2. Italian First Level Classroom Talk!

3. First Level Significant Aspects of Learning Use language in a range of contexts and across learning Continue to develop confidence and enthusiasm to communicate using the language being learnt Develop an awareness and understanding of patterns and sounds of language Begin to develop an understanding of, interest in and respect for other countries, cultures and languages Appreciate and understand the value of language learning Recognise familiar written words when listening Explore how gesture, expression and emphasis are used to help understanding. Listen, recognise and respond to familiar voices in short, predictable conversations Understand and respond to familiar spoken vocabulary Actively take part in daily routines Listen and join in with stories, song or poem Enjoy engaging with simple and familiar texts on my own and with others using resources to support learning Participate in familiar games, paired speaking and short role plays Take part in simple, paired conversations about themselves giving simple opinions and asking simple questions

4. Classroom Talk! Vocabulary AscoltateListen GuardateLook Per piacere or per favorePlease (for use when pupil is talking to the teacher, or the teacher is talking to the whole class) Mettetetevi in filaLine up SiYesNo GrazieThank you Seduti Sit down In piedi Stand up Alzate la manoPut your hands up Ripetete Repeat Ecco! Here you go! Per piacere or per favore Please (for use when pupils are talking to each other or when the teacher is talking one pupil) Io ho finitoI’m finished Prego or di nienteYou’re welcome Non c è problemaNo problem Io posso andare al bagno?Can I go to the toilet?

5. Ascoltate Per piacere!

6. Ripetete Per piacere! Ripetete

7. Guardate Per piacere!

8. Mettetevi in fila!

9. Seduti

10. In piedi

11. Alza la mano

12. si

13. No

14. Per piacere!

15. Ecco!

16. Grazie!

17. Prego! grazie prego

18. Non c`è problema!

19. Io ho finito!

20. Posso andare al bagno?

21. Embedding the language All this language is designed to be used as part of everyday classroom practice. You could do the register with oui and non on some days (on facciamo l’appello for the register is in the Greetings PPT). For this topic, embedding the language would be the focus as opposed to the language being taught as such. There are example activities however to help teachers reinforce the language being used.

22. Sample activities You will find a bank of sample activities which you can use to practise the vocabulary in the classroom. This is not a prescriptive list of activities and you can use or adapt them to suit the needs of your class.

23. Si grazie o no grazie? Pupils look at the following slides and decide if they would like it or not by saying either Si grazie or no grazie! You could make this more active by having 2 sides of the room with each designated as the S’il vous plaît side and the other as the Non merci! side. Ask pupils to then choose a side which matches their opinion and say their opinion (S’il vous plaît or non merci) as a group. You could follow this up with asking them to choose pictures from cut outs or create their own drawings under the headings S’il vous plaît and non merci!

24. Si grazie or no grazie? Guardate Le fotografie e decidete Si grazie! o No grazie!

25. Si grazie o no grazie?

36. Si grazie or no grazie?

37. Si grazie o no grazie?

40. Parola della settimana o parola del mese 1.Mot de la semaine means word of the week. Mot du mois means word of the month. 2.As a way of building up classroom vocabulary gently, you could have a word of the week/month which everyone will use in class (or out of class too if they like!) 3.Once you move onto your next word, keep the previous words going! This way the pupils will build up their language gradually!

41. The Big Buongiorno Challenge! 1.Set pupils the challenge of saying Buongiorno, grazie, per piacere and prego (or whichever vocab you like) to everyone they speak to. 2.You could get them to tally mark how many they do in a week and have an inter-class competition. BUONGIORNO

42. Simone dice Simone dice is Italiana for Simon says. It works exactly the same way whereby if you say Simone dice (Jack said) at the start of a command then everyone has to do it. If you just say the command then pupils should stand still. If they do the action, they then sit down. Sample commands are below: Simone dice ascolatate! (pupils can cup hand to ear) Simone dice guardate! (mime searching) Simone dice mettetetevi in fila! (pupils get into a line) Ascoltate! Guardate! Mettetetevi in fila! In piedi Seduti

43. Songs and videos! You will find a bank of sample songs and videos which you can use to practise the vocabulary in the classroom. This is not a prescriptive list of songs and you can use or adapt them to suit the needs of your class.

44. Mettetevi in fila (to the tune of farmers in his den) Mettetevi in fila! Mettetetevi in fila! Tutti I bambini della classe mettetevi in fila!

45. Io ho finito! Ho finito il mio lavoro Senza problema! Ho finito il mio lavoro Senza problema! Ho finito il mio lavoro Senza problema! Ho finito il mio lavoro, Non c'è problema !

46. Arrivederci!