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 (Evening)
Price:
Time:
6:00 pm
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8:00 pm
Early Bird Price (9/01/25): $382 per 20 hours
Full Price: $450 per 20 hours
Duration:
29/4/25
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1/7/25
Discounted Price: $405 per 20 hours
Course Topics:
Unit 9: love at first sight;
Unit 10: home sweet home
Grammar:
Revision of previous contents, mentre/durante, stare per + infinitive, present perfect of modal verbs, some conclusive conjunctions, present subjunctive of regular verbs ending in –are, -ere, -ire, present subjunctive of some irregular verbs, the use of subjunctive to express need, hope, and personal opinions, the comparative form più … di/che, magari.
Objectives:
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
read texts, listen and comprehend audio-visual sources on the topics of feelings and love at first sight, houses and apartments.
talk about feelings, talk about and ask to talk about events, talk about events happening in a precise moment, express annoyance, describe a house and an apartment, express needs and wishes, speak in favour of and against something, compare things.
Textbooks: Maria Balì and Irene Dei, Nuovo espresso 2. Libro dello studente e esercizi. Corso di italiano A2. Con CD-Audio: A2 (Firenze: Alma, 2017). Units 9-10.
B1.4 (Evening)
Price:
Time:
6:00 pm
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8:00 pm
Early Bird Price14/04/25): $382 per 20 hours
Full Price: $450 per 20 hours
Duration:
30/4/25
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2/7/25
Discounted Price: $405 per 20 hours
Course Topics:
Unit 5: readings and literature;
Unit 6: the concept of family today.
Grammar:
Revision of previous contents, the construction che io sappia, tenses and modes agreement (part 2), the passive form with essere and venire, indicative preterite, historical present, sebbene/nonostante/malgrado/benchè + subjunctive, anche se + indicative, fare + infinitive, the impersonal form of reflexive verbs
Objectives:
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
read texts, listen and comprehend audio-visual sources dedicated to Italian literature, readings, literature genres, the concept of family today, birth trends.
communicate about their favoured literature genres, reading preferences, family trends in their country, birth trends in their country.
express their opinions regarding their interest/lack of interest/ a preference towards some literature genres, preserving and dismantling gender-based roles, comment statistics, explain their point of views on a given topic, discuss pros and cons of a condition.
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.