Italian
Italian
First Developed 1999
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Italian
OVERVIEW
Section 2
Year 2 Year 3
Listen to sights and sound combinations to
develop recognition of common words and
phrases.
Recognise the difference between statements and
questions.
Provision of many examples of Italian language
through teacher examples, gestures and pictures.
Responding in Italian, using several words, to
questions given in Italian.
- greetings
- courtesy exchanges
- routines
Student imitation of Italian speech with an
emphasis on correct pronunciation. The alphabet
- vowel pronunciation.
Identify letter and phonic sounds.
Read aloud using correct pronunciation, tone and
stress - stories, songs, poems, dialogues, headings,
individual words etc.
Develop strategies to gain meaning from Italian
texts.
Recognise and read language displayed in the
classroom - sign, labels etc.
Contribute to shared writing activities.
Produce written work to convey an idea or
message.
Copy words from various sources, including the
blackboard.
Illustrate their own Italian writing with suitable
drawings.
Use information from a text to draw or label
pictures, diagrams and charts.
Independent writing using a model.
Profile Level [1]
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Italian
OVERVIEW
Section 3
STRAND
Oral THE FOLLOWING TOPICS AND THEMES WILL BE USED ACROSS ALL
Interaction THREE STRANDS (ORAL, READING AND WRITING)
Year 4 Year 5
Buongiorno (socialising) Cosa facciamo (interacting)
- greetings - verbs (regular and reflexive
- asking how someone is and responding Daily routine
(formal / familiar) - time
- places
- Introductions and responding appropriately - days of week
to them
Describing people
- Telephone conversations
- clothing
- asking about the presence or absence of
someone/something - using adjectives to describe others
Sono Io (Identifying Self) - agreement of adjectives with nouns
Reading and - name - use of “the” - il, la, l‟
Responding - age
- class Revision
- address - colours
- birthdays - months
- numbers
Colours - socialising language
Ordinal and Cardinal numbers Carnevale/Italian Festival (if suitable)
Months Italian Geography
Carnevale/Italian Festival (if suitable) Italians at work and play
Italian Geography Religious Celebrations
Writing
Italians at work and lay Christmas
Religious Celebrations The Family
- use of the third person singular
Christmas
Revision of definite article
The Home
- furniture
- rooms
Use of definite article
Profile Level [2] Profile Level [2]
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Italian
OVERVIEW
Section 4
THE FOLLOWING TOPICS AND THEMES WILL BE USED ACROSS ALL THREE
STRANDS (ORAL, READING AND WRITING)
Year 6 Year 7
Avanti Unit 1 Avanti Unit 4
Revision of greetings Naming classroom objects
Inviting people Giving instructions
Identifying self Describing self and others
Chi e? Che cosa e?
Avanti Unit 2 Commands
Asking about a person Asking about the location of people and things
Asking and giving names
Asking about someone else‟s identity Avanti Unit 5
Asking questions Reinforcement of vowel pronunciation
The verb TO BE - Essere The verb TO HAVE - avere
Revision definite article
Avanti Unit 3 Questions and answers using positive and negative
Apologising forms
Use of the negative Animals and their homes
Adjectives to describe self and others
Revision definite article - il, la, l‟ Avanti Unit 6
Pronouns - io, tu, lui, lei Numbers
Agreement of adjectives - masculine and feminine - addition
Revision of numbers, months and days of the - subtraction
week - multiplication
- division
Revision days of the week and dates
Agreement of adjectives
Use of „molto‟
Revision avere and essere
Profile Level [3]
Profile Level [3]
Themes
A variety of themes are used to provide an insight into Italian culture and to provide a context
for Italian language learning. Use of the themes will vary according to the students interest,
needs and time available.
Geography of Italy - large cities, individual study of one region
Italians at work and play - major industries, major sports and pastimes
Carnevale (February) - brief factual explanation of history and importance of Italian culture, range of
language and art activities to revise vocab, look at regional differences, provide a motivational and fun
start to the year and where appropriate involve the students in the Italian festival.
Religious Celebrations (optional 2-3 lessons)
Easter, Patron Saints, religious aspects of Christmas
Students involved in using and understanding Italian vocab associated with religious events. Students
have an understanding of the importance of religion and religious events in Italian cultural life.
- factual information about Lent and the range of religious activities leading up to Easter and a Easter in
different Italian regions
- different ways villages celebrate the feast days of their patron saints
- religious activities related to Christmas
Christmas
- Christmas songs, constructing and displaying Christmas decorations, language associated with
Christmas (presents, Father Christmas etc), comparative study of an Italian and Australian Christmas.
