PROGRAM OF INSTRUCTION:

Class activities include strong student participation, cultural presentations, simulations, songs, roleplaying and many other group activities.

Participants at the end of this course will be able to:

• Introduce themselves
• Go through customs formalities in Italy
• Take pubic transportation (taxi, bus, train)
• Understanding and asking for directions
• Make hotel reservations
• Order at a restaurant
• Rent a car and refill your tank
• Go to a pharmacy
• Inquire about prices for shopping

Grammatical points:

• Articles: definite/indefinite
• Nouns: gender/numbers
• Adjectives: possessive/qualitative
• Prepositions
• Verbs: present/simple past/commands

Materials and Methods:

• Role-playing, handouts, songs and videos