Livello Due. lunedì, il trentuno marzo. Prima Lezione
Level Two. Monday, March 31, 2008. First Lesson
-Compiti (homework) is at the bottom of this page.
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- -Gli argomenti (the topics):
- What we did in class, and more.
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- - Presentiamoci (we introduced ourselves)
- .- Classroom vocabulary: We went over this list of words (white handout):
- Ascoltate - Listen
- Leggete - Read
- Non capisco - I don't understand
- ecc...
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- -We reviewed the conjugation in the present tense of some irregular verbs that we've studied so far:
- essere
- avere
- stare
- fare
- andare
- dare
- venire
- (If you don't already have a verb book, I like "The Big Green Book of Italian Verbs". There are many other good verb books as well. Irregular verbs are also listed in the back of our text: "Italian, the Easy Way".)
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- -We reviewed the conjugation of the regular verbs:
- -are
- -ere
- -ire (two kinds)
- (you can find these in Practice Sets 21, 27, 54)
- There is a chart on page 155 that shows you the endings of the regular verbs.
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- -I need, I would like, I feel like, I'm looking for... These phrases were in the two-way translation exercise which we did in class: "Scusi, c'è un bagno qui?" click here for the handout.
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- ho bisogno di...
- ho voglia di...
- cerco...
- C'è...
- Ci sono...
- Vorrei...
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- Ho bisogno di un tassì. - I need a taxi.
- Ho voglia di un bicchiere di vino. - I feel like a glass of wine.
- Ho voglia di un caffè.
- Cerco la Galleria Borghese. - I'm looking for the Galleria Borghese.
- Cerca un bancomat, signora?
- C'è un bancomat qui vicino? - Is there an ATM nearby?
- Ci sono ristoranti qui vicino? - Are there restaurants nearby?
- Vorrei andare. - I would like to go.
- Vorrei una birra, per favore.
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- Remember,
- "Ho bisogno di..." means "I need...".
- Use "Vorrei..." with a waiter, salesperson, or friend, to say "I would like..."
- Use "Ho voglia di..." if you want to say that you feel like doing something.
- "Cerco..." means "I'm looking for...".
- These will come in handy in all kinds of situations!
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- -Preposizioni: di, a, da, in, con, su, per, tra/fra
di (d’)
of, from
a
at, to, in
da
from, by
in
in
con
with
su
on
per
for
tra, fra
between
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- -Interrogative words:
- che? cosa? che cosa?
- chi?
- dove?
- quando?
- come?
- perche?
- quale?
- quanto?
- (page 96)
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- -numeri: (these can be found on page 128, 129)
- zero, uno, due, tre, quattro, cinque, sei, sette, otto, nove, dieci
- undici, dodici, tredici, quattordici, quindici, sedici, diciasette, diciotto, diciannove, venti
- ventuno, ventidue, ventitrè, ventiquattro, venticinque, ventisei, ventisette, ventotto, ventinove, trenta...ecc.
-Avere idioms
expressions which use the verb "to have" (avere) in Italian. (In English, we use the verb "to be" in most of these idioms).
- Ho sete. - I'm thirsty. - (literally: I have thirst)
- Hai fretta? - Are you in a hurry. - (lit: Do you have haste?)
- Maria ha paura. - Maria is afraid. - (Maria has fear.)
- Abbiamo freddo. - We're cold. - (We have cold.)
- Avete fame? - Are you (plural) hungry? - (Do you have hunger.)
- Hanno voglia di una pizza? - Do they feel like having pizza? - (Do they have the desire of a pizza?)
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- -Remember, we added one more idiom to this list: Avere bisogno di... (to need)
- Ho bisogno di un bancomat. - I need an ATM. - (I have need of an ATM.)
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- -Parole da ricordare:
- Piacere. - It's a pleasure.
- Molto lieto. Molto lieta. - Delighted.
- D'accordo? - do you agree?
- Sì, d'accordo - I agree.
- Non sono d'accordo. - I don't agree.
- Tutto a posto? - Is everything alright? (in order?)
- adagio - slowly
- ricordare - to remember
- dimenticare - to forget
- per piacere - please
- qualche volta - sometimes
- qui vicino - nearby
- Qual è il numero di telefono? - What's the phone number?
- Qual è l'indirizzo dell'albergo? - What's the address of the hotel?
- Che bel film! - What a good film!
- cellulare - cell phone
- telefonino - cell phone
- a due passi - close by, nearby
- Che ora è? Che ore sono? - What time is it?
- Pronto? - (answering the phone) Hello.
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- -Compiti (homework)
- 1. Write out and say aloud the conjugations for all the irregular verbs we've learned so far. I want you to memorize them, so you will probably need to do this over and over again.
- essere
- avere
- stare
- fare
- andare
- dare
- venire
- If you don't already have a verb book, irregular verbs are also listed and conjugated in the back of the text.
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- 2. Write out and say aloud the conjugations for these regular verbs:
- cercare (it's regular, but the spelling changes to preserve the hard "c" sound) (Page 78)
- pagare (it's regular, but the spelling changes to preserve the hard "g" sound) (Page 78)
- aspettare
- giocare (it's regular, but the spelling changes to preserve the hard "c" sound) (Page 78)
- chiedere (page 99)
- rispondere
- mettere
- capire (page 154)
- preferire
- aprire
- servire
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- You can find the conjugation rules here:
- -are verbs, pages 76-80
- -ere verbs, pages 99-100
- -ire verbs, page 154
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- 3. Avere idioms: read and memorize the idioms on page 36, including: avere bisogno di...
- Do practice set 134, pages 37, 38. Parts A, B, C, D. Also the "Reading and Comprehension activities" on page 39.
- Translate these four sentences into Italian:
- 1. Do you (voi) need help?
- 2. I need a glass.
- 3. I'm hot! I feel like having an ice-cream.
- 4. Are they in a hurry?
- click here for the answers
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- 4. Prepositions (yellow handout).
Study the examples, and translate the eleven sentences on the back. (Cover the bottom half of the page, then check your answers.)di (d’)
of, from
a
at, to, in
da
from, by
in
in
con
with
su
on
per
for
tra, fra
between
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- 5. Numeri. Practice all your numbers, up to 100. (pages 128, 129). Do practice set 39, parts A and B.
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- 6. Interrogative words: Review these on page 96. If you don't have them memorized yet, practice them.
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- "Ho bisogno di..." means "I need...".