Fabio Girelli-Carasi
LEZIONE UNO
ITALIANO ONLINE
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Dictionary: WORDREFERENCE.COM |
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| buongiorno buonasera buonanotte ciao arrivederci addio |
si, no grazie, prego scusa per favore |
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PRATICA :Repeat the words out loud;
copy them and check for spelling; translate them; memorize them; record yourself
pronouncing these words and listen to the quality of your
pronunciation.. ** NOTE: Pratica is non - required homework. If you make an effort to practice regularly, you will see your performance improve day by day. |
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my name is io mi chiamo ........ what is your name? come ti chiami tu?
This is a fixed expression. You must memorize it as it is.
Io mi chiamo
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| PRATICA : Repeat, copy, record |
| Teaching Foreign Languages and
all the rest Comic Relief |
| io sono studente io sono studentessa
AND YOU ......? E TU .....? |
| PRATICA : Repeat, copy, record |
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io sono americano -- io sono ispanico E TU SEI.....? |
I am |
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Notice the different endings:
ITALIANO -
ITALIANA When it ends with -O, it is masculine When it ends with - A, it is feminine |
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OGGI E DOMANI NAZIONALITA' Link to OGGI & DOMANI |
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Aggettivi
Nazionalita'
Use an online dictionary (iwordreference.com) |
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Portorico Portoricano |
Russia russo |
Repubblica Dominicana dominicano |
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Spagna spagnolo |
Giappone giapponese |
Trinidad trinidense |
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Irlanda irlandese |
Brasile brasiliano |
Grecia greco |
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Corea coreano |
Haiti haitiano |
Germania tedesco |
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Cina cinese |
Messico messicano |
Francia francese |
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Repeat, copy and record |
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TU SEI italiano? ARE YOU? TU SEI italiana? TU SEI americano? TU SEI americana? io sono ispanico. |
io
sono italiano.
io sono italiana |
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Notice the different endings:
ITALIANO - ITALIANA When it ends with -O, it is masculine When it ends with - A, it is feminine |
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What about an adjective that ends with - E (like FRANCESE) Both the masculine and feminine forms are the same: FRANCESE |
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negative |
| IO ABITO
A NEW YORK
E TU, DOVE ABITI ?
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IO NON ABITO A NEW YORK IO NON ABITO A BROOKLYN IO NON ABITO A FLATBUSH
Io non abito a Flatbush, io abito alla baia con la testa di pecora (Sheepshaed Bay) |
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IO ABITO A
BROOKLYN TU ABITI A BROOKLYN?
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NO, IO ABITO A
QUEENS NO, IO ABITO A MANHATTAN NO, IO ABITO A STATEN ISLAND NO, IO ABITO NEL BRONX NO, IO ABITO A LONG ISLAND NO, IO ABITO IN NEW JERSEY
E TU? |
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Notice:
ABITO
and
ABITI
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ABITO refers to IO . All verb forms of IO end with - O ABITI refers to TU All verb forms of TU ens with - I |
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| ABITARE
IO ABITO IN UNA CASA (in a) IN UNA STANZA IN DORMITORIO IO ABITO IN UN HOTEL (in a) IO ABITO DA SOLO / DA SOLA (alone) IO ABITO CON UN AMICO (with) IO ABITO CON UN'AMICA TU DOVE ABITI ? (And where do you live?) |
TO DWELL, TO RESIDE
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| Vocabulary: casa, appartamento, stanza, dormitorio (also called residenza studenti), hotel, famiglia, da solo/da sola, amico, amica. | |
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VIDEO TUTORIAL Practice LEARNING vocabulary, both passively (recognize words) and actively (produce language using the appropriate words)
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| IO ABITO CON
mother father sister brother friend (male) friend (female) family |
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| with my father with my mother with my sister with my brother with my grandmother with a friend (male) with my family |
con mio padre con mia madre con mia sorella con mio fratello con mia nonna con un amico con un'amica con la mia famiglia |
| IO VIVO = I live (existential life) Io vivo con la mia famiglia. |
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| I LIVE IO ABITO | |
| I live in a big house. I live in a small house. I live in a modest appartment. I live in an elegant apartment. I live in a house with a front yard. |
IN UNA CASA GRANDE IN UNA CASA PICCOLA IN UN APPARTAMENTO MODESTO IN UN APPARTAMENTO ELEGANTE IN UNA CASA CON GIARDINO
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| STUDIARE
IO STUDIO ITALIANO IO .............COMMERCIO IO .............FINANZA IO ............CONTABILITA' IO ............PSICOLOGIA IO ............AUDIOLOGIA IO............. INFORMATICA IO..............STORIA CHE COSA STUDI TU? (WHAT do you study?) |
TO STUDY
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| LAVORARE
IO LAVORO IN UNA SCUOLA. IO LAVORO IN UNA CHIESA IO LAVORO IN UN OSPEDALE IO LAVORO IN UNA FABBRICA TU LAVORI? (Do you work?) DOVE LAVORI TU? (Where do you work?) |
TO WORK
IO LAVORO IO NON LAVORO perche'
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| COMPITO
scadenza 8 giugno duemila diciotto
DICTIONARY WORDREFERENCE.COM File name:
your-italian-name.8giugno |
| FORMAT OF
YOUR COMPITO: I assume it is understood that everything I ask you to write or record must be in italiano. 1) Copy the prompt of each task. Answer immediately below the prompt. 2) ALWAYS type the input, then write your answer. 3) Write everything in a list. NO BULLETS, NO NUMBERING, NO COLUMNS, NO TABLES, NO NOTHING. Just plain vanilla text in long lists.
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Task 1
writing Write Italian words you know: Just plain vanilla text in long lists. No bullets, numbering, tables, columns etc. ONLY a LIST. DO NOT USE BOOKS OR DICTIONARIES. USE ONLY YOUR MEMORY. |
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Task 2
writing Translate and memorize the following sentences: Copy the input and under each input, write your answer. Use BOLD for the answers.
My name
is...... and you?
I live in
a house |
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Task 3
writing
I assume it is understood that everything I
ask you to write must be in italiano. What nationalities are present in your neighborhood? List them in Italiano. Just a lists of plain vanilla text. |
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Task 4
writing Self portrait, physical and personality. Write a sentence stating that you are..... USE ONLY ONE-WORD ADJECTIVES, not idiomatic expression or compound words (NO *self-assured, *straight-shooter etc) I AM .......... choose 5 POSITIVE adjectives and 5 NEGATIVE ones ( make it up, you are not confessing to the FBI) (ex: gorgeous, intelligent, charming, honest, friendly. Nasty, mean, sneaky, hostile, cold.) |
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Task 5
writing Write 10 VERBS in English and their Italian translation to describe normal activities you do every day (ex. to speak, to listen, to walk, to read etc). Write a list. |
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TASK 6 VIDEO
Record a selfie video answering these questions. Practice before you
do the final take. You must answer every question.
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| PRATICA (optional, no writing) |
| READ OUT LOUD EVERYTHING YOU WROTE
SEVERAL TIMES.
PRACTICE WRITING WORDS SEVERAL TIMES. |
| DAILY ACTIVITY: CHECK THESE TWO WEBSITES, ONE IN ITALIAN AND THE OTHER IN ENGLISH (USA) READ THE HEADLINES EVERY DAY FOR A TOTAL OF 5 MINUTES. LOOK FOR THE COVERAGE OF SIMILAR NEWS. YOU WILL BE SURPRISED HOW MANY WORDS YOU WILL LEARN OR RECOGNIZE. |