Year 10 Italian Objectives: The aim of this course is for students to be able to communicate in Indonesian across the four macroskills: listening, reading, writing and speaking. Throughout this course students will also develop their knowledge and understanding of Indonesian sociocultural references. Delivery (mode, time requirements, lessons): Students are expected to undertake independent study on their program to complete lessons, tasks and assessment in accordance with the Work Rate Calendar. Students also have access to a one hour scheduled teacher delivered lesson and a one hour tutorial each week. Lessons are delivered via Blackboard Collaborate and teleconferencing. Student Requirements: Computer, access to internet, email, printer, scanner, telephone or headset with microphone, exercise book, stationery. Resources: Grammar Supplement Italian Workbook 9 and CD Italian Workbook 10 and CD Italian Workbook 11 and CD Italian Workbook 12 and CD Subject Fee: $20.00 Year 10 Italian Term 1 Term 2 Meeting Others Descriptions – physical appearances, meeting new friends, personal pronouns, direct and indirect objects, describing favourite outfits, giving opinions. Grammar focus: descriptions of self and others,idiomatic expressions with ‘avere’, personal pronouns – direct/indirect pronouns, stressed/ unstressed pronouns, giving advice, revising plural of nouns and adjectives. Term 3 Childhood memories Describing childhood and school memories, infinitive and imperative forms of verbs, direct and indirect object nouns, adjectives and demonstrative adjectives. Grammar focus: imperfect tense of verbs (regular and irregular), revision of past tense. Cultural focus – Italian cuisine. Future Plans, Revision, Self-Test Talking about what you would like to do (weekend, holidays, future), expressing opinions when things go wrong, revision /self- tests. Grammar focus: using the present conditional tense of verbs, revision of vocabulary, grammar, sentence structures. Cultural focus: Christmas celebrations. Semester 2 Semester 1 Past and future holidays and activities Discussing holidays, weekends, typical school day, what Italians do for their holidays. Grammar focus: future tense, past tense of verbs (passato prossimo) with avere or essere as auxiliary verbs, regular and irregular past participles, perfect tense of reflexive verbs. Cultural focus – Sicily. Term 4 Topics and Learning Experiences Assessment Writing Exam Listening Exam Reading Exam Speaking Exam Listening Exam Speaking Exam Reading Exam Writing Exam