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ORAL PRESENTATIONS
ITALIAN 180 - SPRING 2008
ORAL PRESENTATIONS:
There will be 5 (five) oral presentations worth 10 points each, for a total of 50 points. These
presentations will be from Capitolo Preliminare-1 to Capitolo 5. They will be presented on the day
of the corresponding exams.
All presentations are to be done in pairs, or small groups. Each student should have at least five
exchanges.
As you perform the following dialogues, always greet each other first. Following are suggested
topics. You may create other ones.
Lezione Preliminare & Lezione 1:
Il Saluto - Greet and introduce one another, asking the state of health and telling each
other where you are from and what class you like. Exchange telephone numbers. Say
Good-bye. (Dialog could be in formal or familiar format).
Lezione 2:
Introduce yourself to your partner and ask him/her where and with whom he/she lives; if he/
she likes living there; whether he/she works or studies. Also, find out if he/she is married, if
he/she has any children.
Lezione 3 – Choose ONE of these:
1. Prepare a dialog describing your cities by asking each other these questions: What is
there? What is not there? Are there hotels and restaurants or just homes (case) and
schools? What public place is near your home/apartment?
2. Ask each other what you usually do on Saturdays and Sundays by using this question:
Che cosa fai di solito il sabato e la domenica? When answering use only verbs that
you know.
Lezione 4:
Ask each other the following questions:
You:
Your partner:
Fai colazione ogni mattina? A che ora?
Cosa dai a tua madre per il suo compleanno?
Stai a casa quando fa bel tempo?
Fai spesso fotografie? Di che cosa?
Cosa fai venerdì sera?
Come sta la tua famiglia?
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ORAL PRESENTATIONS
ITALIAN 180 - SPRING 2008
Lezione 5:
Create a dialog describing ONE of the following: your best male friend (il mio migliore
amico), your best female friend (la mia migliore amica), your boyfriend (il mio ragazzo),
your girlfriend (la mia ragazza), your husband (mio marito), your wife (mia moglie). What do
they look like? What are they like? (Two extra points: bring a picture of the person – cell
phone images donʼt count!).
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