Livello Due, lunedi, il primo ottobre, Seconda Lezione
Level Two, Monday, October 1, Lesson 2
-Compiti (homework)
1. Listen to "Al Caffè Sant'Eustachio" (un appuntamento con un vecchio amico) audio. We translated the first eight lines together in class. Try listening to the rest of the dialog without reading along. Then, you can listen again with the transcript. (Don't worry about being able to understand every word. It's an absorption exercise.)
2. In your text: do Practice Sets 50, 51, 67, 69.
Practice Set 67 uses two verb tenses that you may not have studied yet.
Part A uses the familiar imperative: These are all -are verbs, so the familiar imperative (telling someone to do something) will be:
andare (to go) - va'! or vai! (go!)
girare - gira! (turn!)
continuare - continua! (continue!)
attraversare - attraversa! (cross!)
Part B uses the formal imperative: (Telling someone you don't know to do something)
andare - vada!
girare - giri!
continuare - continui!
Part E uses the present progressive. We will cover this in class next week. You can do the exercises in Part E if you already know this tense.
3. Conjugate: volere, potere, dovere. Memorize the conjugations. (In your text, in set 69)
4. If you have time, please re-read (aloud) the two "Parlate con Noi" dialogues we read in class. We will practice some of this vocabulary next week.
5. Preview for next week: We will be studying the present progressive tense next week. It is practice set 66 in the text.
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-What we did in class:
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-An easy way to introduce someone:
- Ti presento Mario. (familiar) - To you, I present Mario.
- Le presento Mario. (formal) - To you, I present Mario.
- Vi presento Mario. (plural) - To you all (formal or familiar), I present Mario.
- Questo è Mario.
- Questa è Gina.
- Questi sono Mario è Luigi.
- Queste sono Gina è Luigina.
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-Parole da ricordare: (words to remember)
- Smetti di ridere! - Stop laughing!
- Smetti di piangere! - Stop crying!
- Smettila di ridere! - Stop laughing!
- Smettila di piangere! - Stop crying!
- all'angolo - on the corner
- un isolato - one block
- Ho voglia di un gelato. - I feel like having a gelato.
- Ho voglia di andare al mare. - I feel like going to the ocean.
- Ho bisogno di un tassì. - I need a taxi.
- Ho bisogno di prendere il prossimo treno. - I need to catch the next train.
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- Preposizioni
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da - can mean "at someone's place" (at their house, apartment, office, or store)
Vado da Mario. - I'm going to Mario's.
Vado da voi. - I'm going to your place.
Vado dal dentista. - I'm going to the dentist.
Vado dal fruttivendolo. - I'm going to the fruit vendor's shop.
notice that if you say: "Vengo da Mario." it can mean either "I'm coming to Mario's." or "I'm coming from Mario's," depending on the context.
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da - can mean "from"
Vado da Milano a Pisa - I'm going from Milan to Pisa.
Vengo da Milano - can either mean "I'm from Milan" or "I'm coming from Milan".
when used with time, use da with the present tense to mean "I have been doing something since..." or "I have been doing something for..." Remember to use the present tense in Italian: (see Practice Set 53)
Sono in Italia da trè giorni. - I have been in Italy for three days.
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per - can mean "for" or "through"
- Guidiamo per Ravenna - We're driving through Ravenna.
- Facciamo un giro per l'Italia. - We're touring Italy. (lit: We're making a tour through Italy.)
- Ecco un regalo per Luisa. - Here's a present for Luisa.
- Restiamo in Italia per due settimane - We are staying in Italy for two weeks. (Do you see how this is different from the da sentence above?)
- Partiamo per Roma. - We are departing for Rome. After partire, always use per to mean "for your destination".
- C'è un treno per Pisa? - Is there a train to Pisa? (In this sentence, you must use per instead of a. If you said, "C'è un treno a Pisa?" you would be saying "Is there a train in Pisa?"
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- tra (and "fra") can mean "in" to say something you will do. (Use the present tense in Italian) (see practice set 53)
- Andiamo a trovarli tra una settimana - We will be visiting them in a week.
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- tra (and "fra") can mean "between" or "among"
- Il museo è tra il duomo e il banco. - The museum is between the cathedral and the bank.
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Pensare a - to think of, or to think about
- A chi pensi? - Who are you thinking about? (About whom are you thinking?)
- Penso a Maria.
- A che cosa pensi?
- Penso all'Italia.
- Pensate agli esami?
- Si. Pensiamo agli esami.
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- Pensare di - can mean "to have an opinion about"
- che cosa pensi di Francesca? - What do you think about Francesca?
- Lei è simpatica e bella.
- Pensare di plus the infinitive means to plan on doing something.
- Pensare di andare in Italia quest'estate. - I'm planning to go to Italy this summer.
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- Modal verbs:
- volere - to want to
- potere - to be permitted to
- dovere - to have to
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- You can use these verbs with, or without, an infinitive (see Practice Set 69)
- Posso? - May I?
- Quanto Le devo? - How much do I owe you?
- Voglio un caffè. - I want a coffee.
- Deve cambiare a Padova - You have to change trains in Padova.
- Vogliamo pagare adesso. - We want to pay now.
- Potete aspettare qui. - You can wait here.
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- There are other verbs that can be followed directly by an infinitive. Some examples:
- sapere - So guidare.
- preferire - Preferisco pagare.
- amare - Amo viaggiare.
- desiderare - Desiderate cenare? - Do you want to have dinner?
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- Some verbs require the preposition "a" after them if they precede an infinitive.
- cominciare a - Comincio a lavorare. I'm starting to work.
- imparare a
- provare a - Provo a giocare a tennis. - I am trying to play tennis.
- venire a - Veniamo a trovare Mario. - We are coming to visit Mario.
- andare a
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- Some require the preposition "di"
- finire di
- sperare di - Spero di fare un viaggio - I hope to travel.
- pensare di
- cercare di - Cerco di fare i compiti - I am trying to do the homework.
- (and many others)
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- -Avverbi:
- We translated this handout together in class:
- Facciamo pratica con gli avverbi:
- Before going downtown, I always have breakfast.
- After breakfast, I always call Maria.
- She’s never at home.
- Darn! It’s late! And I’m not ready.
- It’s time to go downtown.
- I often take the bus.
- Today, instead, I’m going on foot.
- Because it’s nice out.
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- -Asking directions: See and hear "Dove" vocabulary handout.
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- -Parlate con Noi: We read this selection (click to see)
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