AP Italian Language » (Bilingual)

About the Author of AP Italian Language

Ellen Valtri Knauer, M.A., is Instructor of French and Italian for the West Chester Area School District in Pennsylvania. She is also the author of REA's AP French Language

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AP ITALIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Foreword

About Our Author

About Research & Education Association 

Acknowledgments 

CHAPTER 1

EXCELLING ON THE AP ITALIAN

LANGUAGE AND CULTURE EXAM

About This Book

About the Advanced Placement Program

Format and Content of the AP Italian Language and Culture Exam

About the Multiple-Choice Sections

About the Writing Sections

About the Speaking Sections

Tools to Help You Prepare for the Exam

Studying for the Exam

CHAPTER 2

AP ITALIAN LANGUAGE

AND CULTURE COURSE REVIEW

Alphabet and Pronunciation

The International Phonetic Alphabet

Accent Marks Used in Italian

Cardinal and Ordinal Numbers

The Indefinite Article

The Definite Article

The Partitive Article

The Gender of Nouns

The Plural of Nouns

The Plural of Compound Nouns

Adjective Formation—Making Feminine Forms

The Plural of Adjectives

The Position of Adjectives Relative to the Noun

The Irregular Forms of Bello, Buono, and Grande

Adjectives That Change in Meaning According to Placement

Indefinite Adjectives

Indefinite Pronouns

Adverbs

Adverb Formation

Adverb Position

Adjectives Used as Adverbs

The Comparative of Adjectives

The Superlative of Adjectives

Irregular Comparatives and Superlatives

The Comparison of Adverbs

The Superlative of Adverbs

Irregular Comparatives and Superlatives

Demonstrative Adjectives

Demonstrative Pronouns

Interrogative Adjectives and Pronouns

Possessive Adjectives

Possessive Pronouns

Subject Pronouns

Object Pronouns

The Pronoun Ci

The Pronoun Ne

Object Pronouns with Two Verbs

Object Pronouns in Commands

Double Object Pronouns

Relative Pronouns

Disjunctive Pronouns

Prepositions

Prepositional Contractions

Conjunctions

Negations

Verbs

The Infinitive

A or Di?

The Present Participle

The Gerund

The Imperative

Reflexive Verbs

Modal Verbs

Modal Verbs in the Compound Past Tenses

The Causative Construction

Sapere versus Conoscere

Using Piacere and Mancare

Tense and Mood

The Present Indicative

The Future

The Imperfect

The Conditional

Compound Tenses

The Literary Past

The Passive Voice

The Subjunctive

The Imperfect Subjunctive

The Pluperfect Subjunctive

PRE-EXAM PRACTICE

Answer Sheet

Listening

Selections

Reading

Passages and Questions 

Writing

Fill in a Verb

Fill in a Word

General Essay

Cultural Essay

Speaking

Narration

Conversation

Answer Key

Detailed Explanations of Answers

Listening

Reading

Writing

Sample Answer—General Essay

Sample Answer—Cultural Essay

Speaking—Narration

Practice Exam 1

Answer Sheet

Answer Key

Detailed Explanations of Answers

Practice Exam 2

Answer Sheet

Answer Key

Detailed Explanations of Answers

Practice Exam 3

Answer Sheet

Answer Key

Detailed Explanations of Answers 

Audio CD Transcripts

Pre-Exam Transcript

Exam  Transcript

Exam 2 Transcript

Exam 3 Transcript