TRAININCOMING PROGRAMME
Basic Course of Italian
“Italiano per comunicare” (Italian to communicate)
“Italiano per comunicare” (Italian to communicate)
Course name and teacher
Francesca Fati ([email protected])
Period
Objectives
October to
December 2015
When
Where
Thursday 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. (2 hour-sessions)
AULA A
Via del Prato
(room A)
The course aims to provide students with a basic linguistic background through a
learning programme centred on communication and culture. The course syllabus will
focus on a range of routine everyday situations and students will learn basic
communicative functions, simple phrases and everyday expressions in order to
exchange basic information and interact with people.
PROGRAMME
22 October 2015. Lesson 1 – Welcome!
Introductory lesson. Greeting people, introducing oneself, asking for and giving
personal information on origin and age. Class interaction.
29 October 2015. Lesson 2 – Moving around
Describing and moving around the city. Asking for directions, and enquiring about
transport and time.
5 November 2015. Lesson 3 – Food
Asking for and giving information on food and drinks, ordering food and interacting
with people in bars and restaurants.
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12 November 2015. Lesson 4 – Doing the shopping
Spoken interactions in shops and supermarkets: greeting people, buying and asking
about prices and quantities.
19 November 2015. Lesson 5 – Shopping for clothes
Going shopping, choosing and trying on clothes, accessories and shoes: speaking
about sizes, enquiring about clothes (colours, fabrics, materials, shapes, etc.).
19 November 2015. Lesson 6 – At work
Spoken interactions in offices or other public places. Talking about future plans and
job opportunities.
26 November 2015. Lesson 7 – Free time
Talking about free time activities, favourite sports, hobbies and music.
3 December 2015. Lesson 8 – Health
The human body. Talking about physical condition and health.
10 December 2015. Lesson 9 – Holidays
Talking about travelling and holidays; asking and giving information about trips and
their duration, expressing wishes about future holidays and giving advice.
17 December 2015. Lesson 10– Saying goodbye
Final lesson. Christmas in Italy, comparing customs and traditions in different
countries.
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Active student participation will be encouraged through maps, pictures,
videos and games.
Teaching aids
Maps, games, handouts, videos.
The material used in class will be uploaded into a dedicated
Dropbox folder.
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