Unit 1: Welcome Back!

• Lesson 1: Let’s Get to Know Each Other
• Lesson 2: About Countries and People
• Lesson 3: Tradition in Croatia
• Lesson 4: Music and Dance
• Lesson 5: Culinary Culture
• Lesson 6: Natural Wonders
• Lesson 7: Presentation
• Lesson 8: Review
• Lesson 9: Conversation (Test)

By the end of the Unit, you will be able to:

• Present yourself
• Talk about the languages you speak and how you learn them.
• Describe your country, its population, and important traditions.
• Share information about typical food and tourism in your country.
• Talk about important festivals, celebrations, and holidays.
• Discuss your childhood and food-related memories.
• Describe your favorite vacation and explain what made it special.
• Make plans for future trips and activities with friends.
• Compare different types of vacations and reflect on their advantages and disadvantages.
• Talk about popular destinations, including cities, nature, and national parks.
• Discuss cultural heritage and explain why it is important for your country and for Croatia.

To achieve these outcomes, you will learn/review the following grammar structures:

• Inanimate possessive adjectives.
• Case system in Croatian (review).
• Past tense (review).
• Future tense (review).
• Imperative (review).
• Prepositions with their required cases.
• Reflexive verbs in the past tense.

Vocabulary covered in this Unit relates to:

• Languages and language learning (families, experiences, skills).
• Countries, populations, and cultural traditions.
• Typical and traditional foods from Croatia and around the world.
• Recipes and cooking instructions.
• Tourism and travel-related vocabulary (organized tours, types of tourism).
• Festivals, celebrations, and holidays.
• Free-time and summer activities, including camping and weekend trips.
• Dance, music, and musical instruments (with a focus on traditions).
• National parks, cultural heritage, and protected sites.
• Personal interests and planning activities with friends.