Language: Italian Level: 2a, 2b & 2c Tutor: Bianca Belgiorno Course dates: 06.10.2015 June 2016 Course book title: Arrivederci 2 F.Colombo,C.Faraci,P.De Luca Edilingua ISBN: 978-960-693-082-9 2A Week Topic (and unit in book) Objectives and language functions Grammar and vocabulary Additional activities, including making a Glossary of Useful Italian Words (To be completed by the Student) 1 Socialize Unit 1 - Hai voglia di uscire? Arranging an appointment Expressing preferences and interests Culture: Popular sports in Italy Adverbs of quantity Piacere Verb Indirect pronouns 2 Sport, free time Unit 1 - Hai voglia di uscire? Expressing: opinions, agreement, disagreement, indecision. Stare + gerundio Expression of time (Tra/Fra) Superlative adjectives (più/meno) 3 Holiday Unit 2 - Buone vacanze! Speaking about holidays and journeys Culture: Amalfi coast Passato prossimo of Piacere verb
4 Childhood Unit 2 - Buone vacanze! Telling stories about your childhood Imperfect and use of Mentre and Quando 5 Fashion Unit 3 - Ti sta benissimo! Asking for information, Asking permission Describing clothes Demonstrative adjectives (questo/quello) 6 Fashion Unit 3 - Ti sta benissimo! To congratulate somebody Culture: The city of Milan Superlative absolute (bravissimo/ultrabravo ) 7 Health Unit 4 Mi sento bene Body parts Describing people: physically and personality Ordinal numbers (primo, secondo) Informal imperative 8 Health Unit 4 Mi sento bene Sports and wellbeing Irregular imperatives Sapere and Potere verbs 9 Health Unit 4 Mi sento bene Speaking about heath problem Asking and giving advice Formal Imperative Sapere and Potere verbs 10 General revision What you learned Game Verbs and vocabulary revision 2B Week Topic (and unit in book) Objectives and language functions Grammar and vocabulary Additional activities, including making a Glossary of Useful Italian Words
(To be completed by the Student) 1 Celebration Unit 5 Auguri! Describing celebrations and events Culture: celebrations in Italy Indefinite adjectives/pronouns (molti, tutti, alcuni ) 2 Celebration Unit 5 Auguri! Religion and superstitions The pronoun che 3 House Unit 6 Cambi casa? Describing a house and its content Culture: Italian houses Comparatives 4 House Unit 6 Cambi casa? Disadvantages and advantage of living in a city or in the countryside The pronouns Ci and Ne 5 Food Unit 7 Buon appetito! Booking a table in a restaurant Table talking Conditional form of Modal verbs (volere, dovere, potere) Conditional use (polite) 6 Food Unit 7 Buon appetito! Share a recipe Culture: Italian tipical food Impersonal verbs: bisogna, serve, ci vuole, basta. 7 The news Unit 8 Ultime notizie Speaking about mass media Culture: Italian newspapers Passato prossimo of Modal verbs 8 The news Unit 8 Ultime notizie Express and sustain an opinion The use of Nessuno
9 The news Unit 8 Ultime notizie Telling and commenting the news Revision Imperfect and Passato prossimo 10 General revision What you learned Game Verbs and vocabulary revision
2C Week Topic (and unit in book) Objectives and language functions Grammar and vocabulary Additional activities, including making a Glossary of Useful Italian Words (To be completed by the Student) 1 Jobs Unit 9 Cosa fai nella vita? Speaking about jobs Expressing intentions Verbs that take Essere and also Avere as an auxiliary 2 Jobs Unit 9 Cosa fai nella vita? Looking for a job Plans and aspirations Stare per + infinite 3 Love Unit 10 L amore è Speaking about love Expressing feelings Culture: Italian films Ci + Reflexive verbs ( in due ci si diverte di più) 4 Love Unit 10 L amore è Speaking about the future Culture: Stereotype about Italy Future tense 5 Life in Italy Unit 11 Vivere insieme Giving information and formulate complaining. Culture: Immigration in Italy Relative pronoun Cui 6 Life in Italy Unit 11 Vivere insieme Speaking about neighbours, gossiping. Relative pronouns (il quale, la quale ) 7 The environment Unit 12 Godiamoci la natura! Describing a landscape and giving tourist information Culture: Italian natural parks Prepositions Passato prossimo with Ne
8 The environment Unit 12 Godiamoci la natura! Speaking about the environment Recycling Culture: Italian songs Adjective/pronoun interrogative Quale? 9 Quanto sei bella Roma (photocopies from Allegro2 Unit 11) Speaking about living in a foreign country Culture: Rome Past perfect (Trapassato prossimo) 10 General revision What you learned Game Verbs and vocabulary revision