CHAPTER COMMUNICATION GRAMMAR VOCABULARY Il0bel paese • Communicating in class • The alphabet • Gender of nouns • Numbers • Months and seasons • Classroom vocabulary Ciao1 a tutti! • Greeting • Introducing oneself and others • Asking for and giving personal information (I) • betweenDistinguishingformal and informal registers • Articulating reasons for studying Italian • Subject personal pronouns (I) • Present tense indicative of regular verbs ending in -are, -ere, essere, avere, stare 1st-3rd person singular) • Indefinite articles • Singular definite articles • Noun/adjective agreement (I) • Interrogatives: come, dove, perché, quale, quanto, quando • Qualifying adjectives (I) • Prepositions: a, di, in, per • Negation: no, non • Connectives: e, o • Salutations • Adjectives of nationality and their respective countries • Discourse markers: ma, beh Cose2 famigliadi • Asking for and giving personal information (II) • Describing characteristicsanddispositionsthephysical of people • Speaking about one’s personal life • Subject personal pronouns (II) • Present tense indicative of verbs ending in -are, -ere, the verbs essere, avere, stare, fare and chiamarsi • Possessive adjectives • Qualifying adjectives (II) • Plural definite articles • Noun/adjective agreement (II) • Vocabulary for describing disposition and characteristicsphysical • Professions • Connectives: ma, però, e • Discourse markers: allora, dunque I3gusti sono gusti • Expressing tastes and preferences • agreementExpressing disagreementand • Speaking about hobbies and free time • personalityDescribing • Present tense indicative of the verb piacere and of -isc- verbs • Indirect object pronouns • prepositions: a, e • Connectives: perché, anche • Adverbs: tanto, molto, moltissimo, un sacco, abbastanza • Collocations with verbs of free time • Vocabulary for tastes, interests, hobbies • Discourse markers: certo, ma va • Expressing agreement and disagreement: anche, neanche, invece giornata!Che4 • Speaking about one’s routines • agreementExpressing disagreementand • Asking for and stating the time • Informing oneself about time schedules and frequency • Present tense indicative of -ire verbs (dormire, finire) • Reflexive verbs Adverbs of frequency • Adverb placement (I) • Verbal periphrasis (cominciare a, continuare a, finire di + infinito) • The interrogative quando • Articulated prepositions • Verbs and vocabolary of daily activity • Moments of the day • Discourse markers: ah, sì XII Table of Contents
TEXT TYPES CULTURE PHONETICS PROJECTS • Tickets • Flyers • Signs • The Italian language • The symbols of Italy • Pronunciation of the letters of the alphabet 21 • Identity documents • Enrollment forms • Brief dialogues • Interview • Italy and its cultural heritage • The betweendifferencetheopen e [ɛ] and the closed e [e] • The betweendifferencetheopen o [ɔ] and the closed o [o] • The betweendifference [k] and [tʃ], [g] and [dʒ] • The betweendifference [ɲ] and [ng] Compiti finali • Create a picture book of greetings and presentations • Create and fill out an enrollment form 29 • Interview • Infographic • Announcement • The family in Italy • Foreigners in Italy • The betweendifference [l], [ll], [ʎ], [gl] • Stress placement • exclamationquestioning,affirmation,Intonation: Compiti finali • Categorize family models • Introduce people dear to you 51 • Article • Infographic • Test • Interview • Social personalnetworkprofiles • Italians and free time • The things most loved and hated by Italians • The betweendifference [ʃ] and [sk]; • expressingIntonation: surprise, interest, agreement and disagreement Compiti finali • Make an infographic about the tastes of the students in class • Find the most similar classmate 75 • Blog • Test • Article • Interview • Conversations • Time schedules in Italy • The habits and hang-ups of Italians • The velarvoiced,betweendifferencesunvoiced,palatalandconsonants • The betweendifference [l], [ll], [ʎ] Compiti finali • Make a list of the Sunday activities that make you happy • Prepare a test for a classmate and decide what type of life she/he leads 99 XIII
Table of Contents CHAPTER COMMUNICATION GRAMMAR VOCABULARY Parla5 mangi!come • Speaking about dietary habits • Asking for and giving information about food products • Expressing quantity • Communicating the presence or absence of something or someone • Partitive articles • Direct object pronouns • The partitive ne • C’è / ci sono, manca / mancano • Indefinite adjectives (I) • Collective nouns • The impersonal construction • The preposition da • Vocabulary for expressing measures and quantity • Food vocabulary • Discourse markers: beh, boh, mah ePersonaggi6storie • Narrating a biography • Speaking about past events • Giving news • Reacting to news • The passato prossimo • Regular and irregular past participles • The auxiliary verbs essere and avere • Past participle and subject agreement • Adverb placement (II) • The adverbs ancora, già, mai, appena • Verbs for speaking about life experiences • Time indicators • Expressions for reacting to news • Discourse markers: sì?, davvero? mammamia! non ci credo! Tutta7 mia la città • Locating