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ON-LINE ITALIAN COURSES

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The first step -basic Italian 1

MODULE 1 (4 LESSONS) “Hi, what’s your name?”

  • Objective: greetings and introductions 

  • Topic: Formal and informal greetings: introduce yourself (simple questions and answers)

  • Grammar TIPS: alphabet and pronunciation, personal pronouns and present indicative of the verbs “to be” and “to have”

  • Phonetics: Pronunciation of vowels

  • Culture: How Italians greet each other: the cheek kiss and the handshake

  • Podcast: informal meetings among friends and formal meetings with people we don’t know

MODULE 2 (4 LESSONS) “Where are you from and where do you live?”

  • Objective: personal information

  • Topic: asking for and giving personal information (address, phone number) and talking about your family, hobbies, and work

  • Grammar: numbers 0-100, definite and indefinite articles, simple prepositions of place (“in,” “a”)

  • Phonetics: Pronunciation of vowels and double consonants

  • Culture: The map of Italy and its 20 regions, with a focus on Turin, your teacher’s city

  • Podcast: interview to my brother Andrea from Turin

MODULE 3 (4 LESSONS) “What do you do for a living?”

  • Objective: Talking about daily routines, free time and food

  • Topic: Talking about studies, professions and daily activities

  • Grammar: asking and telling the time. Gender and number of nouns and adjectives

  • Phonetics: the hard and soft “c” and intonation in questions and statements

  • Culture: The culture of “aperitivo” in Italy

  • Podcast: Daniela’s daily routine: a vibrant mix of work, sport, cooking and friends

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