CYBERITALIAN BEGINNER 2 (ITALIAN II - SEMESTER 2)
SYLLABUS AND CONTENT
No. of on-line asynchronous, self-paced sessions: 6
No. of self-administered lessons (with exercises and exams): 5
No. of required audio lessons and recordings: 4
No. of required assignments: 4
Final exam
In this tutored course you review, practice and reinforce how to express opinions, describe objects, places or situations and you learn to ask for directions, make a phone call, go shopping, use the simple past, sing in Italian, watch Italian videos and much more!
Upon successful completion of the Beginner 2 course you should be able to "...understand phrases and the highest frequency vocabulary related to areas of most immediate personal relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local area, employment)... communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar topics and activities... use a series of phrases and sentences to describe in simple terms your family and other people, where you live, living conditions, your educational background and your present or most recent job or study..." (standard definition from the Common European Framework Self-Evaluation).
Please note: in order to help students learn the language and improve their understanding of Italian culture and lifestyle, CyberItalian has revisited Collodi's story so some self-administered lessons present a dialogue with a modern Pinocchio (Pino). Through "A Modern Pinocchio Story", the CyberItalian course helps students to learn the Italian language and culture as well as to explore their own lives and learning challenges.
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| 1 | Grammar/Culture Lesson with exercises and exam: b_12
Have a good trip! Review what you have learned in the Beginner Course. Verbs; basic structure of a sentence; use of description; partitives. |
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Introduction to semester 2.
Revision exercises:
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| 2 | Review the difference between a dictionary and an automatic translator
Revision Lesson Grammar/Culture with exercises and exam: b_17
The shoe store. Review regular verbs - present indicative - and irregular verbs (how to memorize them). Activity: 10 tips on watching movies in Italian |
Assignment - minimum amount of words required: 80
Audio Lesson and Recording: the body, exercising and clothing il corpo, la ginnastica e l'abbigliamento |
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| 3 | Revision Lesson Grammar/Culture with exercises and exam: b_18
The clothing store. Review simple prepositions and position of prepositions with interrogative adverbs. Activity: La storia della pizza. |
Assignment - minimum amount of words required: 80
Audio Lesson and Recording: shopping - compere |
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| 4 | Revision Lesson Grammar/Culture with exercises and exam: b_19
The individual. Review Formal approach: use of Lei) and combined prepositions. Activity: restare o andare? (Irregular verbs) |
Assignment - minimum amount of words required: 80
Audio Lesson and Recording: vacations - vacanze |
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| 5 | Revision Lesson Grammar/Culture with exercises and exam: b_20
Past, present and future. Review verbs: past, present and future). Use of "tempo" and "volta". Activity: Verbs: present, PAST and future. |
Assignment - minimum amount of words required: 80
Audio Lesson and Recording: leggere - reading |
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| 6 | Revision and
Final Exam |
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Grammar revision:
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