Continue developing your beginner Italian fluency and confidence with our Beginner Italian: A1.3 Course, suitable for learners who have completed our Beginner Italian: A1.2 Course or have approximately 40 hours of prior study. This course helps you build stronger communication skills for 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 communication in situations such as booking accommodation, giving and receiving information, describing living spaces, and talking about daily routines and celebrations. Grammar is introduced naturally in context, including key verb forms, time expressions, and possessive structures. Vocabulary and pronunciation are integrated throughout, covering housing, travel, and cultural topics, along with important sound patterns and consonant combinations.

DELIVERY MODE

Language courses are offered in two delivery modes:

• Face-to-Face: WEA Sydney
• Online: via Zoom or Microsoft Teams

Please check the delivery mode listed before enrolling, as some classes are face-to-face and others are online.

TEXTBOOK

• Nuovo Espresso PLUS 1 - A1 (Alma Edizioni: 2025), ISBN: 9788861828414

Suggested Textbook Suppliers: Abbey's Bookshop · Intext Book Company / Language International Bookshop · The Language People

The textbook is not included in the course fee. Please check textbook availability with the supplier and wait until your course is confirmed before purchasing. WEA Sydney cannot accept responsibility for textbook purchases if a course is cancelled. Courses are confirmed or cancelled at least 7 days before the start date.

COURSE OUTLINE

Communication

• Booking a room; asking for a price
• Giving and receiving information
• Talking about furnishings and objects in a room; describing an apartment or rental accommodation
• Complaining; justifying a choice
• Talking about daily life and events; describing festivities and celebrations
• Expressing ownership

Grammar

• Structures: there is / there are; verbs potere, venire
• Prepositions: time (da… a); prepositions with articles
• Interrogatives and adverbs: quanto; adverbs of time and frequency
• Time expressions: days of the week, parts of the day, months, hours
• Verb patterns: idioms with fare; reflexive verbs
• Possession: possessive adjectives

Phonetics

• Sounds: /b/, /k/, /dʒ/, /g/, /p/, /t/, /ts/ (double consonants)
• Sounds: /g/, /gw/, /k/, /kw/ (gh, gu, ch, qu)

Vocabulary

• Rooms and objects in a house
• Types of holiday accommodation
• Ordinal numbers; cardinal numbers after 100
• Festivities and celebrations in Italy

LEARNING OUTCOMES

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

1. Communicate in Italian about accommodation, daily routines, and social situations with increasing confidence.
2. Use key grammar structures such as reflexive verbs, time expressions, and possessive forms with improved accuracy.
3. Apply relevant vocabulary and pronunciation patterns to describe living spaces, events, and experiences effectively.