Advance your Italian while diving into culture, media, and modern life in Italy in this engaging evening course. You’ll discuss topics like Italian brands, stereotypes, social media, and gestures, while reading Modelle, pistole e mozzarelle. Grammar includes the present and imperfect subjunctive, indirect speech, and idiomatic expressions.
The course follows Units 3 and 4 of Nuovo Espresso 3, with interactive activities to boost your fluency and confidence in real-world conversations. On completion, you will be ready to progress onto Upper Intermediate pt1.
Course Outline
Course start date: Tuesday 30 September
Course end date: Tuesday 3 December
Time: 18:00 to 19:30
Location: Camden Collective
Price: £250
Topics
Revision of topics required by the students
Made in Italy, Italian brands and history
Italian stereotypes
Communications, media and social media
Foreigners in Italy
Italian gestures
Reading of: ‘Modelle, pistole e mozzarelle’ by A. De Giuli, C.M. Naddeo
Grammar
Revision of direct pronouns, present subjunctive
Present and imperfect subjunctive
More expressions with subjunctive
Adverbs in -mente
Suffix -accio
Come se + subjunctive
Indirect speech
Learning outcomes (what you will be able to do by the end of the course):
Expressing hope
Supporting your point in a debate
Describing carefully an item/product
Making hypothesis and expressing conditions
Expressing emotions/fear
Using idiomatic expressions and colloquial expressions
Refer a speech (indirect speech)
Writing a summary
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:
Balì M & Giglio L (2015), Nuovo espresso 3: Libro dello studente e esercizi, Florence: Alma Edizioni.
Easy Reader
De Giuli A. & Naddeo C.M. (2015), Modelle, pistole e mozzarelle, Florence: Alma Edizioni.
Books you may find useful:
Ziglio L (2005) Espresso 3: 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