in space • Describing a city • Asking for and giving information about places • Recounting commentingandon travel experiences • The difference between the uses of essere and esserci • Nouns and adjectives ending in co, -ca, -go, -ga • Indefinite adjectives and adverbs (II) • The past perfect (II) • The locative ci • Invariable nouns • Expressions of place • The months of the year • City and vocabularytravel • Discourse markers: non so, senti diQuestione8stile • Communicating and seeking information in a store • Speaking about clothing and style • Giving advice • Asking and giving permission • Expressing necessity and obligation • The present indicative of volere, dovere, potere • Forms of courtesy (vorrei, volevo) • The adjective bello • Avere bisogno di + infinito / bisogna + infinito / si deve + infinito • Affirmative and negative imperatives • Imperatives with pronouns • The construction ce + pronome diretto • Vocabulary for fashion, clothing and accessories • Colors • Expressions for special occasions and anniversaries XIV
TEXT TYPES CULTURE PHONETICS PROJECTS • Shopping list • Article • Forum • Test • Menu • Conversations in a bar or restaurant • The menu • Products designated DOC, DOP, IGP, etc. • The betweendifference [s] and [z] • The betweendifference [ts] and [dz] • exclamationquestioning,affirmation,Intonation: Compiti finali • Conducting a study of the class’ consumptiondietary • Presenting the groceries ownpurchasedtypicallyinone’scountry 123 • Biography • Podcast • Resumé • Brief dialogues • News • Some Italian writers • Ways of making the news in Italy • Paparazzi • The betweendifference [g] and [dʒ] • The betweendifference [k] and [tʃ] • The betweendifference [l], [ʎ] and [ɲ] Compiti finali • Produce a class timeline • Interview a classmate and write their resumé as of 2035 149 • Travel and hotel websites • Travel magazines • Blog • Reviews of places and attractionstourist • Map • The citiesheritageculturalofItalian • The city of Venice • disappointmentcuriosity,expressingIntonation:surprise, • Double and single consonants • The distinctive use of the accent (e/è, da/dà, là/la Compiti finali • Promote city area or a city • Give neighborhoodaaboutinformationanddescribecityarea/ 173 • Blog • Conversations about clothing and fashion • Discussion forum • Articles • Test • Dialogues in stores • The style of Italian clothing • Holidays and special occastions • Gifts for wedding...)graduation,occasionsspecial(birthday, • disappointmentsurprise,disagreement,agreement,expressingIntonation: • exclamationquestioning,affirmation,Intonation: • The stressdifferentplacement in homographic words Compiti finali • Choose a gift for a classmate • Describe the most beautiful and the ugliest gifts you’ve ever received 199 XV
Table of Contents CHAPTER COMMUNICATION GRAMMAR VOCABULARY Siamo9 così • Expressing emotion • Speaking about problems difficultiesand • agreementExpressing disagreementand • Describing objects that we possess and use • Expressing prior and subsequent actions • Verbs for expressing difficulties and emotion • Verbs with prepositions • Direct object pronouns (review) • The partitive ne • The construction ce + direct object pronoun (review) • The past infinitive • Prima di / dopo • Indefinite adjectives, pronouns and adverbs (review) • Adjectives for describing personality and mood • Colors • Verbs of communication • Discourse markers: come dire?, diciamo, cioè Case10di stile • Describing a home • Locating in space • Expressing opinions and preferences • Making comparisons • Essere and esserci (review) • The passato prossimo (review) • The Imperfect tense (I) • Comparatives of equality, majority and minority (I) • Vocabulary of home and furnishings • Expressions of place • Discourse markers: quindi, vediamo l’anno…Correva11 • Describing past routines situationsand • Speaking about one's childhood • Making andbetweencomparisonsthepastthepresent • The Imperfect tense (II) • The uses of the imperfect tense and the passato prossimo • The contrast between the present and past tense • Time indicators: prima, dopo, sempre, tutti i giorni, ogni giorno, poi, ora, adesso • Verbs and vocabulary of work and school • A 20 anni / Da giovane... Prima / adesso • Discourse markers: ora, poi, allora eArtigianato12mestieri • Speaking about your skills and offering a service • Speaking about damages and repairs • Asking and offering to do some home project • Making appointmentan • The conditional present (I) • The present indicative of sapere, potere (review) • Stare + the gerund • Pronouns with infinitives • Past participle agreement with direct object • Pronouns and the pronoun ne • Ti andrebbe, hai voglia di... • Vocabulary for home repairs, tools and do-ityourself projects • Expressions related to accepting, refusing, apologizing and justifying oneself • Discourse markers: a proposito, comunque XVI
