INDEPENDENT USER - B1
Learn to understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc.
In this course, you will learn how to deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken.
You will be able produce simple connected texts on topics which are familiar or of personal interest.
You will also learn how to describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.
Course Sub-Levels
Each language level is divided into multiple sublevels, which can be further broken down into smaller stages to ensure a gradual and comprehensive learning process.
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B1.1 Tuesday 10AM-12PM
Price:
Time:
10:00 am
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12:00 pm
Early Bird Price (08/01/26): $400 per 20 hours
Full Price: $450 per 20 hours
Duration:
27/1/26
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31/3/26
Discounted Price: $420 per 20 hours
Course Topics:
Unit 1: learning a language;
Unit 2: life in the city.
Grammar:
Revision of previous contents, past perfect tense, prima di + infinitive, the verb dovere to express a hypothesis, combined pronouns, past conditional, possessive pronouns, ci and ne, some pronominal verbs.
Objectives:
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
read texts, listen and comprehend audio-visual sources on the topic of language learning, cultural differences, historical information of a city, city life.
invite someone to do something together, borrow something, express doubts, make analogies, talk about cultural incidents, express their opinions, agree and disagree on something, ask for help, complain, express hope and disagreement, forbid something, insist on something, make plans, indicate the geographical position of a place.
Textbooks: Maria Balì and Irene Dei, Nuovo espresso 3. Libro dello studente e esercizi. Corso di italiano B1. Con CD-Audio: B1 (Firenze: Alma, 2017). Units 1-2.
B1.1 Tuesday ONLINE 6PM-8PM
Price:
Time:
6:00 pm
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8:00 pm
Early Bird Price (08/01/26): $400 per 20 hours
Full Price: $450 per 20 hours
Duration:
27/1/26
-
31/3/26
Discounted Price: $420 per 20 hours
Course Topics:
Unit 1: learning a language;
Unit 2: life in the city.
Grammar:
Revision of previous contents, past perfect tense, prima di + infinitive, the verb dovere to express a hypothesis, combined pronouns, past conditional, possessive pronouns, ci and ne, some pronominal verbs.
Objectives:
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
read texts, listen and comprehend audio-visual sources on the topic of language learning, cultural differences, historical information of a city, city life.
invite someone to do something together, borrow something, express doubts, make analogies, talk about cultural incidents, express their opinions, agree and disagree on something, ask for help, complain, express hope and disagreement, forbid something, insist on something, make plans, indicate the geographical position of a place.
Textbooks: Maria Balì and Irene Dei, Nuovo espresso 3. Libro dello studente e esercizi. Corso di italiano B1. Con CD-Audio: B1 (Firenze: Alma, 2017). Units 1-2.
B1.2 Monday 6PM-8PM
Price:
Time:
6:00 pm
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8:00 pm
Early Bird Price (08/01/26): $400 per 20 hours
Full Price: $450 per 20 hours
Duration:
2/2/26
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13/4/26
Discounted Price: $420 per 20 hours
Course Topics:
Unit 3: made in Italy;
Unit 4: language of the media.
Grammar:
Review of previously covered material, including the subjunctive mood; expressions such as a patto che, purché, and a condizione che followed by the subjunctive; use of adverbs; the imperfect subjunctive; and the use of andare and venire in indirect speeches.
Objectives:
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
read texts, listen and comprehend audio-visual sources on the topic of design and fashion.
igiving opinion about fashion and design, be able to do complains in a formal context, talking about socila media and the use of social media, understand coomon italian gestures with their meanings.
Textbooks: Maria Balì and Irene Dei, Nuovo espresso 3. Libro dello studente e esercizi. Corso di italiano B1. Con CD-Audio: B1 (Firenze: Alma, 2017). Units 3-4.
B1.3 Tuesday 6PM-8PM
Price:
Time:
6:00 pm
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8:00 pm
Early Bird Price(08/01/26): $400 per 20 hours
Full Price: $450 per 20 hours
Duration:
27/1/26
-
31/3/26
Discounted Price: $420 per 20 hours
Course Topics:
Unit 5: Talk about reading;
Unit 6: Changing families.
Grammar:
che io sappia
Sequence of tenses (Concordanza dei tempi e dei modi II)
Passive forms with essere and venire
Passato remoto and Historical Present
Sebbene / nonostante / malgrado / benché + subjunctive; anche se + indicative
Special comparative and superlative forms
fare + infinitive
Impersonal reflexive form (ci si)
Objectives:
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
summarize and narrate short texts using appropriate narrative tenses;
express interest, lack of interest, preferences, suggestions, and opinions;
ask for and explain reasons, and formulate simple judgments;
introduce and discuss social topics using guiding questions;
comment on statistics and identify reasons, consequences, advantages and disadvantages of different situations;
apply the grammatical structures of the course effectively in both narrative and argumentative contexts.
Textbooks: Maria Balì and Irene Dei, Nuovo espresso 3. Libro dello studente e esercizi. Corso di italiano B1. Con CD-Audio: B1 (Firenze: Alma, 2017). Units 5-6.
Intermediate Conversation & Grammar (B-Level) Wednesday 6PM-8PM
Price:
Time:
6:00 pm
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8:00 pm
Early Bird Price (08/01/26): $400 per 20 hours
Full Price: $450 per 20 hours
Duration:
4/2/26
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8/4/26
Discounted Price: $420 per 20 hours
An intermediate Italian conversation class (level B1–B2) designed for learners who want to improve their confidence and fluency in speaking. Students practice expressing opinions, describing experiences, discussing everyday and cultural topics, and participating in more structured conversations. Activities include guided dialogues, spontaneous discussions, role-plays, and short presentations, with a focus on expanding vocabulary, improving grammatical accuracy, and developing natural, effective oral communication.