As you enter
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Sit in assigned places for your group
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Write your name on the card, fold and place
on computer
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Write your name on seating plan
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Remember 'House rules'
– only use assigned computer
– only use designated programs
– use red/blue cards for assistance
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Handouts
– Start to read InterOffice memo & Independent
work plan
InterOffice memo: summary
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Your group represents a company going to
Italy to visit a supermarket & find ways to
make an advertising campaign 'authentic'
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Business meeting in English, but
Introductions and conclusions must be done
in Italian
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Extra time for team-building in social / tourist
situations. You must be able to use a phrase
book intelligently.
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The Ashcombe School will facilitate your
learning with ICT resources
Scoring system: Individuals
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Spell your surname and first name
10
Alphabet: timed test score 10
Numbers: Read or Memorise - say numbers
to your trainer 5 / 10
Numbers: timed test score 10
Basic Phrases: Read or Memorise - say
phrases to your trainer
5 / 10
Basic Phrases timed test score 10
TOTAL 60
Scoring system: Groups
Appoint Group Secretary:
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keep resources for group in folder
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maintain scores
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allocate tasks at future sessions
Resources to help you
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Independent work plan (to allow you to go at
your own pace)
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Italian phrase book
Work plan
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Name card + seating plan
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Understand instructions (prepare - card on
computer when ready to be assessed)
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Pronunciation guide
Don't wait for perfect scores .. you can redo
them later
Keep up!
Pronunciation Guide
What Italian words do you know already?
Pronunciation Guide
'English' words borrowed from Italian:
alto, arsenal, balcony, broccoli, cameo, casino,
cupola, duo, fresco, fugue, gazette ghetto,
gondola, grotto, macaroni, madrigal, motto,
piano, opera, pantaloons, prima donna,
regatta, sequin, soprano, opera, stanza,
stucco, studio, tempo, torso, umbrella, viola,
violin, cappuccino, espresso, linguini,
mafioso, pasta, pizza, ravioli, spaghetti,
spumante, zabaglione, zucchini
Pronunciation Guide: vowels
a
- bunk - banca
e - met - mette
i - easy - vino
o - soft - otto
u - fool - una
Pronunciation Guide: C
c+a
c+o
c+u
 c + he
 c+ hi
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cat
banca
 bianco
 cultura
 che?
 chiesa
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Pronunciation Guide: C
c+e
c+i
 c + ia
 c + io
 c+ iu
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chat
centro
 cinque
 ciao
 cioccolato
 ciuffo
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Pronunciation Guide: G
g+a
g+o
g+u
 g + he
 g+ hi
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got
gaffe
 albergo
 gusto
 spaghetti
 Inghilterra
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Pronunciation Guide: G
g+e
g+i
 g + ia
 g + io
 g+ iu
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jack
agenzia
 gin
 giardino
 giorno
 giusto
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Pronunciation Guide: S
sc + e
 sc + i
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ship
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ascensore
Pronunciation Guide: S
sc + a skirt
 sc + o
 sc + u
 sc + he
 sc + hi
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scarpe
 scorpione
 scusa
 scherzo
 schizzo
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Pronunciation Guide: GN
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gn
onion
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signore
Pronunciation Guide: GLi
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gli
million
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figlio
Pronunciation Guide: R
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r
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presto
Pronunciation Guide: Z
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z
bits
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prezzo
Pronunciation Guide: Stress
stress the last vowel but one:
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palazzo
 sua
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via
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unless there's an
accent:
caffè
Milano
 farmacia
Over to you!
Use Essential Italian to learn:
 alphabet
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numbers
 Basic Phrases
Do test to score out of 10
Perform to the teacher!
