Lesson 1: La Spesa
Duration of Days: 14
Lesson Objective
Students will be able to identify and recall grocery vocabulary.
Students will be able to predict where food items are purchased.
Students will be able to identify patterns and make observations regarding the Italian grocery shopping culture.
Where do the Italians get their groceries?
What are the advantages and disadvantages to the way the Italians grocery shop?
How does the Italian way of life drive their grocery shopping?
How does the American way of life drive their grocery shopping?
i negozi:
la macelleria
la salumeria
il mercato
il negozio di alimentari
il panetteria/il panificio
la pasticceria
la pescheria
il supermercato
il fruttivendolo
la spesa
cucinare
i cibi
carne e pesce
frutta e verdura
biscotto
pollo
l’ananas
burro
maiale
carciofo
formaggio
manzo
fungo
olio
frutti di mare
lampone
pane
gamberetto/gamberi
melone/anguria
riso
prosciutto
fagiolino
yogurt
tonno
pomodoro
marmellata
vongole
aglio
uovo/le uova lattuga
crostata peperone
cipolla
patata
carota
pera
l’arancia
pesca
fragola
l’uva
melanzana
banana
mela
supplemental vocab:
costare
pagare
sconto
offerta
prezzo
costoso/caro
piu`
meno
alto
basso
fresco
qualita`
prezzi alle stelle
economico
connections/culture/comparison
Students will be able to draw conclusions about why the Italians have specific grocery shopping patterns.
Daily Life in Italy: Grocery shopping is a routine community based activity, not a once a week stock up. This gives insight to Italian rhythms of life and priorities.
Italian Food Culture & Values: The Italians' meals are planned intentionally and ingredients matter. The Italians value quality over convenience and their food choices also reflect their regional identity.
Markets vs supermarkets: The cultural importance of open-air markets (mercati) are explored as well the importance of local vendors and personal relationships within communities.
Cultural Differences in Measurements & Money: Students make real world comparisons regarding Euros vs dollars, metric system vs US Customary system, price per kilogram vs item.
Sustainability & Seasonal Eating: Italian shopping habits naturally introduce seasonal produce, reduced food waste and minimal packaging. These themes related to modern global issues like sustainability and conscious consumption.
Italians make all grocery purchases in big box supermarkets like Americans.
.Differentiation by skill level:
picture vocabulary supported vocab lists, wordbanks during activities. For students with greater skill levels they may cateogrize foods by dairy, produce, meats. They will be required to describe the products with adjectives that refer to their appearance but also cost and freshness.
Visual learners will be supported with real grocery flyers or italian supermarket ads, images of italian markets & foods, color- coded food categories.
Auditory Learners will be supported by listening to short vendor-customer dialogues, call and response pricing practice
Kinesthetic Learners will be supported by classroom "market" simulations, role-playing shoppers and vendors, handling real or play food items and euros.
Scaffolded support may consist of: anchor charts with key phrases, visual price lists, sentence starters or dialogue cards.
ELL/ Struggling readers will be supported by:
fewer vocabulary items at a time, repitition with visuals, oral responses instead of written when appropriate
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