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Articoli Determinativi
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The Goals of the Lesson
The Definite Article
Masculine Definite Articles
Feminine Definite Articles
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By the end of this lesson the student will be able
to:
1.
2.
Pronounce the definite articles correctly.
Use all forms of the definite article in context.
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The masculine singular forms of the definite
article.
The masculine plural forms of the definite
article.
The feminine singular forms of the definite
article.
The feminine plural forms of the definite
article.
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L’Articolo Determinativo
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The is the definite article of the American
English Language (hft. English).
◦ The cat on a hot tin roof.
Listener and speaker know which cat.
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The indicates something that is specific –
more often then not, it is known by the
listener and the speaker.
◦ A cat on a hot tin roof.
Generic category, not any one cat.
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While in English there is only one form the.
In Italian there are ten !
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Masculine Singular
Masculine Plural
Lo
L’
Il
Gli
Gli
I
Feminine Singular
Feminine Plural
La
L’
Le
Le
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Masculine Singular
Masculine Plural
Lo
L’
Gli
Gli
Il
I
Feminine Singular
Feminine Plural
La
L’
Le
Le
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Are you ready to move on?
Ready
Review
Articoli Determinativi:
Maschili
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Masculine
Singular
Lo
L’
Il
Masculine
Plural
Gli
Gli
I
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LO => when the word that follows is masculine
singular and begins with:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Gn … Lo gnomo
Pn … Lo pneumatico
Ps … Lo psicologo
S + Consonant … Lo studente
Z … Lo zaino
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[Gli
[Gli
[Gli
[Gli
[Gli
gnomi]
pneumatici]
psicologi]
studenti]
zaini]
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L’ => when the word that follows is
masculine singular and begins with:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
A … L’albero
E … L’elefante
I … L’inferno
O … L’ombrello
U … L’uomo
[Gli alberi]
[Gli elefanti]
[Gli inferni]
[Gli ombrelli]
[Gli uomini]
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IL => when the word that follows is
masculine singular and begins with: all
else…
1. B … Il bambino
2. F … Il figlio
3. S + vowel … il sandalo
[I bambini]
[I figli]
[I sandali]
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Are you ready to move on?
Ready
Review
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
___
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___
___
___
___
___
___
pavimento
amico
voto
zaino
citofono
interruttore
cestino
studente
ripostiglio
orologio
Add the appropriate form of
the masculine article.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
cancellino
orario
sandalo
banco
gesso
autoparlante
telefonino
proiettore
professore
libro
Add the appropriate form of
the masculine article.
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
il pavimento
l’amico
il voto
lo zaino
il citofono
l’interruttore
il cestino
lo studente
il ripostiglio
l’orologio
Add the appropriate form of
the masculine article.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
il cancellino
l’orario
il sandalo
il banco
il gesso
l’autoparlante
il telefonino
il proiettore
il professore
il libro
Add the appropriate form of
the masculine article.
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Are you ready to move on?
Ready
Review
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
___
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___
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___
___
___
___
___
___
pavimento
amico
voto
zaino
citofono
interruttore
cestino
studente
ripostiglio
orologio
Pluralize the noun and
the masculine article.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
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___
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___
___
___
___
___
___
cancellino
orario
sandalo
banco
gesso
autoparlante
telefonino
proiettore
professore
libro
Pluralize the noun and
the masculine article.
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
i pavimenti
gli amici
i voti
gli zaini
i citofoni
gli interruttore
i cestini
gli studenti
i ripostigli
gli orologi
Pluralize the noun and
the masculine article.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
i cancellini
gli orari
gli sandali
i banchi
i gessi
gli autoparlanti
i telefonini
i proiettori
i professori
i libri
Pluralize the noun and
the masculine article.
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Are you ready to move on?
Ready
Review
Articoli Determinativi:
Feminili
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Feminine
Singular
L’
La
Feminine
Plural
Le
Le
When are these forms used?
