
• Rapporto imperfetto / passato prossimo
• Congiunzioni ma, quindi, oppure
VOCABOLARIO:
• Espressioni idiomatiche
• Abbigliamento, calzature, accessori
• Parole dell'industria della moda
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ELEMENTI CULTURALI:
• Reading: lettura relativa alla moda italiana
• La moda italiana
Lecture
LESSON 3
Unità 2: Allora, ti sei iscritto in palesta?
FUNZIONI COMUNICATIVE:
• Fare un paragone (Esempio: I bambini praticano più sport degli adulti)
• Esprimere una qualità (Esempio: Il calcio è lo sport più popolare)
GRAMMATICA:
• Comparativi e superlativi, regolari e irregolari
VOCABOLARIO:
• Attività sportive
Lecture
LESSON 4
Unità 2: Allora, ti sei iscritto in palesta?
FUNZIONI COMUNICATIVE:
• Dare un consiglio (Esempio: o al posto tuo farei un po' di sport)
• Fare un'ipotesi (Esempio: La boxe non sarà pericolosa come sport?)
• Esprimere un desiderio (Esempio: Mi piacerebbe andare in palestra)
• Esprimere un dolore fisico (Esempio: Ho mal di testa)
GRAMMATICA:
• Condizionale presente
• Ripresa del futuro semplice: futuro con valore modale
• Sia...sia, né....né, neppure, neanche
VOCABOLARIO:
• Le parti del corpo umano
ELEMENTI CULTURALI:
• Sport e attività sportive in Italia
Lecture
LESSON 5
Unità 3: La mia ex moglie....
FUNZIONI COMUNICATIVE:
• Raccontare azioni passate con rapporto di anteriorità e posteriorità
• Parlare di un decennio (Esempio: gli anni '70)
GRAMMATICA:
• Trapassato prossimo
VOCABOLARIO:
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La famiglia allargata
Separazione e divorzio
QUIZ 1
Assignment
Lecture
ASSIGNMENT NUMERO 1
LESSON 6
Unità 3: La mia ex moglie....
FUNZIONI COMUNICATIVE:
• Esprimere disagio o difficoltà (Esempio: non ce la faccio, non ci riesco, ecc.)
GRAMMATICA:
• Pronomi relativi: chi, che, cui
• Condizionale passato (coniugazione)
VOCABOLARIO:
• In seguito, inoltre, oltre a, poi
• Però, mentre, a differenza di....
ELEMENTI CULTURALI:
• I diversi ruoli di uomini e donne nella società italiana
• La separazione e la nuova famiglia
Lecture
LESSON 7
Unità 5: Ma sei davvero così superstizioso?
FUNZIONI COMUNICATIVE:
• Esprimere un'opinione, una speranza
GRAMMATICA:
• Congiuntivo presente (coniugazione)
• Congiuntivo passato (coniugazione)
• Uso del congiuntivo presente e passato con verbi che indicano opinione, speranza
VOCABOLARIO:
• Penso che..../ Credo che...
• Prima di tutto, per prima cosa, inoltre
• La scaramanzia
• I segni zodiacali e l'oroscopo
ELEMENTI CULTURALI:
• Superstizione e credenze in Italia
Cultural
walk
Assignment
LESSON 8
Attività pratica on-site
ASSIGNMENT NUMERO 2
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Lecture
LESSON 9
Unità 6: Scusa, mi passi la teglia?
FUNZIONI COMUNICATIVE:
• Dare istruzioni
• Dare ordini, comandi, esortazioni
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Attirare l'attenzione di qualcuno (Senta..../Guardi....)
Scrivere una ricetta
GRAMMATICA:
• Ripresa dell'imperativo informale affeermativo e negativo
• Imperativo formale Lei
• Imperativo + pronomi
VOCABOLARIO:
• Gli utensili e le espressioni usate in cucina
ELEMENTI CULTURALI:
• La cucina e l'alimentazione
LESSON 10
Lecture + Unità 6: Scusa, mi passi la teglia?
Exam
FUNZIONI COMUNICATIVE:
• Scrivere un decalogo
GRAMMATICA:
• Imperativo formale Lei
• Pronomi combinati
VOCABOLARIO:
• I cinque sensi
ELEMENTI CULTURALI:
• Gli errori più comuni dell'alimentazione italiana
QUIZ 2
Cinema
Lecture
LESSON 11
Visione di un film italiano
LESSON 12
Unità 7: Puoi comprare I biglietti per il concerto?
FUNZIONI COMUNICATIVE:
• Esprimere un'opinione, una speranza, un desiderio al passato
• Parlare di musica
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GRAMMATICA:
• Congiuntivo imperfetto: coniugazione regolare e verbi irregolari
essere, dare, stare
VOCABOLARIO:
• Pensavo che..../ Credevo che..../ Speravo che / Vorrei che....
• Strumenti musicali
Assignment
Lecture
ASSIGNMENT NUMERO 3
LESSON 13
Unità 7: Puoi comprare I biglietti per il concerto?
FUNZIONI COMUNICATIVE:
• Visione di video musicali italiani
• Presentare un cantante italiano
GRAMMATICA:
• Congiuntivo trapassato (coniugazione)
• Uso del congiuntivo imperfetto e trapassato con verbi che indicano opinione,
speranza e con vorrei
• Connettivi avversativi: al contrario, anzi, bensì, comunque, eppure, invece
VOCABOLARIO:
• Musica e dischi
ELEMENTI CULTURALI:
• La musica italiana contemporanea
• La storia del festival di Sanremo
FUNZIONI COMUNICATIVE + GRAMMATICA:
Ripasso generale in preparazione al Session Exam.
Lesson 14
Exam
ORAL PRESENTATION
Lesson 15
Exam
FINAL EXAM
ALTERNATIVE LESSON: In the case of the instructor’s absence, a substitute will carry out an
alternative lesson during the regular course time.
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