Washoe Country School District
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Italian Curriculum Guide 1/2
ITALIAN CURRICULUM GUIDE CHECKLIST
FIRST YEAR – Italian 1-2
Items in RED contain lesson plans/ideas
alphabet / greetings / name / age / introductions / where from
classroom objects
colors
numbers 1-1000 (thousands / million)
telling time (24 hr. clock)
dates / days of week / months
school subjects
family
home (rooms / furniture / housework)
sports / free-time activities
basic foods (recipes)
body parts (saying what’s wrong)
pets
transportation
question words
directions (asking for / giving)
places in a city (shopping)
clothing
world nationalities and languages
seasons / weather
Grammar
subject pronouns
articles (definite / indefinite)
nouns (gender / number)
adjectives (agreements / possessive / demonstrative / “-issimo”)
piacere (likes and dislikes)
irregular verbs: essere / avere / fare / andare / volere / dovere / potere
prepositions (contractions with definite articles)
present tense verbs (-are / -ere / -ire)
immediate future
past tense (passato prossimo) introduction
conditional introduction
Culture
Rome (modern and ancient history introduction)
Italian school system
Italian names
meeting and greeting customs
hand gestures
currency (Euros / Lire)
soccer teams (names / cities / colors)
Il Vaticano
Italian shops
Italian geography (regions and capital cities)
Natale (Christmas)
Fast food restaurants in Italy
