You will be learning other past tenses and other tenses commonly used on a daily basis in Italy like the subjunctive and conditional. There will be a strong emphasis on speaking and listening and more specific vocabulary will also be introduced. As the course progresses the course will concentrate more on conversation while still revising key grammar structures students may feel they have not fully mastered.
This course aims to enable students to talk about aspects of Italian culture and current affairs.
Topics
Saying what you would like to do.
Travelling
Dealing with medical emergencies.
More emphasis placed on speaking skills.
Language structures
The conditional tense. Some uses of the subjunctive. The pluperfect tense.
The course will also touch on the conditional perfect and the past historic tenses if time allows, in addition to further use of the passive forms.
Course Overview
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Tue, 03 Feb 2026
You should already be able to use the present tense, perfect tense and immediate future. All students will need to buy course books which will provide ...
You should already be able to use the present tense, perfect tense and immediate future. All students will need to buy course books which will provide much of the material for lessons and for homework.
Course information
At Intermediate level, your continuing exposure to the language will extend your language skills and begin to take you beyond the strictly basic demands of previous levels. Increased accuracy, a wider range of vocabulary, practice in using the past, present and future tenses and a greater understanding of idiomatic expressions combine to give more confidence in speaking.
The language you learn will enable you to:
Make arrangements
Give simple presentations
Write letters
Express preferences
Make complaints, etc.
The settings will include personal life, travel, leisure activities, the workplace etc.
2 hours per week, 15 weeks
There is no formal assessment on this course. Your teacher will discuss your progress with you on a regular basis.
2 hours per week, 15 weeks
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