TYPE TEXT CULTURE PHONETICS PROJECTS • Test • Narrative • Post • Podcast • Informative text • The most important objects in Italians’ daily lives • The pronunciation of the letter i in sequencesconsonantgia, gio, giu, cia • questioningexclamation,affirmation,Intonation: • concernsurprise,disappointment,Intonation:interest, Compiti finali • Introduce a classmate • Present three things which are indispensable in your country 223 • Article • Conversation • Interview • Italian design in the 1950’s • Styles of decor • The [z]betweendifferenceunvoicedandvoiced [ʒ] • Stress placement in the conjugation of the imperfetto Compiti finali • Furnish the spaces of a school: library, cafeteria, reading room, classroom. • Present and contrast the design of various eras 245 • Questionnaire • Narrative • Blog • Interview • Infographic • Article • The Italian school of yesterday and today • The changing Italy: from the mid-20th century to today • Evolution of Italian fashion • Single and consonantsdouble • Velar and consonants:palatal[k],[g], [dʒ], [tʃ] Compiti finali • Make a poster with elementary school memories • Prepare the presentation of the fashion of a decade in your country 269 • ConversationAnnouncement • Article • Chat • Blog • Telephone calls • Artisans and Italian productshandcrafted • The sounds [ɲ], [ʎ] nd the double [n] • accepting,proposing,Intonation:refusing Compiti finali • Create a virtual space for the class in which services are offered • Present a do-it-yourself activity that you like or that you would like to learn how to do 293 XVII
Table of Contents CHAPTER COMMUNICATION GRAMMAR VOCABULARY Società13 benessere?del • Speaking about time management • Speaking about ailments symptomsand • Asking for and receiving advice • Hypothesizing • The simple future tense • Verbs with prepositions: provare a, cercare di, smettere di, cominciare a • Statements of the real conditional • Stare per + infinitives • Some irregular plural nouns • Vocabulary related to health (medicines and ailments) • The parts of the body • Expressions for describing symptoms • The discourse marker magari compriamo?Lo14 • Asking for and giving information about objects to be bought or sold • preferencesExpressing and opinions • Making purchases: price, characteristics, forms of payment and shipping, etc. • The formal imperative: affirmative and negative • The imperative with pronouns (review) • The comparative and superlative forms of buono, bene, grande e piccolo • The absolute and relative superlatives • The impersonal si • Relative pronouns: che, cui • Vocabulary for purchasing • Adjectives for describing objects (materials, colors, etc.) • The prepositions di, da, in • The expressions diverso, simile, uguale, stesso/a • Discourse markers: insomma, dunque, allora eAndata15ritorno • Recounting a trip • Contrasting various types of travelers • Asking for and giving road directions • The passato prossimo of the verbs cominciare, finire, potere, dovere, volere (review) • Verbs that can be used with two different auxiliaries • Metterci and volerci • Adverbs ending in -mente • Pensare di + infinitives • Avere bisogno di + infinitives / nouns • Suffix-modified nouns and adjectives • Causal connectives • Temporal connectives • Vocabulary for travel and tourist services • Vocabulary for road directions • Weather vocabulary • The discourse marker proprio misfattiFatti16e • hypothesesExpressing and opinions • Organizing a speech • Expressing the obligation and necessity of civic education • Speaking about heritage and civic sense • The conditional present (II) • Expressions of obligation and necessity: è necessario, si deve, bisogna • The present and past subjunctive • Penso, credo che + present and past subjunctive • Civics vocabulary • The expressions secondo me, io al tuo posto • Connectives: in primo luogo, innanzitutto, infine • Discourse markers: va beh, chiaro, guarda VERBS p. 404 | MAPS 3-4 p. 412 | CREDITS p. 414 XVIII
TYPE TEXT CULTURE PHONETICS PROJECTS • Test • Article • Letter • Telephone call • Chat • The Mediterranean diet and longevity • The centenariansSardinian • hypothesestheIntonation:futureand • Intonation: magari • Single and consonantsdouble Compiti finali • Exchange advice about time management • Imagine and present a functional and healthy society of the future 315 • Infographic • Announcement • Article • Blog • Conversation • Interview • The Italianspurchasedmostobjectsfrequentlyby • The power of influencers • Monosyllables • The silent consonant h • Intonation: advice and instructions Compiti finali • Make an infographic about purchasing habits and the objects most frequently purchased by the class • Prepare announcementan of a used object for sale online 337 • Interview • Article • Radio program • Narrative • Itinerary • Email • Italian toprogramstelevisiondedicatedtravel • Syntactic doubling • questioningexclamation,affirmation,Intonation: • The [gw]betweendifference[kw]and Compiti finali • Describe various types of tourists • Recount an unusual or memorable travel experience 359 • campaignAwareness • Article • Tweet • Interview • Civic handbook • Italian artisticcultural-heritage • Civic education and vandalism • Street art • hypothesesIntonation: and indignation • The euphonic d • Homographs (open and closed vowels) Compiti finali • Formulate the class’ civic handbook • Write one’s opinion about a civic theme 381 XIX