martedì 27 novembre 2018
Don't forget...
Please be sure to have your 15 sentences completed and ready to hand in on Thursday. Be sure to bring your sentences to class with you. This will be collected.
domenica 25 novembre 2018
Autobiografia, Rough Draft, Due Thursday, November 29, 2018
Please write 15 sentences about yourself in Italian. You must number all of your sentences. You will hand this in on Thursday, November 29. This is the first draft of a project, so put forth your best effort for this assignment.
Use the questions below as a guide. Please note that "Ciao" or any other greeting does not count as a sentence.
1. Come ti chiami?
2. Quanti anni hai?
3. Di dove sei?
4. Cosa studi a LaGuardia?
5. Ti piace studiare l'italiano?
6. Quante classi frequenti (do you attend) a LaGuardia?
7. Quali classi frequenti a LaGuardia?
8. Qual è la tua classe preferita?
9. Chi è il tuo professore preferito? Perché?
10. Qual è il tuo ristorante preferito?
11. Ti piace il cibo italiano?
12. Quante persone hai nella tua famiglia?
13. Chi è il tuo migliore amico? Com'è il tuo migliore amico?
14. Hai molti amici a LaGuardia?
15. Ti piace studiare?
16. Con chi ti piace studiare?
Ecc...
This may be typed or neatly written. Please do not use Google Translate or any other translation device. Should I see that you used any other tense besides the present tense, you will receive a 0 for this assignment. All language should be simple and in the present tense. Please remember, a dictionary is not a translation device. I highly recommend that you use wordreference.com should you need to look up any vocabulary. If you use a translation device or do not hand in this assignment on Thursday, you will receive a 0 for this assignment. No late assignments will be accepted.
sabato 24 novembre 2018
Open Notebook Quiz this Wednesday, November 28, 2018
We will be having an open notebook quiz this Wednesday (11/28), on preposizioni articolate. You may use your notes. You may not photocopy someone else's notes or the textbook. You will receive a zero on your assessment if I see any photocopies in your notebook. If you forget your notebook in your locker and you are unprepared, you will not be permitted to go to your locker. It is paramount that you are prepared for class every day, have a folder, and organized notebook for Italian. If you are unprepared, you will simply take the quiz without your notebook.
A domani!
giovedì 15 novembre 2018
Extra Credit Opportunity - Amorino or L'Albero dei Gelati
Ciao!
The Slow Food Movement, which originated in Italy in 1986, has spread across the world. "Slow food" is food that uses real, healthy ingredients. It is basically the exact opposite of "fast food."
Italians take their food seriously and are known for emphasizing the importance of food quality.
The following two gelaterie use the best local ingredients to make their gelati.
AMORINO - Get a gelato here and receive three extra points towards a test. If you get a cone, which will have your gelato presented in the design of a fiore (flower), you will get five points extra credit total.
Amorino Locations
Closest location to LaGuardia:
Amorino, 414 Amsterdam Avenue, 10024, New York (between 79th & 80th Streets)
If you live in Brooklyn, you also have the option to go to L'Albero dei Gelati.
Address: 341 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215 (Park Slope)
Past flavors have included pesto, lettuce, and olive oil...but they have "regular flavors" (like my favorite....cioccolato...too!)
Please send a picture of yourself eating your delicious gelato to my email, alaricchia@schools.nyc.gov OR print out a receipt and hand it in to me with your name on it.
This is due by Monday, December 3, 2018. Please bring your receipt to class (with your name on it) or send a picture of yourself with your gelato on or before this date. I will not accept any late submissions. If you do not receive a response from me, I never received your submission. Do not follow up with me three months later regarding if you received extra credit.
Enjoy!
The Slow Food Movement, which originated in Italy in 1986, has spread across the world. "Slow food" is food that uses real, healthy ingredients. It is basically the exact opposite of "fast food."
Italians take their food seriously and are known for emphasizing the importance of food quality.
The following two gelaterie use the best local ingredients to make their gelati.
AMORINO - Get a gelato here and receive three extra points towards a test. If you get a cone, which will have your gelato presented in the design of a fiore (flower), you will get five points extra credit total.
Amorino Locations
Closest location to LaGuardia:
Amorino, 414 Amsterdam Avenue, 10024, New York (between 79th & 80th Streets)
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The flower cone at Amorino |
If you live in Brooklyn, you also have the option to go to L'Albero dei Gelati.
Address: 341 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215 (Park Slope)
Past flavors have included pesto, lettuce, and olive oil...but they have "regular flavors" (like my favorite....cioccolato...too!)
Please send a picture of yourself eating your delicious gelato to my email, alaricchia@schools.nyc.gov OR print out a receipt and hand it in to me with your name on it.
This is due by Monday, December 3, 2018. Please bring your receipt to class (with your name on it) or send a picture of yourself with your gelato on or before this date. I will not accept any late submissions. If you do not receive a response from me, I never received your submission. Do not follow up with me three months later regarding if you received extra credit.
Enjoy!
lunedì 5 novembre 2018
Homework, Period 9 Only
Please copy down the following sentences and conjugate each verb to its proper form.
I Verbi in -ARE. Copiate le frasi.
Riempitele con la forma appropriata del verbo.
1. I ragazzi
______________ (abitare) in New Jersey.
2. Paolo
______________ (suonare) il sassofono.
3. Gli studenti
_____________ (imparare) molto a scuola.
4. Che cosa
__________________ (desiderare) ordinare (to order) Lei?
5. Voi
________________ (comprare) i vestiti al negozio?
6. Non mi piace
_____________ (guardare) la televisione.
7. Io
_______________ (mangiare) molto cioccolato!
8. Io e Maura
________________ (cantare) nella classe di musica vocale.
9. Dove _________________
(incontrare - tu) i tuoi amici dopo la scuola?
10. Mio padre
______________ (lavorare) molto.
sabato 3 novembre 2018
Esame, venerdi, il 9 novembre
We will be having a test on Friday, November 9. Please be sure to study the following:
1. Essere (p. 25, Quizlet),
2. Avere (p. 56, Quizlet),
3. Question words (chi, che, cosa, che cosa, quale, quando, quanto, perché, come) (notes, Quizlet),
4. Le nazionalità (p. 51, Quizlet),
5. I colori (p. 51, Quizlet),
6. Vocabolario - All'università (p. 73, Quizlet),
7. Verbi Regolari in -ARE: il presente - you are responsible for being able to conjugate regular -ARE verbs and knowing the definitions of infinitives (77-78, Quizlet).
There will be a listening, reading, grammar, and writing section on the test.
1. Essere (p. 25, Quizlet),
2. Avere (p. 56, Quizlet),
3. Question words (chi, che, cosa, che cosa, quale, quando, quanto, perché, come) (notes, Quizlet),
4. Le nazionalità (p. 51, Quizlet),
5. I colori (p. 51, Quizlet),
6. Vocabolario - All'università (p. 73, Quizlet),
7. Verbi Regolari in -ARE: il presente - you are responsible for being able to conjugate regular -ARE verbs and knowing the definitions of infinitives (77-78, Quizlet).
There will be a listening, reading, grammar, and writing section on the test.
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