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Italian
Section 2
THE COURSE
The main guides will be the Statements and Profiles and the Arcobaleno Course
TIMETABLE
Year 3 - 40 hours per year
Aims
To develop and understanding of spoken and written Italian through listening and speaking
To provide a wide variety of opportunities for communication in Italian
To provide opportunities for the students to listen to Italian and develop an understanding of the
intonation, rhythm and stress
To develop understanding and the ability to respond confidently in Italian by providing opportunities
which are familiar and are well rehearsed
To enable the students to comprehend Italian writing on familiar topics whether in short texts or labels
To enable the students to write and copy short texts, where necessary with written models
To increase the students awareness of different socio-cultural backgrounds
To develop the students ability to use Italian in everyday contexts - greetings etc
Italian Records
Annual
Results of assessment tests written and oral
Observations and anecdotal notes
Long Term
Copy of end of year report
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STRAND Section 2 - Year 3 Aims Assessment
Oral Listen to sounds and sound combinations to That the students Anecdotal notes on
Interaction develop recognition of common words and can conduct, in participation and
phrases. Italian, simple social performance.
exchanges using
Recognise the difference between statements single words and
and questions. familiar expressions.
Provision of many examples of Italian
language through teacher examples, gestures
and pictures.
Responding in Italian, using several words,
to questions given in Italian
- greetings
- courtesy exchanges
- routines
Student imitation of Italian speech with an
emphasis on correct pronunciation. The
alphabet - vowel pronunciation.
Reading and Identify letter and phonic sounds That the students Anecdotal notes on
Responding can read short participation and
Read aloud using correct pronunciation, tone sentences, in Italian. performance
and stress - stories, songs, poems, dialogues, That the students
headings, individual words etc can identify
individual letters
Develop strategies to gain meaning from and words
Italian texts
Recognise and read language displayed in
the classroom - sign, labels etc
Writing Contribute to shared writing activities That the students
can write simple
Produce written work to convey an idea or sentences, in Italian, Assessment of
message using well known completed written
vocabulary. exercises
Copy words from various sources, including
the blackboard
Illustrate their own Italian writing with
suitable drawings
Use information from a text to draw or label
pictures, diagrams and charts
Independent writing using a model
Profile Level [1]
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Italian
Topic Planning
Work in Year 3 Based on - Arcobaleno Course
Major themes used across Oral, Reading and Writing trends are listed below
Colours
Numbers 1 to 10
Body parts
Family members
Pets
Come ti chiami? Mi chiamo........
Come stai - Sto.......(+ how one feels)
Greetings - Ciao, Buongiorno, Arrivederci
The Alphabet - vowel pronunciation
Religious Celebrations (optional 2-3 lessons - any lessons in this theme advertised as optional in
class newsletter)
Easter, Patron Saints, religious aspects of Christmas
Students involved in using and understanding Italian vocab associated with religious events. Students
have an understanding of the importance of religion and religious events in Italian cultural life
- factual information about Lent and the range of religious activities leading up to Easter and at Easter
in different Italian regions
- different ways villages celebrate the feast days of their patron saints
Christmas
- Christmas songs, constructing and displaying Christmas decorations, language associated with
Christmas (presents, Father Christmas etc)
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Italian
Section 3
THE COURSE
The main guide will be the National Statements and Profiles and the Pane e Fantasia course
Topics/Themes will vary from year to year according to the students‟ interests, needs and abilities
TIMETABLE
Year 4 and 5 - 40 hours per year
Aims
That the students confidently participate in classroom Italian oral activities
That the students can substitute new words into known structures
That the students can write simple Italian texts with familiar language patterns
That the students further develop the ability to communicate in Italian with Italian speakers or other
learners in the classroom
That the students further develop their skills to read short Italian texts to gain information
That the students develop their ability to respond in Italian both orally and in writing
That the students can use written Italian to communicate with others
That the students gain a greater understanding of Italian culture - traditions and customs
Italian Records
Annual
Results of assessment tests written and oral
Observation and anecdotal notes
Long Term
Copy of end of year report
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STRAND Section 3 - Year 4 Aims Assessment
THE FOLLOWING TOPICS AND
THEMES WILL BE USED ACROSS
ALL THREE STRANDS (ORAL,
READING AND WRITING)
Oral
Interaction Buongiorno (socialising) That the students Individual talks
can interact in
- greetings predictable social Question and answer
exchanges and drills
- asking how someone is and responding structured learning
(formal / familiar) situations using Oral games
short sentences or
- Introductions and responding appropriately phrases that contain Roll plays
to them familiar language
patterns Identifying and
- Telephone conversations naming objects
- asking about the presence or absence of Observation and
someone/something anecdotal notes
Sono Io (Identifying Self)
Reading and
That the students Individual
Responding
- name can read and assessments where
- age understand short students have to read
- class repetitive texts of stories, poems and
- address one or two sentences dialogue
- birthdays containing single Observation and
items of information anecdotal notes
Colours
Ordinal and Cardinal numbers
Months
Writing That the students
The Home can write phrases or Assessment of the
- furniture short well rehearsed students bookwork
- rooms language to convey and assignment
simple information sheets
Use of definite article Observation and
anecdotal notes
Profile Level [2]
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Italian
Topic Planning
Themes
A variety of themes are used to provide an insight into Italian culture and to provide a context
for Italian language learning. Use of the themes will vary according to the students interest,
needs and time available.
