Italian Level 5 | Afternoons

About this course

Lessons are conducted primarily in Italian and use group activities and role-plays to practise spoken communication. The course develops listening, speaking, reading and writing through situations involving travel, weather, holidays and everyday conversation. Learners work with the passato prossimo, regular and irregular past participles, time expressions and the particle ci. Cultural content includes Italian tourist destinations, seasonal weather, holidays and related traditions. Progression is based on participation and self-study rather than formal tests.

What you'll learn

• Describe weather and seasons using everyday Italian expressions
• Ask for and provide information about trips and holidays
• Talk about past experiences, memories and holiday stories using the passato prossimo
• Use regular and irregular past participles in context
• Use time expressions and the particle ci when discussing events and locations
• Discuss Italian holidays and related cultural traditions

Is this course right for you?

The course is labelled Elementary (A2), which generally indicates learners developing beyond the earliest beginner stage. Lessons involve spoken communication, group work and role-plays, with teaching conducted mainly in Italian.

• Includes regular interaction with other learners
• Progression is based on class participation and self-study
• There are no formal tests

Before you go

• A required coursebook is DIECI A1 by Euridice Orlandino and Ciro Massimo Naddeo, ALMA Edizioni, ISBN 9788861826212, Unit 7.
• Lesson summaries, notes, resources, Italian study tips and additional study resources are included.
• Students have access to workshops and events provided for IH London students.