Lesson 1: Sport e Passatempi
Duration of Days: 30
Lesson Objective
Students will be able to:
Identify and use vocabulary related to daily routines, hobbies, and sports.
Ask and answer questions about daily schedules and leisure activities.
Describe typical Italian daily routines and compare them to their own.
Express likes, dislikes, and preferences for sports and pastimes.
Apply Italian expressions to discuss routines, sports, and hobbies in real-life contexts.
Understand cultural norms surrounding Italian leisure, sports, and daily life.
What are common daily routines in Italy?
How do Italians spend their free time?
What sports and hobbies are popular in Italy compared to the U.S.?
How do you ask about and describe routines, sports, and hobbies in Italian?
How does understanding daily life in Italy help when traveling or interacting with Italians?
What expressions are used to talk about frequency, preferences, and habits?
dipingere
disegnare
correre
calcio
pallacanestro
giocatrice
giocatore
fare una passeggiata
leggere
nuotare
ascoltare la muscia
suonare uno strumento
il football americano
pattinare
sciare/lo sci
la squadra
tempo libero
andare in palestra
andare al cinema/ristorante
andare in bicicletta
andare in palestra
cucinare
dormire
la partita
guardare la tv
giocare videogiochi
perdere
vincere
uscire con amici
Communication (1.1–1.3):
Interpersonal: Ask and answer questions about routines, hobbies, and sports.
Interpretive: Understand schedules, advertisements, or descriptions of activities.
Presentational: Describe daily routines, hobbies, or sports in writing or speaking.
Cultures (2.1): Explore Italian leisure, sports, and lifestyle habits.
Comparisons (4.1, 4.2): Compare daily routines, free-time activities, and popular sports between Italy and the U.S.
Communities (5.1): Apply knowledge to real-life contexts, including travel, conversations, or participation in activities.
DOK 1: Recall vocabulary for daily routines, hobbies, and sports.
DOK 2: Describe routines or ask about hobbies and sports; interpret simple schedules or activity descriptions.
DOK 3: Compare Italian and U.S. routines, leisure activities, and sports participation.
DOK 4: Plan a detailed daily schedule or leisure itinerary in Italian, including multiple activities, times, and preferences.
Discussing routines and hobbies mirrors everyday conversations with peers or Italian acquaintances.
Understanding Italian leisure and sports supports cultural immersion and travel planning.
Comparing lifestyles develops cross-cultural awareness.
Role-plays and surveys on hobbies engage students in authentic interpersonal communication.
Students may assume Italian hobbies are identical to American hobbies.
Students may overgeneralize popular sports or leisure activities.
Novice Learners: Use visuals, labeled schedules, and sentence frames (“Mi sveglio…”, “Mi piace…”, “Io gioco a…”).
Intermediate Learners: Role-play daily routines or hobbies, write short paragraphs comparing routines.
Advanced Learners: Research regional Italian pastimes or sports, create a weekly activity plan, present a comparison of Italian vs. U.S. leisure habits.
Supports: Peer collaboration, chunked dialogues, visual schedules, audio/visual resources.
Extensions: Conduct a class survey of hobbies, simulate a “day in Italy” itinerary, or analyze Italian sports events and participation rates.
Teacher selected formative and summative assessments