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Italian A1 (beginner)

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  • Cristiana A.
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  • Luisa A.
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Learning module 1: Presentarsi

A1.1 - Saluti e Congedi (Greetings and Farewells)

A1.1 - Greetings and Farewells
  • Basic greetings and farewells.
  • Starting and ending a conversation.
  • Useful phrases to use during class (asking for clarification, repetition, etc.).
  • personal pronouns

A1.2 - Dire il tuo nome (Telling your name)

A1.2 - Telling your name
  • Tell your name and ask for the name of somebody
  • Titles and ways of addressing people. (Mister, miss,...)
  • Introduce yourself
  • The Italian alphabet
  • Italian pronunciation

A1.3 - Di dove sei? (Where are you from?)

A1.3 - Where are you from?
  • Ask somebody where they are from
  • Say your nationality
  • The articles in Italian
  • Gender and number of nouns

A1.4 - Numeri e conteggio (Numbers and counting)

A1.4 - Numbers and counting
  • Learn to count
  • Numbers from 1-100
  • Cardinal numbers: the tens
  • Large numbers: centinaia, migliaia, milioni
  • Cardinal numbers: the basics

A1.5 - Famiglia (Family)

A1.5 - Family
  • Introduce and tell about your family.
  • Ask someone about their family. (size, structure,...)
  • Possessive adjectives

A1.6 - Dire la tua età (Saying your age)

A1.6 - Saying your age
  • Asking somebody's age
  • Say how old you are and when your birthday is
  • The interrogatives: "Quando?", "Quanto?",

A1.7 - Professioni e studi (Professions and studies)

A1.7 - Professions and studies
  • Describe your profession
  • Ask somebody's profession
  • Talk about studies
  • The interrogatives: "Quale?", "Dove?", "Perché?"

A1.8 - Indirizzo e dettagli di contatto (Address and contact details)

A1.8 - Address and contact details
  • Asking for and giving contact details.
  • Tell and ask for addresses.
  • Present tense of regular verbs
  • the zero conditional
Learning module 2: Dalle ore alle stagioni

A1.9 - Giorni della settimana e parti del giorno (Days of the week and parts of the day)

A1.9 - Days of the week and parts of the day
  • Learn the parts of the day.
  • Learn the names of the 7 days of the week
  • Describe your weekly activities.
  • Prepositions: indicating times of the day

A1.10 - Il tempo (The weather)

A1.10 - The weather
  • Talk about the weather
  • Basic weather vocabulary
  • The articulated prepositions

A1.11 - Numeri ordinali (Ordinal numbers)

A1.11 - Ordinal numbers
  • Learn the ordinal numbers.
  • ordinal numbers

A1.12 - Stagioni, mesi e parti dell'anno (Seasons, months and parts of the year)

A1.12 - Seasons, months and parts of the year
  • Learn the seasons and months.
  • Describe the weather in each season and month.
  • Advanced: tell what you do in what month of the year.
  • Stare per + infinitive

A1.13 - Leggere l'ora e l'orologio (Telling the time and reading the clock)

A1.13 - Telling the time and reading the clock
  • Ask and tell the time
  • Read the clock
  • How to tell the time?

A1.14 - Date del calendario e festività (Calendar dates and holidays)

A1.14 - Calendar dates and holidays
  • The basic dates and holidays
  • How is the date formed?
Learning module 3: Ogni giorno

A1.15 - Cibo quotidiano (Daily food)

A1.15 - Daily food
  • Name the food that we consume daily.
  • Tell what you eat and drink.
  • conjunctions

A1.16 - Routine quotidiane (Daily routines)

A1.16 - Daily routines
  • Talk about your daily routine.
  • Talk about habits.
  • Reflexive verbs

A1.17 - Cucinare e fare dolci (Cooking and baking)

A1.17 - Cooking and baking
  • Basic ingredients for cooking
  • Expressing obligations
  • qualifying adjectives

A1.18 - Chiedere cose (Asking things)

A1.18 - Asking things
  • Ask and answer questions.
  • Learn the question words.
  • Interrogatives

A1.19 - Prezzi e denaro (Prices and money)

A1.19 - Prices and money
  • Talk about money, currencies and payment methods.
  • Ask for and say the price in a shop.
  • Indefinites: 'molto', 'tanto', 'poco', etc...

