Ready to push your Italian further? This 10-week course bridges A2 and B1, drawing on Units 10 of Nuovo Espresso 2 and Unit 1 of Nuovo Espresso 3.
You'll explore Italian homes, culture and language in depth — and dive into a gripping Italian reader along the way.
Grammar becomes more sophisticated, with new tenses and pronouns giving you far greater expressive range.
Suitable for students who have completed
Pre-Intermediate Italian Part 1, or those with an equivalent A2 level comfortable with the passato prossimo, the future tense, modal verbs, and pronouns.
On completion, you can progress to Pre-Intermediate Italian Part 3 (B1).
Course Outline
Course start date: Wednesday 15 April
Course end date: Wednesday 17 June
Time: 18:15 to 19:45
Location: Camden Collective
Price: £250
Topics
Revision of Part 1 content (as requested by students)
Italian festivities (25th April, 1st May)
Home, housing and furniture
Italian houses and living culture
Spoken Italian in Italy
Italian around the world
Strategies for learning Italian
Mafia and organised crime
Reading: 'Mafia, amore e polizia' by A. De Giuli & C.M. Naddeo
Grammar
Revision of the future tense, passato prossimo, imperfetto, conditional and direct pronouns
Present subjunctive of verbs in -are, -ere, -ire
Pluperfect tense (trapassato prossimo)
The adjective bello
The adverb magari
Comparatives: più...di/che
Structure of prima di
Double object pronouns (me lo, te lo...)
Learning outcomes (what you will be able to do by the end of the course):
Describe houses, flats and furniture
Express curiosity, disappointment, surprise and happiness
Support an idea or statement
Describe an idea through analogies
Express agreement and disagreement
Express doubts and opinions
Talk about past events using three different past tenses according to context
More generally, you will:
Expand your vocabulary, especially around home, culture and Italian society Become more confident communicating orally and in writing Discover fascinating aspects of Italian language, culture and society.
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, handouts, and audio-visual material. After each session, you will be assigned homework, which is highly recommended to consolidate your learning.
About the textbook
Textbooks:
Balì M & Rizzo G (2014) Nuovo espresso 2: Libro dello studente e esercizi Florence: Alma Edizioni
Balì M & Ziglio L (2015) Nuovo espresso 3: Libro dello studente e esercizi Florence: Alma Edizioni
De Giuli A. & Naddeo C.M. (2016) Mafia, amore e polizia 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
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