Unita 1: Burongiorno
Unita 2: Di dove sei?
Unita 3: Tanti auguri!
Unita 4: Ecco la mia famiglia!
Unita 5: Ecco i miei amici
Unita 6: Mi piace la natura mi piacciono gli animali
Unita 7: A che ora inizia la scoula?
Unita 8: Un po di shopping
Unita 9: Mangiare sano fa bene
Unita 10: Che tempo fa oggi?
Unita 11: Parliamo di salute
Unita 12: Usciamo o stiamo a case?
Margherita Ghezzi is a highly experienced teacher of Italian and Languages publisher, who designed and commissioned the first edition of Parliamo italiano insieme level 1. She currently coordinates initial teacher education degrees for a range of online universities. Margherita was also part of the Australian Curriculum: Italian writing team.
Gianna Pagni has over 30 years of experience in Italian language teaching and currently works as lead teacher at the NSW School of Languages. She has long-term experience on NESA HSC Examination Committees, has recently worked for 2 years as a Senior Curriculum Officer at NESA on the K-10 Languages syllabus development, and was one of the three writers of the Australian Curriculum: Italian. She is the lead author on Parliamo italiano insieme level 2.
Michela Pellizon has many years of experience in secondary schools in Victoria. She currently teaches Italian at Scotch College in Melbourne and collaborates with both the University of Melbourne and CO.AS.IT. in the preparation of professional development programs for teachers of Italian, as well as intensive programs for VCE students. She is also a VCE assessor.
Global connections – a ‘visual’ lead into the chapter, with lots of prompts for intercultural discussion. Explore language and culture with the aid of up-to-date and authentic stimulus materials
Cartoon Stories – at the start of every chapter cartoon stories showcase the key language in a fun and engaging way
Comunichiamo – focuses on the key linguistic functions with many examples and models, providing the opportunity to start using the target language with confidence
Testi – includes a range of different text types for reading
Obievettivo Lingua – explores the ‘system of language’ in detail. Grammar is explored in a way that encourages students’ reflections and deductions
Progetto – An end-of-unit task stepped with careful scaffolds for students to complete
Vocabolario – End-of-unit glossaries recapping the key language with English translations. Throughout each unit, you can also find a wide range of linguistic and intercultural activities for classroom use.