Beginners Italian:
Part 3 (A1)
In this 10-week course, you'll build on what you covered in Part 2, working through Units 4 and 5 of Nuovo Espresso 1. You'll develop the confidence to handle more real-life situations — from talking about your free time and expressing preferences to checking into a hotel and getting around. The emphasis remains on speaking, with grammar woven in to support your communication.
Suitable for students who have completed Beginners Italian Part 2, or anyone with an equivalent foundation in the language.
Course Outline
Course start date: Tuesday 22 September
Course end date: Tuesday 24 November
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 BST
Location: Zoom
Price: £180
Topics
Revision of Part 2 content
Free time and leisure activities
Likes, dislikes and preferences
Expressing agreement and disagreement
Days of the week and telling the time
Checking into a hotel and making requests
Describing a room and its furnishings
Renting an apartment
Asking about prices and facilities
End-of-term project: una vacanza in Italia
Grammar
Revision of Part 2 grammar
Regular verbs in -ire
The verbs andare, giocare, leggere, uscire
Adverbs of frequency: di solito, sempre, spesso, qualche volta, non… mai
Prepositions in, a, con
Days of the week
Mi piace / mi piacciono
The form anche / neanche
Indirect singular pronouns (tonic and atonic)
The interrogative perché
C'è / ci sono
The verbs potere and venire
Prepositions of time da… a
Articulated prepositions
Months and ordinal numbers
The interrogative quanto
Cardinal numbers from 100
Dates
Learning outcomes (what you will be able to do by the end of the course):
Talk about your free time and leisure activities
Express likes, dislikes and preferences using piacere
Express agreement and disagreement
Say what day and time it is
Book a hotel room and make simple requests
Ask about room prices and facilities
Describe a room or apartment
Rent an apartment and explain preferences
More generally, you will:
Expand your vocabulary
Become more confident communicating orally and in writing
Discover some surprising and wonderful things about Italian culture
There may be slight content variations at the discretion of the tutor. Additional content may be included when general progress is good, or topics may vary according to students' interests.
Info about the course and resources
This course is focused on spoken interaction and communication. Typical activities include pair work, group work, role plays and games. Your teacher will provide a range of activities to support your learning including presentations, hand-outs, and audio-visual material. After each session, you will be assigned homework which is highly recommended to consolidate learning.
About the textbook
Textbook:
Ziglio L & Rizzo G (2014) Nuovo espresso 1: Libro dello studente e esercizi Florence: Alma Edizioni (Italian version)
Books you may find useful:
Ziglio L (2015) Nuovo espresso 1: Esercizi supplementari Florence: Alma Edizioni
Adorni S – Primorac K (2011) English grammar for students of Italian: The study guide for those learning Italian Ann Arbor, MI: Olivia and Hill Press
Fall in Love with Italian – One Word at a Time
Join a course, drop into a club, or come for the conversation and culture. However you show up, you’ll be welcomed, supported, and inspired to keep learning.
