Thematic content / learning objective:
In the bar: ordering and paying, inviting friends, recognising typical bar products and expressing your own preferences. Getting to grips with a menu in a restaurant and communicating with the waiter. Asking for a recommendation and complaining.
Professional life: Job titles, ask about the job and describe a job. Express satisfaction or disadvantages of a profession.
Everyday life: Describing household activities, talking about everyday responsibilities. Describe your own weekly programme. General: Asking for a reason or justifying something and expressing regret. Past: Report on experiences and ask someone what they did. Tell biographical stories.
Grammar:
Regular verbs of the -ERE and -IRE conjugations, several irregular verbs (fare, avere, bere, venire, uscire etc.), the agreement of adjective and reference word in the plural, the verbs piacere and mancare. Adverbs of frequency, the modal verbs potere and dovere. The passato prossimo. Phonetics: the double consonants.
Course content and learning objectives for all levels
The learning objectives and grammar content listed are for guidance only. They represent an average programme that can be handled within a course of 20 units of 45 minutes each. The lecturer will decide how far the programme can be extended or deepened based on the level and other characteristics of their class and their personal teaching style. The intensity of the grammatical exercises as well as the speaking exercises using role play and listening exercises based on dialogues on CDs and videos can vary from group to group.
| Course level | Course content and learning objectives |
| Beginner I - A1.1 | Course content and learning objectives - Beginners |
| Beginner II - A1.2 (with previous knowledge) | Course content and learning objectives - Beginners II |
| Beginner III - A1.3 | Course content and learning objectives - Beginners III |
| Elementary I - A2.1 | Course content and learning objectives - Elementary I |
| Elementary II - A2.2 | Course content and learning objectives - Elementary II |
| Elementary III - A2.3 | Course content and learning objectives - Elementary III |
| Elementary IV - A2.4 | Course content and learning objectives - Elementary IV |
| Intermediate I - B1.1 | Course content and learning objectives - Intermediate I |
| Intermediate II - B1.2 | Course content and learning objectives - Intermediate II |
| Intermediate III - B1.3 | Course content and learning objectives - Intermediate III |
| Intermediate IV - B1.4 | Course content and learning objectives - Intermediate IV |