Parliamo Italiano: A Communicative Approach, Fourth Edition

604 Pages·2010·40.35 MB·English

by  Suzanne Branciforte

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PPAARRLLIIAAMMOO IITTAALLIIAANNOO!!
FOURTH EDITION
Suzanne Branciforte
Study in Italy, Genoa, Italy
Elvira G. Di Fabio
Harvard University
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Branciforte,Suzanne.
Parliamo italiano! / Suzanne Branciforte,Elvira G.Di Fabio.— 4th ed.
p.cm.
Italian and English.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-470-52677-4 (hardback) — ISBN 978-0-470-58498-9
1. Italian language—Textbooks for foreign speakers—English. I. Di Fabio,Elvira G.
II. Title.
PC1129.E5B73 2010
458.2'421—dc21
2010033298
Printed in the United States of America
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About the Authors
Suzanne Branciforte was born and raised on Long Island,New York.
She completed her B.A.in History & Literature at Harvard University.
Recipient of a Rotary Foundation Scholarship, she attended the
University of Genoa (Genoa,Italy).She subsequently completed her
M.A. and Ph.D. in Italian Literature at UCLA. She was a Fulbright
Scholar in Florence,Italy.
Her teaching experience includes positions at Holy Cross College
(Worcester,MA),the University of Michigan and Stanford University
programs in Florence,Italy,and at the University for Foreigners in Siena.
For the past ten years,she has been teaching Methods ofTeaching Ital-
ian to Foreigners in a Masters program at the University of Genoa.In 2000,she founded Consortium
Educational Consulting in Genoa,Italy,which became Study in Italy in 2009 (www.studyinitaly.it).
Located in the heart of Genoa’s beautiful historical center,Study in Italy offers a full range of language
courses and study abroad experiences.
Her research and scholarly writing focus on Italian American cultural identity,the experience of
Italian emigration,the Italian Renaissance,the narrative of World War II in Italy,and women’s literature.
She has published numerous articles on these subjects.
An experienced translator of prose and poetry,her translation of Renata Viganò’s collection of
short stories,Partisan Wedding (1999) was favorably reviewed in the NY Times.Her translation into Italian
of an American short story in the volume Zoetrope:All-Story (Mondadori,2001,introduction by Francis
Ford Coppola) was cited in La Repubblica newspaper’s review of the volume.
Branciforte has also published a textbook for learning Italian in Italy for middle school students
(Sì,lo so!,Juvenilia Editore,2004).
A cultural and linguistic mediator,Branciforte was the interpreter for the Mayor of Genoa at the G8
Meeting held in that city in 2001.Among her numerous engagements as an interpreter and translator,she
has translated and interpreted for Nobel Prize winners Wole Soyinka,Amartya Sen,and Joseph Stieglitz.
Over the past 20 years,she has lived between the U.S.and Italy.She currently makes her home
with her son Max on the Italian Riviera,in Camogli.
Elvira G.Di Fabio has over 25 years of experience in the field of
language pedagogy.She holds a B.A.in Russian from Boston University,
an M.A.in Slavic Languages and Literatures from Boston College,and
an M.A.and Ph.D.in Italian from Harvard University.She has been
the director of Italian language instruction at Harvard University since
1990 and is responsible for training and mentoring teaching fellows and
teaching assistants.
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DiFabio teaches Italian at every level and most enjoys the energy and engagement found in the
beginning Italian courses.Her advanced instruction covers Italian comic cinema,historical linguistics,
and the literature of migration.She has recently developed a community-service course that places
undergraduates in local elementary schools to teach Italian to pre-K and Kindergarten children through
arts-based instruction.
Since 2002,she has been director of the 8-week Harvard Summer Abroad Program in Abruzzo,a
great way to stay current with the language and culture! In addition to classroom instruction,the
program features structured interaction with local youth,public lectures by teaching staff,and public
performances by the students as a way of giving back to the host community.
Di Fabio’s research areas comprise second language acquisition,translation studies,and the history
and literature of Italian migration.Her publications include Republican Ideals in the Selected works of
Italian-American Joseph Rocchietti,1835/1845 (Edwin Mellen Press) and translations from Italian to
English including Pope John XXIII:The Official Biography (Pauline Publishers) and Secrets of the Soul:
Padre Pio’s Letters to His Spiritual Directors (Pauline Books and Media).
She has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Foreign Language Association,
working with the College Board’s Advanced Placement review committees,and has organized a number
of professional development workshops for K-12+ teachers of Italian in the greater New England area.
In 2009,she was part of a team of experienced teachers and experts in language pedagogy who
collaborated in the compilation of A sequential K-12 Curriculum for an Advanced and Updated Approach to
the Teaching of Italian Language and Culture,a database of guidelines on methodology,teaching materials,
and technology (available from the Massachusetts Italian Teachers Association).
