Level One, Tuesday, November 20, ninth lesson

-Compiti (homework):

1. Modal verbs. Memorize the verbs on page 190. Potere, volere, dovere. To be able to, to want to, to have to. Memorize their conjugations in the present tense. Write them out over and over again, say them aloud over and over again. They are usually followed by an infinitive. Look at Practice Set 69 and see how the modals are used. If these exercises are not too difficult, you can do the exercises . We have not had some of the vocabulary yet: use a dictionary and a verb book.

2. Che tempo fa? The weather. Page 119, 120: Practice Set 36. Read the section, and do all the exercises.

3. All'aeroporto. Page 121: Read the dialogue, and answer the questions in Practice Set 37.

4. Write out and say aloud the conjugations for all the irregular verbs we've learned so far:

essere

avere

stare

fare

andare

dare

venire

sapere

Also write out and say aloud the conjugations of these regular verbs:

cercare (it's regular, but the spelling changes to preserve the hard "c" sound)

arrivare

guardare

conoscere

prendere

vedere

servire

preferire

5. Page 122: Reading and comprehension exercises. I also like the "Culture Capsule 4: Holidays" on page 125.

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-What we did in class

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Buono, Bene, Bravo, Bello -

Buono is often used to describe people. It means "good", as in "good-hearted". Mio zio è buono.

Bravo is used to describe people. It means "able". Bravi studenti. Brava professoressa.

Buono is often used to describe food and drink. La cena è buona. Il vino è buonissimo.

Bello (beautiful) can be a person or a thing or the weather: È un bel film. Che bella giornata! Fa bello. Che bella ragazza! È un bel posto.

Bene (well) is an adverb: Sto bene. (I'm fine) Va bene. ("Things are going well": this means the same as the common English phrase "Good." or "Fine.") Bene. Molto bene. Benissimo. (Certainly. Right.) In other words, you can use "Bene" and its forms in almost any situation that's going well. Lui canta bene.

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Verbi - modal verbs: volere, potere, dovere

volere - to want to_____- Voglio, vuoi, vuole. vogliamo, volete, vogliono.

potere - to be able to, to be allowed to_____- Posso, puoi, può. possiamo, potete, possono.

dovere - to have to , "must"_____- Devo, devi, deve. dobbiamo, dovete, devono.

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These three verbs can be used conjugated before an infinitive. A very easy and very useful way to express:

Posso pagare con un carta di credito? Can I pay with a credit card?

Possiamo fare una prenotazione? Can we make a reservation?

Voglio chiamare un tassì. I want to call a taxi.

Vogliamo prendere l'autobus. We want to take the bus.

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(Remember Vorrei... is a more polite form of voglio, expressing "I would like". You can use it in the same way as voglio "I want".

Vorrei comprare questo. I would like to buy this.

Vorrei fare colazione. I would like to eat breakfast.

Devo lasciare il passaporto? Do I have to leave a passport?

Deve cambiare a Padova. You have to change (trains) at Padova.

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Review:

days of the week, seasons, months. (p. 117)

-ire verbs. (p. 154)

all the irregular verbs we've learned so far:

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essere

avere

stare

fare

andare

dare

venire

sapere

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adjectives: (p. 110, p. 113)

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Handout: translation exercise using words of time. clicca qui for the handout.

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Bella Ciao. We listened to this song from the laborers of the Italian rice fields, which later became an anthem of the Partigiani in World War Two. clicca qui for the lyrics.

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Parole da ricordare:

Fare una passeggiata - To take a walk

Fare un giro - To take a walk, a drive, a tour.

qualche volta - sometimes

forse - maybe

le mie figlie - my daughters

Dai! - Go on! Come on!

Accidenti! - Darn it!

Madonna! - (general admiration) Great! Wow!

Cavolo! - (annoyance) Darn!

Mannaggia! - (annoyance, disappointment) Darn it! (safely used in front of your grandmother)

Bellissimo! - Bellissimo!

Giorno di Ringraziamento - Thanksgiving

lo stesso, la stessa, gli stessi, le stesse - the same

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Gianni recommends the film "Ciao, Professore" for some good slang swear words (from the mouths of charming little bambini napoletani).

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