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Strategies for Developing Listening Skills in the AP Italian Course
Preparing your class for the Italian advanced placement exam? This article breaks down the different components of the test, paying particular attention to the listening portion. How are you going to build your class's listening...
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Learning Another Language is to Know Another Culture
Lure more students into your foreign language class with this informative PowerPoint. It outlines key factors in becoming successful with a second language, as well as why it can be beneficial for students' futures. Tip: Show this during...
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Culinary Culture
Italian culture and italian food go together. Have small groups find out all about food-related culture through research and translation. Class members conductĀ online research, create glossaries, find and translate recipes for a class...
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Learn Italian - MindSnacks
Once your class samples these games, they won't want to stop learning Italian. Eccellente!Ā Effective for beginning and intermediate Italian learners, picking up new words and phrases through thisĀ appĀ is an entertaining task.
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Google Translate
Not sure how to translate a word, phrase, or paragraph? No worries. Simply paste in, type, or dictate your text, select the initial and desired language, and up pops your translation. Better yet, the app will read the text to you in most...
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Immigration Project
Students visit Ellis Island Immigration Museum (as a field trip or a virtual visit) and pretend to be Italian immigrants to the United States. They write a journal entry detailing their first week in the United States. They interview an...
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Weather and Seasons
Use pictures and manipulatives to develop vocabulary with your beginning language learners. This plan can be used with foreign language learners (although you'll have to provide the vocabulary), English language learners, or a young...
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Improving Speaking Skills in the Language Classroom
How can you create an "English-free" classroom for your foreign language learners? This year, use some of these strategies to maximize your students' opportunity to communicate in the language.
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The Weather
What's it like out today, and what do you plan to wear? These are the two main topics for this Italian instructional activity. By the end of the plan, pupils should have a grasp of basic weather and clothing terms as well as a general...
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Food and Drink
Talk about healthy lifestyle choices... in Italian! Class members categorize food cutouts into a food pyramid and discuss why some itemsĀ are healthier than others. The plan offers additional vocabulary reinforcement ideas for younger as...
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Marostica, Una Citta Incantevole
Students explore various Italian websites on the city of Marostica. They complete a worksheet, list the cultural events they would like to see, create a poster of an imagined cultural festivity in Italy, or write a radio announcement.
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"Asking for Tourist Information" (Italian)
Students explain and use verbal directions, recognize the prepositions used in a conversation, explore Italian art, and acquaint themselves with tourist services in Italy.
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Days and Months in Italian
In this foreign language worksheet, students find the words that are associated with the days and months. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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L'italiano
In this foreign language activity, students find the words that are associated with the acquisition of Italian and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Try Some Italian
In this foreign language worksheet, students find the words that are associated with acquiring Italian and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Italian Culture
Pupils are exposed to a part of Italian little "c": Cuisine. They learn the different kinds of pasta and some ingredients to make the sauce.
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"Asking for Tourist Information" (Italian)
Learners listen to a dialogue in order to comprehend verbal directions in Italian. They work in pairs practicing giving directions to each other.