Italian Language Course

Program A2

Singapore
September 2020
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INITIAL LEVEL: Beginner A1.3 TARGET LEVEL: Elementary (A2.1)

OVERALL GOAL: To be able to hold a basic conversation with local speakers.

PROGRAM:

LESSON UNIT COMMUNICATION GOALS GRAMMAR GOALS

Present and recent past

Masculine and feminine nouns

Formal and informal registers

Lesson 1 Unit 0 Revising A1.1 skills Qualifying adjectives

(2 hours)
Talking about you daily routine

Giving orders

Vocabulary related to shopping,

family, job and health

Regular and irregular absolute

Lesson 2 Talking about your own Italian superlatives
Unit 1
(2 hours) language learning experience
Phonetics: single and double
consonants

The use of prima di + infinitive

form

Locating past events on a timeline Prepositions da and per to indicate

Lesson 3 duration
Unit 1
(2 hours) Expressing the duration of an
event Cominciare and Finire in the
recent past tense

Vocabulary related to time

Recent past tense of reflexive

verbs and modal verbs

Saying what you can do and what The verb sapere + infinitive form
Lesson 4
Unit 1 you have never done
(2 hours)
Adverbs such as mai, sempre,
non… ancora + recent past tense

Vocabulary related to education

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Enrolling in a course Conjunctions sia….che…

Lesson 5
Unit 1 Expressing prices and timetables The use of ancora + non
(2 hours)
Describing your education path

Regular and irregular imperfetto

Describing past habits past tense
Lesson 6
Unit 2
(2 hours)
Describing your childhood Vocabulary related to life phases

Expressing the duration in the The “historical present tense”

past
Lesson 7
Unit 2 Prepositions nel, dal…al… + year
(2 hours)
Understanding and writing a brief
biography

Describing physical aspect and Regular and irregular

personality comparatives
Lesson 8
Unit 2 Making comparisons Conjunctions o…o, né…né...
(2 hours)
Discussing while queuing in a Vocabulary related to queues
public place

Difference in the use between

recent past tense and imperfetto
past tense
Lesson 9 Talking about past habits and
Unit 3
(2 hours) events Verbs such as provare a, cercare
di, smettere di, aiutare a...

Expressions of time

Expressing the duration in the Imperfetto past tense with mentre

past
Lesson
The use of direct pronouns with
10 Unit 3
Telling about things you have past participles
(2 hours)
never done (/yet)

Participating in an interview
Adverb ecco
Lesson
Congratulating someone
11 Unit 3
Vocabulary related to wedding
(2 hours)
Expressing affection, enthusiasm,
surprise, regret and uncertainty

Lesson FINAL REVISION

12
(2 hours) A2.1 FINAL TEST

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INITIAL LEVEL: Elementary (A2.1) TARGET LEVEL: Elementary (A2.2)

OVERALL GOAL: To be able to hold a basic conversation with local speakers.

PROGRAM:

LESSON UNIT COMMUNICATION GOALS GRAMMAR GOALS

Irregular nouns related to the body

Expressing advantages and
Regular imperative tense in formal
disadvantages of sports
Lesson 1 register
Unit 4
(2 hours)
Giving instructions in a formal
Vocabulary related to sport and
context
body

Irregular imperative tense in formal

register

Adjective and adverb troppo (too

much)
Describing symptoms
Lesson 2
Unit 4
(2 hours) Particle ne
Indicating quantities
Vocabulary related to health

Adjective and adverb tanto (much)

Undefined pronoun nessuno

(nobody)
Lesson 3 Asking for a help on an online
Unit 4
(2 hours) medical advice forum
The use of non…piu’

The use of riuscire a

Ordinal number after 10th

Lesson 4 Communicating at the hospital or First aid codes

Unit 4
(2 hours) first aid
Vocabulary related to first aid

The use of stare per …. + gerund

tense
Asking for a discount
Lesson 5 Vocabulary related to clothing
Unit 5
(2 hours)
Describing outfits
Phonetics: consonant minimal
pairs