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L’ => when the word that follows is feminine
singular and begins with:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
A … L’assenza
E … L’entrata
I … L’ipocrisia
O … L’ora
U … L’uscita
[Le assenze]
[Le entrate]
[Le ipocrise]
[Le ore]
[Le uscite]
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
La => when the word that follows is feminine
singular and begins with: all else…
1. B … La bambina [Le bambine]
2. F … La figlia
[Le figlie]
3. Z … La zia
[Le zie]
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Are you ready to move on?
Ready
Review
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
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___
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___
___
___
professoressa
amica
sedia
domanda
cartina
lavagna
finestra
studentessa
porta
cattedra
Add the appropriate form of
the feminine article.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
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___
___
___
aula
penna
mattita
lezione
materia
classe
ipotesi
secretaria
infermiera
biblioteca
Add the appropriate form of
the feminine article.
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
la professoressa
l’amica
la sedia
la domanda
la cartina
la lavagna
la finestra
la studentessa
la porta
la cattedra
Add the appropriate form of
the feminine article.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
l’aula
la penna
la mattita
la lezione
la materia
la classe
l’ipotesi
la secretaria
l’infermiera
la biblioteca
Add the appropriate form of
the feminine article.
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Are you ready to move on?
Ready
Review
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
___
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___
___
___
___
___
___
professoressa
amica
sedia
domanda
cartina
lavagna
finestra
studentessa
porta
cattedra
Pluralize the noun and the
feminine article.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
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___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
aula
penna
mattita
lezione
materia
classe
ipotesi
secretaria
infermiera
biblioteca
Pluralize the noun and
the feminine article.
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
le
le
le
le
le
le
le
le
le
le
professoresse
amiche
sedie
domande
cartine
lavagne
finestre
studentesse
porte
cattedre
Pluralize the noun and the
feminine article.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
le
le
le
le
le
le
le
le
le
le
aule
penne
mattite
lezioni
materie
classi
ipotesi
secretarie
infermiere
biblioteche
Pluralize the noun and
the feminine article.
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Are you ready to move on?
Ready
Review
Are you ready to complete a few examples?
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Articoli Determinativi: Esercizi
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
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___
aula
13. ___ cattedra
lavagna
14. ___ gesso
15. ___ stampante
cestino
16. ___ computer
studente
17. ___ porta
maestro
professoressa
18. ___ orologio
19. ___ riga
matita
20. ___ carta
quaderno
21. ___ professore
cartina geografica
banco
22. ___ studentessa
zaino
23. ___ maestra
24. ___ autoparlante (m)
bandiera
Pluralize both articles and words…
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
L’aula
13. La cattedra
La lavagna
14. Il gesso
Il cestino
15. Lo stampante
Lo studente
16. Il computer
Il maestro
17. La porta
La professoressa
18. L’orologio
La matita
19. La riga
Il quaderno
20. La carta
La cartina geografica
21. Il professore
Il banco
22. La studentessa
Lo zaino
23. La maestra
La bandiera
24. L’autoparlante
Pluralize both articles and words…
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Le aule
Le lavagne
I cestini
Gli studenti
I maestri
Le professoresse
Le matite
I quaderni
Le cartine geografiche
I banchi
Gli zaini
Le bandiere
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
Le cattedre
I gessi
Gli stampanti
I computer
Le porte
Gli orologi
Le righe
Le carte
I professori
Le studentesse
Le maestre
Gli autoparlanti
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
L’aula = classroom
La lavagna = chalkboard
Il cestino = Wastepaper
bskt
Lo studente = Student (m)
Il maestro = Ele. Sch. Tch
(m)
La professoressa = HS Tch
(fm)
La matita = pencil
Il quaderno = notebook
La cartina geografica =
map
Il banco = st. desk
Lo zaino = backpack
La bandiera = flag
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
La cattedra = tch. desk
Il gesso = chalk
Lo stampante = Printer
Il computer
La porta = Door
L’orologio = clock /
watch
La riga = ruler / line
La carta = paper
Il professore = HS Tch
(m)
La studentessa
La maestra = Ele. Sch.
Tch. (fm)
L’autoparlante =
speaker
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By now the student should be able to:
1.
2.
3.
Pronounce the definite articles.
Use all the definite articles in context.
Explain the difference between the English
definite article and the Italian definite
articles.
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