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C O N T E N T S
To the Student xi B La città 25
Incontro:Benvenuta a Roma! 27
An Overview of Your Textbook’s Main
Punti grammaticali:
Features xii
I pronomi soggetto 29
For the Student xvii Il verbo essere 30
C’è,ci sono 30
Acknowledgments xix
Il negativo semplice 31
L’articolo determinativo singolare 32
UNITÀ PRELIMINARE
PER COMINCIARE 1 C I mesi dell’anno 33
Incontro:Un po’di riposo 35
Punti grammaticali:
COMMUNICATIVE GOALS 1
Il verbo averee le espressioni
!Greeting people and saying good-bye
idiomatiche con avere 37
!Introducing yourself
Le preposizioni semplici 39
!Asking people their names and
where they are from
!Asking people how they are D La data 41
Incontro:Caro diario 43
!Giving and asking for phone numbers
Punti grammaticali:
A Le presentazioni 2 Il presente indicativo dei verbi
della prima coniugazione 45
B I saluti 6 L’ora 48
C L’alfabeto 9
IMMAGINI E PAROLE 51
D I numeri da 0 a 100 11
Leggiamo italiano!: Scanning for cognates 51
La geografia del Bel Paese 52
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UNITÀ
Una gita a Roma 53
VISITARE: Siamo a Roma! 17
Scriviamo italiano!: Keeping a journal 55
Lazio: Roma Come disse... Petrarca 56
Musica, maestro! 56
COMMUNICATIVE GOALS 17
Ciak! Italia 56
!Addressing different people
!Asking what and where things are
!Telling someone your age UNITÀ 2
!Describing states of being
STUDIARE: Impariamo l’italiano! 61
!Negating
!Telling time Emilia-Romagna: Bologna
A La geografia 18 COMMUNICATIVE GOALS 61
Incontro:Roma,Città Eterna! 20 !Talking about school
Punti grammaticali: !Using the plural
Il sostantivo singolare 23 !Expressing possession
L’articolo indeterminativo 23 !Expressing likes and dislikes
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A La lezione 62 A La famiglia 104
Incontro:In aula 63 Incontro:Preparativi per le nozze 106
Punti grammaticali: Punti grammaticali:
I verbi della seconda coniugazione 65 Le parole interrogative 109
I verbi della terza coniugazione 66
B La casa 112
B La casa dello Studente 69 Incontro:A casa di Luca 115
Incontro:Collegio Erasmus 71 Punti grammaticali:
Punti grammaticali: Belloe buono 117
Il sostantivo plurale 73 Questoe quello 118
L’articolo determinativo plurale 76
C Il tempo 121
C L’università 78 Incontro:Il ponte 123
Incontro:Il corso di laurea 80 Punti grammaticali:
Punti grammaticali: Volere,dovere,potere 126
L’aggettivo 82 I verbi irregolari fare,dire,bere 127
Gli aggettivi possessivi 85
D In centro 129
D La vita scolastica 87 Incontro:Le commissioni in centro 131
Incontro:Insegnanti futuri 88 Punti grammaticali:
Punti grammaticali: Le preposizioni articolate 133
I verbi irregolari:andare,venire,
uscire,dare,stare,sapere 90 IMMAGINI E PAROLE 136
Il verbo piacere 92 Come si vive in Italia 137
Leggiamo italiano!: Using clues to guess content 138
IMMAGINI E PAROLE 94
Casa dolce casa 139
Leggiamo italiano!: Skimming 94
Scriviamo italiano!: Using lists to write
Il sistema scolastico in Italia 95 compositions 140
Scriviamo italiano!: Using a Come disse... Carlo Collodi 141
bilingual dictionary 96
Musica, maestro! 141
Come disse... Edmondo De Amicis 98
Ciak! Italia 141
Musica, maestro! 98
Ciak! Italia 98
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COMPRARE:
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UNITÀ
Facciamo delle commissioni! 145
ABITARE: Andiamo a casa mia! 103
Umbria: Perugia
Sicilia: Palermo
COMMUNICATIVE GOALS 145
COMMUNICATIVE GOALS 103
!Talking about past actions and events
!Talking about the family
!Specifying quantities
!Asking questions
!Talking about food
!Describing people and things
!Shopping for food
!Describing a home
!Shopping in specialty stores
!Indicating people and things
!Handling and changing money
!Talking about the weather
!Avoiding redundancy
!Talking about what you have to do,
!Expressing there
want to do, and can do
!Running errands
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A Al mercato all’aperto 146 B In trattoria 197
Incontro:Una mattinata al mercato 147 Incontro:Una cena fra amici 200
Punti grammaticali: Punti grammaticali:
Il passato prossimo 149 I pronomi doppi 203
I numeri da 100 a 1.000.000.000 154
C Al ristorante 206
B I soldi 156 Incontro:Una cena squisita 208
