Continue developing your beginner Italian fluency and confidence with our Beginner Italian: A1.2 Course, suitable for learners who have completed our Beginner Italian: A1.1 Course or have approximately 20 hours of prior study. This course helps you strengthen your ability to communicate in everyday situations while expanding your understanding of Italian grammar and vocabulary. It is ideal for learners interested in learning Italian for cultural interest or personal enrichment in a supportive and interactive learning environment.
You will practise everyday communication such as ordering food and drinks in cafés and restaurants, making polite requests, talking about free time and preferences, asking and telling the time, and interacting in simple social situations. Grammar and vocabulary are taught in context to help you ask questions, express likes and routines, and build simple conversations using common verbs, articles, and basic sentence structures. Phonetics is integrated throughout the course, with focused practice on affirmative and interrogative intonation, key consonant sounds such as c and g, and the pronunciation of double consonants to help you develop clearer and more confident spoken Italian.
Delivery mode for individual classes will vary from term to term, but will be listed as the following:
- Face-to-Face: WEA Sydney
- Online: Microsoft Teams
- Nuovo Espresso PLUS 1 - A1 (Alma Edizioni: 2025), ISBN: 9788861828414
Supplier: Abbey's Language Book Centre
Please note that textbook cost is not included in the course fee. In the event of a course being cancelled, WEA Sydney cannot be held responsible for the purchase of any textbooks. Language courses will be confirmed or cancelled at least 7 days prior to their starting date.
Communication
- Ordering at the bar and in a restaurant
- Booking a table and making a polite request
- Getting someone's attention and spelling your name
- Talking about free time - How often you do something
- Talking about tastes and preferences
- Expressing agreement and disagreement
- Asking and telling the time - Days of the week
Grammar
- Definite articles - Plural nouns
- Bene/buono - Prepositions a, in, con
- Interrogatives: (che) cosa, quale, quanto, quanti, perché
- Verbs ending in -ere and -ire: volere, preferire, andare, giocare, leggere, uscire
- Adverbs of frequency: di solito, spesso, sempre, qualche volta, non ... mai
- Mi piace/Mi piacciono with singular Indirect Object Pronouns
Phonetics
- Affirmative and interrogative Intonation
- Sounds: c, g
- Double consonants: f, l, m, n, s, v
Vocabulary
- Leisure activities - Asking for the time
- Food and drinks in a bar/restaurant
- The menu and tableware
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
- Communicate in simple everyday situations in Italian such as ordering food and drinks, making polite requests, and booking a table.
- Talk about free time, preferences, and routines while asking and answering basic questions about time and activities.
- Use basic Italian pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar structures to participate in short conversations in familiar social settings.
