Introduction/Introduzione
This complementary resource for learning more about Italy and its culture is being developed in collaboration with the faculty and students of the Italian Studies Program at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. A well-deserved special note of gratitude goes to Manuela Filomena.
We use a cultural-tourism approach for the 40 mini-lessons.The first 20 lessons cover the A1-A2 proficiency levels of the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). Lessons 21-40 cover the B1-B2 proficiency levels of the CEFR.
To learn more about Italian Studies at FAU, see their website: (https://www.fau.edu/artsandletters/llcl/italian/)
Join us on some virtual tours
Chick on any topic that interests you and learn some new words and key phrases.
PART A: OUR BASIC ITALIAN LESSONS
Talking about yourself, family, friends and your community
- Greetings; introductions; farewells; titles/i saluti; presentazioni; addii
( ) - Family, relatives and friends/la mia famiglia; i parenti
( ) - Home/gli alloggi
( ) - Furniture and appliances/i mobili di casa; gli elettrodomestici
( ) - Clothing/l’abbigliamento
( ) - Colors/i colori
( ) - Countries, nationalities, languages/i paesi; le nazionalità; le lingue
( ) - Using numbers/i numeri. (Stating your age, address, phone number)
( ) - Telling time/l’ora
( ) - Days and months/i giorni della settimana e i mesi dell’anno
( ) - Leisure time and hobbies/il tempo libero; gli hobby
( ) - Life events/gli eventi della vita
( ) - On the telephone; appointments/al telefono; appuntamenti
( ) - Plans/i programmi
( ) - Religion/la religione
( ) - Routines/le routine
( ) - Shapes/le forme
( ) - Studies/la scuola
( ) - Work and office/il lavoro; l’ufficio
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Introduction to Italy
- At the airport/all’aeroporto
( ) - Banking/in banca
( ) - Café/al caffè
( ) - Culture/la cultura
( ) - Directions/le direzioni
( ) - Driving/in auto
( ) - Emergencies/le emergenze
(. ) - Festivals/le feste
( ) - Health/la salute
( ) - Hotels/gli alberghi
( ) - Markets/i mercati
( ) - Museums/i musei
( ) - Natural disasters/i disastri naturali
( ) - Post office/le poste
( ) - Restaurants/i ristoranti
(. ) - Shops/i negozi
( ) - Sightseeing/il giro turistico
( ) - Tourism/il turismo in Italia
( ) - Transportation/il trasporto in Italia
( ) - Weather and seasons/il tempo; le stagioni
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PART B: BILINGUAL READINGS. IL MONDO ITALIANO
- Agriculture/l’agricoltura
- Aquarium/l’acquario
- Architecture/l’architettura italiana
- Art/l’arte italiana
- Cars/le automobili
- Cuisine/la cucina italiana
- Economy/l’economia in Italia
- Education/l’istruzione in Italia
- Energy/l’energia
- Famous Italians/Gli italiani più famosi
- Fashion/la moda
- Geography/la geografia dell’Italia
- Government/il governo italiano
- History/la storia d’Italia
- Industry/l’industria
- Italian Armed Forces/le Forze Armate italiane
- Literature/la letteratura italiana
- Mass media/i mezzi di comunicazione di massa
- Music/la musica italiana
- National symbols/i simboli nazionali
- Performing arts/le arti dello spettacolo
- Police/la polizia
- Sculpture/la scultura
- Sports/lo sport in Italia
- UNESCO World Heritage Sites/i patrimoni dell’umanità d’Italia
- Wildlife/gli animali
- Wine/il vino italiano
PART C: TOP TOURIST DESTINATIONS + ATTRACTIONS IN ITALY
TOP TOURIST DESTINATIONS IN SWITZERLAND’S TICINO REGION
Visual Vocabulary
Grammar/Grammatica
Bilingual dictionaries online (English-Italian/Italian-English)
Travel Videos/Video di Viaggio
- Italy
- Best of Italy
- Italy’s great hill towns (Rick Steves)
- 10 best places to visit in Italy
- Amalfi Coast
- Dolomites
Media
- RAI. Radiotelevisione Italiana
- Corriere della Sera, Milano
- La Repubblica, Roma
- L’Osservatore Romano, Vaticano
- Corriere del Ticino
MORE ONLINE RESOURCES. ITALIAN CULTURE, EDUCATION AND TOURISM
- Ministero della Cultura
- Società Dante Alighieri
- Discover Italy
- American Association of Teachers of Italian
- Modern Language Association, New York
- National Italian American Foundation
- Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America
- Casa Italiana Entre Promotore, Washington, D.C.
- Italian Language Teachers Association
- The Embassy of Italy in Washington, D.C.
- The Italian Cultural Institute, Chicago
- The Italian Cultural Institute, Los Angeles
- The Italian Cultural Institute, New York
- The Italian Cultural Institute, San Francisco
- The Italian Cultural Society of Washington, D.C.
- UNESCO World Heritage sites in Italy
- UNIVERSITALY
