CILS B1 Citizenship | Exam Preparation Course

About this course

The course develops exam-specific skills across listening, reading, writing and speaking. Learners practise understanding conversations, news and public announcements, working with authentic texts, completing exam-style tasks, and producing practical written texts and short essays. Speaking work covers conversations about citizenship-related subjects, including rights, duties and social integration, alongside expressing opinions and asking questions. Progress is reviewed through homework and mock exams, with teacher feedback. This is preparation for the CILS B1 Citizenship exam rather than a general Italian language course.

What you'll learn

• Complete typical CILS listening tasks, including multiple-choice, gap-fill and true-or-false questions
• Identify key information in authentic texts such as news articles, official documents, signs and forms
• Write practical messages and emails for everyday, workplace and public-service contexts
• Produce a short essay about a familiar topic
• Discuss citizenship-related subjects, express opinions and ask questions clearly

Is this course right for you?

The course is intended for learners who already have Italian at B1 level and want targeted preparation for the CILS B1 Citizenship exam. The B1 label indicates an established intermediate level rather than an introductory course. Participants should be prepared for exam-focused lessons, independent study and homework between sessions.

• Not designed as a general Italian language course
• Requires preparation between lessons through self-study and homework
• The course runs only if at least four learners enrol

Before you go

• Required coursebook: Percorso CILS Cittadinanza B1 – Test di preparazione + online audio, published by Ornimi (ISBN 9786188492776)
• Learners are expected to complete self-study and homework between sessions