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Livello due. martedì, il venti ottobre. Quinta Lezione.

Level two. Tuesday, October 20, 2008. Fifth lesson.


-compiti (homework) is at the bottom of this page.

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- Warm-up: MUTINY!! Andiamo piano piano, non fuggi fuggi. We will go more slowly from now on.

Gli argomenti (the topics): What we did in class, and more.

- Preposizioni: We practiced side 1 of the pink handout "Preposizioni" (handout #12) .

-Stare plus the gerund: (Present progressive tense)

To say that you’re doing something right now,  use   Stare + il gerundio

The gerund is formed by dropping the infinitive ending (-are, -ere, or –ire) and adding –ando for –are verbs and –endo for –ere and –ire verbs. 

.The gerund endings are:

-ire         >         -endo

-ere         >         -endo

-are         >         -ando

 Some verbs have irregular gerund forms:

bere  to drink

bevendo

porre  to put, to place

ponendo

dire  to say, tell

dicendo

produrre  to produce

producendo

fare  to do, make

facendo

 tradurre to translate

 traducendo

The gerund form does not change;  it always ends in –o.           examples:

In questo momento...

Sto bevendo.  I’m drinking.

Stiamo mangiando. We’re eating.

Stai parlando.  You’re talking.

State uscendo.  You (plural) are leaving.

Sta arrivando.  She’s arriving.  (he, you)

Stanno facendo un giro. They’re taking a trip.

Pronouns can come before stare or attached to the gerund:

.........I am looking for my book. - Sto cercando il mio libro.
.........I'm looking for it. - Lo sto cercando. Sto cercandolo.
.........Are they falling asleep? -   Stanno addormentandosi? Si stanno addormentando?
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-Passato prossimo. We went over a few irregular past participles: fatto, aperto, bevuto, chiesto, chiuso, conosciuto. More are listed on page 216.

-Two verbs in a sentence: In English, you would say:
"I forgot to tell you..."
"I'm waiting to go..."
"I'm learning to speak Italian."
"We're trying to leave tomorrow."
"They're learning to play the violin."
"She's helping her mother wash the cat."

In Italian, when you have two verbs in a sentence, you conjugate the first one, sometimes add a preposition, then use the infinitive of the second verb. The first verb determines whether or not you use a preposition, and which preposition to use:
Voglio andare. - I want to go. (volere doesn't require a preposition before the infinitive)
Comincio a lavorare. - I'm starting to work. (cominciare takes "a" before the infinitive)
Finisco di pranzare. - I'm finishing eating lunch. (finire takes "di" before the infinitive)
You will just need to memorize these. See page 190.

Using two verbs in a sentence.

Conjugate the first verb, and use the infinitive for the second verb:

Preferisco camminare. -  I prefer to walk.

Some verbs don’t require a preposition:

preferire – to prefer to...

desiderare – to desire to...

sapere – to know how to...

dovere – must...

potere – may...

volere – to want to ...

 

Some verbs require the preposition “a”  or “di” between them and the infinitive:

cercare di – to try to... Cerco di capire. - I'm trying to understand.

dimenticare di – to forget to... Ho dimenticato di andare. - I forgot to go.

aiutare a – to help to... Ho aiutato Maria a fare la spesa. - I helped Maria do the grocery shopping.

andare a – to go to...  Va a prenderla – He’s going to pick her up.

venire a – to come to...  Quando mi viene a trovare? – When are you coming to see me?

cominciare a – to begin to... Ho cominciato a lavorare. - I started working.
- Vocabolario: MaryLynn's words:
la vagina - vagina
il pene - penis
il seno - breast
il capezzolo - nipple
deretano - bottom
la natica - buttock
le natiche - buttocks
il sedere - rear end, bottom

-Parole da ricordare (words to remember)
da - can mean "at the place of...."
piano piano - softly, softly (or) gently, gently (or) slowly, slowly
fuggi fuggi - stampede, "Flee, flee!", hectic
rilassarsi - to relax
noleggiare - to rent (a car, a bike, a motorcycle, a DVD)
affittare - to rent (a house, an apartment)
da solo /a /e / i - by himself, by herself, by themselves
chiedere a... (chiedere qualcosa a una persona) - to ask something of a person
domandare a... (domandare qualcosa a una persona) - to ask something of a person
pronouns used after a preposition: mi, ti, lui, lei, Lei, noi, voi, loro

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-Handouts. Click here for the complete list of the handouts you should have this term.
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-Compiti (homework)

1. Memorize past participles on page 216. Be ready to make up sentences with them in class.


2. Passato prossimo" From the handout #14 (ivory Oggi, ieri) All of these following verbs will be irregular: mettere, prendere, fare, aprire, leggere, scrivere, spendere, bere. click here for the answers


3. Two verbs in a sentence. Read page 190. Memorize which verbs take no preposition, which verbs take "di", which take "a". Be ready to use these verbs in sentences in class next week.
(Optional) Do the exercises in Practice Set 69.


4. Two verbs in a sentence. Match the translation. Read the italian sentences aloud. If there’s a preposition in the italian sentence, underline the preposition.

 

1.    So guidare.

A.  I prefer to walk.

2.    Dimentichi di portarmi il libro?

B.  I wish to buy it.

3.    Desidero comprarlo.

C.  I know how to drive.

4.    Quando mi vieni a trovare?

D.  I’ll show you.

5.    Aiuto mia nonna a salire la scala.

E.  I must wait.

6.    Comincia già a fare caldo.

F.  May I wash the plates?

7.    Preferisco camminare.

G.  I want to play.

8.    Cerco di capire.

H.  I’m trying to understand.

9.    Posso lavare i piatti?

I.  Are you forgetting to bring me the book?

10.Ti faccio vedere.

J.  I’m helping my grandmother get up the stairs.

11.Andrà a prenderla.

K. He’ll go pick her up.

12.Devo aspettare.

L.  When will you come see me?

13.Voglio giocare.

M.  It’s starting to get hot already.

 

(answers)

1. C

2. I

3. B

4. L

5. J

6. M

7. A

8. H

9. F

10.D

11. K

12. E

13.G


5. The handouts from last week: Reading (yellow) and Two-way translation (purple). I hope we have time next week to go over both of these.


6. Preposizioni. Translate these sentences into Italian:

a. He's going to Florence by car.

b. They're coming from Pisa tomorrow.

c. I asked Giorgio. (chiedere a...)

d. We rented a car.

e. She rented a house in Palermo.

f. I'm going alone to Naples.


7. Stare plus the gerund. Please read about this starting on page 181. Please do the exercises in Practice Set 66.


8. Memorize your dialogue, with even more gestures and emotion! (from the green handout) Call me with any pronunciation questions. 503 246 1239

1. Lucia: MaryLynn
Bigliettaia: Cyndie

2. Lucia: Sharon
Negoziante: Diana

3. Paola: Keiko
Agente: Michelle

4. Marco: Mary
Tabaccaia: Cyndie

Maria will bring vocabulary words next week.