Italian Level 6 | Sundays

About this course

Lessons are primarily conducted in Italian and develop listening, speaking, reading and writing through spoken communication, group work and role-play. Learners explore Italian traditions, festivals, family life and holiday plans while working with everyday vocabulary and grammatical structures. The course covers descriptions of people and relationships, greetings and wishes, numbers from 101 to 10,000, and use of the passato prossimo with regular and irregular verbs. It also introduces structures including nel + year, prima di, dopo and mai with the past tense, alongside possessive adjectives used with family members.

What you'll learn

• Describe appearance, personality and family relationships in Italian
• Discuss traditions, festivals, family customs and celebrations
• Use the passato prossimo to describe past events, including New Year's Eve
• Discuss plans for forthcoming holidays
• Use possessive adjectives, particularly when referring to family members
• Use numbers from 101 to 10,000 and selected time-related expressions

Is this course right for you?

The course is intended for elementary learners who have already studied some Italian. The level label indicates an early stage of language learning, while the course description recommends prior study equivalent to Italian Level 5 or at least 60 class hours. Participation includes spoken communication, group work and role-play.

• Prior Italian study is recommended
• Lessons are primarily conducted in Italian
• Activities include group work and role-play

Before you go

• The required coursebook is DIECI A1 by C. Massimo Naddeo and E. Orlandino, published by ALMA Edizioni, ISBN 9788861826212.
• The course uses Unit 8 of the coursebook and may not cover every activity.