FLI-LAN7316 - Italian level 2

Course Description

This course begins with a thorough review of the basics learned in Beginning Italian to ensure a good foundation. Each week a new area of conversion will be included.  A strong emphasis will be placed on conversation abilities throughout the course

Course Outline

• Hello? Who’s speaking?

• The telephone

• The Cell phone

• A Business Call

• Irregular verbs with – are ending
• The Days of the Week
• How much? & Cardinal Numbers
• The months of the year & The Date

• Filippo’s week

• Writing complex sentences
• Let’s talk together!

• The Life of the Students

• A Numerous Family

• The Family Tree

• Relatives

• At Uncle and Aunt’s house

• Possessive adjectives & Pronouns
• Irregular verbs with – ere & -i re ending
• To know (Sapere & Conoscere)
• Direct Pronouns

• The engagement

• Writing more elaborated descriptions
• Let’s talk together!

• The Family in Italy

• At the Station

• Arrivals & Departures

• Trains

• In the train

• Passato prossimo with Avere
• Passato prossimo with Essere
• The Time
• Prepositions: a, in, da, per

• A honeymoon

• Writing a good brief summary
• Let’s talk together!

• Tuscany

• A business trip

• Hotel and Bank

• Hotels and Boarding-Houses

• At the bank, at the money change counter

• Reflexive Verbs
• Passato prossimo with Reflexive Verbs
• Direct pronouns
• Direct Pronouns with Infinitive

• Writing
• Effective use of a dictionary 
• Let's talk together!

Learner Outcomes

• Students will continue to write situation dialogue and re-enact in class.
• Greater ability to expand language through more in-depth study of grammar basics, particularly more “drilling” of verbs.

Notes

Evaluation:  Class participation

Please be sure to have an updated email address as that is the main way of communication outside of class