Rola Italian

Level 2

Edward Lee Rocha

• Publisher: The Rola Corporation
• Year: 2021
• ISBN:
  9781087984056
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Didattica
• Subtopic: Didattica generale

If your goal is to continue your progress in learning the Italian language by building vocabulary, grammar, and speaking skills, Rola Languages' Italian: Level 2 book is for you!

This guided workbook was crafted with the real-life classroom experience in mind and features lessons that focus on specific areas, easy-to-follow instructions, an abundance of practice activities, and more!

In Rola's Italian: Level 2 book you will find:

• 6 Unique and Informative Chapters: Each chapter focuses on a set of vocabulary and grammar concepts that give you the tools to start speaking Italian in a practical way.
• Contextual Vocabulary: Each chapter leads with vocab introductions and translations which are also present within the readings and exercises that follow.
• Italian Perspective: This book presents vocabulary, grammar, and contextual examples according to rules and patterns of European Italian.
• Multidisciplinary and Interactive Sections: Each chapter consists of 7 sections focused on the areas of vocabulary, grammar, readings, exercises, and review.
• Real Life Context: Readings are incorporated throughout to provide situational context and help build comprehension skills.
• Practice Exercises: Each chapter has guided lessons to put your learning to the test and build on the skills and concepts acquired.
• Rola Risposte Veloci: Each chapter ends with a section that reviews the material and puts the concepts learned together; a cornerstone of the Rola Method.
• Answer Key: An answer key is included in the back of the book, allowing the user to check their progress along the way.

The Rola Method is a progressive teaching method that promotes fluency through repetition. With the needs of our adult students in mind, it was designed to increase retention and confidence.

Our method focuses on 3 parts and is reflected in the structure and exercises:

• Vocabulary Building/Repetition
• Verb Drills/Grammar
• General Conversation/Fluency

This textbook provides a solid foundation of basic vocabulary and grammatical structure of the Italian language, including real-life examples to help contextualize concepts learned for day-to-day application. With this workbook, you will be well on your way to becoming an Italian speaker in no time!

ROLA ITALIAN

Level 2

The Rola Languages Team

Edward Lee Rocha &

Copyright © 2021 by Rola Corporation

Cambridge, Massachusetts
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed or transmitted in any form, or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system without the prior express written permission of the author of this book.

Contributors:

