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Livello Due, lunedi, il otto ottobre, Terza Lezione

Level Two, Monday, October 8, Lesson 3

-Compiti (homework)

1. Write three original sentences using Sempre, Spesso, and Non mai. See Practice Set 35 (page 118) for help with placement. Usually the "non" would come before the verb, and the "sempre, spesso, or mai" will come after the verb.

2. Practice Set 58. (page 162) con, per, tra / fra, dentro, fuori, sopra, sotto, davanti, dietro.

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3. Practice Set 76. (pp. 207, 208) Do numbers 1 through 8. Direct object pronouns lo la li le.
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4. Memorize the conjugation of "volere" in the conditional tense.
vorrei, vorresti, vorrebbe,__ vorremmo, vorreste, vorrebbero.
I would like, you would like...
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5. Do the handout: "Stare plus il gerundio. To say that you're doing something right now. The present progressive tense." clicca qui (click here) for the homework handout
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6. Do the handout that starts: "4 A. Date una risposta negativa..." These are the questions that accompany the dialog with Maria, Chiara, and Peter Palm from "Parlate con Noi" which we read in class.
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Three more handouts:
Dovere, potere, volere handout with answers on the back. (this one is optional homework)
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Ora, volta, tempo translation exercise for the Italian words for time. (We will do this aloud next week in class.)
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Negative expressions. (We'll do parts A and B in class next week.)
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- What we did in class
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-Da vs. Per
Da quanto tempo siete in Italia? - (Since) How long have you been in Italy?
Per quanto tempo siete in Italia? - (For) How long are you in Italy?
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-Dialog: we re-read "Maria: Dove sei, Chiara?" (from Parlate con Noi.
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-Dove sei? Where are you? phrase practice from this dialog. clicca qui to view this translation exercise.
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-Do you want to go out tonight? In-class practice of:
-modal verbs,
-conjugated verbs before an infinitive,
-using uscire to mean "to go out"
-using vado a trovare and vengo a trovare to mean "I am going to visit" and "I am coming to visit."
-using preferito/preferita to mean "favorite"
clicca qui to view this translation exercise.
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-volere in the conditional:
vorrei, vorresti, vorrebbe,__ vorremmo, vorreste, vorrebbero.
I would like, you would like...
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-Direct objects: lo, la, li, le. These answer the question "who?" or "what?". They precede the verb.
We practiced the placement of these four pronouns: lo, la, li, le in sentences using:
ascoltare - la musica? La ascolto.
aspettare - Il cameriere? Lo aspetto.
cercare - Le valige? Le cerco.
mangiare - Gli spaghetti? Li mangio.
pagare - Il caffè? Lo pago.
portare - Le scarpe? Le porto.
ecco - La casa? Eccola.
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Stare plus the gerund: present progressive tense. See the second half of practice set 65 for an explanation of how to form this useful tense. or clicca qui (click here) for the homework handout
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-We listened to three dialogs.
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-Useful phrases: You are asking for directions, and here are some answers you might hear: clicca qui to view this vocabulary in everyday use.
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-Everyone read their original sentences, using "Un sacco di..." and "Non vedo l'ora di..."
Ho un sacco di problemi.
Non vedo la mia amica da un sacco di tempo.
Non vedo l'ora di viaggiare.
Non vedo l'ora dell'arrivo della primavera.
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-"Che cosa fai?" handout. We only spent a few minutes on on this translation exercise.
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-We played with props, and practiced:
fuori - dentro _____out - in
sopra - sotto ______on (or above) - under (or below)
davanti a - dietro __in front of - behind
su _____________on
accanto a ________next to