STUDY GUIDE for MIDTERM EXAM Honors Italian 2
Date of Midterm Exam: Tuesday - January 21
10:30-12:30
ORAL MIDTERM EXAM: Monday January 13 in the Language Lab. In this Oral section of the exam
you will be asked questions related to the project Vivere in Italia, and about the content of the three
compositions you wrote and presented during the term. Read the corrected final draft, become
familiar with what you wrote and prepare yourself to answer questions about your character and
what he did and what he saw living in Italy.
Written Section: review from Sentieri textbook, from the previous tests, quizzes, handouts:
-Unit 4 passato prossimo with Avere p. 138-39
-Verbs conoscere and sapere p. 140-41
-La spesa; vocab. P. 152-53
-Name of stores p. 154
-Passato prossimo with ESSERE p. 160-61 including verb meaning inside the boxes p. 161
-Direct Object pronouns with present and with passato prossimo
-Uses of Eccolo/eccola/eccoli/eccole
-Use of direct pronouns when using two verbs ( ex: “ devo comprare la pasta ?” Devo comprarla or la
devo comprare, p. 162 – last comma)
-Partitives, p. 164-65
-Verb BERE p. 165
-Vocabulary on “La tavola”, p. 168-69. Be prepared to use terminology used in dialogues at the
restaurant. p/ 170 and lang lab dialogue written on this topic.
-Identify the different section of an Italian Menu ( p. 184)
-Indirect pronouns, p. 176-77, including the forms of the verb piacere in the present and in the passato
prossimo with the indirect object pronouns ( review piacere in Sentieri p.65).
-Adverbs, p. 178-79
-La routine del mattino. Vocab. p. 190-91-92.
-Come mi stanno I capelli, p. 197. Recognize hairstyle for man and woman
-Idiomatic expressions with body parts: “Costumi e usanze”, p. 197.
-Reflexives verbs, in the present tense and in the passato prossimo, p. 198
-Reciprocal verbs in the passato prossimo: p. 200-201.
-Recognize how to use verbs with “CI” and “Ne” ( study the expressions learned in the handout written
by me in the PPP). If you need to review them in the book go to page 202-203.
-Vocab. of Unit 6B “Dal Dottore”, p. 206-207 ( turn the page)
One new grammar structure will be introduced upon classes resume. This is in the page 214-215. Feel
free to read the pages if you like to know ahead of time how this new tense is used in the Italian
language. I will explain it and we will practice it together.
To review vocabulary you can make good practice and add some fun by clicking the link Flashcards in
Supersite, at the very end of the Units. No grade or credit involved. Try this tool ! You will like it.
Start reviewing during the holidays. Make sure that any weaknesses you may have in using old
structures are finally disappeared and that you feel confident in understanding them, so when we
resume classes our class review will be done smoothly.
BUON NATALE !!