Instructions
Introduction
WRITE on whiteboard lesson outline
Timing
50 mins
5 mins
Mock Time
25 mins
3 mins
20 mins
10 mins
EXPLAIN to class structure of lesson
Passato
Prossimo PPT
SHOW a PPT on the passato prossimo
RECAP our work from last week on the use of the past
tense (passato prossimo)
ASK: Who remembers which two verbs we use when
speaking in the past tense? (Essere & Avere) and ASK the
students to practice their pronunciation
Development
WRITE UP: Essere and Avere conjugations on the
whiteboard as well as popular verbs used in the past
tense (visto, preso, mangiato, giocato e dormito etc…)
HAND OUT: Passato prossimo worksheet
EXPLAIN That the first 5 questions are asking you if the
sentence requires the use of either essere or avere and
the next set of 5 questions is asking you to complete the
sentence with the present perfect tense.
ELLICIT the missing words from the worksheet (below).
As students write the word ASK for the English sentence
translation.
Passato
Prossimo
Worksheet
1. Noi SIAMO partiti in auto questa mattina per andare a
Venezia e ABBIAMO già fatto due soste: ci SIAMO
fermati per fare colazione e poi per pranzo.
2. Quando (loro) SONO stati l’ultima volta in vacanza
insieme?
3. Davide (tu), a che ora HAI incontrato i tuoi amici?
4. Quando voi SIETE uscite da casa, AVETE controllato di
chiudere bene la porta?
5. Io HO ordinato un bicchiere di vino bianco. E tu che
cosa HAI scelto?
1. I miei amici (andare) SONO ANDATI in vacanza in
Salento questa estate.
2. Perché (tu – mancare) SEI MANCATO/A da scuola per
una settimana?
3. Noi (ricevere) ABBIAMO RICEVUTO un invito a teatro e
(essere) SIAMO ANDATI/E con piacere.
4. Negli ultimi tempi Luca (studiare) HA STUDIATO
intensamente per il’esame.
5. Un anno fa io (essere) SONO STATO/A a Berlino per
lavoro.
CHECK the students have the correct auxiliary verb
(essere or avere) as well as the proper past participle (ato, -ito, -uto)
Development
25 mins
ASK: Who keeps a journal? Who has and/or writes in
their diary?
SAY: Many teenagers also enjoy writing in a diary or
keeping a journal of their day to day lives.
Power point
presentation of
Recount Writing
SHOW
Class the power point presentation of recount writing
and popular examples of diary entries handout.
Hand out printed
pictures of both
the diary of Anne
Frank and Lisa
Simpson
The diary of Anne Frank
One of the most famous diaries is that of Anne Frank.
Anne Frank depicted her life in hiding during World War II
through her personal diary. The diary described life with
her family and four friends in Amsterdam during German
occupation.
Lisa Simpson’s Diary
The Simpson’s eldest female sibling keeps a diary entry of
everything, her thoughts, her feelings, her annoying big
brother Bart and her not so secret, feeling towards
Milhouse.
ASK the class to divide in groups of three
Activity consists
of:
‘cut and paste’
exercise, Italian
recount structure
sheet, Italian
recount (Italian &
English versions)
HAND OUT ‘cut and paste’ exercise and Italian recount
structure sheet to each group
ASK students to highlight each use of the passato
prossimo.
REVIEW the verbs students have identified. Correct any
wrong suggestions. Suggest where missed verbs may be
(get them to find them – don’t just give them the
answer). One group at a time.
EXPLAIN the ‘cut and paste’ task, linking identifiable
features back to PowerPoint presentation. Groups can
use English translation as a prompt.
REVIEW answers with class, explaining significance of
each section of the recount as you go.
10 Minutes
Homework
CHOOSE your favourite recount (can be a page or two
from your own diary or a recount from a book or
website) & TRANSLATE recount into Italian.
1 min
1 min