Geography of Italy - mapping, large cities
Italians at work and play - major industries, major sports and pastimes
Carnevale (February) - brief factual explanation of history and importance of Italian culture, range of
language and art activities to revise vocab, look at regional differences, provide a motivational and fun
start to the year and where appropriate involve the students in the Italian festival.
Religious Celebrations (optional 2-3 lessons - any lessons in this theme advertised as optional in
class newsletter)
Easter, Patron Saints, All Souls Day, religious aspects of Christmas
Students involved in using and understanding Italian vocab associated with religious events. Students
have an understanding of the importance of religion and religious events in Italian cultural life.
- factual information about Lent and the range of religious activities leading up to Easter and a Easter in
different Italian regions
- different ways villages celebrate the feast days of their patron saints
Christmas
- Christmas songs, constructing and displaying Christmas decorations, language associated with
Christmas (presents, Father Christmas etc)
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STRAND Section 3 - Year 5 Aims Assessment
THE FOLLOWING TOPICS AND
THEMES WILL BE USED ACROSS
ALL THREE STRANDS (ORAL,
READING AND WRITING)
Oral
Interaction Cosa facciamo (interacting) That the students Individual talks
can interact in Question and answer
- verbs (regular and reflexive) predictable social drills
exchanges and Oral games
Daily routine structured learning Roll plays
- time situations using Identifying and
- places short sentences or naming objects
- days of the week phrases that contain Observation and
familiar language anecdotal notes
Describing people patterns.
- clothing
- using adjectives to describe others
- agreement of adjectives with nouns
- use of „the‟ - il, la, l‟
Reading and That the students Individual
Responding Revision can read and assessments where
understand short students have to read
- colours repetitive texts of stories, poems and
one or two sentences dialogue
- months containing single Observation and
items of anecdotal notes
- numbers information.
- socialising language
The family
- use of the third person singular
Use of definite article
That the students Assessment of the
Writing
can write phrases of students bookwork
short well rehearsed and assignment
language to convey sheets
simple information.
Observation and
anecdotal notes
Profile Level [2]
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Italian
Topic Planning
Themes
A variety of themes are used to provide an insight into Italian culture and to provide a context
for Italian language learning. Use of the themes will vary according to the students interest,
needs and time available.
Geography of Italy - mapping, large cities
Italians at work and play - major industries, major sports and pastimes
Carnevale (February) - brief factual explanation of history and importance of Italian culture, range of
language and art activities to revise vocab, look at regional differences, provide a motivational and fun
start to the year and where appropriate involve the students in the Italian festival.
Religious Celebrations (optional 2-3 lessons - any lessons in this theme advertised as optional in
class newsletter)
Easter, Patron Saints, religious aspects of Christmas
Students involved in using and understanding Italian vocab associated with religious events. Students
have an understanding of the importance of religion and religious events in Italian cultural life.