Edward Lee Rocha
Giulia Maria Wilkins
The Rola Languages Team

PRINT ISBN: 9781087984032
EBOOK ISBN: 9781087984056

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Indice/Index

Capitolo 1/Chapter 1

1.1 Grammatica: Aggettivi possessivi

1.2 Vocabolario 1: La Famiglia

1.3 Grammatica 2: Che ore sono?

1.4 Grammatica 3: Questo e Quello

1.5 Vocabolario 2: Come Comprare In Un Negozio

1.6 Lettura 1: Dialogo

1.7 Lettura 2: Comprare Una Casa

1.8 Rola Riposte Veloci

Capitolo 2/Chapter 2

2.1 Grammatica 1: Verbi che finiscono in - ARE

2.2 Grammatica 2: Preposizioni di luogo

2.3 Vocabolario 1: Il Corpo

2.4 Grammatica 3: Pronomi Oggetti Indiretto

2.5 Grammatica 4: IMPARE e INSEGNARE

2.6 Lettura 1: Il nuovo sindaco

2.7 Lettura 2: Dialogo con il sindaco

2.8 Rola Risposte Veloci

Capitolo 3/Chapter 3

3.1 Vocabolario 1: La casa

3.2 Grammatica 1: Verbi che finiscono in - ERE

3.3 Grammatica 2: I Verbi servili Dovere, Volere, Potere

3.4 Grammatica 3: SAPERE E CONOSCERE

3.5 Lettura 1: La ragazza che vuole studiare

3.6 Lettura 2: Dialogo fra Viviana e suo papa’.

3. 7 Rola Risposte Veloci

Capitolo 4/Chapter 4

4.1 Vocabulario 1: I mobili

4.2 Grammatica 1: Bere e’ un verbo irregolare

4.3 Grammatica 1: Verbi che finiscono in -IRE

4.4 Grammatica 2: Il Pronome Oggetto Diretto

4.5 Lettura 1: Giovanna e gli orsi

4.6 Lettura 2: Dialogo

4.7 Rola Risposte Veloci

Capitolo 5/Chapter 5

5.1 Grammatica 1: Preposizioni semplici e Articolate

5.2 Vocabolario 1: Particelle delle domande.

5.3 Vocabolario 2: Quando… A che ora

5.4 Grammatica 2: Il Comparativo

5.5 Vocabolario 2: Mi piace / Mi piacciono

5.6 Lettura 1: Mi piacciono le cose che fanno male

5.7 Rola Riposte Veloci

Capitolo 6/Chapter 6

6.1 Vocabulario 1: La frutta e la verdura

6.2 Grammatica 1: Il passato prossimo con l’ausiliare avere

6.3 Grammatica 2: Ausiliare ESSERE

6.4 Lettura 1: Dialogo

6.5 Lettura 2: La storia di Edvige

6.6 Rola Riposte Veloci

Foglio delle Risposte/Answer Key

Capitolo 1/ Chapter 1

1.1 Grammatica: Aggettivi possessivi.

1.1 Grammar: Possessive adjectives.

*In Italian, the definite article “il/la/lo” is very often used before the possessive adjective.

	Maschile		Femminile
	Singolare	Plurale	Singolare	Plurale
My	mio	miei	mia	mie
Your	tuo	tuoi	tua	tue
His/her/its	suo	suoi	sua	sue
Your (Lei)	Suo	Suoi	Sua	Sue
Our	nostro	nostri	nostra	nostre
Your (pl.)	vostro	vostri	vostra	vostre
Their	loro	loro	loro	loro

Oggi è il suo compleanno. Today is his/her birthday.

* The possessive adjective agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies.

Il mio compleanno My birthday

La sua torta His/her cake

I tuoi regali Your presents

*Notice that “loro” has only one form.

Il loro libro Their book

I loro libri Their books

Le loro case Their houses

Esercizio 1: Completa le frasi.

Exercise 1: Complete the sentences.

1. Il (lei) ____ maestro
2. La (noi) ______ scuola
3. Le (io) _____ penne
4. Il (voi) _____ appartamento
5. Il (tu) ______ maglione
6. La (loro) _____ casa
7. I (noi) ______ amici
8. Il (lui) ______ allenatore di calcio
9. I (tu) _____ pantaloni
10. Le (io) _____ zie

Esercizio 2: Completa le frasi.

Exercise 2: Complete the sentences.

1. Questo è il ________(my) quaderno.
2. Quella è la ________ (your) giacca.
3. Dov’è il ________ (our) albergo?
4. Questa casa è ________ (his/her).
5. Questo è il ________ (his/her) giardino.
6. Dov’è ________ (your, pl.) padre?
7. Il __________ (their) cane è qui.
8. Dov’è ________ (your, pl.) gatto?
9. Questi maglioni ( sweaters)sono i ________ ( ours)?
10. Quella e’ la ________ lavatrice (dishwasher) (yours)?

1.2 Vocabolario 1: La Famiglia.

1.2 Vocabulary 1: Family.

famiglia family

padre father

papà/babbo daddy

madre mother

mamma mommy

figlio/figlia son/daughter

sorella sister

fratello brother

nonno/nonna grandfather/grandmother; grandpa/grandma

zio/zia uncle/aunt

nipote grandson/granddaughter or nephew/niece

cugino/cugina cousin

parenti (m. pl.) relatives

genitori parents

marito husband

moglie wife

fidanzato/a fiancé/fiancée

nuora daughter-in-law

genero son-in-law

suocero/a father/mother-in-law

cognato/cognata brother/sister-in-law

Esercizio 3: Collega.

Exercise 3: Match.

...

Fidanzato	A. son-in-law
nonno	B. husband