Lesson 6: Come sono?
Duration of Days: 3
Lesson Objective
Students will be able to:
Describe personality traits, physical appearance, and emotions.
Ask and answer questions about people.
Compare traits and appearances in culturally relevant ways.
How do Italians describe personality or appearance?
How would you describe yourself or a friend?
How are descriptions different in Italy vs. the U.S.?
anziano/a
attivo/a
atletico/a
avaro/a
brilante
corraggioso/a
crudele
curioso/adebole
disponible
dolce
duro/a
egosita
energico/a
fedele
gentile
giovane
lamentoso/a
lento/a
modesto/a
povero/a
preferito/a
ricco/a
spiritoso/a
straniero/a
studioso/a
vecchio/a
l’architetto
l’avvocato
il barbiere
il/la cassiere/a
il/la giornalista
il tecnico
l’ingenere
l’uomo d’affari
la donna d’affari
preoccupato
stanco
geloso
paziente.
veloce
forte
il proprietario
la proprietaria
discreta
il/la cameriere/a
il/la parucchiera
il/la musicista
Communication: (1.1–1.3): Interpersonal, interpretive, presentational.
Cultures: (2.1): Describing people in culturally appropriate ways.
Comparisons:(4.1) Compare personality and appearance norms.
DOK 1: Recall adjectives.
DOK 2: Describe people.
DOK 3: Compare cultural descriptions.
Vocabulary supports interpersonal conversations, social interactions, and cultural understanding.
Describing people is practical for introductions, social networking, and travel.
Misapply gender and plural agreement.
Visuals of people, adjective charts, sentence frames (“Lui è…”, “Lei ha…”).
Partner descriptions, “guess who” games.
Compare Italian descriptive norms with students’ culture.
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