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ENGLISH VERSION:

PER MODULE COVERAGE OF ALTER EGO 1.

Module 1 Semi-intensive (p1-59) , Regular (p1-47), Extensive (p1-35)

File 0: Opening on…

How to:

- present yourself

- get information about someone else

- count

- communicate in class

File 1: you, me and Others

How to:

- greet and take leave

- ask/give personal information

- ask politely

- ask for the price of something

- tell about what you like

- speak about your dreams and passions

File 2: Hear and elsewhere

How to:

- speak about your city *end of Module 1 Extensive*

*Start of Module 2 extensive (p35-59)

- name and locate places in the City

- ask for/give explanations about directions

- get information about places to stay

- give itenerary

- write a postcard

- give your impressions about a place

- speak about your activities

- give the country of origin/destination *end of Module 1 Regular*

*Start of Module 2 Regular(p47-73)

- tell about the Weather

File 3: Tell me about yourself

How to:

- speak about your tastes, activities and interests

- speak about your profession

- speak about yourself

-characterize a person

- offer to go out

*end of Module 1 Semi-Intensive*

*end of Module 2 Extensive*

Start of Module 2 Semi Extensive (p59-111), Module 3 Extensive (p59-79)

- invite/accept and refuse an invitation

- arrange a meeting

- give instructions

File 4: A particular day

How to:

- ask for/give time

- speak about your daily routine, usual activities and your schedule

- tell past events

- undestand a questionnaire

- speak about your future projects *end of Module 3 Extensive*

*Start of Module 4 Extensive (p80-111)

File 5: Public and Private Life

How to:

- announce a family event/react to an announcement

- ask about/give information about someone's health

- call/answer the phone

- speak about your family

- understand statistics

- speak about the past *end of Module 2 Regular*

*Start of Module 2 Regular (p73-111)

- understand biographical facts

- describe a person physically

File 6: Travel

How to:

- express sensations and feelings

- speak about the seasons

- understand/give information about the weather

- situate an event in the year

- situate a place geographically

- speak about outdoor activities

- understand the program of a visit

- speak about your hobbies and cultural activities

- write a holiday letter

*end of Module 2 Semi extensive*

*end of Module 3 Regular*

*end of Module 4 Extensive*

Start of Module 3 Semi Extensive (p113-167), Module 4 Regular (p113-149), Module 5 Extensive (p113-138)

File 7: My choices

How to:

- speak about your tastes and diet

- understand and compose a menu

- describe an outfit

- give a positive or negative appreciation about clothes or people

- advise

- choose a present for someone

- characterize an object and explain its function

File 8: A pleasure!

How to:

- shop for everyday needs

- express precise quantities

- characterize food products

- understand an announcement for a show

- offer/choose a show

- express a restriction

*end of Module 5 Extensive*

*Start of Module 6 Extensive(p138-167)

- order, express your satisfaction/dissatisfaction in a restaurant

- understand a short presentation in order to choose a restaurant

File 9: Places to live

How to:

- speak about memories

- compare the past with the present

*end of Module 4 Regular*

*Start of Module 5 Regular (p150-167)

- describe an apartment/house

- explain the function of a room

- situate an event in time

- look for a place to live: understand newspaper ads

- understand/ask for further information about a place and the conditions of the contract

- speak about your relationship with flatmates

File 10: Horizons

- identify behavioral differences

- understand/express things forbidden

-give/understand recommendations