Note: The thematic content and grammar of course levels A2.1 to A2.4 correspond to the content of the textbook Nuovo Espresso 2 from Hueber.
Thematic content / learning objective:
Describing and buying clothes. Dealing with the sellers. Expressing likes and dislikes. Giving advice. Comparing goods and asking for opinions. // Talking about childhood memories. Describing habits and situations in the past. Arguing for and against something.
Grammar:
Colour adjectives. The verb piacere. The stressed and unstressed indirect object pronouns (II). Troppo. The demonstrative pronouns: questo and quello. The imperative of the 2nd person singular (tu). The comparative. Forms and use of the imperfetto. The use of passato prossimo and imperfetto (I). Time data in the past. Ci in connection with the verb pensare. The verb fare. The suffixes -ino and -one.
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 |