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The impersonal use of è meglio…

Imperative tense with pronouns

Giving and understanding
Lesson 6
Unit 5 suggestions, orders and
(2 hours) Vocabulary related to discounts
instructions
Phonetics: how to express
emphasis

Talking about a difficulty or a hitch The pronominal verb averci

which has cause a current
problem Formal imperative tense with
Lesson 7
Unit 5 pronouns
(2 hours)
How to send a package at the
post office Vocabulary related to the post
office

The use of ne to talk about a topic

Suggesting interesting things to
The use of da + infinitive form
Lesson 8 do in your country
Unit 6
(2 hours)
Vocabulary related to the film
Telling the plot of a movie
industry and genres

The impersonal verb bisogna

Doing and reacting to proposals
Lesson 9 The combined pronouns
Unit 6
(2 hours)
Arranging a night out
Phonetics: the souns [kw] and [gw]

Lesson Adverbs già and non ancora with

Suggesting places or cultural the recent past tense and direct
10 Unit 6
events pronouns
(2 hours)

Infinitive tense to give orders and

Lesson
Understanding orders, instructions instructions
11 Unit 6
and prohibitions in public places
(2 hours)
Vocabulary related to public
places announcements

Lesson FINAL REVISION

12
(2 hours) A2.2 FINAL TEST

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INITIAL LEVEL: Elementary (A2.2) TARGET LEVEL: Elementary (A2.3)

OVERALL GOAL: To be able to hold a basic conversation with local speakers.

PROGRAM:

LESSON UNIT COMMUNICATION GOALS GRAMMAR GOALS

The relative pronoun che

Lesson 1 The pronominal verb metterci

Unit 7 Describing you job routine
(2 hours)
Vocabulary related to job

Regular and irregular simple future

tense

Prepositions tra / fra

Predicting events
Lesson 2
Unit 7
(2 hours) Phonetics: making meaningful
Imagining your own future
pauses in Italian

Expressing the causes of an Linkers such as cioé, siccome,

event and talking about a change insomma, perché…

Lesson 3 Talking via phone call in a formal Vocabulary related to emails

Unit 7
(2 hours) register
Phonetics: speech signals
Writing brief formal and informal
emails

The relative pronoun cui

Describing common objects
Lesson 4 The relative superlative
Unit 8
(2 hours)
Making analogies
The use of serve a…

Preposition entro

The present of conditional tense

Requesting and suggesting (regular and irregular)
Lesson 5 something politely
Unit 8
(2 hours) The use of ne ho bisogno / mi
Expressing your wishes serve

Phonetics: intonations and feelings

Understanding property The adjective bello before a noun

Lesson 6 announcements
Unit 8
(2 hours) The modified nouns with -ino and -
Describing a flat or house etto

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Offering your help and thanking Cardinal numbers after 10000

others for it
Vocabulary related to properties
and houses

The verbs sapere and conoscere

in the recent past tense
Talking about upcoming events
Lesson 7
Unit 9 The use of stare per…
(2 hours) Expressing your knowledge or
ignorance about something
Phonetics: tongue-twisters

Adverbs ending in -mente

Lesson 8 Talking about housework
Unit 9
(2 hours) Different uses of verb fare

The impersonal use of si

Describing stereotypes and
expressing opinions about them The indefinite alcuni and qualche
Lesson 9
Unit 9
(2 hours)
Introducing yourself in a new Vocabulary about family and
workplace society

Opposing conjunctions però and

Talking about a particular culinary mentre
experience
Lesson The particle ne with the recent
10 Unit 10 Asking information about the past tense
(2 hours) menu
Adjectives related to food tastes
Expressing preferences in a
restaurant

Lesson The use of che + adjective or a

Doing suppositions about
11 Unit 10 noun
something
(2 hours)
The epistemic future

Lesson FINAL REVISION

12
(2 hours) A2.3 FINAL TEST

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