Italian September B1

By the end of the course, students will be able 

• to understand the main points of clear standard speech on familiar matters
• to understand  texts that consist mainly of high frequency everyday and academic-related language.
• to understand the main content of newspaper articles.
• to participate in conversation on topics that are familiar, of personal interest or pertinent to everyday life
• to give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans
• to narrate a story or relate a plot of a book or film and describe reactions
• to write simple corrected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest /to write personal letters

The course includes work on the following

• revision of the main structures of Italian grammar: verbs (past tenses); articles; time adverbs; prepositions
• introduction of structures of Italian grammar and syntax: verbs (future and conditional); pronouns; comparative and superlative constructions
• Italian life and culture
• living in Florence: places, markets, museums, parks and gardens, etc.
• expanding the vocabulary through reading and speaking

Activities in class include

• controlled grammatical exercises
• small groupwork
• pairwork
• role play
• readings
• peer correction
• independent writing