IT 109 Italian for Historians
Term 1
Week
1
2
3
4
5
Book Unit
Functions
‘Unità introduttiva’
Pronunciation, introducing
oneself, greetings,
nationalities
‘Unità introduttiva’
Speaking on the phone and
Unit 1 ‘Un nuovo
ask how someone is, writing
inizio’ A
an email and getting
acquainted, asking and say
your name and age.
Unit 1 ‘Un nuovo
The polite form, description
inizio’ B-F
of the person, description of
Unit 2 C
the apartment, asking for
and giving an address,
asking and telling the time,
some Italian geography.
Unit 2 ‘Come passi il Say what you do in your
tempo libero?’ A, B, spare time, invite a friend
D, E, F, G
out, The days of the week,
6
Reading Week
Revision
7
Unit 3 ‘Scrivere e
telefonare’ A-G
Writing and sending a letter,
asking the opening time of a
shop, locating objects in
space, expressing
uncertainty, doubt and
possession, thanking,
months and seasons, prices
Grammar
Suggestions for Self-Study
Nouns/adjectives sing/pl .
Present tense verbs I.
Numbers. Essere, avere
Definite articles. Indefinite
articles. Present tense verbs
II
VGi: Ex.1.1-1.6 (p.7-10); Ex.2.1-2.6
(p.13-15); Ex.5.1-5.7 (p.24-26)
Present tense verbs III.
Present tense of modal
verbs. Adjectives. Numbers
ordinals/cardinals
VG: Ex.8.1-8.7 (p.43-46); Ex.6.1-6.5
(p.32-35)
Present tense of some
irregular. Motion verbs
(andare, venire, partire) +
prepositions
Revision
VG: Ex.8.1-8.7 (p.43-46); Ex. 15.115.10 (p.77-83)
Compound Prepositions.
Expressions of place.
Possessives (adjectives and
pronouns).
VG: Ex.15.1.1-15.1.3 (p.83-89);
Ex.11.1-11.6 (p.62-64)
VG: Ex.3.1-3.7 (p.17-19); Ex.4.1-4.6
(p.20-22); Ex.7.1-7.8 (p.37-40)
VG: p.27-30; p. 56-60
1
8
Unit 4 ‘Al bar’ A-C
Speaking in the past tense,
leisure activities
9
Unit 4 ‘Al bar’ D-E
Speaking in the past tense,
ordering and offering at the
café, expressing preferences,
the price list at the cafe
10
Revision
Assessment Test
Passato prossimo. The
auxiliary essere or avere.
Irregular verbs. Ci. Times
avderbs with the passato
prossimo.
Modal verbs in the passato
prossimo.
VG: Ex.17.1-17.10 (p.103-109)
VG: Ex.17.2.1-17.2.2 (p.112)
VG: p.90-95
Grammar Test + Writing
(10%)
Mina Ricci, Via della Grammatica for English speakers.Theory, exercises, tests and authentic material for foreigners. Elementary-intermediate Level (A1-B2), Edilingua,
2011.