Incontro:I ragazzi preparano una cena 158 Punti grammaticali:
Punti grammaticali: Gli avverbi 210
Il partitivo 162 Moltoe troppo 212
Ne 164
D In cucina 214
C Le commissioni 166 Incontro:Il suo piatto preferito 216
Incontro:Il regalo per Mirella 167 Punti grammaticali:
Punti grammaticali: Siimpersonale e passivante 219
I pronomi complemento oggetto
diretto 169 IMMAGINI E PAROLE 222
Ci 172 La cucina italiana: i sapori d’Italia 223
Leggiamo italiano!: Interacting with the text 224
D I negozi 174
Una ricetta 224
Incontro:Che sorpresa! 176
Punti grammaticali: Scriviamo italiano!: Using models 226
L’accordo con i pronomi complemento Come disse... Giuseppe Ungaretti 227
diretto nel passato prossimo 178 Musica, maestro! 227
Ciak! Italia 227
IMMAGINI E PAROLE 180
Leggiamo italiano!: Identifying key words 180 UNITÀ 6
La spesa quotidiana 181 RILASSARSI:
Scriviamo italiano!: Improving writing skills 182
Cosa facciamo di bello? 231
Come disse... Italo Calvino 183
Veneto: Venezia
Musica, maestro! 184
Ciak! Italia 184 COMMUNICATIVE GOALS 231
!Talking about things you used to do
5 !Describing actions, situations, people,
UNITÀ
and things in the past
MANGIARE: Tutti a tavola! 187 !Talking about hobbies
Liguria: Genova !Talking about sports
!Talking about the future
!Discussing vacations
COMMUNICATIVE GOALS 187
!Ordering food and drink
A Il tempo libero 232
!Avoiding redundancy
Incontro:Erano altri tempi! 234
!Describing actions
Punti grammaticali:
!Cooking and sharing recipes
L’imperfetto 236
A Al bar 188 B Lo sport 239
Incontro:Colazione al bar 191 Incontro:Una partita di calcio 242
Punti grammaticali: Punti grammaticali:
I pronomi complemento oggetto Stare+ gerundio 244
indiretto 193 L’imperfetto e il passato prossimo 246
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C La passeggiata 249 D La moda 300
Incontro:Una passeggiata 251 Incontro:A ciascuno il suo! 301
Punti grammaticali: Punti grammaticali:
Il futuro 253 L’imperativo 303
D Al mare e in montagna 256 IMMAGINI E PAROLE 307
Incontro:Una telefonata 258
Il Made in Italy 308
Punti grammaticali:
Leggiamo italiano!: Topic sentences 310
I pronomi tonici 259
Le eretiche della couture 310
IMMAGINI E PAROLE 262 Scriviamo italiano!: Organizing your thoughts 312
Leggiamo italiano!: Using what you know 262 Musica, maestro! 312
Venezia “La Serenissima“ 263 Come disse... Alessandro Manzoni 313
Scriviamo italiano!: Sequencing Ciak! Italia 314
and chronological order 265
Come disse... Carlo Goldoni 266 8
UNITÀ
Musica, maestro! 267
LAVORARE: Lavoriamo insieme! 319
Ciak! Italia 267
Piemonte: Torino
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UNITÀ
COMMUNICATIVE GOALS 319
VESTIRSI: Vestiamoci alla moda! 271
!Expressing desires, opinions, emotions, and doubts
Lombardia: Milano !Talking about professions and the workplace
!Discussing means of transportation
COMMUNICATIVE GOALS 271
!Talking about routine daily activities A Le professioni 320
!Discussing illness and visits to the doctor Incontro:Dopo l’esame di Stato 322
!Comparing people, places, and things Punti grammaticali:
!Buying clothing and talking about fashion Espressioni impersonali 325
!Expressing wishes and requests politely Il congiuntivo presente
!Talking about what you and others would do dei verbi regolari 327
in different circumstances
!Giving commands B I mezzi di trasporto 331
Incontro:In cerca di un passaggio 334
A Il corpo, la salute 272
Punti grammaticali:
Incontro:Mamma mia,che stress! 274
Il congiuntivo presente dei verbi
Punti grammaticali:
irregolari 336
I verbi riflessivi 277
I verbi reciproci 280
C L’industria 339
B L’abbigliamento 281 Incontro:Scioperi,settimana di fuoco 341
Incontro:Non so cosa mettermi! 284 Punti grammaticali:
Punti grammaticali: L’uso del congiuntivo e le congiunzioni 343
Il comparativo 286
Il superlativo relativo 289 D Il colloquio di lavoro 346
Il superlativo assoluto 290 Incontro:Il colloquio di lavoro 348
Comparativi e superlativi irregolari 290 Punti grammaticali:
I pronomi relativi 351
C Fare acquisti 292
Incontro:Nel negozio di abbigliamento 294 IMMAGINI E PAROLE 354
Punti grammaticali:
Leggiamo italiano!: Fact or opinion? 354
Il condizionale 297
L’Italia: potenza industriale 355
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