Learning Italian

Sunday, February 1, 2026

1. Study carefully page 19 (masculine nouns ending in 'a' and page 20 of your Grammar - quiz

2. Open Italian Travel Story in the Useful Links and translate episode 1 for a quiz

3. Translate chapters 5 and 6 of the Ristorante on pages 10-11 of your Reader

Apologies for the confusion, Our lesson will start at 9:30 am and finish no later than 11:00 am.

I will then hold a Beginners tutorial finishing no later than 11:30 am

Until we learn each other's names. please bring a large name tag for your desk

1. Watch this video https://youtu.be/pwIz-kMEEYA and translate the story for a quiz

2. Translate from your Reader pages 10-11 'Valeria', learn the vocab in the glossary and complete the exercises on page 11

PS. Please do a 'stocktake' of every page in our Grammar book that we have already covered in class. I have lost track!!

To celebrate our last lesson for the year. there will be no quiz!

If you have not already done so, please complete the activities on page 10 of your Reader.

A reminder of our End of Year luncheon next Friday day at 12:30 pm.

Please note in your diary that our first class in 2026 is on January 28 at 11:30 am in the seminar room at the Cleveland library

1. Prepare for a quiz on page 25 (Parenti)

2. Translate from your Handbook page 26 (Occupazioni etc)

1. Translate chapters 3 & 4 of Ristorante on pages 9&10 of your Reader including the accompanying exercises.

2. Translate Handout: Conversation

3. Research vocab which will be used at our Luncheon on December 9 i.e. Xmas words and dining at the table

1. Complete exercises 1-5 on page 10 of your Reader.

2. Translate the Collocations handout and study for a quiz on these verbs

3. Rehearse your Morning Show segment. Only two more lessons to perform your skit.

4. A reminder that our break up is venerdi', dicembre dodici

1. Prepare for a quiz on telling the time in Italian

2. Translate from your Handbook pages 24 (Il Tempo) and page 25 (Parenti)