Pre-Intermediate Italian: Part 3 (B1)
Ready to take your Italian to the next level? This 10-week course consolidates and deepens your B1 Italian, working through Units 2 and 3 of Nuovo Espresso 3. You'll explore city life, desires and emotions, Italian made products and culture — and continue with the gripping Italian reader along the way.
Grammar reaches a new level of sophistication, with the congiuntivo and condizionale passato giving you a far greater expressive range.
Suitable for students who have completed Pre-Intermediate Italian Part 2, or those with an equivalent level comfortable with pronouns, the congiuntivo presente, and the condizionale.
On completion, you can progress to Intermediate Italian Part 1 (B1).
Course Outline
Course start date: Wednesday 23 September
Course end date: Wednesday 25 November
Time: 18:15 to 19:45
Location: Castlehaven Community Association
Price: £250
Topics
Revision of Part 2 content
City life, helping others and expressing emotions
Desires, hopes and disappointments
Expressing opinions, doubts and conditions
Italian made products, craftsmanship and culture
Making complaints and justifying yourself
Cause and effect in everyday situations
You'll explore city life, emotions and Italian culture in depth — and continue reading Mafia, amore e polizia by A. De Giuli & C.M. Naddeo, picking up from Chapter 12.
New to the group? We recommend reading up to Chapter 12 before the start of term.
Grammar
Revision of Part 2 grammar
The condizionale passato to express an unrealised desire
The pronominal particles ci and ne
Possessive pronouns
The congiuntivo passato
Revision of the congiuntivo
Sequence of tenses and moods (I)
The suffix -accio
A patto che, purché, a condizione che + congiuntivo
Adverbs ending in -mente
Learning outcomes (what you will be able to do by the end of the course):
Ask for help and express hope
Express disappointment, disapproval and desires
Express a prohibition and ask for its reason
Make plans and express preferences
Describe a product, its material, usefulness and characteristics
Express emotions and states of mind
Express a condition or a doubt
Make a complaint and justify yourself
Use the congiuntivo and condizionale with confidence
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
Mafia, amore e polizia by A. De Giuli & C.M. Naddeo
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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