Level I Italian Learning Packet: Week 3 and 4

Weather and clothes

IntroductionThis packet is created to continue your learning during the school closure. The scope and sequence is as

follows:

Topic and Can-Do Statements

Weather ● In my own and other cultures, I can identify the main seasons and

typical weather in each season (interpretive)

● I can describe the current weather condition (presentational)

● I can compare and contrast patterns in weather conditions in differing geographical locations (interpretive)

● I can identify and recognize weather conditions in differing geographical locations (i.e. mountains v. beach, city v. country, etc.) (interpretive)

● I can compare and contrast patterns in weather conditions in differing geographical locations (interpretive)

● I can request and provide information about a weather forecast (interpersonal)

● I can write about the weather and geography in a target language

country (presentational)

Frequently Asked QuestionsHow should I pace myself?

It is recommended that you aim to complete one activity per day and then complete the final project (Activity E) on day 5 and day 10.

How do I access the technology resources?

All activities with a tech component are marked with the symbol. Files can be accessed by clicking on the link directly or accessing the buttons on the Canvas page.

Can I use the online dictionary?

You can use online resources and dictionaries to look up individual words but you should not be using Google translate or other online translators to write full sentences in the TL. The goal is to use what you know and learn from the reading resources to respond to the prompts in the TL.

WEEK 1Attività A

Esercizio 1. Go on the Quizlet and practice the vocabulary about the weather in all the exercises: https://quizlet.com/_5qlzoo?x=1jqt&i=2rhkon

Esercizio 2. Pick 10 new words that you learned from Quizlet. For each word:

a. Draw a picture of it b. Label the picture

Example:

C’è vento.

Now, write 10 sentences using the weather expressions in different cities of Italy.

Example: A Napoli fa caldo.

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2. _____________________________________________________________

3. _____________________________________________________________

4. _____________________________________________________________

5. _____________________________________________________________

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Esercizio 3. You will now create a Flipgrid! In the video you will be saying each new vocabulary expression about the weather in Italian, along with a gesture you will create to go with that.

Esercizio 4. Now look at the map of Italy and mark the correct answer.

Esercizio 5. During office hours or in a breakout group on zoom, you will participate in a small group interpersonal activity to talk about weather patterns and fill in the missing information.

Attività B

Esercizio 1. Watch the video and circle the correct answer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7L9fdnRccU

1. A Milano:è nuvoloso c’è il sole è parzialmente nuvoloso

2. A Veneziapiove c’è il sole è parzialmente nuvoloso

3. A Genova:è nuvoloso piove è parzialmente nuvoloso

4. A Napoli:è nuvoloso piove c’è il sole

5. A Bari:è nuvoloso piove c’è il sole

6. In Sicilia:è nuvoloso piove è parzialmente nuvoloso

7. Il vento viene daNord Sud Ovest

8. La temperatura ad Ancona di mattina è7° 15° 22°

9. La temperatura a Bologna di pomeriggio è12° 15° 24°

10.A Cagliari nel pomeriggiofa freddo fa caldo fa una media temperatura

At the beginning of the video the commentator uses the expression “tempo variabile”. What do you think this expression means?

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Esercizio 2. Look at the picture and answer the True/False questions below.

A gennaio a Milano fa freddo. VERO FALSOA Genova fa freddo ad ottobre. VERO FALSOA febbraio fa freddo a Milano, a Genova e ad Aosta. VERO FALSOÈ moderato ad Aosta a luglio. VERO FALSOA giugno fa caldo a Milano, a Genova e ad Aosta. VERO FALSOAd aprile fa freddo a Milano e a Genova. VERO FALSO

Looking again at the picture above, write 5 sentences to describe the different weather in the different cities in different months.

- Example: A maggio fa caldo a Milano.

1. _____________________________________________________________

2. _____________________________________________________________

3. _____________________________________________________________

4. _____________________________________________________________

5. _____________________________________________________________

Esercizio 3. Look at the two pictures of the weather in Napoli and in Washington, DC. In the Venn diagram below compare and contrast the weather in DC and in Napoli in full sentences in Italian.

Washington, DC Napoli

Esercizio 4. Research the weather forecast for today in the cities of one region in Italy (i.e. Toscana, Campania, Lombardia, Sicilia, etc.). Then make a weather forecast video in Italian and post it to the class Flipgrid. Use images in the background to represent the weather in that region, like the one below. When you write your script, don’t forget to add a greeting, the date of today and to describe the weather in at least 4 or 5 cities.

