level B1 – Pre-Intermediate

Level B1 – Pre-Intermediate: Course Content

This course is designed for learners who have a solid foundation in Italian and want to further develop their ability to communicate in a wider range of situations with increased fluency and accuracy.

Key Objectives:

• Expand vocabulary related to topics such as work, education, travel, and leisure activities.
• Improve conversational skills, enabling learners to discuss opinions, describe experiences, and narrate events.
• Enhance grammar knowledge, including:
  • Imperfect tense (imperfetto) and its use alongside the passato prossimo.
  • Future tense (futuro semplice) for expressing plans and predictions.
  • Conditional mood (condizionale semplice) for polite requests and hypothetical situations.
  • Introduction to the subjunctive mood (congiuntivo presente) for expressing doubt, emotions, or opinions.
  • Prepositions and their usage in more complex contexts.
• Develop listening skills with authentic audio materials such as interviews and short stories.
• Strengthen reading comprehension using articles, short stories, and everyday materials like advertisements or brochures.
• Practice writing structured paragraphs (e.g., opinion pieces, short essays, and letters).

Teaching Methods:

• Guided discussions and role-playing activities to practice fluency.
• Group activities and problem-solving tasks to encourage collaborative learning.
• Focused grammar workshops with practical exercises.
• Multimedia resources such as Italian films, podcasts, and news clips to expose learners to real-world language usage.

Expected Outcome:

By the end of the B1 course, learners will:

• Be able to communicate effectively in most everyday and some professional contexts.
• Understand the main points of spoken and written materials on familiar topics.
• Express themselves more confidently and coherently in both spoken and written Italian.