ITALIAN 3

Elementary Italian

A continuation of Italian 2. Verbs in the future, conditional. Introduction to subjonctive. Further emphasis on the correct writing and speaking of Italian.

"Parliamo Italiano", Branciforte, Grassi, O' Connor (Book, workbook, and CDrom). Material covered: Unita' 7-10

Unita' 7	Unita' 8
Grammar The comparative/the superlative The conditional tense The imperative Communicative goals/vocabulary Discussing illness and visits to the doctor Comparing people places and things Buying clothes Expressing wishes Giving commands	Grammar The impersonal expressions The present subjunctive Conjunctions that require the subjunctive The relative pronouns Communicative goals/vocabulary Expressing desires opinions emotions and doubts Talking about professions and the workplace Discussing means of transportation

Unita' 9	Unita' 10

Grammar The imperfect subjunctive The past subjunctive The past perfect subjunctive The double negatives Communicative goals/vocabulary Expressing doubts and emotions about past events Making travel plans Making negative statements	Grammar The "if" closes (hypothetical closes) The suffixes The idiomatic uses of the preposition "da." Communicative goals/vocabulary Constructing hypothetical phrases Talking about theater cinema and music

For questions or more information on the program, please contact Angela Ellis, lower division coordinator, at aellis@french-ital.ucsb.edu .

phone: (805) 893-3111
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