A1 -Breakthrough Level 60hrs
ON-LINE ITALIAN COURSES Certificates
RECIPIENT European languages speakers of who have never studied Italian CONTENT Learning to understand and use familiar, everyday expressions and very common phrases to satisfy concrete needs. You will learn to introduce yourself and others, ask and answer questions about personal details “COMMUNICATION” IS THE OBJECTIVE -introduce yourself and talk about yourself; ask for and give personal information -greet and respond to greetings -thank and respond to thanks -apologize and respond to apologies -seek, ask for, and give information in everyday life situations -express your tastes, needs (including physical needs), and interests -ask for and tell the time -ask for and tell the date -give and understand simple instructions -identify and briefly describe people, objects, and places -understand and ask questions about the Italian language: How do you say…?, How do you write…?, What does… mean? -understand and use the formal and informal registers TOPICS AND VOCABULARY -iIntroducing people, family members, friends -describing places and people -talking about work and study -shopping/Making purchases -talking about food GRAMMAR TOPICS -subject personal pronouns (io, tu, lui, lei… / I, you, he, she…) -definite articles (il, lo, la… / the) and indefinite articles (un, uno… / a, an) -qualifying adjectives (bell-o, -a, -i, -e; felic-e, -i / beautiful, happy) and adjective agreement with the noun (una casa bella / a beautiful house) -pronominal adjectives and pronouns -interrogative adjectives and pronouns (chi? che cosa?… / who? what?…) -possessive adjectives and pronouns (mio, tuo… / my, your…) -simple prepositions (di, da… / of, from…) and articulated prepositions (della, nel… / of the, in the…) VERBS -present Indicative: –regular verbs –pronominal verbs (to call oneself) –verbs to be, to have and to stay –some irregular verbs (to go, to come…) –modal verbs: must/to have to, can/to be able to, to want –the use of “vorrei” to express desire (I would like a coffee) -present perfect indicative: –auxiliary verbs to be and to have |
