Lesson 1: Buon Appetito
Duration of Days: 20
Lesson Objective
- Students will identify and use vocabulary related to Italian food, meals, and dining customs.
- Students will express preferences using structures like mi piace / mi piacciono.
- Students will engage in simple restaurant interactions (ordering food, asking prices).
- Students will understand cultural norms around Italian meals (courses, pacing, etiquette).
- Students will interpret and create basic dialogues in restaurant or café settings.
- What makes Italian dining culture different from American dining habits?
- How do I express what I like or don’t like in Italian?
- How do I order food politely in a restaurant or café?
- What vocabulary do I need to talk about meals in Italian?
- Why is food and meal time such an important part of Italian culture?
-How is the meal structure in Italy different than that of the meal structure in the United States?
il pasto
gli gnocchi
l’antipasto
il minestrone
il primo
il sugo di pomodoro
il secondo
il ragu`
il contorno
il riso
il dolce
il risotto
i salumi
l’arrosto
la bruschetta
la bistecca
i carciofi
la carne
le olive
il pesce
il prosciutto e melone
il maiale
antipasto misto
il manzo
il pollo
il vitello
l’insalata
le patate
i pomodori
il formaggio
la verdura
la crostata
la torta
la frutta
il gelato
la macedonia
la colazione
il pranzo
la cena
la merenda
le patate fritte
il vino bianco
il vino rosso
in brodo
al pesto
il tiramisu`
al forno
alla Bolognese
alla carbonara
alla griglia
pranzare
cenare
preparare
provare
scegliere
- Communication 1.1 (Interpersonal): Engage in dialogues ordering food or discussing preferences.
- Communication 1.2 (Interpretive): Understand menus, short readings, and dialogues about food.
- Communication 1.3 (Presentational): Present a simple description of a meal or favorite foods.
- Cultures 2.1: Understand practices of Italian dining (courses, timing, etiquette).
- Connections 3.1: Use Italian food vocabulary to connect to real-world experiences.
- Comparisons 4.2: Compare Italian and American meal structures and customs.
- DOK 1: Recall food vocabulary and basic expressions (pane, pasta, acqua).
- DOK 2: Classify foods by category (beverages, mains, desserts).
- DOK 3: Role-play ordering in a restaurant using complete sentences.
- DOK 4: Design and present an Italian restaurant menu with cultural explanations and pricing.
- Ordering food in Italian restaurants or cafés.
- Traveling in Italy and navigating menus.
- Understanding Italian meal structure (antipasto, primo, secondo, dolce).
- Reading authentic menus, food blogs, or travel guides.
- Cultural appreciation of Italian food traditions and social dining.
- Assuming Italian meals are structured like American meals (one main dish only).
-Assuming Italian meals are structured like American meals with dinner being largest meal of the day.
- Menu-based visuals with categorized food groups.
- Sentence frames (Vorrei…, Mi piace…) and word banks, scaffolded dialogues and pronunciation guides.
Teacher selected formative and summative assessments.
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Teacher selected formative and summative assessments.
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