Italian Beginner A1.3

This course builds on the knowledge gained in A1.1 and A1.2 level and continues to expand on previously learnt content. In the A1.3 level, students will learn to understand and use familiar everyday expressions and basic phrases aimed at general communication. Students will participate in and conduct simple conversations on immediate needs such as describing your city and Italian cities, write a postcard, make a phone call, write a letter, describe your occupation, describe a weekend away and talk about events in the past. In A1.3, grammatical elements include use of reflexive verbs, present tense of some irregular verbs, modal adverbs and prepositions.

Outcomes

• Describe Italian cities and your own city
• Write a postcard
• Make a telephone call
• Write an informal letter or email
• Use some reflexive verbs
• Describe your occupation
• Describe your weekend
• Start to use the present perfect tense.
• Recount past events or activities

Content

• Travel to Italy and describe its cities
• Write a letter, an email or a postcard
• Difference between sapere and conoscere
• Articulated prepositions
• Modal adverbs
• Present continuous
• Talk about your occupation
• Recount events in the past