A1.20 - Fare la spesa (Grocery shopping)

A1.20 - Grocery shopping
  • Write a grocery list for daily food and drinks.
  • Ask a shop assistant about a product in the supermarket.
  • Forms of courtesy: Scusa and Scusi
  • The imperative: 'Andiamo'

A1.21 - Al negozio di abbigliamento (At the clothing shop)

A1.21 - At the clothing shop
  • Describe everyday clothing.
  • Ask for availability in a clothing shop.
  • Ask for your size.
  • The modal verbs: 'Potere', 'Dovere', 'Volere'

A1.22 - Parti del corpo (Body parts)

A1.22 - Body parts
  • Get to know the basic body parts.
  • Basic phrases to describe your health.
  • The plural of nouns
Learning module 4: Descrivere oggetti e persone

A1.23 - Aspetto fisico (Physical appearance)

A1.23 - Physical appearance
  • Describe people's physical appearance
  • Use adjectives to describe people.
  • The agreement of adjectives

A1.24 - Colori (Colours)

A1.24 - Colours
  • Describe the colours of common objects.
  • Use of “piacere”

A1.25 - Emozioni e sentimenti (Emotions and feelings)

A1.25 - Emotions and feelings
  • Express your basic emotions.
  • Describe the emotions of others.
  • The present perfect with essere
  • The present perfect with avere

A1.26 - Sensi e percezione (Senses and perceiving)

A1.26 - Senses and perceiving
  • Describe taste, smell, sight, sound and touch
  • Compare things
  • The comparative adjectives: "Più + aggettivo + di," ...

A1.27 - Forme e figure (Shapes and forms)

A1.27 - Shapes and forms
  • Describe forms and shapes.
  • Describe basic objects.
  • Express preferences.
  • The demonstrative adjectives: Questo, quello

A1.28 - Carattere e personalità (Character and personality)

A1.28 - Character and personality
  • Learn to describe the character of people.
  • Talk about personalities.
  • The relative superlative: il più, il meno, i più, ...

A1.29 - Stati fisici e sensazioni (Physical states and sensations)

A1.29 - Physical states and sensations
  • Express what you need.
  • Tell how your body feels.
  • Past participles as adjectives

A1.30 - Malattia e dolore (Sickness and pain)

A1.30 - Sickness and pain
  • Express sickness and pain.
  • Express your medical condition at the doctor's office.
  • Adverbs of manner
Learning module 5: A casa

A1.31 - La nostra casa (Our house)

A1.31 - Our house
  • Describe all the rooms and floors of a house.
  • Understand a house rental or sales ad.
  • The use of 'c'è' and 'ci sono'

A1.32 - Arredamento (Furniture)

A1.32 - Furniture
  • Describe the furniture in your house.
  • "Ci" vs "ce"

A1.33 - Stoviglie (Tableware)

A1.33 - Tableware
  • Setting up the table to receive guests.
  • Adverbs of place

A1.34 - Elettrodomestici (Household appliances)

A1.34 - Household appliances
  • Learn the names of common household and electrical appliances.
  • Daily situations with common household devices.
  • Adverbs ending in -mente

A1.35 - Alloggio e sistemazioni (Housing and accommodation)

A1.35 - Housing and accommodation
  • Learn the different types of accommodations.
  • Contact a landlord or agency to rent a house.
  • The connectors: 'allora', 'quindi', 'perché', 'anche'

A1.36 - Piante da appartamento e piante da giardino (Houseplants and garden plants)

A1.36 - Houseplants and garden plants
  • Learn the names of common plants and flowers in the house and in the garden.
  • Talk about plant care and routines at your home or office.
  • Stare + gerund

A1.37 - I tuoi animali domestici (Your pets)

A1.37 - Your pets
  • Learn the basic animals (pets).
  • Describe the routines, daily care and food of your pet.
  • 'Andare a' + infinitive
Learning module 6: La città e il villaggio

A1.38 - Servizi quotidiani (Everyday services)

A1.38 - Everyday services
  • Describe the location of services on a map.
  • Ask for the opening hours of a certain service.
  • The negation: 'Non', 'No', 'Neanche', 'Nemmeno'

A1.39 - Ordinare cibo e mangiare fuori (Ordering food and dining out)

A1.39 - Ordering food and dining out
  • Ask food from the menu.
  • Reserve a table in a restaurant.
  • The polite form: vorrei

A1.40 - Sport ed esercizio fisico (Sports and exercise)

A1.40 - Sports and exercise
  • Learn the sports
  • Talk about the sports you practice
  • The adverbs of frequency: sempre, spesso, mai

A1.41 - Descrivere gli hobby (Describing hobbies)

A1.41 - Describing hobbies
  • Talk about your hobbies
  • Describe activities that you enjoy
  • The adverbs of time: dopo, prima, poi, etc...

A1.42 - Trasporto (Transportation)

A1.42 - Transportation
  • Describe the different types of transportation.
  • Buy a transport ticket.
  • Describe transportation between places.
  • The prepositions of place: andare in, andare a, per, da, etc.

A1.43 - Chiedere e dare indicazioni (Asking for and giving directions)

A1.43 - Asking for and giving directions
  • Ask for directions in a city
  • Giving directions to a stranger
  • Ask for the existence of a building or service.
  • The expressions of place: a destra, vicino a, ...

A1.44 - Serata fuori il venerdì (Friday night out)

A1.44 - Friday night out
  • Make plans with your friends for the Friday evening.
  • Invite somebody for an event.
  • The passive form with essere + past participle

A1.45 - Musica e arte (Music and art)

A1.45 - Music and art
  • Talk about culture events in the city.
  • Go to the museum, an exposition, musical,...
  • Indirect speech: “dire che”