Scope and Sequence Level 2
Giovani reporter 2
Ricominciamo!
La mia settimana
How do daily routines differ around the world?
How do young people spend their free time?
MINI PROJECT 1 Create a vlog about a typical day
MINI PROJECT 2 Plan a group outing with your friends
FINAL PROJECT Create and present a cultural itinerary for a weekend in Liguria
COMMUNICATION
Review of communicative goals presented in Level 1
• asking and responding to questions about daily schedules
• asking and responding to questions about daily routines
• exchanging opinions about music
• describing what people do in their free time
• proposing activities, accepting or refusing suggestions, and offering alternatives
Review of vocabulary and structures presented in Level 1
VOCABULARY
• daily routines, meals, and parts of the day
• linking words
• music genres
• leisure activities
• expressing frequency
• inviting, accepting, refusing, and reacting STRUCTURES
• the present tense of the verbs andare, uscire, fare, rimanere, leggere, venire
• reflexive verbs: alzarsi
• verbs with prepositions: cominciare a, finire di
• the pronoun ci
• stressed pronouns
In viaggio
What are the benefits of traveling?
What makes traveling memorable?
MINI PROJECT 1 Create a brochure about a region or area in your country
MINI PROJECT 2 Describe memorable vacation experiences
FINAL PROJECT Create a collaborative travel journal
• describing the geography of a region or country
• expressing travel preferences
• promoting sustainable tourism
• recounting a past travel experience
• understanding and describing a travel route
VOCABULARY
• cardinal directions, landscapes
• statistics
• sustainable tourism
• describing an experience
• traveling and accommodations
• time markers
• means of transportation
STRUCTURES
• adjective placement
• the passato prossimo with avere and essere
• the present tense of the verbs sapere and conoscere
C'era una volta
How has daily life changed during the last century?
How do experiences and memories influence us?
MINI PROJECT 1 Create a poster about childhood memories
MINI PROJECT 2 Tell an anecdote using a sketchnote
FINAL PROJECT Participate in a writing contest
• describing schools and education in the past
• describing objects from the past
• narrating a past experience and asking for additional information
• understanding a biography
• understanding a story from the past
VOCABULARY
• education
• past time markers
• objects and technologies
• years
• action verbs
• reacting to a story
• life events STRUCTURES
• the imperfetto
• adverbs of negation mai, neanche, non ancora, niente
• the passato prossimo and the imperfetto
Review of people, places, products, and practices in the Italian-speaking world
• Ligurian culinary habits the morning routine of a vlogger
• famous Italian artists
• the city of Genoa
• the Festival di Sanremo
• the Italian music scene
• things to do in Genoa
• Tuscany's landscapes
• the Giornata mondiale del Turismo responsabile
• Unesco World Heritage sites in Tuscany
• the MusArt Festival
• outdoor activities in Tuscany
• Italian travel literature
• games and toys from the past
• Italian schools in the past
• typical products from Naples
• Italian writer Dino Buzzati
• Maria Montessori, founder of the Montessori educational method
• Le avventure di Pinocchio
Giovani reporter 2
What factors contribute to emotional well-being?
What factors influence physical health?
MINI PROJECT 1 Give advice on a forum for teenagers
MINI PROJECT 2 Describe the physical and emotional benefits of an activity
FINAL PROJECT Create videos for a health awareness campaign
A casa mia
How do homes reflect a country’s culture?
How do households share chores?
MINI PROJECT 1 Design the ideal house for a family
MINI PROJECT 2 Create a campaign about equal distribution of household chores
FINAL PROJECT Imagine an ideal home and create a household chores schedule
Un mondo migliore
What can people do to improve the quality of life in their community?
How do our actions influence the world of the future?
MINI PROJECT 1 Create a poster to promote an environmentally conscious school
• expressing emotions and saying how you feel
• telling what activities and places make you feel good
• telling people what they should or must do to feel better
• describing the health benefits of physical activity
• describing symptoms and interacting with a doctor
VOCABULARY
• feelings and emotions
• personal relationships
• well-being
• sports
• benefits of sports
• parts of the body
• symptoms and illnesses
• at the doctor’s office
• expressing goals
STRUCTURES
• the relative pronoun che
• the pronoun ne
• the imperative of irregular and reflexive verbs
• the passato prossimo of reflexive verbs
• some irregular plurals
• unstressed pronouns
FINAL PROJECT Create a magazine about the future 5 6
• describing different types of housing
• describing housing needs
• expressing preferences about
• interior design and decoration
• asking for help with chores and telling what you have to do
• understanding an infographic and a video about sharing chores
VOCABULARY
• housing, parts of a house
• describing a space
• rooms in a house
• furniture and objects
• materials
• household chores
• living together STRUCTURES
• the verbs essere and esserci
• irregular adjective: bello
• comparatives
• superlatives
• stare + gerund
• stare per + infinitive
• understanding a recycling campaign
• offering to help people and asking for help
• making predictions about the future and reacting to others’ predictions
• imagining and describing housing in the future
• making predictions about the future of our planet Mi sento bene
MINI PROJECT 2 Take part in a debate on the future of the world
• Fermati e respira, an Italian book about meditation
• the Giornata Mondiale della Salute mentale
• the best places to live in Italy
• Italian wellness campaigns
• the Italian healthcare system
• the Parco letterario Carlo Levi
• i sassi di Matera
• Typical houses in Italy
• the painting Le lavandaie by Donghi
• Luca Guidara, il coach dell’ordine
• Italian furniture and design
• appena + the passato prossimo VOCABULARY
• recycling
• helping others
• being helpful
• environment
• society
• housing
• technology
• future tense markers
• expressing one’s opinion STRUCTURES
• direct object pronouns
• indirect object pronouns
• the futuro semplice
• making hypotheses: si clauses + futuro semplice
• the Giornata Mondiale dell’Ambiente
• recycling in Italy
• the Banca del tempo
• Italian volunteer associations
• the Italian scientific magazine Focus Junior
• the future of housing and cities
• Science museums and festivals in Italy