Italian Level 2
Greetings
Second Level Significant Aspects of Learning
• Actively take part in daily routine
• Understand and respond to classroom instructions and personal
information from familiar sources
• Listen, join in and respond to a story, song or poem
• Participate in familiar games, paired speaking and short role plays
• Further develop an understanding of, interest in and respect for
other countries, cultures and languages
• Demonstrate an appreciation and understanding of the value of
language learning including skills for life and work
• Take part in simple, paired conversations about themselves, others
and interests of their choice
• Ask for help confidently using learned phrases and familiar language
• Give a short presentation about a familiar topic
• Pronounce words sufficiently accurately so as to make the meaning
clear
• Work with others and make a successful contribution to a group
presentation in English supported by the target languages
Second Level Significant Aspects of
Learning
• Read aloud a simple text
• Read and understand a variety of simple texts
• Make comparisons between English and
target language (including use of a bi-lingual
dictionary with support)
• Write about themselves and others and check
the accuracy of own writing
• Exchange straightforward information in
writing using familiar words and phrases
1. Greetings
Vocabulary
Ciao
Buongiorno a tutti!
Buongiorno Signora for a teacher Maestra
Buongiorno Signore for a teacher Maestro!
Salute!
Facciamo l’appello
Presente (for a boy)
Presente (for a girl)
Assente (for a boy)
Assente (for a girl)
Arrivederci/ addio
Facciamo la nanna
Buonanotte!
Buon fine settimana
A domani!
Buona vacanza
A presto
Buona sera
Hello
Hello everyone!
Hello Miss
Hello Sir
Hi
We will take the register
Present
Present
Absent
Absent
Goodbye
Go to sleep
Good night!
Have a nice weekend
See you tomorrow!
Have a good holiday
See you soon!
Good evening
Da notare! Buongiorno, Buona
sera and Buona notte
Buongiorno is used to greet people during the
day until about half past five/six o’clock
Buonasera is then used to greet people from
around half past five/six o’clock in the evening,
but in many Italy town it is also used after 1.00
pm.
Buonanotte is then used (mostly to say goodbye
more than hello just like in English) late at night
or to say good night when someone is going to
bed.
Buongiorno a tutti!
Buongiorno Maestra!
Buongiorno Maestro!
Ciao!
Facciamo l’appello!
Presente
Presente
Arrivederci!
A domani!
Buon fine settimana!
Buona vacanza!
Buonasera!
Buonanotte!
Facciamo la nanna
Embedding the language
• Using the greetings as part of everyday routine in class e.g.
Buongiorno at the start of everyday, a domani at the end of
the day and buon fine settimana on a Friday at the end of
the school day!
• Do the register in Italian each morning – teacher says,
“Facciamo l’appello” and pupils respond with presente or
presente and can also say assente or assente for missing
pupils.
• Use a Buongiorno and/or an Arrivederci song at the start
and end of each day.
• Buona vacanza can be used at the start of the holidays. If
you would like to ask if they had good holidays it is “Hai
avuto una buona vacanza?”
Sample activities
You will find a bank of sample activities which you can use to
practise the vocabulary in the classroom.
This is not a prescriptive list of activities and you can use or
adapt them to suit the needs of your class.
Buongiorno, buonasera o
buonanotte?
Guardate
Decidete se e`
l‘ora
Buongiorno,
buonasera o
buonanotte
E scrivete la risposta giusta!
Buongiorno, buonasera o
buonanotte?
Buongiorno, buonasera o
buonanotte?
Buongiorno, buonasera o
buonanotte?
Buongiorno, buonasera o
buonanotte?
Buongiorno, buonasera o
buonanotte?
Musical Buongiorno
1. Pupils walk around the class whilst some Italian
music plays. As they walk around, they should
greet each other saying Buongiorno!
2. Teacher then plays more lively music and everyone
skips and mimes wearing a backpack and waving to
each other and saying “a domani” to each other.
3. Music gets even livelier and pupils now dance about
saying “buon fine settimna!”
4. Lastly the music is sad and they pretend to cry
and look sad, waving each other goodbye saying
“arrivederci!”
Ascoltate la musica…
…camminate…
…dite buongiorno...
E fate buongiorno con il
segno della mano!
Ascoltate la musica…
salterellando
…
…dite a domani...
E fate arrivederci con
il segno della mano!
Ascoltate la musica…
…ballate…
…dite buon fine
settimana...
E fate arrivederci con
la mano!
Ascoltate la musica…
…saltate di
gioia…
… e dite Buona
vacanza...
Ascoltate la musica…
…piangete…
…dite arrivederci..
E fate arrivederci con
il segno della mano!
Songs and videos!
You will find a bank of sample songs and videos which you can use
to practise the vocabulary in the classroom.
This is not a prescriptive list of songs and you can use or adapt
them to suit the needs of your class.
You will find a set of more supported activities in Early Feelings
and more challenging activities in Level 2 Feelings.
Lo zecchino d’oro
CIAO
Ciao ao ao
Ciao ao ao
Ciao ao ao ao
Ciao ao ao aoa
Ciao ao ao ao ao
Ciao ao ao per te che cuciniamo questo ciao ao ao
Un dolce di finissimo cacao ao ao
L’assaggia pure il gatto e dice miao ao ao
ricetta per cantare insieme ciao ao ao
Ricetta per cantare
Ciao ao ao ao ao ao
Ciao ao ao ao ao
Ciao ao ao ao ao
Ciao ao ao per te che cuciniamo questo ciao ao ao
Un dolce di finissimo cacao ao ao
L’assaggia pure il gatto e dice miao ao ao
ricetta per cantare insieme ciao ao ao
Ricetta per cantare
Ciao ao ao ao ao ao
Ciao ao ao ao ao ao
Ciao ao ao ao ao ao
La canzone dell’arrivederci
ICT Resources online
You will find a bank of sample ICT activities which you can use to
practise the vocabulary in the classroom.
This is not a prescriptive list of activities and you can use or
adapt them to suit the needs of your class.
Each of the slides contains an image of the website page. If you
click on the image it will take you to the page. Alternatively you
can use a link address which you will find in the slide notes.
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Italian Section 01: Greetings
This section introduces a number of greetings and farewells along with the appropriate time
for each to be used.
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Welcome to Italy!
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Online Activities
Questa è l'Italia!
Saluti!
Canzone - Buongiorno signora!
Buongiorno!
Buonasera!
Arrivederci!
Answers and Translations Print Activities
http://www.education.vic.gov.au/languagesonline/italian/sect01/index.htm
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Saluti!
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This unit is designed and written by Ruth Smith and Andrew Balaam
1.Saluti Matching exercise
2.I Numeri Matching exercise
3.I Numeri 2 Matching exercise
4.Ancora Numeri Gap fill exercise
5.Matematica Gap fill exercise
http://www.languagesonline.org.uk/
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Italian -> Saluti
Arrivederci!