Italian Level 12 | Evenings

About this course

This course develops Italian through spoken communication, with group activities and role-plays supported by systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. Teaching is conducted in Italian to develop comprehension and listening skills. Topics include shopping, clothing, post-office situations, films, music, culture, public announcements and organising cultural activities. Learners also practise making suggestions, giving instructions and discussing mistakes, while working with structures including the imperative, combined pronouns, stare + gerundio, bisogna and da + infinito.

What you'll learn

• Discuss shopping, clothing, fabrics, patterns, sizes and sales
• Give, understand and respond to advice, orders, instructions and public announcements
• Handle situations involving the post office, including sending a package
• Make, accept and refuse suggestions about trips, films and cultural events
• Use the imperative with pronouns, combined pronouns, stare + gerundio, bisogna and da + infinito
• Use vocabulary related to shopping, clothing, post-office services, films, music and culture

Is this course right for you?

The course is intended for pre-intermediate learners who have studied Italian for some time. Previous completion of Italian Level 11 or at least 132 class hours is required. Participation involves group work, role-plays and spoken communication, with teaching delivered in Italian.

• Requires prior Italian study equivalent to Level 11 or 132 class hours
• Includes frequent group activities and role-plays
• Italian is used throughout lessons for communication and comprehension practice

Before you go

• A required coursebook is DIECI A2 by C. Massimo Naddeo and E. Orlandino, ALMA Edizioni, ISBN 9788861826335. The course uses Units 5A, 5B, 5C, 6A and 6B.
• Learners receive access to an online platform containing lesson summaries, notes and resources.