Parliamo italiano insieme

Unit 1: Buongiorno! / Names around the world / Italian names / Italian dialects / Nouns in Italian and English / Greeting and welcoming / Saying goodbye / Asking how someone is / Introducing yourself and others / Drawing attention to someone or something.

Unit 2: Di dove sei? Countries and nationalities / Immigration in Italy / Abbreviations / Foreigners in Italy / Saying where you come from and where you are live / Talking about your nationality / Saying which languages you speak / Drawing attention to something generic.

Unit 3: Tanti auguri! Lucky numbers around the world / Cultural beliefs and numbers / Name days / Italian festivals / Important numbers in Italy / Asking and saying how old you are / Saying when your birthday is / Talking about days and dates / Espressing how much / how many / Exchanging good wishes.

Unit 4: Ecco la mia famiglia. Different types of families around the world / The importance of families / The Italian family / Telephone numbers / Mulino Bianco: a famous Italian family / Talking about the family / Asking and saying who someone is / Talking about things that belong to you / Making a phone / telephone call.

Unit 5: Ecco i miei amici. Stereotypes in different cultures / The difference between stereotypes and generalization / Italian generalizations / Hand gestures / Describing people's hair and eye colour / Describing people's physical appearance / Describing people's character and temperament / Expressing opinions, agreements and disagreements.

Unit 6: Mi piace la natura, mi piacciono gli animali: The animals of the Chinese zodiac / Beliefs about animals from different cultures around the world / Italian truffle dogs / Animal sounds / Expressing likes and dislikes / Expressing emotions / asking and giving reasons.

Unit 7: A che ora inizia la scuola: The Italian school system / School subjects / The school day / School reports / saying what time it is / expresssing time past and to the hour / saying at what time something happens / talking about school timetables / talking about favourite subjects.

Unit 8: Un po' di shopping: Currencies from around the world / the euro / Shopping in Italy / Fare bella figura / Italian style / Talking about clothing and styles / talking about prices and discounts / making simple requests for shopping.

Unit 9: Mangiare sano fa bene: Food culture around the world / What factors affect different cuisines and food cultures / Afternoon snacks / sharing a meal / Italian sayings about food / Ordering food and drinks / making simple suggestions / talking about your daily meals / talking about your eating habits.

Unit 10: Che tempo fa oggi? Season and celebrations in Italy and Australia / Fare la passeggiata / Skiing in Italy / Talking about the weather / Talking about the seasons / Talking about what you are going to do / Saying where you are or where you are going to go. 

Unit 11: Parliamo di salute: different approaches to health / Saying and beliefs about health / Asking Come sati? Differences between Italian and English / Talking about your health / Offering suggestions / Saying that a specific part of the body hurts / saying that you are going to the doctor.

Unit 12: Usciamo o stiamo a casa: Free-time activites in different cultures / Meeting friends and hanging out / Nicknames / Making simple plans / suggestions / accepting or declining invitations / asking about TV and cinema programs.