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Prerequisite for entry
Successful completion of Italian Syllabus 1+.
Students will be familiar with these grammar and linguistic structures.
Term duration
10 x 2-hour classes.
Aims and objectives
The aim of the course is to improve students鈥� elementary knowledge of Italian, to expand their vocabulary range, to learn new grammar structures and to enable them to communicate more confidently in everyday situations.
Functions
- Talking about the family
- Talking about the childhood and describing habits in the past
- Giving an accurate physical description of a person and talking about his character
- Organizing/proposing/expressing wish/making supposition/giving suggestions
Course content
Main topics/themes to be covered:
- The Family
- Childhood
- Animals
- Biography
- Physical description and description of the character
- The holiday: choosing the ideal partner, solving problems
Linguistic structures/ Phonetics
Basic rules of the pronunciation of spoken Italian.
Grammar
- Revision the main grammatical points seen in level 1+ Presente e Passato Prossimo.
- Possessive adjectives.
- Past (passato prossimo) of reflexive verbs.
- 鈥泪尘辫别谤蹿别迟迟辞鈥�.
- 鈥淚mperfetto鈥� and 鈥減assato prossimo鈥� the contrast.
- Comparative 鈥渃ome鈥� and 鈥渜uanto鈥� (Carla 猫 simpatica come/quanto Elena).
- Verb 鈥渇arcela鈥�.
- Transitive and intransitive use of 鈥渃ominciare鈥� and 鈥渇inire鈥�.
- Verb 鈥渟apere鈥�.
- Verb 鈥渁ndarsene鈥�.
- Present conditional.
- 鈥淨ualcuno鈥� and 鈥渘essuno鈥�.
- Mentre + 鈥渋mperfetto鈥� in conjunction with 鈥減assato prossimo鈥�
Learning resources
Course Books
- Espresso 2. Libro dello studente ed esercizi. Chapters 1-3.
- Handouts provided by the tutor.
Grammar Reference
- New Italian grammar in practice. Ean: 9788861824287
- Nuova grammatica pratica della lingua italiana. Ean: 9788861822474
Please note that the syllabus might vary according to class progress and availability of materials.
Do not hesitate to contact your tutor for further information.
