Chapter 7 GRAMMAR The difference between the uses of
essere and esserci
Nouns and adjectives ending in -co,
-ca, -go, -ga Indefinite adjectives and adverbs (II) The past perfect (II) The locative ci
Invariable nouns CULTURE The cultural heritage of Italian cities The city of Venice LAYING THE GROUNDWORK This first contact section aims to introduce the linguistic content and themes of the chapter through images, word cloud and simple activities. PROFICIENCY BENCHMARKS In this section, students will familiarize with the vocabulary of the chapter and recognize adjectives and nouns associated to the description of a city. 1-3. PLANNING 1. Before starting, you can explain the chapter’s title: it’s a tribute to the homonymous and very popular song performed by Italian band Equipe 84. Start by pointing at the words in the cloud, what words students already know, what are completely new? Do they know different words connected to the description of a city or buildings? 2.The students guess the name of the building and/or its location, then show it to them. After you can have them work in pair for the second part of the activity, the categorization of the world in the cloud. 3. You can have the students work in pair or group to make the activity more engaging you could give a time limit. EXTENDING You can have the students brainstorm about cities: do they know any Italian city? Do they know any expression in Italian to describe a city, its amenities and touristic services? Write on the whiteblack board the Italian words mentioned. You can also make a list of the cities mentioned and see which are the most famous ones. 2. ANSWER KEY Palazzo Vecchio, Firenze 181