What are they describing? What relationship do you notice between the noun and its adjective?Īnswers to these activities are in Appendix 2 at the back of your book. Look at the advertisement (pubblicità) and identify all the adjectives. This is why the endings of the adjectives don’t always match the endings of the nouns.
Now you try! Write the endings of the nouns and the adjectives.Ģ.1 L’italiano è divertente! Adjectives Adjectives that end in -e only show number, not gender. Sto bene perché sono… (Non sto bene perché sono… ) Note: When describing a group of people or objects where at least one item in the group is masculine, the adjective is masculine plural. Use the words for Paolo if you’re male and for Paola if you’re female. E tu, come stai? Now describe to the class how you’re feeling today and why.
Paola: arrabbiata, triste, allegra, ammalata, stressata, stanca, innamorata Che tempo fa? (What’s the weather like?) Fa bello. In italiano Adjectives are used to describe the weather (il tempo). Simpatico (nice, pleasant) ⫽ antipatico (unkind, unpleasant) Impegnato (busy) ⫽ libero (free not busy)ĭivertente (entertaining, fun) ⫽ noioso (boring) Giovane Here are more adjective pairs of opposites: bello (beautiful) ⫽ brutto (ugly) Can you match the pairs of opposites?Īnswers to this activity are in Appendix 2 at the back of your book. Lessico Sono allegro! Describing people, places, and things Here are some common adjectives used to describe people, places, and things. To ask how someone is to ask someone’s nationality to describe people, places, and things to express your age
1485), Sandro BotticelliĪmore e Psiche stanti (standing) (1796–1800), Antonio Canova (Louvre, Parigi, marmo) English glosses are avoided wherever possible so that students can make form-meaning connections directly in Italian. Lessico This section presents thematically grouped vocabulary in meaningful contexts using visually appealing illustrations, photographs, dialogues, and mini-readings with an abundance of activities for vocabulary development. This section contains ample activities for students to practice the communication strategies modeled in the video clips. In addition to “what” Italians are saying, the video lets students see “how” Italians say it, including gestures, posture, and intonation. Through the video, students see and hear Italians of all ages and backgrounds from all different parts of Italy. Strategie di comunicazione Each chapter begins with video segments of native Italians filmed on location in Italy using high-frequency expressions in real-life contexts that students can use immediately to meet their own communicative needs. The opener also includes a list of functional objectives and the media resources available to students and instructors. For each fine art piece, two new activities-one languagebased and one focusing on art appreciation-are available in the Instructor’s Manual. Striking fine art openers by classical and contemporary Italian artists establish the chapter theme and present an overview of the history of Italian art.