Close
Prerequisite for entry
Successful completion of Italian Syllabus 3.
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 enable students to:
- Develop of accuracy in grammar structures and communication.
- Acquire a better fluency to be able to follow discussion and debates on current issues;
- Discuss personal, social and current issues using appropriate structures and range of vocabulary
Functions
- Express opinions, worries, agreements/disagreements, doubts
- Asking for permissions
- Dos and don鈥檛s in public places
- Asking for help
- Describing an object
- Complaints
Course content
Main topics/themes to be covered:
- Italian language/words versus English ones
- The city & Italian regions
- Shapes and materials
- Buying items
- Adverts
Grammar
- Revision of present subjunctive
- Revision: direct and indirect pronouns
- Combined pronouns (glielo, gliene鈥�)
- Relative pronouns: che, cui. Il quale, la quale
- Trapassato prossimo: 鈥淓ro appena uscita quando 猫 iniziato a piovere鈥�
- The past conditional
- Recognize the 鈥淧assato Remoto鈥�
- Possessive Pronouns: 鈥溍� tua questa macchina? No 猫 sua.鈥�
- Introduction of past subjunctive
- La particella CI
- Futuro anteriore 鈥渢i chiamer貌 quando sar貌 arrivato鈥�
Learning resources
Books
- Espresso 3. Libro dello studente ed esercizi. Chapters 1-3.
- Handouts provided by the tutor.
Bilingual Dictionaries
Bilingual Dictionary (Collins).
Grammar References
- 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.
