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 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
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.
B2.4 Monday 6PM - 8PM
Price:
Time:
6:00 pm
-
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 7: visive arts and museums;
Unit 8: Italy, an environmentally friendly nation.
Grammar:
Revision of previous contents, revision of the use of prepositions in and a, revision of relative pronouns, relative pronouns il cui and il che, tenses agreement with subjunctive mode, the infinitive used as a noun, the position of pronouns with indirect modes and imperative, the position of adjectives in a sentence (revision), different uses of simple future.
Objectives:
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
read texts, listening and comprehending audio-visual sources on museums and Italian art heritage, places of arts, Italian visive art, renewable energies, environmentally friendly techniques, environment preservation.
describe a picture, focus on the details of a picture, talk about renewable energies.
provide suggestions on environmentally friendly techniques to be used in daily life, provide your insight on the topic of renewable energies and environmentally friendly techniques through 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 7-8.