ITALIAN 1 FOR MEDICS
WEEK BY WEEK SYLLABUS 2011-2012
IMPORTANT DATES
Semester 1: 3 October to 16 December 2011
Semester 2: 16 January to 30 March 2012
Reading weeks: 07-11 November 2011 & 20-24 February 2012
Compulsory Formative Assessment: Released online 13/02/2012 –
Deadline 25/02/2012
Oral exam: from 23/04/2012 to 04/05/2012
Written exam: from 08/05/2012 to 01/06/2012
Revision week: 23-27 April 2012
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First term
WEEK
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
LEARNING RESOURCES
CONTENT/TOPICS
Espresso 1, Lesson 1
handouts
games and other
activities
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Espresso 1, Lesson 1, 2
handouts
Introduction to OLC
interactive exercises
(Unit 1)
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Espresso 1, Lesson 2
handouts (1, 2)
interactive exercises
(Unit 1)
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GRAMMAR
discussing course aims/
objectives
discussing course structure/
syllabus
greetings
introducing oneself
alphabet/ pronunciation
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pronunciation and phonetic
rules
introducing other people
asking how one is
countries and nationalities
giving personal information
(age, e-mail, phone
number)
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more lexical items for the
description of oneself
more phonetic rules/
pronunciation
jobs and professional life
asking for and giving
information about one’s job
workplaces and hospital
departments
days of the week
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open questions
personal pronouns
(singular)
verb essere (singular)
verb avere (singular)
verb chiamarsi (singular)
numbers 1-20
agreement
noun+adjective (singular)
verb essere (singular)
varb stare (singular)
definite articles (il, la, l’)
informal/formal tu/Lei
numbers 20-100
indefinite articles
singular and plural of
regular nouns
verbs essere & avere
(plural)
verb fare (singular)
verbs in –are (plural)
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Week 4
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Espresso 1, Lesson 2
handouts (3, 4)
OLC
interactive exercises
(Units 1, 2)
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Week 5
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Handouts (5, 6)
interactive exercises
(Units 2, 3)
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Week 6
Week 7
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Handouts (7, 8, 9)
interactive exercises
(Unit 4)
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Espresso 1, Lesson 3
handouts (10, 11)
interactive exercises
(Unit 5)
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Week 9
Week 10
introducing and describing
people/ family and friends
physical traits/ adjectives of
personality
family clinical history
writing an informal letter/ email
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verbs stare (singular) v.
essere v. avere
more on indefinite articles
verbs in –ere, –ire
(singular)
more on definite articles
(singular + plural)
agreement
noun+adjective (singular
+ plural)
possessive adjectives
(singular)
opening and closing a
letter/ an e-mail
READING WEEK TASK
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Week 8
extension of jobs and
professional life
at the surgery: asking for
and giving information
about symptoms, physical
and mental conditions
body and face parts
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Espresso 1, Lesson 3
handouts
interactive exercises
(Units 5, 6)
Handouts (12, 13)
interactive exercises
(Unit 6)
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FEEDBACK ON READING
WEEK TASK
at the chemist’s: buying
things
expressing quantities
asking for the price
first aid kit
asking for and giving
information about a
patient’s vital signals/
clinical history
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use of c’è/ ci sono
numbers >100
revision of regular and
irregular verbs
ordering food and drinks in
bars
expressing quantities
expressing obligation, likes
and dislikes
at the surgery: extension on
expressing symptoms and
giving advice
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verbs in –ere
verb piacere
irregular verb volere
dovere + infinitive
revision of singular/ plural
of nouns
revision of agreement
noun + adjective
ordering food and drinks in
restaurants
describing food
expressing likes/ dislikes
inviting friends for dinner
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asking for and giving
information on one’s eating
habits
writing ad-hoc diets for a
patient’s specific needs
talking about eating
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verbs in -ire
irregular verb preferire
more regular and
irregular verbs
definite articles (plural)
revision of definite/
indefinite articles
modal verbs (volere,
dovere, potere)
impersonal structures:
bisogna, è importante etc.
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Week 11
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Espresso 1, Lesson 4
handouts
interactive exercises
(Units 6, 7)
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disorders
food groups
talking about free time/
hobbies/ sports
talking about wellbeing
describing people/ places
asking for and giving the
time
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more irregular verbs
more on impersonal
structures
adverbs of frequency
more vocabulary to
describe people/ places
Second term
Reading week: 20-24 February 2012
WEEK
Week 1
BOOK
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Espresso 1, Lesson 9
handouts (14)
interactive exercises
(Unit 7)
CONTENT/TOPICS
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Week 2
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Espresso 1, Lesson 5
handouts
interactive exercises
(Unit 8)
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Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
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Espresso 1, Lesson 5
handouts
interactive exercises
(Unit 8)
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Espresso 1, Lesson 6
handouts
interactive exercises
(Unit 8)
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Espresso 1, Lesson 10
handouts
interactive exercises
(Unit 8)
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general revision
describing one’s daily
routine
describing practitioners’
routine at work (hospital/
surgery)
smoking, drinking and
eating habits (cancer
prevention)
GRAMMAR
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reflexive pronouns and
present tense of
reflexive verbs
more adverbs of
frequency
booking in a hotel room
describing a room
complaining about one’s
room
making enquires about
renting a house
ordinal numbers
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more irregular verbs
introduction to some
compound prepositions
and some expressions/
prepositions of place
(in/ a/ al, sopra,
sotto…)
describing one’s room and
house
describing a patient’s room
at the hospital
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more on compound
prepositions and some
expressions/
prepositions of place
ordinal numbers
Italian cities and regions
describing a town
at the hospital: asking for
and giving directions
buying a ticket
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more irregular verbs
pronoun ci
partitive articles (dei,
delle, degli etc.)
shopping for clothes
describing clothes
describing colours/ patterns
and sizes
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revision verb piacere
indirect object pronouns
comparative and
superlative adjectives
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READING WEEK
COMPULSORY FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
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Espresso 1, Lesson 8
handouts
interactive exercises
(Unit 6)
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Espresso 1, Lesson 8
handouts
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Espresso 1, Lesson 7
handouts
interactive exercises
(Unit 9)
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Espresso 1, Lesson 7
handouts (15)
interactive exercises
(Units 9, 10)
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Week 11
use of quello, quei…
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Handouts (16)
interactive exercises
(Unit 10)
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shopping for food
asking about prices and
quantities
packaging/ measuring units
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compound prepositions
direct object pronouns
partitive pronoun ne
use of combined
prepositions del,
della…
feedback on the progress
test
food and recipes
talking about one’s holiday
asking for and giving
information questions about
past events
writing a postcard
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revision direct object
pronouns + ne
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use of passato
prossimo (regular
verbs)
use of the auxiliary
essere/avere with
passato prossimo
describing events in the
past
asking for and giving
information about
inventions and discoveries
in the medical field
writing a biography of a
famous doctor/scientist
general revision
describing a
patient’s/doctor’s past
routine
describing and discussing a
clinical case
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passato prossimo –
some irregular verbs
expressions/
prepositions of time in
the past
passato prossimo –
reflexive verbs + more
irregular verbs
negative form of
passato prossimo
Please note that the syllabus might slightly vary according to class progress and availability of materials.
Do not hesitate to contact your tutor for further information.
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