Table of Contents

Functions

Personal identification
Greetings

Language

Come ti chiami?
Dove, chi
Sono, sei, è?
Pronunciation
Numbers 1-10
Italian Names

About Italy

Famous Italians
Italy and the Italian cities

Functions

Getting to know people and things

Language

Pronunciation
Indefinite articles
Singular nouns
In a teenager's room
In the classroom
Questo, questa
Che cos'è?

About Italy

Made in Italy

Functions

Formal greetings and titles
Expressing physical states

Language

Subject pronouns
Avere and idioms
Negative statements

About Italy

Origin of titles

Functions

Identifying family
Family relationships

Language

Definite articles (sing.)
Possessive adjectives (sing.)
Possession with di
Singular, plural and invariable nouns
C'è, ci sono
Chiamarsi (1st, 2nd, 3rd persons)
Numbers to 50

About Italy

The Italian family

Functions

Describing people and things

Language

Qualifying adjectives: descriptive, nationality and colors
Position of adjectives
The verb essere
Com'è, come sono?
Plural definite articles

About Italy

The legend of Rome

Functions

Requesting information
Describing
Telling time
Talking about leisure activities

Language

Verbs in "-are" (sing.)
Spelling changes
bene, male
Che ore sono? A che ora...?
More numbers (51-100)
Ti piace giocare a ...?

About Italy

Il calcio

Functions

Exchanging information (about games and activities)
Dates, weather and seasons

Language

Verbs in "-are" (pl.)
The calendar: days of the week,months, seasons, weather
Che tempo fa?

About Italy

Renzo leisure time

Functions

Providing and obtaining information
Encouraging a course of action
Describing
Commenting on personal traits
Making comparison
Expressing opinion

Language

Verbs in "-ere"
Da quanto tempo...?
More descriptive adjectives
Più and meno
Mi piace, mi piacciono

About Italy

Laura as a student of the liceo

Functions

Introductions
Polite exchanges
Asking for advice
Encouraging decisions
Asking about taste and preferences

Language

Verbs in "-ire"
Direct object pronouns (lo, la, li, le)

About Italy

Bars and Restaurants in Italy

Functions

Locating things
How to get to places
Expressing ownership

Language

Simple prepositions
The verb andare
Means of transportation
Possessive adjectives (pl.)

About Italy

Music and the Silvestri Family

Functions

Inviting someone to go somewhere
Accepting an invitation to go somewhere
Locating things and people
Inquiring about things
Indicating locations

Language

The verb venire
Prepositions di, a and da + articles
Vocabulary for places in town
Vicino a, davanti a
The verb volere

About Italy

Grocery shopping

Functions

Formal introductions
Exchanging pleasantries
Showing appreciation

Language

The verb fare plus idioms
The verb potere
Vocabulary for travel

About Italy

Dealing with friends, peers and adults

Functions

Changing language register
Describing a home
Exchanging information and advice

Language

Preposition in + articles
Sopra, sotto and dietro
Vocabulary for public transportation

About Italy

Where do people live?
How do Italians go to places?

Functions

Planning to buy clothes
Commenting on prices and other things
Asking and giving street directions

Language

Vocabulary for clothing
Expressing "some" with di + article
More on di + article
Vocabulary for street directions

About Italy

Shopping in Rome

Functions

Taking leave
Formal requests
Requesting services
Interpreting written information

Language

The present perfect tense
Vocabulary for air travel
A general review and practice

About Italy

Going abroad