Communication

Introducing yourself (name,surname, nationality, age).Greeting people.Asking for and givingaddresses and telephonenumbers.Asking questions, formallyand informally.Asking for repetition.Asking how a word ispronounced and spelt.

Grammar

Personal pronouns.The verbs essere andavere.The verb chiamarsi in thefirst, second and thirdpersons singular.Negative sentences.Number and genderagreement of nouns andadjectives.

Vocabulary

Classroom objects.Adjectives of nationality.Numbers from zero to100.

Culture

Students of Italian aroundthe world.Reasons for studyingItalian.

Ciao, io sono Anna. E tu? page 11

SCHEDA DI AUTOVALUTAZIONE 1

Communication

Introducing people.Asking someone how theyare and saying how youare.Asking someone what jobthey do and saying whatyou do.Saying goodbye.

Grammar

Regular -are, -ere and -ireverbs.The main irregular verbs.The definite article.Agreement of articles,nouns and adjectives.The prepositions in, a, da,di.

Vocabulary

Work: professions andworkplaces.A few qualifyingadjectives.

Culture

The world of workin Italy.

Lavori o studi? page 23

TEST 1

Communication

Ordering food and drink.Asking for and saying theprice.Expressing tastes andpreferences.Asking permission.Asking someone to dosomething.

Grammar

Mi piace / Non mi piace.Mi piacciono / Non mipiacciono.-ire verbs that add -isc-when conjugated.Vorrei.Ci meaning ‘there’.

Vocabulary

In a bar: objects, food anddrink.Shops.Foods.Weights and measures.

Culture

The bar culture in Italy.An Italianbreakfast.

Una bottiglia d’acqua, per favore. page 35

SCHEDA DI AUTOVALUTAZIONE 2

page 21

page 33

page 45

Index

Communication

Asking for and givingdirections.Asking for and telling thetime.Expressing knowledge,uncertainty, and ability todo something.Finding out the openinghours of offices and shops.

Grammar

Indefinite articles.Conjugation and use ofpotere, volere, dovere andsapere.

Vocabulary

The city: expressions ofplace; directions;buildings.Telling the time.Days of the week.

Culture

Opening hours and theworking week.City buses.

Vado a piedi o prendo l’autobus? page 47

TEST 2

Communication

Describing a house.Describing position.Talking about sharing ahouse with friends.Booking a hotel room andasking for information onthe services available.Expressing approximatetime.

Grammar

È / C’è.Sono / Ci sono.Combining prepositionswith definite articles(prepositional articles).

Vocabulary

The house.Housework.Services offered by hotels.

Culture

Italian tourists in hotels.

Dove abiti? page 60

SCHEDA DI AUTOVALUTAZIONE 3

Communication

Describing routineactivities in the present.Describing a typical day.Saying what you do andhow often.

Grammar

Reflexive verbs.Adverbs of frequency:mai, quasi mai, qualchevolta, spesso, quasisempre, sempre.

Vocabulary

Verbs for expressing dailyactivities.Words related touniversity.

Culture

A typical dayfor Italians.

La mia giornata a Firenze page 73

TEST 3

page 58

page 71

page 82

Communication

Asking about anddescribing the weather.Describing what theweather is like in a givenplace.

Grammar

Direct object pronouns.The use of pronouns withmodal verbs + infinitive.Stare + gerund.Adverbs of quantity: molto,abbastanza, poco, perniente.Molto as an adjective andan adverb.

Vocabulary

The months.The seasons.Expressions for describingthe weather.

Culture

The weather in Italy.Weather-related idioms.

Che tempo fa? page 84

SCHEDA DI AUTOVALUTAZIONE 4

Communication

Speaking and writingabout the past.Asking and talking aboutwhat you and others didat the weekend.

Grammar

The perfect tense ofregular verbs and of themain irregular verbs:formation and use.Agreement of the pastparticiple with directobjects that precede theverb.Già and ancora.Di + article to express anundefined quantity.

Vocabulary

Expressions for talkingabout the past.Weekend activities.

Culture

Getting together andsocialising in Italy.

Che cosa hai fatto nel fine settimana? page 98

TEST 4

Communication

How to say who you arerelated to.Talking about family andfamily relationships.Expressing joy anddisappointment.Making plans for the future.

Grammar

Possessive adjectives: useand exceptions with nounsdenoting family members.The future tense.Conjunctions: ma, perché,o, invece.Temporal connectives:all’inizio, dopo, poi, allafine.

Vocabulary

The family.Marital status.

Culture

The average Italian family.

La nuova famiglia italiana page 112

SCHEDA DI AUTOVALUTAZIONE 5

page 96

page 110

page 124

Index

Communication

Asking what someone islike.Describing appearanceand character.Agreeing and disagreeing.

Grammar

Indirect object pronouns.Anche / Neanche.A me sì / A me no.

Vocabulary

Words and expressionsused to give an opinionabout someone or todescribe someone.

Culture

Italians andlookinggood.

Mi sembra… page 126

TEST 5

Communication

Talking about the pros andcons of train travel.Invitations.Accepting and decliningan invitation.Buying a ticket.Asking for information ondeparture and arrivaltimes, and on changingtrain.Talking about routineactivities in the past.Describing places.

Grammar

The use of nessuno andniente.The imperfect tense:formation and main uses.

Vocabulary

Transportation.Trains and stations.

Culture

The Italian high speedtrain.

Prendiamo il treno! page 139

SCHEDA DI AUTOVALUTAZIONE 6

Communication

Asking for and givingopinions.Pointing things out.Asking for a size andsaying what size you take.Asking for a discount.Describing how someoneis dressed.Giving advice.

Grammar

Demonstratives: questoand quello (pronouns andadjectives).The direct (informal, tu)imperative: affirmative andnegative forms.

Vocabulary

Clothing and accessories:quality, colours, sizes,shops.

Culture

Italian fashion.Pitti Immagine.

Ti vesti alla moda? page 153

TEST 6

WORKBOOK

page 137

page 151

page 164

GLOSSARY page 228

KEYS page 252

page 167