Notice and use some aspects of the Italian language system, including gender forms, simple sentence structures and the placement of adjectives
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Elaborations
noticing definite and indefinite articles with nouns, for example, la casa, una casa; il giardino, un giardino
noticing that Italian words end mostly with vowels to mark gender and number; observing that some words which do not end with a vowel are the same in English, for example, computer, robot, yogurt, sport
noticing that adjectives are used to describe people, objects or places and are usually placed after the noun, for example, la penna rossa
observing gender in patterns of naming, for example, Paolo/Paola, Alessandro/Alessandra
exploring how to use singular and plural forms
understanding different words for asking questions, for example, Chi? Quando? Quanti?
identifying people using pronouns, for example, io, tu, lui, lei
noticing that the verbs essere and avere are used when giving personal information about state or identity, for example, Ho due fratelli, sono basso, Ho 6 anni, Ho gli occhi verdi, sono alto
learning simple verbs to describe actions and using them in formulaic expressions, for example, Mi piace cantare/giocare; Ti piace questo giocattolo?
understanding and responding to imperatives, for example, Vieni qui!
learning the structure of simple statements and questions based on models, for example, lo sono Anna. Non sto bene. È un gatto? Sìcomptue è un gatto
expressing negation, for example, Non mi piace, Non ho un cane.