Essential Italian: Guide
Recognise the alphabet
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Click letter
Letter appears in box
Click flag to hear
Click stop watch to do
test
Support: Phrase booklet,
pronunciation page 6
Essential Italian: Guide
Spell your name
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Click letters
Letters appears in box
Click flag to hear
Click microphone to
record + click again to
stop recording
Click speaker to hear
Practise
Put card up to be
tested
Essential Italian: Guide
Recognise numbers 0 - 99
Click number
 Number appears in
box
 Click flag to hear
 Click stop watch to do
test (select figures
then 'OK')
 THIS IS HARD - AIM
FOR HALF YOUR
ALPHABET SCORE
Support: Phrase booklet, page 1
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Essential Italian: Guide
Say numbers 1 - 20
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Click number(s)
Numbers appear in
box
Click flag to hear
Click microphone to
record + click again to
stop recording
Click speaker to hear
Practise
Put card up to be
tested
Essential Italian: Guide
Recognise basic phrases
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Click category (there
are 6 categories)
Click number (there ar
e5 phrases per
category)
Click Tricolore flag to
hear & see Italian
Click Union Jack to
see translation
Click stop watch to do
test (click on category
of phrase)
Support: Phrase
booklet, page 1
Essential Italian: Guide
Say a phrase for each of 6 categories
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Click category
Select which numbered
phrase you want to learn
(1,2,3,4 or 5)
Click flag to hear
Click microphone to
record + click again to
stop recording
Click speaker to hear
Practise
Put card up to be tested
Support: Phrase
booklet, page 1
Lotto! Numbers
First line: 3 points for the team
Whole card: 5 points for the team
First .. a little cultural
awareness!
Regions + Cities
Italy is divided into twenty regions, which are
responsible for local administration.
ROMA, the capital city, located in the region of
Lazio, in central Italy, is the political as well
as the cultural and historic heart of the
country.
However MILANO, located in the region of
Lombardia, in northern Italy, is the first
industrial and financial city, the centre of the
fashion industry and of the TradeShow (La
Fiera di Milano) of international fame.
Who speaks Italian?
Italian is the official language or is spoken
by a significant portion of the population
in the following countries: Italy, San
Marino, the Vatican City, Argentina,
Libya, Monaco, Somalia and Switzerland.
There are also people of Italian origin
who live in ndifferent countries all around
the world, including the UK, where the
Italian community counts about 240,000
people.
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Prepared by E Curzi and G Checketts, Thames Valley University.
The Tricolor Flag ...
White - peace and
honesty
Red - hardiness,
bravery, strength &
valour
Green - hope, joy
and love
http://www.flags-flags-flags.org.uk/italian-flag.htm
Session 2
Prepare for future 'performances':
 pair role play from 'Expressions'
 individual video clip
 group intro & closure for
presentation
IF TIME: Learn about Italian
Business Protocol
Session 2
A - Role Play on your own!
Look at booklet
 Secretary assign role plays to
pairs
 Individuals listen, record, play
back, with 'Expressions'
 Pairs practise aloud
Demo Expressions
Choose title
LISTEN & UNDERSTAND:
Select 'story'
Click on 'i' to understand how to
use
SPEAK:
Select 'Practice'
Click on 'i' to understand how to
use
Record yourself saying at least 4
phrases
Support: Phrase booklet, pp 2-6
And secondly ... let's revise
pronounciation
Later, business protocol...
If you are quick to learn your role play and your
video clip, you can find out about protocol
through playing a TaskMagic game.
Back to learning the language!
Demo Expressions
Demo Expressions
Session 2
B - Learn phrases to introduce
yourself via video clip + at business
presentation, using
(a) specialist teacher + dictionary or
online http://wordreference.com/
(b) video clip comprehension task +
reference phrases (access:.........)
(c) TaskMagic (access:
P/mfl/Italian/courses/IBW/presentation_phrases
Session 2
Resources:
1. Video clip: (instructions for
access: ........)
2. Handout:
'PREPARE A VIDEO CLIP!'
Demo Video Clip + example
Demo TaskMagic
Benvenuti alla nostra
presentazione
Grazie per la vostra attenzione
Demo TaskMagic
Demo TaskMagic
Session 2
IF TIME
- Learn about Italian Business
Protocol using TaskMagic
exercise .....
p/mfl/italian/courses/IBW/Italian
Business etiquette + Italian fact
file
Lotto! Phrases
First line: 3 points for the team
Whole card: 5 points for the team
Session 3
Carry out consolidation challenge
(secretary assign roles)
Perform video clip to camera
Perform role play to teacher
Collect final scores
Organisation
A When not 'performing', do consolidation
tasks - assign pairs to each task
B Video clip: Group goes to landing, lines
up, performs one by one
ORDER: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
C Role Play: Pairs go to teacher and
perform
ORDER: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2
End of sessions
Group Secretary organise team.
Order contents of file:
 group score card
 orange individual sheets
 group consolidation sheets
Return yellow sheets & phrase
books to teacher
Future learning ....?
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