INDEPENDENT USER - B2
Learn to understand the main ideas of complex texts on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in your field of specialization.
In this course, you will interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party.
You will also be able to produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.
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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B2.1 Tuesday 6PM - 8PM
Price:
Time:
6:00 pm
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8:00 pm
Early Bird Price (02/04/26): $400 per 20 hours
Full Price: $450 per 20 hours
Duration:
28/4/26
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30/6/26
Discounted Price: $420 per 20 hours
Course Topics:
Unit 1: education in Italy;
Unit2: food lovers.
Grammar:
Revision of previous contents, the use of the auxiliary verbs at present perfect, some pronominal verbs, revision of indicative past tenses, indefinite pronouns, future perfect, the passive construction with the particle si.
Objectives:
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
read texts, listen and comprehend audio-visual sources on the topic of primary, secondary and tertiary education in Italy, learning modes, education abroad, eating habits, cooking skills, cooking techniques.
talk about school memories, school habits, personal education, personal relationship with food, personal cooking skills, share recipes, describe cooking procedures.
express their opinions regarding education in a country, describe and discuss the educational system in their own country, criticise and support opinions, agree and disagree with a statement, describe preferences and habits.
Textbooks: Maria Balì and Irene Dei, Nuovo espresso 4. Libro dello studente e esercizi. Corso di italiano B2. Con CD-Audio: B2 (Firenze: Alma, 2017). Units 1-2.
B2.2 Wednesday 6PM - 8PM
Price:
Time:
6:00 pm
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8:00 pm
Early Bird Price (02/04/26): $400 per 20 hours
Full Price: $450 per 20 hours
Duration:
29/4/26
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1/7/26
Discounted Price: $420 per 20 hours
Course Topics:
Unit 3: Arguing and discussing personal viewpoints in informal contexts
Unit 4 : Job and professional activities
Grammar:
Verbs with prepositions
Time adverbs (e.g., allora, un giorno)
Indirect speech: review and expansion, including structures introduced by di
Numerals used as nouns
Use of the subjunctive in relative clauses
Subjunctive with relative superlatives
Difference between finalmente and alla fine
Gerund with causal and hypothetical functions
Sequence of tenses: conditional with the subjunctive
Gender of profession nouns (masculine and feminine forms)
Conditional tense to express uncertain or unconfirmed news
Structure “non perché + subjunctive”
Objectives:
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
report and summarize information from different sources;
describe and contextualize historical events;
interpret and comment on statistical data;
express and defend their opinions in informal discussions.
discuss professional situations and workplace communication;
formulate formal requests and responses appropriately;
express intentions, wishes, and professional advice;
apply advanced grammatical structures in formal and professional contexts.
Textbooks: Maria Balì and Irene Dei, Nuovo espresso 4. Libro dello studente e esercizi. Corso di italiano B2. Con CD-Audio: B2 (Firenze: Alma, 2017). Units 3-4.
B2.5 Monday 6PM - 8PM
Price:
Time:
6:00 pm
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8:00 pm
Early Bird Price(02/04/26): $400 per 20 hours
Full Price: $450 per 20 hours
Duration:
27/4/26
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29/6/26
Discounted Price: $420 per 20 hours
Course Topics:
Unit 9: Italian regional and cultural identities;
Unit 10: Italian regional dialects.
Grammar:
Revision of previous contents, the position of the definite article with geographical names, revision of present and past gerundive, concessive gerundive, some expressions with pronominal verbs, nouns with two different plurals, subjunctive in comparative sentences, subjunctive with some consecutive sentences, revision of the use of mica, some colloquial expressions with pronominal verbs.
Objectives:
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
read texts, listen and comprehend audio-visual sources fun facts about Italian geography and Italian political history, regional cultures, dialects, linguistic regional differences.
talk about different cultural and regional practices, recognise some linguistic differences in different regional contexts, talk about dialects and discuss their use in today’s life.
express their opinions on regional cultural diversity and on the use of dialects in a nation, express doubts and support their opinions with contextualised examples.
Textbooks: Maria Balì and Irene Dei, Nuovo espresso 4. Libro dello studente e esercizi. Corso di italiano B2. Con CD-Audio: B2 (Firenze: Alma, 2017). Units 9-10.