Italian Level 5 | Evenings

About this course

The course develops Italian for everyday situations through lessons taught primarily in Italian. Learners practise listening, speaking, reading and writing, with group activities and role-plays providing opportunities to use the language interactively. Topics include weather and seasons, holidays, travel information, tourist destinations and Italian cultural traditions. The course also introduces the passato prossimo, regular and irregular past participles, time expressions and the particle ci when referring to places.

What you'll learn

• Describe weather and seasons using common Italian expressions
• Ask for and give information about trips and holidays
• Talk about past experiences and memories using the passato prossimo
• Use regular and irregular past participles in context
• Apply Italian time expressions to explain when events happened
• Use the particle ci to refer to locations and places

Is this course right for you?

The course is labelled Elementary (A2), indicating an early-stage course for learners developing beyond the most fundamental level. Lessons involve spoken participation, group work and role-plays, and learners are expected to support their progress through self-study. Progression is based on class participation and self-study rather than formal tests.

• Lessons are primarily conducted in Italian
• The course includes group activities and role-plays
• Progression is assessed through participation and self-study rather than formal tests

Before you go

• Required coursebook: DIECI A1 by Euridice Orlandino and Ciro Massimo Naddeo, ALMA Edizioni, ISBN 9788861826212.
• The course covers Unit 7.
• Lesson summaries, notes, course resources, Italian study tips and additional study resources are included.