Continue developing your beginner Italian fluency and confidence with our Beginner Italian: A2.1 Course, suitable for learners who have completed our Beginner Italian: A1 Conclusion course or have approximately 100 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 everyday communication such as describing and buying clothes and footwear, stating sizes, expressing doubts, asking for changes, expressing tastes, asking for opinions, giving advice, making comparisons, talking about memories and past habits, explaining circumstances, and arguing for and against something. Grammar is taught in context through these topics and includes the verb piacere, indirect object pronouns and ci, the imperative mode (second person singular tu), comparative adjectives, the Imperfect and Present Perfect tenses with time expressions, and suffixes modifying nouns/adjectives (-ino, -one). Vocabulary development focuses on  clothing and footwear, colours, pets at home, and expressions such as _troppo/molt_o and questo/quello to help you develop clear and confident spoken Italian.

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: Microsoft Teams

TEXTBOOK

• Nuovo Espresso PLUS 2 - A2 (Alma Edizioni: 2025), ISBN: 9788861828469

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

• Describing and buying clothes and footwear
• Stating the size and expressing doubts
• Asking to change something
• Expressing tastes and asking for an opinion
• Giving advice and making comparisons
• Talking about one's memories
• Describing past habits
• Explaining circumstances
• Arguing for and against something

Grammar

• The verb piacere
• Indirect Object Pronouns and Ci pronoun
• Imperative mode (second person singular TU)
• Comparative of Adjectives
• Forms and usage of the Imperfect Tense
• Usage of the Imperfect and Present Perfect tenses
• Expressions of time with the Imperfect and Present Perfect tenses
• Suffixes Modifying Nouns/Adjectives -Ino -One

Vocabulary

• Clothing and Footwear - Colours
• Pets at home
• Troppo / Molto; Questo / Quello

LEARNING OUTCOMES

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

1. Take part in everyday communication in Italian related to shopping, fashion, expressing opinions, and describing past experiences.
2. Compare items, give advice, and discuss past habits and personal memories using appropriate grammatical structures.
3. Communicate more clearly in spoken Italian by applying correct grammar and vocabulary in context, including the use of Imperfect and Present Perfect tenses.