Example: Buongiorno e benvenuti alle previsioni meteo per la Toscana. Oggi è venerdì, 27 marzo 2020. Il meteo per ogni città in Toscana prevede per oggi:a Firenze sarà parzialmente nuvoloso con temperature intorno ai 14°; a Carrara sarà parzialmente nuvoloso con temperature intorno ai 16°; a Lucca sarà parzialmente nuvoloso con temperature intorno ai 14°; a Viareggio sarà parzialmente nuvoloso con temperature intorno ai 12°; a Pistoia sarà parzialmente nuvoloso con temperature intorno ai 14°. Grazie per l’attenzione. Buona giornata!

(°= gradi)

Esercizio 5. You must watch at least 5 videos of other students’ videos on Flipgrid and leave a comment in Italian. You may compare/contrast the current weather in DC with the weather in the video, or the weather in the region of Italy you researched.

Example:- A Firenze sarà parzialmente nuvoloso con temperature intorno ai 14°, a

Napoli ci sarà il sole con temperature intorno ai 19°. or

- A Firenze sarà parzialmente nuvoloso con temperature intorno ai 14°, a Washington, DC ci sarà la neve con temperature intorno ai -3°.

(-=meno)

WEEK 2Attività A

Esercizio 1. Match the picture with the words below.

_________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________

_________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________

La pioggia La neve La montagna La spiaggia Il lago La frana

Il vento Il sole Il temporale La grandine La nebbia Le nuvole

Esercizio 2. Look at the different street signals and circle the most appropriate name for each one.

1. Mettere catene in caso di neve. 2. Stai a casa in caso di neve. 3. Vai a sciare in caso di neve.

1. Strada sdrucciolevole in caso di neve. 2. Strada sdrucciolevole in caso di pioggia. 3. Strada sdrucciolevole in caso di vento.

(sdrucciolevole= slippery)

1. Strada sdrucciolevole in caso di neve. 2. Strada sdrucciolevole in caso di pioggia. 3. Strada sdrucciolevole in caso di vento.

1. Attenzione alla pioggia!2. Attenzione alla neve!3. Attenzione al vento!

1. Attenzione alla frana!2. Attenzione alla pioggia!3. Attenzione al vento!

1. Attenzione, 19% possibilità di sole!2. Attenzione, 19% possibilità di pioggia! 3. Attenzione, 19% pendenza di montagna!

1. Cartelli per la montagna.2. Cartelli per la spiaggia.3. Cartelli per il lago.

1. Cartelli per la montagna.2. Cartelli per la spiaggia.3. Cartelli per il lago.

1. Cartelli per la montagna.2. Cartelli per la spiaggia.3. Cartelli per il lago.

Esercizio 3. Find three street signals that are used in the US to warn people about weather conditions or to signal places such as the beach, or mountain, or river or lake. Copy and paste them in the table below, or draw them, and give them a name in Italian.

For example:

ZONA ALLAGAMENTO!

Attività B

Esercizio 1. Watch the video and answer the questions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHZ-bEfCMYY

Le Dolomiti sono delle spiagge. VERO FALSOLe Dolomiti si trovano nella Val di Fassa. VERO FALSOLa Val di Fassa si trova in Sicilia. VERO FALSOSulle Dolomiti fa freddo. VERO FALSOSulle Dolomiti nevica in estate. VERO FALSO

Ti piacciono le Dolomiti? Vorresti visitare le Dolomiti? Perchè?___________________________________________________________________

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Esercizio 2. Find a good picture of one place in Italy that you would like to visit and use it as a background for a selfie. Then post the picture on Padlet and write where you are (the beach, the mountain, the lake, the hills, etc.) and what the

weather is like in that place. Also, say why you like that place.

Example: In questa foto sono al mare a Napoli. In estate fa caldo e c’è il sole. Mi piace Napoli perchè è una bella città e mi piacciono le spiagge.

Esercizio 3. Read Valentina’s email and fill in the missing info that you can find on the weather map.

Now reply to Valentina’s email, but tell her how the weather in five cities in the US, including DC, will be in the next few weeks. You can use her email as a model for your email.