Lesson 5: Verbi -ERE/IRE
Duration of Days: 7
Lesson Objective
Students will be able to conjugate ERE/IRE verbs
what is to conjugate a verb? (review)
what are the subject pronouns in Italian? (review)
What is an infinitive? (review)
What are the 6 forms of an ERE/IRE verb?
4.1 Compare languages
1.2 Understand language
1.3 Present information
Learn how to form -ere and -ire verbs. Then use these verbs to describe activities on a typical day
DOK 1: The teacher calls out an infinitive (e.g., scrivere or dormire). Students must immediately shout back the noi or voi ending.
DOK 2: Students take a list of -are verbs and must find an -ere or -ire verb that has a similar or opposite meaning (e.g., parlare \leggere; mangiare / bere).
DOK 3: Students are "stranded" in a foreign city. They must write five sentences using -ere and -ire verbs to explain what they need to do to get home (e.g., prendere il treno, dormire in albergo, partire domani).
DOK 4: n pairs, students create a stop-motion video or a comic strip where the characters only use -ere and -ire verbs to interact.
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