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Level A1/A2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)

The final course in the beginners Italian program, this course aims to consolidate and develop knowledge previously gained at the 100 level, and to prepare you for travel. You will be able to shop, ask for medical assistance, describe an illness, navigate the shops, markets, pharmacies and supermarkets, and maintain a conversation about your job. Grammatical elements are also introduced to take your speaking and listening skills to an intermediate level. The use of direct pronouns, the imperative and Imperfetto past tense are introduced, as well as vocabulary relating to clothing, food and doctors, with the aim to improve your speaking, writing and reading skills.

Outcomes

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

• ask for shopping assistance and describe clothes
• grocery shop
• describe a professional path
• describe small health problems and give advice
• talk about stress remedies and give advice
• ask for advice in a pharmacy.

Content

• Colors
• Direct pronouns
• Questo and quello used as adjectives - (singular and plural)
• Imperfetto of essere
• Comiciare a; finire di, continuare a
• Interrogative expression