Why Study This Course?
This course is designed for learners who have completed the Lower Intermediate level and are ready to strengthen and stabilise their skills before progressing further. Building on the Lower Intermediate level, this consolidation course focuses on reinforcing core grammar, broadening practical vocabulary, and increasing confidence in everyday communication. Through interactive speaking tasks, targeted grammar practice,and listening and reading activities, students will refine their use of past tenses, pronouns, and more complex sentence patterns. By the end of the course, learners will feel more secure using Italian across familiar situations and ready to advance toward higher-level study.
Our courses follow a communicative approach which will give you the skills to communicate effectively in Italian in everyday situations. Classroom activities in pairs and groups will help you acquire speaking and listening skills, and you will also develop your reading and writing skills. You will build upon the previous years grammatical content and discover a wider range of tenses, for instance to talk about the past.
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
- Learn and expand your range of vocabulary on the topics of family, celebrations, describing personality, description of living conditions, and health
- Consolidate tenses previously learnt (presente, passato prossimo, futuro, imperfetto, imperativo and condizionale
- Use a range of structures to give and justify describe one's personality and physical appearance, explain wellbeing needs
- Continue to develop fluency and spontaneity in speaking when doing role plays, in classroom interactions and in presentations to the class
- Develop your intercultural awareness by comparing traditions
Attendance of a Lower Intermediate Italian course
You'll discuss your goals with your tutor, who will assess your progress through in-class observation and activities. You will record and reflect on your progress in your Personal Learning Plan (PLP). After completing this course, you can progress to Italian intermediate.
You will enhance your ability to communicate accurately in present, past, and future contexts. You will also gain confidence in real-world scenarios like conversations at the doctor’s or making holiday plans. The course is taught by an Italian native speaker.