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Italian Lesson Plans

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The lessons and other pages here include a selection of links to topical Italian lesson plans. Just scroll down to the related links section and look for the apple!

Also be sure to take a look at the other Lawless Italian teaching resources.

Listening Practice

AP Italian Listening Skills

Italian AP testAP Italian listeningIf you or your students are planning to take the AP Italian exam, this article can help: it explains the different components of the test, with a particular emphasis on strategies for improving Italian listening comprehension.

   

Vocabulary Lists

Calendar

Italian calendar
Knowing the Italian days of the week, months of the year, and seasons will come in handy when traveling, making plans with friends, talking about history, and lots more.

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Vocabulary Lists

Descriptions

Italian descriptions
Setting up an online dating profile, talking to friends about someone you met, bragging about a new baby, and telling the police about a suspect have one thing in common: physical descriptions. Learn all the Italian vocabulary you need to describe the most common physical characteristics.

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Food and Drink

Drinks

Italian drinks
Thirsty? Learn Italian vocabulary related to drinking and drinks, everything from from water to wine.

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Holidays and Celebrations

Easter

Italian Easter vocabulary
Easter occurs every year somewhere between 22 March and 25 April, and the week immediately preceding it (Sunday to Saturday) is called Holy Week. Here’s all the Italian vocabulary you need to celebrate this Christian period of renewal.

   

Vocabulary Lists

Family

Italian family
Learn how to talk about your entire family in Italian, including step-family, family-in-law, adoptive family, and more.

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Food and Drink

Food

Italian food
Food is a necessity, and can also be a source of great pleasure. Being able to talk about Italian food will come in handy while shopping, dining, traveling, and entertaining friends, so check out this vocab list for Italian food, including the basic food groups and related verbs. Buon appetito!

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Holidays and Celebrations

Passover

Passover in Italian
The Jewish festival of Passover lasts for seven or eight days sometime in March or April. It begins on the 15th of Nisan, the first month in the Hebrew calendar.