Italian 104 - Advanced

Textbook used in School AMICI
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Wednesday, 6:30-8:30pm (see dates below)

This course is designed for those who already have a good knowledge of the Italian grammar. The goal is the improvement of comprehension, vocabulary and conversational skills, studying more complex grammatical structures, idiomatic expressions, refined vocabulary.

The ability of communicating will be mostly developed through group discussions on various topics, or commenting stories, articles or events.

Most of the lessons aim to develop confidence in performance of listening, speaking and reading, using the textbook as a guiding tool and for review. Some elements of advanced grammar are reviewed.

Fluent Italian is spoken by the teacher and among students in class. A preliminary telephone conversation will be conducted with these students to determine if their language fluency is appropriate for this class.

CLASS TIME: Wednesday, 6:30-8:30 pm (see dates below)

LENGTH: 2 hours/night, Once a week for 10 weeks

TUITION: $220

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I. Wed Sep 15, 2010
Avanti  Chap. 11
Use of imperfetto and passato prossimo
Conversation

II. Wed Sep 22, 2010
Avanti  Chap. 11
Direct and indirect object pronouns with verbs;
Conversation using pronouns
III. Wed Sep 29, 2010
Avanti  Chap. 12
Present and past progressive actions;
Irregular comparatives/ superlatives;
Conversation

LESSONS PLAN

IV. Wed Oct 6, 2010
Avanti  Chap. 12
Review of verb piacere
Passato remoto of avere and essere; Pres. storico
Conversation

V. Wed Oct 13, 2010
Avanti  Chap. 13
Express wishes
Present conditional
Conversation

VI. Wed Oct 20, 2010
Avanti  Chap. 13
Informal and formal imperative
Conversation
VII. Wed Oct 27, 2010
Avanti  Chap. 14
How to do things: Come si fa?, Come si può
Conversation

 

VIII Wed Nov 3, 2010
Avanti  Chap. 14
Express opinion
Present subjunctive; Conversation

IX. Wed Nov 10, 2010
Avanti  Chap. 15
Sapere and Potere
Subjunctive vs. indicative
Conversation
X. Wed Nov 17, 2010
Avanti  Chap. 15
Present subjunctive of avere and essere
Hypothesis and possibilities; "If" clauses and conversation. Saluti.