French Exchange 98/99

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Benvenuti!
Italian Crash Course!
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As you enter

• Sit in assigned places for your group
• Write your name on the card, fold and place on
  computer
• Write your name on seating plan
• Remember 'House rules'
• only use assigned computer
• only use designated programs
• use red/blue cards for assistance
• Handouts
• Start to read InterOffice memo Independent work
  plan

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InterOffice memo summary

• Your group represents a company going to Italy to
  visit a supermarket find ways to make an
  advertising campaign 'authentic'
• Business meeting in English, but Introductions
  and conclusions must be done in Italian
• Extra time for team-building in social / tourist
  situations. You must be able to use a phrase
  book intelligently.
• The Ashcombe School will facilitate your learning
  with ICT resources

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Scoring system Individuals

• Spell your surname and first name 10
• Alphabet timed test score 10
• Numbers Read or Memorise - say numbers to your
  trainer 5 / 10
• Numbers timed test score 10
• Basic Phrases Read or Memorise - say phrases to
  your trainer 5 / 10
• Basic Phrases timed test score 10
• TOTAL 60

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Scoring system Groups

• Appoint Group Secretary
• keep resources for group in folder
• maintain scores
• allocate tasks at future sessions

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Resources to help you

• Independent work plan (to allow you to go at your
  own pace)
• Italian phrase book

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Work plan

• Name card seating plan
• Understand instructions (prepare - card on
  computer when ready to be assessed)
• Pronunciation guide
• Don't wait for perfect scores .. you can redo
  them later
• Keep up!

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Pronunciation Guide

• What Italian words do you know already?

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Pronunciation Guide

• 'English' words borrowed from Italian

alto, arsenal, balcony, broccoli, cameo, casino,
cupola, duo, fresco, fugue, gazette ghetto,
gondola, grotto, macaroni, madrigal, motto,
piano, opera, pantaloons, prima donna, regatta,
sequin, soprano, opera, stanza, stucco, studio,
tempo, torso, umbrella, viola, violin,
cappuccino, espresso, linguini, mafioso, pasta,
pizza, ravioli, spaghetti, spumante, zabaglione,
zucchini
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Pronunciation Guide vowels

• a - bunk - banca
• e - met - mette
• i - easy - vino
• o - soft - otto
• u - fool - una

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Pronunciation Guide C

• cat

• c a
• c o
• c u
• c he
• c hi

• banca
• bianco
• cultura
• che?
• chiesa

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Pronunciation Guide C

• chat

• c e
• c i
• c ia
• c io
• c iu

• centro
• cinque
• ciao
• cioccolato
• ciuffo

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Pronunciation Guide G

• got

• g a
• g o
• g u
• g he
• g hi

• gaffe
• albergo
• gusto
• spaghetti
• Inghilterra

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Pronunciation Guide G

• jack

• g e
• g i
• g ia
• g io
• g iu

• agenzia
• gin
• giardino
• giorno
• giusto

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Pronunciation Guide S

• ship

• sc e
• sc i

• ascensore

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Pronunciation Guide S

• skirt

• sc a
• sc o
• sc u
• sc he
• sc hi

• scarpe
• scorpione
• scusa
• scherzo
• schizzo

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Pronunciation Guide GN

• onion

• gn

• signore

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Pronunciation Guide GLi

• million

• gli

• figlio

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Pronunciation Guide R

• r

• presto

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Pronunciation Guide Z

• bits

• z

• prezzo

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Pronunciation Guide Stress
stress the last vowel but one
unless there's an accent caffè

• palazzo

• sua

• via

• Milano

• farmacia

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Over to you!
Use Essential Italian to learn

• alphabet

• numbers

• Basic Phrases

Do test to score out of 10 Perform to the teacher!
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Essential Italian Guide
Recognise the alphabet

• Click letter
• Letter appears in box
• Click flag to hear
• Click stop watch to do test

Support Phrase booklet, pronunciation page 6
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Essential Italian Guide
Spell your name

• Click letters
• Letters appears in box
• Click flag to hear
• Click microphone to record click again to stop
  recording
• Click speaker to hear
• Practise
• Put card up to be tested

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Essential Italian Guide
Recognise numbers 0 - 99

• Click number
• Number appears in box
• Click flag to hear
• Click stop watch to do test (select figures then
  'OK')
• THIS IS HARD - AIM FOR HALF YOUR ALPHABET SCORE

