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PowerPoint from Wednesday, Oct. 27

Andiamo in vacanza!

Review this weeks vocabulary before class on Monday, Oct. 25 and complete the Pratica! exercises by 11:59 pm on Sunday, Oct 24

This week, we will learn more about the more mountainous and coastal areas of Italy. Let's review some of last week's vocabulary and learn some new words, too.

mountain vocabulary

Beach vocabulary

Listen to the vocabulary here:

l’albergo – hotel
andare in barca / in bicicletta / in treno / in aereo etc – go by, take a boat / bike / train / plane
il bagaglio – baggage
la barca – boat
il cappello - hat
la crema solare – sunscreen
il costume da bagno – bathing suit
fare le valigie – pack bags
fare un'escursione - go hiking
il lungomare - seafront, boardwalk
la macchina – car
la mappa - map
noleggiare una macchina – rent a car
gli occhiali da sole -sunglasses
l'ombrellone - beach umbrella
prenotare – make a reservation
la prenotazione - reservation
gli scarponi - boots
la sedia a sdraio - deck/beach chair
la valigia – suitcase

Pratica! Vocabolario della classe della nona settimana 1

In addition to describing landscapes, we will also learn some basic vocabulary describe weather and climate. Here are some examples.

Listen to the vocabulary here:

avere caldo / freddo - to be or feel hot / cold
fare caldo / freddo / fresco - to be hot / cold / cool outside
grandinare - hail (v.); grandina (it’s hailing)
nevicare - snow (v.); nevica (it’s snowing)
piovere - rain (v.); piove (it’s raining)
l’afa - mugginess
la grandine - hail (n.)
il lampo, il fulmine – lightning
la luna – moon
la nebbia - fog
la neve - snow (n.)
la nuvola - cloud
nuvoloso - cloudy (adj.)
la pioggia - rain (n.)
il sole - sun
il temporale - storm
il tuono - thunder
il vento - wind

See here for some additional vocabulary with the months and seasons.

Pratica! Vocabolario della classe della nona settimana 2

Pratica! Il tempo e le attività del tempo libero

Complete the worksheet on Sicily by 11:59 pm on Tuesday, Oct.26

Sicily Worksheet

Complete the Controllo! by 11:59 pm on Tuesday, Oct. 26

Controllo! Il tempo e i viaggi

Read the information about the verbs volere, dovere and potere before class on Wednesday, Oct 27. Complete the pratica exercises by 11:59 pm on Tuesday, Oct 26.

This week, we are also introducing three new verbs. These verbs are called modal verbs and they help us express possibility, obligation, and volition. In Italian, we use the volere to express wants and desires, the verb dovere to express what we have to or must do, and potere to describe what we can do. All three verbs are irregular. Their forms are below:

Italian modal verbs

A few things to note here. First, all three of these verbs can be combined with other verbs to express what we want to do, can do, and must do. In Italian, we use the infinitive form of the second verb to express this. If you want to say, "I have to (must) study tonight", you can say, (Io) devo studiare stasera. Note that the second verb, studiare, is in the infinitive form, and only the modal verb (dovere) is conjugated. The verb volere can also be used with objects. For example, you can say Voglio un gelato if you want an ice cream. Of course, volere can also be used with infinitive verbs, too: Voglio andare al cinema con te.

chart with volere potere dovere usage

We'll use these verbs a lot in class this week, so please study their conjugations before coming to class.

Pratica! Dovere, volere e potere (coniugazione)

Pratica! Dovere o potere?

Pratica! Il fine settimana di Gaia

Complete the Controllo! and Parliamo! Exercises by 11:59 pm on Sunday, Oct 31:

Controllo! Dovere volere potere

Parliamo! Week 9 Speaking Assessment

If you were not in class on Friday, Oct. 29, complete the In Vacanza! Worksheet on your own and submit it to Canvas by 11:59 pm on Sunday, Oct. 31

In Vacanza! Worksheet

Bonus video time! Did you know that the Italians have names for the winds that come to the peninsula? These names come from antiquity and were a way to help farmers determine weather patterns and sailors determine the best way to sail their ships. See this video explanation. At 1:55 you can hear the descriptions of the various winds. Can you tell from the video which winds are hot? Which are humid? Which are cool and fresh?

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