Brief Description

This Italian Intermediate course is for those who have studied Italian for at least two years and have a fair knowledge of the Italian language. You will be able to build on your previous knowledge to develop further the four language skills (speaking, reading, writing and listening), although particular emphasis will be given to speaking activities. The course will be based on communicative methods and active participation will be strongly encouraged. A variety of activities will be used, including role-plays, listening to audios, games and group work. Grammar will be also an essential component of the course. Regular homework will be assigned to consolidate what has been learnt in class and to assess the learner’s progress. The course is priced for 10 weeks (one term); to complete the full course and cover all the learning outcomes listed below you will need to attend all 3 terms (there is no obligation to attend more than one term).

Please be aware this term will have lessons at both Coleridge Community College, CB1 3RJ AND Parkside Community College, CB1 1EH (due to Bank Holidays and the Tutors work timetable: 

1) 28th April  – Monday @ Parkside CC  –  

(no class Monday 5th May – Bank Holiday) 

2) 8th May –  Thursday @ Coleridge CC 

3) 12th May  – Monday @ Parkside CC  

(no class Monday 19th May – Tutor unavailable) 

4) 22nd May –  Thursday @ Coleridge CC 

(no classes for half term – Monday 26th – Friday 30th May) 

5) 2nd June – Monday @ Parkside CC   

(no class Monday 9th June – Tutor unavailable) 

6) 12th June – Thursday @ Coleridge CC 

7) 16th June – Monday @ Parkside CC   

8) 23rd June – Monday @ Parkside CC   

9) 30th June – Monday @ Parkside CC   

10) 7th July – Monday @ Parkside CC   

Previous Experience and Knowledge Needed?

Learners should have already studied Italian for two to three years, or have a fair knowledge of the language. (Approx. 140 hours).

This course will be in the third term of this academic year. To understand if this course is right for you, you should have knowledge on the first and second term topics. See the learning outcomes below for Term 3 – this is what you will cover during the 10 week course.

TERM 1
• Shopping for food
• Recipes
• Daily living
• Revision of verbs (present and past)
• Future tense
• Revision of reflexive verbs
• The imperfect tense

TERM 2
• Family life
• Family in Italy
• Around the shops , buying clothes and other items
• Our childhood – describing situations in the past
• Describing people (physical description and character)
• Present and past conditional ( equivalent of “would” mode )
• The imperative
• Comparatives and superlatives

Learning Outcomes for this term:

TERM 3
• Meeting people, accepting or refusing an invitation.
• Polite requests, giving advice
• Holidays and travelling
• What sort of holidays do people like
• Healthy eating habits, health and lifestyles.
• Direct/indirect pronouns
• Conjunctions
• Adverbs

Extra costs on the course for example textbook, materials or equipment:

A course book will be discussed in the class

For the first session you will need to bring:

A ring binder, paper, dividers and pens

On completion of this course, what might your next steps be?

Learners will be able to proceed to a higher level Italian course the following academic year.
Adult Learn and Train offer courses through-out the year.
Try similar courses or maybe look at learning something completely new.
You will find provision on some Saturday and Sundays; you will also find courses available in the day and evening at different venues in Cambridge. Courses vary in length from one-off sessions to 10 weeks or more.