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Level Four. Sixth Lesson. Wednesday, February 9, 2011.

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

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- What we did in class: Abbiamo conosciuto Barbara, una studentessa nuova. Benvenuta!

- practiced audio unit 11

- Went over our compiti: "ci". "Ci" is a little word which often is used to replace "to (a place)". In English, we can use the word "there" in the same way: Would you like to go to the beach? Yes, I'm going there now. Read about "ci" on pages 260, 261.

- practiced "ci" by asking "Would you like to go to ...?"
Vorresti andare al mare? - Sì, ci vado adesso.
Vuoi andare al cinema? - Sì, ci vado con te.
Ti piace andare in montagna? - Sì, mi piace andarci. (in this case, ci replaces in + noun)
Vai spesso a Roma? - No, non ci vado spesso.

- una presentazione deliziosa: "Monte Bianco". Un dolce italiano, di una ricetta autentica. Grazie a Luisa!

(Grazie a Susanna la Prima per le arance arizonesi.)

- "L'Anello Magico" from Italo Calvino's "Fiabe italiane". We read together from the bottom of page 199 "Finito di mangiare..." to 3/4 down page 200 "...gli fece un bel sorriso."
David noticed that he had made two errors on the handy vocabulary list:
fianco - side
prati - meadows

- Handouts: (click for the handouts.)
New: 20.A (esercizi "ci" and "ne".)
New: 20.B (esercizi "ci" and "avverbi".)

18.A "L'Anello Magico" 1
18.B "L'Anello Magico" 2
18.C "L'Anello Magico" 3
18.D "L'Anello Magico" 4
19. Vocabulary list for "L'Anello Magico"

- Parole da ricordare (words to remember)
panna montata - whipped cream
sul retro - "around back" "out back" "in the back" (as in backyard, back door...)
riunione - a meeting
raccogliere - to harvest (to pick)
contadino - farmer
fattoria - farm
"Al contadin non far sapere, quanto è buono il formaggio con le pere." - Don't let the farmer know how good the cheese is with pears! ( ...or he'll raise his prices, or open a bistro in the Pearl.)
grattugiare - to grate
sbucciare - to peel an orange, to peel a potato, to shell a pea
castagna - chestnut


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-Compiti (homework)

1.  Keep listening to audio Unit 11. If the sentence starts with "Penso che..." or "Pensavo che..." just ignore them for now. (unless you know how to correct them: congiuntivo is required for the verb which follows "Penso che..." or "Pensavo che..."

2. Esercizi: Handout 20, (click here for answers)

side A: HERE ARE SOME ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS if you need them. Or read about "ci" on page 261. (because "ci" can also replace a + an infinitive.)

Part A, Respond to the questions according to your own experience. Here is what you will be replacing with "ci":
1. "in biblioteca"
2. "a fare le spese ai grandi magazzini" (that entire phrase can become "ci")
3. "a fare la spesa al mercato" (that entire phrase can become "ci")
4. "all'astrologia"
5. "ai problemi politici e sociali" (that entire phrase becomes "ci")

Part B, You are WANT TO RENT THE ROOM, so what answers would you give your future landlord? Here is what you will be replacing with "ci" or "ne". You must decide whether it's "ci" or "ne":
1. "animali domestici"
2. "a letto"
3. "telefonate di sera tardi" (that entire phrase can become "ci" or "ne".)
4. "a casa"
5. "di invitare molti amici"
6. "all'università"
7. "in questa città"

and side B. (part 11 on the back is optional)

3. Read "L'anello magico" from 3/4 down page 200 "Lui alzò gli occhi..." to " ...lassù sulla cima." 3/4 down page 201.

4. From the fable vocabulary: find a simple question or sentence using each of these verbs in context. Look up a sentence in a verb book or on wordreference, or check it with a native speaker, so that we know that we are practicing current and common usage.

combinare

avvicinarsi

farcela

accompagnare