What to KNOW/STUDY
for Chapter 5 Italian TEST [100pts]:
DATE: ______
[essay done @ home and due on test day]
What to know:
TEXTBOOK pp44-54
· Instruments [p58]
· Sports [p67]
· Talking about music, playing instruments, singing, reading, writing music, etc… [pp59/63]
· The subject pronouns: io [I], tu [you], lui [he], lei [she], noi [we] - [text pp59/63] – or see my handouts
· The REGULAR verbs and their endings [pp59/63] – or see my handouts
o [~ARE] = -o, -i, -a, -iamo
o [~ERE] = -o, -i, -e, -iamo
· The IRREGULAR verbs [MUST be memorized] – [pp63] – or see my handouts
o [ESSERE – to be] = io sono, tu sei, lui è, lei è, noi siamo
o [FARE – to do/make] = io faccio, tu fai, lui fa, lei fa, noi facciamo
· Expressions using FARE – see vocab list!
· Verbs fare vs. giocare and OTHER special verb issues [Word wise p66]
· Time of day you do things
o lunedì mattina vs il lunedì mattina… use of IL and LA w/ days of the week. [Word wise p66]
WORKBOOK packet…
· Study ALL the vocabulary [packets and/or Quizlet]
· Review ALL exercises done in packet, especially exs. B, C, D, I, J, M and N.
MAKE-UP of TEST
· Section one = Listening – What instrument people play and when.
· Section two = Grammar – VERBS… ALL OF THEM in MANY different ways [fill in with whole verb, fill in the ending of the verb, and writing complete sentence with correct form of the verbs]. MEMORIZE essere and fare!!!!!!
· Section three = Essay – Write a dialog using the given profiles about what two people do in their free time. Essay done at home and turned in on day of test.
IMPORTANT! Use of any online translators for the essay will result in an immediate 0. I can spot them a mile away. You must use ONLY vocabulary from our text.