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The Structure of the Course
In the units of the textbook, there is a balance between a stable and reliable structure, which serves as a point of
reference for the students and instructor, and a great variety of (textual and audio-visual) input.

p. 1 Pronti?: initial motivation with the activation of prior knowledge and the emotional involvement of
the students. The pre-listening and pre-reading activities are aimed at stimulating curiosity and
FIRST PART p. 2 Sitcom or graphic novel: the first of two episodes in the unit.
facilitating comprehension.

p. 3 Written and oral comprehension activities, discovery and recycling of expressions in the text and
communicative functions.
p. 4 Recognition and use of the grammar and vocabulary.
p. 5 Graphic novel or sitcom: the second episode of the unit.
SECOND PART p. 6 Written and oral comprehension activities, discovery and recycling of expressions in the text and
communicative functions.
p. 7 Recognition and use of the grammar and vocabulary.
p. 8 Writing, listening, and speaking activities, gamified activities, personality quizzes, authentic material, etc.

p. 9 Italia&italiani: a page on Italian culture and society, accompanied by a video.
p. 10 Overview: overview of the communicative and grammatical structures of the unit.

Review: review activities after every three units; motivating and original learning games that make the learning
process more fun and collaborative.
Workbook: diverse, creative exercises to reinforce the grammatical, communicative, lexical, and cultural elements
presented in the unit, as well as in previous units.
Supplementary Grammar: a more in-depth explanation of the grammatical structures presented in the unit.
A/B Activities: communicative assignments, often with a gamified structure, in which each student (or group of
students) has access to different information (provided in the appendix) and is asked to complete an information
gap in a creative way.
Good luck as you get started!
Telis Marin

Legend of Symbols

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Listen to Track 29 Watch the Video
29
(of Audio CD 1 or at i-d-e-e.it). (on the DVD or at www.i-d-e-e.it).

Role-play Gamified Activity

Work in Pairs Communicative Activity with Information Gaps

es. 1-3
Speaking Activity Complete Exercises 1-3 on page 161.
p. 161

Writing Activity (50-60 words) Test Take the Self-Test at i-d-e-e.it
50-60
Group Activity Gioco Unit game on i-d-e-e.it

G lossary English Glossary
p. 254

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