ITALIAN 2

Elementary Italian

A continuation of Italian 1. Direct and Indirect pronouns. Verbs in the past tense and the imperfect. Emphasis on the correct writing and speaking of Italian.

"Parliamo Italiano", Branciforte, Grassi, O' Connor. Material covered: Unita' preliminare, unita' 4, 5, 6, 7 (pag .269)

Unita' 4	Unita' 5
Grammar The partitive (some, a few..) The direct object pronouns The partitive pronoun "ne" The pronoun "ci' Communicative goals/vocabulary Specifying quantities Talking about food Shopping for food Shopping in special stores Handling and changing money	Grammar The indirect object pronouns The double pronouns The adverbs The use of "conoscere" and sapere" The impersonal "si." Communicative goals/vocabulary Ordering food and drink Avoiding redundancy (uses of the pronouns) Cooking and sharing recipes

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Grammar The imperfect tense The progressive tense (present and imperfect) The use of the imperfect and the present perfect The future tense The stresses pronouns (i pronomi tonici) Communicative goals/vocabulary Talking about things you used to do Describing actions, situations, people in the past Talking about hobbies Talking about sports Discussing future plans	Grammar The reflexive verbs and the reciprocal verbs Communicative goals/vocabulary Talking about routine daily activities Discussing illness and visits to the doctor

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