Support Phrase booklet, page 1
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Essential Italian Guide
Say numbers 1 - 20

• Click number(s)
• Numbers appear in box
• Click flag to hear
• Click microphone to record click again to stop
  recording
• Click speaker to hear
• Practise
• Put card up to be tested

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Essential Italian Guide
Recognise basic phrases

• Click category (there are 6 categories)
• Click number (there ar e5 phrases per category)
• Click Tricolore flag to hear see Italian
• Click Union Jack to see translation
• Click stop watch to do test (click on category of
  phrase)

Support Phrase booklet, page 1
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Essential Italian Guide
Say a phrase for each of 6 categories

• Click category
• Select which numbered phrase you want to learn
  (1,2,3,4 or 5)
• Click flag to hear
• Click microphone to record click again to stop
  recording
• Click speaker to hear
• Practise
• Put card up to be tested

Support Phrase booklet, page 1
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Lotto! Numbers
First line 3 points for the team Whole card 5
points for the team
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First .. a little cultural awareness!
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Regions Cities
Italy is divided into twenty regions, which are
responsible for local administration. ROMA, the
capital city, located in the region of Lazio, in
central Italy, is the political as well as the
cultural and historic heart of the country.
However MILANO, located in the region of
Lombardia, in northern Italy, is the first
industrial and financial city, the centre of the
fashion industry and of the TradeShow (La Fiera
di Milano) of international fame.
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Who speaks Italian?

• Italian is the official language or is spoken by
  a significant portion of the population in the
  following countries Italy, San Marino, the
  Vatican City, Argentina, Libya, Monaco, Somalia
  and Switzerland. There are also people of Italian
  origin who live in ndifferent countries all
  around the world, including the UK, where the
  Italian community counts about 240,000 people.
• Prepared by E Curzi and G Checketts, Thames
  Valley University.

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The Tricolor Flag ...
White - peace and honesty
Red - hardiness, bravery, strength valour
Green - hope, joy and love
http//www.flags-flags-flags.org.uk/italian-flag.h
tm
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Session 2

• Prepare for future 'performances'
• pair role play from 'Expressions'
• individual video clip
• group intro closure for presentation
• IF TIME Learn about Italian Business Protocol

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Session 2

• A - Role Play on your own!
• Look at booklet
• Secretary assign role plays to pairs
• Individuals listen, record, play back, with
  'Expressions'
• Pairs practise aloud

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Demo Expressions
Choose title LISTEN UNDERSTAND Select 'story'
Click on 'i' to understand how to
use SPEAK Select 'Practice' Click on 'i' to
understand how to use Record yourself saying at
least 4 phrases
Support Phrase booklet, pp 2-6
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And secondly ... let's revise pronounciation
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Later, business protocol...
If you are quick to learn your role play and your
video clip, you can find out about protocol
through playing a TaskMagic game.
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Back to learning the language!
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Demo Expressions
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Demo Expressions
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Session 2
B - Learn phrases to introduce yourself via video
clip at business presentation, using (a)
specialist teacher dictionary or online
http//wordreference.com/ (b) video clip
comprehension task reference phrases
(access.........) (c) TaskMagic (access
P/mfl/Italian/courses/IBW/presentation_phrases
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Session 2
Resources 1. Video clip (instructions for
access ........) 2. Handout 'PREPARE A VIDEO
CLIP!'
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Demo Video Clip example
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Demo TaskMagic
Benvenuti alla nostra presentazione
Grazie per la vostra attenzione
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Demo TaskMagic
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Demo TaskMagic
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Session 2
IF TIME - Learn about Italian Business Protocol
using TaskMagic exercise ..... p/mfl/italian/cours
es/IBW/Italian Business etiquette Italian fact
file
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Lotto! Phrases
First line 3 points for the team Whole card 5
points for the team
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Session 3
Carry out consolidation challenge (secretary
assign roles) Perform video clip to
camera Perform role play to teacher Collect final
scores
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Organisation
A When not 'performing', do consolidation tasks -
assign pairs to each task
B Video clip Group goes to landing, lines up,
performs one by one ORDER 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
C Role Play Pairs go to teacher and
perform ORDER 3 - 4 - 1 - 2
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End of sessions

• Group Secretary organise team. Order contents of
  file
• group score card
• orange individual sheets
• group consolidation sheets
• Return yellow sheets phrase books to teacher

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Felicitazioni laureati!
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Future learning ....?
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Any questions?