- factual information about Lent and the range of religious activities leading up to Easter and a Easter in
different Italian regions
- different ways villages celebrate the feast days of their patron saints
Christmas
- Christmas songs, constructing and displaying Christmas decorations, language associated with
Christmas (presents, Father Christmas etc)
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Italian
Section 4
THE COURSE
The main guide will be the Statements and Profiles and the Avanti Course Units 1 to 6
TIMETABLE
Year 6 and 7 - 40 hours per year
Aims
That the students are able to respond to other Italian speakers using socio-culturally appropriate
language
That the students develop their ability to ask and respond to routine questions in Italian and can cope
with small amounts of unfamiliar language in contexts they understand
That the students can respond to written texts by using Italian in spoken or written form, using one or
two complete sentences
That the students are to write short texts in Italian on a variety of familiar topics
That the students understand common Italian language structures and patterns and are able to apply
these when writing
That the students gain a greater understanding of the Italian culture - traditions and customs
Italian Records
Annual
Results of assessment tests written and oral
Observation and anecdotal notes
Long Term
Copy of end of year report
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STRAND Section 4 - Year 6 Aims Assessment
THE FOLLOWING TOPICS AND
THEMES WILL BE USED ACROSS
ALL THREE STRANDS (ORAL,
READING AND WRITING)
That the students Assessment will be
Oral
Interaction Avanti Unit 1 speak confidently in through:
Revision of greetings Italian using the
Inviting people vocabulary and - formal oral tests
Identifying self language structures - role play
they have learnt - informal
questioning and
answer drills
Avanti Unit 2 - observations and
Asking about a person anecdotal notes
Asking and giving names
Asking about someone else‟s identity
Asking questions
The verb TO BE - Essere
Reading and That the students Notes kept of
Responding Avanti Unit 3 can read with student performance
Apologising understanding and in:
Use of the negative correct
Adjectives to describe self and others pronunciation short - reading of texts
Revision definite article - il, la, l‟ Italian texts using - poems
Pronouns - io, tu, lui, lei familiar words - conversations
Agreement of adjectives - masculine and - stories
feminine
Revision of numbers, months and days of the Comprehension tests
week
Writing Listening tests
That the students Assessment of
can write several students written
simple sentences language in books
using familiar and assignment
language that sheets
convey one or two
ideas clearly and
accurately
Profile Level [3]
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Italian
Topic Planning
Themes
A variety of themes are used to provide an insight into Italian culture and to provide a context
for Italian language learning. Use of the themes will vary according to the students interest,
needs and time available.
Geography of Italy - regions, large cities
Italians at work and play - major industries, major sports and pastimes
Carnevale (February) - brief factual explanation of history and importance of Italian culture, range of
language and art activities to revise vocab, look at regional differences, provide a motivational and fun
start to the year and where appropriate involve the students in the Italian festival.
Religious Celebrations (optional 2-3 lessons - any lessons in this theme advertised as optional in
class newsletter)
Easter, Patron Saints, religious aspects of Christmas
Students involved in using and understanding Italian vocab associated with religious events. Students
have an understanding of the importance of religion and religious events in Italian cultural life.
- factual information about Lent and the range of religious activities leading up to Easter and a Easter in
different Italian regions
- different ways villages celebrate the feast days of their patron saints
Christmas
- Christmas songs, constructing and displaying Christmas decorations, language associated with
Christmas (presents, Father Christmas etc)
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STRAND Section 4 - Year 7 Aims Assessment
THE FOLLOWING TOPICS AND
THEMES WILL BE USED ACROSS
ALL THREE STRANDS (ORAL,
READING AND WRITING)
Oral
Interaction Avanti Unit 4 That the students Assessment will be
Naming classroom objects speak confidently in through:
Giving instructions Italian using the
Describing self and others vocabulary and - formal oral tests
Chi e? Che cosa e? language structures - role play
Commands they have learnt - informal
Asking about the location of people and questioning and
things answer drills
- observations and
anecdotal notes
Avanti Unit 5 That the students Notes kept of
Reinforcement of vowel pronunciation can read with student performance
The verb TO HAVE - avere understanding and in
Revision definite article correct reading of texts
Reading and Questions and answers using positive and pronunciation short poems
Responding negative forms Italian texts using conversations
Animals and their homes familiar words stories
Comprehension tests
Avanti Unit 6 Listening tests
Numbers
- addition
- subtraction
- multiplication
- division
Writing
Revision days of the week and dates That the students Assessment of
Agreement of adjectives can write several students written
Use of „molto‟ simple sentences language in books
Revision avere and essere using familiar and assignment
language that sheets
convey one or two
ideas clearly and
accurately
Profile Level [3]
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Italian
Topic Planning
Themes
A variety of themes are used to provide an insight into Italian culture and to provide a context
for Italian language learning. Use of the themes will vary according to the students interest,
needs and time available.
Geography of Italy - large cities, individual study of one region
Italians at work and play - major industries, major sports and pastimes
Carnevale (February) - brief factual explanation of history and importance of Italian culture, range of
language and art activities to revise vocab, look at regional differences, provide a motivational and fun
start to the year and where appropriate involve the students in the Italian festival.
Religious Celebrations (optional 2-3 lessons - any lessons in this theme advertised as optional in
class newsletter)
Easter, Patron Saints, religious aspects of Christmas
Students involved in using and understanding Italian vocab associated with religious events. Students
have an understanding of the importance of religion and religious events in Italian cultural life.
- factual information about Lent and the range of religious activities leading up to Easter and a Easter in
different Italian regions
- different ways villages celebrate the feast days of their patron saints
- religious activities related to Christmas
Christmas
- Christmas songs, constructing and displaying Christmas decorations, language associated with
Christmas (presents, Father Christmas etc)
- comparative study of an Australian and an Italian Christmas
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