Continue developing your beginner Italian fluency and confidence with our Beginner Italian: A2.4 Course, suitable for learners who have completed our Beginner Italian: A2.3 Course course or have approximately 160 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 describing health problems, giving advice, discussing future plans, and exploring employment and careers. Grammar is introduced naturally through these interactions, including the imperative, future tense, conditional structures, and key pronoun usage. Vocabulary and phonetics are integrated throughout, including topics such as health, the body, and work-related contexts, alongside key structures and expressions used in everyday Italian communication.

DELIVERY MODE

Delivery mode for individual classes will vary from term to term, but will be listed as the following:

• Face-to-Face: WEA Sydney
• Online: via Zoom

TEXTBOOK

• Nuovo Espresso 2 (Alma Edizioni: 2014), ISBN: 9788861823211

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.

COURSE OUTLINE

Communication

• Reporting health problems and describing symptoms
• Giving advice and guidance on health and sporting activities
• Trying to persuade someone
• Discussing the future
• Expressing wishes and intentions
• Reading and writing CVs
• Exploring employment and careers

Grammar

• Imperative: affirmative and negative (Lei and Voi)
• Pronouns: position with imperative (Lei); La and Le
• Comparatives and superlatives: buono / bene
• Nouns: endings -tore, -ista; irregular plurals
• Tense forms: simple future
• Structures: metterci (time needed)
• Conditional structures: real and likely conditions (if + present/future)

Vocabulary

• Body parts (parti del corpo)
• At the doctor / pharmacy / medical clinic
• Buono / bene
• Nouns in -tore, -ista
• Metterci
• Expressions: bisogna essere… / bisogna avere…

LEARNING OUTCOMES

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

1. Communicate in Italian about health, future plans, and professional contexts with increasing confidence.
2. Use key grammar structures such as the imperative, future tense, and conditional forms with improved accuracy.
3. Apply relevant vocabulary and structures to give advice, describe situations, and interact in everyday and professional settings.