Italian I

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World Languages

Quarter 1

Quarter 2

Quarter 3

Quarter 4

Unit Titles

Unit 1: Welcome to Italian

Unit 2:My day, my time, my life

Unit 3: Family & Friends in Action

Unit 4: Food, Fun & Health

Unit 5: Home Sweet Home

Unit 6: Communi-ties Near & Far

Unit 7: Shop ‘Til You Drop

Unit 8: A World of Travel, Art, & Music (optional)

Learning Outcomes

Basic greetings & responses.

Saying “no” & “I don’t understand”

Use gesture appropriately

Reasons to study a foreign language.

Presenting oneself

Inquiry about others: their names, addresses, countries, and nationalities.

Knowledge of world geo, cultures & languages.

Alphabet

Counting 0-60

Telling the date

Telling time

Describing weather and seasons

Recognizing cognates

Temperatures: Celsius and Fahrenheit

Telling likes and dislikes

Describing school daily routine

Describing one’s physical and personal characteristics

Describing other physical and personal characteristics

Identifying family members

Asking and giving one’s age

Knowledge of vocabulary related to school, sports, and pastimes

Expressing opinions about activity preferences

Describing other cultures’ main sports, pastimes, & school routines

Ordering food and drink

Talking about food and drink

Measurements: Metric and English

Asking how much something costs

Using Euros

Describing where one lives

Ordinal numbers

Asking, giving, and following directions

Reading and describing a map

Recognizing and describing famous sights/ landmarks in Italy

Knowledge of rooms, furniture & activities associated with the home

Talking about one’s possessions.

Colors, Size & Shapes

Describing different types of buildings

Describing famous sights/landmarks in New Haven

Describing the neighborhood & the community

Knowledge of modes of transportation (car, train, subway, etc.)

Reading and describing a map

Telling where one is going

Talking about prices

Knowledge of different monetary systems

Asking for a specific size

Knowledge of vocabulary of stores carrying clothing and electronics

Describing clothes

Describing things

Understanding time zones

Understanding common international signs such as open, closed, entrance, exit

Reading and understanding a transportation schedule & a travel brochure

Knowledge of vocabulary for all travel needs

Seeking information on the phone

Money conversion between Euros and US Dollars

Significant Tasks

Meet & Greet Conversations

Pre + Post Tests

School schedule

Birthday-month calendar

Oral presentation on one of the above

Family Tree and Mini Photo Album

Oral presentation of family tree and mini photo album

Restaurant script

Presentation of restaurant script

Design dream home +write a real estate ad

Dialogue between a real estate agent and a client.

Walking directions to locations in New Haven.

Map of Rome with famous sites

Design and write about a shop window or an advertise-ment

Narrate & participate in fashion show

Create a travel brochure

Develop travel plan with folder for travel docs, itineraries & all travel needs.

Content

Supporting Materials