Buon giorno a tutti!
What an excellent class and how fantastico to see everyone last nite! We have a really great group of people, and this series of Italian Conversation and Culture classes is going to be molto divertente! Thank you all for being brave and just jumping into speaking Italian with both feet–tutti e due i piedi!
Following each class, I will do an update recapping important class details, announcements, and outside-of-class activities (not homework, fun stuff!!!).
What we studied/practiced/spoke about:
- Italian words and phrases for Greetings & Introductions
- Italian language, Q+As, for Mingling and Small Talk
- Listened to the Italian song “Un Bacio a Mezzanotte”
Outside-of-Class Activities
Practice Italian Greetings and Q+As for small talk:
- Practice your flashcards, study notes–if possible practice with someone else… or teach someone you know… when you teach it you master it!
Listen to the song “Un Bacio a Mezzanotte”, translate the lyrics
- There are links on this site (Links Page) to the lyrics and to the song on YouTube
- There are also links to online translators: Copy the lyrics you find at the lyrics link and try your hand at translating them with one of the translators — you’ll be able to help with the in-class translation activity
Announcements:
- The San Diego Italian Film Festival is happening now — next movie is this Friday, Oct. 16. Anyone interested in meeting up to view it together is invited. The film, La Vita e` Bella (with English subtitles) starts at 7pm at the Museum of Photographic Arts (MoPA) in Balboa Park. The address is 1649 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101-1662. We’ll meet up in front of the MoPA at 6:30 pm. If you plan to meet us, give me a call (cell 510-735-6187) or shoot me an email to let me know to look for you. The cost is $FREE!! More info on the film festival
Kitchen needed!
- As one of our classes, I’d like to do a hands-on Italian cooking tutorial. Anyone who lives nearby our class location and has a suitable kitchen that would like to host, please let me know!
Til next Tuesday, have fun with Italian! Buon divertimento e ci vediamo martedi` prossimo!
Jodina
Jodina,
It seems that you are looking for a kitchen. I believe that my house would be perfect. We are located halfway between the Carlsbad and Escondido locations and have plenty of room. We would be happy to host.
Ciao,
Rick