Livello Tre. lunedì, il venticinque febbraio. Quinta Lezione

Level Three. Monday, February 25. Fifth Lesson

-Compiti (homework) is at the bottom of this page. ____________________________________________________

-Gli argomenti (the topics):

What we did in class, and more.

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- Verb review. andare & venire in all the tenses we've learned so far.

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- Che cosa facevate da giovani? Great presentations! Good job!

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- Homework from last week: imperfetto vs. passato prossimo. Imperfetto answers the question:

• What was going on?
• What did you used to do?

Passato prossimo answers the question:

• What happened?

Sometimes the difference is very distinct, sometimes they can be interchangeable.

Distinct:

Faceva bel tempo. It was nice weather. (always imperfetto)

Pioveva quando Giovanni è arrivato. It was raining (imperfetto) when Giovanni arrived (passato prossimo).

È piovuto per dieci minuti. It rained (passato prossimo) for ten minutes.

Interchangeable:

Avevo un appuntamento con Claudio. (imperfetto to emphasize the situation)

Ho avuto un appuntamento con Claudio. (passato prossimo to emphasize the action)

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- Piacere

You say "Piacere" when you meet someone.

"Mi piace" when one thing is pleasing to you (to say you like something)

"Mi piacciono" when more than one thing is pleasing to you.

"Non mi piace" when one thing displeases you (to say you don't like something)

"Non mi piacciono" when more than one thing displeases you.

"Mi piace sciare" - I like to ski. "To ski" is the subject. "Mi" is the indirect object of the verb "piacere". (do you remember the indirect object pronouns? mi, ti, le, gli, Le, ci, vi, gli)

"Le piace?" - Does she like it? (or) Do you (formal) like it?

"Gli piace?" - Does he like it? (or) Do they like it?

"Mi piacciono la festa e la musica." The party and the music are pleasing to me. (I like the party and the music.) The verb is plural because the subject is plural: "la festa e la musica" is the subject. "Mi" is the indirect object of "piacere".

In the passato prossimo, the verb piacere takes essere as its auxiliary, which means that the past participle has to agree with the subject.

Mi è piaciuto il film. (To me / was pleasing / the film) - I liked the film.

Mi è piaciuta la festa.

Mi sono piaciuti i film.

Mi sono piaciute le feste.

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- Buongiorno Italia Dialog. We listened to this dialog about a woman's recollections of living in Vicenza in the old days. She uses the imperfetto because she is describing things she used to do:

facevo l'insegnante... - I was a teacher...

Quanto costava un litro di vino? - How much did a liter of wine used to cost?

(There were many good vocabulary words on this handout.)

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- Claudio and Mark. We read some more of the dialog "Caffè Sant'Eustachio", and then did a two-way translation exercise using the vocabulary and expressions:

1.    Pronto. 2.    Hello. 3.    Sono ___________. (your name) 4.    Where are you calling from? 5.    Da qui, a Roma. 6.    I can’t wait to see you. 7.    Oggi sono occupata(o), ma domani... 8.    Tomorrow I have lots of time. 9.    A domani! 10. Until tomorrow, then. 11. Che piacere rivederti!

1.      Hello. 2.      Pronto. 3.      It’s _____________. (your name) 4.      Da dove chiami? 5.      From here, in Rome. 6.      Non vedo l’ora di vederti. 7.      Today I’m busy, but tomorrow... 8.      Domani, ho un sacco di tempo. 9.      Until tomorrow! 10.   A domani, allora. 11.   What a pleasure to see you again!

 

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-"Smesso di ridere." A two-way translation exercise to review of some verbs we have been learning:

1.      Ho smesso di ridere. 2.      I stopped the car. 3.      Mi sono fermato/a in banca. 4.      He quit smoking. 5.      È diventato guida. 6.      We amused ourselves a  lot. 7.      Ci siamo rilassati. 8.      We stayed home. 9.      Abbiamo aiutato Luigina. 10.   We helped her do the dishes. 11.   I dropped the piano.

1.      I stopped laughing. 2.      Ho fermato la macchina. 3.      I stopped at the bank. 4.      Ha smesso di fumare. 5.      He became a guide. 6.      Ci siamo divertiti molto. 7.      We relaxed. 8.      Siamo rimasti a casa. 9.      We helped Luigina. 10.   La abbiamo aiutata a lavare i piatti. 11.   Ho lasciato cadere il pianoforte.

 

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- Parole da ricordare

avvocato - lawyer

prendere in giro - (figurative) to "take for a ride", to "pull one's leg"

fare le compere - to do some shopping

palla - ball

pallacanestro - basketball

maleducato - rude

piatto - flat

neppure - not even

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To say "When I was...", you can use either "Quando ero..." or "Da ..."

Quando ero bambino (bambina)... (or) Da bambino...- When I was a child...

Quando ero giovane... (or) Da giovane... - When I was young...

Quando ero piccolo (piccola)... (or) Da piccolo (piccola)... - When I was little...

- Verbi da ricordare

aiutare a... - to help to...

Ho aiutato Maria a piantare le rose. - I helped Maria to plant the roses.

imparare a... - to learn to...

Ho imparato a parlare tedesco. - I learned to speak German.

giocare a - to play at... (a game or sport)

Ho giocato a calcio. - I played soccer.

andare a - to go to do something

Sono andata a studiare. - I went to study.

traslocare - to move house

Abbiamo traslocato a Portland. - we moved to Portland.

compiere - to fulfil, to turn (in age)

Mario ha appena compiuto vent'anni. - Mario just turned twenty.

guadagnare - to earn

Quanto guadagnavi? - How much did you used to earn?

permettere di - to permit to do something

Mia madre non mi permetteva di guidare la macchina. My mother didn't permit me to drive.

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-Compiti (homework)

1. Sapere, conoscere, imperfetto. The green handout: "Prova un pò." Do parts 1 and 2. (click here for answers)

2. Verbi. Read the white handout: "The Auxiliary Verb: avere or essere?" This is from page 21 and 22 of "The Big Green Book of Italian Verbs."

3. Verbi. Study the other white handout: "Appendix". Not that you have to memorize it, but study the different categories. We'll use this as our reference. Here's an example for each section:

1. Verbs requiring essere in compound tenses: Sono sparita. - I disappeared.

2. Verbs and expressions requiring the preposition a:

____A. a + noun: Rinuncio al premio. - I refuse the prize.

____B. a + infinitive: Mi affretto a fare le valige. - I'm hurrying to pack the suitcases.

3. Verbs and expressions requiring the preposition di:

____A. di + noun: Mi interesso di microbiologia. - I'm interested in microbiology.

____B. di + dependant infinitive: Ho dimenticato di fare la spesa. - I forgot to do the shopping.

4. Verbs requiring su: Conto su Luigi. - I'm counting on Luigi.

5. Verbs and expressions requiring no preposition: Mi piace sciare. - I like to ski.

4. Avete una camera? Vocabulary for the hotel. Read through the list (click here for the blue handout) to familiarize yourself with these words we'll be using next week.

5. Caffè Sant'Eustachio: Memorize the dialog through line 11.

6. (optional) Piacere: Practice Set 81. The indirect object pronouns are listed on page 208.