Livello Tre. lunedì, il tre marzo. Sesta Lezione
Level Three. Monday, March 3. Sixth Lesson
-Compiti (homework) is at the bottom of this page.
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- -Gli argomenti (the topics):
- What we did in class, and more.
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- - Connecting words:
- poi - then
- inoltre - also, in addition, besides, moreover, furthermore
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- - Accento grave: è
- The usual accent in Italian is the accento grave: è if an "e" has a grave accent, it's pronounced as an "open e"
- as in English "let".
- - Accento acuto: é perché, né, poiché, finché are the only common Italian words with the accento acuto. Their "e" is pronounced as a "closed e", as in English "late".
- - Prova un po' - click here for the answers to last week's homework on the green handout.
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- - Conoscere, sapere: have different meanings when used in the imperfetto and passato prossimo.
- Conoscevo una cantante. - I knew a singer.
- Ho conosciuto una cantante. - I met a singer.
- Sapevo che Mario era sposato. - I knew that Mario was married.
- Ho saputo che Mario era sposato. - I found out that Mario was married.
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- - choosing avere or essere in passato prossimo: There are some verbs which can take essere or avere as the auxiliary in passato prossimo, depending on context.
- Sua figlia è cresciuta in fretta. - Her daughter grew up fast. (intransitive)
- Sua figlia ha cresciuto dei fiori. - Her daughter grew flowers. (transitive)
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- La macchina è passata. - The car went by. (intransitive)
- Ha passato il sale. - He passed the salt. (transitive)
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- Sono scesa dalla bicicletta. - I got off of the bike. (intransitive)
- Abbiamo sceso la montagna. - We descended the mountain. (transitive)
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- - Quale gusto ti piace? Which flavor do you like?
- Quali gusti ti piacciono?
- Mi piace il cioccolato.
- Mi piacciono mango e noce di cocco.
- - Imperativo: (telling somebody to do something) Click here for the white handout, with translations.
- - Parole da ricordare:
- balena - whale
- Abitano a cento chilometri da Loreto. - They live one hundred kilometers from Loreto.
- eravamo in otto - there were eight of us
- siamo in cinque - there are five of us
- investigatore - investigator
- A quell'ora non c'era quasi mai nessuno. - At that hour, there was almost never anybody.
- a notte - per night
- parecchio - quite a bit
- uno spettacolo - a play, or a music performance
- il prezzo - the price
- all'angolo - to the corner, on the corner
- Quante palline? - How many scoops?
- Che gusti? - What flavors?
- C'è un ascensore. - There is an elevator.
- una patente di guida - a driver's license
- Posso andare in bagno? - May I go to the bathroom?
- fare il bagno - to take a bath, or to go swimming
- una vasca da bagno - a bathtub
- stanza da bagno - bathroom
- "completo" - no vacancy
- Mi piaceva fare scherzi ai miei genitori. - I used to like to play tricks on my parents.
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- -Compiti (homework)
- 1. Essere o non essere (gold handout, side 1.) Finish 1 through 10. (click here for answers)
- 2. Conoscere, sapere (in the imperfetto, and passato prossimo): Write four original sentences to hand in. See the "conoscere, sapere" section above.
- 3. Two verbs together: (pink handout) Translate 1 through 24 on side 1 into English. Find these verbs on your white "Appendix" handout from last week. Some of the verbs on the pink handout do NOT appear on the white "Appendix" handout. Number 16 is "innamorarsi di" - to fall in love with. Number 18 is "vivere di" - "to live on". Also: I decided that you can do side two of this handout. So do it. (click here for answers)
- 4. Imperativo. - Memorize the irregular imperatives from the white handout (click here). Also, do Practice Set 63 on page 177. Since I only want you to practice the noi, voi, and tu forms, you can skip numbers 7,8,9 in Part A, number 7,8,9 in Part B, and numbers 7,8 in Part B.
- 5. Mark and Claudio: Here's a little translation exercise using the vocabulary and expressions from our dialog. How would you say:
- 1. You (plural) look great!
- 2. We find ourselves here in Venice.
- 3. We haven't talked to each other for a sack of time!
- 4. I'm staying only for a month.
- 5. Tomorrow evening, however, I'm free.
- (click here for the answers)
- 6. click here to jump to the Italian music video for the song "Pensa" by Fabrizio Moro He uses the imperative, tu form, "Think!" "Pensa!" (The lyrics praise people who have worked to fight organized crime in Italy.)