General Italian B1

About this course

Become an independent user of Italian. You will narrate events and experiences in detail, give and support opinions, express wishes, doubts and feelings with the congiuntivo presente, make polite requests with the conditional and report what others have said.

The course follows the B1 level of the CEFR, using authentic audio and texts, regular discussion and practical writing such as emails and short essays. It prepares you to use Italian at work, while travelling and in social life, and ends with an Alalamia certificate.

What you'll learn

• Narrate events and experiences in detail by combining past tenses, including the trapassato prossimo
• Express and support opinions, agreement and disagreement
• Use the congiuntivo presente to express wishes, doubts and feelings
• Make polite requests and suggestions with the condizionale presente
• Use combined pronouns, ci and ne, and relative pronouns
• Report what other people have said
• Follow the main points of authentic news, talks and texts on familiar subjects
• Write clear, connected emails and short essays

Curriculum

Who it's for

Adults at A2 level in Italian who want to speak and write with independence on familiar and work-related topics.

Before you start

• Completion of General Italian A2 or an equivalent A2 level